Each year, NFL general managers are left with a league-old draft conundrum: Should they pick a player who fills an immediate need, or should they take the best player on their board'Sometimes, teams are lucky enough that the best player on the board also happens to fill an immediate need. However, not every franchise is so fortunate, leaving NFL front offices with tough decisions.Below you can find a 2018 NFL mock draft as well as three teams who may choose the former route and fill significant needs on their respective rosters.2018 NFL Mock Draft1. Cleveland Browns:Penn State RB Saquon Barkley2. New York Giants: USC QB Sam Darnold3. Indianapolis Colts: North Carolina EDGE Bradley Chubb4. Cleveland Browns:Oklahoma QBBaker Mayfield5. Buffalo Bills (proposed trade with Denver Broncos): UCLA QBJosh Rosen6. New York Jets:Wyoming QB Josh Allen7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick8. Chicago Bears: Notre Dame OG Quenton Nelson9. San Francisco 49ers: Virginia Tech LB Tremaine Edmunds10. Oakland Raiders: Georgia LB Roquan Smith11. Miami Dolphins:Florida State S Derwin James12. Denver Broncos (proposed trade with Buffalo Bills): Texas OT Connor Williams13. Washington Redskins:Washington DT Vita Vea14. Green Bay Packers:Ohio State CB Denzel Ward15. Arizona Cardinals:Louisville QB Lamar Jackson16. Baltimore Ravens:Alabama WR Calvin Ridley17. Los Angeles Chargers:Alabama DT Da'Ron Payne18. Seattle Seahawks: Notre Dame OT Mike McGlinchey19. Dallas Cowboys:SMU WR Courtland Sutton20. Detroit Lions: UTSA EDGE Marcus Davenport21. Cincinnati Bengals (tradewith Buffalo Bills):Alabama LB Rashaan Evans22.Denver Broncos (proposed trade with Buffalo Bills):Ohio State OG Billy Price23. Los Angeles Rams: Boston College EDGE Harold Landry24. Carolina Panthers: Alabama S Ronnie Harrison25. Tennessee Titans:Michigan DT Maurice Hurst26. Atlanta Falcons:Florida DT Taven Bryan27. New Orleans Saints:Texas A&M WR Christian Kirk28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Boise State LB Leighton Vander Esch29. Jacksonville Jaguars: Notre Dame WREquanimeous St. Brown30. Minnesota Vikings:Georgia OG Isaiah Wynn31. New England Patriots: UCF CB Mike Hughes32. Philadelphia Eagles: LSU RB Derrius Guice Notre Dame OT Mike McGlinchey: Seattle SeahawksAccording to Football Outsiders, the 2017 Seattle Seahawks offensive line ranked second-last in adjusted line yards and tied for seventh-last in adjusted sack rate. Seattle running backs also finished with the worst yards-per-carry mark in the NFL.The pass-protection numbers may have been worse if not for the scrambling ability of quarterback Russell Wilson, who is arguably the best in the NFL in terms of avoiding rushes and making something out of nothing.With the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers significantly beefing up their rosters this year, the Seahawks need to find ways to stay competitive within the NFC West. It starts up front by shoring up a position of need through the draft.In the above scenario, Mike McGlinchey of Notre Dame is the best remaining offensive lineman. Lance Zierlein of NFL Media noted that McGlinchey's instincts and technique are "pro-ready."Zierlein also said the offensive linemancould stand to add more strength and shows some "inconsistencies" on tape. But he was also a three-year starter at Notre Dame and a consensus All-American in 2017.Look for McGlinchey to be an opening-day starter wherever he goes (perhaps at right tackle), and the guess here is that location is Seattle. Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick: Tampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers allowed the most passing yards per game last season (261), which was nine more than the next-closest team. The Bucs were also fourth-last in yards allowed per attempt (7.8), sixth-worst in quarterback rating allowed (94.6) and fourth-worst in completion percentage allowed (67.6).The Bucs need to shore up their secondary if they want to compete in a tough NFC South that saw three teams make the playoffs in 2017. Each of the Bucs' divisional opponents has elite offensive talent in the passing game, so Tampa Bay must find some reinforcements.The good news is the demand for and supply of quarterbacks this year is quite high, and it's conceivable that four will go within the first six picks. That could leave Tampa Bay with some of the best non-quarterbacks available when it's time for the No. 7 selection, and Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick is someone the Bucs should strongly consider.Fitzpatrick is ranked No. 4 overall in Matt Miller of Bleacher Report's latest big board, and he also called the former Alabama star the most NFL-ready safety in this year's draft class.NFL Media analyst Daniel Jeremiah rankedFitzpatrick No. 5 and said he could be a bigger version of Tyrann Mathieu, who was a Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro in 2015.While the Bucs could go another route at No. 7 (perhaps Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelsonif he's available), Fitzpatrick may be too hard to ignore.Alabama WR Calvin Ridley: Baltimore RavensOnly one team averaged fewer than six yards per pass attempt last season, and that was the Baltimore Ravens, who clocked in at 5.7. No pass-catcher had more than four touchdowns, no wide receiver caught more than 52 passes and no one on the roster managed to eclipse 750 receiving yards.The Ravens' second-leading wide receiver last year, Jeremy Maclin,was also released Wednesday, leaving a starting position empty in the depth chart.Given how the draft may shake out, it's possible the Ravens could grab the top receiver on their draft board at No. 16.Alabama wide receiver Calvin Ridley could be that player. Yes, he had a rough appearance at the NFL Scouting Combine, withThree Sigma Athletereporting that Ridley had the worst SPARQ score of any wideout who participated (h/tRotoworld).However, Ridley has still drawn high praise from draft analysts. Zierlein's pro comparison for Ridley is former superstar Indianapolis Colts wideout Marvin Harrison. Mike Mayock of NFL Network listedRidley as the No. 1 wide receiver in this year's draft. And Todd McShay of ESPNsaidRidley"runs terrific routes and creates well after the catch"(h/t Logan Levy ofBaltimoreBeatdown).McShay also mocked Ridley to the Ravens, and that seems like an appropriate fit given Baltimore's need. The Ravens may think another wideout has better pro prospects than Ridley, but wideout seems to be the front-runner for Baltimore's first pick.
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