Ed Oliver will skip houston's bowl game to prepare for the 2019 NFL Draft.

Oliver's decision comes a week after he told the Houston Chronicle that he intended to play in the Cougars' bowl game, despite aggravating a knee injury during the team's regular season finale against Memphis on Nov. 23. 

Oliver is expected to be a top-10 pick in the draft.

The Arizona Cardinals have a 43 percent chance of earning the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and a 99 percent chance of a top-5 pick.

The San Francisco 49ers have a 31 percent change of the No. 1 overall pick and a 95 percent chance of a top-5 pick.

The Oakland Raiders have an 18 percent chance of the top pick and a 94 percent chance of a top-5 pick.

The Cardinals, 49ers and Raiders are all 2-9.

Ten teams passed on Patrick Mahomes, who is the early front-runner for MVP, in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Baker Mayfield believes the Cleveland Browns, who used the No. 1 overall pick on Myles Garrett, should have taken Mahomes.

"Talent wise, I thought he should have been -- I love Myles but ...," he said. "Coming from the Texas Tech system, there are always your skeptics, people doubting the fact that all he did was sit back there and throw the ball. He threw it 88 times in our game (a 66-59 Oklahoma victory over Texas Tech), but when it comes down to it, throwing the ball is throwing the ball, and he's really good at it."