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You might be thinking it's far too early for a mock draft, but if so, you probably aren't a fan of one of the winless or one-win teams in the NFL right now. If you're a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan or one of those Giants, Chargers, 49ers or Jets faithful hoping for a rebuild, we're here for you.

A mock draft in October won't have the accurate draft order—I use the current NFL standings for that—or every player in the upcoming draft class, but it does give us an early look at team needs and which college players could realistically fill those needs in the first round. Matching needs to value to players is what it's all about this time of year.

Taking into account expected team needs due to trades, free agency and retirements and including all of the top draft-eligible underclassmen, here's how the first round would look.