1996 NFL draft

1996 NFL draft
1996 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	April 20–21, 1996
Location	Paramount Theatre at MSG; in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
	254 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Keyshawn Johnson, WR; New York Jets
Mr. Irrelevant	Sam Manuel, LB; San Francisco 49ers
Most selections (13)	New England Patriots
Fewest selections (5)	Kansas City Chiefs
Hall of Famers	6 OT Jonathan Ogden; WR Marvin Harrison; LB Ray Lewis; S Brian Dawkins; WR Terrell Owens; LB Zach Thomas;
	← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 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 20–21, 1996, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.^[1]^[2] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

On draft day, the

St. Louis Rams traded running back Jerome Bettis and a third-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a second round pick for that year, as well as a fourth round pick the following year. The trade was made immediately after the Rams drafted Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips. Bettis went on to have a successful career with the Steelers as well as being one of the team's most popular players, while the Rams did not have another feature back until they traded for Marshall Faulk

three years later due to Phillips' off-field problems.

The draft also saw one of the longest waits for a player in attendance of the draft, as Leeland McElroy waited until being selected in the second round by the Arizona Cardinals with the 32nd pick. McElroy, who ended up being a draft bust, would set the precedent for later players who have waited while in attendance, including Ben Roethlisberger and Aaron Rodgers, who unlike McElroy would go on to successful NFL careers.

This draft is considered one of the best draft classes ever for the position of wide receiver.^[3] Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Marvin Harrison, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Terrell Owens, Muhsin Muhammad, Amani Toomer, Jermaine Lewis, and Joe Horn have all achieved success in the pros, with all except Kennison, Engram, and Toomer having reached the Pro Bowl at least once, and a total of 26 Pro Bowl appearances for the group. In addition to the class having had several successful receivers, none of the five wide receivers drafted in the first round have been busts, as all of them spent at least a reasonable amount of time as starters in the NFL. Combined, 1996 wide receivers (through the end of the 2006 season) have totalled 7,646 receptions for 105,866 yards, eclipsing any other class by more than 1,000 receptions and 10,000 yards.^[4]

It was also one of the best draft years for middle linebackers, with Hall of Famers

Mel Kiper

said before the draft that it was one of the weakest for the position, which he would ultimately be proven wrong.

In contrast to its successes at wide receiver and linebacker, the 1996 draft had often been rated as the worst for quarterbacks.^[5] None of the eight drafted quarterbacks made the Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team and half did not play. As of 2022^[update], this remains the last draft without a quarterback selected in the first round. Previously, the 1988 draft had been the last with no quarterback selected in the first round.^{[note 1]}

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
¤	= extra selection awarded to expansion team
†	= Pro Bowler^{[note 2]}
‡	= Hall of Famer^{[note 3]}

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard^[a]	K	Kicker^[b]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	MLB	Middle linebacker^[c]	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker	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

^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

first overall by the Jets, was a three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl

champion.

Defensive Player of the Year Award

.

receiving yards and receptions twice, was named to 8 Pro Bowls

, and is considered one of the best wide receivers of his generation.

safety, and was named to 9 Pro Bowls

.


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	New York Jets	Keyshawn Johnson ^†	WR	USC	Pac-10
1	2	Jacksonville Jaguars	Kevin Hardy ^†	LB	Illinois	Big Ten
1	3	Arizona Cardinals	Simeon Rice ^†	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
1	4	Baltimore Ravens	Jonathan Ogden^‡^†	OT	UCLA	Pac-10
1	5	New York Giants	Cedric Jones	DE	Oklahoma	Big Eight
1	6	St. Louis Rams	Lawrence Phillips	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Washington ^{[R1 - 1]}
1	7	New England Patriots	Terry Glenn ^†	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	8	Carolina Panthers	Tim Biakabutuka	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
1	9	Oakland Raiders	Rickey Dudley	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Houston ^{[R1 - 2]}
1	10	Cincinnati Bengals	Willie Anderson ^†	OT	Auburn	SEC
1	11	New Orleans Saints	Alex Molden	CB	Oregon	Pac-10
1	12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Regan Upshaw	DE	California	Pac-10
1	13	Chicago Bears	Walt Harris ^†	CB	Mississippi State	SEC	from St. Louis ^{[R1 - 3]}
1	14	Houston Oilers	Eddie George ^†	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Seattle ^{[R1 - 4]}
1	15	Denver Broncos	John Mobley	LB	Kutztown	PSAC
1	16	Minnesota Vikings	Duane Clemons	DE	California	Pac-10
1	17	Detroit Lions	Reggie Brown	LB	Texas A&M	SWC	from Oakland via Houston and Seattle ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	18	St. Louis Rams	Eddie Kennison	WR	LSU	SEC	from Chicago ^{[R1 - 6]}
1	19	Indianapolis Colts	Marvin Harrison^‡^†	WR	Syracuse	Big East	from Atlanta ^{[R1 - 7]}
1	20	Miami Dolphins	Daryl Gardener	DT	Baylor	SWC
1	21	Seattle Seahawks	Pete Kendall	OT	Boston College	Big East	from San Diego via Detroit ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Marcus Jones	DE	North Carolina	ACC	from Indianapolis ^{[R1 - 9]}
1	23	Detroit Lions	Jeff Hartings ^†	OG	Penn State	Big Ten
1	24	Buffalo Bills	Eric Moulds ^†	WR	Mississippi State	SEC
1	25	Philadelphia Eagles	Jermane Mayberry ^†	OT	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
1	26	Baltimore Ravens	Ray Lewis^‡^†	LB	Miami (FL)	Big East	from San Francisco ^{[R1 - 10]}
1	27	Green Bay Packers	John Michels	OT	USC	Pac-10
1	28	Kansas City Chiefs	Jerome Woods ^†	FS	Memphis	Ind. (I-A)
1	29	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jamain Stephens	OT	North Carolina A&T	MEAC
1	30	Washington Redskins	Andre Johnson	OT	Penn State	Big Ten	from Dallas ^{[R1 - 11]}
2	31	New York Jets	Alex Van Dyke	WR	Nevada	Big West
2	32	Arizona Cardinals	Leeland McElroy	RB	Texas A&M	SWC
2	33	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tony Brackens ^†	DE	Texas	SWC
2	34	New York Giants	Amani Toomer	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
2	35	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mike Alstott ^†	FB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Baltimore ^{[R2 - 1]}
2	36	New England Patriots	Lawyer Milloy ^†	SS	Washington	Pac-10
2	37	Dallas Cowboys	Kavika Pittman	DE	McNeese State	Southland	from Washington ^{[R2 - 2]}
2	38	Houston Oilers	Bryant Mix	DE	Alcorn State	SWAC
2	39	Cincinnati Bengals	Marco Battaglia	TE	Rutgers	Big East
2	40	New Orleans Saints	Je'Rod Cherry	SS	California	Pac-10
2	41	San Diego Chargers	Bryan Still	WR	Virginia Tech	Big East	from Tampa Bay ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	42	St. Louis Rams	Tony Banks	QB	Michigan State	Big Ten
2	43	Carolina Panthers	Muhsin Muhammad ^†	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
2	44	Denver Broncos	Tory James ^†	CB	LSU	SEC
2	45	Minnesota Vikings	James Manley	DT	Vanderbilt	SEC
2	46	San Francisco 49ers	Israel Ifeanyi	DE	USC	Pac-10	from Oakland ^{[R2 - 4]}
2	47	Seattle Seahawks	Fred Thomas	CB	Tennessee-Martin	OVC
2	48	Houston Oilers	Jason Layman	OT	Tennessee	SEC	from Atlanta via Oakland ^{[R2 - 5]}
2	49	Dallas Cowboys	Randall Godfrey	LB	Georgia	SEC	from Miami ^{[R2 - 6]}
2	50	San Diego Chargers	Patrick Sapp	LB	Clemson	ACC
2	51	Indianapolis Colts	Dedric Mathis	CB	Houston	SWC
2	52	Chicago Bears	Bobby Engram	WR	Penn State	Big Ten
2	53	Buffalo Bills	Gabe Northern	DE	LSU	SEC
2	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Jason Dunn	TE	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
2	55	Baltimore Ravens	DeRon Jenkins	CB	Tennessee	SEC	from Detroit via Denver ^{[R2 - 7]}
2	56	Green Bay Packers	Derrick Mayes	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
2	57	Oakland Raiders	Lance Johnstone	DE	Temple	Big East	from New England ^{[R2 - 8]}
2	58	Kansas City Chiefs	Reggie Tongue	SS	Oregon State	Pac-10
2	59	St. Louis Rams	Ernie Conwell	TE	Washington	Pac-10	from Pittsburgh ^{[R2 - 9]}
2	60	Jacksonville Jaguars	Michael Cheever	C	Georgia Tech	ACC	from Dallas via Miami. ^{[R2 - 10]}
2*	61	Philadelphia Eagles	Brian Dawkins^‡^†	FS	Clemson	ACC
3	62	New York Jets	Ray Mickens	CB	Texas A&M	SWC
3	63	Jacksonville Jaguars	Aaron Beasley	CB	West Virginia	Big East
3	64	Arizona Cardinals	Johnny McWilliams	TE	USC	Pac-10
3	65	Denver Broncos	Detron Smith ^†	RB	Texas A&M	SWC	from Baltimore ^{[R3 - 1]}
3	66	New York Giants	Roman Oben	OT	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
3	67	Dallas Cowboys	Clay Shiver	C	Florida State	ACC	from Washington ^{[R3 - 2]}
3	68	Kansas City Chiefs	John Browning	DT	West Virginia	Big East	from New England ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	69	Cincinnati Bengals	Ken Blackman	OG	Illinois	Big Ten
3	70	New Orleans Saints	Brady Smith	DE	Colorado State	WAC
3	71	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Donnie Abraham ^†	CB	East Tennessee State	SoCon
3	72	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Conley	LB	Arkansas	SEC	from St. Louis ^{[R3 - 4]}
3	73	Carolina Panthers	Winslow Oliver	RB	New Mexico	WAC
3	74	Houston Oilers	Terry Killens	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
3	75	Minnesota Vikings	Moe Williams	RB	Kentucky	SEC
3	76	Detroit Lions	Ryan Stewart	S	Georgia Tech	ACC	from New England ^{[R3 - 5]}
3	77	Seattle Seahawks	Barr, RobertRobert Barr	OT	Rutgers	Big East
3	78	Denver Broncos	Mark Campbell	DT	Florida	SEC
3¤	79	Miami Dolphins	Dorian Brew	CB	Kansas	Big Eight	from Jacksonville ^{[R3 - 6]}
3	80	Miami Dolphins	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
3	81	San Diego Chargers	Brian Roche	TE	San Jose State	Big West
3	82	Indianapolis Colts	Scott Slutzker	TE	Iowa	Big Ten
3	83	St. Louis Rams	Jerald Moore	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Chicago ^{[R3 - 7]}
3	84	Atlanta Falcons	Brown, ShannonShannon Brown	DT	Alabama	SEC
3	85	Philadelphia Eagles	Bobby Hoying	QB	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	86	New England Patriots	Tedy Bruschi ^†	LB	Arizona	Pac-10	from Detroit ^{[R3 - 8]}
3	87	Buffalo Bills	Matt Stevens	SS	Appalachian State	SoCon
3¤	88	Carolina Panthers	J. C. Price	DT	Virginia Tech	Big East
3	89	San Francisco 49ers	Terrell Owens^‡^†	WR	Chattanooga	SoCon
3	90	Green Bay Packers	Mike Flanagan ^†	C	UCLA	Pac-10
3	91	Seattle Seahawks	Reggie Brown	RB	Fresno State	WAC	from Kansas City and Detroit ^{[R3 - 9]}
3	92	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jon Witman	FB	Penn State	Big Ten
3	–	Dallas Cowboys	1995 supplemental draft .
3*	93	Green Bay Packers	Tyrone Williams	CB	Nebraska	Big Eight
3*	94	Dallas Cowboys	Stepfret Williams	WR	Northeast Louisiana	Southland
3*	95	Dallas Cowboys	Mike Ulufale	DE	BYU	WAC
4	96	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jason Odom	OT	Florida	SEC	from N.Y. Jets ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	97	Minnesota Vikings	Hunter Goodwin	OG	Texas A&M	SWC	from Arizona ^{[R4 - 2]}
4	98	Kansas City Chiefs	Donnie Edwards ^†	LB	UCLA	Pac-10	from Jacksonville via Miami ^{[R4 - 3]}
4	99	Seattle Seahawks	Phillip Daniels	DE	Georgia	SEC	from N.Y. Giants via Dallas, Miami and Jacksonville ^{[R4 - 4]}
4	100	Denver Broncos	Jeff Lewis	QB	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	from Baltimore ^{[R4 - 5]}
4	101	New England Patriots	Heath Irwin	OG	Colorado	Big Eight
4	102	Washington Redskins	Stephen Davis ^†	RB	Auburn	SEC
4	103	New Orleans Saints	Ricky Whittle	RB	Oregon	Pac-10
4	104	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Eric Austin	S	Jackson State	SWAC
4	105	St. Louis Rams	Percell Gaskins	LB	Kansas State	Big Eight
4	106	Carolina Panthers	Norberto Davidds-Garrido	OT	USC	Pac-10
4	107	Houston Oilers	Kendrick Burton	DE	Alabama	SEC
4	108	Cincinnati Bengals	Jevon Langford	DE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
4	109	Houston Oilers	Jon Runyan ^†	OT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Oakland ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	110	Jacksonville Jaguars	Reggie Barlow	WR	Alabama State	SWAC	from Seattle ^{[R4 - 7]}
4	111	Carolina Panthers	Emmanuel McDaniel	CB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	from Denver ^{[R4 - 8]}
4	112	Arizona Cardinals	Aaron Graham	C	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Minnesota ^{[R4 - 9]}
4¤	113	Miami Dolphins	Pointer, KirkKirk Pointer	CB	Austin Peay	OVC	from Jacksonville via Kansas City ^{[R4 - 10]}
4	114	San Diego Chargers	Charlie Jones	WR	Fresno State	WAC
4	115	Indianapolis Colts	Brian Milne	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
4	116	Chicago Bears	Paul Grasmanis	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
4	117	Atlanta Falcons	Richard Huntley	RB	Winston-Salem State	CIAA
4	118	Miami Dolphins	Stanley Pritchett	FB	South Carolina	SEC
4	119	New England Patriots	Chris Sullivan	DT	Boston College	Big East	from Detroit ^{[R4 - 11]}
4	120	Buffalo Bills	Sean Moran	DE	Colorado State	WAC
4	121	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Farmer	LB	Duke	ACC
4¤	122	Denver Broncos	Darrius Johnson	CB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Carolina ^{[R4 - 12]}
4	123	Green Bay Packers	Chris Darkins	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
4	124	New England Patriots	Kantroy Barber	RB	West Virginia	Big East	from San Francisco via Oakland ^{[R4 - 13]}
4	125	Miami Dolphins	LaCurtis Jones	LB	Baylor	SWC	from Kansas City ^{[R4 - 14]}
4	126	Pittsburgh Steelers	Earl Holmes	LB	Florida A&M	MEAC
4	127	Atlanta Falcons	Juran Bolden	CB	Mississippi Delta CC	MACJC	from Dallas ^{[R4 - 15]}
4*	128	San Francisco 49ers	Price, DarylDaryl Price	LB	Colorado	Big Eight
4*	129	Detroit Lions	Brad Ford	DB	Alabama	SEC
4*	130	New York Giants	Danny Kanell	QB	Florida State	ACC
4*	131	Seattle Seahawks	Eric Unverzagt	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4*	132	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jahine Arnold	WR	Fresno State	WAC
5	133	New York Jets	Marcus Coleman	CB	Texas Tech	SWC
5	134	Miami Dolphins	Jerris McPhail	RB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	from Jacksonville ^{[R5 - 1]}
5	135	Kansas City Chiefs	Joe Horn ^†	WR	Itawamba CC	MACJC	from Arizona ^{[R5 - 2]}
5	136	New Orleans Saints	Mercury Hayes	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Baltimore ^{[R5 - 3]}
5	137	Arizona Cardinals	James Dexter	OT	South Carolina	SEC	from N.Y. Giants via Minnesota ^{[R5 - 4]}
5	138	Washington Redskins	Leomont Evans	S	Clemson	ACC
5	139	New England Patriots	Elmore, JohnJohn Elmore	OG	Texas	SWC
5	140	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jason Maniecki	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
5	141	St. Louis Rams	Fred Miller	OT	Baylor	SWC
5	142	Carolina Panthers	Marquette Smith	RB	Central Florida	Ind. (I-AA)
5	143	Houston Oilers	Rayna Stewart	S	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
5	144	Cincinnati Bengals	Greg Myers	S	Colorado State	WAC
5	145	New Orleans Saints	Tom Ackerman	OG	Eastern Washington	Big Sky
5	146	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jimmy Herndon	OG	Houston	SWC	from Seattle ^{[R5 - 5]}
5	147	Philadelphia Eagles	Whit Marshall	LB	Georgia	SEC	from Denver ^{[R5 - 6]}
5	148	Minnesota Vikings	Boyd, SeanSean Boyd	DB	North Carolina	ACC
5	149	New England Patriots	Christian Peter	DT	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Oakland ^{[R5 - 7]}
5¤	150	Miami Dolphins	Shane Burton	DT	Tennessee	SEC	from Jacksonville ^{[R5 - 8]}
5	151	Indianapolis Colts	Steve Martin	DT	Missouri	Big Eight
5	152	Chicago Bears	Chris Villarrial	OG	IUP	PSAC
5	153	Baltimore Ravens	Jermaine Lewis ^†	WR	Maryland	ACC	from Atlanta ^{[R5 - 9]}
5	154	Miami Dolphins	Zach Thomas^‡^†	LB	Texas Tech	SWC
5	155	San Diego Chargers	Soli, JuniorJunior Soli	DT	Arkansas	SEC
5	156	Buffalo Bills	Raymond Jackson	DB	Colorado State	WAC
5	157	Dallas Cowboys	Kenneth McDaniel	DB	Norfolk State	CIAA	from Philadelphia via Baltimore ^{[R5 - 10]}
5	158	Detroit Lions	Kerwin Waldroup	DT	Central State	Ind. (NAIA)
5¤	159	Denver Broncos	Patrick Jeffers	WR	Virginia	ACC	from Carolina ^{[R5 - 11]}
5	160	San Francisco 49ers	Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	WR	California	Pac-10
5	161	Arizona Cardinals	Stamps, HarryHarry Stamps	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Green Bay via Kansas City ^{[R5 - 12]}
5	162	Arizona Cardinals	Dell McGee	DB	Auburn	SEC	from Kansas City ^{[R5 - 13]}
5	163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rayborn, IsraelIsrael Rayborn	DE	North Alabama	Gulf South
5	164	Atlanta Falcons	Bandy, GaryGary Bandy	LB	Baylor	SWC	from Dallas ^{[R5 - 14]}
5*	165	New Orleans Saints	Guess, TerryTerry Guess	WR	Gardner–Webb	SAC
5*	166	Oakland Raiders	La'Roi Glover ^†	DT	San Diego State	WAC
5*	167	Dallas Cowboys	Alan Campos	LB	Louisville	Ind. (I-A)
6	168	New York Jets	Hunter, HughHugh Hunter	DE	Hampton	MEAC
6	169	Arizona Cardinals	Foley, MikeMike Foley	DE	New Hampshire	Yankee
6	170	Jacksonville Jaguars	Fisher, JohnJohn Fisher	DB	Missouri Western State	MIAA
6	171	New York Giants	Doug Colman	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
6	172	Baltimore Ravens	Dexter Daniels	LB	Florida	SEC
6	173	New England Patriots	Griffin, ChrisChris Griffin	TE	New Mexico	WAC
6	174	Washington Redskins	Kelvin Kinney	DE	Virginia State	CIAA
6	175	St. Louis Rams	Derrick Harris	RB	Miami (FL)	Big East
6	176	Kansas City Chiefs	Dietrich Jells	WR	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Carolina ^{[R6 - 1]}
6	177	Houston Oilers	Anthony Dorsett	S	Pittsburgh	Big East
6	178	Cincinnati Bengals	Tom Tumulty	LB	Pittsburgh	Big East
6	179	New Orleans Saints	Keno Hills	OT	Southwestern Louisiana	Big West
6	180	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Nilo Silvan	WR	Tennessee	SEC
6	181	Denver Broncos	Tony Veland	S	Nebraska	Big Eight
6	182	New York Giants	Scott Galyon	LB	Tennessee	SEC
6	183	Oakland Raiders	Hall, TimTim Hall	RB	Robert Morris	Ind.
6	184	Seattle Seahawks	Green, ReggieReggie Green	OG	Florida	SEC
6¤	185	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chris Doering	WR	Florida	SEC
6¤	186	Baltimore Ravens	James Roe	WR	Norfolk State	CIAA	from Jacksonville ^{[R6 - 2]}
6	187	Chicago Bears	Jon Clark	OT	Temple	Big East
6	188	Atlanta Falcons	Craig Sauer	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
6	189	Miami Dolphins	Shawn Wooden	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
6	190	San Diego Chargers	Mills, JimJim Mills	OT	Idaho	Big Sky
6	191	Indianapolis Colts	Conlin, KeithKeith Conlin	OT	Penn State	Big Ten
6¤	192	San Diego Chargers	Bryan Stoltenberg	C	Colorado	Big Eight	from Carolina via Pittsburgh ^{[R6 - 3]}
6¤	193	Carolina Panthers	Scott Greene	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten
6	194	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve White	DE	Tennessee	SEC
6	195	New England Patriots	Grier, MarrioMarrio Grier	RB	Tennessee-Chattanooga	SoCon	from Detroit ^{[R6 - 4]}
6	196	Buffalo Bills	Leon Neal	RB	Washington	Pac-10
6	197	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Johnson	TE	Alabama	SEC	from Green Bay ^{[R6 - 5]}
6	198	San Francisco 49ers	Pitts, StephenStephen Pitts	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
6	199	Philadelphia Eagles	Phillip Riley	WR	Florida State	ACC	from Kansas City ^{[R6 - 6]}
6	200	Pittsburgh Steelers	Orpheus Roye	DE	Florida State	ACC
6	201	St. Louis Rams	Hayward Clay	TE	Texas A&M	SWC	from Dallas via Chicago ^{[R6 - 7]}
6*	202	Buffalo Bills	Dusty Zeigler	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
6*	203	Pittsburgh Steelers	Spence Fischer	QB	Duke	ACC
6*	204	New Orleans Saints	Malone, ToderickToderick Malone	WR	Alabama	SEC
6*	205	Indianapolis Colts	Mike Cawley	QB	James Madison	Yankee
6*	206	New England Patriots	Devin Wyman	DE	Kentucky State	Ind. (Div. II)
6*	207	Dallas Cowboys	Wendell Davis	CB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
6*	208	Green Bay Packers	Marco Rivera ^†	OG	Penn State	Big Ten
6*	209	Seattle Seahawks	T.J. Cunningham	S	Colorado	Big Eight
7	210	New York Jets	Chris Hayes	S	Washington State	Pac-10
7	211	Kansas City Chiefs	Ben Lynch	C	California	Pac-10	from Jacksonville
7	212	Arizona Cardinals	Jarius Hayes	TE	North Alabama	Gulf South
7	213	Denver Broncos	Ratliffe, LeslieLeslie Ratliffe	OT	Tennessee	SEC	from Baltimore ^{[R7 - 1]}
7	214	New York Giants	Conrad Hamilton	CB	Eastern New Mexico	LSC
7	215	Washington Redskins	Asher, JeremyJeremy Asher	LB	Oregon	Pac-10
7	216	New England Patriots	Lovett Purnell	TE	West Virginia	Big East
7	217	Carolina Panthers	Donnell Baker	WR	Southern	SWAC
7	218	Houston Oilers	Mike Archie	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
7	219	Cincinnati Bengals	Rod Jones	OT	Kansas	Big Eight
7	220	Oakland Raiders	Sedric Clark	DE	Tulsa	Ind. (I-A)	from New Orleans ^{[R7 - 2]}
7	221	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reggie Rusk	CB	Kentucky	SEC
7	222	St. Louis Rams	Chuck Osborne	DT	Arizona	Pac-10
7	223	Minnesota Vikings	Merrill, JonJon Merrill	OT	Duke	ACC
7	224	Oakland Raiders	Smith, DariusDarius Smith	C	Sam Houston State	Southland
7	225	Seattle Seahawks	Church, JohnieJohnie Church	DE	Florida	SEC
7	226	Denver Broncos	Chris Banks	OG	Kansas	Big Eight
7¤	227	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jones, ClarenceClarence Jones	WR	Tennessee State	OVC
7¤	228	Jacksonville Jaguars	Spann, GregoryGregory Spann	WR	Jackson State	SWAC
7	229	Atlanta Falcons	Ethan Brooks	DE	Williams	NESCAC
7	230	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Buckey	OG	Stanford	Pac-10
7	231	San Diego Chargers	Freddie Bradley	RB	Sonoma State	NCAC
7	232	Indianapolis Colts	Robinson, AdrianAdrian Robinson	CB	Baylor	SWC
7	233	Chicago Bears	Marcus Keyes	DT	North Alabama	Gulf South
7¤	234	Carolina Panthers	Hicks, KerryKerry Hicks	DT	Colorado	Big Eight
7¤	235	Denver Broncos	Levine, L.T.L.T. Levine	RB	Kansas	Big Eight	from Carolina ^{[R7 - 3]}
7	236	Denver Broncos	Gragert, BrianBrian Gragert	P	Wyoming	WAC	from Detroit ^{[R7 - 4]}
7	237	Buffalo Bills	Dan Brandenburg	DE	Indiana State	Gateway
7	238	Baltimore Ravens	Stark, JonJon Stark	QB	Trinity International (IL)	MSFA	from Philadelphia ^{[R7 - 5]}^[6]
7	239	San Francisco 49ers	Manuel, SeanSean Manuel	TE	New Mexico State	Big West
7	240	Green Bay Packers	Kyle Wachholtz	QB	USC	Pac-10
7	241	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Smith	C	Tennessee	SEC
7	242	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carlos Emmons	LB	Arkansas State	Big West
7	243	Dallas Cowboys	Ryan Wood	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10
7*	244	Buffalo Bills	Jay Riemersma	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
7*	245	Kansas City Chiefs	Williams, DarrellDarrell Williams	CB	Tennessee State	OVC
7*	246	New Orleans Saints	Henry Lusk	TE	Utah	WAC
7*	247	New England Patriots	J. R. Conrad	OT	Oklahoma	Big Eight
7*	248	Oakland Raiders	Wylie, JoeyJoey Wylie	OG	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
7*	249	Buffalo Bills	Eric Smedley	S	Indiana	Big Ten
7*	250	Washington Redskins	Maxwell, DeAndreDeAndre Maxwell	WR	San Diego State	WAC
7*	251	Miami Dolphins	Brice Hunter	WR	Georgia	SEC
7*	252	Green Bay Packers	Keith McKenzie	LB	Ball State	MAC
7*	253	Chicago Bears	Michael Hicks	RB	South Carolina State	MEAC
7*	254	San Francisco 49ers	Manuel, SamSam Manuel	LB	New Mexico State	Big West

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler^{[note 2]}


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Arizona Cardinals	Kevin Jordan	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
Arizona Cardinals	Ronald McKinnon	LB	North Alabama	Gulf South
Atlanta Falcons	Freddie Scott	WR	Penn State	Big Ten
Chicago Bears	Todd McMillon	CB	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
Cincinnati Bengals	Nick Ferguson	S	Georgia Tech	ACC
Cincinnati Bengals	Brock Gutierrez	C	Central Michigan	MAC
Cincinnati Bengals	Chris Hetherington	FB	Yale	Ivy
Cincinnati Bengals	Damon Huard	QB	Washington	Pac-10
Cincinnati Bengals	James Hundon	WR	Portland State	Ind. (Div. II)
Cincinnati Bengals	Tim Morabito	DT	Boston College	Big East
Dallas Cowboys	Tony Hutson	OG	Northeastern State	OIC
Denver Broncos	Jason Kaiser	S	Culver–Stockton	HAAC
Detroit Lions	Barry Stokes	OG	Eastern Michigan	MAC
Green Bay Packers	Michael Robinson	CB	Hampton	MEAC
Houston Oilers	James Ritchey	QB	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
Indianapolis Colts	Sammie Burroughs	LB	Portland State	Ind. (Div. II)
Indianapolis Colts	Kendel Shello	DE	Southern	SWAC
Indianapolis Colts	Casey Wiegmann ^†	C	Iowa	Big Ten
Miami Dolphins	Larry Izzo ^†	LB	Rice	SWC
New England Patriots	Ray Lucas	QB	Rutgers	Big East
New England Patriots	Adam Vinatieri ^†	K	South Dakota State	NCC
New York Giants	Kevin Alexander	WR	Utah State	Big West
New York Giants	Percy Ellsworth	S	Virginia	ACC
New York Giants	Olindo Mare ^†	K	Syracuse	Big East
Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Cummings	LB	Wyoming	WAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Hollis Thomas	DT	Northern Illinois	Big West
Philadelphia Eagles	Morris Unutoa	C	BYU	WAC
Seattle Seahawks	Frank Beede	OG	Panhandle State	OIC
Seattle Seahawks	Greg Bloedorn	C	Cornell	Ivy
Seattle Seahawks	Jon Kitna	QB	Central Washington	CFA
Seattle Seahawks	Grant Williams	OT	Louisiana Tech	Big West
St. Louis Rams	Josh Miller	P	Arizona	Pac-10
St. Louis Rams	Marquis Walker	CB	Southeast Missouri State	OVC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jorge Diaz	OG	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Scott Milanovich	QB	Maryland	ACC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Karl Williams	WR	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
Washington Redskins	Larry Bowie	FB	Georgia	SEC
Washington Redskins	Matt Reem	OL	Minnesota	Big Ten
Washington Redskins	Chris Sedoris	C	Purdue	Big Ten

Hall of Famers

Jonathan Ogden, offensive tackle from UCLA, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.

Marvin Harrison, wide receiver from Syracuse, taken 1st round 19th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Ray Lewis, linebacker from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 26th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Brian Dawkins, safety from Clemson, taken 2nd round 61st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Terrell Owens, wide receiver from Chattanooga, taken 3rd round 89th overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2018.

Zach Thomas, linebacker from Texas Tech, taken 5th round 154th overall by the Miami Dolphins.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

Trades

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

Round one

^ No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (6th) to St. Louis in exchange for DT Sean Gilbert.
^ No. 9: Houston → Oakland (D). Houston traded its first-round selection (9th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's first- second- and fourth-round selections (17th, 48th and 109th)
^ No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded its first-round selection (13th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first-, third- and sixth-round selections (18th, 83rd and 201st)
^ No. 14: Seattle → Houston (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection (14th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (17th) and DT Glenn Montgomery
^ No. 17: multiple trades:
No. 17: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
No. 17: Houston → Seattle (D). see No. 14: Seattle → Houston.
No. 17: Seattle → Detroit (D). Seattle traded this first-round selection (17th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's first- and third-round selections (21st and 91st).
^ No. 18: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.
^ No. 19: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). Atlanta traded its first-round selection (19th) and first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd) in 1994 to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jeff George
^ No. 21: multiple trades:
No. 21: San Diego → Detroit (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (21st) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second-round selection in 1995.
No. 21: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 17: Seattle → Detroit.
^ No. 22: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection (22nd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Craig Erickson
^ No. 26: San Francisco → Baltimore (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (26th) and first-, third- and fourth round selections (30th, 94th and 119th) in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 1995 and this pick was then inherited by Baltimore following the Browns' relocation to Baltimore.
^ No. 30: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded its first-round selection (30th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's second- and third-round selections (37th and 67th).

Round two

^ No. 35: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (35th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for TE Harold Bishop
^ No. 37: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.
^ No. 41: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (41st) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 1997
^ No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco (PD). Oakland traded its second-round selection (46th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second- and fourth-round selections (57th and 124th)
^ No. 48: multiple trades:
No. 48: Atlanta → Oakland (PD). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (48th) to Oakland in exchange for S Patrick Bates.
No. 48: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
^ No. 49: Miami → Dallas (D). Miami traded its second-round selection (49th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' second- and fourth-round selections (60th and 99th)
^ No. 55: multiple trades:
No. 55: Detroit → Denver (PD). Detroit traded its second-round selection (55th) to Denver in exchange for RB Glyn Milburn.
No. 55: Denver → Baltimore (D). Denver traded this second-round selection (55th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (65th, 100th and 213rd).
^ No. 57: multiple trades:
No. 57: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
No. 57: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this second-round selection (57th) to New England in exchange for OT Pat Harlow.
No. 57: New England → Oakland (D). New England traded this second-round selection (57th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (76th, 124th and 149th).
^ No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD). Pittsburgh traded its second- and fourth-round selections (59th and 121st) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Jerome Bettis and St. Louis' third-round selection (72nd).
^ No. 60: multiple trades:
No. 60: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville (D). Miami traded this second-round selection (60th) and its fourth-round selection (99th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's third-, two fourth- and fifth-round selections (79th, 98th, 134th and 150th).

Round three

^ No. 65: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.
^ No. 67: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.
^ No. 68: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded its third-round selection (68th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's fourth-round selection (112th) in 1995.
^ No. 72: St. Louis → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis.
^ No. 76: multiple trades:
No. 76: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.
No. 76: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded this third-round selection (76th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fourth- and sixth round selections (86th, 119th and 195th).
^ No. 79: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
^ No. 83: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.
^ No. 86: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.
^ No. 91: multiple trades:
No. 91: Kansas City → Detroit (D). Kansas City traded its third-round selection to Detroit in exchange for S Will White.
No. 91: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 21: Seattle → Detroit.

Round four

^ No. 96: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its fourth-round selection (96th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DT Marc Spindler.
^ No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota (D). Arizona traded its fourth-round selection (97th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 137th).
Kansas City
in exchange for two fourth-round selections (113th and 125th).

^ No. 99: multiple trades:
No. 99: N.Y. Giants → Dallas (PD). Dallas received the Giants' fourth-round selection (99th) as compensation for the Giants signing restricted free agent G Ron Stone.
No. 99: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
No. 99: Miami → Jacksonville (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle (D). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fourth- and fifth-round selections (110th and 146th).

^ No. 100: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.

^ No. 109: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.

^ No. 110: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.

^ No. 111: Denver → Carolina (D). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (111th) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (122nd, 159th and 235th).

^ No. 112: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.

^ No. 113: multiple trades:
No. 113: Jacksonville → Kansas City (PD). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection (113rd) and first-, third- and fourth-round selections (31st, 97th and 134th) in 1995 to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-round selection (19th) in 1995.
No. 113: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.

^ No. 119: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.

^ No. 122: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

^ No. 124: multiple trades:
No. 124: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
No. 124: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.

^ No. 125: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.

^ No. 127: Dallas → Carolina (PD). Dallas traded its fourth- and fifth-round selections (127th and 164th) to Atlanta in exchange for S Roger Harper.

Round five

^ No. 134: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.

^ No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City (D). Arizona traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's two fifth-round selections (161st and 162nd).

^ No. 136: Baltimore → New Orleans (PD). Baltimore traded its fifth-round selection (136th) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Reggie Jones.

^ No. 137: multiple trades:
No. 137: N.Y. Giants → Minnesota (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its fifth-round selection (137th) and sixth-round selection (189th) in 1995 to Minnesota in exchange for S Vencie Glenn and Minnesota's sixth-round selection (182nd).
No. 137: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.

^ No. 146: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.

^ No. 147: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded its fifth-round selection (147th) to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Ben Smith.

^ No. 149: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.

^ No. 150: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.

^ No. 153: Atlanta → Baltimore (PD). Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (153rd) to Baltimore in exchange for G Gene Williams.

^ No. 157: multiple trades:
No. 157: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its fifth-round selection (157th) and fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.
No. 157: Baltimore → Dallas (D). Baltimore traded this fifth-round selection (157th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fourth-round selection in 1997.

^ No. 159: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

^ No. 161: multiple trades:
No. 161: Green Bay → Kansas City (PD). Green Bay traded its fifth-round selection (161st) to Kansas City in exchange for G Lindsay Knapp.
No. 161: Kansas City → Arizona (D). see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.

^ No. 162: Kansas City → Arizona (D) see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.

^ No. 164: Dallas → Atlanta (PD) see No. 127: Dallas → Atlanta.

Round six

^ No. 176: Carolina → Kansas City (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (176th) to Kansas City in exchange for Carolina's sixth-round selection (191st) in 995.

^ No. 186: Jacksonville → Baltimore (PD). Jacksonville traded this sixth-round selection (186th) and its fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.

^ No. 192: multiple trades:
No. 192: Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (192nd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Barry Foster.
No. 192: Pittsburgh → San Diego (D). Pittsburgh traded this sixth-round selection (192nd) and seventh-round selection in 1997 to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's fifth-round selection in 1997.

^ No. 195: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.

^ No. 197: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Green Bay traded this sixth-round selection (197th) to Philadelphia in exchange for OL Joe Sims.

^ No. 199: Philadelphia → Kansas City (PD). Kansas City traded this sixth-round selection (197th) and second-round selection (50th) in 1995 to Philadelphia in exchange for WR Victor Bailey and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection in 1995.

^ No. 201: multiple trades:
No. 201: Dallas → Chicago (PD). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (201st) to Chicago in exchange for LB Jim Schwantz.
No. 201: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.

Round seven

^ No. 213: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.

^ No. 220: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (220th) to Oakland in exchange for DT Willie Broughton.

^ No. 235: Carolina → Denver (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

^ No. 236: Detroit → Denver (PD). see No. 55: Detroit → Denver.

^ No. 238: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (238th) to Baltimore in exchange for DT Ronnie Dixon.

Notes

^ The first quarterback in the 1988 draft wasn't selected until the third round.

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

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

References

^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

^ 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.

^ Barnwell, Bill (April 11, 2019). "The best (and worst) NFL draft classes at every position: All-time ranking – Wide receiver". ESPN.

^ Football Prospectus 2007, p. 461

^ NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures

^ "At Trinity, QB Getting His Shot". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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[9] Also known as offensive guard (OG)

[10] Also known as placekicker (PK)

[11] Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

[12] No. 6: Washington → St. Louis (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (6th) to St. Louis in exchange for DT Sean Gilbert.

[13] No. 9: Houston → Oakland (D). Houston traded its first-round selection (9th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's first- second- and fourth-round selections (17th, 48th and 109th)

[14] No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded its first-round selection (13th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's first-, third- and sixth-round selections (18th, 83rd and 201st)

[15] No. 14: Seattle → Houston (D). Seattle traded its first-round selection (14th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (17th) and DT Glenn Montgomery

[16] No. 17: multiple trades:
No. 17: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.
No. 17: Houston → Seattle (D). see No. 14: Seattle → Houston.
No. 17: Seattle → Detroit (D). Seattle traded this first-round selection (17th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's first- and third-round selections (21st and 91st).

[17] No. 18: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.

[18] No. 19: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). Atlanta traded its first-round selection (19th) and first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd) in 1994 to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jeff George

[19] No. 21: multiple trades:
No. 21: San Diego → Detroit (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (21st) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second-round selection in 1995.
No. 21: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 17: Seattle → Detroit.

[20] No. 22: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection (22nd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Craig Erickson

[21] No. 26: San Francisco → Baltimore (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (26th) and first-, third- and fourth round selections (30th, 94th and 119th) in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 1995 and this pick was then inherited by Baltimore following the Browns' relocation to Baltimore.

[22] No. 30: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded its first-round selection (30th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's second- and third-round selections (37th and 67th).

[23] No. 35: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (35th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for TE Harold Bishop

[24] No. 37: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.

[25] No. 41: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (41st) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 1997

[26] No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco (PD). Oakland traded its second-round selection (46th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second- and fourth-round selections (57th and 124th)

[27] No. 48: multiple trades:
No. 48: Atlanta → Oakland (PD). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (48th) to Oakland in exchange for S Patrick Bates.
No. 48: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.

[28] No. 49: Miami → Dallas (D). Miami traded its second-round selection (49th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' second- and fourth-round selections (60th and 99th)

[29] No. 55: multiple trades:
No. 55: Detroit → Denver (PD). Detroit traded its second-round selection (55th) to Denver in exchange for RB Glyn Milburn.
No. 55: Denver → Baltimore (D). Denver traded this second-round selection (55th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (65th, 100th and 213rd).

[30] No. 57: multiple trades:
No. 57: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
No. 57: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this second-round selection (57th) to New England in exchange for OT Pat Harlow.
No. 57: New England → Oakland (D). New England traded this second-round selection (57th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (76th, 124th and 149th).

[31] No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD). Pittsburgh traded its second- and fourth-round selections (59th and 121st) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Jerome Bettis and St. Louis' third-round selection (72nd).

[32] No. 60: multiple trades:
No. 60: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville (D). Miami traded this second-round selection (60th) and its fourth-round selection (99th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's third-, two fourth- and fifth-round selections (79th, 98th, 134th and 150th).

[33] No. 65: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.

[34] No. 67: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 30: Dallas → Washington.

[35] No. 68: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded its third-round selection (68th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's fourth-round selection (112th) in 1995.

[36] No. 72: St. Louis → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 59: Pittsburgh → St. Louis.

[37] No. 76: multiple trades:
No. 76: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.
No. 76: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded this third-round selection (76th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fourth- and sixth round selections (86th, 119th and 195th).

[38] No. 79: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.

[39] No. 83: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.

[40] No. 86: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.

[41] No. 91: multiple trades:
No. 91: Kansas City → Detroit (D). Kansas City traded its third-round selection to Detroit in exchange for S Will White.
No. 91: Detroit → Seattle (D). see No. 21: Seattle → Detroit.

[42] No. 96: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its fourth-round selection (96th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DT Marc Spindler.

[43] No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota (D). Arizona traded its fourth-round selection (97th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 137th).

[44] Kansas City
in exchange for two fourth-round selections (113th and 125th).

[45] No. 99: multiple trades:
No. 99: N.Y. Giants → Dallas (PD). Dallas received the Giants' fourth-round selection (99th) as compensation for the Giants signing restricted free agent G Ron Stone.
No. 99: Dallas → Miami (D). see No. 49: Miami → Dallas.
No. 99: Miami → Jacksonville (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.
No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle (D). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fourth- and fifth-round selections (110th and 146th).

[46] No. 100: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.

[47] No. 109: Oakland → Houston (D). see No. 9: Houston → Oakland.

[48] No. 110: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.

[49] No. 111: Denver → Carolina (D). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (111th) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (122nd, 159th and 235th).

[50] No. 112: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.

[51] No. 113: multiple trades:
No. 113: Jacksonville → Kansas City (PD). Jacksonville traded this fourth-round selection (113rd) and first-, third- and fourth-round selections (31st, 97th and 134th) in 1995 to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-round selection (19th) in 1995.
No. 113: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.

[52] No. 119: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.

[53] No. 122: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

[54] No. 124: multiple trades:
No. 124: San Francisco → Oakland (PD). see No. 46: Oakland → San Francisco.
No. 124: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.

[55] No. 125: Kansas City → Miami (D). see No. 98: Miami → Kansas City.

[56] No. 127: Dallas → Carolina (PD). Dallas traded its fourth- and fifth-round selections (127th and 164th) to Atlanta in exchange for S Roger Harper.

[57] No. 134: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.

[58] No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City (D). Arizona traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's two fifth-round selections (161st and 162nd).

[59] No. 136: Baltimore → New Orleans (PD). Baltimore traded its fifth-round selection (136th) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Reggie Jones.

[60] No. 137: multiple trades:
No. 137: N.Y. Giants → Minnesota (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its fifth-round selection (137th) and sixth-round selection (189th) in 1995 to Minnesota in exchange for S Vencie Glenn and Minnesota's sixth-round selection (182nd).
No. 137: Minnesota → Arizona (D). see No. 97: Arizona → Minnesota.

[61] No. 146: Seattle → Jacksonville (D). see No. 99: Jacksonville → Seattle.

[62] No. 147: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded its fifth-round selection (147th) to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Ben Smith.

[63] No. 149: Oakland → New England (D). see No. 57: New England → Oakland.

[64] No. 150: Jacksonville → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Jacksonville.

[65] No. 153: Atlanta → Baltimore (PD). Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (153rd) to Baltimore in exchange for G Gene Williams.

[66] No. 157: multiple trades:
No. 157: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its fifth-round selection (157th) and fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.
No. 157: Baltimore → Dallas (D). Baltimore traded this fifth-round selection (157th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fourth-round selection in 1997.

[67] No. 159: Denver → Carolina (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

[68] No. 161: multiple trades:
No. 161: Green Bay → Kansas City (PD). Green Bay traded its fifth-round selection (161st) to Kansas City in exchange for G Lindsay Knapp.
No. 161: Kansas City → Arizona (D). see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.

[69] No. 162: Kansas City → Arizona (D) see No. 135: Arizona → Kansas City.

[70] No. 164: Dallas → Atlanta (PD) see No. 127: Dallas → Atlanta.

[71] No. 176: Carolina → Kansas City (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (176th) to Kansas City in exchange for Carolina's sixth-round selection (191st) in 995.

[72] No. 186: Jacksonville → Baltimore (PD). Jacksonville traded this sixth-round selection (186th) and its fifth-round selection in 1995 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's fourth-round selection in 1995. This pick was inherited by Baltimore when the Browns relocated to Baltimore.

[73] No. 192: multiple trades:
No. 192: Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded its sixth-round selection (192nd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Barry Foster.
No. 192: Pittsburgh → San Diego (D). Pittsburgh traded this sixth-round selection (192nd) and seventh-round selection in 1997 to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's fifth-round selection in 1997.

[74] No. 195: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 76: New England → Detroit.

[75] No. 197: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Green Bay traded this sixth-round selection (197th) to Philadelphia in exchange for OL Joe Sims.

[76] No. 199: Philadelphia → Kansas City (PD). Kansas City traded this sixth-round selection (197th) and second-round selection (50th) in 1995 to Philadelphia in exchange for WR Victor Bailey and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection in 1995.

[77] No. 201: multiple trades:
No. 201: Dallas → Chicago (PD). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (201st) to Chicago in exchange for LB Jim Schwantz.
No. 201: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 13: St. Louis → Chicago.

[78] No. 213: Baltimore → Denver (D). see No. 55: Denver → Baltimore.

[79] No. 220: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (220th) to Oakland in exchange for DT Willie Broughton.

[80] No. 235: Carolina → Denver (D) see No. 111: Denver → Carolina.

[81] No. 236: Detroit → Denver (PD). see No. 55: Detroit → Denver.

[82] No. 238: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (238th) to Baltimore in exchange for DT Ronnie Dixon.

[6] The first quarterback in the 1988 draft wasn't selected until the third round.

[ProBowler-7] Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

[HOF-8] Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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[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] Barnwell, Bill (April 11, 2019). "The best (and worst) NFL draft classes at every position: All-time ranking – Wide receiver". ESPN.

[4] Football Prospectus 2007, p. 461

[5] NFL Draft History: Quarterback Draft Class Facts and Figures

[83] "At Trinity, QB Getting His Shot". Chicago Tribune. November 11, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2015.

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