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The
Miami Dolphins will make the first choice of the
2008 NFL Draft on April 26-27.
The Dolphins' choice will be followed by the
St. Louis Rams picking second and the
Atlanta Falcons third,
Oakland Raiders fourth, and the
Kansas City Chiefs fifth. Atlanta won a coin toss with Oakland and Kansas City for the right to choose third. All three teams had identical 4-12 records in 2007.
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.
The rest of the draft was determined based off of playoff performance. This is the reason why several teams swapped positions, including the Giants, who fell to 31st because of their Super Bowl run.
The
New England Patriots lost the final pick of the first round, No. 32 overall, as a reprimand for illegally using videotape on the sidelines in a Week 1 victory over the Jets.