1997 NFL draft

1997 NFL draft
1997 NFL draft logo
General information
DateApril 19–20, 1997
LocationParamount Theatre at MSG
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
Overview
240 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNational Football League
First selectionOrlando Pace, OT
St. Louis Rams
Mr. IrrelevantRonnie McAda, QB
Green Bay Packers
Most selections (14)Miami Dolphins
Fewest selections (3)Denver Broncos
San Francisco 49ers
Hall of Famers
5
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 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 19–20, 1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

This draft was notable for its high-profile offensive linemen. The first overall selection was Orlando Pace, who appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2016. Tarik Glenn was selected 19th overall and was also named to three Pro Bowls. Walter Jones, who made nine Pro Bowls (including eight consecutive from 2001 to 2008), was a seven time All-Pro and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2014, was selected sixth overall. Others include Chris Naeole, Dan Neil, Ryan Tucker, Jeff Mitchell, Mike Flynn and Joe Andruzzi.

The 1997 draft is also known for its running backs. Warrick Dunn, Corey Dillon and Tiki Barber each rushed for over 10,000 yards in their careers, and Antowain Smith and Duce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL. This draft is also well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players, including Jake Delhomme, Priest Holmes and Pat Williams.

Player selections

* Compensatory selection
† Pro Bowler
‡ Hall of Famer
Positions key
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
  1. ↑ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. ↑ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. ↑ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. ↑ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. ↑ Includes kickoff and punt returners
First-overall pick Orlando Pace, helped the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl Championship, was named to seven Pro Bowls and four All-Pro teams, and broke several franchise and NFL records for yards gained.
Considered by some to be the best tight end in NFL history, Tony Gonzalez was named to 14 Pro Bowls and 10 All-Pros, led the league in receptions in 2004 and holds multiple tight-end receiving records
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 St. Louis Rams Orlando Pace‡† T Ohio State
from NY Jets
1 2 Oakland Raiders Darrell Russell † DT USC
1 3 Seattle Seahawks Shawn Springs † CB Ohio State
from Atlanta
1 4 Baltimore Ravens Peter Boulware † LB Florida State
1 5 Detroit Lions Bryant Westbrook  CB Texas
1 6 Seattle Seahawks Walter Jones‡† T Florida State
1 7 New York Giants Ike Hilliard  WR Florida
1 8 New York Jets James Farrior † LB Virginia
1 9 Arizona Cardinals Tom Knight  CB Iowa
1 10 New Orleans Saints Chris Naeole  G Colorado
from Oakland
1 11 Atlanta Falcons Michael Booker  CB Nebraska
from Chicago via Seattle
1 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Warrick Dunn † RB Florida State
from Seattle
1 13 Kansas City Chiefs Tony Gonzalez‡† TE California
1 14 Cincinnati Bengals Reinard Wilson  LB Florida State
1 15 Miami Dolphins Yatil Green  WR Miami (FL)
1 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reidel Anthony  WR Florida
1 17 Washington Redskins Kenard Lang  DE Miami (FL)
1 18 Tennessee Oilers Kenny Holmes  DE Miami (FL)
1 19 Indianapolis Colts Tarik Glenn † T California
1 20 Minnesota Vikings Dwayne Rudd  LB Alabama
1 21 Jacksonville Jaguars Renaldo Wynn  DT Notre Dame
1 22 Dallas Cowboys David LaFleur  TE LSU
1 23 Buffalo Bills Antowain Smith  RB Houston
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers Chad Scott  CB Maryland
1 25 Philadelphia Eagles Jon Harris  DE Virginia
from Dallas
1 26 San Francisco 49ers Jim Druckenmiller  QB Virginia Tech
1 27 Carolina Panthers Rae Carruth  WR Colorado
1 28 Denver Broncos Trevor Pryce † DT Clemson
1 29 New England Patriots Chris Canty  CB Kansas State
1 30 Green Bay Packers Ross Verba  T Iowa
2 31 New York Jets Rick Terry  DT North Carolina
2 32 Atlanta Falcons Nathan Davis  DE Indiana
2 33 New Orleans Saints Rob Kelly  S Ohio State
2 34 Baltimore Ravens Jamie Sharper  LB Virginia
2 35 Detroit Lions Juan Roque  T Arizona State
2 36 New York Giants Tiki Barber † RB Virginia
2 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jerry Wunsch  T Wisconsin
2 38 Chicago Bears John Allred  TE USC
2 39 New Orleans Saints Jared Tomich  DE Nebraska
from Oakland
2 40 St. Louis Rams Dexter McCleon  CB Clemson
from Chicago
2 41 Atlanta Falcons Byron Hanspard  RB Texas Tech
from Seattle
2 42 Arizona Cardinals Jake Plummer † QB Arizona State
2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Corey Dillon † RB Washington
2 44 Miami Dolphins Sam Madison † CB Louisville
2 45 San Diego Chargers Freddie Jones  TE North Carolina
2 46 Tennessee Oilers Joey Kent  WR Tennessee
2 47 Kansas City Chiefs Kevin Lockett  WR Kansas State
2 48 Indianapolis Colts Adam Meadows  T Georgia
2 49 Minnesota Vikings Torrian Gray  S Virginia Tech
2 50 Jacksonville Jaguars Mike Logan  CB West Virginia
2 51 Washington Redskins Greg Jones  LB Colorado
2 52 Buffalo Bills Marcellus Wiley † DE Columbia
2 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Will Blackwell  WR San Diego State
2 54 Detroit Lions Kevin Abrams  CB Syracuse
from Dallas
2 55 San Francisco 49ers Marc Edwards  FB Notre Dame
2 56 Carolina Panthers Mike Minter  S Nebraska
2 57 Philadelphia Eagles James Darling  LB Washington State
2 58 Baltimore Ravens Kim Herring  S Penn State
from Denver
2 59 New England Patriots Brandon Mitchell  DE Texas A&M
2 60 Green Bay Packers Darren Sharper † S William & Mary
3 61 New England Patriots Sedrick Shaw  RB Iowa
from NY Jets
3 62 New Orleans Saints Troy Davis  RB Iowa State
3 63 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Frank Middleton  G Arizona
from Atlanta via Seattle
3 64 Baltimore Ravens Jay Graham  RB Tennessee
3 65 Dallas Cowboys Dexter Coakley † LB Appalachian State
from Detroit
3 66 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ronde Barber‡† CB Virginia
3 67 Denver Broncos Dan Neil  G Texas
3 68 New York Giants Ryan Phillips  LB Idaho
3 69 Chicago Bears Bob Sapp  G Washington
3 70 Atlanta Falcons OJ Santiago  TE Kent State
from Seattle
3 71 Philadelphia Eagles Duce Staley  RB South Carolina
from Arizona
3 72 Oakland Raiders Adam Treu  G Nebraska
3 73 Miami Dolphins Jason Taylor‡† DE Akron
3 74 San Diego Chargers Michael Hamilton  LB North Carolina A&T
3 75 Tennessee Oilers Denard Walker  CB Kent State
3 76 Cincinnati Bengals Rod Payne  C Michigan
3 77 San Francisco 49ers Greg Clark  TE Stanford
3 78 Minnesota Vikings Stalin Colinet  DE Boston College
3 79 Jacksonville Jaguars James Hamilton  LB North Carolina
3 80 Washington Redskins Derek Smith  LB Arizona State
3 81 Tennessee Oilers Scott Sanderson  T Washington State
3 82 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Wiggins  T Oregon
3 83 Dallas Cowboys Steve Scifres  G Wyoming
3 84 Arizona Cardinals Ty Howard  CB Ohio State
3 85 Oakland Raiders Kohn, TimTim Kohn  G Iowa State
from Buffalo
3 86 Indianapolis Colts Bertrand Berry † LB Notre Dame
3 87 Carolina Panthers Kinnon Tatum  LB Notre Dame
3 88 New York Jets Dedric Ward  WR Northern Iowa
from Denver
3 89 New England Patriots Chris Carter  S Texas
3 90 Green Bay Packers Brett Conway  K Penn State
3* 91 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Vrabel † LB Ohio State
3* 92 Miami Dolphins Derrick Rodgers  LB Arizona State
3* 93 Miami Dolphins Ronnie Ward  LB Kansas
3* 94 Dallas Cowboys Kenny Wheaton  CB Oregon
3* 95 New York Giants Brad Maynard  P Ball State
3* 96 Miami Dolphins Brent Smith  T Mississippi State
4 97 New England Patriots Damon Denson  G Michigan
from NY Jets
4 98 Tennessee Oilers Derrick Mason † WR Michigan State
from Atlanta
4 99 New Orleans Saints Danny Wuerffel  QB Florida
4 100 Atlanta Falcons Henri Crockett  LB Florida State
4 101 Dallas Cowboys Antonio Anderson  DT Syracuse
from Detroit
4 102 New York Jets Terry Day  DE Mississippi State
4 103 New York Giants Pete Monty  LB Wisconsin
4 104 New York Jets Leon Johnson  RB North Carolina
4 105 Chicago Bears Darnell Autry  RB Northwestern
from Seattle
4 106 Arizona Cardinals Chris Dishman  G Nebraska
4 107 Tennessee Oilers Pratt Lyons  DE Troy State
4 108 Chicago Bears Marcus Robinson  WR South Carolina
4 109 San Diego Chargers Raleigh Roundtree  G South Carolina State
4 110 Kansas City Chiefs Pat Barnes  QB California
4 111 Cincinnati Bengals Tremain Mack † S Miami (FL)
4 112 St. Louis Rams Ryan Tucker  T TCU
from Miami
4 113 Minnesota Vikings Antonio Banks  CB Virginia Tech
4 114 Jacksonville Jaguars Seth Payne  DT Cornell
4 115 Washington Redskins Albert Connell  WR Texas A&M
4 116 New Orleans Saints Keith Poole  WR Arizona State
4 117 Indianapolis Colts Monty Montgomery  CB Houston
4 118 Baltimore Ravens Tyrus McCloud  LB Louisville
from Dallas
4 119 Philadelphia Eagles Damien Robinson  S Iowa
4 120 Buffalo Bills Jamie Nails  G Florida A&M
4 121 Miami Dolphins Jerome Daniels  T Northeastern
4 122 Carolina Panthers Tarek Saleh  LB Wisconsin
4 123 Oakland Raiders Chad Levitt  RB Cornell
4 124 Denver Broncos Cory Gilliard  CB Ball State
4 125 New England Patriots Ed Ellis  T Buffalo
4 126 Green Bay Packers Jermaine Smith  DT Georgia
4* 127 Dallas Cowboys Macey Brooks  WR James Madison
4* 128 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alshermond Singleton  LB Temple
4* 129 Dallas Cowboys Nicky Sualua  FB Ohio State
4* 130 Detroit Lions Matt Russell  LB Colorado
5 131 New York Jets Lamont Burns  G East Carolina
5 132 Washington Redskins Jamel Williams  S Nebraska
5 133 Atlanta Falcons Marcus Wimberly  S Miami (FL)
5 134 Baltimore Ravens Jeff Mitchell  C Florida
5 135 Detroit Lions Pete Chryplewicz  TE Notre Dame
5 136 New York Giants Sam Garnes  S Cincinnati
5 137 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Patrick Hape  TE Alabama
5 138 San Diego Chargers Kenny Bynum  RB South Carolina State
5 139 Arizona Cardinals Carpenter, ChadChad Carpenter  WR Washington State
5 140 Washington Redskins Keith Thibodeaux  CB Northwestern State
from Oakland via Atlanta
5 141 Chicago Bears Van Hiles  CB Kentucky
5 142 Seattle Seahawks Eric Stokes  CB Nebraska
5 143 Tennessee Oilers George McCullough  CB Baylor
5 144 Cincinnati Bengals Andre Purvis  DT North Carolina
5 145 New York Jets Raymond Austin  CB Tennessee
from Miami
5 146 San Diego Chargers Paul Bradford  CB Portland State
5 147 Jacksonville Jaguars Damon Jones  TE Southern Illinois
5 148 Washington Redskins Twan Russell  LB Miami (FL)
5 149 Miami Dolphins Barron Tanner  DT Oklahoma
5 150 Indianapolis Colts Nate Jacquet  WR San Diego State
5 151 Minnesota Vikings Tony Williams  DT Memphis
5 152 Philadelphia Eagles N. D. Kalu  DE Rice
5 153 Buffalo Bills Woodson, SeanSean Woodson  CB Jackson State
5 154 Pittsburgh Steelers George Jones  RB San Diego State
5 155 Philadelphia Eagles Luther Broughton  TE Furman
from Dallas
5 156 Indianapolis Colts Carl Powell  DE Louisville
5 157 Miami Dolphins Lopez, NickNick Lopez  DE Texas Southern
from Carolina via Oakland
5 158 St. Louis Rams Taje Allen  CB Texas
from Denver
5 159 New England Patriots Vernon Crawford  LB Florida State
5 160 Green Bay Packers Hicks, AnthonyAnthony Hicks  LB Middle Tennessee State
5* 161 Detroit Lions Ashman, DuaneDuane Ashman  DE Virginia
5* 162 Washington Redskins Brad Badger  G Stanford
5* 163 Kansas City Chiefs June Henley  RB Kansas
6 164 New York Jets Scharf, TimTim Scharf  LB Northwestern
6 165 New Orleans Saints Nicky Savoie  TE LSU
6 166 Miami Dolphins John Fiala  LB Washington
6 167 Baltimore Ravens Lee, SteveSteve Lee  RB Indiana
6 168 Detroit Lions Ramirez, TroyTroy Ramirez  G Northern Colorado
6 169 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Al Harris † CB Texas A&M–Kingsville
6 170 Miami Dolphins Brian Manning  WR Stanford
6 171 New York Giants Mike Cherry  QB Murray State
6 172 Oakland Raiders Calvin Branch  RB Colorado State
6 173 Miami Dolphins Mike Crawford  LB Nevada
6 174 Seattle Seahawks Itula Mili  TE BYU
6 175 Arizona Cardinals Brown, RodRod Brown  RB NC State
6 176 Cincinnati Bengals Canute Curtis  LB West Virginia
6 177 Miami Dolphins Ed Perry  TE James Madison
6 178 San Diego Chargers Palmer, DanielDaniel Palmer  C Air Force
6 179 St. Louis Rams Muadianvita Kazadi  LB Tulsa
6 180 Atlanta Falcons Calvin Collins  C Texas A&M
6 181 Tennessee Oilers Dennis Stallings  LB Illinois
6 182 Indianapolis Colts Scott Von der Ahe  LB Arizona State
6 183 Minnesota Vikings Robert Tate  WR Cincinnati
6 184 Jacksonville Jaguars Daimon Shelton  FB Sacramento State
6 185 Buffalo Bills Marcus Spriggs  G Houston
6 186 Pittsburgh Steelers Daryl Porter  S Houston
6 187 Dallas Cowboys Lee Vaughn  CB Boston College
6 188 Arizona Cardinals Tony McCombs  LB Eastern Kentucky
6 189 Carolina Panthers Matt Finkes  DE Ohio State
6 190 Philadelphia Eagles Antwuan Wyatt  WR Bethune-Cookman
6 191 New York Jets Chuck Clements  QB Houston
from Denver
6 192 New England Patriots Tony Gaiter  WR Miami (FL)
6 193 Oakland Raiders Grady Jackson  DT Knoxville
6* 194 Baltimore Ravens Cornell Brown  DE Virginia Tech
6* 195 Kansas City Chiefs Isaac Byrd  WR Kansas
6* 196 Chicago Bears Shawn Swayda  DT Arizona State
6* 197 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nigea Carter  WR Michigan State
6* 198 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Jasper  DT Texas A&M
6* 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Rod Manuel  DE Oklahoma
6* 200 Chicago Bears Hogans, RichardRichard Hogans  LB Memphis
6* 201 Chicago Bears Parker, RickyRicky Parker  CB San Diego State
7 202 New York Jets Rosga, SteveSteve Rosga  CB Colorado
7 203 Miami Dolphins Ismaeli, HudhaifaHudhaifa Ismaeli  S Northwestern
7 204 Atlanta Falcons Tony Graziani  QB Oregon
7 205 Baltimore Ravens Chris Ward  DE Kentucky
7 206 Detroit Lions Battle, TerryTerry Battle  RB Arizona State
7 207 Philadelphia Eagles Koy Detmer  QB Colorado
from St. Louis via NY Jets.
7 208 New York Giants Matt Keneley  DT USC
7 209 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Anthony DeGrate  DT Stephen F. Austin
7 210 Chicago Bears Mike Miano  DT SW Missouri State
7 211 Seattle Seahawks Jones, CarlosCarlos Jones  CB Miami (FL)
7 212 Arizona Cardinals Mark Smith  DE Auburn
7 213 Green Bay Packers Miller, ChrisChris Miller  WR USC
from Oakland
7 214 Kansas City Chiefs Parks, NathanNathan Parks  T Stanford
from Miami
7 215 St. Louis Rams White, CedricCedric White  DE North Carolina A&T
7 216 Tennessee Oilers Armon Williams  LB Arizona
7 217 Cincinnati Bengals William Carr  DT Michigan
7 218 San Diego Chargers Toran James  LB North Carolina A&T
7 219 Indianapolis Colts Thompson, ClarenceClarence Thompson  CB Knoxville
7 220 Minnesota Vikings Artie Ulmer  LB Valdosta State
7 221 Jacksonville Jaguars Jon Hesse  LB Nebraska
7 222 Atlanta Falcons Chris Bayne  CB Fresno State
7 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Adams  WR Texas
7 224 Dallas Cowboys Omar Stoutmire  S Fresno State
7 225 Philadelphia Eagles Byron Capers  CB Florida State
7 226 Buffalo Bills Fitzgerald, PatPat Fitzgerald  TE Texas
7 227 Philadelphia Eagles DeAuntae Brown  CB Central State
7 228 Carolina Panthers Kris Mangum  TE Ole Miss
7 229 New York Jets Jason Ferguson  DT Georgia
from Denver
7 230 New England Patriots Scott Rehberg  T Central Michigan
7 231 Green Bay Packers Jerald Sowell  FB Tulane
7* 232 Detroit Lions Marcus Harris  WR Wyoming
7* 233 Chicago Bears Marvin Thomas  DE Memphis
7* 234 Baltimore Ravens Wally Richardson  QB Penn State
7* 235 Minnesota Vikings Matthew Hatchette  WR Langston
7* 236 Baltimore Ravens Ralph Staten  LB Alabama
7* 237 San Diego Chargers Tony Corbin  QB Sacramento State
7* 238 Baltimore Ravens Leland Taylor  DT Louisville
7* 239 Detroit Lions Richard Jordan  LB Missouri Southern
7* 240 Green Bay Packers Ronnie McAda  QB Army
  1. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons David Akers † K Louisville
Baltimore Ravens Priest Holmes † RB Texas
Baltimore Ravens Mike Flynn  C Maine
Baltimore Ravens Daryl Terrell  T Southern Miss
Buffalo Bills Bill Conaty  C Virginia Tech
Buffalo Bills Pat Williams † DT Texas A&M
Carolina Panthers Waverly Jackson  T Virginia Tech
Chicago Bears Obafemi Ayanbadejo  FB San Diego State
Chicago Bears Kerry Jenkins  T Troy State
Chicago Bears Kevin Swayne  WR Wayne State
Chicago Bears Terry Cousin  CB South Carolina
Cincinnati Bengals Steve Bush  TE Arizona State
Cincinnati Bengals Rodney Heath  CB Minnesota
Cincinnati Bengals Tim Terry  LB Temple
Dallas Cowboys Toby Gowin  P North Texas
Dallas Cowboys Kevin Mathis  CB Texas A&M–Commerce
Detroit Lions Eric Beverly  C Miami (OH)
Detroit Lions Travis Kirschke  DE UCLA
Denver Broncos Matt Lepsis  T Colorado
Green Bay Packers Joe Andruzzi  T Southern Connecticut State
Green Bay Packers Henry Burris  QB Temple
Indianapolis Colts Jason Johnson  C Kansas State
Indianapolis Colts Phillip Ward  LB UCLA
Jacksonville Jaguars Todd Fordham  T Florida State
Jacksonville Jaguars Jabbar Threats  DE Michigan State
Jacksonville Jaguars Al Wallace  DE Maryland
Kansas City Chiefs Michael Blair  RB Ball State
Kansas City Chiefs Billy Lyon  DT Marshall
Miami Dolphins Mike Mohring  DT Pittsburgh
Minnesota Vikings Todd Bouman  QB St. Cloud State
Minnesota Vikings LeShun Daniels Sr.  T Ohio State
New England Patriots Bernard Russ  LB West Virginia
New Orleans Saints Jake Delhomme † QB Louisiana–Lafayette
New Orleans Saints Donovan Greer  CB Texas A&M
New Orleans Saints Chris Hewitt  DB Cincinnati
New Orleans Saints Sammy Knight † S USC
New Orleans Saints Keith Mitchell † LB Texas A&M
New York Giants Derek Engler  C Wisconsin
New York Giants David Patten  WR Western Carolina
New York Jets John Hall  K Wisconsin
Philadelphia Eagles Chad Lewis † TE BYU
Philadelphia Eagles James Thrash  WR Missouri Southern
Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Quinn  QB Stephen F. Austin
San Diego Chargers Mike Maslowski  LB Wisconsin–La Crosse
San Francisco 49ers Zack Bronson  S McNeese State
San Francisco 49ers Ryan Longwell  K California
San Francisco 49ers Brandon Noble  DT Penn State
San Francisco 49ers Jeff Posey  LB Southern Miss
St. Louis Rams Charlie Clemons  LB Georgia
St. Louis Rams Mitch Jacoby  TE Northern Illinois
St. Louis Rams Billy Jenkins  S Howard
St. Louis Rams Bryan Robinson  DE Fresno State
Seattle Seahawks Robert Wilson  WR Florida A&M
Tennessee Oilers James Allen  RB Oklahoma
Tennessee Oilers Spencer George  RB Rice
Tennessee Oilers Blaine McElmurry  S Montana
Washington Redskins Larry Moore  G BYU
Washington Redskins R-Kal Truluck  DT Cortland
  1. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Hall of Famers

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.
inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.
inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1997 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round 1

  1. ↑ No. 1: NY Jets → St. Louis (PD). The NY Jets traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for first-, third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (6th, 67th, 102nd and 207th overall).
  2. ↑ No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded first- and sixth-round selections (2nd and 166th overall) to Oakland in exchange for first-, second- and fourth-round selections (10th, 39th and 107th overall) and WR Daryl Hobbs.
  3. ↑ No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle (PD). Atlanta traded first- and third-round selections (3rd and 63rd overall) to Seattle in exchange for first-, second-, third- and fourth-round selections (11th, 41st, 70th and 100th overall).
  4. ↑ No. 6: St. Louis → NY Jets → Tampa Bay → Seattle. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → NY Jets (PD). See Round 1: NY Jets → St. Louis.
           NY Jets → Tampa Bay (PD). The NY Jets traded a first-round selection (6th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 104th overall).
           Tampa Bay → Seattle (D). Tampa Bay traded a first-round selection (6th overall) to Seattle in exchange for first- and third-round selections (12th and 63rd overall).
  5. ↑ No. 8: Tampa Bay → NY Jets (D). See Round 1: NY Jets → Tampa Bay.
  6. ↑ No. 10: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). See Round 1: New Orleans → Oakland.
  7. ↑ No. 11: Chicago → Seattle → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Chicago → Seattle (PD). Chicago traded a first-round selection (11th overall) to Seattle in exchange for a fourth-round selection (105th overall) and QB Rick Mirer.
           Seattle → Atlanta (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Seattle.
  8. ↑ No. 12: Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Seattle.
  9. ↑ No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City (D). Tennessee traded first- and fourth-round selections (13th and 110th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for first-, third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (18th, 81st, 116th and 181st overall).
  10. ↑ No. 16: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded a first-round selection (16th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 1996 second-round selection.
  11. ↑ No. 18: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). See Round 1: Tennessee → Kansas City.
  12. ↑ No. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) to Dallas in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (25th and 155th overall) and a 1998 third-round selection.
  13. ↑ No. 25: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Dallas.

Round 2

  1. ↑ No. 38: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (38th overall) to Chicago in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (40th and 173rd overall).
  2. ↑ No. 39: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). See Round 1: New Orleans → Oakland.
  3. ↑ No. 40: Chicago → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: St. Louis → Chicago.
  4. ↑ No. 41: Seattle → New Atlanta (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Seattle.
  5. ↑ No. 54: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded a second-round selection (54th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 101st overall).
  6. ↑ No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded a second-round selection (55th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for second-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (57th, 190th and 227nd overall).
  7. ↑ No. 57: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
  8. ↑ No. 58: Denver → Baltimore (PD). Denver traded a second-round selection (58th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for OT Tony Jones.

Round 3

  1. ↑ No. 61: NY Jets → New England (PD). The NY Jets traded second- and third-round selections (61st and 97th overall), a 1998 second-round selection and a 1999 first-round selection to New England as compensation for hiring Bill Parcells as head coach.
  2. ↑ No. 63: Atlanta → Seattle → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Atlanta → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Seattle.
           Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Tampa Bay.
  3. ↑ No. 65: Detroit → Dallas (D). See Round 2: Dallas → Detroit.
  4. ↑ No. 67: St. Louis → NY Jets → Denver. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → NY Jets (PD). See Round 1: NY Jets → St. Louis.
           NY Jets → Denver (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (67th overall) to Denver in exchange for third-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (88th, 191st and 229th overall) and a 1998 sixth-round selection.
  5. ↑ No. 70: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Seattle.
  6. ↑ No. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia (D). Arizona traded a third-round selection (71st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (84th and 188th overall).
  7. ↑ No. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). Indianapolis traded a third-round selection (77th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (86th and 156th overall).
  8. ↑ No. 81: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). See Round 1: Tennessee → Kansas City.
  9. ↑ No. 84: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). See Round 3: Arizona → Philadelphia.
  10. ↑ No. 85: Buffalo → Oakland (PD). Buffalo traded a third-round selection (85th overall) to Oakland in exchange for QB Billy Joe Hobert.
  11. ↑ No. 86: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 3: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
  12. ↑ No. 88: NY Jets → Denver (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Denver.

Round 4

  1. ↑ No. 97: NY Jets → New England (PD). See Round 3: NY Jets → New England.
  2. ↑ No. 98: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). Atlanta traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (98th and 165th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for QB Chris Chandler.
  3. ↑ No. 100: Baltimore → Seattle → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Seattle (PD). Baltimore traded a fourth-round selection (100th overall) to Seattle in exchange for G Jeff Blackshear.
           Seattle → Atlanta (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Seattle.
  4. ↑ No. 101: Detroit → Dallas (D). See Round 2: Dallas → Detroit.
  5. ↑ No. 102: St. Louis → NY Jets (PD). See Round 1: NY Jets → St. Louis.
  6. ↑ No. 104: Tampa Bay → NY Jets (D). See Round 1: NY Jets → Tampa Bay.
  7. ↑ No. 105: Seattle → Chicago (PD). See Round 1: Chicago → Seattle.
  8. ↑ No. 107: Oakland → New Orleans → Tennessee. Multiple trades:
           Oakland → New Orleans (PD). See Round 1: New Orleans → Oakland.
           New Orleans → Tennessee (D). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection (107th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (116th and 165th overall).
  9. ↑ No. 110: Tennessee → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: Tennessee → Kansas City.
  10. ↑ No. 112: Miami → St. Louis (D). Miami traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round selection and two sixth-round selections (121st, 170th and 173rd overall).
  11. ↑ No. 116: Kansas City → Tennessee → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Tennessee (D). See Round 1: Tennessee → Kansas City.
           Tennessee → New Orleans (D). See Round 4: New Orleans → Tennessee.
  12. ↑ No. 118: Dallas → Baltimore (D). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (118th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a 1996 fifth-round selection.
  13. ↑ No. 121: Pittsburgh → St. Louis → Miami. Multiple trades:
           Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fourth-round selection (121st overall) and a 1996 second-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for a 1996 third-round selection and RB Jerome Bettis.
           St. Louis → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → St. Louis.
  14. ↑ No. 123: San Francisco → Miami → Oakland. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) to Miami in exchange for RB Terry Kirby.
           Miami → Oakland (D). Miami traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for fifth-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (157th, 166th and 203rd overall).
  15. ↑ No. 181: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). See Round 1: Tennessee → Kansas City.

Round 5

  1. ↑ No. 132: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded a fifth-round selection (132nd overall) to Washington in exchange for QB Heath Shuler.
  2. ↑ No. 138: St. Louis → San Diego (D). St. Louis traded a fifth-round selection (138th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a seventh-round selection (215th overall) and a 1998 fourth-round selection.
  3. ↑ No. 140: Oakland → Atlanta → Washington. Multiple trades:
           Oakland → Atlanta (PD). Oakland traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for OT Lincoln Kennedy.
           Atlanta → Washington (D). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Washington in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (180th and 222nd overall).
  4. ↑ No. 145: Miami → NY Jets (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection (145th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for OT James Brown.
  5. ↑ No. 146: San Diego → Pittsburgh → San Diego. Multiple trades:
           San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a seventh-round selection (218th overall) and a 1996 sixth-round selection.
           Pittsburgh → San Diego (D). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1998 third-round selection.
  6. ↑ No. 149: Kansas City → Miami (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Miami in exchange for K Pete Stoyanovich.
  7. ↑ No. 155: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Dallas.
  8. ↑ No. 156: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 3: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
  9. ↑ No. 157: Carolina → Oakland → Miami. Multiple trades:
           Carolina → Oakland (PD). Carolina traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) to Oakland in exchange for WR Raghib Ismail.
           Oakland → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → Oakland.
  10. ↑ No. 158: Denver → St. Louis (PD). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Todd Kinchen.

Round 6

  1. ↑ No. 165: Atlanta → Tennessee → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
           Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). See Round 4: Atlanta → Tennessee.
           Tennessee → New Orleans (D). See Round 4: New Orleans → Tennessee.
  2. ↑ No. 166: New Orleans → Oakland → Miami. Multiple trades:
           New Orleans → Oakland (PD). See Round 1: New Orleans → Oakland.
           Oakland → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → Oakland.
  3. ↑ No. 121: St. Louis → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → St. Louis.
  4. ↑ No. 173: Chicago → St. Louis → Miami. Multiple trades:
           Chicago → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: St. Louis → Chicago.
           St. Louis → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → St. Louis.
  5. ↑ No. 179: Tennessee → St. Louis (PD). Tennessee traded a sixth-round selection (179th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for DE Robert Young.
  6. ↑ No. 180: Washington → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → Washington.
  7. ↑ No. 188: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). See Round 3: Arizona → Philadelphia.
  8. ↑ No. 190: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
  9. ↑ No. 191: NY Jets → Denver (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Denver.
  10. ↑ No. 193: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (193rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for a seventh-round selection (213th overall).
  11. ↑ No. 222: Washington → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → Washington.

Round 7

  1. ↑ No. 203: New Orleans → Oakland → Miami. Multiple trades:
           New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection (203rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for DT Austin Robbins.
           Oakland → Miami (D). See Round 4: Miami → Oakland.
  2. ↑ No. 207: St. Louis → NY Jets → Philadelphia. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → NY Jets (PD). See Round 1: NY Jets → St. Louis.
           NY Jets → Philadelphia (PD). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (207th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for DT Ronnie Dixon.
  3. ↑ No. 213: Oakland → Green Bay (D). See Round 6: Green Bay → Oakland.
  4. ↑ No. 214: Miami → Kansas City (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (214th overall) and a 1996 fourth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for two 1996 fourth-round selections.
  5. ↑ No. 215: San Diego → St. Louis (D). See Round 5: St. Louis → San Diego.
  6. ↑ No. 218: Kansas City → Pittsburgh → San Diego. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Pittsburgh (PD). Kansas City traded a seventh-round selection (218th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Brentson Buckner.
           Pittsburgh → San Diego (PD). See Round 5: San Diego → Pittsburgh.
  7. ↑ No. 227: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
  8. ↑ No. 229: NY Jets → Denver (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Denver.

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. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.