The Cleveland Browns are heading into the NFL draft with a ton of options at the fourth overall pick and if the team avoids picking Johnny Manziel or Blake Bortles, a trade for Kirk Cousins with the Washington Redskins could be options along with a later pick of Derek Carr in the first round for Mike Pettine, while the team is also planning on targeting running backs like Carlos Hyde and Andre Williams.
Read full storyThe Oakland Raiders are one of the teams that could trade down in the top five if names like Johnny Manziel, Sammy Watkins, Jadeveon Clowney or Khalil Mack are picked and Reggie McKenzie may have some willing partners in the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings, as they are all looking at trading up and that could enable the Raiders to snag some extra draft picks.
Read full storyThe New York Giants have some major questions coming into the draft and Jerry Reese has made some decent free agent moves this offseason and now names like Mike Evans, Eric Ebron, CJ Mosley, Aaron Donald, Zack Martin, Jace Amaro and Odell Beckham could be options for the team when the draft hits on May 8.
Read full storyThe 2014 NFL draft is coming and with just one week left, more mock drafts are coming out and ESPN experts Mel Kiper and Todd McShay are starting to make their final predictions and projection picks for the top 10 in the first round and names like Johnny Manziel, Jadeveon Clowney, Khalil Mack, Sammy Watkins, Blake Bortles, Greg Robinson and Anthony Barr all could be in the mix.
Read full storyThe NFL draft is coming up and the NY Jets are one team that could look to trade up in the first round or later on, as the team may look at names like Mike Evans, Sammy Watkins, Khalil Mack or Jadeveon Clowney as potential targets, while John Idzik could use some of those 12 picks to move and take a receiver like Brandin Cooks, Marqise Lee or Odell Beckham.
Read full storyThe Chicago Bears got a great season from Matt Forte in 2013, but the team needs more depth at running back and that will be a main focus in the NFL draft and while they could look for a trade involving LaMichael James with the San Francisco 49ers, the team likely will target running backs in the draft in 2014, with names like De'Anthony Thomas, James White, Tyler Gaffney and Carlo Hyde options along with linebacker Anthony Barr.
Read full storyThe Miami Dolphins are heading into the NFL draft with a number of needs on both sides of the ball and while reports of a potential trade with Dion Jordan or Daniel Thomas have not been confirmed, there is a chance the team could look to make a move to get some extra picks and down the line some targets include Tre Mason, Andre Williams, Jeremy Hill and Carlos Hyde.
Read full storyThe Oakland Raiders are coming into the draft with a number of needs, but if it were up for former coach Jon Gruden, he would pick Johnny Manziel with the number five selection and for the Raiders that could be over names like Blake Bortles or Jadeveon Clowney, while Reggie McKenzie may also look at a trade if the players they want is not available.
Read full storyThe NFL trade rumor mill is starting to spin heading into the NFL draft in May and names like Ryan Mallet, Christian Ponder and Ryan Nassib have all come up as potential options for teams and clubs like the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans or Oakland Raiders could look to make a deal for one of the young QBs over drafting someone like Blake Bortles or Johnny Manziel in the top 10.
Read full storyThe Dallas Cowboys are heading into the NFL draft with needs on both sides of the ball and now that the team has signed back free agent Anthony Spencer, they may look to use their first round pick on offense with names like Marqise Lee, Odell Beckham, Kelvin Benjamin, Brandin Cooks and Carlos Hyde as players that could be in the mix along with a trade for Johnny Manziel, which doesn't seem to be going away from Jerry Jones.
Read full storyThe NFL draft for 2014 is finally on the schedule for next week and on Thursday, May 8 the NFL will have their first round of the draft in primetime on ESPN and the TV broadcast will start up at 8 pm ET from Radio City Music Hall in New York City and below is a list of all 32 teams and the draft order by picks in the first round and a link to the full draft order.
Read full storyThe Minnesota Vikings are coming into the draft with Blake Bortles on their minds and if they pick him, a trade of Christian Ponder could be in the cards and the team might have some competition for the QB, as Peter King writes that both the Houston Texans and the Cleveland Browns target the Central Florida star in the draft this year.
Read full storyThe Denver Broncos are heading into 2014 looking for a Super Bowl and after signing a number of free agents, a trade for Saints running back Mark Ingram could be a fit for Peyton Manning's offense, as the team lost Knowshon Moreno in the offseason and he could be an option over names like Carlos Hyde, Tre Mason, Andre Williams, Jeremy Hill and De'Anthony Thomas in the NFL draft to pair with Montee Ball for next season.
Read full storyThe NY Jets have big decision to make coming into the draft this year, as they have the picks to trade up for someone like Mike Evans or Sammy Watkins, while the team also may be looking at Odell Beckham, Logan Thomas, Jimmy Garoppolo or Tajh Boyd and that could mean trouble in the future for Geno Smith of Michael Vick beats him out for the starting job in 2014.
Read full storyThe Chicago Bears are heading into the 2014 NFL draft after missing the playoffs and with needs on both sides of the ball, a trade for LaMichael James could be an option and while he also fits with the Patriots, he could be great in Marc Trestman's offense and some other names the team is looking at includes Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Josh Huff and Bruce Ellington at wide receiver.
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