Some Draft Thoughts After Looking at Some Early Mock Drafts

[circumstances]

Many of the early 2018 mock drafts have 4 QBs (Mayfield, Darnold, Rosen, Allen) and Saquon Barkley all possibly being selected prior to the 11th pick.

That would give us an opportunity to pick one of the top 6 position players.

Who do you like as the 6 best players coming out (non QB, non RB), knowing one of those players would be there for us in this scenario?

 

[NorFlaFin]

Derwin James FS

 

[BahamaFinFan78]

Can you post a list of some of the top ranked players?

 

[AllFinsAllDay]

We should be taking Roquan Smith out of Georgia. I would not be adverse to taking Quention Nelson out of Notre Dame either

 

[artdnj]

I doubt 4 qbs go top 10 but you never know i guess.

 

[circumstances]

Can you post a list of some of the top ranked players?

Here is CBSSports current top 50 prospects:

2018 TOP NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS
RK PLAYER POS POS RK SCHOOL CLASS HT WT
1 Bradley Chubb DE 3 NC State Sr 6-4 275
2 Derwin James SS 1 Florida State Soph 6-3 211
3 Quenton Nelson OG 1 Notre Dame Sr 6-5 329
4 Orlando Brown OT 5 Oklahoma Jr 6-8 360
5 Roquan Smith ILB 0 Georgia Jr 6-1 225
6 Minkah Fitzpatrick FS 1 Alabama Jr 6-1 201
7 Lamar Jackson QB 5 Louisville Jr 6-3 200
8 Saquon Barkley RB 2 Penn State Jr 5-11 223
9 Maurice Hurst DT 3 Michigan Sr 6-2 282
10 Courtland Sutton WR 0 Southern Methodist Soph 6-4 215
11 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo DE 0 Oklahoma Sr 6-1 242
12 Derrius Guice RB 1 LSU Jr 5-11 212
13 Mason Rudolph QB 2 Oklahoma State Sr 6-5 230
14 Vita Vea DT 0 Washington Jr 6-5 344
15 Kolton Miller OT 0 UCLA Jr 6-8 310
16 James Washington WR 2 Oklahoma State Sr 6-0 205
17 Josh Rosen QB 3 UCLA Jr 6-4 220
18 Joshua Jackson CB 0 Iowa Jr 6-1 192
19 Bryce Love RB 0 Stanford Jr 5-10 191
20 Sam Darnold QB 1 Southern California Soph 6-4 225
21 Chukwuma Okorafor OT 0 Western Michigan Sr 6-6 330
22 Taven Bryan DT 0 Florida Jr 6-5 293
23 Denzel Ward CB 7 Ohio State Jr 5-10 191
24 Connor Williams OT 2 Texas -- 6-6 320
25 Anthony Miller WR 0 Memphis Sr 5-11 190
26 T.J. Edwards ILB 0 Wisconsin Jr 6-1 246
27 Arden Key DE 1 LSU Jr 6-6 238
28 Ronald Jones II RB 4 Southern California Jr 6-1 195
29 Mark Andrews TE 2 Oklahoma Jr 6-5 253
30 Isaiah Oliver CB 0 Colorado Jr 6-1 190
31 Marcell Ateman WR 0 Oklahoma State Sr 6-4 220
32 Marcus Davenport DE 0 UTSA Sr 6-7 255
33 Frank Ragnow C 2 Arkansas Sr 6-5 319
34 Damien Harris RB 12 Alabama Jr 5-11 216
35 Baker Mayfield QB 8 Oklahoma Sr 6-1 218
36 Jaire Alexander CB 2 Louisville Jr 5-11 192
37 Harrison Phillips DT 0 Stanford Sr 6-4 285
38 Mike McGlinchey OT 1 Notre Dame Sr 6-8 312
39 Deontay Burnett WR 0 Southern California Jr 6-0 170
40 Dorian O'Daniel OLB 0 Clemson Sr 6-1 215
41 Calvin Ridley WR 6 Alabama Jr 6-1 190
42 Will Hernandez OG 0 Texas-El Paso Sr 6-3 330
43 Tremaine Edmunds ILB 0 Virginia Tech Jr 6-5 236
44 Jeff Holland DE 0 Auburn Jr 6-2 249
45 Royce Freeman RB 3 Oregon -- 5-11 231
46 Michael Gallup WR 0 Colorado State Sr 6-1 195
47 DeShon Elliott SS 0 Texas -- 6-2 205
48 Christian Wilkins DT 1 Clemson Jr 6-4 310
49 Braden Smith OG 0 Auburn Sr 6-6 303
50 Kameron Kelly CB 0 San Diego State Sr 6-2 195

 

[circumstances]

I doubt 4 qbs go top 10 but you never know i guess.

I'd like 5 or 6 to go!

 

[Danny]

Oklahoma and Georgia now and two guys I'm looking at are Smith for Georgia and Andrews for Oklahoma....we could use both

Ozzy rules!!

 

[AL R]

We should be taking Roquan Smith out of Georgia. I would not be adverse to taking Quention Nelson out of Notre Dame either

 

[AllFinsAllDay]

That's what I am saying need a bit of nasty on the o-line. I honestly would put him right next to Tunsil and watch them maul people all day no problem with it whatsoever.

 

[72champagne]

take the guard. i heard he can block. 2nd round also take someone who can block. then we'll have two blockers. i'd start charging them 10k for every false start and holding call too. maybe we'll get lucky and Pouncey will go to the afterlife and try to free Hernandez before next season.

 

[SmokyFin]

Let's just hope whatever qb the jets take is another bust...

 

[gregorygrant83]

take the guard. i heard he can block. 2nd round also take someone who can block. then we'll have two blockers. i'd start charging them 10k for every false start and holding call too. maybe we'll get lucky and Pouncey will go to the afterlife and try to free Hernandez before next season.

Can't believe you've gotten to the point you're asking for Pouncey's death. Seems a bit extreme.

 

[dolphinheel]

We should be taking Roquan Smith out of Georgia. I would not be adverse to taking Quention Nelson out of Notre Dame either

Better be a lb or pass rusher. Love R Smith

 

[Highzenga]

Roquan Smith is probably best case scenario. I like Derwin James but we already have 2 strong safeties. Nelson looks good but that’s a bit high for a guard no matter how good he is. I agree all 4 qbs are going top ten and I wouldn’t be surprised if someone falls in love with Jackson and takes him early. What if Josh Allen or one of the other qbs are there at 11? Do we swing for the fences?