NFL Mock Draft 2014: Analyzing 1st Round’s Most Important Picks

March 8, 2014   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The 2014 NFL draft has so much depth that teams will be disappointed to not land a key franchise cornerstone in the first round even more so than in other years.
Great value should be had as the draft progresses, but teams near the top of the order are in the unenviable position of having had a poor previous season and needing to nail their No. 1 selection.
As stockpiled as this draft seems to be with gems and blue-chip players, the most important position of quarterback remains a question mark. There are plenty of QB-needy organizations toward the beginning of the first round, so how some of them choose will have a bigger impact in the large-scale domino effect this exciting event tends to create.
Below is a mock of the entire first round, with a particular focus on the picks that will alter the course of multiple franchises and how it will impact what teams will do later in the selection process.
Note: All combine results and player measurements courtesy of NFL.co...

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