The 2009 NFL draft was the 74th annual meeting of
National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The
draft took place at
Radio City Music Hall in New York City,
New York, on April 25 and 26,
2009.[1][2] The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day, starting at 4:00 pm
EDT, and five rounds on the second day, starting at 10:00 am EDT. To compensate for the time change from the previous year and in an effort to help shorten the draft, teams were no longer on the clock for 15 minutes in the first round and 10 minutes in the second round. Each team now had 10 minutes to make their selection in the first round and seven minutes in the second round. Rounds three through seven were shortened to five minutes per team. This was the first year that the NFL used this format and it was changed again the following year for the 2010 NFL draft. The 2009 NFL draft was televised by both
NFL Network and
ESPN and was the first to have cheerleaders. The
Detroit Lions, who became the first team in NFL history to finish
a season at 0–16, used the first selection in the draft to select
University of GeorgiaquarterbackMatthew Stafford.[3]
It was the first draft since
1983 that saw two
centers being selected in the first round—
Alex Mack at No. 21 to the Browns, and
Eric Wood at No. 28 to the Bills. It was also the first time since the
1993 draft that a
Miami Hurricanes player was not selected in the first round. As of the end of the 2018 season, the 2009 draft has seen 11 of the 32 first-round selections make the Pro Bowl, and 27 (including three punters) in total for the entire class.[4] It has been referred to as one of the worst drafts in league history. [by whom?] This was the first time that a Mr. Irrelevant went on to win a Super Bowl (
Ryan Succop).[5]
As of 2024, the only remaining active players in the NFL from the 2009 draft class are Rams quarterback
Matthew Stafford and Jets punter
Thomas Morstead.
Overview
The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by
position:
^#18: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded its 2009 first- and third-round selections (18th overall, used to select
Robert Ayers; and 84th overall, traded to Pittsburgh, who selected
Mike Wallace), its 2010 first-round selection, and
Kyle Orton to Denver for
Jay Cutler and one of Denver's 2009 fifth-round selections (140th overall, used to select
Johnny Knox).[source 3]
#19: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). Cleveland traded the first-round selection it
acquired from Tampa Bay (19th overall, used to select
Jeremy Maclin) to Philadelphia for first- and sixth-round selections (21st and 195th overall, used to select
Alex Mack and
James Davis, respectively).[source 4]
^#20: Dallas → Detroit (PD). Dallas traded its first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (20th, 82nd, and 192nd overall, used to select
Brandon Pettigrew,
Derrick Williams, and
Aaron Brown, respectively) to Detroit for wide receiver
Roy Williams and a seventh-round selection (210th overall, traded to Atlanta, who selected
Vance Walker).[source 5]
^#23: New England → Baltimore (D). New England traded its first-round selection (23rd overall, used to select
Michael Oher) to Baltimore for first- and fifth-round selections (26th overall,
traded to Green Bay, who selected
Clay Matthews; and 162nd overall, traded to Green Bay, who selected
Jamon Meredith).[source 6]
#26 New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded the first-round selection it
acquired from Baltimore (26th overall, used to select
Clay Matthews) and a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Green Bay for a second-round selection (41st overall, used to select
Darius Butler) and two third-round selections (73rd overall, traded to Jacksonville, who selected
Derek Cox; and 83rd overall, used to select
Brandon Tate).[source 7]
#28: Carolina → Philadelphia (PD). Carolina traded its 2009 first-round selection (28th overall, which was traded to Buffalo, used to select
Eric Wood), and its 2008 second- and fourth-round selections (43rd overall, which was traded to Minnesota, who selected
Tyrell Johnson; and 109th overall, used to select
Mike McGlynn) to Philadelphia for its 2008 first-round selection (19th overall, used to select
Jeff Otah).[source 8]
#28: Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded the 2009 first-round selection it
acquired from Carolina (28th overall, used to select
Eric Wood) and its 2009 fourth-round selection (121st overall) to Buffalo for
Jason Peters.[source 9]
Round two
^#34: Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded this selection (34th overall) to New England for
Matt Cassel and
Mike Vrabel.[source 10]
^#37 Seattle → Denver (D). Seattle traded this selection to Denver for Denver's 2010 first-round selection.[source 11]
^#40: Oakland → New England (D). Oakland traded this selection (40th overall, used to select
Ron Brace) to New England for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (47th, 124th, 199th overall, respectively).[source 12]
^#43 San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded its 2009 second- and fourth-round selections (43rd and 111th overall, used to select
Everette Brown and
Mike Goodson, respectively) to Carolina for Carolina's 2010 first-round selection.[source 13]
^#44: Washington → Miami (PD). Washington traded this selection (44th overall) and its 2010 sixth-round selection to Miami for
Jason Taylor.[source 14]
^#45: New Orleans → New York Giants (PD). New Orleans traded its second- and fifth-round selections (45th and 151st overall, respectively) to the Giants for
Jeremy Shockey.[source 15]
#47: San Diego → New England (PD). San Diego traded its 2008 second-round selection (47th overall) and its 2008 fifth-round selection (160th overall, traded to Tampa Bay, who selected
Josh Johnson) to New England for one of New England's 2008 third-round selections (69th overall, used to select
Jacob Hester).[source 16]
^#49: Chicago → Seattle (D). Chicago traded this selection to Seattle for Seattle's third- and fourth-round selections (68th and 105th overall, respectively).
^#50: Tampa Bay → Cleveland(PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and its 2010 fifth-round selection to Cleveland for
Kellen Winslow, Jr.[source 17]
^#51: Dallas → Buffalo (D). Dallas traded this selection to Buffalo for Buffalo's third- and fourth-round selections (75th and 110th overall).[source 18]
^#56: Miami → Indianapolis (D). Miami traded this selection to Indianapolis for Indianapolis' second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 165th overall, respectively).[citation needed]
^#64: Pittsburgh → Denver (D). Pittsburgh traded its second- and fourth-round selections (64th and 132nd overall, used to select
Richard Quinn and
Seth Olsen, respectively) to Denver for two third-round selections (79th and 84th overall, used to select
Kraig Urbik and
Mike Wallace, respectively).
Round three
^#65: Detroit → New York Jets (D). Detroit traded this selection (used to select
Shonn Greene) to the New York Jets for the Jets' 2008 third-, fourth-, and seventh-round selections (76th overall), used to select
DeAndre Levy, 115th overall, used to select
Sammie Lee Hill.[source 19]
^#69: Cleveland → Dallas (PD). Cleveland traded this selection (used to select
Jason Williams) to Dallas for its 2008 fourth-round selection (111th overall, used to select
Martin Rucker).[source 20]
#73: New England → Jacksonville (D). New England traded this selection to Jacksonville for its 2010 second-round selection and 2009 seventh-round selection (232nd overall, used to select
Julian Edelman).
^#76: New Orleans → New York Jets (PD). New Orleans traded its 2008 third-round selection (76th overall, traded to Detroit, who selected
DeAndre Levy) and 2008 fourth-round selection (113th overall, which was traded to Green Bay, which was traded back to the Jets, who selected
Dwight Lowery) to the Jets for
Jonathan Vilma and the Jets' 2008 fourth-round selection (118th overall, used to select
Stanley Arnoux).[source 21] New Orleans conditionally traded a fourth-round selection to the New York Jets, but Vilma met playtime incentives that upgraded the selection to the third round.
#83: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay for
Brett Favre. The conditional selection, originally a fourth-round selection, became a third-round selection (83rd overall) because Favre took more than 50 percent of the team's snaps; had the Jets made the playoffs, it would have become a second-round selection.[source 22]
^#85: Philadelphia → New York Giants (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection (used to select
Ramses Barden) to the Giants for their third- and fifth-round selections (91st overall, traded to Seattle, who selected
Deon Butler, and 164th overall, traded to New Orleans, who selected
Thomas Morstead).
^#89: New England → Tennessee (D). New England traded this selection (used to select
Jared Cook) to Tennessee for its 2010 second-round selection.
#91: New York Giants → Philadelphia (PD). New York
traded this selection to Philadelphia.
#91: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Seattle for their 2010 third round selection and 2008 fifth- and seventh-round selections (137th overall, traded to New England then Baltimore, who selected
Jason Phillips, and 213rd overall, used to select
Paul Fanaika).
Round four
^#101: Detroit → Dallas (PD). Detroit traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (101st overall) and its 2008 third-round selection (111th overall, which was traded to Cleveland, who selected Martin Rucker) to Dallas for its 2008 third-round selection (92nd overall, used to select
Cliff Avril).[source 23]
^#108: Oakland → Miami (D). Oakland traded its fourth- and sixth-round selections (108th and 181st overall, respectively) to Miami for
Samson Satele and Miami's fourth-round selection (126th overall).[source 24]
^#115: Washington → New York Jets (PD). Washington traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (115th overall) to the New York Jets for
Pete Kendall prior to the
2007 season. Washington conditionally traded a 2008 fifth-round selection, but Kendall played 80 percent of the snaps for Washington in 2007, so Washington traded a 2008 fourth-round selection instead.[source 25]
^#122: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded its fourth-round selection (122nd overall) to Houston for
Sage Rosenfels.[source 26]
^#123: Baltimore → New England (PD). Baltimore traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (123rd overall) and its 2008 sixth-round selection (198th overall) to New England for their two 2008 fifth-round selections (137th and 141st overall).[source 27]
^#137: Detroit → Seattle → Philadelphia → New England → Baltimore
#137: Detroit → Seattle (D).Detroit traded
Cory Redding and its fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Seattle for
Julian Peterson.
Seattle
traded the 137th pick to Philadelphia. Philadelphia traded two fifth-round picks (137th and 141st overall) to New England for cornerback
Ellis Hobbs. New England
traded this pick to Baltimore.[source 28]
^#138: St. Louis → Atlanta St. Louis traded its fifth- and sixth-round selections (138th and 176th overall, respectively) to Atlanta in exchange for
Laurent Robinson and Atlanta's fifth- and sixth-round selections (160th and 196th overall, respectively).[source 29]
^#140: Seattle → Denver Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Denver for
Keary Colbert.[source 30]
^#141: Cleveland → Philadelphia Cleveland traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (141st overall) to Philadelphia for its 2008 sixth-round selection (191st overall, used to select
Paul Hubbard).[source 23]
^#143: Oakland → Atlanta Oakland traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and a 2008 second-round selection (34th overall, which was traded to Washington, who selected
Devin Thomas) to Atlanta for
DeAngelo Hall.[source 31]
^#153: New York Jets → Philadelphia The New York Jets traded their fifth-round selection (153rd overall) and a 2010 conditional selection to Philadelphia for
Lito Sheppard.[source 32]
^#159: New England → Philadelphia New England traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (159th overall) to Philadelphia for
Greg Lewis and a 2010 seventh-round selection.[source 33]
^#166: Tennessee → Dallas Dallas originally traded its 2008 sixth-round selection, and a 2008 fourth-round selection (126th overall, used to select
Lavelle Hawkins), to Tennessee for
Adam "Pacman" Jones.[source 34] However, Jones' suspension on October 15, 2008, triggered a clause in the agreement that canceled the sixth-round trade and required Tennessee to give its fifth-round selection (166th overall) to Dallas.[source 35]
^#187: New Orleans → Green Bay New Orleans traded its 2008 sixth-round selection (187th overall) to Green Bay for its 2008 seventh-round selection (237th overall, used to select
Adrian Arrington).[source 36]
^#191: Tampa Bay → Chicago Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Chicago for
Brian Griese.[source 37]
^#191: Chicago → Tampa Bay Chicago traded the sixth-round selection it
acquired from Tampa Bay (191st overall), along with its seventh-round selection (229th overall) to Tampa Bay for
Dan Buenning.[source 38]
^#197: Miami → Dallas. Miami traded its 2008 sixth-round selection (197th overall) and its 2008 sixth-round selection (167th overall, used to select
Erik Walden) to Dallas for
Jason Ferguson and Dallas' 2008 sixth-round selection (195th overall, used to select
Donald Thomas).[source 40]
^#217: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (PD). Jacksonville traded its 2008 seventh-round selection (217th overall) and its 2008 second- and fifth-round selections (58th overall, used to select wide receiver
Dexter Jackson, and 158th overall, traded to Chicago, who selected
Kellen Davis) to Tampa Bay for its 2008 second-round selection (52nd overall, used to select
Quentin Groves).[source 23]
^#221: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded this selection to Minnesota for
Erasmus James.[source 42]
^#226: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Pittsburgh for
Sean Mahan.[source 43]
^#232: Miami → Jacksonville (PD). Miami traded this selection to Jacksonville for
Tony McDaniel.[source 44]
^#233: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a 2008 seventh-round selection (233rd overall) and a conditional 2010 selection to Tampa Bay for
Marques Douglas.[source 45]
The 2009 NFL draft was the 74th annual meeting of
National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The
draft took place at
Radio City Music Hall in New York City,
New York, on April 25 and 26,
2009.[1][2] The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day, starting at 4:00 pm
EDT, and five rounds on the second day, starting at 10:00 am EDT. To compensate for the time change from the previous year and in an effort to help shorten the draft, teams were no longer on the clock for 15 minutes in the first round and 10 minutes in the second round. Each team now had 10 minutes to make their selection in the first round and seven minutes in the second round. Rounds three through seven were shortened to five minutes per team. This was the first year that the NFL used this format and it was changed again the following year for the 2010 NFL draft. The 2009 NFL draft was televised by both
NFL Network and
ESPN and was the first to have cheerleaders. The
Detroit Lions, who became the first team in NFL history to finish
a season at 0–16, used the first selection in the draft to select
University of GeorgiaquarterbackMatthew Stafford.[3]
It was the first draft since
1983 that saw two
centers being selected in the first round—
Alex Mack at No. 21 to the Browns, and
Eric Wood at No. 28 to the Bills. It was also the first time since the
1993 draft that a
Miami Hurricanes player was not selected in the first round. As of the end of the 2018 season, the 2009 draft has seen 11 of the 32 first-round selections make the Pro Bowl, and 27 (including three punters) in total for the entire class.[4] It has been referred to as one of the worst drafts in league history. [by whom?] This was the first time that a Mr. Irrelevant went on to win a Super Bowl (
Ryan Succop).[5]
As of 2024, the only remaining active players in the NFL from the 2009 draft class are Rams quarterback
Matthew Stafford and Jets punter
Thomas Morstead.
Overview
The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by
position:
^#18: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded its 2009 first- and third-round selections (18th overall, used to select
Robert Ayers; and 84th overall, traded to Pittsburgh, who selected
Mike Wallace), its 2010 first-round selection, and
Kyle Orton to Denver for
Jay Cutler and one of Denver's 2009 fifth-round selections (140th overall, used to select
Johnny Knox).[source 3]
#19: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). Cleveland traded the first-round selection it
acquired from Tampa Bay (19th overall, used to select
Jeremy Maclin) to Philadelphia for first- and sixth-round selections (21st and 195th overall, used to select
Alex Mack and
James Davis, respectively).[source 4]
^#20: Dallas → Detroit (PD). Dallas traded its first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (20th, 82nd, and 192nd overall, used to select
Brandon Pettigrew,
Derrick Williams, and
Aaron Brown, respectively) to Detroit for wide receiver
Roy Williams and a seventh-round selection (210th overall, traded to Atlanta, who selected
Vance Walker).[source 5]
^#23: New England → Baltimore (D). New England traded its first-round selection (23rd overall, used to select
Michael Oher) to Baltimore for first- and fifth-round selections (26th overall,
traded to Green Bay, who selected
Clay Matthews; and 162nd overall, traded to Green Bay, who selected
Jamon Meredith).[source 6]
#26 New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded the first-round selection it
acquired from Baltimore (26th overall, used to select
Clay Matthews) and a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Green Bay for a second-round selection (41st overall, used to select
Darius Butler) and two third-round selections (73rd overall, traded to Jacksonville, who selected
Derek Cox; and 83rd overall, used to select
Brandon Tate).[source 7]
#28: Carolina → Philadelphia (PD). Carolina traded its 2009 first-round selection (28th overall, which was traded to Buffalo, used to select
Eric Wood), and its 2008 second- and fourth-round selections (43rd overall, which was traded to Minnesota, who selected
Tyrell Johnson; and 109th overall, used to select
Mike McGlynn) to Philadelphia for its 2008 first-round selection (19th overall, used to select
Jeff Otah).[source 8]
#28: Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded the 2009 first-round selection it
acquired from Carolina (28th overall, used to select
Eric Wood) and its 2009 fourth-round selection (121st overall) to Buffalo for
Jason Peters.[source 9]
Round two
^#34: Kansas City → New England (PD). Kansas City traded this selection (34th overall) to New England for
Matt Cassel and
Mike Vrabel.[source 10]
^#37 Seattle → Denver (D). Seattle traded this selection to Denver for Denver's 2010 first-round selection.[source 11]
^#40: Oakland → New England (D). Oakland traded this selection (40th overall, used to select
Ron Brace) to New England for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (47th, 124th, 199th overall, respectively).[source 12]
^#43 San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded its 2009 second- and fourth-round selections (43rd and 111th overall, used to select
Everette Brown and
Mike Goodson, respectively) to Carolina for Carolina's 2010 first-round selection.[source 13]
^#44: Washington → Miami (PD). Washington traded this selection (44th overall) and its 2010 sixth-round selection to Miami for
Jason Taylor.[source 14]
^#45: New Orleans → New York Giants (PD). New Orleans traded its second- and fifth-round selections (45th and 151st overall, respectively) to the Giants for
Jeremy Shockey.[source 15]
#47: San Diego → New England (PD). San Diego traded its 2008 second-round selection (47th overall) and its 2008 fifth-round selection (160th overall, traded to Tampa Bay, who selected
Josh Johnson) to New England for one of New England's 2008 third-round selections (69th overall, used to select
Jacob Hester).[source 16]
^#49: Chicago → Seattle (D). Chicago traded this selection to Seattle for Seattle's third- and fourth-round selections (68th and 105th overall, respectively).
^#50: Tampa Bay → Cleveland(PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and its 2010 fifth-round selection to Cleveland for
Kellen Winslow, Jr.[source 17]
^#51: Dallas → Buffalo (D). Dallas traded this selection to Buffalo for Buffalo's third- and fourth-round selections (75th and 110th overall).[source 18]
^#56: Miami → Indianapolis (D). Miami traded this selection to Indianapolis for Indianapolis' second- and fifth-round selections (61st and 165th overall, respectively).[citation needed]
^#64: Pittsburgh → Denver (D). Pittsburgh traded its second- and fourth-round selections (64th and 132nd overall, used to select
Richard Quinn and
Seth Olsen, respectively) to Denver for two third-round selections (79th and 84th overall, used to select
Kraig Urbik and
Mike Wallace, respectively).
Round three
^#65: Detroit → New York Jets (D). Detroit traded this selection (used to select
Shonn Greene) to the New York Jets for the Jets' 2008 third-, fourth-, and seventh-round selections (76th overall), used to select
DeAndre Levy, 115th overall, used to select
Sammie Lee Hill.[source 19]
^#69: Cleveland → Dallas (PD). Cleveland traded this selection (used to select
Jason Williams) to Dallas for its 2008 fourth-round selection (111th overall, used to select
Martin Rucker).[source 20]
#73: New England → Jacksonville (D). New England traded this selection to Jacksonville for its 2010 second-round selection and 2009 seventh-round selection (232nd overall, used to select
Julian Edelman).
^#76: New Orleans → New York Jets (PD). New Orleans traded its 2008 third-round selection (76th overall, traded to Detroit, who selected
DeAndre Levy) and 2008 fourth-round selection (113th overall, which was traded to Green Bay, which was traded back to the Jets, who selected
Dwight Lowery) to the Jets for
Jonathan Vilma and the Jets' 2008 fourth-round selection (118th overall, used to select
Stanley Arnoux).[source 21] New Orleans conditionally traded a fourth-round selection to the New York Jets, but Vilma met playtime incentives that upgraded the selection to the third round.
#83: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay for
Brett Favre. The conditional selection, originally a fourth-round selection, became a third-round selection (83rd overall) because Favre took more than 50 percent of the team's snaps; had the Jets made the playoffs, it would have become a second-round selection.[source 22]
^#85: Philadelphia → New York Giants (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection (used to select
Ramses Barden) to the Giants for their third- and fifth-round selections (91st overall, traded to Seattle, who selected
Deon Butler, and 164th overall, traded to New Orleans, who selected
Thomas Morstead).
^#89: New England → Tennessee (D). New England traded this selection (used to select
Jared Cook) to Tennessee for its 2010 second-round selection.
#91: New York Giants → Philadelphia (PD). New York
traded this selection to Philadelphia.
#91: Philadelphia → Seattle (D). Philadelphia traded this selection to Seattle for their 2010 third round selection and 2008 fifth- and seventh-round selections (137th overall, traded to New England then Baltimore, who selected
Jason Phillips, and 213rd overall, used to select
Paul Fanaika).
Round four
^#101: Detroit → Dallas (PD). Detroit traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (101st overall) and its 2008 third-round selection (111th overall, which was traded to Cleveland, who selected Martin Rucker) to Dallas for its 2008 third-round selection (92nd overall, used to select
Cliff Avril).[source 23]
^#108: Oakland → Miami (D). Oakland traded its fourth- and sixth-round selections (108th and 181st overall, respectively) to Miami for
Samson Satele and Miami's fourth-round selection (126th overall).[source 24]
^#115: Washington → New York Jets (PD). Washington traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (115th overall) to the New York Jets for
Pete Kendall prior to the
2007 season. Washington conditionally traded a 2008 fifth-round selection, but Kendall played 80 percent of the snaps for Washington in 2007, so Washington traded a 2008 fourth-round selection instead.[source 25]
^#122: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded its fourth-round selection (122nd overall) to Houston for
Sage Rosenfels.[source 26]
^#123: Baltimore → New England (PD). Baltimore traded its 2008 fourth-round selection (123rd overall) and its 2008 sixth-round selection (198th overall) to New England for their two 2008 fifth-round selections (137th and 141st overall).[source 27]
^#137: Detroit → Seattle → Philadelphia → New England → Baltimore
#137: Detroit → Seattle (D).Detroit traded
Cory Redding and its fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Seattle for
Julian Peterson.
Seattle
traded the 137th pick to Philadelphia. Philadelphia traded two fifth-round picks (137th and 141st overall) to New England for cornerback
Ellis Hobbs. New England
traded this pick to Baltimore.[source 28]
^#138: St. Louis → Atlanta St. Louis traded its fifth- and sixth-round selections (138th and 176th overall, respectively) to Atlanta in exchange for
Laurent Robinson and Atlanta's fifth- and sixth-round selections (160th and 196th overall, respectively).[source 29]
^#140: Seattle → Denver Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Denver for
Keary Colbert.[source 30]
^#141: Cleveland → Philadelphia Cleveland traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (141st overall) to Philadelphia for its 2008 sixth-round selection (191st overall, used to select
Paul Hubbard).[source 23]
^#143: Oakland → Atlanta Oakland traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and a 2008 second-round selection (34th overall, which was traded to Washington, who selected
Devin Thomas) to Atlanta for
DeAngelo Hall.[source 31]
^#153: New York Jets → Philadelphia The New York Jets traded their fifth-round selection (153rd overall) and a 2010 conditional selection to Philadelphia for
Lito Sheppard.[source 32]
^#159: New England → Philadelphia New England traded its 2008 fifth-round selection (159th overall) to Philadelphia for
Greg Lewis and a 2010 seventh-round selection.[source 33]
^#166: Tennessee → Dallas Dallas originally traded its 2008 sixth-round selection, and a 2008 fourth-round selection (126th overall, used to select
Lavelle Hawkins), to Tennessee for
Adam "Pacman" Jones.[source 34] However, Jones' suspension on October 15, 2008, triggered a clause in the agreement that canceled the sixth-round trade and required Tennessee to give its fifth-round selection (166th overall) to Dallas.[source 35]
^#187: New Orleans → Green Bay New Orleans traded its 2008 sixth-round selection (187th overall) to Green Bay for its 2008 seventh-round selection (237th overall, used to select
Adrian Arrington).[source 36]
^#191: Tampa Bay → Chicago Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Chicago for
Brian Griese.[source 37]
^#191: Chicago → Tampa Bay Chicago traded the sixth-round selection it
acquired from Tampa Bay (191st overall), along with its seventh-round selection (229th overall) to Tampa Bay for
Dan Buenning.[source 38]
^#197: Miami → Dallas. Miami traded its 2008 sixth-round selection (197th overall) and its 2008 sixth-round selection (167th overall, used to select
Erik Walden) to Dallas for
Jason Ferguson and Dallas' 2008 sixth-round selection (195th overall, used to select
Donald Thomas).[source 40]
^#217: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (PD). Jacksonville traded its 2008 seventh-round selection (217th overall) and its 2008 second- and fifth-round selections (58th overall, used to select wide receiver
Dexter Jackson, and 158th overall, traded to Chicago, who selected
Kellen Davis) to Tampa Bay for its 2008 second-round selection (52nd overall, used to select
Quentin Groves).[source 23]
^#221: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded this selection to Minnesota for
Erasmus James.[source 42]
^#226: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Pittsburgh for
Sean Mahan.[source 43]
^#232: Miami → Jacksonville (PD). Miami traded this selection to Jacksonville for
Tony McDaniel.[source 44]
^#233: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a 2008 seventh-round selection (233rd overall) and a conditional 2010 selection to Tampa Bay for
Marques Douglas.[source 45]