Tampa Bay
 
1. CB - Aqib Talib
2. WR - Dexter Jackson
3. G - Jeremy Zuttah
4. DT - Dre Moore
5. QB - Josh Johnson
6. LB - Geno Hayes
7. RB - Cory Boyd

1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7
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1 . CHI - DE Ervin Baldwin
2 . GNB - QB Matt Flynn
3 . KCC - DE Brian Johnston
4 . NYJ - T Nate Garner
5 . ATL - CB Wilroy Fontenot
6 . JAX - RB Chauncey Washington
7 . SFO - LB Larry Grant
8 . BAL - WR Justin Harper
9 . DET - DT Landon Cohen
10 . GNB - WR Brett Swain
11 . DET - S Caleb Campbell
12 . BUF - T Demetrius Bell
13 . DEN - S Josh Barrett
14 . CAR - DE Taylor Hilee
15 . CHI - G Chester Adams
16 . HOU - QB Alex Brink
17 . BUF - WR Steve Johnson
18 . ARZ - G Brandon Keith
19 . OAK - WR Chaz Schilens
20 . DEN - FB Peyton Hillis
21 . STL - LB Chris Chamberlain
22 . TEN - CB Cary Williams
23 . PHI - T King Dunlap
24 . CLE - LB Alex Hill
25 . ATL - TE Keith Zinger
26 . SEA - RB Justin Forsett
27 . SDO - T Corey Clark
28 . SEA - K Brandon Coutu
29 . IND - C Jamey Richard
30 . NWO - WR Adrian Arrington
31 . TBB - RB Cory Boyd
32 . KCC - TE Mike Merritt
33 . BAL - RB Patrick Allen
34 . CAR - T Geoff Schwartz
35 . WAS - DE Rob Jackson
36 . CHI - LB Joey LaRocque
37 . CIN - DE Craig Angelo
38 . MIA - DT Lionel Dotson
39 . CIN - WR Mario Urrutia
40 . CHI - T Kirk Barton
41 . CHI - WR Marcus Monk
42 . WAS - DB Horton
43 . CAR - G M. Bernadeau
44 . BUF - CB Kennard Cox
45 . STL - DB David Vobora
 



Draft Weekend Blog

Sunday, 5:02 p.m. ET

New Buccaneers QB Josh Johnson is not worried about learning Jon Gruden's derivation of the West Coast offense. He grew up watching Jeff Garcia run a West Coast system in San Francisco and he thinks it will fit his approach to the game well.

"It is a great offense, it works for you," said Johnson. "That is what I do; I let the offense work for me. I take what the defense gives me. What you think about the West Coast offense [is that] there is always somebody open, you just have to find them. I knew where everyone was because my knowledge for the game has improved so tremendously, and that is what I feel my greatest asset is, how smart I am. I value the ball and I don’t throw interceptions.”

Sunday, 2:32 p.m. ET

The Bucs have swung another trade and now have a pick in every round of the draft.

By moving from #153 down to #160 in the fifth round, the team acquired a seventh-round pick from the New England Patriots. The Bucs will make pick #31 in the seventh round, number 238 overall.

Sunday, 2:08 p.m. ET

The Buccaneers will introduce their 2008 first-round pick, CB Aqib Talib, at a press conference at One Buccaneer Place on Monday morning. The press conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET and will be carried live in its entirety by Buccaneers.com. A recorded version will also appear on Buccaneers.com shortly after the conclusion of the press conference.

Sunday, 1:41 p.m. ET

Maryland DT Dre Moore didn't think he would still be awaiting a call from an NFL team in the fourth round. The Buccaneers nabbed Moore at pick #115 overall after moving up four spots. Moore already plans to use that draft position as motivation as his NFL career begins.

"I was a little surprised but I am glad I ended up in Tampa Bay with Coach Kiffin and Coach Gruden," said Moore. "By the end of my rookie year, 31 teams will be shaking their heads."

Sunday, 1:07 p.m. ET

The Buccaneers made a trade up in the fifth round without losing one of their remaining three picks. The Bucs moved up five spots, from 120 to 115 overall, in the fourth round, with Chicago as the trade partner.

To make that move, Tampa Bay surrendered its second fifth-round pick, #158, which it had acquired on Saturday in a second-round trade with Jacksonville. However, the Bucs got a sixth-round pick, #175 overall, back in the deal, and thus will still pick four times on Sunday and six times overall.

Sunday, 10:26 a.m. ET

The Chargers paid a hefty price to pick up an extra third-round pick and pick LSU FB Jacob Hester. To pry that 69th overall pick from New England, San Diego gave up a fifth-round pick this year AND a second-round pick in 2009.

Sunday, 10:12 a.m. ET

As usual, underclassmen were well represented among the early picks. Of the 63 players chosen on Day One, in Rounds One and Two, 22 were juniors. The first pick of Day Two, Central Florida RB Kevin Smith, was also a junior. In the first round, 11 of the 31 choices were underclassmen.

Saturday, 8:08 p.m. ET

The Buccaneers traded down six picks in the second round and netted two extra picks in the process.

Tampa Bay traded the 52nd overall pick to Jacksonville and netted the 58th overall pick. The Jaguars included a fifth-round pick in this year's draft, #158 overall, as well as a seventh-round pick in the 2009 draft. The Bucs now have two picks in the fifth round, as they also pick 153rd overall.

Saturday, 8:01 p.m. ET

Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin said it is essential to have depth at the cornerback position, even if you believe in your starters.

"You really need a good third corner because he is one snap away from being a starter but he is also going to play right now close to 50 percent of the time. You also need a fourth corner. You can't have enough corners. We play the Saints September 13, opening game, and [if] they run three wides on the first play of the game, the third corner goes in and starts. He is a starter."

Saturday, 7:28 p.m. ET

Talib is not only the first Kansas player ever drafted by the Buccaneers, he is also the first Jayhawk to go in the first round in 15 years. The last Kansas product to be a first-rounder was DT Dana Stubblefield in 1993. No higher has been drafted higher than 20th since David Verser was picked 10th overall in 1981.

Saturday, 7:08 p.m. ET

The "streamlining" of the draft through shorter pick time limits certainly succeeded in making the first round significantly shorter. Today's Round One lasted three hours and 30 minutes, a full two hours and 38 minutes shorter than last year. And it wasn't due to a lack of activity; 14 of the 31 first-round picks changed hands before they were eventually spent (including trades prior to draft weekend).

Saturday, 6:14 p.m. ET

Head Coach Jon Gruden was impressed with the presence new Buccaneer CB Aqib Talib exudes. Gruden admitted that Talib can at times seem a bit cocky on the field, but actually considered that a plus.

"You’re going to meet a guy that has tremendous confidence," said Gruden. "He’s got a real passion to play. It’s a contagious vibe. He’s a leader at [KU], and when you watch him practice or when you see him play, you know who No. 3 is. You just can’t help but walk away without feeling his presence on a football field. He’s that kind of competitor and playmaker.”

Saturday, 5:52 p.m. ET

Aqib Talib is the first Kansas University player the Buccaneers have drafted in their 33 years of existence. Interestingly, the team HAS previously drafted five players from Kansas State.

The Bucs' all-time roster does include five players from KU, however.

Saturday, 4:31 p.m. ET

Following up on a previous note about the run on defensive linemen in the top six picks, the emphasis on defense has continued during the first half of the opening round.

In fact, every pick from #4 to #11 was a defensive player, a run of eight straight. Overall, eight of the first 11 players were defenders, marking the first time that has happened since 1994. The Bucs were one of the three dissenting teams in that '94 opening round, taking QB Trent Dilfer with the sixth pick. The other two offensive players in that top 11 were RB Marshall Faulk and QB Heath Shuler.

Saturday, 4:07 p.m. ET

The first trades of the 2008 Draft happened in back-to-back spots in the first round. New Orleans moved up three spots with New England, from 10 to seven, and Jacksonville moved up 18 spots with Baltimore, from 26 to eight.

The three-spot move cost the Saints a third-rounder, and they got a fifth-rounder back. The 18-spot move cost Baltimore two thirds and a fourth.

Saturday, 3:44 p.m. ET

The Jets' selection of Ohio State DE Vernon Gholston meant that half of the first six players drafted were defensive linemen. Virginia DE Chris Long went second to St. Louis and LSU DT Glenn Dorsey went fifth to Kansas City.

The last time that three of the first six players drafted were defensive linemen was 2001, when Gerard Warren went third to Cleveland, Justin Smith went fourth to Cincinnati and Richard Seymour went sixth to New England.

Saturday, 3:11 p.m. ET

One of the features of the Buccaneers.com Draft Central coverage today will be exclusive video interviews with some of the team's area scouts. At some point after each of the Buccaneers' picks are made, we will interview the specific scout who was assigned to that player's region of the country and who was most responsible for evaluating the player during the 2007 college season.

Look for those videos in the upper righthand corner of the Draft Central page. Buccaneers.com will also cover the post-pick press conferences of Head Coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Bruce Allen, carrying them live and then posting recorded versions shortly thereafter.

Saturday, 3:05 p.m. ET

Commissioner Roger Goodell actually took the stage to begin the proceedings at 3:02. He announced the selection of Michigan T Jake Long at 3:03, kicking off a draft that will eventually include 252 picks.

Saturday, 2:17 p.m. ET

When can we expect the Buccaneers to make their first pick of the day, assuming they stay at #20 overall?

Last year, the first round lasted just over six hours. If the reduction of the pick time limits by a third has the same overall effect on the length of the round, then the whole thing would last about four hours.

If that happened, then each pick would take approximately seven and three-quarters minutes. By that average, the first 19 picks would take two hours and 27 minutes, which would put the Bucs on the clock at about 5:30 p.m. ET.

Saturday, 1:15 p.m. ET

The annual Draft Day Dash was run Saturday morning, with the participants finishing their 5K course by running into Raymond James Stadium and across the football field.

The overall winner among males was Tampa's own Lee Stephens, 27, who crossed the finish line at the 15:56. The overall winner among females was Jacki Wachtel, who posted a time of 17:31.