2010 NFL Draft, First Round: Bradford Goes First, But Denver Shocks By Taking Tebow

The Giants have spent several years re-working their defensive line and continually adding talent. With a solid line the addition of Jason Pierre-Paul should make that unit shine even more, right?

Wrong, according to SB Nation’s Giants site, Big Blue View.

When you pick right after Tim Tebow is selected, don’t expect much media attention.

SB Nation’s Cardinals site, Revenge of the Birds, is talking about the media attention -- or lack thereof -- their first round pick is getting.

SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp called the Jaguars selection of DT Tyson Alualu the “WTF moment” of the night. Alualu, coming out of Cal, was a second round prospect on most boards but the Jaguars selected him 10th overall.

The Jags brass were unfazed by that and defended their selection to the media.

Here it is, from Sam Bradford to Patrick Robinson, the complete first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, all taken care of in a rather brisk manner.

One of the biggest questions during the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft was “Where will Tim Tebow end up?” (quickly followed by “What color is Tebow’s shirt, exactly?”). We all learned the answer with the 25th selection, when Denver picked the Florida quarterback (as for the shirt: I’m still not sure ... a robin’s egg blue? A seafoam green? Whatever, it has shoulder straps and buttons on the arms).

Tebow was clearly someone Denver really wanted, made clear when they gave up a 2nd, 3rd and 4th round pick to move back into the first round to get their man before someone else did (Rich Eisen reported that the Bills camp was distraught when he went to the Broncos). Debate is raging about whether or not this was a smart move by Josh McDaniels and company -- CBSSports.com’s Pete Prisco has already said the head coach can kiss his job goodbye because of the pick -- but our Broncos blog, Mile High Report, thinks it is a perfect fit, considering the team is “in need of a long term solution at the quarterback position.”

While the Lions selecting Ndamukong Suh with the No. 2 overall pick wasn’t much of a surprise, the addition of Cal running back Jahvid Best certainly was. Detroit traded up to the 30th pick (giving up a second, fourth and seventh rounder to the Vikings in exchange for the pick, as well as Minnesota’s fourth-rounder in this year’s draft) to land the explosive back. The move certainly caught our Lions blog, Pride Of Detroit, off guard, but they say it was a decision made to get the best talent available at the time.

Oh, and about that Suh guy ... he could quickly become a part of one pretty intimidating defensive line in Detroit.

With the 32nd pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Saints select...

FSU CB Patrick Robinson

With the 31st pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Colts select...

TCU DE Jerry Hughes

With the 30th pick in the NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions select...

RB Jahvid Best

With the 29th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Jets select...

Boise State CB Kyle Wilson

With the 28th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Dolphins select...

Penn State DT Jared Odrick

After a slew of trades, the Patriots select...

Rutgers CB Devin McCourty

With the 26th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals select...

Tennessee DT Dan Williams

Thought by many scouts to be a non-pick entering his senior season thanks to attitude and weight concerns, Williams amassed 30 solo tackles and two sacks in 2009, largely at nose tackle, to rocket up the draft boards. He’s a holy terror to inhabitants of opposing pockets, has great hustle for a guy his size away from the line and will be a valuable asset if he can sustain the work ethic that propelled him through his final college season.

With the 25th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Broncos select...

Florida QB Tim Tebow

The Cowboys traded up with the Patriots to select....

Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant

With the 23rd pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Packers select...

Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga

With the 22nd pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Broncos select...

Georgia Tech WR Demaryius Thomas

Sure, Jermaine Gresham is a good player, when healthy. But is he first round talent? The Bengals decided he was, taking him 21st overall, despite plenty of other talent being on the board, including offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga and wide receiver Dez Bryant.

SB Nation’s Cincy Jungle says the pick is debatable:

With the 21st pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Bengals select...

TE Jermaine Gresham

With the 20th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Texans select...

Alabama CB Kareem Jackson

With the 19th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Falcons select...

Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon

Pittsburgh takes Maurkice Pouncey with the 18th pick, and thus continues a historical fondness for athletic, cerebral centers who can pull, make line calls, and still knock defenders on their buttmeat with ease.Pouncey is big, fast, a multi-year All-Conference and All-American performer, and along with twin brother Mike provided much of the thump behind Florida’s offensive line. Despite the white tee and casual dress, he’s also a fine character pick for an organization that is suddenly very concerned with these things.

With the 17th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the 49ers select (from Panthers)...

Idaho OG Mike Iupati

Passed over by many mainstream top-tens and awards shortlists for the simple crime of playing football in Idaho, Mike Iupati is an absolute beast at 6’5” and 331 pounds. Apart from the language barrier (Iupati is a native Samoan), there’s nothing standing between him and a terrifying career on the line.

With the 16th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Titans select...

Georgia Tech DE Derrick Morgan

With the 15th pick in the 2010 NFL draft, the Giants select...

South Florida DE Jason Pierre-Paul

Jason Pierre-Paul has three first names, one of which is French, but don’t let that lead to underestimation. Stronger as a pass rusher than he is against the run, he could stand to do some bulking up before summer. He can also do this: