1998 NFL draft

1998 NFL draft
1998 NFL draft logo
General information
DateApril 18–19, 1998
LocationThe Theater at Madison Square Garden
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
Overview
241 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionPeyton Manning, QB
Indianapolis Colts
Mr. IrrelevantCam Quayle, TE
Baltimore Ravens
Most selections (12)New York Jets
Fewest selections (5)Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers
4
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 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 18–19, 1998, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select quarterbacks Peyton Manning from the University of Tennessee's Volunteers or Ryan Leaf from the Washington State University's Cougars with the first overall pick. Both were considered excellent prospects and future franchise quarterbacks: Leaf was considered to have more upside and a stronger throwing arm, whereas Manning was considered a polished prospect who was NFL ready and more mature.

On the day of the draft, the Colts selected Manning due to Leaf's disdain for Indianapolis and many other factors, with Leaf being selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers, who traded a king's ransom to the Arizona Cardinals for the right to draft whoever the Colts didn't select with the first overall selection to replace the recently-retired Stan Humphries as their franchise quarterback, which became Leaf, while the Cardinals would take the Chargers' original third overall pick to select the Florida State Seminoles defensive end Andre Wadsworth.

Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner (the most of any player in NFL history), a two-time Super Bowl champion (in 2006 with the Colts and in 2015 with the Denver Broncos), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, while Leaf was out of the NFL by 2002 after having earned a 4–17 record over 21 games as a starting quarterback with both the Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys, with brief stints with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks, and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.

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
Peyton Manning, taken first overall, won two Super Bowls and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
Charles Woodson was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, four-time All-Pro, voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021
Randy Moss is considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018
Considered one of the best guards ever, Alan Faneca was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, a six-time All-Pro, voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021
Receiver Hines Ward won two Super Bowls with Pittsburgh, winning the Super Bowl XL MVP award
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning‡† QB Tennessee
1997 Maxwell Award winner
1 2 San Diego Chargers Ryan Leaf  QB Washington State
from Arizona
1 3 Arizona Cardinals Andre Wadsworth  DE Florida State
1 4 Oakland Raiders Charles Woodson‡† CB Michigan
1997 Heisman Trophy winner
1 5 Chicago Bears Curtis Enis  RB Penn State
1 6 St. Louis Rams Grant Wistrom  DE Nebraska
1 7 New Orleans Saints Kyle Turley † T San Diego State
1 8 Dallas Cowboys Greg Ellis † DE North Carolina
1 9 Jacksonville Jaguars Fred Taylor † RB Florida
from Buffalo
1 10 Baltimore Ravens Duane Starks  CB Miami (FL)
1 11 Philadelphia Eagles Tra Thomas † T Florida State
1 12 Atlanta Falcons Keith Brooking † LB Georgia Tech
1 13 Cincinnati Bengals Takeo Spikes † LB Auburn
1 14 Carolina Panthers Jason Peter  DT Nebraska
1 15 Seattle Seahawks Anthony Simmons  LB Clemson
1 16 Tennessee Oilers Kevin Dyson  WR Utah
1 17 Cincinnati Bengals Brian Simmons  LB North Carolina
1 18 New England Patriots Robert Edwards  RB Georgia
from NY Jets
1 19 Green Bay Packers Vonnie Holliday  DE North Carolina
from Miami
1 20 Detroit Lions Terry Fair  CB Tennessee
1 21 Minnesota Vikings Randy Moss‡† WR Marshall
1 22 New England Patriots Tebucky Jones  S Syracuse
1 23 Oakland Raiders Mo Collins  T Florida
1 24 New York Giants Shaun Williams  S UCLA
1 25 Jacksonville Jaguars Donovin Darius  S Syracuse
1 26 Pittsburgh Steelers Alan Faneca‡† G LSU
1 27 Kansas City Chiefs Victor Riley  T Auburn
1 28 San Francisco 49ers R. W. McQuarters  CB Oklahoma State
1 29 Miami Dolphins John Avery  RB Mississippi
1 30 Denver Broncos Marcus Nash  WR Tennessee
2* 31 Oakland Raiders Leon Bender  DT Washington State
2 32 Indianapolis Colts Jerome Pathon  WR Washington
2 33 Arizona Cardinals Corey Chavous † S Vanderbilt
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacquez Green  WR Florida
from Oakland
2 35 Chicago Bears Tony Parrish  S Washington
2 36 Arizona Cardinals Anthony Clement  T SW Louisiana
2 37 St. Louis Rams Robert Holcombe  FB Illinois
2 38 Dallas Cowboys Flozell Adams † T Michigan State
2 39 Buffalo Bills Sam Cowart † LB Florida State
2 40 New Orleans Saints Cameron Cleeland  TE Washington
2 41 Pittsburgh Steelers Jeremy Staat  DE Arizona State
2 42 Baltimore Ravens Pat Johnson  WR Oregon
2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Artrell Hawkins  S Cincinnati
2 44 Miami Dolphins Patrick Surtain † CB Southern Mississippi
2 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brian Kelly  CB USC
from Atlanta
2 46 Tennessee Oilers Samari Rolle † CB Florida State
2 47 Seattle Seahawks Todd Weiner  T Kansas State
2 48 Washington Redskins Stephen Alexander † TE Oklahoma
2 49 Miami Dolphins Kenny Mixon  DE LSU
2 50 Detroit Lions Germane Crowell  WR Virginia
2 51 Minnesota Vikings Kailee Wong  LB Stanford
2 52 New England Patriots Tony Simmons  WR Wisconsin
from NY Jets
2 53 Atlanta Falcons Bob Hallen  C Kent State
2 54 New England Patriots Rod Rutledge  TE Alabama
2 55 New York Giants Joe Jurevicius  WR Penn State
2 56 New York Jets Dorian Boose  DE Washington State
2 57 Jacksonville Jaguars Cordell Taylor  CB Hampton
2 58 San Francisco 49ers Jeremy Newberry † C California
2 59 San Diego Chargers Mikhael Ricks  TE Stephen F. Austin
2 60 Detroit Lions Charlie Batch  QB Eastern Michigan
from Green Bay via Miami
2 61 Denver Broncos Eric Brown  S Mississippi State
3 62 Carolina Panthers Chuck Wiley  DE LSU
3 63 Oakland Raiders Jon Ritchie  FB Stanford
3 64 Chicago Bears Olin Kreutz † C Washington
3 65 St. Louis Rams Leonard Little † DE Tennessee
from Arizona via NY Jets
3 66 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Conrad  T Fresno State
3 67 New York Jets Scott Frost  S Nebraska
3 68 Buffalo Bills Robert Hicks  T Mississippi State
3 69 Washington Redskins Skip Hicks  RB UCLA
3 70 New York Giants Brian Alford  WR Purdue
3 71 Indianapolis Colts E. G. Green  WR Florida State
3 72 Philadelphia Eagles Jeremiah Trotter † LB Stephen F. Austin
3 73 Carolina Panthers Mitch Marrow  DE Penn
3 74 Atlanta Falcons Jammi German  WR Miami (FL)
3 75 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Foley  LB Northeast Louisiana
3 76 Seattle Seahawks Ahman Green † RB Nebraska
3 77 Tennessee Oilers Dainon Sidney  CB UAB
3 78 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Goff  T Iowa
3 79 Miami Dolphins Brad Jackson  LB Cincinnati
from Detroit
3 80 Minnesota Vikings Ramos McDonald  CB New Mexico
3 81 New England Patriots Chris Floyd  FB Michigan
from NY Jets
3 82 Miami Dolphins Larry Shannon  WR East Carolina
3 83 New England Patriots Greg Spires  DE Florida State
3 84 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jamie Duncan  LB Vanderbilt
3 85 Philadelphia Eagles Allen Rossum † CB Notre Dame
3 86 Jacksonville Jaguars Jonathan Quinn  QB Middle Tennessee
3 87 New York Jets Kevin Williams  S Oklahoma State
3 88 Kansas City Chiefs Rashaan Shehee  RB Washington
3 89 San Francisco 49ers Chris Ruhman  T Texas A&M
3 90 Green Bay Packers Jonathan Brown  DT Tennessee
3 91 Denver Broncos Brian Griese † QB Michigan
3* 92 Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward † WR Georgia
4 93 Indianapolis Colts Steve McKinney  C Texas A&M
4 94 Chicago Bears Alonzo Mayes  TE Oklahoma State
4 95 Arizona Cardinals Michael Pittman  RB Fresno State
4 96 St. Louis Rams Az-Zahir Hakim  WR San Diego State
4 97 New Orleans Saints Fred Weary  CB Florida
from Oakland
4 98 St. Louis Rams Roland Williams  TE Syracuse
4 99 New Orleans Saints Julian Pittman  DT Florida State
4 100 Dallas Cowboys Michael Myers  DT Alabama
4 101 Jacksonville Jaguars Tavian Banks  RB Iowa
from Buffalo
4 102 Miami Dolphins Lorenzo Bromell  DE Clemson
4 103 Atlanta Falcons Omar Brown  S North Carolina
from Baltimore via Indianapolis, Baltimore and Tampa Bay; in place of Tampa Bay (time expired)
4 104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Todd Washington  C Virginia Tech
instead of No. 103 (time expired)
4 105 Cincinnati Bengals Glen Steele  DT Michigan
4 106 Carolina Panthers Donald Hayes  WR Wisconsin
4 107 Tennessee Oilers Joe Salave'a  DT Arizona
4 108 Seattle Seahawks DeShone Myles  LB Nevada
4 109 Oakland Raiders Gennaro DiNapoli  G Virginia Tech
4 110 Minnesota Vikings Kivuusama Mays  LB North Carolina
4 111 New York Jets Jason Fabini  T Cincinnati
4 112 Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Whiting  DT California
from Miami
4 113 Washington Redskins Shawn Barber  LB Richmond
from Detroit via Oakland
4 114 Atlanta Falcons Tim Dwight  WR Iowa
4 115 New England Patriots Leonta Rheams  DT Houston
4 116 Philadelphia Eagles Clarence Love  S Toledo
4 117 Pittsburgh Steelers Deshea Townsend  CB Alabama
4 118 Jacksonville Jaguars Deligianis, HarryHarry Deligianis  DT Youngstown State
4 119 San Francisco 49ers Lance Schulters † S Hofstra
4 120 Kansas City Chiefs Greg Favors  LB Mississippi State
4 121 Green Bay Packers Roosevelt Blackmon  CB Morris Brown
4 122 Denver Broncos Curtis Alexander  RB Alabama
4* 123 Pittsburgh Steelers Carlos King  RB North Carolina State
5 124 Baltimore Ravens Martin Chase  DT Oklahoma
5 125 Arizona Cardinals Terry Hardy  TE Southern Mississippi
5 126 San Diego Chargers Harden, CedricCedric Harden  DE Florida A&M
5 127 Oakland Raiders Jeremy Brigham  TE Washington
5 128 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Williams  CB North Carolina
from Chicago
5 129 St. Louis Rams Priester, RaymondRaymond Priester  FB Clemson
5 130 Dallas Cowboys Darren Hambrick  LB South Carolina
5 131 Buffalo Bills Jonathan Linton  FB North Carolina
5 132 New Orleans Saints Wilmont Perry  RB Livingstone
5 133 Baltimore Ravens Ryan Sutter  S Colorado
5 134 New York Jets Casey Dailey  LB Northwestern
5 135 Indianapolis Colts Antony Jordan  LB Vanderbilt
5 136 Carolina Panthers Jerry Jensen  LB Washington
5 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Jason Simmons  S Arizona State
from Atlanta
5 138 Dallas Cowboys Oliver Ross  T Iowa State
from Seattle
5 139 Tennessee Oilers Benji Olson  G Washington
5 140 Washington Redskins Mark Fischer  G Purdue
5 141 New York Jets Karczewski, DougDoug Karczewski  T Virginia
5 142 Philadelphia Eagles Ike Reese † LB Michigan State
from Miami
5 143 Miami Dolphins Scott Shaw  G Michigan State
from Detroit
5 144 Minnesota Vikings Kerry Cooks  S Iowa
5 145 New England Patriots Ron Merkerson  LB Colorado
5 146 New York Jets Blake Spence  TE Oregon
5 147 New York Giants Toby Myles  T Jackson State
5 148 Jacksonville Jaguars John Wade  C Marshall
5 149 New York Jets Bateman, EricEric Bateman  T BYU
5 150 Green Bay Packers Corey Bradford  WR Jackson State
5 151 San Francisco 49ers Phil Ostrowski  G Penn State
5 152 Oakland Raiders Travian Smith  LB Oklahoma
5 153 Denver Broncos Chris Howard  RB Michigan
6 154 Baltimore Ravens Rogers, RonRon Rogers  LB Georgia Tech
6 155 San Diego Chargers Clifford Ivory  CB Troy State
6 156 Green Bay Packers Scott McGarrahan  S New Mexico
from Oakland
6 157 Chicago Bears Chris Draft  LB Stanford
6 158 Arizona Cardinals Zach Walz  LB Dartmouth
6 159 St. Louis Rams Roundtree, GlennGlenn Roundtree  G Clemson
6 160 Buffalo Bills Fred Coleman  WR Washington
6 161 New Orleans Saints Chris Bordano  LB Southern Methodist
6 162 Seattle Seahawks Carl Hansen  DT Stanford
from Dallas
6 163 New York Jets Eric Ogbogu  DE Maryland
6 164 Baltimore Ravens Sammy Williams  T Oklahoma
6 165 Carolina Panthers Damien Richardson  S Arizona State
6 166 Atlanta Falcons Elijah Williams  CB Florida
6 167 Cincinnati Bengals Jason Tucker  WR Texas Christian
6 168 Tennessee Oilers Wiggins, LeeLee Wiggins  CB South Carolina
6 169 Seattle Seahawks Bobby Shaw  WR California
6 170 Washington Redskins Palmer, PatPat Palmer  WR Northwestern State
6 171 Miami Dolphins Strikwerda, NateNate Strikwerda  C Northwestern
6 172 Miami Dolphins John Dutton  QB Nevada
from Detroit
6 173 Minnesota Vikings Matt Birk † C Harvard
6 174 New York Jets Chris Brazzell  WR Angelo State
6 175 Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Cannida  DT Nevada
6 176 New England Patriots Harold Shaw  RB Southern Mississippi
6 177 New York Giants Pollack, ToddTodd Pollack  TE Boston College
6 178 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala  FB Utah
6 179 Jacksonville Jaguars Williams, LeManzerLeManzer Williams  DE Minnesota
6 180 San Francisco 49ers Fred Beasley † FB Auburn
6 181 Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Ransom  DT Cincinnati
6 182 Jacksonville Jaguars McLeod, KevinKevin McLeod  RB Auburn
6 183 New York Jets Johnson, DustinDustin Johnson  FB BYU
from Denver
6* 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Shevin Smith  CB Florida State
6* 185 Detroit Lions Alexander, JamaalJamaal Alexander  CB Southern Mississippi
6* 186 Pittsburgh Steelers Olson, RyanRyan Olson  DT Colorado
6* 187 Green Bay Packers Matt Hasselbeck † QB Boston College
6* 188 Dallas Cowboys Izell Reese  S UAB
6* 189 Chicago Bears Patrick Mannelly  LS Duke
7 190 Indianapolis Colts Aaron Taylor  C Nebraska
7 191 Washington Redskins David Terrell  S UTEP
from Oakland
7 192 Jacksonville Jaguars Alvis Whitted  WR North Carolina State
from Chicago
7 193 Arizona Cardinals Savoy, PhilPhil Savoy  WR Colorado
7 194 San Diego Chargers Haskins, JonJon Haskins  LB Stanford
7 195 New York Jets Hart, LawrenceLawrence Hart  TE Southern
7 196 Carolina Panthers Vili Maumau  DT Colorado
7 197 Seattle Seahawks Jason McEndoo  G Washington State
from Dallas
7 198 Buffalo Bills Allotey, VictorVictor Allotey  G Indiana
7 199 Atlanta Falcons Ephraim Salaam  T San Diego State
7 200 Denver Broncos Trey Teague  C Tennessee
7 201 Atlanta Falcons Ken Oxendine  RB Virginia Tech
7 202 Cincinnati Bengals Parker, MarcusMarcus Parker  FB Virginia Tech
7 203 Atlanta Falcons Henry Slay  DT West Virginia
7 204 New Orleans Saints Andy McCullough  WR Tennessee
from Seattle
7 205 Tennessee Oilers Jimmy Sprotte  LB Arizona
7 206 Washington Redskins Antwaune Ponds  LB Syracuse
7 207 Detroit Lions Chris Liwienski  G Indiana
7 208 Minnesota Vikings Chester Burnett  LB Arizona
7 209 Arizona Cardinals Cousins, JomoJomo Cousins  DE Florida A&M
from NY Jets
7 210 Miami Dolphins Jim Bundren  G Clemson
7 211 New England Patriots Jason Andersen  C BYU
7 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers McCarty, ChanceChance McCarty  DE Texas Christian
7 213 New York Giants Ben Fricke  C Houston
7 214 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Tolbert  LB Georgia
7 215 San Francisco 49ers Ryan Thelwell  WR Minnesota
7 216 Kansas City Chiefs Eric Warfield  CB Nebraska
7 217 Chicago Bears Chad Overhauser  G UCLA
7 218 Green Bay Packers Watson, EdwinEdwin Watson  FB Purdue
7 219 Denver Broncos Nate Wayne  LB Mississippi
7* 220 Philadelphia Eagles Akins, ChrisChris Akins  DT Texas
7* 221 Pittsburgh Steelers Angel Rubio  DT Southeast Missouri State
7* 222 Cincinnati Bengals Damian Vaughn  TE Miami (OH)
7* 223 Dallas Cowboys Smith, TarikTarik Smith  RB California
7* 224 Kansas City Chiefs Blackwell, ErnestErnest Blackwell  RB Missouri
7* 225 Minnesota Vikings Darden, TonyTony Darden  CB Texas Tech
7* 226 Arizona Cardinals Pat Tillman  S Arizona State
7* 227 Dallas Cowboys Antonio Fleming  G Georgia
7* 228 Carolina Panthers Turner, JimJim Turner  WR Syracuse
7* 229 Tennessee Oilers Kevin Long  C Florida State
7* 230 Oakland Raiders Vince Amey  DT Arizona State
7* 231 Indianapolis Colts Gaines, CoryCory Gaines  S Tennessee
7* 232 Chicago Bears Moses Moreno  QB Colorado State
7* 233 Arizona Cardinals Janes, RonRon Janes  FB Missouri
7* 234 San Diego Chargers Sanford, KioKio Sanford  WR Kentucky
7* 235 Oakland Raiders Sanders, DavidDavid Sanders  DE Arkansas
7* 236 St. Louis Rams Jason Chorak  LB Washington
7* 237 Dallas Cowboys Rodrick Monroe  TE Cincinnati
7* 238 Buffalo Bills Kamil Loud  WR Cal Poly
7* 239 New Orleans Saints Ron Warner  LB Kansas
7* 240 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas, MelvinMelvin Thomas  G Colorado
7* 241 Baltimore Ravens Cam Quayle  TE Weber State

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers each selected a player in the second round.

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
2 — Green Bay Packers Mike Wahle † G Navy
2 — San Diego Chargers Jamal Williams † DT Oklahoma State

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Jody Littleton  LS Baylor
Atlanta Falcons Jose Portilla  T Arizona
Baltimore Ravens Lional Dalton  DT Eastern Michigan
Baltimore Ravens Chuck Darby  DT South Carolina State
Baltimore Ravens Jeff Saturday † C North Carolina
Carolina Panthers Rob Bohlinger  T Wyoming
Carolina Panthers Thabiti Davis  WR Wake Forest
Carolina Panthers Paul Janus  T Northwestern
Chicago Bears Wasswa Serwanga  CB UCLA
Cincinnati Bengals Brad Costello  P Boston University
Cincinnati Bengals Erik Storz  LB Boston College
Dallas Cowboys Zebbie Lethridge  CB Texas Tech
Dallas Cowboys Cory Geason  TE Tulane
Dallas Cowboys Jeff Ogden  WR Eastern Washington
Dallas Cowboys Tim Seder  K Ashland
Dallas Cowboys Robert Thomas  FB Henderson State
Denver Broncos Cyron Brown  DE Western Illinois
Denver Broncos Chris Gizzi  LB Air Force
Detroit Lions Lamar Campbell  CB Wisconsin
Detroit Lions Kevin O'Neill  LB Bowling Green
Detroit Lions Travis Reece  RB Michigan State
Detroit Lions Tawambi Settles  S Duke
Detroit Lions Corey Thomas  WR Duke
Green Bay Packers Jude Waddy  LB William & Mary
Indianapolis Colts Larry Chester  DT Temple
Indianapolis Colts Larry Moore  G BYU
Indianapolis Colts Mike Vanderjagt † K West Virginia
Jacksonville Jaguars Damon Dunn  WR Stanford
Jacksonville Jaguars Winfield Garnett  DT Ohio State
Jacksonville Jaguars Reggie Swinton  WR Murray State
Jacksonville Jaguars Steve Zahursky  G Kent State
Kansas City Chiefs Eric Hicks  DE Maryland
Miami Dolphins Chris Fontenot  TE McNeese State
Miami Dolphins Antoine Simpson  DT Houston
Minnesota Vikings Cory Withrow  C Washington State
New England Patriots Scott Dragos  FB Boston College
New England Patriots Kato Serwanga  CB California
New York Giants Nate Hobgood-Chittick  DT North Carolina
New York Giants Jason Whittle  G Southwest Missouri State
New York Giants George Williams III  DL NC State
New Orleans Saints Earl Little  S Miami
Oakland Raiders Phil Dawson † K Texas
Oakland Raiders Rodney Williams  WR Arizona
Philadelphia Eagles Kevin McKenzie  WR Washington State
Pittsburgh Steelers Matt Cushing  TE Illinois
St. Louis Rams Billy Austin  CB New Mexico
St. Louis Rams Roger Chanoine  T Temple
St. Louis Rams London Fletcher † LB John Carroll
St. Louis Rams Tony Horne  WR/KR Clemson
St. Louis Rams Jeremy McKinney  G Iowa
San Diego Chargers Wendell Davis  TE Temple
San Diego Chargers DeMingo Graham  G Hofstra
San Diego Chargers Kendyl Jacox  G Kansas State
San Diego Chargers Lloyd Lee  S Dartmouth
San Diego Chargers Henry Taylor  DT South Carolina
San Diego Chargers Justin Watson  RB San Diego State
San Francisco 49ers Tony Blevins  CB Kansas
San Francisco 49ers Jim Nelson  LB Penn State
San Francisco 49ers Brock Olivo  RB Missouri
Seattle Seahawks Joey Eloms  S Indiana
Seattle Seahawks Brian Finneran  WR Villanova
Seattle Seahawks Dirk Johnson  P Northern Colorado
Seattle Seahawks Wade Richey  K LSU
Seattle Seahawks Paul Spicer  DE Saginaw Valley State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rabih Abdullah  RB Lehigh
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lamont Hall  TE Clemson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Jackson  WR Washington State
Tennessee Oilers Perry Phenix  S Southern Miss
Tennessee Oilers Ron Powlus  QB Notre Dame
Tennessee Oilers Mike Sutton  DE LSU
Washington Redskins Tim Denton  CB Sam Houston State

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1998 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round 1

  1. ↑ No. 2: Arizona → San Diego (PD). Arizona traded a first-round selection (2nd overall) to San Diego in exchange for first- and second-round selections (3rd and 33rd overall), a 1999 first-round selection, RB Eric Metcalf and LB Patrick Sapp.
  2. ↑ No. 3: San Diego → Arizona (PD). See Round 1: Arizona → San Diego.
  3. ↑ No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded first- and fourth-round selections (9th and 101st overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Rob Johnson.
  4. ↑ No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). Washington sent first- and third-round selections (17th and 78th overall) to Cincinnati as compensation for signing restricted free agent DT Dan Wilkinson.
  5. ↑ No. 18: NY Jets → New England (PD). The NY Jets sent first- and third-round selections (18th and 81st overall) to New England as compensation for signing restricted free agent RB Curtis Martin.
  6. ↑ No. 19: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded a first-round selection (19th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for first- and second-round selections (29th and 60th overall).
  7. ↑ No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). Tampa Bay traded a first-round selection (23rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for two second-round selections (34th and 59th overall).
  8. ↑ No. 29: Green Bay → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Green Bay.
  9. ↑ No. 33: San Diego → Arizona (PD). See Round 1: Arizona → San Diego.

Round 2

  1. ↑ No. 34: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
  2. ↑ No. 41: Philadelphia → NY Jets → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:
           Philadelphia → NY Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded second- and fifth-round selections (41st and 134th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for DE Hugh Douglas.
           NY Jets → Pittsburgh (D). The NY Jets traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for second-, third- and fifth-round selections (56th, 87th and 149th overall).
  3. ↑ No. 44: Carolina → Miami (D). Carolina traded a second-round selection (44th overall) to Miami in exchange for a 2000 first-round selection.
  4. ↑ No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay (D). Atlanta traded a second-round selection (45th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 114th overall).
  5. ↑ No. 52: NY Jets → New England (PD). The NY Jets sent a second-round selection (56th overall), 1997 second- and third-round selections and a 1999 first-round selection to New England as compensation hiring Bill Parcells as head coach.
  6. ↑ No. 53: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). See Round 2: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
  7. ↑ No. 56: Pittsburgh → NY Jets (PD). See Round 2: NY Jets → Pittsburgh.
  8. ↑ No. 59: Kansas City → Oakland → Tampa Bay → San Diego. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Oakland (PD). Kansas City sent a second-round selection to Oakland as compensation for signing restricted free agent DT Chester McGlockton.
           Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
           Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded a second-round selection (59th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 2000 first-round selection.
  9. ↑ No. 60: Green Bay → Miami → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           Green Bay → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Green Bay.
           Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (79th, 143rd and 172nd).

Round 3

  1. ↑ No. 62: Indianapolis → Carolina (PD). Indianapolis sent a third-round selection (62nd overall) to Carolina as compensation for hiring Bill Polian as general manager.
  2. ↑ No. 65: Arizona → NY Jets → St. Louis. Multiple trades:
           Arizona → NY Jets (PD). Arizona traded a third-round selection (65th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for RB Adrian Murrell.
           NY Jets → St. Louis (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (65th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for third- and seventh-round selections (67th and 195th overall).
  3. ↑ No. 66: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD). San Diego traded a third-round selection (66th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for a 1997 fifth-round selection.
  4. ↑ No. 67: St. Louis → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → St. Louis.
  5. ↑ No. 69: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded a third-round selection (69th overall) and a 1997 fifth-round selection to Washington in exchange for QB Heath Shuler.
  6. ↑ No. 70: Dallas → Philadelphia → NY Giants. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → Philadelphia (D). Dallas traded a third-round selection (70th overall) and 1997 first- and fifth-round selections to Philadelphia in exchange for a 1997 first-round selection.
           Philadelphia → NY Giants (D). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (85th and 116th overall).
  7. ↑ No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis (PD). Baltimore traded third- and fourth-round selections (71st and 103rd overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a fourth-round selection (93rd overall) and QB Jim Harbaugh.
  8. ↑ No. 78: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). See Round 1: Washington → Cincinnati.
  9. ↑ No. 79: Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Detroit.
  10. ↑ No. 81: NY Jets → New England (PD). See Round 1: NY Jets → New England.
  11. ↑ No. 85: NY Giants → Philadelphia (D). See Round 3: Philadelphia → NY Giants.
  12. ↑ No. 87: Pittsburgh → NY Jets (D). See Round 2: NY Jets → Pittsburgh.

Round 4

  1. ↑ No. 93: Indianapolis → Baltimore → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). See Round 3: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
           Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). Baltimore traded a fourth-round selection (93rd overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (103rd, 124th and 154th overall).
  2. ↑ No. 96: San Diego → St. Louis (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) and a 1997 seventh-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for a 1997 fifth-round selection.
  3. ↑ No. 97: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (97th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Eric Allen.
  4. ↑ No. 101: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). See Round 1: Buffalo → Jacksonville.
  5. ↑ No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) to Miami in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 142nd overall).
  6. ↑ No. 103: Baltimore → Indianapolis → Baltimore → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). See Round 3: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
           Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). See Round 4: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
           Baltimore → Tampa Bay (D). Baltimore traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 1999 third-round selection.
  7. ↑ No. 109: Washington → Oakland (D). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Oakland in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (113th and 191st overall).
  8. ↑ No. 112: Miami → Philadelphia (D). See Round 4: Philadelphia → Miami.
  9. ↑ No. 113: Detroit → Oakland → Washington. Multiple trades:
           Detroit → Oakland (PD). Detroit traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Oakland in exchange for LB Rob Fredrickson.
           Oakland → Washington (D). See Round 4: Washington → Oakland.
  10. ↑ No. 114: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). See Round 2: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
  11. ↑ No. 116: NY Giants → Philadelphia (D). See Round 3: Philadelphia → NY Giants.
  12. ↑ No. 142: Miami → Philadelphia (D). See Round 4: Philadelphia → Miami.

Round 5

  1. ↑ No. 124: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). See Round 4: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
  2. ↑ No. 128: Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (128th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for WR Chris Penn.
  3. ↑ No. 134: Philadelphia → NY Jets (PD). See Round 2: Philadelphia → NY Jets.
  4. ↑ No. 135: Cincinnati → Indianapolis (PD). Cincinnati traded a fifth-round selection (135th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Paul Justin.
  5. ↑ No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh (D). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for three seventh-round selections (199th, 203rd and 215th overall).
  6. ↑ No. 138: Seattle → Dallas (D). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (138th overall) to Dallas in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (162nd and 197th overall).
  7. ↑ No. 143: Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Detroit.
  8. ↑ No. 146: Tampa Bay → NY Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for FB Lorenzo Neal.
  9. ↑ No. 149: Pittsburgh → NY Jets (D). See Round 2: NY Jets → Pittsburgh.
  10. ↑ No. 150: Kansas City → Green Bay (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (150th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for LB Wayne Simmons.
  11. ↑ No. 152: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (152nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for a sixth-round selection (156th overall) and a 1999 sixth-round selection.

Round 6

  1. ↑ No. 154: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). See Round 4: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
  2. ↑ No. 152: Oakland → Green Bay (D). See Round 5: Green Bay → Oakland.
  3. ↑ No. 162: Dallas → Seattle (D). See Round 5: Seattle → Dallas.
  4. ↑ No. 163: Philadelphia → NY Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (163rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for WR Jeff Graham.
  5. ↑ No. 172: Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Detroit.
  6. ↑ No. 182: Green Bay → Jacksonville (PD). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Paul Frase.
  7. ↑ No. 183: Denver → NY Jets (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection (183rd overall) and 1997 third-, sixth- and seventh-round selections to the NY Jets in exchange for a 1997 third-round selection.
  8. ↑ No. 197: Dallas → Seattle (D). See Round 5: Seattle → Dallas.

Round 7

  1. ↑ No. 191: Oakland → Washington (D). See Round 4: Washington → Oakland.
  2. ↑ No. 192: Chicago → Jacksonville (PD). Chicago traded a seventh-round selection (192nd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Jimmy Herndon.
  3. ↑ No. 195: St. Louis → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → St. Louis.
  4. ↑ No. 196: New Orleans → Carolina (PD). New Orleans sent a seventh-round selection (196th overall) to Carolina as compensation for signing restricted free agent S Chad Cota.
  5. ↑ No. 199: Baltimore → Pittsburgh → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Pittsburgh (PD). Baltimore traded a seventh-round selection (199th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Bernard Dafney.
           Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
  6. ↑ No. 200: Philadelphia → Denver (D). Philadelphia traded a seventh-round selection (200th overall) to Denver in exchange for a 1999 sixth-round selection.
  7. ↑ No. 203: Carolina → Pittsburgh → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded a seventh-round selection (203rd overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Israel Raybon.
           Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
  8. ↑ No. 204: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded a seventh-round selection (204th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for WR Daryl Hobbs.
  9. ↑ No. 215: Pittsburgh → Atlanta → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
           Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). See Round 5: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
           Atlanta → San Francisco (D). Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection (215th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a 1999 sixth-round selection.
  10. ↑ No. 217: San Francisco → Chicago (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (217th overall) to Chicago in exchange for LB Tony Peterson.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ↑ No. 103: Tampa Bay held the 103rd pick, but did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, but Atlanta were able to make their own picks before Tampa Bay could make their own.
  3. ↑ No. 104: See No. 103.

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. ↑ "Peyton Manning Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "Colts Wanted Ryan Leaf Over Peyton Manning In 1998 NFL Draft". Sportsgrid.com. January 21, 2014. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.