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The first round of the Draft NFL this Thursday equaled the record for most quarterbacks chosen, with six, dating back to 1983, and surpassed that of the most offensive players selected, with 23, which surpasses the 19 of 2004 and 2009.
The Draft was held for the first time in Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza located in downtown Detroit, Michigan, where more than 150,000 fans gathered.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the American rapper Eminem They opened the event that has been held since 1936.
The selection of six quarterbacks in the first round had not happened since the 1983 Draft, when historic recruits such as John Elway, Jim Kelly and Dan Marino, as well as Todd Blackledge, Tony Eason and Ken O’Brien were drafted.
The quarterbacks selected this Thursday were Caleb Williams, Heisman winner in 2022 with USC Trojans, by Chicago Bears in place one; Jayden Daniels, 2023 Heisman holder with the LSU Tigers, chosen second by the Washington Commanders; North Carolina’s Drake Maye taken by the New England Patriots at three.
Completing the six were Michael Penix Jr., from Washington, taken in eighth place by the Atlanta Falcons; JJ McCarthy chose the Minnesota Vikings, from Michigan, at 10; and in the 12th, the Denver Broncos They recruited Oregon’s Bo Nix.
The mark of 23 offensive players was recorded with the selection of six quarterbacks, eight tackles, seven receivers, one tight end and one center.
He NFL Draftin which 257 players will be chosen, will continue this Friday with the selection of the second and third round, and will conclude next Saturday with the recruitment of the fourth to the seventh round.
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Here are the 32 first-round picks in the NFL Draft:
- Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams, ‘quarterback’, USC Trojans.
- Washington Commanders, Jayden Daniels, ‘quarterback’, LSU Tigers.
- New England Patriots, Drake Maye, ‘quarterback’, North Carolina.
- Arizona Cardinals, Marvin Harrison Jr., receiver, Ohio State.
- Los Angeles Chargers, Joe Alt, offensive tackle, Notre Dame.
- New York Giants, Malik Nabers, catcher, LSU Tigers.
- Tennessee Titans, JC Latham, offensive tackle, Alabama.
- Atlanta Falcons, Michael Penix Jr., ‘quarterback’, Washington.
- Chicago Bears, Rome Odunze, receiver, Washington.
- Minnesota Vikings, JJ McCarthy, ‘quarterback’, Michigan.
- New York Jets, Olumuyiwa Fashanu, offensive tackle, Penn St.
- Denver Broncos, Bo Nix, ‘quarterback’, Oregon.
- Las Vegas Raiders, Brock Bowers, tight end, Georgia.
- New Orleans Saints, Taliese Fuaga, offensive tackle, Oregon St.
- Indianapolis Colts, Laiatu Latu, defensive end, UCLA.
- Seattle Seahawks, Byron Murphy II, defensive tackle, Texas.
- Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Turner, defensive end, Alabama.
- Cincinnati Bengals, Amarius Mims, offensive tackle, Georgia.
- Los Angeles Rams, Jared Verse, defensive end, Florida State.
- Pittsburgh Steelers, Troy Fautanu, Washington offensive tackle.
- Miami Dolphins, Chop Robinson, Penn State defensive end.
- Philadelphia Eagles, Quinyon Mitchell, cornerback, Toledo.
- Jacksonville Jaguars, Brian Thomas, receiver, LSU Tigers.
- Detroit Lions, Terrion Arnold, cornerback, Alabama.
- Green Bay Packers, Jordan Morgan, offensive tackle, Arizona.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Graham Barton, center, Duke.
- Arizona Cardinals, Darius Robinson, defensive end, Missouri.
- Kansas City Chiefs, Xavier Worthy, receiver, Texas.
- Dallas Cowboys, Tyler Guyton, offensive tackle, Oklahoma.
- Baltimore Ravens, Nate Wiggins, cornerback, Clemenson.
- San Francisco 49ers, Ricky Pearsall, receiver, Florida.
- Carolina Panthes, Xavier Legette, receiver, South Carolina.
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