2007 NFL draft explained

2007 NFL draft
Date: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:ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
League:NFL
Mr Irrelevant:Ramzee Robinson, CB
Detroit Lions
First:JaMarcus Russell, QB
Oakland Raiders
Fewnum:4
Fewest:Denver Broncos
New York Jets
Mostnum:11
Most:Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Oakland Raiders
Overall:255
Rounds:7
Prev:2006
Next: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:

Player selections

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

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.

Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

References

General references
Specific references

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Cincinnati forfeited their third-round selection (80th overall) to select (Ahmad Brooks) in the 2006 supplemental draft. News: Cincinnati Bengals Pick Ahmad Brooks in NFL Supplemental Draft . University of Virginia Athletics . July 13, 2006 . October 27, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425112940/http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071306aaa.html . April 25, 2012 . live . mdy .
  4. NFL announces 32 compensatory draft picks . NFL . March 26, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070401221742/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/10091294 . April 1, 2007 . May 30, 2010 . dead.
  5. Web site: King . Peter . Peter King (sportswriter) . The first round's good, bad and ugly . Inside the NFL . . April 28, 2007 . April 28, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622062515/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/peter_king/04/28/first.round/?cnn=yes . June 22, 2011 . live . mdy .
  6. Web site: ESPN.com's 2007 mock draft . . April 26, 2007 . October 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120108003040/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2848586 . January 8, 2012 . live . mdy .
  7. Mock Draft No. 1-An early look at the upcoming rookie class . . Banks . Don . January 26, 2006 . October 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110622062644/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/01/26/mock.draft1.part1/index.html . June 22, 2011 . live . mdy .
  8. Web site: USA TODAY's 2007 NFL mock draft (as of April 23) . USA Today . April 30, 2007 . October 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120103215305/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/draft/2007-mock-draft.htm . January 3, 2012 . live . mdy .
  9. News: Parziale . James . NFL's Biggest Draft Busts . . April 28, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111030052914/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/nfl-biggest-draft-busts-gallery-1.4437 . October 30, 2011 . live . mdy .
  10. Web site: Alder . James . Top 10 NFL Draft Busts . . June 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111027060920/http://football.about.com/od/nfldrafthistory/tp/topdraftbusts.htm . October 27, 2011 . live . mdy .
  11. Web site: Wyche. Steve. Russell supplants Leaf atop list of all-time draft busts. NFL.com. April 20, 2012. November 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101118114858/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d817ff891&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true. live.
  12. News: Former Browns bust Brady Quinn gives up playing for broadcast booth . . Frank Schwab . 31 July 2014 . 6 October 2015 . November 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015303/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/former-browns-bust-brady-quinn-gives-up-playing-career-for-broadcast-booth-185814040.html . live .
  13. Web site: Power Ranking Every NFL Draft Class of the Last 25 Years. Tony Santorsa. Bleacher Report. 16 February 2012. 1 May 2015. September 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925193809/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1069022-power-ranking-every-nfl-draft-class-of-the-last-25-years#articles/1069022-power-ranking-every-nfl-draft-class-of-the-last-25-years/page/26. live.
  14. For many underclassmen, NFL Draft is a humbling experience . McKnight . Michael . . April 27, 2011 . November 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501042147/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/04/27/undrafted.players/index.html . May 1, 2011 . live . mdy .
  15. Web site: Russell First of Four Tigers in NFL Draft First round . . April 27, 2011 . November 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090203031944/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=824904 . February 3, 2009 . live .
  16. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  17. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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