1. Miami Dolphin draft pick : Jake Long, OT, Michigan
2. St. Louis Rams draft pick: Chris Long, DE, Virginia
   
3. Atlanta Falcons draft pick: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
4. Oakland Raiders draft pick: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
5. Kansas City Chiefs draft pick: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
6. New York Jets draft pick: Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
7. New England Patriots (from San Francisco): TRADE* to Saints draft pick: Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
8. Baltimore Ravens: TRADE** to Jaguars draft pick: Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
   
9. Cincinnati Bengals draft pick: Keith Rivers, OLB, USC
10. New Orleans Saints: TRADE* to New England draft pick: Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennessee
11. Buffalo Bills draft pick: Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy
12. Denver Broncos draft pick: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State
13. Carolina Panthers draft pick: Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon
14. Chicago Bears draft pick: Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt
    
15. Detroit Lions: TRADE*** to Kansas City draft pick: Branden Albert, OG, Virginia
16. Arizona Cardinals draft pick: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State
17. Kansas City Chiefs (from Minnesota): TRADE*** to Detroit draft pick: Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College
18. Houston Texans: TRADE**** to Baltimore draft pick: Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
19. Philadelphia Eagles draft pick: TRADE***** to Carolina draft pick: Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft pick: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
21. Washington Redskins: TRADE*+ to Atlanta draft pick: Sam Baker, OT, USC
22. Dallas Cowboys (from Cleveland) draft pick: Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick: Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
24. Tennessee Titans draft pick: Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina
25. Seattle Seahawks: TRADE*++ to Dallas draft pick: Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida
26. Jacksonville Jaquars: TRADE** to Baltimore draft pick: TRADE**** to Houston: Dyane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
27. San Diego Chargers draft pick: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
    
28. Dallas Cowboys: TRADE*++ to Seattle draft pick: Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
29. San Francisco 49ers draft pick: Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina
30. Green Bay Packers: TRADE*+++ to Jets draft pick: Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
31. New York Giants draft pick: Kenny Phillips, S, Miami (FL)

*7th pick trade: New England trades 7th pick and 5th round for New Orleans’ 10th pick and third-round pick

**8th pick trade: Baltimore trades 8th pick for Jacksonville’s 26th pick, two 3rd round picks, and 4th round pick

***15th pick trade: Detroit trades 15th pick and 3rd round for Kansas City’s 17th pick, 3rd round, and 5th round (um..retarded trade much?)

****18th pick trade: Houston trades 18th pick for…(sorry I missed it – if anyone can update me, leave a comment and let me know!)

*****19th pick trade: Philadelphia trades 19th pick for Carolina’s 2nd round, 4th round, and 2009 1st round pick

*+ 21st pick trade: Washington trades 21st pick for Atlanta’s…(sorry I missed it – if anyone can update me, leave a comment and let me know!)

*++ 25th pick trade: Seattle trades 25th pick for Dallas’ 28th pick, 5th round, and 7th round. (I believe this was the deal…they announced it very quickly!)

*+++ 30th pick trade: Green Bay trades 30th pick for Jets’ 2nd round and 4th round.

Post from: EveryJoe

First Round 2008 NFL Draft Picks

This year, there’s so much need for a lot of teams that the draft is somewhat up in the air, but I’d bet my money on Keith Rivers going in the top 15 – maybe even the top 10. Rivers is another 2004 recruiting success story, and with an amazing dominating senior year at USC once again, he put himself in great draft position. He reminds me a lot of Penn State’s Paul Posluszny and some are even speculating that he might end up with the Bills, playing alongside of Pos (as soon as he’s back on his feet after last season’s injury).

Last season, he dealt with a few injuries, but ended up starting in 12 games for a total of 78 tackles (5 for losses) he was a semi-finalist for the Butkus Award and Lott Trophy. He’s played on all of the Pac-10 All-American teams, and has proven himself time and time again both on and off the field.

With continued good coaching, I think Rivers will be a solid player in the NFL. He may never steal the spotlight, but linebackers rarely do. Instead, I think he could have years of above-average playing time ahead of him, and whoever drafts him will be lucky to add Rivers to the team.

And I don’t even like USC…

See more top recruits at Where are They Now? The Rivals Top 100 of 2004.

Post from: EveryJoe

Rivals Top 100 of 2004: #5 – Keith Rivers