By Jared Ramsden
The first round of the 2014 NFL Draft finally gets going this Thursday night at 8:00 EST. With an extra two weeks longer than normal to prepare for the draft, teams, the players and fans alike are chomping at the bit for the proceedings to get started. With those extra two weeks has come even more smokescreen and misinformation than usual, while “paralysis by analysis” is becoming a common concern in team draft rooms.
Here is a projection of how the first and second round will shake out, minus trades that will no doubt happen. Expect minimum 3-4 trades in the first round, with the potential for a lot more if the quarterbacks start to slide down the draft board.
Round 1:
1 – Houston Texans: Jadeveon Clowney, DE/OLB, South Carolina
2 – St. Louis Rams (from Washington): Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 – Jacksonville Jaguars: Khalil Mack, OLB/DE, Buffalo University
4 – Cleveland Browns: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
5 – Oakland Raiders: Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
6 – Atlanta Falcons: Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
7 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
8 – Minnesota Vikings: Aaron Donald, DT, Pitt
9 – Buffalo Bills: Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 – Detroit Lions: Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
11 – Tennessee Titans: Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA
12 – New York Giants: Zack Martin, OT/OG, Notre Dame
13 – St. Louis Rams: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, FS, Alabama
14 – Chicago Bears: Calvin Pryor, FS, Louisville
15 – Pittsburgh Steelers: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State
16 – Dallas Cowboys: Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
17 – Baltimore Ravens: Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
18 – New York Jets: Odell Beckham Jr, WR, LSU
19 – Miami Dolphins: Cyrus Kouandjio, OT, Alabama
20 – Arizona Cardinals: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
21 – Green Bay Packers: CJ Mosley, ILB, Alabama
22 – Philadelphia Eagles: Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
23 – Kansas City Chiefs: Marqise Lee, WR, USC
24 – Cincinnati Bengals: Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
25 – San Diego Chargers: Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
26 – Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis): Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana
27 – New Orleans Saints: Marcus Martin, OG/C, USC
28 – Carolina Panthers: Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State
29 – New England Patriots: Ra’Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
30 – San Francisco 49ers: Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
31 – Denver Broncos: Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State
32 – Seattle Seahawks: Xavier Su’a-Filo, OG, UCLA
Round 2:
33 – Houston Texans: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
34 – Washington Redskins: Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
35 – Cleveland Browns: Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio State
36 – Oakland Raiders: Blake Bortles, QB, UCF
37 – Atlanta Falcons: Kony Ealy, DE/OLB, Missouri
38 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Joel Bitonio, OG/OT, Nevada
39 – Jacksonville Jaguars: Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois
40 – Minnesota Vikings: Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
41 – Buffalo Bills: Dee Ford, DE/OLB, Auburn
42 – Tennessee Titans: Louis Nix, NT, Notre Dame
43 – New York Giants: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
44 – St. Louis Rams: Demarcus Lawrence, DE/OLB, Boise State
45 – Detroit Lions: Deone Buchanan, SS, Washington State
46 – Pittsburgh Steelers: Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
47 – Dallas Cowboys: Jimmie Ward, SS, Northern Illinois
48 – Baltimore Ravens: Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame
49 – New York Jets: Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State
50 – Miami Dolphins: Gabe Jackson, OG, Mississippi State
51 – Chicago Bears: Jeremy Hill, RB, LSU
52 – Arizona Cardinals: Marcus Smith, OLB/DE, Louisville
53 – Green Bay Packers: Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
54 – Philadelphia Eagles: Lamarcus Joyner, CB/S, Florida State
55 – Cincinnati Bengals: Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech
56 – San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City): Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss
57 – San Diego Chargers: Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU
58 – New Orleans Saints: Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State
59 – Indianapolis Colts: Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
60 – Carolina Panthers: Ja’Wuan James, OT, Tennessee
61 – San Francisco 49ers: Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State
62 – New England Patriots: Tom Savage, QB, Pitt
63 – Denver Broncos: Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt
64 – Seattle Seahawks: Martavis Bryant, WR, Clemson
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