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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Sam Darnold is the best quarterback in the draft and will be picked #1 by the Browns

I think of the group, I would put Darnold first, and I think Cleveland, my gut tells me Cleveland's going to take him at one.

The Cleveland Browns selected Baker Mayfield with the #1 overall pick. Sam Darnold went #3 to the Jets.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Josh Allen has the highest upside but the lowest floor of any player in the draft

I kind of look at this like Josh Allen's got the biggest upside of maybe any player in this draft, but he also has got a low floor.

Allen hit his ceiling, becoming an All-Pro, though his 'floor' was visible early on with high turnover rates.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Lamar Jackson will require a team to completely change their offensive scheme to build around him

I think somebody's going to commit to him in the first round and say, philosophically and schematically, we're buying into this kid, and we're going to change everything we do and build around him.

The Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson at #32 and eventually won an MVP with a scheme built entirely around him.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Saquon Barkley is a clean prospect and every bit as good as Fournette, Elliott, or Gurley

I'll tell you right now, the Barkley kids are every bit as good as any of those guys [Fournette, Ezekiel Elliott, Gurley] and totally clean off the field as well.

Barkley was the Offensive Rookie of the Year and has had a Pro Bowl career, validating his high-level prospect status.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Quenton Nelson, Saquon Barkley, and Bradley Chubb are the three best players in the 2018 NFL Draft

I would take [Quenton Nelson] with the second pick. I would take him — him, [Saquon] Barkley, and [Bradley] Chubb were the three best players in this draft.

All three were top-6 picks and became Pro Bowlers/All-Pros, widely considered home-run picks.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

The Patriots' biggest needs are at left tackle and finding Tom Brady's successor

The two most obvious needs on the face of the Patriots franchise is there's a big donut at left tackle and who's Tom Brady's successor. And [Belichick] has got to figure out a way to get both of those done in the near future.

The Patriots drafted Isaiah Wynn to address the LT spot in this very draft.
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Mike MayockMike Mayock

Arkansas center Frank Ragnow will be a surprise first-round pick

I think a surprise first-round pick is going to be offensive center Frank Ragnow from Arkansas... Nobody's talking about him, and I think he's gone in the first round.

Frank Ragnow was selected 20th overall by the Detroit Lions.

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