2014 NFL draft

A record 98 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. When including four players who received degrees but still had eligibility remaining, the number swells to 102. Fourteen underclassmen—plus Teddy Bridgewater who graduated with eligibility remaining—were selected in the draft's first round, ==Overview==

The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position: ==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. The Houston Texans with a 2–14 record in 2013 held the first selection of each round. The Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens finished with identical 8–8 records and strength of schedule ratings, hence a coin flip was used to determine the selection order — the Cowboys won the flip and thus selected ahead of the Ravens. ==Player selections==

won Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 became the fastest NFL player to obtain 4,000 career receiving yards received a record three Defensive Player of the Year awards ended a 12-year playoff drought for the Raiders franchise helped the San Francisco 49ers reach Super Bowl LIV led the league in rushing touchdowns during the 2015 season {{NFLDraft-row | draftyear=2014 | round=1 | picknum=3 | team=Jacksonville Jaguars | first=Blake | last=Bortles | position=QB | collegeyear=2013 | college=UCF | collegeteam=UCF Knights | collegelink=UCF | probowl=no ==Notable undrafted players==

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2014 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 ==Supplemental draft==

The supplemental draft was held on July 10, 2014. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Four players were eligible, but for the second straight year no players were selected. ==Summary==

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) led all college athletic conferences in terms of first round selections with eleven, including the first two picks of the draft. For the first time since the league's second draft in 1937, no player from the University of Texas was selected. For the second year in succession—and only the second time since 1967—no running back was selected in the first round. The first player taken at the position was Bishop Sankey, who was selected in the second round with the 54th overall pick. This is the latest point in the history of the draft for the first running back to be selected. Selections by college athletic conference Schools with multiple draft selections Selections by position ==U.S. television coverage==

The draft was broadcast live by the NFL Network and ESPN. This marks the 35th year of draft coverage on ESPN, while the NFL Network had covered the draft since its inception in 2004. The two networks' combined first-round coverage drew a record 32 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings which was a 28 percent increase over the previous year. In total, 45.7 million viewers watched some part of the three-day event, topping the previous record of 45.4 million set in 2010. ==In popular culture==

• The events of the 2014 film Draft Day, take place during the fictionalized 2014 NFL draft. • The 2014 NFL draft was also featured in The League. ==References==