The 1989 NFL Draft

195 picks. First overall: Troy Aikman, quarterback, from UCLA, to Dallas Cowboys. Most picks: Auburn 6, UCLA 5, Alabama 5, LSU 5, Florida 5.

The 1989 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	Troy Aikman	QB		UCLA	→ Dallas Cowboys
2	Tony Mandarich	OT		Michigan State	→ Green Bay Packers
3	Barry Sanders	RB		Oklahoma State	→ Detroit Lions
4	Derrick Thomas	LB		Alabama	→ Kansas City Chiefs
5	Deion Sanders	DB		Florida State	→ Atlanta Falcons
6	Broderick Thomas	LB		Nebraska	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	Tim Worley	RB		Georgia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
8	Burt Grossman	DE		Pittsburgh	→ San Diego Chargers
9	Sammie Smith	RB		Florida State	→ Miami Dolphins
10	Eric Hill	LB		LSU	→ Phoenix Cardinals
11	Donnell Woolford	DB		Clemson	→ Chicago Bears
12	Trace Armstrong	DE		Florida	→ Chicago Bears
13	Eric Metcalf	RB		Texas	→ Cleveland Browns
14	Jeff Lageman	DE		Virginia	→ New York Jets
15	Andy Heck	OT		Notre Dame	→ Seattle Seahawks
16	Hart Lee Dykes	WR		Oklahoma State	→ New England Patriots
17	Joe Wolf	OG		Boston College	→ Phoenix Cardinals
18	Brian Williams	C		Minnesota	→ New York Giants
19	Wayne Martin	DE		Arkansas	→ New Orleans Saints
20	Steve Atwater	DB		Arkansas	→ Denver Broncos
21	Bill Hawkins	DE		Miami	→ Los Angeles Rams
22	Andre Rison	WR		Michigan State	→ Indianapolis Colts
23	David Williams	OT		Florida	→ Houston Oilers
24	Tom Ricketts	OG		Pittsburgh	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
25	Louis Oliver	DB		Florida	→ Miami Dolphins
26	Cleveland Gary	RB		Miami	→ Los Angeles Rams
27	Shawn Collins	WR		Northern Arizona	→ Atlanta Falcons
28	Keith DeLong	LB		Tennessee	→ San Francisco 49ers

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
29	Steve Wisniewski	OG		Penn State	→ Dallas Cowboys
30	John Ford	WR		Virginia	→ Detroit Lions
31	Lawyer Tillman	WR		Auburn	→ Cleveland Browns
32	Mike Elkins	QB		Wake Forest	→ Kansas City Chiefs
33	Danny Peebles	WR		NC State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
34	Carnell Lake	DB		UCLA	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
35	Eric Ball	RB		UCLA	→ Cincinnati Bengals
36	John Roper	LB		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Bears
37	Courtney Hall	C		Rice	→ San Diego Chargers
38	Ralph Norwood	OT		LSU	→ Atlanta Falcons
39	Daryl Johnston	RB		Syracuse	→ Dallas Cowboys
40	Walter Reeves	TE		Auburn	→ Phoenix Cardinals
41	Doug Widell	OG		Boston College	→ Denver Broncos
42	Dennis Byrd	DE		Tulsa	→ New York Jets
43	Eric Coleman	DB		Wyoming	→ New England Patriots
44	Joe Tofflemire	C		Arizona	→ Seattle Seahawks
45	Frank Stams	LB		Notre Dame	→ Los Angeles Rams
46	Robert Massey	DB		North Carolina Central	→ New Orleans Saints
47	Warren Powers	DE		Maryland	→ Denver Broncos
48	Brian Smith	LB		Auburn	→ Los Angeles Rams
49	Jessie Small	LB		Eastern Kentucky	→ Philadelphia Eagles
50	Scott Kozak	LB		Oregon	→ Houston Oilers
51	Billy Joe Tolliver	QB		Texas Tech	→ San Diego Chargers
52	David Braxton	LB		Wake Forest	→ Minnesota Vikings
53	Darryl Henley	DB		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
54	Dave Zawatson	OT		California	→ Chicago Bears
55	Freddie Childress	OG		Arkansas	→ Cincinnati Bengals
56	Wesley Walls	TE		Ole Miss	→ San Francisco 49ers

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
57	Mark Stepnoski	C		Pittsburgh	→ Dallas Cowboys
58	Matt Brock	DE		Oregon	→ Green Bay Packers
59	Mike Utley	OG		Washington State	→ Detroit Lions
60	Naz Worthen	WR		NC State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
61	Derek Hill	WR		Arizona	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
62	Keith Jones	RB		Illinois	→ Atlanta Falcons
63	Marv Cook	TE		Iowa	→ New England Patriots
64	Bob Kratch	OG		Iowa	→ New York Giants
65	Jerry Fontenot	OG		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Bears
66	Tracy Rocker	DT		Auburn	→ Washington Redskins
67	Mike Zandofsky	OG		Washington	→ Phoenix Cardinals
68	Rhondy Weston	DE		Florida	→ Dallas Cowboys
69	Darrell Hamilton	OT		North Carolina	→ Denver Broncos
70	Joe Mott	LB		Iowa	→ New York Jets
71	Elroy Harris	RB		Eastern Kentucky	→ Seattle Seahawks
72	Mitchell Benson	DT		TCU	→ Indianapolis Colts
73	Chris Gannon	DE		Louisiana	→ New England Patriots
74	Anthony Dilweg	QB		Duke	→ Green Bay Packers
75	Kevin Robbins	OT		Michigan State	→ Los Angeles Rams
76	Robert Drummond	RB		Syracuse	→ Philadelphia Eagles
77	Bubba McDowell	DB		Miami	→ Houston Oilers
78	Greg Jackson	DB		LSU	→ New York Giants
79	Kim Phillips	DB		North Texas	→ New Orleans Saints
80	John Hunter	OT		BYU	→ Minnesota Vikings
81	Britt Hager	LB		Texas	→ Philadelphia Eagles
82	Don Beebe	WR		Chadron State	→ Buffalo Bills
83	Erik Wilhelm	QB		Oregon State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
84	Keith Henderson	RB		Georgia	→ San Francisco 49ers

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
140	Jeff Francis	QB		Tennessee	→ Los Angeles Raiders
141	Rodney Peete	QB		USC	→ Detroit Lions
142	Chris Jacke	K		UTEP	→ Green Bay Packers
143	Robb Thomas	WR		Oregon State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
144	Mark Stock	WR		VMI	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
145	Troy Sadowski	TE		Georgia	→ Atlanta Falcons
146	Chris Mohr	P		Alabama	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
147	Wes Pritchett	LB		Notre Dame	→ Miami Dolphins
148	Thom Kaumeyer	DB		Oregon	→ Los Angeles Rams
149	A.J. Johnson	DB		Texas State	→ Washington Redskins
150	Jay Taylor	DB		San José State	→ Phoenix Cardinals
151	Marvin Washington	DE		Idaho	→ New York Jets
152	Anthony Stafford	WR		Oklahoma	→ Denver Broncos
153	Titus Dixon	WR		Troy	→ New York Jets
154	Derrick Little	LB		South Carolina	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
155	Quintus McDonald	LB		Penn State	→ Indianapolis Colts
156	Doug Lloyd	RB		North Dakota State	→ Los Angeles Raiders
157	Bo Orlando	DB		West Virginia	→ Houston Oilers
158	Howard Cross	TE		Alabama	→ New York Giants
159	Floyd Turner	WR		Northwestern State	→ New Orleans Saints
160	Gary Wilkerson	DB		Penn State	→ Cleveland Browns
161	Mark Messner	LB		Michigan	→ Los Angeles Rams
162	Heath Sherman	RB		Texas A&M–Kingsville	→ Philadelphia Eagles
163	Jeff Mickel	OT		Eastern Washington	→ Minnesota Vikings
164	Sean Doctor	TE		Marshall	→ Buffalo Bills
165	Eric Mitchel	RB		Oklahoma	→ New England Patriots
166	Craig Taylor	RB		West Virginia	→ Cincinnati Bengals
167	Steve Hendrickson	LB		California	→ San Francisco 49ers

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
168	Kevin Peterson	LB		Northwestern	→ Dallas Cowboys
169	Mark Hall	DE		Louisiana	→ Green Bay Packers
170	Jerry Woods	DB		Northern Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
171	Ron Sancho	LB		LSU	→ Kansas City Chiefs
172	Undra Johnson	RB		West Virginia	→ Atlanta Falcons
173	Brian Jordan	DB		Richmond	→ Buffalo Bills
174	D.J. Johnson	DB		Kentucky	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
175	Dave Popp	OT		Eastern Illinois	→ New York Giants
176	Jim Zdelar	OT		Youngstown State	→ Miami Dolphins
177	Rickey Royal	DB		Sam Houston	→ Phoenix Cardinals
178	Eric Lindstrom	LB		Boston College	→ New England Patriots
179	Kevin Hendrix	LB		South Carolina	→ Washington Redskins
180	Melvin Bratton	RB		Miami	→ Denver Broncos
181	Stevon Moore	DB		Ole Miss	→ New York Jets
182	Ivy Joe Hunter	RB		Kentucky	→ Indianapolis Colts
183	Marion Butts	RB		Florida State	→ San Diego Chargers
184	Mike Nettles	DB		Memphis	→ Seattle Seahawks
185	Charles Washington	DB		Cameron	→ Indianapolis Colts
186	David Griggs	LB		Virginia	→ New Orleans Saints
187	Mike Graybill	OT		Boston University	→ Cleveland Browns
188	George Bethune	LB		Alabama	→ Los Angeles Rams
189	Richard Brothers	DB		Arkansas	→ Chicago Bears
190	Tracy Rogers	LB		Fresno State	→ Houston Oilers
191	Benji Roland	DT		Auburn	→ Minnesota Vikings
192	Brent Snyder	QB		Utah State	→ Chicago Bears
193	Chris Hale	DB		USC	→ Buffalo Bills
194	Kendal Smith	WR		Utah State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
195	Terrence Jones	QB		Tulane	→ San Diego Chargers