Official 2017 NFL Draft - Round 1 Thread

[Arky]

Round 1 complete. (with NFL.com grade on the end)

1(1) Browns Garrett, Myles DE 6'4" 272 Texas A&M 7.6
2(2) Bears (From 49ers) Trubisky, Mitchell QB 6'2" 222 North Carolina 6.3
3(3) 49ers (From Bears) Thomas, Solomon DE 6'3" 273 Stanford 6.8
4(4) Jaguars Fournette, Leonard RB 6'0" 240 LSU 6.8
5(5) Titans (From Rams) Davis, Corey WR 6'3" 209 Western Michigan 6.2
6(6) Jets Adams, Jamal S 6'0" 214 LSU 6.6
7(7) Chargers Williams, Mike WR 6'4" 218 Clemson 6.2
8(8) Panthers McCaffrey, Christian RB 5'11" 202 Stanford 6.0
9(9) Bengals Ross, John WR 5'11" 188 Washington 6.1
10(10) Chiefs (From Bills) Mahomes, Patrick QB 6'2" 225 Texas Tech 5.8
11(11) Saints Lattimore, Marshon CB 6'0" 193 Ohio St. 6.5
12(12) Texans (From Browns through Eagles) Watson, Deshaun QB 6'2" 221 Clemson 5.9
13(13) Cardinals Reddick, Haason LB 6'1" 237 Temple 6.3
14(14) Eagles (From Vikings) Barnett, Derek DE 6'3" 259 Tennessee 6.1
15(15) Colts Hooker, Malik S 6'1" 206 Ohio St. 6.7
16(16) Ravens Humphrey, Marlon CB 6'0" 197 Alabama 6.1
17(17) Redskins Allen, Jonathan DE 6'3" 286 Alabama 6.8
18(18) Titans Jackson, Adoree' CB 5'10" 186 USC 5.9
19(19) Buccaneers Howard, O.J. TE 6'6" 251 Alabama 6.5
20(20) Broncos Bolles, Garett OT 6'5" 297 Utah 6.0
21(21) Lions Davis, Jarrad LB 6'1" 238 Florida 5.9
22(22) Dolphins Harris, Charles OLB 6'3" 253 Missouri 6.0
23(23) Giants Engram, Evan TE 6'3" 234 Mississippi 6.0
24(24) Raiders Conley, Gareon CB 6'0" 195 Ohio St. 6.0
25(25) Browns (From Texans) Peppers, Jabrill S 5'11" 213 Michigan 6.0
26(26) Falcons (From Seahawks) McKinley, Takkarist DE 6'2" 250 UCLA 6.2
27(27) Bills (From Chiefs) White, Tre'Davious CB 5'11" 192 LSU 6.0
28(28) Cowboys Charlton, Taco DE 6'6" 277 Michigan 6.3
29(29) Browns (From Packers) Njoku, David TE 6'4" 246 Miami 6.3
30(30) Steelers Watt, T.J. OLB 6'4" 252 Wisconsin 5.8
31(31) 49ers (From Seahawks through Falcons) Foster, Reuben LB 6'0" 229 Alabama 6.3
32(32) Saints (From Patriots) Ramczyk, Ryan OT 6'6" 310 Wisconsin 6.2

[Roy P]

Ramcyzk goes to the Saints. Lamp, Robinson, King, Melifonwu, McMillan, Webb, Feeney, Willis, Wormley, Cunningham, Awuzie, Rivers, Bowser, Moton, Hodges, Walker, Tankersley, Baker, Jones, and Moreau are on my radar tomorrow.

[HPF Bob]

Amazing off-season to be following the Texans and Broncos. Never did I expect the Broncos to paint themselves into a corner where they *needed* to draft a left tackle in the first round because they flat out had no other choice than to draft one. As fans screamed for this impact player or that one, the sensible ones knew all along Denver's first pick could not be anything else but a left tackle, no matter how much the Broncos tried to hide it. Left tackles don't exactly come out of the college box as plug-and-play, particularly with all the spread offenses in college, but the failure to address the issue for the first four months guaranteed today's pick.

In a very similar sense, the Texans painted themselves into a corner where they *needed* to draft a quarterback in the first two rounds. I felt Watson was the best choice of the bunch so I'm not unhappy they wound up with the National Champ QB and Heisman runner-up. When you looked at the other 5-6 top QBs in this draft, the one thing that Watson had over the rest of them is he's a proven winner. That means a lot in the fourth quarter when you have to suck it up and produce a W or just feel satisfied with some nice stats.

Dumping Osweiler and trading up for Watson means the Texans gave up a ton to make this happen and the pressure will be heavy on Watson to catch on quickly. Just like Bolles, it is a stretch to make a rookie into a top player in such a critical position but the Texans left themselves no other possible way.

I think Watson will sit half the season and be brought in for the second half if Savage is either too hurt or unproductive. As for the 17 interceptions, fear not. Scouts say he was lethargic the first half of the season, possibly hiding an injury or possibly wearing down from the short off-season but Watson turned it on the second half and cut down the turnovers. He's proven to be able to elevate his game in the clutch and that's just what Houston has needed. In this case, they left themselves no other choice.