Here’s the NFL draft order for Round 1
The Browns finally selected their quarterback.
After months of offseason rumors and free agency moves, the 2018 NFL Draft is finally here, with the first round getting underway Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. ET (on NFL Network, ESPN/ESPN 2, FOX and ABC) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Jerry World seems like the perfect setting for what is expected to be a three-day spectacle.
The draft order for Round 1 has already changed several times since the end of the 2017 season, but some things you should be able to count on include, the Cleveland Browns deservedly being second-guessed after making the No. 1 overall pick, and a handful of quarterbacks hearing their names called on Day 1.
Each team gets 10 minutes to make a selection in the first round, and of the 22 prospects invited to festivities, four are quarterbacks — Josh Allen, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, and Josh Rosen. There’s been no shortage of speculation as to where these four specific play-callers might land, but it’ll all come down to who is still available as the night draws on.
2018 NFL Draft order, Round 1
1. Cleveland Browns — Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma Sooners
2. New York Giants — Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
3. New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts) — Sam Darnold, QB, USC
4. Cleveland Browns (from Houston Texans) — Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
5. Denver Broncos — Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
6. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets) — Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
7. Buffalo Bills (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) — Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
8. Chicago Bears — Roquan Smith, OLB, Georgia
9. San Francisco 49ers — Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
10. Arizona Cardinals — Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
11. Miami Dolphins — Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama
12. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Cincinnati Bengals via Buffalo Bills) — Vita Vea, DT, Washington
13. Washington — Da’Ron Payne, DT, Alabama
14. Green Bay Packers —
15. Oakland Raiders (from Arizona Cardinals) —
16. Baltimore Ravens
18. Seattle Seahawks
19. Dallas Cowboys
20. Detroit Lions
21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Buffalo Bills)
22. Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City Chiefs)
23. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles Rams)
25. Tennessee Titans
26. Atlanta Falcons
30. Minnesota Vikints
31. New England Patriots