The hottest player in the draft won’t be in Dallas this week. No, there haven’t been any change of plans for the draft’s top prospects. That player is Baker Mayfield, the Oklahoma signal-caller who has become the talk of the draft as it approaches.
Three days before Thursday’s draft, reports have emerged that Mayfield is not only a possibility as a top-three pick, but could go No. 1 to the Browns. Dan Patrick said on his show that Cleveland is deciding between Mayfield and Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen for the No. 1 pick, a report that Browns reporter Dustin Fox seconded — which would qualify as stunning.