2007 NFL draft

2007 NFL draft
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General information
Date(s)April 28–29, 2007
TimeNoon EDT (April 28)
11:00 am EDT (April 29)
LocationRadio City Music Hall
in New York City, NY
Network(s)ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
255 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJaMarcus Russell, QB
Oakland Raiders
Mr. IrrelevantRamzee 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
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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]

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  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Cincinnati forfeited their third-round selection (80th overall) to select (Ahmad Brooks) in the 2006 supplemental draft. "Cincinnati Bengals Pick Ahmad Brooks in NFL Supplemental Draft". University of Virginia Athletics. July 13, 2006. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "NFL announces 32 compensatory draft picks" (Press release). NFL. March 26, 2007. Archived from the original on April 1, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  5. ^ King, Peter (April 28, 2007). "The first round's good, bad and ugly". Inside the NFL. SI.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
  6. ^ "ESPN.com's 2007 mock draft". ESPN. April 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  7. ^ Banks, Don (January 26, 2006). "Mock Draft No. 1-An early look at the upcoming rookie class". SI.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  8. ^ "USA TODAY's 2007 NFL mock draft (as of April 23)". USA Today. April 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  9. ^ Parziale, James. "NFL's Biggest Draft Busts". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
  10. ^ Alder, James. "Top 10 NFL Draft Busts". About.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  11. ^ Wyche, Steve. "Russell supplants Leaf atop list of all-time draft busts". NFL.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  12. ^ Frank Schwab (July 31, 2014). "Former Browns bust Brady Quinn gives up playing for broadcast booth". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  13. ^ Tony Santorsa (February 16, 2012). "Power Ranking Every NFL Draft Class of the Last 25 Years". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.