FINAL 2008 NFL MOCK DRAFT | charlescurtis2003's Blog

T-minus 4 hours and 22 minutes to the 2008 NFL Draft. Not exactly the best time for a final mock draft, but in some ways it is the best time.

I think many trades will happen and there could be lots of drama with the time between picks cut from 15-10 and 10-7.

1. Dolphins- Jake Long, OT, Michigan

2. Rams- Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3. Jets (from Falcons)- Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas- Thomas Dimitroff pulls the first major trade of the afternoon, scooping extra picks from the Jets, who snag McFadden before the Raiders can.

4. Raiders- Vernon Gholston, DE/LB, Ohio St.- Fixes most glaring defensive need: a double-digit sacker.

5. Saints (from Chiefs)- Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU- Saints jump at chance to land hometown hero. Chiefs pick up extra pick this year and next.

6. Falcons (from Jets)- Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College- Atlanta gets their QB of future and Dimitroff gets another second round pick.

7. Patriots-Keith Rivers, LB, USC

8. Panthers (from Ravens)- Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida- Rucker's retirement makes this pick a necessity.

9. Bengals-Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC

10. Chiefs (from Saints)- Ryan Clady, OT, Boise St.

11. Bills- Devin Thomas, WR, Mich. St.

12. Broncos- Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

13. Ravens (from Panthers)- Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy

14. Bears- Branden Albert, OG, Virginia

15. Lions- Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois

16. Cardinals-Mike Jenkins, CB, South Florida

17. Chiefs-Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Tenn. St.- fills two needs at cornerback and return man.

18. Texans- Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson- Some mocks have a tackle going here, but Texans will solidify a young front four and hope that Charles Spencer is fully recovered from injury.

19. Eagles-Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt- Andy Reid loves building his lines, and Williams is a good value here.

20. Bucs- DeSean Jackson, WR, California- Gives team speed on offense and special teams.

21. Bengals (from Redskins)- James Hardy, WR, Indiana- I'm betting the Bengals trade Chad Johnson today, and draft his replacement with this pick. I'm normally not in favor of trading a guy for a pick and drafting the same position with the pick, but I'll make an exception for a guy who's 6-5 and has 36 TD's in 3 years.

22. Cowboys-Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

23. Steelers-Jeff Otah, OT, Pitt

24. Falcons (from Titans)-Kentwan Balmer, DT, North Carolina- With his plethora of picks, Dimitroff secures his second major need along the defensive line.

25. Seahawks-Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

26. Jaguars-Quentin Groves, DE, Auburn

27. Rams (from Chargers)-Gosder Cherilus, OT, Boston College

28. Ravens (from Cowboys)- Chad Henne, QB, Michigan- Dallas trades down to pick 38 and gets Baltimore's second rounder next year.

29. 49ers-Dan Connor, LB, Penn St.

30. Packers-Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue- I'm going with Rick Gosselin's pick here, since I agree that Aaron Rodgers needs all the targets the Packers can get him.

31. Giants-Kenny Phillips, S, Miami

Second Round

32. Dolphins-Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC

33. Dolphins (from Chargers from Rams)- Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee- Jason Taylor trade gets done.

34. Titans (from Falcons)- Limas Sweed, WR, Texas

35. Chiefs-Calais Campbell, DE, Miami- Jared Allen's successor arrives, all 6'8" of him.

36. Falcons (from Jets)-Sam Baker, OT, USC

37. Falcons-Phillip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech

38. Cowboys (from Ravens)-Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma

39. 49ers-Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville

40. Giants (from Saints)- Curtis Lofton, LB, Oklahoma- Jeremy Shockey trade gets done as well.