2011 NFL Draft Round 1 RESULTS: Great Pick Or Bust? (PHOTOS)

The 2011 NFL Draft first round picks are in!

Carolina selected Auburn's Cam Newton with the No. 1 overall pick and Texas A&M's Von Miller went No. 2 overall to the Denver Broncos.

Rounds two and three of the draft will resume on Friday at 6 p.m. ET and rounds four through seven will start on Saturday at noon.

Who were the steals of the draft? Which teams messed up their picks? Take a look at the first round results and vote on which teams made the best picks!

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No. 1 QB Cam Newton, Auburn - Carolina Panthers

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[tmcfootball96]

12:10 AM on 05/04/2011

An ideal 3-4 Outsider Linebacker trying to play in 4-3 defense as an Outside Linebacker? Miller might fail like Joey Porter with the Dolphins when they ran a 4-3 under Cam Cameron. There's a big difference between playing a 4-3 and 3-4 as a Outside Linebacker such as outside linebackers in a 4-3 defense can get away with being a little undersized because their primary responsibility is stopping the run and dropping into coverage. And 3-4 outside linebackers are primarily pass rushers, so they must be big enough to take on the offensive tackle

[mikeh3875]

07:11 AM on 05/01/2011

Hope the Tennessee Titans and Jake Locker enjoy many years of success together.i am really excited about this pick.

[Andy Clark]

04:22 PM on 04/29/2011

I think we can all agree that the Vikings should have traded down from 12 if they really thought Ponder was their guy.

[SmotPoker]

04:29 PM on 04/29/2011

Shut your mouth! If they had done that then my Lions would not have gotten Fairley. So you can just go into a corner and stay there.

[shonuff1914]

04:40 PM on 04/29/2011

Yes the Lions are going to be he!! on a passer this season! Hear that roar!

[Andy Clark]

01:38 PM on 05/04/2011

haha. one man's loss is another man's gain.

[michaelcwhitmire]

03:26 PM on 04/29/2011

This is a pretty funny preview:

http://www.fantasybookies.com/?p=643

[Sencbull]

03:10 PM on 04/29/2011

Saints are on their way to another Super Bowl!!

[spytheweb]

05:36 AM on 05/03/2011

In 20 years.

[FlowerPower3]

02:38 PM on 04/29/2011

Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker AND Christian Ponder...

And the 49ers don't take any of them. I can just hear it now, "Starter of the 2016 Pro Bowl ... Blaine Gabbert...."

The 49ers either better take Andy Dalton or trade for Kevin Kolb or I will be quite put out.

[Andy Clark]

04:22 PM on 04/29/2011

Kevin Kolb, not Casey.

[FlowerPower3]

04:28 PM on 04/29/2011

Oops, meer fàrt...

Thank goodness for the new edit function.

[bigjohnstud]

02:14 PM on 04/29/2011

As a Washington resident and Husky fan I have had the pleasure of watching Jake Locker up close. He is the kind of kid every parent wishes for. His character is beyond reproach. He is a great leader and a true warrior. His upside is tremendous. I think the Titan fans will be pleased.

[abaybay]

02:31 PM on 04/29/2011

agreed. i'm not sure if the pick is as shocking as analysts are making it out to be. he's perfect for the titans' culture. he wouldn't have been there in the second round so they had to grab him in the first.

[ASerpico]

01:12 PM on 04/29/2011

Hopefully Cam becomes a huge success with the Panthers.

[DungBeetle]

12:42 PM on 04/29/2011

Love the draft. Great night last night.

Couldn't believe they actually played the Lee Greenwood song with the military folks on the stage.

How cheesy and cliche.

[Roland19]

01:15 PM on 04/29/2011

You mean the Wounded Warriors moment? Eh, I was just happy to see the NFL taking a minute to acknowledge people who truly sacrifice for the nation.

[DungBeetle]

01:21 PM on 04/29/2011

Some were wounded warriors...yes. And they do it every year and I'm fine with it.

I'll repeat...the Lee Greenwood song is cheesy and I think demeans the moment.

You got it now? You with me? You may not agree but do you understand the words I typed?

[Jack Marsh]

11:44 AM on 04/29/2011

I was expecting the Chiefs to take Carimi, but, we ended up getting a WR, which wasn't too bad of a move, but, we need a big guy on the OL more.

[abaybay]

11:53 AM on 04/29/2011

yeah you guys need to open up more room for jamal charles. that kid is lightning.

[shonuff1914]

04:45 PM on 04/29/2011

Yeah you do and then you guys have the best rushing game in the country Charles was my fantasy hero last year.

[abaybay]

11:42 AM on 04/29/2011

Cardinals now have the best secondary in football. Peterson, DRC, Rhodes and Wilson. Filthy.

[shonuff1914]

04:46 PM on 04/29/2011

I still take the Jets but its close.

[Nick Paul Craig]

01:43 AM on 05/01/2011

I'll take the Packers. 67.2 Allowed passer rating (1st), 24 INTs (2nd) and 8 in the playoffs.

[13champlain]

11:30 AM on 04/29/2011

texans could of taken N. Fairley...so they outsmarted themselves again.

[shonuff1914]

04:46 PM on 04/29/2011

Lets go lions!

[thebirdstheword]

11:22 AM on 04/29/2011

the people ranking these picks above sure don't seem like they know much about the players they are ranking.

[Jaskoen]

11:34 AM on 04/29/2011

It ain't espn.com.

[FunkSands]

11:18 AM on 04/29/2011

The Lions D-Line just became the best in the league.  Hope the governor doesn't shut them down and appoint Millen as the emergency manager.

[Now tense]

11:31 AM on 04/29/2011

I think Detroit made the best pick so far for their team.

[abaybay]

11:45 AM on 04/29/2011

I agree with you but I would also throw the Saints and Cards into the mix for best picks. Saints got Ingram late in the first to compliment the passing game of brees and the cardinals got the best overall player at #5 and now have the best secondary in football in an era where the run game is becoming more and more obsolete.

[abaybay]

11:46 AM on 04/29/2011

also, the giants picking Amukamara was pretty solid. That kid was a steal at #19

[DungBeetle]

12:45 PM on 04/29/2011

Best pick of the night. At the end of the college season last year Fairley was number one on most boards. Teams over think all of this character stuff. He'll be fine in Detroit. Suh and Vandenbosh won't allow foolishness. Your avatar is absurd and hillarious.

[jason9045]

11:14 AM on 04/29/2011

Four picks in the first round, Roll Tide.

Also, with Suh and Fairley, Detroit is going to put the fear into some QB's this season if Fairley can do a lot of growing up between now and September.

[thebirdstheword]

12:30 PM on 04/29/2011

suh & vandenbosch will make sure fairley stays in line. sounds kinda weird to say, but detroit may have been the best place for him to go.

[abaybay]

01:27 PM on 04/29/2011

agreed. this situation is perfect for him. he won't be coming to a team where they are going to rely solely on him for a pass rush. He's now a part of the scariest D-line in the NFL. any character issues will be left at the door if Suh and KVB have any say in the matter.

[jason9045]

01:58 PM on 04/29/2011

I hope you're right. It burns me to admit this, but he's a phenomenal player. He just hasn't impressed me much as a person. If he can get that sorted out, he's got a bright future.