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2019 NFL Draft: Full Round 1 mock with trades, April Fools’ version

By Peter Panacy

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium during a moment of silence for the victims and those others affected by the Bombing at the Boston Marathon in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Lamar Jackson of Louisville talks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #32 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: Lamar Jackson of Louisville talks with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being picked #32 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Pretty much every mock NFL Draft is an April Fools’ joke, since no mock winds up going according to plan. But here’s another first-round one for all 32 teams with trades!

Welcome to NFL Draft month, everyone. And to celebrate April Fools’ Day, Niner Noise is dishing out yet another full 32-pick mock draft to lay out some perspective on what will happen in Round 1.

This mock will be a bit different than what we’ve published recently, as it will include some trades within the rounds. Why? Well, trades have become just as big a part of the NFL Draft discussion as big boards themselves. Case in point, out of the last 11 quarterbacks taken in Round 1 of the draft, 10 were acquired via a trade. The only exception was Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns a year ago.

No need to make a trade up there, obviously.

This year’s quarterbacking class will have a significant impact on trade-ups and projections, as there are more QB-needy teams than quality first-round signal-callers. The top-drafting Arizona Cardinals are one of those teams, and there’s enough speculation out there to suggest they’ll want to grab Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray at No. 1 overall, too.

Whether or not that happens will have a direct effect on what the San Francisco 49ers do with the No. 2 overall pick.

And what happens with Murray could easily create a run on quarterbacks, which always seem to be the position teams trip over, in terms of draft-day trades.

So while there will be no true April Fools’ Day jokes here — all these projections are real with true intent — let’s celebrate the occasion by dishing out what will be Niner Noise’s final full Round 1 mock before the 2019 NFL Draft itself.

The Cardinals are officially on the clock.