The 2014 NFL Draft kicked off on May 8 with thrilling round one picks, including Justin Gilbert (No. 8 to the Minnesota Vikings), Taylor Lewan (No. 11 to the Tennessee Titans), Ryan Shazier (No. 15 to the Pittsburgh Steelers), Zack Martin (No. 16 to the Dallas Cowboys) and C.J. Mosley (No. 17 to the Baltimore Ravens), and a ton of upbeat hip-hop theme songs.
For the first time, players at this year’s NFL draft were allowed to pick their own song to play as they walked to the podium to be greeted by Commissioner Roger Goodell. Before the event, Texas A&M’s Mike Evans announced that he would make his entrance to the new and popular Drake track “Trophies,” while Clemson University’s Sammy Watkins said he was choosing between Wale’s “Ambition” and Rich Homie Quan’s “Finally Made It.” Check out the tunes the first round draftees picked for their big entrance below.
The 2014 NFL Draft will resume for rounds two and three on May 9, followed by rounds three through seven on Saturday, May 10.
- Odell Beckham Jr.: “The Sky’s The Limit” – Lil Wayne
- Blake Bortles: “Blow Up” – J. Cole
- Teddy Bridgewater: “The World’s Greatest” – R. Kelly
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix: “Never Would Have Made It” – Marvin Sapp
- Jadeveon Clowney: “The Man” – Aloe Blacc
- Brandin Cooks and Ryan Shazier: “Everythang” – Young Jeezy
- Kony Ealy: “Money Baby” – K Camp
- Eric Ebron: “They Don’t Love You No More” – DJ Khaled
- Mike Evans: “Trophies” – Young Money feat. Drake
- Kyler Fuller and Ra’Shede Hageman: “We Made It” – Drake feat. Soulja Boy
- Jimmy Garoppolo: “Good Life” – Kanye West feat. T-Pain
- Justin Gilbert: “We Dem Boyz” – Wiz Khalifa
- Cyrus Kouandjio: “Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
- Cody Latimer: “Everyday” – Ace Hood
- Marqise Lee: “Handsome & Wealthy” – Migos
- Taylor Lewan: “Rock City” – Kings Of Leon
- Khalil Mack and Greg Robinson: “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
- Johnny Manziel: “Draft Day” – Drake
- Jake Matthews: “Going The Distance” – Bill Conti
- Jordan Matthews: “Through The Wire” – Kanye West
- Morgan Moses: “Sideline Story” – J. Cole
- C.J. Mosley: “My Favorite Song” – Wiz Khalifa
- Calvin Pryor: “Dreams & Nightmares” – Meek Mill
- Bradley Roby: “Believe Me” – Drake feat. Lil Wayne
- Jason Verrett: “Icy” – Gucci Mane
- Sammy Watkins: “Look What You’ve Done” – Drake