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2018 NFL Mock Draft: Browns land Saquon Barkley

By Brad Weiss

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after making a 7-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the USC Trojans during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: Running back Saquon Barkley #26 of the Penn State Nittany Lions celebrates after making a 7-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against the USC Trojans during the 2017 Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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Josh Allen
LARAMIE, WY – DECEMBER 03: Josh Allen (17) of the Wyoming Cowboys reacts after forcing a fumble that resulted in a touchback on an interception by Damontae Kazee (23) of the San Diego State Aztecs during the first quarter of play on Saturday, December 3, 2016. The Wyoming Cowboys hosted the San Diego State Aztecs in the Mountain West championship game. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images) /

Quarterback. Wyoming. Josh Allen. 6. player. 30.

The New York Jets need to find some answers at the quarterback position, and the odds are they are going to find their man during the 2018 NFL Draft. Due to the fact the team finished in the cellar of the AFC East last season, the Jets will pick early in round one, and there should be at least one of the premier quarterbacks available. While Baker Mayfield may find himself in New York with the Jets, the team may want to draft Josh Allen sixth overall instead.

Mayfield was a much more decorated player in college with Oklahoma, but Allen has the physical talents you look for in a franchise quarterback. While I firmly believe that Mayfield will be a solid player in the NFL, Allen may have the highest ceiling of any quarterback in this draft class. The Jets have to get this right, as they really have not had a franchise quarterback since Joe Namath.

The Jets have a ton of money to spend this offseason, though they are not going to spend it on a quarterback. The team signed Josh McCown to a one-year deal on Tuesday, and the word is they may bring in Teddy Bridgewater to be his backup. New York saw some young players really step up last season, and the hope is the money, and picks they have this offseason can make them a formidable team in 2018.

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