2018 NFL Mock Draft: Browns land Saquon Barkley

By Brad Weiss | Mar 14, 2018

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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BLACKSBURG, VA – OCTOBER 28: Linebacker Tremaine Edmunds #49 and safety Reggie Floyd #21 of the Virginia Tech Hokies tackle running back Shaun Wilson #29 of the Duke Blue Devils in the first half at Lane Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images) /

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For the past couple of weeks, we have been putting Calvin Ridley to the Chicago Bears with the eighth overall pick. The thought process behind that was that the Bears really had no weapons in the passing game for Mitchell Trubisky, whom they traded up one spot in the 2017 NFL Draft to take No. 2 overall. Well, all of that changed on Tuesday morning, as the team went out and grabbed Allen Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Robinson was the most coveted wide receiver in free agency, so it is definitely a huge signing for the Bears. Thanks to them swinging that deal, the team may look to bring in some talent on the defensive side of the ball with this draft pick instead. One player who could really help them right away is Tremaine Edmunds, a stud linebacker from Virginia Tech.

Edmunds is only 19-years old, but he already has the physical gifts of a player who could be a dominant linebacker at the NFL level right away. He has an incredible football IQ, and is one of those rare players who can really play sideline to sideline. Edmunds would bring a level of talent to the linebacking corps that the Bears have not had in some time, making their already solid defense even better next season.

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