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2018 NFL mock draft: First look at next year's class of top prospects

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Teams have not even had their 2017 draft picks in for a practice yet, but the NFL machine never stops. It’s already on to the 2018 draft prospects for scouts around the league, so now is as good a time as any to start learning a few of these names.

The same two caveats that are included with our way-too-early mock every year:

a) Don’t spend too much time worrying about team needs and player fits. There is meant to be at least some basic connection between where a roster may look thin and the player that team receives in this mock, but way too much will change in the next year to nail anything down.

b) The draft order is not an official prediction of where teams will finish, but rather is based off the Super Bowl odds offered by Bovada. Adjustments have been made in the 21–32 range just so all the playoff spots line up as they should.

So, that’s it. Enjoy. And file these 32 prospects away for when the 2018 draft season really kicks into high gear a few months from now.

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