New York Jets Trade Up, Draft USC Quarterback Mark Sanchez

The New York Jets have engineered the first trade of this year's NFL draft, moving up to the fifth pick to select University of Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez.

NFL Draft FIrst-Round Picks

1. Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia

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2. St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

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3. Kansas City Chiefs: Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU

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4. Seattle Seahawks: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest

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5. New York Jets (From Cleveland): Mark Sanchez, QB, Southern Cal

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6. Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama

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7. Oakland Raiders: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland

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8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

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9. Green Bay Packers: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College

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10. San Francisco 49ers: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech

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The Browns got the Jets' first- and second-round picks in this year's draft, plus three players off the Jets' roster -- defensive end Kenyon Coleman, quarterback Brett Ratliff and defensive back Abram Elam. Ratliff is unlikely to see the field for the Browns any time soon, but Coleman and Elam are both solid additions to the defense, and the Browns can add two good young players if they draft wisely.

But the story here is the Jets. The move to select Sanchez was a surprise, but not a total shock: The Jets didn't hide the fact that they liked Sanchez enough that they were willing to trade up to get him. The biggest surprise is that they traded all the way up to the fifth pick, where they'll have to give Sanchez a huge contract, probably in the neighborhood of the six-year, $72 million deal the Falcons gave No. 3 overall pick Matt Ryan last year.

Of course, Ryan turned out to be well worth it. The Jets think they got a similar player in Sanchez.