2014 NFL Draft First Round Recap And Results
By Tony Fischer
May 8, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Eric Ebron (North Carolina) poses for a photo after being selected as the number ten overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the Detroit Lions at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
This has been one of the most anticipated NFL Drafts in years. Partly because of the extra two weeks of build-up and partly becuase of the depth of talent available. But despite all the uncertainty about who would go number one the draft started like we thought it would two months ago with Jedeveon Clowney.
After the Rams selected offensive tackle Greg Robinson it seemed like the draft would fall short of all the hype.
That is until Cleveland got involved.
Cleveland was the story of the draft trading down out of 4. Trading up out of nine and then trading up to 22. In fact the Browns were involved, indirectly in almost every trade in the first round.
The second biggest story of the first round was the fall of Johnny Manziel who at one point was thought to be the top pick in the draft. Manziel slid down to #22 only to be selected by a team who passed on him twice before, the Cleveland Browns.
As for the Detroit Lions, their pick left fans scratching their heads.
Here are the final results from round 1 of the 2014 NFL Draft
Round 1 Results
1. Houston Texans – DE JeDeveon Clowney –
2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) OL Greg Robinson
3. Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles
4. Buffalo Bills (From Cleveland) WR Sammy Watkins
5. Oakland Raiders LB Khalil Mack
6. Atlanta Falcons OL Jake Matthews
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans
8. Cleveland Browns (From Vikings) – CB Justin Gilbert
9. Vikings (from Cleveland Browns via Buffalo Bills) – Anthony Barr
10. Detroit Lions – TE Eric Ebron
11. Tennessee Titans – OL Taylor Lewan
12. New York Giants – WR Odell Beckham
13. St. Louis Rams – DT Aaron Donald
14. Chicago Bears – CB Kyle Fuller
15. Pittsburgh Steelers – LB Ryan Shazier
16. Dallas Cowboys – OL Zack Martin
17. Baltimore Ravens – LB C.J. Mosely
18. New York Jets – S Calvin Pryor
19. Miami Dolphins OL Ja’Wuan James
20. New Orleans Saints (from Cardinals) – WR Brandin Cooks
21. Green Bay Packers – S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix
22. Cleveland Browns (from Eagles) – QB Johnny Manziel
23. Kansas City Chiefs – DE Dee Ford
24. Cincinnati Bengals CB Darqueze Dennard
25. San Diego Chargers CB Jason Verrett
26. Phildelphia Eagles (from Browns via Colts) – DE Marcus Smith
27. Arizona Cardinals – S Deone Bucannon
28. Carolina Panthers – WR Calvin Benjamin
29. New England Patriots – DT Dominque Easley
30. San Francisco 49ers – S Jimmie Ward
31. Denver Broncos CB Bradley Roby
32. Minnesota Vikings (from Seattle Seahawks) – QB Teddy Bridgewater
The 2014 NFL Draft resumes tomorrow with rounds 2 and 3 starting at 6:30 pm.