Three NFL teams traded up in 2017 to draft their quarterbacks of the future. The Chicago Bears landed Mitchell Trubisky. Patrick Mahomes II went to the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Houston Texans picked Deshaun Watson.
The deals left their trade partners -- the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, respectively -- in position to control the 2018 draft. The situation, especially for the Browns and Bills, is almost a repeat of 2016-17. In that cycle, the Los Angeles Rams traded up to draft Jared Goff, and the Philadelphia Eagles moved to grab Carson Wentz, putting the Browns and Tennessee Titans in strong position the following year.