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NFL Draft 2017: Top ten first-round picks and analysis

NFL Draft 2017: Live first-round picks, updates, analysis (clone 1493340978)

The first round of the 2017 NFL Draft is here. We are keeping up with all of Thursday night's draft picks and analyzing each selection.

As the top draft prospects in the class come off the board, this is your home for live updates and analysis of every pick in Round 1. By the end of night, all of those 2017 mock drafts will be forever history, replaced by draft reality.

Who did every team get, and more important, how will that player his team? SN's Vinnie Iyer breaks it all down as the NFL Draft plays out.

The most COMPREHENSIVE breakdown of every draft pick is RIGHT HERE.


NFL Draft 2017: First-round picks


1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M

The Browns may have considered QB Mitchell Trubisky, but they go with the no-brainer best player in the entire draft class. Wherever Garrett plays on the edge, where they need help against both the run and pass, he’ll be the anchor of their latest defensive rebuild.


2. Chicago Bears (via San Francisco 49ers): Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina

The Bears pull a surprise trade up for the consensus most pro-ready QB in the draft. Especially considering they also acquired Mike Glennon in the offseason, tt’s a head-scratcher for a team that could have taken advantage of great defensive value early.


3. San Francisco 49ers (via Chicago Bears): Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford

This is an easy pick for the 49ers, a freakish athlete they would have taken at No. 2, anyway. New GM John Lynch has to be happy about getting extra picks and landing a versatile, disruptive lineman out of his alma mater.


4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU

This pick also follows suit, as Tom Coughlin gets the elite pure power runner the Jaguars desperately need to pound between the tackles and take pressure off Blake Bortles in the passing game.


5. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams): Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan

The Titans were bound to get a potential all-around No. 1 wideout for Marcus Mariota. Davis has a little bit of both the big possession red-zone type and speedy field-stretcher in him. He gets chosen over a needed DB.


6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S, LSU

With Trubisky not available, it makes sense for the Jets to go with the best secondary impact player available. Adams, the choice over CB Marshon Lattimore, is a transcendent safety with a nose for the ball in both run support and pass coverage.


7. Los Angeles Chargers: Mike Williams, WR, Clemson

The Chargers get another big target for Philip Rivers, perhaps hedging their bets on the health of Keenan Allen. A future QB and a RB were also in play. It’s strange because L.A could have used safety Malik Hooker more in the short term.


8. Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford

The Panthers were attached to McCaffrey for a while, and it was no secret they love the speed and versatility he can bring to their backfield. He also can be an asset in the passing and return games for them. It’s a smart steal of a pick.


9. Cincinnati Bengals: John Ross, WR, Washington

The Bengals get another outside guy who can fly opposite A.J. Green, adding to their new wealth at wideout with Brandon LaFell and Tyler Boyd. It’s questionable for Cincinnati to go luxury over necessity on both lines.

10. Kansas City Chiefs (from Bills): Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech

Two words: big arm. The Chiefs go for a future franchise QB who has the downfield throwing ability Alex Smith just doesn’t have. It will be interesting to see how he gets groomed all-around in Andy Reid’s offense.

11. New Orleans Saints: Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State

The Saints were in position to take the best corner available to bolster their big defensive weakness. It’s a bonus they get by far the best DB in the entire class. Lattimore, a smooth corner with shutdown potential, shouldn’t have lasted so long.