Arizona Republic

With the first round of the NFL playoffs done, three-quarters of the league is on to next season. That means it’s time to look toward this spring’s draft, which runs from April 24-26. Plenty will change between now and then, namely with free agency in mid-March. But this draft is already shaping up to be unique. The top of the draft is filled with quarterback-needy teams. It is not filled with high-end quarterbacks. So the question that will shape the draft is whether those teams pass on quarterbacks or reach for flawed options. With that in mind, here is our first mock draft of the year (without trades):