2017 NFL Draft

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The **2017 NFL Draft** was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. It was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27–29, returning to Philadelphia for the first time since 1961.

The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the Rocky Steps, marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors. The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present. Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded. The record for most trades made during an NFL Draft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades in the 2008 NFL Draft. The number of trades was surpassed in 2019, when 40 were conducted.

## Early entrants

Main article: List of 2017 NFL Draft early entrants
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 16, 2017.

The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
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* 34 Cornerbacks
* 32 Wide receivers
* 29 Linebackers
* 26 Running backs
* 26 Defensive ends
* 23 Safeties
* 20 Defensive tackles
* 16 Offensive tackles
* 14 Tight ends
* 11 Offensive guards
* 10 Quarterbacks
* 6 Centers
* 3 Placekickers
* 3 Fullbacks
* 1 Long snapper

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## Player selections

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## Notable undrafted players

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## Summary

### Selections by college athletic conference

The SEC led all conferences for the 11th year in a row with 53 selections.

### Schools with multiple draft selections

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Michigan and Alabama set school records to lead the country with 11 and 10 picks respectively, marking the 2nd consecutive year a Big Ten school had the most.

## Trades

In the explanations below, **(PD)** indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. **P**re-**D**raft), while **(D)** denotes trades that took place during the 2017 draft. Please note that this is the first year where teams are allowed to trade compensatory picks.

Round one

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## References

Trade references
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General references
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1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `location`
2. ↑ Philadelphia to host 2017 NFL Draft. NFL (September 1, 2016).
3. ↑ Victor Mather (April 26, 2017). What You Need to Know About the N.F.L. Draft. *The New York Times*.
4. ↑ Parkway, and perhaps Rocky steps, to be stage for 2017 NFL draft. philly.com (September 2, 2016).
5. ↑ Philadelphia sets NFL Draft attendance record. *NFL.com* (April 29, 2017).
6. ↑ Philly breaks NFL record attendance with 250,000. *NBC10 Philadelphia* (April 30, 2017).
7. ↑ Owners OK trading of compensatory picks, shorten legal tampering window. *ESPN.com* (December 2, 2015).
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10. ↑ SEC leads all conferences in NFL draft picks for 11th straight year. ESPN (May 1, 2017).
11. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (April 29, 2017). Michigan nips Alabama as school with most draft picks. *NFL.com*.
12. ↑ Nathan, Alec (April 29, 2017). Alabama, Michigan Set School Records for Most NFL Draft Picks in 1 Class.

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