Our thanks to those of you who entered our contest. There were 41 entries this year. Our 2008 NFL Mock Draft for the first round is below.
Congratulations to Rockboy70, who won the contest with 452 points. Allpro10050 placed second with 429, Dabears11 third with 425, Coffee Warlord fourth with 417, Ryche and Samdari tied for fifth with 412, Kcchief seventh with 410, Flasch186 and TazFTW tied for eighth with 404 and Tripps04 tenth with 400 points. Our Mock Draft was only good enough for 18th.
| Pick | Team | Solecismic Selection | Actual Selection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | Long, Jake, T, Michigan | Long, Jake, T, Michigan | |
| 2 | St. Louis | Dorsey, Glenn, DT, Louisiana State | Long, Chris, DE, Virginia | |
| 3 | Atlanta | Ryan, Matt, QB, Boston College | Ryan, Matt, QB, Boston College | |
| 4 | Oakland | Long, Chris, DE, Virginia | McFadden, Darren, RB, Arkansas | |
| 5 | Kansas City | Gholston, Vernon, DE, Ohio State | Dorsey, Glenn, DT, Louisiana State | |
| 6 | New York Jets | McFadden, Darren, RB, Arkansas | Gholston, Vernon, DE, Ohio State | |
| 7 | New Orleans (from San Francisco) | Rivers, Keith, OLB, Southern California | Ellis, Sedrick, DT, Southern California | |
| 8 | Jacksonville (from Baltimore) | McKelvin, Leodis, CB, Troy | Harvey, Derrick, DE, Florida | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | Ellis, Sedrick, DT, Southern California | Rivers, Keith, OLB, Southern California | |
| 10 | New England (from New Orleans) | Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique, CB, Tennessee State | Jerod Mayo, ILB, Tennessee | |
| 11 | Buffalo | Sweed, Limas, WR, Texas | McKelvin, Leodis, CB, Troy | |
| 12 | Denver | Clady, Ryan, T, Boise State | Clady, Ryan, T, Boise State | |
| 13 | Carolina | Thomas, Devin, WR, Michigan State | Stewart, Jonathan, RB, Oregon | |
| 14 | Chicago | Albert, Branden, G, Virginia | Williams, Chris, T, Vanderbilt | |
| 15 | Kansas City (from Detroit) | Mendenhall, Rashard, RB, Illinois | Albert, Branden, G, Virginia | |
| 16 | Arizona | Jenkins, Mike, CB, South Florida | Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique, CB, Tennessee State | |
| 17 | Detroit (from Minnesota) | Otah, Jeffrey, T, Pittsburgh | Cherilus, Gosder, T, Boston College | |
| 18 | Baltimore (from Houston) | Stewart, Jonathan, RB, Oregon | Flacco, Joe, QB, Delaware | |
| 19 | Carolina (from Philadelphia) | Cherilus, Gosder, T, Boston College | Otah, Jeffrey, T, Pittsburgh | |
| 20 | Tampa Bay | Jackson, DeSean, WR, California | Talib, Aqib, CB, Kansas | |
| 21 | Atlanta (from Washington) | Harvey, Derrick, DE, Florida | Sam Baker, T, Southern California | |
| 22 | Dallas (from Cleveland) | Jones, Felix, RB, Arkansas | Jones, Felix, RB, Arkansas | |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | Balmer, Kentwan, DT, North Carolina | Mendenhall, Rashard, RB, Illinois | |
| 24 | Tennessee | Manningham, Mario, WR, Michigan | Johnson, Chris, RB, East Carolina | |
| 25 | Dallas (from Seattle) | Keller, Dustin, TE, Purdue | Jenkins, Mike, CB, South Florida | |
| 26 | Houston (from Jacksonville) | Talib, Aqib, CB, Kansas | Brown, Duane, T, Virginia Tech | |
| 27 | San Diego | Lofton, Curtis, ILB, Oklahoma | Cason, Antoine, CB, Arizona | |
| 28 | Seattle (from Dallas) | King, Justin, CB, Penn State | Lawrence Jackson, DE, Southern California | |
| 29 | San Francisco (from Indianapolis) | Hardy, James, WR, Indiana | Balmer, Kentwan, DT, North Carolina | |
| 30 | New York Jets (from Green Bay) | Henne, Chad, QB, Michigan | Keller, Dustin, TE, Purdue | |
| 31 | New York Giants | Cason, Antoine, CB, Arizona | Phillips, Kenny, SS, Miami (Florida) |
| Scoring | Exact Match | Off by 1 Pick | Off by 2 | Off by 3 | Off by 4-5 | Off by 6-9 | Off by 10-14 | Off by 15-20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picks 1-4 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Picks 5-10 | 40 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Picks 11-19 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Picks 20-31 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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