Nfl Draft: Cam Ward Goes No. 1, Big Trade Goes Down For Travis Hunter

The crown jewel of nan NFL offseason is underway. Thursday nighttime successful Green Bay, Wisconsin, 32 players are joining nan convention during nan first information of nan yearly draft.
And it didn’t return agelong for nan first large waste and acquisition to spell down.

Close to 250,000 fans are expected to be nan draught complete 3 days which astir triples nan organization of nan metropolis of Green Bay. Commissioner Goodell opened nan festivities by riding a motorcycle connected shape recreating a contented that takes spot during Packers training camp.

The number 1 wide prime was decided weeks ago, it seems.. The Tennessee Titans and caller wide head Mike Borgonzi rebuffed each waste and acquisition connection for nan prime because they judge they’ve recovered their franchise backmost successful Miami’s Cam Ward.

Ward started his assemblage profession playing 2 seasons astatine Incarnate Word, a mini schoolhouse successful San Antonio, Texas. He past made afloat usage of nan powerfulness of nan transportation portal and NIL payments heading to Washington State. After 2 seasons successful Pullman he vanished his profession astatine Miami wherever he resurrected nan Hurricanes offense, throwing for complete 4300 yards and 39 touchdowns. The large daze came arsenic Cam Ward was stepping to nan stage.

The Cleveland Browns traded nan 2nd prime to Jacksonville and moved down to number five. The Jags moved up and took Heisman Trophy victor Travis Hunter, nan two-way prima who played some receiver and cornerback full-time astatine Colorado. Jacksonville needs a playmaker to thief retired backmost Trevor Lawrence and they gave nan Browns their first information prime successful 2026 among others to get Hunter.

“The crazy portion is I had nary conversations pinch them extracurricular of nan harvester truthful I didn’t cognize what to expect and I’m excited that they came and picked me. I wanted to outcry but I can’t outcry correct now because I’m excessively excited!”

Things sewage backmost to “as expected” pinch nan 3rd prime arsenic nan Giants took protect extremity Abdul Carter from Penn State. He had 12 sacks for nan Nittany Lions past year.

He whitethorn statement up crossed from nan New England Patriots first information prime this fall. New England took violative tackle Will Campbell from LSU pinch nan 4th pick.

With nan 5th prime nan Browns took Michigan protect tackle Mason Graham. A crippled wrecker Cleveland will brace up pinch Myles Garrett to make that defense moreover stronger.

At Number 6 nan moving backmost that wide head John Spytek’s 10 twelvemonth aged boy demanded nan Raiders draft. Heisman runner up Ashton Jeanty. Pete Carroll has nan moving backmost he’ll build his discourtesy around. Think Marshawn Lynch and Chris Carson.

And nan New York Jets sewage nan anchor for their violative statement pinch Missouri tackle Armand Membou who stands 6’4” and weighs 330 lbs. The protector for caller backmost Justin Fields.

There you person it, immoderate of nan apical players successful nan draft, we’ll person much sum of nan Friday arsenic nan 2nd and 3rd rounds get going astatine 7 p.m. Eastern.
The draught wraps up Saturday pinch rounds 4 done 7.
For Straight Arrow News I’m Chris Francis.