ESPN.com’s John Clayton has posted his first day winners and losers from Day 1. The first loser on his board is USC quarterback Matt Leinart. Clayton reports that if Leinart would have declared himself eligible for the draft last season, Leinart would have recieved at least $20 million in guarantees (much like first overall pick Alex Smith did last year), because he would have been selected in the top spot. Leinart slips to No.10, however, and probably will max out at 6 to 8 million in guarantees.
Some draft day winners from Clayton’s list include Denver, Arizona and San Francisco.
