The 1988 NFL Draft

193 picks. First overall: Aundray Bruce, linebacker, from Auburn, to Atlanta Falcons. Most picks: Oklahoma 12, Miami (FL) 8, Ohio State 7, Auburn 6, UCLA 6.

The 1988 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	Aundray Bruce	LB		Auburn	→ Atlanta Falcons
2	Neil Smith	DE		Nebraska	→ Kansas City Chiefs
3	Bennie Blades	DB		Miami	→ Detroit Lions
4	Paul Gruber	OT		Wisconsin	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
5	Rickey Dixon	DB		Oklahoma	→ Cincinnati Bengals
6	Tim Brown	WR		Notre Dame	→ Los Angeles Raiders
7	Sterling Sharpe	WR		South Carolina	→ Green Bay Packers
8	Dave Cadigan	OG		USC	→ New York Jets
9	Terry McDaniel	DB		Tennessee	→ Los Angeles Raiders
10	Eric Moore	OG		Indiana	→ New York Giants
11	Michael Irvin	WR		Miami (FL)	→ Dallas Cowboys
12	Ken Harvey	LB		California	→ Phoenix Cardinals
13	Keith Jackson	TE		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
14	Gaston Green	RB		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
15	Anthony Miller	WR		Tennessee	→ San Diego Chargers
16	Eric Kumerow	LB		Ohio State	→ Miami Dolphins
17	John Stephens	RB		Northwestern State	→ New England Patriots
18	Aaron Jones	DE		Eastern Kentucky	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Randall McDaniel	OG		Arizona State	→ Minnesota Vikings
20	Aaron Cox	WR		Arizona State	→ Los Angeles Rams
21	Clifford Charlton	LB		Florida	→ Cleveland Browns
22	Lorenzo White	RB		Michigan State	→ Houston Oilers
23	Brad Muster	RB		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
24	Craig Heyward	RB		Pittsburgh	→ New Orleans Saints
25	Scott Davis	DE		Illinois	→ Los Angeles Raiders
26	Ted Gregory	DT		Syracuse	→ Denver Broncos
27	Wendell Davis	WR		LSU	→ Chicago Bears

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
28	Marcus Cotton	LB		USC	→ Atlanta Falcons
29	Chris Spielman	LB		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
30	Eric Allen	DB		Arizona State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
31	Ickey Woods	RB		UNLV	→ Cincinnati Bengals
32	Pat Carter	TE		Florida State	→ Detroit Lions
33	Danny Stubbs	LB		Miami (FL)	→ San Francisco 49ers
34	Shawn Patterson	DE		Arizona State	→ Green Bay Packers
35	Anthony Newman	DB		Oregon	→ Los Angeles Rams
36	John Elliot	OT		Michigan	→ New York Giants
37	Terry Williams	DB		Bethune-Cookman	→ New York Jets
38	Tony Jeffery	RB		TCU	→ Phoenix Cardinals
39	Pierce Holt	DT		Angelo State	→ San Francisco 49ers
40	Thurman Thomas	RB		Oklahoma State	→ Buffalo Bills
41	Ken Norton	LB		UCLA	→ Dallas Cowboys
42	Jarvis Williams	DB		Florida	→ Miami Dolphins
43	Vincent Brown	LB		Mississippi Valley State	→ New England Patriots
44	Dermontti Dawson	C		Kentucky	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
45	Gerald Perry	OT		Southern	→ Denver Broncos
46	Willie Anderson	WR		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
47	Fred Strickland	LB		Purdue	→ Los Angeles Rams
48	Quintin Jones	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Houston Oilers
49	Brian Blades	WR		Miami (FL)	→ Seattle Seahawks
50	Michael Dean Perry	DT		Clemson	→ Cleveland Browns
51	Dante Jones	LB		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Bears
52	Brett Perriman	WR		Miami (FL)	→ New Orleans Saints
53	Lars Tate	RB		Georgia	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
54	Brad Edwards	DB		South Carolina	→ Minnesota Vikings
55	Chip Lohmiller	K		Minnesota	→ Washington Redskins

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
56	Alex Higdon	TE		Ohio State	→ Atlanta Falcons
57	Kevin Walker	LB		Maryland	→ Cincinnati Bengals
58	Ray Roundtree	WR		Penn State	→ Detroit Lions
59	Kevin Porter	DB		Auburn	→ Kansas City Chiefs
60	Quinn Early	WR		Iowa	→ San Diego Chargers
61	Keith Woodside	RB		Texas A&M	→ Green Bay Packers
62	Sheldon White	DB		Miami (OH)	→ New York Giants
63	Erik McMillan	DB		Missouri	→ New York Jets
64	Matt Patchan	OT		Miami (FL)	→ Philadelphia Eagles
65	Bernard Ford	WR		UCF	→ Buffalo Bills
66	Mike Oliphant	RB		Puget Sound	→ Washington Redskins
67	Mark Hutson	OG		Oklahoma	→ Dallas Cowboys
68	Tom Tupa	QB		Ohio State	→ Phoenix Cardinals
69	Tom Rehder	OT		Notre Dame	→ New England Patriots
70	Chuck Lanza	C		Notre Dame	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
71	Al Noga	DE		Hawaii	→ Minnesota Vikings
72	Greg Montgomery	P		Michigan State	→ Houston Oilers
73	Ferrell Edmunds	TE		Maryland	→ Miami Dolphins
74	James Hasty	DB		Washington State	→ New York Jets
75	Tommy Kane	WR		Syracuse	→ Seattle Seahawks
76	Chris Chandler	QB		Washington	→ Indianapolis Colts
77	Van Waiters	LB		Indiana	→ Cleveland Browns
78	Ralph Jarvis	DE		Temple	→ Chicago Bears
79	Kevin Guidry	DB		LSU	→ Denver Broncos
80	Bill Romanowski	LB		Boston College	→ San Francisco 49ers
81	Tony Stephens	DT		Clemson	→ New Orleans Saints
82	Mike Piel	DE		Illinois	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
83	Robert Goff	DE		Auburn	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
84	David Grant	DE		West Virginia	→ Cincinnati Bengals
85	William White	DB		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
86	John Bruhin	OG		Tennessee	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
87	Tim Goad	DT		North Carolina	→ New England Patriots
88	Rollin Putzier	DT		Oregon	→ Green Bay Packers
89	Chuck Cecil	DB		Arizona	→ Green Bay Packers
90	Tim Rother	OT		Nebraska	→ Los Angeles Raiders
91	Joe Campbell	LB		New Mexico State	→ San Diego Chargers
92	Ricky Shaw	LB		Oklahoma State	→ New York Giants
93	Stacy Searels	OT		Auburn	→ San Diego Chargers
94	Dave Widell	OG		Boston College	→ Dallas Cowboys
95	Mike Brim	DB		Virginia Union	→ Phoenix Cardinals
96	J.R. Ambrose	WR		Ole Miss	→ Kansas City Chiefs
97	Sammy Martin	WR		LSU	→ New England Patriots
98	David Richards	OG		UCLA	→ San Diego Chargers
99	Greg Johnson	OG		Oklahoma	→ Miami Dolphins
100	Teddy Garcia	K		Northeast Louisiana	→ New England Patriots
101	Kevin Harmon	RB		Iowa	→ Seattle Seahawks
102	Barry Helton	P		Colorado	→ San Francisco 49ers
103	Anthony Blaylock	DB		Winston-Salem State	→ Cleveland Browns
104	Michael Ball	DB		Southern	→ Indianapolis Colts
105	Jim Thornton	TE		Cal State Fullerton	→ Chicago Bears
106	Lydell Carr	RB		Oklahoma	→ New Orleans Saints
107	Monte Robbins	P		Michigan	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
108	Todd Kalis	OG		Arizona State	→ Minnesota Vikings
109	Jamie Morris	RB		Michigan	→ Washington Redskins

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
110	Charles Dimry	DB		UNLV	→ Atlanta Falcons
111	Eric Andolsek	OG		LSU	→ Detroit Lions
112	Greg Scales	TE		Wake Forest	→ New Orleans Saints
113	William Howard	RB		Tennessee	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
114	Troy Wester	OT		Iowa	→ Cincinnati Bengals
115	Troy Wolkow	OG		Minnesota	→ New England Patriots
116	Darrell Reed	LB		Oklahoma	→ Green Bay Packers
117	Robert Delpino	RB		Missouri	→ Los Angeles Rams
118	Jon Carter	DE		Pittsburgh	→ New York Giants
119	Mike Withycombe	OG		Fresno State	→ New York Jets
120	Chris Gaines	LB		Vanderbilt	→ Phoenix Cardinals
121	Darin Jordan	LB		Northeastern	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
122	Eric Everett	DB		Texas Tech	→ Philadelphia Eagles
123	Ezekial Gadson	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Buffalo Bills
124	Darrell Fullington	DB		Miami (FL)	→ Minnesota Vikings
125	Cris Dishman	DB		Purdue	→ Houston Oilers
126	Rodney Thomas	DB		BYU	→ Miami Dolphins
127	Carl Mims	DB		Sam Houston State	→ Washington Redskins
128	Jerry Reese	DE		Kentucky	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
129	John Baylor	DB		Southern Miss	→ Indianapolis Colts
130	Chris Verhulst	TE		Chico State	→ Houston Oilers
131	Dennis Price	DB		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Raiders
132	Tony Jordan	RB		Kansas State	→ Phoenix Cardinals
133	Troy Johnson	LB		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Bears
134	Keith Taylor	DB		Illinois	→ New Orleans Saints
135	Kirk Roach	K		Western Carolina	→ Buffalo Bills
136	Corris Ervin	DB		UCF	→ Denver Broncos
137	James Washington	DB		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
138	George Thomas	WR		UNLV	→ Atlanta Falcons
139	James Saxon	RB		San Jose State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
140	Houston Hoover	OG		Jackson State	→ Atlanta Falcons
141	Paul Jetton	C		Texas	→ Cincinnati Bengals
142	Carl Painter	RB		Hampton	→ Detroit Lions
143	Erwin Grabisna	LB		Case Western Reserve	→ Los Angeles Raiders
144	Nate Hill	DE		Auburn	→ Green Bay Packers
145	David Houle	OG		Michigan State	→ New York Giants
146	Paul Frase	DT		Syracuse	→ New York Jets
147	Keith Jones	RB		Nebraska	→ Los Angeles Rams
148	Jon Phillips	OG		Oklahoma	→ Phoenix Cardinals
149	Don McPherson	QB		Syracuse	→ Philadelphia Eagles
150	Dan Murray	LB		East Stroudsburg	→ Buffalo Bills
151	Scott Secules	QB		Virginia	→ Dallas Cowboys
152	Cedric Figaro	LB		Notre Dame	→ San Diego Chargers
153	Mel Bratton	RB		Miami (FL)	→ Miami Dolphins
154	Steve Johnson	TE		Virginia Tech	→ New England Patriots
155	Warren Williams	RB		Miami (FL)	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
156	George Cooper	RB		Ohio State	→ Miami Dolphins
157	Kurt Crain	LB		Auburn	→ Houston Oilers
158	Roy Hart	DT		South Carolina	→ Seattle Seahawks
159	Stan Humphries	QB		Northeast Louisiana	→ Washington Redskins
160	Rob Sterling	DB		Maine	→ Philadelphia Eagles
161	Lemuel Stinson	DB		Texas Tech	→ Chicago Bears
162	Bob Sims	OG		Florida	→ New Orleans Saints
163	Shawn Lee	DT		North Alabama	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
164	Derrick White	DB		Oklahoma	→ Minnesota Vikings
165	Jeff Knapton	DT		Wyoming	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
166	Michael Haynes	WR		Northern Arizona	→ Atlanta Falcons
167	Kerry Goode	RB		Alabama	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
168	Rich Romer	LB		Union (NY)	→ Cincinnati Bengals
169	Jeff James	WR		Stanford	→ Detroit Lions
170	Troy Stedman	LB		Washburn	→ Kansas City Chiefs
171	Derrick Crudup	DB		Oklahoma	→ Los Angeles Raiders
172	Gary Patton	RB		Eastern Michigan	→ New York Jets
173	Gary Richard	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Green Bay Packers
174	Pat Kelly	TE		Syracuse	→ Denver Broncos
175	Mike Perez	QB		San Jose State	→ New York Giants
176	Todd White	WR		Cal State Fullerton	→ Philadelphia Eagles
177	Tim Borcky	OT		Memphis State	→ Buffalo Bills
178	Owen Hooven	OT		Oregon State	→ Dallas Cowboys
179	Ernie Jones	WR		Indiana	→ Phoenix Cardinals
180	Kerwin Bell	QB		Florida	→ Miami Dolphins
181	Darryl Usher	WR		Illinois	→ New England Patriots
182	Marc Zeno	WR		Tulane	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
183	Brad Beckman	TE		Nebraska–Omaha	→ Minnesota Vikings
184	Bo Wright	RB		Alabama	→ Buffalo Bills
185	Ray Jackson	DB		Ohio State	→ Seattle Seahawks
186	Danta Whitaker	TE		Mississippi Valley State	→ New York Giants
187	Tracey Eaton	DB		Portland State	→ Houston Oilers
188	Thane Gash	DB		East Tennessee State	→ Cleveland Browns
189	Caesar Rentie	OT		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Bears
190	Brian Forde	LB		Washington State	→ New Orleans Saints
191	Kevin Bryant	LB		Delaware State	→ San Francisco 49ers
192	Garry Frank	OG		Mississippi State	→ Denver Broncos
193	Harold Hicks	DB		San Diego State	→ Washington Redskins