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2014 NFL Draft: Around the NFC West

May 9, 2014, 5:54 AM | Updated: 4:18 pm

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The 2013 season was a banner year for the NFC West. The division had a seven-win team (St. Louis Rams), three squads with at least 10 victories (Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks), two participants in the NFC Championship Game (49ers and Seahawks) and one Super Bowl champion (Seahawks).

Thursday, the division’s four teams turned their collective eye towards the future, making four of the first 32 selections in the 2014 NFL Draft.

Here’s how the night panned out for each team:

Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins poses for photos upon arriving for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles poses for photos upon arriving for the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Cleveland Browns fan Gus Angelone, of Cleveland, Ohio, waits outside before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Oakland Raiders fan Chris DeRobertis, center, of Mahopac, N.Y., waits outside before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Houston Texans fan Ryan Dove, of Houston, Texas, waves as he is taunted by fans waiting in line outside Radio City Music Hall before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack poses for photos on the red carpet upon arriving for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Houston Texans fan Frank Carrera adjusts his mustache as he waits for the start of the NFL draft at a Houston Texans draft day party at NRG Stadium Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Houston. The Texans have the number one pick in the NFL draft. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater poses for photos upon arriving for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles, right, poses for photos with his mother, Suzy Bortles, upon arriving for the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater poses for photos with his mother, Rose Murphy, upon arriving for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans arrives on the red carpet for the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Vanderbilt wide receiver Jordan Mattews is introduced before the start of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) USC center, Marcus Martin, is introduced before the start of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is introduced at the start of the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Johnny Manziel, from Texas A&M, walks on stage for a group photo with fellow draft prospects before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) South Carolina defensive end Dejeveon Clowney reacts after being chosen by the Houston Texans as the first pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Auburn tackle Greg Robinson, right, poses with a St. Louis Rams jersey after being chosen as the second pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack, right, poses for photos with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Oakland Raiders as the fifth pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins poses for photos after being selected by the Buffalo Bills as the fourth round pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Central Florida quarterback Blake Bortles poses with NFL commissioner Roger Gooddell after being selected as the third pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Johnny Manziel, from Texas A&M, waits backstage during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Kyle Fuller, right, from Virginia Tech, is congratulated after being selected 14th overall by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Odell Beckham, Jr., from LSU, is congratulated after being selected 12th overall by the New York Giants in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Ohio State outside linebacker Ryan Shazier hugs NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers as the 15th pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Jake Matthews, from Texas A&M, is congratulated after being selected sixth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) North Carolina tight end Eric Ebron walks off the stage after being selected by the Detroit Lions as the 10th pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) C.J. Mosley, from Alabama, takes a call before being selected 17th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater poses with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Minnesota Vikings as the 32 pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel reacts after being selected by the Cleveland Browns as the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel holds up a Cleveland Browns jersey after being selected as the 22nd pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Thursday, May 8, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim addresses the media after the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft on Thursday, May 8, 2014. (Vince Marotta/Arizona Sports) Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim addresses the media after the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft on Thursday, May 8, 2014. (Vince Marotta/Arizona Sports) Arizona Cardinals safety Deone Bucannon addresses the media at a press conference on Friday, May 9, 2014. (Photo: Vince Marotta/Arizona Sports) Arizona Cardinals safety Deone Bucannon addresses the media at a press conference on Friday, May 9, 2014. (Photo: Vince Marotta/Arizona Sports) Arizona Cardinals general manager Steve Keim, VP of communications Mark Dalton, head coach Bruce Arians and team president Michael Bidwill as first-round pick Deone Bucannon's press conference on Friday, May 9, 2014. (Photo: Vince Marotta/Arizona Sports)

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