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- The first round of the NFL draft is underway.
- The Arizona Cardinals selected Kyler Murray with the No. 1 pick.
- We are tracking every pick and how they compare to what the experts were projecting.
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With the first pick of this year’s NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals selected Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy-winner Kyler Murray.
There were some rumblings before the draft that something unexpected might happen. Still, all nine NFL draft experts we surveyed before the draft were projecting Murray to go first to the Cardinals.
Below, we tracked each pick of the 2019 NFL draft and compared those selections to what some of the top draft experts predicted would happen.
1. Arizona Cardinals — Kyler Murray, QB (Oklahoma)
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted …
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 1 to the Cardinals
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 1 to the Cardinals
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 1 to the Cardinals
Bucky Brooks (NFL Network): No. 1 to the Cardinals
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot …
9 of 9 surveyed experts had Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray projected here.
2. San Francisco 49ers — Nick Bosa, DE (Ohio State)
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted …
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 2 to the 49ers
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 2 to the 49ers
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 2 to the 49ers
Bucky Brooks (NFL Network): No. 2 to the 49ers
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot …
7 of 9 surveyed experts had Ohio State edge rusher Nick Bosa projected here.
3. New York Jets — Quinnen Williams, DT (Alabama)
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Where the experts projected this player to be drafted …
Mel Kiper Jr. (ESPN): No. 3 to the Jets
Todd McShay (ESPN): No. 3 to the Jets
Daniel Jeremiah (NFL Network): No. 3 to the Jets
Bucky Brooks (NFL Network): No. 5 to the Bucs
The player experts most often projected to be picked in this spot …
5 of 9 surveyed experts had Kentucky edge rusher Josh Allen projected here.
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See Also:
- The Arizona Cardinals drafted Kyler Murray with the top pick in the NFL draft and now they have to figure out what to do with Josh Rosen
- The Cardinals may have a hard time trading Josh Rosen if they draft Kyler Murray
- The Cardinals are the key to the NFL draft, and whether they draft Kyler Murray or trade the pick to the Raiders, it will send other teams scrambling
Source: Business Insider – cgaines@businessinsider.com (Cork Gaines)