Believe it or not, the 2018 NFL Draft is only three months away, and the biggest question once again will be which quarterbacks are taking with what pick to what team. But what if only quarterbacks were taken by every squad with their first round selections?
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Some teams like the Browns, Broncos, and Bills are desperate for talent behind center. Other squads like the Patriots could be more inclined to draft an athletic and versatile QB to provide a change of pace behind Tom Brady when needed.
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Let's have some fun and try to predict which college quarterbacks would go in the first round if NFL squads only drafted signal-callers with the first 32 selections.
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Pick 1: Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold
Darnold seems to be the consensus first selection in most mock drafts, and Cleveland desperately needs an upgrade on DeShone Kizer.
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Pick 2: New York Giants – Josh Allen
At 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Allen "looks" like an NFL quarterback, but his stats were pedestrian for the second year in a row and featured way too many interceptions.
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Pick 3: Indianapolis Colts – Mike White
White led Conference USA with 321 yards passing per contest, and he would benefit greatly from studying under Andrew Luck in the Colts' once-pass happy offense.
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Pick 4: Cleveland Browns – Josh Rosen
The Browns double-dip in the Los Angeles market to grab another coveted QB out of the Pac-12. (Remember: This mock draft is just for fun speculation.)
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Pick 5: Denver Broncos – Baker Mayfield
GM John Elway knows a little something about brash, cocky gunslingers.
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Pick 6: New York Jets – Lamar Jackson
After years of watching stiff QBs that were seemingly stuck in mud, the Jets finally get a dynamic playmaker worth the price of admission.
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Pick 7: Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Riley Ferguson
If Jameis Winston continues to regress, the Bucs might want to bring in another monster arm in Ferguson.
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Pick 8: Chicago Bears – Mason Rudolph
It's time to end the Mitch Trubisky era and bring in a QB that led the FBS in passing yards per game in 2017 with 379.4-per contest.
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Pick 9: San Francisco 49ers – Logan Woodside
With Jimmy G looking to ride his five-game winning streak into the 2018 season, the 49ers should snag Woodside out of Toledo who completed just under 70 percent of his passes during the 2016-17 season to go along with 45 touchdowns and just 9 interceptions.
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Pick 10: Oakland Raiders – Kurt Benkert
The senior from Virginia is literally the exact same height and weight as current Raiders QB Derek Carr, and the pocket passer threw for over 3,000 yards and 25 touchdowns with the Cavaliers last season.
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Pick 11: Miami Dolphins – Luke Falk
Why not replace the Dolphins' current underwhelming gunslinger for a the Pac-12's all-time leader in passing yards who also actually looks like he cares and wants to lead his team to the promise land?
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Pick 12: Cincinnati Bengals – Nic Shimonek
Accuracy is what the Bengals desperately need behind center, and Shimonek hit on 68.2 percent of his passes his senior year.
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Pick 13: Washington Redskins – J.T. Barrett
With Kirk Cousins all but out the door in Washington, the 'Skins should look at this QB from Ohio State who was a constant winner during his time in Columbus.
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Pick 14: Green Bay Packers – Kyle Lauletta
Lauletta was invited to the Senior Bowl along with contemporaries like Mayfield, Rudolph, and Falk, and he dominated at the FCS level at Richmond last season in throwing for 3,737 yards and 28 TDs.
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Pick 15: Arizona Cardinals – Nick Stevens
Under the radar while at Colorado State, Stevens could be a nice fit for a rebuilding Cardinals' franchise.
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Pick 16: Baltimore Ravens – Jeremiah Briscoe
If there's one team that knows how to get to the Super Bowl with an FCS quarterback, it's the Ravens, who this time should give serious consideration to the Sam Houston State star.
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Pick 17: Los Angeles Chargers – Chase Litton
One of the biggest quarterbacks in the draft at 6-foot-5, 232 pounds, Litton has a build similar to current Chargers' QB Philip Rivers.
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Pick 18: Seattle Seahawks – Brogan Roback
The underrated Eastern Michigan QB would be a good fit to learn under Russell Wilson who was equally overlooked coming out of college.
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Pick 19: Dallas Cowboys – Matt Linehan
Remember what happened the last time the Cowboys took a chance on a QB in the draft? He's still the starter today.
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Pick 20: Detroit Lions – Kenny Hill
Perhaps tutelage from Matt Stafford could rub off on the TCU QB who has shown flashes of brilliance.
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Pick 21: Buffalo Bills – John Wolford
With our mock draft forcing every NFL squad to take a QB in the first round, the pickings are starting to get a bit slimmer for the Bills in desperate need of a playmaker behind center, but Wolford has been steadily moving up the draft boards after throwing for 400 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 55-52 Belk Bowl victory.
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Pick 22: Buffalo Bills – Kyle Allen
Allen showed promise against SEC competition while at Texas A&M, but struggled with turnovers after transferring to Houston.
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Pick 23: Los Angeles Rams – Tanner Lee
He has similar physical attributes of current Rams' QB Jared Goff, but Lee was a turnover machine at times in throwing three or more interceptions on four different occasions last year.
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Pick 24: Carolina Panthers – Bryan Schor
The Panthers' already have a monster behind center, so why not take a chance on the relatively smaller 6-foot-1 QB from James Madison who was a Walter Payton Award finalist and all-around winner for the Dukes?
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Pick 25: Tennessee Titans – Kyle Kempt
Kempt was a pleasant surprise in Ames this season and could give the Titans a security blanket at a position plagued by injuries the past few seasons.
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Pick 26: Atlanta Falcons – Max Browne
The transfer from USC was hitting an astounding 71.1 percent of his passes this season through six games at Pitt until he was lost for the year due to a shoulder injury.
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Pick 27: New Orleans Saints – Tyler Rodgers
Drew Brees can relate to underdog gunslingers who prove scouts wrong.
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Pick 28: Pittsburgh Steelers – Travis Tarnowski
Since Big Ben doesn't seem to want to run QB sneaks anymore, maybe they should draft the diminutive Tarnoski out of D2 Ashland and let his 5-foot-11 frame slip through the cracks in the defensive front.
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Pick 29: Jacksonville Jaguars – John O'Korn
Because of his struggles this season with Michigan, it's easy to forget that O'Korn threw for over 3,000 yards in his first year with Houston.
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Pick 30: Minnesota Vikings – Austin Allen
Allen impressed during the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl this month while throwing accurately for 75 yards on 6 of 9 passing.
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Pick T-31: Philadelphia Eagles – Richard Lagow
He showed promise at times with Indiana but desperately needs to cut down on the interceptions.
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Pick T-31: New England Patriots – Malik Zaire
Disappointing at both Notre Dame and Florida, one could see Bill Belichick using Zaire on trick plays and funky formations behind center.
