So in my Mock Draft 1.0 and Mock Draft 2.0 I had one rule, no trades. It makes things super complicated, and it is way more difficult to predict what trades will happen and how much will be traded. Still, they will happen and it will turn most Mock Drafts into chaos.
That being said, I might as well give it a go.
This the Mock Draft 2.1, which will be a One-Round Mock with LOGICAL trades. I'm not going to pull a Colin Cowherd and project the Patriots trading up to number one to draft Sam Darnold. All of these trades will make a lot of sense, and fit both team (I would say benefit, but sometimes teams don't make smart choices).
I will add what was exchanged after every pick, but other than that the format is the same as the 1.0
1. Cleveland Browns: Josh Allen, Wyoming - QB
2. (Trade) Buffalo Bills: Sam Darnold, USC - QB
The New York Giants receive the 12th pick, the 22nd pick and the 52nd pick from the Bills.
The Bills get the 2nd pick from the Giants.
3. New York Jets: Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma - QB
4. (Trade) New England Patriots: Bradley Chubb, NC State - EDGE
The Cleveland Browns receive the 7th pick from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the 31st pick from the Patriots.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers receive the 23rd pick and the 43rd pick from the Patriots and the 64th pick from the Browns.
The Patriots get the 4th pick from the Browns.
5. Denver Broncos: Josh Rosen, UCLA - QB
6. Indianapolis Colts: Quentin Nelson, Notre Dame - OG
7. Cleveland Browns: Saquan Barkley, Penn State - RB
8. Chicago Bears: Denzel Ward, Ohio State - CB
9. San Francisco 49ers: Roquan Smith, Georgia - ILB
10. Oakland Raiders: Tremaine Edmunds, Virginia Tech - LB
11. Miami Dolphins: Vita Vea, Washington - DT/NT
12. New York Giants: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama - DB
13. Washington Redskins: Da'Ron Payne, Alabama - DT/NT
14. Green Bay Packers: Calvin Ridley, Alabama - WR
15. Arizona Cardinals: Jaire Alexander, Louisville - CB
16. Baltimore Ravens: Orlando Brown, Oklahoma - OT
17. LA Chargers: Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame - OT
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derwin James, Florida State - S
The Seattle Seahawks receive the 23rd and the 64th picks.
The Buccaneers receive the 18th pick and the 120th pick from Seattle.
19. Seattle Seahawks: Josh Jackson, Iowa - CB
The Dallas Cowboys receive Earl Thomas from the Seahawks.
The Seahawks receive the 19th pick from the Cowboys.
20. Detroit Lions: Marcus Davenport, UTSA - DE
21. Cincinnati Bengals: James Daniels, Iowa - C/G
22. New York Giants: Will Hernandez, UTEP - G
23. Seattle Seahawks: Isaiah Wynn, Georgia - G
24. Carolina Panthers: Mike Hughes, UCF - CB
25. Tennessee Titans: Harold Landry, Boston College - EDGE
26. Atlanta Falcons: Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State - LB
27. New Orleans Saints: Arden Key, LSU - DE/EDGE/OLB
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Justin Reid, Stanford - S
29. Jacksonville Jaguars: Hayden Hurst, S. Carolina - TE
30. Arizona Cardinals: Lamar Jackson, Louisville - QB
The Minnesota Vikings receive the 47th pick in 2018 and a third-round pick in 2019 from the Cardinals.
The Cardinals receive the 30th and the 225th picks in 2018 from the Vikings.