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2018 NFL Mock Draft: Jets get their quarterback in the first round

By Brad Weiss

PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins attempts a pass during an NCAA Pac-12 football game against the Stanford Cardinal on September 23, 2017 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins attempts a pass during an NCAA Pac-12 football game against the Stanford Cardinal on September 23, 2017 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /
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As we near the midway point of the NFL season, we take a look at our latest 2018 NFL Mock Draft heading into the Week 9 schedule.

Week 9 of the NFL schedule is on the horizon, and teams are starting to separate themselves from the competition. As with every season, there have been some incredibly surprising starts to the season, including the fact that the New York Giants have won only one game. Cleveland and San Francisco are still looking for their first win, and were in line to draft quarterbacks, but that all changed Monday night.

The 49ers made a trade with New England to get a quarterback, trading a 2018 second round pick to the Pats for Jimmy Garoppolo. That means the team will go a different route next April, which shakes things up early in round one. With that said, let’s take a look at our latest 2018 NFL Mock Draft.

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Sam Darnold

Quarterback, USC

The Cleveland Browns went across the pond to lose a game on Sunday, as they were beaten pretty soundly by the Minnesota Vikings. Quarterback DeShone Kizer got the start for the Browns, as his seesaw rookie season continued. He did a couple of nice things under center, including scoring a big rushing touchdown when the game was close, but he does not look like the team’s future at the position at this point.

Heading into draft time, you have to wonder whether or not head coach Hue Jackson will even be with the team. He does not seem too enamored with Kizer, and if he is still with the organization, he may want to pick another quarterback. He is considered by many to be a great quarterback coach, but from what we have seen in Cleveland, he is more into playing musical chairs with his signal-caller.

If Cleveland is picking No. 1 overall, and he decides to come out, the team should select Sam Darnold from USC. Darnold is the best quarterback prospect in this draft class, and it will be hard for the organization to pass on another quarter. The Browns are already catching so much heat for passing on Deshaun Watson and Carson Wentz in the last two drafts, so the pressure to bring in Darnold may be too much to overlook next April.

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