# 1997 NFL draft

The 1997 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 19–20, 1997, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
This draft was notable for its high-profile offensive linemen. The first overall selection was Orlando Pace, who appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2016. Tarik Glenn was selected 19th overall and was also named to three Pro Bowls. Walter Jones, who made nine Pro Bowls (including eight consecutive from 2001 to 2008), was a seven time All-Pro, and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2014, was selected sixth overall. Others include Chris Naeole, Dan Neil, Ryan Tucker, Jeff Mitchell, Mike Flynn, and Joe Andruzzi.
The 1997 Draft is also known for its running backs. Warrick Dunn, Corey Dillon, and Tiki Barber each rushed for over 10,000 yards in their careers, and Antowain Smith, and Duce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL. This draft is also well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players, including Jake Delhomme, Priest Holmes, and Pat Williams.

## Player selections

| * | = 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 | St. Louis Rams | Orlando Pace$^‡$$^†$ | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten | from N.Y. Jets |
| 1 | 2 | Oakland Raiders | Darrell Russell $^†$ | DT | USC | Pac-10 | from New Orleans |
| 1 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks | Shawn Springs $^†$ | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Atlanta |
| 1 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens | Peter Boulware $^†$ | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 5 | Detroit Lions | Bryant Westbrook | CB | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks | Walter Jones$^‡$$^†$ | OT | Florida State | ACC | from St. Louis via N.Y. Jets and Tampa Bay |
| 1 | 7 | New York Giants | Ike Hilliard | WR | Florida | SEC | |
| 1 | 8 | New York Jets | James Farrior $^†$ | LB | Virginia | ACC | from Tampa Bay |
| 1 | 9 | Arizona Cardinals | Tom Knight | CB | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 1 | 10 | New Orleans Saints | Chris Naeole | OG | Colorado | Big 12 | from Oakland |
| 1 | 11 | Atlanta Falcons | Michael Booker | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Chicago via Seattle |
| 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Warrick Dunn $^†$ | RB | Florida State | ACC | from Seattle |
| 1 | 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Gonzalez$^‡$$^†$ | TE | California | Pac-10 | from Tennessee |
| 1 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Reinard Wilson | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 1 | 15 | Miami Dolphins | Yatil Green | WR | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Reidel Anthony | WR | Florida | SEC | from San Diego |
| 1 | 17 | Washington Redskins | Kenard Lang | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 1 | 18 | Tennessee Oilers | Kenny Holmes | DE | Miami (FL) | Big East | from Kansas City |
| 1 | 19 | Indianapolis Colts | Tarik Glenn $^†$ | OT | California | Pac-10 | |
| 1 | 20 | Minnesota Vikings | Dwayne Rudd | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 1 | 21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Renaldo Wynn | DT | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 1 | 22 | Dallas Cowboys | David LaFleur | TE | LSU | SEC | from Philadelphia |
| 1 | 23 | Buffalo Bills | Antowain Smith | RB | Houston | C-USA | |
| 1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chad Scott | CB | Maryland | ACC | |
| 1 | 25 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jon Harris | DE | Virginia | ACC | from Dallas |
| 1 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Druckenmiller | QB | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 1 | 27 | Carolina Panthers | Rae Carruth | WR | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 28 | Denver Broncos | Trevor Pryce $^†$ | DT | Clemson | ACC | |
| 1 | 29 | New England Patriots | Chris Canty | CB | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 1 | 30 | Green Bay Packers | Ross Verba | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 31 | New York Jets | Rick Terry | DT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 32 | Atlanta Falcons | Nathan Davis | DE | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 33 | New Orleans Saints | Rob Kelly | S | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 34 | Baltimore Ravens | Jamie Sharper | LB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 2 | 35 | Detroit Lions | Juan Roque | OT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 36 | New York Giants | Tiki Barber $^†$ | RB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 2 | 37 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jerry Wunsch | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 2 | 38 | Chicago Bears | John Allred | TE | USC | Pac-10 | from St. Louis |
| 2 | 39 | New Orleans Saints | Jared Tomich | DE | Nebraska | Big 12 | from Oakland |
| 2 | 40 | St. Louis Rams | Dexter McCleon | CB | Clemson | ACC | from Chicago |
| 2 | 41 | Atlanta Falcons | Byron Hanspard | RB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | from Seattle |
| 2 | 42 | Arizona Cardinals | Jake Plummer $^†$ | QB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 43 | Cincinnati Bengals | Corey Dillon $^†$ | RB | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 2 | 44 | Miami Dolphins | Sam Madison $^†$ | CB | Louisville | C-USA | |
| 2 | 45 | San Diego Chargers | Freddie Jones | TE | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 2 | 46 | Tennessee Oilers | Joey Kent | WR | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 2 | 47 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kevin Lockett | WR | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 48 | Indianapolis Colts | Adam Meadows | OT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 2 | 49 | Minnesota Vikings | Torrian Gray | S | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 2 | 50 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Mike Logan | CB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 2 | 51 | Washington Redskins | Greg Jones | LB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 52 | Buffalo Bills | Marcellus Wiley $^†$ | DE | Columbia | Ivy | |
| 2 | 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Will Blackwell | WR | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 2 | 54 | Detroit Lions | Kevin Abrams | CB | Syracuse | Big East | from Dallas |
| 2 | 55 | San Francisco 49ers | Marc Edwards | FB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from Philadelphia |
| 2 | 56 | Carolina Panthers | Mike Minter | S | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 57 | Philadelphia Eagles | James Darling | LB | Washington State | Pac-10 | from San Francisco |
| 2 | 58 | Baltimore Ravens | Kim Herring | S | Penn State | Big Ten | from Denver |
| 2 | 59 | New England Patriots | Brandon Mitchell | DE | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 2 | 60 | Green Bay Packers | Darren Sharper $^†$ | S | William & Mary | Yankee | |
| 3 | 61 | New England Patriots | Sedrick Shaw | RB | Iowa | Big Ten | from N.Y. Jets |
| 3 | 62 | New Orleans Saints | Troy Davis | RB | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 63 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Frank Middleton | OG | Arizona | Pac-10 | from Atlanta via Seattle |
| 3 | 64 | Baltimore Ravens | Jay Graham | RB | Tennessee | SEC | |
| 3 | 65 | Dallas Cowboys | Dexter Coakley $^†$ | LB | Appalachian State | SoCon | from Detroit |
| 3 | 66 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ronde Barber$^‡$$^†$ | CB | Virginia | ACC | |
| 3 | 67 | Denver Broncos | Dan Neil | OG | Texas | Big 12 | from St. Louis via N.Y. Jets |
| 3 | 68 | New York Giants | Ryan Phillips | LB | Idaho | Big West | |
| 3 | 69 | Chicago Bears | Bob Sapp | OG | Washington | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 70 | Atlanta Falcons | OJ Santiago | TE | Kent State | MAC | from Seattle |
| 3 | 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Duce Staley | RB | South Carolina | SEC | from Arizona |
| 3 | 72 | Oakland Raiders | Adam Treu | OG | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 73 | Miami Dolphins | Jason Taylor$^‡$$^†$ | DE | Akron | MAC | |
| 3 | 74 | San Diego Chargers | Michael Hamilton | LB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | |
| 3 | 75 | Tennessee Oilers | Denard Walker | CB | Kent State | MAC | |
| 3 | 76 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rod Payne | C | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 3 | 77 | San Francisco 49ers | Greg Clark | TE | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Indianapolis |
| 3 | 78 | Minnesota Vikings | Stalin Colinet | DE | Boston College | Big East | |
| 3 | 79 | Jacksonville Jaguars | James Hamilton | LB | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 3 | 80 | Washington Redskins | Derek Smith | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 81 | Tennessee Oilers | Scott Sanderson | OT | Washington State | Pac-10 | from Kansas City |
| 3 | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Wiggins | OT | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 3 | 83 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Scifres | OG | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 3 | 84 | Arizona Cardinals | Ty Howard | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Philadelphia |
| 3 | 85 | Oakland Raiders | Kohn, TimTim Kohn | OG | Iowa State | Big 12 | from Buffalo |
| 3 | 86 | Indianapolis Colts | Bertrand Berry $^†$ | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | from San Francisco |
| 3 | 87 | Carolina Panthers | Kinnon Tatum | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 3 | 88 | New York Jets | Dedric Ward | WR | Northern Iowa | Gateway | from Denver |
| 3 | 89 | New England Patriots | Chris Carter | S | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 3 | 90 | Green Bay Packers | Brett Conway | K | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 3* | 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Vrabel $^†$ | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 3* | 92 | Miami Dolphins | Derrick Rodgers | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 3* | 93 | Miami Dolphins | Ronnie Ward | LB | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| 3* | 94 | Dallas Cowboys | Kenny Wheaton | CB | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 3* | 95 | New York Giants | Brad Maynard | P | Ball State | MAC | |
| 3* | 96 | Miami Dolphins | Brent Smith | OT | Mississippi State | SEC | |
| 4 | 97 | New England Patriots | Damon Denson | OG | Michigan | Big Ten | from N.Y. Jets |
| 4 | 98 | Tennessee Oilers | Derrick Mason $^†$ | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | from Atlanta |
| 4 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Florida | SEC | |
| 4 | 100 | Atlanta Falcons | Henri Crockett | LB | Florida State | ACC | from Baltimore via Seattle |
| 4 | 101 | Dallas Cowboys | Antonio Anderson | DT | Syracuse | Big East | from Detroit |
| 4 | 102 | New York Jets | Terry Day | DE | Mississippi State | SEC | from St. Louis |
| 4 | 103 | New York Giants | Pete Monty | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 104 | New York Jets | Leon Johnson | RB | North Carolina | ACC | from Tampa Bay |
| 4 | 105 | Chicago Bears | Darnell Autry | RB | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Seattle |
| 4 | 106 | Arizona Cardinals | Chris Dishman | OG | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 107 | Tennessee Oilers | Pratt Lyons | DE | Troy State | Southland | from Oakland via New Orleans |
| 4 | 108 | Chicago Bears | Marcus Robinson | WR | South Carolina | SEC | |
| 4 | 109 | San Diego Chargers | Raleigh Roundtree | OG | South Carolina State | MEAC | |
| 4 | 110 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pat Barnes | QB | California | Pac-10 | from Kansas City |
| 4 | 111 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tremain Mack $^†$ | S | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 4 | 112 | St. Louis Rams | Ryan Tucker | OT | TCU | WAC | from Miami |
| 4 | 113 | Minnesota Vikings | Antonio Banks | CB | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 4 | 114 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Seth Payne | DT | Cornell | Ivy | |
| 4 | 115 | Washington Redskins | Albert Connell | WR | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 4 | 116 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Poole | WR | Arizona State | Pac-10 | from Kansas City via Tennessee |
| 4 | 117 | Indianapolis Colts | Monty Montgomery | CB | Houston | C-USA | |
| 4 | 118 | Baltimore Ravens | Tyrus McCloud | LB | Louisville | C-USA | from Dallas |
| 4 | 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Damien Robinson | S | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 120 | Buffalo Bills | Jamie Nails | OG | Florida A&M | MEAC | |
| 4 | 121 | Miami Dolphins | Jerome Daniels | OT | Northeastern | Yankee | from Pittsburgh via St. Louis |
| 4 | 122 | Carolina Panthers | Tarek Saleh | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| 4 | 123 | Oakland Raiders | Chad Levitt | RB | Cornell | Ivy | from San Francisco via Miami |
| 4 | 124 | Denver Broncos | Gilliard, CoryCory Gilliard | CB | Ball State | MAC | |
| 4 | 125 | New England Patriots | Ed Ellis | OT | Buffalo | Ind. (I-AA) | |
| 4 | 126 | Green Bay Packers | Jermaine Smith | DT | Georgia | SEC | |
| 4* | 127 | Dallas Cowboys | Macey Brooks | WR | James Madison | Yankee | |
| 4* | 128 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Alshermond Singleton | LB | Temple | Big East | |
| 4* | 129 | Dallas Cowboys | Nicky Sualua | FB | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 4* | 130 | Detroit Lions | Matt Russell | LB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 131 | New York Jets | Lamont Burns | OG | East Carolina | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 132 | Washington Redskins | Jamel Williams | S | Nebraska | Big 12 | from New Orleans |
| 5 | 133 | Atlanta Falcons | Marcus Wimberly | S | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 5 | 134 | Baltimore Ravens | Jeff Mitchell | C | Florida | SEC | |
| 5 | 135 | Detroit Lions | Pete Chryplewicz | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| 5 | 136 | New York Giants | Sam Garnes | S | Cincinnati | C-USA | |
| 5 | 137 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Patrick Hape | TE | Alabama | SEC | |
| 5 | 138 | San Diego Chargers | Kenny Bynum | RB | South Carolina State | MEAC | from St. Louis |
| 5 | 139 | Arizona Cardinals | Carpenter, ChadChad Carpenter | WR | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| 5 | 140 | Washington Redskins | Keith Thibodeaux | CB | Northwestern State | Southland | from Oakland via Atlanta |
| 5 | 141 | Chicago Bears | Van Hiles | CB | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 5 | 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Eric Stokes | CB | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 143 | Tennessee Oilers | George McCullough | CB | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| 5 | 144 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andre Purvis | DT | North Carolina | ACC | |
| 5 | 145 | New York Jets | Raymond Austin | CB | Tennessee | SEC | from Miami |
| 5 | 146 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Bradford | CB | Portland State | Big Sky | from San Diego via Pittsburgh |
| 5 | 147 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Damon Jones | TE | Southern Illinois | Gateway | |
| 5 | 148 | Washington Redskins | Twan Russell | LB | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 5 | 149 | Miami Dolphins | Barron Tanner | DT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Kansas City |
| 5 | 150 | Indianapolis Colts | Nate Jacquet | WR | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 5 | 151 | Minnesota Vikings | Tony Williams | DT | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 5 | 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | N. D. Kalu | DE | Rice | WAC | |
| 5 | 153 | Buffalo Bills | Woodson, SeanSean Woodson | CB | Jackson State | SWAC | |
| 5 | 154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Jones | RB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 5 | 155 | Philadelphia Eagles | Luther Broughton | TE | Furman | SoCon | from Dallas |
| 5 | 156 | Indianapolis Colts | Carl Powell | DE | Louisville | C-USA | from San Francisco |
| 5 | 157 | Miami Dolphins | Lopez, NickNick Lopez | DE | Texas Southern | SWAC | from Carolina via Oakland |
| 5 | 158 | St. Louis Rams | Taje Allen | CB | Texas | Big 12 | from Denver |
| 5 | 159 | New England Patriots | Vernon Crawford | LB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 5 | 160 | Green Bay Packers | Hicks, AnthonyAnthony Hicks | LB | Middle Tennessee State | OVC | |
| 5* | 161 | Detroit Lions | Ashman, DuaneDuane Ashman | DE | Virginia | ACC | |
| 5* | 162 | Washington Redskins | Brad Badger | OG | Stanford | Pac-10 | |
| 5* | 163 | Kansas City Chiefs | June Henley | RB | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| 6 | 164 | New York Jets | Scharf, TimTim Scharf | LB | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 165 | New Orleans Saints | Nicky Savoie | TE | LSU | SEC | from Atlanta via Tennessee |
| 6 | 166 | Miami Dolphins | John Fiala | LB | Washington | Pac-10 | from New Orleans via Oakland |
| 6 | 167 | Baltimore Ravens | Lee, SteveSteve Lee | RB | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 168 | Detroit Lions | Ramirez, TroyTroy Ramirez | OG | Northern Colorado | NCC | |
| 6 | 169 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Al Harris $^†$ | CB | Texas A&M–Kingsville | LSC | |
| 6 | 170 | Miami Dolphins | Brian Manning | WR | Stanford | Pac-10 | from St. Louis |
| 6 | 171 | New York Giants | Mike Cherry | QB | Murray State | OVC | |
| 6 | 172 | Oakland Raiders | Calvin Branch | RB | Colorado State | WAC | |
| 6 | 173 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Crawford | LB | Nevada | Big West | from Chicago via St. Louis |
| 6 | 174 | Seattle Seahawks | Itula Mili | TE | BYU | WAC | |
| 6 | 175 | Arizona Cardinals | Brown, RodRod Brown | RB | NC State | ACC | |
| 6 | 176 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canute Curtis | LB | West Virginia | Big East | |
| 6 | 177 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Perry | TE | James Madison | Yankee | |
| 6 | 178 | San Diego Chargers | Palmer, DanielDaniel Palmer | C | Air Force | WAC | |
| 6 | 179 | St. Louis Rams | Muadianvita Kazadi | LB | Tulsa | WAC | from Tennessee |
| 6 | 180 | Atlanta Falcons | Calvin Collins | C | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from Washington |
| 6 | 181 | Tennessee Oilers | Dennis Stallings | LB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Kansas City |
| 6 | 182 | Indianapolis Colts | Scott Von der Ahe | LB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 6 | 183 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Tate | WR | Cincinnati | C-USA | |
| 6 | 184 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Daimon Shelton | FB | Sacramento State | Big Sky | |
| 6 | 185 | Buffalo Bills | Marcus Spriggs | OG | Houston | C-USA | |
| 6 | 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Daryl Porter | S | Houston | C-USA | |
| 6 | 187 | Dallas Cowboys | Lee Vaughn | CB | Boston College | Big East | |
| 6 | 188 | Arizona Cardinals | Tony McCombs | LB | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | from Philadelphia |
| 6 | 189 | Carolina Panthers | Matt Finkes | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| 6 | 190 | Philadelphia Eagles | Antwuan Wyatt | WR | Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | from San Francisco |
| 6 | 191 | New York Jets | Chuck Clements | QB | Houston | C-USA | from Denver |
| 6 | 192 | New England Patriots | Tony Gaiter | WR | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 6 | 193 | Oakland Raiders | Grady Jackson | DT | Knoxville | Ind. (Div. II) | from Green Bay |
| 6* | 194 | Baltimore Ravens | Cornell Brown | DE | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| 6* | 195 | Kansas City Chiefs | Isaac Byrd | WR | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 196 | Chicago Bears | Shawn Swayda | DT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 6* | 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Nigea Carter | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| 6* | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Jasper | DT | Texas A&M | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rod Manuel | DE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | |
| 6* | 200 | Chicago Bears | Hogans, RichardRichard Hogans | LB | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 6* | 201 | Chicago Bears | Parker, RickyRicky Parker | CB | San Diego State | WAC | |
| 7 | 202 | New York Jets | Rosga, SteveSteve Rosga | CB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 203 | Miami Dolphins | Ismaeli, HudhaifaHudhaifa Ismaeli | S | Northwestern | Big Ten | from New Orleans via Oakland |
| 7 | 204 | Atlanta Falcons | Tony Graziani | QB | Oregon | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 205 | Baltimore Ravens | Ward, ChrisChris Ward | DE | Kentucky | SEC | |
| 7 | 206 | Detroit Lions | Battle, TerryTerry Battle | RB | Arizona State | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 207 | Philadelphia Eagles | Koy Detmer | QB | Colorado | Big 12 | from St. Louis via N.Y. Jets. |
| 7 | 208 | New York Giants | Matt Keneley | DT | USC | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 209 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony DeGrate | DT | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | |
| 7 | 210 | Chicago Bears | Mike Miano | DT | SW Missouri State | Gateway | |
| 7 | 211 | Seattle Seahawks | Jones, CarlosCarlos Jones | CB | Miami (FL) | Big East | |
| 7 | 212 | Arizona Cardinals | Mark Smith | DE | Auburn | SEC | |
| 7 | 213 | Green Bay Packers | Miller, ChrisChris Miller | WR | USC | Pac-10 | from Oakland |
| 7 | 214 | Kansas City Chiefs | Parks, NathanNathan Parks | OT | Stanford | Pac-10 | from Miami |
| 7 | 215 | St. Louis Rams | White, CedricCedric White | DE | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | from San Diego |
| 7 | 216 | Tennessee Oilers | Armon Williams | LB | Arizona | Pac-10 | |
| 7 | 217 | Cincinnati Bengals | William Carr | DT | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| 7 | 218 | San Diego Chargers | Toran James | LB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | from Kansas City via Pittsburgh. |
| 7 | 219 | Indianapolis Colts | Thompson, ClarenceClarence Thompson | CB | Knoxville | Ind. (Div. II) | |
| 7 | 220 | Minnesota Vikings | Artie Ulmer | LB | Valdosta State | Gulf South | |
| 7 | 221 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jon Hesse | LB | Nebraska | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 222 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Bayne | CB | Fresno State | WAC | from Washington |
| 7 | 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Adams | WR | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 224 | Dallas Cowboys | Omar Stoutmire | S | Fresno State | WAC | |
| 7 | 225 | Philadelphia Eagles | Byron Capers | CB | Florida State | ACC | |
| 7 | 226 | Buffalo Bills | Fitzgerald, PatPat Fitzgerald | TE | Texas | Big 12 | |
| 7 | 227 | Philadelphia Eagles | DeAuntae Brown | CB | Central State | Ind. (NAIA) | from San Francisco |
| 7 | 228 | Carolina Panthers | Kris Mangum | TE | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| 7 | 229 | New York Jets | Jason Ferguson | DT | Georgia | SEC | from Denver |
| 7 | 230 | New England Patriots | Scott Rehberg | OT | Central Michigan | MAC | |
| 7 | 231 | Green Bay Packers | Jerald Sowell | FB | Tulane | C-USA | |
| 7* | 232 | Detroit Lions | Marcus Harris | WR | Wyoming | WAC | |
| 7* | 233 | Chicago Bears | Thomas, MarvinMarvin Thomas | DE | Memphis | C-USA | |
| 7* | 234 | Baltimore Ravens | Wally Richardson | QB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| 7* | 235 | Minnesota Vikings | Matthew Hatchette | WR | Langston | OIC | |
| 7* | 236 | Baltimore Ravens | Ralph Staten | LB | Alabama | SEC | |
| 7* | 237 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Corbin | QB | Sacramento State | Big Sky | |
| 7* | 238 | Baltimore Ravens | Taylor, LelandLeland Taylor | DT | Louisville | C-USA | |
| 7* | 239 | Detroit Lions | Richard Jordan | LB | Missouri Southern | MIAA | |
| 7* | 240 | Green Bay Packers | Ronnie McAda | QB | Army | Ind. (I-A) | |
* ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

## Notable undrafted players

| † | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Atlanta Falcons | David Akers $^†$ | K | Louisville | C-USA |
| Baltimore Ravens | Priest Holmes $^†$ | RB | Texas | Big 12 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Mike Flynn | C | Maine | Yankee |
| Buffalo Bills | Bill Conaty | C | Virginia Tech | Big East |
| Buffalo Bills | Pat Williams $^†$ | DT | Texas A&M | Big 12 |
| Carolina Panthers | Waverly Jackson | OT | Virginia Tech | Big East |
| Chicago Bears | Obafemi Ayanbadejo | FB | San Diego State | WAC |
| Chicago Bears | Kevin Swayne | WR | Wayne State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Chicago Bears | Terry Cousin | CB | South Carolina | SEC |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Tim Terry | LB | Temple | Big East |
| Dallas Cowboys | Toby Gowin | P | North Texas | Big West |
| Dallas Cowboys | Kevin Mathis | CB | Texas A&M–Commerce | LSC |
| Detroit Lions | Travis Kirschke | DE | UCLA | Pac-10 |
| Denver Broncos | Matt Lepsis | OT | Colorado | Big 12 |
| Green Bay Packers | Joe Andruzzi | OT | Southern Connecticut State | Ind. (Div. II) |
| Green Bay Packers | Henry Burris | QB | Temple | Big East |
| Green Bay Packers | Ryan Longwell | K | California | Pac-10 |
| Indianapolis Colts | Jason Johnson | C | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Jabbar Threats | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | Al Wallace | DE | Maryland | ACC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Michael Blair | RB | Ball State | MAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Billy Lyon | DT | Marshall | SoCon |
| Miami Dolphins | Mike Mohring | DT | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| Minnesota Vikings | Todd Bouman | QB | St. Cloud State | NCC |
| New England Patriots | Bernard Russ | LB | West Virginia | Big East |
| New Orleans Saints | Jake Delhomme $^†$ | QB | Louisiana–Lafayette | Ind. (I-A) |
| New Orleans Saints | Sammy Knight $^†$ | S | USC | Pac-10 |
| New Orleans Saints | Keith Mitchell $^†$ | LB | Texas A&M | Big 12 |
| New York Giants | David Patten | WR | Western Carolina | SoCon |
| New York Jets | John Hall | K | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Chad Lewis $^†$ | TE | BYU | WAC |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Quinn | QB | Stephen F. Austin | Southland |
| San Diego Chargers | Mike Maslowski | LB | Wisconsin–La Crosse | WSUC |
| San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Noble | DT | Penn State | Big Ten |
| San Francisco 49ers | Jeff Posey | LB | Southern Miss | C-USA |
| St. Louis Rams | Charlie Clemons | LB | Georgia | SEC |
| St. Louis Rams | Mitch Jacoby | TE | Northern Illinois | Ind. (I-A) |
| St. Louis Rams | Bryan Robinson | DE | Fresno State | WAC |
| Seattle Seahawks | Robert Wilson | WR | Florida A&M | MEAC |
| Tennessee Oilers | Spencer George | RB | Rice | WAC |
| Tennessee Oilers | Blaine McElmurry | S | Montana | Big Sky |
| Washington Redskins | Larry Moore | OG | BYU | WAC |
| Washington Redskins | R-Kal Truluck | DT | Cortland | Ind. (Div. III) |
* ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

## Hall of Famers

* Walter Jones, offensive tackle from Florida State University taken 1st round 6th overall by the Seattle Seahawks.
    inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
* Orlando Pace, offensive tackle from Ohio State University taken 1st round 1st overall by the St. Louis Rams.
    inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.
* Jason Taylor, defensive end from University of Akron taken 3rd round 73rd overall by the Miami Dolphins.
    inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.
* Tony Gonzalez, tight end from University of California taken 1st round 13th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
    inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.
* Ronde Barber, cornerback from University of Virginia taken 3rd round 66th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
    inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.

## Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

### Round one

* ↑ No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its first-round selection (1st) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-, third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (6th, 67th, 102nd and 207th).
* ↑ No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded its first- and sixth-round selections (2nd and 166th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's first-, second- and fourth-round selections (10th, 39th and 107th) and WR Daryl Hobbs.
* ↑ No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle (PD). Atlanta traded its first- and third-round selections (3rd and 63rd) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's first-, second-, third- and fourth-round selections (11th, 41st, 70th and 100th).
* ↑ No. 6: multiple trades:    No. 6: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.    No. 6: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay (PD). N.Y. Jets traded this first-round selection (6th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 104th).    No. 6: Tampa Bay → Seattle (D). Tampa Bay traded this first-round selection (6th) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's first- and third-round selections (12th and 63rd).
* ↑ No. 8: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 8: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 10: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). see No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 11: multiple trades:    No. 11: Chicago → Seattle (PD). Chicago traded its first-round selection (11th) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fourth-round selection (105th) and QB Rick Mirer.    No. 11: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). see No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 12: Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 8: Tampa Bay → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City (D). Tennessee traded its first- and fourth-round selections (13th and 110th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-, third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (18th, 81st, 116th and 181st).
* ↑ No. 16: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (16th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's second-round selection (41st) in 1996.
* ↑ No. 18: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). see No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). Philadelphia traded its first-round selection (22nd) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' first- and fifth-round selections (25th and 155th) and third-round selection in 1998.
* ↑ No. 25: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas.

### Round two

* ↑ No. 38: St. Louis → Chicago (D). St. Louis traded its second-round selection (38th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second- and sixth-round selections (40th and 173rd).
* ↑ No. 39: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). see No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 40: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 38: St. Louis → Chicago.
* ↑ No. 41: Seattle → New Atlanta (PD). see No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 54: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded its second-round selection (54th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 101st).
* ↑ No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded its second-round selection (55th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second, sixth- and seventh-round selections (57th, 190th and 227nd).
* ↑ No. 57: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). see No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 58: Denver → Baltimore (PD). Denver traded its second-round selection (58th) to Baltimore in exchange for OT Tony Jones.

### Round three

* ↑ No. 61: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its second- and third-round selections (61st and 97th), second-round selection in 1998 and first-round selection in 1999 to New England in exchange for the Patriots releasing head coach Bill Parcells from his contract.
* ↑ No. 63: multiple trades:    No. 63: Atlanta → Seattle (PD). see No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.    No. 63: Seattle → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 6: Seattle → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 65: Detroit → Dallas (D). see No. 54: Dallas → Detroit.
* ↑ No. 67: multiple trades:    No. 67: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.    No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). the N.Y. Jets traded this third-round selection (67th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's third, sixth- and seventh-round selections (88th, 191st and 229th) and sixth-round selection in 1998.
* ↑ No. 70: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). see No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia (D). Arizona traded its third-round selection (71st) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's third- and sixth-round selections (84th and 188th).
* ↑ No. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). Indianapolis traded its third-round selection (77th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third- and fifth-round selections (86th and 156th).
* ↑ No. 81: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). see No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 84: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). see No. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 85: Buffalo → Oakland (PD). Buffalo traded its third-round selection (85th) to Oakland in exchange for QB Billy Joe Hobert.
* ↑ No. 86: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 88: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). see No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.

### Round four

* ↑ No. 97: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). see No. 61: N.Y. Jets → New England.
* ↑ No. 98: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). Atlanta traded its fourth-round selection (98th) to Tennessee in exchange for QB Chris Chandler.
* ↑ No. 100: multiple trades:    No. 100: Baltimore → Seattle (PD). Baltimore traded its fourth-round selection (100th) to Seattle in exchange for G Jeff Blackshear.    No. 100: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). see No. 3: Atlanta → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 101: Detroit → Dallas (D). see No. 54: Dallas → Detroit.
* ↑ No. 102: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
* ↑ No. 104: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 8: N.Y. Jets → Tampa Bay.
* ↑ No. 11: Seattle → Chicago (PD). see No. 11: Chicago → Seattle.
* ↑ No. 107: multiple trades:    No. 107: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). see No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.    No. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee (D). New Orleans traded this fourth-round selection (107th) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee's fourth- and sixth-round selections (116th and 165th).
* ↑ No. 110: Tennessee → Kansas City (D). see No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.
* ↑ No. 112: Miami → St. Louis (D). Miami traded its fourth-round selection (112th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fourth- and two sixth-round selections (121st, 170th and 173rd).
* ↑ No. 116: multiple trades:    No. 116: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). see No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.    No. 107: Tennessee → New Orleans (D). see No. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 118: Dallas → Baltimore (D). Dallas traded its fourth-round selection (118th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's fifth-round selection (157th) in 1996.
* ↑ No. 121: multiple trades:    No. 121: Pittsburgh → St. Louis (PD). Pittsburgh traded its fourth-round selection (121st) and second-round (59th) selection in 1996 to St. Louis in exchange for RB Jerome Bettis and St. Louis' third-round selection (72nd) in 1996.    No. 121: St. Louis → Miami (D). see No. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
* ↑ No. 123: multiple trades:    No. 123: San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (123rd) to Miami in exchange for RB Terry Kirby.    No. 123: Miami → Oakland (D). Miami traded this fourth-round selection (123rd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's fifth-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (157th, 166th and 203rd).
* ↑ No. 181: Kansas City → Tennessee (D). see No. 13: Tennessee → Kansas City.

### Round five

* ↑ No. 132: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded its fifth-round selection (132nd) to Washington in exchange for QB Heath Shuler.
* ↑ No. 138: St. Louis → San Diego (D). St. Louis traded its fifth-round selection (138th) to 1997 San Diego Chargers season in exchange for San Diego's seventh-round selection (215th) and fourth-round selection in 1998.
* ↑ No. 140: multiple trades:    No. 140: Oakland → Atlanta (PD). Oakland traded its fifth-round selection (140th) to Atlanta in exchange for OT Lincoln Kennedy.    No. 140: Atlanta → Washington (D). Atlanta traded this fifth-round selection (140th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's sixth- and seventh-round selections (180th and 222nd).
* ↑ No. 145: Miami → N.Y. Jets (PD). Miami traded its fifth-round selection (145th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for OT James Brown.
* ↑ No. 146: multiple trades:    No. 146: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD). San Diego traded its fifth-round selection (146th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's seventh-round selection (218th) and sixth-round selection in 1996.    No. 146: Pittsburgh → San Diego (D). Pittsburgh traded this fifth-round selection (146th) back to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's third-round selection in 1998.
* ↑ No. 149: Kansas City → Miami (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (149th) to Miami in exchange for K Pete Stoyanovich.
* ↑ No. 155: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). see No. 22: Philadelphia → Dallas.
* ↑ No. 156: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). see No. 77: Indianapolis → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 157: multiple trades:    No. 157: Carolina → Oakland (PD). Carolina traded its fifth-round selection (157th) to Oakland in exchange for WR Raghib Ismail.    No. 157: Oakland → Miami (D). see No. 123: Miami → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 158: Denver → St. Louis (PD). Denver traded its fifth-round selection (158th) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Todd Kinchen.

### Round six

* ↑ No. 165: multiple trades:    No. 165: Atlanta → Tennessee (PD). see No. 98: Atlanta → Tennessee.    No. 165: Tennessee → New Orleans (D). see No. 107: New Orleans → Tennessee.
* ↑ No. 166: multiple trades:    No. 166: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). see No. 2: New Orleans → Oakland.    No. 166: Oakland → Miami (D). see No. 123: Miami → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 121: St. Louis → Miami (D). see No. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
* ↑ No. 173: multiple trades:    No. 173: Chicago → St. Louis (D). see No. 38: St. Louis → Chicago.    No. 173: St. Louis → Miami (D). see No. 112: Miami → St. Louis.
* ↑ No. 179: Tennessee → St. Louis (PD). Tennessee traded its sixth-round selection (179th) to St. Louis in exchange for DE Robert Young.
* ↑ No. 180: Washington → Atlanta (D). see No. 140: Atlanta → Washington.
* ↑ No. 188: Philadelphia → Arizona (D). see No. 71: Arizona → Philadelphia.
* ↑ No. 190: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). see No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 191: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). see No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.
* ↑ No. 193: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (193rd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's seventh-round selection (213rd).
* ↑ No. 222: Washington → Atlanta (D). see No. 140: Atlanta → Washington.

### Round seven

* ↑ No. 203: multiple trades:    No. 203: New Orleans → Oakland (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (203rd) to Oakland in exchange for DT Austin Robbins.    No. 166: Oakland → Miami (D). see No. 123: Miami → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 207: multiple trades:    No. 207: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 1: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.    No. 207: N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia (PD). N.Y. Jets traded this seventh-round selection (207th) to Philadelphia in exchange for DT Ronnie Dixon.
* ↑ No. 213: Oakland → Green Bay (D). see No. 193: Green Bay → Oakland.
* ↑ No. 214: Miami → Kansas City (PD). Miami traded its seventh-round selection (214th) and fourth-round selection in 1996 (98th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's two fourth-selections in 1996 (113th and 125th).
* ↑ No. 215: San Diego → St. Louis (D). see No. 138: St. Louis → San Diego.
* ↑ No. 218: multiple trades:    No. 218: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (PD). Kansas City traded its seventh-round selection (218th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Brentson Buckner.    No. 218: Pittsburgh → San Diego (PD). see No. 146: San Diego → Pittsburgh.
* ↑ No. 227: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). see No. 55: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
* ↑ No. 229: N.Y. Jets → Denver (D). see No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Denver.