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NFL Draft 2010 gallery: the first-round picks

2010 NFL Draft: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the 1st round of the 2010 NFL Draft
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium on stage during the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall
Photograph: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Sam Bradford is selected by the St Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL Draft
Quarterback Sam Bradford of the Oklahoma Sooners was selected as the No1 pick by the St Louis Rams
Photograph: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Ndamukong Suh is selected by Detroit in the 2010 NFL Draft
Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska was, unsurprisingly, picked up at No2, by the Detroit Lions
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Gerald McCoy is selected by Tampa Bay in the 2010 NFL Draft
Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma went at No3 to Tampa Bay
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
NFL: Running back Trent Williams joins the Washington Redskins as No4 pick
Running back Trent Williams, of the Alabama Crimson Tide, joins the Washington Redskins as No4 pick Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Eric Berry is selected by Kansas City in the 2010 NFL Draft
Safety Eric Berry, formerly of the Tennessee Volunteers, went at No5 to Kansas City
Photograph: Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Russell Okung is selected by Seattle in the 2010 NFL Draft
Offensive lineman Russell Okung, of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, was taken at No6 by the Seattle Seahawks' new coach Pete Carroll
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Joe Haden is selected by Cleveland in the 2010 NFL Draft
Cornerback Joe Haden of the Florida Gators went at No7 to the Cleveland Browns
Photograph: Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Rolando McClain is selected by Oakland in the 2010 NFL Draft
Rolando McClain, another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide, went at No8 to the Oakland Raiders
Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: C.J. Spiller is selected by Buffalo in the 2010 NFL Draft
No9 in the draft was the impressive CJ Spiller, of the Clemson Tigers, taken by Buffalo
Photograph: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Tyson Alualu is selected by Jacksonville in the 2010 NFL Draft
The University of California's Tyson Alualu, a defensive end, was next, drafted No10 by Jacksonville
Photograph: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Anthony Davis is selected by San Francisco in the 2010 NFL Draft
Offensive lineman Anthony Davis, centre, of Rutgers University, went at No11 to the San Francisco 49ers
Photograph: Ned Dishman/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Ryan Matthews is selected by San Diego in the 2010 NFL Draft
Fresno State's running back Ryan Matthews went at No12, San Diego snapping him up
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Brandon Graham is selected by Philadelphia in the 2010 NFL Draft
At No13, Brandon Graham of the Michigan Wolverines, went to Philadelphia
Photograph: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Earl Thomas is selected by Seattle in the 2010 NFL Draft
The Texas Longhorns' safety Earl Thomas went to Seattle, drafted at No14
Photograph: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Jason Pierre-Paul is selected by the New York Giants in the 2010 NFL Draft
Defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul of South Florida went to the New York Giants at No15
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Derrick Morgan is selected by Tennessee in the 2010 NFL Draft
The No16 spot was Tennessee's and they opted for defensive end Derrick Morgan, of Georgia Tech
Photograph: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Mike Iupati is selected by San Francisco in the 2010 NFL Draft
Guard Mike Iupati, here playing for Idaho at the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, went at No17 to San Francisco
Photograph: Ben Liebenberg/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Maurkice Pouncey is selected by Pittsburgh in the 2010 NFL Draft
Centre Maurkice Pouncey of the Florida Gators was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers at No18
Photograph: Michael Pimentel/isiphotos.com/Corbis
2010 NFL Draft: Sean Weatherspoon is selected by Atlanta in the 2010 NFL Draft
Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is off to Atlanta from the No19 spot, having played for Missouri
Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Kareem Jackson is selected by Houston in the 2010 NFL Draft
The No20 pick was defensive back Kareem Jackson of Alabama, here photographed at the NFL Combine, who was taken by Houston
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Jermaine Gresham is selected by Cincinatti in the 2010 NFL Draft
The Oklahoma Sooners' tight end Jermaine Gresham went at No21 and was taken by the Cincinatti Bengals
Photograph: Mark Humphrey/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Demaryius Thomas is selected by Denver in the 2010 NFL Draft
A second Georgia Tech player in the form of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas went at No22, bound for the Denver Broncos
Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Bryan Bulaga is selected by Green Bay in the 2010 NFL Draft
Green Bay drafted Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga, #79, at No23
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Dez Bryant is selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2010 NFL Draft
Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is overcome with emotion with friends and family after being selected as the 24th overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys
Photograph: Tom Pennington/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Tim Tebow is selected by the Denver in the 2010 NFL Draft
The story of the first-round draft: Denver traded down so that they were able to draft highly-vaunted Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow at No25
Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Dan Williams is selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2010 NFL Draft
Defensive lineman Dan Williams of Tennessee was next up, taken by the Arizona Cardinals
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Devin McCourty is selected by New England in the 2010 NFL Draft
No27 was defensive back Devin McCourty of Rutgers, drafted by the New England Patriots
Photograph: Scott Boehm/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Jared Odrick is selected by Miami in the 2010 NFL Draft
Penn State's Jared Odrick, here celebrating a tackle, was picked up by the Miami Dolphins at No28
Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Kyle Wilson is selected by the New York Jets in the 2010 NFL Draft
Boise State's Kyle Wilson, in action here during the Fiesta Bowl against TCU, went at No29 to the New York Jets
Photograph: Gene Lower/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Jahvid Best is selected by Detroit in the 2010 NFL Draft
Cal's running back Jahvid Best joins Suh in Detroit, having gone at No30
Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
2010 NFL Draft: Jerry Hughes is selected by Indianapolis in the 2010 NFL Draft
The Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl losers last season, took TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes went at No31
Photograph: Tom Pennington/AP
2010 NFL Draft: Patrick Robinson is selected by New Orleans in the 2010 NFL Draft
And last, but not least, the reigning champion New Orleans Saints opted to take cornerback Patrick Robinson from Florida State at No32
Photograph: Ben Liebenberg/AP
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