Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if theIndianapolis Colts would selectPeyton Manning orRyan Leaf 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, with Leaf being selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers.
Asupplemental 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 both selected players in the 2nd round.
In the explanations below,(D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while(PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round one
^No. 2: Arizona → San Diego (PD).Arizona traded its first-round selection (2nd) toSan Diego in exchange for San Diego's first and second-round selections (3rd and 33rd) and first-round selection (8th) in1999 plus RBEric Metcalf and LBPatrick Sapp.
^No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD).Buffalo traded its first- and fourth-round selections (9th and 101st) toJacksonville in exchange for QBRob Johnson.
^No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati (PD).Cincinnati were awardedWashington's first- and third-round selections (17th and 78th) as compensation for Washington signing restricted free agent DTDan Wilkinson.
^No. 18: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD).New England were awardedthe Jets' first- and third-round selections (18th and 81st) as compensation for the Jets signing restricted free agent RBCurtis Martin.
^No. 19: Miami → Green Bay (D).Miami traded its first-round selection (19th) toGreen Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and second-round selections (29th and 60th).
^No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D).Tampa Bay traded its first-round selection (23rd) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's two second-round selections (34th and 59th).
^No. 41: multiple trades: No. 41: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD).Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (41st and 134th) toN.Y. Jets in exchange for DEHugh Douglas. No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh (D).N.Y. Jets traded its second-round selection (41st) toPittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's second-, third- and fifth-round selections (56th, 87th and 149th).
^No. 44: Carolina → Miami (D).Carolina traded its second-round selection (44th) toMiami in exchange for Miami's first-round selection in2000.
^No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay (D).Atlanta traded its second-round selection (45th) toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 114th).
^No. 52: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD).N.Y. Jets traded its second-round selection (56th), second- and third-round selections (61st and 97th) in1997 and first-round selection in1999 toNew England in exchange for the Patriots releasing head coachBill Parcells from his coaching contract.
^No. 59: multiple trades: No. 59: Kansas City → Oakland (PD).Oakland were awarded Kansas City's second-round selection as compensation for the Chiefs signing restricted free agent DTChester McGlockton. No. 59: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). seeNo. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland. No. 59: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D).Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (59th) toSan Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in2000.
^No. 60: multiple trades: No. 60: Green Bay → Miami (D). seeNo. 19: Miami → Green Bay. No. 60: Miami → Detroit (D).Miami traded this second-round selection toDetroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (79th, 143rd and 172nd).
Round three
^No. 52: Indianapolis → Carolina (PD).Indianapolis traded its third-round selection (62nd) toCarolina in exchange for hiring Panthers' GMBill Polian.
^No. 65: multiple trades: No. 65: Arizona → N.Y. Jets (PD).Arizona traded its third-round selection (65th) toN.Y. Jets in exchange for RBAdrian Murrell. No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis (D).N.Y. Jets traded this third-round selection (65th) toSt. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' third- and seventh-round selections (67th and 195th).
^No. 66: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD).San Diego traded its third-round selection (66th) toPittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's fifth-round selection (146th) in1997.
^No. 69: New Orleans → Washington (PD).New Orleans traded its third-round selection (69th) and its fifth-round selection (132nd) in1997 toWashington in exchange for QBHeath Shuler.
^No. 70: multiple trades: No. 70: Dallas → Philadelphia (D).Dallas traded its third-round selection (70th) and first- and fifth-round selections (25th and 155th) toPhiladelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round selection (22nd) in 1997. No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants (D).Philadelphia traded this third-round selection (70th) toN.Y. Giants in exchange for the Giants' third- and fourth-round selections (85th and 116th).
^No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis (PD).Baltimore traded its third- and fourth-round selections (71st and 103rd) toIndianapolis in exchange for QBJim Harbaugh and Indianapolis' fourth-round selection (93rd).
^No. 93: multiple trades: No. 93: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis. No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D).Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (93rd) toIndianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (103rd, 124th and 154th).
^No. 96: San Diego → St. Louis (PD).San Diego traded its fourth-round selection (96th) and seventh-round selection (215th) in1997 toSt. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (138th) in 1998.
^No. 97: Oakland → New Orleans (PD).Oakland traded its fourth-round selection (97th) toNew Orleans in exchange for CBEric Allen.
^No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami (D).Philadelphia traded its fourth-round selection (102nd) toMiami in exchange for Miami's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 142nd).
^No. 103: multiple trades: No. 103: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). seeNo. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis. No. 103: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). seeNo. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis. No. 103: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (D).Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (103rd) toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's third-round selection in1999. No. 103: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D).Tampa Bay failed to make their selection within the allotted time, allowingAtlanta to pick ahead of them.
^No. 109: Washington → Oakland (D).Washington traded its fourth-round selection (109th) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's fourth- and seventh-round selections (113rd and 191st).
^No. 135: Cincinnati → Indianapolis (PD).Cincinnati traded its fifth-round selection (135th) toIndianapolis in exchange for QBPaul Justin.
^No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh (D).Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (137th) toPittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's three seventh-round selections (199th, 203rd and 215th).
^No. 138: Seattle → Dallas (D).Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (138th) toDallas in exchange for Dallas' sixth- and seventh-round selections (162nd and 197th).
^No. 150: Kansas City → Green Bay (PD).Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (150th) toGreen Bay in exchange for LBWayne Simmons.
^No. 150: Green Bay → Oakland (D).Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (152nd) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's sixth-round selection (156th) and sixth-round selection in1999.
^No. 182: Green Bay → Jacksonville (PD).Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (182nd) toJacksonville in exchange for DTPaul Frase.
^No. 183: Denver → N.Y. Jets (PD).Denver traded its sixth-round selection (183rd) and third-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (88th, 191st and 229th) in1997 toN.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' third-round selection (67th) in 1997.
^No. 200: Philadelphia → Denver (D).Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (200th) toDenver in exchange for Denver's sixth-round selection in1999.
^No. 204: Seattle → New Orleans (PD).Seattle traded its seventh-round selection (204th) toNew Orleans in exchange for WRDaryl Hobbs.
^No. 215: multiple trades: No. 215: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). seeNo. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh. No. 203: Atlanta → San Francisco (D).Atlanta traded this seventh-round selection (203rd) toSan Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' sixth-round selection in1999.
^No. 217: San Francisco → Chicago (PD).San Francisco traded its seventh-round selection (217th) toChicago in exchange for LBTony Peterson.