CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's that time of year again...

Draft time....

That's right, the 2018 NFL Draft is April 26-28, only five months away!

After all, we are talking about the Cleveland Browns.

And quarterbacks.

And the Browns never-ending search for a quarterback.

Regardless of how DeShone Kizer plays the rest of this season, I want the Browns to draft a quarterback ... with their top pick.

If Kizer turns out to be a good player ... outstanding! How about the Browns actually having two viable NFL quarterbacks.

Of course, if that happened, I'd probably need to be checked for heart problems. It definitely will have stopped.

ROSEN OR DARNOLD?

Last Saturday, UCLA's Josh Rosen faced USC's Sam Darnold.

The two quarterbacks didn't play against each other, but it was fun to watch them matched up in the same game.

I had seen Darnold more than Rosen. I kind of like Darnold, but it was based more on reputation and a few good games that I watched.

Having a chance to compare Darnold and Rosen, it wasn't even close.

I fell in love with Rosen. He took snaps under center. He did a nice job on play-fakes to running backs when he dropped back to throw.

Rosen played at least some of the time in a pro-style system, and that's a huge advantage.

Rosen just looked more like an NFL quarterback than Darnold.

EARLY MOCK DRAFT

Dane Brugler is one of my favorite draft experts. He is a Northeast Ohio guy, a Mount Union product. His draft guide is worth buying each year.

His first mock draft just came out on NFLDraftscout.com. He based the order of the picks on where the teams rank right now.

With the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, Brugler has your Cleveland Browns selecting ... Sam Darnold, USC.

"If Darnold declares (and that's a big IF), he boasts the instincts and intangibles that put him in the running for the top pick," Brugler wrote.

OK, I have a different idea. I want Rosen.

Brugler sent Rosen to the New York Giants with the No. 3 pick.

"Rosen is far from a clean prospect, but his natural passing skills and arm talent are star quality," Brugler wrote.

And that arm and passing skills are exactly why he is my favorite.

I LOVE WYOMING, BUT ALLEN?

Wyoming is one of my favorite places to hike and visit. I became a Wyoming fan when former Cleveland State assistant basketball coach Larry Shyatt became the head coach of the Cowboys -- and he signed Larry Nance Jr. from Revere.

I tend to watch Wyoming basketball and football games when they pop up on late night TV.

Suddenly, Wyoming has a quarterback prospect. Josh Allen is a projected first-rounder.

His coach is Craig Bohl, the same coach who recruited Carson Wentz at North Dakota State.

Bohl runs the same pro-style offense at Wyoming as he did at North Dakota State. That really helped Wentz adjust quickly to the NFL.

I watched Allen in three games this season. He looks like a very raw Joe Flacco. In the last two seasons, he has completed only 56 percent of his passes. He is more athletic than Flacco.

Most analytics say you want a college quarterback in this era to complete at least 60 percent of his passes. Darnold and Allen are at 62 percent.

Brugler has Allen being the No. 8 pick in the draft, going to Arizona.

"While underdeveloped in several areas, Allen has the physical traits that will drive his draft value into the top 15 selections," Brugler wrote.

I HAVE NO CLUE

Then there's Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.

He has stunning stats: 34 TD passes compared to five interceptions. He completes 71 percent of his passes.

Brugler has Mayfield as the No. 11 pick, going to the L.A. Chargers.

"Mayfield won't be for everyone," Brugler wrote. "But his skill-set and competitive fire will get him drafted in round one."

He's listed at 6-foot-1, 220 pounds. He plays in the Big 12, where it seems no one plays much defense. I'm not going to compare him to Johnny Manziel, because the former Browns quarterback had so many personal problems.

But small quarterbacks from the Big 12 have not had much success, at least in Cleveland. I'm thinking Colt McCoy and Manziel. I'm also thinking Brandon Weeden, who is a big quarterback from the Big 12.

They seem to have trouble adjusting to the NFL game.

OK, fans, it's early draft season.

Let's talk about it.