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The 2010 NFL draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on April 22, 2010. The second and third rounds took place on April 23, while the final four rounds were ...
Although mock drafts are created for nearly every sport that uses drafts, they are most commonplace for the National Football League. Analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, and Mike Mayock have been considered "experts" on the NFL Draft. Apart from experts, fans also create mock draft with the help of simulators, majorly in NFL [1] and NBA. [2]
A draftnik is a person who studies professional sports leagues drafts and covers the draft in the media. The term is most often used in reference to the NFL Draft and was coined in the mid-1980s after the draft was first televised by ESPN. The first draftniks are typically considered to be Joel Buchsbaum and Mel Kiper Jr. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. American football analyst (born 1960) Mel Kiper Jr. Kiper in 2009 Born (1960-07-25) July 25, 1960 (age 64) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Alma mater Essex Community College Occupation Football commentator Employer ESPN Mel Kiper Jr. is an American analyst covering football for ESPN. Kiper has ...
The current logo for the NFL draft. The NFL draft, officially known as the Annual Player Selection Meeting, [1] [2] is an annual event which serves as the most common source of player recruitment in the National Football League. Each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its record in the previous year ...
Gerald Keith McCoy Jr. [1] (born February 25, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, earning consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the third overall pick of the 2010 ...
Already in April 2010, Quinn was regarded as one of the top prospects for the 2011 NFL draft. [11] [12] Despite sitting out all of his junior season, he was still projected to be a top-10 selection in January 2011. [13] His stock slightly dropped after the combine, projecting him at No. 11 in early March. [citation needed]
Several early mock drafts projected Oakman to be a first round pick in the 2016 NFL draft. [11] Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated penciled in Oakman as the first overall pick in his "2016 NFL Mock Draft 1.0," which was published a few days after the conclusion of the 2015 NFL Draft. [12]