This years draft is deep one with tons of talent all over the board. What stands out about this class is the offensive weapons that are presented in not just Round 1 but Round 2-3 as well.. Here is what your 2014 NFL Draft will look like at the completion of Round 1 tomorrow.
#1. Houston Texans
Selection: Jadeveon Clowney, DE South Carolina
#2. Oakland Raiders (acquired from STL)
Selection: Sammy Watkins, WR Clemson
- Oakland resigned Darren McFadden and brought in Maurice Jones-Drew in the off-season. They helped their front-7 with Justin Tuck and Lamar Woodley. Looks like Oakland wants to win now and Watkins will help an offense that lacks a big time play-maker.
#3 Jacksonville Jaguars
Selection: Khalil Mack, OLB Buffalo
- Perfect fit for Gus Bradley's defense.
#4. Cleveland Browns
Selection: Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M
-The Browns need a face to their franchise and Manziel would accomplish that quickly.
#5. St. Louis Rams
Selection: Jake Matthews, OT Texas A&M
-Rams trade back and still have their selection of the first tackle off the board. Mathews will be an All-Pro and I like his blood-lines in the NFL.
#6 Atlanta Falcons
Selection: Taylor Lewan, OT Michigan
-Robinson isn't a great pass protector and the Falcons need to protect Matt Ryan. Lewan is nasty and physical and is exactly what Atlanta lacks on their offensive line to play against physical defensive fronts.
#7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Selection: Mike Evans, WR Texas A&M
- His size and speed is perfect for Josh McCown who had two big receivers in Marshall and Jeffery in Chicago. Evans will compliment Vincent Jackson very nicely.
#8 Minnesota Vikings
Selection: Blake Bortles, QB UCF
- The Vikings despertaely need a QB and can opt to trade out. If their stuck, I think Bortles has the potential to be a very solid QB.
#9 Buffalo Bills
Selection: Greg Robinson, OT Auburn
- Bills get a gift here at #9 stealing one of the top tackles. Robinson will fall because hes not fully developed like the other two. Miami will be calling up to get a tackle so don't be surprised if the Dolphins trade with Minnesota.
#10 Miami Dolphins (acquired from the Lions)
Selection: Zach Martin, OT-G-C Notre Dame
-With the loss of Johnathan Martin and Richie Icognito, the Dolphins desperately need help on the offensive line. Martin can come in and play all three positions on the line. He is a perfect fit for a Miami team trying to win now.
#11 Tennessee Titans
Selection: Darqueze Dennard, CB Michigan State
#12 New York Giants
Selection: Aaron Donald, DT Pittsburgh
-The Giants lost Lindval Joseph to free agency and must fill a major need at defensive tackle. Donald has the potential to be a dominant player in the NFL.
#13 Baltimore Ravens (Acquired from STL)
Selection: Odell Beckham Jr., WR LSU
-The Ravens see Beckham falling and jump ahead of Pittsburgh to grab the dynamic play maker from LSU. He would be a nice weapon for Joe Flacco and help an offense that lacked big play potential last season.
#14 Chicago Bears
Selection: Calvin Pryor, S Louisville
-Pryor fits perfect in the Bears secondary giving them a player who can play near the line of scrimmage and against the run.
#15 Pittsburgh Steelers
Selection: Kyle Fuller, CB Virginia Tech
- Steelers desperately need help at cornerback and Fuller is physical and plays the run. Virginia Tech has put out some good defensive backs in the NFL and Fuller will continue upon that trend.
#16 Dallas Cowboys
Selection: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S Alabama
- Clinton-Dix is a very good safety and will help an awful Dallas secondary right away.
#17 St. Louis Rams
Selection: Eric Ebron, TE North Carolina
-Ebron will fall because of his lack of ability to block. However, at 17 he is the best player avaliable and the Rams can grab a play maker and put him alongside tight end Jared Cook. Two good tight ends worked in New England and it can definelty help St. Louis. Speed on the outside with Austin, Bailey, and Givens and athletes in Ebron and Cook down the seam should lead to a lot of points.
#18 New York Jets
Selection: Brandin Cooks, WR Oregon State
- Had better combine numbers than Tavon Austin did last season. Cooks is a very good value pick here and fills a need for the Jets.
#19 Detroit Lions
Selection: Justin Gilbert, CB Oklahoma State
- The Lions were stuck in no wheres land at 10 and will be better off with extra picks and trading back. The Lions need a cornerback and 10 was too high for one. Trade back and still get a top corner in the draft in Gilbert is the right move for Detroit.
#20 Arizona Cardinals
Selection: C.J. Mosley, ILB Alabama
- Most people think the Cardinals will draft a QB here but I think for a team who was on the brink of the playoffs, addressing a need is more important. Mosley would help an already solid defense and could be the leader for years to come. At #20 this is a very good pick.
#21 Green Bay Packers
Selection: Ryan Shazier, OLB Ohio State
#22 Philadelphia Eagles
Selection: Marqise Lee, WR USC
-Fits Chip Kelly's offense perfect and his drop off last season was due to an awful football team with a bad quarterback. Plus the injury didn't help Lee either. However, I'm sure Kelly remembers Lee's stats against him in his last season at Oregon. 12 receptions for 157 yards and 2 touchdowns and in his freshmen season 8 grabs for 187 and a touchdown.
#23 Tennessee Titans (acquired from KC)
Selection: Derek Carr, QB Fresno State
-Titans trade back up for their quarterback to make sure the teams who passed early in the first don't grab Carr in the early second. Locker is too injury-prone to rely on.
#24 Cinncinati Bengals
Selection: Jason Verrett, CB TCU
#25 San Diego Chargers
Selection: Anthony Barr, OLB UCLA
#26 Cleveland Browns
Selection: Davante Adams, WR Fresno State
#27 New Orleans Saints
Selection: Bruce Ellington, WR South Carolina
- Super athletic and is developing into a very solid wide receiver. Will be an explosive player in Sean Payton's offense.
#28 Carolina Panthers
Selection: Morgan Moses, OT Virginia
-Panthers need help at wide receiver desperately but with the depth at the position, offensive line will be addressed first.
#29 St. Louis Rams
Selection: Teddy Bridgewater, QB Louisville
- The Rams traded back twice acquiring numerous picks. They can make a jump here and make sure they get the QB they want. Mathews, Ebron and Bridgewater would be a hell of a night for STL with more picks on day 2 and 3.
#30 San Francisco 49ers
Selection: Cody Latimer, WR Indiana
-The 49ers can go in many different directions but helping an offense that struggled in the passing game could be the best choice if they don't look to move up.
#31 Denver Broncos
Selection: Kony Early, DE Missouri
#32 Seattle Seahawks
Selection: Stephon Tuitt, DE Notre Dame
Notes on the 2014 NFL Draft:
Stay away from Nick Saban's players. Alabama may be the best program in college football but the programs players have not worked out at the next level. Trent Richardson had a disappointing year last year as well as Mark Barron. Dre Kirkpatrick has been average at best for the Bengals and Kareem Jackson is a below average corner. Courtney Upshaw and Dont'a Hightower have done nothing since being drafted, as well as Mark Ingram. Rolando McClain is out of the NFL because of off the field issues and Marcel Dareus just got arrested this week. Dee Milliner struggled early last year and Chance Warmack was a non-impact player for Tennessee and is overweight coming into this off-season. Besides Julio Jones, Alabama products have been...well overrated.
Kyle Fuller is the best cornerback in the class. Virginia Tech has put good corners in the league such as DeAngelo Hall, Brandon Flowers, and Kam Chancellor. Fuller is physical and plays the run.
Johnny Manziel will be the only remaining starting quarterback from this class in four years. I think this class is overrated and has a lot of bust potential. Blake Bortles can develop but I think he will be an average starter in the league.
Zach Martin, Stephon Tuitt and Louis Nix III will all be solid players in the NFL. Notre Dame players have been solid NFL players and all three of their top prospects this year have potential to be pro-bowl players at the next level.
Clowney will have a similar type career to Julius Peppers. Peppers was a freak coming out of North Carolina but people questioned his work ethic and if he played with the same intensity every play. The same is asked about Clowney. I think Clowney will be good early based on pure athletic ability but as he ages he will be just like every other defensive end. I think him standing up at outside linebacker in a 3-4 is not a good situation for him.
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