The first round of the 2007 NFL Draft in New York City at Radio City Music Hall was a very exciting one, with top college prospects being drafted to NFL teams. The players, the draft pick they were selected, and the team that selected them are listed below, along with a personal rating (with five being the best) of the impact of the draft pick on the team.
1. Oakland Raiders-JaMarcus Russell, QB at LSU
Rating: 4.6 out of 5
2. Detroit Lions-Calvin Johnson, WR at Georgia Tech
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
3. Cleveland Browns-Joe Thomas, OT at Wisconsin
Rating: 2.2 out of 5
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Gaines Adams, DE at Clemson
Rating: 3.6 out of 5
5. Arizona Cardinals-Levi Brown, OT at Penn State
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
6. Washington Redskins-Laron Landry, S at LSU
Rating: 4.1 out of 5
7. Minnesota Vikings-Adrian Peterson, RB at Oklahoma
Rating: 4.3 out of 5
8. Atlanta Falcons-Jamaal Anderson, DE at Arkansas
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
9. Miami Dolphins-Ted Ginn Jr., WR at Ohio State
Rating: 3.4 out of 5
10. Houston Texans-Amobi Okoye, DT at Louisville
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
11. San Francisco 49ers-Patrick Willis, ILB at Ole Miss
Rating: 2.9 out of 5
12. Buffalo Bills-Marshawn Lynch, RB at California
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
13. St. Louis Rams-Adam Carriker, DE at Nebraska
Rating: 3.6 out of 5
14. New York Jets-Darrelle Revis, CB at Pittsburgh
Rating: 3.2 out of 5
15. Pittsburgh Steelers-Lawrence Timmons, OLB at Florida St
Rating: 3.1 out of 5
16. Green Bay Packers-Justin Harrell, DT at Tennessee
Rating: 2.7 out of 5
17. Denver Broncos-Jarvis Moss, DE at Florida
Rating: 3.1 out of 5
18. Cincinnati Bengals-Leon Hall, CB at Michigan
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
19. Tennessee Titans-Michael Griffin, S at Texas
Rating: 3.9 out of 5
20. New York Giants-Aaron Ross, CB at Texas
Rating: 2.7 out of 5
21. Jacksonville Jaguars-Reggie Nelson, S at Florida
Rating: 4.2 out of 5
22. Cleveland Browns-Brady Quinn, QB at Notre Dame
Rating: 4.3 out of 5
23. Kansas City Chiefs-Dwayne Bowe, WR at LSU
Rating: 3.6 out of 5
24. New England Patriots-Brandon Meriweather, S at Miami
Rating: 3.2 out of 5
25. Carolina Panthers-Jon Beason, OLB at Miami
Rating: 3.7 out of 5
26.Dallas Cowboys-Anthony Spencer, DE at Purdue
Rating: 3.9 out of 5
27. New Orleans Saints-Robert Meachem, WR at Tennessee
Rating: 2.8 out of 5
28. San Francisco 49ers-Joe Staley, OT at Central Michigan
Rating: 3.2 out of 5
29. Baltimore Ravens-Ben Grubbs, OG at Auburn
Rating: 3.3 out of 5
30. San Diego Chargers-Craig Davis, WR at LSU
Rating: 3.8 out of 5
31. Chicago Bears-Greg Olsen, TE at Miami
Rating: 3.3 out of 5
32. Indianapolis Colts-Anthony Gonzalez, WR at Ohio State
Rating: 4.2 out of 5