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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces the start of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces the start of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Frank Franklin II/Associated Press

NFL Draft Order 2015: Team-By-Team 7-Round Listings

Tyler ConwayApr 30, 2015

The 2015 NFL draft (finally) gets underway Thursday night. For most fans, this will be a long time coming, a chance to get out of their mock draft-filled bunkers and finally see their favorite team's next foundational piece.

Come Friday, though, things get a whole lot more confusing. It's easy enough for even the most causal observers to keep track of the first 32 picks. We've all had long enough to digest the Saints and Browns having two first-round picks and to mentally be able to keep track of the order.

Things get a whole lot harder when you have to consider compensatory selections, conditional picks traded once over and the basic reality that it's a lot harder to follow along once the "known" players are off the board. 

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Luckily, we have the selection order ready and available for you to follow along. With that in mind, here's a complete breakdown of how the 2015 draft will play out along with an outlook for a few offensive sleepers worth keeping an eye on.

111Tampa Bay
122Tennessee
133Jacksonville
144Oakland
155Washington
166New York Jets
177Chicago
188Atlanta
199New York Giants
11010St. Louis
11111Minnesota
11212Cleveland
11313New Orleans
11414Miami
11515San Francisco
11616Houston
11717San Diego
11818Kansas City
11919Cleveland (from Buffalo)
12020Philadelphia
12121Cincinnati
12222Pittsburgh
12323Detroit
12424Arizona
12525Carolina
12626Baltimore
12727Dallas
12828Denver
12929Indianapolis
13030Green Bay
13131New Orleans (from Seattle)
13232New England
2133Tennessee
2234Tampa Bay
2335Oakland
2436Jacksonville
2537New York Jets
2638Washington
2739Chicago
2840New York Giants
2941St. Louis
21042Atlanta
21143Cleveland
21244New Orleans
21345Minnesota
21446San Francisco
21547Miami
21648San Diego
21749Kansas City
21850Buffalo
21951Houston
22052Philadelphia
22153Cincinnati
22254Detroit
22355Arizona
22456Pittsburgh
22557Carolina
22658Baltimore
22759Denver
22860Dallas
22961Indianapolis
23062Green Bay
23163Seattle
23264New England
3165Tampa Bay
3266Tennessee
3367Jacksonville
3468Oakland
3569Washington
3670New York Jets
3771Chicago
3872St. Louis
3973Atlanta
31074New York Giants
31175New Orleans
31276Minnesota
31377Cleveland
31478New Orleans (from Miami)
31579San Francisco
31680Kansas City
31781Buffalo
31882Houston
31983San Diego
32084Philadelphia
32185Cincinnati
32286Arizona
32387Pittsburgh
32488Detroit
32589Carolina
32690Baltimore
32791Dallas
32892Denver
32993Indianapolis
33094Green Bay
33195Seattle
33296New England
33397New England (Compensatory Selection)
33498Kansas City (Compensatory Selection)
33599Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
41100Tennessee
42101New England (from Tampa Bay)
43102Oakland
44103Jacksonville
45104New York Jets
46105Washington
47106Chicago
48107Atlanta
49108New York Giants
410109Tampa Bay (from St. Louis)
411110Minnesota
412111Cleveland
413112Seattle (from New Orleans)
414113Philadelphia (from San Francisco through Buffalo)
415114Miami
416115Cleveland (from Buffalo)
417116Houston
418117San Diego
419118Kansas City
420119St. Louis (from Philadelphia)
421120Cincinnati
422121Pittsburgh
423122Baltimore (from Detroit)
424123Arizona
425124Carolina
426125Baltimore
427126San Francisco (from Denver)
428127Dallas
429128Indianapolis
430129Green Bay
431130Seattle
432131New England
433132San Francisco (Compensatory Selection)
434133Denver (Compensatory Selection)
435134Seattle (Compensatory Selection)
436135Cincinnati (Compensatory Selection)
437136Baltimore (Compensatory Selection)
51137Minnesota (from Tampa Bay through Buffalo)
52138Tennessee
53139Jacksonville
54140Oakland
55141Washington
56142Chicago (from New York Jets)
57143Denver (from Chicago)
58144New York Giants
59145Philadelphia (from Chicago)
510146Atlanta
511147Cleveland
512148New Orleans
513149Miami (from Minnesota)
514150Miami
515151San Francisco
516152Houston
517153San Diego
518154New Orleans (from Kansas City)
519155Buffalo
520156Philadelphia
521157Cincinnati
522158Baltimore (from Detroit)
523159Arizona
524160Pittsburgh
525161Carolina
526162Tampa Bay (from Baltimore)
527163Dallas
528164Denver
529165Indianapolis
530166Green Bay
531167Seattle
532168Tampa Bay (from New England)
533169Carolina (Compensatory Selection)
534170Seattle (Compensatory Selection)
535171Baltimore (Compensatory Selection)
536172Kansas City (Compensatory Selection)
537173Kansas City (Compensatory Selection)
638174Carolina (Compensatory Selection)
538175Houston (Compensatory Selection)
539176Baltimore (Compensatory Selection)
61177Tennessee
62178New England (from Tampa Bay)
63179Oakland
64180Jacksonville
65181Seattle (from New York Jets)
66182Washington
67183Chicago
68184Tampa Bay (from St. Louis)
69185Atlanta
610186New York Giants
611187New Orleans
612188Buffalo (from Minnesota)
613189Cleveland
614190San Francisco
615191Miami
616192San Diego
617193Kansas City
618194Buffalo
619195Houston
620196Philadelphia
621197Cincinnati
622198Arizona
623199Pittsburgh
624200Detroit
625201Carolina
626202Cleveland (from Baltimore)
627203Denver
628204Baltimore (from Dallas)
629205Indianapolis (from Dallas)
630206Green Bay
631207Indianapolis (from Seattle)
632208Tennessee (from New England)
634210Seattle (Compensatory Selection)
635211Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
635212Pittsburgh (Compensatory Selection)
636213Houston (Compensatory Selection)
637214Green Bay (Compensatory Selection)
639215Seattle (Compensatory Selection)
640216St. Louis (Compensatory Selection)
641217Houston (Compensatory Selection)
642218Kansas City (Compensatory Selection)
71219Tampa Bay
72220New England (from Tennessee)
73221Jacksonville
74222Oakland
75223Washington
76224New York Jets
77225New York Jets (from Chicago)
78226Atlanta
79227New York Giants
710228St. Louis
711229Minnesota
712230Cleveland
713231New Orleans
714232Detroit (from Miami through Baltimore)
715233Minnesota (from San Francisco through Miami)
716234Kansas City
717235Buffalo
718236Houston
719237Dallas (from San Diego)
720238Philadelphia
721239Cincinnati
722240Pittsburgh
723241Detroit
724242Arizona
725243Carolina
726244Dallas (from Baltimore)
727245Indianapolis (from Dallas)
728246New York Giants (from Denver)
729247San Francisco (from Indianapolis)
730248Green Bay (from New England through St. Louis)
731249Seattle
732250Atlanta
733251Denver (Compensatory Selection)
733252Denver (Compensatory Selection)
734253Denver (Compensatory Selection)
736254New England (Compensatory Selection)
737255San Francisco (Compensatory Selection)
738256Indianapolis (Compensatory Selection)
739257Arizona (Compensatory Selection)

Offensive Sleepers in 2015 NFL Draft

QB Brandon Bridge, South Alabama

Finding a sleeper at quarterback is a near-impossible proposition. Only about a dozen or so get drafted each year, and only about four or five of them wind up with NFL careers worthy of a Wikipedia page. Everyone knows Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota and Brett Hundley, same as they do the top players at every position. But quarterback is unique: Dudes like Sean Mannion, Shane Carden and Taylor Kelly—third-day picks, if they're selected at all—have a level of recognition.

Bridge is perhaps the only exception to the rule in this class. The South Alabama product is all raw tools, little production. For his career, he threw for 2,325 yards and 16 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, adding another 467 yards and five scores. Comparatively: Cut Mariota's 2014 stats in half, and he still has more total touchdowns and nearly as many yards.

But NFL teams aren't selecting Bridge banking on him being a superstar. They're hoping he could be a late-round diamond in the rough. Listed at 6'4" and 229 pounds, Bridge has a near-perfect combination of size and athleticism for the modern position. 

“I was a Patriots fan, just due to the fact that Tom Brady overcame," Bridge said, per Bill O'Hare of Bills.com. “I love the ‘Brady 6’ story, how he was always overlooked and always had that chip on his shoulder. I feel like I’m kind of doing that as well. I’m kind of under-looked in this draft, and hopefully I can just go out there and play this game.”

At the very least, it'll be interesting to see. Bridge could be this year's version of Logan Thomas.

RB David Johnson, Northern Iowa

Discussion has been rampant in recent weeks about Todd Gurley's return to top-15 status for reasons that remain unclear. Gurley was a fantastic player at Georgia, possessing a near-perfect skill set to be a three-down back in this era. But he's also a dude coming off a debilitating injury we haven't seen carry a football in months.

For my money, Gurley is an overpriced talent. I'd much rather take a pass on him Thursday and wait for a talent like Johnson, who has been on the rise for months, a day later. 

The Northern Iowa product was a combine superstar, performing among the best at his position in nearly every drill. He was also able to shed some of the small-school label at the Senior Bowl, performing well in practice all week before a solid 43-yard day. Couple that with his 4,682 career yards, soft hands and quick first step, and Johnson projects as someone who can step in right away and make an impact.

"It's just all starting to pay off," Johnson said, per Andrew Logue of The Des Moines Register. "I've been looking on web sites, what people are talking about me. Definitely, it's a blessing."

Johnson doesn't have the ceiling of Gurley or Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon. We've just learned enough about the recent history of first-round running backs to make him the smaller gamble. 

WR Tyler Lockett, Kansas State

I'm blurring the line here between "sleeper" and "underappreciated," but whatever. Lockett is going to make a ton of teams in Round 1 and 2 regret not taking him. The Kansas State product compiled 105 receptions for 1,515 yards and 11 touchdowns, breaking nearly every single-season and career record on the books.

Other than concerns about his size—he measured at 5'10" and 182 pounds at the combine—there aren't many legitimate criticisms about Lockett. He runs crisp, smart routes, has the leaping ability and toughness to fight for 50-50 balls against defenders and has the speed to become an instant contributor on special teams.

“A lot of guys only do one thing,” Lockett said, per Ken Corbitt of The Topeka Capital-Journal, “but I did punt return, kickoff return, I did inside in the slot (receiver) and I did outside. With all of those things, it’s like getting five in one. Just from that, I think I bring a lot to the table."

Opinions differ on where Lockett will be drafted, but he looks like a steal regardless of whether it's the third or fourth round. Tyler's father Kevin stuck around in the NFL for seven seasons as a special teams playmaker and wideout. His son should be able to at least match that if he finds the right situation.

TE Jesse James, Penn State

Big Ten standouts Maxx Williams (Minnesota) and Devin Funchess (Michigan)—and, yes, I still consider Funchess a tight end despite the nonsensical insinuation he can play wideout—have received all the attention. Just don't be surprised if James winds up as big of a star (if not bigger) as his counterparts.

James was a major winner at the scouting combine in February, flashing elite athleticism to go along with his 6'7", 261-pound frame. While he doesn't have great top-end speed, his talent at using his leaping ability (37.5 inches) and his strength make him an instant red-zone target. Penn State's offense arguably did not do nearly enough to emphasize James' red-zone potential over the last two seasons.

Luckily, he shouldn't fly under too many NFL radars. He projects as a Jason Witten-type who won't wow with many big plays but puts up numbers with his consistency and ability to create separation in small spaces. Odds are he'll come off the board sometime in Day 2 and make a team awfully happy about its decision.

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