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This NFL Draft may be all about the QBs

Josh Rosen, UCLA Sam Darnold, USC Josh Allen, Wyoming Lamar Jackson, Louisville Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State J.T. Barrett, Ohio State Mike White, Western Kentucky Kyle Lauletta, Richmond Luke Falk, Washington State
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April 13, 2018

The 2018 NFL Draft is just two weeks away.

This year’s event in Arlington, Texas, may be billed as the year of the quarterback, with USC’s Sam Darnold, UCLA’s Josh Rosen, Oklahoma State’s Mayfield, Louisville’s Jackson and Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph all projected to go in the first round.

» Rating the Top 10 quarterbacks in the 2018 NFL Draft

The Cleveland Browns, who own the first and fourth overall picks, will control the top portion of the NFL draft (April 24-26). They will have two prime opportunities to select a quarterback.

The Atlanta Falcons hold the 26th overall pick in the first round. | Read myAJC for more draft projections

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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