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NFL mock draft 2017: Quarterbacks dominate first round

By Matt Verderame

Sep 24, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) during the game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Cleveland Browns and Tennessee Titans have major ammunition, but the quarterbacks will steal the show by the end of Thursday night.

It’s finally here. The week of the NFL Draft is upon us, with the next generation of stars waiting to hear their name called. For many, the wait will feel like forever, while a select few will be up on the stage in Philadelphia, hugging it out with commissioner Roger Goodell.

So who goes where? Here’s the definitive can-you-believe-it-here-comes-the-party-can’t-stop-won’t-stop mock draft.

1

Myles Garrett

Edge, Texas A&M Aggies

If free agency is any indication, the Browns are finally trying to build their team the right way. General manager Sashi Brown signed a pair of high-profile offensive linemen in JC Tretter and Kevin Zeitler, while extending Joel Bitonio’s deal. With the offensive side of the trenches taken care of, Cleveland can now focus on the defensive front seven.

Myles Garrett is a dominant edge rusher from Texas A&M, giving the Browns something they have not had in years. Cleveland has tried in recent seasons to land a top-tier edge rusher in both free agency (Paul Kruger) and the draft (Barkevious Mingo) but failed. Garrett is as close to a sure thing as exists.

Under defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, the Browns will be one of the most aggressive teams in the league. Look for Cleveland to use a litany of overloads and exotic packages, with many of them centering around Garrett. For the first time since coming back into the league in 1999, the Browns will have a player that needs to be double-teamed off the edge. This alone makes Garrett valuable, to say nothing of his talent both stacking against the run and pursuing the quarterback.

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