The first round of the draft seemed to last forever. It was also pretty predictable. No real surprises. I mean the Bengals selected Joe Burrow with the first overall pick, but the pick wasn’t announced until the the clock almost ran out. There was also some mishaps, like commissioner Roger Goodell announcing Las Vegas will be awarded the 2020 NFL draft, when he meant the 2022 NFL draft. The biggest surprise of the first round was the Green Bay Packers trading up from the 30th pick to the 26th pick and selecting quarterback Jordan Love.
The Packers had not selected a skill position player in the first round of the draft since they selected Aaron Rodgers in 2005.