NYC (AP) a' Significantly more than 2A a lot of linemen, five deals, one quarterback and no Manti Te'o. The initial round of the NFL draft delivered a massive percentage of beef, with 18 groups devouring linemen from the starting pick of offensive handle Eric Fisher by Kansas City to middle Travis Frederick by Dallas at No. 31. But probably the greatest story of the first round was Teo's name perhaps not being called by Commissioner Roger Goodell through the 3-hour, 33-minute procedure Thursday night. Te'o, the All-America linebacker from Notre Dame, became a tabloid sensation in January with revelations that the lover who supposedly died during the season was really a hoax. But what might have hurt his draft status most was his poor play in the national title game loss to Alabama, and his slow 40-yard dash time at the NFL combine. Te'o was not the sole big-name player who'll have to wait until Friday's next round. West Virginia's Geno Smith was likely to be studied, but instead the only real quarterback picked was Florida State's EJ Manuel by Buffalo with the 16th area, acquired in a deal with St. Louis. It was the lowest the first QB was taken since 2000, when Chad Pennington went 18th to the Jets. The Bills, obviously, are optimistic about Manuel. "If we can create this man, he's the talent to take you to the dance," Bills basic director Buddy Nix said. "This guy was further along than many of them as far as his familiarity with the overall game. ... This guy, to us, offers leadership qualities. He is smart. And he's big." Also left out in the first round were running shells a' none was taken for the first time since 1963. Among running backs who could go in the 2nd round are Eddie Lacy of Alabama and Montee Ball of Wisconsin. Other quarterbacks still waiting for their names to be named contain USC's Matt Barkley, Oklahoma's Landry Jones and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib. The beef was shown off by this first round. The breakdown: nine unpleasant linemen, nine defensive linemen. "It is obviously good when the O-line gets some respect," offensive tackle Luke Joeckel explained after being taken No. 2 by Jacksonville. "We often have the crummy meeting room, the crummy seats inside our meeting room. "A large amount of teams are knowing how essential the positioning is. The inventors, they look quite scoring the touchdowns, but space is got by them to report those touchdowns from us." And on the other side of the ball, teams need players to break through the point to access the quarterbacks and running backs. That is why Miami was in a trading mood, moving up from No. 12 to No. 3 in a deal with Oakland to seize defensive end Dion Jordan of Oregon. "We got a player we coveted quite a bit," Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland said of the player he hopes could be the next Jason Taylor. "You have got to hit the quarterback down, you've surely got to get the ball away. This person can do one of those two things." Following the opening two picks, the stampede was on. The very first eight picks were all linemen. "That will be a lot of love for the big boys up front, which we tend not to get," Fisher said. Fisher became the initial Mid-American Conference player chosen at the top when Chiefs new coach Andy Reid find the 6-foot-7, 306-pound offensive tackle. "This is so surreal," Fisher said. "I am prepared to get to work today. I'm prepared to start playing some basketball. I am unable to approach what is going on right now." After Joeckel and Jordan were taken, it absolutely was BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah to Detroit, LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo to Cleveland, and New York guard Jonathan Cooper to Arizona. Fisher was only the 3rd offensive tackle picked No. 1, joining Orlando Pace (1997) and Jake Long (2008) because the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL. It is also the first time since '70 that offensive tackles went 1-2. Even without a high-profile passer, runner or tackler going at the beginning, the fans in your home of the Rockettes were moved. They chanted "U-S-A, U-S-A" when Goodell paid homage to the initial responders at the Boston Marathon bombings and to the subjects of the explosion in West, Texas. They roared when Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath started the countdown to the initial outside Super Bowl in a cold-weather site by using the podium and screaming: "New York; Super Bowl 48." The audience did not seem to care that in early stages the choices were all heifers, not hoofers. No Andrew Lucks or RG3s at the top of this crop. New Eagles coach Chip Kelly got a road-grader for his uptempo crime in Johnson. "Tackle is not an extremely attractive position," Johnson said. "But it is a position of terrible need." In another industry, the Rams moved up seven spots a and sent four picks to Buffalo to do so. E. Louis then got West Virginia wide phone Tavon Austin, all 5-8, 174 pounds of him. The Brand New York Jets may have found an upgraded for star cornerback Darrelle Revis a' traded to Tampa Bay a' when they picked Alabama All-American Dee Milliner. That was the first of three direct selections from two-time national champion Alabama: Tennessee got guard Chance Warmack and North Park got offensive tackle D.J. Fluker. Oakland applied the pick it got from the Dolphins for Houston cornerback D.J. Hayden, who very nearly died last November after having a accident in practice took a blood vessel off the back of his heart. He was taken to a and had surgery. Utah defensive handle Star Lotulelei, who also had a heart shock at the NFL combine however tested fine, went 14th to Carolina, followed closely by Texas protection Kenny Vaccaro to New Orleans. Former Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi, who maintained a wounded female athlete to protection after the Boston Marathon explosions, exhibited a shirt with the city's 617 area code and "Boston Strong" written on the leading. He was likely to announce New England's pick, however the Patriots worked it to Minnesota, offering the Vikings three first-round choices. Andruzzi, a native New Yorker, said, "There is a new expressing in Boston: Boston Strong" before unveiling the jacket as "Sweet Caroline" was played on the loudspeakers. Pittsburgh, which often appears to discover standout linebackers, got the highest-rated one in Georgia's Jarvis Jones. The Rams went with still another Georgia linebacker, Alec Ogletree with the No. 30 pick. Notre Dame were left with a first-rounder when limited end Tyler Eifert was selected 21st general by Cincinnati. Atlanta's choice of Washington cornerback Desmond Trufant offered that family three brothers in the league. His older siblings, Marcus and Isaiah, preceded him. One major surprise was the New York Giants' collection of Justin Pugh a' yet another tackle, but one who wasn't predicted to get in the opening round by many draft analysts. 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