2019 NFL Draft First Round Expectations 3.0

A lot of the content you’re going to see over the next month is going to be geared toward free agency and draft predictions leading up to the opening night of the 2019 NFL draft, Thursday, April 26th at 7pm.

Of course, the Colts pick 26th overall, currently have 9 picks in the draft, and there’s a lot of buzz around the organization and its future. The draft is a weird puzzle, in that for months before it happens, there’s some order to it. You know who picks when and as football fans, we like to think we know what our teams need, right? If we didn’t, we wouldn’t put so much time into the draft from our perspective here at Stampede Blue. Chris Ballard has said specifically that “I like them picks” and “I’m a scout at heart”.

Stampede Blue’s staff has taken on the scout role and our primary focus since the end of the 2018 season has been the draft. I hope you have enjoyed the free agency content so far and again, as the draft approaches, I hope you enjoy all the draft content we put out. I’m looking forward to the launch of our second annual draft guide. That said, I wanted to start a project which I will keep updated over time as we approach the draft.

I can’t possibly predict the final draft order or who goes where. That’s a fool’s errand. I simply want an updated draft board that I keep up with and I figured I’d share it with you. Of course, I’ll try to think real hard about who goes where and who picks what, but largely it’s a crap-shoot, right?

That said, I’ll be using our Composite Big Board and our Team Needs sections from our upcoming 2019 Anthony Arena Memorial Draft Guide. You can pre-order that guide AND even download the 2018 guide here.

Let’s get into it.

1. Arizona Cardinals - Kyler Murray - Quarterback - Oklahoma

2. San Francisco 49ers - Nick Bosa - Defensive End - Ohio State

3. New York Jets - Quinnen Williams - Defensive Tackle - Alabama

4.Oakland Raiders - Josh Allen - Defensive End - Kentucky

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Devin White - Linebacker - LSU

6. New York Giants - Garrett Bradbury - Center - NC State

7. Jacksonville Jaguars - T.J. Hockenson - Tight End - Iowa

8. Detroit Lions - Amani Oruwariye - Cornerback - Penn State

9. Buffalo Bills - Josh Jacobs - Running Back - Alabama

10. Denver Broncos - Dwayne Haskins - Quarterback - Ohio State

11. Cincinnati Bengals - Jonah Williams - Offensive Tackle - Alabama

12. Green Bay Packers - Ed Oliver - Defensive Tackle - Houston

13. Miami Dolphins - Christian Wilkins - Defensive Tackle - Clemson

14. Atlanta Falcons - Jeffery Simmons - Defensive Tackle - Mississippi State

15. Washington Redskins - Cody Ford - Offensive Guard - Oklahoma

16. Carolina Panthers - Jawaan Taylor - Offensive Tackle - Florida

17. New York Giants - Hakeem Butler - Wide Receiver - Iowa State

18. Minnesota Vikings - Dalton Risner - Offensive Tackle - Kansas State

19. Tennessee Titans - Noah Fant - Tight End - Iowa

20. Pittsburgh Steelers - Greedy Williams - Cornerback - LSU

21. Seattle Seahawks - Brian Burns - Defensive End - Florida State

22. Baltimore Ravens -Byron Murphy - Cornerback - Washington

23. Houston Texans - Andre Dillard - Offensive Tackle - Washington State

24. Oakland Raiders - Miles Sanders - Running Back - Penn State

25. Philadelphia Eagles - Devin Bush - Linebacker - Michigan

26. Indianapolis Colts - Dexter Lawrence - Defensive Tackle - Clemson

27. Oakland Raiders - Clelin Ferrell - Defensive End - Clemson

28. Los Angeles Chargers - Jerry Tillery - Defensive Tackle - Notre Dame

29. Kansas City Chiefs - Dre’Mont Jones - Defensive Tackle - Ohio State

30. Green Bay Packers - Renell Wren - Defensive Tackle - Arizona State

31. Los Angeles Rams - Montez Sweat - Defensive End - Mississippi State

32. New England Patriots - Kelvin Harmon - Wide Receiver - NC State