Mel Kiper’s New NFL Draft Prediction For Baker Mayfield

Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN is one such expert, and his second mock of the season was released on ESPN.com Wednesday morning.

Monson was asked to play general manager and select who he believes is the best quarterback in the National Football League draft with the top pick – and with no hesitation, Monson had his man.

Kiper seems to think there’s more value at pass rusher on Day 2 with players like Sam Hubbard (Ohio State), Rasheem Green (USC), Tyquan Lewis (Ohio State), Jalyn Holmes (Ohio State) and Chad Thomas (Miami).

“Kirk is a well-built, mentally tough slot target whose game is built around pace more than explosiveness”.

J.J. Nelson is expected to return, but the undersized speedster has been affected by dropped passes throughout his three-year career. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer has been hearing the same thing as well.

Saquon Barkley will be among the biggest stars at next week’s NFL Combine in Indianapolis, and there is no disputing that. He might be superior in man-to-man coverage given his excellent mirroring technique, while Jackson elevated his draft stock with his ability to make plays on the ball. But former fifth-round pick Halapoulivaati Vaitai showed promise down the stretch, and the offensive line as a whole played really well in the playoffs. I wouldn’t be shocked if two centers went in the first round.

“Los Angeles has decisions to make on free-agent cornerbacks Trumaine Johnson and Nickell Robey-Coleman and safety/corner Lamarcus Joyner, and it isn’t likely to keep them all”. “If they have say two or three of the top-four quarterbacks they have a similar grade on, they’d say, ‘Hey, we can get Barkley, and we know we’re going to get one of those guys at four.’ They could go that route”.

Running back D.J. Pumphrey was a fourth-round selection previous year by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Although it’s easy to continue looking back at the New England Patriots’ devastating loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII, the reality is it’s time to start looking ahead to the 2018 season. “He has excellent size at 6-8 ¼, 315 pounds, and he’s technically sound in both run and pass blocking”. “Smith could be the centerpiece of Jon Gruden’s Raiders defense, playing inside linebacker”.

Vea was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2017. At 6-4, 296, he can move his feet and get to the second level as a true athlete.