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THE NFL DRAFT is fast approaching.
With only a month between now and the draft, we went back to the experts to combine their consensus picks for the first round.
While more is coming into focus, there is still a lot of uncertainty.
For some teams, free agency will mean a new approach on draft night. For others, their offseason acquisitions will only complement their strategy in the draft.
The experts
ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay; WalterFootball’s Charlie Campbell andWalter Cherepinsky; Rotoworld’s Josh Norris; NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, Chad Reuter, Lance Zierlein, and Bucky Brooks; Fox’s Peter Schrager; CBS Sports’ Dane Brugler and Rob Rang; SI’s Robert Mays; and SB Nation’s Dan Kadar.
No. 1 Tennessee Titans — Laremy Tunsil (OT)
Experts: 12 of 14
School: Ole Miss
Other possibilities: Jalen Ramsey (DB, FSU)
Key expert quote: Mays: ”Marcus Mariota had the second-highest sack rate in the league last year, and adding Tunsil would be a way to change that in a hurry.”
No. 2 Cleveland Browns — Carson Wentz (QB)
Experts: 11 of 14
School: North Dakota St.
Other possibilities: Jared Goff (QB, Cal)
Key expert quote: Jeremiah: ”Wentz has aced the Senior Bowl and the combine.”
No. 3 San Diego Chargers — Jalen Ramsey (DB)
Experts: 7 of 14
School: Florida St.
Other possibilities: DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon); Ronnie Stanley (OT, Notre Dame); Laremy Tunsil (OT, Ole Miss)
Key expert quote: Zierlein: ”While the Chargers have a need along the defensive line, they also know how beneficial a playmaking safety can be, and Ramsey has playmaking potential to be sure.”
No. 4 Dallas Cowboys — Joey Bosa (DE)
Experts: 7 of 14
School: Ohio St.
Other possibilities: Myles Jack (LB, UCLA); Ezekiel Elliott (RB, Ohio St.); Jared Goff (QB, Cal); DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon).
Key expert quote: Brooks: ”Rod Marinelli would welcome an energetic pass rusher with terrific hand skills and a knack for disruption.”
No. 5 Jacksonville Jaguars — Myles Jack (LB)
Experts: 6 of 14
School: UCLA
Other possibilities: Jalen Ramsey (DB, FSU); Joey Bosa (DE, Ohio St.); DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon); Vernon Hargreaves III (CB, Florida).
Key expert quote: Rang: ”Jack could be the perfect addition to Gus Bradley’s defense, showing the combination of instincts, athleticism and star power this club currently lacks on that side of the ball.”
No. 6 Baltimore Ravens — Ronnie Stanley (OT)
Experts: 6 of 14
School: Notre Dame
Other possibilities: Joey Bosa (DE, Ohio St.); DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon).
Key expert quote: Brooks: ”After watching Joe Flacco falling victim to an injury, the Ravens could make fortifying the front line a top priority.”
No. 7 San Francisco 49ers — Jared Goff (QB)
Experts: 9 of 14
School: Cal
Other possibilities: Carson Wentz (QB, NDSU); Ronnie Stanley (OT, Notre Dame); Myles Jack (LB, UCLA); DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon)
Key expert quote: Mays: ”[N]o quarterback in this draft can sling it like Jared Goff. He’s capable of throws that look like actual wizardry.”
No. 8 Philadelphia Eagles — Vernon Hargreaves III (CB)
Experts: 5 of 14
School: Florida
Other possibilities: Ezekiel Elliott (RB, Ohio St.); Myles Jack (LB, UCLA); Eli Apple (CB, Ohio St.) Kevin Dodd (DE, Clemson).
Key expert quote: Rang: ”Hargreaves is a three-time All-SEC pick with terrific agility, instincts, ball-skills and physicality as a tackler.”
No. 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Leonard Floyd
Experts: 3 of 14
School: Georgia
Other possibilities: Vernon Hargreaves III, Shaq Lawson, Kevin Dodd, DeForest Buckner, Mackensie Alexander
Key expert quote: Rang: ”While sporting a relatively lanky frame, Floyd shows surprising power in his hands and complements it with burst off the edge, agility to avoid blockers and a relentless motor.”
No. 10 New York Giants — Shaq Lawson (DE)
Experts: 7 of 14
School: Clemson
Other possibilities: Ronnie Stanley (OT, Notre Dame); Vernon Hargreaves III (CB, Florida); DeForest Buckner (DE, Oregon); Ezekiel Elliott (RB, Ohio St.); Noah Spence (DE, Eastern Kentucky).
Key expert quote: Jeremiah: ”Lawson plays with great technique/effort and his production is outstanding.”
See the rest of the first round here.
- Emmett Knowlton, Business Insider
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Robbie Keane deserves a statue outside Landsdowne Road, our greatest ever player
If rob keane is your best ever player I feel sorry for Irish football. On another note David Moyes is a fraud to football.
scores heaps of goals for us, loves playing for his country, most caps, amazing servant.
I bet your raging nobody took the bait
Keane has more goals than any English player ever in international football history…..
Remember England playing Emile Heskey on the wing at the World Cup?? Donkeys that country are at football
Strange but I have a good feeling about this game IRL 3 – 0 SWE . Come on you boys in green
Sweden and Austria are both there for the taking. COYBIG
Would love to see a full or almost full Aviva tonight, seems to be such a rarity for football matches at it. Not sure of our chances but we did play well away from home against them, COYBIG
obviously i understand the financial problems meaning people can’t afford the FAI’s ridiculously overpriced tickets also.
It’s Robbie Keanes boyhood dream to play for Sweden
Most overused joke in Irish football…