Biggest 1st Round surprises

[Special K]

What was your biggest 1st round surprise??

Edited 5 hours ago by Special K

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

I went with dart but it was more that the giants traded up than him getting picked before sanders 

[PrimeTime101]

Miami taking grant at 13 with that offensive like was a reach and a mistake by greer.  

[BarleyNY]

Browns - Jags trade was biggest surprise to me

[billsintaiwan]

1 minute ago, BarleyNY said:

Browns - Jags trade was biggest surprise to me

Blind leading the blind. Ha

[Alphadawg7]

15 minutes ago, Special K said:

What was your biggest 1st round surprise??

 

You left what I thought was the biggest...the absurd bounty Jags paid - on the level you should only do for a QB - to move up and get a WR on a team who is terrible in the trenches.  They gave up 1st, 2nd, 4th and next years 1st.  Forget WR/CB, they better hope Hunter can play LT & DT instead.  

 

Browns made out in that trade...big time.  The only good move I have seen them make in a long time.  Jags GM is the youngest in the league and out here running the team like its a Madden game franchise.  They were not a WR away from contending...their OL and DL have serious issues and now they have no ammo to address it.  Was Hunter worth taking at 2 overall...absolutely...was it a good move based on what they gave up...not in my opinion.  

[ganesh]

20 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

I went with dart but it was more that the giants traded up than him getting picked before sanders 

They are calling him out as the next Josh Allen, just because he is going to be coached by Daboll

3 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

You left what I thought was the biggest...the absurd bounty Jags paid - on the level you should only do for a QB - to move up and get a WR on a team who is terrible in the trenches.  They gave up 1st, 2nd, 4th and next years 1st.  Forget WR/CB, they better hope Hunter can play LT & DT instead.  

 

Browns made out in that trade...big time.  The only good move I have seen them make in a long time.  Jags GM is the youngest in the league and out here running the team like its a Madden game franchise.  They were not a WR away from contending...their OL and DL have serious issues and now they have no ammo to address it.  Was Hunter worth taking at 2 overall...absolutely...was it a good move based on what they gave up...not in my opinion.  

have to agree on this move...they way overpaid...The Prince does not need another WR (they already have Bryan Thomas)...he needs to be protected with a better OL.   That team is set up for failure.

[Special K]

14 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

Browns - Jags trade was biggest surprise to me

 

6 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

You left what I thought was the biggest...the absurd bounty Jags paid - on the level you should only do for a QB - to move up and get a WR on a team who is terrible in the trenches.  They gave up 1st, 2nd, 4th and next years 1st.  Forget WR/CB, they better hope Hunter can play LT & DT instead.  

 

Browns made out in that trade...big time.  The only good move I have seen them make in a long time.  Jags GM is the youngest in the league and out here running the team like its a Madden game franchise.  They were not a WR away from contending...their OL and DL have serious issues and now they have no ammo to address it.  Was Hunter worth taking at 2 overall...absolutely...was it a good move based on what they gave up...not in my opinion.  

I added it as a choice.

Edited 5 hours ago by Special K

[Low Positive]

15 minutes ago, ganesh said:

They are calling him out as the next Josh Allen, just because he is going to be coached by Daboll

have to agree on this move...they way overpaid...The Prince does not need another WR (they already have Bryan Thomas)...he needs to be protected with a better OL.   That team is set up for failure.

Daniel Jones got coached by Daboll for two years and he still sucked.  Jones was a better prospect than Dart. This was an awful QB class and Dart is worse than Zach Wilson. This will cost them their jobs. Sandars didn't get drafted above Dart because nobody wanted to deal with daddy, but Jaxon Dart is not an NFL starter. 

[davefan66]

No real surprises. Maybe the lack of trades at the top end of the round? And the number of trades at the back end of the draft.

 

Sanders dropping out of the first was no surprise. Media driven first round talent.. will go in early 2nd only because he’s a qb. 

[hjnick]

1 hour ago, Special K said:

What was your biggest 1st round surprise??

Atlanta trading back up into the first round and giving up their 2026 1st round pick to do it...

[Special K]

23 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Daniel Jones got coached by Daboll for two years and he still sucked.  Jones was a better prospect than Dart. This was an awful QB class and Dart is worse than Zach Wilson.

 

I think this move will lead to:

 

Brian Daboll, 2026 Buffalo Bills Passing Game Coordinator.😁

[BigDingus]

Browns - Jags trade for me.

 

At first I was surprised the Browns wouldn't jump at the chance to take a talent like Travis Hunter, but given that they only moved back a few spaces & snagged an extra 1st round pick next year (along with other picks), I feel like that was a smart move & could finally shows them being forward-thinking.

 

The Jags also got a player that should definitely help Trevor Lawrence, while also bolstering their CB group... crazy to think they basically got 2 picks in 1. I'm still VERY doubtful that a 2-way player like that can work in the modern NFL, but I'm really hoping he's successful, if only for the sheer insanity of it all.

 

And if Lawrence can't succeed now, the Jags will know they need to start looking at other options. Too bad they already signed him to a huge contract, but the Browns, Giants & Falcons all have shown that teams will move on even if their QBs are owed a lot of money.

[Doc Brown]

Definitely Will Johnson falling out of the first.  I didn't know how serious his knee situation was.

[Sojourner]

12 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Definitely Will Johnson falling out of the first.  I didn't know how serious his knee situation was.

Absolutely with you. I’d add Mike Green too. I know there character concerns but I thought he’d go late first at worst. 

[YoloinOhio]

All the DTs taken so high when it’s the deepest position in the draft 

[mannc]

 Booker at 12 to Dallas.

[ProcessTruster]

4 hours ago, BarleyNY said:

Browns - Jags trade was biggest surprise to me

super smart by the Browns, now they have enough draft capital (two 1s) next year to grab a top QB they want next year in what will be a  QB-rich draft.   

 

This draft completely sucked for QBs so, the trade back to get more picks this year and that added #1 next year is probably the best move of the night. 

[pigpen65]

Zero surprise about Sanders. Seeing early mock drafts with him going top 3 always felt like gaslighting. ESPN legit tried to manipulate society into believing he was a top talent. 

[chongli]

I don't think Jaxson Dart was a surprise at all--actually is was expected by many mocks, including Schrager's. It was the worst kept secret that the Rams and Giants had a trade in place a week ago, and Dart was the target (although some had the Bills and Giants trading).

Edited 45 minutes ago by chongli