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2015 NFL draft — Wikipedia (en)

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The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2. This was the first NFL draft held outside New York City in fifty years (since the 1965 NFL draft). The 2015 NFL draft was the first to feature a companion outdoor fair, where fans would be able to see the Commissioner during the selection on the Auditorium Theatre stage from across the street in the park; this area was called Draft Town. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the right to the first overall pick because they had the league's worst record in the previous season, and used it to select the 2013 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston out of Florida State. The Arizona Cardinals made the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant, by selecting tight end Gerald Christian out of Louisville with the two-hundred and fifty-sixth pick. One of the major storylines approaching the NFL draft was the competition between the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston winning the award in 2013 and Marcus Mariota in 2014. Both were considered excellent prospects and had the potential to become the first overall draft selection. Winston was considered to be a more polished pocket passer and pro-style quarterback, but had several off-the-field issues while playing at Florida State, ranging from a sexual assault allegation to shoplifting incidents. Mariota was considered a better athlete, the fastest quarterback in the draft and had a better off-field reputation. However, Mariota ran a spread offense at Oregon which typically had not transitioned well from college to the NFL. Although neither was considered a perfectly safe pick, the two quarterbacks were selected first and second overall. This was only the sixth time in NFL history that this had occurred; it previously happened 1971, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2012, although it has since occurred in 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2024. It was also the first time that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected with the first two overall picks.

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