2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 7

Ranking the top 2018 NFL Draft prospects, including Saquon Barkley, Bradley Chubb, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and more
2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 7
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1. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
2. Bradley Chubb, EDGE, N.C. State
3. Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
4. Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame
5. Sam Darnold, QB, USC
6. Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
7. Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
8. Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
9. Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10. Connor Williams, OT, Texas

Minimal movement this week, just flipping Chubb and Fitzpatrick, and not because Fitzpatrick didn’t play well in the Tide’s loss. He did. It’s more to do with the reputation Chubb has grown with the NFL evaluators I talk to. … Ward was a superstar in the Buckeyes’ win over Michigan, and blocked his second kick of the year, something that adds to his value as a potential four-down player in the NFL. … Everyone seems to love Smith as a player. His inclusion in a team’s top tier rides, it seems, on how that team values the linebacker spot.


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Albert Breer
ALBERT BREER

Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to '07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to '08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to '09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe's national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children's Hospital, and their three children.