The 1997 NFL Draft

240 picks. First overall: Orlando Pace, offensive tackle, from Ohio State, to St. Louis Rams. Most picks: Nebraska 8, Miami 8, Arizona State 8, Ohio State 7, Florida State 7.

The 1997 NFL Draft: every round is listed. 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	Orlando Pace	OT		Ohio State	→ St. Louis Rams
2	Darrell Russell	DT		USC	→ Oakland Raiders
3	Shawn Springs	DB		Ohio State	→ Seattle Seahawks
4	Peter Boulware	DE		Florida State	→ Baltimore Ravens
5	Bryant Westbrook	DB		Texas	→ Detroit Lions
6	Walter Jones	OT		Florida State	→ Seattle Seahawks
7	Ike Hilliard	WR		Florida	→ New York Giants
8	James Farrior	LB		Virginia	→ New York Jets
9	Tommy Knight	DB		Iowa	→ Arizona Cardinals
10	Chris Naeole	OG		Colorado	→ New Orleans Saints
11	Michael Booker	DB		Nebraska	→ Atlanta Falcons
12	Warrick Dunn	RB		Florida State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13	Tony Gonzalez	TE		California	→ Kansas City Chiefs
14	Reinard Wilson	LB		Florida State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
15	Yatil Green	WR		Miami	→ Miami Dolphins
16	Reidel Anthony	WR		Florida	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17	Kenard Lang	DE		Miami	→ Washington Redskins
18	Kenny Holmes	DE		Miami	→ Tennessee Oilers
19	Tarik Glenn	OT		California	→ Indianapolis Colts
20	Dwayne Rudd	LB		Alabama	→ Minnesota Vikings
21	Renaldo Wynn	DE		Notre Dame	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
22	David LaFleur	TE		LSU	→ Dallas Cowboys
23	Antowain Smith	RB		Houston	→ Buffalo Bills
24	Chad Scott	DB		Maryland	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
25	Jon Harris	DE		Virginia	→ Philadelphia Eagles
26	Jim Druckenmiller	QB		Virginia Tech	→ San Francisco 49ers
27	Rae Carruth	WR		Colorado	→ Carolina Panthers
28	Trevor Pryce	DT		Clemson	→ Denver Broncos
29	Chris Canty	DB		Kansas State	→ New England Patriots
30	Ross Verba	OT		Iowa	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Rick Terry	DT		North Carolina	→ New York Jets
32	Nathan Davis	DE		Indiana	→ Atlanta Falcons
33	Rob Kelly	DB		Ohio State	→ New Orleans Saints
34	Jamie Sharper	LB		Virginia	→ Baltimore Ravens
35	Juan Roque	OG		Arizona State	→ Detroit Lions
36	Tiki Barber	RB		Virginia	→ New York Giants
37	Jerry Wunsch	OT		Wisconsin	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38	John Allred	TE		USC	→ Chicago Bears
39	Jared Tomich	DE		Nebraska	→ New Orleans Saints
40	Dexter McCleon	DB		Clemson	→ St. Louis Rams
41	Byron Hanspard	RB		Texas Tech	→ Atlanta Falcons
42	Jake Plummer	QB		Arizona State	→ Arizona Cardinals
43	Corey Dillon	RB		Washington	→ Cincinnati Bengals
44	Sam Madison	DB		Louisville	→ Miami Dolphins
45	Freddie Jones	TE		North Carolina	→ San Diego Chargers
46	Joey Kent	WR		Tennessee	→ Tennessee Oilers
47	Kevin Lockett	WR		Kansas State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
48	Adam Meadows	OT		Georgia	→ Indianapolis Colts
49	Torrian Gray	DB		Virginia Tech	→ Minnesota Vikings
50	Mike Logan	DB		West Virginia	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
51	Greg Jones	LB		Colorado	→ Washington Redskins
52	Marcellus Wiley	DE		Columbia	→ Buffalo Bills
53	Will Blackwell	WR		San Diego State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Kevin Abrams	DB		Syracuse	→ Detroit Lions
55	Marc Edwards	RB		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
56	Mike Minter	DB		Nebraska	→ Carolina Panthers
57	James Darling	LB		Washington State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
58	Kim Herring	DB		Penn State	→ Baltimore Ravens
59	Brandon Mitchell	DT		Texas A&M	→ New England Patriots
60	Darren Sharper	DB		William & Mary	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
61	Sedrick Shaw	RB		Iowa	→ New England Patriots
62	Troy Davis	RB		Iowa State	→ New Orleans Saints
63	Frank Middleton	OG		Arizona	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
64	Jay Graham	RB		Tennessee	→ Baltimore Ravens
65	Dexter Coakley	LB		App State	→ Dallas Cowboys
66	Ronde Barber	DB		Virginia	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
67	Dan Neil	C		Texas	→ Denver Broncos
68	Ryan Phillips	LB		Idaho	→ New York Giants
69	Bob Sapp	OG		Washington	→ Chicago Bears
70	O.J. Santiago	TE		Kent State	→ Atlanta Falcons
71	Duce Staley	RB		South Carolina	→ Philadelphia Eagles
72	Adam Treu	OG		Nebraska	→ Oakland Raiders
73	Jason Taylor	DE		Akron	→ Miami Dolphins
74	Michael Hamilton	LB		North Carolina A&T	→ San Diego Chargers
75	Denard Walker	DB		LSU	→ Tennessee Oilers
76	Rod Payne	C		Michigan	→ Cincinnati Bengals
77	Greg Clark	TE		Stanford	→ San Francisco 49ers
78	Stalin Colinet	DE		Boston College	→ Minnesota Vikings
79	James Hamilton	LB		North Carolina	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
80	Derek Smith	LB		Arizona State	→ Washington Redskins
81	Scott Sanderson	OT		Washington State	→ Tennessee Oilers
82	Paul Wiggins	OT		Oregon	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
83	Steve Scifres	OT		Wyoming	→ Dallas Cowboys
84	Ty Howard	DB		Ohio State	→ Arizona Cardinals
85	Tim Kohn	OG		Iowa State	→ Oakland Raiders
86	Bert Berry	LB		Notre Dame	→ Indianapolis Colts
87	Kinnon Tatum	LB		Notre Dame	→ Carolina Panthers
88	Dedric Ward	WR		Northern Iowa	→ New York Jets
89	Chris Carter	DB		Texas	→ New England Patriots
90	Brett Conway	K		Penn State	→ Green Bay Packers
91	Mike Vrabel	DE		Ohio State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
92	Derrick Rodgers	LB		Arizona State	→ Miami Dolphins
93	Ronnie Ward	LB		Kansas	→ Miami Dolphins
94	Kenny Wheaton	DB		Oregon	→ Dallas Cowboys
95	Brad Maynard	P		Ball State	→ New York Giants
96	Brent Smith	OT		Mississippi State	→ Miami Dolphins

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
97	Damon Denson	OG		Michigan	→ New England Patriots
98	Derrick Mason	WR		Michigan State	→ Tennessee Oilers
99	Danny Wuerffel	QB		Florida	→ New Orleans Saints
100	Henri Crockett	LB		Florida State	→ Atlanta Falcons
101	Antonio Anderson	DT		Syracuse	→ Dallas Cowboys
102	Terry Day	DE		Mississippi State	→ New York Jets
103	Pete Monty	LB		Wisconsin	→ New York Giants
104	Leon Johnson	RB		North Carolina	→ New York Jets
105	Darnell Autry	RB		Northwestern	→ Chicago Bears
106	Chris Dishman	OG		Nebraska	→ Arizona Cardinals
107	Pratt Lyons	DE		Troy	→ Tennessee Oilers
108	Marcus Robinson	WR		South Carolina	→ Chicago Bears
109	Raleigh Roundtree	OT		South Carolina State	→ San Diego Chargers
110	Pat Barnes	QB		California	→ Kansas City Chiefs
111	Tremain Mack	DB		Miami	→ Cincinnati Bengals
112	Ryan Tucker	C		TCU	→ St. Louis Rams
113	Antonio Banks	DB		Virginia Tech	→ Minnesota Vikings
114	Seth Payne	DT		Cornell	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
115	Albert Connell	WR		Texas A&M	→ Washington Redskins
116	Keith Poole	WR		Arizona State	→ New Orleans Saints
117	Delmonico Montgomery	DB		Houston	→ Indianapolis Colts
118	Tyrus McCloud	LB		Louisville	→ Baltimore Ravens
119	Damien Robinson	DB		Iowa	→ Philadelphia Eagles
120	Jamie Nails	OT		Florida A&M	→ Buffalo Bills
121	Jerome Daniels	OT		Northeastern	→ Miami Dolphins
122	Tarek Saleh	LB		Wisconsin	→ Carolina Panthers
123	Chad Levitt	RB		Cornell	→ Oakland Raiders
124	Cory Gilliard	DB		Ball State	→ Denver Broncos
125	Ed Ellis	OT		Buffalo	→ New England Patriots
126	Jermaine Smith	DT		Georgia	→ Green Bay Packers
127	Macey Brooks	WR		James Madison	→ Dallas Cowboys
128	Alshermond Singleton	LB		Temple	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
129	Nicky Sualua	RB		Ohio State	→ Dallas Cowboys
130	Matt Russell	LB		Colorado	→ Detroit Lions

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
131	Lamont Burns	OG		East Carolina	→ New York Jets
132	Jamel Williams	DB		Nebraska	→ Washington Redskins
133	Marcus Wimberly	DB		Miami	→ Atlanta Falcons
134	Jeff Mitchell	C		Florida	→ Baltimore Ravens
135	Pete Chryplewicz	TE		Notre Dame	→ Detroit Lions
136	Sam Garnes	DB		Cincinnati	→ New York Giants
137	Patrick Hape	TE		Alabama	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
138	Kenny Bynum	RB		South Carolina State	→ San Diego Chargers
139	Chad Carpenter	WR		Washington State	→ Arizona Cardinals
140	Keith Thibodeaux	DB		Northwestern State	→ Washington Redskins
141	Van Hiles	DB		Kentucky	→ Chicago Bears
142	Eric Stokes	DB		Nebraska	→ Seattle Seahawks
143	George McCullough	DB		Baylor	→ Tennessee Oilers
144	Andre Purvis	DT		North Carolina	→ Cincinnati Bengals
145	Raymond Austin	DB		Tennessee	→ New York Jets
146	Paul Bradford	DB		Portland State	→ San Diego Chargers
147	Damon Jones	TE		Southern Illinois	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
148	Twan Russell	LB		Miami	→ Washington Redskins
149	Barron Tanner	DT		Oklahoma	→ Miami Dolphins
150	Nate Jacquet	WR		San Diego State	→ Indianapolis Colts
151	Tony Williams	DT		Memphis	→ Minnesota Vikings
152	Ndukwe Kalu	DE		Rice	→ Philadelphia Eagles
153	Sean Woodson	DB		Jackson State	→ Buffalo Bills
154	George Jones	RB		San Diego State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
155	Luther Broughton	TE		Furman	→ Philadelphia Eagles
156	Carl Powell	DE		Louisville	→ Indianapolis Colts
157	Nicholas Lopez	DE		Texas Southern	→ Miami Dolphins
158	Taje Allen	DB		Texas	→ St. Louis Rams
159	Vernon Crawford	LB		Florida State	→ New England Patriots
160	Anthony Hicks	LB		Arkansas	→ Green Bay Packers
161	Duane Ashman	DE		Virginia	→ Detroit Lions
162	Brad Badger	OG		Stanford	→ Washington Redskins
163	June Henley	RB		Kansas	→ Kansas City Chiefs

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
164	Tim Scharf	LB		Northwestern	→ New York Jets
165	Nicky Savoie	TE		LSU	→ New Orleans Saints
166	John Fiala	LB		Washington	→ Miami Dolphins
167	Steve Lee	RB		Indiana	→ Baltimore Ravens
168	Tony Ramirez	OT		Northern Colorado	→ Detroit Lions
169	Al Harris	DB		Texas A&M–Kingsville	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
170	Brian Manning	WR		Stanford	→ Miami Dolphins
171	Mike Cherry	QB		Murray State	→ New York Giants
172	Calvin Branch	RB		Colorado State	→ Oakland Raiders
173	Mike Crawford	LB		UNLV	→ Miami Dolphins
174	Itula Mili	TE		BYU	→ Seattle Seahawks
175	Rod Brown	RB		NC State	→ Arizona Cardinals
176	Canute Curtis	LB		West Virginia	→ Cincinnati Bengals
177	Ed Perry	TE		James Madison	→ Miami Dolphins
178	Daniel Palmer	OT		Air Force	→ San Diego Chargers
179	Muadianvita Kazadi	LB		Tulsa	→ St. Louis Rams
180	Calvin Collins	C		Texas A&M	→ Atlanta Falcons
181	Dennis Stallings	LB		Illinois	→ Tennessee Oilers
182	Scott Von der Ahe	LB		Arizona State	→ Indianapolis Colts
183	Robert Tate	WR		Cincinnati	→ Minnesota Vikings
184	Daimon Shelton	RB		Sacramento State	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
185	Marcus Spriggs	OT		Houston	→ Buffalo Bills
186	Daryl Porter	DB		Boston College	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
187	Lee Vaughn	DB		Wyoming	→ Dallas Cowboys
188	Tony McCombs	LB		Eastern Kentucky	→ Arizona Cardinals
189	Matt Finkes	DE		Ohio State	→ Carolina Panthers
190	Antwuan Wyatt	WR		Bethune-Cookman	→ Philadelphia Eagles
191	Chuck Clements	QB		Houston	→ New York Jets
192	Tony Gaiter	WR		Miami	→ New England Patriots
193	Grady Jackson	DE		Knoxville	→ Oakland Raiders
194	Cornell Brown	LB		Virginia Tech	→ Baltimore Ravens
195	Isaac Byrd	WR		Kansas	→ Kansas City Chiefs
196	Shawn Swayda	DT		Arizona State	→ Chicago Bears
197	Nigea Carter	WR		Michigan State	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
198	Edward Jasper	DT		Texas A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
199	Rod Manuel	DE		Oklahoma	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
200	Richard Hogans	LB		Memphis	→ Chicago Bears
201	Ricky Parker	DB		San Diego State	→ Chicago Bears

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
202	Steve Rosga	DB		Colorado	→ New York Jets
203	Hudhaifa Ismaeli	DB		Northwestern	→ Miami Dolphins
204	Tony Graziani	QB		Oregon	→ Atlanta Falcons
205	Chris Ward	DE		Kentucky	→ Baltimore Ravens
206	Terry Battle	RB		Arizona State	→ Detroit Lions
207	Koy Detmer	QB		Colorado	→ Philadelphia Eagles
208	Matt Keneley	DT		USC	→ New York Giants
209	Anthony DeGrate	DT		Stephen F. Austin	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
210	Mike Miano	DT		Missouri State	→ Chicago Bears
211	Carlos Jones	DB		Miami	→ Seattle Seahawks
212	Mark Smith	DE		Auburn	→ Arizona Cardinals
213	Chris Miller	WR		USC	→ Green Bay Packers
214	Nathan Parks	OT		Stanford	→ Kansas City Chiefs
215	Cedric White	DE		North Carolina A&T	→ St. Louis Rams
216	Armon Williams	DB		Arizona	→ Tennessee Oilers
217	William Carr	DT		Michigan	→ Cincinnati Bengals
218	Toran James	LB		North Carolina A&T	→ San Diego Chargers
219	Clarence Thompson	DB		Knoxville	→ Indianapolis Colts
220	Artie Ulmer	LB		Valdosta State	→ Minnesota Vikings
221	Jon Hesse	LB		Nebraska	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
222	Chris Bayne	DB		Fresno State	→ Atlanta Falcons
223	Michael Adams	WR		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
224	Omar Stoutmire	DB		Fresno State	→ Dallas Cowboys
225	Byron Capers	DB		Florida State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
226	Pat Fitzgerald	TE		Texas	→ Buffalo Bills
227	Deauntae Brown	DB		Central State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
228	Kris Mangum	TE		Ole Miss	→ Carolina Panthers
229	Jason Ferguson	DT		Georgia	→ New York Jets
230	Scott Rehberg	OT		Central Michigan	→ New England Patriots
231	Jerald Sowell	RB		Tulane	→ Green Bay Packers
232	Marcus Harris	WR		Wyoming	→ Detroit Lions
233	Marvin Thomas	DE		Memphis	→ Chicago Bears
234	Wally Richardson	QB		Penn State	→ Baltimore Ravens
235	Matthew Hatchette	WR		Langston	→ Minnesota Vikings
236	Ralph Staten	DB		Alabama	→ Baltimore Ravens
237	Tony Corbin	QB		Sacramento State	→ San Diego Chargers
238	Leland Taylor	DT		Louisville	→ Baltimore Ravens
239	Richard Jordan	LB		Missouri Southern State	→ Detroit Lions
240	Ronnie McAda	QB		Army	→ Green Bay Packers