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NFL Draft: Early Look at 32-Team Round 1 Mock for 2017

By Peter Panacy

Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; A general view of the stage and podium before the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports /
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Niner Noise takes an early look at the upcoming 2017 NFL Draft and puts together our first mock based off what we know four weeks into the regular season. What will the San Francisco 49ers and the remaining 31 teams do in Round 1?

May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Mike Evans (Texas A&M) poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number seven overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Mike Evans (Texas A&M) poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number seven overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

Who knows what the context will be when the 2017 NFL Draft kicks off many, many months down the road?

We don’t know the draft order. We have only limited knowledge what teams’ needs will be — thank you, free agency — and it’s impossible to state collegiate prospects will stay right at where they’re currently projected.

But we love mocks. Oh, do we love mocks.

And so here it is. Niner Noise gives you our first Round 1 mock draft with just four weeks of NFL action under our belts.

The first quarter of any given season is usually enough evidence to determine strengths and weaknesses of each and every team. Things change, yes, but the picture is much clearer than the offseason or even after all the overreaction from Week 1.

As for the San Francisco 49ers? Well, at 1-3, we can project they’ll have a high draft pick once again when the draft kicks off. And who knows whether or not general manager Trent Baalke will survive to see yet another NFL Draft.

We do have to set one thing straight as a constant — draft order. Since there’s no way to predict it just yet, we’ll simply stick with current Week 5 power rankings, provided by Elliot Harrison of NFL.com. And we won’t suggest any first-round trades either.

Based on these rankings, the 49ers own the No. 4 pick overall.

How does the rest of Round 1 shape up? Let’s take a look starting with the Cleveland Browns.