(4-26-08)
NFL Draft selections
1. Miami Dolphins
JAKE LONG OLT MICHIGAN HGT: 6-7 WGT: 313
2. St. Louis Rams
CHRIS LONG DE-OLB VIRGINIA HGT: 6-3 WGT: 272
LAST SEASON: 75 TACKLES, 19 FOR LOSS, 14 SACKS
CAREER: 183 TACKLES, 43 FOR LOSS, 21 SACKS
3. Atlanta Falcons
MATT RYAN QB BOSTON COLLEGE HGT: 6-4 3/4 WGT: 228
LAST SEASON: 388-654 (59.3%), 4,507 YDS, 31 TD, 19 INT
CAREER: 807-1,347 (59.9%), 9,313 YDS, 56 TD, 37 INT
4. Oakland Raiders
DARREN McFADDEN RB ARKANSAS HGT: 6-1 WGT: 211
LAST SEASON: 325 CAR, 1,830 YDS (5.6), 16 TD
CAREER: 785 CAR, 4,657 YDS (5.9), 41 TD
5. Kansas City Chiefs
GLENN DORSEY LSU DT HGT: 6-1 1/2 WGT: 297
LAST SEASON: 69 TACKLES, 12.5 FOR LOSS, 7 SACKS
CAREER: 157 TACKLES, 29 FOR LOSS, 13 SACKS
6. New York Jets
VERNON GHOLSTON DRE-OLB OHIO STATE HGT: 6-3 WGT: 266
LAST SEASON: 37 TACKLES, 15.5 FOR LOSS, 14 SACKS
CAREER (3 YRS): 86 TACKLES, 30.5 FOR LOSS, 21.5 SACKS
7. New Orleans Saints (acquired in a trade with New England)
SEDRICK ELLIS NT SOUTHERN CAL HGT: 6-0 1/2 WGT: 309
LAST SEASON: 58 TACKLES, 12.5 FOR LOSS, 8.5 SACKS
CAREER: 144 TACKLES, 28.5 FOR LOSS, 17.5 SACKS
8. Jacksonville Jaguars (acquired in a trade with Baltimore)
DERRICK HARVEY DE FLORIDA HGT: 6-4 1/2 WGT: 271
LAST SEASON: 49 TACKLES, 17 FOR LOSS, 8.5 SACKS
CAREER (3 YRS): 91 TACKLES, 31 FOR LOSS, 20.5 SACKS
9. Cincinnati Bengals
KEITH RIVERS WLB SOUTHERN CAL HGT: 6-2 1/4 WGT: 241
LAST SEASON: 78 TACKLES, 5 FOR LOSS, 0 SACKS, 0 INT
CAREER: 240 TACKLES, 18.5 FOR LOSS, 3 SACKS, 2 INT
10. New England Patriots (acquired in a trade with New Orleans)
JEROD MAYO WLB TENNESSEE HGT: 6-1 1/4 WGT: 242
LAST SEASON: 140 TACKLES, 8.5 FOR LOSS, 1.5 SACKS
CAREER (3 YRS): 236 TACKLES, 21 FOR LOSS, 6.5 SACKS
11. Buffalo Bills
LEODIS McKELVIN CB-RS TROY HGT: 5-10 1/4 WGT: 190
LAST SEASON: 60 TACKLES, 11 BREAKUPS, 3 INT
CAREER: 173 TACKLES, 25 BREAKUPS, 4 INT
12. Denver Broncos
RYAN CLADY OT BOISE STATE HGT: 6-6 WGT: 309
13. Carolina Panthers
JONATHAN STEWART RB OREGON HGT: 5-10 1/4 WGT: 235
LAST SEASON: 280 CAR 1,722 YDS (6.2), 11 TD
CAREER: 516 CAR, 2,891 YDS (5.6), 27 TD
14. Chicago Bears
CHRIS WILLIAMS OLT VANDERBILT HGT: 6-6 WGT: 315
15. Kansas City Chiefs (acquired in a trade with Detroit)
BRANDEN ALBERT OLG-OLT VIRGINIA HGT: 6-5 1/2 WGT: 209
16. Arizona Cardinals
DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE CB-KR TENNESSEE STATE HGT: 6-1 1/2 WGT: 184
LAST SEASON: 37 TACKLES, 13 BREAKUPS, 2 INT
CAREER: 158 TACKLES, 36 BREAKUPS, 9 INT
17. Detroit Lions (acquired in a trade with Kansas City)
GOSDER CHERILUS OT BOSTON COLLEGE HGT: 6-6 1/2 WGT: 314
18. Baltimore Ravens (acquired in a trade with Houston)
JOE FLACCO QB DELAWARE HGT: 6-6 3/8 WGT: 236
LAST SEASON: 331-521 (63.5%), 4,263 YDS, 23 TD, 5 INT
CAREER: 596-942 (63.3%), 7,057 YDS, 41 TD, 15 INT
19. Carolina Panthers (acquired in a trade with Philadelphia)
JEFF OTAH OT PITTSBURGH HGT: 6-6 WGT: 322
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
AQIB TALIB CB KANSAS HGT: 6-0 3/4 WGT: 202
LAST SEASON: 66 TACKLES, 18 BREAKUPS, 5 INT
CAREER (3 YRS): 162 TACKLES, 48 BREAKUPS, 13 INT
21. Atlanta Falcons (acquired in a trade with Washington)
SAM BAKER OLT SOUTHERN CAL HGT: 6-4 1/2 WGT: 309
22. Dallas Cowboys
FELIX JONES RB ARKANSAS HGT: 5-10 WGT: 207
LAST SEASON: 133 CAR, 1,162 YDS (8.7), 11 TD
CAREER: 386 CAR, 2,956 YDS (7.7), 20 TD
23. Pittsburgh Steelers
RASHARD MENDENHALL RB ILLINOIS HGT: 5-10 WGT: 225
LAST SEASON: 262 CAR, 1,681 YDS (6.4), 17 TD
CAREER: 388 CAR, 2,539 YDS (6.5), 22 TD
24. Tennessee Titans
CHRIS JOHNSON RB EAST CAROLINA HGT: 5-11 WGT: 197
LAST SEASON: 236 CAR, 1423 YDS (6.0), 17 TD
CAREER: 624 CAR, 2,982 YDS (4.8), 32 TD
25. Dallas Cowboys (acquired in a trade with Seattle)
MIKE JENKINS CB-RS SOUTH FLORIDA HGT: 5-10 1/4 WGT: 197
LAST SEASON: 41 TACKLES, 12 BREAKUPS, 3 INT
CAREER: 133 TACKLES, 41 BREAKUPS, 6 INT
26. Houston Texans (acquired in a trade with Jacksonville)
DUANE BROWN OT VIRGINIA TECH HGT: 6-4 1/8 WGT: 315
27. San Diego Chargers
ANTOINE CASON CB-FS ARIZONA HGT: 6-0 1/4 WGT: 191
LAST SEASON: 71 TACKLES, 19 BREAKUPS, 5 INT
CAREER: 253 TACKLES, 37 BREAKUPS, 15 INT
28. Seattle Seahawks (acquired in a trade with Dallas)
LAWRENCE JACKSON DLE SOUTHERN CAL HGT: 6-4 WGT: 271
LAST SEASON: 60 TACKLES, 17 FOR LOSS, 10.5 SACKS
CAREER: 181 TACKLES, 52 FOR LOSS, 30.5 SACKS
29. San Francisco 49ers (acquired in a trade with Indianapolis)
KENTWAN BALMER NT-DE NORTH CAROLINA HGT: 6-4 1/2 WGT: 308
LAST SEASON: 59 TACKLES, 9.5 FOR LOSS, 3.5 SACKS
CAREER: 93 TACKLES, 17 FOR LOSS, 7 SACKS
30. New York Jets
DUSTIN KELLER PURDUE HGT: 6-2 WGT: 242
LAST SEASON: 68 REC, 881 YDS (13.0), 7 TD
CAREER: 142 REC, 1,882 YDS (13.3), 16 TD
31. New York Giants
KENNY PHILLIPS SS MIAMI-FLA HGT: 6-2 1/4 WGT: 212
LAST SEASON: 82 TACKLES, 5 BREAKUPS, 2 INT
CAREER (3 YRS): 241 TACKLES, 15 BREAKUPS, 7 INT
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