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Facts & Figures On 2008 NFL Draft


“NEW” NFL DRAFT STARTS AT 3:00 PM ET!

FACTS & FIGURES ON 2008 NFL DRAFT

WHAT:
73rd Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.

WHERE:
Radio City Music Hall, 1260 Avenue of the Americas, New York City (Between 50th and 51st Streets).

WHEN:
3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 26 (Rounds 1-2).

10:00 AM ET, Sunday, April 27 (Rounds 3-7).


’08 CHANGES
The NFL Draft has been streamlined. On Saturday, the first two rounds will be conducted, rather than Rounds 1-3 as in the past. Clubs will be allowed 10 minutes to make their selection in Round 1, rather than 15 minutes as in the past. Each pick in Round 2 will be allocated seven minutes, rather than 10. The draft on Saturday will commence at 3:00 PM ET, rather than at noon.

On Sunday, Rounds 3-7 will be conducted, with each selection allocated five minutes. Sunday’s draft will begin at 10:00 AM ET, rather than at 11:00 AM ET.

DRAFTING:
Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.


ROUNDS:
Seven Rounds – Rounds 1 through 2 on Saturday, April 26; and Rounds 3 through 7 on Sunday, April 27.

There will be 252 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 15 teams which suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.

The following 32 compensatory choices will supplement the 220 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round 3: Washington, 33; Cincinnati, 34; Atlanta, 35; Baltimore, 36. Round 4: Philadelphia, 33; Buffalo, 34; Baltimore, 35; Tennessee, 36; Green Bay, 37. Round 5: San Diego, 33. Round 6: New York Giants, 33; Philadelphia, 34; Indianapolis, 35; Indianapolis, 36; Philadelphia, 37; Miami, 38; Indianapolis, 39; Baltimore, 40; Cincinnati, 41. Round 7: Baltimore, 33; Carolina, 34; Washington, 35; Chicago, 36; Cincinnati, 37; Miami, 38; Cincinnati, 39; Chicago, 40; Chicago, 41; Washington, 42; Carolina, 43; Buffalo, 44; St. Louis, 45.

Dallas (Nos. 22 and 28) and Kansas City (Nos. 5 and 17) have two selections in the first round. Cleveland, Indianapolis and Minnesota do not have first-round picks. All other teams have one first-round selection.

TIME LIMITS:
Round 1: 10 minutes each team. Round 2: Seven minutes each team. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes each team.

PLAYERS AT DRAFT:
The following players will be at the draft at Radio City on Saturday: LSU DT GLENN DORSEY, Ohio State DE VERNON GHOLSTON, Virginia DE CHRIS LONG, Michigan T JAKE LONG, Arkansas RB DARREN MC FADDEN and Boston College QB MATT RYAN.

TELEVISION:
NFL Network and ESPN will televise the draft on both days.

INTERNET:
Exclusive coverage and behind-the-scenes features on NFL.COM and on team websites for draft weekend will include: Streaming video of NFL Network's draft coverage both Saturday and Sunday on NFL.com/LIVE; "Draft Tracker" with real-time selection information as well as exclusive pick-by-pick analysis from NFL.com's experts; video-on-demand content featuring the six college players in New York: Glenn Dorsey, Vernon Gholston, Chris Long, Jake Long, Darren McFadden and Matt Ryan; exclusive interactive features, including the "NFL Predict The Pick" game and a "Fan Ballot" that allows fans to grade their team’s picks; and in-depth coverage from each team website.


2008 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER
No.
Club
Win
Loss
Tie
Percent
Strength of
Schedule
Opponents’ Record

1.
Miami
1
15
0
.063
.539
138-118-0


2.
St. Louis
3
13
0
.188
.512
131-125-0

3.
Atlanta
4
12
0
.250
.516
132-124-0

4.
Oakland
4
12
0
.250
.516
132-124-0

5.
Kansas City
4
12
0
.250
.516
132-124-0

6.
New York Jets
4
12
0
.250
.523
134-122-0

7.
New England (from S.F.)
5
11
0
.313
.465
119-137-0

8.
Baltimore
5
11
0
.313
.516
132-124-0

9.
Cincinnati
7
9
0
.438
.461
118-138-0

10.
New Orleans
7
9
0
.438
.480
123-133-0

11.
Buffalo
7
9
0
.438
.516
132-124-0

12.
Denver
7
9
0
.438
.516
132-124-0

13.
Carolina
7
9
0
.438
.523
134-122-0

14.
Chicago
7
9
0
.438
.543
139-117-0

15.
Detroit
7
9
0
.438
.543
139-117-0

16.
Arizona
8
8
0
.500
.434
111-145-0

17.
Kansas City (from Minnesota)
8
8
0
.500
.504
129-127-0

18.
Houston
8
8
0
.500
.516
132-124-0

19.
Philadelphia
8
8
0
.500
.563
144-112-0

20.
Tampa Bay
9
7
0
.563
.469
120-136-0

21.
Washington
9
7
0
.563
.555
142-114-0

22.
Dallas (from Cleveland)
10
6
0
.625
.430
110-146-0

23.
Pittsburgh
10
6
0
.625
.453
116-140-0

24.
Tennessee
10
6
0
.625
.500
128-128-0

25.
Seattle
10
6
0
.625
.414
106-150-0

26.
Jacksonville
11
5
0
.688
.516
132-124-0

27.
San Diego
11
5
0
.688
.500
128-128-0

28.
Dallas
13
3
0
.813
.496
127-129-0

29.
San Francisco (from Ind.)
13
3
0
.813
.516
132-124-0

30.
Green Bay
13
3
0
.813
.469
120-136-0

31.
New York Giants
10
6
0
.625
.516
132-124-0