Predicting the 2018 NFL Draft Order: Preseason Week 2
By Jon Dove
The NFL regular season hasn’t started but it’s not too early to predict the 2018 NFL Draft Order.
Predicting the 2018 NFL Draft Order is a fun but fluid task. It’s especially difficult this early in the preseason. However, one of the benefits for predicting the order is that it can be used to complete mock drafts.
This version of the 2018 NFL Draft Order is based on ESPN’s most recent Power Rankings which were released on August 15th. The order uses the rankings and factors in a playoff scenario to get an accurate picture.
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2018’s draft should have an interesting 1st round with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns both having two picks. The Browns own Houston’s 1st round pick from the trade that landed DeShaun Watson in Houston.
Kansas City traded their pick to the Bills in order to move up to land quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The predicted order has both of these traded picks landing outside the top-15. Obviously, the Browns and Bills are hoping these picks are much higher.
The battle to land the top two picks will be important as teams eye potential franchise quarterbacks Josh Allen and Sam Darnold. At this point, these two are thought of as elite prospects.
1. New York Jets
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Chicago Bears
5. Jacksonville Jaguars
6. Los Angeles Rams
7. Buffalo Bills
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Los Angeles Chargers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Cincinnati Bengals
12. Baltimore Ravens
13. Washington Redskins
14. Detroit Lions
15. Indianapolis Colts
16. Minnesota Vikings
17. Carolina Panthers
18. Philadelphia Eagles
19. Cleveland Browns (via Hou)
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoff Teams
21. Tennessee Titans
22. New York Giants
23. Arizona Cardinals
24. Denver Broncos
25. Buffalo Bills (via KC)
26. Oakland Raiders
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Green Bay Packers
29. Pittsburgh Steelers
30. Seattle Seahawks
31. Atlanta Falcons
32. New England Patriots