The 49ers, Bears, and Jets are the clubs holding top-10 draft picks that would most like to trade down, according to Peter King of TheMMQB.com. The problem, per King, is that few teams are interested in trading up in a draft that’s considered deep, but not necessarily stocked with elite talents.
San Francisco, particularly, is in a tricky spot at No. 2, as King writes. Texas A&M edge rusher Myles Garrett is considered the best prospect in this year’s class, but the second-rated player varies depending on team. Solomon Thomas, Malik Hooker, Jamal Adams, Leonard Fournette, Jonathan Allen, Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley, Reuben Foster, Christian McCaffrey, and O.J. Howard could all claim the title as the second-best player of 2017, so convincing rival clubs to trade up to No. 2 overall is difficult.
Not mentioned in that list of players is the 2017 quarterback class, where top-end options include Mitch Trubisky, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes, and DeShone Kizer. The 49ers, Bears, and Jets could all use help under center, and each of those teams may believe they can move down in the first round and still acquire a long-term signal-caller. San Francisco, specifically, is known to be willing to deal its first-round pick.
The Browns, meanwhile, may want to trade back up after likely selecting Garrett first overall. Although it sounds as though King is speculating rather than reporting, Cleveland could be willing to use its stockpile of draft picks to move up from No. 12, perhaps leaping all the way to No. 2 in order to secure a long-term quarterback option.
i would love somehow for the browns to walk away with garrett and hooker in the first round but i know hooker won’t last till no. 12
They could if the trade with the bears or 49ers. 49ers better just draft a QB now and build from him.
I can picture the Browns trading back up……but not to select a QB.
Maybe for someone like Howard, Adams, or Hooker.
Having a top 3 pick in 2018 is the real ticket.
Don’t worry Z-A, the Browns, 49ers, Bears, and Jets will all be vying for those top 3 picks next year! In fact I bet those four teams have the top four picks next year, no matter what they do from now til then!
So…let me get this straight. The Browns would trade a stockpile of picks to move up to the second overall pick from twelve to procure a QB. The picks they most likely acquired when essentially trading Wentz away, who is by far better than any of the QB’s in this draft.
Yup. Sounds like the Browns.
No, sounds more like the wet dream of sportswriters and uninformed fans who don’t have anything better to do.
It would not cost them a stockpile of picks to go from 12 to 6 or 3 or 2
True. There’s a handful of qbs you can bring in. Nobody expects much of you in Cleveland so they can bring in anyone and mold them to the system. I’d trade back up and take best available. Ideally McCaffrey so the young qb you pick later has a Darren Sproles or Woodhead type player to help him out. I’d wait it out til the third round or trade back down to the late second and get your qb. Browns are in a good place. Something you don’t hear much lol.
I’d rather take Howard if they’re going to do that. a good tight end is a young QBs best friend
Keep dreaming. The league changes so drastically from year to year due to short contracts that only a handful of teams are consistent. The 49ers will for sure be better than last year. That said, the browns have a history of being terrible and making poor decisions, as do the bears. The Jets are a wild card.
Time will tell if Wentz truly is better than any QB in this draft. I for one thing Trubisky will be better as I believe he has a ton of talent and believe that Wentz is going to be an avg to slightly above avg NFL qb
QB’s with a ton of talent come and go all the time. You here this every year and most of them bust out
The Bears have a good amount of really talented youngsters . They will not be picking in the top 4.
Both Trubinsky & Mahomes are basically 1 year wonders. They didn’t elevate those programs any where near the level Watson did with Clemson. Before he arrived, Clemson had to look up at Florida St. He changed that paradigm more than any other player. Clemson. The few losses they have during his time are owned by a defense that couldn’t protect a late 4th quarter lead he provided them. He provided a lot more last possession wins.
Kizer shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same sentence with Watson! He was grossly outplayed in games against him & as the season wore on he got worse not better. He’s the Culter pick in that list.
The first round should be a no-brainer for Pace. Watson should be the Bears first pick in the draft. Ideally Pace should trade down a bit & block the team most likely to pick him. If he’s not there at #3 then I favor Trubinsky over Mahomes. He’s faced stronger defenses.