The NFL playoffs are down to four teams as we enter next week’s AFC and NFC Championship Games.
For the other 28 teams, it’s time to look toward the NFL Draft, where the final piece of the championship puzzle could be waiting. This year’s class is heavy on stud defensive prospects, which is good news for teams not in need of a franchise quarterback.
Here’s our eighth 2017 NFL mock draft.
1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2. San Francisco 49ers: Jonathan Allen, DE, Alabama
3. Chicago Bears: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
5. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams): Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S, LSU
7. San Diego Chargers: Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
8. Carolina Panthers: Teez Tabor, CB, Florida
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Derek Barnett, LB, Tennessee
10. Buffalo Bills: Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
11. New Orleans Saints: Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
12. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles): Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
13. Arizona Cardinals: Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
14. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota Vikings): Juju Smith-Schuster, WR, USC
15. Indianapolis Colts: Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt
16. Baltimore Ravens: Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State
17. Washington Redskins: Taco Charlton, DL, Michigan
18. Tennessee Titans: Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: John Ross, WR, Washington
20. Denver Broncos: Tim Williams, OLB, Alabama
21. Detroit Lions: Desmond King, CB, Iowa
22. Miami Dolphins: Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn
23. New York Giants: Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State
24. Oakland Raiders: Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida
25. Houston Texans: DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame
26. Green Bay Packers: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
27. Seattle Seahawks: Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin
28. Atlanta Falcons: Takkarist McKinley, LB, UCLA
29. Pittsburgh Steelers: Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
30. Kansas City Chiefs: DeMarcus Walker, DE, Florida State
31. Dallas Cowboys: Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
32. New England Patriots: O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
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