Every day brings us closer, closer to the moment when the next generation of NFL stars learn their destiny.

And franchises try to lay the foundation for the next dynasty.

Whitney first pick.

This is first draft.

Now alongside NFL Draft Insiders, Melkiper Jr.

and Todd McShea. Here's Chris Brown.

Welcome to the, I guess we can call it the way too early first draft for 2019's draft. We got about 250 days Mel what does your advent

calendar say? I'm worried about Christmas before I worry about the draft.

All right cool yeah so basically how I thought this would work is Mel we just have McShay do a mock draft.

Yeah he already did one.

This will be number two coming up.

I'm Chris Brown.

We have Todd McShay, we have Mel Kuiper, the people you want to hear from.

Bottom line, let's just set the stage for this season.

The players we're going to be watching.

Todd, I think you should get us kicked off. I know you got nine of your top

13 players right now it's early for the 2019 class on the defensive side of the

ball a lot of them on the D line and and you're in Houston and you're about to see Ed Oliver.

Tell us about this guy and why the Aaron Donald Comps might not go away.

You know, there, it's not, there's no such thing as a perfect comparison but when it comes to the quick first step

You know an undersized guy I mean they both I think Aaron Arnold was what?

2 85 I want to say at the combine he was six he

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