# 2011 NFL draft

The 2011 NFL draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players. Like the 2010 draft, the 2011 draft was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, over three days: this year, the first round took place on Thursday, April 28, 2011; the second and third rounds took place on Friday, April 29; with the final four rounds on Saturday, April 30, 2011. The Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record for the 2010 NFL season at 2–14, had the right to the first selection in the draft, where they selected Auburn University quarterback Cam Newton, who was the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner. The 2011 draft is regarded as one of the most talented draft classes in NFL history, as 12 of the first 16 players have been selected to at least one Pro Bowl.
A second Heisman Trophy winner, running back Mark Ingram II from Alabama was selected by New Orleans late in the first round. This was the eleventh draft which included multiple Heisman winners, and the first time ever that it has occurred in consecutive drafts (Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow in 2010). Five of the first six picks played college football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). For the second consecutive year—and the third time in NFL history—the top two selections of the draft won Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards, respectively. The top two picks in the draft, Cam Newton and Denver linebacker Von Miller, played against each other in Super Bowl 50 on the teams that drafted them. This marked the first time that the top two picks in a single draft faced each other in the Super Bowl. The Broncos won, with Miller winning Super Bowl MVP.
Teams were allowed ten minutes to make each selection in the first round, seven minutes per selection in the second round and five minutes in each of the subsequent rounds. The time allotment ran out for the Baltimore Ravens on their first round pick, allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to move up to the 26th pick and dropping the Ravens to the 27th pick. Numerous draft prospects displayed Hall of Fame level talent throughout their careers, including three-time Defensive Player of the Year J. J. Watt, 2015 NFL MVP Cam Newton, Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, 2015 and 2018 receiving yards leader Julio Jones, and perennial All-Pro players such as Richard Sherman, A. J. Green, Tyron Smith, Jason Kelce, Cameron Jordan, Cameron Heyward and Patrick Peterson.
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
| 39 Cornerbacks 32 Linebackers 28 Wide receivers 27 Defensive ends 24 Running backs | 22 Offensive tackles 17 Defensive tackles 14 Safeties 13 Offensive guards 12 Quarterbacks | 12 Tight ends 6 Centers 6 Fullbacks 1 Placekicker 1 Punter |

## Impact of labor situation

Despite an ongoing labor dispute between league owners and players over a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a provision in the expired CBA ensured that this draft would still take place, despite the fact that the owners had imposed a lockout to prevent the start of the league year. Fans in attendance at the draft expressed their displeasure with the lockout by booing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the event and chanting "We want football."
Due to the labor situation and the lockout, franchises were not able to trade players for draft selections (trades involving only selections were permitted), and were unable to sign or even contact drafted or undrafted players until the lockout was lifted. Because of the lockout, the Panthers could not sign or even negotiate with their first draft pick before the draft began, as other teams have done in years past.
The restriction on trading players extended to players selected in this draft—teams were unable to swap any player once selected, e.g. as happened in 2004 when the San Diego Chargers and New York Giants completed a draft day trade involving Eli Manning and Philip Rivers who had been selected first and fourth respectively. In addition, with no agreement in place between owners and players mandating future drafts, teams were advised by the league that any trades involving future draft picks would be made at the teams' "own risk". This warning did not dissuade several teams from making trades involving future selections.
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) considered plans to dissuade potential prospects from attending the draft, but a record 25 potential draftees attended the event, including Von Miller, who was one of the named plaintiffs in the players' antitrust lawsuit against the league.
The 2011 CBA reduced salaries for first-round picks by implementing a rookie wage scale. The rookie contracts for first round picks were set for four years each, with a fifth-year option available after the 2013 season.

## Early entrants

A record 56 underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves eligible to be selected in the draft. Of the 56 eligible underclassmen, 43 (or 76.8%) were drafted.
The selection of Newton, a junior, marked the third straight draft where the first overall selection was an underclassman. Since non-seniors were first eligible to be drafted in 1990, fourteen first overall picks (including six of the last seven) have been players who have entered the draft early. Eight of the first ten players chosen in this draft were non-seniors, which broke the record of six set in 1997 and matched in 2006. Jake Locker and Von Miller were the only two seniors among the first ten draftees.

## Determination of draft order

The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.

## Player selections

| * | = compensatory selection |
| ^ | = supplemental compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
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 | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | 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 |
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Carolina Panthers | Cam Newton $^†$ | QB | Auburn | SEC | 2010 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos | Von Miller $^†$ | LB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | Super Bowl 50 MVP |
| 1 | 3 | Buffalo Bills | Marcell Dareus $^†$ | DT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | A. J. Green $^†$ | WR | Georgia | SEC | |
| 1 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals | Patrick Peterson $^†$ | CB | LSU | SEC | |
| 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Julio Jones $^†$ | WR | Alabama | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 1 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers | Aldon Smith $^†$ | LB | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 8 | Tennessee Titans | Jake Locker | QB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys | Tyron Smith $^†$ | OT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Blaine Gabbert | QB | Missouri | Big 12 | from Washington |
| 1 | 11 | Houston Texans | J. J. Watt $^†$ | DE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 12 | Minnesota Vikings | Christian Ponder | QB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 13 | Detroit Lions | Nick Fairley | DT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 1 | 14 | St. Louis Rams | Robert Quinn $^†$ | DE | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 1 | 15 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Pouncey $^†$ | C | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 16 | Washington Redskins | Ryan Kerrigan $^†$ | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | from Jacksonville |
| 1 | 17 | New England Patriots | Nate Solder | OT | Colorado | Big 12 | from Oakland |
| 1 | 18 | San Diego Chargers | Corey Liuget | DT | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 19 | New York Giants | Prince Amukamara | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Adrian Clayborn | DE | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | Phil Taylor | DT | Baylor | Big 12 | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 22 | Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Castonzo | OT | Boston College | ACC | |
| 1 | 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | Danny Watkins | OG | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 24 | New Orleans Saints | Cameron Jordan $^†$ | DE | California | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 25 | Seattle Seahawks | James Carpenter | OT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jonathan Baldwin | WR | Pittsburgh | Big East | from Atlanta via Cleveland |
| 1 | 27 | Baltimore Ravens | Jimmy Smith | CB | Colorado | Big 12 | in lieu of pick 26 (time expired) |
| 1 | 28 | New Orleans Saints | Mark Ingram II $^†$ | RB | Alabama | SEC | from New England, 2009 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 29 | Chicago Bears | Gabe Carimi | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 30 | New York Jets | Muhammad Wilkerson $^†$ | DE | Temple | MAC | |
| 1 | 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cameron Heyward $^†$ | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 32 | Green Bay Packers | Derek Sherrod | OT | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 2 | 33 | New England Patriots | Ras-I Dowling | CB | Virginia | ACC | from Carolina |
| 2 | 34 | Buffalo Bills | Aaron Williams | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 35 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andy Dalton $^†$ | QB | TCU | MWC | |
| 2 | 36 | San Francisco 49ers | Colin Kaepernick | QB | Nevada | WAC | from Denver |
| 2 | 37 | Cleveland Browns | Jabaal Sheard | DE | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 2 | 38 | Arizona Cardinals | Ryan Williams | RB | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 2 | 39 | Tennessee Titans | Akeem Ayers | LB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 40 | Dallas Cowboys | Bruce Carter | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 41 | Washington Redskins | Jarvis Jenkins | DT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 2 | 42 | Houston Texans | Brooks Reed | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 43 | Minnesota Vikings | Kyle Rudolph $^†$ | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
| 2 | 44 | Detroit Lions | Titus Young | WR | Boise State | WAC | |
| 2 | 45 | Denver Broncos | Rahim Moore | S | UCLA | Pac-10 | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 46 | Denver Broncos | Orlando Franklin | OT | Miami (FL) | ACC | from Miami |
| 2 | 47 | St. Louis Rams | Lance Kendricks | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 48 | Oakland Raiders | Stefen Wisniewski | C | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 49 | Indianapolis Colts | Ben Ijalana | OT | Villanova | CAA | from Jacksonville via Washington |
| 2 | 50 | San Diego Chargers | Marcus Gilchrist | CB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 2 | 51 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson | ACC | |
| 2 | 52 | New York Giants | Marvin Austin | DT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 53 | Chicago Bears | Stephen Paea | DT | Oregon State | Pac-10 | from Indianapolis via Washington |
| 2 | 54 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jaiquawn Jarrett | S | Temple | MAC | |
| 2 | 55 | Kansas City Chiefs | Rodney Hudson $^†$ | OG | Florida State | ACC | |
| 2 | 56 | New England Patriots | Shane Vereen | RB | California | Pac-10 | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 57 | Detroit Lions | Mikel Leshoure | RB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Seattle |
| 2 | 58 | Baltimore Ravens | Torrey Smith | WR | Maryland | ACC | |
| 2 | 59 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Little | WR | North Carolina | ACC | from Atlanta |
| 2 | 60 | Houston Texans | Brandon Harris | CB | Miami (FL) | ACC | from New England |
| 2 | 61 | San Diego Chargers | Jonas Mouton | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | from New York Jets |
| 2 | 62 | Miami Dolphins | Daniel Thomas | RB | Kansas State | Big 12 | from Chicago via Washington |
| 2 | 63 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marcus Gilbert | OT | Florida | SEC | |
| 2 | 64 | Green Bay Packers | Randall Cobb $^†$ | WR | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 3 | 65 | Carolina Panthers | Terrell McClain | DT | South Florida | Big East | |
| 3 | 66 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dontay Moch | LB | Nevada | WAC | |
| 3 | 67 | Denver Broncos | Nate Irving | LB | NC State | ACC | |
| 3 | 68 | Buffalo Bills | Kelvin Sheppard | LB | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 69 | Arizona Cardinals | Rob Housler | TE | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | |
| 3 | 70 | Kansas City Chiefs | Justin Houston $^†$ | LB | Georgia | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 3 | 71 | Dallas Cowboys | DeMarco Murray $^†$ | RB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 72 | New Orleans Saints | Martez Wilson | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 3 | 73 | New England Patriots | Stevan Ridley | RB | LSU | SEC | from Houston |
| 3 | 74 | New England Patriots | Ryan Mallett | QB | Arkansas | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 3 | 75 | Seattle Seahawks | John Moffitt | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Detroit |
| 3 | 76 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Will Rackley | OG | Lehigh | Patriot | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 77 | Tennessee Titans | Jurrell Casey $^†$ | DT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 78 | St. Louis Rams | Austin Pettis | WR | Boise State | WAC | |
| 3 | 79 | Washington Redskins | Leonard Hankerson | WR | Miami (FL) | ACC | from Miami |
| 3 | 80 | San Francisco 49ers | Chris Culliver | CB | South Carolina | SEC | from Jacksonville |
| 3 | 81 | Oakland Raiders | DeMarcus Van Dyke | CB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 3 | 82 | San Diego Chargers | Vincent Brown | WR | San Diego State | MWC | |
| 3 | 83 | New York Giants | Jerrel Jernigan | WR | Troy | Sun Belt | |
| 3 | 84 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mason Foster | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 85 | Baltimore Ravens | Jah Reid | OT | UCF | C-USA | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 86 | Kansas City Chiefs | Allen Bailey | DE | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 3 | 87 | Indianapolis Colts | Drake Nevis | DT | LSU | SEC | |
| 3 | 88 | New Orleans Saints | Johnny Patrick | CB | Louisville | Big East | |
| 3 | 89 | San Diego Chargers | Shareece Wright | CB | USC | Pac-10 | from Seattle |
| 3 | 90 | Philadelphia Eagles | Curtis Marsh | CB | Utah State | WAC | from Baltimore |
| 3 | 91 | Atlanta Falcons | Akeem Dent | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 3 | 92 | Oakland Raiders | Joseph Barksdale | OT | LSU | SEC | from New England |
| 3 | 93 | Chicago Bears | Chris Conte | S | California | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 94 | New York Jets | Kenrick Ellis | DT | Hampton | MEAC | |
| 3 | 95 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Curtis Brown | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 96 | Green Bay Packers | Alex Green | RB | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 3* | 97 | Carolina Panthers | Sione Fua | DT | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 98 | Carolina Panthers | Brandon Hogan | CB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 4 | 99 | Seattle Seahawks | K. J. Wright $^†$ | LB | Mississippi State | SEC | from Denver via New England |
| 4 | 100 | Buffalo Bills | Da'Norris Searcy | S | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 4 | 101 | Cincinnati Bengals | Clint Boling | OG | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4 | 102 | Cleveland Browns | Jordan Cameron $^†$ | TE | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 103 | Arizona Cardinals | Sam Acho | DE | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 104 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Luke Stocker | TE | Tennessee | SEC | from Washington via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 105 | Washington Redskins | Roy Helu | RB | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Houston |
| 4 | 106 | Minnesota Vikings | Christian Ballard | DE | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 107 | Seattle Seahawks | Kris Durham | WR | Georgia | SEC | from Detroit |
| 4 | 108 | Denver Broncos | Quinton Carter | S | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 109 | Tennessee Titans | Colin McCarthy | LB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 4 | 110 | Dallas Cowboys | David Arkin | OG | Missouri State | MVFC | |
| 4 | 111 | Miami Dolphins | Clyde Gates | WR | Abilene Christian | LSC | |
| 4 | 112 | St. Louis Rams | Greg Salas | WR | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 4 | 113 | Oakland Raiders | Chimdi Chekwa | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 114 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Cecil Shorts | WR | Mount Union | OAC | |
| 4 | 115 | San Francisco 49ers | Kendall Hunter | RB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | from San Diego |
| 4 | 116 | Philadelphia Eagles | Casey Matthews | LB | Oregon | Pac-10 | from Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 117 | New York Giants | James Brewer | OT | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 118 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jalil Brown | CB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 119 | Indianapolis Colts | Delone Carter | RB | Syracuse | Big East | |
| 4 | 120 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alex Henery | K | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 121 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Chris Prosinski | S | Wyoming | MWC | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 122 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Hairston | OT | Clemson | ACC | from Seattle |
| 4 | 123 | Baltimore Ravens | Tandon Doss | WR | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 124 | Cleveland Browns | Owen Marecic | FB | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 125 | Oakland Raiders | Taiwan Jones | RB | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | from New England |
| 4 | 126 | New York Jets | Bilal Powell | RB | Louisville | Big East | |
| 4 | 127 | Houston Texans | Rashad Carmichael | CB | Virginia Tech | ACC | from Chicago via Washington |
| 4 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cortez Allen | CB | The Citadel | SoCon | |
| 4 | 129 | Denver Broncos | Julius Thomas $^†$ | TE | Portland State | Big Sky | from Green Bay |
| 4* | 130 | Tennessee Titans | Jamie Harper | RB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 4* | 131 | Green Bay Packers | Davon House | CB | New Mexico State | WAC | |
| 5 | 132 | Carolina Panthers | Kealoha Pilares | WR | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 5 | 133 | Buffalo Bills | Johnny White | RB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 5 | 134 | Cincinnati Bengals | Robert Sands | S | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 5 | 135 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ricky Stanzi | QB | Iowa | Big Ten | from Denver via Tampa Bay |
| 5 | 136 | Arizona Cardinals | Anthony Sherman $^†$ | FB | Connecticut | Big East | |
| 5 | 137 | Cleveland Browns | Buster Skrine | CB | Chattanooga | SoCon | |
| 5 | 138 | New England Patriots | Marcus Cannon | OT | TCU | MWC | from Houston |
| 5 | 139 | Minnesota Vikings | Brandon Burton | CB | Utah | MWC | |
| 5 | 140 | Kansas City Chiefs | Gabe Miller | LB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | from Detroit |
| 5 | 141 | Green Bay Packers | D. J. Williams | TE | Arkansas | SEC | from San Francisco via Denver |
| 5 | 142 | Tennessee Titans | Karl Klug | DE | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 143 | Dallas Cowboys | Josh Thomas | CB | Buffalo | MAC | |
| 5 | 144 | Houston Texans | Shiloh Keo | S | Idaho | WAC | from Washington |
| 5 | 145 | Atlanta Falcons | Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | from St. Louis |
| 5 | 146 | Washington Redskins | Dejon Gomes | S | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Miami |
| 5 | 147 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Rod Issac | CB | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | |
| 5 | 148 | Oakland Raiders | Denarius Moore | WR | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 149 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dion Lewis | RB | Pittsburgh | Big East | from San Diego |
| 5 | 150 | Cleveland Browns | Jason Pinkston | OT | Pittsburgh | Big East | from New York Giants via Minnesota |
| 5 | 151 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ahmad Black | S | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 152 | Houston Texans | T. J. Yates | QB | North Carolina | ACC | from Indianapolis via Washington |
| 5 | 153 | New York Jets | Jeremy Kerley | WR | TCU | MWC | from Philadelphia |
| 5 | 154 | Seattle Seahawks | Richard Sherman $^†$ | CB | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Kansas City via Detroit |
| 5 | 155 | Washington Redskins | Niles Paul | WR | Nebraska | Big 12 | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 156 | Seattle Seahawks | Mark LeGree | S | Appalachian State | SoCon | |
| 5 | 157 | Detroit Lions | Doug Hogue | LB | Syracuse | Big East | from Baltimore via Seattle |
| 5 | 158 | St. Louis Rams | Jermale Hines | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 159 | New England Patriots | Lee Smith | TE | Marshall | C-USA | |
| 5 | 160 | Chicago Bears | Nathan Enderle | QB | Idaho | WAC | |
| 5 | 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | Julian Vandervelde | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | from New York Jets |
| 5 | 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Carter | LB | Fresno State | WAC | |
| 5 | 163 | San Francisco 49ers | Daniel Kilgore | OG | Appalachian State | SoCon | from Green Bay |
| 5* | 164 | Baltimore Ravens | Chykie Brown | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 5* | 165 | Baltimore Ravens | Pernell McPhee | DE | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 6 | 166 | Carolina Panthers | Lawrence Wilson | LB | Connecticut | Big East | |
| 6 | 167 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ryan Whalen | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 168 | Minnesota Vikings | DeMarcus Love | OT | Arkansas | SEC | from Denver via Cleveland |
| 6 | 169 | Buffalo Bills | Chris White | LB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 6 | 170 | Minnesota Vikings | Mistral Raymond | S | South Florida | Big East | from Cleveland |
| 6 | 171 | Arizona Cardinals | Quan Sturdivant | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 6 | 172 | Minnesota Vikings | Brandon Fusco | C | Slippery Rock | PSAC | |
| 6 | 173 | Seattle Seahawks | Byron Maxwell | CB | Clemson | ACC | from Detroit |
| 6 | 174 | Miami Dolphins | Charles Clay | FB | Tulsa | C-USA | from San Francisco via Green Bay |
| 6 | 175 | Tennessee Titans | Byron Stingily | OT | Louisville | Big East | |
| 6 | 176 | Dallas Cowboys | Dwayne Harris $^†$ | WR | East Carolina | C-USA | |
| 6 | 177 | Washington Redskins | Evan Royster | RB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 178 | Washington Redskins | Aldrick Robinson | WR | SMU | C-USA | from Houston |
| 6 | 179 | Green Bay Packers | Caleb Schlauderaff | OG | Utah | MWC | from Miami |
| 6 | 180 | Baltimore Ravens | Tyrod Taylor $^†$ | QB | Virginia Tech | ACC | from St. Louis |
| 6 | 181 | Oakland Raiders | Richard Gordon | TE | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 6 | 182 | San Francisco 49ers | Ronald Johnson | WR | USC | Pac-10 | from Jacksonville |
| 6 | 183 | San Diego Chargers | Jordan Todman | RB | Connecticut | Big East | |
| 6 | 184 | Arizona Cardinals | David Carter | DT | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia |
| 6 | 185 | New York Giants | Greg Jones | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 186 | Green Bay Packers | D. J. Smith | OLB | Appalachian State | SoCon | from Philadelphia via Detroit and Denver |
| 6 | 187 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Allen Bradford | RB | USC | Pac-10 | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 188 | Indianapolis Colts | Chris L. Rucker | CB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 189 | Denver Broncos | Mike Mohamed | LB | California | Pac-10 | from New Orleans via New England |
| 6 | 190 | San Francisco 49ers | Colin Jones | S | TCU | MWC | from Seattle |
| 6 | 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jason Kelce $^†$ | C | Cincinnati | Big East | from Baltimore |
| 6 | 192 | Atlanta Falcons | Matt Bosher | P | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 6 | 193 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brian Rolle | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from New England |
| 6 | 194 | New England Patriots | Markell Carter | DE | Central Arkansas | Southland | from New York Jets via Philadelphia |
| 6 | 195 | Chicago Bears | J. T. Thomas | LB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 6 | 196 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Keith Williams | OG | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ricky Elmore | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 6* | 198 | New York Giants | Tyler Sash | S | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 6* | 199 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerrell Powe | DT | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 6* | 200 | Minnesota Vikings | Ross Homan | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6* | 201 | San Diego Chargers | Stephen Schilling | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6* | 202 | New York Giants | Jacquian Williams | LB | South Florida | Big East | |
| 6* | 203 | Carolina Panthers | Zack Williams | C | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 204 | Denver Broncos | Virgil Green | TE | Nevada | WAC | from Carolina via Green Bay |
| 7 | 205 | Seattle Seahawks | Lazarius Levingston | DE | LSU | SEC | from Denver via Detroit |
| 7 | 206 | Buffalo Bills | Justin Rogers | CB | Richmond | CAA | |
| 7 | 207 | Cincinnati Bengals | Korey Lindsey | CB | Southern Illinois | MVFC | |
| 7 | 208 | New York Jets | Greg McElroy | QB | Alabama | SEC | from Arizona |
| 7 | 209 | Detroit Lions | Johnny Culbreath | OT | South Carolina State | MEAC | from Cleveland via Seattle |
| 7 | 210 | Atlanta Falcons | Jackson, AndrewAndrew Jackson | OG | Fresno State | WAC | from Detroit |
| 7 | 211 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Miller | FB | UCF | C-USA | |
| 7 | 212 | Tennessee Titans | Zach Clayton | DT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 7 | 212.5– | Dallas Cowboys | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft |
| 7 | 213 | Washington Redskins | Brandyn Thompson | CB | Boise State | WAC | |
| 7 | 214 | Houston Texans | Derek Newton | OT | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | |
| 7 | 215 | Minnesota Vikings | D'Aundre Reed | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 216 | St. Louis Rams | Mikail Baker | CB | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 217 | Washington Redskins | Maurice Hurt | OT | Florida | SEC | from Miami |
| 7 | 218 | Green Bay Packers | Ryan Taylor | TE | North Carolina | ACC | from Jacksonville via Miami |
| 7 | 219 | New England Patriots | Malcolm Williams | CB | TCU | MWC | from Oakland |
| 7 | 220 | Dallas Cowboys | Shaun Chapas | FB | Georgia | SEC | from San Diego |
| 7 | 221 | New York Giants | Da'Rel Scott | RB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 7 | 222 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony Gaitor | CB | FIU | Sun Belt | |
| 7 | 223 | Kansas City Chiefs | Shane Bannon | FB | Yale | Ivy | |
| 7 | 224 | Washington Redskins | Markus White | DE | Florida State | ACC | from Indianapolis |
| 7 | 225 | Baltimore Ravens | Anthony Allen | RB | Georgia Tech | ACC | from Philadelphia |
| 7 | 226 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Romeus | DE | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 7 | 227 | New York Jets | Scotty McKnight | WR | Colorado | Big 12 | from Seattle via Philadelphia |
| 7 | 228 | St. Louis Rams | Jabara Williams | LB | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | from Baltimore |
| 7 | 229 | St. Louis Rams | Jonathan Nelson | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Atlanta |
| 7 | 230 | Atlanta Falcons | Cliff Matthews | DE | South Carolina | SEC | from New England |
| 7 | 230.5– | Chicago Bears | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited in 2010 Supplemental draft |
| 7 | 231 | Miami Dolphins | Frank Kearse | DT | Alabama A&M | SWAC | from New York Jets via Detroit, San Francisco and Green Bay |
| 7 | 232 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Baron Batch | RB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 233 | Green Bay Packers | Lawrence Guy | DT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 7* | 234 | San Diego Chargers | Andrew Gachkar | LB | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 7* | 235 | Miami Dolphins | Jimmy Wilson | CB | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 7* | 236 | Minnesota Vikings | Stephen Burton | WR | West Texas A&M | LSC | |
| 7* | 237 | Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Lloyd Jr. | LB | Connecticut | Big East | |
| 7* | 238 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Daniel Hardy | TE | Idaho | WAC | |
| 7* | 239 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Person | OT | Montana State | Big Sky | |
| 7* | 240 | Philadelphia Eagles | Stanley Havili | FB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 7* | 241 | Oakland Raiders | David Ausberry | WR | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 7* | 242 | Seattle Seahawks | Malcolm Smith | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 7* | 243 | New Orleans Saints | Nate Bussey | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 7^ | 244 | Carolina Panthers | Lee Ziemba | OT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 7^ | 245 | Buffalo Bills | Michael Jasper | OG | Bethel (TN) | Mid-South | |
| 7^ | 246 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jay Finley | RB | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 7^ | 247 | Denver Broncos | Jeremy Beal | LB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 7^ | 248 | Cleveland Browns | Eric Hagg | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 7^ | 249 | Arizona Cardinals | DeMarco Sampson | WR | San Diego State | MWC | |
| 7^ | 250 | San Francisco 49ers | Holcomb, CurtisCurtis Holcomb | CB | Florida A&M | MEAC | |
| 7^ | 251 | Tennessee Titans | Tommie Campbell | CB | California (PA) | PSAC | |
| 7^ | 252 | Dallas Cowboys | Bill Nagy | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7^ | 253 | Washington Redskins | Chris Neild | DT | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 7^ | 254 | Houston Texans | Cheta Ozougwu | DE | Rice | C-USA | |

## Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on August 22, 2011. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Six players were available in the supplemental draft, but only one was selected.
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 3 | – | Oakland Raiders | Terrelle Pryor | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |

## Notable undrafted players

| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Baltimore Ravens | Tim Barnes | C | Missouri | Big 12 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Josh Bynes | LB | Auburn | SEC |
| Baltimore Ravens | Ryan Mahaffey | FB | Northern Iowa | MVFC |
| Baltimore Ravens | Patrick Scales | LS | Utah State | WAC |
| Buffalo Bills | Danny Aiken | LS | Virginia | ACC |
| Buffalo Bills | Kamar Aiken | WR | UCF | C-USA |
| Carolina Panthers | Byron Bell | OT | New Mexico | MWC |
| Chicago Bears | Mario Addison | DE | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Chicago Bears | Corbin Bryant | DT | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Chicago Bears | Dom DeCicco | LB | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| Chicago Bears | Dane Sanzenbacher | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Cleveland Browns | Ben Jacobs | LB | Fresno State | WAC |
| Cleveland Browns | Craig Robertson | LB | North Texas | Sun Belt |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dan Bailey $^†$ | K | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Kai Forbath | K | UCLA | Pac-10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Chris Jones | P | Carson–Newman | SAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Kevin Kowalski | C | Toledo | MAC |
| Denver Broncos | Chris Harris Jr. $^†$ | CB | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Green Bay Packers | M. D. Jennings | S | Arkansas State | Sun Belt |
| Green Bay Packers | Jamari Lattimore | LB | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt |
| Green Bay Packers | Brandian Ross | S | Youngstown State | MVFC |
| Houston Texans | Bryan Braman | LB | West Texas A&M | LSC |
| Houston Texans | Jeff Maehl | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 |
| Indianapolis Colts | Joe Young | S | Rutgers | Big East |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Cameron Bradfield | OT | Grand Valley State | GLIAC |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | DuJuan Harris | RB | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Dontrelle Inman | WR | Virginia | ACC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Matt Asiata | RB | Utah | MWC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Andre Holmes | WR | Hillsdale | GLIAC |
| New England Patriots | Jeremy Ross | WR | California | Pac-10 |
| New Orleans Saints | Isa Abdul-Quddus | FS | Fordham | Patriot |
| New York Giants | Larry Donnell | TE | Grambling State | SWAC |
| New York Giants | Henry Hynoski | FB | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| New York Giants | Spencer Paysinger | LB | Oregon | Pac-10 |
| New York Giants | Justin Trattou | DE | Florida | SEC |
| New York Jets | Josh Baker | TE/FB | Northwest Missouri State | MIAA |
| New York Jets | Nick Bellore $^†$ | LB | Central Michigan | MAC |
| Oakland Raiders | Sterling Moore | CB | SMU | C-USA |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Chas Henry | P | Florida | SEC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Cedric Thornton | DE | Southern Arkansas | Gulf South |
| San Diego Chargers | Patrick DiMarco $^†$ | FB | South Carolina | SEC |
| San Diego Chargers | Scott Tolzien | QB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| San Francisco 49ers | Chris Hogan | WR | Monmouth | NEC |
| San Francisco 49ers | Ian Williams | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) |
| Seattle Seahawks | Doug Baldwin $^†$ | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Mike Morgan | LB | USC | Pac-10 |
| Seattle Seahawks | Ron Parker | S | Newberry | SAC |
| St. Louis Rams | Jake McQuaide $^†$ | LS | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mossis Madu | RB | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Washington Redskins | Shaun Draughn | RB | North Carolina | ACC |
| Washington Redskins | Willie Smith | OT | East Carolina | C-USA |

## Trades

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

### Round one

* ↑ #6: Cleveland → Atlanta. (D) Cleveland traded this pick to Atlanta for Atlanta's first (27th overall, which later became #26), second (59th) and fourth-rounder (124th) and also Atlanta's first- and fourth-round selections in 2012.
* ↑ #10: Washington → Jacksonville. (D) Jacksonville acquired this pick from Washington for Jacksonville's first- (16th overall) and second-round (49th) selections.
* ↑ #16: Jacksonville → Washington. (D) see #10: Washington → Jacksonville.
* ↑ #17: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection to New England for defensive lineman Richard Seymour.
* ↑ #21: Kansas City → Cleveland. (D) Cleveland acquired this pick from Kansas City for a first-round pick Cleveland got in an earlier trade with Atlanta (27th overall, which later became #26) and Cleveland's third-rounder (70th overall).
* ↑ #26: multiple trades: #26: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta. #26: Cleveland → Kansas City. (D) see #21: Kansas City → Cleveland. #26: Baltimore Ravens (time expired). This selection initially belonged to Baltimore, but their ten-minute time allotment expired while they were working out a trade, which allowed Kansas City to jump ahead of Baltimore and make this selection.
* ↑ #28: New England → New Orleans (D). New England traded this selection to New Orleans for New Orleans' second-round selection in 2011 (56th overall) and first-round selection in 2012.

### Round two

* ↑ #33: Carolina → New England (PD). Carolina traded this selection to New England for a 2010 third-round selection (89th overall; Carolina selected Armanti Edwards).
* ↑ #36: Denver → San Francisco (D). San Francisco acquired this selection from Denver in exchange for San Francisco's second- (#45), fourth- (#108) and fifth-round (#141) picks.
* ↑ #45: Denver Broncos via San Francisco → San Diego (SD). see #36: Denver → San Francisco.
* ↑ #46: Miami → Denver (PD). Miami traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (43rd overall; traded to Baltimore, who selected Sergio Kindle) to Denver for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
* ↑ #49: multiple trades: #49: Jacksonville → Washington. (D) see #10: Washington → Jacksonville. #49: Washington → Indianapolis. (D) Washington traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' second- (#53) and fifth-round (#152) selections.
* ↑ #53: multiple trades: #53: Indianapolis → Washington. (D) see #49: Washington → Indianapolis. #53: Washington → Chicago. (D) Washington traded this selection to Chicago for Chicago's second- (#62) and fourth-round (#127) selections.
* ↑ #56: New Orleans → New England (D). see #28: New England → New Orleans .
* ↑ #57: Seattle → Detroit (D). Detroit acquired this pick from Seattle in exchange for Detroit's third- (#75) and fourth-round (#107) selections. In addition the clubs swapped fifth- and seventh-round picks, with Detroit getting pick 157 and pick 209 and Seattle receiving pick 154 and pick 205.
* ↑ #59: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta.
* ↑ #60: New England → Houston. (D) New England traded this selection to Houston for Houston's third- (#73) and fifth-round (#138) selections.
* ↑ #61: New York Jets → San Diego (PD). The Jets traded this conditional selection to San Diego for cornerback Antonio Cromartie.
* ↑ #62: multiple trades: #62: Chicago → Washington. (D) see '#53: Washington → Chicago. #62: Washington → Miami. (D) Miami acquired this pick from Washington for Miami's third- (#79) fifth- (#146) and seventh-round picks (#217).

### Round three

* ↑ #70: Cleveland → Kansas City. (D) see #21: Kansas City → Cleveland.
* ↑ #72: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded this selection and a conditional 2012 sixth-round selection to New Orleans for offensive tackle Jammal Brown and a fifth-round selection.
* ↑ #73: Houston → New England. (D) see #60: New England → Houston.
* ↑ #74: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to New England for wide receiver Randy Moss and a 2012 seventh-round selection.
* ↑ #75: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville (D). Jacksonville obtained this pick from San Francisco for Jacksonville's third- (#80) and sixth-round (#182) selections.
* ↑ #79: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
* ↑ #80: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
* ↑ #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Baltimore for Baltimore's third- (#90) and sixth-round (#191) selections.
* ↑ #89: Seattle → San Diego (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (40th overall; traded to Miami, who selected Koa Misi) to San Diego for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and a 2010 second-round selection (60th overall; Seattle selected Golden Tate).
* ↑ #85: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore.
* ↑ #92: New England → Oakland (D). New England traded this pick along with a fourth-rounder (#125) to Oakland for Oakland's second-rounder in 2012 and a seventh-round selection (#219) in this draft.

### Round four

* ↑ #99: multiple trades: #99: Denver → New England (PD). Denver traded this selection to New England for a sixth-round selection and running back Laurence Maroney. #99: New England → Seattle (PD). New England traded this selection it acquired from Denver to Seattle for wide receiver Deion Branch.
* ↑ #104: multiple trades: #104: Washington → Philadelphia (PD). Washington traded this selection and a 2010 second-round selection (37th overall; Philadelphia selected Nate Allen) to Philadelphia for quarterback Donovan McNabb. #104: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). Tampa Bay acquired this selection from Philadelphia for Tampa Bay's fourth-round selection in this draft (#116) and Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2012.
* ↑ #105: Houston → Washington (D). Washington acquired this selection along with a sixth-rounder (#178) from Houston for a fourth-round (#127) and two fifth-round picks(#144 and #152).
* ↑ #107: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #108: San Francisco → Denver (D). see #36: Denver → San Francisco.
* ↑ #115: San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded this selection, a 2010 third-round selection (91st overall; San Francisco selected NaVorro Bowman), and a 2010 sixth-round selection it acquired from Miami (173rd overall; San Francisco selected Anthony Dixon) to San Francisco for a 2010 third-round selection (79th overall; San Diego selected Donald Butler).
* ↑ #116: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #104: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ #121: New Orleans → Jacksonville (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to Jacksonville for a 2010 fifth-round selection it acquired from Oakland (158th overall; New Orleans selected Matt Tennant).
* ↑ #122: Seattle → Buffalo (PD). Seattle traded this selection and a conditional 2012 selection to Buffalo for running back Marshawn Lynch.
* ↑ #124: Atlanta → Cleveland. (D) see #6: Cleveland → Atlanta.
* ↑ #125: New England → Oakland (D). see #92: New England → Oakland.
* ↑ #127: multiple trades: #127: Chicago → Washington. (D) see '#53: Washington → Chicago. #127: Washington → Houston. (D) see #105: Houston → Washington.
* ↑ #129: Green Bay → Denver (D). Denver acquired this selection along with a seventh-rounder (#204) from Green Bay for Denver's fifth- (#141) and sixth-round (#186) picks.

### Round five

* ↑ #135: multiple trades: #135: Denver → Tampa Bay (PD). Denver traded this selection to Tampa Bay for a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Pittsburgh (225th overall; Denver selected Syd'Quan Thompson) and a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Baltimore (232nd overall; Denver selected Jammie Kirlew). #135: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Kansas City for Kansas City's 6th round selection (#187) and defensive tackle Alex Magee.
* ↑ #73: Houston → New England. (D) see #60: New England → Houston.
* ↑ #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap. As a penalty for tampering with Kansas City players, Detroit was forced to swap its fifth-round selection with Kansas City's, and to forfeit its 2012 seventh-round selection, or sixth round if they make the playoffs.
* ↑ #141: multiple trades: #141: San Francisco → Denver (D). see #36: Denver → San Francisco. #141: Denver → Green Bay (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver.
* ↑ #144: Washington → Houston (D). see #105: Houston → Washington.
* ↑ #145: St. Louis → Atlanta (D). Atlanta acquired this pick from St. Louis in exchange for fifth- (#158) and seventh-round (#229) selections.
* ↑ #146: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
* ↑ #149: San Diego → Philadelphia (PD). San Diego traded this selection and a 2010 fifth-round selection (159th overall; Philadelphia selected Riley Cooper) to Philadelphia for a 2010 fifth-round selection it acquired from Cleveland (146th overall; San Diego selected Cam Thomas).
* ↑ #150: multiple trades: #150: New York Giants → Minnesota (PD). The New York Giants traded this selection and a conditional 2012 selection to Minnesota for running back Darius Reynaud and quarterback Sage Rosenfels. #150: Minnesota → Cleveland. (D) Minnesota traded this selection to Cleveland for two sixth-round picks (#168 and #170)
* ↑ #152: multiple trades: #152: Indianapolis → Washington. (D) see #49: Washington → Indianapolis. #152: Washington → Houston. (D) see #105: Houston → Washington.
* ↑ #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets (D). The New York Jets acquired this selection along with a seventh-round pick (#227) from Philadelphia in exchange for a fifth- (#161) and a sixth-round (#194) selection.
* ↑ #154: multiple trades: #154: Kansas City/Detroit swap. see #140: Detroit/Kansas City swap. #154: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #155: New Orleans → Washington (PD). See #72: Washington → New Orleans above.
* ↑ #157: multiple trades: #157: Baltimore → Seattle (PD). Baltimore traded this conditional selection to Seattle for cornerback Josh Wilson. #157: Seattle → Detroit (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #158: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see #145: St. Louis → Atlanta.
* ↑ #161: New York Jets → Philadelphia (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets.
* ↑ #163: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). San Francisco acquired this pick from Green Bay for a sixth- (#174) and a seventh-round (#231) selection.

### Round six

* ↑ #168: multiple trades: #168: Denver → Cleveland (PD). Denver traded this selection, a conditional 2012 selection, and running back Peyton Hillis to Cleveland for quarterback Brady Quinn. #168: Cleveland → Minnesota. (D) see #150: Minnesota → Cleveland.
* ↑ #170: Cleveland → Minnesota. (D) see #150: Minnesota → Cleveland.
* ↑ #173: Detroit → Seattle (PD). Detroit traded this selection to Seattle for defensive end Lawrence Jackson.
* ↑ #174: multiple trades: #174: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see #163: Green Bay → San Francisco. #174: Green Bay → Miami (D). Miami acquired this pick from Green Bay in a swap of the teams' sixth- and seventh-round selections. Green Bay received pick 179 and pick 218, while Miami got this pick and pick 231.
* ↑ #178: Houston → Washington (D). see #105: Houston → Washington.
* ↑ #179: Miami → Green Bay (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.
* ↑ #180: St. Louis → Baltimore (PD). St. Louis traded this selection to Baltimore for Baltimore's seventh-round selection (#228) and wide receiver Mark Clayton.
* ↑ #182: Jacksonville → San Francisco (D). see #76: San Francisco → Jacksonville.
* ↑ #184: multiple trades: #184: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Philadelphia for wide receiver Reggie Brown. #184: Philadelphia → Arizona (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Arizona for guard Reggie Wells.
* ↑ #186: multiple trades: #186: Philadelphia → Detroit (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Detroit for a 2010 seventh-round selection it had acquired from Denver (220th overall; Philadelphia selected Jamar Chaney). #186: Detroit → Denver (PD). Denver received this selection and tight end Dan Gronkowski from Detroit in exchange for cornerback Alphonso Smith and the Broncos' 2011 seventh round selection (#205). #186: Denver → Green Bay (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver
* ↑ #187: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). See #135: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). above.
* ↑ #189: multiple trades: #189: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection to New England for tight end David Thomas. #189: New England → Denver (PD). see #99: Denver → New England.
* ↑ #190: Seattle → San Francisco (PD). Seattle traded this selection to San Francisco for defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer.
* ↑ #191: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see #85: Philadelphia → Baltimore.
* ↑ #193: New England → Philadelphia (D). New England traded this selection to Philadelphia for pick 194. The trade, which has little significance as it involves swapping consecutive picks, was reportedly made "just for fun".
* ↑ #194: multiple trades: #194: New York Jets → Philadelphia (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets. #194: Philadelphia → New England (D). see #193: New England → Philadelphia.

### Round seven

* ↑ #204: multiple trades: #204: Carolina → Green Bay (PD). Carolina traded this conditional selection to Green Bay for long snapper J. J. Jansen. #204: Green Bay → Denver (D). see #129: Green Bay → Denver.
* ↑ #205: multiple trades: #205: Denver → Detroit (PD). see #186: Detroit → Denver (PD). #205: Detroit → Seattle (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #208: Arizona → New York Jets (PD). Arizona traded this selection and a 2010 fourth-round selection (124th overall; traded to Carolina, who selected Eric Norwood) to the New York Jets for safety Kerry Rhodes.
* ↑ #209: multiple trades: #209: Cleveland → Seattle (PD). Cleveland traded this conditional selection to Seattle for quarterback Seneca Wallace. #209: Seattle → Detroit (D). see #57: Seattle → Detroit.
* ↑ #210: Detroit → Atlanta (PD). Detroit traded this conditional selection and a 2010 sixth-round selection (171st overall; Atlanta selected Shann Schillinger) to Atlanta for cornerback Chris Houston.
* ↑ #217: Miami → Washington. (D) see #62: Washington → Miami.
* ↑ #218: multiple trades: #218: Jacksonville → Miami. Jacksonville traded this conditional selection to Miami for guard Justin Smiley. #218: Miami → Green Bay (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.
* ↑ #219: Oakland → New England (D).see #92: New England → Oakland.
* ↑ #220: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded this conditional selection to Dallas for wide receiver Patrick Crayton.
* ↑ #224: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to Washington for cornerback Justin Tryon.
* ↑ #225: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Baltimore for defensive end Antwan Barnes.
* ↑ #227: multiple trades: #227: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD). Seattle traded this selection to Philadelphia for offensive lineman Stacy Andrews. #227: Philadelphia → New York Jets (D). see #153: Philadelphia → New York Jets.
* ↑ #228: Baltimore → St. Louis (PD). See #180: St. Louis → Baltimore (PD). above.
* ↑ #229: Atlanta → St. Louis (D). see #145: St. Louis → Atlanta.
* ↑ #230: New England → Atlanta (PD). New England traded this selection to Atlanta for offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka.
* ↑ #231: multiple trades: #231: New York Jets → Detroit (PD). The New York Jets traded this selection to Detroit for quarterback Kevin O'Connell. #231: Detroit → San Francisco (PD). Detroit traded this selection to San Francisco for quarterback Shaun Hill. #231: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see #163: Green Bay → San Francisco. #231: Green Bay → Miami (D). see #174: Green Bay → Miami.

## Forfeited picks

Two picks in the 2011 draft were forfeited:
* ↑ Dallas forfeited its seventh-round selection pick to take DT Josh Brent in the 2010 Supplemental Draft.
* ↑ Chicago forfeited its seventh-round selection to take RB Harvey Unga in the 2010 Supplemental Draft.

## Selections by college conference

The players selected in this draft played in the following college football athletic conferences (Division I FBS or FCS unless otherwise indicated):$^{:29}$
| Rank | Conference | # of players selected |
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | 38 |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 35 |
| 3 | Pac-10 Conference | 31 |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | 30 |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference | 29 |
| 6 | Big East Conference | 22 |
| 7 | Western Athletic Conference | 16 |
| 8 | Mountain West Conference | 10 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 7 |
| 10 | Southern Conference | 5 |
| 10 | Sun Belt Conference | 5 |
| 12 | Big Sky Conference | 4 |
| 13 | Mid-American Conference | 3 |
| 13 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 3 |
| 15 | Colonial Athletic Association | 2 |
| 15 | Lone Star Conference (Division II) | 2 |
| 15 | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 2 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (Division II) | 2 |
| 15 | Southland Conference | 2 |
| 20 | Ivy League | 1 |
| 20 | Mid-South Conference (NAIA) | 1 |
| 20 | Ohio Athletic Conference (Division III) | 1 |
| 20 | Patriot League | 1 |
| 20 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 1 |
| 20 | Independent | 1 |