RadioOnFire.com - The 2017 NFL Draft came and went in Philadelphia on Thursday, April 27, and left fans who were eager to learn where the most talented crop of young offensive players would land, stoked to see what teams like Chicago, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Los Angeles, Carolina, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Houston will do this upcoming season. That's because the top half of the first round's picks was dominated by quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs, with eight of the first twelve teams choosing from those three positions. It was the most top-12 skill position player selections since the turn of the century.
While the three QB's, three WR's, and two RB's packed into the first dozen picks might have been all the hype for the Fantasy Football legion, however, it was a defensive player, in Texas A&M's Myles Garrett who came in at the top of the class, with Cleveland selecting to go with the defensive end, despite their own need for a stable offense. Cleveland would later pile on the D, with their selection of Safety Jabrill Peppers from Michigan. The Browns would round out their Thursday picks by taking the speedy tight end David Njoku from Miami at number 29. By most accounts, it was the most impressive first round showing for Hue Jackson's AFC North squad.
Trades were the other big story of the night, with Chicago so intent on moving up one spot ahead of San Francisco for the second selection, that they gave up this year's 67th and 111th overall picks, as well as a third-round selection in the 2018 draft, to switch places. They had their eyes set on quarterback Mitchell Trubisky [North Carolina] and they got him. Kansas City and Houston would do the same, as both teams were in the bidding for a quarterback, but K.C. proving to want one much more, as they surrendered two first-round picks and a third round pick to move up 17 slots, where they were able to land Texas Tech standout Patrick Mahomes. Houston came up two picks later to take Deshaun Watson out of Clemson.
The first round picks would round up as follows:
1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2. Chicago Bears: Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
3. San Francisco 49ers: Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU
5. Tennessee Titans: Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S, LSU
7. Los Angeles Chargers: Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
8. Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford
9. Cincinnati Bengals: John Ross, WR, Washington
10. Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
11. New Orleans Saints: Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State
12. Houston Texans: Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
13. Arizona Cardinals: Haason Reddick, LB, Temple
14. Philadelphia Eagles: Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
15. Indianapolis Colts: Malik Hooker, S, OSU
16. Baltimore Ravens: Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
17. Washington Redskins: Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama
18. Tennessee Titans: Adoree’ Jackson, CB, Southern California
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama
20. Denver Broncos: Garrett Bolles, OT, Utah
21. Detroit Lions: Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida
22. Miami Dolphins: Charles Harris, DE/OLB, Missouri
23. New York Giants: Evan Engram, TE, Mississippi
24. Oakland Raiders: Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State
25. Cleveland Browns: Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
26. Atlanta Falcons: Takkarist McKinley, OLB, UCLA
27. Buffalo Bills: Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU
28. Dallas Cowboys: Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
29. Cleveland Browns: David Njoku, TE, Miami
30. Pittsburgh Steelers: T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin
31. San Francisco 49ers: Reuben Foster, MLB, Alabama
32. New Orleans Saints: Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin
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