The 1974 NFL draft was held Jan. 29-30 at the Americana Hotel in New York City. Mel Kiper Jr. and his hair were still a decade away from introducing themselves to America. If the draft was mocked, it was because it lasted 17 rounds, saw 442 players selected and was not televised. The Steelers took 21 players. Of the 17 who did not make the Pro ...Read more

The Carolina Panthers added a talented wide receiver prospect to their roster with their first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

On Thursday, the Panthers traded into the final pick of the first round in a trade with the Buffalo Bills.

The Panthers traded the 33rd and 141st overall picks to the Buffalo for the 32nd and 200th overall picks to select...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in Howie Roseman’s tenure as general manager, the Eagles have selected a cornerback in the first round of the draft.

The Eagles nabbed Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell with the No. 22 overall pick on Thursday night. He was the first cornerback to come off the board and just the sixth defensive player. The...Read more

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — In one of the most unique NFL drafts in history, a record six quarterbacks were selected in the first 12 picks, while the first defensive player didn't come off the board until the Indianapolis Colts snagged defensive end Laiatu Latu No. 15 overall.

Not willing to stand pat amidst the craziness, and with 275,000 fans ...Read more

DURHAM, N.C. — Graham Barton became Duke’s first player selected in the NFL draft in three years and the program’s third first-round pick in the last 10 drafts.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Barton in Thursday night’s first round, securing him with the No. 26 overall pick.

Barton, a 6-5, 313-pound offensive lineman, started games ...Read more

Darius Robinson got the phone call of a lifetime.

The former Missouri star went in the first round of this year’s NFL draft as a prime-time pick for his upcoming pro careers. Robinson, a versatile defensive lineman, went to the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 27 pick.

Robinson’s selection is particularly rewarding, given that he was one of ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have a new receiver for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

KC traded with AFC rival Buffalo to move up four spots — from No. 32 to 28 — to select Texas receiver Xavier Worthy in Thursday night’s first round of the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit.

The trade compensation: The Chiefs traded picks 32, 95 and ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta is fond of saying Baltimore can never have too many cornerbacks, and two weeks ago he conveyed as much by adding that he would love to pick one at some point in this year’s NFL draft.

That point came in the opening round Thursday night when the Ravens selected Nate Wiggins from Clemson with ...Read more

NEW YORK — After a draft day deal, the Jets added an offensive weapon with the 11th overall pick

Minnesota traded pick No. 11, along with the 129th and 157th picks, in exchange for the Jets’ 10th overall pick and a sixth-rounder (203rd) overall.

After moving back one spot, the Jets got Aaron Rodgers an added boost of protection.

Gang ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — The Raiders have a new tight end.

The club selected Georgia tight end Brock Bowers with the 13th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday. Tight end was not a huge need for the Raiders after selecting Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer in the second round last year. But the club felt Bowers was too good of a talent to pass ...Read more

DENVER — Sean Payton has found his quarterback.

The Broncos selected former Oregon star Bo Nix with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Nix is Denver’s first selection in the first round since they took Pat Surtain II at No. 9 in 2021.

Nix is one of the most experienced quarterbacks in this year’s...Read more

SEATTLE — There was no trade for the Seahawks on Thursday night.

Instead, the Seahawks saw a player regarded as the best defensive lineman in the draft fall into their lap — Texas’ Byron Murphy II — and decided to take him with their first pick in 2024 draft at No. 16 overall.

Murphy was just the second defensive player taken after the...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Rams opened the 2024 NFL draft by addressing their defensive line, selecting Florida State’s Jared Verse with the 19th pick of the first round.

Jared Verse — Edge

— 6 feet 4, 254 pounds, Florida State, Round 1, Pick 19

— Notable: Verse played two seasons at Albany before transferring to Florida State. He amassed 31...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Former St. Joseph’s Prep star and Philadelphia native Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed to Arizona.

Harrison, the first non-quarterback off the board, went No. 4 overall to the Cardinals in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night. The 6-foot-3, 209-pound wideout starred at Ohio State after a decorated career with the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — The Steelers went back to the offensive line for the second year in a row when they used their No. 1 pick on Washington tackle Troy Fautanu.

It is the first time in franchise history the Steelers have drafted an offensive lineman in the first round in back-to-back years.

Fautanu (6-foot-4, 317 pounds) gives them a player who ...Read more

MIAMI — Dallas Turner is officially the latest in a long line of great St. Thomas Aquinas edge rushers to go in the first round of the NFL draft.

Turner, who was the Miami Herald’s Broward County Defensive Player of the Year for Classes 8A-6A in his lone season as a Raider in 2020, is heading to the Minnesota Vikings as the No. 17 pick in ...Read more

NEW YORK — The Giants passed on J.J. McCarthy and other top quarterbacks at No. 6 overall on Thursday night and drafted LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers.

Both the Giants and Minnesota Vikings tried to trade up to No. 3 overall when the New England Patriots were on the clock, according to NFL Network.

But the Patriots stuck and selected North ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Chargers opened the 2024 NFL draft by addressing their offensive line, taking Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt with the fifth pick of the first round.

Joe Alt — offensive tackle

— 6 feet 9, 321 pounds, Notre Dame, Round 1, Pick 5

— Notable: His father, John, was an offensive lineman at Iowa and a first-round pick of Kansas ...Read more