2014 nfl draft

77th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players

The NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players for their rosters. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting",^[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26 to April 28, ^[2][3][4] There were draft selections: regular selections and 32 compensatory selections.^[5] The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst season in with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection.^[6] A record 26 prospects attended the draft in person.^[7]

Quarterback prospect Andrew Luck received a lot of attention in the weeks preceding the draft.

On April 17, Indianapolis general managerRyan Grigson announced that the team would take Luck as their first-overall pick after releas