NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft by Stars
Recruiting class to draft outcomes for the 2008 NFL Draft.
Total Drafted
251
2008 draft
5-Star
14
5.6% of draftees
4-Star
29
11.6% of draftees
3-Star
30
12.0% of draftees
01 · ELITE TIER
5-Star Recruits
42.4%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
14
Recruited
33
% of Draftees
5.6%
% of Recruits
0.5%
12.9×more likely to be drafted
02 · BLUE CHIP
4-Star Recruits
8.3%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
29
Recruited
350
% of Draftees
11.6%
% of Recruits
1.1%
2.5×more likely to be drafted
03 · PROSPECT
3-Star Recruits
3.3%DRAFTRATE
Drafted
30
Recruited
912
% of Draftees
12.0%
% of Recruits
1.2%
Baselinecomparison tier
Draft Talent · By State
Sorted by Draft Talent Ratio — blue chip share ÷ population share
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9.3% | <1% | 987% |
| 02 | Oklahoma | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0% | 1% | 583% |
| 03 | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7.0% | 1% | 477% |
| 04 | Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7.0% | 3% | 272% |
| 05 | Iowa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2.3% | <1% | 236% |
| 06 | Oregon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.3% | 1% | 187% |
| 07 | Pennsylvania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0% | 4% | 169% |
| 08 | Kentucky | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.3% | 1% | 165% |
| 09 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.7% | 3% | 153% |
| 10 | Alabama | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.3% | 2% | 151% |
| 11 | Colorado | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.3% | 2% | 143% |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.3% | 2% | 126% |
| 13 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.3% | 2% | 125% |
| 14 | Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.7% | 4% | 123% |
| 15 | Missouri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.3% | 2% | 119% |
| 16 | Texas | 1 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9.3% | 8% | 116% |
| 17 | Florida | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 7.0% | 6% | 115% |
| 18 | Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.3% | 2% | 108% |
| 19 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.3% | 3% | 73% |
| 20 | Michigan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.3% | 3% | 71% |
| 21 | California | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 7.0% | 12% | 58% |
| 22 | Illinois | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.3% | 4% | 55% |
| 23 | New York | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.3% | 6% | 36% |
| 24 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 25 | Arizona | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0% | 2% | 0% |
| 26 | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | 1% | 0% |
| 27 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 28 | District Of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 29 | Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 30 | Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 31 | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | 2% | 0% |
| 32 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 33 | Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 34 | Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 2% | 0% |
| 35 | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% | 2% | 0% |
| 36 | Mississippi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 37 | Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 38 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 39 | Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 41 | New Jersey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% | 3% | 0% |
| 42 | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 43 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 45 | South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | 1% | 0% |
| 46 | South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 47 | Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% | 2% | 0% |
| 48 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 49 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 50 | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |
| 51 | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | <1% | 0% |