- Round 1, Pick 1 - Miami Dolphins - Jake Long (OT) - Michigan
- Round 1, Pick 2 - St. Louis Rams - Chris Long (DE) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 3 - Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan (QB) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 4 - Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 5 - Kansas City Chiefs - Glenn Dorsey (DT) - LSU
- Round 1, Pick 6 - New York Jets - Vernon Gholston (DE) - Ohio State
- Round 1, Pick 7 - New Orleans Saints - Sedrick Ellis (DT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 8 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Derrick Harvey (DE) - Florida
- Round 1, Pick 9 - Cincinnati Bengals - Keith Rivers (OLB) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 10 - New England Patriots - Jerod Mayo (ILB) - Tennessee
- Round 1, Pick 11 - Buffalo Bills - Leodis McKelvin (CB) - Troy State
- Round 1, Pick 12 - Denver Broncos - Ryan Clady (OT) - Boise State
- Round 1, Pick 13 - Carolina Panthers - Jonathan Stewart (RB) - Oregon
- Round 1, Pick 14 - Chicago Bears - Chris Williams (OT) - Vanderbilt
- Round 1, Pick 15 - Kansas City Chiefs - Branden Albert (OG) - Virginia
- Round 1, Pick 16 - Arizona Cardinals - Dominique Rodgers (CB) - Tennessee State
- Round 1, Pick 17 - Detroit Lions - Gosder Cherilus (OT) - Boston College
- Round 1, Pick 18 - Baltimore Ravens - Joe Flacco (QB) - Delaware
- Round 1, Pick 19 - Carolina Panthers - Jeff Otah (OT) - Pittsburgh
- Round 1, Pick 20 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Aqib Talib (CB) - Kansas
- Round 1, Pick 21 - Atlanta Falcons - Sam Baker (OT) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 22 - Dallas Cowboys - Felix Jones (RB) - Arkansas
- Round 1, Pick 23 - Pittsburgh Steelers - Rashard Mendenhall (RB) - Illinois
- Round 1, Pick 24 - Tennessee Titans - Chris Johnson (RB) - East Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 25 - Dallas Cowboys - Mike Jenkins (CB) - South Florida
- Round 1, Pick 26 - Houston Texans - Duane Brown (OT) - Virginia Tech
- Round 1, Pick 27 - San Diego Chargers - Antoine Cason (CB) - Arizona
- Round 1, Pick 28 - Seattle Seahawks - Lawrence Jackson (DE) - USC
- Round 1, Pick 29 - San Francisco 49ers - Kentwan Balmer (DT) - North Carolina
- Round 1, Pick 30 - New York Jets - Dustin Keller (TE) - Purdue
- Round 1, Pick 31 - New York Giants - Kenny Phillips (S) - Miami
Where: ESPN
The 49ers selected USC guard Chilo Rachal with their second-round draft pick, 39th overall. Rachal started 21 games in three years at Southern California before electing to come out as a junior. Speaking from his home in Compton shortly after receiving word he is now a 49ers offensive lineman, the California native said he would have liked to finish out his senior year at USC in order to pick up his degree, but that a medical concern with his mother prompted him to declare early. "My mom had a tumor in her stomach and doesn't have insurance," said Rachal. "I pretty much had to do what was best at the time." Rachal, who lost two of his brothers to street violence said he's always tried to do what's best. "I had a rough upbringing, but I was always the one in the family that made the right decisions," said Rachal. "I don't know the full details because one was killed when I was born, and the other was killed when I was eight. I guess they were out doing something they had no business doing." As for his mother, Rachal said she's doing much better now as she receives shots to shrink the tumor in hopes of avoiding surgery, and her son is thankful that playing for the 49ers will keep him just a few hours from home. "My mom and dad will be able too drive a little five-hour drive, and come see the games," said Rachal. "Yeah, I'm very happy. I kind of stay close to home. Very happy." As a junior, Rachal picked up All-American and All-Pac-10 Conference first-team honors despite missing three games after he suffered right knee ligament damage in the Washington game. He posted 80 knockdowns when healthy, leading the way for an improved rushing attack that averaged 197.2 yards per game, compared to 128.0 yards
Author: WaterByTheBay415
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Added: April 28, 2008
