The 2017 NFL Draft ~ Minnich's Mini Mock Draft

Everything I have heard or read online is that this first round may be the most difficult to forecast, and that is squarely upon the Cleveland Browns.  For the record, I am holding out hope for a trade with New England at pick 12 that will nab the Browns Jimmy Garoppolo, but I realize that this is extremely remote.  Nonetheless, below are my projections on what the first twelve picks may look like.

For the record...I am hoping Daryl Ruiter is correct, and this comes to pass (See tweet below)

I believe Myles Garrett will be the pick at No. 1 & #Browns trade up from 12 into top 8 will be for Jamal Adams or Malik Hooker not a QB

— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) April 27, 2017

1. CLE:  Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2. SF:  Jamal Adams, S, LSU
3. CHI:  Solomon Thomas, DL, Stanford
4. JAX:  Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
5. CLE (trade from TEN):  Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
6. NYJ:  Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
7. LAC:  Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State
8. CAR:  Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
9. CIN:  Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabam
10. BUF:  OJ Howard, TE, Alabama (the player I want with the 2nd first round pick)
11. NO:  Reuben Foster, LB, Alabama
12. TEN:  Mike Williams, WR, Clemson

Bonus:  IF Cleveland can pull off a trade for Garoppolo with NE at pick 12, the Patriots may be looking at Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin