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==NFL Combine==
==NFL Combine==
Leading up to the 2015 [[NFL Combine]], headlines debated the two [[quarterbacks]] most highly ranked among NFL scouts and some members of the media. [[Jameis Winston]], a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] [[sophomore]] coming out early from [[Florida State University]], was highly ranked in media [[mock draft|mock drafts]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiper Jr.|first1=Mel|title=Kiper: 2015 NFL Mock Draft 2.0|url=http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/mock/?season=2015&version=2&source=Mel-Kiper-Mock-Draft|website=ESPN}}</ref> [[Marcus Mariota]], winner of the 2015 [[Heisman Trophy]], was rated lower than Winston partially due to the [[offense (sports)|offense]] he ran and his style of play in college. The [[wide receiver]] class was composed of several very familiar names in college football - [[Amari Cooper]], [[Kevin White (American football)|Kevin White]], [[DeVante Parker]], [[Devin Smith (American football)|Devin Smith]], and 2012 #1 high school recruit [[Dorial Green-Beckham]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Agholor|first1=Haden|title=The Rivals 100 2012 Propect Ranking|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Dorial-Green-Beckham-98834|website=rivals.com|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> Like the [[2014 NFL Draft]], the 2015 wide receivers crop looked to be even better than the one before.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clements|first1=Ron|title=2015 class of wide receivers stacks up favorably to 'unique' 2014 batch|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-02-22/the-2015-nfl-draft-class-of-receivers-stacks-up-favorably-to-unique-2014-class-combine|website=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>
Leading up to the 2015 [[NFL Combine]], headlines debated the two [[quarterbacks]] most highly ranked among NFL scouts and some members of the media. [[Jameis Winston]], a [[Redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] [[sophomore]] coming out early from [[Florida State University]], was highly ranked in media [[mock draft|mock drafts]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kiper Jr.|first1=Mel|title=Kiper: 2015 NFL Mock Draft 2.0|url=http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft/mock/?season=2015&version=2&source=Mel-Kiper-Mock-Draft|website=ESPN}}</ref> [[Marcus Mariota]], winner of the 2014 [[Heisman Trophy]], was rated lower than Winston partially due to the [[offense (sports)|offense]] he ran and his style of play in college. The [[wide receiver]] class was composed of several very familiar names in college football - [[Amari Cooper]], [[Kevin White (American football)|Kevin White]], [[DeVante Parker]], [[Devin Smith (American football)|Devin Smith]], and 2012 #1 high school recruit [[Dorial Green-Beckham]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Agholor|first1=Haden|title=The Rivals 100 2012 Propect Ranking|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Dorial-Green-Beckham-98834|website=rivals.com|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref> Like the [[2014 NFL Draft]], the 2015 wide receivers crop looked to be even better than the one before.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clements|first1=Ron|title=2015 class of wide receivers stacks up favorably to 'unique' 2014 batch|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-02-22/the-2015-nfl-draft-class-of-receivers-stacks-up-favorably-to-unique-2014-class-combine|website=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/|accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>


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2015 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)April 30–May 2[1]
LocationAuditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Network(s)ESPN and NFL Network
Overview
256 total selections
First selectionTampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. IrrelevantArizona Cardinals
Most selections11 – Seattle Seahawks
Fewest selections5 – St. Louis Rams

The 2015 NFL draft is the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. On July 17, 2014, commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the draft would be moved from Radio City Music Hall in New York City (where it had been held since 2006) to either Chicago or Los Angeles.[2] On October 2, 2014, Auditorium Theatre in Chicago was announced as the official site.[3] The previous fifty NFL drafts (since 1965) had been held in New York.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hold the right to select first due to the fact they compiled the league's worst record in the previous season. The Arizona Cardinals will make the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant. Because this pick is a supplemental pick and cannot be traded, the Cardinals are assured of picking last.

One of the major storylines approaching the NFL Draft is the competition between the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston winning the award in 2013 and Marcus Mariota in 2014. Both are considered excellent prospects and have the potential to become the first overall draft selection. Winston is considered to be a more polished pocket passer and pro-style quarterback, but has had several off the field issues while playing at Florida State, ranging from sexual assault allegations to shoplifting incidents. Mariota is considered a better athlete, the fastest quarterback in the draft, and has a better off-the-field reputation. However, Mariota ran a spread offense at Oregon which typically has not transitioned well from college to the NFL. Although both have issues, analysts predict a very large margin between the two in relation to the other quarterbacks of the draft.[5]

Early entrants

Seventy-four underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. An additional ten players who graduated chose to enter the draft, bringing to 84 the total number of players with college eligibility remaining eligible to be drafted.[6]

Selection order

The selection order for the first round is as follows. Two teams do not have first-round selections: Buffalo, which traded its first-round selection to Cleveland, and Seattle, which traded its first pick to New Orleans. Buffalo and Seattle's first selections in the 2015 draft are currently in the second round (Buffalo 50th overall and Seattle 63rd overall). The selection order for subsequent rounds will follow the order of the first round, except that teams with the same record and same playoff result will rotate among their respective groups (these groups are indicated by the bold gray lines in the table below). Also, 32 additional supplemental picks will be allocated between the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks. See the rules for determining draft order for more details.

Selection
Number

Team
2014
record
Schedule
strength
Playoff result
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2–14 .486
2 Tennessee Titans 2–14 .506
3 Jacksonville Jaguars 3–13 .514
4 Oakland Raiders 3–13 .570
5 Washington Redskins 4–12 .496
6 New York Jets 4–12 .543
7 Chicago Bears 5–11 .529
8 Atlanta Falcons 6–10 .482
9 New York Giants 6–10 .512
10 St. Louis Rams 6–10 .531
11 Minnesota Vikings 7–9 .475
12 Cleveland Browns 7–9 .479
13 New Orleans Saints 7–9 .486
14 Miami Dolphins 8–8 .512
15 San Francisco 49ers 8–8 .527
16 Houston Texans 9–7 .447
17 San Diego Chargers[tie] 9–7 .512
18 Kansas City Chiefs[tie] 9–7 .512
19 Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo) 9–7 .516
20 Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 .490
21 Cincinnati Bengals 10–5–1 .498 WC
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 11–5 .451 WC
23 Detroit Lions 11–5 .471 WC
24 Arizona Cardinals 11–5 .523 WC
25 Carolina Panthers 7–8–1 .490 Div
26 Baltimore Ravens 10–6 .475 Div
27 Dallas Cowboys 12–4 .445 Div
28 Denver Broncos 12–4 .521 Div
29 Indianapolis Colts 11–5 .479 Conf
30 Green Bay Packers 12–4 .482 Conf
31 New Orleans Saints (from Seattle) 12–4 .525 Lost SB
32 New England Patriots 12–4 .514 Won SB
  • tie San Diego picks ahead of Kansas City because Kansas City swept San Diego in the 2014 season.

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
1 2 Tennessee Titans        
1 3 Jacksonville Jaguars        
1 4 Oakland Raiders        
1 5 Washington Redskins        
1 6 New York Jets        
1 7 Chicago Bears        
1 8 Atlanta Falcons        
1 9 New York Giants        
1 10 St. Louis Rams        
1 11 Minnesota Vikings        
1 12 Cleveland Browns        
1 13 New Orleans Saints        
1 14 Miami Dolphins        
1 15 San Francisco 49ers        
1 16 Houston Texans        
1 17 San Diego Chargers        
1 18 Kansas City Chiefs        
1 19 Cleveland Browns        
1 20 Philadelphia Eagles        
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals        
1 22 Pittsburgh Steelers        
1 23 Detroit Lions        
1 24 Arizona Cardinals        
1 25 Carolina Panthers        
1 26 Baltimore Ravens        
1 27 Dallas Cowboys        
1 28 Denver Broncos        
1 29 Indianapolis Colts        
1 30 Green Bay Packers        
1 31 New Orleans Saints        
1 32 New England Patriots        
2 33 Tennessee Titans        
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
2 35 Oakland Raiders        
2 36 Jacksonville Jaguars        
2 37 New York Jets        
2 38 Washington Redskins        
2 39 Chicago Bears        
2 40 New York Giants        
2 41 St. Louis Rams        
2 42 Atlanta Falcons        
2 43 Cleveland Browns        
2 44 New Orleans Saints        
2 45 Minnesota Vikings        
2 46 San Francisco 49ers        
2 47 Miami Dolphins        
2 48 San Diego Chargers        
2 49 Kansas City Chiefs        
2 50 Buffalo Bills        
2 51 Houston Texans        
2 52 Philadelphia Eagles        
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals        
2 54 Detroit Lions        
2 55 Arizona Cardinals        
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers        
2 57 Carolina Panthers        
2 58 Baltimore Ravens        
2 59 Denver Broncos        
2 60 Dallas Cowboys        
2 61 Indianapolis Colts        
2 62 Green Bay Packers        
2 63 Seattle Seahawks        
2 64 New England Patriots        
3 65 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
3 66 Tennessee Titans        
3 67 Jacksonville Jaguars        
3 68 Oakland Raiders        
3 69 Washington Redskins        
3 70 New York Jets        
3 71 Chicago Bears        
3 72 St. Louis Rams        
3 73 Atlanta Falcons        
3 74 New York Giants        
3 75 New Orleans Saints        
3 76 Minnesota Vikings        
3 77 Cleveland Browns        
3 78 New Orleans Saints        
3 79 San Francisco 49ers        
3 80 Kansas City Chiefs        
3 81 Buffalo Bills        
3 82 Houston Texans        
3 83 San Diego Chargers        
3 84 Philadelphia Eagles        
3 85 Cincinnati Bengals        
3 86 Arizona Cardinals        
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers        
3 88 Detroit Lions        
3 89 Carolina Panthers        
3 90 Baltimore Ravens        
3 91 Dallas Cowboys        
3 92 Denver Broncos        
3 93 Indianapolis Colts        
3 94 Green Bay Packers        
3 95 Seattle Seahawks        
3 96 New England Patriots        
3* 97 New England Patriots        
3* 98 Kansas City Chiefs        
3* 99 Cincinnati Bengals        


4 100 Tennessee Titans        
4 101 New England Patriots        
4 102 Oakland Raiders        
4 103 Jacksonville Jaguars        
4 104 New York Jets        
4 105 Washington Redskins        
4 106 Chicago Bears        
4 107 Atlanta Falcons        
4 108 New York Giants        
4 109 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
4 110 Minnesota Vikings        
4 111 Cleveland Browns        
4 112 Seattle Seahawks        
4 113 Philadelphia Eagles        
4 114 Miami Dolphins        
4 115 Cleveland Browns        
4 116 Houston Texans        
4 117 San Diego Chargers        
4 118 Kansas City Chiefs        
4 119 St. Louis Rams        
4 120 Cincinnati Bengals        
4 121 Pittsburgh Steelers        
4 122 Baltimore Ravens        
4 123 Arizona Cardinals        
4 124 Carolina Panthers        
4 125 Baltimore Ravens        
4 126 San Francisco 49ers        
4 127 Dallas Cowboys        
4 128 Indianapolis Colts        
4 129 Green Bay Packers        
4 130 Seattle Seahawks        
4 131 New England Patriots        
4* 132 San Francisco 49ers        
4* 133 Denver Broncos        
4* 134 Seattle Seahawks        
4* 135 Cincinnati Bengals        
4* 136 Baltimore Ravens        


5 137 Minnesota Vikings        
5 138 Tennessee Titans        
5 139 Jacksonville Jaguars        
5 140 Oakland Raiders        
5 141 Washington Redskins        
5 142 Chicago Bears        
5 143 Denver Broncos        
5 144 New York Giants        
5 145 Philadelphia Eagles        
5 146 Atlanta Falcons        
5 147 Cleveland Browns        
5 148 New Orleans Saints        
5 149 Miami Dolphins        
5 150 Miami Dolphins        
5 151 San Francisco 49ers        
5 152 Houston Texans        
5 153 San Diego Chargers        
5 154 New Orleans Saints        
5 155 Buffalo Bills        
5 156 Philadelphia Eagles        
5 157 Cincinnati Bengals        
5 158 Baltimore Ravens        
5 159 Arizona Cardinals        
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers        
5 161 Carolina Panthers        
5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
5 163 Dallas Cowboys        
5 164 Denver Broncos        
5 165 Indianapolis Colts        
5 166 Green Bay Packers        
5 167 Seattle Seahawks        
5 168 Detroit Lions        
5* 169 Carolina Panthers        
5* 170 Seattle Seahawks        
5* 171 Baltimore Ravens        
5* 172 Kansas City Chiefs        
5* 173 Kansas City Chiefs        
5* 174 Carolina Panthers        
5* 175 Houston Texans        
5* 176 Baltimore Ravens        
6 177 Tennessee Titans        
6 178 New England Patriots        
6 179 Oakland Raiders        
6 180 Jacksonville Jaguars        
6 181 Seattle Seahawks        
6 182 Washington Redskins        
6 183 Chicago Bears        
6 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
6 185 Atlanta Falcons        
6 186 New York Giants        
6 187 New Orleans Saints        
6 188 Buffalo Bills        
6 189 Cleveland Browns        
6 190 San Francisco 49ers        
6 191 Miami Dolphins        
6 192 San Diego Chargers        
6 193 Kansas City Chiefs        
6 194 Buffalo Bills        
6 195 Houston Texans        
6 196 Philadelphia Eagles        
6 197 Cincinnati Bengals        
6 198 Arizona Cardinals        
6 199 Pittsburgh Steelers        
6 200 Detroit Lions        
6 201 Carolina Panthers        
6 202 Cleveland Browns        
6 203 Denver Broncos        
6 204 Baltimore Ravens        
6 205 Indianapolis Colts        
6 206 Green Bay Packers        
6 207 Indianapolis Colts        
6 208 Tennessee Titans        
6* 209 Seattle Seahawks        
6* 210 Green Bay Packers        
6* 211 Houston Texans        
6* 212 Pittsburgh Steelers        
6* 213 Green Bay Packers        
6* 214 Seattle Seahawks        
6* 215 St. Louis Rams        
6* 216 Houston Texans        
6* 217 Kansas City Chiefs        
7 218 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
7 219 New England Patriots        
7 220 Jacksonville Jaguars        
7 221 Oakland Raiders        
7 222 Washington Redskins        
7 223 New York Jets        
7 224 New York Jets        
7 225 Atlanta Falcons        
7 226 New York Giants        
7 227 St. Louis Rams        
7 228 Minnesota Vikings        
7 229 Cleveland Browns        
7 230 New Orleans Saints        
7 231 Tampa Bay Buccaneers        
7 232 Minnesota Vikings        
7 233 Kansas City Chiefs        
7 234 Buffalo Bills        
7 235 Houston Texans        
7 236 Dallas Cowboys        
7 237 Philadelphia Eagles        
7 238 Cincinnati Bengals        
7 239 Pittsburgh Steelers        
7 240 Detroit Lions        
7 241 Arizona Cardinals        
7 242 Carolina Panthers        
7 243 Dallas Cowboys        
7 244 Indianapolis Colts        
7 245 New York Giants        
7 246 San Francisco 49ers        
7 247 Green Bay Packers        
7 248 Seattle Seahawks        
7 249 Atlanta Falcons        
7* 250 Denver Broncos        
7* 251 Denver Broncos        
7* 252 Denver Broncos        
7* 253 New England Patriots        
7* 254 San Francisco 49ers        
7* 255 Indianapolis Colts        
7* 256 Arizona Cardinals        

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round one
  1. ^ No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded this selection along with their fourth-round selection (115th) and their first-round selection in 2014 (9th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2014 (4th) which Buffalo used to select wide receiver Sammy Watkins.[source 1]
  2. ^ No. 31: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded their first-round selection (31st overall) and center Max Unger to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' fourth-round selection (112th) and tight end Jimmy Graham.[source 2]
Round three
  1. ^ No. 78: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded this selection and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe to New Orleans in exchange for wide receiver Kenny Stills.[source 3]
Round four
  1. ^ No. 101: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded their fourth-round selection along with tight end Tim Wright to New England in exchange for guard Logan Mankins.[source 4]
  2. ^ No. 109: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). St. Louis traded this selection as well as their sixth-round selection (183rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for safety Mark Barron.
  3. ^ No. 112: New Orleans → Seattle (PD). see No. 31: Seattle → New Orleans.[source 2]
  4. ^ No. 113: multiple trades:
           No. 113: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded their fourth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for wide receiver Stevie Johnson.[source 5]
           No. 113: Buffalo → Philadelphia (PD). Buffalo traded their seventh-round selection in the 2014 draft (224th) to Philadelphia in exchange for running back Bryce Brown and Philadelphia's 2014 seventh-round selection (237th). The trade also included a conditional future selection to be received by Philadelphia which will either be this pick, which Buffalo may receive from San Francisco (depending on whether Stevie Johnson hits certain undisclosed statistical thresholds in 2014) or Buffalo's third- or fourth-round selection in 2016 (depending on Brown achieving undisclosed performance levels in 2014).[source 6]
  5. ^ No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). see No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland.[source 1]
  6. ^ No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection, their second-round selection in 2016, and quarterback Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (145th) and quarterback Sam Bradford. The trade also includes a possible 2016 conditional selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford takes less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he does not play at all, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' third-round selection.[source 7]
  7. ^ No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore (PD). Detroit traded this selection along with their fifth-round selection (158th) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st) and defensive tackle Haloti Ngata.[source 8]
  8. ^ No. 126: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded this selection, along with their second- and fifth-round selections in 2014 (63rd & 171st) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second- and seventh-round selections in 2014 (56th & 242nd).[source 9]
Round five
  1. ^ No. 137: multiple trades:
           No. 137: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and a seventh-round selection in 2014 (221st) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's fifth-round selection in 2014 (149th).[source 10]
           No. 137: Buffalo → Minnesota (PD). Buffalo traded this selection and their seventh-round selection in 2016 to Minnesota in exchange for quarterback Matt Cassel and Minnesota's sixth-round selection (187th).[source 11]
  2. ^ No. 142: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Marshall and a seventh-round selection (224th).[source 12]
  3. ^ No. 143: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded this selection along with their fifth-round selection in 2014 (156th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fourth- and seventh-round selections in 2014 (131st & 246th).[source 13]
  4. ^ No. 145: St. Louis → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis.[source 7]
  5. ^ No. 149: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Mike Wallace and a seventh–round selection (232nd).[source 14]
  6. ^ No. 154: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for guard Ben Grubbs.[source 15]
  7. ^ No. 158: Detroit → Baltimore (PD). see No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 8]
  8. ^ No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah.[source 16]
  9. ^ No. 168: multiple trades:
           No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Casillas and Tampa Bay's sixth-round selection.[source 17]
           No. 168: Tampa Bay → Detroit (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Detroit in exchange for defensive end George Johnson and Detroit's seventh-round selection (231st).[source 18]
Round six
  1. ^ No. 177: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). see No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay.[source 17]
  2. ^ No. 180: New York Jets → Seattle (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.[source 19][source 20]
  3. ^ No. 183: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 109: St. Louis → Tampa Bay.
  4. ^ No. 187: Minnesota → Buffalo (PD). see No. 137: Buffalo → Minnesota.[source 11]
  5. ^ No. 201: Baltimore → Cleveland (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's seventh-round selection in 2014 (218th).[source 10]
  6. ^ No. 203: Dallas → Baltimore (PD). Dallas traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's seventh-round selection and linebacker Rolando McClain.[source 21]
  7. ^ No. 206: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for cornerback Marcus Burley.[source 22]
  8. ^ No. 207: New England → Tennessee (PD). New England traded this selection to Tennessee in exchange for linebacker Akeem Ayers and Tennessee's seventh-round selection (219th).[source 23]
Round seven
  1. ^ No. 219: Tennessee → New England (PD). see No. 207: New England → Tennessee.[source 23]
  2. ^ No. 224: Chicago → New York Jets (PD). see No. 224: New York Jets → Chicago.[source 12]
  3. ^ No. 231: multiple trades:
           No. 231: Miami → Baltimore (PD). Miami traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie.[source 24]
           No. 231: Baltimore → Detroit (PD). see No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 8]
           No. 231: Detroit → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 168: Tampa Bay → Detroit.[source 18]
  4. ^ No. 232: multiple trades:
           No. 232: San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded this selection to Miami in exchange for offensive tackle Jonathan Martin.[source 25]
           No. 232: Miami → Minnesota (PD). see No. 149: Minnesota → Miami.[source 14]
  5. ^ No. 236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for defensive tackle Sean Lissemore.[source 26]
  6. ^ No. 243: Baltimore → Dallas (PD). see No. 203: Dallas → Baltimore.[source 21]
  7. ^ No. 244: Dallas → Indianapolis (PD). Dallas traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for linebacker Caesar Rayford.[source 27]
  8. ^ No. 245: Denver → New York Giants (PD). Denver traded this selection to the New York Giants in exchange for kicker Brandon McManus.[source 28]
  9. ^ No. 246: Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for linebacker Cam Johnson.[source 29]
  10. ^ No. 249: multiple trades:
           No. 249: New England → St. Louis (PD). New England traded this selection to St. Louis in exchange for wide receiver Greg Salas.[source 30]
           No. 249: St. Louis → Atlanta (PD). St. Louis traded this selection along with their first-round selection in 2013 (22nd) to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's first-, third- and sixth-round selections in 2013 (30th, 92nd and 198th).[source 31][source 32]

NFL Combine

Leading up to the 2015 NFL Combine, headlines debated the two quarterbacks most highly ranked among NFL scouts and some members of the media. Jameis Winston, a redshirt sophomore coming out early from Florida State University, was highly ranked in media mock drafts.[7] Marcus Mariota, winner of the 2014 Heisman Trophy, was rated lower than Winston partially due to the offense he ran and his style of play in college. The wide receiver class was composed of several very familiar names in college football - Amari Cooper, Kevin White, DeVante Parker, Devin Smith, and 2012 #1 high school recruit Dorial Green-Beckham.[8] Like the 2014 NFL Draft, the 2015 wide receivers crop looked to be even better than the one before.[9]

The Workout

Perhaps the most watched workout at the NFL Combine is the 40-yard dash. Kevin White proved that he was worthy of contending for the top wide receiver position and a possible top five pick as he ran a 4.35 second 40-yard dash.[10] J.J. Nelson ran the fastest 40 at the 2015 NFL combine with a time of 4.28. He was only four one-hundredths of a second from tying the combine record of 4.24, set by Chris Johnson in 2008. Nelson, a wide receiver from UAB, believed he was one of the three that were to receive a $100,000 prize from Adidas. However, "Adidas said it would pay the top three fastest players who ran the 40-yard dash in its shoes and signed a contract to endorse the brand before they ran $100,000."[11]

References

General references
  1. ^ Schefter, Adam (October 2, 2014). "NFL sets dates for '15 draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Schefter, Adam (July 17, 2014). "L.A. or Chicago to host 2015 draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Schefter, Adam (October 2, 2014). "Chicago will host 2015 NFL draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Myers, Gary (July 17, 2014). "2015 NFL draft will not be at Radio City Music Hall, headed to either Los Angeles or Chicago". Daily News (New York). Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2015/02/21/analysis-jameis-winston-marcus-mariota-earn-high-marks-at-nfl-combine/23796085/
  6. ^ "74 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2014 NFL Draft" (PDF). National Football League. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Kiper Jr., Mel. "Kiper: 2015 NFL Mock Draft 2.0". ESPN.
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