2019 NFL Draft: Projected First Round after NFL Combine

The projected first round of the 2019 NFL Draft has been shaken up after the combine in Indianapolis, where some prospects shined and others faltered.

The 2019 NFL Draft is starting to take shape as the NFL Combine has come and went. The week in Indianapolis gave the draft’s top prospects the stage to showcase their athletic prowess, as well as the opportunity for one-on-one sitdowns with all 32 NFL franchises.

The combine produced plenty of storylines, none bigger than Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray measuring in at 5-foot-10, a bar he needed to clear to solidify his standing in the first round. He now looks like a lock for the Top 10, and he could very well end up as the No. 1 overall pick.

Plenty of other prospects shined in Indianapolis and either clinched their already sturdy standing as a first round pick or leaped into the first round conversation after long being looked it as day two or three selections.

Other prospects faltered when the lights were on brightest, either stumbling in on-field drills or running sub-standard 40-times that called into question their ability to adapt to the speed of the NFL. Those prospects will have one more opportunity to make up for poor showings in Indianapolis at their respective Pro Days, but first impressions mean a lot to NFL scouts, and some have done irreparable harm to their draft stock.

Coming into the combine, there’s been a lot of guesswork surrounding prospective first round picks. Through tape-study, prognosticators can generate a rough idea on who might be in the running for a coveted first round selection, but the combine begins weeding out the contenders from the pretenders.

Now that the first round is beginning to take shape, it’s a good time to take a look at an updated first round projection for April’s NFL Draft. I’m still not projecting trades here, although we all know that there will be plenty of wheeling and dealing on draft day.

Let’s take a look at our projected first round, with plenty of movement since our last iteration: