NFL Draft 2010 gallery: the first-round picks

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stands at the podium on stage during the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall
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Quarterback Sam Bradford of the Oklahoma Sooners was selected as the No1 pick by the St Louis Rams
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Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh of Nebraska was, unsurprisingly, picked up at No2, by the Detroit Lions
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Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma went at No3 to Tampa Bay
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Running back Trent Williams, of the Alabama Crimson Tide, joins the Washington Redskins as No4 pick Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP

Safety Eric Berry, formerly of the Tennessee Volunteers, went at No5 to Kansas City
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Offensive lineman Russell Okung, of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, was taken at No6 by the Seattle Seahawks' new coach Pete Carroll
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Cornerback Joe Haden of the Florida Gators went at No7 to the Cleveland Browns
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Rolando McClain, another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide, went at No8 to the Oakland Raiders
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No9 in the draft was the impressive CJ Spiller, of the Clemson Tigers, taken by Buffalo
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The University of California's Tyson Alualu, a defensive end, was next, drafted No10 by Jacksonville
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Offensive lineman Anthony Davis, centre, of Rutgers University, went at No11 to the San Francisco 49ers
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Fresno State's running back Ryan Matthews went at No12, San Diego snapping him up
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At No13, Brandon Graham of the Michigan Wolverines, went to Philadelphia
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The Texas Longhorns' safety Earl Thomas went to Seattle, drafted at No14
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Defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul of South Florida went to the New York Giants at No15
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The No16 spot was Tennessee's and they opted for defensive end Derrick Morgan, of Georgia Tech
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Guard Mike Iupati, here playing for Idaho at the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, went at No17 to San Francisco
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Centre Maurkice Pouncey of the Florida Gators was taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers at No18
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Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon is off to Atlanta from the No19 spot, having played for Missouri
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The No20 pick was defensive back Kareem Jackson of Alabama, here photographed at the NFL Combine, who was taken by Houston
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The Oklahoma Sooners' tight end Jermaine Gresham went at No21 and was taken by the Cincinatti Bengals
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A second Georgia Tech player in the form of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas went at No22, bound for the Denver Broncos
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Green Bay drafted Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga, #79, at No23
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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
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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
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Defensive lineman Dan Williams of Tennessee was next up, taken by the Arizona Cardinals
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No27 was defensive back Devin McCourty of Rutgers, drafted by the New England Patriots
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Penn State's Jared Odrick, here celebrating a tackle, was picked up by the Miami Dolphins at No28
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Boise State's Kyle Wilson, in action here during the Fiesta Bowl against TCU, went at No29 to the New York Jets
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Cal's running back Jahvid Best joins Suh in Detroit, having gone at No30
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The Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl losers last season, took TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes went at No31
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And last, but not least, the reigning champion New Orleans Saints opted to take cornerback Patrick Robinson from Florida State at No32
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