National Football League Draft
The 1992 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 26–27, 1992, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The 1992 draft was notable because for the first time since 1958 one team, the Indianapolis Colts, held the first two overall picks, selecting defensive end Steve Emtman and then linebacker Quentin Coryatt.[3] Neither made a major impact in the league, and the 1992 draft in retrospect is considered one of the worst in league history. It is the third draft following 1984 and 1943 to produce no Pro Football Hall of Famers.[4] It was also the final NFL draft featuring twelve rounds of selections; the league would reduce the rounds to eight the following season, and then seven the year after that, where it has remained since.
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1992 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ^ No. 2: Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (PD). Tampa Bay traded its first-round selection (2nd) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Chris Chandler.
- ^ No. 4: Cincinnati → Washington (D). Cincinnati traded its first- and third-round selections (4th and 58th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's two first-round selections and a third-round selection (6th, 28th and 84th).
- ^ No.6: multiple trades:
No.6: San Diego → Washington (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (6th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's second-round selection (47th) in 1991 and fifth-round selection in this draft (140th).
No.6: Washington → Cincinnati (D). see No. 4: Cincinnati → Washington
- ^ No. 7: Phoenix → Miami (PD). Phoenix traded its first-round selection (7th) to Miami in exchange for WR Randal Hill.
- ^ No. 8: New England → Atlanta (D). New England traded its first-round selection (8th) to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's first-, second- and fourth-round selections (19th, 46th and 104th).
- ^ No.13: multiple trades:
No.13: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). Minnesota traded its first-, second- and sixth-round selections (21st, 47th and 158th) in 1990, its first- and second-round selections (11th and 38th) in 1991, first-, second- and third-round selections (13th, 40th and 71st) in this draft, LB Jesse Solomon, LB David Howard, CB Issiac Holt and DE Alex Stewart to Dallas in exchange for RB Herschel Walker, Dallas' third-, fifth- and tenth-round selections (54th, 116th and 249th) in 1990 and third-round selection (68th) in 1991.
No.13: Dallas → New England (D). Dallas traded this first-round and its third-round selections (13th and 71st) to New England in exchange for New England's first-, second- and fourth-round selections (19th, 37th and 104th).
- ^ No.17: multiple trades:
No.17: Philadelphia → Green Bay (PD). Philadelphia traded its first-round selection in 1991 (19th) and this first-round selection (17th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first-round selection (8th) in 1991.
No.17: Green Bay → Atlanta (PD). Green Bay traded this first-round selection (17th) to Atlanta in exchange for QB Brett Favre.
No.17: Atlanta → Dallas (D). Atlanta traded this first-round selection and a fifth-round selection (19th and 120th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' first- and fourth-round selections (19th and 104th)
- ^ No.19: multiple trades:
No.19: Atlanta → New England (D). see No. 8: New England → Atlanta
No.19: New England → Dallas (D). see No. 13: Dallas → New England
No.19: Dallas → Atlanta (D). see No. 17: Atlanta → Dallas
- ^ No. 23: Houston → San Diego (PD). Houston traded its first-round selection (23rd) to San Diego in exchange for DL Lee Williams.
- ^ No. 28: Washington → Cincinnati (D). see No. 4: Cincinnati → Washington.
- Round two
- ^ No. 32: Tampa Bay → L.A. Raiders (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (32nd) to the L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' second-, third- and seventh-round selections (44th, 72nd and 184th).
- ^ No. 35: Phoenix → New England (D). Phoenix traded its second-round selection (35th) to New England in exchange for New England's second- and fourth-round selections (46th and 100th).
- ^ No. 36: Cleveland → Dallas (D). Cleveland traded its second- and fifth-round selections (36th and 121st) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' second-, third-, sixth-, eighth- and twelfth-round selections (52nd, 78th, 163rd, 222nd and 329th).
- ^ No. 37: New England → Dallas (D). see No. 13: Dallas → New England.
- ^ No. 39: Seattle → Minnesota (D). Seattle traded its second-round selection (39th) and third-round selection in 1993 to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard.
- ^ No.40: multiple trades:
No.40: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). see No. 13: Minnesota → Dallas
No.40: Dallas → Kansas City (D). Dallas traded this second-round selection (40th) to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's second- and third-round selections (47th and 74th).
- ^ No. 44: L.A. Raiders → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 32: Tampa Bay → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No.45: multiple trades:
No.45: San Francisco → Green Bay (PD). San Francisco traded its second-round selection (45th) to Green Bay in exchange for LB Tim Harris.
No.45: Green Bay → San Francisco (PD). San Francisco were awarded this second-round selection (45th) back as compensation for Green Bay signing 49ers' DC Mike Holmgren as head coach.
- ^ No.46: multiple trades:
No.46: Atlanta → New England (D). see No. 8: New England → Atlanta
No.46: New England → Phoenix (D). see No. 35: New England → Phoenix
- ^ No.47: multiple trades:
No.47: Kansas City → Dallas (D). see No. 40: Dallas → Kansas City
No.47: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded this second-round and a third-round selection (47th and 74th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's second- and third-round selections (56th and 58th).
- ^ No. 51: Dallas → Atlanta (PD). Dallas traded its second- and eighth-round selections (51st and 217th) to Atlanta in exchange for DT Tony Casillas.
- ^ No.52: multiple trades:
No.52: New Orleans → Dallas (PD). New Orleans traded its first- and third-round selections (14th and 70th) in 1991 and its second-round selection (52nd) to Dallas in exchange for QB Steve Walsh.
No.52: Dallas → Cleveland (D). see No. 36: Cleveland → Dallas
- ^ No.56: multiple trades:
No.56: Washington → Dallas (PD). see No. 47: Dallas → Washington
No.47: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded this second-round selection (56th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fourth- and ninth-round selections (82nd, 109th and 250th).
- Round three
- Round four
- Round five
- Round six
- ^ No. 143: Tampa Bay → Cleveland (D). Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (143rd) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's sixth- and eighth-round selections (148th and 222nd).
- ^ No. 145: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded its sixth-round selection (145th) to Detroit in exchange for Cleveland's sixth-, seventh-, tenth and twelfth-round selections (165th, 194th, 277th and 333rd).
- ^ No. 146: Green Bay → Phoenix (PD). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (146th) to Phoenix in exchange for RB Tootie Robbins.
- ^ No. 148: Cleveland → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 143: Tampa Bay → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 149: New England → Dallas (PD). New England traded its sixth-round selection (149th) to Dallas in exchange for LB Jesse Solomon.
- ^ No. 151: Pittsburgh → San Francisco (D). Pittsburgh traded its sixth-round selection (151st) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' seventh- and two eighth-round selections (188th, 203rd and 215th).
- ^ No. 157: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see No. 89: Green Bay → San Francisco.
- ^ No. 163: Dallas → Cleveland (D). see No. 36: Cleveland → Dallas.
- ^ No. 165: Detroit → New England (D). see No. 145: New England → Detroit.
- ^ No. 166: Denver → N.Y. Jets (D). Denver traded its sixth-round selection (166th) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' seventh- and eighth-round selections (181st and 208th).
- Round seven
- Round eight
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