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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.
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
The Canadian college draft and American Football League draft are others. In the NFL draft, each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its record in the previous year, which means that the last place team is positioned first and the Super Bowl champion is last. From this position, the team can either select ...
Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines, twice earning consensus All-American honors. Long was selected with the first overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in the 2008 NFL draft.
The 2008 season was the first with Bill Parcells as executive vice president of football operations, Jeff Ireland as general manager, [5] [6] and Tony Sparano as head coach. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] With a league-worst 1–15 record in 2007, [ 9 ] the Dolphins held the first pick in the 2008 NFL draft and selected Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long .
Here's a look at the current NFL Draft order, per Tankathon.com, with the wild-card round now complete. 1. Tennessee Titans (3-14) 2. Cleveland Browns (3-14) 3. New York Giants (3-14) 4.
2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds. According to DraftKings, the following college players are among the favorites to be the top pick in next year's draft c lass. Shedeur Sanders, QB ...
2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft Selections Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Round Choice 1 20 Aqib Talib: CB: 6'1" 206 Kansas: 2 58 Dexter Jackson: WR: 5'9" 182 Appalachian State: 3 83 Jeremy Zuttah: G: 6'4" 295 Rutgers: 4 115 Dre Moore: DT: 6'4" 305 Maryland: 5 160 Josh Johnson: QB: 6'2" 201 San Diego: 6 175 Geno Hayes ...