- Round 1, Pick 1 - Miami Dolphins - Jake Long (OT) - Michigan
- Round 1, Pick 2 - St. Louis Rams - Chris Long (DE) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 3 - Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan (QB) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 4 - Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 5 - Kansas City Chiefs - Glenn Dorsey (DT) - LSU
- Round 1, Pick 6 - New York Jets - Vernon Gholston (DE) - Ohio State
- Round 1, Pick 7 - New Orleans Saints - Sedrick Ellis (DT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 8 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Derrick Harvey (DE) - Florida
- Round 1, Pick 9 - Cincinnati Bengals - Keith Rivers (OLB) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 10 - New England Patriots - Jerod Mayo (ILB) - Tennessee
- Round 1, Pick 11 - Buffalo Bills - Leodis McKelvin (CB) - Troy State
- Round 1, Pick 12 - Denver Broncos - Ryan Clady (OT) - Boise State
- Round 1, Pick 13 - Carolina Panthers - Jonathan Stewart (RB) - Oregon
- Round 1, Pick 14 - Chicago Bears - Chris Williams (OT) - Vanderbilt
- Round 1, Pick 15 - Kansas City Chiefs - Branden Albert (OG) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 16 - Arizona Cardinals - Dominique Rodgers (CB) - Tennessee State
- Round 1, Pick 17 - Detroit Lions - Gosder Cherilus (OT) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 18 - Baltimore Ravens - Joe Flacco (QB) - Delaware
- Round 1, Pick 19 - Carolina Panthers - Jeff Otah (OT) - Pittsburgh
- Round 1, Pick 20 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Aqib Talib (CB) - Kansas
- Round 1, Pick 21 - Atlanta Falcons - Sam Baker (OT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 22 - Dallas Cowboys - Felix Jones (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 23 - Pittsburgh Steelers - Rashard Mendenhall (RB) - Illinois
- Round 1, Pick 24 - Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson (RB) - East Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 25 - Dallas Cowboys - Mike Jenkins (CB) - South Florida
- Round 1, Pick 26 - Houston Texans - Duane Brown (OT) - Virginia Tech
- Round 1, Pick 27 - San Diego Chargers - Antoine Cason (CB) - Arizona
- Round 1, Pick 28 - Seattle Seahawks - Lawrence Jackson (DE) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 29 - San Francisco 49ers - Kentwan Balmer (DT) - North Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 30 - New York Jets - Dustin Keller (TE) - Purdue
- Round 1, Pick 31 - New York Giants - Kenny Phillips (S) - Miami
Where: ESPN
Perhaps
the biggest news this offseason surfaced earlier this week when the team
announced that they have signed former Buccaneer running back Warrick Dunn.
Drafted
by the Bucs in 1997, Dunn went on to become the Rookie of the Year, rushing for
978 yards in just ten starts. Over the
next four years with the Bucs, he would rush for over 1,000 yards twice. He was then released and signed by the
Atlanta Falcons in 2001, where he has spent the last six years of his career.
With
the Falcons, he rushed for over 1,000 yards three times (three in a row, in
fact, from 2004-2006). However, with the
emergence of the young Jerious Norwood and the acquisition of former San Diego
Charger Michael Turner, the Falcons looked to clear up some space. Dunn's release was the result.
In
fact, Dunn may be a nice change of pace runner for the Bucs. Assuming Carnell Williams isn't healthy by
the start of the 2008 season (which appears to be the case), Earnest Graham
will most likely be given the starting job.
Graham won't break anybody's ankles, but he is a downhill, physical
bruising back with soft hands out of the backfield.
Graham's
job will be to pound the defense on a consistent basis. Then, at various times throughout the game,
the Bucs could insert Dunn, a quick and agile scat-back who is a home-run
threat. These two opposing styles of
play complement each other quite well.
Make
no mistake, though: Warrick Dunn is no spring chicken. At the age of 33, he isn't as shifty as he
used to be. He ran for 720 yards while
sharing carries with Norwood, so he still has something left in the tank, but
the Bucs can't (and don't) expect to give Dunn a major load every game.
He
has some pretty nice hands as well, which is something that the Buccaneers love
in their running backs. Dunn has amassed
4,009 receiving yards over his 11-year career.
The Falcons never really took advantage of his talent as a receiver, but
the Bucs did, as Dunn averaged 474 yards through the air with them.
Regardless
of how and why he ended up back with the Bucs, one thing is certain: the man
can run the football. Last season, he
became one of the few 10,000 yard rushers in NFL history. Not an easy feat by any means.
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