# 2006 NFL draft

The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by NFL Network. Having signed a contract with the Houston Texans on the evening before the draft, Mario Williams, a defensive end from North Carolina State, became the draft's first pick. The selection surprised many commentators, who predicted that the Texans would draft Southern California running back Reggie Bush or Texas quarterback Vince Young. Ohio State produced the most first round selections (five), while Southern California produced the most overall selections (eleven). Twenty-seven compensatory and supplemental compensatory selections were distributed amongst seventeen teams; Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Tennessee each held three compensatory picks. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:
* 33 Wide receivers
* 31 Linebackers
* 26 Safeties
* 23 Defensive tackles
* 23 Cornerbacks
* 22 Defensive ends
* 22 Offensive tackles
* 20 Offensive guards
* 16 Tight ends
* 14 Running backs
* 13 Quarterbacks
* 9 Centers
* 3 Fullbacks
* 2 Kickers
* 2 Punters

## Player selections

| * | = compensatory selection |
| ^ | = supplemental 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 | Houston Texans | Mario Williams $^†$ | DE | NC State | ACC | |
| 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints | Reggie Bush | RB | USC | Pac-10 | 2005 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 3 | Tennessee Titans | Vince Young $^†$ | QB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 4 | New York Jets | D'Brickashaw Ferguson $^†$ | OT | Virginia | ACC | |
| 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers | A. J. Hawk | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers | Vernon Davis $^†$ | TE | Maryland | ACC | |
| 1 | 7 | Oakland Raiders | Michael Huff | S | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 8 | Buffalo Bills | Donte Whitner $^†$ | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 9 | Detroit Lions | Ernie Sims | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals | Matt Leinart | QB | USC | Pac-10 | 2004 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 11 | Denver Broncos | Jay Cutler $^†$ | QB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 1 | 12 | Baltimore Ravens | Haloti Ngata $^†$ | DT | Oregon | Pac-10 | from Cleveland |
| 1 | 13 | Cleveland Browns | Kamerion Wimbley | DE | Florida State | ACC | from Baltimore |
| 1 | 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brodrick Bunkley | DT | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 15 | St. Louis Rams | Tye Hill | CB | Clemson | ACC | from Atlanta via Denver |
| 1 | 16 | Miami Dolphins | Jason Allen | S | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 1 | 17 | Minnesota Vikings | Chad Greenway $^†$ | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 18 | Dallas Cowboys | Bobby Carpenter | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 19 | San Diego Chargers | Antonio Cromartie $^†$ | CB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tamba Hali $^†$ | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 21 | New England Patriots | Laurence Maroney | RB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 22 | San Francisco 49ers | Manny Lawson | LB | NC State | ACC | from Washington via Denver |
| 1 | 23 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Davin Joseph $^†$ | OG | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | Johnathan Joseph $^†$ | CB | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 1 | 25 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Santonio Holmes | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten | from New York Giants |
| 1 | 26 | Buffalo Bills | John McCargo | DT | NC State | ACC | from Chicago |
| 1 | 27 | Carolina Panthers | DeAngelo Williams $^†$ | RB | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 1 | 28 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Marcedes Lewis $^†$ | TE | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 29 | New York Jets | Nick Mangold $^†$ | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Denver via Atlanta |
| 1 | 30 | Indianapolis Colts | Joseph Addai $^†$ | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 1 | 31 | Seattle Seahawks | Kelly Jennings | CB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 1 | 32 | New York Giants | Mathias Kiwanuka | DE | Boston College | ACC | from Pittsburgh |
| 2 | 33 | Houston Texans | DeMeco Ryans $^†$ | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 2 | 34 | Cleveland Browns | D'Qwell Jackson $^†$ | LB | Maryland | ACC | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 35 | Washington Redskins | Rocky McIntosh | LB | Miami (FL) | ACC | from New York Jets |
| 2 | 36 | New England Patriots | Chad Jackson | WR | Florida | SEC | from Green Bay |
| 2 | 37 | Atlanta Falcons | Jimmy Williams | CB | Virginia Tech | ACC | from San Francisco via Denver and Green Bay |
| 2 | 38 | Oakland Raiders | Thomas Howard | LB | UTEP | C-USA | |
| 2 | 39 | Philadelphia Eagles | Winston Justice | OT | USC | Pac-10 | from Tennessee |
| 2 | 40 | Detroit Lions | Daniel Bullocks | S | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 41 | Arizona Cardinals | Deuce Lutui | OG | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 42 | Chicago Bears | Danieal Manning | S | Abilene Christian | LSC | from Buffalo |
| 2 | 43 | New Orleans Saints | Roman Harper $^†$ | S | Alabama | SEC | from Cleveland |
| 2 | 44 | New York Giants | Sinorice Moss | WR | Miami (FL) | ACC | from Baltimore |
| 2 | 45 | Tennessee Titans | LenDale White | RB | USC | Pac-10 | from Philadelphia |
| 2 | 46 | St. Louis Rams | Joe Klopfenstein | TE | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 47 | Green Bay Packers | Daryn Colledge | OT | Boise State | WAC | from Atlanta |
| 2 | 48 | Minnesota Vikings | Cedric Griffin | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 49 | New York Jets | Kellen Clemens | QB | Oregon | Pac-10 | from Dallas |
| 2 | 50 | San Diego Chargers | Marcus McNeill $^†$ | OT | Auburn | SEC | |
| 2 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Cook | C | New Mexico | MWC | from Miami |
| 2 | 52 | Green Bay Packers | Greg Jennings $^†$ | WR | Western Michigan | MAC | from New England |
| 2 | 53 | Dallas Cowboys | Anthony Fasano | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from Washington via New York Jets |
| 2 | 54 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bernard Pollard | S | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 55 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andrew Whitworth $^†$ | OT | LSU | SEC | |
| 2 | 56 | Baltimore Ravens | Chris Chester | C | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from New York Giants |
| 2 | 57 | Chicago Bears | Devin Hester$^‡$$^†$ | CB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 2 | 58 | Carolina Panthers | Richard Marshall | CB | Fresno State | WAC | |
| 2 | 59 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jeremy Trueblood | OT | Boston College | ACC | |
| 2 | 60 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Maurice Jones-Drew $^†$ | RB | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 61 | Denver Broncos | Tony Scheffler | TE | Western Michigan | MAC | |
| 2 | 62 | Indianapolis Colts | Tim Jennings $^†$ | CB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 2 | 63 | Seattle Seahawks | Darryl Tapp | DE | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 2 | 64 | Minnesota Vikings | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | Alabama State | SWAC | from Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 65 | Houston Texans | Charles Spencer | OT | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 3 | 66 | Houston Texans | Eric Winston | OT | Miami (FL) | ACC | from New Orleans |
| 3 | 67 | Green Bay Packers | Abdul Hodge | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 68 | St. Louis Rams | Claude Wroten | DT | LSU | SEC | from San Francisco via Denver |
| 3 | 69 | Oakland Raiders | Paul McQuistan | OG | Weber State | Big Sky | |
| 3 | 70 | Buffalo Bills | Ashton Youboty | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Tennessee |
| 3 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chris Gocong | LB | Cal Poly | Great West | from New York Jets |
| 3 | 72 | Arizona Cardinals | Leonard Pope | TE | Georgia | SEC | |
| 3 | 73 | Chicago Bears | Dusty Dvoracek | DT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Buffalo |
| 3 | 74 | Detroit Lions | Brian Calhoun | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 75 | Green Bay Packers | Jason Spitz | C | Louisville | Big East | from Baltimore via New England |
| 3 | 76 | New York Jets | Anthony Schlegel | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 77 | St. Louis Rams | Jon Alston | LB | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 78 | Cleveland Browns | Travis Wilson | WR | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 79 | Atlanta Falcons | Jerious Norwood | RB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 3 | 80 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Clint Ingram | LB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Dallas |
| 3 | 81 | San Diego Chargers | Charlie Whitehurst | QB | Clemson | ACC | |
| 3 | 82 | Miami Dolphins | Derek Hagan | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 83 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Anthony Smith | S | Syracuse | Big East | from Minnesota |
| 3 | 84 | San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Williams | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Washington |
| 3 | 85 | Kansas City Chiefs | Brodie Croyle | QB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 3 | 86 | New England Patriots | David Thomas | TE | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 87 | Baltimore Ravens | David Pittman | CB | Northwestern State | Southland | from New York Giants |
| 3 | 88 | Carolina Panthers | James Anderson | LB | Virginia Tech | ACC | from Chicago |
| 3 | 89 | Carolina Panthers | Rashad Butler | OT | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 3 | 90 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Maurice Stovall | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 91 | Cincinnati Bengals | Frostee Rucker | DE | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 92 | Dallas Cowboys | Jason Hatcher $^†$ | DE | Grambling State | SWAC | from Jacksonville |
| 3 | 93 | St. Louis Rams | Dominique Byrd | TE | USC | Pac-10 | from Denver via Atlanta and Green Bay |
| 3 | 94 | Indianapolis Colts | Freddy Keiaho | LB | San Diego State | MWC | |
| 3 | 95 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Reid | WR | Florida State | ACC | from Seattle via Minnesota |
| 3 | 96 | New York Giants | Gerris Wilkinson | LB | Georgia Tech | ACC | from Pittsburgh |
| 3* | 97 | New York Jets | Eric Smith | S | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 98 | Houston Texans | Owen Daniels $^†$ | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 99 | Philadelphia Eagles | Max Jean-Gilles | OG | Georgia | SEC | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 100 | San Francisco 49ers | Michael Robinson $^†$ | RB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 101 | Oakland Raiders | Darnell Bing | S | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 102 | Tennessee Titans | Calvin Lowry | S | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 103 | New York Jets | Brad Smith | QB | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 104 | Green Bay Packers | Cory Rodgers | WR | TCU | MWC | |
| 4 | 105 | Buffalo Bills | Ko Simpson | S | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 4 | 106 | New England Patriots | Garrett Mills | TE | Tulsa | C-USA | from Detroit |
| 4 | 107 | Arizona Cardinals | Gabe Watson | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 108 | New Orleans Saints | Jahri Evans $^†$ | OT | Bloomsburg | PSAC | from Philadelphia |
| 4 | 109 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jason Avant | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | from Green Bay via St. Louis |
| 4 | 110 | Cleveland Browns | Leon Williams | LB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 4 | 111 | Baltimore Ravens | Demetrius Williams | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 112 | Cleveland Browns | Isaac Sowells | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 113 | St. Louis Rams | Victor Adeyanju | DE | Indiana | Big Ten | from San Diego |
| 4 | 114 | Miami Dolphins | Joe Toledo | OT | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 115 | Green Bay Packers | Will Blackmon | CB | Boston College | ACC | from Minnesota via Philadelphia |
| 4 | 116 | Tennessee Titans | Stephen Tulloch | LB | NC State | ACC | from Philadelphia via Dallas |
| 4 | 117 | New York Jets | Leon Washington $^†$ | RB | Florida State | ACC | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 118 | New England Patriots | Stephen Gostkowski $^†$ | K | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 4 | 119 | Denver Broncos | Brandon Marshall $^†$ | WR | UCF | C-USA | from Washington |
| 4 | 120 | Chicago Bears | Jamar Williams | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 121 | Carolina Panthers | Nate Salley | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 122 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Alan Zemaitis | CB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 123 | Cincinnati Bengals | Domata Peko | DT | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 124 | New York Giants | Barry Cofield | DT | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 125 | Dallas Cowboys | Skyler Green | WR | LSU | SEC | from Jacksonville |
| 4 | 126 | Denver Broncos | Elvis Dumervil $^†$ | DE | Louisville | Big East | |
| 4 | 127 | Minnesota Vikings | Ray Edwards | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | from Philadelphia Eagles via Indianapolis |
| 4 | 128 | Seattle Seahawks | Rob Sims | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 129 | New York Giants | Guy Whimper | OT | East Carolina | C-USA | from Pittsburgh |
| 4* | 130 | Denver Broncos | Domenik Hixon | WR | Akron | MAC | |
| 4* | 131 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willie Colon | OG | Hofstra | A-10 | |
| 4* | 132 | Baltimore Ravens | P. J. Daniels | RB | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 4* | 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Orien Harris | DT | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 5 | 134 | Buffalo Bills | Kyle Williams $^†$ | DT | LSU | SEC | from Houston |
| 5 | 135 | New Orleans Saints | Rob Ninkovich | DE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 136 | New England Patriots | Ryan O'Callaghan | OT | California | Pac-10 | from Oakland |
| 5 | 137 | Tennessee Titans | Terna Nande | LB | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| 5 | 138 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Watkins | S | Florida State | ACC | from New York Jets |
| 5 | 139 | Atlanta Falcons | Quinn Ojinnaka | OT | Syracuse | Big East | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 140 | San Francisco 49ers | Parys Haralson | DE | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 141 | Detroit Lions | Jonathan Scott | OT | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 142 | Arizona Cardinals | Brandon Johnson | LB | Louisville | Big East | |
| 5 | 143 | Buffalo Bills | Brad Butler | OT | Virginia | ACC | |
| 5 | 144 | St. Louis Rams | Marques Hagans | WR | Virginia | ACC | |
| 5 | 145 | Cleveland Browns | Jerome Harrison | RB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 146 | Baltimore Ravens | Dawan Landry | S | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| 5 | 147 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeremy Bloom | WR | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 148 | Green Bay Packers | Ingle Martin | QB | Furman | SoCon | from Atlanta |
| 5 | 148.5– | Miami Dolphins | selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft |
| 5 | 149 | Minnesota Vikings | Greg Blue | S | Georgia | SEC | |
| 5 | 150 | New York Jets | Jason Pociask | TE | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Dallas |
| 5 | 151 | San Diego Chargers | Tim Dobbins | LB | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 152 | Cleveland Browns | DeMario Minter | CB | Georgia | SEC | from New England |
| 5 | 153 | Washington Redskins | Anthony Montgomery | DT | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 154 | Kansas City Chiefs | Marcus Maxey | CB | Miami (FL) | ACC | |
| 5 | 155 | Carolina Panthers | Jeff King | TE | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 5 | 156 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Julian Jenkins | DE | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 157 | Cincinnati Bengals | A. J. Nicholson | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 5 | 158 | New York Giants | Charlie Peprah | S | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 159 | Chicago Bears | Mark Anderson | DE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 160 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Brent Hawkins | DE | Illinois State | Gateway | |
| 5 | 161 | Denver Broncos | Chris Kuper | OG | North Dakota | NCC | |
| 5 | 162 | Indianapolis Colts | Michael Toudouze | OG | TCU | MWC | |
| 5 | 163 | Seattle Seahawks | David Kirtman | FB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Omar Jacobs | QB | Bowling Green | MAC | |
| 5* | 165 | Green Bay Packers | Tony Moll | OT | Nevada | WAC | |
| 5* | 166 | Baltimore Ravens | Quinn Sypniewski | TE | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 5* | 167 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Davis | TE | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| 5* | 168 | Philadelphia Eagles | Omar Gaither | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5* | 169 | Tennessee Titans | Jesse Mahelona | DT | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 170 | Houston Texans | Wali Lundy | RB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 6 | 171 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Hass | WR | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 172 | Tennessee Titans | Jonathan Orr | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 173 | Washington Redskins | Reed Doughty | S | Northern Colorado | Great West | from New York Jets |
| 6 | 174 | New Orleans Saints | Josh Lay | CB | Pittsburgh | Big East | from Green Bay |
| 6 | 175 | San Francisco 49ers | Delanie Walker $^†$ | TE/FB | Central Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 6 | 176 | Oakland Raiders | Kevin Boothe | OT | Cornell | Ivy | |
| 6 | 177 | Arizona Cardinals | Jonathan Lewis | DT | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 6 | 178 | Buffalo Bills | Keith Ellison | LB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 179 | Detroit Lions | Dee McCann | CB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 6 | 180 | Cleveland Browns | Lawrence Vickers $^†$ | FB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 181 | Cleveland Browns | Babatunde Oshinowo | DT | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Baltimore |
| 6 | 182 | Dallas Cowboys | Montavious Stanley | DT | Louisville | Big East | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 183 | Green Bay Packers | Johnny Jolly | DT | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from St. Louis |
| 6 | 184 | Atlanta Falcons | Adam Jennings | WR | Fresno State | WAC | |
| 6 | 185 | Green Bay Packers | Tyrone Culver | S | Fresno State | WAC | from Minnesota via Philadelphia |
| 6 | 186 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tre' Stallings | OT | Ole Miss | SEC | from Dallas |
| 6 | 187 | San Diego Chargers | Jeromey Clary | OT | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 188 | San Diego Chargers | Smith, KurtKurt Smith | K | Virginia | ACC | from Miami |
| 6 | 189 | New York Jets | Drew Coleman | CB | TCU | MWC | from Washington via New York Jets and Dallas |
| 6 | 190 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jeff Webb | WR | San Diego State | MWC | |
| 6 | 191 | New England Patriots | Jeremy Mincey | DE | Florida | SEC | |
| 6 | 192 | San Francisco 49ers | Marcus Hudson | S | NC State | ACC | from Tampa Bay |
| 6 | 193 | Cincinnati Bengals | Reggie McNeal | QB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 194 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bruce Gradkowski | QB | Toledo | MAC | from New York Giants |
| 6 | 195 | Chicago Bears | J. D. Runnels | FB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 196 | Washington Redskins | Kedric Golston | DT | Georgia | SEC | from Carolina |
| 6 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers | Melvin Oliver | DE | LSU | SEC | from Jacksonville |
| 6 | 198 | Denver Broncos | Greg Eslinger | C | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 199 | Indianapolis Colts | Charlie Johnson | OT | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 200 | Chicago Bears | Tyler Reed | OG | Penn State | Big Ten | from Seattle |
| 6 | 201 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marvin Philip | C | California | Pac-10 | |
| 6* | 202 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T. J. Williams | TE | NC State | ACC | |
| 6* | 203 | Baltimore Ravens | Sam Koch $^†$ | P | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 204 | Philadelphia Eagles | LaJuan Ramsey | DT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 6* | 205 | New England Patriots | Dan Stevenson | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6* | 206 | New England Patriots | Le Kevin Smith | DT | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 207 | Indianapolis Colts | Antoine Bethea $^†$ | S | Howard | MEAC | |
| 6* | 208 | Baltimore Ravens | Derrick Martin | CB | Wyoming | MWC | |
| 7 | 209 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ethan Kilmer | S | Penn State | Big Ten | from Houston |
| 7 | 210 | New Orleans Saints | Zach Strief | OT | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 211 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat McQuistan | OT | Weber State | Big Sky | from New York Jets |
| 7 | 212 | Miami Dolphins | Fred Evans | DT | Texas State | Southland | from Green Bay |
| 7 | 213 | Jacksonville Jaguars | James Wyche | DE | Syracuse | Big East | from San Francisco |
| 7 | 214 | Oakland Raiders | Chris Morris | C | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 215 | Tennessee Titans | Cortland Finnegan $^†$ | CB | Samford | OVC | |
| 7 | 216 | Buffalo Bills | Terrance Pennington | OT | New Mexico | MWC | |
| 7 | 217 | Detroit Lions | Fred Matua | OG | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 218 | Arizona Cardinals | Todd Watkins | WR | BYU | MWC | |
| 7 | 219 | Baltimore Ravens | Ryan LaCasse | DE | Syracuse | Big East | |
| 7 | 220 | New York Jets | Titus Adams | DT | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Philadelphia |
| 7 | 221 | St. Louis Rams | Tim McGarigle | LB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 222 | Cleveland Browns | Justin Hamilton | S | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 7 | 223 | Atlanta Falcons | D. J. Shockley | QB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 224 | Dallas Cowboys | E. J. Whitley | C | Texas Tech | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 225 | San Diego Chargers | Chase Page | DT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 7 | 226 | Miami Dolphins | Rodrique Wright | DT | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 227 | San Diego Chargers | Jimmy Martin | OT | Virginia Tech | ACC | from Minnesota; |
| 7 | 228 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jarrad Page | S | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 229 | New England Patriots | Willie Andrews | S | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 230 | Washington Redskins | Kili Lefotu | OG | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 231 | Cincinnati Bengals | Bennie Brazell | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| 7 | 232 | New York Giants | Gerrick McPhearson | CB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 7 | 233 | Miami Dolphins | Devin Aromashodu | WR | Auburn | SEC | from Chicago |
| 7 | 234 | Carolina Panthers | Will Montgomery | C | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 7 | 235 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Justin Phinisee | CB | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 236 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Dee Webb | CB | Florida | SEC | |
| 7 | 237 | Carolina Panthers | Stanley McClover | DE | Auburn | SEC | from Denver |
| 7 | 238 | Indianapolis Colts | T. J. Rushing | CB | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Tennessee via Indianapolis |
| 7 | 239 | Seattle Seahawks | Ryan Plackemeier | P | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 7 | 240 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cedric Humes | RB | Virginia Tech | ACC | |
| 7* | 241 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Bennett | DE | Clemson | ACC | |
| 7* | 242 | St. Louis Rams | Mark Setterstrom | OG | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 7* | 243 | St. Louis Rams | Tony Palmer | OG | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 7* | 244 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tim Massaquoi | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7* | 245 | Tennessee Titans | Spencer Toone | LB | Utah | MWC | |
| 7* | 246 | Tennessee Titans | Quinton Ganther | RB | Utah | MWC | |
| 7* | 247 | Detroit Lions | Anthony Cannon | LB | Tulane | C-USA | |
| 7* | 248 | Buffalo Bills | Aaron Merz | OG | California | Pac-10 | |
| 7* | 249 | Seattle Seahawks | Ben Obomanu | WR | Auburn | SEC | |
| 7* | 250 | Washington Redskins | Kevin Simon | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 7^ | 251 | Houston Texans | David Anderson | WR | Colorado State | MWC | |
| 7^ | 252 | New Orleans Saints | Marques Colston | WR | Hofstra | A-10 | |
| 7^ | 253 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Tollefson | DE | Northwest Missouri State | MIAA | |
| 7^ | 254 | San Francisco 49ers | Vickiel Vaughn | S | Arkansas | SEC | |
| 7^ | 255 | Oakland Raiders | Kevin McMahan | WR | Maine | A-10 | |

## Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 3 | – | Cincinnati Bengals | Ahmad Brooks $^†$ | LB | Virginia | ACC | |

## Notable undrafted players

| † | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | Brent Grimes $^†$ | CB | Shippensburg | PSAC |
| Atlanta Falcons | Daniel Fells | TE | UC Davis | Great West |
| Atlanta Falcons | Chris Reis | S | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Buffalo Bills | Ryan Neill | LS | Rutgers | Big East |
| Carolina Panthers | Jarrett Bush | CB | Utah State | WAC |
| Chicago Bears | Mark LeVoir | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) |
| Chicago Bears | P. J. Pope | RB | Bowling Green | MAC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | John Busing | S | Miami (OH) | MAC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Glenn Holt | WR | Kentucky | SEC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Nate Livings | OG | LSU | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Miles Austin $^†$ | WR | Monmouth | NEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Stephen Bowen | DE | Hofstra | A-10 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Sam Hurd | WR | Northern Illinois | MAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dennis Roland | OT | Georgia | SEC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Oliver Hoyte | FB/LB | NC State | ACC |
| Denver Broncos | Mike Bell | RB | Arizona | Pac-10 |
| Detroit Lions | Matt Prater $^†$ | K | UCF | C-USA |
| Green Bay Packers | Zac Alcorn | TE | Black Hills State | N/A |
| Green Bay Packers | Chris Francies | WR | UTEP | C-USA |
| Green Bay Packers | Jason Hunter | DE | Appalachian State | SoCon |
| Green Bay Packers | Jon Ryan | P | Regina | CWUAA |
| Houston Texans | Mike Brisiel | OG | Colorado State | MWC |
| Houston Texans | Jeff Charleston | DE | Idaho State | Big Sky |
| Houston Texans | Tramon Williams $^†$ | CB | Louisiana Tech | WAC |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Brian Iwuh | LB | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Montell Owens $^†$ | RB | Maine | A-10 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Rudy Niswanger | C | LSU | SEC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Hank Baskett | WR | New Mexico | MWC |
| Minnesota Vikings | Donald Penn $^†$ | OT | Utah State | WAC |
| New England Patriots | Remi Ayodele | DT | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| New Orleans Saints | McKinley Boykin | DT | Ole Miss | SEC |
| New Orleans Saints | Steve Weatherford | P | Illinois | Big Ten |
| New York Jets | Blake Costanzo | LB | Lafayette | Patriot |
| New York Jets | Joe Kowalewski | FB | Syracuse | Big East |
| Oakland Raiders | Ricky Brown | LB | Boston College | ACC |
| Oakland Raiders | John Madsen | TE | Utah | MWC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jason Davis | FB | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Scott Paxson | DT | Penn State | Big Ten |
| St. Louis Rams | Donovan Raiola | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| San Diego Chargers | Steve Gregory | S | Syracuse | Big East |
| Tennessee Titans | Ahmard Hall | FB | Texas | Big 12 |
| Tennessee Titans | Colin Allred | LB | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Washington Redskins | Mike Espy | WR | Ole Miss | SEC |
| Washington Redskins | Spencer Havner | TE | UCLA | Pac-10 |

## Hall of Famers

* Devin Hester, wide receiver from Miami (FL), taken 2nd round 57th overall by the Chicago Bears.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

## Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2006 draft.

### Round one

* ↑ No. 11: St. Louis → Denver (D). The Rams traded their first round pick (11th) to Denver in exchange for their first (15th) and third round (68th) picks.
* ↑ No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore (D). The Browns traded pick their first round pick (12th) to Baltimore in exchange for their first (13th) and sixth round (181st) picks.
* ↑ No. 13: Baltimore → Cleveland (D). see No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore.
* ↑ No. 15: multiple trades:    No. 15: Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded their first round pick to Denver in exchange for Denver's first (29th) and third (93rd) round picks and fourth round pick in 2007.    No. 15: Denver → St. Louis (D). see No. 11: St. Louis → Denver.
* ↑ No. 22: multiple trades:    No. 22: Washington → Denver (PD). Denver traded their first round pick in 2005 to the Redskins in exchange for their third round pick in 2005, their first round pick and their fourth round pick (119th)    No. 22: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded pick 22 to San Francisco in exchange for their second round (37th) and third round (68th) picks.
* ↑ No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh (D). The Giants traded pick #25 to Pittsburgh in exchange for their first round (32nd), third round (96th) and fourth round (129th) picks.
* ↑ No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo (D). Chicago traded pick #26 to Buffalo in exchange for their second (42nd) and third (73rd) round picks.
* ↑ No. 29: multiple trades:    No. 29: Denver → Atlanta (PD). see No. 15: Atlanta → Denver.    No. 29: Atlanta → NY Jets (PD). The Falcons traded pick #29 to the Jets in exchange for John Abraham.
* ↑ No. 32: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

### Round two

* ↑ No. 34: New Orleans → Cleveland (D). The Saints traded pick #34 to Cleveland in exchange for their second round (43rd) pick and Jeff Faine.
* ↑ No. 35: NY Jets → Washington (D). The Jets traded pick #35 to Washington in exchange for their second round (53rd) pick, sixth round (189th) pick and their second round pick in 2007.
* ↑ No. 36: Green Bay → New England (D). The Packers traded pick #36 to New England in exchange for their second round (52nd) pick and their third round (75th) pick.
* ↑ No. 37: multiple trades:    No. 37: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Denver → San Francisco.    No. 37: Denver → Green Bay (D). The Broncos traded pick #37 to Green Bay in exchange for Javon Walker.    No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). The Packers traded picks #37 and #139 to Atlanta in exchange for their second round (47th) pick, their third round (93rd) pick and their fifth round (148th) pick.
* ↑ No. 39: Tennessee → Philadelphia (D). The Titans traded pick #39 to Philadelphia in exchange for their second round (45th) pick and their fourth round pick (116th).
* ↑ No. 42: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 43: Cleveland → New Orleans (D). see No. 34: New Orleans → Cleveland.
* ↑ No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants (D). The Ravens traded pick #44 to the Giants in exchange for their second round (56th) pick and their third round pick (87th).
* ↑ No. 45: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). see No. 39: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 47: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
* ↑ No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets (D). The Cowboys traded pick #49 to the Jets in exchange for their second round (53rd) pick, sixth round (189th) pick and seventh round (211th) pick.
* ↑ No. 51: Miami → Minnesota (PD). The Dolphins traded pick #51 to Minnesota in exchange for Daunte Culpepper.
* ↑ No. 52: New England → Green Bay (D). see No. 36: Green Bay → New England.
* ↑ No. 53: multiple trades:    No. 53: Washington → NY Jets (D). see No. 35: NY Jets → Washington.    No. 53: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.
* ↑ No. 56: NY Giants → Baltimore (D). see No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants.
* ↑ No. 64: Pittsburgh → Minnesota (D). The Vikings traded picks #83 and #95 to Pittsburgh in exchange for pick #64.

### Round three

* ↑ No. 66: New Orleans → Houston (PD). The Texans and Saints swapped first round picks in last years draft, while the Saints traded this pick to Houston.
* ↑ No. 68: multiple trades:    No. 68: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Denver → San Francisco.    No. 68: Denver → St. Louis (D). see No. 11: St. Louis → Denver.
* ↑ No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia (D). The Eagles traded their third round (76th) and seventh round (220th) picks to the Jets in exchange for pick #71.
* ↑ No. 73: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo.
* ↑ No. 75: multiple trades:    No. 75: Baltimore → New England (PD). The Ravens traded this pick to New England along with their third and sixth round picks in 2005 in exchange for their second round pick in 2005.    No. 75: New England → Green Bay (D). see No. 36: Green Bay → New England.
* ↑ No. 76: Philadelphia → NY Jets (D). see No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). The Cowboys traded pick 80 to Jacksonville in exchange for their third and fourth round picks (92 and 125).
* ↑ No. 83: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (D). see No. 64: Pittsburgh → Minnesota.
* ↑ No. 87: NY Giants → Baltimore (D). see No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants.
* ↑ No. 92: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). see No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville.
* ↑ No. 93: multiple trades:    No. 93: Denver → Atlanta (PD). see No. 15: Atlanta → Denver.    No. 93: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
* ↑ No. 96: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

### Round four

* ↑ No. 119: Washington → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Washington → Denver.
* ↑ No. 125: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). see No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville.
* ↑ No. 129: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

### Round five

* ↑ No. 134: Houston → Buffalo (PD). The Texans traded pick #134 to the Bills in exchange for wide receiver Eric Moulds.
* ↑ No. 139: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
* ↑ No. 148: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.

### Round six

* ↑ No. 181: Baltimore → Cleveland (D). see No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore.
* ↑ No. 189: multiple trades:    No. 189: Washington → NY Jets (D). see No. 35: NY Jets → Washington.    No. 189: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 211: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.
* ↑ No. 220: Philadelphia → NY Jets (D). see No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia.

## Miscellaneous

* This would be the final draft that Paul Tagliabue would preside over as Commissioner of the National Football League, as he retired on September 1.
* Two individuals declared for the draft never having played college football: Jai Lewis, a power forward for the George Mason basketball team that reached the semifinals of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; and Ed Nelson, a power forward for the Connecticut basketball team. Lewis signed after the draft as a free agent with the New York Giants to play offensive tackle but subsequently pursued a professional basketball career, while Nelson signed with the St. Louis Rams to be a tight end. Nelson later turned to professional basketball himself.
* Having been banned in 2004 from playing college football at Colorado for having accepted endorsements while a member of the United States Ski Team, wide receiver and kick returner Jeremy Bloom was drafted in the fifth round by the Philadelphia Eagles.
* Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, who was dismissed from the Hokies team in January 2006 for repeatedly violating team rules, was undrafted; Vick, the younger brother of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, later accepted an invitation to attend a Miami Dolphins minicamp and ultimately signed a contract with the team as a wide receiver. He was then released the following season.
* Running back John David Washington, son of actor Denzel Washington, went undrafted out of the Division II school Morehouse College, where he rushed for 1,198 yards in his senior season, setting a school record; Washington was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Rams.
* As of 2023, Marcedes Lewis, who was drafted 28th overall in the 1st round, is currently the sole active player remaining from the draft.