
NFL Draft 2014: Full List of Results and Rookie Predictions for Top Stars
The 2014 NFL draft came and went, with three days of young athletes receiving phone calls bearing news that their dreams were now a reality and riches were on the way. Now, it is up to each rookie to fulfill their potential and make an impact in the league.
Our perception of each and every player shifts immediately. They are on a team, and that means a spot on the depth chart is on its way. The top players are now potential starters, Sleeper picks are second- and third-stringers and late-round draft picks are fighting for a spot on the 53-man roster.
Here is the full list of results from the NFL draft, as well as a few predictions on how some of the top players might fare in their rookie seasons.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 1. | Texans | Jadeveon Clowney | DE/OLB | South Carolina |
| 2. | Rams (from WSH) | Greg Robinson | OT | Auburn |
| 3. | Jaguars | Blake Bortles | QB | UCF |
| 4. | Bills* | Sammy Watkins | WR | Clemson |
| 5. | Raiders | Khalil Mack | OLB | Buffalo |
| 6. | Falcons | Jake Matthews | OT | Texas A&M |
| 7. | Buccaneers | Mike Evans | WR | Texas A&M |
| 8. | Browns* | Justin Gilbert | CB | Oklahoma State |
| 9. | Vikings* | Anthony Barr | OLB | UCLA |
| 10. | Lions | Eric Ebron | TE | North Carolina |
| 11. | Titans | Taylor Lewan | OT | Michigan |
| 12. | Giants | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | LSU |
| 13. | Rams | Aaron Donald | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 14. | Bears | Kyle Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 15. | Steelers | Ryan Shazier | OLB | Ohio State |
| 16. | Cowboys | Zack Martin | OG/OT | Notre Dame |
| 17. | Ravens | C.J. Mosley | ILB | Alabama |
| 18. | Jets | Calvin Pryor | FS | Louisville |
| 19. | Dolphins | Ja'Wuan James | OT | Tennessee |
| 20. | Saints* | Brandin Cooks | WR | Oregon State |
| 21. | Packers | Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix | FS | Alabama |
| 22. | Browns* | Johnny Manziel | QB | Texas A&M |
| 23. | Chiefs | Dee Ford | DE/OLB | Auburn |
| 24. | Bengals | Darqueze Dennard | CB | Michigan State |
| 25. | Chargers | Jason Verrett | CB | TCU |
| 26. | Eagles* (from IND) | Marcus Smith | DE/OLB | Louisville |
| 27. | Cardinals* | Deone Bucannon | SS | Washington State |
| 28. | Panthers | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | Florida State |
| 29. | Patriots | Dominique Easley | DT | Florida |
| 30. | 49ers | Jimmie Ward | SS | Northern Illinois |
| 31. | Broncos | Bradley Roby | CB | Ohio State |
| 32. | Vikings* | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | Louisville |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 33. | Texans | Xavier Su'a-Filo | OG | UCLA |
| 34. | Cowboys* | Demarcus Lawrence | DE | Boise State |
| 35. | Browns | Joel Bitonio | OT | Nevada |
| 36. | Raiders | Derek Carr | QB | Fresno State |
| 37. | Falcons | Ra'Shede Hageman | DT | Minnesota |
| 38. | Buccaneers | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | Washington |
| 39. | Jaguars | Marqise Lee | WR | USC |
| 40. | Lions* | Kyle Van Noy | OLB | BYU |
| 41. | Rams* | Lamarcus Joyner | CB | Florida State |
| 42. | Eagles* | Jordan Matthews | WR | Vanderbilt |
| 43. | Giants | Weston Richburg | C | Colorado State |
| 44. | Bills* | Cyrus Kouandjio | OT | Alabama |
| 45. | Seahawks* | Paul Richardson | WR | Colorado |
| 46. | Steelers | Stephon Tuitt | DT/DE | Notre Dame |
| 47. | Redskins* | Trent Murphy | OLB | Stanford |
| 48. | Ravens | Timmy Jernigan | DT/DE | Florida State |
| 49. | Jets | Jace Amaro | TE | Texas Tech |
| 50. | Chargers* | Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | Georgia Tech |
| 51. | Bears | Ego Ferguson | DT | LSU |
| 52. | Cardinals | Troy Niklas | TE | Notre Dame |
| 53. | Packers | Davante Adams | WR | Fresno State |
| 54. | Titans* | Bishop Sankey | RB | Washington |
| 55. | Bengals | Jeremy Hill | RB | LSU |
| 56. | Broncos* (from SF) | Cody Latimer | WR | Indiana |
| 57. | 49ers* | Carlos Hyde | RB | Ohio State |
| 58. | Saints | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | CB | Nebraska |
| 59. | Colts | Jack Mewhort | OT | Ohio State |
| 60. | Panthers | Kony Ealy | DE | Missouri |
| 61. | Jaguars* | Allen Robinson | WR | Penn State |
| 62. | Patriots | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | Eastern Illinois |
| 63. | Dolphins* | Jarvis Landry | WR | LSU |
| 64. | Seahawks | Justin Britt | OT | Missouri |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 65. | Texans | C.J. Fiedorowicz | TE | Iowa |
| 66. | Redskins | Morgan Moses | OT | Virginia |
| 67. | Dolphins* | Billy Turner | OT | North Dakota State |
| 68. | Falcons | Dezmen Southward | S | Wisconsin |
| 69. | Buccaneers | Charles Sims | RB | West Virginia |
| 70. | 49ers* | Marcus Martin | C | USC |
| 71. | Browns | Christian Kirksey | OLB | Iowa |
| 72. | Vikings | Scott Crichton | DE | Oregon State |
| 73. | Bills | Preston Brown | ILB | Louisville |
| 74. | Giants | Jay Bromley | DT | Syracuse |
| 75. | Rams | Tre Mason | RB | Auburn |
| 76. | Lions | Travis Swanson | C | Arkansas |
| 77. | 49ers (from TEN) | Chris Borland | ILB | Wisconsin |
| 78. | Redskins* | Spencer Long | OG | Nebraska |
| 79. | Ravens | Terrence Brooks | S | Florida State |
| 80. | Jets | Dexter McDougle | CB | Maryland |
| 81. | Raiders* | Gabe Jackson | OG | Mississippi State |
| 82. | Bears | Will Sutton | DT | Arizona State |
| 83. | Texans* (from PIT) | Louis Nix | DT | Notre Dame |
| 84. | Cardinals | Kareem Martin | DE | North Carolina |
| 85. | Packers | Khyri Thornton | DT | Southern Mississippi |
| 86. | Eagles | Josh Huff | WR | Oregon |
| 87. | Chiefs | Phillip Gaines | CB | Rice |
| 88. | Bengals | Will Clarke | DE | West Virginia |
| 89. | Chargers | Chris Watt | OG | Notre Dame |
| 90. | Colts | Donte Moncrief | WR | Ole Miss |
| 91. | Cardinals* | John Brown | WR | Pittsburg State |
| 92. | Panthers | Trai Turner | OG | LSU |
| 93. | Jaguars* | Brandon Linder | OG | Miami (Fla.) |
| 94. | Browns* | Terrance West | RB | Towson |
| 95. | Broncos | Michael Schofield | OT | Michigan |
| 96. | Vikings (from SEA) | Jerick McKinnon | RB | Georgia Southern |
| 97. | Steelers | Dri Archer | RB/WR | Kent State |
| 98. | Packers | Richard Rodgers | TE | California |
| 99. | Ravens | Crockett Gillmore | TE | Colorado State |
| 100. | 49ers | Brandon Thomas | OG/OT | Clemson |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 101. | Eagles* | Jaylen Watkins | CB | Florida |
| 102. | Redskins | Bashaud Breeland | CB | Clemson |
| 103. | Falcons | Devonta Freeman | RB | Florida State |
| 104. | Jets (from TB) | Jalen Saunders | WR | Oklahoma |
| 105. | Patriots* | Bryan Stork | C | Florida State |
| 106. | 49ers* | Bruce Ellington | WR | South Carolina |
| 107. | Raiders | Justin Ellis | DT | Louisiana Tech |
| 108. | Seahawks* | Cassius Marsh | DE | UCLA |
| 109. | Bills | Ross Cockrell | CB | Duke |
| 110. | Rams | Maurice Alexander | S | Utah State |
| 111. | Bengals* | Russell Bodine | C | North Carolina |
| 112. | Titans | DaQuan Jones | DT | Penn State |
| 113. | Giants | Andre Williams | RB | Boston College |
| 114. | Jaguars (from BAL) | Aaron Colvin | CB | Oklahoma |
| 115. | Jets | Shaquelle Evans | WR | UCLA |
| 116. | Raiders* | Keith McGill | CB | Utah |
| 117. | Bears | Ka'Deem Carey | RB | Arizona |
| 118. | Steelers | Martavis Bryant | WR | Clemson |
| 119. | Cowboys | Anthony Hitchens | OLB | Iowa |
| 120. | Cardinals | Logan Thomas | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 121. | Packers | Carl Bradford | OLB | Arizona State |
| 122. | Titans* | Marqueston Huff | CB | Wyoming |
| 123. | Seahawks* | Kevin Norwood | WR | Alabama |
| 124. | Chiefs | De'Anthony Thomas | RB | Oregon |
| 125. | Dolphins* | Walt Aikens | CB | Liberty |
| 126. | Saints | Khairi Fortt | OLB | California |
| 127. | Browns (from IND) | Pierre Desir | CB | Lindenwood |
| 128. | Panthers | Tre Boston | S | North Carolina |
| 129. | 49ers | Dontae Johnson | CB | North Carolina State |
| 130. | Patriots | James White | RB | Wisconsin |
| 131. | Bears* | Brock Vereen | S | Minnesota |
| 132. | Seahawks | Kevin Pierre-Louis | OLB | Boston College |
| 133. | Lions | Nevin Lawson | CB | Utah State |
| 134. | Ravens | Brent Urban | DT/DE | Virginia |
| 135. | Texans | Tom Savage | QB | Pittsburgh |
| 136. | Lions | Larry Webster | TE/DE | Bloomsburg |
| 137. | Jets | Dakota Dozier | OT | Furman |
| 138. | Ravens | Lorenzo Taliaferro | RB | Coastal Carolina |
| 139. | Falcons | Prince Shembo | OLB | Notre Dame |
| 140. | Patriots | Cameron Fleming | OT | Stanford |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 141. | Eagles* | Taylor Hart | DE | Oregon |
| 142. | Redskins | Ryan Grant | WR | Tulane |
| 143. | Buccaneers | Kadeem Edwards | OG | Tennessee State |
| 144. | Jaguars | Telvin Smith | OLB | Florida State |
| 145. | Vikings* | David Yankey | OG | Stanford |
| 146. | Cowboys* (from OAK) | Devin Street | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 147. | Falcons | Ricardo Allen | CB | Purdue |
| 148. | Panthers* | Bene Benwikere | CB | San Jose State |
| 149. | Buccaneers* | Kevin Pamphile | OT | Purdue |
| 150. | 49ers* (from DET) | Aaron Lynch | DE | South Florida |
| 151. | Titans | Avery Williamson | ILB | Kentucky |
| 152. | Giants | Nat Berhe | S | San Diego State |
| 153. | Bills* | Cyril Richardson | OG | Baylor |
| 154. | Jets | Jeremiah George | ILB | Iowa State |
| 155. | Dolphins | Arthur Lynch | TE | Georgia |
| 156. | Broncos* | Lamin Barrow | OLB | LSU |
| 157. | Steelers | Shaquille Richardson | CB | Arizona |
| 158. | Lions* | Caraun Reid | DT | Princeton |
| 159. | Jaguars (from BAL) | Chris Smith | OLB/DE | Arkansas |
| 160. | Cardinals | Ed Stinson | DE | Alabama |
| 161. | Packers | Corey Linsley | C | Ohio State |
| 162. | Eagles | Ed Reynolds | S | Stanford |
| 163. | Chiefs | Aaron Murray | QB | Georgia |
| 164. | Bengals | AJ McCarron | QB | Alabama |
| 165. | Chargers | Ryan Carrethers | DT | Arkansas State |
| 166. | Colts | Jonathan Newsome | DE | Ball State |
| 167. | Saints | Vinnie Sunseri | S | Alabama |
| 168. | *Falcons | Marquis Spruill | ILB | Syracuse |
| 169. | Saints (from NE via PHI) | Ronald Powell | OLB | Florida |
| 170. | 49ers | Keith Reaser | CB | Florida Atlantic |
| 171. | Dolphins* | Jordan Tripp | OLB | Montana |
| 172. | Seahawks | Jimmy Staten | DT | Middle Tennessee |
| 173. | Steelers | Wesley Johnson | OT | Vanderbilt |
| 174. | Giants | Devon Kennard | OLB | USC |
| 175. | Ravens | John Urschel | OG | Penn State |
| 176. | Packers | Jared Abbrederis | WR | Wisconsin |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 177. | Texans | Jeoffrey Pagan | DE | Alabama |
| 178. | Titans* | Zach Mettenberger | QB | LSU |
| 179. | Patriots* | Jon Halapio | OG | Florida |
| 180. | 49ers* | Kenneth Acker | CB | Southern Methodist |
| 181. | Texans (from OAK) | Alfred Blue | RB | LSU |
| 182. | Vikings* | Antone Exum | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 183. | Bears (from TB) | David Fales | QB | San Jose State |
| 184. | Vikings | Kendall James | CB | Maine |
| 185. | Buccaneers (from BUF) | Robert Herron | WR | Wyoming |
| 186. | Redskins* | Lache Seastrunk | RB | Baylor |
| 187. | Giants | Bennett Jackson | CB | Notre Dame |
| 188. | Rams | E.J. Gaines | CB | Missouri |
| 189. | Lions | TJ Jones | WR | Notre Dame |
| 190. | Dolphins | Matt Hazel | WR | Coastal Carolina |
| 191. | Bears | Pat O'Donnell | P | Miami (Fla.) |
| 192. | Steelers | Jordan Zumwalt | OLB | UCLA |
| 193. | Chiefs (from DAL) | Zach Fulton | OG | Tennessee |
| 194. | Ravens | Keith Wenning | QB | Ball State |
| 195. | Jets | Brandon Dixon | CB | Northwest Missouri State |
| 196. | Cardinals | Walter Powell | WR | Murray State |
| 197. | Packers | Demetri Goodson | CB | Baylor |
| 198. | Patriots (from PHI) | Zach Moore | DE | Concordia-St. Paul |
| 199. | Seahawks* | Garrett Scott | OT | Marshall |
| 200. | Chiefs | Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | OT | McGill |
| 201. | Chargers | Marion Grice | RB | Arizona State |
| 202. | Saints | Tavon Rooks | OT | Kansas State |
| 203. | Colts | Andrew Jackson | ILB | Western Kentucky |
| 204. | Panthers | Tyler Gaffney | RB | Stanford |
| 205. | Jaguars (from SF) | Luke Bowanko | C | Virginia |
| 206. | Patriots | Jemea Thomas | S | Georgia Tech |
| 207. | Broncos | Matt Paradis | C | Boise State |
| 208. | Seahawks | Eric Pinkins | S | San Diego State |
| 209. | Jets | Quincy Enunwa | WR | Nebraska |
| 210. | Jets | IK Enemkpali | DE | Louisiana Tech |
| 211. | Texans | Jay Prosch | FB | Auburn |
| 212. | Bengals | Marquis Flowers | OLB | Arizona |
| 213. | Jets | Tajh Boyd | QB | Clemson |
| 214. | Rams | Garrett Gilbert | QB | SMU |
| 215. | Steelers | Daniel McCullers | DT | Tennessee |
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School |
| 216. | Texans | Dre Hal | CB | Vanderbilt |
| 217. | Redskins | Ted Bolser | TE | Indiana |
| 218. | Ravens* | Michael Campanaro | WR | Wake Forest |
| 219. | Raiders | T.J. Carrie | CB | Ohio |
| 220. | Vikings* | Shamar Stephen | DT | Connecticut |
| 221. | Bills* | Randell Johnson | OLB | Florida Atlantic |
| 222. | Jaguars | Storm Johnson | RB | UCF |
| 223. | Vikings | Brandon Watts | OLB | Georgia Tech |
| 224. | Eagles* | Beau Allen | DT | Wisconsin |
| 225. | Vikings* (from NYG) | Jabari Price | CB | North Carolina |
| 226. | Rams | Mitchell Van Dyk | OT | Portland State |
| 227. | Seahawks* | Kiero Small | FB | Arkansas |
| 228. | Redskins* | Zach Hocker | K | Arkansas |
| 229. | Lions* (from CHI) | Nate Freese | K | Boston College |
| 230. | Steelers | Rob Blanchflower | TE | Massachusetts |
| 231. | Cowboys | Ben Gardner | DE | Stanford |
| 232. | Colts (from BAL) | Ulrick John | OT | Georgia State |
| 233. | Jets | Trevor Reilly | OLB | Utah |
| 234. | Dolphins | Terrence Fede | DE | Marist |
| 235. | Raiders (from ARZ) | Shelby Harris | DE | Illinois State |
| 236. | Packers | Jeff Janis | WR | Saginaw Valley |
| 237. | Bills* | Seantrel Henderson | OT | Miami (Fla.) |
| 238. | Cowboys (from KC) | Will Smith | ILB | Texas Tech |
| 239. | Bengals | James Wright | WR | LSU |
| 240. | Chargers | Tevin Reese | WR | Baylor |
| 241. | Rams (from IND) | Christian Bryant | S | Ohio State |
| 242. | Broncos* (from NO) | Corey Nelson | OLB | Oklahoma |
| 243. | 49ers (from CAR) | Kaleb Ramsey | DT | Boston College |
| 244. | Patriots | Jeremy Gallon | WR | Michigan |
| 245. | 49ers | Trey Millard | FB | Oklahoma |
| 246. | Bears* | Charles Leno | OT | Boise State |
| 247. | Raiders | Jonathan Dowling | CB | Western Kentucky |
| 248. | Cowboys | Ahmad Dixon | S | Baylor |
| 249. | Rams | Michael Sam | DE | Missouri |
| 250. | Rams | Demetrius Rhaney | C | Tennessee State |
| 251. | Cowboys | Ken Bishop | DT | Northern Illinois |
| 252. | Bengals | Lavelle Westbrooks | CB | Georgia Southern |
| 253. | Falcons | Yawin Smallwood | ILB | Connecticut |
| 254. | Cowboys | Terrance Mitchell | CB | Oregon |
| 255. | Falcons | Tyler Starr | OLB | South Dakota |
| 256. | Texans | Lonnie Ballentine | S | Memphis |
Jadeveon Clowney, DE/OLB, Houston Texans
Clowney was the most fearsome player in the NFL draft, but even he knows that he might not be the biggest terror on his new team. That honor belongs to J.J. Watt, and Clowney said he was ready to play follow the leader, as per Chris Wesseling of NFL.com.
"I talked to J.J. Watt," Clowney said. "He's like, 'Man I'm glad you're being a part of the Houston Texans, I'm ready to show you around.' He's gonna be like a leader to me, I'm gonna follow him and get ready to get going."
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport was glad to hear Clowney take a measured approach in one of his first post-draft interviews.
Clowney knows that he has off-the-charts athletic ability, but that it must be paired with a deeper understanding of the NFL game.
If the Texans want to force offensive tackles into early retirement, then defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel would do well to pair up Watt and Clowney on the same side of their 3-4 front as often as possible. Watt can draw blockers and leave Clowney in one-on-one situations on the edge, and this could pave the way for a double-digit sack season in his rookie year.
Blake Bortles, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jaguars shocked the world by taking Blake Bortles with the No. 3 overall pick. They had glaring holes at multiple positions, and Johnny Manziel and Teddy Bridgewater were both thought to be more NFL-ready than Bortles, who is a raw talent.
However, ESPN's Ron Jaworski—never one to miss an opportunity to gush about a college quarterback—thought the Jaguars made a fine selection. From an interview on the Mike & Mike radio show, via ESPN.com's Michael DiRocco:
"From a strategic standpoint of a team, I don't care if it's a quarterback or a tackle or a wide receiver, if that's the guy you like, go get him. Obviously Gus Bradley, [GM David] Caldwell, they all like Blake Bortles and he clearly to me is the kind of guy you can build your franchise around.
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Although he may be a franchise quarterback someday and doesn't face strong competition with his new team, he's still a player who needs to be brought along slowly. The Jaguars did him a solid by drafting wide receivers Allen Robinson and Marqise Lee, but rookie receivers struggle picking up complex NFL route trees and don't start to reach their potential until their second or third year in the league.
Of course, those two don't have the luxury of waiting in the wings like Bortles does, but it would a complete mess if all three had to contribute from the get-go. Then again, the Jaguars offense was a mess all last season, so maybe nobody will notice the difference.
Bortles shouldn't play until the latter half of the NFL season barring injury or a meltdown from Chad Henne, and his numbers will be pedestrian at best while the offense matures around him. No shame in that, as this is all part of the learning experience for the talented quarterback.
Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sammy Watkins was the first-choice wide receiver in the NFL draft, and nobody had any reason to expect otherwise. Watkins is a burner and should be a star in the league, but Evans isn't likely to be far behind him.
Just look at how close their numbers were in 2013.
| Mike Evans | 13 | 69 | 1,394 | 20.2 | 12 |
| Sammy Watkins | 13 | 101 | 1,464 | 14.5 | 12 |
Watkins caught more short and intermediate passes in the Tigers offense, but Evans was an undeniable big-play threat.
Evans did have a superior passer in Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M, but Tajh Boyd was no slouch slinging the ball at Clemson either. Evans is also 6'5" and 231 pounds, making him one of the largest wide receivers in the league. It's little wonder there was an emphasis on Richard Sherman-esque cornerbacks with a player like Evans looming.
This is no knock on Watkins, but Evans might be better suited to contribute right away in the league. This is especially true if EJ Manuel struggles in his second season in the league.
Evans will produce a high-tower tandem at wide receiver with Vincent Jackson, one of the best wideouts in the league. ESPN Stats & Info noted the unusual tandem and just how difficult it is for tall wide receivers to make an impact in the league.
Still, not all of those towering wideouts are bestowed with the strong hands and natural ability of Evans. Evans will take some time to get a foothold in the NFL, but he could be a threat to get 10-plus catches in a game, let alone a season, by his second year in the league.
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