The NFL draft isn’t until April 25 and following the scouting combine and weeks of free agency signings, it’s time once again to predict how things could play out in the first round. Last year in my final mock draft, I correctly projected 24 of the 31 players that would be selected in the first round. Check out Mock Draft 1.0 and Mock Draft 2.0 to see previous projections. My picks are based on observations, team needs, scouting services and NFL sources:
USC
LSU
Notre Dame
Alabama
Florida State
Georgia
Texas
Clemson
Iowa
Oklahoma
Duke
UCLA
Penn State
Arizona
North Carolina
Ohio State
Michigan
Oregon State
Toledo
Missouri