Star caliber in the NFL
Star caliber in the NFL

Published: February 10, 2008

Here's a look at the stars earned from each player taken in the first round of last year's NFL Draft:

1. Oakland: JaMarcus Russell

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QB, LSU, ****

2. Detroit: Calvin Johnson

WR, Georgia Tech, ****

3. Cleveland: Joe Thomas

OL, Wisconsin, ****

4. Tampa Bay: Gaines Adams

DE, Clemson, ***

5. Arizona: Levi Brown

OT, Penn State, ****

6. Washington: LaRon Landry

FS, LSU, ****

7. Minnesota: Adrian Peterson

RB, Oklahoma, *****

8. Atlanta: Jamaal Anderson

DE, Arkansas, **

9. Miami: Ted Ginn Jr.

WR, Ohio State, *****

10. Houston: Amobi Okoye

DT, Louisville, **

11. San Francisco: Patrick Willis

ILB, Mississippi, ***

12. Buffalo: Marshawn Lynch

RB, California, ****

13. St. Louis: Adam Carriker

DE, Nebraska, ***

14. N.Y. Jets: Darrelle Revis

CB, Pittsburgh, ***

15. Pittsburgh: L. Timmons

OLB, Florida State, ****

16. Green Bay: Justin Harrell

DT, Tennessee, ****

17. Denver: Jarvis Moss

DE, Florida, *****

18. Cincinnati: Leon Hall

CB, Michigan, ****

19. Tennessee: Michael Griffin

FS, Texas, ****

20. N.Y. Giants: Aaron Ross

CB, Texas, ****

21. Jacksonville: Reggie Nelson

FS, Florida, ****

22. Cleveland: Brady Quinn

QB, Notre Dame, ****

23. Kansas City: Dwayne Bowe

WR, LSU, ****

24. New England:

Brandon Meriweather

CB, Miami (Fla.), ***

25. Carolina: Jon Beason

LB, Miami (Fla.), ****

26. Dallas: Anthony Spencer

DE, Purdue, ***

27. New Orleans:

Robert Meachem

WR, Tennessee, *****

28. San Francisco: Joe Staley

OL, Central Michigan, **

29. Baltimore: Ben Grubbs

G, Auburn, ***

30. San Diego: Craig Davis

WR, LSU, ****

31. Chicago: Greg Olsen

TE, Miami (Fla.), *****

32. Indianapolis: A. Gonzalez

WR, Ohio State, ****

Breakdown of players taken in the first round of last year's NFL

2 stars: 3; 3 stars 7; 4 stars: 17; 5 stars: 5

By Jake Trotter


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