PHILADELPHIA _ Three quarterbacks went in the first 12 selections, with all three coming via trades.
After the Cleveland Browns selected Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett first overall as expected, the Chicago Bears pulled the evening's first stunner.
The Bears, who were slated to pick No. 3, traded a significant amount to the San Francisco 49ers to move up one spot and then selected quarterback Mitch Trubisky of North Carolina.
Trubisky's biggest knock was his inexperience. Remember last year when the Eagles selected Carson Wentz second and there was concern that he only had 23 career starts? Trubisky started just 13 games, all last season as a junior, and had an 8-5 record.
"I didn't see that coming at all. It was a mystery the last couple of weeks," Trubisky said. "I am just happy to be a Chicago Bear."
To move up one spot, the Bears traded their third-round pick (67 overall) and a fourth-rounder (111 overall) this season and their third-round selection in 2018.
For new 49ers general manager John Lynch, it was quite a first trade in his tenure. The 49ers selected defensive lineman Solomon Thomas of Stanford, a player they likely were targeting at No. 2 anyway.
The 6-foot-3, 273-pound Thomas has the ability to play tackle or end. "I can play outside or inside and be versatile and move around," Thomas said.
The next stunner came at No. 10 when Buffalo traded its pick to Kansas City. The Chiefs dealt their first pick (No. 27) and third-round pick (No. 91) this year and their first-round selection next season. The Chiefs used the No. 10 pick to select Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes II.
After New Orleans selected the top cornerback in the draft, Ohio State's Marshon Lattimore, at No. 11, quarterback-needy Houston got into the mix, trading up with Cleveland for the 12th overall pick and selecting quarterback DeShaun Watson of national champion Clemson.
Houston sent Cleveland its first-round pick this year (No. 25) and its first-round pick next season.
"Coach said come in here, put my head down, don't say anything and go to work," Watson said. "We are going to make it happen."
The other top 10 picks were LSU running back Leonard Fournette No. 4 to Jacksonville, followed by Western Michigan receiver Corey Davis to Tennessee; LSU safety Jamal Adams to the New York Jets, Clemson receiver Mike Williams to San Diego, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey to Carolina and Washington receiver John Ross No. 9 to Cincinnati.
