U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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NEW YORK | Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:47pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Order of first-round selections in Saturday's NFL Draft:

1 Detroit - Matt Stafford, quarterback, Georgia

2 St Louis - Jason Smith, tackle, Baylor

3 Kansas City - Tyson Jackson, defensive end, LSU

4 Seattle - Aaron Curry, linebacker, Wake Forest

5 NY Jets (from Cleveland) - Mark Sanchez, quarterback, USC

6 Cincinnati - Andre Smith, tackle, Alabama

7 Oakland - Darrius Heyward-Bey, wide receiver, Maryland

8 Jacksonville - Eugene Monroe, tackle, Virginia

9 Green Bay - BJ Raji, defensive tackle, Boston College

10 San Francisco - Michael Crabtree, wide receiver, Texas Tech

11 Buffalo - Aaron Maybin, defensive end, Penn State

12 Denver - Knowshon Moreno, running back, Georgia

13 Washington - Brian Orakpo, defensive end, Texas

14 New Orleans - Malcolm Jenkins, defensive back, Ohio State

15 Houston - Brian Cushing, linebacker, USC

16 San Diego - Larry English, linebacker, Northern Illinois

17 Tampa Bay (from NY Jets via Cleveland) - Josh Freeman, quarterback, Kansas State

18 Denver (from Chicago) - Robert Ayers, defensive end, Tennessee

19 Philadelphia (from Tampa Bay via Cleveland) - Jeremy Maclin, wide receiver, Missouri

20 Detroit (from Dallas) - Brandon Pettigrew, tight end, Oklahoma State

21 Cleveland (from Philadelphia) - Alex Mack, center, California

22 Minnesota - Percy Harvin, wide receiver, Florida

23 Baltimore (from New England) - Michael Oher, tackle, Mississippi

24 Atlanta - Peria Jerry, defensive tackle, Mississippi

25 Miami - Vontae Davis, defensive back, Illinois

26 Green Bay (from Baltimore via New England) - Clay Matthews, linebacker, USC

27 Indianapolis - Donald Brown, running back, Connecticut

28 Buffalo (from Carolina via Philadelphia) - Eric Wood, center, Louisville

29 N.Y. Giants - Hakeem Nicks, wide receiver, North Carolina

30 Tennessee - Kenny Britt, wide receiver, Rutgers

31 Arizona - Chris Wells, running back, Ohio State

32 Pittsburgh - Evander Hood, defensive tackle, Missouri

(Compiled by Larry Fine, editing by John O'Brien. To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

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