2008 NFL Draft - Player Selections

Player Selections

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Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard HB Halfback K Placekicker KR Kick returner
LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback
RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TB Tailback
TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Miami Dolphins Long, JakeJake Long† OT Michigan Big Ten
1 2 St. Louis Rams Long, ChrisChris Long† DE Virginia ACC
1 3 Atlanta Falcons Ryan, MattMatt Ryan† QB Boston College ACC
1 4 Oakland Raiders McFadden, DarrenDarren McFadden RB Arkansas SEC
1 5 Kansas City Chiefs Dorsey, GlennGlenn Dorsey DT LSU SEC
1 6 New York Jets Gholston, VernonVernon Gholston DE Ohio State Big Ten
1 7 New Orleans Saints Ellis, SedrickSedrick Ellis DT USC Pac-10
1 8 Jacksonville Jaguars Harvey, DerrickDerrick Harvey DE Florida SEC
1 9 Cincinnati Bengals Rivers, KeithKeith Rivers LB USC Pac-10
1 10 New England Patriots Mayo, JerodJerod Mayo† LB Tennessee SEC
1 11 Buffalo Bills McKelvin, LeodisLeodis McKelvin CB Troy Sun Belt
1 12 Denver Broncos Clady, RyanRyan Clady† OT Boise State
1 13 Carolina Panthers Stewart, JonathanJonathan Stewart RB Oregon Pac-10
1 14 Chicago Bears Williams, ChrisChris Williams OT Vanderbilt SEC
1 15 Kansas City Chiefs Albert, BrandenBranden Albert OT Virginia ACC
1 16 Arizona Cardinals Rodgers-Cromartie, DominiqueDominique Rodgers-Cromartie† CB Tennessee State OVC
1 17 Detroit Lions Cherilus, GosderGosder Cherilus OT Boston College ACC
1 18 Baltimore Ravens Flacco, JoeJoe Flacco QB Delaware CAA
1 19 Carolina Panthers Otah, JeffJeff Otah OT Pittsburgh
1 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Talib, AqibAqib Talib CB Kansas Big 12
1 21 Atlanta Falcons Baker, SamSam Baker OT USC Pac-10
1 22 Dallas Cowboys Jones, FelixFelix Jones RB Arkansas SEC
1 23 Pittsburgh Steelers Mendenhall, RashardRashard Mendenhall RB Illinois Big Ten
1 24 Tennessee Titans Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson† RB East Carolina
1 25 Dallas Cowboys Jenkins, MikeMike Jenkins† CB South Florida Big East
1 26 Houston Texans Brown, DuaneDuane Brown† OT Virginia Tech ACC
1 27 San Diego Chargers Cason, AntoineAntoine Cason CB Arizona Pac-10
1 28 Seattle Seahawks Jackson, LawrenceLawrence Jackson DE USC Pac-10
1 29 San Francisco 49ers Balmer, KentwanKentwan Balmer DT North Carolina ACC
1 30 New York Jets Keller, DustinDustin Keller TE Purdue Big Ten
1 30.5– New England Patriots selection forfeited due to "Spygate" scandal
1 31 New York Giants Phillips, KennyKenny Phillips S Miami (FL) ACC
2 32 Miami Dolphins Merling, PhillipPhillip Merling DE Clemson ACC
2 33 St. Louis Rams Avery, DonnieDonnie Avery WR Houston C-USA
2 34 Washington Redskins Thomas, DevinDevin Thomas WR Michigan State Big Ten
2 35 Kansas City Chiefs Flowers, BrandonBrandon Flowers CB Virginia Tech ACC
2 36 Green Bay Packers Nelson, JordyJordy Nelson WR Kansas State Big 12
2 37 Atlanta Falcons Lofton, CurtisCurtis Lofton LB Oklahoma Big 12
2 38 Seattle Seahawks Carlson, JohnJohn Carlson TE Notre Dame Ind.
2 39 San Francisco 49ers Rachal, ChiloChilo Rachal G USC Pac-10
2 40 New Orleans Saints Porter, TracyTracy Porter CB Indiana Big Ten
2 41 Buffalo Bills Hardy, JamesJames Hardy WR Indiana Big Ten
2 42 Denver Broncos Royal, EddieEddie Royal WR Virginia Tech ACC
2 43 Minnesota Vikings Johnson, TyrellTyrell Johnson S Arkansas State Sun Belt
2 44 Chicago Bears Forté, MattMatt Forté† RB Tulane
2 45 Detroit Lions Dizon, JordonJordon Dizon LB Colorado Big 12
2 46 Cincinnati Bengals Simpson, JeromeJerome Simpson WR Coastal Carolina Big South
2 47 Philadelphia Eagles Laws, TrevorTrevor Laws DT Notre Dame Ind.
2 48 Washington Redskins Davis, FredFred Davis TE USC Pac-10
2 49 Philadelphia Eagles Jackson, DeSeanDeSean Jackson† WR California Pac-10
2 50 Arizona Cardinals Campbell, CalaisCalais Campbell DE Miami (FL) ACC
2 51 Washington Redskins Kelly, MalcolmMalcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma Big 12
2 52 Jacksonville Jaguars Groves, QuentinQuentin Groves DE Auburn SEC
2 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Sweed, LimasLimas Sweed WR Texas Big 12
2 54 Tennessee Titans Jones, JasonJason Jones DT Eastern Michigan MAC
2 55 Baltimore Ravens Rice, RayRay Rice† RB Rutgers
2 56 Green Bay Packers Brohm, BrianBrian Brohm QB Louisville
2 57 Miami Dolphins Henne, ChadChad Henne QB Michigan Big Ten
2 58 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jackson, DexterDexter Jackson WR Appalachian State SoCon
2 59 Indianapolis Colts Pollak, MikeMike Pollak C Arizona State Pac-10
2 60 Green Bay Packers Lee, PatrickPatrick Lee CB Auburn SEC
2 61 Dallas Cowboys Bennett, MartellusMartellus Bennett TE Texas A&M Big 12
2 62 New England Patriots Wheatley, TerrenceTerrence Wheatley CB Colorado Big 12
2 63 New York Giants Thomas, TerrellTerrell Thomas CB USC Pac-10
3 64 Detroit Lions Smith, KevinKevin Smith RB Central Florida C-USA
3 65 St. Louis Rams Greco, JohnJohn Greco OT Toledo MAC
3 66 Miami Dolphins Langford, KendallKendall Langford DE Hampton MEAC
3 67 Carolina Panthers Godfrey, CharlesCharles Godfrey CB Iowa Big Ten
3 68 Atlanta Falcons Jackson, ChevisChevis Jackson CB LSU SEC
3 69 San Diego Chargers Hester, JacobJacob Hester FB LSU SEC
3 70 Chicago Bears Bennett, EarlEarl Bennett WR Vanderbilt SEC
3 71 Baltimore Ravens Gooden, TavaresTavares Gooden LB Miami (FL) ACC
3 72 Buffalo Bills Ellis, ChrisChris Ellis DE Virginia Tech ACC
3 73 Kansas City Chiefs Charles, JamaalJamaal Charles† RB Texas Big 12
3 74 Carolina Panthers Connor, DanDan Connor LB Penn State Big Ten
3 75 San Francisco 49ers Smith, ReggieReggie Smith CB Oklahoma Big 12
3 76 Kansas City Chiefs Cottam, BradBrad Cottam TE Tennessee SEC
3 77 Cincinnati Bengals Sims, PatPat Sims DT Auburn SEC
3 78 New England Patriots Crable, ShawnShawn Crable LB Michigan Big Ten
3 79 Houston Texans Molden, AntwaunAntwaun Molden CB Eastern Kentucky OVC
3 80 Philadelphia Eagles Smith, BryanBryan Smith DE McNeese State Southland
3 81 Arizona Cardinals Doucet, EarlyEarly Doucet WR LSU SEC
3 82 Kansas City Chiefs Morgan, DaJuanDaJuan Morgan S NC State ACC
3 83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Zuttah, JeremyJeremy Zuttah G Rutgers
3 84 Atlanta Falcons Douglas, HarryHarry Douglas WR Louisville
3 85 Tennessee Titans Stevens, CraigCraig Stevens TE California Pac-10
3 86 Baltimore Ravens Zbikowski, TomTom Zbikowski S Notre Dame Ind.
3 87 Detroit Lions Fluellen, AndreAndre Fluellen DT Florida State ACC
3 88 Pittsburgh Steelers Davis, BruceBruce Davis DE UCLA Pac-10
3 89 Houston Texans Slaton, SteveSteve Slaton RB West Virginia Big East
3 90 Chicago Bears Harrison, MarcusMarcus Harrison DT Arkansas SEC
3 91 Green Bay Packers Finley, JermichaelJermichael Finley TE Texas Big 12
3 92 Detroit Lions Avril, CliffCliff Avril DE Purdue Big Ten
3 93 Indianapolis Colts Wheeler, PhilipPhilip Wheeler LB Georgia Tech ACC
3 94 New England Patriots O'Connell, KevinKevin O'Connell QB San Diego State
3 95 New York Giants Manningham, MarioMario Manningham WR Michigan Big Ten
3* 96 Washington Redskins Rinehart, ChadChad Rinehart OT Northern Iowa Gateway
3* 97 Cincinnati Bengals Caldwell, AndreAndre Caldwell WR Florida SEC
3* 98 Atlanta Falcons DeCoud, ThomasThomas DeCoud† S California Pac-10
3* 99 Baltimore Ravens Cousins, OnielOniel Cousins OT UTEP C-USA
4 100 Oakland Raiders Branch, TyvonTyvon Branch CB Connecticut Big East
4 101 St. Louis Rams King, JustinJustin King CB Penn State Big Ten
4 102 Green Bay Packers Thompson, JeremyJeremy Thompson DE Wake Forest ACC
4 103 Tennessee Titans Hayes, WilliamWilliam Hayes DE Winston-Salem State Ind.
4 104 Cleveland Browns Bell, BeauBeau Bell LB UNLV MWC
4 105 Kansas City Chiefs Franklin, WilliamWilliam Franklin WR Missouri Big 12
4 106 Baltimore Ravens Smith, MarcusMarcus Smith WR New Mexico MWC
4 107 San Francisco 49ers Wallace, CodyCody Wallace C Texas A&M Big 12
4 108 Denver Broncos Lichtensteiger, KoryKory Lichtensteiger C Bowling Green MAC
4 109 Philadelphia Eagles McGlynn, MikeMike McGlynn G Pittsburgh
4 110 Miami Dolphins Murphy, ShawnShawn Murphy OT Utah State WAC
4 111 Cleveland Browns Rucker, MartinMartin Rucker TE Missouri Big 12
4 112 Cincinnati Bengals Collins, AnthonyAnthony Collins OT Kansas Big 12
4 113 New York Jets Lowery, DwightDwight Lowery CB San Jose State WAC
4 114 Buffalo Bills Corner, ReggieReggie Corner CB Akron MAC
4 115 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Moore, DreDre Moore DT Maryland
4 116 Arizona Cardinals Iwebema, KennyKenny Iwebema DE Iowa Big Ten
4 117 Philadelphia Eagles Demps, QuintinQuintin Demps S UTEP C-USA
4 118 Houston Texans Adibi, XavierXavier Adibi LB Virginia Tech ACC
4 119 Denver Broncos Williams, JackJack Williams CB Kent State MAC
4 120 Chicago Bears Steltz, CraigCraig Steltz S LSU SEC
4 121 Seattle Seahawks Bryant, RedRed Bryant DT Texas A&M Big 12
4 122 Dallas Cowboys Choice, TashardTashard Choice RB Georgia Tech ACC
4 123 New York Giants Kehl, BryanBryan Kehl LB BYU MWC
4 124 Washington Redskins Tryon, JustinJustin Tryon CB Arizona State Pac-10
4 124.5– San Diego Chargers selection forfeited because of use of 4th round selection in 2007 Supplemental Draft
4 125 Oakland Raiders Shields, ArmanArman Shields WR Richmond CAA
4 126 Tennessee Titans Hawkins, LavelleLavelle Hawkins WR California Pac-10
4 127 Indianapolis Colts Tamme, JacobJacob Tamme TE Kentucky SEC
4 128 St. Louis Rams Burton, KeenanKeenan Burton WR Kentucky SEC
4 129 New England Patriots Wilhite, JonathanJonathan Wilhite CB Auburn SEC
4 130 Pittsburgh Steelers Hills, TonyTony Hills OT Texas Big 12
4* 131 Philadelphia Eagles Ikegwuonu, JackJack Ikegwuonu CB Wisconsin Big Ten
4* 132 Buffalo Bills Fine, DerekDerek Fine TE Kansas Big 12
4* 133 Baltimore Ravens Hale, DavidDavid Hale OT Weber State Big Sky
4* 134 Tennessee Titans Keglar, StanfordStanford Keglar LB Purdue Big Ten
4* 135 Green Bay Packers Sitton, JoshJosh Sitton OT Central Florida C-USA
5 136 Detroit Lions Moore, KennethKenneth Moore WR Wake Forest ACC
5 137 Minnesota Vikings Booty, John DavidJohn David Booty QB USC Pac-10
5 138 Atlanta Falcons James, RobertRobert James LB Arizona State Pac-10
5 139 Denver Broncos Torain, RyanRyan Torain RB Arizona State Pac-10
5 140 Kansas City Chiefs Carr, BrandonBrandon Carr CB Grand Valley State GLIAC
5 141 Carolina Panthers Barnidge, GaryGary Barnidge TE Louisville
5 141.3– San Francisco 49ers selection forfeited as penalty for violating anti-tampering rules
5 141.7– Baltimore Ravens selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2007 Supplemental Draft
5 142 Chicago Bears Bowman, ZackaryZackary Bowman CB Nebraska Big 12
5 143 Dallas Cowboys Scandrick, OrlandoOrlando Scandrick CB Boise State
5 144 New Orleans Saints Pressley, DeMarioDeMario Pressley DT NC State ACC
5 145 Cincinnati Bengals Shirley, JasonJason Shirley DT Fresno State WAC
5 146 Detroit Lions Felton, JeromeJerome Felton† FB Furman SoCon
5 147 Buffalo Bills Bowen, AlvinAlvin Bowen LB Iowa State Big 12
5 148 Denver Broncos Powell, CarltonCarlton Powell DT Virginia Tech ACC
5 149 Arizona Cardinals Hightower, TimTim Hightower RB Richmond CAA
5 150 Green Bay Packers Giacomini, BrenoBreno Giacomini OT Louisville
5 151 Houston Texans Okam, FrankFrank Okam DT Texas Big 12
5 152 Minnesota Vikings Guion, LetroyLetroy Guion DT Florida State ACC
5 153 New England Patriots Slater, MatthewMatthew Slater† WR UCLA Pac-10
5 154 Atlanta Falcons Biermann, KroyKroy Biermann DE Montana Big Sky
5 155 Jacksonville Jaguars Williams, ThomasThomas Williams LB USC Pac-10
5 156 Pittsburgh Steelers Dixon, DennisDennis Dixon QB Oregon Pac-10
5 157 St. Louis Rams Schuening, RoyRoy Schuening G Oregon State Pac-10
5 158 Chicago Bears Davis, KellenKellen Davis TE Michigan State Big Ten
5 159 Jacksonville Jaguars Williams, TraeTrae Williams CB South Florida Big East
5 160 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Johnson, JoshJosh Johnson QB San Diego Pioneer
5 161 Indianapolis Colts Howard, MarcusMarcus Howard DE Georgia SEC
5 162 New York Jets Ainge, ErikErik Ainge QB Tennessee SEC
5 163 Seattle Seahawks Schmitt, OwenOwen Schmitt FB West Virginia Big East
5 164 New Orleans Saints Nicks, CarlCarl Nicks† OT Nebraska Big 12
5 165 New York Giants Goff, JonathanJonathan Goff LB Vanderbilt SEC
5* 166 San Diego Chargers Thomas, MarcusMarcus Thomas RB UTEP C-USA
6 167 Dallas Cowboys Walden, ErikErik Walden DE Middle Tennessee
6 168 Washington Redskins Brooks, DurantDurant Brooks P Georgia Tech ACC
6 169 Oakland Raiders Scott, TrevorTrevor Scott DE Buffalo MAC
6 170 Kansas City Chiefs Richardson, BarryBarry Richardson OT Clemson ACC
6 171 New York Jets Henry, MarcusMarcus Henry WR Kansas Big 12
6 172 Atlanta Falcons Brown, ThomasThomas Brown RB Georgia SEC
6 173 Houston Texans Barber, DominiqueDominique Barber S Minnesota Big Ten
6 174 San Francisco 49ers Morgan, JoshJosh Morgan WR Virginia Tech ACC
6 175 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hayes, GenoGeno Hayes LB Florida State ACC
6 176 Miami Dolphins Parmele, JalenJalen Parmele RB Toledo MAC
6 177 Cincinnati Bengals Lynch, CoreyCorey Lynch S Appalachian State SoCon
6 178 New Orleans Saints Mehlhaff, TaylorTaylor Mehlhaff K Wisconsin Big Ten
6 179 Buffalo Bills Omon, XavierXavier Omon RB NW Missouri State MIAA
6 180 Washington Redskins Moore, KareemKareem Moore S Nicholls State Southland
6 181 Carolina Panthers Hayden, NickNick Hayden DT Wisconsin Big Ten
6 182 Kansas City Chiefs Robinson, KevinKevin Robinson WR Utah State WAC
6 183 Denver Broncos Larsen, SpencerSpencer Larsen LB Arizona Pac-10
6 184 Philadelphia Eagles Gibson, MikeMike Gibson OT California Pac-10
6 185 Arizona Cardinals Harrington, ChrisChris Harrington DE Texas A&M Big 12
6 186 Washington Redskins Brennan, ColtColt Brennan QB Hawaiʻi WAC
6 187 Minnesota Vikings Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan C Notre Dame Ind.
6 188 Pittsburgh Steelers Humpal, MikeMike Humpal LB Iowa Big Ten
6 189 Seattle Seahawks Schmitt, TylerTyler Schmitt LS San Diego State
6 190 Cleveland Browns Rubin, AhtybaAhtyba Rubin DT Iowa State Big 12
6 191 Cleveland Browns Hubbard, PaulPaul Hubbard WR Wisconsin Big Ten
6 192 San Diego Chargers Tribble, DeJuanDeJuan Tribble CB Boston College ACC
6 193 Minnesota Vikings Johnson, JaymarJaymar Johnson WR Jackson State SWAC
6 194 Pittsburgh Steelers Mundy, RyanRyan Mundy S West Virginia Big East
6 195 Miami Dolphins Thomas, DonaldDonald Thomas G Connecticut Big East
6 196 Indianapolis Colts Santi, TomTom Santi TE Virginia ACC
6 197 New England Patriots Ruud, BoBo Ruud LB Nebraska Big 12
6 198 New York Giants Woodson, Andre'Andre' Woodson QB Kentucky SEC
6* 199 New York Giants Henderson, RobertRobert Henderson DE Southern Miss C-USA
6* 200 Philadelphia Eagles Mays, JoeJoe Mays LB North Dakota State Great West
6* 201 Indianapolis Colts Justice, SteveSteve Justice C Wake Forest ACC
6* 202 Indianapolis Colts Hart, MikeMike Hart RB Michigan Big Ten
6* 203 Philadelphia Eagles Studebaker, AndyAndy Studebaker DE Wheaton (IL) CCIW
6* 204 Miami Dolphins Hilliard, LexLex Hilliard RB Montana Big Sky
6* 205 Indianapolis Colts Garçon, PierrePierre Garçon WR Mount Union OAC
6* 206 Baltimore Ravens Nakamura, HarukiHaruki Nakamura S Cincinnati Big East
6* 207 Cincinnati Bengals Sherry, MattMatt Sherry TE Villanova CAA
7 208 Chicago Bears Baldwin, ErvinErvin Baldwin DE Michigan State Big Ten
7 209 Green Bay Packers Flynn, MattMatt Flynn QB LSU SEC
7 210 Kansas City Chiefs Johnston, BrianBrian Johnston DE Gardner-Webb Big South
7 211 New York Jets Garner, NateNate Garner OT Arkansas SEC
7 212 Atlanta Falcons Fontenot, WilreyWilrey Fontenot CB Arizona Pac-10
7 213 Jacksonville Jaguars Washington, ChaunceyChauncey Washington RB USC Pac-10
7 214 San Francisco 49ers Grant, LarryLarry Grant LB Ohio State Big Ten
7 215 Baltimore Ravens Harper, JustinJustin Harper WR Virginia Tech ACC
7 216 Detroit Lions Cohen, LandonLandon Cohen DT Ohio MAC
7 217 Green Bay Packers Swain, BrettBrett Swain WR San Diego State
7 218 Detroit Lions Campbell, CalebCaleb Campbell S Army Ind.
7 219 Buffalo Bills Bell, DemetriusDemetrius Bell OT Northwestern State Southland
7 220 Denver Broncos Barrett, JoshJosh Barrett S Arizona State Pac-10
7 221 Carolina Panthers Taylor, HileeHilee Taylor LB North Carolina ACC
7 222 Chicago Bears Adams, ChesterChester Adams G Georgia SEC
7 223 Houston Texans Brink, AlexAlex Brink QB Washington State Pac-10
7 224 Buffalo Bills Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson WR Kentucky SEC
7 225 Arizona Cardinals Keith, BrandonBrandon Keith OT Northern Iowa Gateway
7 226 Oakland Raiders Schilens, ChazChaz Schilens WR San Diego State
7 227 Denver Broncos Hillis, PeytonPeyton Hillis FB Arkansas SEC
7 228 St. Louis Rams Chamberlain, ChrisChris Chamberlain LB Tulsa C-USA
7 229 Tennessee Titans Williams, CaryCary Williams CB Washburn MIAA
7 230 Philadelphia Eagles Dunlap, KingKing Dunlap OT Auburn SEC
7 231 Cleveland Browns Hall, AlexAlex Hall LB St. Augustine's CIAA
7 232 Atlanta Falcons Zinger, KeithKeith Zinger TE LSU SEC
7 233 Seattle Seahawks Forsett, JustinJustin Forsett RB California Pac-10
7 234 San Diego Chargers Clark, CoreyCorey Clark OT Texas A&M Big 12
7 235 Seattle Seahawks Coutu, BrandonBrandon Coutu K Georgia SEC
7 236 Indianapolis Colts Richard, JameyJamey Richard C Buffalo MAC
7 237 New Orleans Saints Arrington, AdrianAdrian Arrington WR Michigan Big Ten
7 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Boyd, CoryCory Boyd RB South Carolina SEC
7 239 Kansas City Chiefs Merritt, MikeMike Merritt TE Central Florida C-USA
7* 240 Baltimore Ravens Patrick, AllenAllen Patrick RB Oklahoma Big 12
7* 241 Carolina Panthers Schwartz, GeoffGeoff Schwartz OT Oregon Pac-10
7* 242 Washington Redskins Jackson, RobRob Jackson DE Kansas State Big 12
7* 243 Chicago Bears LaRocque, JoeyJoey LaRocque LB Oregon State Pac-10
7* 244 Cincinnati Bengals Craig, AngeloAngelo Craig DE Cincinnati Big East
7* 245 Miami Dolphins Dotson, LionelLionel Dotson DE Arizona Pac-10
7* 246 Cincinnati Bengals Urrutia, MarioMario Urrutia WR Louisville
7* 247 Chicago Bears Barton, KirkKirk Barton OT Ohio State Big Ten
7* 248 Chicago Bears Monk, MarcusMarcus Monk WR Arkansas SEC
7* 249 Washington Redskins Horton, ChrisChris Horton S UCLA Pac-10
7* 250 Carolina Panthers Bernadeau, MackenzyMackenzy Bernadeau G Bentley NE-10
7* 251 Buffalo Bills Cox, KennardKennard Cox CB Pittsburgh
7* 252 St. Louis Rams Vobora, DavidDavid Vobora LB Idaho

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