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List of first round draft picks

Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:34pm EDT

(Reuters) - Order of selections in the first round of the draft on Saturday (overall pick, NFL team, player, position, college):

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1 Miami Dolphins - Jake Long, OT, Michigan,

2 St. Louis Rams - Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3 Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College

4 Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

5 Kansas City Chiefs - Glenn Dorsey, DT, Louisiana State

6 New York Jets - Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State

7 New Orleans Saints (trade with New England), Sedrick Ellis, DT, Southern California

8 Jacksonville Jaguars (trade with Baltimore) - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida

9 Cincinnati Bengals - Keith Rivers, LB, Southern California,

10 New England Patriots (trade with New Orleans) - Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee

11 Buffalo Bills - Leodis McKelvin CB, Troy

12 Denver Broncos - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State

13 Carolina Panthers, Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

14 Chicago Bears - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt

15 Kansas City Chiefs (trade with Detroit Lions) - Branden Albert, OG, Virginia

16 Arizona Cardinals, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tennessee State

17 Detroit Lions (trade with Kansas City) - Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College

18 Baltimore Ravens (trade with Houston) - Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware

19 Carolina Panthers (trade with Philadelphia) - Jeff Otah, OT, Pittsburgh

20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

21 Atlanta Falcons (trade with Washington) - Sam Baker, OT, Southern California

22 Dallas Cowboys (trade with Cleveland) - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

23 Pittsburgh Steelers - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois

24 Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina

25 Dallas Cowboys (trade with Seattle) - Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida

26 Houston Texas (trade with Baltimore) - Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech

27 San Diego Chargers - Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

28 Seattle Seahawks (trade with Dallas) - Lawrence Jackson, DE, Southern California

29 San Francisco 49ers (trade with Indianapolis) - Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina

30 New York Jets (trade with Green Bay) - Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue

31 New York Giants - Kenny Phillips, S, Miami

(Note: OT denotes offensive tackle, DE denotes defensive end, QB denotes quarterback, RB denotes running back, DT denotes defensive tackle, LB denotes linebacker, CB denotes cornerback, OG denotes offensive guard, TE denotes tight end, S denotes safety)

(Compiled by Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Neil Maidment and Padraic Halpin)
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