No access at Gillette? No first-round pick unless the Patriots make a swap into the latter stages of the round? No problem. We're all over it from the palatial offices here in Burlington. We go pick-by-pick through the first round.
Bears: Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia
The Bears traded up from the No. 11 slot to go and get the pass-rusher they coveted, dealing with the Buccaneers to leap-frog the Giants. Could the Bears have used a tackle? Potentially. But after a video of Laremy Tunsil smoking while wearing a gas mask surfaced online, he has fallen down draft boards. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the video could be as many as five years old.
Giants: Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State
Like Joey Bosa to the Chargers, this was one of those did-not-see-that-coming moves. Apple is an athletic corner with good size, but his college tape left him more open to criticism than some of his peers at the position. Again, a tackle could have been in play. Maybe a receiver. Instead the Giants went with a corner who many ranked behind Flordia corner Vernon Hargreaves, Clemson corner Mackensie Alexander, and Houston cover man William Jackson III.
Buccaneers: Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida
The Buccaneers played this well. They could have taken Hargreaves at No. 9, but they traded out, added draft capital, and still got their man. Hargreaves may be a bit undersized to play some of the bigger No. 1 receivers at the next level, but his footwork is pristine, and he has a knack for making plays on the football.
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Saints: Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville
The Saints desperately needed to add to their defense after putting together one of the weakest units in the league last season. Rankins is a ready-made interior lineman who can play multiple different spots along the New Orleans front. At 6-foot-1, 299 pounds, he's smaller than the prototypical defensive tackle but he'll be stout against the run and pressure opposing quarterbacks on third downs.
Dolphins: Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss
The Tunsil slide finally came to a stop at No. 13. At first blush, this doesn't seem like great news for the Patriots. Bill Belichick's defense will now face a player that many considered the No. 1 prospect in the draft twice a year. The 6-foot-5, 310-pounder was asked by Deion Sanders immediately after the pick was made what in God's name happened with his Twitter account. "It's a crazy world," Tunsil said. "Things happen for a reason." Sanders asked if it was his step-father who hacked the account. Tunsil's step-father filed suit against Tunsil on Wednesday after a domestic incident. "I don't know who it was," Tunsil said.
Raiders: Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia
The Raiders went after their Charles Woodson replacement early. Considered to be more of a bottom-of-the-first-round selection, Joseph is a heat-seeking missile who just plain destroys ball-carriers. He has good insticts and ball skills and should be able to play as a single-high safety or a box safey. Joseph is coming off of a season-ending knee injury, but his medicals must have checked out with Raiders brass.
Browns: Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor
Coleman didn't run the most varied route tree in college, but he's an explosive athlete and a relentless competitor. He'll give quarterback Robert Griffin III a pro-ready down-the-field threat. And they need one. Badly.