The new NFL logo went into use at the
2008 draft.
The
2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music
Hall
in New York City 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.For the first time
since the common draft began, no
wide
receiver was selected in the first round, even though wide
receiver was the most frequently drafted position overall, with 35
selected. Also, a record 34 trades were made during the draft
itself.
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 selections
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Fifth round
Sixth round
Seventh round
Notable undrafted players
Pre-Draft trades
First round
- No. 7: 49ers to Patriots. 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).
- No. 17: Vikings to Chiefs.
Minnesota traded its first-round selection and their two
third-round selections (No. 73 and 82) to Kansas City for defensive
end Jared Allen.
- No. 22: Browns to Cowboys.
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).
- No. 29: Colts to 49ers.
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).
Second round
- No. 34: Raiders to Falcons.
Oakland traded its second-round selection in 2008 and its
fifth-round selection in 2009 to Atlanta for cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
- No. 48: Texans to Falcons.
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).
- No. 56: Browns to Packers.
Cleveland traded its second-round selection (used to select Brian
Brohm) to the Green Bay Packers for Corey Williams.
- No. 57: Chargers to Dolphins.
San Diego traded its second-round selection to Miami for wide
receiver Chris Chambers.
Third round
- No. 67: Jets to Panthers. The
New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections
to Carolina for Kris Jenkins.
- No. 69: Raiders to Patriots.
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).
- No. 70 and 75: 49ers/Bears
swap. As penalty for tampering with Bears linebacker
Lance Briggs, Goodell ordered San
Francisco to swap its third-round selection with Chicago's, and to
forfeit its fifth-round selection.
- No. 71: Ravens to Bills.
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.
- No. 71: Bills to Jaguars.
Buffalo traded its third- and fifth- round selections to
Jacksonville for defensive tackle Marcus
Stroud.
- No. 73: Broncos to Vikings.
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).
- No. 73: Vikings to Chiefs.
See No. 17: Vikings to Chiefs above.
- No. 82: Vikings to Chiefs.
See No. 17: Vikings to Chiefs above.
- No. 87: Browns to Lions.
Cleveland traded its third-round selection and Leigh Bodden to Detroit for Shaun Rogers.
- No. 90: Chargers to Bears.
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).
Fourth round
- Dolphins to Cowboys. The Miami Dolphins traded
their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Dallas Cowboys for
players Akin Ayodele and Anthony Fasano.
- Redskins to Broncos. 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.)
- Saints to Jets. 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.
- Cowboys to Titans. The Dallas Cowboys traded
their fourth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans for suspended
defensive back Pacman Jones.
Fifth round
- Jets to Panthers. As noted earlier, the Jets
traded their third and fifth-round selections to Carolina in the
Kris Jenkins deal.
- Dolphins to Chiefs. 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. 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.
- Bears to Bills. 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.
- Panthers to Bears. Carolina traded their
fifth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.
- Raiders to Broncos. Oakland (conditionally)
traded their fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for
Gerard Warren.
- Bills to Jaguars. As part of the Marcus Stroud
trade, Buffalo traded their third- and fifth-round selections to
Jacksonville.
- Seahawks to Jaguars. The Seattle Seahawks
traded their fifth-round selection to Jacksonville for running back
Alvin Pearman and the Jaguars'
seventh-round pick.
Sixth round
- Seahawks to Browns. Seattle traded their
sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.
- Packers to Giants. Green Bay traded their
sixth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for
running back Ryan Grant.
- Broncos to Rams. Denver traded their
sixth-round selection to the St. Louis Rams for defensive Tackle
Jimmy Kennedy. The
trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick
to Miami for defensive Tackle Dan
Wilkinson; that trade was voided.
- Browns to Eagles. 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.
- Cowboys to Dolphins. Dallas and Miami
exchanged their sixth-round selections in a trade with Jason Ferguson going to the Dolphins as part
of the deal.
- Jaguars to Vikings. Jacksonville traded their
sixth-round selection to Minnesota for Troy Williamson.
- Texans to Broncos. Houston traded their
sixth-round selection to Denver for Chris Myers.
- Titans to Seahawks. The Tennessee Titans
traded their sixth-round selection to Seattle for defensive End
Bryce Fisher.
- Buccaneers to Chiefs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
traded their sixth-round selection to Kansas City for Nose Tackle
Ryan Sims and running back Michael Bennett.
Seventh round
- Steelers to Falcons. The Pittsburgh Steelers
traded their seventh-round selection to Atlanta for kick/punt
returner Allen Rossum.
- Seahawks to Eagles. Seattle traded their
seventh-round selection to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.
- Eagles to Bills. Philadelphia traded their
seventh-round selection, and defensive Tackle Darwin Walker, to
Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and
quarterback Kelly Holcomb.
- Rams to Vikings. St. Louis traded their
seventh-round selection to Minnesota for offensive Tackle Adam Goldberg.
- Giants to Chiefs. The Giants traded their
seventh-round selection to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes.
- Vikings to Jets. Minnesota traded their
seventh-round selection to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger.
- Bengals to Rams. Cincinnati traded their
seventh-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick
- Jaguars to Seahawks. As noted above, the
Jaguars exchanged their seventh-round pick along with running back
Alvin Pearman to Seattle for the Seahawks' fifth-round
selection.
- Buccaneers to Broncos. 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.
Draft day trades
First round
- No. 7: Patriots to Saints.
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).
- No. 8: Ravens to Jaguars.
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).
- No. 15: Lions to Chiefs.
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).
- No. 18: Texans to Ravens.
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).
- No. 19: Eagles to Panthers.
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.
- No. 21: Redskins to Falcons.
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).
- No. 25: Seahawks to Cowboys.
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).
- No. 30: Packers to Jets.
Green Bay traded its first-round selection to the Jets for the
Jets' second- and fourth-round selections (No. 36 and 113).
Second round
- No. 34: Falcons to Redskins.
See No. 21: Redskins to Falcons above.
- No. 36: Jets to Packers.
See No. 30: Packers to Jets above.
- No. 38: Ravens to Seahawks.
Baltimore traded its second-round selection (No. 38) to Seattle for
Seattle's second- and third-round selections (No. 55 and 86).
- No. 43: Panthers to Eagles.
See No. 19: Eagles to Panthers above.
- No. 43: Eagles to Vikings.
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).
- No. 48: Falcons to Redskins.
See No. 21: Redskins to Falcons above.
- No. 52: Buccaneers to
Jaguars. 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.
Third round
- No. 64: Dolphins to Lions.
Miami traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's
third- and sixth-round selections (No. 66 and 176).
- No. 66, 76: Lions/Chiefs
swap. See No. 15: Lions to Chiefs
above.
- No. 69: Patriots to Chargers.
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.
- No. 78: Saints to Patriots.
See No. 7: Patriots to Saints above.
- No. 84: Redskins to Falcons.
See No. 21: Redskins to Falcons above.
- No. 89: Jaguars to Ravens.
See No. 8: Ravens to Jaguars above.
- No. 89: Ravens to Texans.
See No. 18: Texans to Ravens above.
- No. 92: Cowboys to Lions.
Dallas traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's
fourth-round selection in 2008 (No. 111) and fourth-round selection
in 2009.
Fourth round
- Jaguars to Ravens. See first-round trade
above.
- Panthers to Eagles. See first-round trade
above.
- Falcons to Redskins. See first-round trade
above.
- Jets to Packers. See first-round trade
above.
- Vikings to Eagles. See second-round trade
above.
- Packers to Jets. 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)
- Eagles to Dolphins. Philadelphia traded their
fourth-round selection (#115 overall) to Miami for running back Lorenzo
Booker.
- Lions to Cowboys. See third-round trade
above.
- Cowboys to Raiders. Dallas traded their
fourth-round selection (#100 overall) to Oakland for their
fourth-round selection (#104 overall) and seventh-round selection
(#213 overall).
- Cowboys to Browns. Dallas traded their
fourth-round selection (#104 overall) to Cleveland for their
fourth-round selection (#122 overall), and fifth-round selection
(#155 overall).
- Cowboys to Browns. Dallas traded their
fourth-round selection (#111 overall) to Cleveland for their
2009 NFL Draft third-round
selection.
- Steelers to Giants. 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).
- Redskins to Titans. 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).
- Ravens to Raiders. Baltimore traded the
fourth-round selection obtained from Jacksonville in Round 1 (#125
overall) to the Oakland Raiders for CB Fabian Washington.
Fifth round
- No. 164: Patriots to Saints.
See No. 7: Patriots to Saints above.
- Chiefs to Lions. See first-round trade
above.
- Redskins to Falcons. See first-round trade
above.
- Cowboys to Seahawks. See first-round trade
above.
- Eagles to Vikings. See second-round trade
above.
- Jaguars to Cowboys. Jacksonville traded its
fifth-round selection (#143 overall) to Dallas for its fifth-round
selection (#155 overall) and seventh-round selection (#213
overall).
- Packers to Vikings. Green Bay traded its
fifth-round selection (#137 overall) to Minnesota for its
fifth-round selection (#150 overall) and seventh-round selection
(#209 overall).
- Patriots to Buccaneers. New England traded
fifth-round and seventh-round selections (#160 and #238 overall) to
Tampa Bay for its fifth-round selection (#153 overall).
- 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.
Draft breakdown
By position
| Round |
QB |
RB |
FB |
WR |
TE |
C |
OG |
OT |
DE |
DT |
LB |
CB |
S |
K |
P |
LS |
| 1st |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7* |
4 |
3 |
3 |
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 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6* |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
8* |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 5th |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5* |
5* |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6th |
2 |
5 |
0 |
6* |
2 |
3 |
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 |
8 |
26 |
24 |
18 |
30 |
30 |
15 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
External links
References
- "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."
- As there were 32 compensatory selections, there were no
supplementary compensatory selections this year.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected
for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- Miami negotiated a deal with Long on April 22, 2008, four days
before the draft.
- 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.
- San Diego used this pick 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.
- Broncos: The Ashley Lelie Trade The Colorado
Springs Gazette
- [1] Scout.com
- Tomlin vows to shore up deficiencies in kickoff,
punt coverage Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- [2] ESPN.com
- [3] ESPN.com
- [4]ESPN.com
- Trade to Giants has worked out well for former Chief
Tynes KansasCity.com
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