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NFL Draft 2019: Records worth watching this year

By Kelly Thompson

May 8, 2014: Final preparations are made prior to the start of the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, NY. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 8, 2014: Final preparations are made prior to the start of the first round of the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, NY. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis via Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 27: Kerryon Johnson on the video screen after being chosen by the Detroit Lions with the 43rd pick during the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft on April 27, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 27: Kerryon Johnson on the video screen after being chosen by the Detroit Lions with the 43rd pick during the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft on April 27, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The following are the notable records that 2019 is almost certain not to break:

17 –  Most number of quarterbacks taken in a seven-round draft (2004)

Unlikely. Seriously.

19 – Most first-round trades (2012)

That is a huge number.

19 – Most offensive players taken in first round (2009, 2004, 1968)

I cannot see less than 17 defensive players going in round one. Let alone 14.

6 – Consecutive offensive players to start the first round (1999)

Defense is too heavy here.

6 –  Most players taken in first round from one school (2004, Miami)

The breadth of schools with quality prospects at this point seems to overshadow the depth of any one program.

6 –  Most quarterbacks taken in the first round (1983)

I get that quarterbacks are important. But this one has no shot this year.

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