2008 NFL Draft - Wikipedia

2008 American football draft

2008 NFL draft
General information
Date	April 26–27, 2008
Time	3:00 pm EDT (April 26)10:00 am EDT (April 27)
Location	Radio City Music Hallin New York City
Networks	ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
252 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Jake Long, OTMiami Dolphins
Mr. Irrelevant	David Vobora, LBSt. Louis Rams
Most selections (12)	Chicago BearsKansas City Chiefs
Fewest selections (5)	Cleveland BrownsJacksonville JaguarsMinnesota VikingsOakland RaidersSan Diego Chargers
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The 2008 NFL draft was the 73rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 26 and April 27, 2008.[1][2] For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so. Of the 252 selections,[3] 220 were regular selections in rounds one through seven, and 32 were compensatory selections,[4] distributed among rounds three through seven.[5] As of the end of the 2018 season, 27 players have been selected to the Pro Bowl.

For the first time since the common draft began, no wide receiver was selected in the first round. For the first time ever, the first two picks had the same last name (Jake and Chris Long; they were unrelated). Additionally, a then-record 34 trades were made during the draft itself.[6] This number of trades was later broken in 2017.

As of 2025, there are only five remaining active players in the NFL from the 2008 draft class: Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell, Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco, Panthers long snapper J. J. Jansen, 49ers long snapper Jon Weeks, and Commanders quarterback Josh Johnson, although Johnson was absent from 2014 to 2017, from 2019 to 2020, and again in 2023.

Changes for 2008

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The schedule for the draft was changed: day one began at 3:00 PM EDT (1900 UTC), instead of noon, and consisted of just two rounds. Day two began with round three at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 UTC), instead of 11:00 AM. Moreover, the time limits for day one selections were reduced, from 15 minutes to ten for first-round picks and from ten minutes to seven in the second. The limit remained five minutes for all picks in rounds three through seven.[7]

The draft also marked the official debut of a new NFL shield logo, replacing the old shield logo which had been used since 1970, featuring eight white stars to represent each of the league's eight divisions, and a football rotated to the same angle as the one on the top of the Vince Lombardi Trophy given to the Super Bowl champion.[8]

Player breakdown

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The following is the breakdown of the 252 players by position:

35 wide receivers 30 cornerbacks 28 linebackers 26 defensive ends 26 offensive tackles

23 running backs 18 defensive tackles 16 tight ends 15 safeties 13 quarterbacks

7 offensive guards 7 centers 4 fullbacks 2 kickers 1 punter

Player selections

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Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 * = compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler[9]

Positions key Offense Defense Special teams QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end[a] DT — Defensive tackle[b] LB — Linebacker[c] DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety[d] K — Kicker[e] P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist[f] ^ Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) ^ Includes nose tackle (NT) ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK) ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners

Jordy Nelson (top) and DeSean Jackson (bottom), two All-Pro receivers, were both taken in the second round

Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Miami Dolphins	Jake Long †	OT	Michigan	Big Ten	[10]
1	2	St. Louis Rams	Chris Long	DE	Virginia	ACC
1	3	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Ryan †	QB	Boston College	ACC
1	4	Oakland Raiders	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas	SEC
1	5	Kansas City Chiefs	Glenn Dorsey	DT	LSU	SEC
1	6	New York Jets	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	7	New Orleans Saints	Sedrick Ellis	DT	USC	Pac-10	from San Francisco via New England[R1 - 1]
1	8	Jacksonville Jaguars	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida	SEC	from Baltimore[R1 - 2]
1	9	Cincinnati Bengals	Keith Rivers	LB	USC	Pac-10
1	10	New England Patriots	Jerod Mayo †	LB	Tennessee	SEC	from New Orleans[R1 - 3]
1	11	Buffalo Bills	Leodis McKelvin	CB	Troy	Sun Belt
1	12	Denver Broncos	Ryan Clady †	OT	Boise State	WAC
1	13	Carolina Panthers	Jonathan Stewart †	RB	Oregon	Pac-10
1	14	Chicago Bears	Chris Williams	OT	Vanderbilt	SEC
1	15	Kansas City Chiefs	Branden Albert †	OT	Virginia	ACC	from Detroit[R1 - 4]
1	16	Arizona Cardinals	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie †	CB	Tennessee State	OVC
1	17	Detroit Lions	Gosder Cherilus	OT	Boston College	ACC	from Minnesota via Kansas City[R1 - 5]
1	18	Baltimore Ravens	Joe Flacco †	QB	Delaware	CAA	from Houston[R1 - 6]Super Bowl XLVII MVP
1	19	Carolina Panthers	Jeff Otah	OT	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Philadelphia[R1 - 7]
1	20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Aqib Talib †	CB	Kansas	Big 12
1	21	Atlanta Falcons	Sam Baker	OT	USC	Pac-10	from Washington[R1 - 8]
1	22	Dallas Cowboys	Felix Jones	RB	Arkansas	SEC	from Cleveland[R1 - 9]
1	23	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	Illinois	Big Ten
1	24	Tennessee Titans	Chris Johnson †	RB	East Carolina	C-USA
1	25	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Jenkins †	CB	South Florida	Big East	from Seattle[R1 - 10]
1	26	Houston Texans	Duane Brown †	OT	Virginia Tech	ACC	from Jacksonville via Baltimore[R1 - 11]
1	27	San Diego Chargers	Antoine Cason	CB	Arizona	Pac-10
1	28	Seattle Seahawks	Lawrence Jackson	DE	USC	Pac-10	from Dallas[R1 - 12]
1	29	San Francisco 49ers	Kentwan Balmer	DT	North Carolina	ACC	from Indianapolis[R1 - 13]
1	30	New York Jets	Dustin Keller	TE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Green Bay[R1 - 14]
1	30.5–	New England Patriots	selection forfeited[11]
1	31	New York Giants	Kenny Phillips	S	Miami (FL)	ACC
2	32	Miami Dolphins	Phillip Merling	DE	Clemson	ACC
2	33	St. Louis Rams	Donnie Avery	WR	Houston	C-USA
2	34	Washington Redskins	Devin Thomas	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Oakland via Atlanta[R2 - 1]
2	35	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Flowers †	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC
2	36	Green Bay Packers	Jordy Nelson †	WR	Kansas State	Big 12	from New York Jets[R2 - 2]
2	37	Atlanta Falcons	Curtis Lofton	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	38	Seattle Seahawks	John Carlson	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Baltimore[R2 - 3]
2	39	San Francisco 49ers	Chilo Rachal	G	USC	Pac-10
2	40	New Orleans Saints	Tracy Porter	CB	Indiana	Big Ten
2	41	Buffalo Bills	James Hardy	WR	Indiana	Big Ten
2	42	Denver Broncos	Eddie Royal	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC
2	43	Minnesota Vikings	Tyrell Johnson	S	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	from Carolina via Philadelphia[R2 - 4]
2	44	Chicago Bears	Matt Forte †	RB	Tulane	C-USA
2	45	Detroit Lions	Jordon Dizon	LB	Colorado	Big 12
2	46	Cincinnati Bengals	Jerome Simpson	WR	Coastal Carolina	Big South
2	47	Philadelphia Eagles	Trevor Laws	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Minnesota[R2 - 5]
2	48	Washington Redskins	Fred Davis	TE	USC	Pac-10	from Houston via Atlanta[R2 - 6]
2	49	Philadelphia Eagles	DeSean Jackson †	WR	California	Pac-10
2	50	Arizona Cardinals	Calais Campbell †	DE	Miami (FL)	ACC
2	51	Washington Redskins	Malcolm Kelly	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	52	Jacksonville Jaguars	Quentin Groves	DE	Auburn	SEC	from Tampa Bay[R2 - 7]
2	53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Limas Sweed	WR	Texas	Big 12
2	54	Tennessee Titans	Jason Jones	DT	Eastern Michigan	MAC
2	55	Baltimore Ravens	Ray Rice †	RB	Rutgers	Big East	from Seattle[R2 - 8]
2	56	Green Bay Packers	Brian Brohm	QB	Louisville	Big East	from Cleveland[R2 - 9]
2	57	Miami Dolphins	Chad Henne	QB	Michigan	Big Ten	from San Diego[R2 - 10]
2	58	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dexter Jackson	WR	Appalachian State	SoCon	from Jacksonville[R2 - 11]
2	59	Indianapolis Colts	Mike Pollak	C	Arizona State	Pac-10
2	60	Green Bay Packers	Patrick Lee	CB	Auburn	SEC
2	61	Dallas Cowboys	Martellus Bennett †	TE	Texas A&M	Big 12
2	62	New England Patriots	Terrence Wheatley	CB	Colorado	Big 12
2	63	New York Giants	Terrell Thomas	CB	USC	Pac-10
3	64	Detroit Lions	Kevin Smith	RB	UCF	C-USA	from Miami[R3 - 1]
3	65	St. Louis Rams	John Greco	OT	Toledo	MAC
3	66	Miami Dolphins	Kendall Langford	DE	Hampton	MEAC	from Kansas City via Detroit[R3 - 2]
3	67	Carolina Panthers	Charles Godfrey	CB	Iowa	Big Ten	from New York Jets[R3 - 3]
3	68	Atlanta Falcons	Chevis Jackson	CB	LSU	SEC
3	69	San Diego Chargers	Jacob Hester	RB	LSU	SEC	from Oakland via New England[R3 - 4]
3	70	Chicago Bears	Earl Bennett	WR	Vanderbilt	SEC	from San Francisco[R3 - 5]
3	71	Baltimore Ravens	Tavares Gooden	LB	Miami (FL)	ACC	from Baltimore via Buffalo and Jacksonville[R3 - 6]
3	72	Buffalo Bills	Chris Ellis	DE	Virginia Tech	ACC
3	73	Kansas City Chiefs	Jamaal Charles †	RB	Texas	Big 12	from Denver via Minnesota[R3 - 7]
3	74	Carolina Panthers	Dan Connor	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
3	75	San Francisco 49ers	Reggie Smith	CB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Chicago[R3 - 8]
3	76	Kansas City Chiefs	Brad Cottam	TE	Tennessee	SEC	from Detroit[R3 - 9]
3	77	Cincinnati Bengals	Pat Sims	DT	Auburn	SEC
3	78	New England Patriots	Shawn Crable	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from New Orleans[R3 - 10]
3	79	Houston Texans	Antwaun Molden	CB	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
3	80	Philadelphia Eagles	Bryan Smith	DE	McNeese State	Southland
3	81	Arizona Cardinals	Early Doucet	WR	LSU	SEC
3	82	Kansas City Chiefs	DaJuan Morgan	S	NC State	ACC	from Minnesota[R3 - 11]
3	83	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jeremy Zuttah †	C	Rutgers	Big East
3	84	Atlanta Falcons	Harry Douglas	WR	Louisville	Big East	from Washington[R3 - 12]
3	85	Tennessee Titans	Craig Stevens	TE	California	Pac-10
3	86	Baltimore Ravens	Tom Zbikowski	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Seattle[R3 - 13]
3	87	Detroit Lions	Andre Fluellen	DT	Florida State	ACC	from Cleveland[R3 - 14]
3	88	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Davis	OLB	UCLA	Pac-10
3	89	Houston Texans	Steve Slaton	RB	West Virginia	Big East	from Jacksonville via Baltimore[R3 - 15]
3	90	Chicago Bears	Marcus Harrison	DT	Arkansas	SEC	from San Diego[R3 - 16]
3	91	Green Bay Packers	Jermichael Finley	TE	Texas	Big 12
3	92	Detroit Lions	Cliff Avril †	DE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Dallas[R3 - 17]
3	93	Indianapolis Colts	Philip Wheeler	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC
3	94	New England Patriots	Kevin O'Connell	QB	San Diego State	MWC
3	95	New York Giants	Mario Manningham	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
3*	96	Washington Redskins	Chad Rinehart	OT	Northern Iowa	Gateway
3*	97	Cincinnati Bengals	Andre Caldwell	WR	Florida	SEC
3*	98	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas DeCoud †	S	California	Pac-10
3*	99	Baltimore Ravens	Oniel Cousins	OT	UTEP	C-USA
4	100	Oakland Raiders	Tyvon Branch	CB	Connecticut	Big East	from Miami via Dallas[R4 - 1]
4	101	St. Louis Rams	Justin King	CB	Penn State	Big Ten
4	102	Green Bay Packers	Jeremy Thompson	DE	Wake Forest	ACC	from New York Jets[R4 - 2]
4	103	Tennessee Titans	William Hayes	DE	Winston-Salem State	MEAC	from Atlanta via Washington[R4 - 3]
4	104	Cleveland Browns	Beau Bell	LB	UNLV	MWC	from Oakland via Dallas[R4 - 4]
4	105	Kansas City Chiefs	William Franklin	WR	Missouri	Big 12
4	106	Baltimore Ravens	Marcus Smith	WR	New Mexico	MWC
4	107	San Francisco 49ers	Cody Wallace	C	Texas A&M	Big 12
4	108	Denver Broncos	Kory Lichtensteiger	C	Bowling Green	MAC
4	109	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike McGlynn	G	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Carolina[R4 - 5]
4	110	Miami Dolphins	Shawn Murphy	OT	Utah State	WAC	from Chicago[R4 - 6]
4	111	Cleveland Browns	Martin Rucker	TE	Missouri	Big 12	from Detroit via Dallas[R4 - 7]
4	112	Cincinnati Bengals	Anthony Collins	OT	Kansas	Big 12
4	113	New York Jets	Dwight Lowery	CB	San Jose State	WAC	from New Orleans via New York Jets and Green Bay[R4 - 8]
4	114	Buffalo Bills	Reggie Corner	CB	Akron	MAC
4	115	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dre Moore	DT	Maryland	ACC	from Philadelphia via Miami and Chicago [R4 - 9]
4	116	Arizona Cardinals	Kenny Iwebema	DE	Iowa	Big Ten
4	117	Philadelphia Eagles	Quintin Demps	S	UTEP	C-USA	from Minnesota[R4 - 10]
4	118	Houston Texans	Xavier Adibi	LB	Virginia Tech	ACC
4	119	Denver Broncos	Jack Williams	CB	Kent State	MAC	from Washington[R4 - 11]
4	120	Chicago Bears	Craig Steltz	S	LSU	SEC	from Tampa Bay[R4 - 12]
4	121	Seattle Seahawks	Red Bryant	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12
4	122	Dallas Cowboys	Tashard Choice	RB	Georgia Tech	ACC	from Cleveland[R4 - 13]
4	123	New York Giants	Bryan Kehl	LB	BYU	MWC	from Pittsburgh[R4 - 14]
4	124	Washington Redskins	Justin Tryon	CB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Tennessee[R4 - 15]
4	124.5–	San Diego Chargers	selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft[12]
4	125	Oakland Raiders	Shields, ArmanArman Shields	WR	Richmond	CAA	from Jacksonville via Baltimore[R4 - 16]
4	126	Tennessee Titans	Lavelle Hawkins	WR	California	Pac-10	from Dallas[R4 - 17]
4	127	Indianapolis Colts	Jacob Tamme	TE	Kentucky	SEC
4	128	St. Louis Rams	Keenan Burton	WR	Kentucky	SEC	from Green Bay[R4 - 18]
4	129	New England Patriots	Jonathan Wilhite	CB	Auburn	SEC
4	130	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Hills	OT	Texas	Big 12	from New York Giants[R4 - 19]
4*	131	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Ikegwuonu	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4*	132	Buffalo Bills	Derek Fine	TE	Kansas	Big 12
4*	133	Baltimore Ravens	David Hale	OT	Weber State	Big Sky
4*	134	Tennessee Titans	Stanford Keglar	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
4*	135	Green Bay Packers	Josh Sitton †	G	UCF	C-USA
5	136	Detroit Lions	Kenneth Moore	WR	Wake Forest	ACC	from Miami via Kansas City[R5 - 1]
5	137	Minnesota Vikings	John David Booty	QB	USC	Pac-10	from St. Louis via Green Bay[R5 - 2]
5	138	Atlanta Falcons	Robert James	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
5	139	Denver Broncos	Ryan Torain	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Oakland[R5 - 3]
5	140	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Carr	CB	Grand Valley State	GLIAC
5	141	Carolina Panthers	Gary Barnidge †	TE	Louisville	Big East	from NY Jets[R5 - 4]
5	141.3–	San Francisco 49ers	selection forfeited[13]
5	141.7–	Baltimore Ravens	selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft[14]
5	142	Chicago Bears	Zackary Bowman	CB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Carolina[R5 - 5]
5	143	Dallas Cowboys	Orlando Scandrick	CB	Boise State	WAC	from Chicago via Buffalo and Jacksonville[R5 - 6]
5	144	New Orleans Saints	DeMario Pressley	DT	NC State	ACC	from Detroit
5	145	Cincinnati Bengals	Jason Shirley	DT	Fresno State	WAC
5	146	Detroit Lions	Jerome Felton †	FB	Furman	SoCon	from New Orleans
5	147	Buffalo Bills	Alvin Bowen	LB	Iowa State	Big 12
5	148	Denver Broncos	Carlton Powell	DT	Virginia Tech	ACC
5	149	Arizona Cardinals	Tim Hightower	RB	Richmond	CAA
5	150	Green Bay Packers	Breno Giacomini	OT	Louisville	Big East	from Minnesota[R5 - 7]
5	151	Houston Texans	Frank Okam	DT	Texas	Big 12
5	152	Minnesota Vikings	Letroy Guion	DT	Florida State	ACC	from Philadelphia[R5 - 8]
5	153	New England Patriots	Matthew Slater †	WR	UCLA	Pac-10	from Tampa Bay[R5 - 9]
5	154	Atlanta Falcons	Kroy Biermann	DE	Montana	Big Sky	from Washington[R5 - 10]
5	155	Jacksonville Jaguars	Thomas Williams	LB	USC	Pac-10	from Cleveland via Dallas[R5 - 11]
5	156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Dixon	QB	Oregon	Pac-10
5	157	St. Louis Rams	Roy Schuening	G	Oregon State	Pac-10	from Tennessee via Washington
5	158	Chicago Bears	Kellen Davis	TE	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Seattle via Jacksonville and Tampa Bay[R5 - 12]
5	159	Jacksonville Jaguars	Trae Williams	CB	South Florida	Big East
5	160	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Josh Johnson	QB	San Diego	Pioneer	from San Diego via New England[R5 - 13]
5	161	Indianapolis Colts	Marcus Howard	DE	Georgia	SEC
5	162	New York Jets	Erik Ainge	QB	Tennessee	SEC	from Green Bay[R5 - 14]
5	163	Seattle Seahawks	Owen Schmitt	FB	West Virginia	Big East	from Dallas[R5 - 15]
5	164	New Orleans Saints	Carl Nicks †	OT	Nebraska	Big 12	from New England[R5 - 16]
5	165	New York Giants	Jonathan Goff	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC
5*	166	San Diego Chargers	Marcus Thomas	RB	UTEP	C-USA
6	167	Dallas Cowboys	Erik Walden	DE	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	from Miami[R6 - 1]
6	168	Washington Redskins	Durant Brooks	P	Georgia Tech	ACC	from St. Louis
6	169	Oakland Raiders	Trevor Scott	DE	Buffalo	MAC
6	170	Kansas City Chiefs	Barry Richardson	OT	Clemson	ACC
6	171	New York Jets	Marcus Henry	WR	Kansas	Big 12
6	172	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas Brown	RB	Georgia	SEC
6	173	Houston Texans	Dominique Barber	S	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Baltimore[R6 - 2]
6	174	San Francisco 49ers	Josh Morgan	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC
6	175	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Geno Hayes	LB	Florida State	ACC	from Chicago
6	176	Miami Dolphins	Jalen Parmele	RB	Toledo	MAC	from Detroit
6	177	Cincinnati Bengals	Corey Lynch	S	Appalachian State	SoCon
6	178	New Orleans Saints	Taylor Mehlhaff	K	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	179	Buffalo Bills	Xavier Omon	RB	Northwest Missouri State	MIAA
6	180	Washington Redskins	Kareem Moore	S	Nicholls State	Southland	from Denver via St. Louis[R6 - 3]
6	181	Carolina Panthers	Nick Hayden	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	182	Kansas City Chiefs	Kevin Robinson	WR	Utah State	WAC	from Minnesota[R6 - 4]
6	183	Denver Broncos	Spencer Larsen	LB	Arizona	Pac-10	from Houston[R6 - 5]
6	184	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Gibson	OT	California	Pac-10
6	185	Arizona Cardinals	Chris Harrington	DE	Texas A&M	Big 12
6	186	Washington Redskins	Colt Brennan	QB	Hawaii	WAC
6	187	Minnesota Vikings	John Sullivan	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Tampa Bay via Kansas City[R6 - 6]
6	188	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Humpal	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
6	189	Seattle Seahawks	Tyler Schmitt	LS	San Diego State	MWC	from Tennessee[R6 - 7]
6	190	Cleveland Browns	Ahtyba Rubin	DT	Iowa State	Big 12	from Seattle[R6 - 8]
6	191	Cleveland Browns	Paul Hubbard	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland via Philadelphia[R6 - 9]
6	192	San Diego Chargers	DeJuan Tribble	CB	Boston College	ACC
6	193	Minnesota Vikings	Jaymar Johnson	WR	Jackson State	SWAC	from Jacksonville[R6 - 10]
6	194	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ryan Mundy	S	West Virginia	Big East	from Green Bay via New York Giants[R6 - 11]
6	195	Miami Dolphins	Donald Thomas	G	Connecticut	Big East	from Dallas[R6 - 12]
6	196	Indianapolis Colts	Tom Santi	TE	Virginia	ACC
6	197	New England Patriots	Bo Ruud	LB	Nebraska	Big 12
6	198	New York Giants	Andre' Woodson	QB	Kentucky	SEC
6*	199	New York Giants	Robert Henderson	DE	Southern Miss	C-USA
6*	200	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Mays	LB	North Dakota State	Great West
6*	201	Indianapolis Colts	Steve Justice	C	Wake Forest	ACC
6*	202	Indianapolis Colts	Mike Hart	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
6*	203	Philadelphia Eagles	Andy Studebaker	DE	Wheaton (IL)	CCIW
6*	204	Miami Dolphins	Lex Hilliard	RB	Montana	Big Sky
6*	205	Indianapolis Colts	Pierre Garçon	WR	Mount Union	OAC
6*	206	Baltimore Ravens	Haruki Nakamura	S	Cincinnati	Big East
6*	207	Cincinnati Bengals	Matt Sherry	TE	Villanova	CAA
7	208	Chicago Bears	Ervin Baldwin	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Miami
7	209	Green Bay Packers	Matt Flynn	QB	LSU	SEC	from St. Louis via Minnesota[R7 - 1]
7	210	Kansas City Chiefs	Brian Johnston	DE	Gardner–Webb	Big South
7	211	New York Jets	Nate Garner	OT	Arkansas	SEC
7	212	Atlanta Falcons	Wilrey Fontenot	CB	Arizona	Pac-10
7	213	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chauncey Washington	RB	USC	Pac-10	from Oakland via Dallas[R7 - 2]
7	214	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Grant	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
7	215	Baltimore Ravens	Justin Harper	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC
7	216	Detroit Lions	Landon Cohen	DT	Ohio	MAC
7	217	Green Bay Packers	Brett Swain	WR	San Diego State	MWC	from Cincinnati via St. Louis[R7 - 3]
7	218	Detroit Lions	Caleb Campbell	S	Army	Ind. (FBS)	from New Orleans
7	219	Buffalo Bills	Demetress Bell	OT	Northwestern State	Southland
7	220	Denver Broncos	Josh Barrett	S	Arizona State	Pac-10
7	221	Carolina Panthers	Hilee Taylor	LB	North Carolina	ACC
7	222	Chicago Bears	Chester Adams	G	Georgia	SEC
7	223	Houston Texans	Alex Brink	QB	Washington State	Pac-10
7	224	Buffalo Bills	Stevie Johnson	WR	Kentucky	SEC	from Philadelphia[R7 - 4]
7	225	Arizona Cardinals	Brandon Keith	OT	Northern Iowa	Gateway
7	226	Oakland Raiders	Chaz Schilens	WR	San Diego State	MWC	from Minnesota via New York Jets[R7 - 5]
7	227	Denver Broncos	Peyton Hillis	FB	Arkansas	SEC	from Tampa Bay[R7 - 6]
7	228	St. Louis Rams	Chris Chamberlain	LB	Tulsa	C-USA	from Washington
7	229	Tennessee Titans	Cary Williams	CB	Washburn	MIAA
7	230	Philadelphia Eagles	King Dunlap	OT	Auburn	SEC	from Seattle[R7 - 7]
7	231	Cleveland Browns	Alex Hall	LB	St. Augustine's	CIAA
7	232	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Zinger	TE	LSU	SEC	from Pittsburgh[R7 - 8]
7	233	Seattle Seahawks	Justin Forsett †	RB	California	Pac-10	from Jacksonville[R7 - 9]
7	234	San Diego Chargers	Corey Clark	OT	Texas A&M	Big 12
7	235	Seattle Seahawks	Brandon Coutu	K	Georgia	SEC	from Dallas[R7 - 10]
7	236	Indianapolis Colts	Jamey Richard	C	Buffalo	MAC
7	237	New Orleans Saints	Adrian Arrington	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Green Bay Packers
7	238	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cory Boyd	RB	South Carolina	SEC	from New England
7	239	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Merritt	TE	UCF	C-USA	from NY Giants[R7 - 11]
7*	240	Baltimore Ravens	Allen Patrick	RB	Oklahoma	Big 12
7*	241	Carolina Panthers	Geoff Schwartz	OT	Oregon	Pac-10
7*	242	Washington Redskins	Rob Jackson	DE	Kansas State	Big 12
7*	243	Chicago Bears	Joey LaRocque	LB	Oregon State	Pac-10
7*	244	Cincinnati Bengals	Angelo Craig	DE	Cincinnati	Big East
7*	245	Miami Dolphins	Lionel Dotson	DE	Arizona	Pac-10
7*	246	Cincinnati Bengals	Mario Urrutia	WR	Louisville	Big East
7*	247	Chicago Bears	Kirk Barton	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
7*	248	Chicago Bears	Marcus Monk	WR	Arkansas	SEC
7*	249	Washington Redskins	Chris Horton	S	UCLA	Pac-10
7*	250	Carolina Panthers	Mackenzy Bernadeau	G	Bentley	NE-10
7*	251	Buffalo Bills	Kennard Cox	CB	Pittsburgh	Big East
7*	252	St. Louis Rams	David Vobora	LB	Idaho	WAC

Trades

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In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2008 draft.

Round one

1. ^ #7: multiple trades: #7: San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 draft (No. 110, traded to the Oakland Raiders for Randy Moss, used to select John Bowie), to New England for one of its first-round selections in 2007 (No. 28, used to select Joe Staley).[source 1] #7: New England → New Orleans (D). New England traded its first- and fifth-round selections (No. 7 and 164) to New Orleans for New Orleans' first- and third-round selections (No. 10 and 78).[source 2][source 3]
2. ^ #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded its first-round selection to Jacksonville for Jacksonville's first-round selection, two third-round selections, and fourth-round selection (No. 26, 71, 89, 125).[source 2]
3. ^ #10: New Orleans → New England (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.
4. ^ #15: Detroit → Kansas City (D). Detroit traded its first- and third-round selections (No. 15 and 76) to Kansas City for Kansas City's second first-round selection, first third-round selection, and first fifth-round selection (No. 17, 66, and 136).[source 2]
5. ^ #17: multiple trades: #17: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). Minnesota traded its first-round selection and their two third-round selections (No. 73 and 82) and pick 182 to Kansas City for defensive end Jared Allen and pick 187.[source 4] #17: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.[source 2]
6. ^ #18: Houston → Baltimore (D). Houston traded its first-round selection to Baltimore for the first-round and (second) third-round selections Baltimore acquired from Jacksonville, and a sixth-round selection (No. 26, 89, and 173).[source 2]
7. ^ #19: Philadelphia → Carolina (D). Philadelphia traded its first-round selection to Carolina for Carolina's second- and fourth-round selections in 2008 (No. 43 and 109), and Carolina's first-round pick in 2009.
8. ^ #21: Washington → Atlanta (D). Washington traded its first-, third-, and fifth-round selections (No. 21, 84, and 154) to Atlanta for two of Atlanta's second-round selections and its fourth-round selection (No. 34, 48, and 103).[source 2]
9. ^ #22: Cleveland → Dallas (PD). Cleveland traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a second-round selection in 2007 (No. 36, later traded to Philadelphia, who selected Kevin Kolb) for Dallas' first-round selection in 2007 (No. 22, used to select Brady Quinn).[source 5]
10. ^ #25: Seattle → Dallas (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection to Dallas for Dallas' remaining first-round selection (No. 28) and its fifth- and seventh-round selections (No. 163 and 235).[source 2]
11. ^ #26: multiple trades: #26: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above.[source 2] #26: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.[source 2]
12. ^ #28: Dallas → Seattle (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
13. ^ #29: Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a fourth-round selection in 2007 (No. 126, used to select Dashon Goldson) to San Francisco for San Francisco's second-round selection in 2007 (No. 42, used to select Tony Ugoh)[source 6]
14. ^ #30: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). Green Bay traded its first-round selection to the Jets for the Jets' second- and fourth-round selections (No. 36 and 113).

Round two

1. ^ #34: multiple trades: #34: Oakland → Atlanta (PD). Oakland traded its second-round selection in 2008 and its fifth-round selection in 2009 to Atlanta for cornerback DeAngelo Hall.[source 7] #34: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
2. ^ #36: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). See #30: Green Bay → New York Jets above.
3. ^ #38: Baltimore → Seattle (D). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (No. 38) to Seattle for Seattle's second- and third-round selections (No. 55 and 86).[source 2]
4. ^ #43: multiple trades: #43: Carolina → Philadelphia (D). See #19: Philadelphia → Carolina above. #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D). Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (No. 43 and 152) to Minnesota for Minnesota's second- and fourth-round selections (No. 47 and 117).
5. ^ #47: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
6. ^ #48: multiple trades: #48: Houston → Atlanta (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection in 2008, and its second-round selection in 2007 (No. 39, used to select Justin Blalock) to Atlanta for quarterback Matt Schaub in a deal in which Houston and Atlanta swapped first-round draft picks (Atlanta selected Jamaal Anderson with No. 8, Houston drafted Amobi Okoye with No. 10).[source 8] #48: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.[source 2]
7. ^ #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection to Jacksonville for Jacksonville's second- and fifth-round selections (No. 58 and 158) and a seventh-round selection in 2009.
8. ^ #55: Seattle → Baltimore (D). See #38: Baltimore → Seattle above.
9. ^ #56: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded its second-round selection to the Green Bay Packers for Corey Williams[source 9]
10. ^ #57: San Diego → Miami (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection to Miami for wide receiver Chris Chambers[source 10]
11. ^ #58: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville above.

Round three

1. ^ #64: Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's third- and sixth-round selections (No. 66 and 176).
2. ^ #66: multiple trades: #66: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above. #66: Detroit → Miami (D). See #64: Miami → Detroit above.
3. ^ #67: New York Jets → Carolina (PD). The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to Carolina for Kris Jenkins[source 11]
4. ^ #69: multiple trades: #69: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 211 selection in 2007 (used to select Oscar Lua) to New England for the No. 91 selection in 2007 (used to select Mario Henderson).[source 12] #69: New England → San Diego (D). New England traded the first of its third-round selections to San Diego for San Diego's fifth-round selection in 2008 (No. 160) and second-round selection in 2009.
5. ^ #70: San Francisco → Chicago (PD). As penalty for tampering with Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ordered San Francisco to swap its third-round selection with Chicago's, and to forfeit its fifth-round selection.[source 13]
6. ^ #71: multiple trades: #71: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 92 and 239 selections in 2007 (used to select Trent Edwards and C. J. Ah You, respectively) to Buffalo for Willis McGahee.[source 14] #71: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded its third- and fifth- round selections to Jacksonville for defensive tackle Marcus Stroud.[source 15] #71: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above.
7. ^ #73: multiple trades: #73: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 176 and 233 selections in 2007 to Minnesota for the No. 121 selection in 2007 (used to select Marcus Thomas).[source 6] #73: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.[source 4]
8. ^ #75: Chicago → San Francisco (PD). See #70: San Francisco → Chicago above.[source 13]
9. ^ #76: Detroit → Kansas City (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.
10. ^ #78: New Orleans → New England (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.
11. ^ #82: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.[source 4]
12. ^ #84: Washington → Atlanta (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
13. ^ #86: Seattle → Baltimore (D). See #38: Baltimore → Seattle above.
14. ^ #87: Cleveland → Detroit (PD). Cleveland traded its third-round selection and Leigh Bodden to Detroit for Shaun Rogers.[source 13]
15. ^ #89: multiple trades: #89: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above. #89: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.
16. ^ #90: San Diego → Chicago (PD). San Diego traded its third-round selection in 2008, as well as the No. 62, 93, and 167 selections in 2007 (used to select Dan Bazuin, Garrett Wolfe, and Kevin Payne, respectively) to Chicago for the No. 37 selection in 2007 (used to select Eric Weddle).[source 6]
17. ^ #92: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's fourth-round selection in 2008 (No. 111) and fourth-round selection in 2009.[source 2]

Round four

1. ^ #100: multiple trades: #100: Miami → Dallas (PD). The Miami Dolphins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Dallas Cowboys for players Akin Ayodele and Anthony Fasano.[source 16] #100: Dallas → Oakland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#100 overall) to Oakland for their fourth-round selection (#104 overall) and seventh-round selection (#213 overall).
2. ^ #102: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). Green Bay traded their fourth round selection (#113 overall) and fifth round selection (#162 overall) to the Jets for New York's fourth round selection (#102 overall).[source 2]
3. ^ #103: multiple trades: #103: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.} #103: Washington → Tennessee (D). Washington traded their fourth-round selection (#103 overall) to Tennessee Titans for their fourth-round selection (#124 overall), and a fifth-round selection (#157 overall).
4. ^ #104: multiple trades: #104: Oakland → Dallas (D). See #100: Dallas → Oakland above. #104: Dallas → Cleveland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#104 overall) to Cleveland for their fourth-round selection (#122 overall), and fifth-round selection (#155 overall).
5. ^ #109: Carolina → Philadelphia (D). See #19: Philadelphia → Carolina above.
6. ^ #110: Chicago → Miami (D). Chicago traded their fourth round selection (#110 overall) to the Dolphins for Miami's fourth round selection (#115 overall) and seventh round selection (#208 overall).[source 2]
7. ^ #111: multiple trades: #111: Detroit → Dallas (D). See #92: Dallas → Detroit above. #111: Dallas → Cleveland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#111 overall) to Cleveland for their 2009 NFL draft third-round selection.[source 17]
8. ^ #113: multiple trades: #113: New Orleans → New York Jets (PD). The New Orleans Saints traded their fourth-round selection to the New York Jets for Jonathan Vilma and a conditional pick in the 2009 draft.[source 18] #113: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). See #30: Green Bay → New York Jets above. #113: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). See #102: New York Jets → Green Bay above.
9. ^ #115: multiple trades: #115: Philadelphia → Miami (D). Philadelphia traded their fourth-round selection (#115 overall) to Miami for running back Lorenzo Booker. #115: Miami → Chicago (D). See #110: Chicago → Miami above. #115: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). Tampa Bay traded their fourth-round selection (#120 overall) and fifth-round selection (#158 overall) to Chicago for their fourth-round selection (#115 overall) and sixth-round selection (#175 overall).
10. ^ #117: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
11. ^ #119: Washington → Denver (PD). The Washington Redskins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008, and their third-round selection in 2007 (used to select Ryan Harris) to Denver as part of a three-team trade in which Washington received T. J. Duckett and Atlanta received Ashley Lelie. (This was the result of a formula which could have had Denver and Washington swapping 2007 first-round selections.)[source 19]
12. ^ #120: Tampa Bay → Chicago (D). See #115: Chicago → Tampa Bay above.
13. ^ #122: Cleveland → Dallas (D). See #104: Dallas → Cleveland above.
14. ^ #123: Pittsburgh → New York Giants (D). Pittsburgh traded their fourth-round selection (#123 overall) to New York Giants for their fourth-round selection (#130 overall), and a sixth-round selection (#194 overall).[source 2]
15. ^ #124: Tennessee → Washington (D). See #103: Washington → Tennessee above.
16. ^ #125: multiple trades: #125: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above. #125: Baltimore → Oakland (D). Baltimore traded the fourth-round selection obtained from Jacksonville in Round 1 (#125 overall) to the Oakland Raiders for CB Fabian Washington.
17. ^ #126: Dallas → Tennessee (PD). The Dallas Cowboys traded their fourth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans for suspended defensive back Pacman Jones.[source 20]
18. ^ #128: Green Bay → St. Louis (D). Green Bay traded its fourth-round selection to St. Louis for their fifth-round selection in 2008 (No. 137) and seventh-round selection in 2008 (No. 217).[source 2]
19. ^ #130: New York Giants → Pittsburgh (D). See #123: Pittsburgh → New York Giants above.

Round five

1. ^ #136: multiple trades: #136: Miami → Kansas City (PD). Miami conditionally traded its fifth-round selection to Kansas City for Trent Green. The selection would have been upgraded to a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria.[source 21] However, Green was injured in a game against the Houston Texans and would up on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season. #136: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.
2. ^ #137: multiple trades: #137: St. Louis → Green Bay (D). See #128: Green Bay → St. Louis above. #137: Green Bay → Minnesota (D). Minnesota traded their fifth round pick (150) and seventh round pick (209) to Green Bay for their fourth round pick (137).
3. ^ #139: Oakland → Denver (PD). Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren.[source 22]
4. ^ #141: New York Jets → Carolina (PD). See #67: New York Jets → Carolina above.[source 11]
5. ^ #142: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded their fifth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.[source 23]
6. ^ #143: multiple trades: #143: Chicago → Buffalo (PD). Chicago conditionally traded their fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection was dependent on Walker's playing time.[source 24] #143: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). See #71: Buffalo → Jacksonville above.[source 15] #143: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). Jacksonville traded its fifth-round selection (#143 overall) to Dallas for its fifth-round selection (#155 overall) and seventh-round selection (#213 overall).
7. ^ #150: Minnesota → Green Bay (D). See #137: Green Bay → Minnesota above.
8. ^ #152: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
9. ^ #153: Tampa Bay → New England (D). New England traded fifth-round and seventh-round selections (#160 and #238 overall) to Tampa Bay for its fifth-round selection (#153 overall).[source 2]
10. ^ #154: Washington → Atlanta (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
11. ^ #155: multiple trades: #155: Cleveland → Dallas (D). See #104: Dallas → Cleveland above. #155: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). See #143: Jacksonville → Dallas above.
12. ^ #158: multiple trades: #158: Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). The Seattle Seahawks traded their fifth-round selection to Jacksonville for running back Alvin Pearman and the Jaguars' seventh-round pick. #158: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville above.[source 2]
13. ^ #160: multiple trades: #160: San Diego → New England (D). See #69: New England → San Diego above. #160: New England → Tampa Bay (D). See #153: Tampa Bay → New England above.
14. ^ #162: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). See #102: New York Jets → Green Bay above.
15. ^ #163: Seattle → Dallas (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
16. ^ #164: New England → New Orleans (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.

Round six

1. ^ #167: Miami → Dallas (PD). Dallas and Miami exchanged their sixth-round selections in a trade with Jason Ferguson going to the Dolphins as part of the deal.[source 25]
2. ^ #173: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.
3. ^ #180: multiple trades: #180: Denver → St. Louis (PD). Denver traded their sixth-round selection to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.[source 26] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.[15]
4. ^ #182: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.[source 4]
5. ^ #183: Houston → Denver (PD). Houston traded their sixth-round selection to Denver for Chris Myers.[source 27]
6. ^ #187: multiple trades: #187: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded their sixth-round selection to Kansas City for nose tackle Ryan Sims and running back Michael Bennett. #187: Kansas City → Minnesota (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.[source 4]
7. ^ #189: Tennessee → Seattle (PD). The Tennessee Titans traded their sixth-round selection to Seattle for defensive end Bryce Fisher.
8. ^ #190: Seattle → Cleveland (PD). Seattle traded their sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.[source 28]
9. ^ #191: multiple trades: #191: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection to Philadelphia for center Hank Fraley. The trade was conditional on games started by Fraley, and could have fallen to a seventh-round pick, but Fraley started all 16 games.[source 29]
10. ^ #193: Jacksonville → Minnesota (PD). Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection to Minnesota for Troy Williamson.[source 30]
11. ^ #194: multiple trades: #194: Green Bay → New York Giants (PD). Green Bay traded their sixth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant.[source 31]
12. ^ #195: Dallas → Miami (PD). See #167: Miami → Dallas above.[source 25]

Round seven

1. ^ #209: multiple trades: #209: St. Louis → Minnesota (PD). St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg.[source 32]
2. ^ #213: multiple trades: #213: Oakland → Dallas (D). See #100: Dallas → Oakland above. #213: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). See #143: Jacksonville → Dallas above.
3. ^ #217: multiple trades: #217: Cincinnati → St. Louis (PD). Cincinnati traded their seventh-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick[source 33]
4. ^ #224: Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb.[source 34]
5. ^ #226: multiple trades: #226: Minnesota → New York Jets (PD). Minnesota traded their seventh-round selection to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger.[source 35]
6. ^ #227: Tampa Bay → Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded a conditional 2008 draft pick to Denver for the rights to quarterback Jake Plummer. If Plummer, who is currently retired, had reported to the Buccaneers before the first pick of the 2008 draft was made, Tampa Bay would have sent the Broncos their fourth-round selection. Since Plummer did not report, Denver will receive Tampa's seventh-round selection.[source 36]
7. ^ #230: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Seattle traded their seventh-round selection to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.[source 37]
8. ^ #232: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (PD). The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum.[source 38]
9. ^ #233: Jacksonville → Seattle (PD). See #158: Seattle → Jacksonville above.
10. ^ #235: Dallas → Seattle (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
11. ^ #239: New York Giants → Kansas City (PD). The Giants traded their seventh-round selection to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes.[source 39]

Draft day trades

[edit] Fifth round

• Redskins to Rams. Washington traded fifth-round and seventh-round selections (#157 and #228 overall) to St. Louis for its two sixth-round selections (#168 and #180 overall).

Sixth round

• Ravens to Texans. See first-round trade above.
• Steelers to Giants. See fourth-round trade above.
• Eagles to Browns. Philadelphia traded to Cleveland the 6th round selection they had previously received from the Browns for Hank Fraley (#191 overall). (see Pre-Draft Trades above) In return, the Browns gave the Eagles their 5th round pick in the 2009 draft.

Seventh round

• Cowboys to Seahawks. See first-round trade above.
• Raiders to Cowboys. See fourth-round trade above.
• Cowboys to Jaguars. See fifth-round trade above.
• Packers to Vikings. See fifth-round trade above.
• Patriots to Buccaneers. See fifth-round trade above.

Notable undrafted players

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†	= Pro Bowler[9]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Baltimore Ravens	Jameel McClain	LB	Syracuse	Big East
Baltimore Ravens	Joe Reitz	OT	Western Michigan	MAC
Chicago Bears	Caleb Hanie	QB	Colorado State	MWC
Cleveland Browns	Nate Hughes	WR	Alcorn State	SWAC
Cleveland Browns	James Lee	OT	South Carolina State	MEAC
Cleveland Browns	Brian Schaefering	DE	Lindenwood	HAAC
Dallas Cowboys	Danny Amendola	WR	Texas Tech	Big 12
Denver Broncos	Brett Kern †	P	Toledo	MAC
Denver Broncos	Tyler Polumbus	OT	Colorado	Big 12
Denver Broncos	Wesley Woodyard	LB	Kentucky	SEC
Detroit Lions	Jon Weeks †	LS	Baylor	Big 12
Green Bay Packers	Joey Haynos	TE	Maryland	ACC
Green Bay Packers	J. J. Jansen †	LS	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
Green Bay Packers	Danny Lansanah	LB	UConn	Big East
Green Bay Packers	Kregg Lumpkin	RB	Georgia	SEC
Green Bay Packers	Evan Moore	TE	Stanford	Pac-10
Green Bay Packers	Taj Smith	WR	Syracuse	Big East
Houston Texans	Jesse Nading	LB	Colorado State	MWC
Indianapolis Colts	Jamie Silva	S	Boston College	ACC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Brian Witherspoon	CB	Stillman	SIAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Cox	FB	Georgia Tech	ACC
Miami Dolphins	Davone Bess	WR	Hawaii	WAC
Miami Dolphins	Dan Carpenter †	K	Montana	Big Sky
Miami Dolphins	Matthew Mulligan	TE	Maine	CAA
Miami Dolphins	Marcel Reece †	FB	Washington	Pac-10
Minnesota Vikings	Husain Abdullah	S	Washington State	Pac-10
Minnesota Vikings	Leger Douzable	DE	UCF	C-USA
Minnesota Vikings	Stephen Hauschka	K	NC State	ACC
Minnesota Vikings	Erin Henderson	OLB	Maryland	ACC
Minnesota Vikings	Darius Reynaud	WR	West Virginia	Big East
Minnesota Vikings	Albert Young	RB	Iowa	Big Ten
New England Patriots	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	RB	Ole Miss	SEC
New England Patriots	Gary Guyton	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC
New England Patriots	Jonathan Stupar	TE	Virginia	ACC
New England Patriots	Ryan Wendell	C	Fresno State	WAC
New Orleans Saints	Jo-Lonn Dunbar	LB	Boston College	ACC
New Orleans Saints	David Roach	S	TCU	MWC
New York Giants	Wallace Gilberry	DE	Alabama	SEC
New York Jets	Ropati Pitoitua	DE	Washington State	Pac-10
New York Jets	Danny Woodhead	RB	Chadron State	RMAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Kyle Arrington	CB	Hofstra	CAA
Philadelphia Eagles	Jed Collins	FB	Washington State	Pac-10
Pittsburgh Steelers	Patrick Bailey	LB	Duke	ACC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Doug Legursky	C	Marshall	C-USA
St. Louis Rams	Lance Ball	RB	Maryland	ACC
St. Louis Rams	Andrew Hawkins	WR	Toledo	MAC
San Diego Chargers	Brandyn Dombrowski	T	San Diego State	MWC
San Diego Chargers	Mike Tolbert †	FB	Coastal Carolina	Big South
San Francisco 49ers	Brian de la Puente	C	California	Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks	David Hawthorne	LB	TCU	MWC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Clark	T	Southern Miss	C-USA
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Elbert Mack	CB	Troy	Sun Belt
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Clifton Smith †	RB	Fresno State	WAC
Tennessee Titans	Jerrell Freeman	LB	Mary Hardin–Baylor	ASC
Tennessee Titans	Fernando Velasco	C	Georgia	SEC
Washington Redskins	Kyle DeVan	G	Oregon State	Pac-10

Draft breakdown

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By conference

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Selection totals by college conference:

#	Conference	Playersselected	Division
1	Southeastern Conference	35	I FBS
2	Pac-10 Conference	34	I FBS
3	Atlantic Coast Conference	33	I FBS
4	Big 12 Conference	29	I FBS
5	Big Ten Conference	28	I FBS
6	Big East Conference	19	I FBS
7	Conference USA	11	I FBS
8	Mid-American Conference	9	I FBS
9	Western Athletic Conference	8	I FBS
10	Mountain West Conference	7	I FBS
11	Independent	5	I FBS
12	Colonial Athletic Association	4	I FCS
13	Big Sky Conference	3	I FCS
13	Southern Conference	3	I FCS
13	Southland Conference	3	I FCS
13	Sun Belt Conference	3	I FBS
17	Big South Conference	2	I FCS
17	Gateway Football Conference	2	I FCS
17	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	2	I FCS
17	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	2	II
17	Ohio Valley Conference	2	I FCS
22	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association	1	II
22	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	1	III
22	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1	II
22	Great West Conference	1	I FCS
22	Northeast-10 Conference	1	II
22	Ohio Athletic Conference	1	III
22	Pioneer Football League	1	I FCS
22	Southwestern Athletic Conference	1	I FCS

By position

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Round	QB	RB	FB	WR	TE	C	G	OT	DE	DT	LB	CB	S	K	P	LS
1st	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	8*	4	3	2	5	1	0	0	0
2nd	2	2	0	10*	3	1	1	0	3	2	2	5	1	0	0	0
3rd	1	3	1	5	3	1	0	3	4	3	5	4	3	0	0	0
4th	0	1	0	5	3	2	2	4	3	2	4	8*	2	0	0	0
5th	4	3	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	5*	4	4	0	0	0	0
6th	2	5	0	6*	2	2	1	2	5	2	5	1	5	1	1	1
7th	2	4	1	7*	2	1	2	7*	5	1	6	3	3	1	0	0
TOTAL	13	23	4	35*	16	7	7	26	26	18	28	30	15	2	1	1

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3. ^ "Selection" is the term used in NFL documentation, although the more-commonly used term, and the term used during the broadcast of the draft itself, is "picks".
4. ^ "NFL announces 32 compensatory picks for 15 teams". NFL.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on January 20, 2009. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
5. ^ As there were 32 compensatory selections, there were no supplementary compensatory selections this year.
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9. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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11. ^ As penalty for videotaping defensive signals in their season opener against the Jets, the Patriots forfeited their first-round selection since they qualified for the playoffs; they would have lost their second- and third-round selections if they had not."NFL: 'Spygate' deal in the works with ex-Patriots employee". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 10, 2008. p. E1.
12. ^ San Diego used this pick in the 2007 Supplemental draft to select Paul Oliver.
13. ^ As penalty for violating the NFL's anti-tampering rules in an attempt to sign Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, the 49ers forfeited their fifth-round selection and were required to swap third-round selections with the Bears.
14. ^ Baltimore used this pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft to select Jared Gaither.
15. ^ "Wilkinson trade voided, Dolphins retain rights". espn.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2008.

External links

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• NFL Draft at NFL.com
• ESPN NFL Draft Central 2008 Archived April 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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