NFL Draft 2014: List of Round 1 Picks, Grades and Updated Selection Order

More often with the NFL draft, despite the vast amount of information out there about the players and team needs, fans are left with raised eyebrows when their favorite franchise makes a pick. We are so quick to judge the names of these players that we don't look at the talent. 

For instance, no pick made in the first round on Thursday drew a bigger reaction than Johnny Manziel to Cleveland at No. 22. He's not the best or most talented player in this class, but because he won a Heisman and plays quarterback, all eyes were focused on him. 

The way teams go about adding talent in the draft, whether it is by staying in the spot they had once the season ended or making a trade, is just as important as whom they are adding. 

Keeping that in mind, these grades for the first round are a reflection of the value and need teams had instead of just looking at the name next to the pick. We won't be able to properly evaluate the players until they, you know, actually play games. 

We also have a look at the draft order through Round 7, and other tidbits to know before things resume on Friday night. 

Selection	Player	Grade
No. 1 Houston Texans	Jadeveon Clowney, DE	A
No. 2 St. Louis Rams	Greg Robinson, OT	A
No. 3 Jacksonville Jaguars	Blake Bortles, QB	B-
No. 4 Buffalo Bills	Sammy Watkins, WR	C+
No. 5 Oakland Raiders	Khalil Mack, OLB	A-
No. 6 Atlanta Falcons	Jake Matthews, OT	A-
No. 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Evans, WR	A
No. 8 Cleveland Browns	Justin Gilbert, CB	B+
No. 9 Minnesota Vikings	Anthony Barr, OLB	B-
No. 10 Detroit Lions	Eric Ebron, TE	C+
No. 11 Tennessee Titans	Taylor Lewan, OT	C
No. 12 New York Giants	Odell Beckham Jr., WR	B+
No. 13 St. Louis Rams	Aaron Donald, DT	A-
No. 14 Chicago Bears	Kyle Fuller, CB	B+
No. 15 Pittsburgh Steelers	Ryan Shazier, OLB	B-
No. 16 Dallas Cowboys	Zack Martin, OT	B
No. 17 Baltimore Ravens	C.J. Mosley, ILB	B-
No. 18 New York Jets	Calvin Pryor, S	B+
No. 19 Miami Dolphins	Ja'Wuan James, OT	C
No. 20 New Orleans Saints	Brandin Cooks, WR	B+
No. 21 Green Bay Packers	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S	A-
No. 22 Cleveland Browns	Johnny Manziel, QB	A-
No. 23 Kansas City Chiefs	Dee Ford, DE	C
No. 24 Cincinnati Bengals	Darqueze Dennard, CB	A-
No. 25 San Diego Chargers	Jason Verrett, CB	B+
No. 26 Philadelphia Eagles	Marcus Smith, DE	C
No. 27 Arizona Cardinals	Deone Bucannon, S	B-
No. 28 Carolina Panthers	Kelvin Benjamin, WR	B
No. 29 New England Patriots	Dominique Easley, DT	D+
No. 30 San Francisco 49ers	Jimmie Ward, S	B-
No. 31 Denver Broncos	Bradley Roby, CB	B+
No. 32 Minnesota Vikings	Teddy Bridgewater, QB	A-

Updated Selection Order

Round 2 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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

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Round 3 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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 Pittsburgh Steelers through Cleveland Browns)
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)

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Round 4 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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)

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Round 5 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Detroit Lions)
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 Seahawks
173	Pittsburgh Steelers (compensatory selection)
174	New York Giants (compensatory selection)
175	Baltimore Ravens (compensatory selection)
176	Green Bay Packers (compensatory selection)

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Round 6 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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)

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Round 7 Draft Order

Pick	Team
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	Tennessee 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	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory pick)
254	Dallas Cowboys (compensatory pick)
255	Atlanta Falcons (compensatory pick)
256	Houston Texans (compensatory pick)

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What to expect from Day 2

Carlos Hyde market to heat up

Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde had no chance to go in the first round on Thursday because the value at that position just isn't there anymore. 

Now that we are into the second round, though, Hyde's market figures to heat up. There are two teams in need of a running back picking early on Friday that could go for the Buckeye: Cleveland at No. 36 and Tennessee at No. 42. 

Bleacher Report NFL Draft Lead Writer Matt Miller noted that the expectation is Hyde won't last long on Friday. 

Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Thursday that if Hyde was available when the Browns made their second-round pick, they would consider him. 

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A league source told cleveland.com that Hyde is on the Browns' radar with their No. 35 pick in the draft.

Depending on how the first round goes, they could also be looking for a receiver or cornerback with that early second-round pick.

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That seems like a long shot, though it would make a nice story since Hyde played at Ohio State, because the Browns still need to find help at wide receiver to take pressure off Josh Gordon. There are a ton of impact receivers still available, including USC's Marqise Lee and Fresno State's Davante Adams. 

The Titans need to find help for quarterback Jake Locker if they want to see what he's capable of doing. They added Taylor Lewan in the first round, who might have been the best player available but doesn't fill a need area. 

A wide receiver or running back, since Chris Johnson is gone, could ease the burden on Locker. Hyde is an excellent downhill runner and is effective in the passing game as a safety net for his next quarterback. 

 

Trade Talk

A common theme in this draft is everyone wants to move up or down to get the help they need, yet so few actually pull the trigger because the cost is too great or the player value isn't there or (insert reason here). 

Despite the lack of movement, teams are still saying they are open for business. The Houston Texans, who apparently don't want to make one pick they have this year, are listening to deals for the 33rd pick, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. 

The Texans' obvious need is at quarterback, though the value doesn't appear to be there with options like Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo and AJ McCarron on the board. If they can find someone who likes a tackle (Morgan Moses?), defensive lineman (Stephon Tuitt?) or wide receiver (Lee?), a trade at this spot won't be nearly as difficult as No. 1 was on Thursday. 

Another team willing to deal is one that hasn't made a pick yet. The Washington Redskins, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, are taking offers on the 34th selection. 

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Per a league source, G.M. Bruce Allen is listening to calls from teams interested in moving up for a quarterback or a receiver with the second pick in round two...

Allen, we’re told, is being patient, realizing that the deals will get better, not worse, as Friday unfolds.  Then, Allen can decide what to do with the pick once he’s on the clock.

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It's a smart move for the Redskins because they have a lot of holes to fill and six picks to do it. Dan Snyder has spent most of his tenure dealing picks, and it would be in his, and the team's, best interest to add anything and everything they can. 

 

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