There was little to no surprise over the St. Louis Rams’ selection of quarterback Sam Bradford as the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft.
And, in fact, there’s wasn’t much surprise all day, as much of the round went more or less to form.
But the Denver Broncos’ selection of Tim Tebow, at No. 25 overall, drew the biggest reaction from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall – a mixture of boos and cheers – and it also drew speculation over just what the Broncos were going for.
Denver already has quarterbacks Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn on its roster, making it likely that the team intends to bring along Tebow slowly; probably a good idea, since the former Florida Gator has developed a new throwing motion with the intention of releasing the ball quicker, and he’ll most certainly want some time to perfect it.
Here are the rest of the first-round picks:
2010 NFL Draft: First Round
Thursday, April 22 at New York
1. St. Louis: Sam Bradford, qb, Oklahoma.
2. Detroit: Ndamukong Suh, dt, Nebraska.
3. Tampa Bay: Gerald McCoy, dt, Oklahoma.
4. Washington: Trent Williams, ot, Oklahoma.
5. Kansas City: Eric Berry, db, Tennessee.
6. Seattle: Russell Okung, ot, Oklahoma State.
7. Cleveland: Joe Haden, db, Florida.
8. Oakland: Rolando McClain, lb, Alabama.
9. Buffalo: C.J. Spiller, rb, Clemson.
10. Jacksonville: Tyson Alualu, dt, California.
11. San Francisco (from Chicago through Denver): Anthony Davis, ot, Rutgers.
12. San Diego (from Miami): Ryan Mathews, rb, Fresno State.
13. Philadelphia (from San Francisco through Denver): Brandon Graham, de, Michigan.
14. Seattle (from Denver): Earl Thomas, db, Texas.
15. New York Giants: Jason Pierre-Paul, de, South Florida.
16. Tennessee: Derrick Morgan, de, Georgia Tech.
17. San Francisco (from Carolina): Mike Iupati, g, Idaho.
18. Pittsburgh: Maurkice Pouncey, c, Florida.
19. Atlanta: Sean Weatherspoon, lb, Missouri.
20. Houston: Kareem Jackson, db, Alabama.h
21. Cincinnati: Jermaine Gresham, te, Oklahoma.
22. Denver (from New England): Demaryius Thomas, wr, Georgia Tech.
23. Green Bay: Brian Bulaga, ot, Iowa.
24. Dallas (from Philadelphia through Denver and New England): Dez Bryant, wr, Oklahoma State.
25. Denver (from Baltimore): Tim Tebow, qb, Florida.
26. Arizona: Dan Williams, dt, Tennessee.
27. New England (from Dallas): Devin McCourty, db, Rutgers.
28. Miami (from San Diego): Jared Odrick, dt, Penn State.
29. New York Jets: Kyle Wilson, db, Boise State.
30. Detroit (from Minnesota): Jahvid Best, rb, California.
31. Indianapolis: Jerry Hughes, de, TCU.
32. New Orleans: Patrick Robinson, db, Florida State.
