It’s that time of year. You know, the time of year when there is literally nothing to get excited about on Sundays, fantasy apps are closed for “maintenance” and we’re left clutching, exasperating at the drips and drabs of news filtering through from the free agency fall out. With the 2018 NFL Draft now firmly on the horizon and after news broke that the Jets and Colts had instigated the inaugural monster trade of the new season, i took to twitter to ask some familiar faces within the industry what their predictions were for the top 10 picks in the upcoming draft process hosted in Arlington, Texas.

This years draft is certainly set to be one of the most valuable drafts in recent memory with potentially five quarterbacks being taken in the first 15 picks as teams look to solidify their franchises with the mouth-watering talents available this year to solidify that all important role under center. But who will it be? Will Cleveland draft a QB with the first overall pick? If so, will it be Darnold, Rosen or Mayfield? Did Josh Allen impress enough in the combine when he showed off his supernatural arm strength? Does this then leave the door open for the Giants to pick up superstar and combine winner Saquon Barkley to fill their need at running back? There is certainly a lot of scenarios to think about, so let’s dig deep into the minds of NFL analysts and find out what their takes and opinions are.

I would like to thank all of the analysts that took part in helping me put together this list and after the combined average results you will be able to take a look at what their selections were individually.

Combined Average Results 

Rank	Player	AVG
1	Sam Darnold, QB, USC	1.63
2	Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA	3.75
3	Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma	4.75
4	Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State	4.75
5	Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State	5.13
6	Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming	5.75
7	Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame	6.13
8	Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama	7.00
9	Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech	8.63
10	Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State	9.88

 

Across The Fantasy Pond 

Rob Grimwood @FFBritBaller:

1. Cleveland Browns – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
2. New York Giants – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
3. New York Jets – Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
4. Cleveland Browns – Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
5. Denver Broncos – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
6. Indianapolis Colts – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
8. Chicago Bears – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
9. San Francisco 49ers – Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State
10. Oakland Raiders – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech

 

Jamie Zadow @JamieZadow:

1. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. Buffalo Bills* –  Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
3. New York Jets – Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
4. Cleveland Browns – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
5. Denver Broncos – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
6. Indianapolis Colts – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
8. Chicago Bears – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9. San Francisco 49ers – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
10. Oakland Raiders – Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State

*Mock Trade

 

Gridiron Experts

Mitchell Renz @MitchellRenz365:

1. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants –  Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
3. New York Jets – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland Browns – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
5. Denver Broncos – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
6. Indianapolis Colts – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Derwin James, S, Florida State
8. Chicago Bears – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
9. San Francisco 49ers – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
10. Oakland Raiders – Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia

 

Anthony Cervino @TheRealNFLGuru:

1. Cleveland Browns – Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
2. New York Giants –  Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
3. New York Jets – Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
4. Cleveland Browns – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
5. Buffalo Bills* – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
6. Indianapolis Colts – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers –  Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
8. Chicago Bears – Derwin James. S, Florida State
9. San Francisco 49ers – Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10. Oakland Raiders – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama

*Mock Trade

 

Fantasy Football 24/7 

Ryan Cearfoss @FntsyFBConnect:

1. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants –  Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
3. New York Jets – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland Browns – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
5. Denver Broncos – Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
6. Indianapolis Colts – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
8. Chicago Bears – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
9. San Francisco 49ers – Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
10. Oakland Raiders – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech

 

Tyler and Eli’s Fantasy Football Tips 

Tyler and Eli Belawske @TylerBelawske:

1. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants –  Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
3. New York Jets – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4. Cleveland Browns – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
5. Denver Broncos – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
6. Indianapolis Colts – Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
8. Chicago Bears – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9. San Francisco 49ers – Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10. Oakland Raiders – Derwin James, S, Florida State

 

RotoViz

Phillip Caldwell @DumpsterDiveFF:

1. Cleveland Browns – Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2. New York Giants –  Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
3. New York Jets – Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
4. Cleveland Browns – Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
5. Denver Broncos – Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
6. Indianapolis Colts – Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
8. Chicago Bears – Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9. San Francisco 49ers – Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
10. Oakland Raiders – Denzel Ward, DB, Ohio State

 

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