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2011 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 28–30, 2011 |
Time | 8:00 pm EDT (April 28) 6:00 pm EDT (April 29) Noon EDT (April 30) |
Location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN, NFL Network |
Overview | |
254 total selections in 7 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Cam Newton, QB Carolina Panthers |
Mr. Irrelevant | Cheta Ozougwu, DE Houston Texans |
Most selections (12) | Washington Redskins |
Fewest selections (5) | Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars |
The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, over three days: this year, the first round took place on Thursday, April 28, 2011; the second and third rounds took place on Friday, April 29; with the final four rounds on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record for the 2010 NFL season at 2–14, had the right to the first selection in the draft, where they selected Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton, who was the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner. The 2011 draft is regarded as one of the most talented draft classes in NFL history, as 12 of the first 16 players have been selected to at least one Pro Bowl.
A second Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram II from Alabama was selected by New Orleans late in the first round. This was the eleventh draft which included multiple Heisman winners, and the first time ever that it has occurred in consecutive drafts (Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow in 2010). Five of the first six picks played college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). For the second consecutive year—and the third time in NFL history—the top two selections of the draft won Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards, respectively. The top two picks in the draft, Cam Newton and Denver linebacker Von Miller, played against each other in Super Bowl 50 on the teams that drafted them. This marked the first time that the top two picks in a single draft faced each other in the Super Bowl. The Broncos won, with Miller winning Super Bowl MVP.
Teams were allowed ten minutes to make each selection in the first round, seven minutes per selection in the second round and five minutes in each of the subsequent rounds. The time allotment ran out for the Baltimore Ravens on their first round pick, allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to move up to the 26th pick and dropping the Ravens to the 27th pick. Numerous draft prospects displayed Hall of Fame level talent throughout their careers, including three-time Defensive Player of the Year J. J. Watt, 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton, Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, 2015 and 2018 receiving yards leader Julio Jones, and perennial All-Pro players such as Richard Sherman, A. J. Green, Tyron Smith, Jason Kelce, Cameron Jordan, Cameron Heyward and Patrick Peterson.
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
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Impact of labor situation
Despite an ongoing labor dispute between league owners and players over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a provision in the expired CBA ensured that this draft would still take place, despite the fact that the owners had imposed a lockout to prevent the start of the league year. Fans in attendance at the draft expressed their displeasure with the lockout by booing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the event and chanting "We want football."
Due to the labor situation and the lockout, franchises were not able to trade players for draft selections (trades involving only selections were permitted), and were unable to sign or even contact drafted or undrafted players until the lockout was lifted. Because of the lockout, the Panthers could not sign or even negotiate with their first draft pick before the draft began, as other teams have done in years past.
The restriction on trading players extended to players selected in this draft—teams were unable to swap any player once selected, e.g. as happened in 2004 when the San Diego Chargers and New York Giants completed a draft day trade involving Eli Manning and Philip Rivers who had been selected first and fourth respectively. In addition, with no agreement in place between owners and players mandating future drafts, teams were advised by the league that any trades involving future draft picks would be made at the teams' "own risk". This warning did not dissuade several teams from making trades involving future selections.
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) considered plans to dissuade potential prospects from attending the draft, but a record 25 potential draftees attended the event, including Von Miller, who was one of the named plaintiffs in the players' antitrust lawsuit against the league.
The 2011 CBA reduced salaries for first-round picks by implementing a rookie wage scale. The rookie contracts for first round picks were set for four years each, with a fifth-year option available after the 2013 season.
Early entrants
A record 56 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected in the draft. Of the 56 eligible underclassmen, 43 (or 76.8%) were drafted.
The selection of Newton, a junior, marked the third straight draft where the first overall selection was an underclassman. Since non-seniors were first eligible to be drafted in 1990, fourteen first overall picks (including six of the last seven) have been players who have entered the draft early. Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which broke the record of six set in 1997 and matched in 2006. Jake Locker and Von Miller were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.
Determination of draft order
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held on August 22, 2011. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Six players were available in the supplemental draft, but only one was selected.
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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3 | – | Oakland Raiders | Terrelle Pryor | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
Notable undrafted players
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ^ #6: Cleveland → Atlanta. (D) Cleveland traded this pick to Atlanta for Atlanta's first (27th overall, which later became #26), second (59th) and fourth-rounder (124th) and also Atlanta's first- and fourth-round selections in 2012.
- ^ #10: Washington → Jacksonville. (D) Jacksonville acquired this pick from Washington for Jacksonville's first- (16th overall) and second-round (49th) selections.
- ^ #16: Jacksonville → Washington. (D) see #10: Washington → Jacksonville.
- ^ #17: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection to New England for defensive lineman Richard Seymour.
- ^ #21: Kansas City → Cleveland. (D) Cleveland acquired this pick from Kansas City for a first-round pick Cleveland got in an earlier trade with Atlanta (27th overall, which later became #26) and Cleveland's third-rounder (70th overall).
- ^ #26: multiple trades:
- #26: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta.
- #26: Cleveland → Kansas City. (D) see #21: Kansas City → Cleveland.
- #26: Baltimore Ravens (time expired). This selection initially belonged to Baltimore, but their ten-minute time allotment expired while they were working out a trade, which allowed Kansas City to jump ahead of Baltimore and make this selection.
- ^ #28: New England → New Orleans (D). New England traded this selection to New Orleans for New Orleans' second-round selection in 2011 (56th overall) and first-round selection in 2012.
- Round two
- ^ #33: Carolina → New England (PD). Carolina traded this selection to New England for a 2010 third-round selection (89th overall; Carolina selected Armanti Edwards).
- ^ #36: Denver → San Francisco (D). San Francisco acquired this selection from Denver in exchange for San Francisco's second- (#45), fourth- (#108) and fifth-round (#141) picks.
- ^ #45: Denver Broncos via San Francisco → San Diego (SD). see #36: Denver → San Francisco.
- ^ #46: Miami → Denver (PD). Miami traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (43rd overall; traded to Baltimore, who selected Sergio Kindle) to Denver for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
- ^ #49: multiple trades:
- #49: Jacksonville → Washington. (D) see #10: Washington → Jacksonville.
- #49: Washington → Indianapolis. (D) Washington traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' second- (#53) and fifth-round (#152) selections.
- ^ #53: multiple trades:
- #53: Indianapolis → Washington. (D) see #49: Washington → Indianapolis.
- #53: Washington → Chicago. (D) Washington traded this selection to Chicago for Chicago's second- (#62) and fourth-round (#127) selections.
- ^ #56: New Orleans → New England (D). see #28: New England → New Orleans .
- ^ #57: Seattle → Detroit (D). Detroit acquired this pick from Seattle in exchange for Detroit's third- (#75) and fourth-round (#107) selections. In addition the clubs swapped fifth- and seventh-round picks, with Detroit getting pick 157 and pick 209 and Seattle receiving pick 154 and pick 205.
- ^ #59: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta.
- ^ #60: New England → Houston. (D) New England traded this selection to Houston for Houston's third- (#73) and fifth-round (#138) selections.
- ^ #61: New York Jets → San Diego (PD). The Jets traded this conditional selection to San Diego for cornerback Antonio Cromartie.
- ^ #62: multiple trades:
- #62: Chicago → Washington. (D) see '#53: Washington → Chicago.
- #62: Washington → Miami. (D) Miami acquired this pick from Washington for Miami's third- (#79) fifth- (#146) and seventh-round picks (#217).
- Round three
- ^ #70: Cleveland → Kansas City. (D) see #21: Kansas City → Cleveland.
- ^ #72: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded this selection and a conditional 2012 sixth-round selection to New Orleans for offensive tackle Jammal Brown and a fifth-round selection.
- ^ #73: Houston → New England. (D) see #60: New England → Houston.
- ^ #74: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to New England for wide receiver Randy Moss and a 2012 seventh-round selection.
- ^ #75: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville (D). Jacksonville obtained this pick from San Francisco for Jacksonville's third- (#80) and sixth-round (#182) selections.
- ^ #79: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
- ^ #80: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
- ^ #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Baltimore for Baltimore's third- (#90) and sixth-round (#191) selections.
- ^ #89: Seattle → San Diego (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (40th overall; traded to Miami, who selected Koa Misi) to San Diego for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and a 2010 second-round selection (60th overall; Seattle selected Golden Tate).
- ^ #85: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore.
- ^ #92: New England → Oakland (D). New England traded this pick along with a fourth-rounder (#125) to Oakland for Oakland's second-rounder in 2012 and a seventh-round selection (#219) in this draft.
- Round four
- ^ #99: multiple trades:
- #99: Denver → New England (PD). Denver traded this selection to New England for a sixth-round selection and running back Laurence Maroney.
- #99: New England → Seattle (PD). New England traded this selection it acquired from Denver to Seattle for wide receiver Deion Branch.
- ^ #104: multiple trades:
- #104: Washington → Philadelphia (PD). Washington traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (37th overall; Philadelphia selected Nate Allen) to Philadelphia for quarterback Donovan McNabb.
- #104: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). Tampa Bay acquired this selection from Philadelphia for Tampa Bay's fourth-round selection in this draft (#116) and Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2012.
- ^ #105: Houston → Washington (D). Washington acquired this selection along with a sixth-rounder (#178) from Houston for a fourth-round (#127) and two fifth-round picks(#144 and #152).
- ^ #107: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #108: San Francisco → Denver (D). see #36: Denver → San Francisco.
- ^ #115: San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded this selection, a 2010 third-round selection (91st overall; San Francisco selected NaVorro Bowman), and a 2010 sixth-round selection it acquired from Miami (173rd overall; San Francisco selected Anthony Dixon) to San Francisco for a 2010 third-round selection (79th overall; San Diego selected Donald Butler).
- ^ #116: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #104: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay.
- ^ #121: New Orleans → Jacksonville (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to Jacksonville for a 2010 fifth-round selection it acquired from Oakland (158th overall; New Orleans selected Matt Tennant).
- ^ #122: Seattle → Buffalo (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a conditional 2012 selection to Buffalo for running back Marshawn Lynch.
- ^ #124: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta.
- ^ #125: New England → Oakland (D). see #92: New England → Oakland.
- ^ #127: multiple trades:
- #127: Chicago → Washington. (D) see '#53: Washington → Chicago.
- #127: Washington → Houston. (D) see #105: Houston → Washington.
- ^ #129: Green Bay → Denver (D). Denver acquired this selection along with a seventh-rounder (#204) from Green Bay for Denver's fifth- (#141) and sixth-round (#186) picks.
- Round five
- ^ #135: multiple trades:
- #135: Denver → Tampa Bay (PD). Denver traded this selection to Tampa Bay for a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Pittsburgh (225th overall; Denver selected Syd'Quan Thompson) and a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Baltimore (232nd overall; Denver selected Jammie Kirlew).
- #135: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Kansas City for Kansas City's 6th round selection (#187) and defensive tackle Alex Magee.
- ^ #73: Houston → New England. (D) see #60: New England → Houston.
- ^ #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap. As a penalty for tampering with Kansas City players, Detroit was forced to swap its fifth-round selection with Kansas City's, and to forfeit its 2012 seventh-round selection, or sixth round if they make the playoffs.
- ^ #141: multiple trades:
- #141: San Francisco → Denver (D). see #36: Denver → San Francisco.
- #141: Denver → Green Bay (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver.
- ^ #144: Washington → Houston (D). see #105: Houston → Washington.
- ^ #145: St. Louis → Atlanta (D). Atlanta acquired this pick from St. Louis in exchange for fifth- (#158) and seventh-round (#229) selections.
- ^ #146: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
- ^ #149: San Diego → Philadelphia (PD). San Diego traded this selection and a 2010 fifth-round selection (159th overall; Philadelphia selected Riley Cooper) to Philadelphia for a 2010 fifth-round selection it acquired from Cleveland (146th overall; San Diego selected Cam Thomas).
- ^ #150: multiple trades:
- #150: New York Giants → Minnesota (PD). The New York Giants traded this selection and a conditional 2012 selection to Minnesota for running back Darius Reynaud and quarterback Sage Rosenfels.
- #150: Minnesota → Cleveland. (D) Minnesota traded this selection to Cleveland for two sixth-round picks (#168 and #170)
- ^ #152: multiple trades:
- #152: Indianapolis → Washington. (D) see #49: Washington → Indianapolis.
- #152: Washington → Houston. (D) see #105: Houston → Washington.
- ^ #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets (D). The New York Jets acquired this selection along with a seventh-round pick (#227) from Philadelphia in exchange for a fifth- (#161) and a sixth-round (#194) selection.
- ^ #154: multiple trades:
- #154: Kansas City/Detroit swap. see #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap.
- #154: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #155: New Orleans → Washington (PD). See #72: Washington → New Orleans above.
- ^ #157: multiple trades:
- #157: Baltimore → Seattle (PD). Baltimore traded this conditional selection to Seattle for cornerback Josh Wilson.
- #157: Seattle → Detroit (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #158: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see #145: St. Louis → Atlanta.
- ^ #161: New York Jets → Philadelphia (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets.
- ^ #163: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). San Francisco acquired this pick from Green Bay for a sixth- (#174) and a seventh-round (#231) selection.
- Round six
- ^ #168: multiple trades:
- #168: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection, a conditional 2012 selection, and running back Peyton Hillis to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn.
- #168: Cleveland → Minnesota. (D) see #150: Minnesota → Cleveland.
- ^ #170: Cleveland → Minnesota. (D) see #150: Minnesota → Cleveland.
- ^ #173: Detroit → Seattle (PD). Detroit traded this selection to Seattle for defensive end Lawrence Jackson.
- ^ #174: multiple trades:
- #174: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see #163: Green Bay → San Francisco.
- #174: Green Bay → Miami (D). Miami acquired this pick from Green Bay in a swap of the teams' sixth- and seventh-round selections. Green Bay received pick 179 and pick 218, while Miami got this pick and pick 231.
- ^ #178: Houston → Washington (D). see #105: Houston → Washington.
- ^ #179: Miami → Green Bay (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.
- ^ #180: St. Louis → Baltimore (PD). St. Louis traded this selection to Baltimore for Baltimore's seventh-round selection (#228) and wide receiver Mark Clayton.
- ^ #182: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
- ^ #184: multiple trades:
- #184: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Philadelphia for wide receiver Reggie Brown.
- #184: Philadelphia → Arizona (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Arizona for guard Reggie Wells.
- ^ #186: multiple trades:
- #186: Philadelphia → Detroit (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Detroit for a 2010 seventh-round selection it had acquired from Denver (220th overall; Philadelphia selected Jamar Chaney).
- #186: Detroit → Denver (PD). Denver received this selection and tight end Dan Gronkowski from Detroit in exchange for cornerback Alphonso Smith and the Broncos' 2011 seventh round selection (#205).
- #186: Denver → Green Bay (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver
- ^ #187: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). See #135: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). above.
- ^ #189: multiple trades:
- #189: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to New England for tight end David Thomas.
- #189: New England → Denver (PD). see #99: Denver → New England.
- ^ #190: Seattle → San Francisco (PD). Seattle traded this selection to San Francisco for defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer.
- ^ #191: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore.
- ^ #193: New England → Philadelphia (D). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for pick 194. The trade, which has little significance as it involves swapping consecutive picks, was reportedly made "just for fun".
- ^ #194: multiple trades:
- #194: New York Jets → Philadelphia (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets.
- #194: Philadelphia → New England (D). see #193: New England → Philadelphia.
- Round seven
- ^ #204: multiple trades:
- #204: Carolina → Green Bay (PD). Carolina traded this conditional selection to Green Bay for long snapper J. J. Jansen.
- #204: Green Bay → Denver (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver.
- ^ #205: multiple trades:
- #205: Denver → Detroit (PD). see #186: Detroit → Denver (PD).
- #205: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #208: Arizona → New York Jets (PD). Arizona traded this selection and a 2010 fourth-round selection (124th overall; traded to Carolina, who selected Eric Norwood) to the New York Jets for safety Kerry Rhodes.
- ^ #209: multiple trades:
- #209: Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded this conditional selection to Seattle for quarterback Seneca Wallace.
- #209: Seattle → Detroit (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
- ^ #210: Detroit → Atlanta (PD). Detroit traded this conditional selection and a 2010 sixth-round selection (171st overall; Atlanta selected Shann Schillinger) to Atlanta for cornerback Chris Houston.
- ^ #217: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
- ^ #218: multiple trades:
- #218: Jacksonville → Miami. Jacksonville traded this conditional selection to Miami for guard Justin Smiley.
- #218: Miami → Green Bay (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.
- ^ #219: Oakland → New England (D).see #92: New England → Oakland.
- ^ #220: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded this conditional selection to Dallas for wide receiver Patrick Crayton.
- ^ #224: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Washington for cornerback Justin Tryon.
- ^ #225: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Baltimore for defensive end Antwan Barnes.
- ^ #227: multiple trades:
- #227: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for offensive lineman Stacy Andrews.
- #227: Philadelphia → New York Jets (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets.
- ^ #228: Baltimore → St. Louis (PD). See #180: St. Louis → Baltimore (PD). above.
- ^ #229: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see #145: St. Louis → Atlanta.
- ^ #230: New England → Atlanta (PD). New England traded this selection to Atlanta for offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka.
- ^ #231: multiple trades:
- #231: New York Jets → Detroit (PD). The New York Jets traded this selection to Detroit for quarterback Kevin O'Connell.
- #231: Detroit → San Francisco (PD). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for quarterback Shaun Hill.
- #231: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see #163: Green Bay → San Francisco.
- #231: Green Bay → Miami (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.
Forfeited picks
Two picks in the 2011 draft were forfeited:
- ^ Dallas forfeited its seventh-round selection pick to take DT Josh Brent in the 2010 Supplemental Draft.
- ^ Chicago forfeited its seventh-round selection to take RB Harvey Unga in the 2010 Supplemental Draft.
Selections by college conference
The players selected in this draft played in the following college football athletic conferences (Division I FBS or FCS unless otherwise indicated):: 29
Rank | Conference | # of players selected |
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1 | Southeastern Conference | 38 |
2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 35 |
3 | Pac-10 Conference | 31 |
4 | Big 12 Conference | 30 |
5 | Big Ten Conference | 29 |
6 | Big East Conference | 22 |
7 | Western Athletic Conference | 16 |
8 | Mountain West Conference | 10 |
9 | Conference USA | 7 |
10 | Southern Conference | 5 |
10 | Sun Belt Conference | 5 |
12 | Big Sky Conference | 4 |
13 | Mid-American Conference | 3 |
13 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 3 |
15 | Colonial Athletic Association | 2 |
15 | Lone Star Conference (Division II) | 2 |
15 | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 2 |
15 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Division II) | 2 |
15 | Southland Conference | 2 |
20 | Ivy League | 1 |
20 | Mid-South Conference (NAIA) | 1 |
20 | Ohio Athletic Conference (Division III) | 1 |
20 | Patriot League | 1 |
20 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 1 |
20 | Independent | 1 |
See also
- List of first overall National Football League draft picks
- Mr. Irrelevant – last overall National Football League draft picks