2014 NFL Draft- First Round

2014 NFL Draft

Draft day finally arrived and after much hype and anticipation, the first pick overall went exactly as expected. Though Manziel was thought to be a top 10 draft pick, only one quarterback earned that distinction.

Rumors swirled for weeks that Texans might trade down or draft a quarterback which was their most pressing need, but after all the speculation, Texans took the top player available in the 2014 draft class.

Here is the entire first round draft:

1. Houston Texans- Jadeveon Clowney- DE- South Carolina

2. St. Louis Rams- Greg Robinson- OT- Auburn

3. Jacksonville Jaguars- Blake Bortles- QB- UCF

4. Buffalo Bills (trade 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 (trade from Minnesota Vikings)- Justin Gilbert- CB- Oklahoma State

9. Minnesota Vikings- Anthony Barr- OLB- UCLA

10. Detroit Lions- Eric Ebron- TE- UNC

11. Tennessee Titans- Taylor Lewan- OT- Michigan

12. NY 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- CJ Mosley- ILB- Alabama

18. NY Jets- Calvin Pryor- S- Louisville

19. Miami Dolphins- Ja'Wuan James- OT- Tennessee

20. New Orleans Saints (trade from Arizona Cardinals)- Brandon Cooks- WR- Morgan State

21. Green Bay Packers- Ha Ha Clinton Dix- S- Alabama

22. Cleveland Browns (traded from Philadelphia Eagles)- Johnny Manziel- QB- Texas A&M

23. KC Chiefs- Dee Ford- DE- Auburn

24. Cincinnati Bengals- Darqueze Dennard- CB- Michigan State

25. San Diego Chargers- Jason Verrett- CB- TCU

26. Philadelphia Eagles- Marcus Smith- DE- Louisville

27. Arizona Cardinals- Deone Buchanan- S- Washington State

28. Carolina Panthers- Kelvin Benjamin- WR- Florida State

29. NE Patriots- Dominique Easley- DE- Florida

30. SF 49ers- Jimmie Ward- S- Northern Illinois

31. Denver Broncos- Bradley Roby- CB- Ohio State

32. Minnesota Vikings (traded from Seattle Seahawks)- Teddy Bridgewater- QB- Louisville