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1996 NFL Draft

1996 NFL Draft
1996 NFL draft logo
General information
Date(s)April 20–21, 1996
LocationParamount Theatre at MSG
in New York City, NY
Network(s)ESPN
Overview
254 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionKeyshawn Johnson, WR
New York Jets
Mr. IrrelevantSam Manuel, LB
San Francisco 49ers
Most selections (13)New England Patriots
Fewest selections (5)Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers

The 1996 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[1][2] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

This draft is considered one of the best draft classes ever for the position of wide receiver. Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Marvin Harrison, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Terrell Owens, Muhsin Muhammad, Amani Toomer, Jermaine Lewis, and Joe Horn have all achieved success in the pros, with all except Kennison, Engram, and Toomer having reached the Pro Bowl at least once, and a total of 26 Pro Bowl appearances for the group. In addition to the class having had several successful receivers, none of the five wide receivers drafted in the first round have been busts, as all of them spent at least a reasonable amount of time as starters in the NFL. Combined, 1996 wide receivers (through the end of the 2006 season) have totalled 7,646 receptions for 105,866 yards, eclipsing any other class by more than 1,000 receptions and 10,000 yards.[3]

It was also one of the best draft years for middle linebackers, with Hall of Famer Ray Lewis and Hall candidate Zach Thomas selected. Lewis won Super Bowl XXXV and was selected MVP of that game. Lewis also won Super Bowl XLVII in the final game of his career, and made 13 career Pro Bowls while Thomas has made 7. Other linebackers who made at least one Pro Bowl from this draft are Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Hardy, Simeon Rice, John Mobley, and Donnie Edwards. Randall Godfrey, Earl Holmes, and Carlos Emmons also had solid careers in the league. Ironically, ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper said before the draft that it was one of the weakest for the position, which he would ultimately be proven wrong.

In contrast to its successes at wide receiver and linebacker, the 1996 draft had often been rated as the worst ever for quarterbacks.[4] None of the eight drafted quarterbacks made the Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team. Half of the drafted quarterbacks never threw one pass in the NFL. As of 2020, this remains the last draft without a quarterback selected in the first round. Previously, the 1988 draft had been the last with no quarterback selected in the first round.[note 1]

The draft also saw one of the longest waits for a player in attendance of the draft, as Leeland McElroy waited until being selected in the 2nd round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 32nd pick. McElroy, who ended up being a draft bust, would set the precedent for later players who've waited while in attendance, including Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers, who unlike McElroy would go on to successful NFL careers.

On draft day, the St. Louis Rams traded running back Jerome Bettis and a third round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a second round pick for that year, as well as a fourth round pick the following year. The trade was made immediately after the Rams drafted Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips. Bettis went on to have a successful career with the Steelers as well as being one of the team's most popular players, while the Rams wouldn't have another feature back until they traded for Marshall Faulk three years later due to Phillips' off-field problems.

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
¤ = extra selection awarded to expansion team
† = Pro Bowler[note 2]
‡ = Hall of Famer[note 3]
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 New York Jets Keyshawn Johnson † WR USC Pac-10
1 2 Jacksonville Jaguars Kevin Hardy † LB Illinois Big Ten
1 3 Arizona Cardinals Simeon Rice † DE Illinois Big Ten
1 4 Baltimore Ravens Jonathan Ogdendouble-dagger† OT UCLA Pac-10
1 5 New York Giants Cedric Jones DE Oklahoma Big Eight
1 6 St. Louis Rams Lawrence Phillips RB Nebraska Big Eight from Washington [R1 - 1]
1 7 New England Patriots Terry Glenn † WR Ohio State Big Ten
1 8 Carolina Panthers Tim Biakabutuka RB Michigan Big Ten
1 9 Oakland Raiders Rickey Dudley TE Ohio State Big Ten from Houston [R1 - 2]
1 10 Cincinnati Bengals Willie Anderson † OT Auburn SEC
1 11 New Orleans Saints Alex Molden CB Oregon Pac-10
1 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Regan Upshaw DE California Pac-10
1 13 Chicago Bears Walt Harris † CB Mississippi State SEC from St. Louis [R1 - 3]
1 14 Houston Oilers Eddie George † RB Ohio State Big Ten from Seattle [R1 - 4]
1 15 Denver Broncos John Mobley LB Kutztown PSAC
1 16 Minnesota Vikings Duane Clemons DE California Pac-10
1 17 Detroit Lions Reggie Brown LB Texas A&M SWC from Oakland via Houston and Seattle [R1 - 5]
1 18 St. Louis Rams Eddie Kennison WR LSU SEC from Chicago [R1 - 6]
1 19 Indianapolis Colts Marvin Harrisondouble-dagger† WR Syracuse Big East from Atlanta [R1 - 7]
1 20 Miami Dolphins Daryl Gardener DT Baylor SWC
1 21 Seattle Seahawks Pete Kendall OT Boston College Big East from San Diego via Detroit [R1 - 8]
1 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Marcus Jones DE North Carolina ACC from Indianapolis [R1 - 9]
1 23 Detroit Lions Jeff Hartings † G Penn State Big Ten
1 24 Buffalo Bills Eric Moulds † WR Mississippi State SEC
1 25 Philadelphia Eagles Jermane Mayberry † OT Texas A&M–Kingsville LSC
1 26 Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewisdouble-dagger† LB Miami (FL) Big East from San Francisco [R1 - 10]
1 27 Green Bay Packers John Michels OT USC Pac-10
1 28 Kansas City Chiefs Jerome Woods † FS Memphis Ind. (I-A)
1 29 Pittsburgh Steelers Jamain Stephens OT North Carolina A&T MEAC
1 30 Washington Redskins Andre Johnson OT Penn State Big Ten from Dallas [R1 - 11]
2 31 New York Jets Alex Van Dyke WR Nevada Big West
2 32 Arizona Cardinals Leeland McElroy RB Texas A&M SWC
2 33 Jacksonville Jaguars Tony Brackens † DE Texas SWC
2 34 New York Giants Amani Toomer WR Michigan Big Ten
2 35 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Alstott † FB Purdue Big Ten from Baltimore [R2 - 1]
2 36 New England Patriots Lawyer Milloy † SS Washington Pac-10
2 37 Dallas Cowboys Kavika Pittman DE McNeese State Southland from Washington [R2 - 2]
2 38 Houston Oilers Bryant Mix DE Alcorn State SWAC
2 39 Cincinnati Bengals Marco Battaglia TE Rutgers Big East
2 40 New Orleans Saints Je'Rod Cherry SS California Pac-10
2 41 San Diego Chargers Bryan Still WR Virginia Tech Big East from Tampa Bay [R2 - 3]
2 42 St. Louis Rams Tony Banks QB Michigan State Big Ten
2 43 Carolina Panthers Muhsin Muhammad † WR Michigan State Big Ten
2 44 Denver Broncos Tory James † CB LSU SEC
2 45 Minnesota Vikings James Manley DT Vanderbilt SEC
2 46 San Francisco 49ers Israel Ifeanyi DE USC Pac-10 from Oakland [R2 - 4]
2 47 Seattle Seahawks Fred Thomas CB Tennessee-Martin OVC
2 48 Houston Oilers Jason Layman OT Tennessee SEC from Atlanta via Oakland [R2 - 5]
2 49 Dallas Cowboys Randall Godfrey LB Georgia SEC from Miami [R2 - 6]
2 50 San Diego Chargers Patrick Sapp LB Clemson ACC
2 51 Indianapolis Colts Dedric Mathis CB Houston SWC
2 52 Chicago Bears Bobby Engram WR Penn State Big Ten
2 53 Buffalo Bills Gabe Northern DE LSU SEC
2 54 Philadelphia Eagles Jason Dunn TE Eastern Kentucky OVC
2 55 Baltimore Ravens DeRon Jenkins CB Tennessee SEC from Detroit via Denver [R2 - 7]
2 56 Green Bay Packers Derrick Mayes WR Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
2 57 Oakland Raiders Lance Johnstone DE Temple Big East from San Francisco via Oakland and New England [R2 - 8]
2 58 Kansas City Chiefs Reggie Tongue SS Oregon State Pac-10
2 59 St. Louis Rams Ernie Conwell TE Washington Pac-10 from Pittsburgh [R2 - 9]
2 60 Jacksonville Jaguars Michael Cheever C Georgia Tech ACC from Dallas via Miami. [R2 - 10]
2* 61 Philadelphia Eagles Brian Dawkinsdouble-dagger† FS Clemson ACC
3 62 New York Jets Ray Mickens CB Texas A&M SWC
3 63 Jacksonville Jaguars Aaron Beasley CB West Virginia Big East
3 64 Arizona Cardinals Johnny McWilliams TE USC Pac-10
3 65 Denver Broncos Detron Smith † RB Texas A&M SWC from Baltimore [R3 - 1]
3 66 New York Giants Roman Oben OT Louisville Ind. (I-A)
3 67 Dallas Cowboys Clay Shiver C Florida State ACC from Washington [R3 - 2]
3 68 Kansas City Chiefs John Browning DT West Virginia Big East from New England [R3 - 3]
3 69 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Blackman G Illinois Big Ten
3 70 New Orleans Saints Brady Smith DE Colorado State WAC
3 71 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donnie Abraham † CB East Tenn. State SoCon
3 72 Pittsburgh Steelers Steve Conley LB Arkansas SEC from St. Louis [R3 - 4]
3 73 Carolina Panthers Winslow Oliver RB New Mexico WAC
3 74 Houston Oilers Terry Killens LB Penn State Big Ten
3 75 Minnesota Vikings Moe Williams RB Kentucky SEC
3 76 Detroit Lions Ryan Stewart S Georgia Tech ACC from Oakland via New England [R3 - 5]
3 77 Seattle Seahawks Robert Barr  OT Rutgers Big East
3 78 Denver Broncos Mark Campbell DT Florida SEC
3¤ 79 Miami Dolphins Dorian Brew CB Kansas Big Eight from Jacksonville [R3 - 6]
3 80 Miami Dolphins Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar RB UCLA Pac-10
3 81 San Diego Chargers Brian Roche TE San Jose State Big West
3 82 Indianapolis Colts Scott Slutzker TE Iowa Big Ten
3 83 St. Louis Rams Jerald Moore RB Oklahoma Big Eight from Chicago [R3 - 7]
3 84 Atlanta Falcons Shannon Brown  DT Alabama SEC
3 85 Philadelphia Eagles Bobby Hoying QB Ohio State Big Ten
3 86 New England Patriots Tedy Bruschi † LB Arizona Pac-10 from Detroit [R3 - 8]
3 87 Buffalo Bills Matt Stevens SS Appalachian State SoCon
3¤ 88 Carolina Panthers J.C. Price  DT Virginia Tech Big East
3 89 San Francisco 49ers Terrell Owensdouble-dagger† WR Chattanooga SoCon
3 90 Green Bay Packers Mike Flanagan † C UCLA Pac-10
3 91 Seattle Seahawks Reggie Brown RB Fresno State WAC from Kansas City and Detroit [R3 - 9]
3 92 Pittsburgh Steelers Jon Witman FB Penn State Big Ten
3 – Dallas Cowboys Dallas forfeited their 1996 third-round selection after selecting DT Darren Benson in the 1995 supplemental draft.
3* 93 Green Bay Packers Tyrone Williams CB Nebraska Big Eight
3* 94 Dallas Cowboys Stepfret Williams WR Louisiana Monroe Southland
3* 95 Dallas Cowboys Mike Ulufale DE BYU WAC
4 96 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jason Odom OT Florida SEC from N.Y. Jets [R4 - 1]
4 97 Minnesota Vikings Hunter Goodwin G Texas A&M SWC from Arizona [R4 - 2]
4 98 Kansas City Chiefs Donnie Edwards † LB UCLA Pac-10 from Jacksonville via Miami [R4 - 3]
4 99 Seattle Seahawks Phillip Daniels DE Georgia SEC from N.Y. Giants via Dallas, Miami and Jacksonville [R4 - 4]
4 100 Denver Broncos Jeff Lewis QB Northern Arizona Big Sky from Baltimore [R4 - 5]
4 101 New England Patriots Heath Irwin G Colorado Big Eight
4 102 Washington Redskins Stephen Davis † RB Auburn SEC
4 103 New Orleans Saints Ricky Whittle RB Oregon Pac-10
4 104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Eric Austin  S Jackson State SWAC
4 105 St. Louis Rams Percell Gaskins LB Kansas State Big Eight
4 106 Carolina Panthers Norberto Davidds-Garrido OT USC Pac-10
4 107 Houston Oilers Kendrick Burton DE Alabama SEC
4 108 Cincinnati Bengals Jevon Langford DE Oklahoma State Big Eight
4 109 Houston Oilers Jon Runyan † OT Michigan Big Ten from Oakland [R4 - 6]
4 110 Jacksonville Jaguars Reggie Barlow WR Alabama State SWAC from Seattle [R4 - 7]
4 111 Carolina Panthers Emmanuel McDaniel CB East Carolina Ind. (I-A) from Denver [R4 - 8]
4 112 Arizona Cardinals Aaron Graham C Nebraska Big Eight from Minnesota [R4 - 9]
4¤ 113 Miami Dolphins Kirk Pointer  CB Austin Peay OVC from Jacksonville via Kansas City [R4 - 10]
4 114 San Diego Chargers Charlie Jones WR Fresno State WAC
4 115 Indianapolis Colts Brian Milne RB Penn State Big Ten
4 116 Chicago Bears Paul Grasmanis DT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
4 117 Atlanta Falcons Richard Huntley RB Winston-Salem State CIAA
4 118 Miami Dolphins Stanley Pritchett FB South Carolina SEC
4 119 New England Patriots Chris Sullivan DT Boston College Big East from Detroit [R4 - 11]
4 120 Buffalo Bills Sean Moran DE Colorado State WAC
4 121 Philadelphia Eagles Ray Farmer LB Duke ACC
4¤ 122 Denver Broncos Darrius Johnson CB Oklahoma Big Eight from Carolina [R4 - 12]
4 123 Green Bay Packers Chris Darkins RB Minnesota Big Ten
4 124 New England Patriots Kantroy Barber RB West Virginia Big East from San Francisco via Oakland [R4 - 13]
4 125 Miami Dolphins LaCurtis Jones LB Baylor SWC from Kansas City [R4 - 14]
4 126 Pittsburgh Steelers Earl Holmes LB Florida A&M MEAC
4 127 Atlanta Falcons Juran Bolden CB Mississippi Delta CC MACJC from Dallas [R4 - 15]
4* 128 San Francisco 49ers Daryl Price  LB Colorado Big Eight
4* 129 Detroit Lions Brad Ford DB Alabama SEC
4* 130 New York Giants Danny Kanell QB Florida State ACC
4* 131 Seattle Seahawks Eric Unverzagt LB Wisconsin Big Ten
4* 132 Pittsburgh Steelers Jahine Arnold WR Fresno State WAC
5 133 New York Jets Marcus Coleman CB Texas Tech SWC
5 134 Miami Dolphins Jerris McPhail RB East Carolina Ind. (I-A) from Jacksonville [R5 - 1]
5 135 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Horn † WR Itawamba CC MACJC from Arizona [R5 - 2]
5 136 New Orleans Saints Mercury Hayes WR Michigan Big Ten from Baltimore [R5 - 3]
5 137 Arizona Cardinals James Dexter OT South Carolina SEC from N.Y. Giants via Minnesota [R5 - 4]
5 138 Washington Redskins Leomont Evans S Clemson ACC
5 139 New England Patriots John Elmore  G Texas SWC
5 140 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jason Maniecki DT Wisconsin Big Ten
5 141 St. Louis Rams Fred Miller OT Baylor SWC
5 142 Carolina Panthers Marquette Smith RB Central Florida Ind. (I-AA)
5 143 Houston Oilers Rayna Stewart S Northern Arizona Big Sky
5 144 Cincinnati Bengals Greg Myers S Colorado State WAC
5 145 New Orleans Saints Tom Ackerman G Eastern Washington Big Sky
5 146 Jacksonville Jaguars Jimmy Herndon G Houston SWC from Seattle [R5 - 5]
5 147 Philadelphia Eagles Whit Marshall LB Georgia SEC from Denver [R5 - 6]
5 148 Minnesota Vikings Sean Boyd  DB North Carolina ACC
5 149 New England Patriots Christian Peter DT Nebraska Big Eight from Oakland [R5 - 7]
5¤ 150 Miami Dolphins Shane Burton DT Tennessee SEC from Jacksonville [R5 - 8]
5 151 Indianapolis Colts Steve Martin DT Missouri Big Eight
5 152 Chicago Bears Chris Villarrial G IUP PSAC
5 153 Baltimore Ravens Jermaine Lewis † WR Maryland ACC from Atlanta [R5 - 9]
5 154 Miami Dolphins Zach Thomas † LB Texas Tech SWC
5 155 San Diego Chargers Junior Soli  DT Arkansas SEC
5 156 Buffalo Bills Raymond Jackson DB Colorado State WAC
5 157 Dallas Cowboys Kenneth McDaniel DB Norfolk State CIAA from Philadelphia via Baltimore [R5 - 10]
5 158 Detroit Lions Kerwin Waldroup DT Central State Ind. (NAIA)
5¤ 159 Denver Broncos Patrick Jeffers WR Virginia ACC from Carolina [R5 - 11]
5 160 San Francisco 49ers Iheanyi Uwaezuoke WR California Pac-10
5 161 Arizona Cardinals Harry Stamps  OT Oklahoma Big Eight from Green Bay via Kansas City [R5 - 12]
5 162 Arizona Cardinals Dell McGee DB Auburn SEC from Kansas City [R5 - 13]
5 163 Pittsburgh Steelers Israel Rayborn  DE North Alabama Gulf South
5 164 Atlanta Falcons Gary Bandy  LB Baylor SWC from Dallas [R5 - 14]
5* 165 New Orleans Saints Terry Guess  WR Gardner–Webb SAC
5* 166 Oakland Raiders La'Roi Glover † DT San Diego State WAC
5* 167 Dallas Cowboys Alan Campos LB Louisville Ind. (I-A)
6 168 New York Jets Hugh Hunter  DE Hampton MEAC
6 169 Arizona Cardinals Mike Foley  DE New Hampshire Yankee
6 170 Jacksonville Jaguars John Fisher  DB Missouri Western State MIAA
6 171 New York Giants Doug Colman LB Nebraska Big Eight
6 172 Baltimore Ravens Dexter Daniels LB Florida SEC
6 173 New England Patriots Chris Griffin  TE New Mexico WAC
6 174 Washington Redskins Kelvin Kinney DE Virginia State CIAA
6 175 St. Louis Rams Derrick Harris RB Miami (FL) Big East
6 176 Kansas City Chiefs Dietrich Jells WR Pittsburgh Big East from Carolina [R6 - 1]
6 177 Houston Oilers Anthony Dorsett S Pittsburgh Big East
6 178 Cincinnati Bengals Tom Tumulty LB Pittsburgh Big East
6 179 New Orleans Saints Keno Hills OT SW Louisiana Big West
6 180 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nilo Silvan WR Tennessee SEC
6 181 Denver Broncos Tony Veland S Nebraska Big Eight
6 182 New York Giants Scott Galyon LB Tennessee SEC
6 183 Oakland Raiders Tim Hall  RB Robert Morris Ind.
6 184 Seattle Seahawks Reggie Green  G Florida SEC
6¤ 185 Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Doering WR Florida SEC
6¤ 186 Baltimore Ravens James Roe WR Norfolk State CIAA from Jacksonville [R6 - 2]
6 187 Chicago Bears Jon Clark OT Temple Big East
6 188 Atlanta Falcons Craig Sauer LB Minnesota Big Ten
6 189 Miami Dolphins Shawn Wooden S Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
6 190 San Diego Chargers Jim Mills  OT Idaho Big Sky
6 191 Indianapolis Colts Keith Conlin  OT Penn State Big Ten
6¤ 192 San Diego Chargers Bryan Stoltenberg C Colorado Big Eight from Carolina via Pittsburgh [R6 - 3]
6¤ 193 Carolina Panthers Scott Greene RB Michigan State Big Ten
6 194 Philadelphia Eagles Steve White DE Tennessee SEC
6 195 New England Patriots Marrio Grier  RB Tennessee-Chattanooga SoCon from Detroit [R6 - 4]
6 196 Buffalo Bills Leon Neal RB Washington Pac-10
6 197 Philadelphia Eagles Tony Johnson TE Alabama SEC from Green Bay [R6 - 5]
6 198 San Francisco 49ers Stephen Pitts  RB Penn State Big Ten
6 199 Kansas City Chiefs Phillip Riley WR Florida State ACC from Kansas City [R6 - 6]
6 200 Pittsburgh Steelers Orpheus Roye DE Florida State ACC
6 201 St. Louis Rams Hayward Clay TE Texas A&M SWC from Dallas via Chicago [R6 - 7]
6* 202 Buffalo Bills Dusty Zeigler C Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
6* 203 Pittsburgh Steelers Spence Fischer QB Duke ACC
6* 204 New Orleans Saints Toderick Malone  WR Alabama SEC
6* 205 Indianapolis Colts Mike Cawley QB James Madison Yankee
6* 206 New England Patriots Devin Wyman DE Kentucky State Ind. (Div. II)
6* 207 Dallas Cowboys Wendell Davis CB Oklahoma Big Eight
6* 208 Green Bay Packers Marco Rivera † G Penn State Big Ten
6* 209 Seattle Seahawks T.J. Cunningham S Colorado Big Eight
7 210 New York Jets Chris Hayes S Washington State Pac-10
7 211 Kansas City Chiefs Ben Lynch C California Pac-10 from Jacksonville
7 212 Arizona Cardinals Jarius Hayes TE North Alabama Gulf South
7 213 Denver Broncos Leslie Ratliffe  OT Tennessee SEC from Baltimore [R7 - 1]
7 214 New York Giants Conrad Hamilton CB Eastern New Mexico LSC
7 215 Washington Redskins Jeremy Asher  LB Oregon Pac-10
7 216 New England Patriots Lovett Purnell TE West Virginia Big East
7 217 Carolina Panthers Donnell Baker WR Southern SWAC
7 218 Houston Oilers Mike Archie RB Penn State Big Ten
7 219 Cincinnati Bengals Rod Jones OT Kansas Big Eight
7 220 Oakland Raiders Sedric Clark DE Tulsa Ind. (I-A) from New Orleans [R7 - 2]
7 221 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reggie Rusk CB Kentucky SEC
7 222 St. Louis Rams Chuck Osborne DT Arizona Pac-10
7 223 Minnesota Vikings Jon Merrill  OT Duke ACC
7 224 Oakland Raiders Darius Smith  C Sam Houston State Southland
7 225 Seattle Seahawks Johnie Church  DE Florida SEC
7 226 Denver Broncos Chris Banks G Kansas Big Eight
7¤ 227 Jacksonville Jaguars Clarence Jones  WR Tennessee State OVC
7¤ 228 Jacksonville Jaguars Gregory Spann  WR Jackson State SWAC
7 229 Atlanta Falcons Ethan Brooks DE Williams NESCAC
7 230 Miami Dolphins Jeff Buckey G Stanford Pac-10
7 231 San Diego Chargers Freddie Bradley RB Sonoma State NCAC
7 232 Indianapolis Colts Adrian Robinson  CB Baylor SWC
7 233 Chicago Bears Marcus Keyes DT North Alabama Gulf South
7¤ 234 Carolina Panthers Kerry Hicks  DT Colorado Big Eight
7¤ 235 Denver Broncos L.T. Levine  RB Kansas Big Eight from Carolina [R7 - 3]
7 236 Denver Broncos Brian Gragert  P Wyoming WAC from Detroit [R7 - 4]
7 237 Buffalo Bills Dan Brandenburg DE Indiana State Gateway
7 238 Baltimore Ravens Jon Stark  QB Trinity International (IL) MSFA from Philadelphia [R7 - 5][5]
7 239 San Francisco 49ers Sean Manuel  TE New Mexico State Big West
7 240 Green Bay Packers Kyle Wachholtz QB USC Pac-10
7 241 Kansas City Chiefs Jeff Smith C Tennessee SEC
7 242 Pittsburgh Steelers Carlos Emmons LB Arkansas State Big West
7 243 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Wood RB Arizona State Pac-10
7* 244 Buffalo Bills Jay Riemersma TE Michigan Big Ten
7* 245 Kansas City Chiefs Darrell Williams  CB Tennessee State OVC
7* 246 New Orleans Saints Henry Lusk TE Utah WAC
7* 247 New England Patriots J.R. Conrad  OT Oklahoma Big Eight
7* 248 Oakland Raiders Joey Wylie  G Stephen F. Austin Southland
7* 249 Buffalo Bills Eric Smedley S Indiana Big Ten
7* 250 Washington Redskins DeAndre Maxwell  WR San Diego State WAC
7* 251 Miami Dolphins Brice Hunter WR Georgia SEC
7* 252 Green Bay Packers Keith McKenzie LB Ball State MAC
7* 253 Chicago Bears Michael Hicks RB South Carolina State MEAC
7* 254 San Francisco 49ers Sam Manuel  LB New Mexico State Big West

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[note 2]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Arizona Cardinals Kevin Jordan WR UCLA Pac-10
Arizona Cardinals Ronald McKinnon LB North Alabama Gulf South
Atlanta Falcons Freddie Scott WR Penn State Big Ten
Chicago Bears Todd McMillon CB Northern Arizona Big Sky
Cincinnati Bengals Nick Ferguson S Georgia Tech ACC
Cincinnati Bengals Brock Gutierrez C Central Michigan MAC
Cincinnati Bengals Chris Hetherington FB Yale Ivy
Cincinnati Bengals Damon Huard QB Washington Pac-10
Cincinnati Bengals Tim Morabito DT Boston College Big East
Dallas Cowboys Tony Hutson G Northeastern State OIC
Denver Broncos Jason Kaiser S Culver–Stockton HAAC
Detroit Lions Barry Stokes G Eastern Michigan MAC
Indianapolis Colts Casey Wiegmann † C Iowa Big Ten
Miami Dolphins Larry Izzo † LB Rice SWC
New England Patriots Ray Lucas QB Rutgers Big East
New England Patriots Adam Vinatieri † K South Dakota State NCC
New Orleans Saints Don Davis LB Kansas Big Eight
New York Giants Kevin Alexander WR Utah State Big West
New York Giants Percy Ellsworth S Virginia ACC
New York Giants Olindo Mare † K Syracuse Big East
Philadelphia Eagles Joe Cummings LB Wyoming WAC
Philadelphia Eagles Hollis Thomas DT Northern Illinois Big West
Philadelphia Eagles Morris Unutoa C BYU WAC
Seattle Seahawks Frank Beede G Panhandle State OIC
Seattle Seahawks Greg Bloedorn C Cornell Ivy
Seattle Seahawks Jon Kitna QB Central Washington CFA
Seattle Seahawks Grant Williams OT Louisiana Tech Big West
St. Louis Rams Josh Miller † P Arizona Pac-10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jorge Diaz G Texas A&M–Kingsville LSC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Scott Milanovich QB Maryland ACC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Karl Williams WR Texas A&M–Kingsville LSC

Hall of Famers

  • Jonathan Ogden, offensive tackle from UCLA, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.
  • Marvin Harrison, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 19th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
  • Ray Lewis, linebacker from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 26th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.
  • Brian Dawkins, safety from Clemson, taken 2nd round 61st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.
  • Terrell Owens, wide receiver from Chattanooga, taken 3rd round 89th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. ^ No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (6th) to St. Louis in exchange for DT Sean Gilbert.
  2. ^ No. 9: Houston → Oakland (D). Houston traded its first-round selection (9th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's first- second- and fourth-round selections (17th, 48th and 109th)
  3. ^ No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded its first-round selection (13th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first-, third- and sixth-round selections (18th, 83rd and 201st)
  4. ^ No. 14: Seattle → Houston (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection (14th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (17th) and DT Glenn Montgomery
  5. ^ No. 17: multiple trades:
    No. 17: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
    No. 17: Houston → Seattle (D). see No. 14: Seattle → Houston.
    No. 17: Seattle → Detroit (D). Seattle traded this first-round selection (17th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's first- and third-round selections (21st and 91st).
  6. ^ No. 18: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.
  7. ^ No. 19: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). Atlanta traded its first-round selection (19th) and first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd) in 1994 to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jeff George
  8. ^ No. 21: multiple trades:
    No. 21: San Diego → Detroit (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (21st) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second-round selection in 1995.
    No. 21: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 17: Seattle → Detroit.
  9. ^ No. 22: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection (22nd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Craig Erickson
  10. ^ No. 26: San Francisco → Baltimore (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (26th) and first-, third- and fourth round selections (30th, 94th and 119th) in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 1995 and this pick was then inherited by Baltimore following the Browns' relocation to Baltimore.
  11. ^ No. 30: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded its first-round selection (30th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's second- and third-round selections (37th and 67th).
Round two
  1. ^ No. 35: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (35th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for TE Harold Bishop
  2. ^ No. 37: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.
  3. ^ No. 41: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (41st) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 1997
  4. ^ No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco (PD). Oakland traded its second-round selection (46th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second- and fourth-round selections (57th and 124th)
  5. ^ No. 48: multiple trades:
    No. 48: Atlanta → Oakland (PD). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (48th) to Oakland in exchange for S Patrick Bates.
    No. 48: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
  6. ^ No. 49: Miami → Dallas (D). Miami traded its second-round selection (49th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' second- and fourth-round selections (60th and 99th)
  7. ^ No. 55: multiple trades:
    No. 55: Detroit → Denver (PD). Detroit traded its second-round selection (55th) to Denver in exchange for RB Glyn Milburn.
    No. 55: Denver → Baltimore (D). Denver traded this second-round selection (55th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (65th, 100th and 213rd).
  8. ^ No. 57: multiple trades:
    No. 57: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
    No. 57: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this second-round selection (57th) to New England in exchange for OT Pat Harlow.
    No. 57: New England → Oakland (D). New England traded this second-round selection (57th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (76th, 124th and 149th).
  9. ^ No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD). Pittsburgh traded its second- and fourth-round selections (59th and 121st) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Jerome Bettis and St. Louis' third-round selection (72nd).
  10. ^ No. 60: multiple trades:
    No. 60: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
    No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville (D). Miami traded this second-round selection (60th) and its fourth-round selection (99th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's third-, two fourth- and fifth-round selections (79th, 98th, 134th and 150th).
Round three
  1. ^ No. 65: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.
  2. ^ No. 67: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.
  3. ^ No. 68: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded its third-round selection (68th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's fourth-round selection (112th) in 1995.
  4. ^ No. 72: St. Louis → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis.
  5. ^ No. 76: multiple trades:
    No. 76: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.
    No. 76: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded this third-round selection (76th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fourth- and sixth round selections (86th, 119th and 195th).
  6. ^ No. 79: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
  7. ^ No. 83: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.
  8. ^ No. 86: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.
  9. ^ No. 91: multiple trades:
    No. 91: Kansas City → Detroit (D). Kansas City traded its third-round selection to Detroit in exchange for S Will White.
    No. 91: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 21: Seattle → Detroit.
Round four
  1. ^ No. 96: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its fourth-round selection (96th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DT Marc Spindler.
  2. ^ No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota (D). Arizona traded its fourth-round selection (97th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 137th).
  3. ^ No. 98: multiple trades:
    No. 98: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
    No. 98: Miami → Kansas City (D). Miami traded this fourth-round selection and a seventh-round selection (98th and 214th) to Kansas City in exchange for two fourth-round selections (113th and 125th).
  4. ^ No. 99: multiple trades:
    No. 99: N.Y. Giants → Dallas (PD). Dallas received the Giants' fourth-round selection (99th) as compensation for the Giants signing restricted free agent G Ron Stone.
    No. 99: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
    No. 99: Miami → Jacksonville (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
    No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle (D). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fourth- and fifth-round selections (110th and 146th).
  5. ^ No. 100: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.
  6. ^ No. 109: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
  7. ^ No. 110: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.
  8. ^ No. 111: Denver → Carolina (D). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (111th) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (122nd, 159th and 235th).
  9. ^ No. 112: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.
  10. ^ No. 113: multiple trades:
    No. 113: Jacksonville → Kansas City (PD). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection (113rd) and first-, third- and fourth-round selections (31st, 97th and 134th) in 1995 to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-round selection (19th) in 1995.
    No. 113: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.
  11. ^ No. 119: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.
  12. ^ No. 122: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.
  13. ^ No. 124: multiple trades:
    No. 124: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
    No. 124: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.
  14. ^ No. 125: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.
  15. ^ No. 127: Dallas → Carolina (PD). Dallas traded its fourth- and fifth-round selections (127th and 164th) to Atlanta in exchange for S Roger Harper.
Round five
  1. ^ No. 134: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
  2. ^ No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City (D). Arizona traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's two fifth-round selections (161st and 162nd).
  3. ^ No. 136: Baltimore → New Orleans (PD). Baltimore traded its fifth-round selection (136th) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Reggie Jones.
  4. ^ No. 137: multiple trades:
    No. 137: N.Y. Giants → Minnesota (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its fifth-round selection (137th) and sixth-round selection (189th) in 1995 to Minnesota in exchange for S Vencie Glenn and Minnesota's sixth-round selection (182nd).
    No. 137: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.
  5. ^ No. 146: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.
  6. ^ No. 147: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded its fifth-round selection (147th) to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Ben Smith.
  7. ^ No. 149: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.
  8. ^ No. 150: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
  9. ^ No. 153: Atlanta → Baltimore (PD). Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (153rd) to Baltimore in exchange for G Gene Williams.
  10. ^ No. 157: multiple trades:
    No. 157: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its fifth-round selection (157th) and fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.
    No. 157: Baltimore → Dallas (D). Baltimore traded this fifth-round selection (157th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fourth-round selection in 1997.
  11. ^ No. 159: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.
  12. ^ No. 161: multiple trades:
    No. 161: Green Bay → Kansas City (PD). Green Bay traded its fifth-round selection (161st) to Kansas City in exchange for G Lindsay Knapp.
    No. 161: Kansas City → Arizona (D). see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.
  13. ^ No. 162: Kansas City → Arizona (D) see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.
  14. ^ No. 164: Dallas → Atlanta (PD) see No. 127: Dallas → Atlanta.
Round six
  1. ^ No. 176: Carolina → Kansas City (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (176th) to Kansas City in exchange for Carolina's sixth-round selection (191st) in 995.
  2. ^ No. 186: Jacksonville → Baltimore (PD). Jacksonville traded this sixth-round selection (186th) and its fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.
  3. ^ No. 192: multiple trades:
    No. 192: Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (192nd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Barry Foster.
    No. 192: Pittsburgh → San Diego (D). Pittsburgh traded this sixth-round selection (192nd) and seventh-round selection in 1997 to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's fifth-round selection in 1997.
  4. ^ No. 195: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.
  5. ^ No. 197: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Green Bay traded this sixth-round selection (197th) to Philadelphia in exchange for OL Joe Sims.
  6. ^ No. 199: Philadelphia → Kansas City (PD). Kansas City traded this sixth-round selection (197th) and second-round selection (50th) in 1995 to Philadelphia in exchange for WR Victor Bailey and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection in 1995.
  7. ^ No. 201: multiple trades:
    No. 201: Dallas → Chicago (PD). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (201st) to Chicago in exchange for LB Jim Schwantz.
    No. 201: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.
Round seven
  1. ^ No. 213: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.
  2. ^ No. 220: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (220th) to Oakland in exchange for DT Willie Broughton.
  3. ^ No. 235: Carolina → Denver (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.
  4. ^ No. 236: Detroit → Denver (PD). see No. 55: Detroit → Denver.
  5. ^ No. 238: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (238th) to Baltimore in exchange for DT Ronnie Dixon.

Notes

  1. ^ The first quarterback in the 1988 draft wasn’t selected until the third round.
  2. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  3. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Football Prospectus 2007, p. 461
  4. ^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures
  5. ^ "At Trinity, QB Getting His Shot". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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