The 1986 NFL Draft

194 picks. First overall: Bo Jackson, running back, from Auburn, to Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Most picks: Florida 6, Illinois 6, Auburn 5, UCLA 5, Arkansas 5.

The 1986 NFL Draft ran 12 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Bo Jackson	RB		Auburn	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2	Tony Casillas	DT		Oklahoma	→ Atlanta Falcons
3	Jim Everett	QB		Purdue	→ Houston Oilers
4	Jon Hand	DE		Alabama	→ Indianapolis Colts
5	Anthony Bell	LB		Michigan State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
6	Jim Dombrowski	OT		Virginia	→ New Orleans Saints
7	Brian Jozwiak	OG		West Virginia	→ Kansas City Chiefs
8	Leslie O’Neal	DE		Oklahoma State	→ San Diego Chargers
9	John Rienstra	OG		Temple	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
10	Keith Byars	RB		Ohio State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
11	Joe Kelly	LB		Washington	→ Cincinnati Bengals
12	Chuck Long	QB		Iowa	→ Detroit Lions
13	James Fitzpatrick	OT		USC	→ San Diego Chargers
14	Gerald Robinson	DE		Auburn	→ Minnesota Vikings
15	John L Williams	RB		Florida	→ Seattle Seahawks
16	Ronnie Harmon	RB		Iowa	→ Buffalo Bills
17	Tim Green	LB		Syracuse	→ Atlanta Falcons
18	Mike Sherrard	WR		UCLA	→ Dallas Cowboys
19	Eric Dorsey	DE		Notre Dame	→ New York Giants
20	Will Wolford	OT		Vanderbilt	→ Buffalo Bills
21	Tim McGee	WR		Tennessee	→ Cincinnati Bengals
22	Mike Haight	OG		Iowa	→ New York Jets
23	Mike Schad	OT		Queen’s	→ Los Angeles Rams
24	Bob Buczkowski	DE		Pittsburgh	→ Los Angeles Raiders
25	Roderick Jones	DB		SMU	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
26	Reggie Dupard	RB		SMU	→ New England Patriots
27	Neal Anderson	RB		Florida	→ Chicago Bears

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
28	Jackie Walker	LB		Jackson State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29	Garry James	RB		LSU	→ Detroit Lions
30	Markus Koch	DE		Boise State	→ Washington Redskins
31	Dalton Hilliard	RB		LSU	→ New Orleans Saints
32	John Lee	K		UCLA	→ St. Louis Cardinals
33	Darryl Clack	RB		Arizona State	→ Dallas Cowboys
34	Ernest Givins	WR		Louisville	→ Houston Oilers
35	Dino Hackett	LB		App State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
36	Gerald Williams	DE		Auburn	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
37	Anthony Toney	RB		Texas A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
38	Lewis Billups	DB		North Alabama	→ Cincinnati Bengals
39	Larry Roberts	DE		Alabama	→ San Francisco 49ers
40	Kevin Murphy	LB		Oklahoma	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
41	Kenneth Davis	RB		TCU	→ Green Bay Packers
42	Mike Ruth	DT		Boston College	→ New England Patriots
43	Webster Slaughter	WR		San Diego State	→ Cleveland Browns
44	Mark Collins	DB		Cal State Fullerton	→ New York Giants
45	Walter Murray	WR		Hawai’i	→ Washington Redskins
46	Erik Howard	DT		Washington State	→ New York Giants
47	Jack Trudeau	QB		Illinois	→ Indianapolis Colts
48	Alonzo Johnson	LB		Florida	→ Philadelphia Eagles
49	Doug Williams	OT		Texas A&M	→ New York Jets
50	Tom Newberry	OG		Wisconsin La Crosse	→ Los Angeles Rams
51	Pepper Johnson	LB		Ohio State	→ New York Giants
52	John Offerdahl	LB		Western Michigan	→ Miami Dolphins
53	Greg Lasker	DB		Arkansas	→ New York Giants
54	Vencie Glenn	DB		Indiana State	→ New England Patriots
55	Vestee Jackson	DB		Washington	→ Chicago Bears

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
56	Tom Rathman	RB		Nebraska	→ San Francisco 49ers
57	Rueben Mayes	RB		Washington State	→ New Orleans Saints
58	Jim Skow	DE		Nebraska	→ Cincinnati Bengals
59	Gene Chilton	C		Texas	→ St. Louis Cardinals
60	Pat Swilling	LB		Georgia Tech	→ New Orleans Saints
61	Allen Pinkett	RB		Notre Dame	→ Houston Oilers
62	Barry Word	RB		Virginia	→ New Orleans Saints
63	Leonard Griffin	DE		Grambling	→ Kansas City Chiefs
64	Tim McKyer	DB		Texas–Arlington	→ San Francisco 49ers
65	Mike Hammerstein	DT		Michigan	→ Cincinnati Bengals
66	Terry Unrein	DE		Colorado State	→ San Diego Chargers
67	Bubby Brister	QB		UL Monroe	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
68	Patrick Hunter	DB		Nevada	→ Seattle Seahawks
69	Joe Milinichik	OG		NC State	→ Detroit Lions
70	Jeff Walker	OT		Memphis	→ San Diego Chargers
71	Hugh Millen	QB		Washington	→ Los Angeles Rams
72	Robbie Bosco	QB		BYU	→ Green Bay Packers
73	John Washington	DE		Oklahoma State	→ New York Giants
74	Mark Walen	DT		UCLA	→ Dallas Cowboys
75	Alvin Walton	DB		Kansas	→ Washington Redskins
76	John Taylor	WR		Delaware State	→ San Francisco 49ers
77	Leonard Burton	C		South Carolina	→ Buffalo Bills
78	David Fulcher	DB		Arizona State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
79	Tim Crawford	LB		Texas Tech	→ New York Jets
80	Brad Cochran	DB		Michigan	→ Los Angeles Raiders
81	T.J. Turner	DT		Houston	→ Miami Dolphins
82	David Williams	WR		Illinois	→ Chicago Bears

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
83	Craig Swoope	DB		Illinois	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
84	Tim Harris	DE		Memphis	→ Green Bay Packers
85	Mike Wise	DE		UC Davis	→ Los Angeles Raiders
86	Bill Brooks	WR		Boston University	→ Indianapolis Colts
87	Tom Baugh	C		Southern Illinois	→ Kansas City Chiefs
88	Kelvin Edwards	WR		Liberty	→ New Orleans Saints
89	Carl Carter	DB		Texas Tech	→ St. Louis Cardinals
90	Chas Fox	WR		Furman	→ Kansas City Chiefs
91	Eric Kattus	TE		Michigan	→ Cincinnati Bengals
92	Devon Mitchell	DB		Iowa	→ Detroit Lions
93	Joe Phillips	DT		SMU	→ Minnesota Vikings
94	Bill Callahan	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
95	Ty Allert	LB		Texas	→ San Diego Chargers
96	Charles Haley	DE		James Madison	→ San Francisco 49ers
97	Tommy Taylor	LB		UCLA	→ San Diego Chargers
98	Dan Knight	OT		San Diego State	→ Green Bay Packers
99	Doug Gaynor	QB		Long Beach State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
100	Max Zendejas	K		Arizona	→ Dallas Cowboys
101	Steve Wallace	OT		Auburn	→ San Francisco 49ers
102	Kevin Fagan	DT		Miami	→ San Francisco 49ers
103	Vance Mueller	RB		Occidental	→ Los Angeles Raiders
104	Jim Juriga	OT		Illinois	→ Denver Broncos
105	Rogers Alexander	LB		Penn State	→ New York Jets
106	Matt Darwin	C		Texas A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
107	James Pruitt	WR		Cal State Fullerton	→ Miami Dolphins
108	Napoleon McCallum	RB		Navy	→ Los Angeles Raiders
109	Scott Gieselman	TE		Boston College	→ New England Patriots
110	Paul Blair	OT		Oklahoma State	→ Chicago Bears

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
139	Ron Brown	WR		Colorado	→ New York Giants
140	Thornton Chandler	TE		Alabama	→ Dallas Cowboys
141	Kent Hagood	RB		South Carolina	→ Kansas City Chiefs
142	Robert Thompson	WR		Youngstown State	→ New Orleans Saints
143	Burnell Dent	LB		Tulane	→ Green Bay Packers
144	Robert Cox	OT		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
145	Ray Wallace	RB		Purdue	→ Houston Oilers
146	Mark Rypien	QB		Washington State	→ Washington Redskins
147	Thomas Rooks	RB		Illinois	→ Minnesota Vikings
148	Domingo Bryant	DB		Texas A&M	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
149	Bob Landsee	C		Wisconsin	→ Philadelphia Eagles
150	Stan Gelbaugh	QB		Maryland	→ Dallas Cowboys
151	Orson Mobley	TE		Salem International	→ Denver Broncos
152	Gary Hunt	DB		Memphis	→ Cincinnati Bengals
153	Eddie Anderson	DB		Fort Valley State	→ Seattle Seahawks
154	Floyd Dixon	WR		Stephen F. Austin	→ Atlanta Falcons
155	Curt Pardridge	WR		Northern Illinois	→ San Diego Chargers
156	Jim Huddleston	OG		Virginia	→ Washington Redskins
157	Solomon Miller	WR		Utah State	→ New York Giants
158	Lloyd Yancey	OG		Temple	→ Dallas Cowboys
159	Keith Williams	RB		Missouri State	→ Atlanta Falcons
160	Lynn Williams	RB		Kansas	→ Los Angeles Rams
161	Mark Jackson	WR		Purdue	→ Denver Broncos
162	Don Griffin	DB		Middle Tennessee	→ San Francisco 49ers
163	Brent Sowell	DT		Alabama	→ Miami Dolphins
164	Doug Marrone	OT		Syracuse	→ Los Angeles Raiders
165	Kevin Walker	DB		East Carolina	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
166	Jeff Powell	RB		Tennessee	→ Chicago Bears

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
167	Jim Meyer	OT		Illinois State	→ Cleveland Browns
168	Bob Williams	TE		Penn State	→ Buffalo Bills
169	Corn Redick	WR		Cal State Fullerton	→ Philadelphia Eagles
170	Eric Swanson	WR		Tennessee	→ St. Louis Cardinals
171	Steve O’Malley	DT		Northern Illinois	→ Indianapolis Colts
172	Chris White	K		Illinois	→ Indianapolis Colts
173	Gill Fenerty	RB		Holy Cross	→ New Orleans Saints
174	Mike Norseth	QB		Kansas	→ Cleveland Browns
175	Rodney Carter	RB		Purdue	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
176	Byron Lee	LB		Ohio State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
177	Pat Franklin	RB		Texas State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
178	Mark Pike	LB		Georgia Tech	→ Buffalo Bills
179	Carl Hilton	TE		Houston	→ Minnesota Vikings
180	Butch Rolle	TE		Michigan State	→ Buffalo Bills
181	Paul Miles	RB		Nebraska	→ Seattle Seahawks
182	Fred Smalls	LB		West Virginia	→ San Diego Chargers
183	Ed Berry	DB		Utah State	→ Green Bay Packers
184	Jon Francis	RB		Boise State	→ New York Giants
185	Johnny Holloway	WR		Kansas	→ Dallas Cowboys
186	Rick Badanjek	RB		Maryland	→ Washington Redskins
187	Ray McDonald	WR		Florida	→ New England Patriots
188	Raymond Phillips	LB		NC State	→ Denver Broncos
189	Bob White	OT		Rhode Island	→ New York Jets
190	Tommy Sims	DB		Tennessee	→ Indianapolis Colts
191	Bill Lewis	C		Nebraska	→ Los Angeles Raiders
192	Brent Williams	DE		Toledo	→ New England Patriots
193	Larry Kolic	LB		Ohio State	→ Miami Dolphins
194	Bruce Jones	DB		North Alabama	→ Chicago Bears