With 53 draft picks, SEC leads nation for 11th straight year

It did, eventually. It just took a while. But as draft day drew closer, questions arose whether Garrett would in fact go first as analysts sought minor flaws in his game. The versatile tight end was rated the No. 19 overall recruit coming out of high school and the top player at his position. We’ll have the up-to-the-minute selections throughout the draft, which resumes Saturday at 12 p.m. Eastern. “The crowds were actually pretty well behaved, which I was anxious about because they were right across from our house”.

However, Cleveland may have made a smart move by holding out and selecting Notre Dame quarterback DeShone Kizer with the 52nd overall pick in the second round. Cook was an All-American last season. MI safety Jabrill Peppers could serve as a positive presence in the secondary, and Miami tight end David Njoku might end up as a playmaker once the Browns secure the quarterback position.

The Browns had no excuse to botch this with five picks in the first 65 spots and plenty of spots where they were simply lagging behind talent-wise.

The Chiefs and the Texans also got in on the bartering to get quarterbacks.

Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II (5) runs for a first down past Kansas linebacker Marcquis Roberts (5) during the first quarter on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. The knock on Samuel – much like arch-nemesis Jabrill Peppers from MI (and now a member of the Cleveland Browns) – was that he might be a player without a true position in the National Football League, as he bounced back and forth between wide receiver and running back with the Buckeyes. In the 2007 draft MI had seven players taken, and the team’s highest taken player that year was defensive back Leon Hall who went No. 18 to the Cincinnati Bengals. In the Class of 2014, Barnett was rated just the No. 13 strongside defensive end prospect and the No. 206 overall recruit. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny says it went off without a hitch. The Colts may not have had the best draft, but they added a lot of potential contributors. It’s the first time multiple running backs went inside the top 10 since 2005 when Ronnie Brown, Cadillac Williams and Cedric Benson all were taken. That will be up to free agent additions Reiff and Remmers, as well as 3rd round pick Pat Elflein to improve upon a year ago. “We are very confident in the information that we gathered”. You could make arguments for wide receiver, offensive line, running back, tight end, edge rusher, and safety, among others. The SEC had five of the top nine.

The New York Jets took LSU safety Jamal Adams at No. 6 for the third defensive pick in the top 10. He is a tremendous punt returner and kick returner.

The first ever outdoor draft took place on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, where the legend of Rocky Balboa was born. “We have to have some patience with him, but he has tremendous upside”. On Thursday, the Seahawks sent the No. 26 overall to Atlanta, then also dealt the No. 31 slot it received from the Falcons to San Francisco in what was a wild opening night of the draft.