Swimming in the Deep End of the 2014 NFL Draft

Day 1 of the 2014 NFL Draft is in the books. For the longest time we have heard about how deep this draft is, and how many quality players are available. Rounds 2 and 3 tonight will show just how deep the draft is. Researching the mock drafts the past four months has provided a long list of players who at some time were seen as first round selections. If you take a look at the players still available, you could argue that they would make a pretty solid 1st Round of the draft. Offense: Derek Carr Allen Robinson Cody Latimer Davante Adams Jordan Matthews Marqise Lee Jarvis Landry Bruce Ellington Austin Seferian-Jenkins Jace Amaro Troy Niklas Cyrus Kouandjio Morgan Moses Joel Bitonio Antonio Richardson Cyril Richardson David Yankey Xavier Su'a-Filo Marcus Martin Weston Richburg Defense: Ra'Shede Hageman Tim Jernigan Louis Nix Kony Ealy Scott Crichton Stephon Tuitt Trent Murphy Demarcus Lawrence Kyle Van Noy Jeremiah Attaochu Lamarcus Joyner Stanley Jean-Baptiste That's just the players who had 1st Round Grades at one point. That doesn't even include the quarterbacks and runnning backs who were seen as a reach for Round 1: A.J. McCarron Zack Mettenberger Aaron Murray Jimmy Garroppolo Tajh Boyd Tom Savage David Fales Carlos Hyde Tre Mason Bishop Sankey Ka'Deem Carey Jeremy Hill That's 32 players not including the backs. The bright lights always shine on Day 1, but a draft is made with the quality players a team can pick up on Day 2 in the second and third rounds. A team on the rise can get the players to help them get over the hump. A good team can get the talent they need to get to the top. a team at the top can get the selections they need to stay there. Day 2 of the 2014 NFL Draft gets underway soon. I'm anxious to see who goes where and when. Let the picks start rolling in.