Vernon Gholston
Notes on the New York Jets' two selections during Saturday's first two rounds of the 2008 NFL Draft:
Jets' First-Day Picks
Round 1 (No. 6) —Vernon Gholston, OLB, Ohio State
Round 1 (No. 30) —Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
Trade details
Jets get:Round 1 (No. 30): Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
Packers get:Round 2 (No. 36): Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State; Round 4 (No. 113)
Vernon Gholston is the 10th Ohio State player drafted by the Jets
Dave Foley T, Round 1, 1969
Rich Seifert, S, Round 8, 1973
Mike Bartoszek, TE, Round 17, 1975
Ed Thompson, LB, Round 8, 1977
Chris Ward, T, Round 1, 1978
Al Washington, LB, Round 4, 1981
Mike Nugent, K, Round 2, 2005
Nick Mangold, C, Round 1, 2006
Anthony Schlegel, LB, Round 3, 2006
Dustin Keller is the fifth Purdue players drafted by the Jets
Gary Roberts, G, Round 11, 1969
Tom Bayless, DT, Round 15, 1970
Scott Dierking, RB, Round 4, 1977
Derrick Kelson, CB, Round 11, 1990
First-round LBs drafted by the Jets
1970 — Mike Taylor, Michigan, 20th pick
1982 — Bob Crable, Notre Dame, 23rd pick
1989 — Jeff Lageman, Virginia, 14th pick
1993 — Marvin Jones, Florida State, 4th pick
1997 — James Farrior, Virginia, 8th pick
2002 — Bryan Thomas (DE/LB), Alabama-Birmingham, 22nd pick
2004 — Jonathan Vilma, Miami, 12th pick
First-round TEs drafted by the Jets
1972 — Jerome Barkum (WR/TE), Jackson State, 9th pick
1992 — Johnny Mitchell, Nebraska, 15th pick
1995 — Kyle Brady, Penn State, 9th pick
2000 — Anthony Becht, West Virginia, 27th pick
Years with at least two first-round picks
1965 —Joe Namath, QB, Alabama, 1st pick; Tom Nowatzke, FB, Indiana, 4th pick
1972 —Jerome Barkum, TE, Jackson State, 9th pick; Mike Taylor, LB, Michigan, 20th pick
1984 —Russell Carter, DB, SMU, 10th pick; Ron Faurot, DE, Arkansas, 15th pick
1995 —Kyle Brady, TE, Penn State, 9th pick; Hugh Douglas, DE, Central State (Ohio), 15th pick
2000 —Shaun Ellis, DE, Tennessee, 12th pick; John Abraham, DE, South Carolina, 13th pick; Chad Pennington, QB, Marshall, 18th pick; Anthony Becht, TE, West Virginia, 27th pick
2006 —D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia, 4th pick; Nick Mangold, C, Ohio State, 29th pick
Jets' No. 6 overall picks
1971 —John Riggins, RB, Kansas
1974 — Carl Barzilauskas, DT, Indiana
1976 — Richard Todd, QB, Alabama
Jets' No. 30 overall picks
1966 — Phil Sheridan, E, Notre Dame (Round 4)
1981 —Marion Barber, RB, Minnesota (Round 2)
