2005 NFL draft

2005 NFL draft
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General information
DateApril 23–24, 2005
Time12:00 p.m. EDT (April 23)
11:00 a.m. EDT (April 24)
LocationJacob K. Javits Convention Center
in New York City
NetworksESPN, ESPN2
Overview
255 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionAlex Smith, QB
San Francisco 49ers
Mr. IrrelevantAndy Stokes, TE
New England Patriots
Most selections (12)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fewest selections (4)New York Giants
Hall of Famers
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← 2004
2006 →

The 2005 NFL draft, the 70th in league history, took place on April 23 and 24, 2005. The draft was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and was televised for the 26th consecutive year, with coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. It was the first to be held at the Javits Center, as Madison Square Garden had been utilized for drafts since 1995.

The draft is best known for quarterback Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th selection after being projected as one of the top picks. Rodgers believed he would be taken first overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but after the 49ers selected quarterback Alex Smith, Rodgers was passed on by teams with other positional needs until he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. The fall drew retrospective scrutiny due to Rodgers developing a reputation as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Rodgers is currently the only remaining player from the draft class still in the league, as of 2026.

Compensatory selections were distributed among 14 teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each. Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL draft first.

The league also held a supplemental draft in 2005 after the regular draft but before the regular season.

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler
‡ = Hall of Famer
Positions key
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
  1. ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  3. ↑ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  4. ↑ Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  5. ↑ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  6. ↑ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  7. ↑ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Quarterback Alex Smith, taken first overall, struggled for his first few years before becoming a solid starter after 2011 for the San Francisco 49ers, a Pro Bowler with the Kansas City Chiefs and a starter with the Washington Redskins. He overcame a severe leg injury in his final season.
Cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, taken sixth overall, enjoyed a long career despite several off-field incidents.
Linebacker DeMarcus Ware, taken 11th overall, was a stalwart on the Dallas Cowboys defense before finishing his career with the Denver Broncos.
Linebacker Shawne Merriman, taken 12th overall, was a three-time All-Pro and led the NFL in sacks in 2006.
Aaron Rodgers, taken 24th overall, went on to play 21 seasons in the NFL, 18 with the Green Bay Packers.
Receiver Roddy White, taken 27th overall, was a four-time Pro Bowler and holds many Atlanta Falcons receiving records.
Tight end Heath Miller, taken 30th overall, won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was a fan favorite.
Receiver Vincent Jackson, taken 61st overall in the second round, was a three-time Pro Bowler with the San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Running back Frank Gore, taken 65th overall in the third round, currently ranks third on the NFL's all-time career rushing list.
Defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted 74th overall in the third round, won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants and was a two-time All-Pro.
Guard Richie Incognito, drafted 81st overall, is a four-time Pro Bowler but has also drawn controversy, including a bullying scandal in 2013.
Running back/kick returner Darren Sproles, drafted in the fourth round, has the fifth-most career all-purpose yards in the NFL.
Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, drafted in the seventh round, started for an NFL record nine teams
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 San Francisco 49ers Alex Smith † QB Utah
1 2 Miami Dolphins Ronnie Brown † RB Auburn
1 3 Cleveland Browns Braylon Edwards † WR Michigan
1 4 Chicago Bears Cedric Benson  RB Texas
1 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cadillac Williams  RB Auburn
1 6 Tennessee Titans Adam Jones † CB West Virginia
1 7 Minnesota Vikings Troy Williamson  WR South Carolina
from Oakland
1 8 Arizona Cardinals Antrel Rolle † S Miami (FL)
1 9 Washington Redskins Carlos Rogers † CB Auburn
1 10 Detroit Lions Mike Williams  WR USC
1 11 Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware‡† LB Troy
1 12 San Diego Chargers Shawne Merriman † LB Maryland
1 13 New Orleans Saints Jammal Brown † T Oklahoma
from Houston
1 14 Carolina Panthers Thomas Davis † LB Georgia
1 15 Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Johnson † LB Texas
1 16 Houston Texans Travis Johnson  DT Florida State
1 17 Cincinnati Bengals David Pollack  LB Georgia
1 18 Minnesota Vikings Erasmus James  DE Wisconsin
1 19 St. Louis Rams Alex Barron  T Florida State
1 20 Dallas Cowboys Marcus Spears  DE LSU
from Buffalo
1 21 Jacksonville Jaguars Matt Jones  WR Arkansas
1 22 Baltimore Ravens Mark Clayton  WR Oklahoma
1 23 Oakland Raiders Fabian Washington  CB Nebraska
from Seattle
1 24 Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers † QB California
1 25 Washington Redskins Jason Campbell  QB Auburn
from Denver
1 26 Seattle Seahawks Chris Spencer  C Ole Miss
from NY Jets via Oakland
1 27 Atlanta Falcons Roddy White † WR UAB
1 28 San Diego Chargers Luis Castillo  DT Northwestern
1 29 Indianapolis Colts Marlin Jackson  CB Michigan
1 30 Pittsburgh Steelers Heath Miller † TE Virginia
1 31 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Patterson  DT USC
1 32 New England Patriots Logan Mankins † G Fresno State
2 33 San Francisco 49ers David Baas  C Michigan
2 34 Cleveland Browns Brodney Pool  S Oklahoma
2 35 Philadelphia Eagles Reggie Brown  WR Georgia
from Miami
2 36 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Barrett Ruud  LB Nebraska
2 37 Detroit Lions Shaun Cody  DT USC
2 38 Oakland Raiders Stanford Routt  CB Houston
2 39 Chicago Bears Mark Bradley  WR Oklahoma
2 40 New Orleans Saints Josh Bullocks  S Nebraska
2 41 Tennessee Titans Michael Roos † T Eastern Washington
from Detroit
2 42 Dallas Cowboys Kevin Burnett  LB Tennessee
2 43 New York Giants Corey Webster  CB LSU
2 44 Arizona Cardinals J. J. Arrington  RB California
2 45 Seattle Seahawks Lofa Tatupu † LB USC
2 46 Miami Dolphins Matt Roth  DE Iowa
2 47 New York Jets Mike Nugent  K Ohio State
from Houston via Oakland
2 48 Cincinnati Bengals Odell Thurman  LB Georgia
2 49 Minnesota Vikings Marcus Johnson  T Ole Miss
2 50 St. Louis Rams Ron Bartell  CB Howard
2 51 Green Bay Packers Nick Collins † S Bethune–Cookman
2 52 Jacksonville Jaguars Khalif Barnes  T Washington
2 53 Baltimore Ravens Dan Cody  DE Oklahoma
2 54 Carolina Panthers Eric Shelton  RB Louisville
from Seattle
2 55 Buffalo Bills Roscoe Parrish  WR Miami (FL)
2 56 Denver Broncos Darrent Williams  CB Oklahoma State
2 57 New York Jets Justin Miller † CB Clemson
2 58 Green Bay Packers Terrence Murphy  WR Texas A&M
2 59 Atlanta Falcons Jonathan Babineaux  DT Iowa
2 60 Indianapolis Colts Kelvin Hayden  CB Illinois
2 61 San Diego Chargers Vincent Jackson † WR Northern Colorado
2 62 Pittsburgh Steelers Bryant McFadden  CB Florida State
2 63 Philadelphia Eagles Matt McCoy  LB San Diego State
2 64 Baltimore Ravens Adam Terry  T Syracuse
3 65 San Francisco 49ers Frank Gore † RB Miami (FL)
3 66 St. Louis Rams O. J. Atogwe  S Stanford
from Miami
3 67 Cleveland Browns Charlie Frye  QB Akron
3 68 Tennessee Titans Courtney Roby  WR Indiana
3 69 Oakland Raiders Andrew Walter  QB Arizona State
3 70 Miami Dolphins Channing Crowder  LB Florida
from Chicago
3 71 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Alex Smith  TE Stanford
3 72 Detroit Lions Stanley Wilson  CB Stanford
3 73 Houston Texans Vernand Morency  RB Oklahoma State
from Dallas
3 74 New York Giants Justin Tuck † DE Notre Dame
3 75 Arizona Cardinals Eric Green  CB Virginia Tech
3 76 Denver Broncos Karl Paymah  CB Washington State
3 77 Philadelphia Eagles Ryan Moats  RB Louisiana Tech
3 78 Oakland Raiders Kirk Morrison  LB San Diego State
from Houston
3 79 Carolina Panthers Evan Mathis † G Alabama
3 80 Minnesota Vikings Dustin Fox  CB Ohio State
3 81 St. Louis Rams Richie Incognito † C Nebraska
3 82 New Orleans Saints Alfred Fincher  LB Connecticut
3 83 Cincinnati Bengals Chris Henry  WR West Virginia
3 84 New England Patriots Ellis Hobbs  CB Iowa State
3 85 Seattle Seahawks David Greene  QB Georgia
3 86 Buffalo Bills Kevin Everett  TE Miami (FL)
3 87 Jacksonville Jaguars Scott Starks  CB Wisconsin
3 88 New York Jets Sione Pouha  DT Utah
3 89 Carolina Panthers Atiyyah Ellison  DT Missouri
3 89.5– Denver Broncos selection forfeited due to salary-cap violations.
3 90 Atlanta Falcons Jordan Beck  LB Cal Poly
3 91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Colmer  T NC State
3 92 Indianapolis Colts Vincent Burns  DE Kentucky
3 93 Pittsburgh Steelers Trai Essex  G Northwestern
3 94 San Francisco 49ers Adam Snyder  G Oregon
3 95 Arizona Cardinals Darryl Blackstock  LB Virginia
3* 96 Tennessee Titans Brandon Jones  WR Oklahoma
3* 97 Denver Broncos Domonique Foxworth  CB Maryland
3* 98 Seattle Seahawks Leroy Hill  LB Clemson
3* 99 Kansas City Chiefs Dustin Colquitt † P Tennessee
3* 100 New England Patriots Nick Kaczur  G Toledo
3* 101 Denver Broncos Maurice Clarett  RB Ohio State
4 102 Philadelphia Eagles Sean Considine  S Iowa
4 103 Cleveland Browns Antonio Perkins  CB Oklahoma
4 104 Miami Dolphins Travis Daniels  CB LSU
4 105 Seattle Seahawks Ray Willis  T Florida State
from Oakland
4 106 Chicago Bears Kyle Orton  QB Purdue
4 107 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dan Buenning  G Wisconsin
4 108 Tennessee Titans Vincent Fuller  S Virginia Tech
4 109 Dallas Cowboys Marion Barber † RB Minnesota
4 110 New York Giants Brandon Jacobs  RB Southern Illinois
4 111 Arizona Cardinals Elton Brown  G Virginia
4 112 Minnesota Vikings Ciatrick Fason  RB Florida
4 113 Tennessee Titans David Stewart  T Mississippi State
from Detroit
4 114 Houston Texans Jerome Mathis † WR Hampton
4 115 Green Bay Packers Marviel Underwood  S San Diego State
4 116 Kansas City Chiefs Craphonso Thorpe  WR Florida State
4 117 St. Louis Rams Jerome Carter  S Florida State
4 118 New Orleans Saints Chase Lyman  WR California
4 119 Cincinnati Bengals Eric Ghiaciuc  C Central Michigan
4 120 Washington Redskins Manuel White  FB UCLA
4 121 Carolina Panthers Stefan LeFors  QB Louisville
from Seattle
4 122 Buffalo Bills Duke Preston  C Illinois
4 123 New York Jets Kerry Rhodes  S Louisville
4 124 Baltimore Ravens Jason Brown  C North Carolina
4 125 Green Bay Packers Brady Poppinga  LB BYU
4 126 Philadelphia Eagles Todd Herremans  T Saginaw Valley State
4 127 Jacksonville Jaguars Alvin Pearman  RB Virginia
from NY Jets
4 128 Atlanta Falcons Chauncey Davis  DE Florida State
4 129 Indianapolis Colts Dylan Gandy  G Texas Tech
4 130 San Diego Chargers Darren Sproles † RB Kansas State
4 131 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Gibson  WR Georgia
4 132 Dallas Cowboys Chris Canty  DE Virginia
4 133 New England Patriots James Sanders  S Fresno State
4* 134 St. Louis Rams Claude Terrell  G New Mexico
4* 135 Indianapolis Colts Matt Giordano  S California
4* 136 Tennessee Titans Roydell Williams  WR Tulane
5 137 San Francisco 49ers Ronald Fields  DT Mississippi State
5 138 Kansas City Chiefs Boomer Grigsby  LB Illinois State
from Miami
5 139 Cleveland Browns David McMillan  DE Kansas
5 140 Chicago Bears Airese Currie  WR Clemson
5 141 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donte Nicholson  S Oklahoma
5 142 Tennessee Titans Damien Nash  RB Missouri
5 143 Green Bay Packers Junius Coston  C North Carolina A&T
from Oakland
5 144 St. Louis Rams Jerome Collins  TE Notre Dame
5 145 Detroit Lions Dan Orlovsky  QB Connecticut
5 146 Philadelphia Eagles Trent Cole † DE Cincinnati
5 147 Kansas City Chiefs Alphonso Hodge  CB Miami (OH)
from Detroit
5 148 Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Welsh  DE Wisconsin
5 149 Carolina Panthers Adam Seward  LB UNLV
5 150 Tennessee Titans Daniel Loper  T Texas Tech
5 151 Houston Texans Drew Hodgdon  C Arizona State
5 152 New Orleans Saints Adrian McPherson  QB Florida State
5 153 Cincinnati Bengals Adam Kieft  T Central Michigan
5 154 Washington Redskins Robert McCune  LB Louisville
5 155 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Larry Brackins  WR Pearl River CC
5 156 Buffalo Bills Eric King  CB Wake Forest
5 157 Jacksonville Jaguars Gerald Sensabaugh  S North Carolina
5 158 Baltimore Ravens Justin Green  FB Montana
5 159 Seattle Seahawks Jeb Huckeba  DE Arkansas
5 160 Atlanta Falcons Michael Boley  LB Southern Miss
from Denver
5 161 New York Jets Andre Maddox  S NC State
5 162 Miami Dolphins Anthony Alabi  T TCU
5 163 Atlanta Falcons Frank Omiyale  T Tennessee Tech
5 164 San Diego Chargers Wesley Britt  T Alabama
5 165 Indianapolis Colts Rob Hunt  C North Dakota State
5 166 Pittsburgh Steelers Rian Wallace  LB Temple
5 167 Green Bay Packers Mike Hawkins  CB Oklahoma
5 168 Arizona Cardinals Lance Mitchell  LB Oklahoma
5* 169 Carolina Panthers Geoff Hangartner  C Texas A&M
5* 170 New England Patriots Ryan Claridge  LB UNLV
5* 171 Carolina Panthers Ben Emanuel  S UCLA
5* 172 Philadelphia Eagles Scott Young  T BYU
5* 173 Indianapolis Colts Tyjuan Hagler  LB Cincinnati
5* 174 San Francisco 49ers Rasheed Marshall  WR West Virginia
6 175 Oakland Raiders Anttaj Hawthorne  DT Wisconsin
6 176 Cleveland Browns Nick Speegle  LB New Mexico
6 177 San Diego Chargers Wes Sims  T Oklahoma
from Miami
6 178 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Anthony Bryant  DT Alabama
6 179 Tennessee Titans Bo Scaife  TE Texas
6 180 Green Bay Packers Michael Montgomery  DE Texas A&M
from Oakland
6 181 Chicago Bears Chris Harris  S Louisiana–Monroe
6 182 New York Jets Cedric Houston  RB Tennessee
from Arizona via Oakland
6 183 Washington Redskins Jared Newberry  LB Stanford
6 184 Detroit Lions Bill Swancutt  DE Oregon State
6 185 Jacksonville Jaguars Chad Owens  WR Hawaii
from Dallas via Oakland and NY Jets
6 186 New York Giants Eric Moore  DE Florida State
6 187 Kansas City Chiefs Will Svitek  G Stanford
6 188 Houston Texans C. C. Brown  S Louisiana–Lafayette
6 189 Carolina Panthers Jovan Haye  DE Vanderbilt
6 190 Cincinnati Bengals Tab Perry  WR UCLA
6 191 Minnesota Vikings C. J. Mosley  DT Missouri
6 192 St. Louis Rams Dante Ridgeway  WR Ball State
6 193 New Orleans Saints Jason Jefferson  DT Wisconsin
6 194 Jacksonville Jaguars Pat Thomas  LB NC State
6 195 Green Bay Packers Craig Bragg  WR UCLA
6 196 Seattle Seahawks Tony Jackson  TE Iowa
6 197 Buffalo Bills Justin Geisinger  G Vanderbilt
6 198 New York Jets Joel Dreessen  TE Colorado State
6 199 Kansas City Chiefs Khari Long  DE Baylor
6 200 Denver Broncos Chris Myers † G Miami (FL)
6 201 Atlanta Falcons DeAndra' Cobb  RB Michigan State
6 202 Indianapolis Colts Dave Rayner  K Michigan State
6 203 Cleveland Browns Andrew Hoffman  DT Virginia
6 204 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Kemoeatu  G Utah
6 205 San Francisco 49ers Derrick Johnson  CB Washington
6 206 Detroit Lions Johnathan Goddard  LB Marshall
6* 207 Carolina Panthers Joe Berger  G Michigan Tech
6* 208 Dallas Cowboys Justin Beriault  S Ball State
6* 209 Dallas Cowboys Rob Petitti  T Pittsburgh
6* 210 St. Louis Rams Reggie Hodges  P Ball State
6* 211 Philadelphia Eagles Calvin Armstrong  T Washington State
6* 212 Oakland Raiders Ryan Riddle  DE California
6* 213 Baltimore Ravens Derek Anderson † QB Oregon State
6* 214 Oakland Raiders Pete McMahon  T Iowa
7 215 San Francisco 49ers Daven Holly  CB Cincinnati
7 216 Miami Dolphins Kevin Vickerson  DT Michigan State
7 217 Cleveland Browns Jon Dunn  T Virginia Tech
7 218 Tennessee Titans Reynaldo Hill  CB Florida
7 219 Minnesota Vikings Adrian Ward  CB UTEP
from Oakland
7 220 Chicago Bears Rod Wilson  LB South Carolina
7 221 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rick Razzano  FB Ole Miss
7 222 Washington Redskins Nehemiah Broughton  FB The Citadel
7 223 San Francisco 49ers Marcus Maxwell  WR Oregon
from Detroit
7 224 Dallas Cowboys Jay Ratliff † DT Auburn
7 225 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Paris Warren  WR Utah
7 226 Arizona Cardinals LeRon McCoy  WR IUP
7 227 Houston Texans Kenneth Pettway  LB Grambling State
7 228 Pittsburgh Steelers Shaun Nua  DE BYU
7 229 Kansas City Chiefs James Kilian  QB Tulsa
7 230 New England Patriots Matt Cassel † QB USC
7 231 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hamza Abdullah  S Washington State
7 232 New Orleans Saints Jimmy Verdon  DE Arizona State
7 233 Cincinnati Bengals Jonathan Fanene  DE Utah
7 234 Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith  LB Texas Tech
7 235 Seattle Seahawks Cornelius Wortham  LB Alabama
7 236 Buffalo Bills Lionel Gates  RB Louisville
7 237 Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Roberson  CB Eastern Michigan
7 238 Kansas City Chiefs Jeremy Parquet  T Southern Miss
7 239 Denver Broncos Paul Ernster  K Northern Arizona
7 240 New York Jets Harry Williams  WR Tuskegee
7 241 Atlanta Falcons Darrell Shropshire  DT South Carolina
7 242 San Diego Chargers Scott Mruczkowski  C Bowling Green
7 243 Indianapolis Colts Anthony Davis  RB Wisconsin
7 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Noah Herron  RB Northwestern
7 245 Green Bay Packers Kurt Campbell  S Albany
7 246 Green Bay Packers Will Whitticker  G Michigan State
7* 247 Philadelphia Eagles Keyonta Marshall  DT Grand Valley State
7* 248 San Francisco 49ers Patrick Estes  TE Virginia
7* 249 San Francisco 49ers Billy Bajema  TE Oklahoma State
7* 250 St. Louis Rams Ryan Fitzpatrick  QB Harvard
7* 251 St. Louis Rams Madison Hedgecock  FB North Carolina
7* 252 Philadelphia Eagles David Bergeron  LB Stanford
7* 253 Tampa Bay Buccaneers J. R. Russell  WR Louisville
7* 254 Seattle Seahawks Doug Nienhuis  T Oregon State
7* 255 New England Patriots Andy Stokes  TE William Penn

Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the drafting team forfeited its pick in that round in the regular draft of the following season.

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
5 — Miami Dolphins Manuel Wright  DT USC

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Arizona Cardinals John Bronson  TE Penn State
Arizona Cardinals Adam Bergen  TE Lehigh
Arizona Cardinals Tim Bulman  DE Boston College
Arizona Cardinals Carlyle Holiday  WR Notre Dame
Arizona Cardinals Aaron Francisco  S BYU
Atlanta Falcons Michael Koenen  P Western Washington
Baltimore Ravens Gary Gibson  DT Rutgers
Baltimore Ravens Matt Katula  LS Wisconsin
Baltimore Ravens Rhys Lloyd  K Minnesota
Buffalo Bills Brad Cieslak  TE Northern Illinois
Buffalo Bills Liam Ezekiel  LB Northeastern
Buffalo Bills Jim Leonhard  S Wisconsin
Carolina Panthers Lorenzo Alexander † LB California
Chicago Bears Brandon McGowan  S Maine
Cincinnati Bengals Herana-Daze Jones  S Indiana
Cleveland Browns Josh Cribbs † WR Kent State
Cleveland Browns Lance Moore  WR Toledo
Dallas Cowboys Jon Condo † LS Maryland
Dallas Cowboys Tony Curtis  TE Portland State
Dallas Cowboys Harvey Dahl  G Nevada
Dallas Cowboys Tyson Thompson  RB San Jose State
Denver Broncos Brandon Browner † CB Oregon State
Denver Broncos Erik Pears  T Colorado State
Detroit Lions Cory Procter  T Montana
Green Bay Packers Patrick Dendy  CB Rice
Green Bay Packers Roy Manning  LB Michigan
Green Bay Packers Leigh Torrence  CB Stanford
Green Bay Packers Chris White  C Southern Miss
Houston Texans Alfred Malone  DT Troy
Indianapolis Colts Tory Humphrey  TE Central Michigan
Indianapolis Colts Darrell Reid  LB Minnesota
Jacksonville Jaguars Dan Connolly  G Southeast Missouri State
Jacksonville Jaguars Andrew Economos  LS Georgia Tech
Jacksonville Jaguars Derrick Wimbush  FB Fort Valley State
Kansas City Chiefs Kris Griffin  LB IUP
Miami Dolphins Brock Berlin  QB Miami (FL)
Miami Dolphins John Denney † DE BYU
Miami Dolphins Abram Elam  S Kent State
Miami Dolphins Atari Bigby  S UCF
Minnesota Vikings Heath Farwell † LB San Diego State
New England Patriots Robbie Gould † K Penn State
New Orleans Saints L. P. Ladouceur † LS California
New York Giants Chase Blackburn  LB Akron
New York Giants James Butler  S Georgia Tech
New York Giants Ryan Grant  RB Notre Dame
New York Giants Ahmad Treaudo  CB Southern
New York Giants Cameron Wake † DE Penn State
Oakland Raiders Chris Carr  CB Boise State
Oakland Raiders Hiram Eugene  S Louisiana Tech
Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Thornburg  S Northern Arizona
Pittsburgh Steelers John Kuhn † FB Shippensburg
Pittsburgh Steelers Shaun Suisham  K Bowling Green
Pittsburgh Steelers Greg Warren  LS North Carolina
Pittsburgh Steelers Nate Washington  WR Tiffin
San Diego Chargers Marques Harris  LB Southern Utah
San Diego Chargers Derreck Robinson  LB Iowa
Seattle Seahawks Chris Kluwe  P UCLA
Seattle Seahawks Leonard Weaver † FB Carson–Newman
Washington Redskins Zak Keasey  FB Princeton
Washington Redskins Nick Novak  K Maryland

Hall of Famers

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft while (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft.

Round 1

  1. ↑ No. 7: Oakland → Minnesota (PD). Oakland traded first- and seventh-round selections (7th and 219th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for WR Randy Moss.
  2. ↑ No. 12: NY Giants → San Diego (PD). The NY Giants traded first- and fifth-round selections (12th and 144th overall) and a 2004 third-round selection to San Diego in exchange for QB Eli Manning.
  3. ↑ No. 13: Houston → New Orleans (D). Houston traded a first-round selection (13th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first- and third-round selections (16th and 66th overall).
  4. ↑ No. 16: New Orleans → Houston (D). See No. 13: Houston → New Orleans.
  5. ↑ No. 20: Buffalo → Dallas (PD). Buffalo traded a first-round selection (20th overall), and 2004 second- and fifth-round selections to Dallas in exchange for a 2004 first-round selection.
  6. ↑ No. 23: Seattle → Oakland (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (23rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (26th and 105th overall).
  7. ↑ No. 25: Denver → Washington (PD). Denver traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to Washington in exchange for a third-round selection (76th overall), and 2006 first- and fourth-round selections.
  8. ↑ No. 26: multiple trades:
           No. 26: NY Jets → Oakland (PD). The NY Jets traded first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 230th overall) to Oakland in exchange for a second-round selection and two sixth-round selections (47th, 182nd and 185th overall) and TE Doug Jolley.
            No. 26: Oakland → Seattle (D). See No. 23: Seattle → Oakland.

Round 2

  1. ↑ No. 35: Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded a second-round selection (35th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for QB A. J. Feeley.
  2. ↑ No. 37: Tennessee → Detroit (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (37th overall) to Detroit in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (41st and 113rd overall).
  3. ↑ No. 40: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and a 2004 fifth-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for 2004 third- and fifth-round selections.
  4. ↑ No. 41: Detroit → Tennessee (D). See No. 37: Tennessee → Detroit.
  5. ↑ No. 45: Carolina → Seattle (D). Carolina traded a second-round selection (45th overall) to Seattle in exchange for a second-round selection and two fourth-round selections (54th, 121st and 126th overall).
  6. ↑ No. 46: Kansas City → Miami (PD). Kansas City traded second- and fifth-round selections (46th and 162nd overall) to Miami in exchange for a fifth-round selection (138th overall) and CB Patrick Surtain.
  7. ↑ No. 47: multiple trades:
           No. 47: Houston → Oakland (PD). Houston traded second- and third-round selections (47th and 78th overall) to Oakland in exchange for CB Phillip Buchanon.
            No. 47: Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See No. 26: Oakland → NY Jets.
  8. ↑ No. 51: New Orleans → Green Bay (PD). New Orleans traded a second-round selection (51st overall) and QB J. T. O'Sullivan to Green Bay in exchange for a sixth-round selection (174th overall) and CB Mike McKenzie.
  9. ↑ No. 54: Seattle → Carolina (D). See No. 45: Carolina → Seattle.
  10. ↑ No. 64: New England → Baltimore (D). New England traded a second-round selection (64th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (84th and 195th overall), and a 2006 third-round selection.

Round 3

  1. ↑ No. 66: Miami → St. Louis (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (66th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Lamar Gordon.
  2. ↑ No. 70: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Miami in exchange for DE Adewale Ogunleye.
  3. ↑ No. 73: Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded a third-round selection (73rd overall) to Houston in exchange for rights to QB Drew Henson.
  4. ↑ No. 76: Washington → Denver (PD). See No. 25: Denver → Washington.
  5. ↑ No. 77: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded a third-round selection (77th overall) and a 2004 fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for OT John Welbourn.
  6. ↑ No. 78: Houston → Oakland (PD). See No. 47: Houston → Oakland.
  7. ↑ No. 84: Baltimore → New England (D). See No. 64: New England → Baltimore.
  8. ↑ No. 89: Green Bay → Carolina (D). Green Bay traded a third-round selection (89th overall) to Carolina in exchange for two fourth-round selections (115th and 126th overall).
  9. ↑ No. 91: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded third- and sixth-round selections (91st and 203rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for WR Keenan McCardell.
  10. ↑ No. 94: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded a third-round selection (94th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (102nd and 175th overall).
  11. ↑ No. 95: New England → Arizona (PD). New England traded third- and fifth-round selections (95th and 168th overall) to Arizona in exchange for a fifth-round selection (145th overall) and CB Duane Starks.

Round 4

  1. ↑ No. 102: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). See No. 94: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
  2. ↑ No. 105: Oakland → Seattle (D). See No. 23: Seattle → Oakland.
  3. ↑ No. 112: Washington → Minnesota (D). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (120th and 154th overall).
  4. ↑ No. 113: Detroit → Tennessee (D). See No. 37: Tennessee → Detroit.
  5. ↑ No. 115: Carolina → Green Bay (D). See No. 89: Green Bay → Carolina.
  6. ↑ No. 120: Minnesota → Washington (D). See No. 112: Washington → Minnesota.
  7. ↑ No. 121: Seattle → Carolina (D). See No. 45: Carolina → Seattle.
  8. ↑ No. 123: Jacksonville → NY Jets (D). Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (127th and 185th overall).
  9. ↑ No. 126: multiple trades:
           No. 126: Denver → Cleveland. Denver traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for DT Gerard Warren.
            No. 126: Cleveland → Seattle. Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to Seattle in exchange for QB Trent Dilfer.
            No. 126: Seattle → Carolina. See No. 45: Carolina → Seattle.
            No. 126: Carolina → Green Bay. See No. 89: Green Bay → Carolina.
            No. 126: Green Bay → Philadelphia. Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for fifth-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (167th, 175th and 245th overall).
  10. ↑ No. 127: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See No. 123: Jacksonville → NY Jets.
  11. ↑ No. 132: Philadelphia → Dallas. Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (132nd overall) and a 2006 sixth-round selection to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round selection (148th overall) and a 2006 fourth-round selection.

Round 5

  1. ↑ No. 138: Miami → Kansas City (PD). See No. 46: Kansas City → Miami.
  2. ↑ No. 143: Oakland → Green Bay Oakland traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (143rd and 180th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for S Marques Anderson.
  3. ↑ No. 144: multiple trades:
           No. 144: NY Giants → San Diego (PD). See No. 12: NY Giants → San Diego.
            No. 144: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for OT Roman Oben.
            No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis (D). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (155th and 231rd overall).
  4. ↑ No. 145: multiple trades:
           No. 145: Arizona → New England (PD). See No. 95: New England → Arizona.
            No. 145: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (145th and 206th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2006 fourth-round selection.
  5. ↑ No. 146: Washington → Philadelphia Washington traded a fifth-round selection (146th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for WR James Thrash.
  6. ↑ No. 147: Detroit → Kansas City Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) and 2004 second- and fourth-round selections to Kansas City in exchange for a 2004 first-round selection.
  7. ↑ No. 148: multiple trades:
           No. 148: Dallas → Philadelphia. See No. 132: Philadelphia → Dallas.
            No. 148: Philadelphia → Indianapolis. Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (148th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a 2006 fourth-round selection.
  8. ↑ No. 150: Kansas City → Tennessee Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (150th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for DE Carlos Hall.
  9. ↑ No. 154: Minnesota → Washington (D). See No. 112: Washington → Minnesota.
  10. ↑ No. 155: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (D). See No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis.
  11. ↑ No. 160: Denver → Atlanta Denver traded a fifth-round selection (160th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for DT Ellis Johnson.
  12. ↑ No. 162: multiple trades:
           No. 162: Green Bay → Kansas City. Green Bay traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (162nd and 199th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for DE R-Kal Truluck.
            No. 162: Kansas City → Miami. See No. 46: Kansas City → Miami.
  13. ↑ No. 167: Philadelphia → Green Bay. See No. 126: Green Bay → Philadelphia.
  14. ↑ No. 168: New England → Arizona. See No. 95: New England → Arizona.

Round 6

  1. ↑ No. 175: multiple trades:
           No. 175: San Francisco → Philadelphia. See No. 94: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
            No. 175: Philadelphia → Green Bay. See No. 126: Green Bay → Philadelphia.
            No. 175: Green Bay → New England. Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (175th overall) to New England in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (195th and 246th overall).
            No. 175: New England → Oakland. New England traded a sixth-round selection (175th overall) to Oakland in exchange for a seventh-round selection (230th overall) and a 2006 fifth-round selection.
  2. ↑ No. 177: Miami → San Diego Miami traded a sixth-round selection (177th overall) to San Diego in exchange for WR David Boston.
  3. ↑ No. 180: Oakland → Green Bay. See No. 143: Oakland → Green Bay.
  4. ↑ No. 182: multiple trades:
           No. 182: Arizona → Oakland (PD). Arizona traded a sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for RB Troy Hambrick and DE Peppi Zellner.
            No. 182: Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See No. 26: NY Jets → Oakland.
  5. ↑ No. 185: multiple trades:
           No. 185: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) and a 2004 seventh-round selection to Oakland in exchange for DE Kenyon Coleman.
            No. 185: Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See No. 26: NY Jets → Oakland.
            No. 185: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See No. 123: Jacksonville → NY Jets.
  6. ↑ No. 195: multiple trades:
           No. 195: Baltimore → New England. See No. 64: New England → Baltimore.
            No. 195: New England → Green Bay. See No. 175: New England → Green Bay.
  7. ↑ No. 199: Green Bay → Kansas City. See No. 162: Green Bay → Kansas City.
  8. ↑ No. 203: multiple trades:
           No. 203: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). See No. 91: San Diego → Tampa Bay.
            No. 203: Tampa Bay → Cleveland (D). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (203rd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for QB Luke McCown.
  9. ↑ No. 205: Philadelphia → San Francisco Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (205th overall) and DE Brandon Whiting to San Francisco in exchange for WR Terrell Owens, and traded a 2004 fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore surrendering its rights to Owens.
  10. ↑ No. 206: New England → Detroit (D). See No. 145: New England → Detroit.

Round 7

  1. ↑ No. 219: Oakland → Minnesota (PD). See No. 7: Oakland → Minnesota.
  2. ↑ No. 223: Detroit → San Francisco San Francisco received Detroit's seventh-round selection (223rd) as compensation for restricted free agent guard Kyle Kosier.
  3. ↑ No. 225: NY Giants → Tampa Bay The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (225th overall) and G Jason Whittle to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 2006 sixth-round selection.
  4. ↑ No. 228: Carolina → Pittsburgh Carolina traded a seventh-round selection (228th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for OT Todd Fordham.
  5. ↑ No. 230: multiple trades:
           No. 230: Minnesota → NY Jets (PD). Minnesota traded a seventh-round selection (230th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for LB Sam Cowart.
            No. 230: NY Jets → Oakland (PD). See No. 26: NY Jets → Oakland.
            No. 230: Oakland → New England (D). See No. 175: New England → Oakland.
  6. ↑ No. 231: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (D). See No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis.
  7. ↑ No. 238: Green Bay → Kansas City Green Bay traded a seventh-round selection (238th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for OT Jeremy Parquet.
  8. ↑ No. 245: Philadelphia → Green Bay. See No. 126: Green Bay → Philadelphia.
  9. ↑ No. 246: New England → Green Bay. See No. 175: Green Bay → New England.

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