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2008 Nfl Draft

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. 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, distributed among rounds three through seven. As of the end of the 2018 season, 27 players have been selected to the Pro Bowl.

2008 NFL draft
2008 NFL draft logo
General information
Date(s)April 26–27, 2008
Time3:00 pm EDT (April 26)
10:00 am EDT (April 27)
LocationRadio City Music Hall
in New York City
Network(s)ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
252 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJake Long, OT
Miami Dolphins
Mr. IrrelevantDavid 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
← 2007
2009 →

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). Also, a then-record 34 trades were made during the draft itself. The number of trades was later broken in 2017.

Changes for 2008

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.

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.

Player breakdown

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

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
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The 2016 MVP Matt Ryan was drafted third overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
2008 Nfl Draft 
Quarterback Joe Flacco, drafted 18th overall, led the Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl win and holds many team passing records.
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Cornerback Aqib Talib, drafted 20th overall, has made 5 Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro twice.
2008 Nfl Draft 
24th overall pick Chris Johnson holds the NFL record for most yards from scrimmage in a single season, and is one of eight members of the 2,000-yard club.
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2008 Nfl Draft 
Jordy Nelson (top) and DeSean Jackson (bottom), two All-Pro receivers, were both taken in the second round
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Defensive end Cliff Avril, drafted 92nd overall in the third round, won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks and was named to a Pro Bowl in 2016.
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Miami Dolphins Jake Long † OT Michigan Big Ten
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
1 8 Jacksonville Jaguars Derrick Harvey  DE Florida SEC
from Baltimore
1 9 Cincinnati Bengals Keith Rivers  LB USC Pac-10
1 10 New England Patriots Jerod Mayo † LB Tennessee SEC
from New Orleans
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
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
1 18 Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco  QB Delaware CAA
from Houston
Super Bowl XLVII MVP
1 19 Carolina Panthers Jeff Otah  OT Pittsburgh Big East
from Philadelphia
1 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aqib Talib † CB Kansas Big 12
1 21 Atlanta Falcons Sam Baker  OT USC Pac-10
from Washington
1 22 Dallas Cowboys Felix Jones  RB Arkansas SEC
from Cleveland
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
1 26 Houston Texans Duane Brown † OT Virginia Tech ACC
from Jacksonville via Baltimore
1 27 San Diego Chargers Antoine Cason  CB Arizona Pac-10
1 28 Seattle Seahawks Lawrence Jackson  DE USC Pac-10
from Dallas
1 29 San Francisco 49ers Kentwan Balmer  DT North Carolina ACC
from Indianapolis
1 30 New York Jets Dustin Keller  TE Purdue Big Ten
from Green Bay
1 30.5– New England Patriots selection forfeited
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
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
2 37 Atlanta Falcons Curtis Lofton  LB Oklahoma Big 12
2 38 Seattle Seahawks John Carlson  TE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
from Baltimore
2 39 San Francisco 49ers Chilo Rachal  OG 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
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
2 48 Washington Redskins Fred Davis  TE USC Pac-10
from Houston via Atlanta
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
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
2 56 Green Bay Packers Brian Brohm  QB Louisville Big East
from Cleveland
2 57 Miami Dolphins Chad Henne  QB Michigan Big Ten
from San Diego
2 58 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dexter Jackson  WR Appalachian State SoCon
from Jacksonville
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
3 65 St. Louis Rams John Greco  OT Toledo MAC
3 66 Miami Dolphins Kendall Langford  DE Hampton MEAC
from Kansas City via Detroit
3 67 Carolina Panthers Charles Godfrey  CB Iowa Big Ten
from New York Jets
3 68 Atlanta Falcons Chevis Jackson  CB LSU SEC
3 69 San Diego Chargers Jacob Hester  RB LSU SEC
from Oakland via New England
3 70 Chicago Bears Earl Bennett  WR Vanderbilt SEC
from San Francisco
3 71 Baltimore Ravens Tavares Gooden  LB Miami (FL) ACC
from Baltimore via Buffalo and Jacksonville
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
3 74 Carolina Panthers Dan Connor  LB Penn State Big Ten
3 75 San Francisco 49ers Reggie Smith  CB Oklahoma Big 12
from Chicago
3 76 Kansas City Chiefs Brad Cottam  TE Tennessee SEC
from Detroit
3 77 Cincinnati Bengals Pat Sims  DT Auburn SEC
3 78 New England Patriots Shawn Crable  LB Michigan Big Ten
from New Orleans
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
3 83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremy Zuttah † C Rutgers Big East
3 84 Atlanta Falcons Harry Douglas  WR Louisville Big East
from Washington
3 85 Tennessee Titans Craig Stevens  TE California Pac-10
3 86 Baltimore Ravens Tom Zbikowski  S Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
from Seattle
3 87 Detroit Lions Andre Fluellen  DT Florida State ACC
from Cleveland
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
3 90 Chicago Bears Marcus Harrison  DT Arkansas SEC
from San Diego
3 91 Green Bay Packers Jermichael Finley  TE Texas Big 12
3 92 Detroit Lions Cliff Avril † DE Purdue Big Ten
from Dallas
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
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
4 103 Tennessee Titans William Hayes  DE Winston-Salem State MEAC
from Atlanta via Washington
4 104 Cleveland Browns Beau Bell  LB UNLV MWC
from Oakland via Dallas
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  OG Pittsburgh Big East
from Carolina
4 110 Miami Dolphins Shawn Murphy  OT Utah State WAC
from Chicago
4 111 Cleveland Browns Martin Rucker  TE Missouri Big 12
from Detroit via Dallas
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
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
4 116 Arizona Cardinals Kenny Iwebema  DE Iowa Big Ten
4 117 Philadelphia Eagles Quintin Demps  S UTEP C-USA
from Minnesota
4 118 Houston Texans Xavier Adibi  LB Virginia Tech ACC
4 119 Denver Broncos Jack Williams  CB Kent State MAC
from Washington
4 120 Chicago Bears Craig Steltz  S LSU SEC
from Tampa Bay
4 121 Seattle Seahawks Red Bryant  DT Texas A&M Big 12
4 122 Dallas Cowboys Tashard Choice  RB Georgia Tech ACC
from Cleveland
4 123 New York Giants Bryan Kehl  LB BYU MWC
from Pittsburgh
4 124 Washington Redskins Justin Tryon  CB Arizona State Pac-10
from Tennessee
4 124.5– San Diego Chargers selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental Draft
4 125 Oakland Raiders Shields, ArmanArman Shields  WR Richmond CAA
from Jacksonville via Baltimore
4 126 Tennessee Titans Lavelle Hawkins  WR California Pac-10
from Dallas
4 127 Indianapolis Colts Jacob Tamme  TE Kentucky SEC
4 128 St. Louis Rams Keenan Burton  WR Kentucky SEC
from Green Bay
4 129 New England Patriots Jonathan Wilhite  CB Auburn SEC
4 130 Pittsburgh Steelers Tony Hills  OT Texas Big 12
from New York Giants
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 † OG UCF C-USA
5 136 Detroit Lions Kenneth Moore  WR Wake Forest ACC
from Miami via Kansas City
5 137 Minnesota Vikings John David Booty  QB USC Pac-10
from St. Louis via Green Bay
5 138 Atlanta Falcons Robert James  LB Arizona State Pac-10
5 139 Denver Broncos Ryan Torain  RB Arizona State Pac-10
from Oakland
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
5 141.3– San Francisco 49ers selection forfeited
5 141.7– Baltimore Ravens selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental Draft
5 142 Chicago Bears Zackary Bowman  CB Nebraska Big 12
from Carolina
5 143 Dallas Cowboys Orlando Scandrick  CB Boise State WAC
from Chicago via Buffalo and Jacksonville
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
5 151 Houston Texans Frank Okam  DT Texas Big 12
5 152 Minnesota Vikings Letroy Guion  DT Florida State ACC
from Philadelphia
5 153 New England Patriots Matthew Slater † WR UCLA Pac-10
from Tampa Bay
5 154 Atlanta Falcons Kroy Biermann  DE Montana Big Sky
from Washington
5 155 Jacksonville Jaguars Thomas Williams  LB USC Pac-10
from Cleveland via Dallas
5 156 Pittsburgh Steelers Dennis Dixon  QB Oregon Pac-10
5 157 St. Louis Rams Roy Schuening  OG 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
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
5 161 Indianapolis Colts Marcus Howard  DE Georgia SEC
5 162 New York Jets Erik Ainge  QB Tennessee SEC
from Green Bay
5 163 Seattle Seahawks Owen Schmitt  FB West Virginia Big East
from Dallas
5 164 New Orleans Saints Carl Nicks † OT Nebraska Big 12
from New England
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
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
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
6 181 Carolina Panthers Nick Hayden  DT Wisconsin Big Ten
6 182 Kansas City Chiefs Kevin Robinson  WR Utah State WAC
from Minnesota
6 183 Denver Broncos Spencer Larsen  LB Arizona Pac-10
from Houston
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
6 188 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Humpal  LB Iowa Big Ten
6 189 Seattle Seahawks Tyler Schmitt  LS San Diego State MWC
from Tennessee
6 190 Cleveland Browns Ahtyba Rubin  DT Iowa State Big 12
from Seattle
6 191 Cleveland Browns Paul Hubbard  WR Wisconsin Big Ten
from Cleveland via Philadelphia
6 192 San Diego Chargers DeJuan Tribble  CB Boston College ACC
6 193 Minnesota Vikings Jaymar Johnson  WR Jackson State SWAC
from Jacksonville
6 194 Pittsburgh Steelers Ryan Mundy  S West Virginia Big East
from Green Bay via New York Giants
6 195 Miami Dolphins Donald Thomas  OG Connecticut Big East
from Dallas
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
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
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
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  OG Georgia SEC
7 223 Houston Texans Alex Brink  QB Washington State Pac-10
7 224 Buffalo Bills Stevie Johnson  WR Kentucky SEC
from Philadelphia
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
7 227 Denver Broncos Peyton Hillis  FB Arkansas SEC
from Tampa Bay
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
7 231 Cleveland Browns Alex Hall  LB St. Augustine's CIAA
7 232 Atlanta Falcons Keith Zinger  TE LSU SEC
from Pittsburgh
7 233 Seattle Seahawks Justin Forsett † RB California Pac-10
from Jacksonville
7 234 San Diego Chargers Corey Clark  OT Texas A&M Big 12
7 235 Seattle Seahawks Brandon Coutu  K Georgia SEC
from Dallas
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
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  OG Bentley NE-10
7* 251 Buffalo Bills Kennard Cox  CB Pittsburgh Big East
7* 252 St. Louis Rams David Vobora  LB Idaho WAC

Trades

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
    Round two
    Round three
    Round four
    Round five
    Round six
    Round seven

Draft day trades

    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

† = Pro Bowler
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 Wesley Woodyard  LB Kentucky SEC
Denver Broncos Tyler Polumbus  OT Colorado Big 12
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 Erin Henderson  OLB Maryland ACC
Minnesota Vikings Stephen Hauschka † K NC State 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  OG Oregon State Pac-10

Draft breakdown

By conference

Selection totals by college conference:

# Conference Players
selected 		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

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

References

    Trade references

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