2018 NFL Mock Draft: Saquon Barkley crashing QB party

By Brad Weiss | Sep 13, 2017

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittney Lions carries the ball against the USC Trojans in the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) /

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SAN DIEGO, CA – DECEMBER 21: Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes the ball during the first half of the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on December 21, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Josh Allen

Quarterback, Wyoming

It was the worst case scenario for the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1, as they lost not only the game, but their best player. In their drubbing at the hands of the Detroit Lions, the Cardinals lost star running back David Johnson, would could be out three months with a wrist injury. They are going to have to piecemeal the running back group for the time being, which could hinder their chance of making it to the playoffs this season.

Quarterback Carson Palmer came back for the 2017 season for another shot at a Super Bowl, so losing Johnson has to be devastating for the veteran signal-caller. With their first round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Cardinals have to look for their future at the position, and Josh Allen would be a nice fit. Allen has struggled a bit against better competition in college, but he has all the skills to be a legitimate starter at the next level.

For Allen, his play has caused him to fall a bit in our mock, but he will certainly be a first round pick next April. The Cardinals have to start planning for life without Palmer, and I do not believe that Blaine Gabbert or Drew Stanton are the answer. In Allen, they could have a legitimate quarterback prospect, who could sit behind either Gabbert or Stanton for a year until he is ready to take over the reins in the desert.

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