2011 NFL Draft
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| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | April 28–30, 2011 |
| Time | 8:00 pm EDT (April 28) 6:00 pm EDT (April 29) Noon EDT (April 30) |
| Location |
Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY |
| TV coverage (US) | ESPN, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 254 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| First selection |
Cam Newton, QB Carolina Panthers |
| Mr. Irrelevant |
Cheta Ozougwu, DE Houston Texans |
| Most selections (12) | Washington Redskins |
| Fewest selections (5) |
Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars |
The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, over three days: this year, the first round took place on Thursday, April 28, 2011; the second and third rounds took place on Friday, April 29; with the final four rounds on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
The Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record for the 2010 NFL season at 2–14, had the right to the first selection in each round of the draft. With the first pick the Panthers selected Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton, who was the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner.
A second Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram Jr. from Alabama was selected by New Orleans late in the first round. This was the eleventh draft which included multiple Heisman winners, and the first time ever that it has occurred in consecutive drafts (Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow in 2010). Five of the first six picks played college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
For the second consecutive year—and the third time in NFL history—the top two selections of the draft won Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards, respectively.
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