| 2014 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| π 2014 NFL draft logo | |
| General information | |
| Date | May 8β10 |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City |
| Networks | ESPN, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 256 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Jadeveon Clowney, DE Houston Texans |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Lonnie Ballentine, S Houston Texans |
| Most selections (12) | New York Jets San Francisco 49ers |
| Fewest selections (5) | Indianapolis Colts |
The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the "Player Selection Meeting",[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 8 through May 10, 2014.[2][3][4] The draft started on May 8, 2014, at 8 p.m. EDT.[5] The draft was moved from its traditional time frame in late April due to a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall.[6]
There was early discussion and rumors leading up to the draft on the future of staying at the current location in New York City, where it had been held since 1965. Given the increased interest the draft had garnered over the past decade,[7] there was belief that the event may have outgrown Radio City Music Hall, which had been the venue for the past eight drafts. The possibility of extending the draft to four days was also being discussed throughout the months leading up to the draft. The NFL decided in that summer that the 2015 NFL draft will take place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
The Houston Texans opened the draft by selecting defensive end Jadeveon Clowney from the University of South Carolina. The last time a defensive player was taken with the first overall selection was in 2006, when the Texans selected Mario Williams.[8] The Texans also closed the draft with the selection of safety Lonnie Ballentine of the University of Memphis as Mr. Irrelevant, which is the title given to the final player selected.[9]
The 2014 draft made history when the St. Louis Rams selected Michael Sam in the seventh round. Sam, who became the first openly gay player to ever be drafted in the NFL, was selected 249th out of 256 picks in the draft. After this, Sam's jersey was the second best selling rookie jersey on the NFL's website.[10] Sam came out publicly in the months leading up to the draft, but he never actually made the final roster of an NFL team and was out of the league the same year.[11]
Early entrants
[edit]A record 98 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft.[12] When including four players who received degrees but still had eligibility remaining, the number swells to 102.[13] Fourteen underclassmenβplus Teddy Bridgewater who graduated with eligibility remainingβwere selected in the draft's first round,[14] including the first four and six of the first ten players selected.[15]
Overview
[edit]The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:
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Determination of draft order
[edit]The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.[16] The Houston Texans with a 2β14 record in 2013 held the first selection of each round. The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens finished 2013 with identical 8β8 records and strength of schedule ratings, hence a coin flip was used to determine the selection order β the Cowboys won the flip and thus selected ahead of the Ravens.[17]
Player selections
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Notable undrafted players
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Trades
[edit]In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2014 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- ^ No. 2: Washington β St. Louis (PD). Washington traded a first-round selection (2nd overall), 2012 first- and second-round selections, and a 2013 first-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for a 2012 first-round selection.[source 1][source 2]
- ^ No. 4: Cleveland β Buffalo (D). Cleveland traded a first-round selection (4th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for a first-round selection (9th overall), and 2015 first- and fourth-round selections.[source 3]
- ^ No. 8: Minnesota β Cleveland (D). Minnesota traded a first-round selection (8th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (9th and 145th overall).[source 4]
- ^ No. 9: Buffalo β Cleveland β Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Buffalo β Cleveland (D). See Round 1: No. 4: Cleveland β Buffalo.[source 3]
Cleveland β Minnesota (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Minnesota β Cleveland.[source 4] - ^ No. 20: Arizona β New Orleans (D). Arizona traded a first-round selection (20th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first- and third-round selections (27th and 91st overall).[source 5]
- ^ No. 22: Philadelphia β Cleveland (D). Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for first- and third-round selections (26th and 83rd overall).[source 6]
- ^ No. 26: Indianapolis β Cleveland β Philadelphia. Multiple trades:
Indianapolis β Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (26th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for RB Trent Richardson.[source 7]
Cleveland β Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: No. 22: Philadelphia β Cleveland.[source 6] - ^ No. 27: New Orleans β Arizona (D). See Round 1: No. 20: Arizona β New Orleans.[source 5]
- ^ No. 32: Seattle β Minnesota (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (32nd overall) to Minnesota in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (40th and 108th overall).[source 8]
Round 2
- ^ No. 34: Washington β Dallas (D). Washington traded a second-round selection (34th overall) to Dallas in exchange for second- and third-round selections (47th and 78th overall).[source 9]
- ^ No. 40: Minnesota β Seattle β Detroit. Multiple trades:
Minnesota β Seattle (D). See Round 1: No. 32: Seattle β Minnesota.[source 8]
Seattle β Detroit (D). Seattle traded second- and fifth-round selections (40th and 146th overall) to Detroit in exchange for second-, fourth- and seventh- round selections (45th, 111th and 227th overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 41: Buffalo β St. Louis (D). Buffalo traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (44th and 153rd overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 42: Tennessee β Philadelphia (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (42nd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (54th and 122nd overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 44: St. Louis β Buffalo (D). See Round 2: No. 41: Buffalo β St. Louis.[source 10]
- ^ No. 45: Detroit β Seattle (D). See Round 2: No. 40: Seattle β Detroit.[source 10]
- ^ No. 47: Dallas β Washington (D). See Round 2: No. 34: Washington β Dallas.[source 9]
- ^ No. 50: Miami β San Diego (D). Miami traded a second-round selection (50th overall) to San Diego in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (57th and 125th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 54: Philadelphia β Tennessee (D). See Round 2: No. 42: Tennessee β Philadelphia.[source 10]
- ^ No. 56: Kansas City β San Francisco β Denver. Multiple trades:
Kansas City β San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional second-round selection (56th overall) and a 2013 second-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for QB Alex Smith. The second-round selection was upgraded from the third round after Kansas City won a minimum of eight games during the 2013 season.[source 11][source 12]
San Francisco β Denver (D). San Francisco traded second- and seventh-round selections (56th and 242nd overall) to Denver in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (63rd and 171st overall), and a 2015 fourth-round selection.[source 13] - ^ No. 57: San Diego β Miami β San Francisco. Multiple trades:
San Diego β Miami (D). See Round 2: No. 50: Miami β San Diego.[source 10]
Miami β San Francisco (D). Miami traded a second-round selection (57th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (63rd and 171st overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 61: San Francisco β Jacksonville (D). San Francisco traded a second-round selection (61st overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (70th and 150th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 63: Denver β San Francisco β Miami. Multiple trades:
Denver β San Francisco (D). See Round 2: No. 56: San Francisco β Denver.[source 10]
San Francisco β Miami (D). See Round 2: No. 57: Miami β San Francisco.[source 13]
Round 3
- ^ No. 67: Oakland β Miami (D). Oakland traded a third-round selection (67th overall) to Miami in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (81st and 116th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 70: Jacksonville β San Francisco (D). See Round 2: No. 61: San Francisco β Jacksonville.[source 10]
- ^ No. 77: Tennessee β San Francisco (PD). Tennessee traded a third-round selection (77th overall), and 2013 second- and seventh-round selections to San Francisco in exchange for a 2013 second-round selection.[source 14]
- ^ No. 78: Dallas β Washington (D). See Round 2: No. 34: Washington β Dallas.[source 9]
- ^ No. 81: Miami β Oakland (D). See Round 3: No. 67: Oakland β Miami.[source 10]
- ^ No. 83: Pittsburgh β Cleveland β Philadelphia β Houston. Multiple trades:
Pittsburgh β Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded a third-round selection (83rd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2013 fourth-round selection.[source 15]
Cleveland β Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: No. 22: Philadelphia β Cleveland.[source 6]
Philadelphia β Houston (D). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (83rd overall) to Houston in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (101st and 141st overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 91: New Orleans β Arizona (D). See Round 1: No. 20: Arizona β New Orleans.[source 5]
- ^ No. 93: New England β Jacksonville (D). New England traded a third-round selection (93rd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (105th and 179th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 94: San Francisco β Cleveland (D). San Francisco traded a third-round selection (94th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (106th and 180th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 96: Seattle β Minnesota (PD). Seattle traded a third-round selection, and 2013 first- and seventh-round selections to Minnesota in exchange for WR Percy Harvin.[source 16]
Round 4
- ^ No. 101: Houston β Philadelphia (D). See Round 3: No. 83: Philadelphia β Houston.[source 10]
- ^ No. 104: Tampa Bay β NY Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a conditional fourth-round selection (104th overall) and a 2013 first-round selection to the NY Jets in exchange for CB Darrelle Revis. The pick was downgraded from the third round to the fourth round when Tampa Bay released Revis prior to the start of the 2014 league year in March.[source 17][19]
- ^ No. 105: Jacksonville β New England (D). See Round 3: No. 93: New England β Jacksonville.[source 10]
- ^ No. 106: Cleveland β San Francisco (D). See Round 3: No. 94: San Francisco β Cleveland.[source 10]
- ^ No. 108: Minnesota β Seattle (D). See Round 1: No. 32: Seattle β Minnesota.[source 8]
- ^ No. 111: Detroit β Seattle β Cincinnati. Multiple trades:
Detroit β Seattle (D). See Round 2: No. 40: Seattle β Detroit.[source 10]
Seattle β Cincinnati (D). Seattle traded a fourth-round selection (111th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (123rd and 199th overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 114: Baltimore β Jacksonville (PD). Baltimore traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and 159th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Eugene Monroe.[source 18]
- ^ No. 116: Miami β Oakland (D). See Round 3: No. 67: Oakland β Miami.[source 10]
- ^ No. 122: Philadelphia β Tennessee (D). See Round 2: No. 42: Tennessee β Philadelphia.[source 10]
- ^ No. 123: Cincinnati β Seattle (D). See Round 4: No. 111: Seattle β Cincinnati.[source 10]
- ^ No. 125: San Diego β Miami (D). See Round 2: No. 50: Miami β San Diego.[source 10]
- ^ No. 127: Indianapolis β Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded a fourth-round selection (127th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2013 fifth-round selection.[source 15]
- ^ No. 131: Denver β Chicago (D). Denver traded fourth- and seventh-round selections (131st and 246th overall) to Chicago in exchange for a fifth-round selection (156th overall) and a 2015 fifth-round selection.[source 19]
Round 5
- ^ No. 141: Houston β Philadelphia (D). See Round 3: No. 83: Philadelphia β Houston.[source 10]
- ^ No. 145: Cleveland β Minnesota (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Minnesota β Cleveland.[source 4]
- ^ No. 146: Oakland β Seattle β Detroit β Dallas. Multiple trades:
Oakland β Seattle (PD). Oakland traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to Seattle in exchange for QB Matt Flynn.[source 20] The trade also conditionally included the Raiders' 2015 fifth-round selection, but that condition was voided when the Raiders waived Flynn in October 2013.[source 21]
Seattle β Detroit (D). See Round 2: No. 40: Seattle β Detroit.[source 10]
Detroit β Dallas (D). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to Dallas in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (158th and 229th overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 148: Minnesota β Carolina (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (148th overall) to Carolina in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (168th and 225th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 149: Buffalo β Tampa Bay (D). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a seventh-round selection (221st overall) and a 2015 fifth-round selection.[source 10]
- ^ No. 150: Detroit β Jacksonville β San Francisco. Multiple trades:
Detroit β Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (150th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Mike Thomas.[source 22]
Jacksonville β San Francisco (D). See Round 2: No. 61: San Francisco β Jacksonville.[source 10] - ^ No. 153: St. Louis β Buffalo (D). See Round 2: No. 41: Buffalo β St. Louis.[source 10]
- ^ No. 156: Chicago β Denver (D). See Round 4: No. 131: Denver β Chicago.[source 19]
- ^ No. 158: Dallas β Detroit (D). See Round 5: No. 146: Detroit β Dallas.[source 10]
- ^ No. 159: Baltimore β Jacksonville (PD). See Round 4: No. 114: Baltimore β Jacksonville.[source 18]
- ^ No. 168: Carolina β Minnesota β Atlanta. Multiple trades:
Carolina β Minnesota (D). See Round 5: No. 148: Minnesota β Carolina.[source 10]
Minnesota β Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (182nd and 220th overall).[source 10] - ^ No. 169: New England β Philadelphia β New Orleans. Multiple trades:
New England β Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (169th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round selection (198th overall) and DT Isaac Sopoaga.[source 23]
Philadelphia β New Orleans (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (169th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for RB Darren Sproles.[source 24] - ^ No. 171: Denver β San Francisco β Miami. Multiple trades:
Denver β San Francisco (D). See Round 2: No. 56: San Francisco β Denver.[source 13]
San Francisco β Miami (D). See Round 2: No. 57: Miami β San Francisco.[source 10]
Round 6
- ^ No. 178: Washington β Tennessee (D). Washington traded a sixth-round selection (178th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (186th and 228th overall).[source 10]
- ^ No. 179: Jacksonville β New England (D). See Round 3: No. 93: New England β Jacksonville.[source 10]
- ^ No. 180: Cleveland β San Francisco (D). See Round 3: No. 94: San Francisco β Cleveland.[source 10]
- ^ No. 181: Oakland β Houston (PD). Oakland traded a sixth-round selection (181st overall) to Houston in exchange for QB Matt Schaub.[source 25]
- ^ No. 182: Atlanta β Minnesota (D). See Round 5: No. 168: Minnesota β Atlanta.[source 10]
- ^ No. 183: Tampa Bay β Chicago (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (183rd overall) to Chicago in exchange for OT Gabe Carimi.[source 26]
- ^ No. 185: Buffalo β Tampa Bay (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for WR Mike Williams.[source 27]
- ^ No. 186: Tennessee β Washington (D). See Round 6: No. 178: Washington β Tennessee.[source 10]
- ^ No. 193: Dallas β Kansas City (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (193rd overall) to Kansas City in exchange for a seventh-round selection (238th overall) and LB Edgar Jones.[source 28]
- ^ No. 198: Philadelphia β New England (PD). See Round 5: No. 169: New England β Philadelphia.[source 23]
- ^ No. 199: Cincinnati β Seattle (D). See Round 4: No. 111: Seattle β Cincinnati.[source 10]
- ^ No. 205: San Francisco β Jacksonville (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection (205th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Blaine Gabbert.[source 29]
Round 7
- ^ No. 218: Cleveland β Baltimore (D). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection (218th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a 2015 sixth-round selection.[source 10]
- ^ No. 220: Atlanta β Minnesota (D). See Round 5: No. 168: Minnesota β Atlanta.[source 10]
- ^ No. 221: Tampa Bay β Buffalo (D). See Round 5: No. 149: Buffalo β Tampa Bay.[source 10]
- ^ No. 224: Buffalo β Philadelphia (D). Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and a conditional future mid-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a seventh-round selection (237th overall) and RB Bryce Brown. The conditional future pick would be Buffalo's 2016 third-round selection if Brown hit certain statistical rushing targets in 2014; otherwise it would be either San Francisco's 2015 fourth-rounder (if the Bills received that pick as part of their trade of WR Stevie Johnson to San Francisco, which would occur were Johnson to miss certain statistical thresholds in 2014) or Buffalo's 2016 fourth-round selection.[source 30][source 31][source 32]
- ^ No. 225: NY Giants β Carolina β Minnesota. Multiple trades:
NY Giants β Carolina (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (225th overall) to Carolina in exchange for LB Jon Beason.[source 33]
Carolina β Minnesota (D). See Round 5: No. 148: Minnesota β Carolina.[source 10] - ^ No. 227: Detroit β Seattle (D). See Round 2: No. 40: Seattle β Detroit.[source 10]
- ^ No. 228: Tennessee β Washington (D). See Round 6: No. 178: Washington β Tennessee.[source 10]
- ^ No. 229: Chicago β Dallas β Detroit. Multiple trades:
Chicago β Dallas (PD). Chicago traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to Dallas in exchange for TE Dante Rosario.[source 34]
Dallas β Detroit (D). See Round 5: No. 146: Detroit β Dallas.[source 10] - ^ No. 232: Baltimore β Indianapolis (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for C A. Q. Shipley.[source 35]
- ^ No. 235: Arizona β Oakland (PD). Arizona traded a seventh-round selection (235th overall) and a 2013 sixth-round selection to Oakland in exchange for a conditional 2013 seventh-round selection and QB Carson Palmer. The 2013 seventh-round selection was contingent on Palmer starting at least 13 games for Arizona in the 2013 season; Palmer started all 16 of Arizona's games.[source 36]
- ^ No. 237: Philadelphia β Buffalo (D). See Round 7: No. 224: Buffalo β Philadelphia.[source 30]
- ^ No. 238: Kansas City β Dallas (PD). See Round 6: No. 193: Dallas β Kansas City.[source 28]
- ^ No. 241: Indianapolis β St. Louis (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (241st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for CB Josh Gordy.[source 37]
- ^ No. 242: New Orleans β San Francisco β Denver. Multiple trades:
New Orleans β San Francisco (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection (242nd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for LB Parys Haralson.[source 38]
San Francisco β Denver (D). See Round 2: No. 56: San Francisco β Denver.[source 13] - ^ No. 243: Carolina β San Francisco (PD). Carolina traded a seventh-round selection (243rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for S Colin Jones.[source 39]
- ^ No. 246: Denver β Chicago (D). See Round 4: No. 131: Denver β Chicago.[source 19]
- ^ No. 247: Seattle β Oakland (PD). Seattle traded a seventh-round selection (247th overall) to Oakland in exchange for QB Terrelle Pryor.[source 40]
Supplemental draft
[edit]The supplemental draft was held on July 10, 2014. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Four players were eligible, but for the second straight year no players were selected.[21]
Summary
[edit]The Southeastern Conference (SEC) led all college athletic conferences in terms of first round selections with eleven, including the first two picks of the draft.[14] For the first time since the league's second draft in 1937, no player from the University of Texas was selected.[22]
For the second year in successionβand only the second time since 1967βno running back was selected in the first round.[23] The first player taken at the position was Bishop Sankey, who was selected in the second round with the 54th overall pick. This is the latest point in the history of the draft for the first running back to be selected.[24]
Selections by college athletic conference
[edit]| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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| NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
| The American | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| ACC | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 42 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| MAC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| MWC | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Pac-12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
| SEC | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 49 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ind. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
| Big Sky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Big South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| OVC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| PFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SoCon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Non-Division I football conferences | ||||||||
| GLIAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MIAA (DII) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NSIC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PSAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSEQ (CIS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Schools with multiple draft selections
[edit]Selections by position
[edit]| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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| Center | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Cornerback | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 33 |
| Defensive end | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| Defensive tackle | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Guard | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Linebacker | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Offensive tackle | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Placekicker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Quarterback | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Running back | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| Safety | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Tight end | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Wide receiver | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 14 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 124 |
| Defense | 18 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 129 |
| Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
U.S. television coverage
[edit]The draft was broadcast live by the NFL Network and ESPN. This marks the 35th year of draft coverage on ESPN, while the NFL Network had covered the draft since its inception in 2004.[25]
The two networks' combined first-round coverage drew a record 32 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings which was a 28 percent increase over the previous year. In total, 45.7 million viewers watched some part of the three-day event, topping the previous record of 45.4 million set in 2010.[26]
In popular culture
[edit]- The events of the 2014 film Draft Day, take place during the fictionalized 2014 NFL draft.
- The 2014 NFL draft was also featured in The League.
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Manziel was the 2012 winner of the Heisman Trophy which is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football.[18]
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