2007 NFL Draft

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 fell to the pick number 22 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.^[1]

Oakland Raiders talented, but troubled wide receiver Randy Moss was traded^[2] 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 quarterbacks not being drafted high, or drafted at all: the 2006 Heisman Trophy winner, Ohio State University quarterback Troy Smith was not picked until the 174 pick,^[3] while University of Florida quarterback Chis Leak (who won the National Championship) was not drafted.

2007 Draft

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	Oakland Raiders	JaMarcus Russell	QB	Louisiana State University
2	Detroit Lions	Calvin Johnson	WR	Georgia Tech
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

Second Round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
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

Third Round

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
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