1998 NFL draft
The 1998 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The National Football League Draft was held April 18–19, 1998, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
1998 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 18–19, 1998 |
Location | Theatre at MSG in New York, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
241 total selections in 7 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Peyton Manning, QB Indianapolis Colts |
Mr. Irrelevant | Cam Quayle, TE Baltimore Ravens |
Most selections (12) | New York Jets |
Fewest selections (5) | Detroit Lions |
Hall of Famers | 4 |
Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select Peyton Manning or Ryan 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.
Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player Award[3] winner (the most of any player in NFL history) and a two-time Super Bowl champion (in 2006 with the Colts and in 2015 with the Denver Broncos), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, while Leaf was out of the NFL by 2002 and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.[4]
Player selections
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Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning‡† | QB | Tennessee | SEC | 1997 Maxwell Award winner. | |
1 | 2 | San Diego Chargers | Ryan Leaf | QB | Washington State | Pac-10 | ||
1 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals | Andre Wadsworth | DE | Florida State | ACC | ||
1 | 4 | Oakland Raiders | Charles Woodson‡† | CB | Michigan | Big Ten | 1997 Heisman Trophy winner | |
1 | 5 | Chicago Bears | Curtis Enis | RB | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
1 | 6 | St. Louis Rams | Grant Wistrom | DE | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints | Kyle Turley † | OT | San Diego State | WAC | ||
1 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys | Greg Ellis † | DE | North Carolina | ACC | ||
1 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Fred Taylor † | RB | Florida | SEC | ||
1 | 10 | Baltimore Ravens | Duane Starks | CB | Miami (FL) | Big East | ||
1 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tra Thomas † | OT | Florida State | ACC | ||
1 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Brooking † | LB | Georgia Tech | ACC | ||
1 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | Takeo Spikes † | LB | Auburn | SEC | ||
1 | 14 | Carolina Panthers | Jason Peter | DT | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
1 | 15 | Seattle Seahawks | Anthony Simmons | LB | Clemson | ACC | ||
1 | 16 | Tennessee Oilers | Kevin Dyson | WR | Utah | WAC | ||
1 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brian Simmons | LB | North Carolina | ACC | from Washington [R1 - 4] | |
1 | 18 | New England Patriots | Robert Edwards | RB | Georgia | SEC | ||
1 | 19 | Green Bay Packers | Vonnie Holliday | DE | North Carolina | ACC | from Miami [R1 - 6] | |
1 | 20 | Detroit Lions | Terry Fair | CB | Tennessee | SEC | ||
1 | 21 | Minnesota Vikings | Randy Moss‡† | WR | Marshall | MAC | ||
1 | 22 | New England Patriots | Tebucky Jones | S | Syracuse | Big East | ||
1 | 23 | Oakland Raiders | Mo Collins | OT | Florida | SEC | from Tampa Bay [R1 - 7] | |
1 | 24 | New York Giants | Shaun Williams | S | UCLA | Pac-10 | ||
1 | 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Donovin Darius | S | Syracuse | Big East | ||
1 | 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alan Faneca‡† | OG | LSU | SEC | ||
1 | 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | Victor Riley | OT | Auburn | SEC | ||
1 | 28 | San Francisco 49ers | R. W. McQuarters | CB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
1 | 29 | Miami Dolphins | John Avery | RB | Mississippi | SEC | ||
1 | 30 | Denver Broncos | Marcus Nash | WR | Tennessee | SEC | ||
2* | 31 | Oakland Raiders | Leon Bender | DT | Washington State | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 32 | Indianapolis Colts | Jerome Pathon | WR | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 33 | Arizona Cardinals | Corey Chavous † | S | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
2 | 34 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jacquez Green | WR | Florida | SEC | from Oakland [R2 - 1] | |
2 | 35 | Chicago Bears | Tony Parrish | S | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 36 | Arizona Cardinals | Anthony Clement | OT | SW Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | ||
2 | 37 | St. Louis Rams | Robert Holcombe | FB | Illinois | Big Ten | ||
2 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys | Flozell Adams † | OT | Michigan State | Big Ten | ||
2 | 39 | Buffalo Bills | Sam Cowart † | LB | Florida State | ACC | ||
2 | 40 | New Orleans Saints | Cameron Cleeland | TE | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 41 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeremy Staat | DE | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 42 | Baltimore Ravens | Pat Johnson | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 43 | Cincinnati Bengals | Artrell Hawkins | S | Cincinnati | C-USA | ||
2 | 44 | Miami Dolphins | Patrick Surtain † | CB | Southern Mississippi | C-USA | from Carolina [R2 - 3] | |
2 | 45 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Brian Kelly | CB | USC | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 46 | Tennessee Oilers | Samari Rolle † | CB | Florida State | ACC | ||
2 | 47 | Seattle Seahawks | Todd Weiner | OT | Kansas State | Big 12 | ||
2 | 48 | Washington Redskins | Stephen Alexander † | TE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
2 | 49 | Miami Dolphins | Kenny Mixon | DE | LSU | SEC | ||
2 | 50 | Detroit Lions | Germane Crowell | WR | Virginia | ACC | ||
2 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Kailee Wong | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 52 | New England Patriots | Tony Simmons | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
2 | 53 | Atlanta Falcons | Bob Hallen | C | Kent State | MAC | from Tampa Bay [R2 - 6] | |
2 | 54 | New England Patriots | Rod Rutledge | TE | Alabama | SEC | ||
2 | 55 | New York Giants | Joe Jurevicius | WR | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
2 | 56 | New York Jets | Dorian Boose | DE | Washington State | Pac-10 | from Pittsburgh [R2 - 7] | |
2 | 57 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Cordell Taylor | CB | Hampton | MEAC | ||
2 | 58 | San Francisco 49ers | Jeremy Newberry † | C | California | Pac-10 | ||
2 | 59 | San Diego Chargers | Mikhael Ricks | TE | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | from Kansas City via Oakland and Tampa Bay [R2 - 8] | |
2 | 60 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Batch | QB | Eastern Michigan | MAC | ||
2 | 61 | Denver Broncos | Eric Brown | S | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
3 | 62 | Carolina Panthers | Chuck Wiley | DE | LSU | SEC | from Indianapolis [R3 - 1] | |
3 | 63 | Oakland Raiders | Jon Ritchie | FB | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
3 | 64 | Chicago Bears | Olin Kreutz † | C | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
3 | 65 | St. Louis Rams | Leonard Little † | DE | Tennessee | SEC | ||
3 | 66 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Conrad | OT | Fresno State | WAC | ||
3 | 67 | New York Jets | Scott Frost | S | Nebraska | Big 12 | from St. Louis [R3 - 4] | |
3 | 68 | Buffalo Bills | Robert Hicks | OT | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
3 | 69 | Washington Redskins | Skip Hicks | RB | UCLA | Pac-10 | from New Orleans [R3 - 5] | |
3 | 70 | New York Giants | Brian Alford | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
3 | 71 | Indianapolis Colts | E.G. Green | WR | Florida State | ACC | from Baltimore [R3 - 7] | |
3 | 72 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeremiah Trotter † | LB | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | ||
3 | 73 | Carolina Panthers | Mitch Marrow | DE | Penn | Ivy | ||
3 | 74 | Atlanta Falcons | Jammi German | WR | Miami (FL) | Big East | ||
3 | 75 | Cincinnati Bengals | Steve Foley | LB | Northeast Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | ||
3 | 76 | Seattle Seahawks | Ahman Green † | RB | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
3 | 77 | Tennessee Oilers | Dainon Sidney | CB | UAB | Ind. (I-A) | ||
3 | 78 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mike Goff | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
3 | 79 | Miami Dolphins | Brad Jackson | LB | Cincinnati | C-USA | from Detroit [R3 - 9] | |
3 | 80 | Minnesota Vikings | Ramos McDonald | CB | New Mexico | WAC | ||
3 | 81 | New England Patriots | Chris Floyd | FB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
3 | 82 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Shannon | WR | East Carolina | C-USA | ||
3 | 83 | New England Patriots | Greg Spires | DE | Florida State | ACC | ||
3 | 84 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jamie Duncan | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
3 | 85 | Philadelphia Eagles | Allen Rossum † | CB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from N.Y. Giants [R3 - 11] | |
3 | 86 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jonathan Quinn | QB | Middle Tennessee | OVC | ||
3 | 87 | New York Jets | Kevin Williams | S | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
3 | 88 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rashaan Shehee | RB | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
3 | 89 | San Francisco 49ers | Chris Ruhman | OT | Texas A&M | Big 12 | ||
3 | 90 | Green Bay Packers | Jonathan Brown | DT | Tennessee | SEC | ||
3 | 91 | Denver Broncos | Brian Griese † | QB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
3* | 92 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hines Ward † | WR | Georgia | SEC | ||
4 | 93 | Indianapolis Colts | Steve McKinney | C | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Indianapolis via Baltimore [R4 - 1] | |
4 | 94 | Chicago Bears | Alonzo Mayes | TE | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
4 | 95 | Arizona Cardinals | Michael Pittman | RB | Fresno State | WAC | ||
4 | 96 | St. Louis Rams | Az-Zahir Hakim | WR | San Diego State | WAC | ||
4 | 97 | New Orleans Saints | Fred Weary | CB | Florida | SEC | from Oakland [R4 - 3] | |
4 | 98 | St. Louis Rams | Roland Williams | TE | Syracuse | Big East | ||
4 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | Julian Pittman | DT | Florida State | ACC | ||
4 | 100 | Dallas Cowboys | Michael Myers | DT | Alabama | SEC | ||
4 | 101 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tavian Banks | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
4 | 102 | Miami Dolphins | Lorenzo Bromell | DE | Clemson | ACC | from Philadelphia [R4 - 5] | |
4 | 103 | Atlanta Falcons | Omar Brown | S | North Carolina | ACC | from Baltimore via Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore and Tampa Bay [R4 - 6] | |
4 | 104 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Todd Washington | C | Virginia Tech | Big East | in place of Atlanta (time expired). | |
4 | 105 | Cincinnati Bengals | Glen Steele | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
4 | 106 | Carolina Panthers | Donald Hayes | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
4 | 107 | Tennessee Oilers | Joe Salave'a | DT | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
4 | 108 | Seattle Seahawks | DeShone Myles | LB | Nevada | Big West | ||
4 | 109 | Oakland Raiders | Gennaro DiNapoli | OG | Virginia Tech | Big East | from Washington [R4 - 7] | |
4 | 110 | Minnesota Vikings | Kivuusama Mays | LB | North Carolina | ACC | ||
4 | 111 | New York Jets | Jason Fabini | OT | Cincinnati | C-USA | ||
4 | 112 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Whiting | DT | California | Pac-10 | from Miami [R4 - 8] | |
4 | 113 | Washington Redskins | Shawn Barber | LB | Richmond | A-10 | from Detroit via Oakland [R4 - 9] | |
4 | 114 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Dwight | WR | Iowa | Big Ten | from Tampa Bay [R4 - 10] | |
4 | 115 | New England Patriots | Leonta Rheams | DT | Houston | C-USA | ||
4 | 116 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clarence Love | S | Toledo | MAC | from N.Y. Giants [R4 - 11] | |
4 | 117 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Deshea Townsend | CB | Alabama | SEC | ||
4 | 118 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Deligianis | HarryDT | Youngstown State | Gateway | ||
4 | 119 | San Francisco 49ers | Lance Schulters † | S | Hofstra | Ind. (I-AA) | ||
4 | 120 | Kansas City Chiefs | Greg Favors | LB | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
4 | 121 | Green Bay Packers | Roosevelt Blackmon | CB | Morris Brown | SIAC | ||
4 | 122 | Denver Broncos | Curtis Alexander | RB | Alabama | SEC | ||
4* | 123 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carlos King | RB | North Carolina State | ACC | ||
5 | 124 | Baltimore Ravens | Martin Chase | DT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Indianapolis [R5 - 1] | |
5 | 125 | Arizona Cardinals | Terry Hardy | TE | Southern Mississippi | C-USA | ||
5 | 126 | San Diego Chargers | Harden | CedricDE | Florida A&M | MEAC | ||
5 | 127 | Oakland Raiders | Jeremy Brigham | TE | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
5 | 128 | Kansas City Chiefs | Robert Williams | CB | North Carolina | ACC | from Chicago [R5 - 2] | |
5 | 129 | St. Louis Rams | Priester | RaymondFB | Clemson | ACC | ||
5 | 130 | Dallas Cowboys | Darren Hambrick | LB | South Carolina | SEC | ||
5 | 131 | Buffalo Bills | Jonathan Linton | FB | North Carolina | ACC | ||
5 | 132 | New Orleans Saints | Wilmont Perry | RB | Livingstone | CIAA | ||
5 | 133 | Baltimore Ravens | Ryan Sutter | S | Colorado | Big 12 | ||
5 | 134 | New York Jets | Casey Dailey | LB | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
5 | 135 | Indianapolis Colts | Antony Jordan | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Cincinnati [R5 - 4] | |
5 | 136 | Carolina Panthers | Jerry Jensen | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
5 | 137 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jason Simmons | S | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
5 | 138 | Dallas Cowboys | Oliver Ross | OT | Iowa State | Big 12 | ||
5 | 139 | Tennessee Oilers | Benji Olson | OG | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
5 | 140 | Washington Redskins | Mark Fischer | OG | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
5 | 141 | New York Jets | Karczewski | DougOT | Virginia | ACC | ||
5 | 142 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ike Reese † | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Miami [R4 - 12] | |
5 | 143 | Miami Dolphins | Scott Shaw | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Detroit [R5 - 7] | |
5 | 144 | Minnesota Vikings | Kerry Cooks | S | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
5 | 145 | New England Patriots | Ron Merkerson | LB | Colorado | Big 12 | ||
5 | 146 | New York Jets | Blake Spence | TE | Oregon | Pac-10 | from Tampa Bay [R5 - 8] | |
5 | 147 | New York Giants | Toby Myles | OT | Jackson State | SWAC | ||
5 | 148 | Jacksonville Jaguars | John Wade | C | Marshall | MAC | ||
5 | 149 | New York Jets | Bateman | EricOT | BYU | WAC | ||
5 | 150 | Green Bay Packers | Corey Bradford | WR | Jackson State | SWAC | from Kansas City [R5 - 10] | |
5 | 151 | San Francisco 49ers | Phil Ostrowski | OG | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
5 | 152 | Oakland Raiders | Travian Smith | LB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
5 | 153 | Denver Broncos | Chris Howard | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
6 | 154 | Baltimore Ravens | Rogers | RonLB | Georgia Tech | ACC | from Indianapolis [R6 - 1] | |
6 | 155 | San Diego Chargers | Clifford Ivory | CB | Troy State | Southland | ||
6 | 156 | Green Bay Packers | Scott McGarrahan | S | New Mexico | WAC | from Oakland [R6 - 2] | |
6 | 157 | Chicago Bears | Chris Draft | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
6 | 158 | Arizona Cardinals | Zach Walz | LB | Dartmouth | Ivy | ||
6 | 159 | St. Louis Rams | Roundtree | GlennOG | Clemson | ACC | ||
6 | 160 | Buffalo Bills | Fred Coleman | WR | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
6 | 161 | New Orleans Saints | Chris Bordano | LB | Southern Methodist | WAC | ||
6 | 162 | Seattle Seahawks | Carl Hansen | DT | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
6 | 163 | New York Jets | Eric Ogbogu | DE | Maryland | ACC | from Philadelphia [R6 - 4] | |
6 | 164 | Baltimore Ravens | Sammy Williams | OT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
6 | 165 | Carolina Panthers | Damien Richardson | S | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
6 | 166 | Atlanta Falcons | Elijah Williams | CB | Florida | SEC | ||
6 | 167 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jason Tucker | WR | Texas Christian | WAC | ||
6 | 168 | Tennessee Oilers | Wiggins | LeeCB | South Carolina | SEC | ||
6 | 169 | Seattle Seahawks | Bobby Shaw | WR | California | Pac-10 | ||
6 | 170 | Washington Redskins | Palmer | PatWR | Northwestern State | Southland | ||
6 | 171 | Miami Dolphins | Strikwerda | NateC | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
6 | 172 | Miami Dolphins | John Dutton | QB | Nevada | Big West | from Detroit [R6 - 5] | |
6 | 173 | Minnesota Vikings | Matt Birk † | C | Harvard | Ivy | ||
6 | 174 | New York Jets | Chris Brazzell | WR | Angelo State | LSC | ||
6 | 175 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | James Cannida | DT | Nevada | Big West | ||
6 | 176 | New England Patriots | Harold Shaw | RB | Southern Mississippi | C-USA | ||
6 | 177 | New York Giants | Pollack | ToddTE | Boston College | Big East | ||
6 | 178 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | FB | Utah | WAC | ||
6 | 179 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Williams | LeManzerDE | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
6 | 180 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred Beasley † | FB | Auburn | SEC | ||
6 | 181 | Kansas City Chiefs | Derrick Ransom | DT | Cincinnati | C-USA | ||
6 | 182 | Jacksonville Jaguars | McLeod | KevinRB | Auburn | SEC | ||
6 | 183 | New York Jets | Johnson | DustinFB | BYU | WAC | ||
6* | 184 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Shevin Smith | CB | Florida State | ACC | ||
6* | 185 | Detroit Lions | Alexander | JamaalCB | Southern Mississippi | C-USA | ||
6* | 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Olson | RyanDT | Colorado | Big 12 | ||
6* | 187 | Green Bay Packers | Matt Hasselbeck † | QB | Boston College | Big East | ||
6* | 188 | Dallas Cowboys | Izell Reese | S | UAB | Ind. (I-A) | ||
6* | 189 | Chicago Bears | Patrick Mannelly | LS | Duke | ACC | ||
7 | 190 | Indianapolis Colts | Aaron Taylor | C | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
7 | 191 | Washington Redskins | David Terrell | S | UTEP | WAC | from Oakland [R7 - 1] | |
7 | 192 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Alvis Whitted | WR | North Carolina State | ACC | from Chicago [R7 - 2] | |
7 | 193 | Arizona Cardinals | Savoy | PhilWR | Colorado | Big 12 | ||
7 | 194 | San Diego Chargers | Haskins | JonLB | Stanford | Pac-10 | ||
7 | 195 | New York Jets | Hart | LawrenceTE | Southern | SWAC | from St. Louis [R7 - 3] | |
7 | 196 | Carolina Panthers | Vili Maumau | DT | Colorado | Big 12 | from New Orleans [R7 - 4] | |
7 | 197 | Seattle Seahawks | Jason McEndoo | OG | Washington State | Pac-10 | ||
7 | 198 | Buffalo Bills | Allotey | VictorOG | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
7 | 199 | Atlanta Falcons | Ephraim Salaam | OT | San Diego State | WAC | from Baltimore via Pittsburgh [R7 - 5] | |
7 | 200 | Denver Broncos | Trey Teague | C | Tennessee | SEC | from Philadelphia [R7 - 6] | |
7 | 201 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Oxendine | RB | Virginia Tech | Big East | ||
7 | 202 | Cincinnati Bengals | Parker | MarcusFB | Virginia Tech | Big East | ||
7 | 203 | Atlanta Falcons | Henry Slay | DT | West Virginia | Big East | from Carolina via Pittsburgh [R7 - 7] | |
7 | 204 | New Orleans Saints | Andy McCullough | WR | Tennessee | SEC | ||
7 | 205 | Tennessee Oilers | Jimmy Sprotte | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
7 | 206 | Washington Redskins | Antwaune Ponds | LB | Syracuse | Big East | ||
7 | 207 | Detroit Lions | Chris Liwienski | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
7 | 208 | Minnesota Vikings | Chester Burnett | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
7 | 209 | Arizona Cardinals | Cousins | George "Jomo"DE | Florida A&M | MEAC | from N.Y. Jets | |
7 | 210 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Bundren | OG | Clemson | ACC | ||
7 | 211 | New England Patriots | Jason Andersen | C | BYU | WAC | ||
7 | 212 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | McCarty | ChanceDE | Texas Christian | WAC | ||
7 | 213 | New York Giants | Ben Fricke | C | Houston | C-USA | ||
7 | 214 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Brandon Tolbert | LB | Georgia | SEC | ||
7 | 215 | San Francisco 49ers | Ryan Thelwell | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
7 | 216 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Warfield | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
7 | 217 | Chicago Bears | Chad Overhauser | OG | UCLA | Pac-10 | from San Francisco [R7 - 10] | |
7 | 218 | Green Bay Packers | Watson | EdwinFB | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
7 | 219 | Denver Broncos | Nate Wayne | LB | Mississippi | SEC | ||
7* | 220 | Philadelphia Eagles | Akins | ChrisDT | Texas | Big 12 | ||
7* | 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Angel Rubio | DT | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | ||
7* | 222 | Cincinnati Bengals | Damian Vaughn | TE | Miami (OH) | MAC | ||
7* | 223 | Dallas Cowboys | Smith | TarikRB | California | Pac-10 | ||
7* | 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Blackwell | ErnestRB | Missouri | Big 12 | ||
7* | 225 | Minnesota Vikings | Darden | TonyCB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | ||
7* | 226 | Arizona Cardinals | Pat Tillman | S | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
7* | 227 | Dallas Cowboys | Antonio Fleming | OG | Georgia | SEC | ||
7* | 228 | Carolina Panthers | Turner | JimWR | Syracuse | Big East | ||
7* | 229 | Tennessee Oilers | Kevin Long | C | Florida State | ACC | ||
7* | 230 | Oakland Raiders | Vince Amey | DT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
7* | 231 | Indianapolis Colts | Gaines | CoreyS | Tennessee | SEC | ||
7* | 232 | Chicago Bears | Moses Moreno | QB | Colorado State | WAC | ||
7* | 233 | Arizona Cardinals | Janes | RonFB | Missouri | Big 12 | ||
7* | 234 | San Diego Chargers | Sanford | KioWR | Kentucky | SEC | ||
7* | 235 | Oakland Raiders | Sanders | DavidDE | Arkansas | SEC | ||
7* | 236 | St. Louis Rams | Jason Chorak | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | ||
7* | 237 | Dallas Cowboys | Rodrick Monroe | TE | Cincinnati | C-USA | ||
7* | 238 | Buffalo Bills | Kamil Loud | WR | Cal Poly | Ind. (I-AA) | ||
7* | 239 | New Orleans Saints | Ron Warner | LB | Kansas | Big 12 | ||
7* | 240 | Philadelphia Eagles | Thomas | MelvinOG | Colorado | Big 12 | ||
7* | 241 | Baltimore Ravens | Cam Quayle | TE | Weber State | Big Sky |
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers both selected players in the 2nd round.
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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2 | - | Green Bay Packers | Mike Wahle † | OG | Navy | Ind. (I-A) | ||
2 | - | San Diego Chargers | Jamal Williams † | DT | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[N 1] |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Atlanta Falcons | Jody Littleton | LS | Baylor | Big 12 | |
Atlanta Falcons | Jose Portilla | T | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
Baltimore Ravens | Lional Dalton | DT | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
Baltimore Ravens | Chuck Darby | DT | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
Baltimore Ravens | Jeff Saturday † | C | North Carolina | ACC | |
Carolina Panthers | Rob Bohlinger | T | Wyoming | WAC | |
Carolina Panthers | Thabiti Davis | WR | Wake Forest | ACC | |
Carolina Panthers | Paul Janus | T | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
Chicago Bears | Wasswa Serwanga | CB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Brad Costello | P | Boston University | A-10 | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Erik Storz | LB | Boston College | Big East | |
Dallas Cowboys | Zebbie Lethridge | CB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | |
Dallas Cowboys | Jeff Ogden | WR | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | |
Dallas Cowboys | Tim Seder | K | Ashland | MIFC | |
Dallas Cowboys | Robert Thomas | FB | Henderson State | Gulf South | |
Denver Broncos | Cyron Brown | DE | Western Illinois | Gateway | |
Denver Broncos | Chris Gizzi | LB | Air Force | WAC | |
Detroit Lions | Lamar Campbell | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
Detroit Lions | Kevin O'Neill | LB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
Detroit Lions | Travis Reece | RB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Detroit Lions | Tawambi Settles | FS | Duke | ACC | |
Detroit Lions | Corey Thomas | WR | Duke | ACC | |
Green Bay Packers | Jude Waddy | LB | William & Mary | A-10 | |
Indianapolis Colts | Billy Austin | CB | New Mexico | WAC | |
Indianapolis Colts | Larry Chester | DT | Temple | Big East | |
Indianapolis Colts | Larry Moore | OG | BYU | WAC | |
Indianapolis Colts | Mike Vanderjagt † | K | West Virginia | Big East | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Damon Dunn | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Winfield Garnett | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Reggie Swinton | WR | Murray State | OVC | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Steve Zahursky | OG/T | Kent State | MAC | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Hicks | DE | Maryland | ACC | |
Miami Dolphins | Chris Fontenot | TE | McNeese State | Southland | |
Miami Dolphins | Antoine Simpson | DT | Houston | C-USA | |
Minnesota Vikings | Cory Withrow | C | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
New England Patriots | Scott Dragos | FB | Boston College | Big East | |
New York Giants | Nate Hobgood-Chittick | DT | North Carolina | ACC | |
New York Giants | Jason Whittle | OG | Southwest Missouri State | Gateway | |
New York Giants | George Williams III | DE/DT | NC State | ACC | |
New Orleans Saints | Earl Little | S | Miami | Big East | |
Oakland Raiders | Phil Dawson † | K | Texas | Big 12 | |
Oakland Raiders | Rodney Williams | WR | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Kevin McKenzie | WR | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Matt Cushing | TE | Illinois | Big Ten | |
St. Louis Rams | Roger Chanoine | T | Temple | Big East | |
St. Louis Rams | London Fletcher † | LB | John Carroll | OAC | |
St. Louis Rams | Tony Horne | WR/KR | Clemson | ACC | |
St. Louis Rams | Jeremy McKinney | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
San Diego Chargers | Wendell Davis | TE | Temple | Big East | |
San Diego Chargers | DeMingo Graham | OG | Hofstra | Ind. (I-AA) | |
San Diego Chargers | Kendyl Jacox | OG | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
San Diego Chargers | Lloyd Lee | S | Dartmouth | Ivy | |
San Diego Chargers | Henry Taylor | DT | South Carolina | SEC | |
San Diego Chargers | Justin Watson | RB | San Diego State | WAC | |
San Francisco 49ers | Tony Blevins | CB | Kansas | Big 12 | |
San Francisco 49ers | Jim Nelson | LB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
San Francisco 49ers | Brock Olivo | RB | Missouri | Big 12 | |
Seattle Seahawks | Joey Eloms | S | Indiana | Big Ten | |
Seattle Seahawks | Brian Finneran | WR | Villanova | A-10 | |
Seattle Seahawks | Dirk Johnson | P | Northern Colorado | NCC | |
Seattle Seahawks | Wade Richey | K | LSU | SEC | |
Seattle Seahawks | Paul Spicer | DE | Saginaw Valley State | MIFC | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Rabih Abdullah | RB | Lehigh | Patriot | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lamont Hall | TE | Clemson | ACC | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Jackson | WR | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
Tennessee Oilers | Perry Phenix | S | Southern Miss | C-USA | |
Tennessee Oilers | Ron Powlus | QB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
Tennessee Oilers | Mike Sutton | DE | LSU | SEC | |
Washington Redskins | Tim Denton | CB | Sam Houston State | Southland |
Hall of Famers
- Randy Moss, wide receiver from Marshall, taken 1st round 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
- Peyton Manning, quarterback from Tennessee, taken 1st round 1st overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
- Charles Woodson, cornerback from Michigan, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
- Alan Faneca, guard from LSU, taken 1st round 26th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
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. 2: Arizona → San Diego (PD). Arizona traded its first-round selection (2nd) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first and second-round selections (3rd and 33rd) and first-round selection (8th) in 1999 plus RB Eric Metcalf and LB Patrick Sapp.
- No. 3: San Diego → Arizona (PD). see No. 2: Arizona → San Diego.
- No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded its first- and fourth-round selections (9th and 101st) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Rob Johnson.
- No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). Cincinnati were awarded Washington's first- and third-round selections (17th and 78th) as compensation for Washington signing restricted free agent DT Dan Wilkinson.
- No. 18: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). New England were awarded the Jets' first- and third-round selections (18th and 81st) as compensation for the Jets signing restricted free agent RB Curtis Martin.
- No. 19: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded its first-round selection (19th) to Green 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) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's two second-round selections (34th and 59th).
- No. 29: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 19: Miami → Green Bay.
- No. 33: San Diego → Arizona (PD). see No. 2: Arizona → San Diego.
- Round two
- No. 34: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
- No. 41: multiple trades:
No. 41: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (41st and 134th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for DE Hugh Douglas.
No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh (D). N.Y. Jets traded its second-round selection (41st) to Pittsburgh 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) to Miami in exchange for Miami's first-round selection in 2000.
- No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay (D). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (45th) to Tampa 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) in 1997 and first-round selection in 1999 to New England in exchange for the Patriots releasing head coach Bill Parcells from his coaching contract.
- No. 53: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
- No. 56: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). see No. 56: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.
- 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 DT Chester McGlockton.
No. 59: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
No. 59: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (59th) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 2000. - No. 60: multiple trades:
No. 60: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 19: Miami → Green Bay.
No. 60: Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded this second-round selection to Detroit 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) to Carolina in exchange for hiring Panthers' GM Bill Polian.
- No. 65: multiple trades:
No. 65: Arizona → N.Y. Jets (PD). Arizona traded its third-round selection (65th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for RB Adrian Murrell.
No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis (D). N.Y. Jets traded this third-round selection (65th) to St. 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) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's fifth-round selection (146th) in 1997.
- No. 67: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
- No. 69: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded its third-round selection (69th) and its fifth-round selection (132nd) in 1997 to Washington in exchange for QB Heath 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) to Philadelphia 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) to N.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) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jim Harbaugh and Indianapolis' fourth-round selection (93rd).
- No. 78: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). see No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati.
- No. 79: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
- No. 81: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). see No. 18: N.Y. Jets → New England.
- No. 85: N.Y. Giants → Philadelphia (D). see No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants.
- No. 87: Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.
- Round four
- No. 93: multiple trades:
No. 93: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (93rd) to Indianapolis 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) in 1997 to St. 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) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Eric Allen.
- No. 101: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). see No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville.
- No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami (D). Philadelphia traded its fourth-round selection (102nd) to Miami in exchange for Miami's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 142nd).
- No. 103: multiple trades:
No. 103: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). see No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 103: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 103: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (D). Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (103rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's third-round selection in 1999.
No. 103: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). Tampa Bay failed to make their selection within the allotted time, allowing Atlanta to pick ahead of them. - No. 109: Washington → Oakland (D). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (109th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's fourth- and seventh-round selections (113rd and 191st).
- No. 112: Miami → Philadelphia (D). see No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami.
- No. 113: multiple trades:
No. 113: Detroit → Oakland (PD). Detroit traded its fourth-round selection (113th) to Oakland in exchange for LB Rob Fredrickson.
No. 113: Oakland → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Oakland. - No. 114: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
- No. 116: N.Y. Giants → Philadelphia (D). see No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants.
- No. 142: Miami → Philadelphia (D). see No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami.
- Round five
- No. 124: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
- No. 128: Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (128th) to Kansas City in exchange for WR Chris Penn.
- No. 134: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 41: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets.
- No. 135: Cincinnati → Indianapolis (PD). Cincinnati traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Paul Justin.
- No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh (D). Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (137th) to Pittsburgh 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) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' sixth- and seventh-round selections (162nd and 197th).
- No. 143: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
- No. 146: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fifth-round selection (146th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for FB Lorenzo Neal.
- No. 149: Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.
- No. 150: Kansas City → Green Bay (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (150th) to Green Bay in exchange for LB Wayne Simmons.
- No. 150: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (152nd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's sixth-round selection (156th) and sixth-round selection in 1999.
- Round six
- No. 124: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
- No. 152: Oakland → Green Bay (D). see No. 152: Green Bay → Oakland.
- No. 162: Dallas → Seattle (D). see No. 138: Seattle → Dallas.
- No. 163: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (163rd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for WR Jeff Graham.
- No. 172: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
- No. 182: Green Bay → Jacksonville (PD). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (182nd) to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Paul 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) in 1997 to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' third-round selection (67th) in 1997.
- No. 197: Dallas → Seattle (D). see No. 138: Seattle → Dallas.
- Round seven
- No. 113: Oakland → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Oakland.
- No. 192: Chicago → Jacksonville (PD). Chicago traded its seventh-round selection (192nd) to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Jimmy Herndon.
- No. 195: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
- No. 196: New Orleans → Carolina (PD). Carolina received New Orleans' seventh-round selection (196th) as compensation for the Saints signing restricted free agent S Chad Cota.
- No. 199: multiple trades:
No. 199: Baltimore → Pittsburgh (PD). Baltimore traded its seventh-round selection (199th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Bernard Dafney.
No. 199: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh. - No. 200: Philadelphia → Denver (D). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (200th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's sixth-round selection in 1999.
- No. 203: multiple trades:
No. 203: Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded its seventh-round selection (203rd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Israel Raybon.
No. 203: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh. - No. 204: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded its seventh-round selection (204th) to New Orleans in exchange for WR Daryl Hobbs.
- No. 215: multiple trades:
No. 215: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
No. 203: Atlanta → San Francisco (D). Atlanta traded this seventh-round selection (203rd) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' sixth-round selection in 1999. - No. 217: San Francisco → Chicago (PD). San Francisco traded its seventh-round selection (217th) to Chicago in exchange for LB Tony Peterson.
Notes
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.