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NFL mock draft tracker: Saquon Barkley overwhelming choice for Giants

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In the hours immediately preceding the 2018 NFL Draft, mock drafts have coalesced around Penn State running back Saquon Barkley as the likely choice for the New York Giants Thursday evening.

Barkley was the choice in 23 of the 31 mocks in our final tracker.

This is what tends to happen as many of the NFL’s most well-connected insiders put together their final mock drafts. The picture becomes clearer. As I have been saying all day, at this point it will be a stunning turn of events if the pick for the Giants at No. 2 is anyone other than Barkley.

Here are the results.

2018 Mock Drafts

Mock Player Position School Date
Mock Player Position School Date
NFL.com (Jeremiah) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
NFL.com (Brooks) Bradley Chubb DE N.C. State 4/26
NFL.com (Casserly) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
Draft Analyst (Pauline) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
Draft Countdown Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
ESPN (Kiper} Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
ESPN (McShay) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
Draft Site Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
Draft Tek Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
NFL Draft Scout (Rang) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
NFL Draft Scout (Brugler) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/26
Walter Football (Charlie) Sam Darnold QB USC 4/25
NFL.com (Mayock) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/25
Walter Football Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/25
Washington Post Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/25
NDT Scouting (Tuls) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/25
San Diego Union-Tribune Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/25
CBS Sports (Trapasso) Sam Darnold QB USC 4/24
Draft Wire (Easterling) Josh Rosen QB UCLA 4/24
Pro Football Focus Sam Darnold QB USC 4/24
Pro Football Weekly Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/24
Rotoworld Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/24
Ourlads Bradley Chubb DE N.C. State 4/23
SB Nation Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/23
Newsday (Glauber) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/21
Detroit Free-Press (Birkett) Bradley Chubb DE N.C. State 4/20
Tony Grossi (ESPN Cleveland) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/20
Houston Chronicle (McClain) Josh Allen QB Wyoming 4/20
Houston Chronicle (Wilson) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/20
Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/20
Sporting News (Iyer) Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 4/20