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National Football League draft

1997 NFL draft

General information
Date(s)	April 19–20, 1997
Location	Paramount Theatre at MSG inNew York City,NY
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
240 total selections in7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Orlando Pace, OT St. Louis Rams
Mr. Irrelevant	Ronnie McAda, QB Green Bay Packers
Most selections(14)	Miami Dolphins
Fewest selections(3)	Denver Broncos San Francisco 49ers
Hall of Famers	5 OTOrlando Pace OTWalter Jones TETony Gonzalez CBRonde Barber DEJason Taylor
← 1996 1998 →

The1997 NFL draft was the procedure by whichNational Football League teams selected amateurcollege football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. Thedraft was held April 19–20,1997, at theParamount Theatre atMadison Square Garden inNew York City,New York.^[1]^[2] No teams chose to claim any players in thesupplemental draft that year.

This draft was notable for its high-profileoffensive linemen. The first overall selection wasOrlando Pace, who appeared in seven consecutivePro Bowls from 2000 to 2006 and was inducted to theHall 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 timeAll-Pro, and was inducted to theHall of Fame in 2014, was selected sixth overall. Others includeChris Naeole,Dan Neil,Ryan Tucker,Jeff Mitchell,Mike Flynn, andJoe Andruzzi.

The 1997 Draft is also known for its running backs.Warrick Dunn,Corey Dillon, andTiki Barber each rushed for over 10,000 yards in their careers, andAntowain Smith, andDuce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL. This draft is also well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players, includingJake Delhomme,Priest Holmes, andPat Williams.

Player selections

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*	= compensatory selection
†	=Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}
‡	=Hall of Famer^[3]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end^[a]
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[b]	K	Kicker^[c]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[d]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker^[a]	NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback	RS	Return specialist	RB	Running back	S	Safety
SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

^^a ^bMay sometimes be referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE)
^Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^Also known as placekicker (PK)
^Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

First-overall pickOrlando Pace, helped theSt. Louis Rams to aSuper Bowl Championship, was named to sevenPro Bowls, fourAll-Pro teams, and broke several franchise and NFL records for yards gained.

Considered by some to be the besttight end in NFL history,Tony Gonzalez was named to 14Pro Bowls, 10All-Pros, led the league in receptions in 2004, and holds multiple tight-end receiving records


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	St. Louis Rams	Orlando Pace^‡^†	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromN.Y. Jets^{[R1 - 1]}
1	2	Oakland Raiders	Darrell Russell ^†	DT	USC	Pac-10	fromNew Orleans^{[R1 - 2]}
1	3	Seattle Seahawks	Shawn Springs ^†	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromAtlanta^{[R1 - 3]}
1	4	Baltimore Ravens	Peter Boulware ^†	LB	Florida State	ACC
1	5	Detroit Lions	Bryant Westbrook	CB	Texas	Big 12
1	6	Seattle Seahawks	Walter Jones^‡^†	OT	Florida State	ACC	fromSt. Louis viaN.Y. Jets andTampa Bay^{[R1 - 4]}
1	7	New York Giants	Ike Hilliard	WR	Florida	SEC
1	8	New York Jets	James Farrior ^†	LB	Virginia	ACC	fromTampa Bay ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	9	Arizona Cardinals	Tom Knight	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
1	10	New Orleans Saints	Chris Naeole	OG	Colorado	Big 12	fromOakland ^{[R1 - 6]}
1	11	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Booker	CB	Nebraska	Big 12	fromChicago viaSeattle^{[R1 - 7]}
1	12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Warrick Dunn ^†	RB	Florida State	ACC	fromSeattle ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	13	Kansas City Chiefs	Tony Gonzalez^‡^†	TE	California	Pac-10	fromTennessee^{[R1 - 9]}
1	14	Cincinnati Bengals	Reinard Wilson	LB	Florida State	ACC
1	15	Miami Dolphins	Yatil Green	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East
1	16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reidel Anthony	WR	Florida	SEC	fromSan Diego^{[R1 - 10]}
1	17	Washington Redskins	Kenard Lang	DE	Miami (FL)	Big East
1	18	Tennessee Oilers	Kenny Holmes	DE	Miami (FL)	Big East	fromKansas City ^{[R1 - 11]}
1	19	Indianapolis Colts	Tarik Glenn ^†	OT	California	Pac-10
1	20	Minnesota Vikings	Dwayne Rudd	LB	Alabama	SEC
1	21	Jacksonville Jaguars	Renaldo Wynn	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
1	22	Dallas Cowboys	David LaFleur	TE	LSU	SEC	fromPhiladelphia^{[R1 - 12]}
1	23	Buffalo Bills	Antowain Smith	RB	Houston	C-USA
1	24	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chad Scott	CB	Maryland	ACC
1	25	Philadelphia Eagles	Jon Harris	DE	Virginia	ACC	fromDallas ^{[R1 - 13]}
1	26	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Druckenmiller	QB	Virginia Tech	Big East
1	27	Carolina Panthers	Rae Carruth	WR	Colorado	Big 12
1	28	Denver Broncos	Trevor Pryce ^†	DT	Clemson	ACC
1	29	New England Patriots	Chris Canty	CB	Kansas State	Big 12
1	30	Green Bay Packers	Ross Verba	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
2	31	New York Jets	Rick Terry	DT	North Carolina	ACC
2	32	Atlanta Falcons	Nathan Davis	DE	Indiana	Big Ten
2	33	New Orleans Saints	Rob Kelly	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	34	Baltimore Ravens	Jamie Sharper	LB	Virginia	ACC
2	35	Detroit Lions	Juan Roque	OT	Arizona State	Pac-10
2	36	New York Giants	Tiki Barber ^†	RB	Virginia	ACC
2	37	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jerry Wunsch	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
2	38	Chicago Bears	John Allred	TE	USC	Pac-10	fromSt. Louis^{[R2 - 1]}
2	39	New Orleans Saints	Jared Tomich	DE	Nebraska	Big 12	fromOakland ^{[R2 - 2]}
2	40	St. Louis Rams	Dexter McCleon	CB	Clemson	ACC	fromChicago ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	41	Atlanta Falcons	Byron Hanspard	RB	Texas Tech	Big 12	fromSeattle ^{[R2 - 4]}
2	42	Arizona Cardinals	Jake Plummer ^†	QB	Arizona State	Pac-10
2	43	Cincinnati Bengals	Corey Dillon ^†	RB	Washington	Pac-10
2	44	Miami Dolphins	Sam Madison ^†	CB	Louisville	C-USA
2	45	San Diego Chargers	Freddie Jones	TE	North Carolina	ACC
2	46	Tennessee Oilers	Joey Kent	WR	Tennessee	SEC
2	47	Kansas City Chiefs	Kevin Lockett	WR	Kansas State	Big 12
2	48	Indianapolis Colts	Adam Meadows	OT	Georgia	SEC
2	49	Minnesota Vikings	Torrian Gray	S	Virginia Tech	Big East
2	50	Jacksonville Jaguars	Mike Logan	CB	West Virginia	Big East
2	51	Washington Redskins	Greg Jones	LB	Colorado	Big 12
2	52	Buffalo Bills	Marcellus Wiley ^†	DE	Columbia	Ivy
2	53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Will Blackwell	WR	San Diego State	WAC
2	54	Detroit Lions	Kevin Abrams	CB	Syracuse	Big East	fromDallas^{[R2 - 5]}
2	55	San Francisco 49ers	Marc Edwards	FB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	fromPhiladelphia^{[R2 - 6]}
2	56	Carolina Panthers	Mike Minter	S	Nebraska	Big 12
2	57	Philadelphia Eagles	James Darling	LB	Washington State	Pac-10	fromSan Francisco ^{[R2 - 7]}
2	58	Baltimore Ravens	Kim Herring	S	Penn State	Big Ten	fromDenver^{[R2 - 8]}
2	59	New England Patriots	Brandon Mitchell	DE	Texas A&M	Big 12
2	60	Green Bay Packers	Darren Sharper ^†	S	William & Mary	Yankee
3	61	New England Patriots	Sedrick Shaw	RB	Iowa	Big Ten	fromN.Y. Jets^{[R3 - 1]}
3	62	New Orleans Saints	Troy Davis	RB	Iowa State	Big 12
3	63	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Frank Middleton	OG	Arizona	Pac-10	fromAtlanta viaSeattle^{[R3 - 2]}
3	64	Baltimore Ravens	Jay Graham	RB	Tennessee	SEC
3	65	Dallas Cowboys	Dexter Coakley ^†	LB	Appalachian State	SoCon	fromDetroit ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	66	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ronde Barber^‡^†	CB	Virginia	ACC
3	67	Denver Broncos	Dan Neil	OG	Texas	Big 12	fromSt. Louis viaN.Y. Jets^{[R3 - 4]}
3	68	New York Giants	Ryan Phillips	LB	Idaho	Big West
3	69	Chicago Bears	Bob Sapp	OG	Washington	Pac-10
3	70	Atlanta Falcons	OJ Santiago	TE	Kent State	MAC	fromSeattle ^{[R3 - 5]}
3	71	Philadelphia Eagles	Duce Staley	RB	South Carolina	SEC	fromArizona^{[R3 - 6]}
3	72	Oakland Raiders	Adam Treu	OG	Nebraska	Big 12
3	73	Miami Dolphins	Jason Taylor^‡^†	DE	Akron	MAC
3	74	San Diego Chargers	Michael Hamilton	LB	North Carolina A&T	MEAC
3	75	Tennessee Oilers	Denard Walker	CB	Kent State	MAC
3	76	Cincinnati Bengals	Rod Payne	C	Michigan	Big Ten
3	77	San Francisco 49ers	Greg Clark	TE	Stanford	Pac-10	fromIndianapolis^{[R3 - 7]}
3	78	Minnesota Vikings	Stalin Colinet	DE	Boston College	Big East
3	79	Jacksonville Jaguars	James Hamilton	LB	North Carolina	ACC
3	80	Washington Redskins	Derek Smith	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
3	81	Tennessee Oilers	Scott Sanderson	OT	Washington State	Pac-10	fromKansas City ^{[R3 - 8]}
3	82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Wiggins	OT	Oregon	Pac-10
3	83	Dallas Cowboys	Steve Scifres	OG	Wyoming	WAC
3	84	Arizona Cardinals	Ty Howard	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromPhiladelphia ^{[R3 - 9]}
3	85	Oakland Raiders	Kohn, TimTim Kohn	OG	Iowa State	Big 12	fromBuffalo^{[R3 - 10]}
3	86	Indianapolis Colts	Bertrand Berry ^†	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	fromSan Francisco ^{[R3 - 11]}
3	87	Carolina Panthers	Kinnon Tatum	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
3	88	New York Jets	Dedric Ward	WR	Northern Iowa	Gateway	fromDenver ^{[R3 - 12]}
3	89	New England Patriots	Chris Carter	S	Texas	Big 12
3	90	Green Bay Packers	Brett Conway	K	Penn State	Big Ten
3*	91	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Vrabel ^†	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
3*	92	Miami Dolphins	Derrick Rodgers	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
3*	93	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Ward	LB	Kansas	Big 12
3*	94	Dallas Cowboys	Kenny Wheaton	CB	Oregon	Pac-10
3*	95	New York Giants	Brad Maynard	P	Ball State	MAC
3*	96	Miami Dolphins	Brent Smith	OT	Mississippi State	SEC
4	97	New England Patriots	Damon Denson	OG	Michigan	Big Ten	fromN.Y. Jets ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	98	Tennessee Oilers	Derrick Mason ^†	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromAtlanta^{[R4 - 2]}
4	99	New Orleans Saints	Danny Wuerffel	QB	Florida	SEC
4	100	Atlanta Falcons	Henri Crockett	LB	Florida State	ACC	fromBaltimore viaSeattle^{[R4 - 3]}
4	101	Dallas Cowboys	Antonio Anderson	DT	Syracuse	Big East	fromDetroit ^{[R4 - 4]}
4	102	New York Jets	Terry Day	DE	Mississippi State	SEC	fromSt. Louis ^{[R4 - 5]}
4	103	New York Giants	Pete Monty	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	104	New York Jets	Leon Johnson	RB	North Carolina	ACC	fromTampa Bay ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	105	Chicago Bears	Darnell Autry	RB	Northwestern	Big Ten	fromSeattle ^{[R4 - 7]}
4	106	Arizona Cardinals	Chris Dishman	OG	Nebraska	Big 12
4	107	Tennessee Oilers	Pratt Lyons	DE	Troy State	Southland	fromOakland viaNew Orleans^{[R4 - 8]}
4	108	Chicago Bears	Marcus Robinson	WR	South Carolina	SEC
4	109	San Diego Chargers	Raleigh Roundtree	OG	South Carolina State	MEAC
4	110	Kansas City Chiefs	Pat Barnes	QB	California	Pac-10	fromKansas City ^{[R4 - 9]}
4	111	Cincinnati Bengals	Tremain Mack ^†	S	Miami (FL)	Big East
4	112	St. Louis Rams	Ryan Tucker	OT	TCU	WAC	fromMiami^{[R4 - 10]}
4	113	Minnesota Vikings	Antonio Banks	CB	Virginia Tech	Big East
4	114	Jacksonville Jaguars	Seth Payne	DT	Cornell	Ivy
4	115	Washington Redskins	Albert Connell	WR	Texas A&M	Big 12
4	116	New Orleans Saints	Keith Poole	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10	fromKansas City viaTennessee^{[R4 - 11]}
4	117	Indianapolis Colts	Monty Montgomery	CB	Houston	C-USA
4	118	Baltimore Ravens	Tyrus McCloud	LB	Louisville	C-USA	fromDallas^{[R4 - 12]}
4	119	Philadelphia Eagles	Damien Robinson	S	Iowa	Big Ten
4	120	Buffalo Bills	Jamie Nails	OG	Florida A&M	MEAC
4	121	Miami Dolphins	Jerome Daniels	OT	Northeastern	Yankee	fromPittsburgh viaSt. Louis^{[R4 - 13]}
4	122	Carolina Panthers	Tarek Saleh	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	123	Oakland Raiders	Chad Levitt	RB	Cornell	Ivy	fromSan Francisco viaMiami^{[R4 - 14]}
4	124	Denver Broncos	Gilliard, CoryCory Gilliard	CB	Ball State	MAC
4	125	New England Patriots	Ed Ellis	OT	Buffalo	Ind. (I-AA)
4	126	Green Bay Packers	Jermaine Smith	DT	Georgia	SEC
4*	127	Dallas Cowboys	Macey Brooks	WR	James Madison	Yankee
4*	128	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alshermond Singleton	LB	Temple	Big East
4*	129	Dallas Cowboys	Nicky Sualua	FB	Ohio State	Big Ten
4*	130	Detroit Lions	Matt Russell	LB	Colorado	Big 12
5	131	New York Jets	Lamont Burns	OG	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
5	132	Washington Redskins	Jamel Williams	S	Nebraska	Big 12	fromNew Orleans^{[R5 - 1]}
5	133	Atlanta Falcons	Marcus Wimberly	S	Miami (FL)	Big East
5	134	Baltimore Ravens	Jeff Mitchell	C	Florida	SEC
5	135	Detroit Lions	Pete Chryplewicz	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
5	136	New York Giants	Sam Garnes	S	Cincinnati	C-USA
5	137	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Patrick Hape	TE	Alabama	SEC
5	138	San Diego Chargers	Kenny Bynum	RB	South Carolina State	MEAC	fromSt. Louis^{[R5 - 2]}
5	139	Arizona Cardinals	Carpenter, ChadChad Carpenter	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
5	140	Washington Redskins	Keith Thibodeaux	CB	Northwestern State	Southland	fromOakland viaAtlanta^{[R5 - 3]}
5	141	Chicago Bears	Van Hiles	CB	Kentucky	SEC
5	142	Seattle Seahawks	Eric Stokes	CB	Nebraska	Big 12
5	143	Tennessee Oilers	George McCullough	CB	Baylor	Big 12
5	144	Cincinnati Bengals	Andre Purvis	DT	North Carolina	ACC
5	145	New York Jets	Raymond Austin	CB	Tennessee	SEC	fromMiami^{[R5 - 4]}
5	146	San Diego Chargers	Paul Bradford	CB	Portland State	Big Sky	fromSan Diego viaPittsburgh^{[R5 - 5]}
5	147	Jacksonville Jaguars	Damon Jones	TE	Southern Illinois	Gateway
5	148	Washington Redskins	Twan Russell	LB	Miami (FL)	Big East
5	149	Miami Dolphins	Barron Tanner	DT	Oklahoma	Big 12	fromKansas City^{[R5 - 6]}
5	150	Indianapolis Colts	Nate Jacquet	WR	San Diego State	WAC
5	151	Minnesota Vikings	Tony Williams	DT	Memphis	C-USA
5	152	Philadelphia Eagles	N. D. Kalu	DE	Rice	WAC
5	153	Buffalo Bills	Woodson, SeanSean Woodson	CB	Jackson State	SWAC
5	154	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Jones	RB	San Diego State	WAC
5	155	Philadelphia Eagles	Luther Broughton	TE	Furman	SoCon	fromDallas ^{[R5 - 7]}
5	156	Indianapolis Colts	Carl Powell	DE	Louisville	C-USA	fromSan Francisco ^{[R5 - 8]}
5	157	Miami Dolphins	Lopez, NickNick Lopez	DE	Texas Southern	SWAC	fromCarolina viaOakland^{[R5 - 9]}
5	158	St. Louis Rams	Taje Allen	CB	Texas	Big 12	fromDenver^{[R5 - 10]}
5	159	New England Patriots	Vernon Crawford	LB	Florida State	ACC
5	160	Green Bay Packers	Hicks, AnthonyAnthony Hicks	LB	Middle Tennessee State	OVC
5*	161	Detroit Lions	Ashman, DuaneDuane Ashman	DE	Virginia	ACC
5*	162	Washington Redskins	Brad Badger	OG	Stanford	Pac-10
5*	163	Kansas City Chiefs	June Henley	RB	Kansas	Big 12
6	164	New York Jets	Scharf, TimTim Scharf	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten
6	165	New Orleans Saints	Nicky Savoie	TE	LSU	SEC	fromAtlanta viaTennessee^{[R6 - 1]}
6	166	Miami Dolphins	John Fiala	LB	Washington	Pac-10	fromNew Orleans viaOakland^{[R6 - 2]}
6	167	Baltimore Ravens	Lee, SteveSteve Lee	RB	Indiana	Big Ten
6	168	Detroit Lions	Ramirez, TroyTroy Ramirez	OG	Northern Colorado	NCC
6	169	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Al Harris ^†	CB	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
6	170	Miami Dolphins	Brian Manning	WR	Stanford	Pac-10	fromSt. Louis ^{[R6 - 3]}
6	171	New York Giants	Mike Cherry	QB	Murray State	OVC
6	172	Oakland Raiders	Calvin Branch	RB	Colorado State	WAC
6	173	Miami Dolphins	Mike Crawford	LB	Nevada	Big West	fromChicago viaSt. Louis^{[R6 - 4]}
6	174	Seattle Seahawks	Itula Mili	TE	BYU	WAC
6	175	Arizona Cardinals	Brown, RodRod Brown	RB	NC State	ACC
6	176	Cincinnati Bengals	Canute Curtis	LB	West Virginia	Big East
6	177	Miami Dolphins	Ed Perry	TE	James Madison	Yankee
6	178	San Diego Chargers	Palmer, DanielDaniel Palmer	C	Air Force	WAC
6	179	St. Louis Rams	Muadianvita Kazadi	LB	Tulsa	WAC	fromTennessee^{[R6 - 5]}
6	180	Atlanta Falcons	Calvin Collins	C	Texas A&M	Big 12	fromWashington ^{[R6 - 6]}
6	181	Tennessee Oilers	Dennis Stallings	LB	Illinois	Big Ten	fromKansas City ^{[R4 - 15]}
6	182	Indianapolis Colts	Scott Von der Ahe	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
6	183	Minnesota Vikings	Robert Tate	WR	Cincinnati	C-USA
6	184	Jacksonville Jaguars	Daimon Shelton	FB	Sacramento State	Big Sky
6	185	Buffalo Bills	Marcus Spriggs	OG	Houston	C-USA
6	186	Pittsburgh Steelers	Daryl Porter	S	Houston	C-USA
6	187	Dallas Cowboys	Lee Vaughn	CB	Boston College	Big East
6	188	Arizona Cardinals	Tony McCombs	LB	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	fromPhiladelphia ^{[R6 - 7]}
6	189	Carolina Panthers	Matt Finkes	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
6	190	Philadelphia Eagles	Antwuan Wyatt	WR	Bethune-Cookman	MEAC	fromSan Francisco ^{[R6 - 8]}
6	191	New York Jets	Chuck Clements	QB	Houston	C-USA	fromDenver ^{[R6 - 9]}
6	192	New England Patriots	Tony Gaiter	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East
6	193	Oakland Raiders	Grady Jackson	DT	Knoxville	Ind. (Div. II)	fromGreen Bay^{[R6 - 10]}
6*	194	Baltimore Ravens	Cornell Brown	DE	Virginia Tech	Big East
6*	195	Kansas City Chiefs	Isaac Byrd	WR	Kansas	Big 12
6*	196	Chicago Bears	Shawn Swayda	DT	Arizona State	Pac-10
6*	197	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Nigea Carter	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
6*	198	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Jasper	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12
6*	199	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rod Manuel	DE	Oklahoma	Big 12
6*	200	Chicago Bears	Hogans, RichardRichard Hogans	LB	Memphis	C-USA
6*	201	Chicago Bears	Parker, RickyRicky Parker	CB	San Diego State	WAC
7	202	New York Jets	Rosga, SteveSteve Rosga	CB	Colorado	Big 12
7	203	Miami Dolphins	Ismaeli, HudhaifaHudhaifa Ismaeli	S	Northwestern	Big Ten	fromNew Orleans viaOakland^{[R7 - 1]}
7	204	Atlanta Falcons	Tony Graziani	QB	Oregon	Pac-10
7	205	Baltimore Ravens	Ward, ChrisChris Ward	DE	Kentucky	SEC
7	206	Detroit Lions	Battle, TerryTerry Battle	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10
7	207	Philadelphia Eagles	Koy Detmer	QB	Colorado	Big 12	fromSt. Louis viaN.Y. Jets.^{[R7 - 2]}
7	208	New York Giants	Matt Keneley	DT	USC	Pac-10
7	209	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Anthony DeGrate	DT	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
7	210	Chicago Bears	Mike Miano	DT	SW Missouri State	Gateway
7	211	Seattle Seahawks	Jones, CarlosCarlos Jones	CB	Miami (FL)	Big East
7	212	Arizona Cardinals	Mark Smith	DE	Auburn	SEC
7	213	Green Bay Packers	Miller, ChrisChris Miller	WR	USC	Pac-10	fromOakland ^{[R7 - 3]}
7	214	Kansas City Chiefs	Parks, NathanNathan Parks	OT	Stanford	Pac-10	fromMiami^{[R7 - 4]}
7	215	St. Louis Rams	White, CedricCedric White	DE	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	fromSan Diego ^{[R7 - 5]}
7	216	Tennessee Oilers	Armon Williams	LB	Arizona	Pac-10
7	217	Cincinnati Bengals	William Carr	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
7	218	San Diego Chargers	Toran James	LB	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	fromKansas City viaPittsburgh.^{[R7 - 6]}
7	219	Indianapolis Colts	Thompson, ClarenceClarence Thompson	CB	Knoxville	Ind. (Div. II)
7	220	Minnesota Vikings	Artie Ulmer	LB	Valdosta State	Gulf South
7	221	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jon Hesse	LB	Nebraska	Big 12
7	222	Atlanta Falcons	Chris Bayne	CB	Fresno State	WAC	fromWashington ^{[R6 - 11]}
7	223	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Adams	WR	Texas	Big 12
7	224	Dallas Cowboys	Omar Stoutmire	S	Fresno State	WAC
7	225	Philadelphia Eagles	Byron Capers	CB	Florida State	ACC
7	226	Buffalo Bills	Fitzgerald, PatPat Fitzgerald	TE	Texas	Big 12
7	227	Philadelphia Eagles	DeAuntae Brown	CB	Central State	Ind. (NAIA)	fromSan Francisco ^{[R7 - 7]}
7	228	Carolina Panthers	Kris Mangum	TE	Ole Miss	SEC
7	229	New York Jets	Jason Ferguson	DT	Georgia	SEC	fromDenver ^{[R7 - 8]}
7	230	New England Patriots	Scott Rehberg	OT	Central Michigan	MAC
7	231	Green Bay Packers	Jerald Sowell	FB	Tulane	C-USA
7*	232	Detroit Lions	Marcus Harris	WR	Wyoming	WAC
7*	233	Chicago Bears	Thomas, MarvinMarvin Thomas	DE	Memphis	C-USA
7*	234	Baltimore Ravens	Wally Richardson	QB	Penn State	Big Ten
7*	235	Minnesota Vikings	Matthew Hatchette	WR	Langston	OIC
7*	236	Baltimore Ravens	Ralph Staten	LB	Alabama	SEC
7*	237	San Diego Chargers	Tony Corbin	QB	Sacramento State	Big Sky
7*	238	Baltimore Ravens	Taylor, LelandLeland Taylor	DT	Louisville	C-USA
7*	239	Detroit Lions	Richard Jordan	LB	Missouri Southern	MIAA
7*	240	Green Bay Packers	Ronnie McAda	QB	Army	Ind. (I-A)

^Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Notable undrafted players

[edit]

†	=Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	David Akers ^†	K	Louisville	C-USA
Baltimore Ravens	Priest Holmes ^†	RB	Texas	Big 12
Baltimore Ravens	Mike Flynn	C	Maine	Yankee
Buffalo Bills	Bill Conaty	C	Virginia Tech	Big East
Buffalo Bills	Pat Williams ^†	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12
Carolina Panthers	Waverly Jackson	OT	Virginia Tech	Big East
Chicago Bears	Obafemi Ayanbadejo	FB	San Diego State	WAC
Chicago Bears	Kevin Swayne	WR	Wayne State	Ind. (Div. II)
Chicago Bears	Terry Cousin	CB	South Carolina	SEC
Cincinnati Bengals	Tim Terry	LB	Temple	Big East
Dallas Cowboys	Toby Gowin	P	North Texas	Big West
Dallas Cowboys	Kevin Mathis	CB	Texas A&M–Commerce	LSC
Detroit Lions	Travis Kirschke	DE	UCLA	Pac-10
Denver Broncos	Matt Lepsis	OT	Colorado	Big 12
Green Bay Packers	Joe Andruzzi	OT	Southern Connecticut State	Ind. (Div. II)
Green Bay Packers	Henry Burris	QB	Temple	Big East
Green Bay Packers	Ryan Longwell	K	California	Pac-10
Indianapolis Colts	Jason Johnson	C	Kansas State	Big 12
Jacksonville Jaguars	Jabbar Threats	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars	Al Wallace	DE	Maryland	ACC
Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Blair	RB	Ball State	MAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Billy Lyon	DT	Marshall	SoCon
Miami Dolphins	Mike Mohring	DT	Pittsburgh	Big East
Minnesota Vikings	Todd Bouman	QB	St. Cloud State	NCC
New England Patriots	Bernard Russ	LB	West Virginia	Big East
New Orleans Saints	Jake Delhomme ^†	QB	Louisiana–Lafayette	Ind. (I-A)
New Orleans Saints	Sammy Knight ^†	S	USC	Pac-10
New Orleans Saints	Keith Mitchell ^†	LB	Texas A&M	Big 12
New York Giants	David Patten	WR	Western Carolina	SoCon
New York Jets	John Hall	K	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles	Chad Lewis ^†	TE	BYU	WAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Quinn	QB	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
San Diego Chargers	Mike Maslowski	LB	Wisconsin–La Crosse	WSUC
San Francisco 49ers	Brandon Noble	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers	Jeff Posey	LB	Southern Miss	C-USA
St. Louis Rams	Charlie Clemons	LB	Georgia	SEC
St. Louis Rams	Mitch Jacoby	TE	Northern Illinois	Ind. (I-A)
St. Louis Rams	Bryan Robinson	DE	Fresno State	WAC
Seattle Seahawks	Robert Wilson	WR	Florida A&M	MEAC
Tennessee Oilers	Spencer George	RB	Rice	WAC
Tennessee Oilers	Blaine McElmurry	S	Montana	Big Sky
Washington Redskins	Larry Moore	OG	BYU	WAC
Washington Redskins	R-Kal Truluck	DT	Cortland	Ind. (Div. III)

^Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Hall of Famers

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Walter Jones, offensive tackle from Florida State University taken 1st round 6th overall by the Seattle Seahawks.

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.

Orlando Pace, offensive tackle from Ohio State University taken 1st round 1st overall by the St. Louis Rams.

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Jason Taylor, defensive end from University of Akron taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the Miami Dolphins.

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.

Tony Gonzalez, tight end from University of California taken 1st round 13th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.

Ronde Barber, cornerback from University of Virginia taken 3rd round 66th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Trades

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

Round one

^No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis (PD).N.Y. Jets traded its first-round selection (1st) toSt. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-, third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (6th, 67th, 102nd and 207th).
^No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland (PD).New Orleans traded its first- and sixth-round selections (2nd and 166th) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's first-, second- and fourth-round selections (10th, 39th and 107th) and WRDaryl Hobbs.
^No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle (PD).Atlanta traded its first- and third-round selections (3rd and 63rd) toSeattle in exchange for Seattle's first-, second-, third- and fourth-round selections (11th, 41st, 70th and 100th).
^No. 6: multiple trades:
No. 6: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). seeNo. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
No. 6: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay (PD).N.Y. Jets traded this first-round selection (6th) toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 104th).
No. 6: Tampa Bay → Seattle (D).Tampa Bay traded this first-round selection (6th) toSeattle in exchange for Seattle's first- and third-round selections (12th and 63rd).
^No. 8: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (D). seeNo. 8: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay.
^No. 10: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). seeNo. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
^No. 11: multiple trades:
No. 11: Chicago → Seattle (PD).Chicago traded its first-round selection (11th) toSeattle in exchange for Seattle's fourth-round selection (105th) and QBRick Mirer.
No. 11: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). seeNo. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
^No. 12: Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). seeNo. 8: Tampa Bay → Seattle.
^No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City (D).Tennessee traded its first- and fourth-round selections (13th and 110th) toKansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-, third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (18th, 81st, 116th and 181st).
^No. 16: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD).San Diego traded its first-round selection (16th) toTampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's second-round selection (41st) in1996.
^No. 18: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
^No. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas (D).Philadelphia traded its first-round selection (22nd) toDallas in exchange for Dallas' first- and fifth-round selections (25th and 155th) and third-round selection in1998.
^No. 25: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). seeNo. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas.

Round two

^No. 38: St. Louis → Chicago (D).St. Louis traded its second-round selection (38th) toChicago in exchange for Chicago's second- and sixth-round selections (40th and 173rd).
^No. 39: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). seeNo. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
^No. 40: Chicago → St. Louis (D). seeNo. 38: St. Louis → Chicago.
^No. 41: Seattle → New Atlanta (PD). seeNo. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
^No. 54: Dallas → Detroit (D).Dallas traded its second-round selection (54th) toDetroit in exchange for Detroit's third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 101st).
^No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D).Philadelphia traded its second-round selection (55th) toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second, sixth- and seventh-round selections (57th, 190th and 227nd).
^No. 57: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). seeNo. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
^No. 58: Denver → Baltimore (PD).Denver traded its second-round selection (58th) toBaltimore in exchange for OTTony Jones.

Round three

^No. 61: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD).N.Y. Jets traded its second- and third-round selections (61st and 97th), second-round selection in1998 and first-round selection in1999 toNew England in exchange for the Patriots releasing head coachBill Parcells from his contract.
^No. 63: multiple trades:
No. 63: Atlanta → Seattle (PD). seeNo. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
No. 63: Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). seeNo. 6: Seattle → Tampa Bay.
^No. 65: Detroit → Dallas (D). seeNo. 54: Dallas → Detroit.
^No. 67: multiple trades:
No. 67: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). seeNo. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D).the N.Y. Jets traded this third-round selection (67th) toDenver in exchange for Denver's third, sixth- and seventh-round selections (88th, 191st and 229th) and sixth-round selection in1998.
^No. 70: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). seeNo. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
^No. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia (D).Arizona traded its third-round selection (71st) toPhiladelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's third- and sixth-round selections (84th and 188th).
^No. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D).Indianapolis traded its third-round selection (77th) toSan Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third- and fifth-round selections (86th and 156th).
^No. 81: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
^No. 84: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). seeNo. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia.
^No. 85: Buffalo → Oakland (PD).Buffalo traded its third-round selection (85th) toOakland in exchange for QBBilly Joe Hobert.
^No. 86: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). seeNo. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
^No. 88: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). seeNo. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.

Round four

^No. 97: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). seeNo. 61: N.Y. Jets → New England.
^No. 98: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD).Atlanta traded its fourth-round selection (98th) toTennessee in exchange for QBChris Chandler.
^No. 100: multiple trades:
No. 100: Baltimore → Seattle (PD).Baltimore traded its fourth-round selection (100th) toSeattle in exchange for GJeff Blackshear.
No. 100: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). seeNo. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
^No. 101: Detroit → Dallas (D). seeNo. 54: Dallas → Detroit.
^No. 102: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). seeNo. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
^No. 104: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (D). seeNo. 8: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay.
^No. 11: Seattle → Chicago (PD). seeNo. 11: Chicago → Seattle.
^No. 107: multiple trades:
No. 107: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). seeNo. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
No. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee (D).New Orleans traded this fourth-round selection (107th) toTennessee in exchange for Tennessee's fourth- and sixth-round selections (116th and 165th).
^No. 110: Tennessee → Kansas City (D). seeNo. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
^No. 112: Miami → St. Louis (D).Miami traded its fourth-round selection (112th) toSt. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fourth- and two sixth-round selections (121st, 170th and 173rd).
^No. 116: multiple trades:
No. 116: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
No. 107: Tennessee → New Orleans (D). seeNo. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee.
^No. 118: Dallas → Baltimore (D).Dallas traded its fourth-round selection (118th) toBaltimore in exchange for Baltimore's fifth-round selection (157th) in1996.
^No. 121: multiple trades:
No. 121: Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD).Pittsburgh traded its fourth-round selection (121st) and second-round (59th) selection in1996 toSt. Louis in exchange for RBJerome Bettis and St. Louis' third-round selection (72nd) in 1996.
No. 121: St. Louis → Miami (D). seeNo. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
^No. 123: multiple trades:
No. 123: San Francisco → Miami (PD).San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (123rd) toMiami in exchange for RBTerry Kirby.
No. 123: Miami → Oakland (D).Miami traded this fourth-round selection (123rd) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's fifth-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (157th, 166th and 203rd).
^No. 181: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). seeNo. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.

Round five

^No. 132: New Orleans → Washington (PD).New Orleans traded its fifth-round selection (132nd) toWashington in exchange for QBHeath Shuler.
^No. 138: St. Louis → San Diego (D).St. Louis traded its fifth-round selection (138th) to1997 San Diego Chargers season in exchange for San Diego's seventh-round selection (215th) and fourth-round selection in1998.
^No. 140: multiple trades:
No. 140: Oakland → Atlanta (PD).Oakland traded its fifth-round selection (140th) toAtlanta in exchange for OTLincoln Kennedy.
No. 140: Atlanta → Washington (D).Atlanta traded this fifth-round selection (140th) toWashington in exchange for Washington's sixth- and seventh-round selections (180th and 222nd).
^No. 145: Miami → N.Y. Jets (PD).Miami traded its fifth-round selection (145th) toN.Y. Jets in exchange for OTJames Brown.
^No. 146: multiple trades:
No. 146: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD).San Diego traded its fifth-round selection (146th) toPittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's seventh-round selection (218th) and sixth-round selection in1996.
No. 146: Pittsburgh → San Diego (D).Pittsburgh traded this fifth-round selection (146th) back toSan Diego in exchange for San Diego's third-round selection in1998.
^No. 149: Kansas City → Miami (PD).Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (149th) toMiami in exchange for KPete Stoyanovich.
^No. 155: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). seeNo. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas.
^No. 156: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). seeNo. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
^No. 157: multiple trades:
No. 157: Carolina → Oakland (PD).Carolina traded its fifth-round selection (157th) toOakland in exchange for WRRaghib Ismail.
No. 157: Oakland → Miami (D). seeNo. 123: Miami → Oakland.
^No. 158: Denver → St. Louis (PD).Denver traded its fifth-round selection (158th) toSt. Louis in exchange for WRTodd Kinchen.

Round six

^No. 165: multiple trades:
No. 165: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). seeNo. 98: Atlanta → Tennessee.
No. 165: Tennessee → New Orleans (D). seeNo. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee.
^No. 166: multiple trades:
No. 166: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). seeNo. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
No. 166: Oakland → Miami (D). seeNo. 123: Miami → Oakland.
^No. 121: St. Louis → Miami (D). seeNo. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
^No. 173: multiple trades:
No. 173: Chicago → St. Louis (D). seeNo. 38: St. Louis → Chicago.
No. 173: St. Louis → Miami (D). seeNo. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
^No. 179: Tennessee → St. Louis (PD).Tennessee traded its sixth-round selection (179th) toSt. Louis in exchange for DERobert Young.
^No. 180: Washington → Atlanta (D). seeNo. 140: Atlanta → Washington.
^No. 188: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). seeNo. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia.
^No. 190: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). seeNo. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
^No. 191: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). seeNo. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.
^No. 193: Green Bay → Oakland (D).Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (193rd) toOakland in exchange for Oakland's seventh-round selection (213rd).
^No. 222: Washington → Atlanta (D). seeNo. 140: Atlanta → Washington.

Round seven

^No. 203: multiple trades:
No. 203: New Orleans → Oakland (PD).New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (203rd) toOakland in exchange for DTAustin Robbins.
No. 166: Oakland → Miami (D). seeNo. 123: Miami → Oakland.
^No. 207: multiple trades:
No. 207: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). seeNo. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
No. 207: N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia (PD).N.Y. Jets traded this seventh-round selection (207th) toPhiladelphia in exchange for DTRonnie Dixon.
^No. 213: Oakland → Green Bay (D). seeNo. 193: Green Bay → Oakland.
^No. 214: Miami → Kansas City (PD).Miami traded its seventh-round selection (214th) and fourth-round selection in1996 (98th) toKansas City in exchange for Kansas City's two fourth-selections in 1996 (113th and 125th).
^No. 215: San Diego → St. Louis (D). seeNo. 138: St. Louis → San Diego.
^No. 218: multiple trades:
No. 218: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (PD).Kansas City traded its seventh-round selection (218th) toPittsburgh in exchange for DEBrentson Buckner.
No. 218: Pittsburgh → San Diego (PD). seeNo. 146: San Diego → Pittsburgh.
^No. 227: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). seeNo. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
^No. 229: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). seeNo. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.

References

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^"NFL Draft Locations".FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2015. RetrievedOctober 23, 2014.
^Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014)."NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015".Giants.com.New York Giants. Archived fromthe original on September 30, 2015. RetrievedJune 3, 2015.
^Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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