Tag: No. 1 overall pick

Who do the Commanders land in new mock draft after huge trade for No. 1 overall pick?

How did the trade between the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers shake up the latest mock draft from CBS?

The Carolina Panthers shook up the NFL world with Friday’s trade to acquire the No. 1 overall pick from the Chicago Bears. The Bears acquired a haul from the Panthers and will presumably select their quarterback of the future in next month’s NFL draft.

How does Carolina’s trade impact the rest of the first round? Well, it’s almost certain that quarterbacks will go with the first two picks between Carolina and the Houston Texans. Whichever two quarterbacks aren’t selected means two other first-round prospects will slide down the board.

The consensus is Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud are the top two quarterback prospects, while Anthony Richardson is third. However, some teams may view these rankings differently.

For a team like the Washington Commanders, who pick at No. 16, the more quarterbacks that go in front of them push a good player down. In his latest mock draft for CBS, Chris Trapasso has the Commanders landing Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez at No. 16.

The Commanders jump at this opportunity to get a star outside cornerback onto this roster.

In some mock drafts, Gonzalez has gone as high as No. 6 to the Detroit Lions. Washington would be thrilled if Gonzalez dropped to No. 16.

The most interesting scenario for the Commanders would be if one of the four quarterbacks slide down the board. While that is unlikely to happen, draft season is silly season, and you can never rule out anything.

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The 13 trades for the NFL No. 1 overall draft pick, ranked

Trading for the No. 1 overall pick can earn a team a Hall of Fame player or an absolute dud

The Carolina Panthers became the 13th team in NFL history to trade for the No. 1 overall pick ahead of the NFL Draft on Friday. And they gave up a significant portion of their future to do so.

While it was clear for months that the Bears were shopping the No. 1 pick, few teams have ever parted ways with as many future top picks as the Panthers to acquire the top selection. Plenty of teams have swung and missed on a No. 1 pick, but the added pressure of trading for the first player in the draft makes the process that much more difficult.

Here’s how the previous 12 teams fared — and the scale the Panthers will eventually be graded on.

Where do the Texans’ No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks rank since 1970?

The Houston Texans have had three No. 1 overall picks in the NFL Draft. Where do they rank in the league since 1970?

The Houston Texans have had three No. 1 overall picks to kickoff the NFL Draft, the most by any team since 2002.

Luke Easterling, managing editor of the Draft Wire, took a look at every No. 1 overall pick since 1970 and ranked them. Where exactly do the Texans’ selection rank since the AFL-NFL merger?

The task of ranking the last 50 No. 1 overall picks is challenging, and ours starts with a pair of players who weren’t necessarily the worst players, but whose circumstances paid absolutely no dividends for the teams that drafted them (Bo Jackson, Tom Cousineau). Only seven have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, though a tandem of brothers is sure to grow that list in the coming years.

David Carr, the first ever draft pick in Texans history, ranked No. 40. The former Fresno State Bulldog’s tenure got off to a promising start with a 19-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys at then-Reliant Stadium, but it was a disaster after that. 2004 and 2005 were the only seasons Carr had more touchdowns than interceptions, and he never crested the 20-touchdown mark in a season. Carr left Houston after the 2006 season 22-53 record and 249 sacks taken.

Jadeveon Clowney was the next to represent the Texans at No. 20. The first pick of the Bill O’Brien era, the hybrid defensive end-outside linebacker never played up to the potential that carrying the title of No. 1 overall pick implies. Other members of the draft class, including the Los Angeles Rams’ Aaron Donald and the Chicago Bears’ Khalil Mack, have had much more profound impacts on the game. Clowney did make the Pro Bowl for three straight seasons from 2016-18. The former South Carolina Gamecock wasn’t a bust, but he wouldn’t go No. 1 overall in a redraft.

Mario Williams was the last Texans selection to make the list at No. 16. Williams, who was the first selection of the Gary Kubiak era, was a conservative pick considering running back Reggie Bush went the very next selection and quarterback Vince Young the pick thereafter. Williams would earn two Pro Bowls with Houston before being phased out due to Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme implemented in 2011.

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