Saquon Barkley highlights Big Ten in way-too-early 2018 NFL mock drafts

Penn State running back Saquon Barkley and Ohio State will be the Big Ten stories of the 2018 NFL Draft, according to the way-too-early 2018 mock drafts.

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In the four mocks we checked, one day after the 2017 draft concluded, Barkley is the conference's top 2018 prospect in three of them, going as high as No. 2 (SportingNews.com), and the Buckeyes have at least two first-rounders in a trio of them.

See the four mock drafts below.

BleacherReport.com
3. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
15. Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
24. Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
30. Mike Weber, RB, Ohio State

FoxSports.com
8. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
11. Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
13. Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State

SBNation.com
9. Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
13. Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
19. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
22. Mike Weber, RB, Ohio State

SportingNews.com
2. Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
28. Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
30. Troy Fumagali, TE, Wisconsin