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First round: Hogs run wild!
Cold, Hard Football Facts for April 29, 2011
 Here's the results of the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. We'll be back shortly with our first reactions as well as our immediate statisticial needs-based grade for each team and each pick.
The first thing you'll notice is that the Hogs ruled, and that's music to our ears: 21 of the first 32 picks were Offensive and Defensive Hogs. And only one running back was taken, and Mark Ingram didn't go until the No. 28 pick, the latest the first RB has ever been snapped up. It appears that NFL analysts are studying their Cold, Hard Football Facts and know that they don't need to chase RBs in the first round.
The 2011 NFL Draft (First Round)
|
Pick |
Team |
Pos. |
Player |
School |
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1 |
Carolina |
QB |
Cam Newton |
Auburn |
|
2 |
Denver |
OLB |
Von Miller |
Texas A&M |
|
3 |
Buffalo |
DT |
Marcell Dareus |
Alabama |
|
4 |
Cincinnati |
WR |
A.J. Green |
Georgia |
|
5 |
Arizona |
CB |
Patrick Peterson |
LSU |
|
6 |
Atlanta |
WR |
Julio Jones |
Alabama |
|
7 |
San Francisco |
DE |
Aldon Smith |
Missouri |
|
8 |
Tennessee |
QB |
Jake Locker |
Washington |
|
9 |
Dallas |
OT |
Tyron Smith |
USC |
|
10 |
Jacksonville |
QB |
Blaine Gabbert |
Missouri |
|
11 |
Houston |
DE |
J.J. Watt |
Wisconsin |
|
12 |
Minnesota |
QB |
Christian Ponder |
Florida State |
|
13 |
Detroit |
DT |
Nick Fairley |
Auburn |
|
14 |
St. Louis |
DE |
Robert Quinn |
North Carolina |
|
15 |
Miami |
G |
Michael Pouncey |
Florida |
|
16 |
Washington |
DE |
Ryan Kerrigan |
Purdue |
|
17 |
New England |
OT |
Nate Solder |
Colorado |
|
18 |
San Diego |
DE |
Corey Liuget |
Illinois |
|
19 |
N.Y. Giants |
CB |
Prince Amukamara |
Nebraska |
|
20 |
Tampa Bay |
DE |
Adrian Clayborn |
Iowa |
|
21 |
Cleveland |
DT |
Phil Taylor |
Baylor |
|
22 |
Indianapolis |
OT |
Anthony Castonzo |
Boston College |
|
23 |
Philadelphia |
OG |
Danny Watkins |
Baylor |
|
24 |
New Orleans |
DE |
Cameron Jordan |
California |
|
25 |
Seattle |
OT |
James Carpenter |
Alabama |
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26 |
Kansas City |
WR |
Jonathan Baldwin |
Pittsburgh |
|
27 |
Baltimore |
CB |
Jimmy Smith |
Colorado |
|
28 |
New Orleans |
RB |
Mark Ingram |
Alabama |
|
29 |
Chicago |
OT |
Gabe Carimi |
Wisconsin |
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30 |
N.Y. Jets |
DT |
Muhammad Wilkerson |
Temple |
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31 |
Pittsburgh |
DE |
Cameron Heyward |
Ohio State |
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32 |
Green Bay |
OT |
Derek Sherrod |
Mississippi State |
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