2008 NFL Draft
Player selections

2008 NFL Draft

Section Title: Player selections
Table Section Text: None

Rnd.	Pick #	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes

1	1	Miami Dolphins	Jake Long †	OT	Michigan	Big Ten

1	2	St. Louis Rams	Chris Long	DE	Virginia	ACC

1	3	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Ryan †	QB	Boston College	ACC	2016 NFL MVP

1	4	Oakland Raiders	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas	SEC

1	5	Kansas City Chiefs	Glenn Dorsey	DT	LSU	SEC

1	6	New York Jets	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten

1	7	New Orleans Saints	Sedrick Ellis	DT	USC	Pac-10	from San Francisco via New England

1	8	Jacksonville Jaguars	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida	SEC	from Baltimore

1	9	Cincinnati Bengals	Keith Rivers	LB	USC	Pac-10

1	10	New England Patriots	Jerod Mayo †	LB	Tennessee	SEC	from New Orleans

1	11	Buffalo Bills	Leodis McKelvin	CB	Troy	Sun Belt

1	12	Denver Broncos	Ryan Clady †	OT	Boise State	WAC

1	13	Carolina Panthers	Jonathan Stewart †	RB	Oregon	Pac-10

1	14	Chicago Bears	Chris Williams	OT	Vanderbilt	SEC

1	15	Kansas City Chiefs	Branden Albert †	OT	Virginia	ACC	from Detroit

1	16	Arizona Cardinals	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie †	CB	Tennessee State	OVC

1	17	Detroit Lions	Gosder Cherilus	OT	Boston College	ACC	from Minnesota via Kansas City

1	18	Baltimore Ravens	Joe Flacco	QB	Delaware	CAA	from Houston Super Bowl XLII MVP

1	19	Carolina Panthers	Jeff Otah	OT	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Philadelphia

1	20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Aqib Talib †	CB	Kansas	Big 12

1	21	Atlanta Falcons	Sam Baker	OT	USC	Pac-10	from Washington

1	22	Dallas Cowboys	Felix Jones	RB	Arkansas	SEC	from Cleveland

1	23	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	Illinois	Big Ten

1	24	Tennessee Titans	Chris Johnson †	RB	East Carolina	C-USA

1	25	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Jenkins †	CB	South Florida	Big East	from Seattle

1	26	Houston Texans	Duane Brown †	OT	Virginia Tech	ACC	from Jacksonville via Baltimore

1	27	San Diego Chargers	Antoine Cason	CB	Arizona	Pac-10

1	28	Seattle Seahawks	Lawrence Jackson	DE	USC	Pac-10	from Dallas

1	29	San Francisco 49ers	Kentwan Balmer	DT	North Carolina	ACC	from Indianapolis

1	30	New York Jets	Dustin Keller	TE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Green Bay

1	–	New England Patriots	selection forfeited due to "Spygate" scandal

1	31	New York Giants	Kenny Phillips	S	Miami (FL)	ACC

2	32	Miami Dolphins	Phillip Merling	DE	Clemson	ACC

2	33	St. Louis Rams	Donnie Avery	WR	Houston	C-USA

2	34	Washington Redskins	Devin Thomas	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Oakland via Atlanta

2	35	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Flowers †	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC

2	36	Green Bay Packers	Jordy Nelson †	WR	Kansas State	Big 12	from New York Jets

2	37	Atlanta Falcons	Curtis Lofton	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12

2	38	Seattle Seahawks	John Carlson	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Baltimore

2	39	San Francisco 49ers	Chilo Rachal	G	USC	Pac-10

2	40	New Orleans Saints	Tracy Porter	CB	Indiana	Big Ten

2	41	Buffalo Bills	James Hardy	WR	Indiana	Big Ten

2	42	Denver Broncos	Eddie Royal	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC

2	43	Minnesota Vikings	Tyrell Johnson	S	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	from Carolina via Philadelphia

2	44	Chicago Bears	Matt Forte †	RB	Tulane	C-USA

2	45	Detroit Lions	Jordon Dizon	LB	Colorado	Big 12

2	46	Cincinnati Bengals	Jerome Simpson	WR	Coastal Carolina	Big South

2	47	Philadelphia Eagles	Trevor Laws	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Minnesota

2	48	Washington Redskins	Fred Davis	TE	USC	Pac-10	from Houston via Atlanta

2	49	Philadelphia Eagles	DeSean Jackson †	WR	California	Pac-10

2	50	Arizona Cardinals	Calais Campbell †	DE	Miami (FL)	ACC

2	51	Washington Redskins	Malcolm Kelly	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12

2	52	Jacksonville Jaguars	Quentin Groves	DE	Auburn	SEC	from Tampa Bay

2	53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Limas Sweed	WR	Texas	Big 12

2	54	Tennessee Titans	Jason Jones	DT	Eastern Michigan	MAC

2	55	Baltimore Ravens	Ray Rice †	RB	Rutgers	Big East	from Seattle

2	56	Green Bay Packers	Brian Brohm	QB	Louisville	Big East	from Cleveland

2	57	Miami Dolphins	Chad Henne	QB	Michigan	Big Ten	from San Diego

2	58	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dexter Jackson	WR	Appalachian State	SoCon	from Jacksonville

2	59	Indianapolis Colts	Mike Pollak	C	Arizona State	Pac-10

2	60	Green Bay Packers	Patrick Lee	CB	Auburn	SEC

2	61	Dallas Cowboys	Martellus Bennett †	TE	Texas A&M	Big 12

2	62	New England Patriots	Terrence Wheatley	CB	Colorado	Big 12

2	63	New York Giants	Terrell Thomas	CB	USC	Pac-10

3	64	Detroit Lions	Kevin Smith	RB	Central Florida	C-USA	from Miami

3	65	St. Louis Rams	John Greco	OT	Toledo	MAC

3	66	Miami Dolphins	Kendall Langford	DE	Hampton	MEAC	from Kansas City via Detroit

3	67	Carolina Panthers	Charles Godfrey	CB	Iowa	Big Ten	from New York Jets

3	68	Atlanta Falcons	Chevis Jackson	CB	LSU	SEC

3	69	San Diego Chargers	Jacob Hester	FB	LSU	SEC	from Oakland via New England

3	70	Chicago Bears	Earl Bennett	WR	Vanderbilt	SEC	from San Francisco

3	71	Baltimore Ravens	Tavares Gooden	LB	Miami (FL)	ACC	from Baltimore via Buffalo and Jacksonville

3	72	Buffalo Bills	Chris Ellis	DE	Virginia Tech	ACC

3	73	Kansas City Chiefs	Jamaal Charles †	RB	Texas	Big 12	from Denver via Minnesota

3	74	Carolina Panthers	Dan Connor	LB	Penn State	Big Ten

3	75	San Francisco 49ers	Reggie Smith	CB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Chicago

3	76	Kansas City Chiefs	Brad Cottam	TE	Tennessee	SEC	from Detroit

3	77	Cincinnati Bengals	Pat Sims	DT	Auburn	SEC

3	78	New England Patriots	Shawn Crable	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from New Orleans

3	79	Houston Texans	Antwaun Molden	CB	Eastern Kentucky	OVC

3	80	Philadelphia Eagles	Bryan Smith	DE	McNeese State	Southland

3	81	Arizona Cardinals	Early Doucet	WR	LSU	SEC

3	82	Kansas City Chiefs	DaJuan Morgan	S	NC State	ACC	from Minnesota

3	83	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jeremy Zuttah †	C	Rutgers	Big East

3	84	Atlanta Falcons	Harry Douglas	WR	Louisville	Big East	from Washington

3	85	Tennessee Titans	Craig Stevens	TE	California	Pac-10

3	86	Baltimore Ravens	Tom Zbikowski	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Seattle

3	87	Detroit Lions	Andre Fluellen	DT	Florida State	ACC	from Cleveland

3	88	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bruce Davis	OLB	UCLA	Pac-10

3	89	Houston Texans	Steve Slaton	RB	West Virginia	Big East	from Jacksonville via Baltimore

3	90	Chicago Bears	Marcus Harrison	DT	Arkansas	SEC	from San Diego

3	91	Green Bay Packers	Jermichael Finley	TE	Texas	Big 12

3	92	Detroit Lions	Cliff Avril †	DE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Dallas

3	93	Indianapolis Colts	Philip Wheeler	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC

3	94	New England Patriots	Kevin O'Connell	QB	San Diego State	MWC

3	95	New York Giants	Mario Manningham	WR	Michigan	Big Ten

3*	96	Washington Redskins	Chad Rinehart	OT	Northern Iowa	Gateway

3*	97	Cincinnati Bengals	Andre Caldwell	WR	Florida	SEC

3*	98	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas DeCoud †	S	California	Pac-10

3*	99	Baltimore Ravens	Oniel Cousins	OT	UTEP	C-USA

4	100	Oakland Raiders	Tyvon Branch	CB	Connecticut	Big East	from Miami via Dallas

4	101	St. Louis Rams	Justin King	CB	Penn State	Big Ten

4	102	Green Bay Packers	Jeremy Thompson	DE	Wake Forest	ACC	from New York Jets

4	103	Tennessee Titans	William Hayes	DE	Winston-Salem State	MEAC	from Atlanta via Washington

4	104	Cleveland Browns	Beau Bell	LB	UNLV	MWC	from Oakland via Dallas

4	105	Kansas City Chiefs	William Franklin	WR	Missouri	Big 12

4	106	Baltimore Ravens	Marcus Smith	WR	New Mexico	MWC

4	107	San Francisco 49ers	Cody Wallace	C	Texas A&M	Big 12

4	108	Denver Broncos	Kory Lichtensteiger	C	Bowling Green	MAC

4	109	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike McGlynn	G	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Carolina

4	110	Miami Dolphins	Shawn Murphy	OT	Utah State	WAC	from Chicago

4	111	Cleveland Browns	Martin Rucker	TE	Missouri	Big 12	from Detroit via Dallas

4	112	Cincinnati Bengals	Anthony Collins	OT	Kansas	Big 12

4	113	New York Jets	Dwight Lowery	CB	San Jose State	WAC	from New Orleans via New York Jets and Green Bay

4	114	Buffalo Bills	Reggie Corner	CB	Akron	MAC

4	115	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dre Moore	DT	Maryland	ACC	from Philadelphia via Miami and Chicago

4	116	Arizona Cardinals	Kenny Iwebema	DE	Iowa	Big Ten

4	117	Philadelphia Eagles	Quintin Demps	S	UTEP	C-USA	from Minnesota

4	118	Houston Texans	Xavier Adibi	LB	Virginia Tech	ACC

4	119	Denver Broncos	Jack Williams	CB	Kent State	MAC	from Washington

4	120	Chicago Bears	Craig Steltz	S	LSU	SEC	from Tampa Bay

4	121	Seattle Seahawks	Red Bryant	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12

4	122	Dallas Cowboys	Tashard Choice	RB	Georgia Tech	ACC	from Cleveland

4	123	New York Giants	Bryan Kehl	LB	BYU	MWC	from Pittsburgh

4	124	Washington Redskins	Justin Tryon	CB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Tennessee

4	–	San Diego Chargers	selection forfeited because of use of 4th round selection in 2007 Supplemental Draft

4	125	Oakland Raiders	Arman Shields	WR	Richmond	CAA	from Jacksonville via Baltimore

4	126	Tennessee Titans	Lavelle Hawkins	WR	California	Pac-10	from Dallas

4	127	Indianapolis Colts	Jacob Tamme	TE	Kentucky	SEC

4	128	St. Louis Rams	Keenan Burton	WR	Kentucky	SEC	from Green Bay

4	129	New England Patriots	Jonathan Wilhite	CB	Auburn	SEC

4	130	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tony Hills	OT	Texas	Big 12	from New York Giants

4*	131	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Ikegwuonu	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten

4*	132	Buffalo Bills	Derek Fine	TE	Kansas	Big 12

4*	133	Baltimore Ravens	David Hale	OT	Weber State	Big Sky

4*	134	Tennessee Titans	Stanford Keglar	LB	Purdue	Big Ten

4*	135	Green Bay Packers	Josh Sitton †	G	Central Florida	C-USA

5	136	Detroit Lions	Kenneth Moore	WR	Wake Forest	ACC	from Miami via Kansas City

5	137	Minnesota Vikings	John David Booty	QB	USC	Pac-10	from St. Louis via Green Bay

5	138	Atlanta Falcons	Robert James	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10

5	139	Denver Broncos	Ryan Torain	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Oakland

5	140	Kansas City Chiefs	Brandon Carr	CB	Grand Valley State	GLIAC

5	141	Carolina Panthers	Gary Barnidge †	TE	Louisville	Big East	from NY Jets

5	–	San Francisco 49ers	selection forfeited as penalty for violating anti-tampering rules

5	–	Baltimore Ravens	selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2007 Supplemental Draft

5	142	Chicago Bears	Zackary Bowman	CB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Carolina

5	143	Dallas Cowboys	Orlando Scandrick	CB	Boise State	WAC	from Chicago via Buffalo and Jacksonville

5	144	New Orleans Saints	DeMario Pressley	DT	NC State	ACC	from Detroit

5	145	Cincinnati Bengals	Jason Shirley	DT	Fresno State	WAC

5	146	Detroit Lions	Jerome Felton †	FB	Furman	SoCon	from New Orleans

5	147	Buffalo Bills	Alvin Bowen	LB	Iowa State	Big 12

5	148	Denver Broncos	Carlton Powell	DT	Virginia Tech	ACC

5	149	Arizona Cardinals	Tim Hightower	RB	Richmond	CAA

5	150	Green Bay Packers	Breno Giacomini	OT	Louisville	Big East	from Minnesota

5	151	Houston Texans	Frank Okam	DT	Texas	Big 12

5	152	Minnesota Vikings	Letroy Guion	DT	Florida State	ACC	from Philadelphia

5	153	New England Patriots	Matthew Slater †	WR	UCLA	Pac-10	from Tampa Bay

5	154	Atlanta Falcons	Kroy Biermann	DE	Montana	Big Sky	from Washington

5	155	Jacksonville Jaguars	Thomas Williams	LB	USC	Pac-10	from Cleveland via Dallas

5	156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dennis Dixon	QB	Oregon	Pac-10

5	157	St. Louis Rams	Roy Schuening	G	Oregon State	Pac-10	from Tennessee via Washington

5	158	Chicago Bears	Kellen Davis	TE	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Seattle via Jacksonville and Tampa Bay

5	159	Jacksonville Jaguars	Trae Williams	CB	South Florida	Big East

5	160	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Josh Johnson	QB	San Diego	Pioneer	from San Diego via New England

5	161	Indianapolis Colts	Marcus Howard	DE	Georgia	SEC

5	162	New York Jets	Erik Ainge	QB	Tennessee	SEC	from Green Bay

5	163	Seattle Seahawks	Owen Schmitt	FB	West Virginia	Big East	from Dallas

5	164	New Orleans Saints	Carl Nicks †	OT	Nebraska	Big 12	from New England

5	165	New York Giants	Jonathan Goff	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC

5*	166	San Diego Chargers	Marcus Thomas	RB	UTEP	C-USA

6	167	Dallas Cowboys	Erik Walden	DE	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	from Miami

6	168	Washington Redskins	Durant Brooks	P	Georgia Tech	ACC	from St. Louis

6	169	Oakland Raiders	Trevor Scott	DE	Buffalo	MAC

6	170	Kansas City Chiefs	Barry Richardson	OT	Clemson	ACC

6	171	New York Jets	Marcus Henry	WR	Kansas	Big 12

6	172	Atlanta Falcons	Thomas Brown	RB	Georgia	SEC

6	173	Houston Texans	Dominique Barber	S	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Baltimore

6	174	San Francisco 49ers	Josh Morgan	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC

6	175	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Geno Hayes	LB	Florida State	ACC	from Chicago

6	176	Miami Dolphins	Jalen Parmele	RB	Toledo	MAC	from Detroit

6	177	Cincinnati Bengals	Corey Lynch	S	Appalachian State	SoCon

6	178	New Orleans Saints	Taylor Mehlhaff	K	Wisconsin	Big Ten

6	179	Buffalo Bills	Xavier Omon	RB	NW Missouri State	MIAA

6	180	Washington Redskins	Kareem Moore	S	Nicholls State	Southland	from Denver via St. Louis

6	181	Carolina Panthers	Nick Hayden	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten

6	182	Kansas City Chiefs	Kevin Robinson	WR	Utah State	WAC	from Minnesota

6	183	Denver Broncos	Spencer Larsen	LB	Arizona	Pac-10	from Houston

6	184	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Gibson	OT	California	Pac-10

6	185	Arizona Cardinals	Chris Harrington	DE	Texas A&M	Big 12

6	186	Washington Redskins	Colt Brennan	QB	Hawaiʻi	WAC

6	187	Minnesota Vikings	John Sullivan	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Tampa Bay via Kansas City

6	188	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Humpal	LB	Iowa	Big Ten

6	189	Seattle Seahawks	Tyler Schmitt	LS	San Diego State	MWC	from Tennessee

6	190	Cleveland Browns	Ahtyba Rubin	DT	Iowa State	Big 12	from Seattle

6	191	Cleveland Browns	Paul Hubbard	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland via Philadelphia

6	192	San Diego Chargers	DeJuan Tribble	CB	Boston College	ACC

6	193	Minnesota Vikings	Jaymar Johnson	WR	Jackson State	SWAC	from Jacksonville

6	194	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ryan Mundy	S	West Virginia	Big East	from Green Bay via New York Giants

6	195	Miami Dolphins	Donald Thomas	G	Connecticut	Big East	from Dallas

6	196	Indianapolis Colts	Tom Santi	TE	Virginia	ACC

6	197	New England Patriots	Bo Ruud	LB	Nebraska	Big 12

6	198	New York Giants	Andre' Woodson	QB	Kentucky	SEC

6*	199	New York Giants	Robert Henderson	DE	Southern Miss	C-USA

6*	200	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Mays	LB	North Dakota State	Great West

6*	201	Indianapolis Colts	Steve Justice	C	Wake Forest	ACC

6*	202	Indianapolis Colts	Mike Hart	RB	Michigan	Big Ten

6*	203	Philadelphia Eagles	Andy Studebaker	DE	Wheaton (IL)	CCIW

6*	204	Miami Dolphins	Lex Hilliard	RB	Montana	Big Sky

6*	205	Indianapolis Colts	Pierre Garçon	WR	Mount Union	OAC

6*	206	Baltimore Ravens	Haruki Nakamura	S	Cincinnati	Big East

6*	207	Cincinnati Bengals	Matt Sherry	TE	Villanova	CAA

7	208	Chicago Bears	Ervin Baldwin	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Miami

7	209	Green Bay Packers	Matt Flynn	QB	LSU	SEC	from St. Louis via Minnesota

7	210	Kansas City Chiefs	Brian Johnston	DE	Gardner-Webb	Big South

7	211	New York Jets	Nate Garner	OT	Arkansas	SEC

7	212	Atlanta Falcons	Wilrey Fontenot	CB	Arizona	Pac-10

7	213	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chauncey Washington	RB	USC	Pac-10	from Oakland via Dallas

7	214	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Grant	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten

7	215	Baltimore Ravens	Justin Harper	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC

7	216	Detroit Lions	Landon Cohen	DT	Ohio	MAC

7	217	Green Bay Packers	Brett Swain	WR	San Diego State	MWC	from Cincinnati via St. Louis

7	218	Detroit Lions	Caleb Campbell	S	Army	Ind. (FBS)	from New Orleans

7	219	Buffalo Bills	Demetress Bell	OT	Northwestern State	Southland

7	220	Denver Broncos	Josh Barrett	S	Arizona State	Pac-10

7	221	Carolina Panthers	Hilee Taylor	LB	North Carolina	ACC

7	222	Chicago Bears	Chester Adams	G	Georgia	SEC

7	223	Houston Texans	Alex Brink	QB	Washington State	Pac-10

7	224	Buffalo Bills	Steve Johnson	WR	Kentucky	SEC	from Philadelphia

7	225	Arizona Cardinals	Brandon Keith	OT	Northern Iowa	Gateway

7	226	Oakland Raiders	Chaz Schilens	WR	San Diego State	MWC	from Minnesota via New York Jets

7	227	Denver Broncos	Peyton Hillis	FB	Arkansas	SEC	from Tampa Bay

7	228	St. Louis Rams	Chris Chamberlain	LB	Tulsa	C-USA	from Washington

7	229	Tennessee Titans	Cary Williams	CB	Washburn	MIAA

7	230	Philadelphia Eagles	King Dunlap	OT	Auburn	SEC	from Seattle

7	231	Cleveland Browns	Alex Hall	LB	St. Augustine's	CIAA

7	232	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Zinger	TE	LSU	SEC	from Pittsburgh

7	233	Seattle Seahawks	Justin Forsett †	RB	California	Pac-10	from Jacksonville

7	234	San Diego Chargers	Corey Clark	OT	Texas A&M	Big 12

7	235	Seattle Seahawks	Brandon Coutu	K	Georgia	SEC	from Dallas

7	236	Indianapolis Colts	Jamey Richard	C	Buffalo	MAC

7	237	New Orleans Saints	Adrian Arrington	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Green Bay Packers

7	238	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cory Boyd	RB	South Carolina	SEC	from New England

7	239	Kansas City Chiefs	Mike Merritt	TE	Central Florida	C-USA	from NY Giants

7*	240	Baltimore Ravens	Allen Patrick	RB	Oklahoma	Big 12

7*	241	Carolina Panthers	Geoff Schwartz	OT	Oregon	Pac-10

7*	242	Washington Redskins	Rob Jackson	DE	Kansas State	Big 12

7*	243	Chicago Bears	Joey LaRocque	LB	Oregon State	Pac-10

7*	244	Cincinnati Bengals	Angelo Craig	DE	Cincinnati	Big East

7*	245	Miami Dolphins	Lionel Dotson	DE	Arizona	Pac-10

7*	246	Cincinnati Bengals	Mario Urrutia	WR	Louisville	Big East

7*	247	Chicago Bears	Kirk Barton	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten

7*	248	Chicago Bears	Marcus Monk	WR	Arkansas	SEC

7*	249	Washington Redskins	Chris Horton	S	UCLA	Pac-10

7*	250	Carolina Panthers	Mackenzy Bernadeau	G	Bentley	NE-10

7*	251	Buffalo Bills	Kennard Cox	CB	Pittsburgh	Big East

7*	252	St. Louis Rams	David Vobora	LB	Idaho	WAC

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In the 2008 NFL Draft, Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (No. 43 and 152) to Minnesota.

final_sentence: In the 2008 NFL Draft, Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (No. 43 and 152) to Minnesota.