NFL Mock Draft 2014: Highlighting the Sleepers and Busts of First Round

May 6, 2014   ·   Rob Goldberg   ·   Jump to comments

The first round of the NFL draft is supposed to bring teams new hope for the future. Unfortunately, a large majority of prospects turn out to be busts.
While it usually takes a few years to truly evaluate a draft class, we can already look back on the 2012 draft to see some big mistakes in the first round. Trent Richardson has struggled to live up to his potential as the No. 3 pick, while others like Brandon Weeden, A.J. Jenkins and others can already be considered busts.
Although everyone loves to think that they will avoid similar mistakes in the first round, there are certain to be players out of the league within a few years.
On the other hand, there will certainly be top prospects available at the end of Day 1 that will turn out to be among the best in the class. While we do not know where anyone will be taken until May 8, here is a look at a mock draft with highlights of the biggest sleepers and busts in the class shown in italics.
 
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