NFL Draft Order 2013: Complete 7-Round Breakdown

The 2013 NFL draft is just around the corner, which means it’s time to figure out precisely where your favorite team will be selecting in this year's extremely deep crop of prospects.

Over the course of three days, plenty can happen, and there are always diamonds in the rough begging for an opportunity to prove scouts wrong by thriving in the pros. In other words, it’s well worth paying attention even in the latter rounds for diehard football fanatics.

Here is a breakdown of the biggest storylines entering draft day, followed by the complete seven-round order.

Front-Seven Franchise Cornerstones

Whether it’s defensive ends, linebackers or hybrid playmakers, there are a plethora of sack specialists in this bunch. As many as four have a shot at going in the top 10, including former Oregon defensive end Dion Jordan, LSU’s Barkevious Mingo, freakish BYU athlete Ezekiel Ansah and Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones.

Jordan, Mingo and Ansah are all relatively raw, while Jones is a proven commodity but struggled during his pro day in Athens.

That makes the top of the draft all the more difficult to project. Almost more impressive is the group of defensive tackles, though.

Florida standout Sharrif Floyd is a surefire top-five pick, and thanks to a stellar workout by Star Lotulelei in Salt Lake City, he may have garnered himself similar status.

Also watch for Missouri’s Sheldon Richardson, who hasn’t been as highly touted as the aforementioned prospects. Richardson should fit in with a fringe playoff contender and stand out as a rookie due to his versatility across the defensive front.

Where Are the Franchise Quarterbacks?

Geno Smith should be the first QB off the board due to the X-factor he brings with his 4.59 speed in the 40-yard dash. Although he didn’t take off much in college, he brings more upside in that regard than any of the others in his class.

This isn’t quite the incredible group from a year ago that produced Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Ryan Tannehill. However, there is still a possibility that two are off the board relatively early.

The top candidates to be chosen as franchise saviors have to be Smith and USC prolific passer Matt Barkley. Also look for ex-Syracuse signal-caller Ryan Nassib to be a possible surprise early on, particularly to reunite with his college head coach Doug Marrone, who’s now the head coach of the Buffalo Bills.

However, the Bills signed Kevin Kolb, the Oakland Raiders snagged Matt Flynn in a trade and the Arizona Cardinals did the same for Carson Palmer.

Those QB transactions prompted this tweet from ESPN's Adam Schefter:

Other 2013 signal-callers to watch include Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson, cannon-armed NC State quarterback Mike Glennon and the underrated Zac Dysert from Miami of Ohio. He’s not quite Ben Roethlisberger, but Dysert possesses an NFL-caliber arm, solid mechanics and exceptional downfield throwing ability.

What may happen instead is that teams with questionable quarterback situations will place priority on stocking up on protection. Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M, Eric Fisher of Central Michigan and Lane Johnson from Oklahoma are all considered guaranteed franchise left tackles.

Also look for guard Jonathan Cooper to come off the board early. The former North Carolina Tar Heel is the best pass-protecting guard in the draft, and is more athletic and nimble than Alabama’s Chance Warmack, although Warmack may go even earlier than Cooper.

Entertaining Passing Attacks Will Continue to Define NFL

Considering how deep this class also is at both receiver and cornerback, there should be even more heated competition on the outside.

NFL Network’s Charley Casserly had five wideouts taken in the first round in his mock from March 25—and there are plenty of other intriguing prospects waiting in Round 2.

Geno Smith’s West Virginia Mountaineers teammate Tavon Austin is one to watch for in particular. Most of the others are bigger, more physical receivers, but Austin has the potential to be lethal in the slot, out of the backfield and as a returner. That triple-threat capability may allow him to be the first or second receiver off the board.

Tennessee product Cordarrelle Patterson is similarly versatile but has much better size, although he did play for the Volunteers for just one season. His teammate, WR Justin Hunter, will also be looked at in the first 32 picks.

On the other side of the ball, Alabama Crimson Tide star Dee Milliner leads the defensive backs and has potential to be a shutdown corner at the next level. Not to be discounted is Florida State’s Xavier Rhodes, who plays physically and has the frame to match up with big-bodied NFL receivers right away.

Other exciting ball hawks that will be roaming secondaries soon enough on Sundays include Texas Longhorns safety Kenny Vaccaro, who is the clear-cut top safety. Due to his exceptional coverage ability and fearlessness in the box, he should be an instant factor. Based on team needs, he shouldn't fall outside of the top 20. 

Complete Draft Order Breakdown

Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	1	1	1
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	2	2
Oakland Raiders	1	3	3
Philadelphia Eagles	1	4	4
Detroit Lions	1	5	5
Cleveland Browns	1	6	6
Arizona Cardinals	1	7	7
Buffalo Bills	1	8	8
New york Jets	1	9	9
Tennessee Titans	1	10	10
San Diego Chargers	1	11	11
Miami Dolphins	1	12	12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	13	13
Carolina Panthers	1	14	14
New Orleans Saints	1	15	15
St. Louis Rams	1	16	16
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	17	17
Dallas Cowboys	1	18	18
New York Giants	1	19	19
Chicago Bears	1	20	20
Cincinnati Bengals	1	21	21
St. Louis Rams (via WAS)	1	22	22
Minnesota Vikings	1	23	23
Indianapolis Colts	1	24	24
Minnesota Vikings (via SEA)	1	25	25
Green Bay Packers	1	26	26
Houston Texans	1	27	27
Denver Broncos	1	28	28
New England Patriots	1	29	29
Atlanta Falcons	1	30	30
San Francisco 49ers	1	31	31
Baltimore Ravens	1	32	32
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	1	33
San Francisco 49ers (via KC)	2	2	34
Philadelphia Eagles	2	3	35
Detroit Lions	2	4	36
Cincinnati Bengals (via OAK)	2	5	37
Arizona Cardinals	2	6	38
Cleveland Browns (Supplemental Draft)	2	—	—
New York Jets	2	7	39
Tennessee Titans	2	8	40
Buffalo Bills	2	9	41
Miami Dolphins	2	10	42
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	11	43
Carolina Panthers	2	12	44
New Orleans Saints (forfeited)	2	—	—
San Diego Chargers	2	13	45
St. Louis Rams	2	14	46
Dallas Cowboys	2	15	47
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	16	48
New York Giants	2	17	49
Chicago Bears	2	18	50
Washington Redskins	2	19	51
Minnesota Vikings	2	20	52
Cincinnati Bengals	2	21	53
Miami Dolphins (via IND)	2	22	54
Green Bay Packers	2	23	55
Seattle Seahawks	2	24	56
Houston Texans	2	25	57
Denver Broncos	2	26	58
New England Patriots	2	27	59
Atlanta Falcons	2	28	60
San Francisco 49ers	2	29	61
Baltimore Ravens	2	30	62
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	3	1	63
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	2	64
Detroit Lions	3	3	65
Oakland Raiders	3	4	66
Philadelphia Eagles	3	5	67
Cleveland Browns	3	6	68
Arizona Cardinals	3	7	69
Tennessee Titans	3	8	70
Buffalo Bills	3	9	71
New York Jets	3	10	72
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	11	73
San Francisco 49ers (via CAR)	3	12	74
New Orleans Saints	3	13	75
San Diego Chargers	3	14	76
Miami Dolphins	3	15	77
St. Louis Rams	3	16	78
Pittsburgh Steelers	3	17	79
Dallas Cowboys	3	18	80
New York Giants	3	19	81
Miami Dolphins (via CHI)	3	20	82
Minnesota Vikings	3	21	83
Cincinnati Bengals	3	22	84
Washington Redskins	3	23	85
Indianapolis Colts	3	24	86
Seattle Seahawks	3	25	87
Green Bay Packers	3	26	88
Houston Texans	3	27	89
Denver Broncos	3	28	90
New England Patriots	3	29	91
Atlanta Falcons	3	30	92
San Francisco 49ers	3	31	93
Baltimore Ravens	3	32	94
Houston Texans (compensatory)	3	33	95
Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)	3	34	96
Tennessee Titans (compensatory)	3	35	97
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	1	98
Kansas City Chiefs	4	2	99
Oakland Raiders	4	3	100
Philadelphia Eagles	4	4	101
Minnesota Vikings (via DET)	4	5	102
Arizona Cardinals	4	6	103
Cleveland Browns	4	7	104
Buffalo Bills	4	8	105
New York Jets	4	9	106
Tennessee Titans	4	10	107
Carolina Panthers	4	11	108
New Orleans Saints	4	12	109
San Diego Chargers	4	13	110
Miami Dolphins	4	14	111
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	15	112
St. Louis Rams	4	16	113
Dallas Cowboys	4	17	114
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	18	115
New York Giants	4	19	116
Chicago Bears	4	20	117
Cincinnati Bengals	4	21	118
Washington Redskins	4	22	119
Minnesota Vikings	4	23	120
Indianapolis Colts	4	24	121
Green Bay Packers	4	25	122
Seattle Seahawks	4	26	123
Houston Texans	4	27	124
Denver Broncos	4	28	125
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (via NE)	4	29	126
Atlanta Falcons	4	30	127
San Francisco 49ers	4	31	128
Baltimore Ravens	4	32	129
Baltimore Ravens	4	33	130
San Francisco 49ers	4	34	131
Detroit Lions	4	35	132
Atlanta Falcons	4	36	133
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	5	1	134
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	2	135
Philadelphia Eagles	5	3	136
Detroit Lions	5	4	137
Seattle Seahawks (via OAK)	5	5	138
Cleveland Browns	5	6	139
Arizona Cardinals	5	7	140
New York Jets	5	8	141
Tennessee Titans	5	9	142
Buffalo Bills	5	10	143
New Orleans Saints	5	11	144
San Diego Chargers	5	12	145
Miami Dolphins	5	13	146
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	14	147
Carolina Panthers	5	15	148
St. Louis Rams	5	16	149
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	17	150
Dallas Cowboys	5	18	151
New York Giants	5	19	152
Chicago Bears	5	20	153
Washington Redskins	5	21	154
Minnesota Vikings	5	22	155
Cincinnati Bengals	5	23	156
San Francisco 49ers (via IND)	5	24	157
Seattle Seahawks	5	25	158
Green Bay Packers	5	26	159
Houston Texans	5	27	160
Denver Broncos	5	28	161
Washington Redskins (via NE)	5	29	162
Atlanta Falcons	5	30	163
Cleveland Browns (via SF)	5	31	164
Baltimore Ravens	5	32	165
Miami Dolphins	5	33	166
Green Bay Packers	5	34	167
Baltimore Ravens	5	35	168
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Jacksonville Jaguars	6	1	169
Kansas City Chiefs	6	2	170
Detroit Lions	6	3	171
Oakland Raiders	6	4	172
San Francisco 49ers (from CLE, via PHI)	6	5	173
Arizona Cardinals	6	6	174
Cleveland Browns	6	7	175
Oakland Raiders (from ARI, via MIN, TEN)	6	8	176
Buffalo Bills	6	9	177
New York Jets	6	10	178
San Diego Chargers	6	11	179
San Francisco 49ers (via MIA)	6	12	180
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	13	181
Carolina Panthers	6	14	182
New Orleans Saints	6	15	183
St. Louis Rams	6	16	184
Dallas Cowboys	6	17	185
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	18	186
New York Giants	6	19	187
Chicago Bears	6	20	188
Minnesota Vikings	6	21	189
Cincinnati Bengals	6	22	190
Washington Redskins	6	23	191
Indianapolis Colts	6	24	192
Green Bay Packers	6	25	193
Seattle Seahawks	6	26	194
Houston Texans	6	27	195
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from PHI via DEN)	6	28	196
Cincinnati Bengals (via NE)	6	29	197
Atlanta Falcons	6	30	198
Baltimore Ravens (via SF)	6	31	199
Baltimore Ravens	6	32	200
Houston Texans	6	33	201
Tennessee Titans	6	34	202
Baltimore Ravens	6	35	203
Kansas City Chiefs	6	36	204
Oakland Raiders	6	37	205
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	38	206
Team	Round	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	7	1	207
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	2	208
Arizona Cardinals (via OAK)	7	3	209
Philadelphia Eagles	7	4	210
Detroit Lions	7	5	211
Philadelphia Eagles (via CLE)	7	6	212
Minnesota Vikings (via ARI)	7	7	213
Minnesota Vikings (via BUF/SEA)	7	8	214
New York Jets	7	9	215
Tennessee Titans	7	10	216
Miami Dolphins	7	11	217
Philadelphia Eagles (via TB)	7	12	218
Arizona Cardinals (via OAK)	7	13	219
Seattle Seahawks (via NO)	7	14	220
San Diego Chargers	7	15	221
St. Louis Rams	7	16	222
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	17	223
Miami Dolphins (via DAL)	7	18	224
New York Giants	7	19	225
New England Patriots (via CHI/TB)	7	20	226
Cleveland Browns (via SF)	7	21	227
Washington Redskins	7	22	228
Minnesota Vikings	7	23	229
Indianapolis Colts	7	24	230
Seattle Seahawks	7	25	231
Green Bay Packers	7	26	232
Houston Texans	7	27	233
Denver Broncos	7	28	234
New England Patriots	7	29	235
Atlanta Falcons	7	30	236
San Francisco 49ers	7	31	237
Baltimore Ravens	7	32	238
Philadelphia Eagles	7	33	239
Cincinnati Bengals	7	34	240
Seattle Seahawks	7	35	241
Seattle Seahawks	7	36	242
Atlanta Falcons	7	37	243
Atlanta Falcons	7	38	244
Detroit Lions	7	39	245
San Francisco 49ers	7	40	246
Baltimore Ravens	7	41	247
Tennessee Titans	7	42	248
Atlanta Falcons	7	43	249
Miami Dolphins	7	44	250
Cincinnati Bengals	7	45	251
San Francisco 49ers	7	46	252
New York Giants	7	47	253
Indianapolis Colts	7	48	254