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The 2008 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN has the rights to televise the draft; the NFL Network will also broadcast the event, its third year doing so. Of the 253 selections, 221 are regular selections in rounds one through seven, and 32 are compensatory selections, distributed among rounds three through seven. ("Selection" is the official NFL term, although the more commonly-used term is "picks.") This will be the second draft presided over by current NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Changes for 2008

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The new NFL logo, which will officially go into use at the 2008 draft.

The draft will mark the official debut of a new NFL shield logo,[1] replacing the old shield logo which had been used since 1970.

The new logo will not be the only change at the 2008 Draft. Only two rounds will take place during the first day, changing from three in previous years. The draft will also start at 3:00 p.m. US EDT, after starting at noon in previous years. Limits in the amount of time a team has to make a selection have also changed: the first round has been reduced from fifteen minutes to ten, and the second round was reduced from ten minutes to seven. The second day will begin at 10:00 a.m. US EDT, for the remaining five rounds with no changes to the five-minute selection time limit.[2]

Determining the draft order

The draft order is generally based on each team's regular season record, as follows:

  1. The winners of Super Bowl XLII are given the last selection, and the losers the second to last selection.[3]
  2. Remaining teams are sorted by regular season record, with worse records picking first, regardless of playoff status. This is why the Cleveland Browns, who finished 10-6 but did not make the playoffs, will pick after the Washington Redskins, who finished 9-7, but did make the playoffs.
  3. For teams with the same record, teams that fail to make the playoffs always pick before teams that earned playoff berths. This is why the Browns will pick before the Seattle Seahawks.
  4. For teams that failed to make the playoffs, remaining ties are broken by strength of schedule. (In the NFL, a team's strength of schedule is the combined records of its 16 opponents, including games played against the team in question, and counting divisional opponents twice. Because of this, each team's opponents' combined wins and losses will add up to 256, so a team whose opponents had more combined wins has a better strength of schedule. For draft order, a lower strength of schedule results in an earlier pick.) If strength of schedule does not resolve a tie, division and/or conference tiebreakers may be used. If the tie still cannot be broken, a coin toss at the NFL Combine is used to determine draft order.
  5. For teams that make the playoffs, ties are broken by the order in which teams lost in the playoffs. If teams lost in the same round, strength of schedule is applied.

The table below is divided into "segments" (the official term for teams tied at the same record). In subsequent rounds, the picks will cycle within each segment, the relative order remaining the same as it did in the first round. For example, in the 8-8 segment, the order for the second round is Minnesota, Houston, Philadelphia, and then Arizona.

Current overall draft order (as of 2008-02-22)
Please note this table does not give the actual current order of the first round; see below for that list.
Pick # Team
(Bold = qualified for playoffs)		 2007 regular season record 2007 strength of schedule Notes and Tiebreakers
1 Miami Dolphins 1-15 .539
2 St. Louis Rams 3-13 .512
3 Atlanta Falcons 4-12 .516 At the NFL Combine, Atlanta won a coin toss against Oakland, so Atlanta receives the #3 selection.[4]
4 Oakland Raiders 4-12 .516 Oakland must pick before Kansas City in the first round because Oakland finished behind Kansas City in the AFC West (based on record against common opponents).[5]
5 Kansas City Chiefs 4-12 .516
6 New York Jets 4-12 .523
7 San Francisco 49ers 5-11 .465
8 Baltimore Ravens 5-11 .516
9 Cincinnati Bengals 7-9 .461
10 New Orleans Saints 7-9 .480
11 Buffalo Bills 7-9 .516 Buffalo picks ahead of Denver based on their head-to-head loss in Week 1.[5]
12 Denver Broncos 7-9 .516
13 Carolina Panthers 7-9 .523
14 Chicago Bears 7-9 .543 Chicago picks ahead of Detroit because Detroit won the season series (2-0).[5]
15 Detroit Lions 7-9 .543
16 Arizona Cardinals 8-8 .434
17 Minnesota Vikings 8-8 .504
18 Houston Texans 8-8 .516
19 Philadelphia Eagles 8-8 .563
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-7 .469 Both teams lost their Wild Card games.
21 Washington Redskins 9-7 .555
22 Cleveland Browns 10-6 .430 Of these teams, Cleveland must pick first because it failed to reach the playoffs, while Pittsburgh and Tennessee have the second and third picks in the group because they lost in the Wild Card round and Seattle won in that round.
23 Pittsburgh Steelers 10-6 .453
24 Tennessee Titans 10-6 .500
25 Seattle Seahawks 10-6 .414
26 Jacksonville Jaguars 11-5 .516 Jacksonville picks before San Diego because of its loss in the Divisional round.
27 San Diego Chargers 11-5 .500
28 Dallas Cowboys 13-3 .496 Dallas and Indianapolis lost in the Divisional round, so they pick before Green Bay, who lost in the Conference Championship.
29 Indianapolis Colts 13-3 .516
30 Green Bay Packers 13-3 .469
31 New England Patriots 16-0 .469 Lost Super Bowl XLII
32 New York Giants 10-6 .516 Won Super Bowl XLII

Current first round order

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Miami Dolphins
2 St. Louis Rams
3 Atlanta Falcons
4 Oakland Raiders
5 Kansas City Chiefs
6 New York Jets
7 New England Patriots (from San Francisco)
8 Baltimore Ravens
9 Cincinnati Bengals
10 New Orleans Saints
11 Buffalo Bills
12 Denver Broncos
13 Carolina Panthers
14 Chicago Bears
15 Detroit Lions
16 Arizona Cardinals
17 Minnesota Vikings
18 Houston Texans
19 Philadelphia Eagles
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21 Washington Redskins
22 Dallas Cowboys (from Cleveland)
23 Pittsburgh Steelers
24 Tennessee Titans
25 Seattle Seahawks
26 Jacksonville Jaguars
27 San Diego Chargers
28 Dallas Cowboys
29 San Francisco 49ers (from Indianapolis)
30 Green Bay Packers
— New England Patriots Selection forfeited — —
31 New York Giants

Current second round order

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
32 Miami Dolphins
33 St. Louis Rams
34 Oakland Raiders
35 Kansas City Chiefs
36 New York Jets
37 Atlanta Falcons
38 Baltimore Ravens
39 San Fransisco 49ers
40 New Orleans Saints
41 Buffalo Bills
42 Denver Broncos
43 Carolina Panthers
44 Chicago Bears
45 Detroit Lions
46 Cincinnati Bengals
47 Minnesota Vikings
48 Atlanta Falcons (from Houston)
49 Philadelphia Eagles
50 Arizona Cardinals
51 Washington Redskins
52 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
53 Pittsburgh Steelers
54 Tennessee Titans
55 Seattle Seahawks
56 Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland)
57 Miami Dolphins (from San Diego)
58 Jacksonville Jaguars
59 Indianapolis Colts
60 Green Bay Packers
61 Dallas Cowboys
62 New England Patriots
63 New York Giants

Current third round order

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
64 Miami Dolphins
65 St. Louis Rams
66 Kansas City Chiefs
67 Carolina Panthers (from New York Jets)
68 Atlanta Falcons
69 New England Patriots (from Oakland)
70 San Francisco 49ers
71 Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore via Buffalo)
72 Buffalo Bills
73 Minnesota Vikings (from Denver)
74 Carolina Panthers
75 Chicago Bears
76 Detroit Lions
77 Cincinnati Bengals
78 New Orleans Saints
79 Houston Texans
80 Philadelphia Eagles
81 Arizona Cardinals
82 Minnesota Vikings
83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
84 Washington Redskins
85 Tennessee Titans
86 Seattle Seahawks
87 Detroit Lions (from Cleveland)
88 Pittsburgh Steelers
89 Jacksonville Jaguars
90 Chicago Bears (from San Diego)
91 Green Bay Packers
92 Dallas Cowboys
93 Indianapolis Colts
94 New England Patriots
95 New York Giants

Trades

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

  • 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 the Denver Broncos 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.)[16]
  • Saints to Jets. The Saints traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Jets, for Jonathan Vilma.

Fifth round

  • Jets to Panthers. The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to the Carolina Panthers in a deal that sent Kris Jenkins to New York.
  • Dolphins to Chiefs. Miami (conditionally) traded its fifth-round selection in 2008 to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for Trent Green. The selection would have become a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria.[17]
  • Bears to Bills. Chicago (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection may change, depending on Walker's playing time.[18]
  • Panthers to Bears. The Carolina Panthers traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.[19]
  • Raiders to Broncos. Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection in 2008 to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren.[20]
  • Bills to Jaguars The Buffalo Bills traded a 3rd and 5th round selection to the Jacksonville Jaguars in return for DT Marcus Stroud.[21]

Sixth round

  • Seahawks to Browns. The Seattle Seahawks traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.[22]
  • Packers to Giants. The Green Bay Packers traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant.[23]
  • Broncos to Rams. Denver traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.[24] The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.[25]
  • Browns to Eagles. Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection in 2008 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.[26]
  • Cowboys/Dolphins swap. The teams swapped their sixth-round selections in a trade involving Jason Ferguson.[27]
  • Jaguars to Vikings. Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection for Troy Williamson.[28]

Seventh round

  • Steelers to Falcons. The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum.[29]
  • Seahawks to Eagles. Seattle traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.[30]
  • Eagles to Bills. Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection in 2008, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb.[31]
  • Rams to Vikings. St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection in 2008 to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg.[32]
  • Giants to Chiefs. Kansas City traded kicker Lawrence Tynes to the Giants for a seventh round draft pick.[33]
  • Vikings to Jets. Minnesota traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger[34].
  • Bengals to Rams. Cincinnati traded their seventh-round pick in 2008 to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick[35]

Undisclosed picks

  • Titans to Seahawks. The Tennessee Titans traded an undisclosed draft pick in 2008 (which may be 2008 6th round draft pick because Seattle has a Round6;Pick23 in the 2008 NFL Draft) to Seattle for defensive end Bryce Fisher.[36]
  • Buccaneers to Chiefs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded two different undisclosed draft picks for 2008 to Kansas City for nose tackle Ryan Sims and running back Michael Bennett.[37][38]
  • 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, reports to the Buccaneers before the first pick of the 2008 draft is made, Tampa Bay will send the Broncos their fourth-round selection. Otherwise, Denver will receive Tampa's seventh-round selection.[39]
  • Redskins to Jets. Washington traded a fifth-round draft pick in 2008 to the New York Jets for Pete Kendall. If Kendall played more than 80% of the Redskins' snaps in 2007, the Jets would instead receive a fourth-round pick in 2009.[40]

Picks forfeited

  • Patriots first-round pick. As penalty for videotaping defensive signals in their season opener against the Jets, the Patriots forfeited their first-round pick since they qualified for the playoffs; they would have lost their second- and third-round picks if they had not. (The pick acquired from the 49ers will not be affected.)
  • Chargers fourth-round pick. San Diego used this pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft to select Paul Oliver.
  • Ravens fifth-round pick. Baltimore used this pick in the 2007 Supplemental Draft to select Jared Gaither.

Prospects

The players in the tables below, listed alphabetically by position, are considered top prospects for the 2008 NFL Draft.[41][42][43][44][45][46] Players marked with an asterisk (*) are players who still have college football eligibility, but are nevertheless eligible for the Draft (e.g., juniors and red-shirted sophomores).

Offensive players

Quarterbacks

Player Hometown College
Erik Ainge Hillsboro, OR Tennessee
John David Booty Shreveport, LA USC
Colt Brennan Laguna Beach, CA Hawaiʻi
Alex Brink Bend, Oregon Washington State
Brian Brohm Louisville, KY Louisville
Brandon Cox Trussville, AL Auburn
Dennis Dixon Oakland, CA Oregon
Joe Flacco Audubon, NJ Delaware
Matt Flynn Tyler, TX LSU
Chad Henne West Lawn, PA Michigan
Josh Johnson Oakland, CA San Diego
Sam Keller Danville, CA Nebraska
Blake Mitchell LaGrange, GA South Carolina
Anthony Morelli Pittsburgh, PA Penn State
T.C. Ostrander Atherton, CA Stanford
Kevin O'Connell Carlsbad, CA San Diego State
Matt Ryan Exton, PA Boston College
Ricky Santos Bellingham, MA New Hampshire
Paul Smith Owasso, OK Tulsa
Taylor Tharp Boulder, CO Boise State
Adam Tafralis Daly City, CA San Jose State
Andre Woodson Radcliff, KY Kentucky
Kyle Wright Danville, CA Miami

Running backs

Player Hometown College
Anthony Alridge Denton, TX Houston
Yvenson Bernard Boca Raton, FL Oregon State
Cory Boyd Orange, NJ South Carolina
Thomas Brown Tucker, GA Georgia
Jamaal Charles* Port Arthur, TX Texas
Tashard Choice Riverdale, GA Georgia Tech
BenJarvus Green-Ellis New Orleans, LA Mississippi
Justin Forsett Arlington, TX California
Matt Forté Lake Charles, LA Tulane
Mike Hart Syracuse, NY Michigan
Jacob Hester Shreveport, LA LSU
Lex Hilliard Kalispell, MT Montana
Chris Johnson Orlando, FL East Carolina
Felix Jones* Tulsa, OK Arkansas
Rafael Little Anderson, SC Kentucky
Kregg Lumpkin Lithonia, GA Georgia
Darren McFadden* North Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Kalvin McRae Decatur, GA University of Ohio
Rashard Mendenhall* Skokie, IL Illinois
Xavier Omon Beatrice, NE Northwest Missouri State
Allen Patrick Conway, SC Oklahoma
Amir Pinnix Newark, NJ Minnesota
Ray Rice* New Rochelle, NY Rutgers
Dantrell Savage Columbus, GA Oklahoma State
Steve Slaton* Levittown, PA West Virginia
Kevin Smith* Miami, FL Central Florida
Jonathan Stewart* Fort Lewis, WA Oregon
Tony Temple Kansas City, MO Missouri
Ryan Torain Shawnee Mission, KS Arizona State
Chauncey Washington Torrance, CA USC
Danny Woodhead North Platte, NE Chadron State
Albert Young Moorestown, NJ Iowa

Fullbacks

Player Hometown College
Tom Busch Cottage Grove, MN Iowa
Jehuu Caulcrick Clymer, NY Michigan State
Mike Cox[47] Lewisberry, PA Georgia Tech
Peyton Hillis Conway, AR Arkansas
Owen Schmitt Fairfax, VA West Virginia
Carl Stewart Alcoa, TN Auburn
Mike Tolbert Douglasville, GA Coastal Carolina

Wide receivers

Player Hometown College
Adrian Arrington* Cedar Rapids, IA Michigan
Donnie Avery Alief, TX Houston
Sean Bailey Alpharetta, GA Georgia
James Banks* Indianapolis, IN Carson-Newman
Davone Bess* Oakland, California Hawaii
Earl Bennett* Birmingham, AL Vanderbilt
Todd Blythe Ames, IA Iowa State
Adarius Bowman Chattanooga, TN Oklahoma State
Travis Brown Memphis New Mexico
Mark Bradford Los Angeles Stanford
Dorien Bryant Fork Union, VA Purdue
Keenan Burton Louisville, KY Kentucky
Andre Caldwell Tampa, FL Florida
Early Doucet New Iberia, LA LSU
Harry Douglas Jonesboro, GA Louisville
William Franklin St. Louis, MO Missouri
Pierre Garcon West Palm Beach, FL Mount Union
Ryan Grice-Mullen* Rialto, CA Hawaii
D. J. Hall Ft. Walton Beach, FL Alabama
James Hardy* Fort Wayne, IN Indiana
Lavelle Hawkins Stockton, CA Cal
Paul Hubbard Colorado Springs, CO Wisconsin
DeSean Jackson* Long Beach, CA California
Malcolm Kelly* Longview, TX Oklahoma
Mario Manningham* Warren, OH Michigan
Marcus Monk Lepanto, AR Arkansas
Evan Moore Brea, CA Stanford
Jordy Nelson Riley, KS Kansas State
Bryan Paysinger Long Beach, CA Oregon
Darius Reynaud* Luling, Louisiana West Virginia
Jason Rivers Honolulu Hawaii
Eddie Royal Herndon,VA Virginia Tech
Marcus Smith San Diego New Mexico
Limas Sweed Brenham, TX Texas
Mario Urrutia* Louisville, KY Louisville
Taj Smith* Newark, NJ Syracuse

Tight ends

Player Hometown College
Gary Barnidge Middleburg, FL Louisville
Martellus Bennett* Alief, TX Texas A&M
Adam Bishop Santa Rosa, CA Nevada
Brad Cottam Knoxville, TN Tennessee
John Carlson St. Cloud, MN Notre Dame
Fred Davis Toledo, OH USC
Kellen Davis Adrian, MI Michigan State
Derek Fine Salisaw, OK Kansas
Jermichael Finley* Lufkin, TX Texas
Joey Haynos Rockville, MD Maryland
Cornelius Ingram Hawthorne, FL Florida
Dustin Keller Lafayette, IN Purdue
Martin Rucker St. Joseph, MO Missouri
Tom Santi Nashville, TN Virginia
Craig Stevens San Pedro, CA California
Jacob Tamme[48] Danville, KY Kentucky

Offensive tackles

Player Hometown College
Sam Baker Tustin, CA USC
Kirk Barton Massillon, OH Ohio State
Duane Brown Richmond, VA Virginia Tech
Gosder Cherilus Somerville, MA Boston College
Ryan Clady* Rialto, CA Boise State
Devin Clark Austin New Mexico
Anthony Collins* Beaumont, TX Kansas
Michael Gibson Napa, CA Cal
John Greco Youngstown, OH Toledo
David Hale Plain City, UT Weber State
Tony Hills Houston, TX Texas
Jake Long Lapeer, MI Michigan
Jeff Otah New Castle, DE Pittsburgh
Barry Richardson Mount Pleasant, SC Clemson
William Robinson Pomona, CA San Diego State
Geoffrey Schwartz Los Angeles Oregon
Pedro Sosa Union City, NJ Rutgers
Chris Williams Glynn, LA Vanderbilt

Guards

Player Hometown College
Heath Benedict Greer, SC Newberry
Kerry Brown Marietta, GA Appalachian State
Andrew Crummey Van Wert, OH Maryland
Kirk Elder Klein, TX Texas A&M
Robert Felton Houston, TX Arkansas
Jordan Grimes Plainfield, IN Purdue
Adam Kraus New Orleans, LA Michigan
Chris McDuffie Danville, VA Clemson
Chilo Rachal* Compton, CA USC
Drew Radovich Mission Viejo, CA USC
Hercules Satele Long Beach, CA Hawai'i
Larry Sauafea Pago Pago, American Samoa Hawai'i
Roy Schuening Pendleton, OR Oregon State
Shannon Tevaga Paramount, CA UCLA
Donald Thomas West Haven, CT Connecticut
Eric Young Union, SC Tennessee

Centers

Player Hometown College
Steve Justice Port Orange, FL Wake Forest
Doug Legursky Beckley, WV Marshall
Kory Lichtensteiger Van Wert, OH Bowling Green
Mike Pollak Tempe, AZ Arizona State
Jamey Richard Weston, CT Buffalo
Matt Spanos Corona, CA USC
Adam Spieker Webb City, MO Missouri
John Sullivan Old Greenwich, CT Notre Dame
Fernando Velasco Wrens, GA Georgia
Cody Wallace Cuero, TX Texas A&M

Defensive players

Defensive ends

Player Hometown College
Kroy Biermann Hardin, MT Montana
Tommy Blake Aransas Pass, TX TCU
Titus Brown Tuscaloosa, AL Mississippi State
Calais Campbell* Denver, CO Miami (Florida)
Bruce Davis League City, TX UCLA
Chris Ellis Hampton, VA Virginia Tech
Jeremy Geathers* New Orleans UNLV
Vernon Gholston* Detroit, MI Ohio State
Quentin Groves Greenville, MS Auburn
Derrick Harvey* Greenbelt, MD Florida
Louis Holmes Fort Lauderdale, FL Arizona
Kenny Iwebema Arlington, TX Iowa
Lawrence Jackson Inglewood, CA USC
Kendall Langford Petersburg, VA Hampton
Chris Long Ivy, VA Virginia
Bryan Mattison Mishawaka, IN Iowa
Phillip Merling* Memphis, TN Clemson
Chase Ortiz League City, TX TCU
Darrell Robertson Jonesboro, GA Georgia Tech
Jonal Saint-Dic Elizabeth, NJ Michigan State
Dorian Smith Van Nuys, CA Oregon State
Hilee Taylor Laurinburg, NC North Carolina


Defensive tackles

Player Hometown College
Kentwan Balmer Weldon, NC North Carolina
Red Bryant Jasper, TX Texas A&M
Glenn Dorsey Baton Rouge, LA LSU
Lionel Dotson Houston, Tx Arizona
Keilen Dykes Youngstown, Ohio West Virginia
Sedrick Ellis Chino, CA USC
Andre Fluellen Cartersville, GA Florida State
Letroy Guion* Starke, FL Florida State
Marcus Harrison Little Rock, AR Arkansas
Brigham Harwell* Chino Hills, CA UCLA
Brandt Hollander Indianapolis, IN Yale
Trevor Lewis Dayton, OH Notre Dame
James McClinton Garland, TX Kansas
Dre Moore Charlotte, North Carolina Maryland
Frank Okam Dallas, TX Texas
Carlton Powell Chesapeake, VA Virginia Tech
DeMario Pressley Greensboro, NC NC State

Inside Linebackers

Player Hometown College
Nelson Coleman Dallas, TX Tulsa
Dan Connor Wallingford, PA Penn State
Jonathan Goff Atlanta, GA Vanderbilt
Vince Hall Kingsville, TX Virginia Tech
Ali Highsmith Miami, FL LSU
Rodrick Johnson Galveston, TX Oklahoma State
Red Keith Franklin, GA Central Michigan
Mike Klinkenborg Rock Rapids, IA Iowa
Danny Lansanah Harrisburg, PA Connecticut
Spencer Larsen Gilbert, AZ Arizona
J Leman Champaign, IL Illinois
Corey McKeon Naperville, IL Nebraska
Brandon Miller Colquitt, GA Georgia
Ben Moffitt South Bushnell, FL South Florida
Christian Taylor Salinas, CA UCLA
Philip Wheeler Columbus, GA Georgia Tech

Outside linebackers

Player Hometown College
Xavier Adibi Hampton, VA Virginia Tech
Beau Bell Tustin, CA UNLV
Ezra Butler Calabasas, CA Nevada
Shawn Crable Massillon, OH Michigan
Jordon Dizon Kauai, HI Colorado
Jolonn Dunbar Syracuse, NY Boston College
Erin Henderson Aberdeen, MD Maryland
Mike Humpal New Hampton, IA Iowa
Malik Jackson Dunwoody, GA Louisville
Robert James Glendale, AZ Arizona State
Stanford Keglar Indianapolis, IN Purdue
Robert Killebrew Spring, TX Texas
Steve Octavien Naples, FL Nebraska
Keith Rivers Orlando, FL USC
Bo Ruud Lincoln, NE Nebraska
David Vobora Eugene, OR Idaho
Nick Watkins New Orleans, LA Clemson
Thomas Williams Vacaville, CA USC
Wesley Woodyard LaGrange, GA Kentucky
Matt Castelo San Jose, CA San Jose State

Cornerbacks

Player Hometown College
Zack Bowman Anchorage, AK Nebraska
Tyvon Branch Cicero, NY Connecticut
Trey Brown Overland Park, KS UCLA
Antoine Cason Los Alamitos, CA Arizona
Simeon Castille Birmingham, AL Alabama
Patrick Eckerle Marion, IN Virginia
Brandon Flowers* Palm Springs, FL Virginia Tech
Wilrey Fontenot Houston, Tx Arizona
Jack Ikegwuonu* Madison, WI Wisconsin
Chevis Jackson Mobile, AL LSU
Mike Jenkins Bradenton, FL South Florida
Justin King* Monroeville, PA Penn State
Dwight Lowery Santa Cruz, CA San Jose State
Leodis McKelvin Waycross, GA Troy
Tracy Porter Port Allen, LA Indiana
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Nashville, TN Tennessee State
Orlando Scandrick* Los Alamitos, CA Boise State
Quintez Secka Wichita, KS Louisiana Monroe
Adam Shada Omaha, NE Iowa
Reggie Smith* Edmond, OK Oklahoma
Shane Suleymann Gaithersburg, MD Towson
Aqib Talib* Cleveland, OH Kansas
Terrell Thomas Rancho Cucamonga, CA USC
DeJuan Tribble Cincinnati, OH Boston College
Justin Tryon Palmdale, CA Arizona State
Terrence Wheatley Richardson, TX Colorado
Trae Williams Plant City, FL South Florida

Safeties

Player Hometown College
Husain Abdullah Los Angeles Washington State
Jamar Adams Charlotte, North Carolina Michigan
Josh Barrett Reno, NV Arizona State
Brian Bonner Beeville, TX TCU
Caleb Campbell Perryton, TX Army
Thomas DeCoud Pinole, CA California
Quintin Demps San Antonio, TX UTEP
Ron Girault* Montvale, NJ Rutgers
Marcus Griffin Austin, TX Texas
Nic Harris Alexandria, LA Oklahoma
Jonathan Hefney Rock Hill, SC Tennessee
Chris Horton New Orleans, LA UCLA
Tony Joiner Haines City, FL Florida
Dennis Keyes Canoga Park, CA UCLA
Tony Lezotte Augusta, GA James Madison University
Devan Moylan Panora, IA Iowa
Kenny Phillips* Miami, FL Miami (FL)
David Roach Abilene, TX TCU
Jamie Silva East Providence, RI Boston College
Craig Steltz New Orleans, LA LSU
Eric Wicks Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania West Virginia
Tom Zbikowski Arlington Heights, IL Notre Dame

Special teams players

Kickers

Player Hometown College
Sergio Aguayo San Jacinto, CA UNLV
Connor Barth Wilmington, North Carolina North Carolina
Travis Bell Roswell, GA Georgia Tech
Art Carmody Shreveport, LA Louisville
Brandon Coutu Lawrenceville, GA Georgia
Jud Dunlevy Rocky Mount, NC Virginia Tech
Garrett Hartley Southlake, TX Oklahoma
Jeremy Ito Redlands, CA Rutgers
Taylor Mehlhaff Aberdeen, SD Wisconsin
Alexis Serna Fontana, CA Oregon State
Cole Wilson St. Francisville, LA Louisiana-Monroe
Rob Zarilli Brooklyn, NY Hofstra

Punters

Player Hometown College
Jared Armstrtong Gilberts, IL Purdue
Durant Brooks Macon, GA Georgia Tech
Benjamin Dato Wyomissing, PA Fordham
Ken DeBauche Suamico, WI Wisconsin
Mike Dragosavich Oak Lawn, IL North Dakota State
Jimmie Kaylor Denver, CO Colorado State
Andrew Larson Mission Viejo, CA California
Waylon Prather Ben Lomond, CA San Jose State
Geoff Price Chicago, IL Notre Dame
Billy Vinnedge Arroyo Grande, CA Wyoming

Underclassmen declared

Player Position College Year
Branden Albert Guard Virginia Junior
Adrian Arrington[49] Wide Receiver Michigan Junior
James Banks Wide Receiver Carson-Newman Junior
Earl Bennett[50] Wide receiver Vanderbilt Junior
Martellus Bennett[51] Tight End Texas A&M Junior
Davone Bess[52] Wide Receiver Hawaiʻi Junior
Calais Campbell[53] Defensive End Miami (Fla.) Junior
Jamaal Charles[54] Running Back Texas Junior
Ryan Clady[55] Offensive Tackle Boise State Junior
Anthony Collins Tackle Kansas Junior
Johnny Dingle[56] Defensive End West Virginia Junior
Franklin Dunbar Offensive Tackle Middle Tennessee State Junior
Jermichael Finley[57] Tight End Texas Sophomore
Brandon Flowers Cornerback Virginia Tech Junior
Jeremy Geathers Defensive End UNLV Junior
Vernon Gholston Defensive End Ohio State Junior
Ryan Grice-Mullen Wide Receiver Hawaiʻi Junior
Letroy Guion Defensive tackle Florida State Junior
James Hardy[58] Wide Receiver Indiana Junior
Derrick Harvey[59] Defensive End Florida Junior
Geno Hayes[60] Linebacker Florida State Junior
Erin Henderson[61] Linebacker Maryland Junior
Jack Ikegwuonu[62] Cornerback Wisconsin Junior
DeSean Jackson[63] Wide Receiver Cal Junior
Josh Johnson Linebacker Marshall Junior
Felix Jones[64] Running Back Arkansas Junior
Malcolm Kelly[65] Wide Receiver Oklahoma Junior
Justin King Cornerback Penn State Junior
Xavier Lee Quarterback Florida St. Junior
Mario Manningham[66] Wide Receiver Michigan Junior
Jerod Mayo[67] Linebacker Tennessee Junior
Darren McFadden[68] Running Back Arkansas Junior
Rashard Mendenhall[69] Running Back Illinois Junior
Phillip Merling[70] Defensive End Clemson Junior
Alphonso Moran Defensive tackle Kansas State Junior
DaJuan Morgan Free Safety North Carolina State Junior
LaMar Myles[71] Linebacker Louisville Junior
Sean Penix Wide Receiver Arkansas Junior
Kenny Phillips[72] Safety Miami (Fla.) Junior
Chilo Rachal[73] Offensive Guard Southern California Junior
Darius Reynaud[74] Wide Receiver West Virginia Junior
Ray Rice[75] Running Back Rutgers Junior
Orlando Scandrick[76] Cornerback Boise State Junior
Pat Sims[77] Defensive Tackle Auburn Junior
Steve Slaton[78] Running Back West Virginia Junior
Kevin Smith[79] Running Back Central Florida Junior
Taj Smith[80] Wide Receiver Syracuse Junior
Jonathan Stewart[81] Running Back Oregon Junior
Aqib Talib Cornerback Kansas Junior
Devin Thomas Wide Receiver Michigan State Junior
Mario Urrutia Wide Receiver Louisville Junior

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