2008 1st Round NFL Draft Picks - Round 1 NFL Picks

2008 1st Round NFL Draft Selections

Round one is perhaps the most exciting round in the National Football League (NFL) draft weekend. The NFL draft consists of weeks of speculation, trade rumors, draft predictions, prospect watching, with many NFL experts prognosticating who will be the first overall pick, will the first pick be traded and what are the needs of the team holding the first pick. The NFL draft is among the most watched and anticipated sporting events in North America. Millions of NFL fans watch the draft at home or on the internet waiting for any information. Fans wait for the picks, the blockbuster trade, they hope that their favorite team is going to land that top rated NFL prospect and discuss every nuance and detail of each prospect selected around the water cooler following the weekends busy event. The NFL draft is exciting and it is a testament to the great product the NFL puts on and off the field!



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2008 NFL DRAFT Team Selections - Round One (1)


No.TeamPlayer DraftedPositionSchoolPRnk
1Miami DolphinsJake Edward LongOffensive TackleMichigan7
2St. Louis RamsChristopher Howard LongDefensive EndVirginia1
3Atlanta FalconsMatt RyanQuarterbackBoston College10
4Oakland RaidersDarren McFaddenRunning BackArkansas2
5Kansas City ChiefsGlenn DorseyDefensive TackleLSU3
6N.Y. JetsVernon GholstonDefensive EndOhio State5
7New Orleans SaintsSedrick EllisDefensive TackleUSC9
     * Aquired from the New England Patriots by way of the San Francisco 49ers
8Jacksonville JaguarsDerrick HarveyDefensive EndFlorida13
     * Aquired from the Baltimore Ravens
9Cincinnati BengalsKeith RiversLinebackerUSC6
10New England PatriotsJerod MayoLinebackerTennessee19
     * Aquired from the New Orleans Saints
11Buffalo BillsLeodis McKelvinCornerbackTroy20
12Denver BroncosRyan CladyOffensive TackleBoise State
13Carolina PanthersJonathan StewartRunning BackOregon
14Chicago BearsChris WilliamsOffensive TackleVanderbilt
15Detroit LionsBranden AlbertOffensive TackleVirginia
16Arizona CardinalsDominique Rodgers-CromartieCornerbackTennessee State
17Minnesota VikingsGosder CherilusOffensive TackleBoston College
18Houston TexansJoe FlaccoQuarterbackDelaware
19Philadelphia EaglesJeff OtahOffensive TacklePittsburgh
20Tampa Bay BuccaneersAqib TalibCornerbackKansas
21Washington RedskinsSam BakerOffensive TackleUSC
22Dallas CowboysFelix JonesRunning BackArkansas
     * Aquired from the Cleveland Browns
23Pittsburgh SteelersRashard MendenhallRunning BackIllinois
24Tennessee TitansChris JohnsonRunning BackEast Carolina
25Seattle SeahawksMike JenkinsCornerbackSouth Florida
26Jacksonville JaguarsDuane BrownOffensive TackleVirginia Tech
27San Diego ChargersAntoine CasonCornerbackArizona
28Dallas CowboysLawrence JacksonDefensive EndUSC
29San Francisco 49ersKentwan BalmerDefensive TackleNorth Carolina
30Green Bay PackersDustin KellerTight EndPurdue
31N.Y. GiantsKenny PhillipsSafetyMiami (FL)
     * Aquired Giants moved up to 31st overall pick as the New England Patriots had to forfeit their 1st round pick due to the filming scandal

* PRnk is the place SportsPool had the prospect Pre Ranked in our NFL Mock Draft.
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