NFL Draft 2014 Results: Round 1 Grades, Updated Selection Order and Storylines
The 2014 NFL draft started with a bang on Thursday night, as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ selection of Blake Bortles at No. 3 ignited what would ultimately be one of the most thrilling first rounds we have seen in a long time.
Not many were expecting the Jags to take the high-risk, high-reward signal-caller from the University of Central Florida, but the club rolled the dice and forced those in the war rooms to hastily update their big boards and change course.
That was just one of many wild decisions in this draft and many more are sure to be on the horizon. Keep reading for a full list of draft grades from Round 1, plus a look at the upcoming order of selections and Day 2 storylines to follow.
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| 1 | Houston Texans | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina | A |
| 2 | St. Louis Rams | Greg Robinson | OT | Auburn | A |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Blake Bortles | QB | UCF | A |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson | C+ |
| 5 | Oakland Raiders | Khalil Mack | OLB | Buffalo | B+ |
| 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Jake Matthews | OT | Texas A&M | A- |
| 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Evans | WR | Texas A&M | B |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns | Justin Gilbert | CB | Oklahoma State | B- |
| 9 | Minnesota Vikings | Anthony Barr | OLB | UCLA | C- |
| 10 | Detroit Lions | Eric Ebron | TE | North Carolina | B |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | Taylor Lewan | OT | Michigan | C |
| 12 | New York Giants | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | LSU | C+ |
| 13 | St. Louis Rams | Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh | B- |
| 14 | Chicago Bears | Kyle Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech | C+ |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ryan Shazier | OLB | Ohio State | C |
| 16 | Dallas Cowboys | Zack Martin | OL | Notre Dame | C |
| 17 | Baltimore Ravens | C.J. Mosley | ILB | Alabama | A |
| 18 | New York Jets | Calvin Pryor | S | Louisville | B+ |
| 19 | Miami Dolphins | Ja'wuan James | OT | Tennessee | C |
| 20 | New Orleans Saints | Brandin Cooks | WR | Oregon State | B+ |
| 21 | Green Bay Packers | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix | S | Alabama | A |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M | A+ |
| 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dee Ford | DE | Auburn | C |
| 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | Darqueze Dennard | CB | Michigan State | B+ |
| 25 | San Diego Chargers | Jason Verrett | CB | TCU | B- |
| 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marcus Smith | OLB | Louisville | C- |
| 27 | Arizona Cardinals | Deone Bucannon | S | Washington State | C |
| 28 | Carolina Panthers | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | Florida State | B |
| 29 | New England Patriots | Dominique Easley | DT | Florida | C- |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers | Jimmie Ward | S | Northern Illinois | B |
| 31 | Denver Broncos | Bradley Roby | CB | Ohio State | B- |
| 32 | Minnesota Vikings | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville | A |
| 33 | Houston Texans |
| 34 | Washington Redskins |
| 35 | Cleveland Browns |
| 36 | Oakland Raiders |
| 37 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 38 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 39 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 40 | Seattle Seahawks (from Minnesota Vikings) |
| 41 | Buffalo Bills |
| 42 | Tennessee Titans |
| 43 | New York Giants |
| 44 | St. Louis Rams |
| 45 | Detroit Lions |
| 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 47 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 48 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 49 | New York Jets |
| 50 | Miami Dolphins |
| 51 | Chicago Bears |
| 52 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 53 | Green Bay Packers |
| 54 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 55 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 56 | San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City Chiefs) |
| 57 | San Diego Chargers |
| 58 | New Orleans Saints |
| 59 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 60 | Carolina Panthers |
| 61 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 62 | New England Patriots |
| 63 | Denver Broncos |
| 64 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 65 | Houston Texans |
| 66 | Washington Redskins |
| 67 | Oakland Raiders |
| 68 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 69 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 70 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 71 | Cleveland Browns |
| 72 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 73 | Buffalo Bills |
| 74 | New York Giants |
| 75 | St. Louis Rams |
| 76 | Detroit Lions |
| 77 | San Francisco 49ers (from Tennessee Titans) |
| 78 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 79 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 80 | New York Jets |
| 81 | Miami Dolphins |
| 82 | Chicago Bears |
| 83 | Philadelphia Eagles (from Cleveland Browns through Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| 84 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 85 | Green Bay Packers |
| 86 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 87 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 88 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 89 | San Diego Chargers |
| 90 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 91 | Arizona Cardinals (from New Orleans Saints) |
| 92 | Carolina Panthers |
| 93 | New England Patriots |
| 94 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 95 | Denver Broncos |
| 96 | Minnesota Vikings (from Seattle Seahawks) |
| 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection) |
| 98 | Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection) |
| 99 | Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) |
| 100 | San Francisco 49ers (compensatory selection) |
| 101 | Houston Texans |
| 102 | Washington Redskins |
| 103 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 104 | New York Jets (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) |
| 105 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 106 | Cleveland Browns |
| 107 | Oakland Raiders |
| 108 | Seattle Seahawks (from Minnesota Vikings) |
| 109 | Buffalo Bills |
| 110 | St. Louis Rams |
| 111 | Detroit Lions |
| 112 | Tennessee Titans |
| 113 | New York Giants |
| 114 | Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore Ravens) |
| 115 | New York Jets |
| 116 | Miami Dolphins |
| 117 | Chicago Bears |
| 118 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 119 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 120 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 121 | Green Bay Packers |
| 122 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 123 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 124 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 125 | San Diego Chargers |
| 126 | New Orleans Saints |
| 127 | Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis Colts) |
| 128 | Carolina Panthers |
| 129 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 130 | New England Patriots |
| 131 | Denver Broncos |
| 132 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 133 | Detroit Lions (compensatory pick) |
| 134 | Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick) |
| 135 | Houston Texans (compensatory pick) |
| 136 | Detroit Lions (compensatory pick) |
| 137 | New York Jets (compensatory pick) |
| 138 | Baltimore Ravens (compensatory pick) |
| 139 | Atlanta Falcons (compensatory pick) |
| 140 | New England Patriots (compensatory pick) |
| 141 | Houston Texans |
| 142 | Washington Redskins |
| 143 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 144 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 145 | Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland Browns) |
| 146 | Seattle Seahawks (from Oakland Raiders) |
| 147 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 148 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 149 | Buffalo Bills |
| 150 | St. Louis Rams (from Jacksonville Jaguars) |
| 151 | Tennessee Titans |
| 152 | New York Giants |
| 153 | St. Louis Rams |
| 154 | New York Jets |
| 155 | Miami Dolphins |
| 156 | Chicago Bears |
| 157 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 158 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 159 | Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore Ravens) |
| 160 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 161 | Green Bay Packers |
| 162 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 163 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 164 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 165 | San Diego Chargers |
| 166 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 167 | New Orleans Saints |
| 168 | Carolina Panthers |
| 169 | New Orleans Saints (from New England Patriots through Philadelphia Eagles) |
| 170 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 171 | Denver Broncos |
| 172 | Seattle Sehawks |
| 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection) |
| 174 | New York Giants (compensatory selection) |
| 175 | Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection) |
| 176 | Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection) |
| 177 | Houston Texans |
| 178 | Washington Redskins |
| 179 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 180 | Cleveland Browns |
| 181 | Houston Texans (from Oakland Raiders) |
| 182 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 183 | Chicago Bears (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers) |
| 184 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 185 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Buffalo Bills) |
| 186 | Tennessee Titans |
| 187 | New York Giants |
| 188 | St. Louis Rams |
| 189 | Detroit Lions |
| 190 | Miami Dolphins |
| 191 | Chicago Bears |
| 192 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 193 | Kansas City Chiefs (from Dallas Cowboys) |
| 194 | Baltimore Ravens |
| 195 | New York Jets |
| 196 | Arizona Cardinals |
| 197 | Green Bay Packers |
| 198 | New England Patriots (from Philadelphia Eagles) |
| 199 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 200 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 201 | San Diego Chargers |
| 202 | New Orleans Saints |
| 203 | Indianapolis Colts |
| 204 | Carolina Panthers |
| 205 | Jacksonville Jaguars (from San Francisco 49ers) |
| 206 | New England Patriots |
| 207 | Denver Broncos |
| 208 | Seattle Seahawks |
| 209 | New York Jets (compensatory selection) |
| 210 | New York Jets (compensatory selection) |
| 211 | Houston Texans (compensatory selection) |
| 212 | Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory selection) |
| 213 | New York Jets (compensatory selection) |
| 214 | St. Louis Rams (compensatory selection) |
| 215 | Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection) |
| 216 | Houston Texans |
| 217 | Washington Redskins |
| 218 | Cleveland Browns |
| 219 | Oakland Raiders |
| 220 | Atlanta Falcons |
| 221 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 222 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 223 | Minnesota Vikings |
| 224 | Buffalo Bills |
| 225 | Carolina Panthers (from New York Giants) |
| 226 | St. Louis Rams |
| 227 | Detroit Lions |
| 228 | Tennesse Titans |
| 229 | Dallas Cowboys (from Chicago Bears) |
| 230 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 231 | Dallas Cowboys |
| 232 | Indianapolis Colts (from Baltimore Ravens) |
| 233 | New York Jets |
| 234 | Miami Dolphins |
| 235 | Oakland Raiders (from Arizona Cardinals) |
| 236 | Green Bay Packers |
| 237 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 238 | Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City Chiefs) |
| 239 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 240 | San Diego Chargers |
| 241 | St. Louis Rams (from Indianapolis Colts) |
| 242 | San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans Saints) |
| 243 | San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina Panthers) |
| 244 | New England Patriots |
| 245 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 246 | Denver Broncos |
| 247 | Oakland Raiders (from Seattle Seahawks) |
| 248 | Dallas Cowboys (compensatory pick) |
| 249 | St. Louis Rams (compensatory pick) |
| 250 | St. Louis Rams (compensatory pick) |
| 251 | Dallas Cowboys (compensatory pick) |
| 252 | Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory pick) |
| 253 | Arlanta Falcons (compensatory pick) |
| 254 | Dallas Cowboys (compensatory pick) |
| 255 | Atlanta Falcons (compensatory pick) |
| 256 | Houston Texans (compensatory pick) |
Biggest Day 2 Storyline: Who Goes First?
The Texans are back on the clock, this time with the first overall selection in the second round. There are still plenty of elite prospects on the board, so it’ll be quite interesting to see what direction the franchise takes.
Things went as expected when Houston first picked, as the franchise decided to go with a sure thing via Jadeveon Clowney—the once-in-a-generation pass-rushing talent out of South Carolina. However, the club could look to shake it up a bit and gamble with the No. 33 overall selection.
Quarterback is a clear position of need for this organization, but there is some talk that the Texans will pull off a trade for Ryan Mallett, the New England Patriots' backup signal-caller.
As per NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport (via Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com), the Texans have a “lot of interest” in acquiring Mallett, who played under current Texans head coach Bill O’Brien back when he was the Pats’ offensive coordinator.
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle explained why the Texans are interested in Mallett’s services:
Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com noted that the Texans might be giving up a third-rounder for Mallett, but there are conflicting reports swirling about:
"One source reports that a Ryan Mallett-to-the-Texans trade may completed soon. According to that source, the Patriots will receive a third-round pick in return. Another source, however, says nothing is doing at the moment on Mallett to Houston.
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Should the Texans pull off this deal, the odds of them nabbing a quarterback in the second round will be lower. Instead, look for the club to explore the possibility of bringing in a running back to lighten the load of star tailback Arian Foster.
The elite rusher recently suffered through an injury-plagued 2013 campaign and has taken an immense amount of snaps during his short career, while former backup Ben Tate signed with the Cleveland Browns earlier in the offseason.
With no running backs drafted on Day 1, there are several elite-level running backs on the board. Carlos Hyde, Jeremy Hill and Tre Mason should all be in the discussion if Houston elects to upgrade the position in the second round.
However, this draft has been immensely unpredictable and it seems just about every scenario is still in play and will be until the pick is in later tonight.
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