Am I going to really stay here all the way through rounds four through seven of the NFL Draft? Probably not. I will be here for rounds four and five, posting thoughts and videos on these picks that turn into players that make up the bulk of NFL rosters. There are some diamonds here that will turn into Richard Shermans and Kam Chancellors and Tom Bradys. I feel like I see some already.
After that, I’ll check in from time to time throughout the day, then release a few grades later today. A few interesting things to keep an eye out for; Connor Cook and Dak Prescott are both still on the board. The Rams are working a trade for Nick Foles and, oddly enough, I hear the Cowboys may be involved. And then, of course, the Rams return to the draft to add some players to maybe help Jared Goff in his journey to hopefully be a franchise quarterback.
Scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for some of the notes released from the NFL about the first round of the draft.
CALIFORNIA COOL: The Los Angeles Rams selected QB JARED GOFF with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, marking the first time since 1975 (STEVE BARTKOWSKI) that a quarterback from the University of California was chosen first overall.
Goff joins Bartkowski, CRAIG MORTON (1965), RICH CAMPBELL (1981), KYLE BOLLER (2003) and AARON RODGERS (2005) as the only Cal quarterbacks to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
SMALL SCHOOL SUCCESS: North Dakota State QB CARSON WENTZ was selected by Philadelphia with the second overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft, becoming the fifth quarterback from a non-FBS school to be drafted in the first round since 1979, when Division I-A was formed.
TOP TWO QBs: California QB JARED GOFF (No. 1; Los Angeles Rams) and North Dakota State QB CARSON WENTZ (No. 2; Philadelphia Eagles) heard their names called with the first two picks of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Since the beginning of the common draft in 1967, quarterbacks have been taken with the first two picks of the same draft seven times. Last year, JAMEIS WINSTON and MARCUS MARIOTA were selected with the top two picks. It marks the second time that quarterbacks have been selected with the top two picks in consecutive drafts (1998 and 1999).
BUCKEYE BRILLIANCE: Five Ohio State players heard their names called in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft – DE JOEY BOSA (3rd overall; San Diego Chargers), RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (4th overall; Dallas Cowboys), CB ELI APPLE (10th overall; New York Giants), T TAYLOR DECKER (16th overall; Detroit Lions) and LB DARRON LEE (20th overall; New York Jets).
With five Buckeyes chosen, it ties Southern California (1968), Miami (2002) and Ohio State (2006) for the second-most first-round picks since 1967. Miami (2004) is the only school with six first-round selections in one draft.
FIRST ROUND REBELS: Mississippi T LAREMY TUNSIL (No. 13; Miami Dolphins), WR LAQUON TREADWELL (No. 23; Minnesota Vikings) and DT ROBERT NKEMDICHE (No. 29; Arizona Cardinals) all heard their names called in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft. It marks the first time in school history that three players were selected in the first round.
The last time Ole Miss had multiple players selected in the first round was 2009, when T MICHAEL OHER (23rd overall, Baltimore) and DT PERIA JERRY (24th overall, Atlanta) were both chosen.
The show begins on NFL Network and ESPN at noon.
