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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.[1][2] The Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record for the 2010 NFL season at 2–14, had the right to the first selection in the draft, where they selected Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton, who was the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner.[3] The 2011 draft is regarded as one of the most talented draft classes in NFL history, as 12 of the first 16 players have been selected to at least one Pro Bowl.[4]
A second Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram II 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).[5] Five of the first six picks played college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[6] 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.[7] The top two picks in the draft, Cam Newton and Denver linebacker Von Miller, played against each other in Super Bowl 50 on the teams that drafted them. This marked the first time that the top two picks in a single draft faced each other in the Super Bowl.[8] The Broncos won, with Miller winning Super Bowl MVP.
Teams were allowed ten minutes to make each selection in the first round, seven minutes per selection in the second round and five minutes in each of the subsequent rounds.[9] The time allotment ran out for the Baltimore Ravens on their first round pick, allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to move up to the 26th pick and dropping the Ravens to the 27th pick.[source 1] Numerous draft prospects displayed Hall of Fame level talent throughout their careers, including three-time Defensive Player of the Year J. J. Watt, 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton, Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, 2015 and 2018 receiving yards leader Julio Jones, and perennial All-Pro players such as Richard Sherman, A. J. Green, Tyron Smith, Jason Kelce, Cameron Jordan, Cameron Heyward and Patrick Peterson.
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
39 Cornerbacks
32 Linebackers
28 Wide receivers
27 Defensive ends
24 Running backs
22 Offensive tackles
17 Defensive tackles
14 Safeties
13 Offensive guards
12 Quarterbacks
12 Tight ends
6 Centers
6 Fullbacks
1 Placekicker
1 Punter
^"NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^"2010 – 76th Award Cam Newton Auburn University". Heisman Trust. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
^Schmeelk, John (December 15, 2015). "The 2011 NFL Draft Class Might Be The Best Ever". Medium. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^"Nine Interesting Facts About Heisman Trophy Award Winners In The NFL Draft". IQFB.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
^"NFL Draft Notebook". Salisbury Post. AP. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
^The other two times this occurred were 1981 and 2010.
^Fenelon, Andy. "How 2011 NFL Draft set stage for Super Bowl 50 matchup". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^"Watch NFL Draft Online – Live NFL Draft 2011 Streaming Football Games in High Quality". PRWeb. April 28, 2011. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
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