{"id":12582,"date":"2007-04-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12582"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:36:25","slug":"nfl-draft-round-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2007\/04\/28\/nfl-draft-round-one\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft &#8211; Round One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2007 NFL Draft kicked off on Saturday with it&#8217;s first three rounds of selections. As usual, there were some surprises, some heartbreaks and some shrewd maneuvering. Here is a summary of the first round selections.<\/p>\n<h1>2007 NFL Draft &#8211; Round 1 Picks<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black\">\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td>Rnd<\/td>\n<td>Overall<\/td>\n<td>Team<\/td>\n<td>Player<\/td>\n<td>Pos<\/td>\n<td>School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Oakland Raiders  <\/td>\n<td>JaMarcus Russell<\/td>\n<td>QB<\/td>\n<td>LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Not much of a surprise, and the right pick for the Raiders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Detroit Lions  <\/td>\n<td>Calvin Johnson<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>Georgia Tech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Another receiver? Can&#8217;t fault them for taking the best player in the draft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland Browns  <\/td>\n<td>Joe Thomas<\/td>\n<td>OT<\/td>\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Finally a stud left tackle in Cleveland.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Tampa Bay Buccaneers  <\/td>\n<td>Gaines Adams<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>Clemson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">With CJ gone, Gruden takes the first defensive player of the draft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Arizona Cardinals  <\/td>\n<td>Levi Brown<\/td>\n<td>OT<\/td>\n<td>Penn State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Caught up in the Thomas hype? Brown a bit of a stretch at five.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Washington Redskins  <\/td>\n<td>LaRon Landry<\/td>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">With no trade suitors, Washington takes one of the safest picks in the draft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota Vikings  <\/td>\n<td>Adrian Peterson<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Stunned that peterson fell to them, they have little choice but to grab him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Atlanta Falcons  (from Houston)<\/td>\n<td>Jamaal Anderson<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">With Landry gone, the Falcons improve their pass rush.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Miami Dolphins  <\/td>\n<td>Ted Ginn Jr.<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>Ohio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Stunner. Quinn on the board and they go for Ginn Jr.?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Houston Texans  (from Atlanta)<\/td>\n<td>Amobi Okoye<\/td>\n<td>DT<\/td>\n<td>Louisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Texans grab the 19-year old phenom.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>San Francisco 49ers  <\/td>\n<td>Patrick Willis<\/td>\n<td>ILB<\/td>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">9ers grab the best linebacker in the draft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Buffalo Bills  <\/td>\n<td>Marshawn Lynch<\/td>\n<td>RB<\/td>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">With McGahee gone, the Bills fill a big need.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>St. Louis Rams  <\/td>\n<td>Adam Carriker<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Rams needed d-line help and they got it.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>New York Jets  (from Carolina)<\/td>\n<td>Darrelle Revis<\/td>\n<td>CB<\/td>\n<td>Pittsburgh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">The Jets move up and grab Revis. They probably could have stoofd pat and got him or another top CB.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Pittsburgh Steelers  <\/td>\n<td>Lawrence Timmons<\/td>\n<td>OLB<\/td>\n<td>Florida State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Another good linebacker for that Pitt defense.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Green Bay Packers  <\/td>\n<td>Justin Harrell<\/td>\n<td>DT<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Harrell comes off the board about half a round early.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Denver Broncos  (from Jacksonville)<\/td>\n<td>Jarvis Moss<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Great move by the Jags to trade the pick to Denver and move down just four spots.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Cincinnati Bengals  <\/td>\n<td>Leon Hall<\/td>\n<td>CB<\/td>\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">What? A Bengal without character issues? Good pick by Marvin Lewis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee Titans  <\/td>\n<td>Michael Griffin<\/td>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Griffin seems a stretch when both Reggie Nelson and Brandon Meriweather still on the board.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>New York Giants  <\/td>\n<td>Aaron Ross<\/td>\n<td>CB<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">G-Men try to upgrade their secondary.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Jacksonville Jaguars  (from Denver)<\/td>\n<td>Reggie Nelson<\/td>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Jags get their man in Nelson anyway, and pick up a nice extra pick from the Broncos.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Cleveland Browns  (from Dallas)<\/td>\n<td>Brady Quinn<\/td>\n<td>QB<\/td>\n<td>Notre Dame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Finally Quinn goes and to the Browns anyway! Solid move by the Browns to pull the trigger on the deal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Kansas City Chiefs  <\/td>\n<td>Dwayne Bowe<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Chiefs fill a hole with a guy that may surprise some people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>New England Patriots  (from Seattle)<\/td>\n<td>Brandon Meriweather<\/td>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Miami (FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Great pick for the Pats. Good player and he fills a need.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Carolina Panthers  (from New York Jets)<\/td>\n<td>Jon Beason<\/td>\n<td>OLB<\/td>\n<td>Miami (FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Beason&#8217;s a little smallish, but one of the top linebackers in the country.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>Dallas Cowboys  (from Philadelphia)<\/td>\n<td>Anthony Spencer<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>Purdue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">The Cowboys did well in the Browns trade and then nearly undo it, by trading up to get a defensive end for their stable.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>New Orleans Saints  <\/td>\n<td>Robert Meachem<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Saints need receivers and grab arguably the second best one in the crop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>San Francisco 49ers  (from New England)<\/td>\n<td>Joe Staley<\/td>\n<td>OT<\/td>\n<td>Central Michigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">9ers swing a deal to grab Staley before it&#8217;s too late. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Baltimore Ravens  <\/td>\n<td>Ben Grubbs<\/td>\n<td>OG<\/td>\n<td>Auburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">The best guard in the draft goes to the Ravens.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>San Diego Chargers  <\/td>\n<td>Craig Davis<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>LSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Sure they needed a receiver, but Craig Davis was a surprise.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Chicago Bears  <\/td>\n<td>Greg Olsen<\/td>\n<td>TE<\/td>\n<td>Miami (FL)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Good fit for the Bears as Olsen will give Rex Grossman another option in the passing game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>Indianapolis Colts  <\/td>\n<td>Anthony Gonzalez<\/td>\n<td>WR<\/td>\n<td>Ohio State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f1f1f1\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">Colts close out the first by filling a hole at wide receiver.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td colspan=\"6\">* &#8211; Compensatory pick<br \/># &#8211; Supplemental pick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2007 NFL Draft kicked off on Saturday with it&#8217;s first three rounds of selections. 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