Draft Recap Day 1

PICK TEAM PLAYER POS
1 Colts Andrew Luck QB
2 Redskins Robert Griffin III QB
3 Browns Trent Richardson RB
4 Vikings Matt Kalil OT
5 Jaguars Justin Blackmon WR
6 Cowboys Morris Claiborne CB
7 Buccaneers Mark Barron SS
8 Dolphins Ryan Tannehill QB
9 Panthers Luke Kuechly ILB
10 Bills Stephon Gilmore CB
11 Chiefs Dontari Poe DT
12 Eagles Fletcher Cox DT
13 Cardinals Michael Floyd WR
14 Rams Michael Brockers DT
15 Seahawks Bruce Irvin DE
16 Jets Quinton Coples DE
17 Bengals Dre Kirkpatrick CB
18 Chargers Melvin Ingram DE
19 Bears Shea McClellin DE
20 Titans Kendall Wright WR
21 Patriots Chandler Jones DE
22 Browns Brandon Weeden QB
23 Lions Riley Reiff OT
24 Steelers David DeCastro G
25 Patriots Dont'a Hightower ILB
26 Texans Whitney Mercilus DE
27 Bengals Kevin Zeitler G
28 Packers Nick Perry DE
29 Vikings Harrison Smith FS
30 49ers A.J. Jenkins WR
31 Buccaneers Doug Martin RB
32 Giants David Wilson RB


Winners;
Patriots: Chandler Jones DE and Dont'a Hightower ILB. I may hate the Patriots but I love this draft. The funny thing about this is that when our own Captain of Bill Belichick Jr wrote this longwinded post about how he figured out how the Patriots drafted and that all us normal people are too stupid to figure out. The Patriots did exactly the opposite of the formula he created, the Patriots traded up TWICE to get to positions of NEED. I'm not the biggest Jones fan but I do like what he brings with his potential pass rush upside. Dont'a Hightower is my boy from Alabama and he is one nasty motherfucker, that being said, I don't know where he will fit in the Patriots system (I thought Courtney Upshaw may have been a better fit to be honest) but with the Patriots being awful on the defensive end, I don't see him hurting them. Drafting a Nick Saban player is always a good gamble.

Cleveland: Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden. They got two players that will help them immediately. People shy away from having a RB be a dominant force of your offense, but I think Richardson has Adrian Peterson upside. And With Brandon Weeden (who I liked better than Tannehill) they will have a solid QB for at least 5-6 years. Weeden may be 28, but he can hurl the ball. People are hating on the Browns, but I like their go for it attitude.

Vikings; Matt Kalil and Harrison Smith, they traded back a lot, and they still got what they wanted in Kalil and a good safety in Smith. I loved what they did here and it will be huge later.

Losers;
Seattle Seahawks: Bruce Irvin OLB, There were so many other options available and they chose someone they could have got in the 2nd round. I hated this pick and it seems they panic'd after watching Luke Kuechly going 9.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Missed out on Claiborn and Richardson. I'm not saying that Mark Barron and Doug Martin were bad picks, but they missed out on the best defensive player and best non qb offensive player.