2013 NFL Draft Analysis: Experts Weigh in on Day 1 Action

Every team in the NFL draft believes they made the right pick in the first round, but not everyone agrees.

For each pick, there are hundreds of experts and analysts either approving or second-guessing the move. While this does not make an impact on the future performance of the player, it gives fans a look at a general consensus about the selection.

Here is a look at analysis of the most interesting selections of Round 1.

No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

Right out of the gate, the Kansas City Chiefs made a bit of a surprising move by selecting Eric Fisher with the No. 1 overall pick. He is an excellent lineman, but the general consensus was that Luke Joeckel of Texas A&M would go higher, according to NFL on ESPN:

Daniel Jeremiah of NFL.com discussed how important the Senior Bowl was to Fisher's stock:

Former coach of the Baltimore Ravens Brian Billick pointed out what he saw at the showcase:

Of course, not everyone was familiar with the offensive lineman out of Central Michigan. Darren Rovell of ESPN held a Twitter poll to see how many people knew who Fisher was a month ago:

This was a bit of a surprise after months of projecting Joeckel to go No. 1, but Kansas City is unlikely to regret this move.

No. 16 Buffalo Bills: E.J. Manuel, QB, Florida State

Arguably the most surprising pick of the first round was E.J. Manuel to the Buffalo Bills with the No. 16 pick. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported the selection with quite a bit of surprise:

Many expected former Syracuse coach Doug Marrone to draft his former quarterback Ryan Nassib, but the team went in another direction.

NFL Network's Mike Mayock is a huge fan of Manuel and was proud of the Bills for drafting him:

Meanwhile, Todd McShay of ESPN (via SportsCenter) had a slightly different opinion:

Time will tell whether this ends up being a good pick for Buffalo, but there is a lot of disagreement at the moment.

No. 18 San Francisco 49ers: Eric Reid, S, LSU

The 49ers were aggressive in the first round, trading up 13 spots from No. 31 to No. 18 to select the player they wanted. That turned out to be Eric Reid, who possibly could have been available later in the draft.

Still, the reaction was overall pretty positive from the experts as a replacement for Dashon Goldson. Jason La Canfora of CBS first reported the news:

ESPN's Chris Mortensen also believed in his value:

Skip Bayless of ESPN was even higher on Reid, saying that he was the best safety in the class:

The 49ers do not have a lot of needs, and they made sure they filled a big hole by trading up in the first round.

No. 23 Minnesota Vikings: Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida

There were a few players who were surprising drops out of the first round, including Geno Smith and Manti Te'o. However, the biggest slide might have been Sharrif Floyd of Florida.

Bill Barnwell of Grantland points out that the defensive tackle was expected to go in the top three picks:

Jeff Darlington of NFL.com quotes Mike Mayock for a reason that he dropped, although the analyst does not believe in the excuse:

Finally, Floyd was taken by the Vikings with the 23rd pick, which brought high marks from ESPN's Todd McShay (via SportsCenter):

Regardless of your feelings on Floyd, it is pretty obvious that Minnesota got some good value with this pick.

Complete First-Round Results (via NFL.com)

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
1	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Fisher	OT	Central Michigan
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	Luke Joeckel	OT	Texas A&M
3	Miami Dolphins (via OAK)	Dion Jordan	DE	Oregon
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Lane Johnson	OT	Oklahoma
5	Detroit Lions	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	BYU
6	Cleveland Browns	Barkevious Mingo	OLB	LSU
7	Arizona Cardinals	Jonathan Cooper	OG	North Carolina
8	St. Louis Rams (via BUF)	Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
9	New York Jets	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama
10	Tennessee Titans	Chance Warmack	OG	Alabama
11	San Diego Chargers	D.J. Fluker	OT	Alabama
12	Oakland Raiders (via MIA)	D.J. Hayden	CB	Houston
13	New York Jets	Sheldon Richardson	DT	Missouri
14	Carolina Panthers	Star Lotulelei	DT	Utah
15	New Orleans Saints	Kenny Vaccaro	S	Texas
16	Buffalo Bills (via STL)	E.J. Manuel	QB	Florida State
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jarvis Jones	OLB	Georgia
18	San Francisco 49ers (via DAL)	Eric Reid	S	LSU
19	New York Giants	Justin Pugh	OT	Syracuse
20	Chicago Bears	Kyle Long	OT	Oregon
21	Cincinnati Bengals	Tyler Eifert	TE	Notre Dame
22	Atlanta Falcons (via STL)	Desmond Trufant	CB	Washington
23	Minnesota Vikings	Sharrif Floyd	DT	Florida
24	Indianapolis Colts	Bjoern Werner	OLB	Florida State
25	Minnesota Vikings	Xavier Rhodes	CB	Florida State
26	Green Bay Packers	Datone Jones	DE	UCLA
27	Houston Texans	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	Clemson
28	Denver Broncos	Sylvester Williams	DT	North Carolina
29	Minnesota Vikings (via NE)	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Tennessee
30	St. Louis Rams (via ATL)	Alec Ogletree	ILB	Georgia
31	Dallas Cowboys (via SF)	Travis Frederick	C	Wisconsin
32	Baltimore Ravens	Matt Elam	S	Florida