With the first pick in the 2007 NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders chose LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell. Meanwhile Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, predicted by most draft experts to go in the top 10, is still waiting, as the Houston Texans picked Louisville DT Amobi Okoye with the 10th pick. Okoye, at 19, becomes the youngest player ever drafted by the NFL. The big question of the day, and the one the analysts on ESPN are still talking about, is how far Quinn will drop.

The top 10 picks:

1	Oakland		JaMarcus Russell - QB
2	Detroit		Calvin Johnson - WR
3	Cleveland		Joe Thomas - OT
4	Tampa Bay	Gaines Adams - DE
5	Arizona		Levi Brown - OT
6	Washington	Laron Landry - S
7	Minnesota	Adrian Peterson - RB
8	Atlanta		Jamaal Anderson - DE
9	Miami		Ted Ginn Jr. - WR
10	Houston		Amobi Okoye - DT

Full coverage here.

UPDATE BY BRENDAN: Quinn’s Aaron Rodgers-esque drop finally ended at the #22 spot, when the Cleveland Browns — who many thought would take Quinn with the #3 overall pick — drafted him after all when given a second chance.

P.S. Quinn’s Cleveland Browns will face Matt Leinart’s Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium on December 2. He’ll also get a rematch with JaMarcus Russell when Cleveland visits Oakland on September 23 — assuming Quinn and Russell are starting by then, that is. Long-term, Quinn also has the opportunity to start a nice interstate, interdivisional rivalry with Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals. Those teams play this year on September 16 and December 23.

• Red Sox 11, Yankees 4.
• The Yanks’ 7-game losing streak.
• Mariano Rivera’s 12.15 ERA.
• The American League East standings. Look who’s in first… and who’s in last.
• Imagining how the back pages of the New York papers will look in the morning.

P.S. The above things do not make Texasyank happy.

Visited the Grotto this afternoon, and saw this:

Whatever one thinks of the whole We are all Hokies, Orange and Maroon Effect concept, I think that particular mini-tribute is entirely appropriate, as it gets people thinking about those affected by the tragedy just as they’re arriving at an ideal place to be thinking about such things. I bet there have been a lot more prayers said and candles lit for the Virginia Tech victims and their families than otherwise would have been, because of that hat.

With the NFL Draft later today, ESPN is comparing last year’s draft class to this year’s, and they just advertised a SportsCenter segment that promises to answer the question of who’s better, Matt Leinart or Brady Quinn.

Umm… didn’t that game already happen? ;)