NFL Draft Order 2013: Updated Outlook for All 7 Rounds

The 2013 NFL draft landscape has had some slight changes in recent weeks, and most have occurred closer to the back end of the seven rounds.

A new regime in Kansas City has a golden opportunity with the No. 1 overall pick as head coach Andy Reid looks to immediately turn around the struggling-but-talented Chiefs.

As reigning NFC champions, it almost isn't fair to other putrid franchises that the San Francisco 49ers are stocked with so many selections in this deep class. However, GM Trent Baalke has parted ways with several of them to add depth.

Other relatively high-profile moves have netted teams picks, so let's look at the latest draft order and analyze each step throughout the captivating three days in late April.

Round 1

Analysis

The first round should see just about every team improve, with so many solid players and depth at nearly every position.

An exception to that trend is at quarterback, where former West Virginia star Geno Smith is expected to be the first signal-caller off the board.

Now that the Raiders have traded for Matt Flynn, the Cardinals have traded for Carson Palmer and the Bills have acquired Kevin Kolb as a free agent, it remains extremely unclear as to where a QB might go in the first 32 picks. A trade near the end of Round 1 may ultimately happen.

Kansas City holds the No. 1 pick and will likely go with Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel despite the presence of Branden Albert. Central Michigan's Eric Fisher and Oklahoma LT Lane Johnson provide three franchise-caliber tackles that should all go early.

Also look for versatile defensive playmakers in Dion Jordan, Ezekiel Ansah, Barkevious Mingo and Jarvis Jones to all go in the first half of this round.

Order

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

Round 2

Analysis

The 49ers have some flexibility here with the No. 31 and No. 34 overall picks. Their needs include safety and the defensive line, and luckily there is plenty of talent to be selected. However, don't be surprised if Jim Harbaugh brings in TE Zach Ertz, who attended Stanford, where Harbaugh last coached. 

A previous trade involving Carson Palmer nets the Bengals with an early second-round pick and another selection at No. 53. Cincinnati is a young, exciting team that threatens to shift the balance of power in the AFC North. It will continue to stockpile young assets.

Due to the Bountygate scandal, the New Orleans Saints miss out on a valuable second-round pick. The Cleveland Browns don't have one either due to the selection of WR Josh Gordon in last year's supplemental draft.

Several instant starters should be swept up at this stage, so it's worth paying attention to the action despite the inevitable letdown.

Order

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

Round 3

Analysis

South Carolina superstar running back Marcus Lattimore shouldn't fall further than the third round as he continues to miraculously battle back from a second major knee injury.

The Miami Dolphins have addressed nearly every need imaginable in free agency and have two picks here.

Assuming those new additions gel together well, it will allow Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland to take risks and acquire young talent with high upside to slowly develop.

This is also the introduction of compensatory picks to the 2013 draft, and the ones in this round specifically could be valuable for the retooling Chiefs and Titans. The majority of the top quarterbacks should also start coming off the board in Round 3.

Order

Team	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	1	63
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	64
Detroit Lions	3	65
Oakland Raiders	4	66
Philadelphia Eagles	5	67
Cleveland Browns	6	68
Arizona Cardinals	7	69
Tennessee Titans	8	70
Buffalo Bills	9	71
New York Jets	10	72
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	73
San Francisco 49ers (via CAR)	12	74
New Orleans Saints	13	75
San Diego Chargers	14	76
Miami Dolphins	15	77
St. Louis Rams	16	78
Pittsburgh Steelers	17	79
Dallas Cowboys	18	80
New york Giants	19	81
Miami Dolphins (via CHI)	20	82
Minnesota Vikings	21	83
Cincinnati Bengals	22	84
Washington Redskins	23	85
Indianapolis Colts	24	86
Seattle Seahawks	25	87
Green Bay Packers	26	88
Houston Texans	27	89
Denver Broncos	28	90
New England Patriots	29	91
Atlanta Falcons	30	92
San Francisco 49ers	31	93
Baltimore Ravens	32	94
Houston Texans (compensatory)	33	95
Kansas City Chiefs (compensatory)	34	96
Tennessee Titans (compensatory)	35	97

Round 4

Analysis

There isn't much out of the ordinary in Round 4, as teams will be searching for diamonds in the rough or simply players that will make it to the final round of cuts in the preseason.

One notable prospect that should go somewhere in Round 4 is former LSU corner Tyrann Mathieu. The talented defensive back was dismissed from the Tigers after substance abuse led to a failed drug test.

The only trade here involves the Minnesota Vikings obtaining an early selection from the Detroit Lions. General manager Rick Spielman continues to do a wonderful job in building one of the most promising, youthful cores in the entire league.

Order

Team	Pick	Overall
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	98
Kansas City Chiefs	2	99
Oakland Raiders	3	100
Philadelphia Eagles	4	101
Minnesota Vikings (via DET)	5	102
Arizona Cardinals	6	103
Cleveland Browns	7	104
Buffalo Bills	8	105
New York Jets	9	106
Tennessee Titans	10	107
Carolina Panthers	11	108
New Orleans Saints	12	109
San Diego Chargers	13	110
Miami Dolphins	14	111
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	112
St. Louis Rams	16	113
Dallas Cowboys	17	114
Pittsburgh Steelers	18	115
New York Giants	19	116
Chicago Bears	20	117
Cincinnati Bengals	21	118
Washington Redskins	22	119
Minnesota Vikings	23	120
Indianapolis Colts	24	121
Seattle Seahawks	25	122
Green Bay Packers	26	123
Houston Texans	27	124
Denver Broncos	28	125
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (via NE)	29	126
Atlanta Falcons	30	127
San Francisco 49ers	31	128
Baltimore Ravens	32	129
Baltimore Ravens	33	130
San Francisco 49ers	34	131
Detroit Lions	35	132
Atlanta Falcons	36	133

Round 5

Analysis

Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive tackle Terron Armstead was a massive storyline at the NFL Scouting Combine. He ran a 4.71 in the 40-yard dash, benched 225 pounds 31 times and recorded a 34.5" vertical leap. 

That should allow the 6'5" supreme athlete to go early in Round 5, but he is not the only intriguing prospect; look for productive college players from smaller schools to get an increased amount of looks here in addition to Armstead.

Running backs are likely to be a focal point here, and Florida's Mike Gillislee and Oregon's Kenjon Barner should both come off the board as situational rookie weapons.

Order

Team	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	1	134
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	135
Philadelphia Eagles	3	136
Detroit Lions	4	137
Seattle Seahawks (via OAK)	5	138
Cleveland Browns	6	139
Arizona Cardinals	7	140
New York Jets	8	141
Tennessee Titans	9	142
Buffalo Bills	10	143
New Orleans Saints	11	144
San Diego Chargers	12	145
Miami Dolphins	13	146
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	147
Carolina Panthers	15	148
St. Louis Rams	16	149
Pittsburgh Steelers	17	150
Dallas Cowboys	18	151
New York Giants	19	152
Chicago Bears	20	153
Washington Redskins	21	154
Minnesota Vikings	22	155
Cincinnati Bengals	23	156
San Francisco 49ers (via IND)	24	157
Seattle Seahawks	25	158
Green Bay Packers	26	159
Houston Texans	27	160
Denver Broncos	28	161
Washington Redskins (via NE)	29	162
Atlanta Falcons	30	163
Cleveland Browns (via SF)	31	164
Baltimore Ravens	32	165
Miami Dolphins	33	166
Green Bay Packers	34	167
Baltimore Ravens	35	168

Round 6

Analysis

It's hard to dig for any unique storylines in this stretch, but there are some notable swaps here.

The Niners are involved again, thanks to their trade for former Browns QB Colt McCoy and Baltimore Ravens stud receiver Anquan Boldin. Oakland picks up an extra pick courtesy of the aforementioned Carson Palmer move.

Cannon-legged Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins should warrant consideration from teams strapped at the position. With as much parity that exists in the NFL, many games come down to a kick.

Otherwise, look for second-tier prospects from power conferences to dominate draft boards, with some of them panning out as surprisingly productive players that make final NFL rosters.

Order

Team	Pick	Overall
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	169
Kansas City Chiefs	2	170
Detroit Lions	3	171
Oakland Raiders	4	172
San Francisco 49ers (from CLE)	5	173
Arizona Cardinals	6	174
Cleveland Browns	7	175
Oakland Raiders (from AZ)	8	176
Buffalo Bills	9	177
New York Jets	10	178
San Diego Chargers	11	179
San Francisco 49ers (via MIA)	12	180
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	13	181
Carolina Panthers	14	182
New Orleans Saints	15	183
St. Louis Rams	16	184
Dallas Cowboys	17	185
Pittsburgh Steelers	18	186
New York Giants	19	187
Chicago Bears	20	188
Minnesota Vikings	21	189
Cincinnati Bengals	22	190
Washington Redskins	23	191
Indianapolis Colts	24	192
Green Bay Packers	25	193
Seattle Seahawks	26	194
Houston Texans	27	195
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from PHI)	28	196
Cincinnati Bengals (via NE)	29	197
Atlanta Falcons	30	198
Baltimore Ravens (via SF)	31	199
Baltimore Ravens	32	200
Houston Texans	33	201
Tennessee Titans	34	202
Baltimore Ravens	35	203
Kansas City Chiefs	36	204
Oakland Raiders	37	205
Pittsburgh Steelers	38	206

Round 7

Analysis

A slew of compensatory picks make this a longer round, and even most die-hard fans will be tuned out at this point. The possible exception will come with the very last pick, where Mr. Irrelevant will be revealed.

Someone will probably take a flier on Colby Cameron of Louisiana Tech, who is considered limited in his physical tools but is a cerebral QB that operated a high-octane offense in college.

With that, the action in Radio City Music Hall wraps up, and the focus shifts to dissecting what should be an extremely memorable 2013 NFL draft.

Order

Team	Pick	Overall
Kansas City Chiefs	1	207
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	208
Oakland Raiders	3	209
Philadelphia Eagles	4	210
Detroit Lions	5	211
Philadelphia Eagles (via CLE)	6	212
Minnesota Vikings (via ARI)	7	213
Seattle Seahawks (via BUF)	8	214
New York Jets	9	215
Tennessee Titans	10	216
Miami Dolphins	11	217
New England Patriots (via TB)	12	218
Oakland Raiders (via CAR)	13	219
Seattle Seahawks (via NO)	14	220
San Diego Chargers	15	221
St. Louis Rams	16	222
Pittsburgh Steelers	17	223
Miami Dolphins (via DAL)	18	224
New York Giants	19	225
Philadelphia Eagles (from TB)	20	226
San Francisco 49ers (via CIN)	21	227
Washington Redskins	22	228
Minnesota Vikings	23	229
Philadelphia Eagles (via IND)	24	230
Minnesota Vikings (via SEA)	25	231
Green Bay Packers	26	232
Houston Texans	27	233
Denver Broncos	28	234
New England Patriots	29	235
Atlanta Falcons	30	236
Cleveland Browns (via SF)	31	237
Baltimore Ravens	32	238
Philadelphia Eagles	33	239
Cincinnati Bengals	34	240
Seattle Seahawks	35	241
Seattle Seahawks	36	242
Atlanta Falcons	37	243