2019 NFL DRAFT NOTES 84TH ANNUAL SELECTION MEEETING APRIL 25-27 2019 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES WHAT: 84Th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting
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2019 NFL DRAFT NOTES 84TH ANNUAL SELECTION MEEETING APRIL 25-27 2019 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES WHAT: 84th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: Nashville, Tennessee. WHEN: 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CT, Thursday, April 25 (Round 1). 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT, Friday, April 26 (Rounds 2-3). Noon ET/11:00 AM CT, Saturday, April 27 (Rounds 4-7). TIMING: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including compensatory picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including compensatory picks: Four minutes per selection. TELEVISION & RADIO: The 2019 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio, TuneIn Radio and ESPN Radio. THE PLAYERS CONFIRMED TO ATTEND THE 2019 NFL DRAFT NAME POS. COLLEGE NAME POS. COLLEGE Josh Allen LB Kentucky Drew Lock QB Missouri DeAndre Baker DB Georgia D.K. Metcalf WR Mississippi Nick Bosa DE Ohio State Kyler Murray QB Oklahoma Marquise Brown WR Oklahoma Ed Oliver DT Houston Brian Burns DE Florida State Montez Sweat DE Mississippi State Devin Bush LB Michigan Jawaan Taylor T Florida Andre Dillard T Washington State Devin White LB Louisiana State Noah Fant TE Iowa Christian Wilkins DT Clemson Cody Ford T Oklahoma Greedy Williams CB Louisiana State T.J. Hockenson TE Iowa Jonah Williams T Alabama Josh Jacobs RB Alabama Quinnen Williams DT Alabama Daniel Jones QB Duke THE COLLEGE COACHES CONFIRMED TO ATTEND THE 2019 NFL DRAFT NAME COLLEGE NAME COLLEGE David Cutcliffe Duke Lincoln Riley Oklahoma Larry Johnson (DL coach) Ohio State Nick Saban Alabama Matt Luke Mississippi Mark Stoops Kentucky Joe Moorhead Mississippi State Dabo Swinney Clemson Ed Orgeron Louisiana State Willie Taggart Florida State PLAYERS & COACHES CONFIRMED TO ATTEND AS OF FRIDAY, APRIL 12 THE PROSPECTS FOOTBALL IS FAMILY FIRST-ROUND BROTHERS FATHERS & SONS The 2018 NFL Draft saw linebacker TREMAINE EDMUNDS (No. Ohio State defensive end NICK BOSA is not only looking to follow 16, Buffalo - right) and safety TERRELL EDMUNDS (No. 28, in the footsteps of his brother, JOEY BOSA, but also his father, Pittsburgh - left), become the first pair of brothers to be selected in JOHN BOSA, the Dolphins’ first-round pick (No. 16 overall) in the first round of the same draft. 1987. Entering 2019, ARCHIE MANNING is the only first-round selection with multiple first-round sons. Alabama tight end IRV SMITH JR. and Michigan linebacker DEVIN BUSH JR. are also hoping to join their fathers as first- round picks in the NFL Draft. IRV SMITH SR. was a first-round selection (No. 20) by New Orleans in the 1993 NFL Draft while DEVIN BUSH SR. was chosen No. 26 overall by Atlanta in the 1995 NFL Draft. In the common-draft era, eight first-round fathers have had first-round sons. The father-son combinations to each be drafted in the first round since 1967: This year, Ohio State defensive end NICK BOSA is looking to join his brother, JOEY BOSA (No. 3, San Diego Chargers in 2016), FAMILY NAME FATHER DRAFT SON DRAFT as a first-round selection in the NFL Draft. Since 2000, there have Adams George 1985 Jamal 2017 been seven sibling pairings that were each first-round selections. The siblings to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft since Bosa John 1987 Joey 2016 2000: Heyward Craig 1988 Cameron* 2011 YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM 2018 Tremaine Edmunds 16 Buffalo Ingram Mark 1987 Mark Jr.* 2011 2018 Terrell Edmunds 28 Pittsburgh Manning Archie 1971 Peyton 1998 2017 T.J. Watt 30 Pittsburgh Eli* 2004 2011 J.J. Watt 11 Houston Matthews Clay 1978 Clay Jr.* 2009 2011 Mike Pouncey 15 Miami 2010 Maurkice Pouncey 18 Pittsburgh Matthews Bruce# 1983 Jake* 2014 2013 Kyle Long 20 Chicago Winslow Kellen# 1979 Kellen Jr. 2004 2008 Chris Long 2 St. Louis Rams *Active #Pro Football Hall of Fame 2009 Vontae Davis 25 Miami 2006 Vernon Davis 6 San Francisco 2013 Desmond Trufant 22 Atlanta 2003 Marcus Trufant 11 Seattle 2003 Jerome McDougle 15 Philadelphia 2000 Stockar McDougle 20 Detroit John Bosa Joey Bosa THE PROSPECTS OFFENSIVE NOTES QUARTERBACKS RUNNING BACKS Oklahoma quarterback KYLER MURRAY, Ohio State quarterback Alabama running back JOSH JACOBS is expected to be one of DWAYNE HASKINS, Duke quarterback DANIEL JONES and the first running backs taken in the 2019 NFL Draft. Missouri quarterback DREW LOCK are projected to be selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. At least one running back has been selected in the first round in each of the past four drafts and in 50 of 52 (96.2 percent) drafts If two quarterbacks are selected in the first round, it would mark since 1967. the sixth consecutive draft in which at least two were chosen in the initial round and tie for the second-longest streak since 1967. The running backs selected in the first round since 2015: The most consecutive NFL Drafts with multiple quarterbacks YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM selected in the first round since 1967: 2018 Saquon Barkley 2 New York Giants 2018 Rashaad Penny 27 Seattle YEAR CONSECUTIVE DRAFTS 2018 Sony Michel 31 New England 2002-12 11 2017 Leonard Fournette 4 Jacksonville 1990-95 6 2017 Christian McCaffrey 8 Carolina 2014-18 5* 2016 Ezekiel Elliott 4 Dallas 1969-72 4 2015 Todd Gurley 10 St. Louis Rams *Active streak 2015 Melvin Gordon 15 San Diego ‘18 TIGHT ENDS Iowa tight ends T.J. HOCKENSON and NOAH FANT along with Alabama tight end IRV SMITH JR. are expected to be among the first tight ends selected in the 2019 NFL Draft. Four of the past six drafts have seen a tight end selected in the first round. Baker Mayfield Since 1967: • 14 of 52 drafts (26.9 percent) have seen at least two tight WIDE RECEIVERS ends chosen in the first round of the same draft. • Five of 52 drafts (9.6 percent) have seen at least three tight Oklahoma wide receiver MARQUISE BROWN and Mississippi ends selected in the first round of the same draft. wide receiver D.K. METCALF are projected to hear their names called in the first round. OFFENSIVE LINE At least two wide receivers have been selected in the first round Among offensive linemen, ANDRE DILLARD from Washington in ten consecutive NFL Drafts, the second-longest streak since State, CODY FORD from Oklahoma, JAWAAN TAYLOR from 1967. Florida and JONAH WILLIAMS from Alabama are expected to be chosen in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The most consecutive NFL Drafts with multiple wide receivers selected in the first round since 1967: In the common draft era (since 1967), at least two offensive YEAR CONSECUTIVE DRAFTS linemen have been selected in the first round in every year. 1993-2005 13 Since 2000, teams have used a top 10 selection on an 2009-18 10* offensive lineman in 17 of 19 NFL Drafts, including Notre Dame 1967-74 8 teammates QUENTON NELSON (No. 6, Indianapolis) and MIKE *Active streak MC GLINCHEY (No. 9, San Francisco) in 2018. THE PROSPECTS OFFENSIVE NOTES KYLER MURRAY MOST NO. 1’s SINCE ‘67 Oklahoma quarterback KYLER MURRAY is expected to If Murray is selected first overall, hear his name called early in the 2019 NFL Draft. Oklahoma would tie the University of Southern California for the school to If selected No. 1 overall, he would become the third produce the most No. 1 picks in the quarterback from Oklahoma to be chosen with the first common-draft era with five. overall pick in the common-draft era. The schools to produce the most No. 1 The Oklahoma quarterbacks selected No. 1 in the overall selections since 1967: common-draft era: SCHOOL SELECTIONS YEAR NAME TEAM USC (5) Carson Palmer (2003) 2018 Baker Mayfield Cleveland Keyshawn Johnson (1996) 2010 Sam Bradford St. Louis Rams Ricky Bell (1977) O.J. Simpson (1969) In 2018, Oklahoma quarterback BAKER MAYFIELD Ron Yary (1968) was selected No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns. If Murray is selected first overall, it would mark the second Oklahoma (4) Baker Mayfield (2018) time in the common-draft era that a school has produced Sam Bradford (2010) the No. 1 pick in consecutive NFL Drafts. Pro Football Billy Sims (1980) Hall of Famers RON YARY (1968) and O.J. SIMPSON Lee Roy Selmon (1976) (1969) were selected first overall out of the University of Southern California in consecutive years. Auburn (3) Cam Newton (2011) Aundray Bruce (1988) Bo Jackson (1986) HEISMANS GO FIRST Ohio State (3) Orlando Pace (1997) Dan Wilkinson (1994) Oklahoma quarterback KYLER MURRAY can become Tom Cousineau (1979) the eighth quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy and be selected first overall in the NFL Draft since 1967. Stanford (3) Andrew Luck (2012) The Heisman-winning quarterbacks to be selected No. 1 John Elway (1983) overall in the NFL Draft in the common-draft era: Jim Plunkett (1971) YEAR NAME SCHOOL TEAM 2018 Baker Mayfield Oklahoma Cleveland 2015 Jameis Winston Florida State Tampa Bay 2011 Cam Newton Auburn Carolina 2010 Sam Bradford Oklahoma St. Louis Rams 2003 Carson Palmer USC Cincinnati 1987 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla.) Tampa Bay 1971 Jim Plunkett Stanford New England If Murray goes No. 1, Heisman winners will have gone first overall in consecutive drafts for the third time in the common era (SAM BRADFORD and CAM NEWTON in 2010-11; BO JACKSON and VINNY TESTAVERDE in 1986-87). THE PROSPECTS OFFENSIVE NOTES DWAYNE HASKINS QBS BY CONFERENCE Ohio state quarterback DWAYNE HASKINS is projected If Dwayne Haskins is selected in the first to be chosen early the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.