1998 NFL Draft

General information
Date(s)	April 18–19, 1998
Location	Theatre at MSG in New York, NY
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
241 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Peyton Manning, QB Indianapolis Colts
Mr. Irrelevant	Cam Quayle, TE Baltimore Ravens
Most selections (12)	New York Jets
Fewest selections (5)	Detroit Lions
Hall of Famers	4 QB Peyton Manning CB Charles Woodson WR Randy Moss G Alan Faneca
← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 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 18–19, 1998, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.^[1]^[2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf with the first overall pick. Both were considered excellent prospects and future franchise quarterbacks: Leaf was considered to have more upside and a stronger throwing arm, whereas Manning was considered a polished prospect who was NFL ready and more mature.

On the day of the draft, the Colts selected Manning due to Leaf's disdain for Indianapolis, with Leaf being selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers. Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player Award^[3] winner (the most of any player in NFL history) and was a two-time Super Bowl champion (in 2006 with the Colts and in 2015 with the Denver Broncos), being inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in 2021, while Leaf was out of the NFL by 2002 and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.^[4]

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}
‡	= Hall of Famer^[5]

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^[a]	KR	Kickoff returner	LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman	NT	Nose tackle
P	Punter	PR	Punt returner	QB	Quarterback	RB	Running back
S	Safety	SS	Strong safety	TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

^ Also known as Placekicker (PK)

Peyton Manning, taken first overall, won two Super Bowls and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Charles Woodson was a 9-time Pro Bowl selection, 4-time All-Pro, and was voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team

Randy Moss is considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018

Receiver Hines Ward won two Super Bowls with Pittsburgh, winning the Super Bowl XL MVP award


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Indianapolis Colts	Peyton Manning^†	QB	Tennessee	SEC	1997 Maxwell Award winner.
1	2	San Diego Chargers	Ryan Leaf	QB	Washington State	Pac-10	from Arizona ^{[R1 - 1]}
1	3	Arizona Cardinals	Andre Wadsworth	DE	Florida State	ACC	from San Diego ^{[R1 - 2]}
1	4	Oakland Raiders	Charles Woodson^†	CB	Michigan	Big Ten	1997 Heisman Trophy winner
1	5	Chicago Bears	Curtis Enis	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
1	6	St. Louis Rams	Grant Wistrom	DE	Nebraska	Big 12
1	7	New Orleans Saints	Kyle Turley ^†	OT	San Diego State	WAC
1	8	Dallas Cowboys	Greg Ellis ^†	DE	North Carolina	ACC
1	9	Jacksonville Jaguars	Fred Taylor ^†	RB	Florida	SEC	from Buffalo ^{[R1 - 3]}
1	10	Baltimore Ravens	Duane Starks	CB	Miami (FL)	Big East
1	11	Philadelphia Eagles	Tra Thomas ^†	OT	Florida State	ACC
1	12	Atlanta Falcons	Keith Brooking ^†	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC
1	13	Cincinnati Bengals	Takeo Spikes ^†	LB	Auburn	SEC
1	14	Carolina Panthers	Jason Peter	DT	Nebraska	Big 12
1	15	Seattle Seahawks	Anthony Simmons	LB	Clemson	ACC
1	16	Tennessee Oilers	Kevin Dyson	WR	Utah	WAC
1	17	Cincinnati Bengals	Brian Simmons	LB	North Carolina	ACC	from Washington ^{[R1 - 4]}
1	18	New England Patriots	Robert Edwards	RB	Georgia	SEC	from N.Y. Jets ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	19	Green Bay Packers	Vonnie Holliday	DE	North Carolina	ACC	from Miami ^{[R1 - 6]}
1	20	Detroit Lions	Terry Fair	CB	Tennessee	SEC
1	21	Minnesota Vikings	Randy Moss^†	WR	Marshall	MAC
1	22	New England Patriots	Tebucky Jones	S	Syracuse	Big East
1	23	Oakland Raiders	Mo Collins	OT	Florida	SEC	from Tampa Bay ^{[R1 - 7]}
1	24	New York Giants	Shaun Williams	S	UCLA	Pac-10
1	25	Jacksonville Jaguars	Donovin Darius	S	Syracuse	Big East
1	26	Pittsburgh Steelers	Alan Faneca^†	OG	LSU	SEC
1	27	Kansas City Chiefs	Victor Riley	OT	Auburn	SEC
1	28	San Francisco 49ers	R. W. McQuarters	CB	Oklahoma State	Big 12
1	29	Miami Dolphins	John Avery	RB	Mississippi	SEC	from Green Bay ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	30	Denver Broncos	Marcus Nash	WR	Tennessee	SEC
2*	31	Oakland Raiders	Leon Bender	DT	Washington State	Pac-10
2	32	Indianapolis Colts	Jerome Pathon	WR	Washington	Pac-10
2	33	Arizona Cardinals	Corey Chavous ^†	S	Vanderbilt	SEC	from San Diego ^{[R1 - 9]}
2	34	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jacquez Green	WR	Florida	SEC	from Oakland ^{[R2 - 1]}
2	35	Chicago Bears	Tony Parrish	S	Washington	Pac-10
2	36	Arizona Cardinals	Anthony Clement	OT	SW Louisiana	Ind. (I-A)
2	37	St. Louis Rams	Robert Holcombe	FB	Illinois	Big Ten
2	38	Dallas Cowboys	Flozell Adams ^†	OT	Michigan State	Big Ten
2	39	Buffalo Bills	Sam Cowart ^†	LB	Florida State	ACC
2	40	New Orleans Saints	Cameron Cleeland	TE	Washington	Pac-10
2	41	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jeremy Staat	DE	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Philadelphia via N.Y. Jets ^{[R2 - 2]}
2	42	Baltimore Ravens	Pat Johnson	WR	Oregon	Pac-10
2	43	Cincinnati Bengals	Artrell Hawkins	S	Cincinnati	C-USA
2	44	Miami Dolphins	Patrick Surtain ^†	CB	Southern Mississippi	C-USA	from Carolina ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	45	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brian Kelly	CB	USC	Pac-10	from Atlanta ^{[R2 - 4]}
2	46	Tennessee Oilers	Samari Rolle ^†	CB	Florida State	ACC
2	47	Seattle Seahawks	Todd Weiner	OT	Kansas State	Big 12
2	48	Washington Redskins	Stephen Alexander ^†	TE	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	49	Miami Dolphins	Kenny Mixon	DE	LSU	SEC
2	50	Detroit Lions	Germane Crowell	WR	Virginia	ACC
2	51	Minnesota Vikings	Kailee Wong	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
2	52	New England Patriots	Tony Simmons	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets ^{[R2 - 5]}
2	53	Atlanta Falcons	Bob Hallen	C	Kent State	MAC	from Tampa Bay ^{[R2 - 6]}
2	54	New England Patriots	Rod Rutledge	TE	Alabama	SEC
2	55	New York Giants	Joe Jurevicius	WR	Penn State	Big Ten
2	56	New York Jets	Dorian Boose	DE	Washington State	Pac-10	from Pittsburgh ^{[R2 - 7]}
2	57	Jacksonville Jaguars	Cordell Taylor	CB	Hampton	MEAC
2	58	San Francisco 49ers	Jeremy Newberry ^†	C	California	Pac-10
2	59	San Diego Chargers	Mikhael Ricks	TE	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	from Kansas City via Oakland and Tampa Bay ^{[R2 - 8]}
2	60	Detroit Lions	Charlie Batch	QB	Eastern Michigan	MAC	from Green Bay via Miami ^{[R2 - 9]}
2	61	Denver Broncos	Eric Brown	S	Mississippi State	SEC
3	62	Carolina Panthers	Chuck Wiley	DE	LSU	SEC	from Indianapolis ^{[R3 - 1]}
3	63	Oakland Raiders	Jon Ritchie	FB	Stanford	Pac-10
3	64	Chicago Bears	Olin Kreutz ^†	C	Washington	Pac-10
3	65	St. Louis Rams	Leonard Little ^†	DE	Tennessee	SEC	from Arizona via N.Y. Jets ^{[R3 - 2]}
3	66	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Conrad	OT	Fresno State	WAC	from San Diego ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	67	New York Jets	Scott Frost	S	Nebraska	Big 12	from St. Louis ^{[R3 - 4]}
3	68	Buffalo Bills	Robert Hicks	OT	Mississippi State	SEC
3	69	Washington Redskins	Skip Hicks	RB	UCLA	Pac-10	from New Orleans ^{[R3 - 5]}
3	70	New York Giants	Brian Alford	WR	Purdue	Big Ten	from Dallas via Philadelphia ^{[R3 - 6]}
3	71	Indianapolis Colts	E.G. Green	WR	Florida State	ACC	from Baltimore ^{[R3 - 7]}
3	72	Philadelphia Eagles	Jeremiah Trotter ^†	LB	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
3	73	Carolina Panthers	Mitch Marrow	DE	Penn	Ivy
3	74	Atlanta Falcons	Jammi German	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East
3	75	Cincinnati Bengals	Steve Foley	LB	Northeast Louisiana	Ind. (I-A)
3	76	Seattle Seahawks	Ahman Green ^†	RB	Nebraska	Big 12
3	77	Tennessee Oilers	Dainon Sidney	CB	UAB	Ind. (I-A)
3	78	Cincinnati Bengals	Mike Goff	OT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Washington ^{[R3 - 8]}
3	79	Miami Dolphins	Brad Jackson	LB	Cincinnati	C-USA	from Detroit ^{[R3 - 9]}
3	80	Minnesota Vikings	Ramos McDonald	CB	New Mexico	WAC
3	81	New England Patriots	Chris Floyd	FB	Michigan	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets ^{[R3 - 10]}
3	82	Miami Dolphins	Larry Shannon	WR	East Carolina	C-USA
3	83	New England Patriots	Greg Spires	DE	Florida State	ACC
3	84	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jamie Duncan	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC
3	85	Philadelphia Eagles	Allen Rossum ^†	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	from N.Y. Giants ^{[R3 - 11]}
3	86	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jonathan Quinn	QB	Middle Tennessee	OVC
3	87	New York Jets	Kevin Williams	S	Oklahoma State	Big 12	from Pittsburgh ^{[R3 - 12]}
3	88	Kansas City Chiefs	Rashaan Shehee	RB	Washington	Pac-10
3	89	San Francisco 49ers	Chris Ruhman	OT	Texas A&M	Big 12
3	90	Green Bay Packers	Jonathan Brown	DT	Tennessee	SEC
3	91	Denver Broncos	Brian Griese ^†	QB	Michigan	Big Ten
3*	92	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hines Ward ^†	WR	Georgia	SEC
4	93	Indianapolis Colts	Steve McKinney	C	Texas A&M	Big 12	from Indianapolis via Baltimore ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	94	Chicago Bears	Alonzo Mayes	TE	Oklahoma State	Big 12
4	95	Arizona Cardinals	Michael Pittman	RB	Fresno State	WAC
4	96	St. Louis Rams	Az-Zahir Hakim	WR	San Diego State	WAC	from San Diego ^{[R4 - 2]}
4	97	New Orleans Saints	Fred Weary	CB	Florida	SEC	from Oakland ^{[R4 - 3]}
4	98	St. Louis Rams	Roland Williams	TE	Syracuse	Big East
4	99	New Orleans Saints	Julian Pittman	DT	Florida State	ACC
4	100	Dallas Cowboys	Michael Myers	DT	Alabama	SEC
4	101	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tavian Banks	RB	Iowa	Big Ten	from Buffalo ^{[R4 - 4]}
4	102	Miami Dolphins	Lorenzo Bromell	DE	Clemson	ACC	from Philadelphia ^{[R4 - 5]}
4	103	Atlanta Falcons	Omar Brown	S	North Carolina	ACC	from Baltimore via Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore and Tampa Bay ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	104	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Todd Washington	C	Virginia Tech	Big East	in place of Atlanta (time expired).
4	105	Cincinnati Bengals	Glen Steele	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
4	106	Carolina Panthers	Donald Hayes	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	107	Tennessee Oilers	Joe Salave'a	DT	Arizona	Pac-10
4	108	Seattle Seahawks	DeShone Myles	LB	Nevada	Big West
4	109	Oakland Raiders	Gennaro DiNapoli	OG	Virginia Tech	Big East	from Washington ^{[R4 - 7]}
4	110	Minnesota Vikings	Kivuusama Mays	LB	North Carolina	ACC
4	111	New York Jets	Jason Fabini	OT	Cincinnati	C-USA
4	112	Philadelphia Eagles	Brandon Whiting	DT	California	Pac-10	from Miami ^{[R4 - 8]}
4	113	Washington Redskins	Shawn Barber	LB	Richmond	A-10	from Detroit via Oakland ^{[R4 - 9]}
4	114	Atlanta Falcons	Tim Dwight	WR	Iowa	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay ^{[R4 - 10]}
4	115	New England Patriots	Leonta Rheams	DT	Houston	C-USA
4	116	Philadelphia Eagles	Clarence Love	S	Toledo	MAC	from N.Y. Giants ^{[R4 - 11]}
4	117	Pittsburgh Steelers	Deshea Townsend	CB	Alabama	SEC
4	118	Jacksonville Jaguars	Deligianis, HarryHarry Deligianis	DT	Youngstown State	Gateway
4	119	San Francisco 49ers	Lance Schulters ^†	S	Hofstra	Ind. (I-AA)
4	120	Kansas City Chiefs	Greg Favors	LB	Mississippi State	SEC
4	121	Green Bay Packers	Roosevelt Blackmon	CB	Morris Brown	SIAC
4	122	Denver Broncos	Curtis Alexander	RB	Alabama	SEC
4*	123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carlos King	RB	North Carolina State	ACC
5	124	Baltimore Ravens	Martin Chase	DT	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Indianapolis ^{[R5 - 1]}
5	125	Arizona Cardinals	Terry Hardy	TE	Southern Mississippi	C-USA
5	126	San Diego Chargers	Harden, CedricCedric Harden	DE	Florida A&M	MEAC
5	127	Oakland Raiders	Jeremy Brigham	TE	Washington	Pac-10
5	128	Kansas City Chiefs	Robert Williams	CB	North Carolina	ACC	from Chicago ^{[R5 - 2]}
5	129	St. Louis Rams	Priester, RaymondRaymond Priester	FB	Clemson	ACC
5	130	Dallas Cowboys	Darren Hambrick	LB	South Carolina	SEC
5	131	Buffalo Bills	Jonathan Linton	FB	North Carolina	ACC
5	132	New Orleans Saints	Wilmont Perry	RB	Livingstone	CIAA
5	133	Baltimore Ravens	Ryan Sutter	S	Colorado	Big 12
5	134	New York Jets	Casey Dailey	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Philadelphia ^{[R5 - 3]}
5	135	Indianapolis Colts	Antony Jordan	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Cincinnati ^{[R5 - 4]}
5	136	Carolina Panthers	Jerry Jensen	LB	Washington	Pac-10
5	137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jason Simmons	S	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Atlanta ^{[R5 - 5]}
5	138	Dallas Cowboys	Oliver Ross	OT	Iowa State	Big 12	from Seattle ^{[R5 - 6]}
5	139	Tennessee Oilers	Benji Olson	OG	Washington	Pac-10
5	140	Washington Redskins	Mark Fischer	OG	Purdue	Big Ten
5	141	New York Jets	Karczewski, DougDoug Karczewski	OT	Virginia	ACC
5	142	Philadelphia Eagles	Ike Reese ^†	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Miami ^{[R4 - 12]}
5	143	Miami Dolphins	Scott Shaw	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Detroit ^{[R5 - 7]}
5	144	Minnesota Vikings	Kerry Cooks	S	Iowa	Big Ten
5	145	New England Patriots	Ron Merkerson	LB	Colorado	Big 12
5	146	New York Jets	Blake Spence	TE	Oregon	Pac-10	from Tampa Bay ^{[R5 - 8]}
5	147	New York Giants	Toby Myles	OT	Jackson State	SWAC
5	148	Jacksonville Jaguars	John Wade	C	Marshall	MAC
5	149	New York Jets	Bateman, EricEric Bateman	OT	BYU	WAC	from Pittsburgh ^{[R5 - 9]}
5	150	Green Bay Packers	Corey Bradford	WR	Jackson State	SWAC	from Kansas City ^{[R5 - 10]}
5	151	San Francisco 49ers	Phil Ostrowski	OG	Penn State	Big Ten
5	152	Oakland Raiders	Travian Smith	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Green Bay ^{[R5 - 11]}
5	153	Denver Broncos	Chris Howard	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
6	154	Baltimore Ravens	Rogers, RonRon Rogers	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC	from Indianapolis ^{[R6 - 1]}
6	155	San Diego Chargers	Clifford Ivory	CB	Troy State	Southland
6	156	Green Bay Packers	Scott McGarrahan	S	New Mexico	WAC	from Oakland ^{[R6 - 2]}
6	157	Chicago Bears	Chris Draft	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
6	158	Arizona Cardinals	Zach Walz	LB	Dartmouth	Ivy
6	159	St. Louis Rams	Roundtree, GlennGlenn Roundtree	OG	Clemson	ACC
6	160	Buffalo Bills	Fred Coleman	WR	Washington	Pac-10
6	161	New Orleans Saints	Chris Bordano	LB	Southern Methodist	WAC
6	162	Seattle Seahawks	Carl Hansen	DT	Stanford	Pac-10	from Dallas ^{[R6 - 3]}
6	163	New York Jets	Eric Ogbogu	DE	Maryland	ACC	from Philadelphia ^{[R6 - 4]}
6	164	Baltimore Ravens	Sammy Williams	OT	Oklahoma	Big 12
6	165	Carolina Panthers	Damien Richardson	S	Arizona State	Pac-10
6	166	Atlanta Falcons	Elijah Williams	CB	Florida	SEC
6	167	Cincinnati Bengals	Jason Tucker	WR	Texas Christian	WAC
6	168	Tennessee Oilers	Wiggins, LeeLee Wiggins	CB	South Carolina	SEC
6	169	Seattle Seahawks	Bobby Shaw	WR	California	Pac-10
6	170	Washington Redskins	Palmer, PatPat Palmer	WR	Northwestern State	Southland
6	171	Miami Dolphins	Strikwerda, NateNate Strikwerda	C	Northwestern	Big Ten
6	172	Miami Dolphins	John Dutton	QB	Nevada	Big West	from Detroit ^{[R6 - 5]}
6	173	Minnesota Vikings	Matt Birk ^†	C	Harvard	Ivy
6	174	New York Jets	Chris Brazzell	WR	Angelo State	LSC
6	175	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Cannida	DT	Nevada	Big West
6	176	New England Patriots	Harold Shaw	RB	Southern Mississippi	C-USA
6	177	New York Giants	Pollack, ToddTodd Pollack	TE	Boston College	Big East
6	178	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	FB	Utah	WAC
6	179	Jacksonville Jaguars	Williams, LeManzerLeManzer Williams	DE	Minnesota	Big Ten
6	180	San Francisco 49ers	Fred Beasley ^†	FB	Auburn	SEC
6	181	Kansas City Chiefs	Derrick Ransom	DT	Cincinnati	C-USA
6	182	Jacksonville Jaguars	McLeod, KevinKevin McLeod	RB	Auburn	SEC	from Green Bay ^{[R6 - 6]}
6	183	New York Jets	Johnson, DustinDustin Johnson	FB	BYU	WAC	from Denver ^{[R6 - 7]}
6*	184	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Shevin Smith	CB	Florida State	ACC
6*	185	Detroit Lions	Alexander, JamaalJamaal Alexander	CB	Southern Miss	C-USA
6*	186	Pittsburgh Steelers	Olson, RyanRyan Olson	DT	Colorado	Big 12
6*	187	Green Bay Packers	Matt Hasselbeck ^†	QB	Boston College	Big East
6*	188	Dallas Cowboys	Izell Reese	S	UAB	Ind. (I-A)
6*	189	Chicago Bears	Patrick Mannelly	LS	Duke	ACC
7	190	Indianapolis Colts	Aaron Taylor	C	Nebraska	Big 12
7	191	Washington Redskins	David Terrell	S	Texas-El Paso	WAC	from Oakland ^{[R7 - 1]}
7	192	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alvis Whitted	WR	North Carolina State	ACC	from Chicago ^{[R7 - 2]}
7	193	Arizona Cardinals	Savoy, PhilPhil Savoy	WR	Colorado	Big 12
7	194	San Diego Chargers	Haskins, JonJon Haskins	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
7	195	New York Jets	Hart, LawrenceLawrence Hart	TE	Southern	SWAC	from St. Louis ^{[R7 - 3]}
7	196	Carolina Panthers	Vili Maumau	DT	Colorado	Big 12	from New Orleans ^{[R7 - 4]}
7	197	Seattle Seahawks	Jason McEndoo	OG	Washington State	Pac-10	from Dallas ^{[R6 - 8]}
7	198	Buffalo Bills	Allotey, VictorVictor Allotey	OG	Indiana	Big Ten
7	199	Atlanta Falcons	Ephraim Salaam	OT	San Diego State	WAC	from Baltimore via Pittsburgh ^{[R7 - 5]}
7	200	Denver Broncos	Trey Teague	C	Tennessee	SEC	from Philadelphia ^{[R7 - 6]}
7	201	Atlanta Falcons	Ken Oxendine	RB	Virginia Tech	Big East
7	202	Cincinnati Bengals	Parker, MarcusMarcus Parker	FB	Virginia Tech	Big East
7	203	Atlanta Falcons	Henry Slay	DT	West Virginia	Big East	from Carolina via Pittsburgh ^{[R7 - 7]}
7	204	New Orleans Saints	Andy McCullough	WR	Tennessee	SEC	from Seattle ^{[R7 - 8]}
7	205	Tennessee Oilers	Sprotte, JimmyJimmy Sprotte	LB	Arizona	Pac-10
7	206	Washington Redskins	Antwaune Ponds	LB	Syracuse	Big East
7	207	Detroit Lions	Chris Liwienski	OG	Indiana	Big Ten
7	208	Minnesota Vikings	Chester Burnett	LB	Arizona	Pac-10
7	209	Arizona Cardinals	Cousins, George "Jomo"George "Jomo" Cousins	DE	Florida A&M	MEAC	from N.Y. Jets
7	210	Miami Dolphins	Jim Bundren	OG	Clemson	ACC
7	211	New England Patriots	Jason Andersen	C	BYU	WAC
7	212	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	McCarty, ChanceChance McCarty	DE	Texas Christian	WAC
7	213	New York Giants	Ben Fricke	C	Houston	C-USA
7	214	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brandon Tolbert	LB	Georgia	SEC
7	215	San Francisco 49ers	Ryan Thelwell	WR	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Pittsburgh via Atlanta ^{[R7 - 9]}
7	216	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Warfield	CB	Nebraska	Big 12
7	217	Chicago Bears	Chad Overhauser	OG	UCLA	Pac-10	from San Francisco ^{[R7 - 10]}
7	218	Green Bay Packers	Watson, EdwinEdwin Watson	FB	Purdue	Big Ten
7	219	Denver Broncos	Nate Wayne	LB	Mississippi	SEC
7*	220	Philadelphia Eagles	Akins, ChrisChris Akins	DT	Texas	Big 12
7*	221	Pittsburgh Steelers	Angel Rubio	DT	Southeast Missouri State	OVC
7*	222	Cincinnati Bengals	Damian Vaughn	TE	Miami (OH)	MAC
7*	223	Dallas Cowboys	Smith, TarikTarik Smith	RB	California	Pac-10
7*	224	Kansas City Chiefs	Blackwell, ErnestErnest Blackwell	RB	Missouri	Big 12
7*	225	Minnesota Vikings	Darden, TonyTony Darden	CB	Texas Tech	Big 12
7*	226	Arizona Cardinals	Pat Tillman	S	Arizona State	Pac-10
7*	227	Dallas Cowboys	Antonio Fleming	OG	Georgia	SEC
7*	228	Carolina Panthers	Turner, JimJim Turner	WR	Syracuse	Big East
7*	229	Tennessee Oilers	Kevin Long	C	Florida State	ACC
7*	230	Oakland Raiders	Vince Amey	DT	Arizona State	Pac-10
7*	231	Indianapolis Colts	Gaines, CoreyCorey Gaines	S	Tennessee	SEC
7*	232	Chicago Bears	Moses Moreno	QB	Colorado State	WAC
7*	233	Arizona Cardinals	Janes, RonRon Janes	FB	Missouri	Big 12
7*	234	San Diego Chargers	Sanford, KioKio Sanford	WR	Kentucky	SEC
7*	235	Oakland Raiders	Sanders, DavidDavid Sanders	DE	Arkansas	SEC
7*	236	St. Louis Rams	Jason Chorak	LB	Washington	Pac-10
7*	237	Dallas Cowboys	Rodrick Monroe	TE	Cincinnati	C-USA
7*	238	Buffalo Bills	Kamil Loud	WR	Cal Poly	Ind. (I-AA)
7*	239	New Orleans Saints	Ron Warner	LB	Kansas	Big 12
7*	240	Philadelphia Eagles	Thomas, MelvinMelvin Thomas	OG	Colorado	Big 12
7*	241	Baltimore Ravens	Cam Quayle	TE	Weber State	Big Sky

^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers both selected players in the 2nd round.


	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	2	-	Green Bay Packers	Mike Wahle ^†	OG	Navy	Ind. (I-A)
	2	-	San Diego Chargers	Jamal Williams ^†	DT	Oklahoma State	Big 12

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler^{[N 1]}


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Atlanta Falcons	Jody Littleton	LS	Baylor	Big 12
Atlanta Falcons	Jose Portilla	T	Arizona	Pac-10
Baltimore Ravens	Lional Dalton	DT	Eastern Michigan	MAC
Baltimore Ravens	Chuck Darby	DT	South Carolina State	MEAC
Baltimore Ravens	Jeff Saturday ^†	C	North Carolina	ACC
Carolina Panthers	Rob Bohlinger	T	Wyoming	WAC
Carolina Panthers	Thabiti Davis	WR	Wake Forest	ACC
Carolina Panthers	Paul Janus	T	Northwestern	Big Ten
Cincinnati Bengals	Brad Costello	P	Boston University	A-10
Cincinnati Bengals	Erik Storz	LB	Boston College	Big East
Dallas Cowboys	Zebbie Lethridge	CB	Texas Tech	Big 12
Dallas Cowboys	Jeff Ogden	WR	Eastern Washington	Big Sky
Dallas Cowboys	Tim Seder	K	Ashland	MIFC
Dallas Cowboys	Robert Thomas	FB	Henderson State	Gulf South
Denver Broncos	Cyron Brown	DE	Western Illinois	Gateway
Denver Broncos	Chris Gizzi	LB	Air Force	WAC
Detroit Lions	Lamar Campbell	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Detroit Lions	Kevin O'Neill	LB	Bowling Green	MAC
Detroit Lions	Travis Reece	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten
Detroit Lions	Tawambi Settles	FS	Duke	ACC
Detroit Lions	Corey Thomas	WR	Duke	ACC
Green Bay Packers	Jude Waddy	LB	William & Mary	A-10
Indianapolis Colts	Billy Austin	CB	New Mexico	WAC
Indianapolis Colts	Larry Chester	DT	Temple	Big East
Indianapolis Colts	Larry Moore	OG	BYU	WAC
Indianapolis Colts	Mike Vanderjagt ^†	K	West Virginia	Big East
Jacksonville Jaguars	Damon Dunn	WR	Stanford	Pac-10
Jacksonville Jaguars	Winfield Garnett	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars	Reggie Swinton	WR	Murray State	OVC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Steve Zahursky	OG/T	Kent State	MAC
Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Hicks	DE	Maryland	ACC
Miami Dolphins	Chris Fontenot	TE	McNeese State	Southland
Miami Dolphins	Antoine Simpson	DT	Houston	C-USA
Minnesota Vikings	Cory Withrow	C	Washington State	Pac-10
New England Patriots	Scott Dragos	FB	Boston College	Big East
New York Giants	Nate Hobgood-Chittick	DT	North Carolina	ACC
New York Giants	Jason Whittle	OG	Southwest Missouri State	Gateway
New York Giants	George Williams III	DE/DT	NC State	ACC
New Orleans Saints	Earl Little	S	Miami	Big East
Oakland Raiders	Phil Dawson ^†	K	Texas	Big 12
Oakland Raiders	Rodney Williams	WR	Arizona	Pac-10
Philadelphia Eagles	Kevin McKenzie	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Cushing	TE	Illinois	Big Ten
St. Louis Rams	Roger Chanoine	T	Temple	Big East
St. Louis Rams	London Fletcher ^†	LB	John Carroll	OAC
St. Louis Rams	Tony Horne	WR/KR	Clemson	ACC
St. Louis Rams	Jeremy McKinney	OG	Iowa	Big Ten
San Diego Chargers	Wendell Davis	TE	Temple	Big East
San Diego Chargers	DeMingo Graham	OG	Hofstra	Ind. (I-AA)
San Diego Chargers	Kendyl Jacox	OG	Kansas State	Big 12
San Diego Chargers	Lloyd Lee	S	Dartmouth	Ivy
San Diego Chargers	Henry Taylor	DT	South Carolina	SEC
San Francisco 49ers	Tony Blevins	CB	Kansas	Big 12
San Francisco 49ers	Jim Nelson	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
San Francisco 49ers	Brock Olivo	RB	Missouri	Big 12
Seattle Seahawks	Joey Eloms	S	Indiana	Big Ten
Seattle Seahawks	Brian Finneran	WR	Villanova	A-10
Seattle Seahawks	Dirk Johnson	P	Northern Colorado	NCC
Seattle Seahawks	Wade Richey	K	LSU	SEC
Seattle Seahawks	Paul Spicer	DE	Saginaw Valley State	MIFC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rabih Abdullah	RB	Lehigh	Patriot
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lamont Hall	TE	Clemson	ACC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Jackson	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
Tennessee Oilers	Perry Phenix	S	Southern Miss	C-USA
Tennessee Oilers	Ron Powlus	QB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
Tennessee Oilers	Mike Sutton	DE	LSU	SEC
Washington Redskins	Tim Denton	CB	Sam Houston State	Southland

Hall of Famers

Randy Moss, wide receiver from Marshall, taken 1st round 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Peyton Manning, quarterback from Tennessee, taken 1st round 1st overall by the Indianapolis Colts.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Charles Woodson, cornerback from Michigan, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Alan Faneca, guard from LSU, taken 1st round 26th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

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. 2: Arizona → San Diego (PD). Arizona traded its first-round selection (2nd) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first and second-round selections (3rd and 33rd) and first-round selection (8th) in 1999 plus RB Eric Metcalf and LB Patrick Sapp.
^ No. 3: San Diego → Arizona (PD). see No. 2: Arizona → San Diego.
^ No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). Buffalo traded its first- and fourth-round selections (9th and 101st) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Rob Johnson.
^ No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). Cincinnati were awarded Washington's first- and third-round selections (17th and 78th) as compensation for Washington signing restricted free agent DT Dan Wilkinson.
^ No. 18: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). New England were awarded the Jets' first- and third-round selections (18th and 81st) as compensation for the Jets signing restricted free agent RB Curtis Martin.
^ No. 19: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded its first-round selection (19th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and second-round selections (29th and 60th).
^ No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). Tampa Bay traded its first-round selection (23rd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's two second-round selections (34th and 59th).
^ No. 29: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 19: Miami → Green Bay.
^ No. 33: San Diego → Arizona (PD). see No. 2: Arizona → San Diego.

Round two

^ No. 34: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
^ No. 41: multiple trades:
No. 41: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded its second- and fifth-round selections (41st and 134th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for DE Hugh Douglas.
No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh (D). N.Y. Jets traded its second-round selection (41st) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's second-, third- and fifth-round selections (56th, 87th and 149th).
^ No. 44: Carolina → Miami (D). Carolina traded its second-round selection (44th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's first-round selection in 2000.
^ No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay (D). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (45th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 114th).
^ No. 52: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its second-round selection (56th), second- and third-round selections (61st and 97th) in 1997 and first-round selection in 1999 to New England in exchange for the Patriots releasing head coach Bill Parcells from his coaching contract.
^ No. 53: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
^ No. 56: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). see No. 56: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.
^ No. 59: multiple trades:
No. 59: Kansas City → Oakland (PD). Oakland were awarded Kansas City's second-round selection as compensation for the Chiefs signing restricted free agent DT Chester McGlockton.
No. 59: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 23: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
No. 59: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (59th) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 2000.
^ No. 60: multiple trades:
No. 60: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 19: Miami → Green Bay.
No. 60: Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded this second-round selection to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (79th, 143rd and 172nd).

Round three

^ No. 52: Indianapolis → Carolina (PD). Indianapolis traded its third-round selection (62nd) to Carolina in exchange for hiring Panthers' GM Bill Polian.
^ No. 65: multiple trades:
No. 65: Arizona → N.Y. Jets (PD). Arizona traded its third-round selection (65th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for RB Adrian Murrell.
No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis (D). N.Y. Jets traded this third-round selection (65th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' third- and seventh-round selections (67th and 195th).
^ No. 66: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD). San Diego traded its third-round selection (66th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's fifth-round selection (146th) in 1997.
^ No. 67: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
^ No. 69: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded its third-round selection (69th) and its fifth-round selection (132nd) in 1997 to Washington in exchange for QB Heath Shuler.
^ No. 70: multiple trades:
No. 70: Dallas → Philadelphia (D). Dallas traded its third-round selection (70th) and first- and fifth-round selections (25th and 155th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first-round selection (22nd) in 1997.
No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants (D). Philadelphia traded this third-round selection (70th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for the Giants' third- and fourth-round selections (85th and 116th).
^ No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis (PD). Baltimore traded its third- and fourth-round selections (71st and 103rd) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jim Harbaugh and Indianapolis' fourth-round selection (93rd).
^ No. 78: Washington → Cincinnati (PD). see No. 17: Washington → Cincinnati.
^ No. 79: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
^ No. 81: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). see No. 18: N.Y. Jets → New England.
^ No. 85: N.Y. Giants → Philadelphia (D). see No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants.
^ No. 87: Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.

Round four

^ No. 93: multiple trades:
No. 93: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (93rd) to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (103rd, 124th and 154th).
^ No. 96: San Diego → St. Louis (PD). San Diego traded its fourth-round selection (96th) and seventh-round selection (215th) in 1997 to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (138th) in 1998.
^ No. 97: Oakland → New Orleans (PD). Oakland traded its fourth-round selection (97th) to New Orleans in exchange for CB Eric Allen.
^ No. 101: Buffalo → Jacksonville (PD). see No. 9: Buffalo → Jacksonville.
^ No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami (D). Philadelphia traded its fourth-round selection (102nd) to Miami in exchange for Miami's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 142nd).
^ No. 103: multiple trades:
No. 103: Baltimore → Indianapolis (D). see No. 71: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 103: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
No. 103: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (D). Baltimore traded this fourth-round selection (103rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's third-round selection in 1999.
No. 103: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). Tampa Bay failed to make their selection within the allotted time, allowing Atlanta to pick ahead of them.
^ No. 109: Washington → Oakland (D). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (109th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's fourth- and seventh-round selections (113rd and 191st).
^ No. 112: Miami → Philadelphia (D). see No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami.
^ No. 113: multiple trades:
No. 113: Detroit → Oakland (PD). Detroit traded its fourth-round selection (113th) to Oakland in exchange for LB Rob Fredrickson.
No. 113: Oakland → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Oakland.
^ No. 114: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 45: Atlanta → Tampa Bay.
^ No. 116: N.Y. Giants → Philadelphia (D). see No. 70: Philadelphia → N.Y. Giants.
^ No. 142: Miami → Philadelphia (D). see No. 102: Philadelphia → Miami.

Round five

^ No. 124: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
^ No. 128: Chicago → Kansas City (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (128th) to Kansas City in exchange for WR Chris Penn.
^ No. 134: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 41: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets.
^ No. 135: Cincinnati → Indianapolis (PD). Cincinnati traded its fifth-round selection (135th) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Paul Justin.
^ No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh (D). Atlanta traded its fifth-round selection (137th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's three seventh-round selections (199th, 203rd and 215th).
^ No. 138: Seattle → Dallas (D). Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (138th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' sixth- and seventh-round selections (162nd and 197th).
^ No. 143: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
^ No. 146: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fifth-round selection (146th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for FB Lorenzo Neal.
^ No. 149: Pittsburgh → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 41: N.Y. Jets → Pittsburgh.
^ No. 150: Kansas City → Green Bay (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (150th) to Green Bay in exchange for LB Wayne Simmons.
^ No. 150: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (152nd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's sixth-round selection (156th) and sixth-round selection in 1999.

Round six

^ No. 124: Indianapolis → Baltimore (D). see No. 93: Baltimore → Indianapolis.
^ No. 152: Oakland → Green Bay (D). see No. 152: Green Bay → Oakland.
^ No. 162: Dallas → Seattle (D). see No. 138: Seattle → Dallas.
^ No. 163: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (163rd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for WR Jeff Graham.
^ No. 172: Detroit → Miami (D). see No. 60: Miami → Detroit.
^ No. 182: Green Bay → Jacksonville (PD). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (182nd) to Jacksonville in exchange for DT Paul Frase.
^ No. 183: Denver → N.Y. Jets (PD). Denver traded its sixth-round selection (183rd) and third-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (88th, 191st and 229th) in 1997 to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' third-round selection (67th) in 1997.
^ No. 197: Dallas → Seattle (D). see No. 138: Seattle → Dallas.

Round seven

^ No. 113: Oakland → Washington (D). see No. 109: Washington → Oakland.
^ No. 192: Chicago → Jacksonville (PD). Chicago traded its seventh-round selection (192nd) to Jacksonville in exchange for OT Jimmy Herndon.
^ No. 195: St. Louis → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 65: N.Y. Jets → St. Louis.
^ No. 196: New Orleans → Carolina (PD). Carolina received New Orleans' seventh-round selection (196th) as compensation for the Saints signing restricted free agent S Chad Cota.
^ No. 199: multiple trades:
No. 199: Baltimore → Pittsburgh (PD). Baltimore traded its seventh-round selection (199th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for G Bernard Dafney.
No. 199: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
^ No. 200: Philadelphia → Denver (D). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selection (200th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's sixth-round selection in 1999.
^ No. 203: multiple trades:
No. 203: Carolina → Pittsburgh (PD). Carolina traded its seventh-round selection (203rd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Israel Raybon.
No. 203: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
^ No. 204: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded its seventh-round selection (204th) to New Orleans in exchange for WR Daryl Hobbs.
^ No. 215: multiple trades:
No. 215: Pittsburgh → Atlanta (D). see No. 137: Atlanta → Pittsburgh.
No. 203: Atlanta → San Francisco (D). Atlanta traded this seventh-round selection (203rd) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' sixth-round selection in 1999.
^ No. 217: San Francisco → Chicago (PD). San Francisco traded its seventh-round selection (217th) to Chicago in exchange for LB Tony Peterson.

Notes

References

External links

NFL Drafts

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East	Central	West	East	Central	West
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Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Jacksonville	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
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