NFL Mock Draft: Packers, Steelers get help on D, Bears take Deshaun Watson

The Tennessee Titans ' 47-25 thumping of the Green Bay Packers was one of several surprising outcomes in a wild Week 10 in the NFL following a wild Saturday in college football.

With wide-open receivers everywhere he looked, Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota reminded viewers of the success he enjoyed for Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12. The Titans could go back out west with Washington's wide receiver and returner John Ross to find the perfect complement to Mariota and their stellar ground game.

With team needs and the pecking order of the top prospects crystallizing as the season goes on, here is my latest early look at what might happen in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

*The selection order is based off of the NFL's Week 10 standings.

1. Cleveland Browns

Jonathan Allen , DE, Alabama Crimson Tide : The quickest way to turn around a franchise is to find a star quarterback, but as fans in Cleveland know all too well, early picks invested in the position are far from a guarantee of success. Unless an underclassmen like Clemson Tigers 's Deshaun Watson , North Carolina Tar Heels 's Mitch Trubisky or Notre Dame Fighting Irish redshirt sophomore DeShone Kizer suddenly catches fire down the stretch, the safer move would be to take Allen, the best player on the best team in college football. The 6-foot-3, 292-pounder offers unique position versatility to go along with the production and intangibles the current regime prioritized in draft picks last spring. Stout against the run and a proven pass rusher with 19 sacks in his past 25 games, Allen would help solidify a defense that currently ranks dead last in total yards allowed.

2. San Francisco 49ers

Myles Garrett , DE, Texas A&M: Like the Browns one pick earlier, the 49ers would love to see a franchise-changing quarterback available here. Unless an underclassmen like Clemson's Deshaun Watson, North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky or Notre Dame redshirt sophomore DeShone Kizer suddenly catches fire down the stretch, the safer move will be to add Garrett, who many scouts feel is the best player in this draft. Garrett has been limited this season with an ankle injury but is a proven difference-maker when healthy. The 6-5, 262-pound junior possesses an explosive first step and rare flexibility to wreak havoc off the edge.

3. Chicago Bears

Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson: Jay Cutler is not the biggest problem for Chicago, but he has shown little evidence over his career that he is the quarterback to lead the Bears back to Super Bowl contention. With little financial penalty looming if the club were to release him early, coach John Fox may elect to add some new blood at the position with Watson, who offers dual-threat potential and the poise Cutler has sometimes lacked.

4. Jacksonville Jaguars

Leonard Fournette , RB, LSU Tigers : The Jaguars have dropped both games since firing offensive coordinator Greg Olson on Oct. 29 and now sit at 2-7. Young quarterback Blake Bortles is regressing and the offense is stagnant. Switching offensive coordinators could create a spark but a longer-term fix would be adding a difference-maker like Fournette to the backfield. With all due respect to Jacksonville's current running backs, Fournette is a freakish talent, boasting the most exciting combination of size, speed and power since Adrian Peterson .

5. New York Jets

Jabrill Peppers , S, Michigan Wolverines : Now as the Jets' head coach and previously as the defensive coordinator in Arizona Wildcats , Todd Bowles has prioritized versatility in his players. Linebacker, safety, cornerback, returner -- put him wherever you would like -- Peppers is a natural playmaker with the instincts and athleticism to carry over his success and versatility into the NFL.

6. Carolina Panthers

Marlon Humphrey , CB, Alabama: Growing pains had to be expected with GM Dave Gettlemen opting to go with youth at cornerback over paying Josh Norman , but the results haven't been pretty. The Panthers could get an immediate boost with Humphrey, Nick Saban's latest star pupil in the secondary.

7. San Diego Chargers

Mike Williams , WR, Clemson: Now fully recovered from the neck injury that forced him to miss virtually all of last season, the 6-3, 220-pound Williams has re-emerged as one of the elite pass-catchers in the country. Athletically, he is said to be in the same class as former Clemson stars Sammy Watkins and DeAndre Hopkins . Williams could be a godsend for a Chargers team lacking healthy playmakers.

8. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles)

John Ross, WR, Washington: The three-headed monster of Marcus Mariota, DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry would be that much more effective with a true speed threat challenging the safeties cheating toward the line of scrimmage. Ross is a DeSean Jackson clone, boasting this year's best combination of acceleration and agility among receivers.

9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jamal Adams , S, LSU: The Bucs' duo of Chris Conte and Bradley McDougald is one of the league's least athletic. Adams possesses the range, agility and playmaking ability to warrant comparison to former LSU (and current Arizona Cardinals ) star Tyrann Mathieu and is bigger at 6-feet, 211 pounds.

10. New Orleans Saints

Malik McDowell , DT, Michigan State Spartans : While rookie Sheldon Rankins still has a chance to make an impact now that he has returned from a fractured fibula and Cam Jordan remains one of the NFL's best, the latest injury to pass rusher Hau'oli Kikaha (torn ACL) only reinforces New Orleans' lack of depth up front. The 6-5, 282 pound McDowell offers position and schematic versatility, winning with both quickness and raw power.

11. Green Bay Packers

Derek Barnett , DE/OLB, Tennessee Volunteers : With edge rushers Julius Peppers , Nick Perry and Datone Jones all in the final year of their respective deals, the Packers will once again be looking for help at the position. The 6-3, 257-pound Barnett lacks the length and pure explosiveness scouts would prefer, but he's a well-rounded player who combines quickness, strength and technique to be effective against the pass and run, alike.

12. Indianapolis Colts

Dalvin Cook , RB, Florida State Seminoles : Adding some juice to the backfield in Indianapolis could be the perfect way to support Andrew Luck and few are better than Cook, who last season shattered Florida State's all-time single-season all-purpose record with 1,691 yards -- nearly 450 more than the great Warrick Dunn registered 20 years earlier.

13. Buffalo Bills

JuJu Smith-Schuster , WR, Southern California Trojans : As long as defensive-minded head coach Rex Ryan is calling the shots, the Bills will have to find unique athletes at the skill positions to make up for a lack of creative play-calling. Pairing the physical and highly competitive Smith-Schuster with the explosive Sammy Watkins would give the Bills a legitimate 1-2 punch on the perimeter.

14. Pittsburgh Steelers

Sidney Jones IV, CB, Washington: The great Steelers teams of the 1970s were best known for their ferocious Steel Curtain defense. The stars for the current squad, however, play on offense. As long as the Steelers' plan is to throw the ball all over the field, reinforcing the secondary will be an annual priority. Jones isn't as long or physical as last year's first-round pick Artie Burns but he is a superb athlete with pure cover skills.

15. Cincinnati Bengals

Cam Robinson , OL, Alabama: With starting left tackle Andrew Whitworth and right guard Kevin Zeitler pending free agents, the Bengals could be looking for young blockers in next spring's draft. Robinson has started at left tackle for the Tide, but some feel he projects better inside at guard or at right tackle due to his size (6-6, 310) and power in the running game.

16. Arizona Cardinals

Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina: Poor performances and injury concerns for Carson Palmer have rekindled questions about the Cardinals' long-term plans at the position. Scouts are intrigued by the strong-armed and accurate Trubisky, but cautious, as this is his first season as a starter. He could be a particularly good fit in Bruce Arians' offense.

17. Tennessee Titans

Reuben Foster , LB, Alabama: Titans general manager Jon Robinson cut his teeth in New England, where Bill Belichick repeatedly invested early picks in explosive linebackers. Foster was overshadowed a year ago by SEC Defensive Player of the Year Reggie Ragland , but he's a better athlete and arguably the most feared hitter in college football.

18. Miami Dolphins

Teez Tabor , CB, Florida Gators : Miami may be rethinking the decision to release playmaking cornerback Brent Grimes . He recorded four of the five interceptions by Dolphins cornerbacks in 2015 and Miami's three picks this season are tied for second worst in the NFL. Interceptions aren't a problem for the trash-talking Tabor, who is tied for the SEC lead with four already this season.

19. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia)

Zach Cunningham , ILB, Vanderbilt Commodores : Hue Jackson and his staff deserve credit for an improving offense. The defense remains a quagmire, despite several premium draft picks being spent on the unit in recent years. With the need for an edge rusher filled with the trade for former New England Patriots standout Jamie Collins , the Browns could double down at linebacker with the explosive Cunningham.

20. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota)

Desmond King , CB, Iowa Hawkeyes : While rookie quarterback Carson Wentz earned most of the hype, a big reason for Philadelphia's early success this season has been a vastly improved defense. That was not the case in back-to-back division losses to the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants , when the Eagles' secondary was torched. While perhaps lacking in straight-line speed, King's instincts, physicality and ball skills are top notch.

21. Baltimore Ravens

Tim Williams , OLB, Alabama: Terrell Suggs remains a marvel at 34, leading the Ravens with five sacks through eight games but his 32-year old counterpart, Elvis Dumervil , has missed most of the season with a mysterious foot ailment. Possessing a lightning-quick burst off the snap, Williams has starred as a rush specialist for Alabama (GM Ozzie Newsome's alma mater) and could play an even greater role in the pass-happy NFL after learning from Suggs and Dumervil.

22. Detroit Lions

Christian McCaffrey , RB, Stanford Cardinal : The Lions have just three rushing touchdowns (by three different players) through nine games, just one more than the league-worst Houston Texans. Adding a playmaker like McCaffrey might finally give Matthew Stafford the complementary rushing threat he has lacked in Detroit. McCaffrey has struggled a bit with injuries this season but he's a proven difference-maker as a runner, receiver and returner.

23. New York Giants

O.J. Howard , TE, Alabama: Rookie Sterling Shepard has diversified the Giants' offense, but the team remains too reliant upon Odell Beckham Jr. and is in need of more weapons, especially down the seam. Howard lacks the flashy statistics most often associated with first-round prospects, but he is a freakish athlete at 6-6, 242 pounds who may very well wind up being more productive in the NFL than he has been for the Crimson Tide.

24. Seattle Seahawks

Takkarist McKinley , OLB/DE, UCLA Bruins : The Seahawks already have a good pass rush but Pete Carroll and John Schneider are known to gamble early on freakish athletes. McKinley, the Pac-12's current sack leader, is certainly that, running a 10.58 100 meters in his first year of track in high school. McKinley may lack ideal length at 6-2, 258 pounds but he's explosive, tenacious and potentially capable of helping Seattle's pass rush and at strongside linebacker.

25. Atlanta Falcons

Bucky Hodges , TE, Virginia Tech Hokies : There is a surprise in every first round and if Atlanta opted to ignore its defense in favor of another skill-position player, this might qualify. At 6-6, 245, Hodges could be an ideal complement down the seam to Julio Jones , Mohammed Sanu and Atlanta's two-headed monster at running back.

26. Washington Redskins

Justin Evans ,S, Texas A&M: In previous stops in Seattle, San Francisco and Green Bay, Washington GM Scot McCloughan saw in person the benefit of building around play-making defensive backs. Evans, a heavy hitter currently tied for the SEC lead with four interceptions, would complement the signing of cornerback Josh Norman.

27. Houston Texans

Lowell Lotulelei , NG, Utah Utes : The Texans have quietly assembled one of the better young rosters in the NFL. One of the obvious exceptions is at nose guard, where the aging (34) and increasingly rotund (listed at 325) Vince Wilfork is still eating up blocks. Like his older brother Star, Lotulelei offers power and bulk at the point of attack and could earn early-round consideration if he continues to develop.

28. Denver Broncos

Ryan Ramczyk , OT, Wisconsin Badgers : The Broncos gave veteran left tackle Russell Okung a one-year "show me" type of deal but his play in Denver has thus far been just as inconsistent as it was in Seattle. Ramczyk has been one of this year's most pleasant surprises, starring at left tackle for the Badgers after transferring from D-III UW-Stevens Point. The 6-6, 314-pounder is long and surprisingly agile, making him a potentially perfect fit in Gary Kubiak's zone blocking scheme.

29. Kansas City Chiefs

Dan Feeney , G, Indiana Hoosiers : Former offensive line coach Andy Reid prioritizes athleticism and smarts among his blockers, one of the reasons why his clubs consistently rank among the best at running draws and screens. This is precisely where Feeney excels, projecting as an upgrade over Kansas City's current starting guards Parker Ehinger and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif .

30. Oakland Raiders

Taco Charlton , DE, Michigan: The Raiders envisioned an immediate improvement in the pass rush by pairing pricey free-agent addition Bruce Irvin with young superstar Khalil Mack . Though the wins are up in Oakland, sacks are down with the Raiders registering just 13 through their first nine games (second worst in the NFL). Charlton possesses exciting initial quickness and bend given his 6-5, 272-pound frame.

31. Dallas Cowboys

Carl Lawson , DE, Auburn Tigers : While all of the focus has been on the Dallas offense with rookie sensations Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott , there is concern on the defense, especially given the team's weak pass rush. Lawson has struggled with durability throughout his career but when healthy, the explosive pass rusher is a proven difference-maker.

32. New England Patriots

Dawuane Smoot, DE, Illinois: With Jamie Collins traded to Cleveland and Dont'a Hightower , Jabaal Sheard and Chris Long each in the final year of their respective deals, the Patriots will likely be focusing on edge defenders in the 2017 draft. The 6-3, 255-pound Smoot is part of a two-headed monster for Lovie Smith and the Fighting Illini, registering 12.5 tackles for loss through the first 10 games.