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1997 |
Round | Pick | Player | Name | Team | Position | College |
1 | 1 | 1 | Orlando Pace | Rams | T | Ohio State |
| 2 | 2 | Darrell Russell | Raiders | DT | USC |
| 3 | 3 | Shawn Springs | Seahawks | DB | Ohio State |
| 4 | 4 | Peter Boulware | Ravens | DE | Florida State |
| 5 | 5 | Bryant Westbrook | Lions | DB | Texas |
| 6 | 6 | Walter Jones | Seahawks | T | Florida State |
| 7 | 7 | Ike Hilliard | Giants | WR | Florida |
| 8 | 8 | James Farrior | Jets | LB | Virginia |
| 9 | 9 | Tom Knight | Cardinals | DB | Iowa |
| 10 | 10 | Chris Naeole | Saints | G | Colorado |
| 11 | 11 | Michael Booker | Falcons | DB | Nebraska |
| 12 | 12 | Warrick Dunn | Buccaneers | RB | Florida State |
| 13 | 13 | Tony Gonzalez | Chiefs | TE | California |
| 14 | 14 | Reinard Wilson | Bengals | DE | Florida State |
| 15 | 15 | Yatil Green | Dolphins | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | 16 | Reidel Anthony | Buccaneers | WR | Florida |
| 17 | 17 | Kenard Lang | Redskins | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 18 | 18 | Kenny Holmes | Oilers | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | 19 | Tarik Glenn | Colts | T | California |
| 20 | 20 | Dwayne Rudd | Vikings | LB | Alabama |
| 21 | 21 | Renaldo Wynn | Jaguars | DE | Notre Dame |
| 22 | 22 | David LaFleur | Cowboys | TE | Louisiana State |
| 23 | 23 | Antowain Smith | Bills | RB | Houston |
| 24 | 24 | Chad Scott | Steelers | DB | Maryland |
| 25 | 25 | Jon Harris | Eagles | DE | Virginia |
| 26 | 26 | Jim Druckenmiller | 49ers | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 27 | 27 | Rae Carruth | Panthers | WR | Colorado |
| 28 | 28 | Trevor Pryce | Broncos | DE | Clemson |
| 29 | 29 | Chris Canty | Patriots | DB | Kansas State |
| 30 | 30 | Ross Verba | Packers | G | Iowa |
2 | 1 | 31 | Rick Terry | Jets | DT | North Carolina |
| 2 | 32 | Nathan Davis | Falcons | DT | Indiana |
| 3 | 33 | Rob Kelly | Saints | DB | Ohio State |
| 4 | 34 | Jamie Sharper | Ravens | LB | Virginia |
| 5 | 35 | Juan Roque | Lions | T | Arizona State |
| 6 | 36 | Tiki Barber | Giants | RB | Virginia |
| 7 | 37 | Jerry Wunsch | Buccaneers | T | Wisconsin |
| 8 | 38 | John Allred | Bears | TE | USC |
| 9 | 39 | Jared Tomich | Saints | DE | Nebraska |
| 10 | 40 | Dexter McCleon | Rams | DB | Clemson |
| 11 | 41 | Byron Hanspard | Falcons | RB | Texas Tech |
| 12 | 42 | Jake Plummer | Cardinals | QB | Arizona State |
| 13 | 43 | Corey Dillon | Bengals | RB | Washington |
| 14 | 44 | Sam Madison | Dolphins | DB | Louisville |
| 15 | 45 | Freddie Jones | Chargers | TE | North Carolina |
| 16 | 46 | Joey Kent | Oilers | WR | Tennessee |
| 17 | 47 | Kevin Lockett | Chiefs | WR | Kansas State |
| 18 | 48 | Adam Meadows | Colts | T | Georgia |
| 19 | 49 | Torrian Gray | Vikings | DB | Virginia Tech |
| 20 | 50 | Mike Logan | Jaguars | DB | West Virginia |
| 21 | 51 | Greg Jones | Redskins | LB | Colorado |
| 22 | 52 | Marcellus Wiley | Bills | DE | Columbia |
| 23 | 53 | Will Blackwell | Steelers | WR | San Diego State |
| 24 | 54 | Kevin Abrams | Lions | DB | Syracuse |
| 25 | 55 | Marc Edwards | 49ers | RB | Notre Dame |
| 26 | 56 | Mike Minter | Panthers | DB | Nebraska |
| 27 | 57 | James Darling | Eagles | LB | Washington State |
| 28 | 58 | Kim Herring | Ravens | DB | Penn State |
| 29 | 59 | Brandon Mitchell | Patriots | DE | Texas A&M |
| 30 | 60 | Darren Sharper | Packers | DB | William & Mary |
3 | 1 | 61 | Sedrick Shaw | Patriots | RB | Iowa |
| 2 | 62 | Troy Davis | Saints | RB | Iowa State |
| 3 | 63 | Frank Middleton | Buccaneers | G | Arizona |
| 4 | 64 | Jay Graham | Ravens | RB | Tennessee |
| 5 | 65 | Dexter Coakley | Cowboys | DB | Appalachian State |
| 6 | 66 | Ronde Barber | Buccaneers | DB | Virginia |
| 7 | 67 | Dan Neil | Broncos | G | Texas |
| 8 | 68 | Ryan Phillips | Giants | DE | Idaho |
| 9 | 69 | Bob Sapp | Bears | G | Washington |
| 10 | 70 | O.J. Santiago | Falcons | TE | Kent State |
| 11 | 71 | Duce Staley | Eagles | RB | South Carolina |
| 12 | 72 | Adam Treu | Raiders | T | Nebraska |
| 13 | 73 | Jason Taylor | Dolphins | DE | Akron |
| 14 | 74 | Mike Hamilton | Chargers | LB | North Carolina A&T |
| 15 | 75 | Denard Walker | Oilers | DB | Louisiana State |
| 16 | 76 | Rod Payne | Bengals | C | Michigan |
| 17 | 77 | Greg Clark | 49ers | TE | Stanford |
| 18 | 78 | Stalin Colinet | Vikings | DE | Boston College |
| 19 | 79 | James Hamilton | Jaguars | LB | North Carolina |
| 20 | 80 | Derek Smith | Redskins | LB | Arizona State |
| 21 | 81 | Scott Sanderson | Oilers | T | Washington State |
| 22 | 82 | Paul Wiggins | Steelers | T | Oregon |
| 23 | 83 | Steve Scifres | Cowboys | G | Wyoming |
| 24 | 84 | Ty Howard | Cardinals | DB | Ohio State |
| 25 | 85 | Tim Kohn | Raiders | T | Iowa State |
| 26 | 86 | Bertrand Berry | Colts | LB | Notre Dame |
| 27 | 87 | Kinnon Tatum | Panthers | LB | Notre Dame |
| 28 | 88 | Dedric Ward | Jets | WR | Northern Iowa |
| 29 | 89 | Chris Carter | Patriots | DB | Texas |
| 30 | 90 | Brett Conway | Packers | K | Penn State |
| 31 | 91 | Mike Vrabel | Steelers | DE | Ohio State |
| 32 | 92 | Derrick Rodgers | Dolphins | LB | Arizona State |
| 33 | 93 | Ronnie Ward | Dolphins | LB | Kansas |
| 34 | 94 | Kenny Wheaton | Cowboys | DB | Oregon |
| 35 | 95 | Brad Maynard | Giants | P | Ball State |
| 36 | 96 | Brent Smith | Dolphins | T | Mississippi State |
4 | 1 | 97 | Damon Denson | Patriots | G | Michigan |
| 2 | 98 | Derrick Mason | Oilers | WR | Michigan State |
| 3 | 99 | Danny Wuerffel | Saints | QB | Florida |
| 4 | 100 | Henri Crockett | Falcons | LB | Florida State |
| 5 | 101 | Antonio Anderson | Cowboys | DT | Syracuse |
| 6 | 102 | Terry Day | Jets | DE | Mississippi State |
| 7 | 103 | Pete Monty | Giants | LB | Wisconsin |
| 8 | 104 | Leon Johnson | Jets | RB | North Carolina |
| 9 | 105 | Darnell Autry | Bears | RB | Northwestern |
| 10 | 106 | Chris Dishman | Cardinals | G | Nebraska |
| 11 | 107 | Pratt Lyons | Oilers | DE | Troy |
| 12 | 108 | Marcus Robinson | Bears | WR | South Carolina |
| 13 | 109 | Raleigh Roundtree | Chargers | T | South Carolina State |
| 14 | 110 | Pat Barnes | Chiefs | QB | California |
| 15 | 111 | Tremain Mack | Bengals | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 16 | 112 | Ryan Tucker | Rams | C | Texas Christian |
| 17 | 113 | Antonio Banks | Vikings | DB | Virginia Tech |
| 18 | 114 | Seth Payne | Jaguars | DT | Cornell |
| 19 | 115 | Albert Connell | Redskins | WR | Texas A&M |
| 20 | 116 | Keith Poole | Saints | WR | Arizona State |
| 21 | 117 | Delmonico Montgomery | Colts | DB | Houston |
| 22 | 118 | Tyrus McCloud | Ravens | LB | Louisville |
| 23 | 119 | Damien Robinson | Eagles | DB | Iowa |
| 24 | 120 | Jamie Nails | Bills | T | Florida A&M |
| 25 | 121 | Jerome Daniels | Dolphins | G | Northeastern |
| 26 | 122 | Tarek Saleh | Panthers | DE | Wisconsin |
| 27 | 123 | Chad Levitt | Raiders | RB | Cornell |
| 28 | 124 | Cory Gilliard | Broncos | DB | Ball State |
| 29 | 125 | Ed Ellis | Patriots | T | Buffalo |
| 30 | 126 | Jermaine Smith | Packers | DT | Georgia |
| 31 | 127 | Macey Brooks | Cowboys | WR | James Madison |
| 32 | 128 | Alshermond Singleton | Buccaneers | LB | Temple |
| 33 | 129 | Nicky Sualua | Cowboys | RB | Ohio State |
| 34 | 130 | Matt Russell | Lions | LB | Colorado |
5 | 1 | 131 | Lamont Burns | Jets | G | East Carolina |
| 2 | 132 | Jamel Williams | Redskins | DB | Nebraska |
| 3 | 133 | Marcus Wimberly | Falcons | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | 134 | Jeff Mitchell | Ravens | C | Florida |
| 5 | 135 | Pete Chryplewicz | Lions | TE | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 136 | Sam Garnes | Giants | DB | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 137 | Patrick Hape | Buccaneers | TE | Alabama |
| 8 | 138 | Kenny Bynum | Chargers | RB | South Carolina State |
| 9 | 139 | Chad Carpenter | Cardinals | WR | Washington State |
| 10 | 140 | Keith Thibodeaux | Redskins | DB | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 11 | 141 | Van Hiles | Bears | DB | Kentucky |
| 12 | 142 | Eric Stokes | Seahawks | DB | Nebraska |
| 13 | 143 | George McCullough | Oilers | DB | Baylor |
| 14 | 144 | Andre Purvis | Bengals | DT | North Carolina |
| 15 | 145 | Raymond Austin | Jets | DB | Tennessee |
| 16 | 146 | Paul Bradford | Chargers | DB | Portland State |
| 17 | 147 | Damon Jones | Jaguars | TE | Southern Illinois |
| 18 | 148 | Twan Russell | Redskins | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 19 | 149 | Barron Tanner | Dolphins | DT | Oklahoma |
| 20 | 150 | Nathaniel Jacquet | Colts | WR | San Diego State |
| 21 | 151 | Tony Williams | Vikings | DT | Memphis |
| 22 | 152 | Ndukwe Kalu | Eagles | DE | Rice |
| 23 | 153 | Sean Woodson | Bills | DB | Jackson State |
| 24 | 154 | George Jones | Steelers | RB | San Diego State |
| 25 | 155 | Luther Broughton | Eagles | TE | Furman |
| 26 | 156 | Carl Powell | Colts | DE | Louisville |
| 27 | 157 | Nick Lopez | Dolphins | DE | Texas Southern |
| 28 | 158 | Taje Allen | Rams | DB | Texas |
| 29 | 159 | Vernon Crawford | Patriots | LB | Florida State |
| 30 | 160 | Anthony Hicks | Packers | LB | Arkansas |
| 31 | 161 | Duane Ashman | Lions | DE | Virginia |
| 32 | 162 | Brad Badger | Redskins | G | Stanford |
| 33 | 163 | June Henley | Chiefs | RB | Kansas |
6 | 1 | 164 | Tim Scharf | Jets | LB | Northwestern |
| 2 | 165 | Nicky Savoie | Saints | TE | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 166 | John Fiala | Dolphins | LB | Washington |
| 4 | 167 | Steve Lee | Ravens | RB | Indiana |
| 5 | 168 | Tony Ramirez | Lions | G | Northern Colorado |
| 6 | 169 | Al Harris | Buccaneers | DB | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 7 | 170 | Brian Manning | Dolphins | WR | Stanford |
| 8 | 171 | Mike Cherry | Giants | QB | Murray State |
| 9 | 172 | Calvin Branch | Raiders | RB | Colorado State |
| 10 | 173 | Mike Crawford | Dolphins | LB | Nevada |
| 11 | 174 | Itula Mili | Seahawks | TE | Brigham Young |
| 12 | 175 | Rod Brown | Cardinals | RB | North Carolina State |
| 13 | 176 | Canute Curtis | Bengals | LB | West Virginia |
| 14 | 177 | Ed Perry | Dolphins | TE | James Madison |
| 15 | 178 | Daniel Palmer | Chargers | C | Air Force |
| 16 | 179 | Muadianvita Kazadi | Rams | LB | Tulsa |
| 17 | 180 | Calvin Collins | Falcons | C | Texas A&M |
| 18 | 181 | Dennis Stallings | Oilers | LB | Illinois |
| 19 | 182 | Scott Von der Ahe | Colts | LB | Arizona State |
| 20 | 183 | Robert Tate | Vikings | WR | Cincinnati |
| 21 | 184 | Daimon Shelton | Jaguars | RB | Sacramento State |
| 22 | 185 | Marcus Spriggs | Bills | G | Houston |
| 23 | 186 | Daryl Porter | Steelers | DB | Boston College |
| 24 | 187 | Lee Vaughn | Cowboys | DB | Wyoming |
| 25 | 188 | Tony McCombs | Cardinals | LB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 26 | 189 | Matt Finkes | Panthers | DE | Ohio State |
| 27 | 190 | Antwuan Wyatt | Eagles | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| 28 | 191 | Chuck Clements | Jets | QB | Houston |
| 29 | 192 | Tony Gaiter | Patriots | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 30 | 193 | Grady Jackson | Raiders | DT | Knoxville |
| 31 | 194 | Cornell Brown | Ravens | DE | Virginia Tech |
| 32 | 195 | Isaac Byrd | Chiefs | WR | Kansas |
| 33 | 196 | Shawn Swayda | Bears | DT | Arizona State |
| 34 | 197 | Nigea Carter | Buccaneers | WR | Michigan State |
| 35 | 198 | Edward Jasper | Eagles | DT | Texas A&M |
| 36 | 199 | Rod Manuel | Steelers | DE | Oklahoma |
| 37 | 200 | Richard Hogans | Bears | LB | Memphis |
| 38 | 201 | Ricky Parker | Bears | DB | San Diego State |
7 | 1 | 202 | Steve Rosga | Jets | DB | Colorado |
| 2 | 203 | Hudhaifa Ismaeli | Dolphins | DB | Northwestern |
| 3 | 204 | Tony Graziani | Falcons | QB | Oregon |
| 4 | 205 | Chris Ward | Ravens | DE | Kentucky |
| 5 | 206 | Terry Battle | Lions | RB | Arizona State |
| 6 | 207 | Koy Detmer | Eagles | QB | Colorado |
| 7 | 208 | Matt Keneley | Giants | DT | USC |
| 8 | 209 | Anthony DeGrate | Buccaneers | DT | Stephen F. Austin |
| 9 | 210 | Mike Miano | Bears | DT | SW Missouri State |
| 10 | 211 | Carlos Jones | Seahawks | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 11 | 212 | Mark Smith | Cardinals | DE | Auburn |
| 12 | 213 | Chris Miller | Packers | WR | USC |
| 13 | 214 | Nathan Parks | Chiefs | T | Stanford |
| 14 | 215 | Cedric White | Rams | DE | North Carolina A&T |
| 15 | 216 | Armon Williams | Oilers | LB | Arizona |
| 16 | 217 | William Carr | Bengals | DT | Michigan |
| 17 | 218 | Torin James | Chargers | LB | North Carolina A&T |
| 18 | 219 | Clarence Thompson | Colts | DB | Knoxville |
| 19 | 220 | Artie Ulmer | Vikings | LB | Valdosta State |
| 20 | 221 | Jon Hesse | Jaguars | LB | Nebraska |
| 21 | 222 | Chris Bayne | Falcons | DB | Fresno State |
| 22 | 223 | Michael Adams | Steelers | WR | Texas |
| 23 | 224 | Omar Stoutmire | Cowboys | DB | Fresno State |
| 24 | 225 | Byron Capers | Eagles | DB | Florida State |
| 25 | 226 | Pat Fitzgerald | Bills | TE | Texas |
| 26 | 227 | Deauntae Brown | Eagles | DB | Central State (OH) |
| 27 | 228 | Kris Mangum | Panthers | TE | Mississippi |
| 28 | 229 | Jason Ferguson | Jets | DT | Georgia |
| 29 | 230 | Scott Rehberg | Patriots | T | Central Michigan |
| 30 | 231 | Jerald Sowell | Packers | RB | Tulane |
| 31 | 232 | Marcus Harris | Lions | WR | Wyoming |
| 32 | 233 | Marvin Thomas | Bears | DE | Memphis |
| 33 | 234 | Wally Richardson | Ravens | QB | Penn State |
| 34 | 235 | Matthew Hatchette | Vikings | WR | Langston |
| 35 | 236 | Ralph Staten | Ravens | LB | Alabama |
| 36 | 237 | Tony Corbin | Chargers | QB | Sacramento State |
| 37 | 238 | Leland Taylor | Ravens | DT | Louisville |
| 38 | 239 | Richard Jordan | Lions | LB | Missouri Southern State |
| 39 | 240 | Ronnie McAda | Packers | QB | Army |
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