This season of college football is in its twilight, and the Cleveland Browns will, with mathematical certainty, own the rights to the first overall pick of the 2018 NFL draft. As this year’s crop of blessed pigskin slingers ride into their bowl game sunset, the national conversation naturally seeks to speculate where their narratives may yet lead.
Both USC’s Sam Darnold and UCLA’s Josh Rosen are two of the most-discussed options in contention for Cleveland’s first-overall pick, even amidst the uncertainty as to whether they even will be available for selection. Both Rosen and Darnold are underclassmen and have another year (two for Darnold) of eligibility left in the NCAA.