The 2008 NFL Draft

252 picks. First overall: Jake Long, offensive tackle, from Michigan, to Miami Dolphins. Most picks: USC 10, Virginia Tech 8, LSU 7, Michigan 6, Arkansas 6.

The 2008 NFL Draft: every round is listed. Teams appear under the name they had that year. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Jake Long	OT		Michigan	→ Miami Dolphins
2	Chris Long	DE		Virginia	→ St. Louis Rams
3	Matt Ryan	QB		Boston College	→ Atlanta Falcons
4	Darren McFadden	RB		Arkansas	→ Oakland Raiders
5	Glenn Dorsey	DT		LSU	→ Kansas City Chiefs
6	Vernon Gholston	DE		Ohio State	→ New York Jets
7	Sedrick Ellis	DT		USC	→ New Orleans Saints
8	Derrick Harvey	DE		Florida	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
9	Keith Rivers	OLB		USC	→ Cincinnati Bengals
10	Jerod Mayo	OLB		Tennessee	→ New England Patriots
11	Leodis McKelvin	CB		Troy	→ Buffalo Bills
12	Ryan Clady	OT		Boise State	→ Denver Broncos
13	Jonathan Stewart	RB		Oregon	→ Carolina Panthers
14	Chris Williams	OT		Vanderbilt	→ Chicago Bears
15	Branden Albert	OG		Virginia	→ Kansas City Chiefs
16	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	CB		Tennessee State	→ Arizona Cardinals
17	Gosder Cherilus	OT		Boston College	→ Detroit Lions
18	Joe Flacco	QB		Delaware	→ Baltimore Ravens
19	Jeff Otah	OT		Pittsburgh	→ Carolina Panthers
20	Aqib Talib	CB		Kansas	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21	Sam Baker	OT		USC	→ Atlanta Falcons
22	Felix Jones	RB		Arkansas	→ Dallas Cowboys
23	Rashard Mendenhall	RB		Illinois	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
24	Chris Johnson	RB		East Carolina	→ Tennessee Titans
25	Mike Jenkins	CB		South Florida	→ Dallas Cowboys
26	Duane Brown	OT		Virginia Tech	→ Houston Texans
27	Antoine Cason	CB		Arizona	→ San Diego Chargers
28	Lawrence Jackson	DE		USC	→ Seattle Seahawks
29	Kentwan Balmer	DT		North Carolina	→ San Francisco 49ers
30	Dustin Keller	TE		Purdue	→ New York Jets
31	Kenny Phillips	S		Miami	→ New York Giants

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
32	Phillip Merling	DE		Clemson	→ Miami Dolphins
33	Donnie Avery	WR		Houston	→ St. Louis Rams
34	Devin Thomas	WR		Michigan State	→ Washington Redskins
35	Brandon Flowers	CB		Virginia Tech	→ Kansas City Chiefs
36	Jordy Nelson	WR		Kansas State	→ Green Bay Packers
37	Curtis Lofton	ILB		Oklahoma	→ Atlanta Falcons
38	John Carlson	TE		Notre Dame	→ Seattle Seahawks
39	Chilo Rachal	OG		USC	→ San Francisco 49ers
40	Tracy Porter	CB		Indiana	→ New Orleans Saints
41	James Hardy	WR		Indiana	→ Buffalo Bills
42	Eddie Royal	WR		Virginia Tech	→ Denver Broncos
43	Tyrell Johnson	S		Arkansas State	→ Minnesota Vikings
44	Matt Forte	RB		Tulane	→ Chicago Bears
45	Jordon Dizon	OLB		Colorado	→ Detroit Lions
46	Jerome Simpson	WR		Coastal Carolina	→ Cincinnati Bengals
47	Trevor Laws	DT		Notre Dame	→ Philadelphia Eagles
48	Fred Davis	TE		USC	→ Washington Redskins
49	DeSean Jackson	WR		California	→ Philadelphia Eagles
50	Calais Campbell	DE		Miami	→ Arizona Cardinals
51	Malcolm Kelly	WR		Oklahoma	→ Washington Redskins
52	Quentin Groves	DE		Auburn	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
53	Limas Sweed	WR		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Jason Jones	DE		Eastern Michigan	→ Tennessee Titans
55	Ray Rice	RB		Rutgers	→ Baltimore Ravens
56	Brian Brohm	QB		Louisville	→ Green Bay Packers
57	Chad Henne	QB		Michigan	→ Miami Dolphins
58	Dexter Jackson	WR		App State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
59	Mike Pollak	C		Arizona State	→ Indianapolis Colts
60	Patrick Lee	CB		Auburn	→ Green Bay Packers
61	Martellus Bennett	TE		Texas A&M	→ Dallas Cowboys
62	Terrence Wheatley	CB		Colorado	→ New England Patriots
63	Terrell Thomas	CB		USC	→ New York Giants

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
64	Kevin Smith	RB		UCF	→ Detroit Lions
65	John Greco	OT		Toledo	→ St. Louis Rams
66	Kendall Langford	DE		Hampton	→ Miami Dolphins
67	Charles Godfrey	CB		Iowa	→ Carolina Panthers
68	Chevis Jackson	CB		LSU	→ Atlanta Falcons
69	Jacob Hester	FB		LSU	→ San Diego Chargers
70	Earl Bennett	WR		Vanderbilt	→ Chicago Bears
71	Tavares Gooden	ILB		Miami	→ Baltimore Ravens
72	Chris Ellis	DE		Virginia Tech	→ Buffalo Bills
73	Jamaal Charles	RB		Texas	→ Kansas City Chiefs
74	Dan Connor	ILB		Penn State	→ Carolina Panthers
75	Reggie Smith	CB		Oklahoma	→ San Francisco 49ers
76	Brad Cottam	TE		Tennessee	→ Kansas City Chiefs
77	Pat Sims	DT		Auburn	→ Cincinnati Bengals
78	Shawn Crable	OLB		Michigan	→ New England Patriots
79	Antwaun Molden	CB		Eastern Kentucky	→ Houston Texans
80	Bryan Smith	DE		McNeese	→ Philadelphia Eagles
81	Early Doucet	WR		LSU	→ Arizona Cardinals
82	DaJuan Morgan	S		NC State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
83	Jeremy Zuttah	OG		Rutgers	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
84	Harry Douglas	WR		Louisville	→ Atlanta Falcons
85	Craig Stevens	TE		California	→ Tennessee Titans
86	Tom Zbikowski	S		Notre Dame	→ Baltimore Ravens
87	Andre Fluellen	DT		Florida State	→ Detroit Lions
88	Bruce Davis	OLB		UCLA	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
89	Steve Slaton	RB		West Virginia	→ Houston Texans
90	Marcus Harrison	DT		Arkansas	→ Chicago Bears
91	Jermichael Finley	TE		Texas	→ Green Bay Packers
92	Cliff Avril	DE		Purdue	→ Detroit Lions
93	Philip Wheeler	ILB		Georgia Tech	→ Indianapolis Colts
94	Kevin O’Connell	QB		San Diego State	→ New England Patriots
95	Mario Manningham	WR		Michigan	→ New York Giants
96	Chad Rinehart	OG		Northern Iowa	→ Washington Redskins
97	Andre Caldwell	WR		Florida	→ Cincinnati Bengals
98	Thomas DeCoud	S		California	→ Atlanta Falcons
99	Oniel Cousins	OG		UTEP	→ Baltimore Ravens

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
100	Tyvon Branch	CB		UConn	→ Oakland Raiders
101	Justin King	CB		Penn State	→ St. Louis Rams
102	Jeremy Thompson	DE		Wake Forest	→ Green Bay Packers
103	WHWilliam Hayes	DE		Winston-Salem State	→ Tennessee Titans
104	Beau Bell	ILB		UNLV	→ Cleveland Browns
105	Will Franklin	WR		Missouri	→ Kansas City Chiefs
106	Marcus Smith	WR		New Mexico	→ Baltimore Ravens
107	Cody Wallace	C		Texas A&M	→ San Francisco 49ers
108	Kory Lichtensteiger	C		Bowling Green	→ Denver Broncos
109	Mike McGlynn	OG		Pittsburgh	→ Philadelphia Eagles
110	Shawn Murphy	OG		Utah State	→ Miami Dolphins
111	Martin Rucker	TE		Missouri	→ Cleveland Browns
112	Anthony Collins	OT		Kansas	→ Cincinnati Bengals
113	Dwight Lowery	CB		San José State	→ New York Jets
114	Reggie Corner	CB		Akron	→ Buffalo Bills
115	Dre Moore	DT		Maryland	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
116	Kenny Iwebema	DE		Iowa	→ Arizona Cardinals
117	Quintin Demps	S		UTEP	→ Philadelphia Eagles
118	Xavier Adibi	OLB		Virginia Tech	→ Houston Texans
119	Jack Williams	CB		Kent State	→ Denver Broncos
120	Craig Steltz	S		LSU	→ Chicago Bears
121	Red Bryant	DT		Texas A&M	→ Seattle Seahawks
122	Tashard Choice	RB		Georgia Tech	→ Dallas Cowboys
123	Bryan Kehl	OLB		BYU	→ New York Giants
124	Justin Tryon	CB		Arizona State	→ Washington Redskins
125	Arman Shields	WR		Richmond	→ Oakland Raiders
126	Lavelle Hawkins	WR		California	→ Tennessee Titans
127	Jacob Tamme	TE		Kentucky	→ Indianapolis Colts
128	Keenan Burton	WR		Kentucky	→ St. Louis Rams
129	Jonathan Wilhite	CB		Auburn	→ New England Patriots
130	Tony Hills	OT		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
131	Jack Ikegwuonu	CB		Wisconsin	→ Philadelphia Eagles
132	Derek Fine	TE		Kansas	→ Buffalo Bills
133	David Hale	OT		Weber State	→ Baltimore Ravens
134	Stanford Keglar	OLB		Purdue	→ Tennessee Titans
135	Josh Sitton	OT		UCF	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
136	Kenneth Moore	WR		Wake Forest	→ Detroit Lions
137	John David Booty	QB		USC	→ Minnesota Vikings
138	Robert James	OLB		Arizona State	→ Atlanta Falcons
139	Ryan Torain	RB		Arizona State	→ Denver Broncos
140	BCBrandon Carr	CB		Grand Valley State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
141	Gary Barnidge	TE		Louisville	→ Carolina Panthers
142	Zackary Bowman	CB		Nebraska	→ Chicago Bears
143	Orlando Scandrick	CB		Boise State	→ Dallas Cowboys
144	DeMario Pressley	DT		NC State	→ New Orleans Saints
145	Jason Shirley	DT		Fresno State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
146	Jerome Felton	FB		Furman	→ Detroit Lions
147	Alvin Bowen	OLB		Iowa State	→ Buffalo Bills
148	Carlton Powell	DT		Virginia Tech	→ Denver Broncos
149	Tim Hightower	RB		Richmond	→ Arizona Cardinals
150	Breno Giacomini	OT		Louisville	→ Green Bay Packers
151	Frank Okam	DT		Texas	→ Houston Texans
152	Letroy Guion	DT		Florida State	→ Minnesota Vikings
153	Matt Slater	WR		UCLA	→ New England Patriots
154	Kroy Biermann	OLB		Montana	→ Atlanta Falcons
155	Thomas Williams	OLB		USC	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
156	Dennis Dixon	QB		Oregon	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
157	Roy Schuening	OG		Oregon State	→ St. Louis Rams
158	Kellen Davis	TE		Michigan State	→ Chicago Bears
159	Trae Williams	CB		South Florida	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
160	Josh Johnson	QB		San Diego	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
161	Marcus Howard	OLB		Georgia	→ Indianapolis Colts
162	Erik Ainge	QB		Tennessee	→ New York Jets
163	Owen Schmitt	FB		West Virginia	→ Seattle Seahawks
164	Carl Nicks	OT		Nebraska	→ New Orleans Saints
165	Jonathan Goff	ILB		Vanderbilt	→ New York Giants
166	Marcus Thomas	RB		UTEP	→ San Diego Chargers

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
167	Erik Walden	DE		Middle Tennessee	→ Dallas Cowboys
168	Durant Brooks	P		Georgia Tech	→ Washington Redskins
169	Trevor Scott	DE		Buffalo	→ Oakland Raiders
170	Barry Richardson	OT		Clemson	→ Kansas City Chiefs
171	Marcus Henry	WR		Kansas	→ New York Jets
172	Thomas Brown	RB		Georgia	→ Atlanta Falcons
173	Dominique Barber	S		Minnesota	→ Houston Texans
174	Josh Morgan	WR		Virginia Tech	→ San Francisco 49ers
175	Geno Hayes	OLB		Florida State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
176	Jalen Parmele	RB		Toledo	→ Miami Dolphins
177	Corey Lynch	S		App State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
178	Taylor Mehlhaff	K		Wisconsin	→ New Orleans Saints
179	XOXavier Omon	RB		Northwest Missouri State	→ Buffalo Bills
180	Kareem Moore	S		Nicholls	→ Washington Redskins
181	Nick Hayden	DT		Wisconsin	→ Carolina Panthers
182	Kevin Robinson	WR		Utah State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
183	Spencer Larsen	ILB		Arizona	→ Denver Broncos
184	Mike Gibson	OG		California	→ Philadelphia Eagles
185	Chris Harrington	DE		Texas A&M	→ Arizona Cardinals
186	Colt Brennan	QB		Hawai’i	→ Washington Redskins
187	John Sullivan	C		Notre Dame	→ Minnesota Vikings
188	Mike Humpal	OLB		Iowa	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
189	Tyler Schmitt	LS		San Diego State	→ Seattle Seahawks
190	Ahtyba Rubin	DT		Iowa State	→ Cleveland Browns
191	Paul Hubbard	WR		Wisconsin	→ Cleveland Browns
192	DeJuan Tribble	CB		Boston College	→ San Diego Chargers
193	Jaymar Johnson	WR		Jackson State	→ Minnesota Vikings
194	Ryan Mundy	S		West Virginia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
195	Donald Thomas	OG		UConn	→ Miami Dolphins
196	Tom Santi	TE		Virginia	→ Indianapolis Colts
197	Bo Ruud	OLB		Nebraska	→ New England Patriots
198	Andre’ Woodson	QB		Kentucky	→ New York Giants
199	Robert Henderson	DE		Southern Miss	→ New York Giants
200	Joe Mays	ILB		North Dakota State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
201	Steve Justice	C		Wake Forest	→ Indianapolis Colts
202	Mike Hart	RB		Michigan	→ Indianapolis Colts
203	ASAndy Studebaker	DE		Wheaton (IL)	→ Philadelphia Eagles
204	Lex Hilliard	RB		Montana	→ Miami Dolphins
205	PGPierre Garcon	WR		Mount Union	→ Indianapolis Colts
206	Haruki Nakamura	S		Cincinnati	→ Baltimore Ravens
207	Matt Sherry	TE		Villanova	→ Cincinnati Bengals

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
208	Ervin Baldwin	DE		Michigan State	→ Chicago Bears
209	Matt Flynn	QB		LSU	→ Green Bay Packers
210	Brian Johnston	DE		Gardner-Webb	→ Kansas City Chiefs
211	Nate Garner	OT		Arkansas	→ New York Jets
212	Wilrey Fontenot	CB		Arizona	→ Atlanta Falcons
213	Chauncey Washington	RB		USC	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
214	Larry Grant	OLB		Ohio State	→ San Francisco 49ers
215	Justin Harper	WR		Virginia Tech	→ Baltimore Ravens
216	Landon Cohen	DT		Ohio	→ Detroit Lions
217	Brett Swain	WR		San Diego State	→ Green Bay Packers
218	Caleb Campbell	S		Army	→ Detroit Lions
219	Demetrius Bell	OT		Northwestern State	→ Buffalo Bills
220	Josh Barrett	S		Arizona State	→ Denver Broncos
221	Hilee Taylor	OLB		North Carolina	→ Carolina Panthers
222	Chester Adams	OG		Georgia	→ Chicago Bears
223	Alex Brink	QB		Washington State	→ Houston Texans
224	Steve Johnson	WR		Kentucky	→ Buffalo Bills
225	Brandon Keith	OT		Northern Iowa	→ Arizona Cardinals
226	Chaz Schilens	WR		San Diego State	→ Oakland Raiders
227	Peyton Hillis	FB		Arkansas	→ Denver Broncos
228	Chris Chamberlain	ILB		Tulsa	→ St. Louis Rams
229	CWCary Williams	CB		Washburn	→ Tennessee Titans
230	King Dunlap	OT		Auburn	→ Philadelphia Eagles
231	AHAlex Hall	DE		St. Augustine’s	→ Cleveland Browns
232	Keith Zinger	TE		LSU	→ Atlanta Falcons
233	Justin Forsett	RB		California	→ Seattle Seahawks
234	Corey Clark	OT		Texas A&M	→ San Diego Chargers
235	Brandon Coutu	K		Georgia	→ Seattle Seahawks
236	Jamey Richard	C		Buffalo	→ Indianapolis Colts
237	Adrian Arrington	WR		Michigan	→ New Orleans Saints
238	Cory Boyd	RB		South Carolina	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
239	Mike Merritt	TE		UCF	→ Kansas City Chiefs
240	Allen Patrick	RB		Oklahoma	→ Baltimore Ravens
241	Geoff Schwartz	OT		Oregon	→ Carolina Panthers
242	Rob Jackson	DE		Kansas State	→ Washington Redskins
243	Joey LaRocque	OLB		Oregon State	→ Chicago Bears
244	Angelo Craig	OLB		Cincinnati	→ Cincinnati Bengals
245	Lionel Dotson	DT		Arizona	→ Miami Dolphins
246	Mario Urrutia	WR		Louisville	→ Cincinnati Bengals
247	Kirk Barton	OT		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
248	Marcus Monk	WR		Arkansas	→ Chicago Bears
249	Chris Horton	S		UCLA	→ Washington Redskins
250	MBMackenzy Bernadeau	OG		Bentley	→ Carolina Panthers
251	Kennard Cox	CB		Pittsburgh	→ Buffalo Bills
252	David Vobora	OLB		Idaho	→ St. Louis Rams