2013 NFL Draft recap by Guest Columnist Hamish “@Girvana” Girvan

The 2013 NFL Draft is over and here is a quick recap of how it panned out.

As usual there were trades up and down the board between teams to get the player they wanted.

Last week a mock draft was published here, and below shows when those players were picked. The number in brackets is where they actually went pick wise – some a lot lower than originally projected, however that is all about the intrigue and drama of draft day.

1. OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M.(2)
2. DE Dion Jordan, Oregon (3)
3. DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida. (23)
4. OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan. (1)
5. DE Ezekiel Ansah, BYU. (5)
6. QB Geno Smith, West Virginia. (Round 2, 39)
7. OT Lane Johnson, Oklahoma. (4)
8. G Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina. (7)
9. CB Dee Milliner, Alabama. (9)
10. DT Sheldon Richardson, Missouri. (13)
11. OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama. (11)
12. TE Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame. (21)
13. TBD based on recent trade
14. WR Tavon Austin, West Virginia. (8)
15. LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia. (17)
16. S Kenny Vaccaro, Texas. (15)
17. CB Xavier Rhodes, Florida State. (25)
18. DT Star Lotulelei, Utah. (14)
19. G Chance Warmack, Alabama. (10)
20. WR Justin Hunter, Tennessee.
21. S Matt Elam, Florida. (32)
22. LB Manti Te’o, Notre Dame. (Round 2, 38)
23. WR Cordarrelle Patterson, Tennessee. (29)
24. DT Sylvester Williams, North Carolina.(28)
25. CB D.J. Hayden, Houston. (12)
26. RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama. (Round 2, 61)
27. WR Keenan Allen, California (Round 3, 76)
28. DE Tank Carradine, Florida State. (Round 2, 40)
29. CB Desmond Trufant, Washington. (22)
30. CB Jamar Taylor, Boise State. (Round 2, 54)
31. DE Margus Hunt, Southern Methodist. (Round 2, 53)
32. S Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International. (Round 2, 33)

Surprises were Geno Smith going in the second round to the Jets when many expected him to be the first quarterback picked. That honour went surprisingly to EJ Manuel, who was picked by the Buffalo Bills, which sent shockwaves through most NFL analysts.

In terms of teams having the best (or smartest) draft consensus is the Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams , San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets all had a good weekend.

Those who possibly under achieved were the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills

The savvy New England Patriots traded away their first round pick for four later picks from the Minnesota Vikings, and picked up a number of lesser names. This is a strategy coach Bill Belichick executes a lot and has a deft touch of turning these type of players into solid all round stars

There will no doubt be stars in the making who are late picks or in a number of cases undrafted.

The actual first round played out as follows:

1 Kansas City Chiefs – Eric Fisher OT Central Michigan

2 Jacksonville Jaguars – Luke Joeckel OT Texas A&M

3 Miami Dolphins – Dion Jordan DE Oregon from Oakland

4 Philadelphia Eagles- Lane Johnson OT Oklahoma

5 Detroit Lions – Ezekiel Ansah DE BYU

6 Cleveland Browns – Barkevious Mingo DE LSU

7 Arizona Cardinals – Jonathan Cooper G North Carolina

8 St. Louis Rams- Tavon Austin WR West Virginia from Buffalo

9 New York Jets – Dee Milliner CB Alabama

10 Tennessee Titans – Chance Warmack G Alabama

11 San Diego Chargers – D. J. Fluker OT Alabama

12 Oakland Raiders – D. J. Hayden CB Houston from Miami

13 New York Jets – Sheldon Richardson DT Missouri from Tampa Bay

14 Carolina Panthers – Star Lotulelei DT Utah

15 New Orleans Saints – Kenny Vaccaro S Texas

16 Buffalo Bills – E. J. Manuel QB Florida State from St. Louis

17 Pittsburgh Steelers – Jarvis Jones LB Georgia

18 San Francisco 49ers – Eric Reid S LSU from Dallas

19 New York Giants – Justin Pugh G Syracuse

20 Chicago Bears – Kyle Long G Oregon

21 Cincinnati Bengals – Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame

22 Atlanta Falcons – Desmond Trufant CB Washington from Washington via St. Louis

23 Minnesota Vikings – Sharrif Floyd DT Florida

24 Indianapolis Colts – Björn Werner DE Florida State

25 Minnesota Vikings – Xavier Rhodes CB Florida State from Seattle

26 Green Bay Packers – Datone Jones DE UCLA

27 Houston Texans – DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson

28 Denver Broncos – Sylvester Williams DT North Carolina

29 Minnesota Vikings – Cordarrelle Patterson WR Tennessee from New England

30 St. Louis Rams – Alec Ogletree LB Georgia from Atlanta

31 Dallas Cowboys – Travis Frederick C Wisconsin from San Francisco

32 Baltimore Ravens – Matt Elam S Florida

Let’s see how they turn out when the football starts.