Eleven teams spent seven or more of their first 10 picks on younger, high-potential players. New Jersey and Oklahoma took youngsters in every round. Also deciding to go young were Washington, Portland, Oakland, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore. The Southern California Sun, with the AI doing the picking, took seven youngsters in the first 10 rounds.
Only four teams took almost exclusively veterans with their selections: Boston, Florida, Tampa Bay, and Denver.
Boston (pdoug20) had a very interesting early draft. The Breakers decided on veterans from the start, taking eighth-year RB Nicholas Wingfield in the first round. Boston also was the first team to grab a kicker, taking Timothy Riley with the 20th pick in the ninth round.
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| RB Nicholas Wingfield, Boston |
Portland went for special teams help early as well, taking punter Sam Savage with the seventh pick of the 10th round.
