The 2003 NFL Draft

262 picks. First overall: Carson Palmer, quarterback, from USC, to Cincinnati Bengals. Most picks: Miami 8, Florida 8, Tennessee 8, Georgia 7, Notre Dame 7.

The 2003 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	Carson Palmer	QB		USC	→ Cincinnati Bengals
2	Charles Rogers	WR		Michigan State	→ Detroit Lions
3	Andre Johnson	WR		Miami	→ Houston Texans
4	Dewayne Robertson	DT		Kentucky	→ New York Jets
5	Terence Newman	DB		Kansas State	→ Dallas Cowboys
6	Johnathan Sullivan	DT		Georgia	→ New Orleans Saints
7	Byron Leftwich	QB		Marshall	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
8	Jordan Gross	OT		Utah	→ Carolina Panthers
9	Kevin Williams	DT		Oklahoma State	→ Minnesota Vikings
10	Terrell Suggs	LB		Arizona State	→ Baltimore Ravens
11	Marcus Trufant	DB		Washington State	→ Seattle Seahawks
12	Jimmy Kennedy	DT		Penn State	→ St. Louis Rams
13	Ty Warren	DE		Texas A&M	→ New England Patriots
14	Michael Haynes	DE		Penn State	→ Chicago Bears
15	Jerome McDougle	DE		Miami	→ Philadelphia Eagles
16	Troy Polamalu	DB		USC	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
17	Bryant Johnson	WR		Penn State	→ Arizona Cardinals
18	Calvin Pace	DE		Wake Forest	→ Arizona Cardinals
19	Kyle Boller	QB		California	→ Baltimore Ravens
20	George Foster	OT		Georgia	→ Denver Broncos
21	Jeff Faine	C		Notre Dame	→ Cleveland Browns
22	Rex Grossman	QB		Florida	→ Chicago Bears
23	Willis McGahee	RB		Miami	→ Buffalo Bills
24	Dallas Clark	TE		Iowa	→ Indianapolis Colts
25	William Joseph	DT		Miami	→ New York Giants
26	Kwame Harris	OT		Stanford	→ San Francisco 49ers
27	Larry Johnson	RB		Penn State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
28	Andre Woolfolk	DB		Oklahoma	→ Tennessee Titans
29	Nick Barnett	LB		Oregon State	→ Green Bay Packers
30	Sammy Davis	DB		Texas A&M	→ San Diego Chargers
31	Nnamdi Asomugha	DB		California	→ Oakland Raiders
32	Tyler Brayton	DE		Colorado	→ Oakland Raiders

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
33	Eric Steinbach	OG		Iowa	→ Cincinnati Bengals
34	Boss Bailey	LB		Georgia	→ Detroit Lions
35	Charles Tillman	DB		Louisiana	→ Chicago Bears
36	Eugene Wilson	DB		Illinois	→ New England Patriots
37	Jon Stinchcomb	OT		Georgia	→ New Orleans Saints
38	Al Johnson	C		Wisconsin	→ Dallas Cowboys
39	Rashean Mathis	DB		Bethune-Cookman	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
40	E.J. Henderson	LB		Maryland	→ Minnesota Vikings
41	Bennie Joppru	TE		Michigan	→ Houston Texans
42	Ken Hamlin	DB		Arkansas	→ Seattle Seahawks
43	Pisa Tinoisamoa	LB		Hawai’i	→ St. Louis Rams
44	Taylor Jacobs	WR		Florida	→ Washington Redskins
45	Bethel Johnson	WR		Texas A&M	→ New England Patriots
46	Drayton Florence	DB		Tuskegee	→ San Diego Chargers
47	Kawika Mitchell	LB		South Florida	→ Kansas City Chiefs
48	Chris Kelsay	DE		Nebraska	→ Buffalo Bills
49	Eddie Moore	LB		Tennessee	→ Miami Dolphins
50	Bruce Nelson	C		Iowa	→ Carolina Panthers
51	Terry Pierce	LB		Kansas State	→ Denver Broncos
52	Chaun Thompson	LB		West Texas	→ Cleveland Browns
53	Victor Hobson	LB		Michigan	→ New York Jets
54	Anquan Boldin	WR		Florida State	→ Arizona Cardinals
55	Bryan Scott	DB		Penn State	→ Atlanta Falcons
56	Osi Umenyiora	DE		Troy	→ New York Giants
57	Anthony Adams	DT		Penn State	→ San Francisco 49ers
58	Mike Doss	DB		Ohio State	→ Indianapolis Colts
59	Alonzo Jackson	DE		Florida State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
60	Tyrone Calico	WR		Middle Tennessee	→ Tennessee Titans
61	L.J. Smith	TE		Rutgers	→ Philadelphia Eagles
62	Terrence Kiel	DB		Texas A&M	→ San Diego Chargers
63	Teyo Johnson	TE		Stanford	→ Oakland Raiders
64	Dewayne White	DE		Louisville	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
65	Kelley Washington	WR		Tennessee	→ Cincinnati Bengals
66	Cory Redding	DE		Texas	→ Detroit Lions
67	Antwan Peek	LB		Cincinnati	→ Houston Texans
68	Lance Briggs	LB		Arizona	→ Chicago Bears
69	Jason Witten	TE		Tennessee	→ Dallas Cowboys
70	Gerald Hayes	LB		Pittsburgh	→ Arizona Cardinals
71	Nate Burleson	WR		Nevada	→ Minnesota Vikings
72	Vince Manuwai	OG		Hawai’i	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
73	Wayne Hunter	OT		Hawai’i	→ Seattle Seahawks
74	Kevin Curtis	WR		Utah State	→ St. Louis Rams
75	Seth Wand	OT		Northwest Missouri State	→ Houston Texans
76	Mike Seidman	TE		UCLA	→ Carolina Panthers
77	Musa Smith	RB		Georgia	→ Baltimore Ravens
78	Wade Smith	OT		Memphis	→ Miami Dolphins
79	Kenny Peterson	DE		Ohio State	→ Green Bay Packers
80	Courtney Van Buren	OT		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	→ San Diego Chargers
81	Derrick Dockery	OG		Texas	→ Washington Redskins
82	Ricky Manning Jr.	DB		UCLA	→ Carolina Panthers
83	Sam Williams	LB		Fresno State	→ Oakland Raiders
84	Chris Crocker	DB		Marshall	→ Cleveland Browns
85	B.J. Askew	RB		Michigan	→ New York Jets
86	Cie Grant	LB		Ohio State	→ New Orleans Saints
87	Taylor Whitley	OG		Texas A&M	→ Miami Dolphins
88	Dave Ragone	QB		Louisville	→ Houston Texans
89	Andrew Williams	DE		Miami	→ San Francisco 49ers
90	Donald Strickland	DB		Colorado	→ Indianapolis Colts
91	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE		Morgan State	→ New York Giants
92	Julian Battle	DB		Tennessee	→ Kansas City Chiefs
93	Chris Brown	RB		Colorado	→ Tennessee Titans
94	Angelo Crowell	LB		Virginia	→ Buffalo Bills
95	Billy McMullen	WR		Virginia	→ Philadelphia Eagles
96	Justin Fargas	RB		USC	→ Oakland Raiders
97	Chris Simms	QB		Texas	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
98	Dennis Weathersby	DB		Oregon State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
99	Artose Pinner	RB		Kentucky	→ Detroit Lions
100	Todd Johnson	DB		Florida	→ Chicago Bears
101	Domanick Davis	RB		LSU	→ Houston Texans
102	Montrae Holland	OG		Florida State	→ New Orleans Saints
103	Bradie James	LB		LSU	→ Dallas Cowboys
104	George Wrighster	TE		Oregon	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
105	Onterrio Smith	RB		Oregon	→ Minnesota Vikings
106	Shaun McDonald	WR		Arizona State	→ St. Louis Rams
107	DeJuan Groce	DB		Nebraska	→ St. Louis Rams
108	Quentin Griffin	RB		Oklahoma	→ Denver Broncos
109	Jarret Johnson	DE		Alabama	→ Baltimore Ravens
110	Seneca Wallace	QB		Iowa State	→ Seattle Seahawks
111	Terrence McGee	DB		Northwestern State	→ Buffalo Bills
112	Matt Wilhelm	LB		Ohio State	→ San Diego Chargers
113	Brett Williams	OT		Florida State	→ Kansas City Chiefs
114	Nick Eason	DT		Clemson	→ Denver Broncos
115	Lee Suggs	RB		Virginia Tech	→ Cleveland Browns
116	Ian Scott	DT		Florida	→ Chicago Bears
117	Dan Klecko	DT		Temple	→ New England Patriots
118	Jeremi Johnson	RB		Western Kentucky	→ Cincinnati Bengals
119	Colin Branch	DB		Stanford	→ Carolina Panthers
120	Asante Samuel	DB		UCF	→ New England Patriots
121	Justin Griffith	RB		Mississippi State	→ Atlanta Falcons
122	Steve Sciullo	OT		Marshall	→ Indianapolis Colts
123	Rod Babers	DB		Texas	→ New York Giants
124	Brandon Lloyd	WR		Illinois	→ San Francisco 49ers
125	Ivan Taylor	DB		Louisiana	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
126	Rien Long	DT		Washington State	→ Tennessee Titans
127	Sam Aiken	WR		North Carolina	→ Buffalo Bills
128	Bryant McNeal	DE		Clemson	→ Denver Broncos
129	Shurron Pierson	DE		South Florida	→ Oakland Raiders
130	Lance Nimmo	OT		West Virginia	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
131	Jamaal Green	DE		Miami	→ Philadelphia Eagles
132	LaBrandon Toefield	RB		LSU	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
133	Austin King	C		Northwestern	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
134	Ovie Mughelli	RB		Wake Forest	→ Baltimore Ravens
135	Solomon Bates	LB		Arizona State	→ Seattle Seahawks

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
136	Khalid Abdullah	LB		Mars Hill	→ Cincinnati Bengals
137	Terrence Holt	DB		NC State	→ Detroit Lions
138	Robert Mathis	DE		Alabama A&M	→ Indianapolis Colts
139	Bobby Wade	WR		Arizona	→ Chicago Bears
140	Derek Pagel	DB		Iowa	→ New York Jets
141	Kenny King	DE		Alabama	→ Arizona Cardinals
142	Ryan Pontbriand	C		Rice	→ Cleveland Browns
143	Justin Gage	WR		Missouri	→ Chicago Bears
144	James Davis	LB		West Virginia	→ Detroit Lions
145	Kindal Moorehead	DT		Alabama	→ Carolina Panthers
146	Aubrayo Franklin	DT		Tennessee	→ Baltimore Ravens
147	James Lee	DT		Oregon State	→ Green Bay Packers
148	Dan Curley	TE		Eastern Washington	→ St. Louis Rams
149	Mike Scifres	P		Western Illinois	→ San Diego Chargers
150	Matt Walters	DT		Miami	→ New York Jets
151	Ben Sobieski	OG		Iowa	→ Buffalo Bills
152	Mike Lehan	DB		Minnesota	→ Cleveland Browns
153	Jordan Black	OT		Notre Dame	→ Kansas City Chiefs
154	Donnie Nickey	DB		Ohio State	→ Tennessee Titans
155	Melvin Williams	DE		Kansas State	→ New Orleans Saints
156	Donald Lee	TE		Mississippi State	→ Miami Dolphins
157	Ben Claxton	C		Ole Miss	→ Denver Broncos
158	Adrian Madise	WR		TCU	→ Denver Broncos
159	Jon Olinger	WR		Cincinnati	→ Atlanta Falcons
160	David Diehl	OT		Illinois	→ New York Giants
161	Aaron Walker	TE		Florida	→ San Francisco 49ers
162	Keyon Whiteside	LB		Tennessee	→ Indianapolis Colts
163	Brian St. Pierre	QB		Boston College	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
164	Dan Koppen	C		Boston College	→ New England Patriots
165	Chris Davis	RB		Syracuse	→ Seattle Seahawks
166	Hunter Hillenmeyer	LB		Vanderbilt	→ Green Bay Packers
167	Doug Gabriel	WR		UCF	→ Oakland Raiders
168	Sean Mahan	OG		Notre Dame	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
169	J.R. Tolver	WR		San Diego State	→ Miami Dolphins
170	Shane Walton	DB		Notre Dame	→ St. Louis Rams
171	Tron LaFavor	DT		Florida	→ Chicago Bears
172	Kevin Garrett	DB		SMU	→ St. Louis Rams
173	Tony Pashos	OT		Illinois	→ Baltimore Ravens

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
174	Langston Moore	DT		South Carolina	→ Cincinnati Bengals
175	Dave Kircus	WR		Grand Valley State	→ Detroit Lions
176	Brandon Green	DE		Rice	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
177	Reggie Wells	OT		Clarion	→ Arizona Cardinals
178	B.J. Tucker	DB		Wisconsin	→ Dallas Cowboys
179	David Young	DB		Georgia Southern	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
180	Eddie Johnson	P		Idaho State	→ Minnesota Vikings
181	Corey Jenkins	DB		South Carolina	→ Miami Dolphins
182	Gerome Sapp	DB		Notre Dame	→ Baltimore Ravens
183	Rashad Moore	DT		Tennessee	→ Seattle Seahawks
184	Scott Tercero	OG		California	→ St. Louis Rams
185	Jeremy Bridges	OT		Southern Miss	→ Philadelphia Eagles
186	Zuriel Smith	WR		Hampton	→ Dallas Cowboys
187	Lauvale Sape	DT		Utah	→ Buffalo Bills
188	Hanik Milligan	DB		Houston	→ San Diego Chargers
189	Jimmy Wilkerson	DE		Oklahoma	→ Kansas City Chiefs
190	Michael Nattiel	LB		Florida	→ Minnesota Vikings
191	Joe Odom	LB		Purdue	→ Chicago Bears
192	Drew Henson	QB		Michigan	→ Houston Texans
193	Marques Ogden	OT		Howard	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
194	Aaron Hunt	DE		Texas Tech	→ Denver Broncos
195	Antonio Garay	DE		Boston College	→ Cleveland Browns
196	LaTarence Dunbar	WR		TCU	→ Atlanta Falcons
197	Arnaz Battle	WR		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
198	Cato June	LB		Michigan	→ Indianapolis Colts
199	Willie Ponder	WR		Southeast Missouri State	→ New York Giants
200	Brooks Bollinger	QB		Wisconsin	→ New York Jets
201	Kliff Kingsbury	QB		Texas Tech	→ New England Patriots
202	Waine Bacon	DB		Alabama	→ Atlanta Falcons
203	Kareem Kelly	WR		USC	→ New Orleans Saints
204	Dustin Rykert	OT		BYU	→ Oakland Raiders
205	Torrie Cox	DB		Pittsburgh	→ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
206	Brock Forsey	RB		Boise State	→ Chicago Bears
207	Frank Walker	DB		Tuskegee	→ New York Giants
208	Makoa Freitas	OT		Arizona	→ Indianapolis Colts
209	Tim Provost	OT		San José State	→ Miami Dolphins
210	Tony Gilbert	LB		Georgia	→ Arizona Cardinals
211	David Tyree	WR		Syracuse	→ New York Giants
212	Brennan Curtin	OT		Notre Dame	→ Green Bay Packers
213	Yeremiah Bell	DB		Eastern Kentucky	→ Miami Dolphins
214	Keith Wright	DT		Missouri	→ Houston Texans

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
215	Scott Kooistra	OT		NC State	→ Cincinnati Bengals
216	Ben Johnson	OT		Wisconsin	→ Detroit Lions
217	Curry Burns	DB		Louisville	→ Houston Texans
218	Malaefou MacKenzie	RB		USC	→ Jacksonville Jaguars
219	Justin Bates	OG		Colorado	→ Dallas Cowboys
220	Blue Adams	DB		Cincinnati	→ Detroit Lions
221	Keenan Howry	WR		Oregon	→ Minnesota Vikings
222	Josh Brown	K		Nebraska	→ Seattle Seahawks
223	Trent Smith	TE		Oklahoma	→ Baltimore Ravens
224	Taco Wallace	WR		Kansas State	→ Seattle Seahawks
225	Todd Williams	OT		Florida State	→ Tennessee Titans
226	Walter Young	WR		Illinois	→ Carolina Panthers
227	Clint Mitchell	DE		Florida	→ Denver Broncos
228	Mario Haggan	LB		Mississippi State	→ Buffalo Bills
229	Andrew Pinnock	RB		South Carolina	→ San Diego Chargers
230	Montique Sharpe	DT		Wake Forest	→ Kansas City Chiefs
231	Talman Gardner	WR		Florida State	→ New Orleans Saints
232	Gibran Hamdan	QB		Indiana	→ Washington Redskins
233	Chance Pearce	C		Texas A&M	→ Houston Texans
234	Spencer Nead	TE		BYU	→ New England Patriots
235	Ahmaad Galloway	RB		Alabama	→ Denver Broncos
236	Brandon Drumm	RB		Colorado	→ Detroit Lions
237	Dave Yovanovits	OG		Temple	→ New York Jets
238	Demetrin Veal	DE		Tennessee	→ Atlanta Falcons
239	Tully Banta-Cain	LB		California	→ New England Patriots
240	Charles Drake	DB		Michigan	→ New York Giants
241	Ken Dorsey	QB		Miami	→ San Francisco 49ers
242	J.T. Wall	RB		Georgia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
243	Ethan Kelley	DT		Baylor	→ New England Patriots
244	Norman LeJeune	DB		LSU	→ Philadelphia Eagles
245	Chris Johnson	DB		Louisville	→ Green Bay Packers
246	Siddeeq Shabazz	DB		New Mexico State	→ Oakland Raiders
247	Casey Moore	RB		Stanford	→ Carolina Panthers
248	Davern Williams	DT		Troy	→ Miami Dolphins
249	Wayne Lucier	C		Colorado	→ New York Giants
250	Mike Mabry	C		UCF	→ Baltimore Ravens
251	Scott Shanle	LB		Nebraska	→ St. Louis Rams
252	Willie Pile	DB		Virginia Tech	→ Kansas City Chiefs
253	DeAndrew Rubin	WR		South Florida	→ Green Bay Packers
254	Richard Angulo	TE		Western New Mexico	→ St. Louis Rams
255	Kevin Walter	WR		Eastern Michigan	→ New York Giants
256	Carl Ford	WR		Toledo	→ Green Bay Packers
257	Steve Josue	LB		Carson Newman	→ Green Bay Packers
258	Antwoine Sanders	DB		Utah	→ Baltimore Ravens
259	Elton Patterson	DE		UCF	→ Cincinnati Bengals
260	Travis Anglin	WR		Memphis	→ Detroit Lions
261	Bryan Anderson	OG		Pittsburgh	→ Chicago Bears
262	Ryan Hoag	WR		Gustavus Adolphus	→ Oakland Raiders