# 2003 NFL draft

The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The draft was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 beginning at noon on Saturday, April 26 and beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday, April 27. The draft consisted of seven rounds, with teams selecting in the reverse order of the finish the previous season. There were 32 compensatory picks distributed among 15 teams, with five teams each receiving four additional selections. In addition, the Houston Texans, who started play as an expansion franchise the previous season, were granted a supplemental selection in the middle of each of the draft's final five rounds, plus the final selection in the final two rounds.
There was little drama when the draft began with the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Carson Palmer, as Palmer had agreed to contract terms with the Bengals the previous day. He became the first Heisman Trophy winner selected first overall in the draft since Vinny Testaverde in 1987. The event ended nearly 30 hours later with Ryan Hoag being chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick and thus gaining the distinction of "Mr. Irrelevant".
The draft took an odd turn with the Minnesota Vikings and their pick (seventh) in the first round. The Vikings were apparently attempting to consummate a trade when their fifteen-minute time allowance elapsed. The Jaguars who selected next were quick to pounce, turning in their card to select QB Byron Leftwich immediately after the Vikings' time elapsed. The Panthers also took advantage of the gaffe, selecting OT Jordan Gross before the Vikings recovered and selected DT Kevin Williams. Nevertheless, the mistake may have worked in the Vikings' favor as Williams went on to be a mainstay in their team, missing only four games in his first 10 seasons in the NFL and making six Pro Bowls.
The colleges with the most players selected in the draft were Florida, Miami and Tennessee which each had eight players chosen. Meanwhile, Penn State and Miami each had four players selected in the first round. Eleven defensive linemen were selected in round one, eclipsing the previous record of nine, set in 2001. Ten underclassmen were taken in the first round, including three of the first four overall selections. The first round lasted nearly five hours. The Buffalo Bills selection of Miami's Willis McGahee as the first running back off the board was notable because he was recovering from a career-threatening injury he suffered in the Fiesta Bowl which it was believed could have caused him to miss the upcoming season.
This draft is notable for its excellent undrafted players, including longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and longtime San Diego Chargers, Hall of Famer, tight end Antonio Gates.
The 262 players chosen in the draft were in the following positions:
| 53 defensive backs 36 wide receivers 30 linebackers 24 defensive ends 24 defensive tackles | 23 running backs 21 offensive tackles 14 guards 14 tight ends 13 quarterbacks | 10 centers 2 punters 1 kicker 1 nose tackle |

## Player selections

| * | = compensatory selection |
| ^ | = supplemental compensatory selection |
| ¤ | = extra selection awarded to expansion team |
| † | = 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 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carson Palmer $^†$ | QB | USC | Pac-10 | 2002 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 1 | 2 | Detroit Lions | Charles Rogers | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 3 | Houston Texans | Andre Johnson$^‡$$^†$ | WR | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 1 | 4 | New York Jets | Dewayne Robertson | DT | Kentucky | SEC | from Chicago |
| 1 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys | Terence Newman $^†$ | CB | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 6 | New Orleans Saints | Johnathan Sullivan | DT | Georgia | SEC | from Arizona |
| 1 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Byron Leftwich | QB | Marshall | MAC | In place of Minnesota (time expired) |
| 1 | 8 | Carolina Panthers | Jordan Gross $^†$ | OT | Utah | MWC | In place of Minnesota (time expired) |
| 1 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings | Kevin Williams $^†$ | DT | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | Instead of #7 (time expired) |
| 1 | 10 | Baltimore Ravens | Terrell Suggs $^†$ | DE | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 11 | Seattle Seahawks | Marcus Trufant $^†$ | CB | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 12 | St. Louis Rams | Jimmy Kennedy | DT | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 13 | New England Patriots | Ty Warren | DE | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Washington via NY Jets and Chicago |
| 1 | 14 | Chicago Bears | Michael Haynes | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | from Buffalo via New England |
| 1 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jerome McDougle | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | from San Diego |
| 1 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Troy Polamalu$^‡$$^†$ | S | USC | Pac-10 | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 17 | Arizona Cardinals | Bryant Johnson | WR | Penn State | Big Ten | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 18 | Arizona Cardinals | Calvin Pace | LB | Wake Forest | ACC | from Miami via New Orleans |
| 1 | 19 | Baltimore Ravens | Kyle Boller | QB | California | Pac-10 | from New England |
| 1 | 20 | Denver Broncos | George Foster | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 1 | 21 | Cleveland Browns | Jeff Faine | C | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 22 | Chicago Bears | Rex Grossman | QB | Florida | SEC | from New York Jets |
| 1 | 23 | Buffalo Bills | Willis McGahee $^†$ | RB | Miami (FL) | Big East | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 24 | Indianapolis Colts | Dallas Clark $^†$ | TE | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 25 | New York Giants | William Joseph | DT | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 1 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | Kwame Harris | OT | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | Larry Johnson $^†$ | RB | Penn State | Big Ten | from Pittsburgh |
| 1 | 28 | Tennessee Titans | Andre Woolfolk | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 29 | Green Bay Packers | Nick Barnett | LB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 30 | San Diego Chargers | Sammy Davis | CB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Philadelphia |
| 1 | 31 | Oakland Raiders | Nnamdi Asomugha $^†$ | CB | California | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 32 | Oakland Raiders | Tyler Brayton | DE | Colorado | Big 12 | from Tampa Bay |
| 2 | 33 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eric Steinbach | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 34 | Detroit Lions | Boss Bailey | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 2 | 35 | Chicago Bears | Charles Tillman $^†$ | CB | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | |
| 2 | 36 | New England Patriots | Eugene Wilson | CB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Houston |
| 2 | 37 | New Orleans Saints | Jon Stinchcomb $^†$ | OT | Georgia | SEC | from Arizona |
| 2 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys | Al Johnson | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 39 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Rashean Mathis $^†$ | CB | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | |
| 2 | 40 | Minnesota Vikings | E.J. Henderson $^†$ | LB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 2 | 41 | Houston Texans | Bennie Joppru | TE | Michigan | Big Ten | from Baltimore via New England |
| 2 | 42 | Seattle Seahawks | Ken Hamlin $^†$ | S | Arkansas | SEC | |
| 2 | 43 | St. Louis Rams | Pisa Tinoisamoa | LB | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 2 | 44 | Washington Redskins | Taylor Jacobs | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 2 | 45 | New England Patriots | Bethel Johnson | WR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Carolina |
| 2 | 46 | San Diego Chargers | Drayton Florence | CB | Tuskegee | SIAC | |
| 2 | 47 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kawika Mitchell | LB | South Florida | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 48 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Kelsay | DE | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 49 | Miami Dolphins | Eddie Moore | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 2 | 50 | Carolina Panthers | Bruce Nelson | C | Iowa | Big Ten | from New England |
| 2 | 51 | Denver Broncos | Terry Pierce | LB | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 52 | Cleveland Browns | Chaun Thompson | LB | West Texas A&M | LSC | |
| 2 | 53 | New York Jets | Victor Hobson | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 54 | Arizona Cardinals | Anquan Boldin $^†$ | WR | Florida State | ACC | from New Orleans |
| 2 | 55 | Atlanta Falcons | Bryan Scott | S | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 56 | New York Giants | Osi Umenyiora $^†$ | DE | Troy State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 2 | 57 | San Francisco 49ers | Anthony Adams | DT | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 58 | Indianapolis Colts | Mike Doss | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 59 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Alonzo Jackson | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 2 | 60 | Tennessee Titans | Tyrone Calico | WR | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | |
| 2 | 61 | Philadelphia Eagles | L.J. Smith | TE | Rutgers | Big East | |
| 2 | 62 | San Diego Chargers | Terrence Kiel | S | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Green Bay via Philadelphia |
| 2 | 63 | Oakland Raiders | Teyo Johnson | TE | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 64 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dewayne White | DE | Louisville | C-USA | |
| 3 | 65 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kelley Washington | WR | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 3 | 66 | Detroit Lions | Cory Redding | DT | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 67 | Houston Texans | Antwan Peek | LB | Cincinnati | C-USA | |
| 3 | 68 | Chicago Bears | Lance Briggs $^†$ | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 69 | Dallas Cowboys | Jason Witten $^†$ | TE | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 3 | 70 | Arizona Cardinals | Gerald Hayes | LB | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 3 | 71 | Minnesota Vikings | Nate Burleson | WR | Nevada | WAC | |
| 3 | 72 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Vince Manuwai | OG | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 3 | 73 | Seattle Seahawks | Wayne Hunter | OT | Hawaii | WAC | |
| 3 | 74 | St. Louis Rams | Kevin Curtis | WR | Utah State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 75 | Houston Texans | Seth Wand | OT | Northwest Missouri State | MIAA | from Washington via New England |
| 3 | 76 | Carolina Panthers | Mike Seidman | TE | UCLA | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 77 | Baltimore Ravens | Musa Smith | RB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 3 | 78 | Miami Dolphins | Wade Smith $^†$ | OT | Memphis | C-USA | from Kansas City via New Orleans and New England |
| 3 | 79 | Green Bay Packers | Kenny Peterson | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Buffalo |
| 3 | 80 | San Diego Chargers | Courtney Van Buren | OT | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | SWAC | |
| 3 | 81 | Washington Redskins | Derrick Dockery | OG | Texas | Big 12 | from New England |
| 3 | 82 | Carolina Panthers | Ricky Manning | CB | UCLA | Pac-10 | from Denver |
| 3¤ | 83 | Oakland Raiders | Sam Williams | DE | Fresno State | WAC | from Houston |
| 3 | 84 | Cleveland Browns | Chris Crocker | S | Marshall | MAC | |
| 3 | 85 | New York Jets | B. J. Askew | FB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 86 | New Orleans Saints | Cie Grant | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 87 | Miami Dolphins | Taylor Whitley | OG | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 88 | Houston Texans | Dave Ragone | QB | Louisville | C-USA | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 89 | San Francisco 49ers | Andrew Williams | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 3 | 90 | Indianapolis Colts | Donald Strickland | CB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 91 | New York Giants | Visanthe Shiancoe | TE | Morgan State | MEAC | |
| 3 | 92 | Kansas City Chiefs | Julian Battle | CB | Tennessee | SEC | from Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 93 | Tennessee Titans | Chris Brown | RB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 94 | Buffalo Bills | Angelo Crowell | LB | Virginia | ACC | from Green Bay |
| 3 | 95 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy McMullen | WR | Virginia | ACC | |
| 3 | 96 | Oakland Raiders | Justin Fargas | RB | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 97 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Simms | QB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 98 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dennis Weathersby | CB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 99 | Detroit Lions | Artose Pinner | RB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 4 | 100 | Chicago Bears | Todd Johnson | S | Florida | SEC | |
| 4 | 101 | Houston Texans | Domanick Davis | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 4 | 102 | New Orleans Saints | Montrae Holland | OG | Florida State | ACC | from Arizona |
| 4 | 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Bradie James | LB | LSU | SEC | |
| 4 | 104 | Jacksonville Jaguars | George Wrighster | TE | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 105 | Minnesota Vikings | Onterrio Smith | RB | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 106 | St. Louis Rams | Shaun McDonald | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 107 | St. Louis Rams | DeJuan Groce | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Washington |
| 4 | 108 | Denver Broncos | Quentin Griffin | RB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Carolina |
| 4 | 109 | Baltimore Ravens | Jarret Johnson | DE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 4 | 110 | Seattle Seahawks | Seneca Wallace | QB | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 111 | Buffalo Bills | Terrence McGee $^†$ | CB | Northwestern State | Southland | |
| 4 | 112 | San Diego Chargers | Matt Wilhelm | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 113 | Kansas City Chiefs | Brett Williams | OT | Florida State | ACC | |
| 4 | 114 | Denver Broncos | Nick Eason | DT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 4 | 115 | Cleveland Browns | Lee Suggs | RB | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 4 | 116 | Chicago Bears | Ian Scott | DT | Florida | SEC | from NY Jets |
| 4¤ | 117 | New England Patriots | Dan Klecko | LB | Temple | Big East | from Houston |
| 4 | 118 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jeremi Johnson | FB | Western Kentucky | Gateway | from New Orleans |
| 4 | 119 | Carolina Panthers | Colin Branch | S | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Miami |
| 4 | 120 | New England Patriots | Asante Samuel $^†$ | CB | UCF | MAC | from New England via Carolina and Denver |
| 4 | 121 | Atlanta Falcons | Justin Griffith | FB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 4 | 122 | Indianapolis Colts | Steve Sciullo | OG | Marshall | MAC | |
| 4 | 123 | New York Giants | Rod Babers | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 124 | San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Lloyd $^†$ | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 125 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ike Taylor | CB | Louisiana–Lafayette | Sun Belt | |
| 4 | 126 | Tennessee Titans | Rien Long | DT | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 4 | 127 | Buffalo Bills | Sam Aiken | WR | North Carolina | ACC | from Philadelphia via Green Bay |
| 4 | 128 | Denver Broncos | Bryant McNeal | DE | Clemson | ACC | from Green Bay via New England |
| 4 | 129 | Oakland Raiders | Shurron Pierson | DE | South Florida | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 4 | 130 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Lance Nimmo | OT | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 4* | 131 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jamaal Green | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 4* | 132 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LaBrandon Toefield | RB | LSU | SEC | |
| 4* | 133 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Austin King | C | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 4* | 134 | Baltimore Ravens | Ovie Mughelli $^†$ | FB | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 4* | 135 | Seattle Seahawks | Solomon Bates | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 136 | Cincinnati Bengals | Khalid Abdullah | LB | Mars Hill | SAC | |
| 5 | 137 | Detroit Lions | Terrence Holt | S | NC State | ACC | |
| 5 | 138 | Indianapolis Colts | Robert Mathis $^†$ | DE | Alabama A&M | SWAC | from Houston |
| 5 | 139 | Chicago Bears | Bobby Wade | WR | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 140 | New York Jets | Derek Pagel | S | Iowa | Big Ten | from Dallas via New England via Washington Redskins |
| 5 | 141 | Arizona Cardinals | Kenny King | DE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 142 | Cleveland Browns | Ryan Pontbriand $^†$ | C | Rice | WAC | from Minnesota |
| 5 | 143 | Chicago Bears | Justin Gage | WR | Missouri | Big 12 | from Jacksonville |
| 5 | 144 | Detroit Lions | James Davis | LB | West Virginia | Big East | from Washington |
| 5 | 145 | Carolina Panthers | Kindal Moorehead | DT | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 146 | Baltimore Ravens | Aubrayo Franklin | DT | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 147 | Green Bay Packers | James Lee | DT | Oregon State | Pac-10 | from Seattle |
| 5 | 148 | St. Louis Rams | Dan Curley | TE | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | |
| 5 | 149 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Scifres | P | Western Illinois | Gateway | |
| 5 | 150 | New York Jets | Matt Walters | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 151 | Buffalo Bills | Ben Sobieski | OG | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 152 | Cleveland Browns | Michael Lehan | CB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 153 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jordan Black | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from New York Jets |
| 5¤ | 154 | Tennessee Titans | Donnie Nickey | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Houston via New England |
| 5 | 155 | New Orleans Saints | Melvin Williams | DE | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 156 | Miami Dolphins | Donald Lee | TE | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 5 | 157 | Denver Broncos | Ben Claxton | C | Ole Miss | SEC | from New England |
| 5 | 158 | Denver Broncos | Adrian Madise | WR | TCU | C-USA | |
| 5 | 159 | Atlanta Falcons | Olinger, JonJon Olinger | WR | Cincinnati | C-USA | |
| 5 | 160 | New York Giants | David Diehl $^†$ | OT | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 5 | 161 | San Francisco 49ers | Aaron Walker | TE | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 162 | Indianapolis Colts | Keyon Whiteside | LB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 5 | 163 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Brian St. Pierre | QB | Boston College | Big East | |
| 5 | 164 | New England Patriots | Dan Koppen $^†$ | C | Boston College | Big East | from Tennessee |
| 5 | 165 | Seattle Seahawks | Chris Davis | FB | Syracuse | Big East | from Green Bay |
| 5 | 166 | Green Bay Packers | Hunter Hillenmeyer | LB | Vanderbilt | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 5 | 167 | Oakland Raiders | Doug Gabriel | WR | UCF | MAC | |
| 5 | 168 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sean Mahan | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5* | 169 | Miami Dolphins | J. R. Tolver | WR | San Diego State | MWC | |
| 5* | 170 | St. Louis Rams | Shane Walton | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5* | 171 | Chicago Bears | Tron LaFavor | DT | Florida | SEC | |
| 5* | 172 | St. Louis Rams | Kevin Garrett | CB | SMU | WAC | |
| 5* | 173 | Baltimore Ravens | Tony Pashos | OT | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 174 | Cincinnati Bengals | Langston Moore | DT | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 6 | 175 | Detroit Lions | David Kircus | WR | Grand Valley State | GLIAC | |
| 6 | 175.5– | Houston Texans | selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental draft | selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental draft |
| 6 | 176 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Brandon Green | DE | Rice | WAC | from Chicago Bears |
| 6 | 177 | Arizona Cardinals | Reggie Wells | OG | Clarion | PSAC | |
| 6 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys | B. J. Tucker | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 179 | Jacksonville Jaguars | David Young | S | Georgia Southern | SoCon | |
| 6 | 180 | Minnesota Vikings | Eddie Johnson | P | Idaho State | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 181 | Miami Dolphins | Corey Jenkins | LB | South Carolina | SEC | from Carolina |
| 6 | 182 | Baltimore Ravens | Gerome Sapp | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 183 | Seattle Seahawks | Rashad Moore | DT | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 6 | 184 | St. Louis Rams | Scott Tercero | OG | California | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 185 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeremy Bridges | OT | Southern Miss | C-USA | from Washington via Green Bay |
| 6 | 186 | Dallas Cowboys | Zuriel Smith | WR | Hampton | MEAC | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 187 | Buffalo Bills | Lauvale Sape | DT | Utah | MWC | |
| 6 | 188 | San Diego Chargers | Hanik Milligan $^†$ | S | Houston | C-USA | |
| 6 | 189 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jimmy Wilkerson | DE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from New York Jets |
| 6 | 190 | Minnesota Vikings | Michael Nattiel | LB | Florida | SEC | from New Orleans |
| 6 | 191 | Chicago Bears | Joe Odom | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | from Miami |
| 6¤ | 192 | Houston Texans | Drew Henson | QB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 193 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Marques Ogden | OT | Howard | MEAC | from New England via Chicago |
| 6 | 194 | Denver Broncos | Aaron Hunt | DE | Texas Tech | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 195 | Cleveland Browns | Antonio Garay | DT | Boston College | Big East | |
| 6 | 196 | Atlanta Falcons | LaTarence Dunbar | WR | TCU | C-USA | |
| 6 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers | Arnaz Battle | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6 | 198 | Indianapolis Colts | Cato June $^†$ | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 199 | New York Giants | Willie Ponder | WR | Southeast Missouri State | OVC | |
| 6 | 200 | New York Jets | Brooks Bollinger | QB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Pittsburgh via Kansas City |
| 6 | 201 | New England Patriots | Kliff Kingsbury | QB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | from Tennessee |
| 6 | 202 | Atlanta Falcons | Waine Bacon | CB | Alabama | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 203 | New Orleans Saints | Kareem Kelly | WR | USC | Pac-10 | from Green Bay via Seattle |
| 6 | 204 | Oakland Raiders | Rykert, DustinDustin Rykert | OT | BYU | MWC | |
| 6 | 205 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Torrie Cox | CB | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 6* | 206 | Chicago Bears | Brock Forsey | RB | Boise State | WAC | |
| 6* | 207 | New York Giants | Frank Walker | CB | Tuskegee | SIAC | |
| 6* | 208 | Indianapolis Colts | Makoa Freitas | OT | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 6* | 209 | Miami Dolphins | Provost, TimTim Provost | OT | San Jose State | WAC | |
| 6* | 210 | Arizona Cardinals | Tony Gilbert | LB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 6* | 211 | New York Giants | David Tyree $^†$ | WR | Syracuse | Big East | |
| 6* | 212 | Green Bay Packers | Brennan Curtin | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 6* | 213 | Miami Dolphins | Yeremiah Bell $^†$ | S | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | |
| 6¤ | 214 | Houston Texans | Keith Wright | DT | Missouri | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 215 | Cincinnati Bengals | Scott Kooistra | OT | NC State | ACC | |
| 7 | 216 | Detroit Lions | Ben Johnson | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 217 | Houston Texans | Curry Burns | S | Louisville | C-USA | |
| 7 | 218 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Malaefou MacKenzie | FB | USC | Pac-10 | from Chicago Bears |
| 7 | 219 | Dallas Cowboys | Bates, JustinJustin Bates | OG | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 220 | Detroit Lions | Blue Adams | CB | Cincinnati | C-USA | from Arizona |
| 7 | 221 | Minnesota Vikings | Keenan Howry | WR | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 222 | Seattle Seahawks | Josh Brown $^†$ | K | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Jacksonville |
| 7 | 223 | Baltimore Ravens | Trent Smith | TE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 224 | Seattle Seahawks | Taco Wallace | WR | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 225 | Tennessee Titans | Todd Williams | OT | Florida State | ACC | from St. Louis via New England |
| 7 | 226 | Carolina Panthers | Walter Young | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | from Washington via Miami |
| 7 | 227 | Denver Broncos | Clint Mitchell | DE | Florida | SEC | from Carolina |
| 7 | 228 | Buffalo Bills | Mario Haggan | LB | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 7 | 229 | San Diego Chargers | Andrew Pinnock | FB | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 7 | 230 | Kansas City Chiefs | Montique Sharpe | DT | Wake Forest | ACC | |
| 7 | 231 | New Orleans Saints | Talman Gardner | WR | Florida State | ACC | |
| 7 | 232 | Washington Redskins | Gibran Hamdan | QB | Indiana | Big Ten | from Miami |
| 7¤ | 233 | Houston Texans | Pearce, ChanceChance Pearce | C | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 234 | New England Patriots | Spencer Nead | FB | BYU | MWC | |
| 7 | 235 | Denver Broncos | Ahmaad Galloway | RB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7 | 236 | Detroit Lions | Drumm, BrandonBrandon Drumm | RB | Colorado | Big 12 | from Cleveland via San Diego and Dallas |
| 7 | 237 | New York Jets | Dave Yovanovits | OG | Temple | Big East | |
| 7 | 238 | Atlanta Falcons | Demetrin Veal | DE | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 7 | 239 | New England Patriots | Tully Banta-Cain | LB | California | Pac-10 | from Indianapolis via New Orleans |
| 7 | 240 | New York Giants | Charles Drake | S | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 241 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Dorsey | QB | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 7 | 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J. T. Wall | RB | Georgia | SEC | |
| 7 | 243 | New England Patriots | Ethan Kelley | DT | Baylor | Big 12 | from Tennessee |
| 7 | 244 | Philadelphia Eagles | Norman LeJeune | S | LSU | SEC | from Green Bay |
| 7 | 245 | Green Bay Packers | Chris Johnson | CB | Louisville | C-USA | from Philadelphia |
| 7 | 246 | Oakland Raiders | Siddeeq Shabazz | S | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | |
| 7 | 247 | Carolina Panthers | Casey Moore | RB | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Tampa Bay via Miami |
| 7* | 248 | Miami Dolphins | Davern Williams | DT | Troy State | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7* | 249 | New York Giants | Wayne Lucier | C | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 7* | 250 | Baltimore Ravens | Mike Mabry | C | UCF | MAC | |
| 7* | 251 | St. Louis Rams | Scott Shanle | LB | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 7* | 252 | Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Pile | S | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 7* | 253 | Green Bay Packers | DeAndrew Rubin | WR | South Florida | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 7* | 254 | St. Louis Rams | Richard Angulo | TE | Western New Mexico | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 7* | 255 | New York Giants | Kevin Walter | WR | Eastern Michigan | MAC | |
| 7* | 256 | Green Bay Packers | Carl Ford | WR | Toledo | MAC | |
| 7* | 257 | Green Bay Packers | Steve Josue | LB | Carson–Newman | SAC | |
| 7* | 258 | Baltimore Ravens | Antwoine Sanders | CB | Utah | MWC | |
| 7^ | 259 | Cincinnati Bengals | Elton Patterson | DE | UCF | MAC | |
| 7^ | 260 | Detroit Lions | Anglin, TravisTravis Anglin | WR | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 7^ | 261 | Chicago Bears | Bryan Anderson | OG | Pittsburgh | Big East | |
| 7¤ | 262 | Oakland Raiders | Ryan Hoag | WR | Gustavus Adolphus | MIAC | from Houston Texans |

## Trades

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

### Round one

* ↑ #4: Chicago → New York Jets (PD). Chicago traded this selection to the Jets in exchange for picks #13 (obtained from Washington as compensation for Washington signing Jets' restricted free agent Laveranues Coles) and #22 in the first round and the Jets' fourth-round selection (#116).
* ↑ #6: Arizona → New Orleans (D). Arizona traded this selection along with picks #37 and #102 to New Orleans in exchange for picks #17 (received from Miami in the Ricky Williams trade), #18 and #54.
* ↑ #13: multiple trades: #13: Washington → New York Jets (PD). The Jets acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Jets' restricted free agent WR Laveranues Coles #13: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets #13: Chicago → New England Patriots (D). New England acquired this pick from Chicago for #14 and their sixth-round selection #193
* ↑ #14: multiple trades: #14: Buffalo → New England (PD). Buffalo traded this selection to New England for QB Drew Bledsoe #14: New England → Chicago (D). see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots
* ↑ #15: San Diego → Philadelphia (D). Philadelphia acquired this pick from San Diego for Philadelphia's first-round (#30) and second-round (#62) selections.
* ↑ #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (D). Pittsburgh acquired this pick from Kansas City for Pittsburgh's first-round (#27), third-round (#92) and sixth-round (#200) selections.
* ↑ #17: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
* ↑ #18: multiple trades: #18: Miami → New Orleans (PD). New Orleans acquired this pick along with a 2002 first-round selection (with which New Orleans selected DE Charles Grant) from Miami for RB Ricky Williams. This conditional pick became a first-rounder when Williams rushed for over 1,500 yards for Miami in 2002. #18: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
* ↑ #19: New England → Baltimore (D). Baltimore acquired this pick from New England for Baltimore's second-rounder (#41) and Baltimore's first-round selection in 2004
* ↑ #22: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets
* ↑ #23: Atlanta → Buffalo (PD). Buffalo acquired this pick from Atlanta for WR Peerless Price
* ↑ #27: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh
* ↑ #30: Philadelphia → San Diego (D). see #15: San Diego → Philadelphia
* ↑ #32: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). Oakland acquired this pick – along with Tampa Bay's first- and second-round selections in 2002 and Tampa Bay's second-round selection in 2004. – for the rights to head coach Jon Gruden

### Round two

* ↑ #36: Houston → New England (D). New England acquired this pick and Houston's fourth-round selection (#117) from Houston for Baltimore's second-rounder (#41 see #19: New England → Baltimore) and New England's third-round selection(#75).
* ↑ #37: Arizona → New Orleans (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
* ↑ #41: multiple trades: #41: Baltimore → New England (D). see #19: New England → Baltimore #41: New England → Houston (D). see #36: Houston → New England
* ↑ #45: Carolina → New England (D). New England acquired this selection from Carolina for New England's second-rounder (#50) and fourth-round selection(#120).
* ↑ #50: New England → Carolina (D). see #45: Carolina → New England
* ↑ #54: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
* ↑ #62: multiple trades: #62: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Philadelphia acquired this selection from Green Bay for CB Al Harris and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection(#120). #62: Philadelphia → San Diego (D). see #15: San Diego → Philadelphia

### Round three

* ↑ #75: multiple trades: #75: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded this pick and their fourth-round selection in 2004 (#104) to New England for pick #81 and New England's fifth-round selection (#140), which Washington needed to compensate the New York Jets for Washington's signing of the Jets' restricted free agent KR Chad Morton. #75: New England → Houston (D). see #36: Houston → New England
* ↑ #78: multiple trades: #78: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). New Orleans acquired this selection from Kansas City in exchange for OT Willie Roaf. #78: New Orleans → New England (D). New England acquired this selection and New Orleans' seventh-round selection (#239) from New Orleans for safetyTebucky Jones. #78: New England → Miami (PD). New England sent this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's second-round selection in 2004
* ↑ #79: Buffalo → Green Bay (D). Green Bay acquired this pick from Buffalo for Buffalo's third-rounder (#94) and Buffalo's fourth-round selection(#127).
* ↑ #81: New England → Washington (PD). see #75: Washington → New England
* ↑ #82: Denver → Carolina (D). Carolina acquired this pick from Denver for Carolina's two fourth-rounders (#108) and (#120 acquired from New England) and Carolina's seventh-round selection(#227).
* ↑ #83: Houston → Oakland (D). Oakland acquired this pick and Houston's seventh-round selection (#262) from Houston for Oakland's second-round selection in 2004
* ↑ #88: Atlanta → Houston (PD). Houston acquired this pick from Atlanta for Houston's fourth round selection(#116) in the 2002 draft which Atlanta used to select G Martin Bibla.
* ↑ #92: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh
* ↑ #94: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see #79: Buffalo → Green Bay

### Round four

* ↑ #102: Arizona → New Orleans (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
* ↑ #107: Washington → St. Louis (PD). St. Louis acquired this pick and G David Loverne from Washington for RB Trung Canidate.
* ↑ #108: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina
* ↑ #116: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets
* ↑ #117: Houston → New England (D). see #36: Houston → New England
* ↑ #118: New Orleans → Cincinnati (PD). New Orleans traded this pick to Cincinnati for RB Curtis Keaton.
* ↑ #119: Miami → Carolina (PD). Miami traded this pick along with DE Al Wallace to Carolina for DE Jay Williams.
* ↑ #120: multiple trades: #120: New England → Carolina (D). see #45: Carolina → New England #120: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina #120: Denver → New England (D). Denver traded this pick to New England for fourth-round (#128) and fifth-round (#157) selections.
* ↑ #127: multiple trades: #127: Philadelphia → Green Bay (PD). see #62: Green Bay → Philadelphia #127: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see #79: Buffalo → Green Bay
* ↑ #128: multiple trades: #128: Green Bay → New England (PD). Green Bay traded this pick and their fourth-round selection (#126) in 2002 to New England for WR Terry Glenn #128: New England → Denver (D). see #120: Denver → New England.

### Round five

* ↑ #138: Houston → Indianapolis (D). Houston traded this pick to Indianapolis for Indianapolis' fourth-round selection (#122) in 2004.
* ↑ #140: multiple trades: #140: Dallas → New England (PD). Dallas traded this pick and a seventh-round selection (#237) in 2002 (with which New England selected RB Antwoine Womack) to New England for New England's fifth-round selection (#168) in 2002 (with which Dallas selected DB Pete Hunter). #140: New England → Washington (PD). see #75: Washington → New England #140: Washington → New York Jets (PD). see #75: Washington → New England
* ↑ #142: Minnesota → Cleveland (PD). Minnesota traded this pick to Cleveland for DL Stalin Colinet.
* ↑ #143: Jacksonville → Chicago (D). Jacksonville traded this pick to Chicago for two sixth-round selections (#176 and #193) and a seventh-rounder (#218).
* ↑ #144: Washington → Detroit (D). Detroit acquired this pick from Washington for G Brenden Stai.
* ↑ #147: Green Bay → Seattle (D). Green Bay acquired this pick from Seattle for Green Bay's fifth-round (#165) and sixth-round (#203) selections.
* ↑ #150: Kansas City → New York Jets (D). Kansas City traded this pick and their sixth-rounder (#200) to the New York Jets for the Jets fifth-round (#153) and sixth-round (#189) selections.
* ↑ #153: New York Jets → Kansas City (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.
* ↑ #154: multiple trades: #154: Houston → New England (PD). Houston traded this pick to New England for OT Greg Randall #154: New England → Tennessee (D). New England traded this pick and their seventh-rounder (#225) to Tennessee for Tennessee's fifth-round (#164), sixth-round (#201) and seventh-round (#243) selections.
* ↑ #157: New England → Denver (D). see #120: Denver → New England.
* ↑ #164: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.
* ↑ #165: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see #147: Green Bay → Seattle.
* ↑ #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Green Bay for Green Bay's sixth-round (#185) and seventh-round (#244) selections.

### Round six

* ↑ #176: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.
* ↑ #181: Carolina → Miami (D). Carolina traded this pick to Miami for two seventh-round choices (#226 and #247).
* ↑ #185: multiple trades: #185: Washington → Green Bay (PD). Green Bay acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington signing Green Bay's restricted free agent safety Matt Bowen #185: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
* ↑ #186: Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Dallas acquired this selection along with Kansas City's first-round and third-round picks in 2002 (picks 8 and 75 with which Dallas selected S Roy Williams and CB Derek Ross) in exchange for Dallas' first-round pick in 2002 (#6) with which Kansas City selected DT Ryan Sims.
* ↑ #189: New York Jets → Kansas City (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.
* ↑ #190: New Orleans → Minnesota (PD). Minnesota acquired this selection from New Orleans in exchange for QB Todd Bouman.
* ↑ #191: Miami → Chicago (PD). Chicago acquired this selection and a sixth-round selection in 2002 (#199 with which Chicago selected RB Adrian Peterson) from Miami in exchange for QB Cade McNown and the Dolphins' seventh-round selection in 2002 (#241 with which Miami selected RB Leonard Henry).
* ↑ #193: multiple trades: #193: New England → Chicago (D). see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots #193: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.
* ↑ #200: multiple trades: #200: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh #200: Kansas City → New York Jets (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.
* ↑ #201: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.
* ↑ #202: Philadelphia → Atlanta (PD). Atlanta acquired this selection and Philadelphia's 2004 fourth-rounder (#125) from Philadelphia for LB Mark Simoneau.
* ↑ #203: multiple trades: #203: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see #147: Green Bay → Seattle. #203: Seattle → New Orleans (D). New Orleans acquired this selection from Seattle for DT Norman Hand.

### Round seven

* ↑ #218: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.
* ↑ #220: Arizona → Detroit (D). Detroit traded WR Larry Foster to Arizona for this pick.
* ↑ #222: Jacksonville → Seattle (PD). Jacksonville traded this selection to Seattle for LB Ike Charlton.
* ↑ #225: multiple trades: #225: St. Louis → New England (PD). St. Louis traded this choice to New England for OT Grant Williams. #225: New England → Tennessee (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.
* ↑ #226: multiple trades: #226: Washington → Miami (PD). Miami received this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Miami's restricted free agent DT Jermaine Haley. #226: Miami → Carolina (D). see #181: Carolina → Miami.
* ↑ #227: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina
* ↑ #232: Miami → Washington (PD). Miami traded this pick to Washington for QB Sage Rosenfels.
* ↑ #236: multiple trades: #236: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded this pick to San Diego for TE Steve Heiden. #236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded this pick to Dallas for OT Kelvin Garmon. #236: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded this pick to Detroit for RB Aveion Cason.
* ↑ #239: multiple trades: #239: Indianapolis → New Orleans (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to New Orleans for RB Ricky A. Williams. #239: New Orleans → New England (D). see #78: New Orleans → New England
* ↑ #243: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.
* ↑ #244: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay.
* ↑ #245: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Green Bay for Green Bay's sixth-round pick (#185) in 2004.
* ↑ #247: multiple trades: #247: Tampa Bay → Miami (D). Miami acquired this pick from Tampa Bay for OT Cornell Green. #247: Miami → Carolina (D). see #181: Carolina → Miami.
* ↑ #262: Houston → Oakland (D). see #83: Houston → Oakland

### Notes

* ↑ #7: Minnesota held the 7th pick, but the Vikings did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, however Jacksonville and Carolina were able to make their own picks before Minnesota could make its own.
* ↑ #8: see #7.
* ↑ #9: see #7.

## Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 2 | – | Houston Texans | Tony Hollings | RB | Georgia Tech | ACC | |

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Atlanta Falcons | Travaris Robinson | S | Auburn | SEC | |
| Baltimore Ravens | Todd Devoe | WR | Central Missouri State | MIAA | |
| Buffalo Bills | Antonio Brown | WR | West Virginia | Big East | |
| Buffalo Bills | Jon Dorenbos $^†$ | LS | UTEP | WAC | |
| Buffalo Bills | Fred Jackson | RB | Coe | IIAC | |
| Carolina Panthers | Vinny Ciurciu | LB | Boston College | Big East | |
| Chicago Bears | Cameron Worrell | S | Fresno State | WAC | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Terrell Roberts | CB | Oregon State | Pac-10 | |
| Cleveland Browns | Leigh Bodden | CB | Duquesne | MAAC | |
| Cleveland Browns | Enoch DeMar | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| Cleveland Browns | Israel Idonije | DE | Manitoba | CWUAA | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Erik Bickerstaff | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ReShard Lee | RB | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Keith O'Neil | LB | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Tony Romo $^†$ | QB | Eastern Illinois | OVC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Shaun Smith | DE | South Carolina | SEC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Torrin Tucker | OT | Southern Miss | C-USA | |
| Denver Broncos | Mat McBriar $^†$ | P | Hawaii | WAC | |
| Denver Broncos | Cecil Sapp | RB | Colorado State | MWC | |
| Detroit Lions | Casey FitzSimmons | TE | Carroll | Frontier | |
| Green Bay Packers | Earl Cochran | DE | Alabama State | SWAC | |
| Green Bay Packers | Cullen Jenkins | DE | Central Michigan | MAC | |
| Green Bay Packers | Shantee Orr | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| Green Bay Packers | Scottie Vines | WR | Wyoming | MWC | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Gary Brackett | LB | Rutgers | Big East | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Anthony Floyd | S | Louisville | C-USA | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Tom Lopienski | FB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Aaron Moorehead | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Cortez Hankton | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Seth Marler | K | Tulane | C-USA | |
| Minnesota Vikings | Colin Cole | DT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| Minnesota Vikings | Adam Goldberg | OT | Wyoming | MWC | |
| New Orleans Saints | Kenderick Allen | DT | LSU | SEC | |
| New York Jets | Mark Brown | LB | Auburn | SEC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Alonzo Ephraim | C | Alabama | SEC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Roderick Hood | CB | Auburn | SEC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jamaal Jackson | C | Delaware State | MEAC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Derrick Frost | P | Northern Iowa | Gateway | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Greg Lewis | WR | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Reno Mahe | WR | BYU | MWC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Quintin Mikell $^†$ | S | Boise State | WAC | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Sam Rayburn | DT | Tulsa | WAC | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Russell Stuvaints | S | Youngstown State | Gateway | |
| San Diego Chargers | Phil Bogle | OG | New Haven | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| San Diego Chargers | Jacques Cesaire | DE | Southern Connecticut | NE-10 | |
| San Diego Chargers | Stephen Cooper | LB | Maine | A-10 | |
| San Diego Chargers | Kris Dielman $^†$ | OG | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| San Diego Chargers | Antonio Gates$^‡$$^†$ | TE | Kent State | MAC | Played college basketball |
| San Diego Chargers | Kassim Osgood $^†$ | WR | San Diego State | MWC | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Joselio Hanson | CB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Ray Wells | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | Jerheme Urban | WR | Trinity (TX) | SCAC | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Earnest Graham | RB | Florida | SEC | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Will Heller | TE | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| Washington Redskins | Chris Clemons | DE | Georgia | SEC | |
| Washington Redskins | Kevin Ware | TE | Washington | Pac-10 | |

## Hall of Famers

* Troy Polamalu, strong safety from USC, taken 1st round 16th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020
* Andre Johnson, wide receiver from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Houston Texans.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
* Antonio Gates, tight end from Kent State, undrafted.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.