The 2009 NFL Draft took place April 25th and 26th at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The draft consisted of seven rounds -- two on the first day and five on the second day. The Detroit Lions had the No. 1 overall selection after finishing 0-16 during the 2008 season. They selected Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford after coming to a contract agreement with him on April 24th. The first round was completed in three hours and 23 minutes, seven minutes faster than the first round in 2008. The second round was completed in two hours and 24 minutes, resulting in a total time of five hours and 47 minutes for the first day. The entire draft took 15 hours and 15 minutes.

The complete draft order for the 2009 NFL Draft was set on March 23rd, 2009. The NFL awarded 32 compensatory draft choices to supplement the 224 regularly-scheduled choices in the draft. The Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals were each awarded four compensatory picks for their free agents lost in 2008.

1 - Cleveland traded its first-round pick to the New York Jets for the Jets' first- (No. 17) and second-round (No. 52) picks, plus DE Kenyon Coleman, QB Brett Ratliff and DB Abram Elam. New York selected Mark Sanchez, qb, USC. Cleveland traded (No. 17) to Tampa Bay and selected Andy Levitre, g, Oregon State. 2- Cleveland traded its first-round (No. 17) pick to Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers' first- (No. 19) and sixth-round (No. 191) picks. Tampa Bay selected Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State. Cleveland traded (No. 19) to Philadelphia. 3 - Cleveland traded its first-round (No. 19) pick to Philadelphia for the Eagles' first- (No. 21) and sixth-round (No. 195) picks. Philadelphia selected Jeremy Maclin, wr, Missouri. Cleveland selected Alex Mack, c, California. 4 - New England traded its first-round (No. 23) pick to Baltimore for the Ravens' first- (No. 26) and fifth-round (No. 162) picks. Baltimore selected Michael Oher, ot, Mississippi. 5 - New England traded its first- (No. 26) and fifth-round (No. 162) picks to Green Bay for the Packers' second- (No. 41) and third-round (No. 73 and 83) picks. Green Bay selected Clay Matthews, lb, USC. 6- Seattle traded its second-round (No. 37) pick to Denver for the Broncos' 2010 first-round pick. Denver selected Alphonso Smith, db, Wake Forest. 7 - Oakland traded its second- (No. 40) and fifth-round (No. 164) picks to New England for the Patriots' second- (No. 47), fourth-(No. 124) and sixth-round (No. 199) picks. New England selected Ron Brace, dt, Boston College. Oakland selected Michael Mitchell, db, Ohio. 8 - San Francisco traded its second- (No. 43) and fourth-round (No. 111) picks to Carolina for the Panthers' 2010 first-round pick. Carolina selected Everette Brown, dt, Florida State. 9 - Chicago traded its second-round (No. 49) pick to Seattle for the Seahawks third- (No. 68) and fourth-round (No. 105) picks. Seattle selected Max Unger, c, Oregon. 10 - Dallas traded its second-round (No. 51) pick to Buffalo for the Bills' third- (No. 75) and fourth-round (No. 110) picks. Buffalo selected Andy Levitre, g, Oregon State. 11 - Miami traded its second-round (No. 56) pick to Indianapolis for the Colts' second- (No. 61) and fifth-round (No. 165) picks. Indianapolis selected Fili Moala, dt, USC. Miami selected Sean Smith, db, Utah. 12 - Pittsburgh traded its second- (No. 64) and fourth-round (No. 132) picks to Denver for the Broncos' third-round (Nos. 79 and 84) picks. Denver selected Richard Quinn, te, North Carolina.

13 - Detroit traded its third-round (No. 65) pick to the New York Jets for the Jets' third- (No. 76), fourth- (No. 115) and seventh-round (No. 228) picks. New York selected Shonn Greene, rb. Iowa. Detroit selected DeAndre Levy, lb, Wisconsin, Sammie Lee Hill, dt, Stillman and Lydon Murtha, ot, Nebraska. 14 - New England traded its third-round (No. 73) pick to Jacksonville for the Jaguars' seventh-round pick (No. 232) and 2010 second-round pick. Jacksonville selected Derek Cox, db, William & Mary. New England selected Julian Edelman, wr, Kent State. 15 - Philadelphia traded its third-round (No. 85) pick to the New York Giants for the Giants' third- (No. 91) and fifth-round (No. 164) picks. New York selected Asher Allen, db, Georgia. Philadelphia traded (No. 91) to Seattle and (No. 164) to New Orleans. 16 - New England traded its third- (No. 89) pick to Tennessee for the Titans' 2010 second-round pick. Tennessee selected Jared Cook, te, South Carolina. 17 - Philadelphia traded its third-round (No. 91) pick to Seattle for the Seahawks' fifth- (No. 137) and fifth-round (No. 213) picks\ and 2010 third-round pick. Seattle selected Deon Butler, wr, Penn State. Philadelphia traded (No. 137) to New England and selected Paul Fanaika, g, Arizona State. 18 - Dallas traded its fourth-round (No. 117) pick to Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers' fourth- (No. 120) and seventh-round (No. 229) picks. Tampa Bay selected Kyle Moore, de, Southern Cal. Dallas selected Brandon Williams, lb, Texas Tech and Manuel Johnson, wr, Oklahoma. 19 - New England traded DB Ellis Hobbs to Philadelphia for the Eagles' fifth-round (No. 137 and No. 141) picks. New England traded (No. 137) and (No. 141) to Baltimore. 20 - Baltimore traded its fourth- (No. 123) and sixth-round (No. 198) picks to New England for the Patriots' fifth-round (No. 137 and No. 141) picks. New England selected Rich Ohrnberger, g, Penn State and Jake Ingram, ls, Hawaii. Baltimore selected Jason Phillips, lb, TCU and traded (No. 141) to Denver. 21 - Baltimore traded its fifth- (No. 141) pick to Denver for the Broncos' fifth- (No. 149) and sixth-round (No. 185) picks. Denver selected Kenny McKinley, wr, South Carolina. Baltimore selected Davon Drew, te, East Carolina and Cedric Peerman, rb, Virginia. 22 - Atlanta traded its fifth-round (No. 143) pick to Dallas for the Cowboys' fifth- (No. 156) and seventh-round (No. 210) pick. Dallas selected DeAngelo Smith, db, Cincinnati. Atlanta selected Garrett Reynolds, ot, North Carolina and Vance Walker, dt, Georgia Tech. 23 - Washington traded its fifth-round (No. 150) pick to Minnesota for the Vikings' fifth- (No. 158) and seventh-round (No. 221) picks. Minnesota selected Jasper Brinkley, lb, South Carolina. Washington selected Cody Glenn, lb, Nebraska and Eddie Williams, rb, Idaho. 24 - Philadelphia traded its fifth-round (No. 164) pick to New Orleans for the Saints seventh-round pick (No. 222) and 2010 fifth-round pick. New Orleans selected Thomas Morstead, p, SMU. Philadelphia traded (No. 222) to Indianapolis. 25 - Detroit traded its sixth-round (No. 174) pick to Denver for the Broncos' seventh-round pick (No. 235) and 2010 fifth-round pick. Denver selected Tom Brandstater, qb, Fresno State. Detroit selected Zach Follet, lb, California. 26 - Carolina traded its sixth-round (No. 202) pick to Oakland for the Raiders' seventh-round pick (No. 216) and 2010 sixth-round pick. Oakland selected Brandon Myers, te, Iowa. Carolina selected Captain Munnerlyn, db, South Carolina. 27 - Philadelphia traded its seventh-round (No. 222) pick to Indianapolis for the 2010 sixth-round pick. Indianapolis selected Pat McAfee, p, West Virginia. 28 - Miami traded its seventh-round (No. 237) pick to Kansas City for the Chiefs' 2010 seventh-round pick. Kansas City selected Jake O'Connell, te, Miami (Ohio).

FROM BRADSHAW TO STAFFORD&.THE STREAK CONTINUES " Matthew Stafford was placed on the Lions' injured-reserve list on Thursday ending his season. Stafford, the first player chosen in the 2009 draft, had a 2-8 record as a starter for Detroit, preserving a streak that's spanned four decades. Since 1967, the first year of the common draft, no quarterback selected with the first overall pick has had a winning record as a starter during his rookie season. The streak began with Terry Bradshaw, who was taken with the first choice of the 1970 draft.

There were six wide receivers drafted in the first round in 2009. Obviously, Michael Crabtree is the last one to sign, but he's not too far behind Darrius Heyward-Bey -- the only WR selected before him -- in terms of total production.

WR Drafted in First Round in 2009

Player	Rec	Rec Yds
7. Darrius Heyward-Bey, OAK	2	36
10. Michael Crabtree, SF	0	0<<
19. Jeremy Maclin, PHI	6	45
22. Percy Harvin, MIN	14	167
29. Hakeem Nicks, NYG	3	72
30. Kenny Britt, TEN	17	271
>>Has not played in 2009

Overall Pick Breakdown by School

Southern Cal	11
Ohio State	7
Oregon State	7
South Carolina	7
Georgia	6
Missouri	6
Oregon	6
LSU	6
Cincinnati	6
North Carolina	5
TCU	5
Penn State	5
Oklahoma	5
Rutgers	5
Maryland	5

BCS Schools without a player selected

Duke

Indiana

Iowa State

Kansas

Minnesota

Mississippi State

Northwestern

Stanford

UCLA

Washington

This year's BCS Championship game teams, Oklahoma and Florida, had a combined total of eight (8) players selected in this year's draft. Since the BCS era began, this is the least number of players selected in the NFL Draft (1999-present) from the two schools combined that played in the BCS National Championship game.

Non-FBS schools with a player selected

Abilene Christian

Cal Poly

Furman

Liberty

McNeese State

Monmouth

Nebraska-Omaha

Nicholls State

Norfolk State

North Dakota State

Richmond

Sam Houston State

St. Pauls

Stephen F. Austin

Stillman

Tennessee State

Weber State

West Texas A&M

Western Illinois

Western Ontario

William and Mary

Overall Pick Breakdown by Position

DB	55
WR	35
LB	29
RB	22
TE	21
DT	20
OT	20
DE	19
G	12
QB	10
C	8
K	3
P	2

Overall Pick Breakdown by Conference

SEC	36
ACC	33
Pac-10	32
Big 12	29
Big Ten	28
Big East	27
Mountain West	16
FCS	15
C-USA	10
WAC	10
Mid-American	10
D2	6
Sun Belt	2
Independent	1
Canada	1

Ryan Succop is the first Mr. Irrelevant selected by the Chiefs since Rayford Jenkins in 1970. He's also the first kicker to be Mr. Irrelevant since Akron's Daron Alcorn in 1999 (Bucs). Succop is the 2nd Mr. Irrelevant from the SEC in the last 3 years (CB Ramzee Robinson, Lions, 2007).

Kent State WR Julian Edelman played QB in college and was 4th in the MAC in total offense last season. Current Browns WR Joshua Cribbs was also a QB at Kent State before switching to WR. Edelman also led all FBS QB in rushing last season with 1,370 yards.

Demetrius Byrd (224th overall, Chargers) is the 8th LSU wide receiver drafted this decade. This is the 3rd consecutive year an LSU wide receiver has been draft.

With Paul Fanaika being selected 213th by the Eagles, Arizona State has now had a player selected in EVERY NFL draft since 1961.

Myron Pryor is the first Kentucky defensive tackle selected since the Jets selected Dewayne Robertson with the 4th overall pick in 2002.

Dominique Edison is the first player from Stephen F. Austin drafted since QB Wes Pate in 2002, and just the third SFA WR drafted in the common draft era (1967).

Don Carey is the first player from Norfolk State drafted since Kenneth McDaniel and James Roe in 1996.

McNeese State Players Drafted
This Decade

'09 WR Quinten Lawrence	Chiefs	6th
'08 DE Bryan Smith	Eagles	3rd
'04 CB Keith Smith	Lions	3rd

Nate Davis, selected 171st overall, is the second Ball State QB selected in NFL draft history. (1981, Mark O'Connell, 12th Round, Bengals). He's also the first 49ers QB selected since Alex Smith (1st overall in 2005).

G George Bussey is the 2nd Louisville offensive lineman selected in this year's draft, joining C Eric Wood. It is the first time since 1970 that 2 Louisville OL were selected in the same draft (also a center and a guard).

Frank Summers (169th overall, Steelers) is the first UNLV running back selected in the NFL Draft since Ickey Woods was a second-round pick by the Bengals in 1988.

Clemson safeties Chris Clemons and Michael Hamlin went back-to-back in the 5th round (165th and 166th overall) in 2009. They're the first pair of Clemson DBs to be drafted in the same year since Brian Dawkins and Leomont Evans in 1996.

Brooks Foster (160th overall) was the fifth player drafted from North Carolina in 2009, the most UNC draftees since 2002, when they had 6 players selected.

Cody Glenn was selected 158th overall by the Redskins, making him the first Nebraska player off the board. It's the latest Nebraska has had to wait for its first drafted player since 1970 (Jim McFarland, 164th).

OT Garrett Reynolds is the first offensive tackle selected from North Carolina since 1992 when Andrew Oberg was selected by the Packers in the 10th round.

USC had 6 defensive players selected in the first four rounds, tying the common draft record set by Ohio State in 2006. USC: Brian Cushing, Clay Matthews, Rey Maualuga, Fili Moala, Kaluka Maiava, Kyle Moore OSU: A.J. Hawk, Donte Whitner, Bobby Carpenter, Ashton Youboty, Anthony Schlegel, Nate Salley

Xavier Fulton (155th overall, Buccaneers) is the fifth offensive tackle from Illinois selected this decade. All five have been selected in the 5th round.

Jasper Brinkley (150th overall, Vikings) is the highest drafted South Carolina linebacker since John Abraham in 2000 (Jets, 1st Round).

Brandon Hughes (148th overall) was the fifth player selected from Oregon State in the 2009 NFL Draft. That's the most Oregon State players selected in a single draft since 1969.

Kevin Huber was selected by the Bengals 142nd overall. This is the second straight year the Bengals have selected a player from Cincinnati (DE Angelo Craig, 7th round).

Colin Brown (139th overall, Chiefs) is the first offensive tackle drafted from Missouri since John Clay was selected 15th overall in 1987.

Abilene Christian Players Drafted
Since 1980

'09 WR Johnny Knox	Bears	5th
'06 DB Danieal Manning	Bears	2nd
'85 OT Dan Remsberg	Chargers	9th
'83 C Grant Faesel	Colts	6th
'83 WR Steve Parker	Patriots	11th

Terrance Taylor was selected 136th overall, making him the first Michigan player drafted in 2009. It's the latest the first Michigan player has come off the board (in terms of overall selection) in the common draft era.

Troy Kropog (selected 135th overall by the Titans) was the first offensive lineman from Tulane drafted since 1984.

When Stanley Arnoux was selected 118th overall by the New Orleans Saints, it marked the first time in the common draft era that Wake Forest had four players selected in the same draft. All four Wake Forest selections have been defensive players.

Sammie Lee Hill (115th overall, Lions) was the first player drafted from Stillman in the common draft era.

T.J. Lang was the first OT selected from Eastern Michigan since L.J. Shelton in 1999 (1st Round, Cardinals).

Chase Coffman was the fourth Missouri player selected in the 2009 NFL Draft, the most Tigers drafted since 1991.

Missouri Players Drafted in 1st 3 Rounds

2009	4
1988-2008	4

When Rashad Johnson was selected by the Cardinals, he became 4th Alabama player selected -- that's the most Alabama players selected in the first 3 rounds since 1994.

Jared Cook was selected 89th overall by the Titans, making him the first South Carolina TE selected since DeWayne Chivers in 1982 (Bills, 160th overall).

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With the Patriots selection of Brandon Tate, this marks the first time two UNC receivers have been selected in the same draft (Hakeem Nicks).

Derrick Williams is the 9th receiver selected by Lions this decade.

Roy Miller was the Defensive MVP of the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, and was selected in the 3rd round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He's the highest-selected Fiesta Bowl Defensive MVP since the Packers took A.J. Hawk (2005 MVP) 5th overall.

Robert Brewster is the first Ball State player drafted since 2005 (three players selected in 6th round in '05), and the highest Ball State player drafted since P Brad Maynard in 1997 (Giants, 95th overall).

Jason Williams is the highest drafted player from Western Illinois since Leroy Jackson in 1962 (Browns, 11th overall). He's also the first player from Western Illinois drafted since punter Mike Scifres in 2003 (Chargers, 5th round).

Alex Magee is the fifth defensive lineman selected in the first three rounds by the Chiefs in the last 3 years (Tank Tyler, Turk McBride, Glenn Dorsey, Tyson Jackson).

Most Picks, By Position
2009 NFL Draft

DB	12
WR	9<<
OT	8
DE	8
LB	8
DT	6
RB	4
QB	3
C	3
TE	2
G	1
>>Includes Pat White as WR

Most Picks, By Conference
2009 NFL Draft

Pac-10	11
ACC	10
Big 12	10
SEC	10
Big East	9
Big Ten	6
Mid-American	3
Mountain West	2
C-USA	1
Sun Belt	1
WAC	1

This is the first time at least three players from Connecticut have been selected in the draft in the same year. In addition, the four highest drafted Connecticut players of the common draft era have been selected today.

Highest Drafted Players from Connecticut
Common Draft Era

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	Team
2009	27th	Donald Brown	RB	Colts
2009	41st	Darius Butler	CB	Patriots
2009	60th	William Beatty	OT	Giants
2009	63rd	Cody Brown	DE	Cardinals
2005	82nd	Alfred Fincher	LB	Saints

With Sebastian Vollmer's selection by the Patriots, the University of Houston has had a player selected in the first two rounds in each of the last three drafts (2008 - WR Donnie Avery, Rams; 2007 QB Kevin Kolb, Eagles).

William Moore is the third player drafted from Missouri in 2009 (Jeremy Maclin, Ziggy Hood). This is the first time since 1981 that Missouri had 3 players selected in the 1st 2 rounds.

Phil Loadholt was drafted with the 52nd overall pick, marking the lowest position that the first Oklahoma player has been selected since 1999.

Mohamed Massaquoi is the third Georgia receiver selected in the 1st or 2nd round in the common draft era.

Clint Sintim is the highest drafted Virginia linebacker since James Farrior (Jets, 8th overall in 1997).

Michael Mitchell was a suprise pick in the 2nd round (47th overall). The last time a player from Ohio was chosen before the 3rd round was in the very first NFL Draft in 1936 when OT Art Lewis was selected 9th overall by the Giants.

Entering this year, Oregon had just 4 defensive backs selected in the 1st two rounds in the common draft era. Jairus Byrd and Patrick Chung have both gone in the 2nd round this year.

The two highest drafted Connecticut players of the common draft era have been selected today:

Highest Drafted Players from Connecticut
Common Draft Era

2009	27th	Donald Brown	RB	Colts
2009	41st	Darius Butler	CB	Patriots
2005	82nd	Alfred Fincher	LB	Saints

31 of the 32 1st-round picks in the 2009 NFL Draft came from BCS conferences (Larry English is the exception).

Eben Britton is the highest drafted Arizona offensive tackle since John Fina in 1992 (Bills, 27th overall).

2009 marks the first time that Boston College has had 2 defensive linemen selected in the same year in the common draft era (Ron Brace, Patriots, and B.J. Raji, Packers).

Most Top 10 Picks Since 2000

Texas	7
USC	7
Miami (FL)	5
Florida St	4
Ohio State	4

Most 1st-Round Picks Since 2000

Miami (FL)	26
Ohio State	16
USC	15
Florida St	13
Texas	13

Alphonso Smith (37th overall) was the highest drafted DB from Wake Forest in the common draft era (since 1967).

Brian Robiskie was the 5th Ohio State receiver selected in the 1st or 2nd round since 2004.

Patrick Chung was the highest-selected DB from Oregon since Alex Molden in 1996 (11th overall).

USC Linebackers Selected in 1st Round
Since 1990

Year	Player	Team
2009	Clay Matthews	Packers
2009	Brian Cushing	Texans
2008	Keith Rivers	Bengals
1999	Chris Claiborne	Lions
1990	Junior Seau	Chargers

With Cs Alex Mack (Browns) and Eric Wood (Bills), it marks the first time 2 centers have been selected in the first round since 1968.

Defensive Backs Selected in 1st or 2nd Round
By Bill Parcells as Head Coach or in Front Office, Last 20 Years

Year	Player	Team	Pro Bowls
2009	Vontae Davis	Dolphins	--
2003	Terence Newman	Cowboys	1
1996	Lawyer Milloy	Patriots	4
1995	Ty Law	Patriots	5

SEC Offensive Tackles Selected in 1st Round
Since 2000

2009	Michael Oher	Ole Miss
2009	Andre Smith	Alabama
2008	Chris Williams	Vanderbilt
2004	Shawn Andrews	Arkansas
2003	George Foster	Georgia
2001	Kenyatta Walker	Florida
2000	Chris Samuels	Alabama

Wide Receivers Selected in 1st Round by Vikings
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	School
2009	Percy Harvin	Florida
2005	Troy Williamson	South Carolina
1998	Randy Moss	Marshall
1967	Gene Washington	Michigan State

Offensive Linemen Selected by Browns in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	School
2009	Alex Mack	C	California
2007	Joe Thomas	OT	Wisconsin
2003	Jeff Faine	C	Notre Dame
1993	Steve Everitt C	Michigan
1973	Pete Adams	G	USC
1970	Bob McKay	OT	Texas

Brandon Pettigrew is the first tight end selected in the first round by Lions since David Lewis in 1984.

Quarterbacks Selected in 1st Round by Buccaneers
All-time

Year	Player	Pos	School
2009	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas State
1994	Trent Dilfer	QB	Fresno State
1987	Vinny Testaverde	QB	Miami (FL)
1978	Doug Williams	QB	Grambling

Larry English is the first player selected in the first round from Northern Illinois. The previous high was John Spilis 69th overall, 3rd round, 1969.

Linebackers Selected in 1st Round by Chargers
Last 25 Years

Year	Player	School
2009	Larry English	Northern Illinois
2005	Shawne Merriman	Maryland
1990	Junior Seau	USC

Linebackers Selected Rounds 1-3 by Texans
Team History

Year	Round	Player	School
2009	1st	Brian Cushing	USC
2006	2nd	DeMeco Ryans	Alabama
2004	1st	Jason Babin	Western Michigan
2003	3rd	Antwan Peek	Cincinnati

Ohio State Cornerbacks Selected in 1st Round
Last 15 Years

Year	Player	Team
2009	Malcolm Jenkins	Saints
2004	Chris Gamble	Panthers
2001	Nate Clements	Bills
2000	Ahmed Plummer	49ers
1999	Antoine Winfield	Bills
1997	Shawn Springs	Seahawks

Saints' DB Malcolm Jenkins is the first defensive back selected by the Saints in the first round since 1996 (CB Alex Molden, Oregon).

Texas Defensive Linemen Selected in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	Brian Orakpo	DE	Redskins
2004	Marcus Tubbs	DT	Seahawks
2001	Casey Hampton	DT	Steelers
1982	Kenneth Sims	DT	Patriots

Georgia Running Backs Selected in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Team
2009	Knowshon Moreno	Broncos
1998	Robert Edwards	Patriots
1993	Garrison Hearst	Cardinals
1990	Rodney Hampton	Giants
1989	Tim Worley	Steelers

Penn State Defensive Players Selected in 1st Round
Since 2000

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	Aaron Maybin	DE	Bills
2006	Tamba Hali	DE	Chiefs
2003	Jimmy Kennedy	DT	Rams
2003	Michael Haynes	DE	Bears
2000	Courtney Brown	DE	Browns
2000	LaVar Arrington>>	LB	Redskins
>>only one selected to Pro Bowl

Wide Receivers Selected in 1st Round by 49ers
Last 25 Years

Year	Player	School	Career Rec Yds
2009	Michael Crabtree	Texas Tech	--
2004	Rashaun Woods	Oklahoma State	160
1995	J.J. Stokes	UCLA	4,293
1985	Jerry Rice	Mississippi Valley St	22,895

49ers' WR Michael Crabtree is the first Texas Tech player selected in the first round since DT Gabriel Rivera in 1983 (Steelers).

Texas Tech Players Selected in 1st Round
All-Time

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	Michael Crabtree	WR	49ers
1983	Gabe Rivera	DT	Steelers
1981	Ted Watts	DB	Raiders
1965	Donny Anderson	RB	Packers
1964	Dave Parks	WR	49ers
1945	Walt Schlinkman	FB	Packers

Boston College Defensive Linemen Selected in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	B.J. Raji	DT	Packers
2006	Mathias Kiwanuka	DE	Giants
2000	Chris Hovan	DT	Vikings
1995	Mike Mamula	DE	Eagles
1987	John Bosa	DE	Dolphins

Boston College Top 10 Picks
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	B.J. Raji	DT	Packers
2008	Matt Ryan	QB	Falcons
1995	Mike Mamula	DE	Eagles
1967	Bob Hyland	C	Packers

Most Offensive Tackles Selected in Top 10
Common Draft Era

USC	7
Virginia	4
Texas	3
Wisconsin	3

This is the first time 3 offensive lineman have been selected in Top 8 picks since 1985.

ROUND ONE-1985

No.	Team	Player	Pos.	School
2.	Atlanta	Bill Fralic	T	Pittsburgh
6.	Detroit	Lomas Brown	T	Florida
7.	Green Bay	Ken Ruettgers	T	Southern Cal

Highest Drafted Receivers from Maryland
Common Draft Era

Year	Round	Pick	Player	Team
2009	1st	7th	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Raiders
1989	5th	116th	Vernon Joines	Browns
1996	5th	153rd	Jermaine Lewis	Ravens
1970	7th	173rd	Roland Merritt	Redskins
1988	9th	224th	Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof	Chiefs
>>last Maryland WR in 1st round: Gary Collins, 1962

Alabama Offensive Linemen Selected in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	Pick
2009	Andre Smith	OT	5th
2000	Chris Samuels	OT	3rd
1978	Bob Cryder	G	18th
1973	John Hannah	G	4th

University of Alabama T Andre Smith is the first Alabama player(s) selected in the first round since T Chris Samuels (3rd overall by Redskins) and RB Shaun Alexander (19th overall by Seahawks) in 2000.

Quarterbacks Drafted in 1st Round
Jets History

Year	Player	School
2009	Mark Sanchez	USC
2000	Chad Pennington	Marshall
1983	Ken O'Brien	Cal-Davis
1976	Richard Todd	Alabama
1965	Joe Namath	Alabama

Seahawks Drafting in Top 5
All-Time

Year	Player	Pos	College
2009	Aaron Curry	LB	Wake Forest
1997	Shawn Springs	CB	Ohio State
1993	Rick Mirer	QB	Notre Dame
1990	Cortez Kennedy	DT	Miami (FL)
1983	Curt Warner	RB	Penn State
1981	Kenny Easley	DB	UCLA
1976	Steve Niehaus	DT	Notre Dame

LSU Players Selected in 1st Round
Since 2007

Year	Player	Pos	Team
2009	Tyson Jackson	DE	Chiefs
2008	Glenn Dorsey	DT	Chiefs
2007	JaMarcus Russell	QB	Raiders
2007	LaRon Landry	S	Redskins
2007	Dwayne Bowe	WR	Chiefs
2007	Craig Davis	WR	Chargers

Wake Forest University LB Aaron Curry is a first-round selection; the only previous Wake Forest player selected in the first round in the history of the common draft (dating to 1967) was DE Calvin Pace in 2003 (Cardinals).

LSU Defensive Linemen Selected in 1st Round
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Team
2009	Tyson Jackson	Chiefs
2008	Glenn Dorsey	Chiefs
2005	Marcus Spears	Cowboys
1999	Anthony McFarland	Buccaneers

St. Louis Rams
When Drafting in Top Five

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	College	Pro Bowls
2009	2	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor	--
2008	2	Chris Long	DE	Virginia	0
1997	1	Orlando Pace	OT	Ohio State	7
1992	2	Sean Gilbert	DT	Pittsburgh	1
1991	5	Todd Lyght	CB	Notre Dame	1
1983	2	Eric Dickerson RB	SMU	6
1966	2	Tom Mack	OG	Michigan	11

Offensive Tackles Drafted By Rams in First Round
Last 25 Years

Year	Player	School
2009	Jason Smith	Baylor
2005	Alex Barron	Florida State
1997	Orlando Pace>>	Ohio State
1994	Wayne Gandy	Auburn
>>first overall selection

Baylor University T Jason Smith is the first Baylor player selected in the first round since DT Daryl Gardener in 1996 (Dolphins).

Detroit Lions
First Overall Selections in NFL Draft

Year	Player	Pos	School
2009	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
1980	Billy Sims	RB	Oklahoma
1950	Leon Hart	DE	Notre Dame
1943	Frank Sinkwich	RB	Georgia

Lions 1st Round Picks from Current SEC Schools
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	School
2009	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
1998	Terry Fair	CB	Tennessee
1985	Lomas Brown	OT	Florida
1983	James Jones	RB	Florida

Position Selected Most Often With No. 1 Pick
Common Draft Era (Since 1967)

Pos	Picks	Last
QB	16>>	'07 JaMarcus Russell
DE	9	'06 Mario Williams
RB	7	'95 Ki-Jana Carter
DT	3	'94 Dan Wilkinson
0T	3	'08 Jake Long
WR	2	'96 Keyshawn Johnson
LB	2	'88 Aundray Bruce
>>Matthew Stafford will become No. 17 on Saturday

Obviously the circumstances were different, but the last time a team drafted a quarterback No. 1 overall after a season in which they played and failed to win a game was 1983. The Colts, coming off an 0-8-1 strike-shortened season, drafted John Elway, who turned out to be pretty good (though not for the Colts).

QB Drafted No. 1 Overall
By Team with 0 or 1 Wins, Common Draft Era

Player	Team	Super Bowl Titles
'09 Matthew Stafford	Lions	?
'83 John Elway	Colts	2
'70 Terry Bradshaw	Steelers	4
>>Not including expansion teams

So what should Lions fans expect from Matthew Stafford? Well not much the first year. The last five quarterbacks taken No. 1 overall have not done much in their first season, each throwing more interceptions than touchdowns, with the exception of Carson Palmer who held a clipboard his entire rookie year.

Last 5 Quarterbacks Selected No. 1 Overall
In First Season

Player	Team	TD-Int
'07 JaMarcus Russell	Raiders	2-4
'05 Alex Smith	49ers	1-11
'04 Eli Manning	Chargers<<	6-9
'03 Carson Palmer	Bengals	DNP
'02 David Carr	Texans	9-15
>> Traded to Giants on Draft Day

Matthew Stafford has agreed to a 6-year deal with the Lions that will pay him $41.7 million guaranteed and could be worth up to $78 million -- easily the largest contract ever for a No. 1 overall pick.

Maximum Contract Value of No. 1 Overall Pick
Since 2004

Year	Player	Team	Contract
2009	QB Matthew Stafford	Lions	6-yr/$78M
2008	OT Jake Long	Dolphins	5-yr/$57.8M
2007	QB JaMarcus Russell	Raiders	6-yr/$68.0M
2006	DE Mario Williams	Texans	6-yr/$62.1M
2005	QB Alex Smith	49ers	6-yr/49.5M
2004	QB Eli Manning	Giants<<	6-yr/$54.0M
>>Originally drafted by Chargers

Highest Player Drafted
From University of Georgia

Player	Team	Pick
'93 Garrison Hearst	ARI	3rd
'06 Johnathan Sullivan	NO	6th
'01 Richard Seymour	NE	6th
'99 Champ Bailey	WSH	7th
'89 Tim Worley	PIT	7th
< Common draft era (since 1967)

Last 4 No. 1 Overall Picks
Signed Before NFL Draft

Year	Player, Team	Date
2008	Jake Long, MIA	April 21
2006	Mario Williams, HOU	April 28
2003	Carson Palmer, CIN	April 25
2002	David Carr, HOU	April 19

Maybe Chris Wells is worth a first-round pick. There have been six RBs from Ohio State taken in the first round. The last three have played at least 8 seasons (Keith Byars, Robert Smith and Eddie George) and were selected to 7 combined Pro Bowls. Here's the average NFL career for an Ohio State RB drafted in the first round:

Ohio State RBs Drafted in 1st Round
Common Draft Era (since 1967)

Number of players	6
Avg career	7.8 seasons
Avg 1,000-yard seasons	2.3 seasons
Avg rush yard total	4,728.7
Combined Pro Bowls	10

Atlanta takes a QB with the #3 pick in the draft, hoping to change the face of the franchise.

Quarterbacks Drafted By Falcons
In First Round

Year	Player	College
2008	Matt Ryan	Boston College
2001	Michael Vick	Virginia Tech
1987	Chris Miller	Oregon
1975	Steve Bartkowski	California
1966	Randy Johnson	Texas A&I

This is the 5th time in the common draft era that the Dolphins own the 25th pick in the draft. It hasn't been a very successful slot for them.

25th Pick in NFL Draft by Dolphins
Common Draft Era

Year	Player	Pos	School
2009	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
1995	Billy Milner	OT	Houston
1993	O.J. McDuffie	WR	Penn State
1989	Louis Oliver	DB	Florida
1972	Mike Kadish	DT	Notre Dame
>> 0 combined Pro Bowl appearances

For the second year in a row the Bills are the owners of the lucky 11th overall pick. Since 2001 every 11th overall pick has been to at least one Pro Bowl with the lone exception of last year's selection, Leodis McKelvin.

11th Overall Picks
Since 2001

Year	Player	Pos	School
2008	Leodis McKelvin	CB	Troy>>
2007	Patrick Willis	LB	Ole Miss
2006	Jay Cutler	QB	Vanderbilt
2005	DeMarcus Ware	LB	Troy
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Miami (OH)
2003	Marcus Trufant	CB	Washington State
2002	Dwight Freeney	DE	Syracuse
2001	Dan Morgan	LB	Miami (FL)
>> only one not selected to at least one Pro Bowl

No one picks in the top 10 more often than the Bengals. This will be the 24th time that the Bengals select in the top 10 in the common draft era.

Most Top 10 Selections
Common Draft Era

Cincinnati Bengals	23
Atlanta Falcons	20
Detroit Lions	19
New York Jets	19
New Orleans Saints	17
>>Entering 2009 NFL Draft

Barring any trade, the Browns will move into sole possession of 2nd place for the most top five selections in the common draft era.

Most Top Five Selections
Common Draft Era

Cincinnati Bengals	14
Cleveland Browns	10
Atlanta Falcons	10
Indianapolis Colts	10
>>Entering 2009 NFL Draft

Fastest 40-Yard Dash Times at Combine
Wide Receivers Since 2000

Player	School	Year	Time
Jerome Mathis	Hampton	2005	4.28
Darrius Heyward-Bey	Maryland	2009	4.30
Yamon Figurs	Kansas St	2007	4.30
Aaron Lockett	South Carolina	2002	4.31
Santana Moss	Miami (FL)	2001	4.31

FROM THE ELIAS SPORTS BUREAU: Beanie Wells announced on Thursday that he will skip his senior season and make himself eligible in the 2009 NFL draft. Since 1997, there have been 19 players from Ohio State selected in the first round, but none of them were running backs. The last Buckeye running back taken in the first round of the NFL draft was Eddie George in 1996.

Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno runs a slower-than-expected 4.60 in the 40-yard dash. Over the previous 5 drafts the only player to run a 4.60 or lower at the combine and still get drafted within the first three rounds is Maurice Clarett (4.78 in 2005 - 3rd round pick by the Broncos). The last player to run a sub-4.6 forty at the combine and be selected in the 1st round was William Green (4.60 in 2002).

Most QB Selected in 1st Round
Since 2000

USC	2	Matt Leinart, Carson Palmer
California	2	Aaron Rodgers, Kyle Boller
Marshall	2	Byron Leftwich, Chad Pennington
Tulane	2	J.P. Losman, Patrick Ramsey

Most QB Drafted Since 2002

USC	4
Ohio State	3
LSU	3
Louisville	3
Michigan	3
Oregon	3
>> 2002: first draft featuring players coached by Pete Carroll