NFL Draft Day Open Thread

Duke not expected to have early impact

While the Blue Devils aren't expected to see any players taken in the first round, but we're still here with updates and analysis for the NFL Draft.

So far, we've had three "as expected" picks in Joe Burrow to Cincinnati at 1, Chase Young to Washington at 2 and Jeff Okudah to Detroit at 3.

Much like last season, when they took Daniel Jones, the Giants surprised some people, choosing tackle Andrew Thomas at 4.

Tua Tagovailoa, who torched Duke in last season's opener, missing just five of 31 pass attempts and throwing four touchdowns, went to Miami at five.

Justin Herbert of Oregon sixth to the Chargers. Apparently, there were concerns about him being an introvert, according to ESPN. I don't think that's necessarily a problem for a quarterback. I'd call Daniel Jones and Thomas Sirk introverts, at least from the impression they gave talking to media.

Can't really remember the last Duke QB with a large or fiery personality. Quentin Harris, Anthony Boone, Sean Renfree all seemed fairly even-keeled, even if they weren't introverts.

Panthers pass up Isaiah Simmons of Clemson to take Derrick Brown of Auburn.

We gave you some Draft broadcast prop bets a couple days ago. A few have already been settled:

Who will No. 1 overall pick hug first?

Mom 1/1

Dad 5/2

Girlfriend 3/1

Friend 7/1

Sibling 7/1

Burrow went dad first, them mom. No one else was in the shot.

Will the No. 1 overall pick cry?

Yes +400 (4/1)

No -700 (1/7)

Highest number of people in same room

Over/Under 9½

Result was OVER. Tua Tagovailoa had at least 16 at one point when they showed him at the opening of the broadcast.

Will ESPN mention that Andrew Thomas played in HS band?

Yes +160 (8/5)

No -225 (4/9)

Result was YES. It was one of the first things they said about him.

Will ESPN say "Swahili" when talking about Jeff Okudah?

Yes EVEN (1/1)

No -140 (5/7)

Result (so far) is NO.

Arizona takes Clemson's Isaiah Simmons with pick 8. Think the Panthers might regret letting him slide.

Simmons had five tackles and two pass breakups against Duke when they played in Death Valley in 2018.

Commercial. Which gives us time to unveil our "ESPN/ABC Background memorabilia power ratings"

5. David Pollock: Emmy Award. (College Gameday has won eight of them, so I assume it's a show Emmy. I don't see that he's won an individual one.

4. Louis Riddick: The original old-school hand-held football video game.

3. Kurt Warner: The NFL Man of the Year Award. (He seems to have added a Super Bowl Trophy after seeing Michael Irvin's background.)

2. Michael Irvin: Three Super Bowl Trophies

1. Desmond Howard: The Heisman

Dr. Anthony Fauci also appeared with the White House in his background, but we limited it to analysts. Also, the families of draftees that are putting framed photos of deceased relatives in the foregrounds of their shots deserve a mention. Chase Young and Jeff Okudah both had that.

Back to the picks. C.J. Henderson of Florida goes to the Jags at 9.

Browns are up. They select Jedrick Wills, tackle, Alabama, the second Tide player in the top 10.

And with the Browns pick, another prop bet goes final.

Will there be a trade in the top 10 picks?

Yes -800 (1/8)

No +500 (5/1)

Result is NO.

Got to say, I don't really miss the in-person Draft stuff. Don't need to see them shake hands or see the fans react. I kind of like seeing the draftees with their families at home.

With all the feeds and everything to coordinate, ESPN seems to have backed off significantly in their crawls and on-screen info. They usually have a double crawl and a side panel for the draft.

Jets take Mekhi Becton, tackle, Louisville with pick 11.

The Autumn Wind ... is a Raider. And so is Henry Ruggs, who, in a surprise move, goes ahead of Alabama teammate Jerry Jeudy at 12.

Ruggs had two catches for 14 yards against Duke and returned a kick for 22 yards.

Bucs swing a trade with the Niners to move up to 13 and select Tristan Wirfs, tackle, Iowa.

Late addition to the ESPN Background Shot Memorabilia Power Rankings: Adam Schefter has a copy of the tell-all unauthorized ESPN book "Those Guys Have All the Fun" on his shelf. Not sure how he slipped that past ESPN brass when they vetted his shot.

San Francisco, who dropped a spot due to the Tampa trade, takes DT Javon Kinlaw from South Carolina.

Jerry Jeudy goes to the Broncos at 15. The Alabama receiver had a career-high 10 catches for 137 yards against Duke.

A second Clemson player goes. A.J. Terrell, cornerback went to Atlanta at 16. He had six tackles, five solo, against Duke in 2018.

The Cowboys select CeeDee Lamb with pick 17. Austin Jackson, tackle, USC then goes to the Dolphins at 18.

The Raiders use their second pick on CB Damon Arnette from Ohio State. Then K'Lavon Chaisson of LSU goes to Jacksonville.

Jalen Reagor is the latest WR to go. The Eagles take the pass catcher from TCU at 21

The run on receivers continues. LSU's Justin Jefferson goes to the Vikings at 22.

Linebacker Kenneth Murray of Oklahoma goes to the Chargers, followed by Cesar Ruiz, center, Michigan, to the Saints at 24.

Niners take Brandon Aiyuk from Arizona State. Then Jordan Love goes to Green Bay at 26. Jordyn Brooks of Texas Tech goes to Seattle. LSU's Patrick Queen goes to Baltimore at 28. Georgia tackle Isaiah Wilson goes to Tennessee. Auburn's Noah Igbinohene goes to Miami at 30. TCU's Jeff Gladney goes to Minnesota.

The Chiefs close out the round with CLyde Edwards-Helaire RB LSU.