NFL Draft: 2018 32-team Round 1 mock, NFL Scouting Combine edition

2018 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock for all 32 teams amid NFL Scouting Combine

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: (L-R) Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers looks on as Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /

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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 26: Mason Rudolph #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys drops back to pass against the Texas Longhorns during the 1st quarter on September 26, 2015 at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /

player. 15. . Quarterback. Oklahoma State. Mason Rudolph. 27

At 39 years old, quarterback Drew Brees is getting very close to the end of his NFL career.

The future Hall of Famer might have a year or two left playing at a high level, which is fine. But that doesn’t mean the New Orleans Saints shouldn’t start thinking about his eventual replacement relatively soon.

Oklahoma State QB Mason Rudolph is likely more of a day-two prospect right now, although a strong NFL Scouting Combine could change things between now and draft day. Still, Rudolph would be a nice quarterback to groom behind one of the best signal-callers in recent NFL history.

And with the Saints suddenly surging back towards the upper echelon of the league last year, he’d be learning from a playoff-caliber supporting cast.

That never hurts.