Arizona Republic

● By Bob McManaman

Accuracy: 6.73%728th Place
The NFL Draft is April 28-30 in Paradise, Nevada and we take a look at how things could play out in the first round. Last year in my final mock draft, I correctly projected 26 of the 32 players that would be selected in the first round, with eight going to the designated spot I projected. My picks are based on observations, team needs, scouting services and various NFL sources:

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.