2009 NFL Draft
Encyclopedia
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League
(NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft
took place at Radio City Music Hall
in New York City
on April 25 and 26, 2009
. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00 p.m. EDT
, and five rounds on the second day starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT. To compensate for the time change from the previous year and in an effort to help shorten the draft, teams were no longer on the clock for 15 minutes in the first round and 10 minutes in the second round. Each team now had 10 minutes to make their selection in the first round and seven minutes in the second round. Rounds three through seven were shortened to five minutes per team. This was the first year that the NFL used this format and it was again changed the following year for the 2010 NFL Draft. The 2009 NFL Draft was televised by both NFL Network
and ESPN
and was the first to have cheerleaders. The Detroit Lions
, who became the first team in NFL history to finish a season at 0–16
, used the first selection in the draft to select University of Georgia
quarterback
Matthew Stafford
.
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD)indicates trades completed pre-draft.
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
took place at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
on April 25 and 26, 2009
2009 NFL season
The 2009 NFL season was the 90th regular season of the National Football League.The preseason started with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, and the regular season began September 10. The season ended with Super Bowl XLIV, the league's championship game, on February 7, 2010 at...
. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Eastern Time Zone
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, and five rounds on the second day starting at 10:00 a.m. EDT. To compensate for the time change from the previous year and in an effort to help shorten the draft, teams were no longer on the clock for 15 minutes in the first round and 10 minutes in the second round. Each team now had 10 minutes to make their selection in the first round and seven minutes in the second round. Rounds three through seven were shortened to five minutes per team. This was the first year that the NFL used this format and it was again changed the following year for the 2010 NFL Draft. The 2009 NFL Draft was televised by both NFL Network
NFL Network
NFL Network is an American television specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League . It was launched November 4, 2003, only eight months after the league's 32 team owners voted unanimously to approve its formation...
and ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and was the first to have cheerleaders. The Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, who became the first team in NFL history to finish a season at 0–16
2008 Detroit Lions season
The 2008 Detroit Lions season was the 79th season for the franchise in the National Football League. Although the Lions had a flawless preseason with a 4-0 record, the Lions became the first team in NFL history to compile an 0-16 record in regular season play. They were mathematically eliminated...
, used the first selection in the draft to select University of Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Matthew Stafford
Matthew Stafford
John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Lions first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Georgia....
.
Player selections
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Trade explanations
Supplemental draft selections
One player was selected in the 2009 Supplemental Draft:Notable undrafted players
| † | = Pro Bowl Pro Bowl In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those... er |
Selections by conference
Selection totals by college conference:| # | Conference | Players selected |
Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama... |
37 | I FBS |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities... |
32 | I FBS |
| 2 | Pac-10 Conference | 32 | I FBS |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving... |
28 | I FBS |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east... |
28 | I FBS |
| 6 | Big East Conference Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports... |
27 | I FBS |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... |
16 | I FBS |
| 8 | Conference USA Conference USA Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports... |
10 | I FBS |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members... |
10 | I FBS |
| 8 | Western Athletic Conference Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... |
10 | I FBS |
| 11 | Southland Conference Southland Conference The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision... |
4 | I FCS |
| 12 | Lone Star Conference Lone Star Conference The Lone Star Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico... |
4 | II |
| 13 | Colonial Athletic Association Colonial Athletic Association The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,... |
2 | I FCS |
| 13 | Sun Belt Conference Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions... |
2 | I FBS |
| 15 | Big South Conference Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. The conference's football teams are part of the Football Championship Subdivision... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Big Sky Conference Big Sky Conference The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II... |
1 | II |
| 15 | Great West Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Independent | 1 | I FBS |
| 15 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern United States... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Ohio Valley Conference Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics... |
1 | II |
| 15 | Southern Conference Southern Conference The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North... |
1 | I FCS |
| 15 | Ontario University Athletics Ontario University Athletics Ontario University Athletics is a regional membership association for Canadian universities which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public... |
1 | CIS Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association... |
Selections by position
| Round | QB | RB | FB | WR | TE | C | OG | OT | DE | DT | LB | CB | S | K | P | LS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6* | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 5* | 5* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8* | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 11 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 36* | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
See also
- List of first overall National Football League draft picks
- Mr. IrrelevantMr. Irrelevant"Mr. Irrelevant" is the title bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft.- Irrelevant Week :The name arose in 1976, when former Southern California and NFL receiver Paul Salata founded "Irrelevant Week" in Newport Beach, California. He announced the final...
– the list of last overall National Football League draft picks