Here's every pick from the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft and how they compared to expert predictions
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With the first pick of this year's NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns selected Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield.
The Browns were tight-lipped before the draft, but there were whispers on the eve of the draft that they would take Mayfield. Still, 8 of the 11 NFL draft experts we surveyed before the draft were projecting USC quarterback Sam Darnold to go first overall.
Below, we tracked each pick of the 2018 NFL Draft and compared those selections to what some of the top draft experts predicted would happen.
No. 1 — Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma), Cleveland Browns
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 1 Cleveland Browns
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 3 New York Jets
Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 3 New York Jets
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 1 Cleveland Browns
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...
8 of 11 experts had Sam Darnold here.
No. 2 — Saquon Barkley (RB, Penn State), New York Giants
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 2 New York Giants
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 2 New York Giants
Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 2 New York Giants
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 2 New York Giants
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...
9 of the 11 experts had Saquon Barkley here
No. 3 — Sam Darnold (QB, USC), New York Jets (from Indianapolis Colts)
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted ...
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 3 New York Jets
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 1 Cleveland Browns
Mike Mayock (NFL Network): No. 1 Cleveland Browns
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 3 New York Jets
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot ...
6 of the 11 experts had Baker Mayfield here.
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