2017 NFL Mock Draft – Brad Clark Final 2017 Mock Draft

By Brad Clark:

April 26, 2017:

Round 1:

1. Cleveland Browns – Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

All the talking is over and the dust settles right where it started.

2. San Francisco 49ers – Jamal Adams, S, LSU

After much debate and trade attempts, John Lynch goes the safest player in this class and finds an alpha for his D.

3. Chicago Bears – Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State

With Adams off the board, Chicago focuses in on Lattimore, Jon Allen and Solomon Thomas. They need a No. 1 CB and Lattimore’s ceiling is just too tempting.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars – Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU

I’ve went wire to wire with Leonard Fournette in this spot, not changing now.

5. TRADE: Cleveland Browns – Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina

Browns don’t want the risk of watching someone else take their guy, so they move up to nab the 13 game starter.

6. New York Jets – Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State

This one comes down to OJ Howard and Malik Hooker in my mind. Both game changers but they opt to strengthen the backend of their D.

7. Los Angeles Chargers – Solomon Thomas, Edge, Stanford

LAC has to feel great about the way the draft felt. Teaming Thomas with Joey Bosa is going to be a nightmare for opposing QBs.

8. Carolina Panthers – Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford

I so badly wanted to slot O.J. Howard into this slot but I’m going with consensus on this one.

9. Cincinnati Bengals – Jonathan Allen, DE, Alabama

Classic Bengals pick. Big time production slides down their way and they aren’t scared off by the shoulder.

10. Buffalo Bills – O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama

This was one of the toughest picks for me in this mock. OJ, Reuben, Haason, or Mike Williams. Tough one but McDermott witnessed first hand what a top flight TE can do.

11. New Orleans Saints – Reuben Foster, ILB, Alabama
12. Tennessee Titans – Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
13. Arizona Cardinals – Haason Reddick, LB, Temple
14. Philadelphia Eagles – John Ross, WR, Washington
15. Indianapolis Colts – Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
16. Baltimore Ravens – Derek Barnett, Edge, Tennessee
17. Washington Redskins – Charles Harris, Edge, Missouri
18. Tennessee Titans – Chidobe Awuzie, CB, Colorado
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama
20. Denver Broncos – Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin
21. Detroit Lions – Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
22. Miami Dolphins – Forrest Lamp, OG, Western Kentucky
23. New York Giants – Garett Bolles, OT, Utah
24. Oakland Raiders – Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida
25. Houston Texans – Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
26. TRADE: Arizona Cardinals – Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
27. Kansas City Chiefs – Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
28. Dallas Cowboys – Adoree Jackson, CB, USC
29. Green Bay Packers – T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin
30. Pittsburgh Steelers – Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
31. Atlanta Falcons – Takkarist McKinley, DE, UCLA
32. New Orleans Saints – Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU