# 1988 NFL draft

The 1988 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 24–25, 1988, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Aundray Bruce. Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (68th overall) with Tom Tupa (by the Phoenix Cardinals), who was also selected because of his ability as a punter. This is the last draft in which the first quarterback was selected this late. In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.

## Player selections

| = Pro Bowler | = Hall of Famer |
| * | = compensatory selection |
| † | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
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 | Atlanta Falcons | Aundray Bruce | LB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Neil Smith $^†$ | DE | Nebraska | Big Eight | from Detroit |
| 1 | 3 | Detroit Lions | Bennie Blades $^†$ | S | Miami | Ind. (I-A) | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Paul Gruber $^†$ | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rickey Dixon | CB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tim Brown$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | Heisman Trophy. |
| 1 | 7 | Green Bay Packers | Sterling Sharpe$^‡$$^†$ | WR | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 8 | New York Jets | Dave Cadigan | OG | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders | Terry McDaniel $^†$ | CB | Tennessee | SEC | from L. A. Rams via Houston |
| 1 | 10 | New York Giants | Eric Moore | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys | Michael Irvin$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 12 | Phoenix Cardinals | Ken Harvey $^†$ | LB | California | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | Keith Jackson $^†$ | TE | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 1 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams | Gaston Green $^†$ | RB | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Buffalo via Indianapolis |
| 1 | 15 | San Diego Chargers | Anthony Miller $^†$ | WR | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins | Eric Kumerow | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 17 | New England Patriots | John Stephens $^†$ | RB | Northwestern State | Southland | |
| 1 | 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Aaron Jones | DE | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 1 | 19 | Minnesota Vikings | Randall McDaniel$^‡$$^†$ | OG | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | – | Seattle Seahawks | Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft. |
| 1 | 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Aaron Cox | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | from Indianapolis |
| 1 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | Clifford Charlton | LB | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 22 | Houston Oilers | Lorenzo White $^†$ | RB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 23 | Chicago Bears | Brad Muster | FB | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 24 | New Orleans Saints | Craig Heyward $^†$ | FB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 25 | Los Angeles Raiders | Scott Davis | DE | Illinois | Big Ten | from San Francisco |
| 1 | 26 | Denver Broncos | Ted Gregory | NT | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 27 | Chicago Bears | Wendell Davis | WR | LSU | SEC | from Washington |
| 2 | 28 | Atlanta Falcons | Marcus Cotton | LB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 29 | Detroit Lions | Chris Spielman $^†$ | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Kansas City |
| 2 | 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eric Allen$^‡$$^†$ | CB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | from Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ickey Woods $^†$ | RB | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 2 | 32 | Detroit Lions | Pat Carter | TE | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 33 | San Francisco 49ers | Danny Stubbs | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | from L. A. Raiders |
| 2 | 34 | Green Bay Packers | Shawn Patterson | DE | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 35 | Los Angeles Rams | Anthony Newman | S | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 36 | New York Giants | John Elliot $^†$ | OT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 37 | New York Jets | Terry Williams | CB | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
| 2 | 38 | Phoenix Cardinals | Tony Jeffery | RB | TCU | SWC | |
| 2 | 39 | San Francisco 49ers | Pierce Holt $^†$ | DT | Angelo State | LSC | from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 40 | Buffalo Bills | Thurman Thomas$^‡$$^†$ | RB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 41 | Dallas Cowboys | Ken Norton $^†$ | LB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 42 | Miami Dolphins | Jarvis Williams | S | Florida | SEC | |
| 2 | 43 | New England Patriots | Vincent Brown | LB | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | |
| 2 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dermontti Dawson$^‡$$^†$ | C | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 2 | 45 | Denver Broncos | Gerald Perry | OT | Southern | SWAC | from Minnesota |
| 2 | 46 | Los Angeles Rams | Willie Anderson | WR | UCLA | Pac-10 | from San Diego |
| 2 | 47 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Strickland | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Indianapolis |
| 2 | 48 | Houston Oilers | Quintin Jones | CB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | from Houston via L.A. Raiders |
| 2 | 49 | Seattle Seahawks | Brian Blades $^†$ | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 50 | Cleveland Browns | Michael Dean Perry $^†$ | DT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 2 | 51 | Chicago Bears | Dante Jones | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 2 | 52 | New Orleans Saints | Brett Perriman | WR | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 53 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lars Tate | RB | Georgia | SEC | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 54 | Minnesota Vikings | Brad Edwards | S | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | from Denver |
| 2 | 55 | Washington Redskins | Chip Lohmiller $^†$ | K | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 56 | Atlanta Falcons | Alex Higdon | TE | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | – | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft. |
| 3 | 57 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kevin Walker | LB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 3 | 58 | Detroit Lions | Ray Roundtree | WR | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 59 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kevin Porter | S | Auburn | SEC | |
| 3 | 60 | San Diego Chargers | Quinn Early | WR | Iowa | Big Ten | from L. A. Raiders via Houston |
| 3 | 61 | Green Bay Packers | Keith Woodside | RB | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 3 | 62 | New York Giants | Sheldon White | CB | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 3 | 63 | New York Jets | Erik McMillan $^†$ | S | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 64 | Philadelphia Eagles | Patchan, MattMatt Patchan | OT | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 65 | Buffalo Bills | Bernard Ford | WR | UCF | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 3 | 66 | Washington Redskins | Mike Oliphant | RB | Puget Sound | N/A | from L. A. Rams |
| 3 | 67 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Hutson | OG | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 3 | 68 | Phoenix Cardinals | Tom Tupa $^†$ | QB/P | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 69 | New England Patriots | Tom Rehder | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 70 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chuck Lanza | C | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 71 | Minnesota Vikings | Al Noga | DE | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 3 | 72 | Houston Oilers | Greg Montgomery $^†$ | P | Michigan State | Big Ten | from San Diego |
| 3 | 73 | Miami Dolphins | Ferrell Edmunds $^†$ | TE | Maryland | ACC | |
| 3 | 74 | New York Jets | James Hasty $^†$ | CB | Washington State | Pac-10 | from Houston via L. A. Raiders |
| 3 | 75 | Seattle Seahawks | Tommy Kane | WR | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 76 | Indianapolis Colts | Chris Chandler $^†$ | QB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 77 | Cleveland Browns | Van Waiters | LB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 78 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Jarvis | DE | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 79 | Denver Broncos | Kevin Guidry | CB | LSU | SEC | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 80 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Romanowski $^†$ | LB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 81 | New Orleans Saints | Stephens, TonyTony Stephens | NT | Clemson | ACC | from Denver |
| 3 | 82 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Piel | DE | Illinois | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 4 | 83 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Robert Goff | DE | Auburn | SEC | from Atlanta via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 84 | Cincinnati Bengals | David Grant | DE | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 85 | Detroit Lions | William White | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 86 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John Bruhin | OG | Tennessee | SEC | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 87 | New England Patriots | Tim Goad | NT | North Carolina | ACC | from Green Bay |
| 4 | 88 | Green Bay Packers | Rollin Putzier | NT | Oregon | Pac-10 | from L. A. Raiders |
| 4 | 89 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Cecil $^†$ | S | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 90 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tim Rother | OT | Nebraska | Big Eight | from N. Y. Jets |
| 4 | 91 | San Diego Chargers | Joe Campbell | LB | New Mexico State | Big West | from L. A. Rams |
| 4 | 92 | New York Giants | Ricky Shaw | LB | Oklahoma State | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 93 | San Diego Chargers | Stacy Searels | OT | Auburn | SEC | from Buffalo |
| 4 | 94 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Widell | OG | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 95 | Phoenix Cardinals | Michael Brim | CB | Virginia Union | CIAA | |
| 4 | – | Philadelphia Eagles | Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft. | Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft. |
| 4 | 96 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ambrose, J. R.J. R. Ambrose | WR | Ole Miss | SEC | from Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 97 | New England Patriots | Sammy Martin | WR | LSU | SEC | from Minnesota |
| 4 | 98 | San Diego Chargers | David Richards | OG | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 99 | Miami Dolphins | Johnson, GregGreg Johnson | OG | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 100 | New England Patriots | Teddy Garcia | K | Northeast Louisiana | Southland | |
| 4 | 101 | Seattle Seahawks | Kevin Harmon | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 102 | San Francisco 49ers | Barry Helton | P | Colorado | Big Eight | from Chicago via L.A. Raiders |
| 4 | 103 | Cleveland Browns | Anthony Blaylock | CB | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | |
| 4 | 104 | Indianapolis Colts | Michael Ball | CB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 4 | 105 | Chicago Bears | Jim Thornton | TE | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 4 | 106 | New Orleans Saints | Lydell Carr | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 4 | 107 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Monte Robbins | P | Michigan | Big Ten | from San Francisco |
| 4 | 108 | Minnesota Vikings | Todd Kalis | OG | Arizona State | Pac-10 | from Denver |
| 4 | 109 | Washington Redskins | Jamie Morris | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 110 | Atlanta Falcons | Charles Dimry | CB | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 5 | 111 | Detroit Lions | Eric Andolsek | OG | LSU | SEC | |
| 5 | 112 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Scales | TE | Wake Forest | ACC | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 113 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | William Howard | RB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 114 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wester, TroyTroy Wester | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 115 | New England Patriots | Wolkow, TroyTroy Wolkow | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten | from L.A. Raiders |
| 5 | 116 | Green Bay Packers | Darrell Reed | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Delpino | RB | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 118 | New York Giants | Jon Carter | DE | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 119 | New York Jets | Mike Withycombe | OG | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 5 | 120 | Phoenix Cardinals | Chris Gaines | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Dallas via Seattle |
| 5 | 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Darin Jordan | LB | Northeastern | Ind. (I-AA) | from Phoenix |
| 5 | 122 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eric Everett | CB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 5 | 123 | Buffalo Bills | Gadson, EzekialEzekial Gadson | DB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 124 | Minnesota Vikings | Darrell Fullington | S | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 125 | Houston Oilers | Cris Dishman $^†$ | CB | Purdue | Big Ten | from San Diego |
| 5 | 126 | Miami Dolphins | Rodney Thomas | CB | BYU | WAC | |
| 5 | 127 | Washington Redskins | Mims, CarlCarl Mims | DB | Sam Houston State | Southland | from New England |
| 5 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Reese | DE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 5 | 129 | Indianapolis Colts | John Baylor | CB | Southern Miss | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 130 | Houston Oilers | Chris Verhulst | TE | Chico State | FWC | |
| 5 | 131 | Los Angeles Raiders | Dennis Price | CB | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Seattle via San Francisco and N.Y. Jets |
| 5 | 132 | Phoenix Cardinals | Tony Jordan | RB | Kansas State | Big Eight | from Cleveland |
| 5 | 133 | Chicago Bears | Troy Johnson | LB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 5 | 134 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Taylor | S | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 135 | Buffalo Bills | Roach, KirkKirk Roach | K | Western Carolina | SoCon | from San Francisco |
| 5 | 136 | Denver Broncos | Ervin, CorrisCorris Ervin | DB | UCF | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 5 | 137 | Los Angeles Rams | James Washington | S | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Washington |
| 6 | 138 | Atlanta Falcons | George Thomas | WR | UNLV | PCAA | |
| 6 | 139 | Kansas City Chiefs | James Saxon | RB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 6 | 140 | Atlanta Falcons | Houston Hoover | OG | Jackson State | SWAC | from Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 141 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Jetton | C | Texas | SWC | |
| 6 | 142 | Detroit Lions | Carl Painter | RB | Hampton | CIAA | |
| 6 | 143 | Los Angeles Raiders | Erwin Grabisna | LB | Case Western Reserve | NCAC/UAA | |
| 6 | 144 | Green Bay Packers | Nate Hill | DE | Auburn | SEC | |
| 6 | 145 | New York Giants | Houle, DavidDavid Houle | OG | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 146 | New York Jets | Paul Frase | DT | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 147 | Los Angeles Rams | Keith Jones | RB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 148 | Phoenix Cardinals | Phillips, JonJon Phillips | OG | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 6 | 149 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don McPherson | QB | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 150 | Buffalo Bills | Dan Murray | LB | East Stroudsburg | PSAC | |
| 6 | 151 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Secules | QB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 6 | 152 | San Diego Chargers | Cedric Figaro | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 153 | Miami Dolphins | Mel Bratton | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 154 | New England Patriots | Steve Johnson | TE | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 6 | 155 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Williams | RB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 156 | Miami Dolphins | Cooper, GeorgeGeorge Cooper | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Minnesota |
| 6 | 157 | Houston Oilers | Kurt Crain | LB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 6 | 158 | Seattle Seahawks | Roy Hart | NT | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 159 | Washington Redskins | Stan Humphries | QB | Northeast Louisiana | Southland | from Indianapolis |
| 6 | 160 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sterling, RobRob Sterling | DB | Maine | Yankee | from Cleveland |
| 6 | 161 | Chicago Bears | Lemuel Stinson | CB | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 6 | 162 | New Orleans Saints | Sims, BobBob Sims | OG | Florida | SEC | |
| 6 | 163 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Shawn Lee | DT | North Alabama | Gulf South | from San Francisco |
| 6 | 164 | Minnesota Vikings | White, DerrickDerrick White | DB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | from Denver |
| 6 | 165 | Los Angeles Rams | Knapton, JeffJeff Knapton | DT | Wyoming | WAC | from Washington |
| 7 | 166 | Atlanta Falcons | Michael Haynes | WR | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | |
| 7 | 167 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kerry Goode | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7 | 168 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rich Romer | LB | Union (NY) | N/A | |
| 7 | 169 | Detroit Lions | James, JeffJeff James | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 170 | Kansas City Chiefs | Troy Stedman | LB | Washburn | CSIC | |
| 7 | 171 | Los Angeles Raiders | Derrick Crudup | S | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 172 | New York Jets | Patton, GaryGary Patton | RB | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 7 | 173 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Richard | DB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 174 | Denver Broncos | Pat Kelly | TE | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | from L.A. Rams |
| 7 | 175 | New York Giants | Mike Perez | QB | San Jose State | PCAA | |
| 7 | 176 | Philadelphia Eagles | White, ToddTodd White | WR | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 7 | 177 | Buffalo Bills | Borcky, TimTim Borcky | T | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys | Hooven, OwenOwen Hooven | T | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 179 | Phoenix Cardinals | Ernie Jones | WR | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 180 | Miami Dolphins | Kerwin Bell | QB | Florida | SEC | |
| 7 | 181 | New England Patriots | Darryl Usher | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marc Zeno | WR | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7 | 183 | Minnesota Vikings | Brad Beckman | TE | Nebraska–Omaha | NCC | |
| 7 | 184 | Buffalo Bills | Wright, BoBo Wright | RB | Alabama | SEC | from San Diego |
| 7 | 185 | Seattle Seahawks | Jackson, RayRay Jackson | DB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 186 | New York Giants | Danta Whitaker | TE | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | from Indianapolis |
| 7 | 187 | Houston Oilers | Tracey Eaton | S | Portland State | Western | |
| 7 | 188 | Cleveland Browns | Thane Gash | DB | East Tennessee State | SoCon | |
| 7 | 189 | Chicago Bears | Caesar Rentie | T | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 7 | 190 | New Orleans Saints | Brian Forde | LB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 191 | San Francisco 49ers | Bryant, KevinKevin Bryant | LB | Delaware State | MEAC | |
| 7 | 192 | Denver Broncos | Frank, GarryGarry Frank | OG | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 7 | 193 | Washington Redskins | Hicks, HaroldHarold Hicks | DB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 8 | 194 | Atlanta Falcons | Brown, PhillipPhillip Brown | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 8 | 195 | Cincinnati Bengals | Curtis Maxey | DT | Grambling State | SWAC | |
| 8 | 196 | Detroit Lions | Gary Hadd | DT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 197 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alfredo Roberts | TE | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 198 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Simpson, AnthonyAnthony Simpson | RB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 199 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mike Alexander | WR | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 200 | Green Bay Packers | Collins, PatrickPatrick Collins | RB | Oklahoma | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 201 | Los Angeles Rams | Franklin, DarrylDarryl Franklin | WR | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 202 | New York Giants | Sammy Lilly | CB | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 8 | 203 | New York Jets | Keith Neubert | TE | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 204 | Buffalo Bills | John Hagy | S | Texas | SWC | |
| 8 | 205 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Higgs | RB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 8 | 206 | Phoenix Cardinals | Moore, TimTim Moore | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 207 | Philadelphia Eagles | Smith, DavidDavid Smith | RB | Western Kentucky | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 8 | 208 | Chicago Bears | David Tate | DB | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 8 | 209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nichols, MarkMark Nichols | NT | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 210 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Cain | LB | Oregon Tech | CFA | |
| 8 | 211 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Hinnant | TE | Temple | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 8 | 212 | Miami Dolphins | Harry Galbreath | OG | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 8 | 213 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Wright | NT | Central Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 8 | 214 | Houston Oilers | David Viaene | T | Minnesota Duluth | NIC | |
| 8 | 215 | Seattle Seahawks | Robert Tyler | TE | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 8 | 216 | Cleveland Browns | J. J. Birden | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 8 | 217 | Chicago Bears | Reed, HarveyHarvey Reed | RB | Howard | MEAC | |
| 8 | 218 | New Orleans Saints | Glenn Derby | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 8 | 219 | San Francisco 49ers | Clarkson, LarryLarry Clarkson | T | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 8 | 220 | Miami Dolphins | Louis Cheek | T | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 8 | 221 | Washington Redskins | McGill, DarrylDarryl McGill | RB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 9 | 222 | Atlanta Falcons | James Primus | RB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 223 | Detroit Lions | Kip Corrington | S | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 9 | 224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Abdur-Ra'Oof, AzizuddinAzizuddin Abdur-Ra'Oof | WR | Maryland | ACC | |
| 9 | 225 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Reuben Davis | DE | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 9 | 226 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wells, BrandyBrandy Wells | DB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 227 | Los Angeles Raiders | Ware, ReggieReggie Ware | RB | Auburn | SEC | |
| 9 | 228 | Green Bay Packers | Wilkinson, NealNeal Wilkinson | TE | James Madison | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 9 | 229 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tabor, ScottScott Tabor | P | California | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 230 | New York Jets | Ralph Tamm | OG | West Chester | PSAC | |
| 9 | 231 | Los Angeles Rams | Foster, PatPat Foster | DT | Montana | Big Sky | |
| 9 | 232 | Dallas Cowboys | Brian Bedford | WR | California | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 233 | Phoenix Cardinals | Scott Dill | T | Memphis State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 234 | Detroit Lions | Irvin, ToddTodd Irvin | T | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 9 | 235 | Buffalo Bills | Carlton Bailey | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 9 | 236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gordon Lockbaum | RB | Holy Cross | Colonial League | |
| 9 | 237 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul McGowan | LB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 9 | 238 | San Diego Chargers | Howard, JoeyJoey Howard | T | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 9 | 239 | Miami Dolphins | Jeff Cross $^†$ | DE | Missouri | Big Eight | |
| 9 | 240 | New England Patriots | Galbraith, NeilNeil Galbraith | DB | Central State (OK) | Ind. (NAIA) | |
| 9 | 241 | Houston Oilers | Spradlin, DavidDavid Spradlin | LB | TCU | SWC | |
| 9 | 242 | Seattle Seahawks | Deatrich Wise | NT | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 9 | 243 | Indianapolis Colts | Jeff Herrod | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 9 | 244 | Cleveland Browns | Danny Copeland | DB | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 9 | 245 | Chicago Bears | Magee, RogieRogie Magee | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| 9 | 246 | New Orleans Saints | Nunn, ClarenceClarence Nunn | DB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 9 | 247 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Bonner | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 9 | 248 | Denver Broncos | Mel Farr Jr. | RB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 9 | 249 | Washington Redskins | Peterson, BlakeBlake Peterson | LB | Mesa | RMAC | |
| 10 | 250 | Atlanta Falcons | Stan Clayton | OG | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 251 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kenny Gamble | RB | Colgate | Colonial League | |
| 10 | 252 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Jackson | T | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 10 | 253 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ellis Dillahunt | DB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 254 | Detroit Lions | Paco Craig | WR | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 255 | Los Angeles Raiders | Harrell, NewtNewt Harrell | T | West Texas State | LSC | |
| 10 | 256 | Green Bay Packers | Keyes, BudBud Keyes | QB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 257 | New York Jets | John Booty | DB | TCU | SWC | |
| 10 | 258 | Los Angeles Rams | Mullin, R. C.R. C. Mullin | T | Southwestern Louisiana | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 259 | New York Giants | Hickerson, EricEric Hickerson | DB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 260 | Phoenix Cardinals | Andy Schillinger | WR | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 10 | 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Schuster, JoeJoe Schuster | DT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 262 | Buffalo Bills | Martin Mayhew | CB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 263 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Owens | DB | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 264 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Habib | OG | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 265 | New York Giants | Wilkes, SteveSteve Wilkes | TE | Appalachian State | SoCon | |
| 10 | 266 | Miami Dolphins | Jackson, ArtisArtis Jackson | NT | Texas Tech | SWC | |
| 10 | 267 | New England Patriots | Lossow, RodneyRodney Lossow | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 10 | 268 | Denver Broncos | Williams, ChanningChanning Williams | RB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 10 | 269 | Seattle Seahawks | Jones, DerwinDerwin Jones | DE | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 10 | 270 | Indianapolis Colts | O'Brien Alston | LB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 10 | 271 | Houston Oilers | Johnson, MarcoMarco Johnson | WR | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 10 | 272 | Cleveland Browns | Brian Washington | DB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 10 | 273 | Chicago Bears | Porter, JoelJoel Porter | OG | Baylor | SWC | |
| 10 | 274 | New Orleans Saints | Todd Santos | QB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 10 | 275 | San Francisco 49ers | Foley, TimTim Foley | K | Georgia Southern | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 10 | 276 | New Orleans Saints | Fizer, VincentVincent Fizer | LB | Southern | SWAC | |
| 10 | 277 | Washington Redskins | Brown, HenryHenry Brown | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 278 | Atlanta Falcons | James Milling | WR | Maryland | ACC | |
| 11 | 279 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Frank Pillow | WR | Tennessee State | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 11 | 280 | Cincinnati Bengals | Hickert, PaulPaul Hickert | K | Murray State | OVC | |
| 11 | 281 | Detroit Lions | McCoin, DannyDanny McCoin | QB | Cincinnati | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 282 | Kansas City Chiefs | Danny McManus | QB | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 283 | Los Angeles Raiders | Weber, DavidDavid Weber | QB | Carroll (WI) | N/A | |
| 11 | 284 | Seattle Seahawks | McLeod, RickRick McLeod | T | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 285 | San Diego Chargers | Miller, EdEd Miller | C | Pittsburgh | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 286 | New York Giants | Harris, GregGreg Harris | WR | Troy State | Gulf South | |
| 11 | 287 | New York Jets | John Galvin | LB | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Izel Jenkins | CB | NC State | ACC | |
| 11 | 289 | Buffalo Bills | Curkendall, PetePete Curkendall | NT | Penn State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 290 | Dallas Cowboys | Chad Hennings | DT | Air Force | WAC | |
| 11 | 291 | Phoenix Cardinals | McCoy, KeithKeith McCoy | DB | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 11 | 292 | Miami Dolphins | Kelleher, TomTom Kelleher | RB | Holy Cross | Colonial League | |
| 11 | 293 | San Diego Chargers | George Hinkle | DE | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 11 | 294 | New England Patriots | Marvin Allen | RB | Tulane | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 295 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Dawson | DB | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 296 | Minnesota Vikings | Floyd, NormanNorman Floyd | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 297 | Indianapolis Colts | Donnie Dee | TE | Tulsa | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 11 | 298 | Houston Oilers | Jethro Franklin | DE | Fresno State | PCAA | |
| 11 | 299 | Seattle Seahawks | Dwayne Harper | CB | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 11 | 300 | Cleveland Browns | Hawkins, HendleyHendley Hawkins | WR | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 301 | Chicago Bears | Forch, SteveSteve Forch | LB | Nebraska | Big Eight | |
| 11 | 302 | New Orleans Saints | Couch, GaryGary Couch | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 11 | 303 | San Francisco 49ers | Chet Brooks | S | Texas A&M | SWC | |
| 11 | 304 | Denver Broncos | Grady, ShaunShaun Grady | RB | Duke | ACC | |
| 11 | 305 | Washington Redskins | Koch, CurtCurt Koch | DE | Colorado | Big Eight | |
| 12 | 306 | Atlanta Falcons | Wiley, CarterCarter Wiley | DB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 12 | 307 | Cincinnati Bengals | Parker, CarlCarl Parker | WR | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
| 12 | 308 | Indianapolis Colts | Aatron Kenney | WR | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | WSUC | |
| 12 | 309 | Buffalo Bills | Driscoll, JohnJohn Driscoll | T | New Hampshire | Yankee | |
| 12 | 310 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Victor Jones | LB | Virginia Tech | Ind. | |
| 12 | 311 | Los Angeles Raiders | Kunkel, GregGreg Kunkel | OG | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 12 | 312 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Bolton | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 12 | 313 | New York Giants | Futrell, DavidDavid Futrell | NT | BYU | WAC | |
| 12 | 314 | New York Jets | Goss, AlbertAlbert Goss | NT | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 12 | 315 | Washington Redskins | Ross, WayneWayne Ross | P | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 12 | 316 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Erlandson | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 317 | Dallas Cowboys | Ben Hummel | LB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 318 | Phoenix Cardinals | Carrier, ChrisChris Carrier | DB | LSU | SEC | |
| 12 | 319 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Kaufusi | DE | BYU | WAC | |
| 12 | 320 | Miami Dolphins | Brian Kinchen | TE | LSU | SEC | |
| 12 | 321 | New England Patriots | Nugent, DaveDave Nugent | NT | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 322 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Earle, JamesJames Earle | LB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 12 | 323 | New York Giants | McCormack, BrendanBrendan McCormack | DT | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 324 | San Diego Chargers | Phillips, WendellWendell Phillips | DB | North Alabama | Gulf South | |
| 12 | 325 | Houston Oilers | John Brantley | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 12 | 326 | Seattle Seahawks | DesRochers, DaveDave DesRochers | T | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 12 | 327 | Indianapolis Colts | Vesling, TimTim Vesling | K | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 328 | Cleveland Browns | Slayden, SteveSteve Slayden | QB | Duke | ACC | |
| 12 | 329 | Chicago Bears | Greg Clark | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 12 | 330 | New Orleans Saints | Jurgensen, PaulPaul Jurgensen | DE | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 12 | 331 | San Francisco 49ers | George Mira Jr. | LB | Miami (FL) | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 12 | 332 | Denver Broncos | Rhyan, MichaelMichael Rhyan | QB | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | |
| 12 | 333 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Beathard | WR | Southern Oregon | — | |

## Supplemental draft

| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 5 | | Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Bethea | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Vinson Smith | LB | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) |
| Chicago Bears | Brent Novoselsky | TE | Penn | Ivy |
| Chicago Bears | Mickey Pruitt | LB | Colorado | Big Eight |
| Chicago Bears | John Shannon | DE | Kentucky | SEC |
| Chicago Bears | Curtis Stewart | RB | Auburn | SEC |
| Cleveland Browns | Tony Jones $^†$ | OT | Western Carolina | SoCon |
| Dallas Cowboys | Sanjay Beach | WR | Colorado State | WAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | John Garrett | WR | Princeton | Ivy |
| Dallas Cowboys | Zefross Moss | OG | Alabama State | SWAC |
| Denver Broncos | Jeff Alexander | RB | Southern | SWAC |
| Denver Broncos | Jason Johnson | WR | Illinois State | Gateway |
| Indianapolis Colts | Dan Stryzinski | P | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Sidney Johnson | CB | California | Pac-10 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | Mike Dyal | TE | Texas A&M–Kingsville | LSC |
| Los Angeles Rams | Brett Faryniarz | LB | San Diego State | WAC |
| Miami Dolphins | Shawn Beals | WR | Idaho State | Big Sky |
| New England Patriots | Jeff Feagles $^†$ | P | Miami | Ind. (I-A) |
| New England Patriots | Howard Feggins | CB | North Carolina | ACC |
| New York Giants | Robb White | DE | South Dakota | NCC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Scott Curtis | LB | New Hampshire | Yankee |
| Philadelphia Eagles | John Talley | WR/TE | West Virginia | Ind. (I-A) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Greg Lee | CB | Arkansas State | Ind. (I-AA) |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Markland | TE | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Strom | QB | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| San Diego Chargers | Darren Flutie | WR | Boston College | Ind. (I-A) |
| San Diego Chargers | Paul McJulien | P | Jackson State | SWAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Rick Tuten $^†$ | P | Florida State | Ind. (I-A) |
| San Diego Chargers | Ronnie Williams | TE | Oklahoma State | Big Eight |
| San Francisco 49ers | Greg Cox | S | San Jose State | PCAA |
| Seattle Seahawks | Darrin Miller | LB | Tennessee | SEC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Rufus Porter $^†$ | LB | Southern | SWAC |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Selwyn Brown | DB | Miami | Ind. (I-A) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sidney Coleman | LB | Southern Miss | Ind. (I-A) |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Odie Harris | CB | Sam Houston State | Southland |
| Washington Redskins | Dave Harbour | C | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Todd Krumm | S | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Washington Redskins | Greg Manusky | LB | Colgate | Colonial League |

## Hall of Famers

* Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami, taken 1st round 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007
* Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State, taken 1st round 19th overall by Minnesota Vikings
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009
* Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007
* Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012
* Tim Brown, wide receiver from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 6th overall by Los Angeles Raiders
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015
* Sterling Sharpe, wide receiver from South Carolina, taken 1st round 7th overall by Green Bay Packers
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025
* Eric Allen, cornerback from Arizona State, taken 2nd round 30th overall by Philadelphia Eagles
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025

## Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1988 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

### Round one

* ↑ No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City (D). Detroit traded its first-round selection (2nd) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' first- and second-round selections (3rd and 29th).
* ↑ No. 3: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 9: multiple trades:    No. 9: L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). L.A. Rams traded its first- and fifth-round selections in 1987 (20th and 133rd), this first-round selection (9th), G Kent Hill and the rights to DE William Fuller to Houston in exchange for the Oilers' rights to QB Jim Everett    No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded first-, third- and fourth-round selections (9th, 74th and 102nd) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for DE Sean Jones and the Raiders' second- and third-round selections (48th and 60th).
* ↑ No. 14: multiple trades:    No. 14: Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). Buffalo traded its first-round selection (14th), first- and second-round selections (26th and 53rd) in 1989 and RB Greg Bell to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for LB Cornelius Bennett.    No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). Indianapolis then traded all three draft picks received from Buffalo, their own first- and second round selections (20th and 47th), their second-round selection in 1989, Greg Bell and RB Owen Gill to the Rams in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson.
* ↑ No. 20: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
* ↑ No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (D). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (25th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' second- and fourth-round selections (33rd and 102nd) and WR Dokie Williams.
* ↑ No. 27: Washington → Chicago (PD). Chicago received Washington's first-round selections in both this draft (27th) and 1989 and as compensation for the Redskins signing free agent LB Wilber Marshall.

### Round two

* ↑ No. 29: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (30th) to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles' second- and fourth-round selections (39th and 83rd).
* ↑ No. 33: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 39: multiple trades:    No. 39: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia    No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco (D). Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (39th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 107th).
* ↑ No. 45: Minnesota → Denver (D). Minnesota traded its second-round selection (45th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (54th, 108th and 164th).
* ↑ No. 46: San Diego → L.A. Rams (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection (46th), sixth-round selection in 1989 and RB Buford McGee to the Rams in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
* ↑ No. 47: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
* ↑ No. 48: multiple trades:    No. 48: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection (48th) to the Raiders in exchange for OT Bruce Davis.    No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Houston (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 53: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 54: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.

### Round three

* ↑ No. 60: multiple trades:    No. 60: L.A. Raiders → Houston (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.    No. 60: Houston → San Diego (D). Houston traded this third-round selection (60th) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' third- and fifth-round selections (72nd and 125th).
* ↑ No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington (D). L.A. Rams traded its third-round selection (66th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (82nd, 137th and 165th).
* ↑ No. 72: San Diego → Houston (D). see No. 60: Houston → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 74: multiple trades:    No. 74: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.    No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets (D). L.A. Raiders traded this third-round selection (72nd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' fourth- and fifth-round selections (90th and 131st).
* ↑ No. 79: New Orleans → Denver (D). New Orleans traded its third-round selection (79th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' third- and tenth-round selections (81st and 276th).
* ↑ No. 81: Denver → New Orleans (D). see No. 79: New Orleans → Denver.
* ↑ No. 82: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.
* ↑ No. 86: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). Kansas City traded its fourth and eighth-round selections (86th and 198th) and S Mark Robinson to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Steve DeBerg.

### Round four

* ↑ No. 83: multiple trades:    No. 83: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD) Atlanta traded its fourth-round selection (83rd) to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Leonard Mitchell.    No. 83: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 87: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fourth-round selection (87th) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' fifth-round selection in 1987 (135th).
* ↑ No. 88: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its third-round selection in 1987 (71st) and fourth-round selection in this draft (88th) to Green Bay in exchange for WR James Lofton.
* ↑ No. 90: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.
* ↑ No. 91: L.A. Rams → San Diego (PD). L.A. Rams traded its fourth-round selection (91st) to San Diego in exchange for TE Pete Holohan.
* ↑ No. 93: Buffalo → San Diego (PD). Buffalo traded its fourth-round selection (93rd) and LB David Brandon to San Diego in exchange for WR Trumaine Johnson and the Chargers' seventh-round selection (184th).
* ↑ No. 96: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (PD). Pittsburgh traded its fourth-round selection (96th) to Kansas City in exchange for QB Todd Blackledge.
* ↑ No. 97: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded its fourth- and eleventh-round selections (97th and 294th) to New England in exchange for the rights to QB Rich Gannon, originally drafted by New England.
* ↑ No. 102: multiple trades:    No. 102: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.    No. 102: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 26: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders.
* ↑ No. 107: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 54: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.

### Round five

* ↑ No. 112: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (112th) to New Orleans in exchange for LB Jack Del Rio.
* ↑ No. 115: L.A. Raiders → New England (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its fifth-round selection (115th) to New England in exchange for OT Brian Holloway.
* ↑ No. 120: multiple trades:    No. 120: Dallas → Seattle (PD) Dallas traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Seattle in exchange for OT Ron Essink.    No. 120: Seattle → Phoenix (PD). Seattle traded this fifth-round selection (120th) and its first- and fifth-round selections in 1989 in exchange for the rights to QB Kelly Stouffer, originally drafted by Phoenix.
* ↑ No. 121: Phoenix → Pittsburgh (PD). Phoenix traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for QB Cliff Stoudt.
* ↑ No. 125: San Diego → Houston (D). see No. 60: Houston → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 127: New England → Washington (D). New England traded its fifth-round selection (127th) to Washington in exchange for its fourth-round selection in 1989.
* ↑ No. 131: multiple trades:    No. 131: Seattle → San Francisco (PD) Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (131st) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Jeff Kemp.    No. 131: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets (PD). San Francisco traded this fifth-round selection (131st) and LB Onzy Elam to N.Y. Jets in exchange for WR Lam Jones.    No. 131: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.
* ↑ No. 132: Cleveland → Phoenix (PD). Cleveland traded its fifth-round selection (132nd) to Phoenix in exchange for DE Al Baker.
* ↑ No. 135: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded its third-round selection in 1987 (78th) and fifth-round selection in this draft (135th) to Buffalo in exchange for RB Joe Cribbs.
* ↑ No. 137: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.

### Round six

* ↑ No. 140: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (PD). Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (140th) to Atlanta in exchange for RB Cliff Austin.
* ↑ No. 156: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded its sixth-round selection (156th) and tenth-round selection in 1989 to Miami in exchange for OT Greg Koch.
* ↑ No. 159: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded its sixth-round selection (159th) to Washington in exchange for WR/PR Clarence Verdin.
* ↑ No. 160: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded its sixth-round selection (160th) and DB D.D. Hoggard to Philadelphia in exchange for DT Chris Pike.
* ↑ No. 163: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (PD). San Francisco traded its sixth-round selection (163rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DE Keith Browner.
* ↑ No. 164: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.
* ↑ No. 165: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 174: L.A. Rams → Denver (PD). L.A. Rams traded its eleventh-round selection in 1987 (299th) and its seventh-round selection in this draft (174th) to Denver in exchange for LB Steve Busick.
* ↑ No. 184: San Diego → Buffalo (D). see No. 93: Buffalo → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 186: Indianapolis → N.Y. Giants (PD). Indianapolis traded its seventh-round selection (186th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for DT Jerome Sally.