2009 NFL Draft

by JeffHuang | April 24, 2009 at 02:57 pm

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The 2009 NFL Draft takes place on April 25-26 in New York City. Radio City Music Hall will be hosting the event. There is no clear-cut number one in this year's draft so the suspense is on for the players, the teams, and the fans to guess who is going where.
The 2009 NFL Draft Schedule begins with the first pick at 4pm ET with the third round commencing on April 26th at 10am ET.

Update: Matthew Stafford will be the number one pick in the 2009 NFL Draft as the Detroit Lions have reportedly agreed to sign the Quarterback to a six year $41.7 million contract which can escalate to $78.

The Top Featured Prospects in the 2009 NFL Draft:
Quarterbacks:
Rhett Bomar
Josh Freeman
Mark Sanchez
Matthew Stafford
Pat White

Running Backs:
Donald Brown
LeSean McCoy
Knowshon Moreno
Chris Wells

Wide Receivers:
Kenny Britt
Michael Crabtree
Percy Harvin
Darrius Heyward-Bey
Jeremy Maclin
Hakeem Nicks

Tight Ends:
Connor Barwin
Travis Beckum
Chase Coffman
Jared Crook
Brandon Pettigrew

Offensive Linemen:
Eben Britton
Alex Mack
Eugene Monroe
Michael Oher
Andre Smith
Jason Smith
Max Unger

Denfensive Linemen:
Everette Brown
Larry English
Jarron Gilbert
Evander Hood
Tyson Jackson
Peria Jerry
Paul Kruger
Aaron Maybin
Brian Orakpo
B.J. Raji

LineBackers:
Robert Ayers
Aaron Curry
Brian Cushing
James Laurinaitis
Clay Matthews
Rey Maualuga

CornerBacks:
Vontae Davis
Louis Delmas
Malcolm Jenkins

Safeties:
Patrick Chung

The 2009 NFL Draft order for Round one is:
1. Detroit Lions
2. St. Louis Rams.
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Seattle Seahawks
5. Cleveland Browns
6. Cincinnati Bengals
7. Oakland Raiders
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
9. Green Bay Packers
10. San Francisco 49ers
11. Buffalo Bills
12. Denver Broncos
13. Washington Redskins
14. New Orleans Saints
15. Houston Texans
16. San Diego Chargers
17. New York Jets
18. Denver Broncos
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Detroit Lions
21. Philadelphia Eagles
22. Minnesota Vikings
23. New England Patriots
24. Atlanta Falcons
25. Miami Dolphins
26. Baltimore Ravens
27. Indianapolis Colts
28. Buffalo Bills
29. New York Giants
30. Tennessee Titans
31. Arizona Cardinals
32. Pittsburgh Steelers

Update:

No major surprises with the first few picks, but the New York Jets surprised fans by trading up to the fifth spot to pick Quarterback Mark Sanchez from USC. The pick was mixed with jeers and cheers from the fans in New York some yelling "overrated."

Another surprise in the first round was with the Oakland Raiders picking 7th. The disfunctional franchise picked Wide Receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey while many experts rated Heyward-Bey low in the draft. Many believed Michael Crabtree was the best wide receiver around, but the Raiders went off the charts and picked Darrius Heyward-Bey.

Here is a summary of the NFL first round selections from all teams:

1. Lions - Matthew Stafford
2. Rams - Jason Smith
3. Chiefs - Tyson Jackson
4. Seahawks - Aaron Curry
5. Jets - Mark Sanchez
6. Bengals - Andre Smith
7. Raiders    - Darrius Heyward-Bey
8. Jaguars - Eugene Monroe
9. Packers - B.J. Raji
10. 49ers - Michael Crabtree
11. Bills - Aaron Maybin
12. Broncos - Knowshon Moreno
13. Redskins - Brian Orakpo
14. Saints - Malcolm Jenkins
15. Texans - Brian Cushing
16. Chargers - Larry English
17. Buccaneers    - Josh Freeman
18. Broncos - Robert Ayers
19. Eagles - Jeremy Maclin
20. Lions - Brandon Pettigrew
21. Browns - Alex Mack
22. Vikings - Percy Harvin
23. Ravens - Michael Oher
24. Falcons - Peria Jerry
25. Dolphins - Vontae Davis
26. Packers - Clay Matthews
27. Colts - Donald Brown
28. Bills - Eric Wood
29. Giants    - Hakeem Nicks
30. Titans - Kenny Britt
31. Cardinals - Chris Wells
32. Steelers - Evander Hood