The 2014 NFL Draft Order
By J.T. McGrath
Apr 26, 2013; New York, NY, USA; NFL former player Kevin Faulk (left) announces the fifty-second overall pick to the New England Patriots with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (right) during the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall. Mandatory Credit: Debby Wong-USA TODAY Sports
Well, that’s it. The season it finally over. But wait! There’s more!
You see, there is no offseason in football. Not for players, not for coaching staffs, and sure as heck not for the obsessive fan. The scouting combine is only a few short weeks away and the rookie draft follows not long thereafter.
The 2014 draft dates have been set for Thursday, May 8th through Saturday, May 10th. Here is a look at the draft order for the first three rounds (complete draft order will be revealed once compensatory selections are granted), with New England’s picks in bold italics:
FIRST ROUND
1. Houston Texans
2. St. Louis Rams (via Washington Redskins)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Oakland Raiders
6. Atlanta Falcons
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Minnesota Vikings
9. Buffalo Bills
10. Detroit Lions
11. Tennessee Titans
12. New York Giants
13. St. Louis Rams
14. Chicago Bears
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
16 or 17. Baltimore Ravens (decided by coin flip)
16 or 17. Dallas Cowboys (decided by coin flip)
18. New York Jets
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Arizona Cardinals
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Philadelphia Eagles
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Cincinnati Bengals
25. San Diego Chargers
26. Cleveland Browns (via Indianapolis Colts)
27. New Orleans Saints
28. Carolina Panthers
29. New England Patriots
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Denver Broncos
32. Seattle Seahawks
SECOND ROUND
33. Houston Texans
34. Washington Redskins
35. Cleveland Browns
36. Oakland Raiders
37. Atlanta Falcons
38. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
39. Jacksonville Jaguars
40. Minnesota Vikings
41. Buffalo Bills
42. Tennessee Titans
43. New York Giants
44. St. Louis Rams
45. Detroit Lions
46. Pittsburgh Steelers
47. Dallas Cowboys
48. Baltimore Ravens
49. New York Jets
50. Miami Dolphins
51. Chicago Bears
52. Arizona Cardinals
53. Green Bay Packers
54. Philadelphia Eagles
55. Cincinnati Bengals
56. San Francisco 49ers (via Kansas City)
57. San Diego Chargers
58. New Orleans Saints
59. Indianapolis Colts
60. Carolina Panthers
61. San Francisco 49ers
62. New England Patriots
63. Denver Broncos
64. Seattle Seahawks
THIRD ROUND
65. Houston Texans
66. Washington Redskins
67. Oakland Raiders
68. Atlanta Falcons
69. New York Jets (via Tampa Bay)
70. Jacksonville Jaguars
71. Cleveland Browns
72. Minnesota Vikings
73. Buffalo Bills
74. New York Giants
75. St. Louis Rams
76. Detroit Lions
77. San Francisco 49ers (via Tennessee Titans)
78. Dallas Cowboys
79. Baltimore Ravens
80. New York Jets
81. Miami Dolphins
82. Chicago Bears
83. Cleveland Browns (via Pittsburgh Steelers)
84. Arizona Cardinals
85. Green Bay Packers
86. Philadelphia Eagles
87. Kansas City Chiefs
88. Cincinnati Bengals
89. San Diego Chargers
90 Indianapolis Colts
91. New Orleans Saints
92. Carolina Panthers
93. New England Patriots
94. San Francisco 49ers
95. Denver Broncos
96. Minnesota Vikings (via Seattle)