2007 NFL draft

2007 NFL draft
2007 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	April 28–29, 2007
Time	Noon EDT (April 28); 11:00 am EDT (April 29)
Location	Radio City Music Hall; in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
	255 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	JaMarcus Russell, QB; Oakland Raiders
Mr. Irrelevant	Ramzee Robinson, CB; Detroit Lions
Most selections (11)	Atlanta Falcons; Green Bay Packers; Jacksonville Jaguars; Oakland Raiders
Fewest selections (4)	Denver Broncos; New York Jets
Hall of Famers	4 WR Calvin Johnson; OT Joe Thomas; LB Patrick Willis; CB Darrelle Revis;
	← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 NFL draft was the 72nd annual meeting of National Football League franchises 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.^[1]^[2] The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so. There were 255 draft selections: 223 regular selections (instead of the typical 224)^[3] and 32 compensatory selections.^[4] 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.

The first round was the longest in the history of the NFL draft, lasting six hours, eight minutes.^[5] LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell was selected first overall by the Oakland Raiders after he had beaten Brady Quinn as the projected first selection among most analysts following his performance in the 2007 Sugar Bowl against Quinn and Notre Dame.^[6]^[7]^[8] Russell is considered by many as one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history,^[9]^[10]^[11] and was out of the NFL after only three seasons. Quinn also had a largely unsuccessful pro career.^[12]

Those selections notwithstanding, 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 widely regarded as being among the greatest to ever play at their respective positions.^[13]

Player breakdown

The following is the breakdown of the 255 players by position:

Nine Florida Gators were drafted, more than any other university. Ohio State was second with eight players selected. However, only one of the 17 players drafted from the two universities has made it to a Pro Bowl, Reggie Nelson.
Of the 40 underclassmen who entered the draft, 29 were selected.^[14]

Louisiana State University set a school record with four players drafted in the first round.^[15]

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
^	= supplemental compensatory selection
^†	= Pro Bowler^[16]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[17]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]	K	Kicker^[c]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]	NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback	RS	Return specialist	RB	Running back	S	Safety
SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Oakland Raiders	JaMarcus Russell	QB	LSU	SEC
1	2	Detroit Lions	Calvin Johnson^‡^†	WR	Georgia Tech	ACC
1	3	Cleveland Browns	Joe Thomas^‡^†	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Gaines Adams	DE	Clemson	ACC
1	5	Arizona Cardinals	Levi Brown	OT	Penn State	Big Ten
1	6	Washington Redskins	LaRon Landry ^†	S	LSU	SEC
1	7	Minnesota Vikings	Adrian Peterson ^†	RB	Oklahoma	Big 12
1	8	Atlanta Falcons	Jamaal Anderson	DE	Arkansas	SEC	from Houston^[18]
1	9	Miami Dolphins	Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	10	Houston Texans	Amobi Okoye	DT	Louisville	Big East	from Atlanta^[18]
1	11	San Francisco 49ers	Patrick Willis^‡^†	LB	Ole Miss	SEC
1	12	Buffalo Bills	Marshawn Lynch ^†	RB	California	Pac-10
1	13	St. Louis Rams	Adam Carriker	DE	Nebraska	Big 12
1	14	New York Jets	Darrelle Revis^‡^†	CB	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Carolina^[19]
1	15	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lawrence Timmons ^†	LB	Florida State	ACC
1	16	Green Bay Packers	Justin Harrell	DT	Tennessee	SEC
1	17	Denver Broncos	Jarvis Moss	DE	Florida	SEC	from Jacksonville^[20]
1	18	Cincinnati Bengals	Leon Hall	CB	Michigan	Big Ten
1	19	Tennessee Titans	Michael Griffin ^†	S	Texas	Big 12
1	20	New York Giants	Aaron Ross	CB	Texas	Big 12
1	21	Jacksonville Jaguars	Reggie Nelson ^†	S	Florida	SEC	from Denver^[20]
1	22	Cleveland Browns	Brady Quinn	QB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Dallas^[21]
1	23	Kansas City Chiefs	Dwayne Bowe ^†	WR	LSU	SEC
1	24	New England Patriots	Brandon Meriweather ^†	S	Miami (FL)	ACC	from Seattle^[22]
1	25	Carolina Panthers	Jon Beason ^†	LB	Miami (FL)	ACC	from New York Jets^[19]
1	26	Dallas Cowboys	Anthony Spencer ^†	LB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Philadelphia^[23]
1	27	New Orleans Saints	Robert Meachem	WR	Tennessee	SEC
1	28	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Staley ^†	OT	Central Michigan	MAC	from New England^[24]
1	29	Baltimore Ravens	Ben Grubbs ^†	OG	Auburn	SEC
1	30	San Diego Chargers	Craig Davis	WR	LSU	SEC
1	31	Chicago Bears	Greg Olsen ^†	TE	Miami (FL)	ACC
1	32	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Gonzalez	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	33	Arizona Cardinals	Alan Branch	DT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Oakland^[25]
2	34	Buffalo Bills	Paul Posluszny ^†	LB	Penn State	Big Ten	from Detroit^[26]
2	35	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Arron Sears	OG	Tennessee	SEC
2	36	Philadelphia Eagles	Kevin Kolb	QB	Houston	C-USA	from Cleveland via Dallas^[21]^[23]
2	37	San Diego Chargers	Eric Weddle ^†	S	Utah	MWC	from Washington via Chicago and New York Jets^[27]
2	38	Oakland Raiders	Zach Miller ^†	TE	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Arizona^[25]
2	39	Atlanta Falcons	Justin Blalock	OG	Texas	Big 12	from Houston^[18]
2	40	Miami Dolphins	John Beck	QB	BYU	MWC
2	41	Atlanta Falcons	Chris Houston	CB	Arkansas	SEC	from Minnesota^[28]
2	42	Indianapolis Colts	Tony Ugoh	OT	Arkansas	SEC	from San Francisco^[29]
2	43	Detroit Lions	Drew Stanton	QB	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Buffalo^[26]
2	44	Minnesota Vikings	Sidney Rice ^†	WR	South Carolina	SEC	from Atlanta^[28]
2	45	Carolina Panthers	Dwayne Jarrett	WR	USC	Pac-10
2	46	Pittsburgh Steelers	LaMarr Woodley ^†	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
2	47	New York Jets	David Harris	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Green Bay^[30]
2	48	Jacksonville Jaguars	Justin Durant	LB	Hampton	MEAC
2	49	Cincinnati Bengals	Kenny Irons	RB	Auburn	SEC
2	50	Tennessee Titans	Chris Henry	RB	Arizona	Pac-10
2	51	New York Giants	Steve Smith ^†	WR	USC	Pac-10
2	52	St. Louis Rams	Brian Leonard	RB	Rutgers	Big East
2	53	Cleveland Browns	Eric Wright	CB	UNLV	MWC	from Dallas^[31]
2	54	Kansas City Chiefs	Turk McBride	DE	Tennessee	SEC
2	55	Seattle Seahawks	Josh Wilson	CB	Maryland	ACC
2	56	Denver Broncos	Tim Crowder	DE	Texas	Big 12
2	57	Philadelphia Eagles	Victor Abiamiri	DE	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
2	58	Detroit Lions	Ikaika Alama-Francis	DE	Hawaii	WAC	from New Orleans^[32]
2	59	Carolina Panthers	Ryan Kalil ^†	C	USC	Pac-10	from New York Jets^[19]
2	60	Miami Dolphins	Samson Satele	C	Hawaii	WAC	from New England^[33]
2	61	Detroit Lions	Gerald Alexander	S	Boise State	WAC	from Baltimore^[34]
2	62	Chicago Bears	Dan Bazuin	DE	Central Michigan	MAC	from San Diego^[35]
2	63	Green Bay Packers	Brandon Jackson	RB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Chicago via New York Jets^[30]^[36]
2	64	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sabby Piscitelli	S	Oregon State	Pac-10	from Indianapolis^[37]
3	65	Oakland Raiders	Quentin Moses	DE	Georgia	SEC
3	66	New Orleans Saints	Usama Young	CB	Kent State	MAC	from Detroit^[32]
3	67	Dallas Cowboys	James Marten	OT	Boston College	ACC	from Cleveland^[31]
3	68	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Quincy Black	LB	New Mexico	MWC
3	69	Arizona Cardinals	Buster Davis	LB	Florida State	ACC
3	70	Denver Broncos	Ryan Harris	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Washington^[38]
3	71	Miami Dolphins	Lorenzo Booker	RB	Florida State	ACC
3	72	Minnesota Vikings	Marcus McCauley	CB	Fresno State	WAC
3	73	Houston Texans	Jacoby Jones ^†	WR	Lane	SIAC
3	74	Baltimore Ravens	Yamon Figurs	WR	Kansas State	Big 12	from Buffalo via Detroit^[26]^[34]
3	75	Atlanta Falcons	Laurent Robinson	WR	Illinois State	Gateway
3	76	San Francisco 49ers	Jason Hill	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
3	77	Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Spaeth	TE	Minnesota	Big Ten
3	78	Green Bay Packers	James Jones	WR	San Jose State	WAC
3	79	Jacksonville Jaguars	Mike Sims-Walker	WR	UCF	C-USA
3	80	Tennessee Titans	Paul Williams	WR	Fresno State	WAC
3	80.5–	Cincinnati Bengals	selection forfeited because of use of 3rd round selection in 2006 supplemental draft^[3]
3	81	New York Giants	Jay Alford	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
3	82	Kansas City Chiefs	DeMarcus Tyler	DT	NC State	ACC	from St. Louis^[39]
3	83	Carolina Panthers	Charles Johnson	DE	Georgia	SEC
3	84	St. Louis Rams	Jonathan Wade	CB	Tennessee	SEC	from Kansas City^[39]
3	85	Seattle Seahawks	Brandon Mebane	DT	California	Pac-10
3	86	Baltimore Ravens	Marshal Yanda ^†	OT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Denver via Jacksonville^[20]^[40]
3	87	Philadelphia Eagles	Stewart Bradley	LB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Dallas^[23]
3	88	New Orleans Saints	Andy Alleman	OG	Akron	MAC
3	89	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rouse	S	Virginia Tech	ACC	from New York Jets^[30]
3	90	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Hunt	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
3	91	Oakland Raiders	Mario Henderson	OT	Florida State	ACC	from New England^[41]
3	92	Buffalo Bills	Trent Edwards	QB	Stanford	Pac-10	from Baltimore^[42]
3	93	Chicago Bears	Garrett Wolfe	RB	Northern Illinois	MAC	from San Diego^[35]
3	94	Chicago Bears	Michael Okwo	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
3	95	Indianapolis Colts	Dante Hughes	CB	California	Pac-10
3*	96	San Diego Chargers	Anthony Waters	LB	Clemson	ACC
3*	97	San Francisco 49ers	Ray McDonald	DE	Florida	SEC
3*	98	Indianapolis Colts	Quinn Pitcock	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
3*	99	Oakland Raiders	Johnnie Lee Higgins	WR	UTEP	C-USA
4	100	Oakland Raiders	Michael Bush	RB	Louisville	Big East
4	101	Jacksonville Jaguars	Adam Podlesh	P	Maryland	ACC	from Detroit via Baltimore^[34]^[40]
4	102	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Robison	DE	Texas	Big 12	from Tampa Bay^[43]
4	103	Dallas Cowboys	Isaiah Stanback	QB	Washington	Pac-10	from Cleveland^[31]
4	104	San Francisco 49ers	Jay Moore	DE	Nebraska	Big 12	from Washington^[44]
4	105	Detroit Lions	A. J. Davis	CB	NC State	ACC	from Arizona via Oakland^[25]^[45]
4	106	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tanard Jackson	S	Syracuse	Big East	from Minnesota^[43]
4	107	New Orleans Saints	Antonio Pittman	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Houston^[46]
4	108	Miami Dolphins	Paul Soliai ^†	DT	Utah	MWC
4	109	Atlanta Falcons	Stephen Nicholas	LB	South Florida	Big East
4	110	Oakland Raiders	John Bowie	CB	Cincinnati	Big East	from San Francisco via New England^[24]^[47]
4	111	Buffalo Bills	Dwayne Wright	RB	Fresno State	WAC
4	112	Pittsburgh Steelers	Daniel Sepulveda	P	Baylor	Big 12	from Green Bay^[48]
4	113	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brian Smith	LB	Missouri	Big 12
4	114	Cincinnati Bengals	Marvin White	S	TCU	MWC
4	115	Tennessee Titans	Leroy Harris	C	NC State	ACC
4	116	New York Giants	Zak DeOssie ^†	LB	Brown	Ivy
4	117	Detroit Lions	Manuel Ramírez	OG	Texas Tech	Big 12	from St. Louis^[49]
4	118	Carolina Panthers	Ryne Robinson	WR	Miami (OH)	MAC
4	119	Green Bay Packers	Allen Barbre	OT	Missouri Southern	MIAA	from Pittsburgh^[48]
4	120	Seattle Seahawks	Baraka Atkins	DE	Miami (FL)	ACC
4	121	Denver Broncos	Marcus Thomas	DT	Florida	SEC	from Denver via Minnesota and Atlanta^[28]^[50]^[51]
4	122	Dallas Cowboys	Doug Free	OT	Northern Illinois	MAC
4	123	Houston Texans	Fred Bennett	CB	South Carolina	SEC	from Kansas City via New Orleans^[46]^[52]
4	124	Seattle Seahawks	Mansfield Wrotto	OG	Georgia Tech	ACC	from New York Jets via San Francisco^[53]^[54]
4	125	New Orleans Saints	Jermon Bushrod ^†	OT	Towson	A-10	from Philadelphia^[55]
4	126	San Francisco 49ers	Dashon Goldson ^†	S	Washington	Pac-10	from New Orleans via Indianapolis^[29]^[56]
4	127	New England Patriots	Kareem Brown	DT	Miami (FL)	ACC
4	128	Tennessee Titans	Chris Davis	WR	Florida State	ACC	from Baltimore^[57]
4	129	San Diego Chargers	Scott Chandler	TE	Iowa	Big Ten
4	130	Chicago Bears	Josh Beekman	OG	Boston College	ACC
4	131	Indianapolis Colts	Brannon Condren	S	Troy	Sun Belt
4*	132	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ryan McBean	DT	Oklahoma State	Big 12
4*	133	Atlanta Falcons	Martrez Milner	TE	Georgia	SEC
4*	134	Baltimore Ravens	Antwan Barnes	LB	FIU	Sun Belt
4*	135	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Cohen	DE	Florida	SEC
4*	136	Indianapolis Colts	Clint Session	LB	Pittsburgh	Big East
4*	137	Baltimore Ravens	Le'Ron McClain ^†	FB	Alabama	SEC
5	138	Oakland Raiders	Jay Richardson	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
5	139	St. Louis Rams	Dustin Fry	C	Clemson	ACC	from Detroit^[49]
5	140	Cleveland Browns	Brandon McDonald	CB	Memphis	C-USA
5	141	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Greg Peterson	DE	North Carolina Central	CIAA
5	142	Arizona Cardinals	Steve Breaston	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
5	143	Washington Redskins	Dallas Sartz	LB	USC	Pac-10
5	144	Houston Texans	Brandon Harrison	S	Stanford	Pac-10
5	145	New Orleans Saints	David Jones	CB	Wingate	SAC	from Miami via Detroit^[32]^[58]
5	146	Minnesota Vikings	Aundrae Allison	WR	East Carolina	C-USA
5	147	San Francisco 49ers	Tarell Brown	CB	Texas	Big 12
5	148	Kansas City Chiefs	Kolby Smith	RB	Louisville	Big East	from Buffalo via St. Louis^[59]
5	149	Jacksonville Jaguars	Uche Nwaneri	OG	Purdue	Big Ten	from Atlanta^[60]
5	150	Jacksonville Jaguars	Josh Gattis	S	Wake Forest	ACC
5	151	Cincinnati Bengals	Jeff Rowe	QB	Nevada	WAC
5	152	Tennessee Titans	Antonio Johnson	DT	Mississippi State	SEC
5	153	New York Giants	Kevin Boss	TE	Western Oregon	Ind. (Div. II)
5	154	St. Louis Rams	Clifton Ryan	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	from St. Louis via Detroit^[49]^[61]
5	155	Carolina Panthers	Dante Rosario	TE	Oregon	Pac-10
5	156	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cameron Stephenson	OG	Rutgers	Big East
5	157	Green Bay Packers	David Clowney	WR	Virginia Tech	ACC
5	158	Detroit Lions	Johnny Baldwin	LB	Alabama A&M	SWAC	from Denver^[62]
5	159	Philadelphia Eagles	C. J. Gaddis	CB	Clemson	ACC	from Dallas^[23]
5	160	Kansas City Chiefs	Justin Medlock	K	UCLA	Pac-10
5	161	Seattle Seahawks	Will Herring	LB	Auburn	SEC
5	162	Philadelphia Eagles	Brent Celek	TE	Cincinnati	Big East
5	163	Houston Texans	Brandon Frye	OT	Virginia Tech	ACC	from New Orleans^[46]
5	164	Carolina Panthers	Tim Shaw	LB	Penn State	Big Ten	from New York Jets^[19]
5	165	Oakland Raiders	Eric Frampton	S	Washington State	Pac-10	from New England^[63]
5	166	Jacksonville Jaguars	Derek Landri	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)	from Baltimore^[40]
5	167	Chicago Bears	Kevin Payne	S	Louisiana–Monroe	Sun Belt	from San Diego^[35]
5	168	Chicago Bears	Corey Graham ^†	CB	New Hampshire	A-10
5	169	Indianapolis Colts	Roy Hall	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
5*	170	Pittsburgh Steelers	William Gay	CB	Louisville	Big East
5*	171	New England Patriots	Clint Oldenburg	OT	Colorado State	MWC
5*	172	San Diego Chargers	Legedu Naanee	WR	Boise State	WAC
5*	173	Indianapolis Colts	Michael Coe	CB	Alabama State	SWAC
5*	174	Baltimore Ravens	Troy Smith	QB	Ohio State	Big Ten	^[64]
6	175	Oakland Raiders	Oren O'Neal	FB	Arkansas State	Sun Belt
6	176	Minnesota Vikings	Rufus Alexander	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Detroit via Denver^[51]^[65]
6	177	New York Jets	Jacob Bender	OT	Nicholls State	Southland	from Tampa Bay^[66]
6	178	Dallas Cowboys	Nick Folk ^†	K	Arizona	Pac-10	from Cleveland^[31]
6	179	Washington Redskins	H. B. Blades	LB	Pittsburgh	Big East
6	180	New England Patriots	Justin Rogers	DE	SMU	C-USA	from Arizona^[67]
6	181	Miami Dolphins	Reagan Maui'a	FB	Hawaii	WAC
6	182	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Adam Hayward	LB	Portland State	Big Sky	from Minnesota^[43]
6	183	Houston Texans	Kasey Studdard	OG	Texas	Big 12
6	184	Buffalo Bills	John Wendling	FS	Wyoming	MWC
6	185	Atlanta Falcons	Trey Lewis	DT	Washburn	MIAA
6	186	San Francisco 49ers	Thomas Clayton	RB	Kansas State	Big 12
6	187	Cincinnati Bengals	Matt Toeaina	DT	Oregon	Pac-10
6	188	Tennessee Titans	Joel Filani	WR	Texas Tech	Big 12
6	189	New York Giants	Adam Koets	OT	Oregon State	Pac-10
6	190	St. Louis Rams	Ken Shackleford	OT	Georgia	SEC
6	191	Green Bay Packers	Korey Hall	LB	Boise State	WAC	from Carolina via New York Jets^[19]^[30]
6	192	Green Bay Packers	Desmond Bishop	LB	California	Pac-10	from Pittsburgh^[48]
6	193	Green Bay Packers	Mason Crosby	K	Colorado	Big 12
6	194	Atlanta Falcons	David Irons	CB	Auburn	SEC	from Jacksonville^[60]
6	195	Dallas Cowboys	Deon Anderson	FB	Connecticut	Big East	from Dallas via Cleveland^[31]^[68]
6	196	Kansas City Chiefs	Herbert Taylor	OT	TCU	MWC
6	197	Seattle Seahawks	Courtney Taylor	WR	Auburn	SEC
6	198	Atlanta Falcons	Doug Datish	C	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Denver via Jacksonville^[20]^[60]^[69]
6	199	Miami Dolphins	Drew Mormino	C	Central Michigan	MAC	from New Orleans^[70]
6	200	Cleveland Browns	Purcell, MelilaMelila Purcell	DE	Hawaii	WAC	from New York Jets via Dallas^[68]^[71]
6	201	Philadelphia Eagles	Rashad Barksdale	CB	Albany	NEC
6	202	New England Patriots	Mike Richardson	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
6	203	Atlanta Falcons	Daren Stone	S	Maine	A-10	from Baltimore via Jacksonville^[40]^[60]
6	204	Tennessee Titans	Jacob Ford	DE	Central Arkansas	Ind. (Div. II)	from San Diego^[72]
6	205	Washington Redskins	Jordan Palmer	QB	UTEP	C-USA	from Chicago^[73]
6	206	Tennessee Titans	Ryan Smith	CB	Florida	SEC	from Indianapolis^[74]
6*	207	Baltimore Ravens	Prescott Burgess	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
6*	208	New England Patriots	Justise Hairston	RB	Central Connecticut	NEC
6*	209	New England Patriots	Corey Hilliard	OT	Oklahoma State	Big 12
6*	210	Seattle Seahawks	Jordan Kent	WR	Oregon	Pac-10
7	211	New England Patriots	Oscar Lua	LB	USC	Pac-10	from Oakland^[41]
7	212	Dallas Cowboys	Courtney Brown	CB	Cal Poly	Great West	from Detroit via New York Jets^[75]
7	213	Cleveland Browns	Chase Pittman	DE	LSU	SEC
7	214	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Denman	OT	Fresno State	WAC
7	215	Arizona Cardinals	Ben Patrick	TE	Delaware	A-10
7	216	Washington Redskins	Ecker, TylerTyler Ecker	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
7	217	Minnesota Vikings	Tyler Thigpen	QB	Coastal Carolina	Big South
7	218	Houston Texans	Zac Diles	LB	Kansas State	Big 12
7	219	Miami Dolphins	Kelvin Smith	LB	Syracuse	Big East
7	220	New Orleans Saints	Marvin Mitchell	LB	Tennessee	SEC	from Atlanta^[76]
7	221	Chicago Bears	Trumaine McBride	CB	Ole Miss	SEC	from San Francisco via Cleveland^[77]
7	222	Buffalo Bills	Derek Schouman	TE	Boise State	WAC
7	223	Tennessee Titans	Mike Otto	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
7	224	New York Giants	Michael Johnson	S	Arizona	Pac-10
7	225	Miami Dolphins	Brandon Fields ^†	P	Michigan State	Big Ten	from St. Louis^[78]
7	226	Carolina Panthers	C. J. Wilson	CB	Baylor	Big 12
7	227	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dallas Baker	WR	Florida	SEC
7	228	Green Bay Packers	DeShawn Wynn	RB	Florida	SEC
7	229	Jacksonville Jaguars	John Broussard	WR	San Jose State	WAC
7	230	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Santucci	OG	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
7	231	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Allan	TE	Whitworth	NWC
7	232	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Vallos	OG	Wake Forest	ACC
7	233	Minnesota Vikings	Chandler Williams	WR	FIU	Sun Belt	from Denver^[51]
7	234	Cleveland Browns	Syndric Steptoe	WR	Arizona	Pac-10	from Dallas^[68]
7	235	New York Jets	Chansi Stuckey	WR	Clemson	ACC	from New York Jets via Green Bay^[30]^[79]
7	236	Philadelphia Eagles	Nate Ilaoa	RB	Hawaii	WAC
7	237	Dallas Cowboys	Alan Ball	CB	Illinois	Big Ten	from New Orleans^[80]
7	238	Miami Dolphins	Abraham Wright	DE	Colorado	Big 12	from New England^[33]
7	239	Buffalo Bills	C. J. Ah You	DE	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Baltimore^[42]
7	240	San Diego Chargers	Brandon Siler	LB	Florida	SEC
7	241	Chicago Bears	Aaron Brant	OT	Iowa State	Big 12
7	242	Indianapolis Colts	Keyunta Dawson	LB	Texas Tech	Big 12
7*	243	Green Bay Packers	Clark Harris ^†	TE	Rutgers	Big East
7*	244	Atlanta Falcons	Jason Snelling	FB	Virginia	ACC
7*	245	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Marcus Hamilton	CB	Virginia	ACC
7*	246	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kenneth Darby	RB	Alabama	SEC
7*	247	New England Patriots	Mike Elgin	C	Iowa	Big Ten
7*	248	St. Louis Rams	Keith Jackson	DT	Arkansas	SEC
7*	249	St. Louis Rams	Derek Stanley	WR	Wisconsin–Whitewater	WIAC
7*	250	New York Giants	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	Marshall	C-USA
7*	251	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chad Nkang	LB	Elon	SoCon
7*	252	Jacksonville Jaguars	Carnahan, AndrewAndrew Carnahan	OT	Arizona State	Pac-10
7*	253	Cincinnati Bengals	Chinedum Ndukwe	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (FBS)
7^	254	Oakland Raiders	Jonathan Holland	WR	Louisiana Tech	WAC
7^	255	Detroit Lions	Ramzee Robinson	CB	Alabama	SEC	^[81]

Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the selecting team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.


	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	4	–	San Diego Chargers	Paul Oliver	S	Georgia	SEC
	5	–	Baltimore Ravens	Jared Gaither	OT	Maryland	ACC

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler^[16]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Arizona Cardinals	Michael Adams	CB	Louisiana–Lafayette	Sun Belt
Arizona Cardinals	Lyle Sendlein	C	Texas	Big 12
Atlanta Falcons	Eric Weems ^†	WR	Bethune–Cookman	MEAC
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
Dallas Cowboys	Jackie Battle	RB	Houston	C-USA
Dallas Cowboys	Matt Moore	QB	Oregon State	Pac-10
Indianapolis Colts	Melvin Bullitt	S	Texas A&M	Big 12
Indianapolis Colts	Ed Johnson	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars	Brett Goode	LS	Arkansas	SEC
Miami Dolphins	Stefan Logan	RB	South Dakota	NCC
Miami Dolphins	Geoff Pope	CB	Howard	MEAC
Minnesota Vikings	Kyle Cook	C	Michigan State	Big Ten
New Orleans Saints	Pierre Thomas	RB	Illinois	Big Ten
New York Giants	Craig Dahl	S	North Dakota State	Great West
New York Giants	Michael Matthews	TE	Georgia Tech	ACC
New York Jets	Mike DeVito	DE	Maine	A-10
New York Jets	Jeremy Kapinos	P	Penn State	Big Ten
New York Jets	James Ihedigbo	S	UMass	A-10
New York Jets	Jason Trusnik	DE	Ohio Northern	OAC
Oakland Raiders	Marquice Cole	CB	Northwestern	Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles	Akeem Jordan	LB	James Madison	A-10
Pittsburgh Steelers	Jared Retkofsky	LS	TCU	MWC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Gary Russell	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
Pittsburgh Steelers	Darnell Stapleton	OG	Rutgers	Big East
San Diego Chargers	Antwan Applewhite	LB	San Diego State	MWC
San Diego Chargers	Nick Roach	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten
San Diego Chargers	Jyles Tucker	LB	Wake Forest	ACC
Seattle Seahawks	Matt Overton ^†	DE	Western Washington	GNAC
Tennessee Titans	Danny Ware	RB	Georgia	SEC
Washington Redskins	Stephon Heyer	OT	Maryland	ACC

Hall of Famers

Calvin Johnson, wide receiver from Georgia Tech, taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Detroit Lions.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Joe Thomas, offensive tackle from Wisconsin, taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Cleveland Browns.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Darrelle Revis, cornerback from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round 14th overall by the New York Jets.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Patrick Willis, linebacker from Ole Miss, taken 1st round 11th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

References/Notes

General references

ESPN website – NFL 2007 Draft Archived October 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
SI website – NFL 2007 Draft
NFL website – 2007 Draft
"2007 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

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