NFL Draft: Te'o, Geno Smith drafted with picks 38, 39
In a reversal of typical attention, skill-position players were left feeling neglected in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft with only four selected in the first 32 picks, the fewest since 1975.
While nine offensive linemen, including three of the top four overall picks, were first-rounders, for the first time since 1963, the first round was completed without a running back being drafted. Only one quarterback was selected Thursday and not until the 16th pick did Florida State's EJ Manuel get the call, marking the longest wait since 2000 (Chad Pennington, 18th).
It was the longest wait ever for a running back to be drafted -- 37th overall -- when the Cincinnati Bengals drafted North Carolina's Giovani Bernard. One pick later, the San Diego Chargers moved up to select Notre Dame inside linebacker Manti Te'o.
West Virginia senior Geno Smith expected to be a first-round pick, didn't let the disappointment of not taking the stage at Radio City Music Hall deter him from returning for the second round in New York.
Florida International safety Jonathan Cyprien was the first pick in the second round to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Tennessee Titans acquired the 34th overall pick, No. 2 in the second round, to draft University of Tennessee wide receiver Justin Hunter and the Philadelphia Eagles followed with Stanford's Zach Ertz, a 6-5, 249-pound receiving tight end who caught 15 touchdowns in his college career. Ertz led FBS tight ends with 69 receptions in 2012.
In a continued effort to build their defense, the Detroit Lions drafted Mississippi State's Darius Slay, who was the fastest cornerback timed at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine.
