Here Are the Top 5 Picks in the NFL Draft

One of the big stories from Thursday night's NFL draft is a player who didn't get picked early: Shedeur Sanders, former quarterback for the University of Colorado Boulder, was passed over multiple times, despite some draft analysts rating him higher than the No. 1 pick. He was still available by the end of the first round The top five picks:

1. Cam Ward: The Tennessee Titans selected the Miami quarterback first overall. Ward led the country with 39 touchdown passes and finished second with 4,313 yards passing while leading the Hurricanes to a 10-3 record. Ward also had only seven interceptions and completed 67.2% of his passes.
2. Travis Hunter: The Jacksonville Jaguars moved up from No. 5 to nab the Heisman Trophy winner with the second pick. Hunter, a playmaking wide receiver and cornerback at Colorado, wants to become the first full-time, two-way player in the NFL since Chuck Bednarik did it with the Philadelphia Eagles more than 60 years ago.

3. Abdul Carter: The New York Giants chose the Penn State edge rusher with the No. 3 pick, bolstering an already strong pass rush. Carter led the country with 23 1/2 tackles for loss and had 12 sacks last season.
4. Will Campbell: The New England Patriots took the LSU left tackle with the fourth pick, giving quarterback Drake Maye more protection. Campbell broke down in tears on stage, saying: "I'm gonna fight and die to protect him."
5. Mason Graham: The Michigan defensive tackle went fifth to Cleveland.

The draft still has six more rounds to go. See the full list from the first round at ESPN. (This article has been updated to reflect Sanders' status.)