2007 NFL Draft

2007-08-22T22:38:47Z

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The '''2007 National Football League Draft''' was held on April 28 - 29 in [[New York City]].

== Stories of the 2007 NFL Draft ==

* [[Notre Dame]] star quarterback [[Brady Quinn]] falling to the 22 pick of the draft before being picked by the [[Cleveland Browns]]. Quinn was expected to be drafted with one of the top ten picks of the draft<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0704/Draft_Surprises_Top10/content.1.html</ref>.

* [[Oakland Raiders]] talented, but troubled wide receiver [[Randy Moss]] got traded<ref>http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/04/30/deep_move_by_patriots_moss/</ref> to the [[New England Patriots]] for the first of New England's two forth round draft picks. The Raiders used the pick to draft [[University of Cincinnati]] cornerback [[John Bowie]].

* For the last five years the [[Detroit Lions]] have drafted a wide receiver with four of their six first round picks. The Lions continued that trend by drafting star [[Georgia Tech]] wide receiver [[Calvin Johnson]] with the second pick of the draft.

* Winning quarterback's not being drafted high, or drafted at all: The 2006 Heisman Trophy winner, [[Ohio State University]] quarterback [[Troy Smith]] wasn't picked till the 174 pick<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2853521</ref>. The BCS college football National Championship, [[University of Florida]], quarterback [[Chis Leak]] wasn't even drafted at all.
==2007 Draft==
=== First Round ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pick
! Team
! Player
! Pos
! College
! Notes
|-
|1
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[JaMarcus Russell]]
|QB
|[[Louisiana State University]]
|
|-
|2
|[[Detroit Lions]]
|[[Calvin Johnson]]
|WR
|[[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
|
|-
|3
|[[Cleveland Browns]]
|[[Joe Thomas]]
|OT
|[[University of Wisconsin]]
|
|-
|4
|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|[[Gaines Adams]]
|DE
|[[Clemson University]]
|
|-
|5
|[[Arizona Cardinals]]
|[[Levi Brown]]
|OL
|[[Penn State]]
|
|-
|6
|[[Washington Redskins]]
|[[LaRon Landry]]
|FS
|[[Louisiana State University]]
|
|-
|7
|[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|[[Adrian Peterson]]
|RB
|[[University of Oklahoma]]
|
|-
|8
|[[Atlanta Falcons]]
|[[Jamaal Anderson]]
|DE
|[[University of Arkansas]]
|
|-
|9
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
|[[Ted Ginn Jr.]]
|WR
|[[Ohio State University]]
|
|-
|10
|[[Houston Texans]]
|[[Amobi Okoye]]
|DT
|[[University of Louisville]]
|
|-
|11
|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|[[Patrick Willis]]
|ILB
|[[University of Mississippi]]
|
|-
|12
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|[[Marshawn Lynch]]
|RB
|[[University of California]]
|
|-
|13
|[[St. Louis Rams]]
|[[Adam Carriker]]
|DE
|[[University of Nebraska]]
|
|-
|14
|[[New York Jets]]
|[[Darrelle Revis]]
|CB
|[[University of Pittsburgh]]
|
|-
|15
|[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|[[Lawrence Timmons]]
|OLB
|[[Florida State University]]
|
|-
|16
|[[Green Bay Packers]]
|[[Justin Harrell]]
|DT
|[[University of Tennessee]]
|
|-
|17
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|[[Jarvis Moss]]
|DE
|[[University of Florida]]
|
|-
|18
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|[[Leon Hall]]
|CB
|[[University of Michigan]]
|
|-
|19
|[[Tennessee Titans]]
|[[Michael Griffin]]
|FS
|[[University of Texas]]
|
|-
|20
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Aaron Ross]]
|CB
|[[University of Texas]]
|
|-
|21
|[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
|[[Reggie Nelson]]
|FS
|[[University of Florida]]
|
|-
|22
|[[Cleveland Browns]]
|[[Brady Quinn]]
|QB
|[[Notre Dame University]]
|
|-
|23
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|[[Dwayne Bowe]]
|WR
|[[Louisiana State University]]
|
|-
|24
|[[New England Patriots]]
|[[Brandon Meriweather]]
|FS
|[[University of Miami]]
|
|-
|25
|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|[[Jon Beason]]
|OLB
|[[University of Miami]]
|
|-
|26
|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|[[Anthony Spencer]]
|DE
|[[University of Purdue]]
|-
|27
|[[New Orleans Saints]]
|[[Robert Meachem]]
|WR
|[[University of Tennessee]]
|
|-
|28
|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|[[Joe Staley]]
|OT
|[[University of Central Michigan]]
|
|-
|29
|[[Baltimore Ravens]]
|[[Ben Grubbs]]
|OG
|[[University of Auburn]]
|
|-
|30
|[[ San Diego Chargers]]
|[[Craig Davis]]
|WR
|[[Louisiana State University]]
|
|-
|31
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|[[Greg Olsen]]
|TE
|[[University of Miami]]
|
|-
|32
|[[Indianapolis Colts]]
|[[Anthony Gonzalez]]
|WR
|[[Ohio State University]]
|
|-
{| class="wikitable"

----

=== Second Round ===
|-
! Pick
! Team
! Player
! Pos
! College
! Notes
|-
|33
|[[Arizona Cardinals]]
|[[Alan Branch]]
|DT
|[[University of Michigan]]
|
|-
|34
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|[[Paul Posluszny]]
|OLB
|[[Penn State University]]
|
|-
|35
|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|[[Arron Sears]]
|OT
|[[University of Tennessee]]
|
|-
|36
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|[[Kolb, Kevin]]
|QB
|[[University of Houston]]
|
|-
|37
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|[[Eric Weddle]]
|SS
|[[University of Utah]]
|
|-
|38
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[Zach Miller]]
|TE
|[[Arizona State University]]
|
|-
|39
|[[Atlanta Falcons]]
|[[Justin Blalock]]
|OT
|[[University of Texas]]
|
|-
|40
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
|[[John Beck]]
|QB
|[[Brigham Young University]]
|
|-
|41
|[[Atlanta Falcons]]
|[[Chris Houston]]
|CB
|[[University of Arkansas]]
|
|-
|42
|[[Indianapolis Colts]]
|[[Tony Ugoh]]
|OG
|[[University of Arkansas]]
|
|-
|43
|[[Detroit Lions]]
|[[Drew Stanton]]
|QB
|[[Michigan State University]]
|
|-
|44
|[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|[[Sidney Rice]]
|WR
|[[University of South Carolina]]
|
|-
|45
|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|[[Dwayne Jarrett]]
|WR
|[[Southern California University]]
|
|-
|46
|[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|[[LaMarr Woodley]]
|DE
|[[University of Michigan]]
|
|-
|47
|[[New York Jets]]
|[[David Harris]]
|ILB
|[[University of Michigan]]
|
|-
|48
|[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
|[[Justin Durant]]
|ILB
|[[Hampton University]]
|
|-
|49
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|[[Kenny Irons]]
|RB
|[[University of Auburn]]
|
|-
|50
|[[Tennessee Titans]]
|[[Chris Henry]]
|RB
|[[University of Arizona]]
|
|-
|51
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Steve Smith]]
|WR
|[[University of Southern California]]
|
|-
|52
|[[St. Louis Rams]]
|[[Brian Leonard]]
|FB
|[[Rutgers University]]
|
|-
|53
|[[Cleveland Browns]]
|[[Eric Wright]]
|CB
|[[University of Nevada-Las Vegas]]
|
|-
|54
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|[[Turk McBride]]
|DT
|[[University of Tennessee]]
|
|-
|55
|[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|[[Josh Wilson]]
|CB
|[[University of Maryland]]
|
|-
|56
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|[[Tim Crowder]]
|DE
|[[University of Texas]]
|
|-
|57
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|[[Victor Abiamiri]]
|DE
|[[University of Notre Dame]]
|
|-
|58
|[[New York Jets]]
|[[Ikaika Alama-Francis]]
|DE
|[[University of Hawaii]]
|
|-
|59
|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|[[Ryan Kalil]]
|C
|[[University of Southern California]]
|
|-
|60
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
|[[Samson Satele]]
|C
|[[University of Hawaii]]
|
|-
|61
|[[Detroit Lions]]
|[[Gerald Alexander]]
|FS
|[[Boise State University]]
|
|-
|62
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|[[Dan Bazuin]]
|DE
|[[Central Michigan University]]
|
|-
|63
|[[Green Bay Packers]]
|[[Brandon Jackson]]
|RB
|[[University of Nebraska]]
|
|-
|64
|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|[[Sabby Piscitelli]]
|SS
|[[Oregon State University]]
|
|-
{| class="wikitable"

=== Third Round ===
|-
! Pick
! Team
! Player
! Pos
! College
! Notes
|-
|65
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[Quentin Moses]]
|DE
|[[University of Georgia]]
|
|-
|66
|[[New Orleans Saints]]
|[[Usama Young]]
|CB
|[[Kent State]]
|
|-
|67
|[[Dallas Cowboys]]
|[[James Marten]]
|OT
|[[Boston College]]
|
|-
|68
|[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|[[Quincy Black]]
|OLB
|[[University of New Mexico ]]
|
|-
|69
|[[Arizona Cardinals]]
|[[Buster Davis]]
|ILB
|[[Florida State ]]
|
|-
|70
|[[Denver Broncos]]
|[[Ryan Harris]]
|OT
|[[University of Notre Dame]]
|
|-
|71
|[[Miami Dolphins]]
|[[Lorenzo Booker]]
|RB
|[[Florida State]]
|
|-
|72
|[[Minnesota Vikings]]
|[[Marcus McCauley]]
|CB
|[[Fresno State]]
|
|-
|73
|[[Houston Texans]]
|[[Jacoby Jones]]
|WR
|[[Lane University]]
|
|-
|74
|[[Baltimore Ravens]]
|[[Yamon Figurs]]
|WR
|[[Kansas State University]]
|
|-
|75
|[[Atlanta Falcons]]
|[[Laurent Robinson]]
|WR
|[[Illinois State University]]
|
|-
|76
|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|[[Jason Hill]]
|WR
|[[Washington State University]]
|
|-
|77
|[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|[[Matt Spaeth]]
|TE
|[[University of Minnesota]]
|
|-
|78
|[[Green Bay Packers]]
|[[James Jones]]
|WR
|[[San Jose State]]
|
|-
|79
|[[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
|[[Mike Walker]]
|WR
|[[University of Central Florida ]]
|
|-
|80
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|
|
|
|
|-
|81
|[[Tennessee Titans]]
|[[Paul Williams]]
|WR
|[[Fresno State]]
|
|-
|82
|[[New York Giants]]
|[[Jay Alford]]
|DT
|[[Penn State]]
|
|-
|83
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|[[DeMarcus 'Tank' Tyler]]
|DT
|[[North Carolina State]]
|
|-
|84
|[[Carolina Panthers]]
|[[Charles Johnson]]
|DE
|[[University of Georgia]]
|
|-
|85
|[[St. Louis Rams]]
|[[Jonathan Wade]]
|CB
|[[University of Tennessee ]]
|
|-
|86
|[[Seattle Seahawks]]
|[[Brandon Mebane]]
|DT
|[[University of California]]
|
|-
|87
|[[Baltimore Ravens]]
|[[Marshall Yanda]]
|OG
|[[University of Iowa]]
|
|-
|88
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|[[Stewart Bradley]]
|OLB
|[[University of Nebraska]]
|
|-
|89
|[[New Orleans Saints]]
|[[Andy Alleman]]
|OG
|[[University of Akron]]
|
|-
|90
|[[Green Bay Packers]]
|[[Aaron Rouse]]
|SS
|[[Virginia Tech]]
|-
|91
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|[[Tony Hunt]]
|RB
|[[Penn State]]
|
|-
|92
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[Mario Henderson]]
|OT
|[[Florida State]]
|
|-
|93
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|[[Trent Edwards]]
|QB
|[[Stanford University]]
|
|-
|94
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|[[Garrett Wolfe]]
|RB
|[[University of Northern Illinois]]
|
|-
|95
|[[Chicago Bears]]
|[[Michael Okwo]]
|ILB
|[[Stanford University]]
|
|-
|96
|[[Indianapolis Colts]]
|[[Daymeion Hughes]]
|CB
|[[University of California]]
|
|-
|97
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|[[Anthony Waters]]
|ILB
|[[Clemson University]]
|
|-
|98
|[[San Francisco 49ers]]
|[[Ray McDonald]]
|ILB
|[[University of Florida ]]
|
|-
|99
|[[Indianapolis Colts]]
|[[Quinn Pitcock]]
|DT
|[[Ohio State University]]
|
|-
|100
|[[Oakland Raiders]]
|[[Johnnie Lee Higgins]]
|WR
|[[University of Texas-El Paso]]
|
|-
{| class="wikitable"

== Other Notable Picks ==

'''Fourth Round'''

*[[Oakland Raiders]] - [[Michael Bush]], RB, [[Louisville University]]

*[[New Orleans Saints]] - [[Antonio Pittman]], RB, [[Ohio State University]]

*[[New York Giants]] - [[Zak DeOssie]], OLB, [[Brown University]]

'''Fifth Round'''

*[[Baltimore Ravens]] - [[Troy Smith]], QB, [[Ohio State University]]

'''Sixth Round'''

*[[Washington Redskins]] - [[Jordan Palmer]], QB, [[Texas-El Paso University]]

'''Seventh Round'''

*[[Detroit Lions]] - [[Ramzee Robinson]], CB, [[University of Alabama]]

==References==
<references/>
==External Links==
*[http://nfl.com/draft/drafttracker/round/round1 Official Draft Tracker]
*[http://www.nfl.com/draft Official NFL Draft Site]
*[http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/index ESPN 2007 Draft Site]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/specials/draft/2007/ SI.com Draft Site]
*[http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/wcStory?contentId=6755432&storyNumber=1 Fox Sports - 1st - 7th Round Analyst]
*[http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6757084 Fox Sports - Breaking Down the Draft]
*[http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/sample/2007/livedraft Sporting News - Draft Analyst]
*[http://nfl.com/draft/story/10165968 NFL.com - Draft Tidbits]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/dr_z/04/29/draft.report.card/index.html SI.com - Winners and Losers]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2852841 ESPN, John Clayton - Winners and Losers]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/28/draft.day1.winners.losers/index.html Don Banks - Winners and Losers]
*[http://nfl.com/draft/story/10157105 NFL.com - Draft Winners]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2853521 ESPN - Article on Drafts Main Stories]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0704/Draft_Surprises_Top10/content.1.html Top 10 Draft Day Surprises]
*[http://nfl.com/draft/story/10159094 NFL.com - Lessons learned from the Draft]
*[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=202062 Sporting News - Draft Grades]
*[http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10157575 CBS Sports - Draft Grades]
*[http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6746812 Fox Sports - AFC Draft Grades]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2852567 ESPN - First Round Analyst]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/04/29/snap.judgments.day2/index.html Day Two Analyst]
*[http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/draftTracker?refreshRate=60 Fox Sports - Draft Pick Analyst]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/alexander_wolff/04/30/not.drafted/index.html SI.com - Notable Undrafted Players]

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