Who will be the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft?

Posted: 01/08/2008
2008 NFL Draft order


NFL.com

The Miami Dolphins will make the first choice of the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26-27. The order of the first round of the 2008 Draft was announced today by the NFL.
The Dolphins’ choice will be followed by the St. Louis Rams picking second and either the Atlanta Falcons or Oakland Raiders third.
Atlanta, Kansas City, and Oakland had the same strength-of-schedule in the 2007 season. Since Kansas City finished third in the AFC West Division and the Raiders fourth (the tie was broken on the basis of record in common games), the Raiders will draft ahead of the Chiefs. Atlanta and Oakland will flip a coin for the third position at the NFL Combine in February. If Atlanta wins, the Falcons will draft third, the Raiders fourth, and the Chiefs fifth. If the Raiders win the coin flip, they will draft third, and the Falcons and Chiefs will flip a coin to determine the fourth and fifth positions.
Though Buffalo and Denver had the same strength-of-schedule, their tie for the 11th and 12th positions was broken by the conference tie-breaker. Since Denver defeated Buffalo in head-to-head competition, Buffalo is given priority in the draft order and will select in the 11th position.
Chicago and Detroit also had the same strength-of-schedule. Their tie for the 14th and 15th positions was broken by the divisional tiebreaker. Since the Lions defeated the Bears twice in head-to-head competition, Chicago is given priority and will select in the 14th position.
Since Cleveland is not in the playoffs, the Browns (who traded the selection to Dallas) have priority in the draft ahead of playoffs teams with the same record.
Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl.
No.TeamWLPct.Strength of scheduleOpponents' record

2008 draft order
1	Miami Dolphins	1	15	.063	.539	138-118
2	St. Louis Rams	3	13	.188	.512	131-125
3	Atlanta Falcons #	4	12	.250	.516	132-124
4	Oakland Raiders #	4	12	.250	.516	132-124
5	Kansas City Chiefs #	4	12	.250	.516	132-124
6	New York Jets	4	12	.250	.523	134-122
7	New England Patriots (from 49ers)	5	11	.313	.465	119-137
8	Baltimore Ravens	5	11	.313	.516	132-124
9	Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	.438	..461	118-138
10	New Orleans Saints	7	9	.438	.480	123-133
11	Buffalo Bills	7	9	.438	.516	132-124
12	Denver Broncos	7	9	.438	.516	132-124
13	Carolina Panthers	7	9	.438	.523	134-122
14	Chicago Bears	7	9	.438	.543	139-117
15	Detroit Lions	7	9	.438	.543	139-117
16	Arizona Cardinals	8	8	.500	.434	111-145
17	Minnesota Vikings	8	8	.500	.504	129-127
18	Houston Texans	8	8	.500	.516	132-124
19	Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	.500	.563	144-112
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers *	9	7	.563	.469	120-136
21	Washington Redskins *	9	7	.563	.555	142-114
22	Dallas Cowboys (from Browns) *	10	6	.625	.430	110-146
23	Seattle Seahawks *	10	6	.625	.414	106-150
24	Pittsburgh Steelers *	10	6	.625	.453	116-140
25	Tennessee Titans *	10	6	.625	.500	128-128
26	New York Giants *	10	6	.625	.516	132-124
27	San Diego Chargers *	11	5	.688	.500	128-128
28	Jacksonville Jaguars *	11	5	.688	.516	132-124
29	Green Bay Packers *	13	3	.813	.469	120-136
30	Dallas Cowboys *	13	3	.813	.496	127-129
31	San Francisco 49ers (from Colts) *	13	3	.813	.516	132-124
32	New England Patriots *	16	0	1.000	.469	120-136

* -- Subject to playoffs
# -- Subject to coin flip