# 2008 NFL draft

The 2008 NFL draft was the 73rd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 26 and April 27, 2008. For the 29th consecutive year, ESPN televised the draft; the NFL Network also broadcast the event, its third year doing so. Of the 252 selections, 220 were regular selections in rounds one through seven, and 32 were compensatory selections, distributed among rounds three through seven. As of the end of the 2018 season, 27 players have been selected to the Pro Bowl.
For the first time since the common draft began, no wide receiver was selected in the first round. For the first time ever, the first two picks had the same last name (Jake and Chris Long; they were unrelated). Also, a then-record 34 trades were made during the draft itself. The number of trades was later broken in 2017.
As of 2024, there are only 4 remaining active players in the NFL from the 2008 draft class: Duane Brown, Calais Campbell, Joe Flacco, and Josh Johnson, although Johnson was absent from 2014 to 2017, from 2019 to 2020, and again in 2023.

## Changes for 2008

The schedule for the draft was changed: day one began at 3:00 PM.EDT (1900 UTC), instead of noon, and consisted of just two rounds. Day two began with round three at 10:00 AM EDT (1400 UTC), instead of 11:00 AM. Moreover, the time limits for day one selections were reduced, from 15 minutes to ten for first-round picks and from ten minutes to seven in the second. The limit remained five minutes for all picks in rounds three through seven.
The draft also marked the official debut of a new NFL shield logo, replacing the old shield logo which had been used since 1970, featuring eight white stars to represent each of the league's eight divisions, and a football rotated to the same angle as the one on the top of the Vince Lombardi Trophy given to the Super Bowl champion.

## Player breakdown

The following is the breakdown of the 252 players by position:
| 35 Wide receivers 30 Cornerbacks 28 Linebackers 26 Defensive ends 26 Offensive tackles | 23 Running backs 18 Defensive tackles 16 Tight ends 15 Safeties 13 Quarterbacks | 7 Offensive guards 7 Centers 4 Fullbacks 2 Kickers 1 Punter |

## Player selections

| * | = compensatory selection |
| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | 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 | |
| 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 XLVII 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 | 30.5– | New England Patriots | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited |
| 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 | OG | 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 | UCF | 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 | RB | 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 | OG | 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 | 124.5– | San Diego Chargers | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft |
| 4 | 125 | Oakland Raiders | Shields, ArmanArman 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 $^†$ | OG | UCF | 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 | 141.3– | San Francisco 49ers | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited | selection forfeited |
| 5 | 141.7– | Baltimore Ravens | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 2007 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited during the 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 | OG | 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 | Northwest 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 | Hawaii | 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 | OG | 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 | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 223 | Houston Texans | Alex Brink | QB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 224 | Buffalo Bills | Stevie 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 | UCF | 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 | OG | Bentley | NE-10 | |
| 7* | 251 | Buffalo Bills | Kennard Cox | CB | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 7* | 252 | St. Louis Rams | David Vobora | LB | Idaho | WAC | |

## Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2008 draft.

### Round one

* ↑ #7: multiple trades: #7: San Francisco → New England (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a fourth-round selection in the 2007 draft (No. 110, traded to the Oakland Raiders for Randy Moss, used to select John Bowie), to New England for one of its first-round selections in 2007 (No. 28, used to select Joe Staley). #7: New England → New Orleans (D). New England traded its first- and fifth-round selections (No. 7 and 164) to New Orleans for New Orleans' first- and third-round selections (No. 10 and 78).
* ↑ #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded its first-round selection to Jacksonville for Jacksonville's first-round selection, two third-round selections, and fourth-round selection (No. 26, 71, 89, 125).
* ↑ #10: New Orleans → New England (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.
* ↑ #15: Detroit → Kansas City (D). Detroit traded its first- and third-round selections (No. 15 and 76) to Kansas City for Kansas City's second first-round selection, first third-round selection, and first fifth-round selection (No. 17, 66, and 136).
* ↑ #17: multiple trades: #17: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). Minnesota traded its first-round selection and their two third-round selections (No. 73 and 82) and pick 182 to Kansas City for defensive end Jared Allen and pick 187. #17: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #18: Houston → Baltimore (D). Houston traded its first-round selection to Baltimore for the first-round and (second) third-round selections Baltimore acquired from Jacksonville, and a sixth-round selection (No. 26, 89, and 173).
* ↑ #19: Philadelphia → Carolina (D). Philadelphia traded its first-round selection to Carolina for Carolina's second- and fourth-round selections in 2008 (No. 43 and 109), and Carolina's first-round pick in 2009.
* ↑ #21: Washington → Atlanta (D). Washington traded its first-, third-, and fifth-round selections (No. 21, 84, and 154) to Atlanta for two of Atlanta's second-round selections and its fourth-round selection (No. 34, 48, and 103).
* ↑ #22: Cleveland → Dallas (PD). Cleveland traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a second-round selection in 2007 (No. 36, later traded to Philadelphia, who selected Kevin Kolb) for Dallas' first-round selection in 2007 (No. 22, used to select Brady Quinn).
* ↑ #25: Seattle → Dallas (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection to Dallas for Dallas' remaining first-round selection (No. 28) and its fifth- and seventh-round selections (No. 163 and 235).
* ↑ #26: multiple trades: #26: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above. #26: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.
* ↑ #28: Dallas → Seattle (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
* ↑ #29: Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection in 2008 and a fourth-round selection in 2007 (No. 126, used to select Dashon Goldson) to San Francisco for San Francisco's second-round selection in 2007 (No. 42, used to select Tony Ugoh)
* ↑ #30: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). Green Bay traded its first-round selection to the Jets for the Jets' second- and fourth-round selections (No. 36 and 113).

### Round two

* ↑ #34: multiple trades: #34: Oakland → Atlanta (PD). Oakland traded its second-round selection in 2008 and its fifth-round selection in 2009 to Atlanta for cornerback DeAngelo Hall. #34: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
* ↑ #36: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). See #30: Green Bay → New York Jets above.
* ↑ #38: Baltimore → Seattle (D). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (No. 38) to Seattle for Seattle's second- and third-round selections (No. 55 and 86).
* ↑ #43: multiple trades: #43: Carolina → Philadelphia (D). See #19: Philadelphia → Carolina above. #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D). Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (No. 43 and 152) to Minnesota for Minnesota's second- and fourth-round selections (No. 47 and 117).
* ↑ #47: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
* ↑ #48: multiple trades: #48: Houston → Atlanta (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection in 2008, and its second-round selection in 2007 (No. 39, used to select Justin Blalock) to Atlanta for quarterback Matt Schaub in a deal in which Houston and Atlanta swapped first-round draft picks (Atlanta selected Jamaal Anderson with No. 8, Houston drafted Amobi Okoye with No. 10). #48: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
* ↑ #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection to Jacksonville for Jacksonville's second- and fifth-round selections (No. 58 and 158) and a seventh-round selection in 2009.
* ↑ #55: Seattle → Baltimore (D). See #38: Baltimore → Seattle above.
* ↑ #56: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded its second-round selection to the Green Bay Packers for Corey Williams
* ↑ #57: San Diego → Miami (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection to Miami for wide receiver Chris Chambers
* ↑ #58: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville above.

### Round three

* ↑ #64: Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's third- and sixth-round selections (No. 66 and 176).
* ↑ #66: multiple trades: #66: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above. #66: Detroit → Miami (D). See #64: Miami → Detroit above.
* ↑ #67: New York Jets → Carolina (PD). The New York Jets traded their third-round and fifth-round selections to Carolina for Kris Jenkins
* ↑ #69: multiple trades: #69: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 211 selection in 2007 (used to select Oscar Lua) to New England for the No. 91 selection in 2007 (used to select Mario Henderson). #69: New England → San Diego (D). New England traded the first of its third-round selections to San Diego for San Diego's fifth-round selection in 2008 (No. 160) and second-round selection in 2009.
* ↑ #70: San Francisco → Chicago (PD). As penalty for tampering with Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ordered San Francisco to swap its third-round selection with Chicago's, and to forfeit its fifth-round selection.
* ↑ #71: multiple trades: #71: Baltimore → Buffalo (PD). Baltimore traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 92 and 239 selections in 2007 (used to select Trent Edwards and C. J. Ah You, respectively) to Buffalo for Willis McGahee. #71: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded its third- and fifth- round selections to Jacksonville for defensive tackle Marcus Stroud. #71: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above.
* ↑ #73: multiple trades: #73: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded its third-round selection in 2008, and the No. 176 and 233 selections in 2007 to Minnesota for the No. 121 selection in 2007 (used to select Marcus Thomas). #73: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #75: Chicago → San Francisco (PD). See #70: San Francisco → Chicago above.
* ↑ #76: Detroit → Kansas City (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #78: New Orleans → New England (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.
* ↑ #82: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #84: Washington → Atlanta (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
* ↑ #86: Seattle → Baltimore (D). See #38: Baltimore → Seattle above.
* ↑ #87: Cleveland → Detroit (PD). Cleveland traded its third-round selection and Leigh Bodden to Detroit for Shaun Rogers.
* ↑ #89: multiple trades: #89: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above. #89: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.
* ↑ #90: San Diego → Chicago (PD). San Diego traded its third-round selection in 2008, as well as the No. 62, 93, and 167 selections in 2007 (used to select Dan Bazuin, Garrett Wolfe, and Kevin Payne, respectively) to Chicago for the No. 37 selection in 2007 (used to select Eric Weddle).
* ↑ #92: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded its third-round selection to Detroit for Detroit's fourth-round selection in 2008 (No. 111) and fourth-round selection in 2009.

### Round four

* ↑ #100: multiple trades: #100: Miami → Dallas (PD). The Miami Dolphins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008 to the Dallas Cowboys for players Akin Ayodele and Anthony Fasano. #100: Dallas → Oakland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#100 overall) to Oakland for their fourth-round selection (#104 overall) and seventh-round selection (#213 overall).
* ↑ #102: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). Green Bay traded their fourth round selection (#113 overall) and fifth round selection (#162 overall) to the Jets for New York's fourth round selection (#102 overall).
* ↑ #103: multiple trades: #103: Atlanta → Washington (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.} #103: Washington → Tennessee (D). Washington traded their fourth-round selection (#103 overall) to Tennessee Titans for their fourth-round selection (#124 overall), and a fifth-round selection (#157 overall).
* ↑ #104: multiple trades: #104: Oakland → Dallas (D). See #100: Dallas → Oakland above. #104: Dallas → Cleveland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#104 overall) to Cleveland for their fourth-round selection (#122 overall), and fifth-round selection (#155 overall).
* ↑ #109: Carolina → Philadelphia (D). See #19: Philadelphia → Carolina above.
* ↑ #110: Chicago → Miami (D). Chicago traded their fourth round selection (#110 overall) to the Dolphins for Miami's fourth round selection (#115 overall) and seventh round selection (#208 overall).
* ↑ #111: multiple trades: #111: Detroit → Dallas (D). See #92: Dallas → Detroit above. #111: Dallas → Cleveland (D). Dallas traded their fourth-round selection (#111 overall) to Cleveland for their 2009 NFL draft third-round selection.
* ↑ #113: multiple trades: #113: New Orleans → New York Jets (PD). The New Orleans Saints traded their fourth-round selection to the New York Jets for Jonathan Vilma and a conditional pick in the 2009 draft. #113: New York Jets → Green Bay (D). See #30: Green Bay → New York Jets above. #113: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). See #102: New York Jets → Green Bay above.
* ↑ #115: multiple trades: #115: Philadelphia → Miami (D). Philadelphia traded their fourth-round selection (#115 overall) to Miami for running back Lorenzo Booker. #115: Miami → Chicago (D). See #110: Chicago → Miami above. #115: Chicago → Tampa Bay (D). Tampa Bay traded their fourth-round selection (#120 overall) and fifth-round selection (#158 overall) to Chicago for their fourth-round selection (#115 overall) and sixth-round selection (#175 overall).
* ↑ #117: Minnesota → Philadelphia (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
* ↑ #119: Washington → Denver (PD). The Washington Redskins traded their fourth-round selection in 2008, and their third-round selection in 2007 (used to select Ryan Harris) to Denver 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.)
* ↑ #120: Tampa Bay → Chicago (D). See #115: Chicago → Tampa Bay above.
* ↑ #122: Cleveland → Dallas (D). See #104: Dallas → Cleveland above.
* ↑ #123: Pittsburgh → New York Giants (D). Pittsburgh traded their fourth-round selection (#123 overall) to New York Giants for their fourth-round selection (#130 overall), and a sixth-round selection (#194 overall).
* ↑ #124: Tennessee → Washington (D). See #103: Washington → Tennessee above.
* ↑ #125: multiple trades: #125: Jacksonville → Baltimore (D). See #8: Baltimore → Jacksonville above. #125: Baltimore → Oakland (D). Baltimore traded the fourth-round selection obtained from Jacksonville in Round 1 (#125 overall) to the Oakland Raiders for CB Fabian Washington.
* ↑ #126: Dallas → Tennessee (PD). The Dallas Cowboys traded their fourth-round selection to the Tennessee Titans for suspended defensive back Pacman Jones.
* ↑ #128: Green Bay → St. Louis (D). Green Bay traded its fourth-round selection to St. Louis for their fifth-round selection in 2008 (No. 137) and seventh-round selection in 2008 (No. 217).
* ↑ #130: New York Giants → Pittsburgh (D). See #123: Pittsburgh → New York Giants above.

### Round five

* ↑ #136: multiple trades: #136: Miami → Kansas City (PD). Miami conditionally traded its fifth-round selection to Kansas City for Trent Green. The selection would have been upgraded to a fourth-round selection if Green had met certain performance criteria. However, Green was injured in a game against the Houston Texans and would up on the injured reserve list for the remainder of the season. #136: Kansas City → Detroit (D). See #15: Detroit → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #137: multiple trades: #137: St. Louis → Green Bay (D). See #128: Green Bay → St. Louis above. #137: Green Bay → Minnesota (D). Minnesota traded their fifth round pick (150) and seventh round pick (209) to Green Bay for their fourth round pick (137).
* ↑ #139: Oakland → Denver (PD). Oakland (conditionally) traded their fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for Gerard Warren.
* ↑ #141: New York Jets → Carolina (PD). See #67: New York Jets → Carolina above.
* ↑ #142: Carolina → Chicago (PD). Carolina traded their fifth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for Chris Harris.
* ↑ #143: multiple trades: #143: Chicago → Buffalo (PD). Chicago conditionally traded their fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for Darwin Walker. The round of the selection was dependent on Walker's playing time. #143: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). See #71: Buffalo → Jacksonville above. #143: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). Jacksonville traded its fifth-round selection (#143 overall) to Dallas for its fifth-round selection (#155 overall) and seventh-round selection (#213 overall).
* ↑ #150: Minnesota → Green Bay (D). See #137: Green Bay → Minnesota above.
* ↑ #152: Philadelphia → Minnesota (D). See #43: Philadelphia → Minnesota above.
* ↑ #153: Tampa Bay → New England (D). New England traded fifth-round and seventh-round selections (#160 and #238 overall) to Tampa Bay for its fifth-round selection (#153 overall).
* ↑ #154: Washington → Atlanta (D). See #21: Washington → Atlanta above.
* ↑ #155: multiple trades: #155: Cleveland → Dallas (D). See #104: Dallas → Cleveland above. #155: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). See #143: Jacksonville → Dallas above.
* ↑ #158: multiple trades: #158: Seattle → Jacksonville (PD). The Seattle Seahawks traded their fifth-round selection to Jacksonville for running back Alvin Pearman and the Jaguars' seventh-round pick. #158: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See #52: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville above.
* ↑ #160: multiple trades: #160: San Diego → New England (D). See #69: New England → San Diego above. #160: New England → Tampa Bay (D). See #153: Tampa Bay → New England above.
* ↑ #162: Green Bay → New York Jets (D). See #102: New York Jets → Green Bay above.
* ↑ #163: Seattle → Dallas (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
* ↑ #164: New England → New Orleans (D). See #7: New England → New Orleans above.

### Round six

* ↑ #167: Miami → Dallas (PD). Dallas and Miami exchanged their sixth-round selections in a trade with Jason Ferguson going to the Dolphins as part of the deal.
* ↑ #173: Baltimore → Houston (D). See #18: Houston → Baltimore above.
* ↑ #180: multiple trades: #180: Denver → St. Louis (PD). Denver traded their sixth-round selection to the St. Louis Rams for defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy. The trade occurred after the Broncos had tried to trade the same pick to Miami for defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson; that trade was voided.
* ↑ #182: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #183: Houston → Denver (PD). Houston traded their sixth-round selection to Denver for Chris Myers.
* ↑ #187: multiple trades: #187: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded their sixth-round selection to Kansas City for nose tackle Ryan Sims and running back Michael Bennett. #187: Kansas City → Minnesota (PD). See #17: Minnesota → Kansas City above.
* ↑ #189: Tennessee → Seattle (PD). The Tennessee Titans traded their sixth-round selection to Seattle for defensive end Bryce Fisher.
* ↑ #190: Seattle → Cleveland (PD). Seattle traded their sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for Charlie Frye.
* ↑ #191: multiple trades: #191: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded their sixth-round selection 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.
* ↑ #193: Jacksonville → Minnesota (PD). Jacksonville traded their sixth-round selection to Minnesota for Troy Williamson.
* ↑ #194: multiple trades: #194: Green Bay → New York Giants (PD). Green Bay traded their sixth-round selection to the New York Giants in exchange for running back Ryan Grant.
* ↑ #195: Dallas → Miami (PD). See #167: Miami → Dallas above.

### Round seven

* ↑ #209: multiple trades: #209: St. Louis → Minnesota (PD). St. Louis traded their seventh-round selection to Minnesota for offensive tackle Adam Goldberg.
* ↑ #213: multiple trades: #213: Oakland → Dallas (D). See #100: Dallas → Oakland above. #213: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). See #143: Jacksonville → Dallas above.
* ↑ #217: multiple trades: #217: Cincinnati → St. Louis (PD). Cincinnati traded their seventh-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for Ryan Fitzpatrick
* ↑ #224: Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded their seventh-round selection, and defensive tackle Darwin Walker, to Buffalo for linebacker Takeo Spikes and quarterback Kelly Holcomb.
* ↑ #226: multiple trades: #226: Minnesota → New York Jets (PD). Minnesota traded their seventh-round selection to the Jets in exchange for Brooks Bollinger.
* ↑ #227: Tampa Bay → Denver (PD). Tampa Bay traded a conditional 2008 draft pick to Denver for the rights to quarterback Jake Plummer. If Plummer, who is currently retired, had reported to the Buccaneers before the first pick of the 2008 draft was made, Tampa Bay would have sent the Broncos their fourth-round selection. Since Plummer did not report, Denver will receive Tampa's seventh-round selection.
* ↑ #230: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Seattle traded their seventh-round selection to Philadelphia for fullback Josh Parry.
* ↑ #232: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (PD). The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their seventh-round selection to Atlanta for kick/punt returner Allen Rossum.
* ↑ #233: Jacksonville → Seattle (PD). See #158: Seattle → Jacksonville above.
* ↑ #235: Dallas → Seattle (D). See #25: Seattle → Dallas above.
* ↑ #239: New York Giants → Kansas City (PD). The Giants traded their seventh-round selection to Kansas City for kicker Lawrence Tynes.

### Draft day trades
#### Fifth round

* Redskins to Rams. Washington traded fifth-round and seventh-round selections (#157 and #228 overall) to St. Louis for its two sixth-round selections (#168 and #180 overall).

#### Sixth round

* Ravens to Texans. See first-round trade above.
* Steelers to Giants. See fourth-round trade above.
* Eagles to Browns. Philadelphia traded to Cleveland the 6th round selection they had previously received from the Browns for Hank Fraley (#191 overall). (see Pre-Draft Trades above) In return, the Browns gave the Eagles their 5th round pick in the 2009 draft.

#### Seventh round

* Cowboys to Seahawks. See first-round trade above.
* Raiders to Cowboys. See fourth-round trade above.
* Cowboys to Jaguars. See fifth-round trade above.
* Packers to Vikings. See fifth-round trade above.
* Patriots to Buccaneers. See fifth-round trade above.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Baltimore Ravens | Jameel McClain | LB | Syracuse | Big East |
| Baltimore Ravens | Joe Reitz | OT | Western Michigan | MAC |
| Chicago Bears | Caleb Hanie | QB | Colorado State | MWC |
| Cleveland Browns | Nate Hughes | WR | Alcorn State | SWAC |
| Cleveland Browns | James Lee | OT | South Carolina State | MEAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Brian Schaefering | DE | Lindenwood | HAAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Danny Amendola | WR | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| Denver Broncos | Brett Kern $^†$ | P | Toledo | MAC |
| Denver Broncos | Tyler Polumbus | OT | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Denver Broncos | Wesley Woodyard | LB | Kentucky | SEC |
| Detroit Lions | Jon Weeks $^†$ | LS | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Green Bay Packers | Joey Haynos | TE | Maryland | ACC |
| Green Bay Packers | J. J. Jansen $^†$ | LS | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) |
| Green Bay Packers | Danny Lansanah | LB | UConn | Big East |
| Green Bay Packers | Kregg Lumpkin | RB | Georgia | SEC |
| Green Bay Packers | Evan Moore | TE | Stanford | Pac-10 |
| Green Bay Packers | Taj Smith | WR | Syracuse | Big East |
| Houston Texans | Jesse Nading | LB | Colorado State | MWC |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jamie Silva | S | Boston College | ACC |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Brian Witherspoon | CB | Stillman | SIAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mike Cox | FB | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Miami Dolphins | Davone Bess | WR | Hawaii | WAC |
| Miami Dolphins | Dan Carpenter $^†$ | K | Montana | Big Sky |
| Miami Dolphins | Matthew Mulligan | TE | Maine | CAA |
| Miami Dolphins | Marcel Reece $^†$ | FB | Washington | Pac-10 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Husain Abdullah | S | Washington State | Pac-10 |
| Minnesota Vikings | Leger Douzable | DE | UCF | C-USA |
| Minnesota Vikings | Stephen Hauschka $^†$ | K | NC State | ACC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Erin Henderson | OLB | Maryland | ACC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Darius Reynaud | WR | West Virginia | Big East |
| Minnesota Vikings | Albert Young | RB | Iowa | Big Ten |
| New England Patriots | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | RB | Ole Miss | SEC |
| New England Patriots | Gary Guyton | LB | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| New England Patriots | Jonathan Stupar | TE | Virginia | ACC |
| New England Patriots | Ryan Wendell | C | Fresno State | WAC |
| New Orleans Saints | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | LB | Boston College | ACC |
| New Orleans Saints | David Roach | S | TCU | MWC |
| New York Giants | Wallace Gilberry | DE | Alabama | SEC |
| New York Jets | Ropati Pitoitua | DE | Washington State | Pac-10 |
| New York Jets | Danny Woodhead | RB | Chadron State | RMAC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Kyle Arrington | CB | Hofstra | CAA |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jed Collins | FB | Washington State | Pac-10 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Patrick Bailey | LB | Duke | ACC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Legursky | C | Marshall | C-USA |
| St. Louis Rams | Lance Ball | RB | Maryland | ACC |
| St. Louis Rams | Andrew Hawkins | WR | Toledo | MAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Brandyn Dombrowski | T | San Diego State | MWC |
| San Diego Chargers | Mike Tolbert $^†$ | FB | Coastal Carolina | Big South |
| San Francisco 49ers | Brian de la Puente | C | California | Pac-10 |
| San Francisco 49ers | Joe Jon Finley | TE | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Seattle Seahawks | David Hawthorne | LB | TCU | MWC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Clark | T | Southern Miss | C-USA |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Elbert Mack | CB | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Clifton Smith $^†$ | RB | Fresno State | WAC |
| Tennessee Titans | Jerrell Freeman | LB | Mary Hardin–Baylor | ASC |
| Tennessee Titans | Fernando Velasco | C | Georgia | SEC |
| Washington Redskins | Kyle DeVan | OG | Oregon State | Pac-10 |

## Draft breakdown
### By conference

Selection totals by college conference:
| # | Conference | Players selected | Division |
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | 35 | I FBS |
| 2 | Pac-10 Conference | 34 | I FBS |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 33 | I FBS |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | 29 | I FBS |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference | 28 | I FBS |
| 6 | Big East Conference | 19 | I FBS |
| 7 | Conference USA | 11 | I FBS |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference | 9 | I FBS |
| 9 | Western Athletic Conference | 8 | I FBS |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference | 7 | I FBS |
| 11 | Independent | 5 | I FBS |
| 12 | Colonial Athletic Association | 4 | I FCS |
| 13 | Big Sky Conference | 3 | I FCS |
| 13 | Southern Conference | 3 | I FCS |
| 13 | Southland Conference | 3 | I FCS |
| 13 | Sun Belt Conference | 3 | I FBS |
| 17 | Big South Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| 17 | Gateway Football Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| 17 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| 17 | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 2 | II |
| 17 | Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| 22 | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | II |
| 22 | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 1 | III |
| 22 | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
| 22 | Great West Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 22 | Northeast-10 Conference | 1 | II |
| 22 | Ohio Athletic Conference | 1 | III |
| 22 | Pioneer Football League | 1 | I FCS |
| 22 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |

### By position

| Round | QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | C | G | OT | DE | DT | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS |
| 1st | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5th | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7* | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 23 | 4 | 35* | 16 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |