2007 NFL draft
The 2007 NFL Draft will take place in New York City on April 28 and April 29 2007. The draft will be televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The venue for the event has yet to be determined.
Current first round draft order
- Based on ESPN.com's draft order
- Teams in blue are still active in the 2006 NFL Playoffs; the numbers listed are accurate as of the end of the Divisional round.
Pick # | Team | 2006 record | 2006 strength of schedule |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Oakland Raiders | 2-14 | .555 |
2 | Detroit Lions | 3-13 | .523 |
3–4* | Cleveland Browns | 4-12 | .535 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4-12 | .535 | |
5 | Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | .500 |
6 | Washington Redskins | 5-11 | .512 |
7 | Minnesota Vikings | 6-10 | .488 |
8 | Houston Texans | 6-10 | .500 |
9 | Miami Dolphins | 6-10 | .543 |
10 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | .457 |
11 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | .500 |
12 | Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | .574 |
13 | St. Louis Rams | 8-8 | .465 |
14 | Carolina Panthers | 8-8 | .473 |
15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8 | .496 |
16 | Green Bay Packers | 8-8 | .500 |
17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8-8 | .531 |
18 | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | .535 |
19 | Tennessee Titans | 8-8 | .570 |
20 | New York Giants | 8-8 | .520 |
21 | Denver Broncos | 9-7 | .531 |
22 | Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | .457 |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | .492 |
24 | New England Patriots (from Seattle Seahawks) | 9-7 | .453 |
25 | New York Jets | 10-6 | .469 |
26 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | .477 |
27 | New Orleans Saints | 10-6 | .461 |
28 | New England Patriots | 12-4 | .496 |
29 | Baltimore Ravens | 13-3 | .461 |
30 | San Diego Chargers | 14-2 | .457 |
31–32** | Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | .500 |
Chicago Bears | 13-3 | .430 | |
* Cleveland and Tampa Bay have the same records and schedule strength. A coin flip after Super Bowl XLI will determine their pick order.[1]
** The winner of Super Bowl XLI will pick 32nd, while the loser will pick 31st. |
Traded picks
Round | Pick # | Team receiving pick | Team giving up pick | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 | New England | Seattle | Traded for Deion Branch |
2 | New York Jets | Washington | Traded for 35th pick in 2006 NFL Draft (used to select Rocky McIntosh) | |
2 | Tampa Bay | Indianapolis | Traded for Anthony McFarland | |
3 | N/A | Cincinnati | Used in Supplemental Draft to select Ahmad Brooks | |
3 | Denver | Washington (via Atlanta) | Atlanta acquired the pick for T.J. Duckett, and traded it to Denver for Ashley Lelie | |
3/4 | New Orleans | Philadelphia | Traded for Donte Stallworth (conditional pick: drops to 4th if not re-signed for 2007) | |
4 | Atlanta | Denver | Acquired during 2006 NFL Draft | |
4 | New Orleans | Kansas City | Traded for Michael Bennett | |
4 | San Francisco | New York Jets | Traded for Kevan Barlow (conditional pick) | |
4 | San Francisco | Washington | Traded for Brandon Lloyd | |
4 | Tennessee | Baltimore | Traded for Steve McNair | |
5 | St. Louis | Buffalo | Traded for Anthony Hargrove | |
5 | Oakland | New England | Traded for Doug Gabriel | |
6 | Detroit | Miami | Traded for Joey Harrington (conditional) | |
6 | Kansas City | Dallas | Traded for Scott Fujita | |
6 | Tennessee | Indianapolis | Traded for 238th pick in 2006 NFL Draft (used to select T. J. Rushing | |
6 | Tennessee | San Diego | Traded for Billy Volek (conditional) | |
7 | Green Bay | NY Jets | Traded for Steve Morley | |
7 | Cleveland | San Francisco | Traded (with Ken Dorsey) for Trent Dilfer | |
7 | Dallas | NY Jets | Traded for Sean Ryan | |
7 | NY Jets | Detroit | Traded for Jon McGraw | |
7 | Dallas | New Orleans | Traded for Scott Shanle | |
7 | New England | Arizona | Traded for Brandon Gorin (conditional) | |
7 | Chicago | Cleveland | Traded for Lenny Friedman | |
Unkn | Indianapolis | Baltimore | Traded for Gerome Sapp (conditional) | |
Unkn | Baltimore | Indianapolis | Traded for Ryan LaCasse | |
Unkn | Cincinnati | St. Louis | Traded for Dave Ragone (conditional) | |
Unkn | Cincinnati | St. Louis | Traded for Dave Ragone (conditional) | |
Unkn | Oakland | NY Jets | Traded for Bobby Hamilton | |
Unkn | NY Jets | Tampa Bay | Traded for Doug Jolley | |
Unkn | NY Jets | Minnesota | Traded for Brooks Bollinger | |
Unkn | New Orleans | Atlanta | Traded for Wayne Gandy |
ESPN.com's Top Draft Prospects
This article possibly contains original research. |
Listing includes top senior prospects at all major positions along with a handful of underclassmen who are draft eligible and are projected to be selected in the draft, should they declare.
Underclassmen are marked with a *.
Players are listed in no particular order.
Quarterback Prospects
- Chris Leak - Florida
- Brady Quinn - Notre Dame
- JaMarcus Russell* - LSU
- Troy Smith - Ohio State
- Drew Stanton - Michigan State
- Kevin Kolb - Houston
- Tyler Palko - Pittsburgh
- Matt Moore - Oregon St.
- Jordan Palmer - UTEP
- Drew Tate - Iowa
- Jared Zabransky - Boise State
- Lester Ricard - Tulane
- John Stocco - Wisconsin
- Isaiah Stanback - Washington
- John Beck - BYU
Running Back
- Adrian Peterson * - Oklahoma
- Marshawn Lynch * - California
- Tony Hunt - Penn State
- Garrett Wolfe - Northern Illinois
- Michael Bush - Louisville
- Kenny Irons - Auburn
- Kenneth Darby - Alabama
- Lorenzo Booker Florida State
- Tyrone Moss - Miami (FL)
- Courtney Lewis - Texas A&M
- Alley Broussard - LSU
- DeShawn Wynn - Florida
- Alvin Banks - James Madison
- Thomas Clayton Kansas State
- Stevie Hicks - Iowa State
- Justin Vincent - LSU
- Dwayne Wright - Fresno State
- Selvin Young - Texas
- Clifton Dawson - Harvard
- Pierre Thomas - Illinois
- Gary Russell - Minnesota
- Jon Cornish - Kansas
- Kolby Smith - Louisville
- Darius Walker * - Notre Dame
- Antonio Pittman - Ohio State
Fullback
- Brian Leonard - Rutgers
- Ryan Powdrell - USC
- Brad Lau - Boise State
Wide receivers
- Calvin Johnson * - Georgia Tech
- Ted Ginn, Jr. * - Ohio State
- Dwayne Jarrett * - USC
- Robert Meachem * - Tennessee
- Sidney Rice * - South Carolina
- Dwayne Bowe - LSU
- Steve Smith - USC
- Rhema McKnight * - Notre Dame
- Craig Davis- LSU
- Jason Hill - Washington State
- Keenan Burton * - Kentucky
- Sonny Shackelford - Washington
- Austin Flynn - Iowa State
- Mike Walker * - Central Florida
- Courtney Taylor - Auburn
- Paul Williams - Fresno State
- Dallas Baker - Florida
- Steve Breaston - Michigan
- Syndric Steptoe - Arizona
- Jarrett Hicks - Texas Tech
- Chansi Stuckey - Clemson
- Chris McFoy - USC
- Matt Trannon - Michigan State
- Jon Davis - Iowa State
- Terry Richardson - Arizona State
- Sammie Stroughter * - Oregon State
- Jayson Swain - Tennessee
- William Franklin * - Missouri
- Logan Payne- Minnesota
- Vincent Marshall - Houston
- Johnnie Lee Higgins - UTEP
- Aundrae Allison - East Carolina
- Anthony Gonzalez * - Ohio State
- Yamon Figurs - Kansas State
- Jacoby Jones - Baylor
One highly-rated wide receiver prospect, Jeff Samardzija of Notre Dame, chose not to pursue an NFL career, signing a contract to pitch in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Tight ends
- Martrez Milner - Georgia
- Joe Newton - Oregon State
- Matt Spaeth - Minnesota
- Matt Herian - Nebraska
- Cody Byrd - Washington State
- Ben Patrick - Delaware
- Dante Rosario - Oregon
- Tyler Ecker - Michigan
- Walter Nickel - Iowa State
- Scott Chandler - Iowa
- Jonny Harline - BYU
- Dan Murray - Connecticut
- Brent Celek - Cincinnati
- John Carlson - * Notre Dame
- Greg Olsen - Miami (FL)
- Zach Miller - Arizona State
- Clark Harris - Rutgers
Offensive Linemen
- Levi Brown - Penn State
- Joe Thomas - Wisconsin
- Adam Koets - Oregon State
- Dan Santucci - Notre Dame
- Ryan Harris - Notre Dame
- Jeremy Perry - Oregon State
- Arron Sears - Tennessee
- Mike Otto - Purdue
- Daniel Inman - Georgia
- Andrew Cameron - California
- Stephon Heyer - Maryland
- Jake Kuresa - BYU
- Palauni Ma Sun - Oregon
- Justin Blalock - Texas
- Mike Jones - Iowa
- Clay Walker - Washington
- Josh Beekman - Boston College
- Manuel Ramírez - Texas Tech
- Charles Harris - Washington State
- Aaron Brant - Iowa State
- Leroy Harris - North Carolina State
- Kasey Studdard - Texas
- Brian Daniels - Colorado
- Erik Robertson - California
- George Batiste - Southern Mississippi
- Tim Duckworth - Auburn
- Kyle Young - Fresno State
- Ryan Kalil (C) - USC
- Mark Fenton - Colorado
- Doug Free - Northern Illinois
- Dustin Fry - Clemson
- Enoka Lucas - Oregon
- Kyle Williams - USC
- Doug Datish - Ohio State
- Lyle Sendlein - Texas
- Mike Gibson - * California
- Hayden Lane - Kentucky
- Ben Grubbs - Auburn
- Dan Mozes - West Virginia
- Peter Murray - Wisconsin Whitewater
Defensive Linemen
- Jay Alford - Penn State
- Quinn Pitcock - Ohio State
- Gaines Adams - Clemson
- Quentin Moses - Georgia
- Nu'u Tafisi - California
- Tim Crowder - Texas
- LaMarr Woodley - Michigan
- Kyle Caldwell - Arizona State
- Victor Abiamiri - Notre Dame
- Brent Curvey - Iowa State
- Adam Carriker - Nebraska
- Dan Bazuin - Central Michigan
- Mkristo Bruce - Washington State
- Baraka Atkins - Miami (FL)
- Brian Robison - Texas
- Matt Toeaina - Oregon State
- Rondell Biggs - Michigan
- Travis Tofi - USC
- Marcus Thomas - Florida
- Justin Harrell - Tennessee
- Brandon Mebane - California
- Kareem Brown - Miami (FL)
- Ray McDonald - Florida
- Ben Siegert - Oregon State
- Jeremy Clark - Alabama
- DeMarcus Tyler - North Carolina State
- Amobi Okoye - Louisville
- Turk McBride - Tennessee
- Alan Branch - Michigan
- Charles Johnson - Georgia
- Marquay Love - Houston
- Justin Hickman - UCLA
- Jarvis Moss - Florida
- Jamaal Anderson - Arkansas
- Ryan McBean - Oklahoma State
- Ola Dagunduro - Nebraska
- Ikaika Alama-Francis - Hawaii
Linebackers
- Paul Posluszny - Penn State
- Patrick Willis - Ole Miss
- Lawrence Timmons - Florida State
- Buster Davis - Florida State
- David Harris - Michigan
- H.B. Blades - Pittsburgh
- Tim Shaw - Penn State
- Rufus Alexander - Oklahoma
- Brandon Siler - Florida
- Earl Everett - Florida
- Prescott Burgess - Michigan
- Oscar Lua - USC
- Dallas Sartz - USC
- Jon Beason - Miami (FL)
- Brian Smith - Missouri
- Scott Davis - Washington State
- Stephen Nicholas - South Florida
- Cameron Jensen - BYU
- Alvin Bowen - * Iowa State
- Juwan Simpson - Alabama
- Blair Phillips - Oregon
- Michael Okwo - Stanford
- Quincy Black - New Mexico
- Scott White - Washington
- Anthony Waters - Clemson
- Mickey Pimentel - California
- Dedrick Harrington - Missouri
- Desmond Bishop - California
- Nate Harris - Louisville
- Justin Warren - Texas A&M
- KaMichael Hall - Georgia Tech
- Eric McNeal - UCLA
- Zach Diles - Kansas State
- Rory Johnson - Mississippi
- Zak DeOssie - Brown
- Stewart Bradley - Nebraska
- Brandon Archer - Kansas State
Chace Pittman - LSU
Defensive Backs
- Leon Hall - Michigan
- LaRon Landry - LSU
- Michael Griffin - Texas
- Marcus McCauley - Fresno State
- Daymeion Hughes - California
- Reggie Nelson - Florida
- Darrelle Revis - Pittsburgh
- Eric Wright - * UNLV
- Brandon Meriweather - Miami (FL)
- Eric Weddle - Utah
- Fred Bennett - South Carolina
- Michael Johnson - Arizona
- DeAndre Jackson - Iowa State
- C.J. Wallace - Washington
- Aaron Ross - Texas
- Tarell Brown - Texas
- Marquice Cole - Northwestern
- Tyron Brackenridge - Washington State
- Ramzee Robinson - Alabama
- John Talley - Duke
- David Irons - Auburn
- Eric Frampton - Washington State
- Dashon Goldson - Washington
- J.D. Nelson - Oregon
- Aaron Rouse - Virginia Tech
- Wesley Smith - Memphis
- Roderick Rogers - Wisconsin
- Josh Gattis - Wake Forest
- Andrew Shanle - Nebraska
- Brandon Harrison - Stanford
- Trevor Hooper - Stanford
- Antonio Smith - Ohio State
- Jonathan Wade - Tennessee
- Chevis Jackson - * LSU
- Will Guilley - Houston
- Tanard Jackson - Syracuse
- Chris Houston - Arkansas
Kickers
- Mason Crosby - Colorado
- James Wilhoit - Tennessee
- Justin Medlock - UCLA
- Brandon Pace - Virginia Tech
- Andrew Wellock - Eastern Michigan
- Sam Swank - Wake Forest
- Garrett Rivas - Michigan
- Brandon Coutu - * Georgia
- Alexis Serna - * Oregon State
Punters
- Daniel Sepulveda - Baylor
- Kody Bliss - Auburn
- Nick Folk - Arizona
- Adam Podlesh - Maryland
- Sean Douglas - Washington
- Brandon Fields - Michigan State
- Adam Graessle - Pittsburgh
- Brendan Carney - Syracuse
- Kenneth DeBauche- Wisconsin
- Ryan Dougherty - East Carolina
See Also
External links
- ESPN.com - 2007 NFL Draft Index
- Footballs Future
- The Football Expert
- NFL Draft Countdown
- Draft Ace
- Draft King
- NFL Draft Dirt
- NFL Draft World - 3 Round Mock Draft
- NFL Draft Spot
- Rob's Scouting
- Consensus Draft Services
- NFL Draft Forecast
References