2005 NFL draft

General information
Date(s)	April 23–24, 2005
Time	12:00 pm EDT (April 23) 11:00 am EDT (April 24)
Location	Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
Network(s)	ESPN, ESPN2
Overview
255 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Alex Smith, QB San Francisco 49ers
Mr. Irrelevant	Andy Stokes, TE New England Patriots
Most selections (12)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fewest selections (4)	New York Giants
Hall of Famers	1 LB DeMarcus Ware
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The 2005 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 23–24, 2005. The league also held a supplemental draft that year, which was held after the regular draft but before the regular season. The draft took place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City,^[1]^[2] and was televised for the 26th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. It was the first to be held at the Javits Center after Madison Square Garden was utilized for previous drafts since 1995.^[3]

The draft is best known for quarterback Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th selection after being projected as one of the top picks.^[4] Although Rodgers believed he would be taken first overall by the San Francisco 49ers, the 49ers selected quarterback Alex Smith and Rodgers was passed on by teams with other positional needs until he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers.^[5]^[6]^[7] Rodgers' fall drew retrospective scrutiny due to developing a reputation as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Compensatory selections were distributed amongst fourteen teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each.^[12] Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL Draft first.^[13]

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

Player selections

*	= compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[a]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[b]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	EDGE	Edge
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard	K	Kicker^[c]	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

^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	San Francisco 49ers	Alex Smith ^†	QB	Utah	MWC
1	2	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Brown ^†	RB	Auburn	SEC
1	3	Cleveland Browns	Braylon Edwards ^†	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
1	4	Chicago Bears	Cedric Benson	RB	Texas	Big 12
1	5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cadillac Williams	RB	Auburn	SEC
1	6	Tennessee Titans	Adam Jones ^†	CB	West Virginia	Big East
1	7	Minnesota Vikings	Troy Williamson	WR	South Carolina	SEC	from Oakland^{[R1 - 1]}
1	8	Arizona Cardinals	Antrel Rolle ^†	S	Miami (FL)	ACC
1	9	Washington Redskins	Carlos Rogers ^†	CB	Auburn	SEC
1	10	Detroit Lions	Mike Williams	WR	USC	Pac-10
1	11	Dallas Cowboys	DeMarcus Ware^‡^†	LB	Troy	Sun Belt
1	12	San Diego Chargers	Shawne Merriman ^†	LB	Maryland	ACC	from New York Giants^{[R1 - 2]}
1	13	New Orleans Saints	Jammal Brown ^†	OT	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Houston^{[R1 - 3]}
1	14	Carolina Panthers	Thomas Davis ^†	LB	Georgia	SEC
1	15	Kansas City Chiefs	Derrick Johnson ^†	LB	Texas	Big 12
1	16	Houston Texans	Travis Johnson	DT	Florida State	ACC	from New Orleans^{[R1 - 4]}
1	17	Cincinnati Bengals	David Pollack	LB	Georgia	SEC
1	18	Minnesota Vikings	Erasmus James	DE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	19	St. Louis Rams	Alex Barron	OT	Florida State	ACC
1	20	Dallas Cowboys	Marcus Spears	DE	LSU	SEC	from Buffalo^{[R1 - 5]}
1	21	Jacksonville Jaguars	Matt Jones	WR	Arkansas	SEC
1	22	Baltimore Ravens	Mark Clayton	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
1	23	Oakland Raiders	Fabian Washington	CB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Seattle^{[R1 - 6]}
1	24	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rodgers ^†	QB	California	Pac-10
1	25	Washington Redskins	Jason Campbell	QB	Auburn	SEC	from Denver^{[R1 - 7]}
1	26	Seattle Seahawks	Chris Spencer	C	Ole Miss	SEC	from New York Jets via Oakland^{[R1 - 8]}
1	27	Atlanta Falcons	Roddy White ^†	WR	UAB	C-USA
1	28	San Diego Chargers	Luis Castillo	DT	Northwestern	Big Ten
1	29	Indianapolis Colts	Marlin Jackson	CB	Michigan	Big Ten
1	30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heath Miller ^†	TE	Virginia	ACC
1	31	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Patterson	DT	USC	Pac-10
1	32	New England Patriots	Logan Mankins ^†	OG	Fresno State	WAC
2	33	San Francisco 49ers	David Baas	C	Michigan	Big Ten
2	34	Cleveland Browns	Brodney Pool	S	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	35	Philadelphia Eagles	Reggie Brown	WR	Georgia	SEC	from Miami^{[R2 - 1]}
2	36	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Barrett Ruud	LB	Nebraska	Big 12
2	37	Detroit Lions	Shaun Cody	DT	USC	Pac-10	from Tennessee^{[R2 - 2]}
2	38	Oakland Raiders	Stanford Routt	CB	Houston	C-USA
2	39	Chicago Bears	Mark Bradley	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	40	New Orleans Saints	Josh Bullocks	S	Nebraska	Big 12	from Washington^{[R2 - 3]}
2	41	Tennessee Titans	Michael Roos ^†	OT	Eastern Washington	Big Sky	from Detroit^{[R2 - 4]}
2	42	Dallas Cowboys	Kevin Burnett	LB	Tennessee	SEC
2	43	New York Giants	Corey Webster	CB	LSU	SEC
2	44	Arizona Cardinals	J. J. Arrington	RB	California	Pac-10
2	45	Seattle Seahawks	Lofa Tatupu ^†	LB	USC	Pac-10	from Carolina^{[R2 - 5]}
2	46	Miami Dolphins	Matt Roth	DE	Iowa	Big Ten	from Kansas City^{[R2 - 6]}
2	47	New York Jets	Mike Nugent	K	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Houston via Oakland^{[R2 - 7]}
2	48	Cincinnati Bengals	Odell Thurman	LB	Georgia	SEC
2	49	Minnesota Vikings	Marcus Johnson	OT	Ole Miss	SEC
2	50	St. Louis Rams	Ron Bartell	CB	Howard	MEAC
2	51	Green Bay Packers	Nick Collins ^†	S	Bethune–Cookman	MEAC	from New Orleans^{[R2 - 8]}
2	52	Jacksonville Jaguars	Khalif Barnes	OT	Washington	Pac-10
2	53	Baltimore Ravens	Dan Cody	DE	Oklahoma	Big 12
2	54	Carolina Panthers	Eric Shelton	RB	Louisville	C-USA	from Seattle^{[R2 - 9]}
2	55	Buffalo Bills	Roscoe Parrish	WR	Miami (FL)	ACC
2	56	Denver Broncos	Darrent Williams	CB	Oklahoma State	Big 12
2	57	New York Jets	Justin Miller ^†	CB	Clemson	ACC
2	58	Green Bay Packers	Terrence Murphy	WR	Texas A&M	Big 12
2	59	Atlanta Falcons	Jonathan Babineaux	DT	Iowa	Big Ten
2	60	Indianapolis Colts	Kelvin Hayden	CB	Illinois	Big Ten
2	61	San Diego Chargers	Vincent Jackson ^†	WR	Northern Colorado	Great West
2	62	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryant McFadden	CB	Florida State	ACC
2	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Matt McCoy	LB	San Diego State	MWC
2	64	Baltimore Ravens	Adam Terry	OT	Syracuse	Big East	from New England^{[R2 - 10]}
3	65	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Gore ^†	RB	Miami (FL)	ACC
3	66	St. Louis Rams	O. J. Atogwe	S	Stanford	Pac-10	from Miami^{[R3 - 1]}
3	67	Cleveland Browns	Charlie Frye	QB	Akron	MAC
3	68	Tennessee Titans	Courtney Roby	WR	Indiana	Big Ten
3	69	Oakland Raiders	Andrew Walter	QB	Arizona State	Pac-10
3	70	Miami Dolphins	Channing Crowder	LB	Florida	SEC	from Chicago^{[R3 - 2]}
3	71	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alex Smith	TE	Stanford	Pac-10
3	72	Detroit Lions	Stanley Wilson	CB	Stanford	Pac-10
3	73	Houston Texans	Vernand Morency	RB	Oklahoma State	Big 12	from Dallas^{[R3 - 3]}
3	74	New York Giants	Justin Tuck ^†	DE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
3	75	Arizona Cardinals	Eric Green	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC
3	76	Denver Broncos	Karl Paymah	CB	Washington State	Pac-10	from Washington^{[R3 - 4]}
3	77	Philadelphia Eagles	Ryan Moats	RB	Louisiana Tech	WAC	from Kansas City^{[R3 - 5]}
3	78	Oakland Raiders	Kirk Morrison	LB	San Diego State	MWC	from Houston^{[R3 - 6]}
3	79	Carolina Panthers	Evan Mathis ^†	OG	Alabama	SEC
3	80	Minnesota Vikings	Dustin Fox	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	81	St. Louis Rams	Richie Incognito ^†	C	Nebraska	Big 12
3	82	New Orleans Saints	Alfred Fincher	LB	Connecticut	Ind. (I-A)
3	83	Cincinnati Bengals	Chris Henry	WR	West Virginia	Big East
3	84	New England Patriots	Ellis Hobbs	CB	Iowa State	Big 12	from Baltimore^{[R3 - 7]}
3	85	Seattle Seahawks	David Greene	QB	Georgia	SEC
3	86	Buffalo Bills	Kevin Everett	TE	Miami (FL)	ACC
3	87	Jacksonville Jaguars	Scott Starks	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
3	88	New York Jets	Sione Pouha	DT	Utah	MWC
3	89	Carolina Panthers	Atiyyah Ellison	DT	Missouri	Big 12	from Green Bay^{[R3 - 8]}
3	89.5–	Denver Broncos	selection forfeited due to salary-cap violations.^[14]
3	90	Atlanta Falcons	Jordan Beck	LB	Cal Poly	Great West
3	91	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Colmer	OT	NC State	ACC	from San Diego^{[R3 - 9]}
3	92	Indianapolis Colts	Vincent Burns	DE	Kentucky	SEC
3	93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Trai Essex	OG	Northwestern	Big Ten
3	94	San Francisco 49ers	Adam Snyder	OG	Oregon	Pac-10	from Philadelphia^{[R3 - 10]}
3	95	Arizona Cardinals	Darryl Blackstock	LB	Virginia	ACC	from New England^{[R3 - 11]}
3*	96	Tennessee Titans	Brandon Jones	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
3*	97	Denver Broncos	Domonique Foxworth	CB	Maryland	ACC
3*	98	Seattle Seahawks	Leroy Hill	LB	Clemson	ACC
3*	99	Kansas City Chiefs	Dustin Colquitt ^†	P	Tennessee	SEC
3*	100	New England Patriots	Nick Kaczur	OG	Toledo	MAC
3*	101	Denver Broncos	Maurice Clarett	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
4	102	Philadelphia Eagles	Sean Considine	S	Iowa	Big Ten	from San Francisco^{[R4 - 1]}
4	103	Cleveland Browns	Antonio Perkins	CB	Oklahoma	Big 12
4	104	Miami Dolphins	Travis Daniels	CB	LSU	SEC
4	105	Seattle Seahawks	Ray Willis	OT	Florida State	ACC	from Oakland^{[R4 - 2]}
4	106	Chicago Bears	Kyle Orton	QB	Purdue	Big Ten
4	107	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dan Buenning	OG	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	108	Tennessee Titans	Vincent Fuller	S	Virginia Tech	ACC
4	109	Dallas Cowboys	Marion Barber ^†	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
4	110	New York Giants	Brandon Jacobs	RB	Southern Illinois	Gateway
4	111	Arizona Cardinals	Elton Brown	OG	Virginia	ACC
4	112	Minnesota Vikings	Ciatrick Fason	RB	Florida	SEC	from Washington^{[R4 - 3]}
4	113	Tennessee Titans	David Stewart	OT	Mississippi State	SEC	from Detroit^{[R4 - 4]}
4	114	Houston Texans	Jerome Mathis ^†	WR	Hampton	MEAC
4	115	Green Bay Packers	Marviel Underwood	S	San Diego State	MWC	from Carolina^{[R4 - 5]}
4	116	Kansas City Chiefs	Craphonso Thorpe	WR	Florida State	ACC
4	117	St. Louis Rams	Jerome Carter	S	Florida State	ACC
4	118	New Orleans Saints	Chase Lyman	WR	California	Pac-10
4	119	Cincinnati Bengals	Eric Ghiaciuc	C	Central Michigan	MAC
4	120	Washington Redskins	Manuel White	FB	UCLA	Pac-10	from Minnesota^{[R4 - 6]}
4	121	Carolina Panthers	Stefan LeFors	QB	Louisville	C-USA	from Seattle^{[R4 - 7]}
4	122	Buffalo Bills	Duke Preston	C	Illinois	Big Ten
4	123	New York Jets	Kerry Rhodes	S	Louisville	C-USA	from Jacksonville^{[R4 - 8]}
4	124	Baltimore Ravens	Jason Brown	C	North Carolina	ACC
4	125	Green Bay Packers	Brady Poppinga	LB	BYU	MWC
4	126	Philadelphia Eagles	Todd Herremans	OT	Saginaw Valley State	GLIAC	from Denver via Cleveland, Seattle, Carolina and Green Bay^[15]
4	127	Jacksonville Jaguars	Alvin Pearman	RB	Virginia	ACC	from New York Jets^{[R4 - 9]}
4	128	Atlanta Falcons	Chauncey Davis	DE	Florida State	ACC
4	129	Indianapolis Colts	Dylan Gandy	OG	Texas Tech	Big 12
4	130	San Diego Chargers	Darren Sproles ^†	RB	Kansas State	Big 12
4	131	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Gibson	WR	Georgia	SEC
4	132	Dallas Cowboys	Chris Canty	DE	Virginia	ACC	from Philadelphia^[16]
4	133	New England Patriots	James Sanders	S	Fresno State	WAC
4*	134	St. Louis Rams	Claude Terrell	OG	New Mexico	MWC
4*	135	Indianapolis Colts	Matt Giordano	S	California	Pac-10
4*	136	Tennessee Titans	Roydell Williams	WR	Tulane	C-USA
5	137	San Francisco 49ers	Ronald Fields	DT	Mississippi State	SEC
5	138	Kansas City Chiefs	Boomer Grigsby	LB	Illinois State	Gateway	from Miami^{[R5 - 1]}
5	139	Cleveland Browns	David McMillan	DE	Kansas	Big 12
5	140	Chicago Bears	Airese Currie	WR	Clemson	ACC
5	141	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Donte Nicholson	S	Oklahoma	Big 12
5	142	Tennessee Titans	Damien Nash	RB	Missouri	Big 12
5	143	Green Bay Packers	Junius Coston	C	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	from Oakland^[17]
5	144	St. Louis Rams	Jerome Collins	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	from New York Giants via San Diego and Tampa Bay^{[R5 - 2]}
5	145	Detroit Lions	Dan Orlovsky	QB	Connecticut	Ind. (I-A)	from Arizona via New England^{[R5 - 3]}
5	146	Philadelphia Eagles	Trent Cole ^†	DE	Cincinnati	C-USA	from Washington^[18]
5	147	Kansas City Chiefs	Alphonso Hodge	CB	Miami (OH)	MAC	from Detroit^[19]
5	148	Indianapolis Colts	Jonathan Welsh	DE	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Dallas via Philadelphia^[20]
5	149	Carolina Panthers	Adam Seward	LB	UNLV	MWC
5	150	Tennessee Titans	Daniel Loper	OT	Texas Tech	Big 12	from Kansas City^[21]
5	151	Houston Texans	Drew Hodgdon	C	Arizona State	Pac-10
5	152	New Orleans Saints	Adrian McPherson	QB	Florida State	ACC
5	153	Cincinnati Bengals	Adam Kieft	OT	Central Michigan	MAC
5	154	Washington Redskins	Robert McCune	LB	Louisville	C-USA	from Minnesota^{[R5 - 4]}
5	155	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Larry Brackins	WR	Pearl River CC	MACJC	from St. Louis^{[R5 - 5]}
5	156	Buffalo Bills	Eric King	CB	Wake Forest	ACC
5	157	Jacksonville Jaguars	Gerald Sensabaugh	S	North Carolina	ACC
5	158	Baltimore Ravens	Justin Green	FB	Montana	Big Sky
5	159	Seattle Seahawks	Jeb Huckeba	DE	Arkansas	SEC
5	160	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Boley	LB	Southern Miss	C-USA	from Denver^[22]
5	161	New York Jets	Andre Maddox	S	NC State	ACC
5	162	Miami Dolphins	Anthony Alabi	OT	TCU	C-USA	from Green Bay via Kansas City^[23]
5	163	Atlanta Falcons	Frank Omiyale	OT	Tennessee Tech	OVC
5	164	San Diego Chargers	Wesley Britt	OT	Alabama	SEC
5	165	Indianapolis Colts	Rob Hunt	C	North Dakota State	Great West
5	166	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rian Wallace	LB	Temple	Big East
5	167	Green Bay Packers	Mike Hawkins	CB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Philadelphia^[24]
5	168	Arizona Cardinals	Lance Mitchell	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from New England^[25]
5*	169	Carolina Panthers	Geoff Hangartner	C	Texas A&M	Big 12
5*	170	New England Patriots	Ryan Claridge	LB	UNLV	MWC
5*	171	Carolina Panthers	Ben Emanuel	S	UCLA	Pac-10
5*	172	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Young	OT	BYU	MWC
5*	173	Indianapolis Colts	Tyjuan Hagler	LB	Cincinnati	C-USA
5*	174	San Francisco 49ers	Rasheed Marshall	WR	West Virginia	Big East
6	175	Oakland Raiders	Anttaj Hawthorne	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from San Francisco via Philadelphia, Green Bay, and New England^[26]
6	176	Cleveland Browns	Nick Speegle	LB	New Mexico	MWC
6	177	San Diego Chargers	Wes Sims	OT	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Miami Dolphins^[27]
6	178	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Anthony Bryant	DT	Alabama	SEC
6	179	Tennessee Titans	Bo Scaife	TE	Texas	Big 12
6	180	Green Bay Packers	Michael Montgomery	DE	Texas A&M	Big 12	from Oakland^[28]
6	181	Chicago Bears	Chris Harris	S	Louisiana–Monroe	Sun Belt
6	182	New York Jets	Cedric Houston	RB	Tennessee	SEC	from Arizona via Oakland^{[R6 - 1]}
6	183	Washington Redskins	Jared Newberry	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
6	184	Detroit Lions	Bill Swancutt	DE	Oregon State	Pac-10
6	185	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chad Owens	WR	Hawaii	WAC	from Dallas via Oakland and New York Jets^{[R6 - 2]}
6	186	New York Giants	Eric Moore	DE	Florida State	ACC
6	187	Kansas City Chiefs	Will Svitek	OG	Stanford	Pac-10
6	188	Houston Texans	C. C. Brown	S	Louisiana–Lafayette	Sun Belt
6	189	Carolina Panthers	Jovan Haye	DE	Vanderbilt	SEC
6	190	Cincinnati Bengals	Tab Perry	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
6	191	Minnesota Vikings	C. J. Mosley	DT	Missouri	Big 12
6	192	St. Louis Rams	Dante Ridgeway	WR	Ball State	MAC
6	193	New Orleans Saints	Jason Jefferson	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	194	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pat Thomas	LB	NC State	ACC
6	195	Green Bay Packers	Craig Bragg	WR	UCLA	Pac-10	from Baltimore via New England^[29]
6	196	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Jackson	TE	Iowa	Big Ten
6	197	Buffalo Bills	Justin Geisinger	OG	Vanderbilt	SEC
6	198	New York Jets	Joel Dreessen	TE	Colorado State	MWC
6	199	Kansas City Chiefs	Khari Long	DE	Baylor	Big 12	from Green Bay^[30]
6	200	Denver Broncos	Chris Myers ^†	OG	Miami (FL)	ACC
6	201	Atlanta Falcons	DeAndra' Cobb	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten
6	202	Indianapolis Colts	Dave Rayner	K	Michigan State	Big Ten
6	203	Cleveland Browns	Andrew Hoffman	DT	Virginia	ACC	from Tampa Bay via San Diego^{[R6 - 3]}
6	204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Kemoeatu	OG	Utah	MWC
6	205	San Francisco 49ers	Derrick Johnson	CB	Washington	Pac-10	from Philadelphia^[31]
6	206	Detroit Lions	Johnathan Goddard	LB	Marshall	MAC	from New England^{[R6 - 4]}
6*	207	Carolina Panthers	Joe Berger	OG	Michigan Tech	GLIAC
6*	208	Dallas Cowboys	Justin Beriault	S	Ball State	MAC
6*	209	Dallas Cowboys	Rob Petitti	OT	Pittsburgh	Big East
6*	210	St. Louis Rams	Reggie Hodges	P	Ball State	MAC
6*	211	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Armstrong	OT	Washington State	Pac-10
6*	212	Oakland Raiders	Ryan Riddle	DE	California	Pac-10
6*	213	Baltimore Ravens	Derek Anderson ^†	QB	Oregon State	Pac-10
6*	214	Oakland Raiders	Pete McMahon	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
7	215	San Francisco 49ers	Daven Holly	CB	Cincinnati	C-USA
7	216	Miami Dolphins	Kevin Vickerson	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten
7	217	Cleveland Browns	Jon Dunn	OT	Virginia Tech	ACC
7	218	Tennessee Titans	Reynaldo Hill	CB	Florida	SEC
7	219	Minnesota Vikings	Adrian Ward	CB	UTEP	WAC	from Oakland^{[R7 - 1]}
7	220	Chicago Bears	Rod Wilson	LB	South Carolina	SEC
7	221	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rick Razzano	FB	Ole Miss	SEC
7	222	Washington Redskins	Nehemiah Broughton	FB	The Citadel	SoCon
7	223	San Francisco 49ers	Marcus Maxwell	WR	Oregon	Pac-10	from Detroit^[32]
7	224	Dallas Cowboys	Jay Ratliff ^†	DT	Auburn	SEC
7	225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Paris Warren	WR	Utah	MWC	from New York Giants^[33]
7	226	Arizona Cardinals	LeRon McCoy	WR	IUP	PSAC
7	227	Houston Texans	Kenneth Pettway	LB	Grambling State	SWAC
7	228	Pittsburgh Steelers	Shaun Nua	DE	BYU	MWC	from Carolina^[34]
7	229	Kansas City Chiefs	James Kilian	QB	Tulsa	WAC
7	230	New England Patriots	Matt Cassel ^†	QB	USC	Pac-10	from Minnesota via New York Jets and Oakland^{[R7 - 2]}
7	231	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hamza Abdullah	S	Washington State	Pac-10	from St. Louis^{[R7 - 3]}
7	232	New Orleans Saints	Jimmy Verdon	DE	Arizona State	Pac-10
7	233	Cincinnati Bengals	Jonathan Fanene	DE	Utah	MWC
7	234	Baltimore Ravens	Mike Smith	LB	Texas Tech	Big 12
7	235	Seattle Seahawks	Cornelius Wortham	LB	Alabama	SEC
7	236	Buffalo Bills	Lionel Gates	RB	Louisville	C-USA
7	237	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chris Roberson	CB	Eastern Michigan	MAC
7	238	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeremy Parquet	OT	Southern Miss	C-USA	from Green Bay^[35]
7	239	Denver Broncos	Paul Ernster	K	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
7	240	New York Jets	Harry Williams	WR	Tuskegee	SIAC
7	241	Atlanta Falcons	Darrell Shropshire	DT	South Carolina	SEC
7	242	San Diego Chargers	Scott Mruczkowski	C	Bowling Green	MAC
7	243	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Davis	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
7	244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Noah Herron	RB	Northwestern	Big Ten
7	245	Green Bay Packers	Kurt Campbell	S	Albany	NEC	from Philadelphia^[36]
7	246	Green Bay Packers	Will Whitticker	OG	Michigan State	Big Ten	from New England^[37]
7*	247	Philadelphia Eagles	Keyonta Marshall	DT	Grand Valley State	GLIAC
7*	248	San Francisco 49ers	Patrick Estes	TE	Virginia	ACC
7*	249	San Francisco 49ers	Billy Bajema	TE	Oklahoma State	Big 12
7*	250	St. Louis Rams	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	Harvard	Ivy
7*	251	St. Louis Rams	Madison Hedgecock	FB	North Carolina	ACC
7*	252	Philadelphia Eagles	David Bergeron	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
7*	253	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	J. R. Russell	WR	Louisville	C-USA
7*	254	Seattle Seahawks	Doug Nienhuis	OT	Oregon State	Pac-10
7*	255	New England Patriots	Andy Stokes	TE	William Penn	MSFA

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
	5	-	Miami Dolphins	Manuel Wright	DT	USC	Pac-10

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler^[38]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Arizona Cardinals	John Bronson	TE	Penn State	Big Ten
Arizona Cardinals	Adam Bergen	TE	Lehigh	Patriot
Arizona Cardinals	Tim Bulman	DE	Boston College	Big East
Arizona Cardinals	Carlyle Holiday	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
Arizona Cardinals	Aaron Francisco	S	BYU	MWC
Atlanta Falcons	Michael Koenen	P	Western Washington	GNAC
Baltimore Ravens	Gary Gibson	DT	Rutgers	Big East
Baltimore Ravens	Matt Katula	LS	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Baltimore Ravens	Rhys Lloyd	K	Minnesota	Big Ten
Buffalo Bills	Brad Cieslak	TE	Northern Illinois	MAC
Buffalo Bills	Liam Ezekiel	LB	Northeastern	A-10
Buffalo Bills	Jim Leonhard	S	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Carolina Panthers	Lorenzo Alexander ^†	LB	California	Pac-10
Chicago Bears	Rashied Davis	WR	San Jose State	WAC
Chicago Bears	Brandon McGowan	S	Maine	A-10
Cincinnati Bengals	Herana-Daze Jones	S	Indiana	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	Josh Cribbs ^†	QB	Kent State	MAC
Cleveland Browns	Lance Moore	WR	Toledo	MAC
Dallas Cowboys	Jon Condo ^†	LS	Maryland	ACC
Dallas Cowboys	Tony Curtis	TE	Portland State	Big Sky
Dallas Cowboys	Harvey Dahl	OG	Nevada	WAC
Dallas Cowboys	Tyson Thompson	RB	San Jose State	WAC
Denver Broncos	Brandon Browner ^†	CB	Oregon State	Pac-10
Denver Broncos	Erik Pears	OT	Colorado State	MWC
Detroit Lions	Cory Procter	OT	Montana	Big Sky
Green Bay Packers	Patrick Dendy	CB	Rice	WAC
Green Bay Packers	Roy Manning	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
Green Bay Packers	Leigh Torrence	CB	Stanford	Pac-10
Green Bay Packers	Chris White	C	Southern Miss	C-USA
Houston Texans	Alfred Malone	DT	Troy	Sun Belt
Indianapolis Colts	Tory Humphrey	TE	Central Michigan	MAC
Indianapolis Colts	Darrell Reid	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars	Dan Connolly	OG	Southeast Missouri State	OVC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Andrew Economos	LS	Georgia Tech	ACC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Derrick Wimbush	FB	Fort Valley State	SIAC
Miami Dolphins	Brock Berlin	QB	Miami (FL)	ACC
Miami Dolphins	John Denney ^†	DE	BYU	MWC
Miami Dolphins	Abram Elam	S	Kent State	MAC
Miami Dolphins	Atari Bigby	S	UCF	MAC
Minnesota Vikings	Heath Farwell ^†	LB	San Diego State	MWC
New England Patriots	Robbie Gould ^†	K	Penn State	Big Ten
New Orleans Saints	L. P. Ladouceur ^†	LS	California	Pac-10
New York Giants	Chase Blackburn	LB	Akron	MAC
New York Giants	James Butler	S	Georgia Tech	ACC
New York Giants	Ryan Grant	RB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
New York Giants	Ahmad Treaudo	CB	Southern	SWAC
New York Giants	Cameron Wake ^†	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
Oakland Raiders	Chris Carr	CB	Boise State	WAC
Oakland Raiders	Hiram Eugene	S	Louisiana Tech	WAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	John Kuhn ^†	FB	Shippensburg	PSAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Shaun Suisham	K	Bowling Green	MAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Warren	LS	North Carolina	ACC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Washington	WR	Tiffin	Ind. (Div. II)
San Diego Chargers	Marques Harris	LB	Southern Utah	Great West
Seattle Seahawks	Chris Kluwe	P	UCLA	Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks	Leonard Weaver ^†	FB	Carson–Newman	SAC
Washington Redskins	Nick Novak	K	Maryland	ACC

Hall of Famers

DeMarcus Ware, linebacker from Troy, taken 1st round 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2005 draft.

Round one

^ No 7: Oakland → Minnesota (PD). Oakland traded its first- (7th) and seventh-round (219th) picks to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Randy Moss.
^ No 12: NY Giants → San Diego (PD). The Giants traded their third-round selection (65th) in 2004 and first- (12th) and fifth-round (144th) selections in 2005 to San Diego in exchange for quarterback Eli Manning
^ No 13: Houston → New Orleans. (D) New Orleans traded their first- and third-round selections (16th and 66th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selection (13th)
^ No 16: New Orleans → Houston (D) see No. 13: Houston → New Orleans
^ No 20: Buffalo → Dallas. (PD) Buffalo traded their first-round selection (20th) together with their second- and fifth-round selections (43rd and 144th) in 2004 to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' first-round selection (22nd) in 2004
^ No 23: Seattle → Oakland. (D) Seattle traded their first-round selection (23rd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's first- and fifth-round selections (26th and 105th)
^ No 25: Denver → Washington (PD). Denver traded their first-round selection (25th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's third-round selection (76th) and first- and fourth-round selections (22nd and 119th) in 2006
^ No. 26: multiple trades:
No. 26: NY Jets → Oakland. (PD) the Jets traded their first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 230th) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's second- and two sixth-round selections (47th, 182nd and 185th) and tight end Doug Jolley.
No. 26: Oakland → Seattle. (D) see No. 23: Seattle → Oakland.

Round two

^ No 35: Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded its second-round selection (35th) to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback A.J. Feeley
^ No 37: Tennessee → Detroit (D). Tennessee traded its second-round selection (37th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second- and fourth-round selections (41st and 113rd)
^ No 40: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded its fifth-round selection (139th) in 2004 and second-round selection (40th) to New Orleans in exchange for New Orleans' third- and fifth round selections (81st and 151st) in 2004
^ No. 41: Detroit → Tennessee (D) see No. 37: Tennessee → Detroit
^ No 45: Carolina → Seattle (D). Carolina traded its second-round selection (45th) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's second- and two fourth-round selections (54th, 121st and 126th)
^ No. 46: Kansas City → Miami (PD). Kansas City traded its second- and fifth-round selections (46th and 162nd) to Miami in exchange for cornerback Patrick Surtain and Miami's fifth-round selection (138th)
^ No. 47: multiple trades:
No. 47: Houston → Oakland (PD). Houston traded their second- and third-round selections (47th and 78th) to Oakland in exchange for cornerback Phillip Buchanon.
No. 47: Oakland → NY Jets (PD). see No. 26: Oakland → NY Jets.
^ No. 51: New Orleans → Green Bay (PD) New Orleans traded its second-round selection (51st) and quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan to Green Bay in exchange for cornerback Mike McKenzie and Green Bay's sixth-round selection (174th)
^ No. 54: Seattle → Carolina (D) see No. 45: Carolina → Seattle
^ No. 64: New England → Baltimore (D). New England traded its second-round selection (64th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third- and sixth-round selections (84th and 195th) and third-round selection in 2006

Round three

^ No. 66: Miami → St. Louis (PD) Miami traded its third-round selection (66th) to St. Louis in exchange for running back Lamar Gordon
^ No. 70: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded its third-round selection (70th) to Miami in exchange for defensive end Adewale Ogunleye
^ No. 73: Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded its third-round selection (73rd) to Houston in exchange for rights to Drew Henson
^ No. 76: Washington → Denver (PD) see No. 25: Denver → Washington
^ No. 77: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (162nd) in 2004 and third-round selection (77th) to Philadelphia in exchange for offensive tackle John Welbourn
^ No. 78: Houston → Oakland (PD) see No. 47: Houston → Oakland
^ No. 84: Baltimore → New England (D) see No. 64: New England → Baltimore
^ No. 89: Green Bay → Carolina (D). Green Bay traded its third-round selection (89th) to Carolina in exchange for two fourth-round selections (115th and 126th)
^ No. 91: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded its third- and sixth-round selections (91st and 203rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for wide receiver Keenan McCardell
^ No. 94: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded its third-round selection (94th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fourth- and sixth-round selections (102nd and 175th)
^ No. 95: New England → Arizona (PD). New England traded its third- and fifth-round selections (95th and 168th) to Arizona in exchange for cornerback Duane Starks and Arizona's fifth-round selection (145th)

Round four

^ No. 102: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D) see No. 94: Philadelphia → San Francisco
^ No. 105: Oakland → Seattle (D) see No. 23: Seattle → Oakland
^ No. 112: Washington → Minnesota (D). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (112nd) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and fifth-round selections (120th and 154th)
^ No. 113: Detroit → Tennessee (D) see No. 37: Tennessee → Detroit
^ No. 115: Carolina → Green Bay (D) see No. 89: Green Bay → Carolina
^ No. 120: Minnesota → Washington (D) see No. 112: Washington → Minnesota
^ No. 121: Seattle → Carolina (D) see No. 45: Carolina → Seattle
^ No. 123: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets (D). Jacksonville traded its fourth-round selection (123rd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' fourth- and sixth-round selections (127th and 185th)
^ No. 127: N.Y. Jets → Jacksonville (D) see No. 123: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets

Round five

^ No. 138: Miami → Kansas City (PD) see No. 46: Kansas City → Miami
^ No. 144: multiple trades:
No. 144: N.Y. Giants → San Diego (PD). see No. 12: N.Y. Giants → San Diego.
No. 144: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded their fifth-round selection (144th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive tackle Roman Oben.
No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis (D). Tampa Bay traded its fifth-round selection (144th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth- and seventh-round selections (155th and 231rd)
^ No. 145: multiple trades:
No. 145: Arizona → New England (PD). see No. 95: New England → Arizona.
No. 145: New England → Detroit (D). New England traded their fifth- and sixth-round selections (145th and 206th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's fourth-round selection (106th) in 2006
^ No. 154: Minnesota → Washington (D) see No. 112: Washington → Minnesota
^ No. 155: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (D) see No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis

Round six

^ No. 182: multiple trades:
No. 182: Arizona → Oakland (PD). Arizona traded its sixth-round selection (182nd) to Oakland in exchange for running back Troy Hambrick and defensive end Peppi Zellner.
No. 182: Oakland → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 26: N.Y. Jets → Oakland.
^ No. 185: multiple trades:
No. 185: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas traded its seventh-round selection (223) in 2004 and sixth-round selection (185th) to Oakland in exchange for defensive end Kenyon Coleman.
No. 185: Oakland → N.Y. Jets (PD). see No. 26: N.Y. Jets → Oakland.
No. 185: N.Y. Jets → Jacksonville (D). see No. 123: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets.
^ No. 203: multiple trades:
No. 203: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 91: San Diego → Tampa Bay.
No. 203: Tampa Bay → Cleveland (D). Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (203rd) to Cleveland in exchange for quarterback Luke McCown.
^ No. 206: New England → Detroit (D) see No. 145: New England → Detroit

Round seven

^ No. 219: Oakland → Minnesota (PD) see No. 7: Oakland → Minnesota
^ No. 230: multiple trades:
No. 230: Minnesota → N.Y. Jets. (PD) Minnesota traded its seventh-round selection (230th) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for linebacker Sam Cowart.
No. 230: N.Y. Jets → Oakland. (PD) see No. 26: N.Y. Jets → Oakland.
No. 230: Oakland → New England. (D) see No. 175: New England → Oakland.
^ No. 231: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (D) see No. 144: Tampa Bay → St. Louis

NFL drafts
Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969
Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of drafts First overall picks Second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant Supplemental picks List of broadcasters

Player selections

Supplemental draft selections

Notable undrafted players

Hall of Famers

Trades

References

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