Well the 2014 draft is underway and round one is now history. As expected there were a number of trades and most of the teams picked for need and as expected. As allays some teams did better than others and we particularly like the Seahawks trading out of the first (as we expected) to get extra picks in what is a pretty deep draft. They should still get a great pick at No 40 and will of course save quite a bit too. The deal with the Vikings also makes sense as they have go a decent QB with Pick 32, who they can control for 6 years thanks to the extra year option, which applies to 1st round picks and the franchise tag. We had expected Teddy Bridgwater to go in round one (to the Browns at 26) so it looks a good deal. Anyway here’s the eventual picks:
1. Houston Texans Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2. St. Louis Rams Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3. Jacksonville Jaguars Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
4. Buffalo Bills (from Cleveland Browns) Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
5. Oakland Raiders Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
6. Atlanta Falcons Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
8. Cleveland Browns (from Minnesota Vikings) Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
9. Minnesota Vikings Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
10. Detroit Lions Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
11. Tennessee Titans Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
12. New York Giants Odell Beckham, WR, LSU
13. St. Louis Rams Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
14. Chicago Bears Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
15. Pittsburgh Steelers Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State
16. Dallas Cowboys Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
17. Baltimore Ravens C.J. Mosley, ILB, Alabama
18. New York Jets Calvin Pryor, FS, Louisville
19. Miami Dolphins Ja’Wuan James, OT, Tennessee
20. New Orleans Saints (from Arizona Cardinals) Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
21. Green Bay Packers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, FS, Alabama
22. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles) Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
23. Kansas City Chiefs Dee Ford, DE, Auburn
24. Cincinnati Bengals Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
25. San Diego Chargers Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
26. Philadelphia Eagles (from Colts through Browns) Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville
27. Arizona Cardinals (from New Orleans Saints) Deone Bucannon, SS, Washington State
28. Carolina Panthers Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
29. New England Patriots Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
30. San Francisco 49ers Jimmie Ward, SS, Northern Illinois
31. Denver Broncos Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
32. Vikings (from Seattle) Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville