2019 NFL Mock Draft, 1.0: Murray, Bosa headline top of Round 1
By Bryan Perez
Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa sit atop With The First Pick’s 2019 NFL Mock Draft, 1.0.
The 2019 NFL draft is less than two months away and with free agency kicking off this week, team needs will shift and the makeup of the first round will undoubtedly be altered.
This year’s top prospects have separated themselves from the pack in the top 50 and while there will certainly be some surprise first-round picks, a great majority of the first 32 selections is pretty safe to predict at this point.
So, speaking of predictions, here’s With The First Pick’s Mock Draft 1.0. We’ll have several more before the 2019 NFL draft gets underway.
Enjoy:
QB. Oklahoma. Kyler Murray. 1. player. 32. The Cardinals may have selected QB Josh Rosen with their first-round pick last year, but there’s no doubt they have a legitimate interest in Murray, who is a more dynamic playmaker than Rosen and much more capable of running new coach Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. Murray isn’t an elite passer, but his combination of traits as a passer and runner will make him one of the league’s toughest quarterbacks to defend right out of the gate.
42. The best thing to happen to the 49ers this draft season is the ascent of Kyler Murray. As a result, they’ll have the best player in the class — Nick Bosa — slip to their pick at No. 2 overall. The 49ers need an edge rusher like Bosa to complement the talented big bodies already assembled along the defensive line. Bosa may not be that 12-15 sack prospect, but he’ll be a steady and reliable pass-rusher for the next decade.. EDGE. Ohio State. Nick Bosa. 2. player
30. D.K. Metcalf dominated the 2019 NFL combine and proved he’s an elite physical talent at 6-3 and 228 pounds. His 4.33 40-yard dash was simply astonishing and despite not having the kind of production at Ole Miss to match those numbers, there’s no doubt Metcalf’s best years are ahead of him. With this pick, the Jets give QB Sam Darnold the kind of bailout option every young passer longs for. Metcalf and Darnold will make quite the duo in the Big Apple.. WR. Ole Miss. D.K. Metcalf. 3. player
The Raiders pass rush was non-existent last season, an obvious side effect of trading arguably the NFL’s most dominant sack artist in Khalil Mack. That horrific decision by coach Jon Gruden is even worse now that Oakland has to invest a top-five pick on a player who won’t come anywhere near Mack’s floor, let alone his ceiling. Still, Allen is a promising pass-rush prospect who’s a high-end athlete who can be effective as a rush specialist and in coverage. He has to get stronger at the point of attack, but his pass-rushing upside will push him into the first few picks in the draft.. EDGE. Kentucky. Josh Allen. 4. player. 28
48. All signs point toward a perfect marriage between White and the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay could go in a bunch of directions here, including Alabama’s Quinnen Williams. They’ll opt instead to draft White, whose exceptional sideline-to-sideline ability and thumping style of play will instantly make him one of the locker room’s leaders.. LB. LSU. Devin White. 5. player