With a little less than 100 days until the 2018 NFL Draft, NFL.com analyst Daniel Jeremiah released his first take on how he believes the opening round will unfold.
In his "Mock Draft 1.0", Jeremiah projects two Bulldogs will be selected in the first round: linebacker Roquan Smith and offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn.
Jeremiah has Smith going 10th overall to the Oakland Raiders. The Butkus Award winner, was highly considered the top linebacker in the nation. Smith decided to forgo his senior season at Georgia and enter the draft after leading the Bulldogs with 137 total tackles.
“Smith is a bit undersized (6-foot-1, 225 pounds), but he makes plays sideline to sideline and provides a physical presence in the middle of the field,” Jeremiah wrote.
Jeremiah predicts the Los Angeles Rams will select Wynn 23rd overall. Wynn was a steady force on Georgia’s offensive line this season. The left tackle helped Georgia’s running back duo of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel become one of the top rushing tandems in the country. Jeremiah wrote he could see Wynn move to offensive guard in the NFL, which is the position he played at Georgia prior to his senior season.
“Wynn was an undersized offensive tackle (6-foot-2, 302 pounds at Georgia, but I believe he has Pro Bowl potential as an interior offensive lineman,” Jeremiah wrote.
