2014 NFL Draft Order: Final 7-Round Pre-Draft Breakdown

As the hours slowly tick away, the 2014 NFL draft is moving closer. The endless wait has led to a lot of fun speculation and endless rumors about trades and players moving up or down. 

It will almost be sad when the draft is over, because the fun is talking about everything that might happen. But we still have time to break it all down, which is what will happen right now. 

We are going to give you a look at the draft order for all 256 picks followed by a look at which teams figure to be the major players this weekend. 

Round 1

1. Houston Texans 
2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) 
3. Jacksonville Jaguars 
4. Cleveland Browns 
5. Oakland Raiders 
6. Atlanta Falcons 
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
8. Minnesota Vikings 
9. Buffalo Bills 
10. Detroit Lions 
11. Tennessee Titans 
12. New York Giants 
13. St. Louis Rams 
14. Chicago Bears 
15. Pittsburgh Steelers 
16. Dallas Cowboys 
17. Baltimore Ravens 
18. New York Jets 
19. Miami Dolphins 
20. Arizona Cardinals 
21. Green Bay Packers 
22. Philadelphia Eagles 
23. Kansas City Chiefs 
24. Cincinnati Bengals 
25. San Diego Chargers 
26. Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis Colts) 
27. New Orleans Saints 
28. Carolina Panthers 
29. New England Patriots 
30. San Francisco 49ers 
31. Denver Broncos 
32. Seattle Seahawks

Round 2

Pick (overall) 
1 (33). Houston Texans 
2 (34). Washington Redskins 
3 (35). Cleveland Browns 
4 (36). Oakland Raiders 
5 (37). Atlanta Falcons 
6 (38). Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
7 (39). Jacksonville Jaguars 
8 (40). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (41). Buffalo Bills 
10 (42). Tennessee Titans 
11 (43). New York Giants 
12 (44). St. Louis Rams 
13 (45). Detroit Lions 
14 (46). Pittsburgh Steelers 
15 (47). Dallas Cowboys 
16 (48). Baltimore Ravens 
17 (49). New York Jets 
18 (50). Miami Dolphins 
19 (51). Chicago Bears 
20 (52). Arizona Cardinals 
21 (53). Green Bay Packers 
22 (54). Philadelphia Eagles 
23 (55). Cincinnati Bengals 
24 (56). San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City Chiefs) 
25 (57). San Diego Chargers 
26 (58). New Orleans Saints 
27 (59). Indianapolis Colts 
28 (60). Carolina Panthers 
29 (61). San Francisco 49ers 
30 (62). New England Patriots 
31 (63). Denver Broncos 
32 (64). Seattle Seahawks

Round 3

1 (65). Houston Texans 
2 (66). Washington Redskins 
3 (67). Oakland Raiders 
4 (68). Atlanta Falcons 
5 (69). Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
6 (70). Jacksonville Jaguars 
7 (71). Cleveland Browns 
8 (72). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (73). Buffalo Bills 
10 (74). New York Giants 
11 (75). St. Louis Rams 
12 (76). Detroit Lions 
13 (77). San Francisco 49ers (from Tennessee Titans) 
14 (78). Dallas Cowboys 
15 (79). Baltimore Ravens 
16 (80). New York Jets 
17 (81). Miami Dolphins 
18 (82). Chicago Bears 
19 (83). Cleveland Browns (from Pittsburgh Steelers) 
20 (84). Arizona Cardinals 
21 (85). Green Bay Packers 
22 (86). Philadelphia Eagles 
23 (87). Kansas City Chiefs 
24 (88). Cincinnati Bengals 
25 (89). San Diego Chargers 
26 (90). Indianapolis Colts 
27 (91). New Orleans Saints 
28 (92). Carolina Panthers 
29 (93). New England Patriots 
30 (94). San Francisco 49ers 
31 (95). Denver Broncos 
32 (96). Minnesota Vikings (from Seattle Seahawks) 
33 (97). Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection) 
34 (98). Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection) 
35 (99). Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) 
36 (100). San Francisco 49ers (compensatory selection)

Round 4

1 (101). Houston Texans 
2 (102). Washington Redskins 
3 (103). Atlanta Falcons 
4 (104). New York Jets (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 
5 (105). Jacksonville Jaguars 
6 (106). Cleveland Browns 
7 (107). Oakland Raiders 
8 (108). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (109). Buffalo Bills 
10 (110). St. Louis Rams 
11 (111). Detroit Lions 
12 (112). Tennessee Titans 
13 (113). New York Giants 
14 (114). Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore Ravens) 
15 (115). New York Jets 
16 (116). Miami Dolphins 
17 (117). Chicago Bears 
18 (118). Pittsburgh Steelers 
19 (119). Dallas Cowboys 
20 (120). Arizona Cardinals 
21 (121). Green Bay Packers 
22 (122). Philadelphia Eagles 
23 (123). Cincinnati Bengals 
24 (124). Kansas City Chiefs 
25 (125). San Diego Chargers 
26 (126). New Orleans Saints 
27 (127). Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis Colts) 
28 (128). Carolina Panthers 
29 (129). San Francisco 49ers 
30 (130). New England Patriots 
31 (131). Denver Broncos 
32 (132). Seattle Seahawks 
33 (133). Detroit Lions (compensatory selection) 
34 (134). Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) 
35 (135). Houston Texans (compensatory selection) 
36 (136). Detroit Lions (compensatory selection) 
37 (137). New York Jets (compensatory selection) 
38 (138). Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) 
39 (139). Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection) 
40 (140). New England Patriots (compensatory selection)

Round 5

1 (141). Houston Texans 
2 (142). Washington Redskins 
3 (143). Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
4 (144). Jacksonville Jaguars 
5 (145). Cleveland Browns 
6 (146). Seattle Seahawks (from Oakland Raiders) 
7 (147). Atlanta Falcons 
8 (148). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (149). Buffalo Bills 
10 (150). Jacksonville Jaguars (from Detroit Lions) 
11 (151). Tennessee Titans 
12 (152). New York Giants 
13 (153). St. Louis Rams 
14 (154). New York Jets 
15 (155). Miami Dolphins 
16 (156). Chicago Bears 
17 (157). Pittsburgh Steelers 
18 (158). Dallas Cowboys 
19 (159). Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore Ravens) 
20 (160). Arizona Cardinals 
21 (161). Green Bay Packers 
22 (162). Philadelphia Eagles 
23 (163). Kansas City Chiefs 
24 (164). Cincinnati Bengals 
25 (165). San Diego Chargers 
26 (166). Indianapolis Colts 
27 (167). New Orleans Saints 
28 (168). Carolina Panthers 
29 (169). New Orleans Saints (from New England Patriots through Philadelphia Eagles) 
30 (170). San Francisco 49ers 
31 (171). Denver Broncos 
32 (172). Seattle Seahawks 
33 (173). Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection) 
34 (174). New York Giants (compensatory selection) 
35 (175). Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) 
36 (176). Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection)

Round 6

1 (177). Houston Texans 
2 (178). Washington Redskins 
3 (179). Jacksonville Jaguars 
4 (180). Cleveland Browns 
5 (181). Houston Texans (from Oakland Raiders) 
6 (182). Atlanta Falcons 
7 (183). Chicago Bears (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 
8 (184). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (185). Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Buffalo Bills) 
10 (186). Tennessee Titans 
11 (187). New York Giants 
12 (188). St. Louis Rams 
13 (189). Detroit Lions 
14 (190). Miami Dolphins 
15 (191). Chicago Bears 
16 (192). Pittsburgh Steelers 
17 (193). Kansas City Chiefs (from Dallas Cowboys) 
18 (194). Baltimore Ravens 
19 (195). New York Jets 
20 (196). Arizona Cardinals 
21 (197). Green Bay Packers 
22 (198). New England Patriots (from Philadelphia Eagles) 
23 (199). Cincinnati Bengals 
24 (200). Kansas City Chiefs 
25 (201). San Diego Chargers 
26 (202). New Orleans Saints 
27 (203). Indianapolis Colts 
28 (204). Carolina Panthers 
29 (205). Jacksonville Jaguars (from San Francisco 49ers) 
30 (206). New England Patriots 
31 (207). Denver Broncos 
32 (208). Seattle Seahawks 
33 (209). New York Jets (compensatory selection) 
34 (210). New York Jets (compensatory selection) 
35 (211). Houston Texans (compensatory selection) 
36 (212). Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory selection) 
37 (213). New York Jets (compensatory selection) 
38 (214). St. Louis Rams (compensatory selection) 
39 (215). Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection)

Round 7

1 (216). Houston Texans 
2 (217). Washington Redskins 
3 (218). Cleveland Browns 
4 (219). Oakland Raiders 
5 (220). Atlanta Falcons 
6 (221). Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
7 (222). Jacksonville Jaguars 
8 (223). Minnesota Vikings 
9 (224). Buffalo Bills 
10 (225). Carolina Panthers (from New York Giants) 
11 (226). St. Louis Rams 
12 (227). Detroit Lions 
13 (228). Tennessee Titans 
14 (229). Dallas Cowboys (from Chicago Bears) 
15 (230). Pittsburgh Steelers 
16 (231). Dallas Cowboys 
17 (232). Indianapolis Colts (from Baltimore Ravens) 
18 (233). New York Jets 
19 (234). Miami Dolphins 
20 (235). Oakland Raiders (from Arizona Cardinals) 
21 (236). Green Bay Packers 
22 (237). Philadelphia Eagles 
23 (238). Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City Chiefs) 
24 (239). Cincinnati Bengals 
25 (240). San Diego Chargers 
26 (241). St. Louis Rams (from Indianapolis Colts) 
27 (242). San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans Saints) 
28 (243). San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina Panthers) 
29 (244). New England Patriots 
30 (245). San Francisco 49ers 
31 (246). Denver Broncos 
32 (247). Oakland Raiders (from Seattle Seahawks) 
33 (248). Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection) 
34 (249). St. Louis Rams (compensatory selection) 
35 (250). St. Louis Rams (compensatory selection) 
36 (251). Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection) 
37 (252). Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory selection) 
38 (253). Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection) 
39 (254). Dallas Cowboys (compensatory selection) 
40 (255). Atlanta Falcons (compensatory selection) 
41 (256). Houston Texans (compensatory selection)

Team Poised to Make A Big Move Up: San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are turning into the NFC version of the New England Patriots. They are more than willing to trade down and stockpile picks for future years and go off the board to add their kind of player, and they love to take chances in later rounds. (Marcus Lattimore is a prime example). 

However, this year is unlike previous years for Jim Harbaugh's group. The 49ers are still loaded with talent on both sides of the ball, but there are a lot of question marks. Is Aldon Smith going to be suspended by the NFL? If so, for how long? How long will NaVorro Bowman be out? Who is the No. 2 cornerback on the roster? Who is the big-play wide receiver for Colin Kaepernick?

The good news is that two of those questions can be answered at various times in this draft. The wide receiver depth is incredible, with potential starters coming in the second and third rounds. Cornerback is also a position of strength, though that will run out quickly because of team needs. 

One of the biggest rumors leading into the draft, courtesy of ESPN.com's Chris Mortensen, via Rotoworld's Evan Silva, has the 49ers moving way up:

The presumption is that they want to get Sammy Watkins or Mike Evans. A move up from pick No. 30 into the top five would cost the 49ers, but they do have the picks to make something like that happen. They have 11 picks overall and six of the first 100. 

The 49ers could also look to package picks and move into the teens, hoping to get one of the second-tier receivers such as Odell Beckham Jr., Marqise Lee or Brandin Cooks.

It would be uncharacteristic for San Francisco to trade away multiple picks in order to move up, but the Super Bowl window is still open. It's slowly closing, meaning the team has to take advantage of the talent already on the roster while it still can.

Team That Needs to Make a Big Move Down: Washington Redskins

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For all the flak teams such as Jacksonville and Oakland get, the Washington Redskins are the most mismanaged franchise in football. They are still able to add talent in free agency, but the front office has punted so many drafts in recent years. 

The Redskins have gone 12 straight years without having at least one pick in each of the first three rounds. They traded away their first-round pick this year (No. 2 overall) in a deal with St. Louis two years ago that landed them Robert Griffin III. 

Griffin has tremendous potential as a quarterback, even after a bad 2013 season, so it's possible the deal turns out to be a win for the Redskins. But how much would that second pick help the franchise this year?

Instead, Washington is forced to wait until the second round (No. 34 overall) to make a selection. Even though the club has plenty of needs to address with that pick (safety, linebacker), the best thing they can do is try to trade down and add more picks, either this year or in the future. 

Because of the depth in this class, the Redskins can afford to move down and address their needs with a player who has a similar grade to what they want at No. 34 while being able to supplement other positions with more picks. 

Team That Shouldn't Make A Big Move Up: Philadelphia Eagles

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One late-developing rumor, courtesy of The MMQB's Peter King, has the Philadelphia Eagles looking to move up in the first round with the hopes of getting Beckham:

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But the Eagles would have to trade up, and GM Howie Roseman is doing his due diligence, talking to at least two teams in the mid-round neighborhood, when Beckham would likely go. But the cost could be too rich for the Eagles’ blood. They may have to settle for Marqise Lee, who would be some consolation prize.

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If the choice is between Beckham and Lee, there's not a lot of separation between the two when it comes to raw skills. Both players are a shade taller than 5'11" and in the range of 190-200 pounds. 

Beckham had better numbers in 2013, but that was playing with quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who could end up being a second- or third-round draft pick. Lee played with sophomore Cody Kessler, who was a full-time starter for the first time in 2013. 

After Watkins and Evans, there's not a lot of separation between the first-round receivers on the board. The Eagles can sit where they are and get the playmaker they need without sacrificing the rest of their draft. 

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