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2018 NFL Mock Draft: Josh Rosen lands with Jets

By Brad Weiss

PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 26: Quarterback Josh Rosen No. 3 of the UCLA Bruins warms up prior to the Cactus Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats at Chase Field on December 26, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Kansas State Wildcats won 35-17. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - DECEMBER 26: Quarterback Josh Rosen No. 3 of the UCLA Bruins warms up prior to the Cactus Bowl against Kansas State Wildcats at Chase Field on December 26, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Kansas State Wildcats won 35-17. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 01: UCF Knights defensive back Mike Hughes (19) returns a kick during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl football game of the UCF Knights v Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. The UCF Knights won the game 34-27. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 01: UCF Knights defensive back Mike Hughes (19) returns a kick during the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl football game of the UCF Knights v Auburn Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. The UCF Knights won the game 34-27. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Cornerback. UCF. Mike Hughes. 23. player. 47.

The New England Patriots traded away Brandin Cooks to the Los Angeles Rams in recent weeks, and in exchange, they nabbed the Rams first round pick in 2018. That pick will be No. 23, which they earned by making it to the playoffs last season. The Patriots need help on both sides of the ball heading into next season, but the secondary is an area that they should look to target in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At cornerback, the Patriots have seen their top talent leave in recent years. Last year, Logan Ryan went over to the Tennessee Titans, and then Malcolm Butler joined Ryan in Tennessee this offseason. With their first of two first round picks later this month, the Patriots should look to bring in some talent to the position group, and Mike Hughes from UCF could be a player who is available to them this late in round one.

Hughes is a dynamic cornerback, and should be a player who can make an instant impact at the next level. He has some of the best press coverage skills of any player at his position in this draft class, and has shown himself to be a player not afraid to come up and make a big hit. The Patriots will be an interesting team next season, after losing a lot of talent to free agency, and Hughes can help fill at least one of those voids.

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