2008 NFL 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.

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.

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.