Full List of 2007 NFL Draft
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Full List of 2007 NFL Draft
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The 2007 NFL Draft: Overview and Format
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Draft Selections and Coverage
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First Round and Big Stories
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Notable Draft Picks and Bleacher Report Recognition
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Active NFL Player from 2007 Draft
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Player Breakdown by Position
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University Breakdown
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Underclassmen and LSU Record
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Player Selections in the 2007 NFL Draft
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Key to Positions
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Draft Rounds (2-7)
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Kicker Position
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The 2007 NFL Draft Picks
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View 2007 Draft by Team
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Draft Picks
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2007 NFL Draft Picks
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1. Pick acquired from Houston
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2. Pick acquired from Atlanta
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3. Pick acquired from Carolina
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4. Pick acquired from Jacksonville
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5. Pick acquired from Denver
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6. Pick acquired from Dallas
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7. Pick acquired from Seattle
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8. Pick acquired from New York Jets
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9. Pick acquired from Philadelphia
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10. Pick acquired from New England
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2007 NFL Draft Class
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2007 NFL Draft Quarterbacks
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JaMarcus Russell
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Brady Quinn
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Kevin Kolb
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Other Quarterbacks
Full List of 2007 NFL Draft
The 2007 NFL Draft: Overview and Format
The 2007 National Football League Draft was the 72nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises held to select newly eligible American football players. It took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 28 and April 29, 2007.
Draft Selections and Coverage
There were 255 draft selections: 223 regular selections (instead of the typical 224) and 32 compensatory selections. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2, with the NFL Network also broadcasting coverage of the event for the second year. A supplemental draft was also held after the regular draft and before the regular season. This was the first draft presided over by new NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
First Round and Big Stories
The first round was the longest in the history of the NFL draft, lasting six hours, eight minutes. One of the biggest stories of the draft was the fall of Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn. Quinn had been projected as a potential first overall pick in early mock drafts and had been invited to attend the draft in person, but he wasn’t selected until the 22nd pick in the first round by the Cleveland Browns, who acquired the pick in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys.
LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell was selected first overall by the Oakland Raiders after he had replaced Quinn as the projected first selection among most analysts following his performance in the 2007 Sugar Bowl against Quinn and Notre Dame.
Notable Draft Picks and Bleacher Report Recognition
Despite the top picks’ lackluster performances, Bleacher Report named the 2007 draft class the “greatest draft class in the last 25 years” in 2012 due to the heavy volume of reliable starters, as well as players selected that are now widely regarded as future Hall of Famers, such as Patrick Willis, Darrelle Revis, Marshawn Lynch, and Marshal Yanda. First round selections Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, and Adrian Peterson are also widely regarded as being among the greatest to ever play at their respective positions.
Active NFL Player from 2007 Draft
As of 2023, Nick Folk is the only active NFL player from the 2007 draft still signed to an NFL team.
Player Breakdown by Position
Here is the breakdown of the 255 players selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, sorted by position:
- 34 Wide receivers
- 33 Linebackers
- 30 Cornerbacks
- 25 Defensive ends
- 22 Offensive tackles
- 20 Safeties
- 18 Defensive tackles
- 18 Running backs
- 13 Tight ends
- 12 Offensive guards
- 11 Quarterbacks
- 7 Centers
- 6 Fullbacks
- 3 Kickers
- 3 Punters
University Breakdown
Nine Florida Gators had the most players drafted from any university, followed by Ohio State with eight. However, only Reggie Nelson, one of the 17 players selected from these two universities, has made it to a Pro Bowl.
Underclassmen and LSU Record
Of the 40 underclassmen who entered the draft, 29 were selected. Additionally, Louisiana State University set a school record with four players drafted in the first round.
Player Selections in the 2007 NFL Draft
Key to Positions
- C: Center
- CB: Cornerback
- DB: Defensive back
- DE: Defensive end
- DL: Defensive lineman
- DT: Defensive tackle
- FB: Fullback
- FS: Free safety
- G: Guard
- K: Kicker (also PK – Placekicker)
- KR: Kickoff returner
- LB: Linebacker
- LS: Long snapper
- OT: Offensive tackle
- OL: Offensive lineman
- NT: Nose tackle
- P: Punter
- PR: Punt returner
- QB: Quarterback
- RB: Running back
- SS: Safety
- TE: Tight end
- WR: Wide receiver
Draft Rounds (2-7)
Jump to round:
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Round 4
- Round 5
- Round 6
- Round 7
Compensatory selections are marked with a ‘‘. Supplemental compensatory selections are marked with ‘†’. Pro Bowlers are marked with ‘‡’, and Hall of Famers are marked with an ‘‘.
Kicker Position
The kicker position is also referred to as Placekicker (PK).
The 2007 NFL Draft Picks
View 2007 Draft by Team
Draft Picks
- Oakland Raiders
- JaMarcus Russell (qb, Louisiana State)
- Detroit Lions
- Calvin Johnson (wr, Georgia Tech)
- Cleveland Browns
- Joe Thomas (t, Wisconsin)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Gaines Adams (de, Clemson)
- Arizona Cardinals
- Levi Brown (t, Penn State)
- Washington Redskins
- LaRon Landry (db, Louisiana State)
- Minnesota Vikings
- Adrian Peterson (rb, Oklahoma)
- Atlanta Falcons
- Jamaal Anderson (de, Arkansas)
- Miami Dolphins
- Ted Ginn (wr, Ohio State)
- Houston Texans
- Amobi Okoye (dt, Louisville)
- San Francisco 49ers
- Patrick Willis (lb, Mississippi)
- Buffalo Bills
- Marshawn Lynch (rb, California)
- St. Louis Rams
- Adam Carriker (de, Nebraska)
- New York Jets
- Darrelle Revis (db, Pittsburgh)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Lawrence Timmons (lb, Florida State)
- Green Bay Packers
- Justin Harrell (dt, Tennessee)
- Denver Broncos
- Jarvis Moss (de, Florida)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Leon Hall (db, Michigan)
- Tennessee Titans
- Michael Griffin (db, Texas)
- New York Giants
- Aaron Ross (db, Texas)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Reggie Nelson (db, Florida)
- Cleveland Browns
- Brady Quinn (qb, Notre Dame)
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Dwayne Bowe (wr, Louisiana State)
- New England Patriots
- Brandon Meriweather (db, Miami)
- Carolina Panthers
- Jon Beason (lb, Miami)
- Dallas Cowboys
- Anthony Spencer (lb, Purdue)
- New Orleans Saints
- Robert Meachem (wr, Tennessee)
- San Francisco 49ers
- Joe Staley (t, Central Michigan)
- Baltimore Ravens
- Ben Grubbs (g, Auburn)
- San Diego Chargers
- Craig Davis (wr, Louisiana State)
- Chicago Bears
- Greg Olsen (te, Miami)
- Indianapolis Colts
- Anthony Gonzalez (wr, Ohio State)
2007 NFL Draft Picks
1. Pick acquired from Houston
2. Pick acquired from Atlanta
3. Pick acquired from Carolina
4. Pick acquired from Jacksonville
5. Pick acquired from Denver
6. Pick acquired from Dallas
7. Pick acquired from Seattle
8. Pick acquired from New York Jets
9. Pick acquired from Philadelphia
10. Pick acquired from New England
Arizona Cardinals 1 Brown, Levi, OT, Penn State, 5 2 Branch, Alan, DT, Michigan, [from Oak] 33 2 Choice to Oak 3 Davis, Buster ILB, Florida State, 69 4 Choice to Det [thru Oak] 5 Breaston, Steve, WR, Michigan, 142 6 Choice to NE 7 Patrick, Ben, TE, Delaware, 215Atlanta Falcons 1 Anderson, Jamaal, DE, Arkansas, [from Hou] 8 1 Choice to Hou 2 Blalock, Justin, OT, Texas, [from Hou] 39 2 Houston, Chris, CB, Arkansas, [from Min] 41 2 Choice to Min 3 Robinson, Laurent, WR, Illinois State, 75 4 Nicholas, Stephen, OLB, South Florida, 109 4 # Milner, Martrez, TE, Georgia, 133 5 Choice to Jac 6 Lewis, Trey, DT, Washburn, 185 6 Irons, David, CB, Auburn, [from Jac] 194 6 Datish, Doug, C, Ohio State, [from Den thru Jac] 198 6 Stone, Daren, SS, Maine, [from Bal thru Jac] 203 7 Choice to NO 7 # Snelling, Jason, RB, Virginia, 244Baltimore Ravens 1 Grubbs, Ben, G, Auburn, 29 2 Choice to Det 3 Figurs, Yamon, WR, Kansas State, [from Buf thru Det] 74 3 Yanda, Marshall, G, Iowa, [from Den thru Jac] 86 3 Choice to Buf 4 Choice to Ten 4 # Barnes, Antwan, OLB, Florida International, 134 4 # McClain, Le’Ron, FB, Alabama, 137 5 Choice to Jac 5 # Smith, Troy, QB, Ohio State, 174 6 Choice to Atl thru Jac 6 # Burgess, Prescott, OLB, Michigan, 207 7 Choice to BufBuffalo Bills 1 Lynch, Marshawn, RB, California, 12 2 Posluszny, Paul, OLB, Penn State, [from Det] 34 2 Choice to Det 3 Choice to Bal thru Det 3 Edwards, Trent, QB, Stanford, [from Bal] 92 4 Wright, Dwayne, RB, Fresno State, 111 5 Choice to KC thru StL 6 Wendling, John, FS, Wyoming, 184 7 Schouman, Derek, FB, Boise State, 222 7 Ah You, C.J., DE, Oklahoma, [from Bal] 239 Carolina Panthers Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs | Miami Dolphins 1 Ginn Jr., Ted, WR, Ohio State, 9 2 Beck, John, QB, Brigham Young, 40 2 Satele, Samson, C, Hawaii, [from NE] 60 3 Booker, Lorenzo, RB, Florida State, 71 4 Soliai, Paul, DT, Utah, 108 5 Choice to NO thru Det 6 Mauia, Reagan, FB, Hawaii, 181 6 Mormino, Drew, C, Central Michigan, [from NO] 199 7 Smith, Kelvin, ILB, Syracuse, 219 7 Fields, Brandon, P, Michigan State, [from StL] 225 7 Wright, Abraham, DE, Colorado, [from NE] 238Minnesota Vikings 1 Peterson, Adrian, RB, Oklahoma, 7 2 Choice to Atl 2 Rice, Sidney, WR, South Carolina, [from Atl] 44 3 McCauley, Marcus, CB, Fresno State, 72 4 Robison, Brian, DE, Texas, [from TB] 102 5 Choice to TB 5 Allison, Aundrae, WR, East Carolina, 146 6 Alexander, Rufus, OLB, Oklahoma, [from Det thru Den] 176 6 Choice to TB 7 Thigpen, Tyler, QB, Coastal Carolina, 217 7 Williams, Chandler, WR, Florida International, [from Den] 233 New England Patriots 1 Meriweather, Brandon, FS, Miami (Fla.), [from Sea] 24 1 Choice to SF 2 Choice to Mia 3 Choice to Oak 4 Brown, Kareem, DT, Miami (Fla.), 127 5 Choice to Oak 5 # Oldenburg, Clint, OT, Colorado State, 171 6 Rogers, Justin, OLB, Southern Methodist, [from Ari] 180 6 Richardson, Mike, CB, Notre Dame, 202 6 # Hairston, Justise, RB, Central Connecticut, 208 6 # Hilliard, Corey, OT, Oklahoma State, 209 7 Lua, Oscar, ILB, Southern California, [from Oak] 211 7 # Elgin, Mike, G, Iowa, 247New Orleans Saints 1 Meachem, Robert, WR, Tennessee, 27 2 Choice to Det 3 Young, Usama, CB, Kent State, [from Det] 66 3 Alleman, Andy, G, Akronm, 88 4 Pittman, Antonio, RB, Ohio State, [from Hou] 107 4 Bushrod, Jermon, OT, Towson, [from Phi] 125 4 Choice to SF thru Ind 5 Jones, David, CB, Wingate, [from Mia thru Det] 145 5 Choice to Hou 6 Choice to Mia 7 Mitchell, Marvin, ILB, Tennessee, [from Atl] 220 7 Choice to DalNew York Giants 1 Ross, Aaron CB, Texas, 20 2 Smith, Steve, WR, Southern California, 51 3 Alford, Jay, DT, Penn State, 81 4 DeOssie, Zak, OLB, Brown, 116 5 Boss, Kevin, TE, Western Oregon, 153 6 Koets, Adam, OT, Oregon State, 189 7 Johnson, Michael, SS, Arizona, 224 7 # Bradshaw, Ahmad, RB, Marshall, 250 New York Jets Oakland Raiders Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers San Diego Chargers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins |
2007 NFL Draft Class
Original NFL team | Player | Pos | College | Conf | Notes |
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Arizona Cardinals | Michael Adams | CB | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | |
Arizona Cardinals | Tim Castille | FB | Alabama | SEC | |
Arizona Cardinals | David Holloway | LB | Maryland | ACC | |
Arizona Cardinals | Ricky Schmitt | K | Shepherd | WVIAC | |
Arizona Cardinals | Lyle Sendlein | C | Texas | Big 12 | |
Atlanta Falcons | Renardo Foster | OT | Louisville | Big East | |
Atlanta Falcons | Kurt Quarterman | OG | Louisville | Big East | |
Atlanta Falcons | Kelly Talavou | DT | Utah | MWC | |
Atlanta Falcons | Tony Taylor | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
Atlanta Falcons | Eric Weems | WR | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
Baltimore Ravens | Willie Gaston | CB | Houston | C-USA | |
Baltimore Ravens | Edgar Jones | LB | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | |
Baltimore Ravens | Matt Willis | WR | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
Buffalo Bills | Jon Corto | LB | Sacred Heart | NEC | |
Buffalo Bills | Christian Gaddis | C | Villanova | A-10 | |
Carolina Panthers | Billy Latsko | FB | Florida | SEC | |
Carolina Panthers | Quinton Teal | S | Coastal Carolina | Big South | |
Chicago Bears | Greg Fassitt | CB | Grambling State | SWAC | |
Chicago Bears | Fontel Mines | TE | Virginia | ACC | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Curtis Brown | RB | BYU | MWCC | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Daniel Coats | TE | BYU | MWCC | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Jesse Holley | WR | North Carolina | ACC | |
Cleveland Browns | Charles Ali | FB | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Richard Bartel | QB | Tarleton State | LSC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Jackie Battle | RB | Houston | C-USA | |
Dallas Cowboys | Alonzo Coleman | RB | Hampton | MEAC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Matt Moore | QB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
Denver Broncos | Steven Harris | DT | Florida | SEC | |
Denver Broncos | Roderick Rogers | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Denver Broncos | Selvin Young | RB | Texas | Big 12 | |
Detroit Lions | LaMarcus Hicks | S | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
Detroit Lions | Rudy Sylvan | TE | Ohio | MAC | |
Detroit Lions | Chris Vincent | RB | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
Green Bay Packers | Daniel Muir | NT | Kent State | MAC | |
Houston Texans | Onrea Jones | WR | Hampton | MEAC | |
Houston Texans | DelJuan Robinson | DT | Mississippi State | SEC | |
Houston Texans | Darius Walker | RB | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
Indianapolis Colts | Melvin Bullitt | S | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
Indianapolis Colts | Clifton Dawson | RB | Harvard | Ivy | |
Indianapolis Colts | Ramon Guzman | LB | Buffalo | MAC | |
Indianapolis Colts | Ed Johnson | DT | Penn State | Big Ten | |
Indianapolis Colts | Gijon Robinson | FB | Missouri Western | MIAA | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Brett Goode | LS | Arkansas | SEC | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | D’Juan Woods | WR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Nate Harris | LB | Louisville | Big East | |
Miami Dolphins | Mkristo Bruce | DE | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
Miami Dolphins | Courtney Bryan | S | New Mexico State | WAC | |
Miami Dolphins | Tuff Harris | S | Montana | Big Sky | |
Miami Dolphins | Stefan Logan | RB | South Dakota | NCC | |
Miami Dolphins | Edmond Miles | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
Miami Dolphins | Geoff Pope | CB | Howard | MEAC | |
Miami Dolphins | Kerry Reed | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Minnesota Vikings | Conrad Bolston | DT | Maryland | ACC | |
Minnesota Vikings |
2007 NFL Draft Quarterbacks
The 2007 NFL Draft was a significant year for quarterbacks. Many talented quarterbacks were selected in this draft, some of whom went on to have successful careers in the NFL.
JaMarcus Russell
- Selected as the first overall pick by the Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russell was highly regarded for his strong arm and impressive physical attributes.
- Unfortunately, Russell’s career did not live up to expectations, and he is often regarded as one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.
- Despite his potential, Russell struggled with consistency and off-field issues, ultimately leading to his early exit from the league.
Brady Quinn
- Brady Quinn was selected by the Cleveland Browns as the 22nd overall pick in the 2007 draft.
- While Quinn had a successful college career at Notre Dame, his NFL career did not pan out as expected.
- He struggled to secure a starting position and bounced around several teams before eventually retiring from professional football.
Kevin Kolb
- Kevin Kolb was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2007 draft.
- Kolb showed promise and had a few successful seasons as a backup quarterback, but his career was plagued by injuries.
- Despite his talent, Kolb was unable to establish himself as a consistent starting quarterback in the league.
Other Quarterbacks
- Other quarterbacks selected in the 2007 draft include John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards, and Isaiah Stanback.
- While some of these players had brief stints as starters in the NFL, their careers did not reach the same level of success as some of their counterparts.
In conclusion, the 2007 NFL Draft was notable for the quarterbacks selected, but the overall success of these players varied greatly. While some, like JaMarcus Russell, failed to live up to expectations, others, like Brady Quinn and Kevin Kolb, showed promise but faced challenges in establishing themselves as long-term starters in the league.
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