2018 NFL Draft Results

The 2018 NFL Draft was held at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, on April 26-28. The Draft was headlined by a deep quarterback class, and the No. 1 overall pick was owned by a team that desperately needed a quarterback. The Cleveland Browns had the No. 1 pick and were coming off an 0-16 season.


Two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks were near the top of the draft board. Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield won college football’s highest award in 2017, and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson won in 2016. The quarterbacks from crosstown Pac-12 rivals USC and UCLA were also in competition for the top pick; USC’s Sam Darnold and UCLA’s Josh Rosen. Wyoming’s Josh Allen was the little-known QB with a big arm from a smaller college (similar to Steve McNair many years ago), and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph was the experienced gunslinger with impressive stats.


The Browns used the top pick on Mayfield. Four other quarterbacks were taken in the first round – Darnold 3rd, Allen 7th, Rosen 10th, and Jackson 32nd – while Rudolph went in the third round.


2018 NFL Draft Picks


2018 NFL draft picks



2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 1


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
1BrownsBaker MayfieldQBOklahoma
2GiantsSaquon BarkleyRBPenn State
3JetsSam DarnoldQBUSC
4BrownsDenzel WardCBOhio State
5BroncosBradley ChubbDEN.C. State
6ColtsQuenton NelsonGNotre Dame
7BillsJosh AllenQBWyoming
8BearsRoquan SmithLBGeorgia
949ersMike McGlincheyOTNotre Dame
10CardinalsJosh RosenQBUCLA
11DolphinsMinkah FitzpatrickDBAlabama
12BuccaneersVita VeaDTWashington
13RedskinsDa'Ron PayneDLAlabama
14SaintsMarcus DavenportDEUTSA
15RaidersKolton MillerOTUCLA
16BillsTremaine EdmundsLBVirginia Tech
17ChargersDerwin JamesSFlorida State
18PackersJaire AlexanderCBLouisville
19CowboysLeighton Vander EschLBBoise State
20LionsFrank RagnowC/GArkansas
21BengalsBilly PriceCOhio State
22TitansRashaan EvansLBAlabama
23PatriotsIsaiah WynnOLGeorgia
24PanthersD.J. MooreWRMaryland
25RavensHayden HurstTESouth Carolina
26FalconsCalvin RidleyWRAlabama
27SeahawksRashaad PennyRBSan Diego State
28SteelersTerrell EdmundsSVirginia Tech
29JaguarsTaven BryanDTFlorida
30VikingsMike HughesCBUCF
31PatriotsSony MichelRBGeorgia
32RavensLamar JacksonQBLouisville


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 2


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
33BrownsAustin CorbettOLNevada
34GiantsWill HernandezGUTEP
35BrownsNick ChubbRBGeorgia
36ColtsDarius LeonardLBSouth Carolina State
37ColtsBraden SmithGAuburn
38BuccaneersRonald Jones IIRBUSC
39BearsJames DanielsCIowa
40BroncosCourtland SuttonWRSMU
41TitansHarold LandryOLBBoston College
42DolphinsMike GesickiTEPenn State
43LionsKerryon JohnsonRBAuburn
4449ersDante PettisWRWashington
45PackersJosh JacksonCBIowa
46ChiefsBreeland SpeaksDLOle Miss
47CardinalsChristian KirkWRTexas A&M
48ChargersUchenna NwosuOLBUSC
49EaglesDallas GoedertTESouth Dakota State
50CowboysConnor WilliamsOLTexas
51BearsAnthony MillerWRMemphis
52ColtsKemoko TurayDERutgers
53BuccaneersM.J. StewartCBNorth Carolina
54BengalsJessie Bates IIISWake Forest
55PanthersDonte JacksonCBLSU
56PatriotsDuke DawsonCBFlorida
57RaidersP.J. HallDLSam Houston State
58FalconsIsaiah OliverCBColorado
59RedskinsDerrius GuiceRBLSU
60SteelersJames WashingtonWROklahoma State
61JaguarsD.J. CharkWRLSU
62VikingsBrian O'NeillOTPittsburgh
63BuccaneersCarlton DavisCBAuburn
64ColtsTyquan LewisDEOhio State


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 3


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
65RaidersBrandon ParkerOTNorth Carolina A&T
66GiantsLorenzo CarterOLBGeorgia
67BrownsChad ThomasDEMiami (Fla.)
68TexansJustin ReidSStanford
69GiantsB.J. HillDTN.C. State
7049ersFred WarnerLBBYU
71BroncosRoyce FreemanRBOregon
72JetsNathan ShepherdDTFort Hays State
73DolphinsJerome BakerLBOhio State
74RedskinsGeron ChristianOTLouisville
75ChiefsDerrick NdadiDTFlorida State
76SteelersMason RudolphQBOklahoma State
77BengalsSam HubbardDEOhio State
78BengalsMalik JeffersonOLBTexas
79SeahawksRasheem GreenDEUSC
80TexansMartinas RankinCMississippi State
81CowboysMichael GallupWRColorado State
82LionsTracy WalkerSLouisiana-Lafayette
83RavensOrlando BrownOTOklahoma
84ChargersJustin JonesDTN.C. State
85PanthersRashaan GauldenCBTennessee
86RavensMark AndrewsTEOklahoma
87RaidersArden KeyDELSU
88PackersOren BurksOLBVanderbilt
89RamsJoe NoteboomOTTCU
90FalconsDeadrin SenatDTSouth Florida
91SaintsTre'Quan SmithWRUCF
92SteelersChukwuma OkoraforOTWestern Michigan
93JaguarsRonnie HarrisonSAlabama
94BuccaneersAlex CappaOTHumboldt State
9549ersTarvarius MooreSSouthern Miss
96BillsHarrison PhillipsDTStanford
97CardinalsMason ColeCMichigan
98TexansJordan AkinsTEUCF
99BroncosIsaac YiadomCBBoston College
100ChiefsDorian O'DanielOLBClemson


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 4


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
101PanthersIan ThomasTEIndiana
102VikingsJalyn HolmesDEOhio State
103TexansKeke CouteeWRTexas Tech
104ColtsHyheim HinesRBN.C. State
105BrownsAntonio CallawayWRFlorida
106BroncosJosey JewellLBIowa
107JetsChris HerndonTEMiami (Fla.)
108GiantsKyle LaulettaQBRichmond
109RedskinsTroy ApkeSPenn State
110RaidersNick NelsonCBWisconsin
111RamsBrian AllenCMichigan State
112BengalsMark WaltonRBMiami (Fla.)
113BroncosDaeSean HamiltonWRPenn State
114LionsDa'Shawn HandDEAlabama
115BearsJoel IyiegbuniweLBWestern Kentucky
116CowboysDorance ArmstrongDEKansas
117BuccaneersJordan WhiteheadSPittsburgh
118RavensAnthony AverettCBAlabama
119ChargersKyzir WhiteSWest Vigrinia
120SeahawksWill DisslyTEWashington
121BillsTaron JohnsonCBWeber State
122RavensKenny YoungLBUCLA
123DolphinsDurham SmythTENotre Dame
124ChiefsArmani WattsSTexas A&M
125EaglesAvonte MaddoxCBPittsburgh
126FalconsIto SmithRBSouthern Miss
127SaintsRick LeonardOTFlorida State
12849ersKentavius StreetDEN.C. State
129JaguarsWill RichardsonOTN.C. State
130EaglesJosh SweatDEFlorida State
131DolphinsKalen BallageRBArizona State
132RavensJaleel ScottWRNew Mexico State
133PackersJ'Mon MooreWRMissouri
134CardinalsChase EdmondsRBFordham
135RamsJohn Franklin-MeyersDEStephen F. Austin
136PanthersMarquis HaynesOLBOle Miss
137CowboysDalton SchultzTEStanford


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 5


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
138PackersCole MadisonOTWashington State
139GiantsRJ McIntoshDTMiami (Fla.)
140RaidersMaurice HurstDTMichigan
141SeahawksShaquem GriffinLBUCF
14249ersD.J. ReedCBKansas State
143PatriotsJa'Whaun BentleyLBPurdue
144BuccaneersJustin WatsonWRPenn
145BearsBilal NicholsDTDelaware
146SeahawksTre FlowersSOklahoma State
147RamsMicah KiserLBVirginia
148SteelersMarcus AllenSPenn State
149SeahawksMichael DicksonPTexas
150BrownsGenard AveryLBMemphis
151BengalsDavontae HarrisCBIllinois St.
152TitansDane CruikshankSArizona
153LionsTyrell CrosbyOTOregon
154BillsSiran NealCBJacksonville St.
155ChargersScott QuessenberryCUCLA
156BroncosTroy FumagalliTEWisconsin
157VikingsTyler ConklinTECentral Michigan
158BengalsAndrew BrownDEVirginia
159ColtsDaurice FountainWRNorthern Iowa
160RamsOgbonnia OkoronkwoLBOklahoma
161PanthersJermaine Carter Jr.LBMaryland
162RavensJordan LasleyWRUCLA
163RedskinsTim SettleDTVirginia Tech
164SaintsNatrell JamersonSWisconsin
165SteelersJaylen SamuelsRBN.C. State
166BillsWyatt TellerGVirginia Tech
167VikingsDaniel CarlsonKAuburn
168SeahawksJamarco JonesOTOhio State
169ColtsJordan WilkinsRBOle Miss
170BengalsDarius PhillipsCBWestern Michigan
171CowboysMike WhiteQBWestern Kentucky
172PackersJK ScottPAlabama
173RaidersJohnny TownsendPFlorida
174PackersMarquez Valdes-ScantlingWRSouth Florida


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 6


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
175BrownsDamion RatleyWRTexas A&M
176RamsJohn KellyRBTennessee
177TexansDuke ElioforDEWake Forest
178PatriotsChristian SamLBArizona State
179JetsParry NickersonCBTulane
180JetsFoley FatukasiDTUConn
181BearsKylie FittsDEUtah
182CardinalsChristian CampbellCBPenn State
183BroncosSam JonesGArizona State
18449ersMarcell HarrisSFlorida
185ColtsDeon CainWRClemson
186SeahawksJacob MartinDETemple
187BillsRay-Ray McCloudWRClemson
188BrownsSimeon ThomasCBLouisiana
189SaintsKamrin MooreCBBoston College
190RavensDeShon ElliottSTexas
191ChargersDylan CantrellWRTexas Tech
192RamsJemil DembyOLMaine
193CowboysChris CovingtonOLBIndiana
194FalconsRussell GageWRLSU
195RamsSebastian JosephDTRutgers
196ChiefsTremon SmithCBCentral Arkansas
197RedskinsShaun Dion HamiltonLBAlabama
198ChiefsKahlil McKenzieOLTennessee
199TitansLuke FalkQBWashington State
200FalconsFoyesade OluokunLBYale
201SaintsBoston ScottRBLouisiana Tech
202BuccaneersJack CichyLBWisconsin
203JaguarsTanner LeeQBNebraska
204JetsTrenton CannonRBVirginia St.
205RamsTrevon YoungLBLouisville
206EaglesMatt PryorGTCU
207PackersEquanimeous St. BrownWRNotre Dame
208CowboysCedrick WilsonWRBoise State
209DolphinsCornell ArmstrongCBSouthern Miss
210PatriotsBraxton BerriosWRMiami (Fla.)
211TexansJordan ThomasTEMississippi State
212RavensGreg SenatOTWagner
213VikingsColby GossettGAppalachain State
214TexansPeter KalambayiLBStanford
215RavensBradley BozemanCAlabama
216RaidersAzeem VictorLBWashington
217BroncosKeishawn BierriaLBWashington
218VikingsAde ArunaDETulane


2018 NFL Draft Results - Round 7


Pick No.TeamPlayerPositionSchool
219PatriotsDanny EtlingQBLSU
220SeahawksAlex McGoughQBFlorida International
221ColtsMatthew AdamsLBHouston
222TexansJermaine KellyDBSan Jose State
22349ersJullian TaylorDTTemple
224BearsJavon WimsWRGeorgia
225VikingsDavante DownsLBCalifornia
226BroncosDavid WilliamsRBArkansas
227DolphinsQuentin PolingLBOhio
228RaidersMarcell AtemanWROklahoma State
229DolphinsJason SandersKNew Mexico
230JaguarsLeon JacobsLBWisconsin
231RamsTravin HowardLBTCU
232PackersJames LooneyDECalifornia
233EaglesJordan MailataOTAustralia
234PanthersAndre SmithLBNorth Carolina
235ColtsZaire FranklinLBSyracuse
236CowboysBo ScarbroughRBAlabama
237LionsNick BawdenFBSan Diego State
238RavensZach SielerDEFerris St.
239PackersHunter BradleyLSMississippi State
24049ersRichie JamesWRMiddle Tennessee
241RedskinsGreg StromanCBVirginia Tech
242PanthersKendrick NortonDLMiami (Fla.)
243PatriotsKeion CrossmanCBWestern Carolina
244RamsJustin LawlerDESMU
245SaintsWill ClappCLSU
246SteelersJoshua FrazierDTAlabama
247JaguarsLogan CookePMississippi State
248PackersKendall DonnersonLBSoutheast Missouri St.
249BengalsLogan WoodsideQBToledo
250PatriotsRyan IzzoTEFlorida State
251ChargersJustin JacksonRBNorthwestern
252BengalsRod TaylorGOle Miss
253BengalsAuden TateWRFlorida State
254CardinalsKorey CunninghamOTCincinnati
255BillsAustin ProehlWRNorth Carolina
256RedskinsTrey QuinnWRSMU


Who were the top 10 picks in the 2018 NFL Draft?


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1. Cleveland Browns – Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma)

2. New York Giants – Saquon Barkley (RB, Penn State)

3. New York Jets – Sam Darnold (QB, USC)

4. Cleveland Browns – Denzel Ward (CB, Ohio State)

5. Denver Broncos – Bradley Chubb (LB, NC State)

6. Indianapolis Colts – Quenton Nelson (OG, Notre Dame)

7. Buffalo Bills – Josh Allen (QB, Wyoming)

8. Chicago Bears – Roquan Smith (LB, Georgia)

9. San Francisco 49ers – Mike McGlinchey (OT, Notre Dame)

10. Arizona Cardinals – Josh Rosen (QB, UCLA)


Who were the quarterbacks drafted in 2018?


1. Cleveland Browns – Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma)

3. New York Jets – Sam Darnold (USC)

7. Buffalo Bills – Josh Allen (Wyoming)

10. Arizona Cardinals – Josh Rosen (UCLA)

32. Baltimore Ravens – Lamar Jackson (Louisville)

76. Pittsburgh Steelers – Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State)

108. New York Giants – Kyle Lauletta (Richmond)

171. Dallas Cowboys – Mike White (Western Kentucky)

199. Tennessee Titans – Luke Falk (Washington State)

203. Jacksonville Jaguars – Tanner Lee (Nebraska)

219. New England Patriots – Danny Etling (LSU)

220. Seattle Seahawks – Alex McGough (Florida International)

249. Cincinnati Bengals – Logan Woodside (Toledo)


Who was the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft?


The Cleveland Browns chose Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.


Going into the draft, the class of quarterbacks was heavily debated, with no clear choice for the best player in the bunch. Mayfield, Wyoming’s Josh Allen, USC’s Sam Darnold, Louisville’s Lamar Jackson, UCLA’s Josh Rosen, and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph were each vying for the top spot, and each had unique talents that could put them ahead of the rest.


Mayfield, who began his college career at Texas Tech before transferring to Oklahoma, was college football’s reigning Heisman Trophy winner. In his senior season, he threw for 4,627 yards and 43 touchdowns with just six interceptions.


After the Browns drafted Mayfield, the team signed him to a four-year, $32.6 million rookie contract.


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Who was the third pick in the 2018 NFL Draft?


The New York Jets took USC quarterback Sam Darnold with the third pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Darnold was the second quarterback chosen, after No. 1 pick Baker Mayfield.

Darnold was originally recruited to USC to play linebacker. The Trojans’ coaching staff thought better of it and put the talented athlete at quarterback, and Darnold would go on to lead USC to a Rose Bowl victory as a redshirt freshman.


As a sophomore, Darnold threw for 4,143 yards and 26 touchdowns, but his completion percentage was down and his interceptions were up from the previous season.

The Jets signed Darnold to a four-year, $30.2 million rookie contract.


How many picks were in the 2018 NFL Draft?


There were 256 picks in the 2018 NFL Draft. Quarterbacks were the story of the draft. Starting with No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield, four QBs were taken in the draft’s first 10 picks:

Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Josh Rosen. There were two Heisman-winning quarterbacks taken in the draft; 2017 winner Baker Mayfield and 2016 winner Lamar Jackson.

The 256th and final pick of the draft was SMU wide receiver Trey Quinn, who went to the Washington Redskins (now the Washington Football Team).


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