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Mike Mayock's 2018 NFL Draft Position Rankings

By Mike Mayock
NFL Media draft analyst
Updated: Feb. 15, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

With the NFL Scouting Combine beginning in two weeks, Mike Mayock unveils the first of his position-by-position rankings for the 2018 NFL Draft.

Quarterback

1. Sam Darnold, USC
2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
3. Josh Rosen, UCLA
4. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
T-5. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
T-5. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State

Running Back

1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Ronald Jones II, USC
4. Sony Michel, Georgia
5. Nick Chubb, Georgia

Wide receiver

1. Calvin Ridley, Alabama
2. Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
3. Courtland Sutton, SMU
4. James Washington, Oklahoma State
T-5. Dante Pettis, Washington
T-5. DJ Moore, Maryland
T-5. Anthony Miller, Memphis

Tight end

1. Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
2. Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
3. Mike Gesicki, Penn State
4. Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
5. Will Dissly, Washington

Tackle

1. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
2. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma
3. Connor Williams, Texas
4. Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
T-5. Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
T-5. Kolton Miller, UCLA

Interior OL

1. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2. Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
3. James Daniels, Iowa
4. Will Hernandez, UTEP
5. Billy Price, Ohio State

Interior DL

1. Vita Vea, Washington
2. Da'Ron Payne, Alabama
3. Maurice Hurst, Michigan
4. Taven Bryan, Florida
5. Harrison Phillips, Stanford

Edge rusher

1. Bradley Chubb, N.C. State
2. Marcus Davenport, UTSA
3. Arden Key, LSU
4. Harold Landry, Boston College
5. Sam Hubbard, Ohio State

Linebacker

1. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
2. Roquan Smith, Georgia
3. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
4. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
5. Uchenna Nwosu, USC

Cornerback

1. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
2. Josh Jackson, Iowa
3. Mike Hughes, UCF
4. Isaiah Oliver, Colorado
5. Jaire Alexander, Louisville

Safety

1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
2. Derwin James, Florida State
3. Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
4. Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest
5. Justin Reid, Stanford

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I'm going to go homer for a second but I like DJ Moore (WR) from Maryland. He has suffered through the same level of crappy QB play that Stefon Diggs suffered through which caused him to drop in the draft..

When I say I like him, I mean I start to like him in the 3rd round, I really start to like him in the 4th round... I don't think he's a 1st or 2nd round talent..

Allen over Rosen seems like pure insanity to me.

I like Moore also ...

It may look like that, but drafting is projecting down the road.


It isn't about drafting who is best today. It's about drafting who is best 2-3 years down the road. I see both Darnold and Allen at the top of several lists, so there has to be something to it, right?

Simmie Cobbs Jr. WR Indiana
Height 6'4"
Weight 220

All I know is the Buckeyes had no answer for him. He catches everything. If he runs well at the combine I’d love to see him in a Browns uniform. Not sure where he’s slotted.

This is Mayock's first attempt from last year. It came on Feb 14, 2017.

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/14/14612...zer-dalvin-cook

Some of it looks better than others. He has the TE's pretty right. And he's got Big Larry up there with the DT's. Love Big Larry.

He got Myles Garrett right, and he picked the three first safeties taken correctly, although has Adams and Hooker flipped.


I can't say about a lot of the rest of these players because I didn't watch that much NFL this year. The Browns really beat down on me bad. Apathy started kicking in while I was on the tugboat, and at home I was usually so upset (as usual) that I turn the TV off at 4 o'clock and go for a walk then wallow my sorrows in fast food while watching tv shows/movies with my wife.

It's so hard to watch other NFL after watching the Browns because I just end up pissed off (if that makes any sense). I'm committed to my team, so I always watch them, I have Direct TV Sunday Ticket and all, but they keep me from wanting to watch any other NFL Team.

I missed a bunch of the playoffs when I went to Colombia in January too


EDIT: Looks like he did a good job picking where the receivers would end up too (in that order)

I’m pretty close with him on a lot of these guys, the QBs I’m guessing he went on potential.....

The two players I wonder about are Pettis and Bates, I’ll have to take more of a look see at them....

I’m glad he has Tremaine Edmonds, Leighton Vander Esch, Isaiah Oliver, and James Daniels, really like all those guys.....
Edmonds, imo could be the best defensive player in this draft, but I think he needs to be a “mike”
Vander Esch reminds me of Urlacher
Oliver has every chance to be the best corner in this draft imo
Daniels will be a very good center for someone.....

I’m a little surprised Mike White didn’t make his list but it’s hard to argue against those other 6 QBs

Play fair, bud.

He says in today's MMQB that things CHANGE with 60 days to go to the draft.

Last year he DIDN'T even have Kizer in his last 1st Round Mock.

So, maybe he saw the light? Lol.

Actually I think you're helping to bolster the point being made. I mean let's face it, if they never changed their mocks by updating them, where would their clicks come from on the internet? lol

It's the nature of the beast. Whether they simply don't have enough information or do it simply for the clicks, mock drafts often change dramatically from February up until drafty day. That's why6 a lot of us don't really put that much stock in mock drafts by the so called experts in February.

Kizer going from his #1 QB in February to not even being rated in the first round by draft day is a perfect example of that.

Wow...

According to that mock we had an awesome draft...

the #1 QB, the #2 TE, the #4 OT, the #2 and #4 interior d-linemen, #1 Edge, and #3 safety.

We killed it!

That's where giving these guys too much credit will get you.

What do you think of jc Jackson?

Version 2.0

Didn't even check to see what changes were made, if any.

Quarterback


1. Sam Darnold, USC
2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
3. Josh Rosen, UCLA
4. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
T-5. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
T-5. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State

Running back

1. Saquon Barkley, Penn State
2. Derrius Guice, LSU
3. Sony Michel, Georgia
4. Ronald Jones II, USC
T-5. Nick Chubb, Georgia
T-5. Rashaad Penny, San Diego State

Rise: Michel (4), Penny (NR)
Fall: Jones (3)

Wide receiver

1. Calvin Ridley, Alabama
2. DJ Moore, Maryland
3. Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
4. Courtland Sutton, SMU
T-5. Anthony Miller, Memphis
T-5. DJ Chark, LSU

Rise: Moore (T-5), Chark (NR)
Fall: Kirk (2), Sutton (3), James Washington, Oklahoma State (4), Dante Pettis, Washington (T-5)

Tight end


1. Hayden Hurst, South Carolina
2. Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State
3. Mike Gesicki, Penn State
4. Mark Andrews, Oklahoma
5. Will Dissly, Washington

Tackle

1. Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame
2. Connor Williams, Texas
3. Kolton Miller, UCLA
4. Tyrell Crosby, Oregon
T-5. Martinas Rankin, Mississippi State
T-5. Orlando Brown, Oklahoma

Rise: Williams (3), Miller (T-5)
Fall: Brown (2)

Interior OL

1. Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame
2. Isaiah Wynn, Georgia
3. James Daniels, Iowa
4. Will Hernandez, UTEP
T-5. Billy Price, Ohio State
T-5. Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

Rise: Ragnow (NR)

Interior DL

1. Vita Vea, Washington
2. Da'Ron Payne, Alabama
3. Taven Bryan, Florida
4. Maurice Hurst, Michigan
5. Harrison Phillips, Stanford

Rise: Bryan (4)
Fall: Hurst (3)

Edge rusher

1. Bradley Chubb, N.C. State
2. Marcus Davenport, UTSA
3. Harold Landry, Boston College
4. Lorenzo Carter, Georgia
T-5. Arden Key, LSU
T-5. Sam Hubbard, Ohio State

Rise: Landry (4), Carter (NR)
Fall: Key (3)

Linebacker

1. Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech
2. Roquan Smith, Georgia
3. Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State
4. Rashaan Evans, Alabama
5. Uchenna Nwosu, USC


Cornerback

1. Denzel Ward, Ohio State
2. Jaire Alexander, Louisville
3. Josh Jackson, Iowa
4. Mike Hughes, UCF
5. Isaiah Oliver, Colorado

Rise: Alexander (5)
Fall: Jackson (2), Hughes (3), Oliver (4)

Safety

1. Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
2. Derwin James, Florida State
3. Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
4. Jessie Bates III, Wake Forest
5. Justin Reid, Stanford

Follow Mike Mayock on Twitter @MikeMayock.