The First Round Is Over But Mock Drafts Are Not

With the final pick of the first round of the NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens traded up to select quarterback Lamar Jackson, a talented player some thought would fall to the second round.

So, Jackson didn’t slip – but plenty of other talented players did.

Given that, Sports Illustrated thought it’d be a prudent idea to do a mock draft for the second round of the draft to give you a better idea of where the best-of-the-rest will be picked.

Now that the top five quarterbacks are off the board, SI doesn’t predict that another one will be picked until Pittsburgh takes Mason Rudolph out of Oklahoma State at No. 60 overall. SI also thinks the Patriots will take one and select Luke Falk from Washington State at No. 63.

Other notable projected picks include Cleveland taking running back Nick Chubb at No. 35, Tampa Bay selecting cornerback Josh Jackson at No. 38 and Miami going with running back Derrius Guice at No. 42.

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Evan Bleier

Evan is a senior editor with InsideHook who earned a master’s degree in journalism from NYU and has called Brooklyn home since 2006. A fan of Boston sports, Nashville hot chicken and Kentucky bourbon, Evan has had his work published in publications including “Maxim,” Bleacher Report and “The Daily Mail.”