2018 NFL Draft

2018 NFL Draft

General Information
Date(s)	TBA
Location	TBA
Overview
256 total selections  in 7 rounds
Most selections (9)	Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (5)	New England Patriots

The 2018 NFL draft will be the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players.

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2017 draft.

Round 2

• Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their second-round selection in 2018, as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their first-round selection in 2017 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a conditional fifth-round selection in 2017. If Cleveland receives a compensatory fourth-round selection, it will go to Philadelphia. If Cleveland does not receive a fourth-round compensatory selection, Cleveland will send their fifth-round selection to Philadelphia.^{[source 1]}

Round 4

• Carolina → Cleveland (PD). Carolina traded their fourth-round selection in 2018 and punter Kasey Redfern to Cleveland in exchange for punter Andy Lee and Cleveland's seventh-round selection in 2017.^{[source 2]}
• Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). Minnesota traded a conditional fourth-round selection in 2018, as well as a their first-round selection in 2017 to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford. If Minnesota reaches the 2016 NFC Championship game, the conditional fourth-round selection will upgrade to a third-rounder; if Minnesota wins Super Bowl LI, it will upgrade to a second-rounder.^{[source 3]}

Round 6

• Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection in 2018 to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert. ^{[source 4]}

Round 7

• Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded their seventh-round selection in 2018 to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Kenneth Acker. ^{[source 5]}

Conditional/undetermined

• Baltimore → Los Angeles (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Los Angeles in exchange for wide receiver Chris Givens.^{[source 6]}
• Buffalo → Green Bay (PD). Buffalo traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for linebacker Lerentee McCray.^{[source 7]}
• New England → New Orleans (PD). New England traded a conditional seventh-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for kick returner Jalen Saunders.^{[source 8]}
• New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a conditional fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Eric Rowe. The fourth-round selection can become a third-round selection based on Rowe's playing time in 2016 and 2017.^{[source 9]}

References

Trade references

1. Rosenthal, Gregg (April 20, 2016). "Eagles acquire No. 2 overall draft pick from Browns". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
2. Henson, Max (August 29, 2016). "Panthers trade for Browns punter Andy Lee". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
3. "Vikings trade for Eagles QB Sam Bradford". ESPN. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
4. Patra, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Browns trade Justin Gilbert to Pittsburgh Steelers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
5. Rosinski, Bobby (August 27, 2016). "49ers trade CB Kenneth Acker to Chiefs for seventh-round pick". ESPNCharlotte.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
6. Wagoner, Nick (October 6, 2015). "With Brian Quick back, Chris Givens trade makes sense for all sides". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
7. Wood, Ryan (August 30, 2016). "Packers deal McCray to Bills for draft pick". PackersNews.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
8. Woodbery, Evan (September 1, 2015). "New Orleans Saints trade WR Jalen Saunders to Patriots, source confirms". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
9. "Reports: Eagles trade CB Eric Rowe to Patriots". SI.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

General references