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The 2008 NFL Draft
Date: April 26-27, 2008
Location: Radio City Music Hall
Time: 3:00pm
Giants' First Round Pick: 31
Jets' First Round Pick: 6
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2008 NFL Draft Recap
Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the top overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. For the second consecutive year, St. Louis chose a defensive lineman in the first round with the selection of Virginia’s Chris Long at #2. Atlanta chose Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan at #3, followed by Arkansas running back Darren McFadden to Oakland at #4 and LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey to Kansas City at #5. NFL decision-makers maneuvered more than ever, making a record 33 trades on Saturday and Sunday, surpassing the previous record of 28 from the 2004 draft. The Giants boosted their secondary with their first two picks of the draft by selecting Miami safety Kenny Phillips and USC cornerback Terrell Thomas in the second round. The Jets selected Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston in the first round and traded back into the first round to selected Purdue tight end Dustin Keller with the 30th pick.
N.Y. Giants
The Giants came away from the 2008 NFL Draft filling many of their needs. The Giants drafted Miami (Fla.) safety Kenny Phillips in the first round (#31) to replace departed safety Gibril Wilson and added secondary depth with USC cornerback Terrell Thomas in the second round (#63). The Giants selected Michigan WR Mario Manningham, considered by many as a first-round talent, in the third round (#95). The final picks included OLB Bryan Kehl from BYU, ILB Jonathan Goff from Vanderbilt, QB Andre’ Woodson from Kentucky, and DE Robert Henderson from Southern Mississippi.
| NEW YORK GIANTS – 2008 NFL
Draft |
| ROUND |
Pick/Overall |
NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
| 1 |
31 (31) |
Kenny Phillips |
S |
Miami (FL) |
| 2 |
32 (63) |
Terrell Thomas |
CB |
University of Southern California |
| 3 |
32 (95) |
Mario Manningham |
WR |
Michigan |
| 4 |
24 (123)* |
Bryan Kehl |
OLB |
BYU |
| 5 |
30 (165) |
Jonathan Goff |
ILB |
Vanderbilt |
| 6 |
32 (198) |
Andre' Woodson |
QB |
Kentucky |
| 6 |
33 (199) |
Robert Henderson |
DE |
Sothern Mississippi |
| *
acquired from Pittsburgh |
N.Y.
Jets
The Jets selected DE/OLB Vernon Gholston from Ohio State in the first round (#6) of the draft and traded back into the first round (#30) to select Purdue tight end Dustin Keller. The Jets traded their second and fourth round pick to the Packers for the rights to their first round pick. The Jets also added much needed secondary help with the selection of San Jose State cornerback Dwight Lowery in the fourth round (#113). The rest of the Jets picks included Tennessee quarterback Eric Ainge, Kansas wide receiver Marcus Henry, and Arkansas offensive tackle Nate Garner.
| NEW YORK JETS - 2008 NFL
Draft |
| ROUND |
Pick/Overall |
NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
| 1 |
6 (6) |
Vernon Gholston |
DE/OLB |
Ohio State |
| 1 |
30 (30)* |
Dustin Keller |
TE |
Purdue |
| 4 |
14 (113)** |
Dwight Lowery |
CB |
San Jose State |
| 5 |
27 (162)*** |
Eric Ainge |
QB |
Tennessee |
| 6 |
5 (171) |
Marcus Henry |
WR |
Kansas |
| 7 |
4 (211) |
Nate Garner |
OT |
Arkansas |
| *
acquired from Green Bay |
| **
acquired from New Orleans via Green Bay |
| ***
acquired from Green Bay |
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For the entire Round 1 draft order, please visit www.nfl.com/draft.
To see results of last year's NFL Draft, please visit our 2007 NFL Draft page.
For more information on this year's NFL Draft, please visit www.nfl.com.
Last Updated On:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | |
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