2019 NFL Mock Draft: Projected first round after Week 11
By Phil Poling
The NFL Draft is starting took take shape. Here’s the most up to date first round 2019 NFL Mock Draft following Week 11 of the college football season.
Following Week 11 of the college football slate a handful of players are head-and-shoulders above their peers. That doesn’t mean others won’t emerge down the stretch or in the weeks leading up to the April 25 NFL Draft, but there are some rather obvious choices at the top of the 2019 NFL Draft Board.
Certain positions are of great importance in the NFL, too – namely quarterback – and there’ll be at least three teams looking to snag their signal-caller of the future from the current crop of college gunslingers. With no sure-things at the position, though, those teams might opt to address other needs.
While Jon Gruden and the Oakland Raiders seem content (for the moment) with Derek Carr under center, they’ll have multiple first round picks in 2019 to either find his replacement or surround him with talent. However, Gruden’s traded away their 2014 first round pick (Khalil Mack) and their 2015 first round pick (Amari Cooper), so they’ll need to hit on whoever they draft.
The Cleveland Browns will be heavily watched come draft season, as well. With a strong nucleus of talent already in place – Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett, David Njoku, and Nick Chubb, among others – and a projected Top-5 pick, Cleveland could add another player to their budding young roster that will elevate them in the AFC North. One person they’d love to bring into the fold – Alabama head coach Nick Saban – isn’t draft eligible. He will be sending a ton of talent to the league, per usual, though.
Our 2019 first round NFL Mock Draft will be in reverse order of the latest Super Bowl odds, with the exception of those picks that have been traded. The Raiders and the Green Bay Packers both have multiple first round picks, while the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and New Orleans Saints don’t own any. Ready to Mock & Roll?!