2014 NFL draft

Early entrants

Main article: List of 2014 NFL draft early entrants

A record 98 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. When including four players who received degrees but still had eligibility remaining, the number swells to 102. Fourteen underclassmen—plus Teddy Bridgewater who graduated with eligibility remaining—were selected in the draft's first round,

Overview

The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:

Determination of draft order

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. The Houston Texans with a 2–14 record in 2013 held the first selection of each round. The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens finished with identical 8–8 records and strength of schedule ratings, hence a coin flip was used to determine the selection order — the Cowboys won the flip and thus selected ahead of the Ravens.

Player selections

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:BrownsBillsWatkinsNo. 9: Buffalo → Cleveland (D). see No. 4: Cleveland → Buffalo. :VikingsBrownsGilbertBarrNo. 9: Cleveland → Minnesota (D). see No. 8: Minnesota → Cleveland. |group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:ColtsBrownsTrentRichardsonNo. 26: Indianapolis → Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for running back Trent Richardson in September 2013. :EaglesBrownsManzielSmithNo. 26: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Cleveland. |group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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:SeahawksVikingsTeddyBridgewaterNo. 40: Minnesota → Seattle (D). see No. 32: Seattle → Minnesota. :SeahawksLionsVanNoyNo. 40: Seattle → Detroit (D). Seattle traded this selection along with their fifth round selection (146th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second, fourth and seventh round selections (45th, 111th & 227th).|group="R2 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes}}

:Chiefs49ersAlexAmithNo. 56: Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded their 2013 second round pick (34th) along this selection to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Alex Smith. This was a conditional pick which became a second rounder when Kansas City won a minimum of eight games during the season; it otherwise would have been a third rounder. :49ersBroncosLatimerNo. 56: San Francisco → Denver (D). San Francisco traded this selection along with a seventh round pick (242nd) to Denver in exchange for Denver's second and fifth round selections (63rd & 171st) this year and a fourth round selection in 2015 (126th).|group="R2 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:DolphinsChargersAttaochuNo. 57: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 50: Miami → San Diego. :49ersDolphinsHydeNo. 57: Miami → San Francisco (D). Miami traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for second and fifth round selections (63rd & 171st) which San Francisco had acquired minutes earlier from Denver.|group="R2 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:49ersBroncosLatimerNo. 63: Denver → San Francisco (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver. :49ersDolphinsHydeNo. 63: San Francisco → Miami (D). see No. 57: Miami → San Francisco.|group="R2 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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:SteelersBrownsNo. 83: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2013 fourth round selection (111th). :EaglesBrownsManzielSmithNo. 83: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Cleveland. :EaglesTexansNixNo. 83: Philadelphia → Houston (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Houston in exchange for Houston's fourth and fifth round selections (101st & 141st). |group="R3 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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:SeahawksLionsVanNoyNo. 111: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit. :SeahawksBengalsBodineNo. 111: Seattle → Cincinnati (D). Seattle traded this selection to Cincinnati in exchange for Cincinnati's fourth and sixth round selections(123rd & 199th). |group="R4 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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:RaidersSeahawksMattFlynnNo. 146: Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for quarterback Matt Flynn. The trade also conditionally included the Raiders' 2015 fifth round selection, however, that condition was voided when the Raiders waived Flynn in October 2013. :SeahawksLionsVanNoyNo. 146: Seattle → Detroit (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit. :LionsCowboysStreetNo. 146: Detroit → Dallas (D). Detroit traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fifth and seventh round selections (158th & 229th).|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:LionsJaguarsMikeThomasNo. 150: Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded this selection to Jacksonville during the 2012 season in exchange for wide receiver Mike Thomas. :49ersJaguarsRobinsonNo. 150: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see No. 61: San Francisco → Jacksonville.|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:VikingsPanthersBenwikereNo. 168: Carolina → Minnesota (D). see No. 148: Minnesota → Carolina. :VikingsFalconsSpriullNo. 168: Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's sixth and seventh round selections (182nd & 220th). |group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

:PatriotsEaglesSopoagaNo. 169: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga and Philadelphia's sixth round selection (198th). :EaglesSaintsSprolesNo. 169: Philadelphia → New Orleans (PD). Philadelphia then traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for running back Darren Sproles.|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:Broncos49ersLatimerNo. 171: Denver → San Francisco (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver. :49ersDolphinsHydeNo. 171 San Francisco → Miami (D). see No. 57: Miami → San Francisco.|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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                  - Round 7   ************

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:GiantsPanthersBeasonNo. 225: New York Giants → Carolina (PD). The New York Giants traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for linebacker Jon Beason. :VikingsPanthersBenwikereNo. 168: Carolina → Minnesota (D). see No. 148: Minnesota → Carolina.|group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:BearsCowboysRosarioNo. 229: Chicago → Dallas (PD). Chicago traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for tight end Dante Rosario. :LionsCowboysStreetNo. 229: Dallas → Detroit (D). see No. 146: Detroit → Dallas. |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:Saints49ersHaralsonNo. 242: New Orleans → San Francisco (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for linebacker Parys Haralson. :49ersBroncosLatimerNo. 242: San Francisco → Denver (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver.|group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

Notable undrafted players

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Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2014 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

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;Round two

;Round three

;Round four

;Round five

;Round six

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Supplemental draft

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.

Summary

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. For the first time since the league's second draft in 1937, no player from the University of Texas was selected.

For the second year in succession — and only the second time since 1967 — no running back was selected in the first round. The first player taken at the position was Bishop Sankey who was selected in the second round with the 54th pick overall. This is the latest point in the history of the draft for the first running back to be selected.

Selections by college athletic conference

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections by position

U.S. television coverage

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 ten years ago.

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 millions set in 2010.

In popular culture

• 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

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