2017 NFL Mock Draft: Projecting First Three Rounds before Scouting Combine
By Tyler Brooke
Before we head into the NFL Scouting Combine in March, here is what the first three rounds of the 2017 NFL draft could look like.
With both the college football and NFL seasons now over, draft season is now in full swing. That means that there are plenty of mock drafts floating around the internet, but why do we need to stop after just one round?
By now you’ve probably seen countless mock drafts featuring Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett going No. 1 overall and heard the names of guys like Deshaun Watson and Mitch Trubisky countless times. However, for this week’s mock draft, I wanted to try and go a bit deeper to teach the more casual fans about some of the potential Day 2 prospects.
With that in mind, let’s break down what the first three rounds of the 2017 NFL draft could look like before we head into the NFL Scouting Combine.
53. . EDGE. Texas A&M. Myles Garrett. 1. player
Myles Garrett can campaign all he want to Jerry Jones to trade up for him, but the Dallas Cowboys are going to have to give up an awful lot for that to happen. The Cleveland Browns would be crazy not to draft Garrett if they don’t trade away the No. 1 overall pick.
The Texas A&M edge rusher has everything you want. Garrett has size, speed, strength and explosiveness with an intimidating 6-foot-5, 270-pound frame. His upside is through the roof, and he could quickly become an impact defender for Cleveland.
player. 42. . QB. Clemson. Deshaun Watson. 2
There is still no consensus as to who the No. 1 quarterback in this class is, but I think that the San Francisco 49ers would be smart to take Deshaun Watson. The new management in the Bay Area is going to want to make a splash with the No. 2 overall pick, and a college QB who went to back-to-back national title games is going to do that.
Watson doesn’t have the ideal size of an NFL quarterback, but he has a great arm and the ball placement to make some beautiful throws. His system in Clemson put him in the bad habit of staring down his No. 1 target, but if he can work on reading defenses and going through his progressions then he’ll have every opportunity to succeed at the next level.