| 2008 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| π 2008 NFL draft logo | |
| General information | |
| Date | April 26β27, 2008 |
| Time | 3:00 pm EDT (April 26) 10:00 am EDT (April 27) |
| Location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City |
| Networks | ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 252 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Jake Long, OT Miami Dolphins |
| Mr. Irrelevant | David Vobora, LB St. Louis Rams |
| Most selections (12) | Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs |
| Fewest selections (5) | Cleveland Browns Jacksonville Jaguars Minnesota Vikings Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers |
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, 220 were regular selections in rounds one through seven, and 32 were compensatory selections,[3] distributed among rounds three through seven.[4] 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.[5] 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
[edit]The schedule for the draft was changed: day one began at 3:00 p.m. EDT, instead of noon, and consisted of just two rounds. Day two began with round three at 10:00 a.m. EDT, instead of 11:00 a.m. Moreover, the time limits for day one selections were reduced, from 15 minutes to 10 for first-round picks and from 10 minutes to 7 in the second. The limit remained 5 minutes for all picks in rounds three through seven.[6]
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.[7]
Player breakdown
[edit]The following is the breakdown of the 252 players by position:
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Player selections
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Trades
[edit]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 1
- ^ No. 7: San Francisco β New England β New Orleans. Multiple trades:
San Francisco β New England (PD). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (7th overall) and a 2007 fourth-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2007 first-round selection.[Trade 1]
New England β New Orleans (D). New England traded first- and fifth-round selections (7th and 164th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first- and third-round selections (10th and 78th overall).[Trade 2][Trade 3] - ^ No. 8: Baltimore β Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded a first-round selection (8th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for a first-round selection, two third-round selections and a fourth-round selection (26th, 71st, 89th and 125th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 10: New Orleans β New England (D). See Round 1: No. 7: New England β New Orleans.
- ^ No. 15: Detroit β Kansas City (D). Detroit traded first- and third-round selections (15th and 76th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for first-, third- and fifth-round selections (17th, 66th and 136th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 17: Minnesota β Kansas City β Detroit. Multiple trades:
Minnesota β Kansas City (PD). Minnesota traded a first-round selection, two third-round selections and a sixth-round selection (17th, 73rd, 82nd and 182nd overall) to Kansas City in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and DE Jared Allen.[Trade 4]
Kansas City β Detroit (D). See Round 1: No. 15: Detroit β Kansas City.[Trade 2] - ^ No. 18: Houston β Baltimore (D). Houston traded a first-round selection (18th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for first-, third- and sixth-round selections (26th, 89th and 173rd overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 19: Philadelphia β Carolina (D). Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (19th overall) to Carolina in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (43rd and 109th overall), and a 2009 first-round selection.
- ^ No. 21: Washington β Atlanta (D). Washington traded first-, third- and fifth-round selections (21st, 84th and 154th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for two second-round selections and a fourth-round selection (34th, 48th and 103rd overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 22: Cleveland β Dallas (PD). Cleveland traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) and a 2007 second-round selection to Dallas in exchange for a 2007 first-round selection.[Trade 5]
- ^ No. 25: Seattle β Dallas (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to Dallas in exchange for first-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (28th, 163rd and 235th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 26: Jacksonville β Baltimore β Houston. Multiple trades:
Jacksonville β Baltimore (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Baltimore β Jacksonville.[Trade 2]
Baltimore β Houston (D). See Round 1: No. 18: Houston β Baltimore.[Trade 2] - ^ No. 28: Dallas β Seattle (D). See Round 1: No. 25: Seattle β Dallas.
- ^ No. 29: Indianapolis β San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (29th overall) and a 2007 fourth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for a 2007 second-round selection.[Trade 6]
- ^ No. 30: Green Bay β NY Jets (D). Green Bay traded a first-round selection (30th overall) to the Jets in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (36th and 113th overall).
Round 2
- ^ No. 34: Oakland β Atlanta β Washington. Multiple trades:
Oakland β Atlanta (PD). Oakland traded a second-round selection (34th overall) and a 2009 fifth-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for CB DeAngelo Hall.[Trade 7]
Atlanta β Washington (D). See Round 1: No. 21: Washington β Atlanta. - ^ No. 36: NY Jets β Green Bay (D). See Round 1: No. 30: Green Bay β NY Jets.
- ^ No. 38: Baltimore β Seattle (D). Baltimore traded a second-round selection (38th overall) to Seattle in exchange for second- and third-round selections (55th and 86th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 43: Carolina β Philadelphia β Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Carolina β Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: No. 19: Philadelphia β Carolina.
Philadelphia β Minnesota (D). Philadelphia traded second- and fifth-round selections (43rd and 152nd overall) to Minnesota in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (47th and 117th overall). - ^ No. 47: Minnesota β Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: No. 43: Philadelphia β Minnesota.
- ^ No. 48: Houston β Atlanta β Washington. Multiple trades:
Houston β Atlanta (PD). Houston traded a second-round selection (48th overall), and 2007 first- and second-round selections to Atlanta in exchange for a 2007 first-round selection and QB Matt Schaub.[Trade 8]
Atlanta β Washington (D). See Round 1: No. 21: Washington β Atlanta.[Trade 2] - ^ No. 52: Tampa Bay β Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded a second-round selection (52nd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (58th and 158th overall), and a 2009 seventh-round selection.
- ^ No. 55: Seattle β Baltimore (D). See Round 2: No. 38: Baltimore β Seattle.
- ^ No. 56: Cleveland β Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for DT Corey Williams.[Trade 9]
- ^ No. 57: San Diego β Miami (PD). San Diego traded a second-round selection (57th overall) to Miami in exchange for WR Chris Chambers.[Trade 10]
- ^ No. 58: Jacksonville β Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: No. 52: Tampa Bay β Jacksonville.
Round 3
- ^ No. 64: Miami β Detroit (D). Miami traded a third-round selection (64th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (66th and 176th overall).
- ^ No. 66: Kansas City β Detroit β Miami. Multiple trades:
Kansas City β Detroit (D). See Round 1: No. 15: Detroit β Kansas City.
Detroit β Miami (D). See Round 3: No. 64: Miami β Detroit. - ^ No. 67: NY Jets β Carolina (PD). The NY Jets traded third- and fifth-round selections (67th and 141st overall) to Carolina in exchange for DT Kris Jenkins.[Trade 11]
- ^ No. 69: Oakland β New England β San Diego. Multiple trades:
Oakland β New England (PD). Oakland traded a third-round selection (69th overall) and a 2007 seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2007 third-round selection.[Trade 12]
New England β San Diego (D). New England traded a third-round selection (69th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a fifth-round selection (160th overall) and a 2009 second-round selection. - ^ No. 70: San Francisco β 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.[Trade 13]
- ^ No. 71: Baltimore β Buffalo β Jacksonville β Baltimore. Multiple trades:
Baltimore β Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded a third-round selection (71st overall), and 2007 third- and seventh-round selections to Buffalo in exchange for RB Willis McGahee.[Trade 14]
Buffalo β Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded third- and fifth-round selections (71st and 143rd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Marcus Stroud.[Trade 15]
Jacksonville β Baltimore (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Baltimore β Jacksonville. - ^ No. 73: Denver β Minnesota β Kansas City. Multiple trades:
Denver β Minnesota (PD). Denver traded a third-round selection (73rd overall), and 2007 sixth- and seventh-round selections selections to Minnesota in exchange for a 2007 fourth-round selection.[Trade 6]
Minnesota β Kansas City (PD). See Round 1: No. 17: Minnesota β Kansas City.[Trade 4] - ^ No. 75: Chicago β San Francisco (PD). See Round 3: No. 70: San Francisco β Chicago.[Trade 13]
- ^ No. 76: Detroit β Kansas City (D). See Round 1: No. 15: Detroit β Kansas City.
- ^ No. 78: New Orleans β New England (D). See Round 1: No. 7: New England β New Orleans.
- ^ No. 82: Minnesota β Kansas City (PD). See Round 1: No. 17: Minnesota β Kansas City.[Trade 4]
- ^ No. 84: Washington β Atlanta (D). See Round 1: No. 21: Washington β Atlanta.
- ^ No. 86: Seattle β Baltimore (D). See Round 2: No. 38: Baltimore β Seattle.
- ^ No. 87: Cleveland β Detroit (PD). Cleveland traded a third-round selection (87th overall) and CB Leigh Bodden to Detroit in exchange for DT Shaun Rogers.[Trade 13]
- ^ No. 89: Jacksonville β Baltimore β Houston. Multiple trades:
Jacksonville β Baltimore (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Baltimore β Jacksonville.
Baltimore β Houston (D). See Round 1: No. 18: Houston β Baltimore. - ^ No. 90: San Diego β Chicago (PD). San Diego traded a third-round selection (90th overall), and 2007 second-, third- and fifth-round selections to Chicago in exchange for a 2007 second-round selection.[Trade 6]
- ^ No. 92: Dallas β Detroit (D). Dallas traded a third-round selection (92nd overall) to Detroit in exchange for a fourth-round selection (111th overall) and a 2009 fourth-round selection.[Trade 2]
Round 4
- ^ No. 100: Miami β Dallas β Oakland. Multiple trades:
Miami β Dallas (PD). Miami traded a fourth-round selection (100th overall) to Dallas in exchange for LB Akin Ayodele and TE Anthony Fasano.[Trade 16]
Dallas β Oakland (D). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (100th overall) to Oakland in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (104th and 213th overall). - ^ No. 102: NY Jets β Green Bay (D). Green Bay traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (113th and 162nd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for a fourth-round selection (102nd overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 103: Atlanta β Washington β Tennessee. Multiple trades:
Atlanta β Washington (D). See Round 1: No. 21: Washington β Atlanta.
Washington β Tennessee (D). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to Tennessee in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (124th and 157th overall). - ^ No. 104: Oakland β Dallas β Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Oakland β Dallas (D). See Round 4: No. 100: Dallas β Oakland.
Dallas β Cleveland (D). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (122nd and 155th overall). - ^ No. 109: Carolina β Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: No. 19: Philadelphia β Carolina.
- ^ No. 110: Chicago β Miami (D). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection (110th overall) to Miami in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (115th and 208th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 111: Detroit β Dallas β Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Detroit β Dallas (D). See Round 3: No. 92: Dallas β Detroit.
Dallas β Cleveland (D). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (111th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2009 third-round selection.[Trade 17] - ^ No. 113: New Orleans β NY Jets β Green Bay β NY Jets. Multiple trades:
New Orleans β NY Jets (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for a 2009 conditional selection and LB Jonathan Vilma.[Trade 18]
NY Jets β Green Bay (D). See Round 1: No. 30: Green Bay β NY Jets.
Green Bay β NY Jets (D). See Round 4: No. 102: NY Jets β Green Bay. - ^ No. 115: Philadelphia β Miami β Chicago β Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia β Miami (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (115th overall) to Miami in exchange for RB Lorenzo Booker.
Miami β Chicago (D). See Round 4: No. 110: Chicago β Miami.
Chicago β Tampa Bay (D). Chicago traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (115th and 175th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (120th and 158th overall). - ^ No. 117: Minnesota β Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: No. 43: Philadelphia β Minnesota.
- ^ No. 119: Washington β Denver (PD). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall) and a 2007 third-round selection to Denver in a three-way trade with Atlanta; Washington received RB T. J. Duckett and Atlanta received WR Ashley Lelie.[Trade 19]
- ^ No. 120: Tampa Bay β Chicago (D). See Round 4: No. 115: Chicago β Tampa Bay.
- ^ No. 122: Cleveland β Dallas (D). See Round 4: No. 104: Dallas β Cleveland.
- ^ No. 123: Pittsburgh β NY Giants (D). Pittsburgh traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (130th and 194th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 124: Tennessee β Washington (D). See Round 4: No. 103: Washington β Tennessee.
- ^ No. 125: Jacksonville β Baltimore β Oakland. Multiple trades:
Jacksonville β Baltimore (D). See Round 1: No. 8: Baltimore β Jacksonville.
Baltimore β Oakland (D). Baltimore traded a fourth-round selection (125th overall) to Oakland in exchange for CB Fabian Washington. - ^ No. 126: Dallas β Tennessee (PD). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for CB Adam Jones.[Trade 20]
- ^ No. 128: Green Bay β St. Louis (D). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (128th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (137th and 217th overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 130: NY Giants β Pittsburgh (D). See Round 4: No. 123: Pittsburgh β NY Giants.
Round 5
- ^ No. 136: Miami β Kansas City β Detroit. Multiple trades:
Miami β Kansas City (PD). Miami traded a conditional fifth-round selection (136th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for QB Trent Green. The selection would have been upgraded to a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria;[Trade 21] however, Green was injured in a game against the Houston Texans in week 5 and was placed on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season.
Kansas City β Detroit (D). See Round 1: No. 15: Detroit β Kansas City. - ^ No. 137: St. Louis β Green Bay β Minnesota. Multiple trades:
St. Louis β Green Bay (D). See Round 4: No. 128: Green Bay β St. Louis.
Green Bay β Minnesota (D). Green Bay traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (150th and 209th overall). - ^ No. 139: Oakland β Denver (PD). Oakland traded a conditional fifth-round selection (139th overall) to Denver in exchange for DT Gerard Warren.[Trade 22]
- ^ No. 141: NY Jets β Carolina (PD). See Round 3: No. 67: NY Jets β Carolina.[Trade 11]
- ^ No. 142: Carolina β Chicago (PD). Carolina traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for S Chris Harris.[Trade 23]
- ^ No. 143: Chicago β Buffalo β Jacksonville β Dallas. Multiple trades:
Chicago β Buffalo (PD). Chicago traded a conditional fifth-round selection (143rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for DT Darwin Walker. The round of the selection was dependent on Walker's playing time.[Trade 24]
Buffalo β Jacksonville (PD). See Round 3: No. 71: Buffalo β Jacksonville.[Trade 15]
Jacksonville β Dallas (D). Jacksonville traded a fifth-round selection (143rd overall) to Dallas in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (155th and 213th overall). - ^ No. 144: Detroit β New Orleans (D). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (146th and 218th overall).
- ^ No. 146: New Orleans β Detroit (D). See Round 5: No. 144: Detroit β New Orleans.
- ^ No. 150: Minnesota β Green Bay (D). See Round 5: No. 137: Green Bay β Minnesota.
- ^ No. 152: Philadelphia β Minnesota (D). See Round 2: No. 43: Philadelphia β Minnesota.
- ^ No. 153: Tampa Bay β New England (D). New England traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (160th and 238th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fifth-round selection (153rd overall).[Trade 2]
- ^ No. 154: Washington β Atlanta (D). See Round 1: No. 21: Washington β Atlanta.
- ^ No. 155: Cleveland β Dallas β Jacksonville. Multiple trades:
Cleveland β Dallas (D). See Round 4: No. 104: Dallas β Cleveland.
Dallas β Jacksonville (D). See Round 5: No. 143: Jacksonville β Dallas. - ^ No. 157: Tennessee β Washington β St. Louis. Multiple trades:
Tennessee β Washington (D). See Round 4: No. 103: Washington β Tennessee.
Washington β St. Louis (D). Washington traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (157th and 228th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for two sixth-round selections (168th and 180th overall). - ^ No. 158: Seattle β Jacksonville β Tampa Bay β Chicago. Multiple trades:
Seattle β Jacksonville (PD). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) and RB Alvin Pearman.
Jacksonville β Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: No. 52: Tampa Bay β Jacksonville.[Trade 2]
Tampa Bay β Chicago (D). See Round 4: No. 115: Chicago β Tampa Bay. - ^ No. 160: San Diego β New England β Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
San Diego β New England (D). See Round 3: No. 69: New England β San Diego.
New England β Tampa Bay (D). See Round 5: No. 153: Tampa Bay β New England. - ^ No. 162: Green Bay β NY Jets (D). See Round 4: No. 102: NY Jets β Green Bay.
- ^ No. 163: Seattle β Dallas (D). See Round 1: No. 25: Seattle β Dallas.
- ^ No. 164: New England β New Orleans (D). See Round 1: No. 7: New England β New Orleans.
Round 6
- ^ No. 167: Miami β 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.[Trade 25]
- ^ No. 168: St. Louis β Washington (D). See Round 5: No. 157: Washington β St. Louis.
- ^ No. 173: Baltimore β Houston (D). See Round 1: No. 18: Houston β Baltimore.
- ^ No. 175: Chicago β Tampa Bay (D). See Round 4: No. 115: Chicago β Tampa Bay.
- ^ No. 176: Detroit β Miami (D). See Round 3: No. 64: Miami β Detroit.
- ^ No. 180: Denver β St. Louis β Washington. Multiple trades:
Denver β St. Louis (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection (180th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for DT Jimmy Kennedy.[Trade 26] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same selection to Miami for DT Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.[16]
Washington β St. Louis (D). See Round 5: No. 157: Washington β St. Louis. - ^ No. 182: Minnesota β Kansas City (PD). See Round 1: No. 17: Minnesota β Kansas City.[Trade 4]
- ^ No. 183: Houston β Denver (PD). Houston traded a sixth-round selection (183rd overall) to Denver in exchange for C Chris Myers.[Trade 27]
- ^ No. 187: Tampa Bay β Kansas City β Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Tampa Bay β Kansas City (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (187th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for NT Ryan Sims and RB Michael Bennett.
Kansas City β Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: No. 17: Minnesota β Kansas City.[Trade 4] - ^ No. 189: Tennessee β Seattle (PD). Tennessee traded a sixth-round selection (189th overall) to Seattle in exchange for DE Bryce Fisher.
- ^ No. 190: Seattle β Cleveland (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (190th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for QB Charlie Frye.[Trade 28]
- ^ No. 191: Cleveland β Philadelphia β Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Cleveland β Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for C 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.[Trade 29]
Philadelphia β Cleveland (D). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2009 fifth-round selection. - ^ No. 193: Jacksonville β Minnesota (PD). Jacksonville traded a sixth-round selection (193rd overall) to Minnesota in exchange for WR Troy Williamson.[Trade 30]
- ^ No. 194: Green Bay β NY Giants β Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:
Green Bay β NY Giants (PD). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for RB Ryan Grant.[Trade 31]
NY Giants β Pittsburgh (D). See Round 4: No. 123: Pittsburgh β NY Giants. - ^ No. 195: Dallas β Miami (PD). See Round 6: No. 167: Miami β Dallas.[Trade 25]
Round 7
- ^ No. 208: Miami β Chicago (D). See Round 4: No. 110: Chicago β Miami.
- ^ No. 209: St. Louis β Minnesota β Green Bay. Multiple trades:
St. Louis β Minnesota (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (209th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for OT Adam Goldberg.[Trade 32]
Minnesota β Green Bay (D). See Round 5: Green Bay β Minnesota. - ^ No. 213: Oakland β Dallas β Jacksonville. Multiple trades:
Oakland β Dallas (D). See Round 4: No. 100: Dallas β Oakland.
Dallas β Jacksonville (D). See Round 5: No. 143: Jacksonville β Dallas. - ^ No. 217: Cincinnati β St. Louis β Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Cincinnati β St. Louis (PD). Cincinnati traded a seventh-round selection (217th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.[Trade 33]
St. Louis β Green Bay (D). See Round 4: No. 128: Green Bay β St. Louis. - ^ No. 218: New Orleans β Detroit (D). See Round 5: No. 144: Detroit β New Orleans.
- ^ No. 224: Philadelphia β Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and DT Darwin Walker to Buffalo in exchange for LB Takeo Spikes and QB Kelly Holcomb.[Trade 34]
- ^ No. 226: Minnesota β NY Jets β Oakland. Multiple trades:
Minnesota β NY Jets (PD). Minnesota traded a seventh-round selection (226th overall) and DT C. J. Mosley to the NY Jets in exchange for QB Brooks Bollinger.[Trade 35]
NY Jets β Oakland (PD). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (226th overall) to Oakland in exchange for DE Bobby Hamilton.[17] - ^ No. 227: Tampa Bay β Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded a conditional 2008 selection to Denver in exchange for the rights to QB Jake Plummer. If Plummer, who had 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 received Tampa's seventh-round selection.[Trade 36]
- ^ No. 228: Washington β St. Louis (D). See Round 5: No. 157: Washington β St. Louis.
- ^ No. 230: Seattle β Philadelphia (PD). Seattle traded a seventh-round selection (230th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for FB Josh Parry.[Trade 37]
- ^ No. 232: Pittsburgh β Atlanta (PD). Pittsburgh traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for CB/RS Allen Rossum.[Trade 38]
- ^ No. 233: Jacksonville β Seattle (PD). See Round 5: No. 158: Seattle β Jacksonville.
- ^ No. 235: Dallas β Seattle (D). See Round 1: No. 25: Seattle β Dallas.
- ^ No. 237: Green Bay β New Orleans (D). Green Bay traded a seventh-round selection (237th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a 2009 sixth-round selection.
- ^ No. 238: New England β Tampa Bay (D). See Round 5: No. 21: Tampa Bay β New England.
- ^ No. 239: NY Giants β Kansas City (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (239th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for K Lawrence Tynes.[Trade 39]
Notable undrafted players
[edit]| β | = Pro Bowler[8] |
Draft breakdown
[edit]By conference
[edit]Selection totals by college conference:
By position
[edit]| Round | QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | C | G | OT | DE | DT | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS |
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| 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 |
References
[edit]Specific references
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ As there were 32 compensatory selections, there were no supplementary compensatory selections this year.
- ^ "Teams deal way to record 34 trades on draft weekend". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 28, 2008. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
- ^ "NFL Cuts Time Between Draft Picks In First and Second Rounds". NFL.com. October 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ McCarthy, Michael (August 30, 2007). "NFL to revamp shield with redesigned logo". USA Today. Retrieved November 6, 2008.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins agree to deal with Long, will select OT No. 1 overall". ESPN.com. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- ^ Miami negotiated a deal with Long on April 22, 2008, four days before the draft.[9]
- ^ "NFL: 'Spygate' deal in the works with ex-Patriots employee". The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 10, 2008. p. E1.
- ^ Since they qualified for the playoffs, the Patriots forfeited their first-round selection as penalty for videotaping defensive signals in their season opener against the Jets; if they had not qualified, they would have lost their second- and third-round selections.[11]
- ^ San Diego used this selection in the 2007 Supplemental draft to select Paul Oliver.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Baltimore used this pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft to select Jared Gaither.
- ^ "Wilkinson trade voided, Dolphins retain rights". espn.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
- ^ McDonald, Jerry (September 2, 2006). "Raiders trade Hamilton to Jets". East Bay Times. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
Trade references
- ^ "Raiders trade Moss to Patriots for 4th-round pick". ESPN. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "2008 NFL Draft Trades". April 26, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ Triplett, Mike (April 26, 2008). "Saints trade up, draft Ellis". The Times-Piscayune Greater New Orleans. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
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