Apr 26, 2008
Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long was the first player selected in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, while Chris Long (the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long) went number two to St Louis. Four USC players were taken in the first round.
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2008 NFL First Round Draft Picks:
1
Miami
Jake Long
OT, Michigan
2
St Louis
Chris Long
DE, Virginia
3
Atlanta
Matt Ryan
QB, Boston College
4
Oakland
Darren McFadden
RB, Arkansas
5
Kansas City
Glenn Dorsey
DT, LSU
6
NY Jets
Vernon Gholston
DE, Ohio State
7
New Orleans (through New England)
Sedrick Ellis
DT, USC
8
Jacksonville (from Baltimore)
Derrick Harvey
DE, Florida
9
Cincinnati
Keith Rivers
OLB, USC
10
New England (from New Orleans)
Jerod Mayo
OLB, Tennessee
11
Buffalo
Leodis McKelvin
CB, Troy
12
Denver
Ryan Clady
OT, Boise State
13
Carolina
Jonathan Stewart
RB, Oregon
14
Chicago
Chris Williams
OT, Vanderbilt
15
Kansas City (from Detroit)
Branden Albert
OG, Virginia
16
Arizona
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
CB, Tennesse St
17
Detroit (through Kansas City)
Gosder Cherilus
OT, Boston College
18
Baltimore (from Houston)
Joe Flacco
QB, Delaware
19
Carolina (from Philadelphia)
Jeff Otah
OT, Pittsburgh
20
Tampa Bay
Aqib Talib
CB, Kansas
21
Atlanta (from Washington)
Sam Baker
OT, USC
22
Dallas (from Cleveland)
Felix Jones
RB, Arkansas
23
Pittsburgh
Rashard Mendenhall
RB, Illinois
24
Tennessee
Chris Johnson
RB, East Carolina
25
Dallas (from Seattle)
Mike Jenkins
CB, South Florida
26
Houston (through Baltimore)
Duane Brown
OT, Virginia Tech
27
San Diego
Antoine Cason
CB, Arizona
28
Seattle (from Dallas)
Lawrence Jackson
DE, USC
29
San Francisco (from Indianapolis)
Kentwan Balmer
DT, North Carolina
30
NY Jets (from Green Bay)
Dustin Keller
TE, Purdue
31
NY Giants
Kenny Phillips
S, Miami (FL)
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