2018 NFL draft
| 2018 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 26–28, 2018 |
| Time | 8:00 PM ET |
| Location | AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas |
| Network(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 256 total selections in 7 rounds | |
The 2018 NFL Draft will be the 83rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft will be held from April 26–28. It will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Bid process
Fourteen cities were bidding for the right to host the draft with Dallas then Philadelphia being the favorites.[1] On October 18, 2017 it was announced that the draft will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys.[2]
Trades
In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2018 draft.
Round 1
- Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their first-round selection and their first-round selection in 2017 (25th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2017 (12th).[source 1]
- Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). Kansas City traded their first-round selection as well as their first- and third-round selections in 2017 (27th and 91st) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's first-round selection in 2017 (10th).[source 1]
Round 2
- Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their second-round selection, their sixth-round selection in 2017 (188th), and quarterback Brock Osweiler to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 2017 (142nd).[source 2]
- Los Angeles Rams → Buffalo (PD). The Los Angeles Rams traded their second-round selection and cornerback E. J. Gaines to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's sixth-round selection and wide receiver Sammy Watkins.[source 3]
- New Orleans → San Francisco (PD). New Orleans traded their second-round selection as well as a seventh-round selection in 2017 (229th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third-round selection in 2017 (67th).[source 1]
- Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their second-round selection as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their first-round selection in 2017 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a fourth-round selection in 2017.[source 4]
- San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded their second-round selection to New England in exchange for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.[3]
- Seattle → New York Jets (PD). Seattle traded their second-round selection and wide receiver Jermaine Kearse to the Jets in exchange for defensive end Sheldon Richardson. The two teams will also swap 2018 seventh-round selections.[source 5]
Round 3
- Buffalo → Carolina (PD). Buffalo traded their third-round selection as well as their 2018 seventh round selection (previously acquired from Los Angeles) to Carolina in exchange for wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin.[source 6]
- Chicago → San Francisco (PD). Chicago traded their third-round selection as well as their first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2017 (3rd, 67th, and 111th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's first-round selection in 2017 (2nd).[source 1]
- Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded their third-round selection and wide receiver Jordan Matthews to Buffalo in exchange for cornerback Ronald Darby.[source 3]
Round 4
- Arizona → Chicago (PD). Arizona traded their fourth-round selection as well as their second-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections in 2017 (45th, 119th, 197th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round selection in 2017 (36th).[source 1]
- Carolina → Cleveland (PD). Carolina traded their fourth-round selection and punter Kasey Redfern to Cleveland in exchange for punter Andy Lee and Cleveland's seventh-round selection in 2017.[source 7]
- Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). Minnesota traded their fourth-round selection as well as a their first-round selection in 2017 to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford.[source 8]
- Philadelphia → Miami (PD). Philadelphia traded their fourth-round selection to Miami in exchange for running back Jay Ajayi.[4]
- Pittsburgh → San Francisco (PD). Pittsburgh traded their fourth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for tight end Vance McDonald and San Francisco's fifth-round selection.[source 9]
- San Francisco → Denver (PD). San Francisco traded their fourth-round selection to Denver in exchange for running back Kapri Bibbs and their fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th).[source 1]
Round 5
- Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded their fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo.[source 10]
- Dallas → New York Jets (PD). Dallas traded their fifth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' sixth-round selection in 2017 (191st).[source 1]
- Kansas City → Cleveland (PD). Kansas City traded their fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for offensive tackle Cameron Erving.[source 11]
- New England → Seattle (PD). New England traded their fifth-round as well as their seventh-round selection to Seattle in exchange for defensive end Cassius Marsh.[source 12]
- New York Jets → San Francisco (PD). New York Jets traded their fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Rashard Robinson.[5]
- Oakland → Seattle (PD). Oakland traded their fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for running back Marshawn Lynch and Seattle's sixth-round selection.[source 13]
- San Francisco → Pittsburgh (PD). see Pittsburgh → San Francisco (round four).[source 9]
- Seattle → Houston (PD) Seattle traded a fifth-round selection in this year's draft, a second-round selection in 2019, and cornerback Jeremy Lane to Houston in exchange for offensive tackle Duane Brown.[6]
- Seattle → Philadelphia (PD) Seattle traded a fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for offensive tackle Matt Tobin and a 2018 seventh-round selection.[source 14]
Round 6
- Buffalo → Los Angeles Rams (PD). see Los Angeles Rams → Buffalo (round two).[source 3]
- Detroit → Los Angeles Rams (PD). Detroit traded their sixth-round selection to the Rams in exchange for offensive tackle Greg Robinson.[source 15]
- Pittsburgh → Cleveland → Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay (PD). Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert.[source 16] Cleveland traded this sixth-round selection back to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Sammie Coates and Pittsburgh's seventh-round selection in 2019.[source 17] Pittsburgh then traded their sixth-round selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for free safety J. J. Wilcox and Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019.[source 18]
- Seattle → Oakland (PD). Seattle traded their sixth-round selection and running back Marshawn Lynch to Oakland in exchange for their fifth-round pick.[source 13]
Round 7
- Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded their seventh-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Kenneth Acker.[source 19]
- Multiple trades of the Los Angeles Chargers selection:
- L.A. Chargers → Buffalo (PD). The Chargers traded their seventh round selection to Buffalo in exchange for quarterback Cardale Jones.[7]
- Buffalo → Carolina (PD). see Buffalo → Carolina (round three).[source 6]
- Minnesota → Seattle (PD). Minnesota traded their seventh-round selection to Seattle in exchange for cornerback Tramaine Brock.[source 20]
- New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded their seventh-round selection to Cincinnati in exchange for linebacker Marquis Flowers.[source 21]
- New England → Seattle (PD). see New England → Seattle (round five).[source 12]
- New York Jets → Seattle (PD). see Seattle → New York Jets (round two).[source 5]
- Philadelphia → Seattle (PD). see Seattle → Philadelphia (round five).[source 14]
- Seattle → New York Jets (PD). see Seattle → New York Jets (round two).[source 5]
- Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded their seventh-round pick to New England in exchange for cornerback Justin Coleman.[source 22]
- Tampa Bay → Miami (PD). Tampa Bay traded their seventh-round selection as well as their seventh-round selection in 2017 (237th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's seventh-round selection in 2017 (223rd).[source 1]
Conditional/undetermined
- Arizona → Kansas City (PD). Arizona traded an undisclosed draft pick to Kansas City in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper.[source 23]
- Arizona → New Orleans (PD). Arizona traded a conditional sixth-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for running back Adrian Peterson.[source 24]
- Baltimore → Arizona (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Arizona in exchange for center Tony Bergstrom.[source 25]
- Baltimore → Los Angeles Rams (PD). Baltimore traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Rams in exchange for wide receiver Chris Givens.[source 26]
- Buffalo → Green Bay (PD). Buffalo traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for linebacker Lerentee McCray. Conditions were never officially released. [source 27]
- Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded a conditional selection to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Chris Smith.[source 28]
- Jacksonville → Miami (PD). Jacksonville traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Miami in exchange for offensive tackle Brandon Albert. Albert subsequently retired and was later released. The pick will be returned to Jacksonville if Albert fails to be on a 53-man roster for at least three regular season games in 2017.[source 29]
- New England → Philadelphia (PD). New England traded a conditional fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for cornerback Eric Rowe. The fourth-round selection will become a third-round selection if Rowe plays more than 50 percent of the snaps in 2017.[source 30]
- New York Giants → Pittsburgh (PD). The Giants traded a conditional selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for cornerback Ross Cockrell.[source 31]
References
- Trade references
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2017 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ Shefter, Adam (March 9, 2017). "Texans trade Brock Osweiler, 2018 second-round pick to Browns". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c Sessler, Marc (August 11, 2017). "Bills trade Sammy Watkins to Rams, acquire Matthews". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 20, 2016). "Eagles acquire No. 2 overall draft pick from Browns". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Seahawks trade WR Jermaine Kearse for Sheldon Richardson". ESPN. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Rodak, Mike (October 31, 2017). "Bills acquire WR Kelvin Benjamin in trade with Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Henson, Max (August 29, 2016). "Panthers trade for Browns punter Andy Lee". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Goessling, Ben (September 3, 2016). "Vikings trade for Eagles QB Sam Bradford". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Varley, Teresa (August 29, 2017). "Steelers trade for McDonald". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Jhabvala, Nicki (September 1, 2017). "Broncos trade tackle Ty Sambrailo to Falcons for future draft pick". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Browns trade former first-round pick Cam Erving to Chiefs". USAToday.com. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Reiss, Mike (September 2, 2017). "Patriots deal 2 late-rounders to bolster edge with Seahawks' Cassius Marsh". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Boyle, John (April 26, 2017). "Seahawks Trade Marshawn Lynch To Raiders". Seahawks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Seahawks acquire Matt Tobin from Eagles in trade". NFL.com. August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael (June 15, 2017). "OT Greg Robinson traded to Lions". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Browns trade Justin Gilbert to Pittsburgh Steelers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (September 2, 2017). "Steelers trade Coates to Browns". Steelers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (September 3, 2017). "Steelers trade for Wilcox". Steelers.com. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ Rosinski, Bobby (August 27, 2016). "49ers trade CB Kenneth Acker to Chiefs for seventh-round pick". ESPNCharlotte.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Brady (September 1, 2017). "Source: CB Tramaine Brock to Vikings; Seahawks get 7th-round pick". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Michael (August 29, 2017). "Bengals trade Marquis Flowers to Patriots for seventh-round pick". ProFootballTalk.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ Yates, Field; Reiss, Mike (September 1, 2017). "Patriots trade CB Justin Coleman to Seahawks for late-round pick". ESPN. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Sessler, Marc. "Cardinals acquire CB Marcus Cooper from Chiefs". NFL.com.
- ^ Weinfuss, Josh. "Cardinals trade for Adrian Peterson, cut Chris Johnson". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Source: Ravens release former OL starter Jeremy Zuttah". espn.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Wagoner, Nick (October 6, 2015). "With Brian Quick back, Chris Givens trade makes sense for all sides". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Wood, Ryan (August 30, 2016). "Packers deal McCray to Bills for draft pick". PackersNews.com. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Sessler, Marc. "Jaguars trade pass-rusher Chris Smith to Bengals". NFL.com.
- ^ "Jaguars release vet Branden Albert following 2-week standoff". numberfire.com. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ "Reports: Eagles trade CB Eric Rowe to Patriots". SI.com. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Steelers trade Cockrell to Giants". Steelers.com.
- General references
- ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pattisonav,e/2018-NFL-Draft-Dallas-Philadelphia-Adam-Schefter.html
- ^ "Dallas, AT&T Stadium chosen as site of 2018 NFL draft". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Schefter, Adam (October 30, 2017). "Patriots deal QB Jimmy Garoppolo to 49ers for 2018 draft pick". ESPN. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/10/31/dolphins-trade-jay-ajayi-to-eagles/
- ^ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/01/rashard-robinson-trade-took-todd-bowles-by-surprise/
- ^ Dubin, Jared (October 30, 2017). "Texans trade Duane Brown to Seahawks for Jeremy Lane, draft picks". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000822390/article/bills-trade-cardale-jones-to-chargers-for-draft-pick