2014 NFL Draft

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The 2014 NFL draft was the 79th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players to the league. The draft, officially the “Player Selection Meeting”, was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on May 8th through May 10th, 2014. The draft started on May 8, 2014 at 8 pm EDT. The draft was moved from its traditional time frame in late April due to a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall.

There was early discussion and rumors leading up to the draft on the future of staying at the current location in New York City, where it had been held since 1965. Given the increased interest the draft had garnered over the past decade, there was belief that the event may have outgrown Radio City Music Hall, which had been the venue for the past nine drafts. The possibility of extending the draft to four days was also being discussed throughout the months leading up to the draft. The NFL decided in that summer that the 2015 NFL Draft will take place at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

The Houston Texans opened the draft by selecting defensive end Jadeveon Clowney from the University of South Carolina. The last time a defensive player was taken with the first overall selection was in 2006, when the Texans selected Mario Williams. The Texans also closed the draft with the selection of safety Lonnie Ballentine of the University of Memphis as Mr. Irrelevant, which is the title given to the final player selected.

The 2014 NFL draft made history when the St. Louis Rams selected Michael Sam in the seventh round. Sam, who became the first openly gay player to ever be drafted in the NFL, was selected 249th out of 256 picks in the 2014 NFL Draft. After this, Sam’s jersey was the second best selling rookie jersey on the NFL’s website. Sam came out publicly in the months leading up to the draft.

Early entrants

Main article: List of 2014 NFL draft early entrants

A record 98 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft.When including four players who received degrees but still had eligibility remaining, the number swells to 102. Fourteen underclassmen—plus Teddy Bridgewaterwho graduated with eligibility remaining—were selected in the draft’s first round,including the first four and six of the first ten players selected.

Overview

The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:

  • 34 Linebackers
  • 33 Wide receivers
  • 33 Cornerbacks
  • 22 Defensive ends
  • 20 Offensive tackles
  • 20 Defensive tackles
  • 20 Running backs
  • 20 Safeties
  • 15 Offensive guards
  • 14 Quarterbacks
  • 10 Centers
  • 10 Tight ends
  • 2 Fullbacks
  • 2 Kickers
  • 1 Punter

Determination of draft order

Further information: National Football League draft § Rules for determining draft order

The draft order is based generally on each team’s record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs. The Houston Texans with a 2–14 record in 2013 held the first selection of each round. The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens finished 2013 with identical 8–8 records and strength of schedule ratings, hence a coin flip was used to determine the selection order — the Cowboys won the flip and thus selected ahead of the Ravens.

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard HB Halfback K Placekicker KR Kick returner
LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback
RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TB Tailback
TE Tight end WR Wide receiver

Three-time Pro Bowler Jadeveon Clowney was drafted first overall by the Houston Texans.

The 2016 Defensive Player of the Year Khalil Mackwas drafted fifth overall by the Oakland Raiders.

The 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year Odell Beckham Jr. was drafted 12th overall

Other notable wide receivers include Mike Evans, Jarvis Landry, and Davante Adams.

The 2014 Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2017, 2018, and 2020 Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald was drafted 13th overall

Despite being highly-touted out of Texas A&M. Quarterback Johnny Manziel, selected 22nd-overall by the Browns, only lasted two season’s in the NFL and is considered one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Houston Texans Jadeveon Clowney † DE South Carolina SEC
1 2 St. Louis Rams Greg Robinson OT Auburn SEC from Washington 
1 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Blake Bortles QB UCF The American
1 4 Buffalo Bills Sammy Watkins WR Clemson ACC from Cleveland 
1 5 Oakland Raiders Khalil Mack † LB Buffalo MAC
1 6 Atlanta Falcons Jake Matthews † OT Texas A&M SEC
1 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Evans † WR Texas A&M SEC
1 8 Cleveland Browns Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Big 12 from Minnesota 
1 9 Minnesota Vikings Anthony Barr † LB UCLA Pac-12 from Buffalo via Cleveland 
1 10 Detroit Lions Eric Ebron † TE North Carolina ACC
1 11 Tennessee Titans Taylor Lewan † OT Michigan Big Ten
1 12 New York Giants Odell Beckham Jr. † WR LSU SEC
1 13 St. Louis Rams Aaron Donald † DT Pittsburgh ACC
1 14 Chicago Bears Kyle Fuller † CB Virginia Tech ACC
1 15 Pittsburgh Steelers Ryan Shazier † LB Ohio State Big Ten
1 16 Dallas Cowboys Zack Martin † OG Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
1 17 Baltimore Ravens C. J. Mosley † LB Alabama SEC
1 18 New York Jets Calvin Pryor S Louisville The American
1 19 Miami Dolphins Ja’Wuan James OT Tennessee SEC
1 20 New Orleans Saints Brandin Cooks WR Oregon State Pac-12 from Arizona 
1 21 Green Bay Packers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix † S Alabama SEC
1 22 Cleveland Browns Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M SEC from Philadelphia ;
2012 Heisman Trophy winner 
1 23 Kansas City Chiefs Dee Ford † DE Auburn SEC
1 24 Cincinnati Bengals Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State Big Ten
1 25 San Diego Chargers Jason Verrett † CB TCU Big 12
1 26 Philadelphia Eagles Marcus Smith LB Louisville The American from Indianapolis via Cleveland 
1 27 Arizona Cardinals Deone Bucannon S Washington State Pac-12 from New Orleans 
1 28 Carolina Panthers Kelvin Benjamin WR Florida State ACC
1 29 New England Patriots Dominique Easley DT Florida SEC
1 30 San Francisco 49ers Jimmie Ward S NIU MAC
1 31 Denver Broncos Bradley Roby CB Ohio State Big Ten
1 32 Minnesota Vikings Teddy Bridgewater † QB Louisville The American from Seattle 
2 33 Houston Texans Xavier Su’a-Filo OG UCLA Pac-12
2 34 Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Lawrence † DE Boise State MW from Washington 
2 35 Cleveland Browns Joel Bitonio † OT Nevada MW
2 36 Oakland Raiders Derek Carr † QB Fresno State MW
2 37 Atlanta Falcons Ra’Shede Hageman DT Minnesota Big Ten
2 38 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Washington Pac-12
2 39 Jacksonville Jaguars Marqise Lee WR USC Pac-12
2 40 Detroit Lions Kyle Van Noy LB BYU Ind. (FBS) from Minnesota via Seattle 
2 41 St. Louis Rams Lamarcus Joyner S Florida State ACC from Buffalo 
2 42 Philadelphia Eagles Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt SEC from Tennessee 
2 43 New York Giants Weston Richburg C Colorado State MW
2 44 Buffalo Bills Cyrus Kouandjio OT Alabama SEC from St. Louis 
2 45 Seattle Seahawks Paul Richardson WR Colorado Pac-12 from Detroit 
2 46 Pittsburgh Steelers Stephon Tuitt DE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
2 47 Washington Redskins Trent Murphy LB Stanford Pac-12 from Dallas 
2 48 Baltimore Ravens Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State ACC
2 49 New York Jets Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech Big 12
2 50 San Diego Chargers Jeremiah Attaochu LB Georgia Tech ACC from Miami 
2 51 Chicago Bears Ego Ferguson DT LSU SEC
2 52 Arizona Cardinals Troy Niklas TE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
2 53 Green Bay Packers Davante Adams † WR Fresno State MW
2 54 Tennessee Titans Bishop Sankey RB Washington Pac-12 from Philadelphia 
2 55 Cincinnati Bengals Jeremy Hill RB LSU SEC
2 56 Denver Broncos Cody Latimer WR Indiana Big Ten from Kansas City via San Francisco 
2 57 San Francisco 49ers Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State Big Ten from San Diego via Miami 
2 58 New Orleans Saints Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB Nebraska Big Ten
2 59 Indianapolis Colts Jack Mewhort OT Ohio State Big Ten
2 60 Carolina Panthers Kony Ealy DE Missouri SEC
2 61 Jacksonville Jaguars Allen Robinson † WR Penn State Big Ten from San Francisco 
2 62 New England Patriots Jimmy Garoppolo QB Eastern Illinois OVC
2 63 Miami Dolphins Jarvis Landry † WR LSU SEC from Denver via San Francisco 
2 64 Seattle Seahawks Justin Britt OT Missouri SEC
3 65 Houston Texans C. J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa Big Ten
3 66 Washington Redskins Morgan Moses OT Virginia ACC
3 67 Miami Dolphins Billy Turner OT North Dakota State MVFC from Oakland 
3 68 Atlanta Falcons Dezmen Southward S Wisconsin Big Ten
3 69 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Charles Sims RB West Virginia Big 12
3 70 San Francisco 49ers Marcus Martin C USC Pac-12 from Jacksonville 
3 71 Cleveland Browns Christian Kirksey LB Iowa Big Ten
3 72 Minnesota Vikings Scott Crichton DE Oregon State Pac-12
3 73 Buffalo Bills Preston Brown LB Louisville The American
3 74 New York Giants Jay Bromley DT Syracuse ACC
3 75 St. Louis Rams Tre Mason RB Auburn SEC
3 76 Detroit Lions Travis Swanson C Arkansas SEC
3 77 San Francisco 49ers Chris Borland LB Wisconsin Big Ten from Tennessee 
3 78 Washington Redskins Spencer Long OG Nebraska Big Ten from Dallas 
3 79 Baltimore Ravens Terrence Brooks S Florida State ACC
3 80 New York Jets Dexter McDougle CB Maryland ACC
3 81 Oakland Raiders Gabe Jackson OG Mississippi State SEC from Miami 
3 82 Chicago Bears Will Sutton DT Arizona State Pac-12
3 83 Houston Texans Louis Nix DT Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from Pittsburgh via Cleveland andPhiladelphia 
3 84 Arizona Cardinals Kareem Martin DE North Carolina ACC
3 85 Green Bay Packers Khyri Thornton DT Southern Miss C-USA
3 86 Philadelphia Eagles Josh Huff WR Oregon Pac-12
3 87 Kansas City Chiefs Phillip Gaines CB Rice C-USA
3 88 Cincinnati Bengals Will Clarke DE West Virginia Big 12
3 89 San Diego Chargers Chris Watt OG Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
3 90 Indianapolis Colts Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss SEC
3 91 Arizona Cardinals John Brown WR Pittsburg State (KS) MIAA from New Orleans 
3 92 Carolina Panthers Trai Turner † OG LSU SEC
3 93 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Linder OG Miami ACC from New England 
3 94 Cleveland Browns Terrance West RB Towson CAA from San Francisco 
3 95 Denver Broncos Michael Schofield OT Michigan Big Ten
3 96 Minnesota Vikings Jerick McKinnon RB Georgia Southern SoCon from Seattle 
3* 97 Pittsburgh Steelers Dri Archer RB Kent State MAC
3* 98 Green Bay Packers Richard Rodgers TE California Pac-12
3* 99 Baltimore Ravens Crockett Gillmore TE Colorado State MW
3* 100 San Francisco 49ers Brandon Thomas OG Clemson ACC
4 101 Philadelphia Eagles Jaylen Watkins CB Florida SEC from Houston 
4 102 Washington Redskins Bashaud Breeland CB Clemson ACC
4 103 Atlanta Falcons Devonta Freeman † RB Florida State ACC
4 104 New York Jets Jalen Saunders WR Oklahoma Big 12 from Tampa Bay 
4 105 New England Patriots Bryan Stork C Florida State ACC from Jacksonville 
4 106 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Ellington WR South Carolina SEC from Cleveland 
4 107 Oakland Raiders Justin Ellis DT Louisiana Tech C-USA
4 108 Seattle Seahawks Cassius Marsh DE UCLA Pac-12 from Minnesota 
4 109 Buffalo Bills Ross Cockrell CB Duke ACC
4 110 St. Louis Rams Maurice Alexander S Utah State MW
4 111 Cincinnati Bengals Russell Bodine C North Carolina ACC from Detroit via Seattle 
4 112 Tennessee Titans DaQuan Jones DT Penn State Big Ten
4 113 New York Giants Andre Williams RB Boston College ACC
4 114 Jacksonville Jaguars Aaron Colvin CB Oklahoma Big 12 from Baltimore 
4 115 New York Jets Shaq Evans WR UCLA Pac-12
4 116 Oakland Raiders Keith McGill CB Utah Pac-12 from Miami 
4 117 Chicago Bears Ka’Deem Carey RB Arizona Pac-12
4 118 Pittsburgh Steelers Martavis Bryant WR Clemson ACC
4 119 Dallas Cowboys Anthony Hitchens LB Iowa Big Ten
4 120 Arizona Cardinals Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech ACC
4 121 Green Bay Packers Carl Bradford LB Arizona State Pac-12
4 122 Tennessee Titans Marqueston Huff S Wyoming MW from Philadelphia 
4 123 Seattle Seahawks Kevin Norwood WR Alabama SEC from Cincinnati 
4 124 Kansas City Chiefs De’Anthony Thomas RB Oregon Pac-12
4 125 Miami Dolphins Walt Aikens CB Liberty Big South from San Diego 
4 126 New Orleans Saints Khairi Fortt LB California Pac-12
4 127 Cleveland Browns Pierre Desir CB Lindenwood MIAA from Indianapolis 
4 128 Carolina Panthers Tre Boston S North Carolina ACC
4 129 San Francisco 49ers Dontae Johnson CB North Carolina State ACC
4 130 New England Patriots James White RB Wisconsin Big Ten
4 131 Chicago Bears Brock Vereen S Minnesota Big Ten from Denver 
4 132 Seattle Seahawks Kevin Pierre-Louis LB Boston College ACC
4* 133 Detroit Lions Nevin Lawson CB Utah State MW
4* 134 Baltimore Ravens Brent Urban DT Virginia ACC
4* 135 Houston Texans Tom Savage QB Pittsburgh ACC
4* 136 Detroit Lions Larry Webster III DE Bloomsburg PSAC
4* 137 New York Jets Dakota Dozier OG Furman SoCon
4* 138 Baltimore Ravens Lorenzo Taliaferro RB Coastal Carolina Big South
4* 139 Atlanta Falcons Prince Shembo LB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
4* 140 New England Patriots Cameron Fleming OT Stanford Pac-12
5 141 Philadelphia Eagles Taylor Hart DE Oregon Pac-12 from Houston 
5 142 Washington Redskins Ryan Grant WR Tulane C-USA
5 143 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kadeem Edwards OG Tennessee State OVC
5 144 Jacksonville Jaguars Telvin Smith † LB Florida State ACC
5 145 Minnesota Vikings David Yankey OG Stanford Pac-12 from Cleveland 
5 146 Dallas Cowboys Devin Street WR Pittsburgh ACC from Oakland via Seattle and Detroit 
5 147 Atlanta Falcons Ricardo Allen CB Purdue Big Ten
5 148 Carolina Panthers Bené Benwikere CB San Jose State MW from Minnesota 
5 149 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kevin Pamphile OT Purdue Big Ten from Buffalo 
5 150 San Francisco 49ers Aaron Lynch DE South Florida The American from Detroit via Jacksonville 
5 151 Tennessee Titans Avery Williamson LB Kentucky SEC
5 152 New York Giants Nat Berhe S San Diego State MW
5 153 Buffalo Bills Cyril Richardson OG Baylor Big 12 from St. Louis 
5 154 New York Jets Jeremiah George LB Iowa State Big 12
5 155 Miami Dolphins Arthur Lynch TE Georgia SEC
5 156 Denver Broncos Lamin Barrow LB LSU SEC from Chicago 
5 157 Pittsburgh Steelers Shaquille Richardson CB Arizona Pac-12
5 158 Detroit Lions Caraun Reid DT Princeton Ivy from Dallas 
5 159 Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Smith DE Arkansas SEC from Baltimore 
5 160 Arizona Cardinals Ed Stinson DE Alabama SEC
5 161 Green Bay Packers Corey Linsley C Ohio State Big Ten
5 162 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Reynolds S Stanford Pac-12
5 163 Kansas City Chiefs Aaron Murray QB Georgia SEC
5 164 Cincinnati Bengals AJ McCarron QB Alabama SEC
5 165 San Diego Chargers Ryan Carrethers DT Arkansas State Sun Belt
5 166 Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Newsome DE Ball State MAC
5 167 New Orleans Saints Vinnie Sunseri S Alabama SEC
5 168 Atlanta Falcons Marquis Spruill LB Syracuse ACC from Carolina via Minnesota 
5 169 New Orleans Saints Ronald Powell OLB Florida SEC from New England via Philadelphia 
5 170 San Francisco 49ers Keith Reaser CB Florida Atlantic C-USA
5 171 Miami Dolphins Jordan Tripp LB Montana Big Sky from Denver via San Francisco 
5 172 Seattle Seahawks Jimmy Staten DT Middle Tennessee C-USA
5* 173 Pittsburgh Steelers Wesley Johnson C Vanderbilt SEC
5* 174 New York Giants Devon Kennard OLB USC Pac-12
5* 175 Baltimore Ravens John Urschel OG Penn State Big Ten
5* 176 Green Bay Packers Jared Abbrederis WR Wisconsin Big Ten
6 177 Houston Texans Jeoffrey Pagan DE Alabama SEC
6 178 Tennessee Titans Zach Mettenberger QB LSU SEC from Washington 
6 179 New England Patriots Jon Halapio OG Florida SEC from Jacksonville 
6 180 San Francisco 49ers Kenneth Acker CB SMU The American from Cleveland 
6 181 Houston Texans Alfred Blue RB LSU SEC from Oakland 
6 182 Minnesota Vikings Antone Exum CB Virginia Tech ACC from Atlanta 
6 183 Chicago Bears David Fales QB San Jose State MW from Tampa Bay 
6 184 Minnesota Vikings Kendall James CB Maine CAA
6 185 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Robert Herron WR Wyoming MW from Buffalo 
6 186 Washington Redskins Lache Seastrunk RB Baylor Big 12 from Tennessee 
6 187 New York Giants Bennett Jackson CB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
6 188 St. Louis Rams E. J. Gaines CB Missouri SEC
6 189 Detroit Lions T. J. Jones WR Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
6 190 Miami Dolphins Matt Hazel WR Coastal Carolina Big South
6 191 Chicago Bears Pat O’Donnell P Miami ACC
6 192 Pittsburgh Steelers Jordan Zumwalt OLB UCLA Pac-12
6 193 Kansas City Chiefs Zach Fulton OG Tennessee SEC from Dallas 
6 194 Baltimore Ravens Keith Wenning QB Ball State MAC
6 195 New York Jets Brandon Dixon CB Northwest Missouri State MIAA
6 196 Arizona Cardinals Walt Powell WR Murray State OVC
6 197 Green Bay Packers Demetri Goodson CB Baylor Big 12
6 198 New England Patriots Zach Moore DE Concordia (St. Paul) NSIC from Philadelphia 
6 199 Seattle Seahawks Garrett Scott OT Marshall C-USA from Cincinnati 
6 200 Kansas City Chiefs Laurent Duvernay-Tardif OT McGill RSEQ
6 201 San Diego Chargers Marion Grice RB Arizona State Pac-12
6 202 New Orleans Saints Tavon Rooks OT Kansas State Big 12
6 203 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Jackson LB Western Kentucky Sun Belt
6 204 Carolina Panthers Tyler Gaffney RB Stanford Pac-12
6 205 Jacksonville Jaguars Luke Bowanko C Virginia ACC from San Francisco 
6 206 New England Patriots Jemea Thomas S Georgia Tech ACC
6 207 Denver Broncos Matt Paradis C Boise State MW
6 208 Seattle Seahawks Eric Pinkins SS San Diego State MW
6* 209 New York Jets Quincy Enunwa WR Nebraska Big Ten
6* 210 New York Jets IK Enemkpali DE Louisiana Tech C-USA
6* 211 Houston Texans Jay Prosch FB Auburn SEC
6* 212 Cincinnati Bengals Marquis Flowers LB Arizona Pac-12
6* 213 New York Jets Tajh Boyd QB Clemson ACC
6* 214 St. Louis Rams Garrett Gilbert QB SMU The American
6* 215 Pittsburgh Steelers Daniel McCullers DT Tennessee SEC
7 216 Houston Texans Andre Hal CB Vanderbilt SEC
7 217 Washington Redskins Ted Bolser TE Indiana Big Ten
7 218 Baltimore Ravens Michael Campanaro WR Wake Forest ACC from Cleveland 
7 219 Oakland Raiders Travis Carrie CB Ohio MAC
7 220 Minnesota Vikings Shamar Stephen DT Connecticut The American from Atlanta 
7 221 Buffalo Bills Randell Johnson LB Florida Atlantic C-USA from Tampa Bay 
7 222 Jacksonville Jaguars Storm Johnson RB UCF The American
7 223 Minnesota Vikings Brandon Watts LB Georgia Tech ACC
7 224 Philadelphia Eagles Beau Allen DT Wisconsin Big Ten from Buffalo 
7 225 Minnesota Vikings Jabari Price CB North Carolina ACC from New York Giants via Carolina 
7 226 St. Louis Rams Mitchell Van Dyk OT Portland State Big Sky
7 227 Seattle Seahawks Kiero Small RB Arkansas SEC from Detroit 
7 228 Washington Redskins Zach Hocker K Arkansas SEC from Tennessee 
7 229 Detroit Lions Nate Freese K Boston College ACC from Chicago via Dallas 
7 230 Pittsburgh Steelers Rob Blanchflower TE Massachusetts MAC
7 231 Dallas Cowboys Ben Gardner DE Stanford Pac-12
7 232 Indianapolis Colts Ulrick John OT Georgia State Sun Belt from Baltimore 
7 233 New York Jets Trevor Reilly LB Utah Pac-12
7 234 Miami Dolphins Terrence Fede DE Marist Pioneer
7 235 Oakland Raiders Shelby Harris DE Illinois State MVFC from Arizona 
7 236 Green Bay Packers Jeff Janis WR Saginaw Valley State GLIAC
7 237 Buffalo Bills Seantrel Henderson OT Miami ACC from Philadelphia 
7 238 Dallas Cowboys Will Smith LB Texas Tech Big 12 from Kansas City 
7 239 Cincinnati Bengals James Wright WR LSU SEC
7 240 San Diego Chargers Tevin Reese WR Baylor Big 12
7 241 St. Louis Rams Christian Bryant FS Ohio State Big Ten from Indianapolis 
7 242 Denver Broncos Corey Nelson LB Oklahoma Big 12 from New Orleans via San Francisco 
7 243 San Francisco 49ers Kaleb Ramsey DT Boston College ACC from Carolina 
7 244 New England Patriots Jeremy Gallon WR Michigan Big Ten
7 245 San Francisco 49ers Trey Millard FB Oklahoma Big 12
7 246 Chicago Bears Charles Leno † OT Boise State MW from Denver 
7 247 Oakland Raiders Jonathan Dowling SS Western Kentucky Sun Belt from Seattle 
7* 248 Dallas Cowboys Ahmad Dixon SS Baylor Big 12
7* 249 St. Louis Rams Michael Sam DE Missouri SEC First openly gay player to be selected in the NFL Draft 
7* 250 St. Louis Rams Demetrius Rhaney C Tennessee State OVC
7* 251 Dallas Cowboys Ken Bishop DT NIU MAC
7* 252 Cincinnati Bengals Lavelle Westbrooks CB Georgia Southern SoCon
7* 253 Atlanta Falcons Yawin Smallwood LB Connecticut The American
7* 254 Dallas Cowboys Terrance Mitchell CB Oregon Pac-12
7* 255 Atlanta Falcons Tyler Starr LB South Dakota MVFC
7* 256 Houston Texans Lonnie Ballentine FS Memphis The American “Mr. Irrelevant”

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Arizona Cardinals Chandler Catanzaro K Clemson ACC
Atlanta Falcons Sergio Castillo K West Texas A&M LSC
Atlanta Falcons Roosevelt Nix † FB Kent State MAC
Atlanta Falcons James Stone C Tennessee SEC
Baltimore Ravens Jamie Meder DT Ashland GLIAC
Baltimore Ravens Zach Orr LB North Texas C-USA
Carolina Panthers Corey “Philly” Brown WR Ohio State Big Ten
Carolina Panthers Andrew Norwell OG Ohio State Big Ten
Carolina Panthers Jeremiah Sirles T Nebraska Big Ten
Chicago Bears Ryan Groy C Wisconsin Big Ten
Chicago Bears Christian Jones LB Florida State ACC
Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hopkins OG Texas Big 12
Cleveland Browns Taylor Gabriel WR Abilene Christian Ind. (FCS)
Cleveland Browns Isaiah Crowell RB Alabama State SWAC
Cleveland Browns Connor Shaw QB South Carolina SEC
Cleveland Browns Willie Snead IV WR Ball State MAC
Dallas Cowboys Casey Kreiter † LS Iowa Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys Keith Smith LB San Jose State MW
Denver Broncos Shaquil Barrett † LB Colorado State MW
Houston Texans Chris Boswell † K Rice C-USA
Houston Texans Matt Feiler OG Bloomsburg PSAC
Houston Texans Marcus Williams CB North Dakota State MVFC
Houston Texans Bryan Witzmann OG South Dakota State MVFC
Indianapolis Colts Cody Parkey † K Auburn SEC
Indianapolis Colts Zach Kerr DT Delaware CAA
Indianapolis Colts Branden Oliver RB Buffalo MAC
Jacksonville Jaguars Allen Hurns WR Miami ACC
Jacksonville Jaguars Tyler Shatley OG Clemson ACC
Kansas City Chiefs Cairo Santos K Tulane C-USA
Kansas City Chiefs Daniel Sorensen SS BYU Ind. (FBS)
Miami Dolphins Orleans Darkwa RB Tulane C-USA
Miami Dolphins Damien Williams RB Oklahoma Big 12
New England Patriots Malcolm Butler † CB West Alabama Gulf South
New England Patriots Tyler Ott † LS Harvard Ivy
New Orleans Saints Todd Davis LB Sacramento State Big Sky
New York Giants Kerry Wynn DE Richmond CAA
New York Jets Kerry Hyder DE Texas Tech Big 12
Oakland Raiders Bojay Filimoeatu DE Utah State WAC
Philadelphia Eagles Trey Burton TE Florida SEC
Pittsburgh Steelers Jordan Berry P Eastern Kentucky OVC
San Diego Chargers Adrian Phillips † S Texas Big 12
Seattle Seahawks Garry Gilliam T Penn State Big Ten
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cameron Brate TE Harvard Ivy

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2014 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. ^ No. 2: Washington → St. Louis (PD). Washington traded this selection along with its first and second round selections in 2012 (6th & 39th) and its first round selection in 2013 (22nd) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis’ 2012 first round selection (2nd) which Washington used to select Robert Griffin III.
  2. ^ No. 4: Cleveland → Buffalo (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo’s 2014 first round selection (9th), and their first and fourth round selections in 2015 (19th & 115th).
  3. ^ No. 8: Minnesota → Cleveland (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for the 9th selection which Cleveland had previously acquired from Buffalo and a fifth round selection (145th).
  4. ^ No. 9: multiple trades:
    No. 9: Buffalo → Cleveland (D). see No. 4: Cleveland → Buffalo.
    No. 9: Cleveland → Minnesota (D). see No. 8: Minnesota → Cleveland.
  5. ^ No. 20: Arizona → New Orleans (D). Arizona traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans’ first and third round selections (27th & 91st).
  6. ^ No. 22: Philadelphia → Cleveland (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for a first round selection (26th) which Cleveland had previously acquired from Indianapolisand a third rounder (83rd).
  7. ^ No. 26: multiple trades:
    No. 26: Indianapolis → Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for running back Trent Richardson in September 2013.
    No. 26: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Cleveland.
  8. ^ No. 27: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see No. 20: Arizona → New Orleans.
  9. ^ No. 32: Seattle → Minnesota (D). Seattle traded this selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota’s second and fourth round selections (40th &108th).
Round two
  1. ^ No. 34: Washington → Dallas (D). Washington traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for Dallas’ second and third round selections (47th & 78th).
  2. ^ No. 40: multiple trades:
    No. 40: Minnesota → Seattle (D). see No. 32: Seattle → Minnesota.
    No. 40: Seattle → Detroit (D). Seattle traded this selection along with their fifth round selection (146th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit’s second, fourth and seventh round selections (45th, 111th & 227th).
  3. ^ No. 41: Buffalo → St. Louis (D). Buffalo traded this selection to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis’ second and fifth round selections (44th & 153rd).
  4. ^ No. 42: Tennessee → Philadelphia (D). Tennessee traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia’s second and fourth round selections (54th & 122nd).
  5. ^ No. 44: St. Louis → Buffalo (D). see No. 41: Buffalo → St. Louis.
  6. ^ No. 45: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit.
  7. ^ No. 47: Dallas → Washington (D). see No. 34: Washington → Dallas.
  8. ^ No. 50: Miami → San Diego (D). Miami traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego’s second and fourth round selections (57th & 125th).
  9. ^ No. 54: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). see No. 42: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
  10. ^ No. 56: multiple trades:
    No. 56: Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded their 2013 second round pick (34th) along this selection to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Alex Smith. This was a conditional pick which became a second rounder when Kansas City won a minimum of eight games during the 2013 season; it otherwise would have been a third rounder.
    No. 56: San Francisco → Denver (D). San Francisco traded this selection along with a seventh round pick (242nd) to Denver in exchange for Denver’s second and fifth round selections (63rd & 171st) this year and a fourth round selection in 2015 (126th).
  11. ^ No. 57: multiple trades:
    No. 57: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 50: Miami → San Diego.
    No. 57: Miami → San Francisco (D). Miami traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for second and fifth round selections (63rd & 171st) which San Francisco had acquired minutes earlier from Denver.
  12. ^ No. 61: San Francisco → Jacksonville (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville’s third and fifth round selections (70th & 150th).
  13. ^ No. 63: multiple trades:
    No. 63: Denver → San Francisco (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver.
    No. 63: San Francisco → Miami (D). see No. 57: Miami → San Francisco.
Round three
  1. ^ No. 67: Oakland → Miami (D). Oakland traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami’s third and fourth round selections (81st & 116th).
  2. ^ No. 70: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see No. 61: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
  3. ^ No. 77: Tennessee → San Francisco (PD). Tennessee traded this selection, along with its 2013 second and seventh round selections (40th & 216th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco’s 2013 second round selection (34th).
  4. ^ No. 78: Dallas → Washington (D). see No. 34: Washington → Dallas.
  5. ^ No. 81: Miami → Oakland (D). see No. 67: Oakland → Miami.
  6. ^ No. 83: multiple trades:
    No. 83: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2013 fourth round selection (111th).
    No. 83: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Cleveland.
    No. 83: Philadelphia → Houston (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Houston in exchange for Houston’s fourth and fifth round selections (101st & 141st).
  7. ^ No. 91: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see No. 20: Arizona → New Orleans.
  8. ^ No. 93: New England → Jacksonville (D). New England traded this selection to Jacksonville in exchange for one of Jacksonville’s selections in each of the fourth and sixth rounds (105th & 179th).
  9. ^ No. 94: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). San Francisco traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland’s fourth and sixth round selections (106th & 180th).
  10. ^ No. 96: Seattle → Minnesota (PD). Seattle traded this selection, along with their 2013 first and seventh round selections (25th & 214th) to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.
Round four
  1. ^ No. 101: Houston → Philadelphia (D). see No. 83: Philadelphia → Houston.
  2. ^ No. 104: Tampa Bay → New York Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and its 2013 first round selection (13th) to the Jets in exchange for cornerback Darrelle Revis. The pick became this fourth rounder, rather than a third round selection, when Tampa released Revis prior to the start of the 2014 league year in March.
  3. ^ No. 105: Jacksonville → New England (D). see No. 93: New England → Jacksonville.
  4. ^ No. 106: Cleveland → San Francisco (D). see No. 94: San Francisco → Cleveland.
  5. ^ No. 108: Minnesota → Seattle (D). see No. 32: Seattle → Minnesota.
  6. ^ No. 111: multiple trades:
    No. 111: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit.
    No. 111: Seattle → Cincinnati (D). Seattle traded this selection to Cincinnati in exchange for Cincinnati’s fourth and sixth round selections(123rd & 199th).
  7. ^ No. 114: Baltimore → Jacksonville (PD). Baltimore traded this selection along with their fifth round selection (159th) to Jacksonville in exchange for offensive tackle Eugene Monroe.
  8. ^ No. 116: Miami → Oakland (D). see No. 67: Oakland → Miami.
  9. ^ No. 122: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). see No. 42: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
  10. ^ No. 123: Cincinnati → Seattle (D). see No. 111: Seattle → Cincinnati.
  11. ^ No. 125: San Diego → Miami (D). see No. 50: Miami → San Diego.
  12. ^ No. 127: Indianapolis → Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland’s fifth round selection in the 2013 draft (139th).
  13. ^ No. 131: Denver → Chicago (D). Denver traded this selection along with their seventh round selection (246th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago’s fifth round selection in this draft (156th) and a fifth round selection in 2015 (143rd).
Round five
  1. ^ No. 141: Houston → Philadelphia (D). see No. 83: Philadelphia → Houston.
  2. ^ No. 145: Cleveland → Minnesota (D). see No. 8: Minnesota → Cleveland.
  3. ^ No. 146: multiple trades:
    No. 146: Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for quarterback Matt Flynn. The trade also conditionally included the Raiders’ 2015 fifth round selection, however, that condition was voided when the Raiders waived Flynn in October 2013.
    No. 146: Seattle → Detroit (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit.
    No. 146: Detroit → Dallas (D). Detroit traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for Dallas’ fifth and seventh round selections (158th & 229th).
  4. ^ No. 148: Minnesota → Carolina (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for Carolina’s fifth and seventh round selections (168th & 225th).
  5. ^ No. 149: Buffalo → Tampa Bay (D). Buffalo traded this selection to Tampa in exchange for Tampa’s seventh round selection (221st) in this draft and their fifth round selection in the 2015 draft (137th).
  6. ^ No. 150: multiple trades:
    No. 150: Detroit → Jacksonville (PD). Detroit traded this selection to Jacksonville during the 2012 season in exchange for wide receiver Mike Thomas.
    No. 150: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see No. 61: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
  7. ^ No. 153: St. Louis → Buffalo (D). see No. 41: Buffalo → St. Louis.
  8. ^ No. 156: Chicago → Denver (D). see No. 131: Denver → Chicago.
  9. ^ No. 158: Dallas → Detroit (D). see No. 146: Detroit → Dallas.
  10. ^ No. 159: Baltimore → Jacksonville (PD). see No. 114: Baltimore → Jacksonville.
  11. ^ No. 168: multiple trades:
    No. 168: Carolina → Minnesota (D). see No. 148: Minnesota → Carolina.
    No. 168: Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta’s sixth and seventh round selections (182nd & 220th).
  12. ^ No. 169: multiple trades:
    No. 169: New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga and Philadelphia’s sixth round selection (198th).
    No. 169: Philadelphia → New Orleans (PD). Philadelphia then traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for running back Darren Sproles.
  13. ^ No. 171: multiple trades:
    No. 171: Denver → San Francisco (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver.
    No. 171 San Francisco → Miami (D). see No. 57: Miami → San Francisco.
Round six
  1. ^ No. 178: Washington → Tennessee (D). Washington traded this selection to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee’s sixth and seventh round selections (186th & 228th).
  2. ^ No. 179: Jacksonville → New England (D). see No. 93: New England → Jacksonville.
  3. ^ No. 180: Cleveland → San Francisco (D). see No. 94: San Francisco → Cleveland.
  4. ^ No. 181: Oakland → Houston (PD). Oakland traded this selection to Houston in exchange for quarterback Matt Schaub.
  5. ^ No. 182: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). see No. 168: Minnesota → Atlanta.
  6. ^ No. 183: Tampa Bay → Chicago (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for offensive tackle Gabe Carimi.
  7. ^ No. 185: Buffalo → Tampa Bay (PD). Buffalo traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for wide receiver Mike Williams.
  8. ^ No. 186: Tennessee → Washington (D). see No. 178: Washington → Tennessee.
  9. ^ No. 193: Dallas → Kansas City (PD). Dallas traded this selection to Kansas City in exchange for linebacker Edgar Jones and Kansas City’s seventh round selection (238th).
  10. ^ No. 198: Philadelphia → New England (PD). see No. 169: New England → Philadelphia.
  11. ^ No. 199: Cincinnati → Seattle (D). see No. 111: Seattle → Cincinnati.
  12. ^ No. 205: San Francisco → Jacksonville (PD). San Francisco traded this selection to Jacksonville in exchange for quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
Round seven
  1. ^ No. 218: Cleveland → Baltimore (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore’s sixth round selection in 2015 (201st).
  2. ^ No. 220: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). see No. 168: Minnesota → Atlanta.
  3. ^ No. 221: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). see No. 149: Buffalo → Tampa Bay.
  4. ^ No. 224: Buffalo → Philadelphia (D). Philadelphia traded running back Bryce Brownalong with Philadelphia’s seventh round selection (237th) to Buffalo in exchange for this selection and a conditional future mid-round draft pick. That future pick would become Buffalo’s third round selection in the 2016 draft if Brown hits particular (undisclosed) statistical rushing targets in 2014, otherwise it would become either San Francisco’s fourth rounder in 2015 (if the Bills receive that pick as part of their trade of wide receiver Stevie Johnson to San Francisco, which would occur were Johnson to miss certain statistical thresholds in 2014) or Buffalo’s fourth round selection in 2016.
  5. ^ No. 225: multiple trades:
    No. 225: New York Giants → Carolina (PD). The New York Giants traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for linebacker Jon Beason.
    No. 168: Carolina → Minnesota (D). see No. 148: Minnesota → Carolina.
  6. ^ No. 227: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 40: Seattle → Detroit.
  7. ^ No. 228: Tennessee → Washington (D). see No. 178: Washington → Tennessee.
  8. ^ No. 229: multiple trades:
    No. 229: Chicago → Dallas (PD). Chicago traded this selection to Dallas in exchange for tight end Dante Rosario.
    No. 229: Dallas → Detroit (D). see No. 146: Detroit → Dallas.
  9. ^ No. 232: Baltimore → Indianapolis (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for center A. Q. Shipley.
  10. ^ No. 235: Arizona → Oakland (PD). The Raiders received this selection and a sixth round selection in 2013 (176th) from Arizona in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and Oakland’s seventh round selection in 2013 (219th). The inclusion of this selection was contingent on Palmer starting at least thirteen games for Arizona in the 2013 season; Palmer started all sixteen of Arizona’s games.
  11. ^ No. 237: Philadelphia → Buffalo (D). see No. 224: Buffalo → Philadelphia.
  12. ^ No. 238: Kansas City → Dallas (PD). see No. 193: Dallas → Kansas City.
  13. ^ No. 241: Indianapolis → St. Louis (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to St. Louis in exchange for cornerback Josh Gordy.
  14. ^ No. 242: multiple trades:
    No. 242: New Orleans → San Francisco (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for linebacker Parys Haralson.
    No. 242: San Francisco → Denver (D). see No. 56: San Francisco → Denver.
  15. ^ No. 243: Carolina → San Francisco (PD). Carolina traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for Colin Jones shortly before the beginning of the 2012season.
  16. ^ No. 246: Denver → Chicago (D). see No. 131: Denver → Chicago.
  17. ^ No. 247: Seattle → Oakland (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Oakland in exchange for quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Supplemental draft

The supplemental draft was held on July 10, 2014. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Four players were eligible, but for the second straight year no players were selected.

Summary

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) led all college athletic conferences in terms of first round selections with eleven, including the first two picks of the draft. For the first time since the league’s second draft in 1937, no player from the University of Texas was selected.

For the second year in succession — and only the second time since 1967 — no running back was selected in the first round. The first player taken at the position was Bishop Sankey who was selected in the second round with the 54th pick overall. This is the latest point in the history of the draft for the first running back to be selected.

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
NCAA Division I FBS football conferences
The American 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 12
ACC 5 3 7 13 3 5 6 42
Big 12 2 1 2 2 2 3 5 17
Big Ten 4 6 6 4 5 1 4 30
C-USA 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 9
MAC 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 8
MWC 0 5 1 3 2 4 1 16
Pac-12 3 6 4 8 5 5 3 34
SEC 11 7 5 3 10 8 5 49
Sun Belt 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
Ind. 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 9
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
Big Sky 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Big South 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
CAA 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Ivy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
MVFC 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
OVC 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
PFL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SoCon 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 3
Non-Division I football conferences
GLIAC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MIAA (DII) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
NSIC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
PSAC (DII) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
RSEQ (CIS) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections Schools
9 LSU
8 Alabama, Notre Dame
7 Florida State
6 Ohio State, Stanford
5 Baylor, Clemson, North Carolina, UCLA, Wisconsin
4 Arkansas, Auburn, Boston College, Florida, Louisville, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon
3 Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, Texas A&M, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech
2 Ball State, California, Coastal Carolina, Colorado State, Connecticut, Florida Atlantic, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, NIU, Oregon State, Purdue, San Diego State, San Jose State, SMU, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee State, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, Utah State, Washington, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wyoming

Selections by position

Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Center 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 10
Cornerback 5 1 2 9 4 7 5 33
Defensive end 2 3 3 2 5 3 2 22
Defensive tackle 2 3 4 3 3 1 4 20
Guard 0 1 6 1 4 2 0 14
Linebacker 5 3 3 5 8 3 7 34
Offensive tackle 5 4 3 1 1 3 4 21
Placekicker 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Punter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Quarterback 3 2 0 2 2 5 2 16
Running back 0 3 5 5 0 4 2 19
Safety 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 20
Tight end 1 3 3 0 1 0 2 10
Wide receiver 5 7 3 6 3 5 5 34
Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Offense 14 21 22 17 13 21 16 124
Defense 18 11 14 23 23 16 24 129
Special teams 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3

U.S. television coverage

The draft was broadcast live by the NFL Network and ESPN. This marks the 35th year of draft coverage on ESPN while the NFL Network had covered the draft since its inception ten years ago.

The two networks’ combined first-round coverage drew a record 32 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings which was a 28 percent increase over the previous year. In total 45.7 million viewers watched some part of the three-day event, topping the previous record of 45.4 millions set in 2010.

In popular culture

  • The events of the 2014 film Draft Day, take place during the fictionalized 2014 NFL Draft.
  • The 2014 NFL draft was also featured in ‘’The League’’.