The 2006 NFL Draft
255 picks. First overall: Mario Williams, defensive end, from NC State, to Houston Texans. Most picks: USC 11, Ohio State 9, Miami 9, Virginia Tech 9, Florida State 8.
The 2006 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 |  Mario Williams | DE | NC State | Houston Texans |
| 2 |  Reggie Bush | RB | USC | New Orleans Saints |
| 3 |  Vince Young | QB | Texas | Tennessee Titans |
| 4 |  D’Brickashaw Ferguson | OT | Virginia | New York Jets |
| 5 |  A.J. Hawk | LB | Ohio State | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 |  Vernon Davis | TE | Maryland | San Francisco 49ers |
| 7 |  Michael Huff | DB | Texas | Oakland Raiders |
| 8 |  Donte’ Whitner | DB | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills |
| 9 |  Ernie Sims | LB | Florida State | Detroit Lions |
| 10 |  Matt Leinart | QB | USC | Arizona Cardinals |
| 11 |  Jay Cutler | QB | Vanderbilt | Denver Broncos |
| 12 |  Haloti Ngata | DT | Oregon | Baltimore Ravens |
| 13 | Kamerion Wimbley | DE | Florida State | Cleveland Browns |
| 14 | Brodrick Bunkley | DT | Florida State | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 15 |  Tye Hill | DB | Clemson | St. Louis Rams |
| 16 |  Jason Allen | DB | Tennessee | Miami Dolphins |
| 17 |  Chad Greenway | LB | Iowa | Minnesota Vikings |
| 18 |  Bobby Carpenter | LB | Ohio State | Dallas Cowboys |
| 19 |  Antonio Cromartie | DB | Florida State | San Diego Chargers |
| 20 |  Tamba Hali | DE | Penn State | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 21 |  Laurence Maroney | RB | Minnesota | New England Patriots |
| 22 |  Manny Lawson | DE | NC State | San Francisco 49ers |
| 23 |  Davin Joseph | OG | Oklahoma | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 24 |  Johnathan Joseph | DB | South Carolina | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 25 |  Santonio Holmes | WR | Ohio State | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 26 |  John McCargo | DT | NC State | Buffalo Bills |
| 27 |  DeAngelo Williams | RB | Memphis | Carolina Panthers |
| 28 |  Marcedes Lewis | TE | UCLA | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 29 |  Nick Mangold | C | Ohio State | New York Jets |
| 30 |  Joseph Addai | RB | LSU | Indianapolis Colts |
| 31 |  Kelly Jennings | DB | Miami | Seattle Seahawks |
| 32 |  Mathias Kiwanuka | DE | Boston College | New York Giants |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  DeMeco Ryans | LB | Alabama | Houston Texans |
| 34 |  D’Qwell Jackson | LB | Maryland | Cleveland Browns |
| 35 |  Rocky McIntosh | LB | Miami | Washington Redskins |
| 36 |  Chad Jackson | WR | Florida | New England Patriots |
| 37 |  Jimmy Williams | DB | Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons |
| 38 |  Thomas Howard | LB | UTEP | Oakland Raiders |
| 39 |  Winston Justice | OT | USC | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 40 |  Daniel Bullocks | DB | Nebraska | Detroit Lions |
| 41 | Deuce Lutui | OG | USC | Arizona Cardinals |
| 42 |  Danieal Manning | DB | Abilene Christian | Chicago Bears |
| 43 |  Roman Harper | DB | Alabama | New Orleans Saints |
| 44 | Sinorice Moss | WR | Miami | New York Giants |
| 45 |  LenDale White | RB | USC | Tennessee Titans |
| 46 |  Joe Klopfenstein | TE | Colorado | St. Louis Rams |
| 47 |  Daryn Colledge | OT | Boise State | Green Bay Packers |
| 48 |  Cedric Griffin | DB | Texas | Minnesota Vikings |
| 49 |  Kellen Clemens | QB | Oregon | New York Jets |
| 50 |  Marcus McNeill | OT | Auburn | San Diego Chargers |
| 51 |  Ryan Cook | C | New Mexico | Minnesota Vikings |
| 52 |  Greg Jennings | WR | Western Michigan | Green Bay Packers |
| 53 |  Anthony Fasano | TE | Notre Dame | Dallas Cowboys |
| 54 |  Bernard Pollard | DB | Purdue | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 55 |  Andrew Whitworth | OT | LSU | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 56 | Chris Chester | C | Oklahoma | Baltimore Ravens |
| 57 | Devin Hester | DB | Miami | Chicago Bears |
| 58 |  Richard Marshall | DB | Fresno State | Carolina Panthers |
| 59 |  Jeremy Trueblood | OT | Boston College | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 60 |  Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | UCLA | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 61 | Tony Scheffler | TE | Western Michigan | Denver Broncos |
| 62 |  Tim Jennings | DB | Georgia | Indianapolis Colts |
| 63 |  Darryl Tapp | DE | Virginia Tech | Seattle Seahawks |
| 64 |  Tarvaris Jackson | QB | Alabama State | Minnesota Vikings |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 |  Charles Spencer | OG | Pittsburgh | Houston Texans |
| 66 | Eric Winston | OT | Miami | Houston Texans |
| 67 |  Abdul Hodge | LB | Iowa | Green Bay Packers |
| 68 | Claude Wroten | DT | LSU | St. Louis Rams |
| 69 |  Paul McQuistan | OT | Weber State | Oakland Raiders |
| 70 | Ashton Youboty | DB | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills |
| 71 |  Chris Gocong | DE | Cal Poly | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 72 | Leonard Pope | TE | Georgia | Arizona Cardinals |
| 73 |  Dusty Dvoracek | DT | Oklahoma | Chicago Bears |
| 74 |  Brian Calhoun | RB | Wisconsin | Detroit Lions |
| 75 |  Jason Spitz | OG | Louisville | Green Bay Packers |
| 76 | Anthony Schlegel | LB | Ohio State | New York Jets |
| 77 |  Jon Alston | LB | Stanford | St. Louis Rams |
| 78 | Travis Wilson | WR | Oklahoma | Cleveland Browns |
| 79 |  Jerious Norwood | RB | Mississippi State | Atlanta Falcons |
| 80 | Clint Ingram | LB | Oklahoma | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 81 |  Charlie Whitehurst | QB | Clemson | San Diego Chargers |
| 82 |  Derek Hagan | WR | Arizona State | Miami Dolphins |
| 83 |  Anthony Smith | DB | Syracuse | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 84 | Brandon Williams | WR | Wisconsin | San Francisco 49ers |
| 85 |  Brodie Croyle | QB | Alabama | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 86 |  Dave Thomas | TE | Texas | New England Patriots |
| 87 |  David Pittman | DB | Northwestern State | Baltimore Ravens |
| 88 | James Anderson | LB | Virginia Tech | Carolina Panthers |
| 89 | Rashad Butler | OT | Miami | Carolina Panthers |
| 90 |  Maurice Stovall | WR | Notre Dame | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 91 |  Frostee Rucker | DE | USC | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 92 |  Jason Hatcher | DE | Grambling | Dallas Cowboys |
| 93 | Dominique Byrd | TE | USC | St. Louis Rams |
| 94 |  Freddie Keiaho | LB | San Diego State | Indianapolis Colts |
| 95 | Willie Reid | WR | Florida State | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 96 |  Gerris Wilkinson | LB | Georgia Tech | New York Giants |
| 97 |  Eric Smith | DB | Michigan State | New York Jets |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 |  Owen Daniels | TE | Wisconsin | Houston Texans |
| 99 | Max Jean-Gilles | OG | Georgia | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 100 |  Michael Robinson | RB | Penn State | San Francisco 49ers |
| 101 | Darnell Bing | LB | USC | Oakland Raiders |
| 102 |  Calvin Lowry | DB | Penn State | Tennessee Titans |
| 103 |  Brad Smith | WR | Missouri | New York Jets |
| 104 |  Cory Rodgers | WR | TCU | Green Bay Packers |
| 105 | Ko Simpson | DB | South Carolina | Buffalo Bills |
| 106 |  Garrett Mills | RB | Tulsa | New England Patriots |
| 107 |  Gabe Watson | DT | Michigan | Arizona Cardinals |
| 108 | Jahri Evans | OT | Bloomsburg | New Orleans Saints |
| 109 |  Jason Avant | WR | Michigan | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 110 | Leon Williams | LB | Miami | Cleveland Browns |
| 111 | Demetrius Williams | WR | Oregon | Baltimore Ravens |
| 112 |  Isaac Sowells | OG | Indiana | Cleveland Browns |
| 113 | Victor Adeyanju | DE | Indiana | St. Louis Rams |
| 114 |  Joe Toledo | OT | Washington | Miami Dolphins |
| 115 |  Will Blackmon | DB | Boston College | Green Bay Packers |
| 116 |  Stephen Tulloch | LB | NC State | Tennessee Titans |
| 117 |  Leon Washington | RB | Florida State | New York Jets |
| 118 |  Stephen Gostkowski | K | Memphis | New England Patriots |
| 119 |  Brandon Marshall | WR | UCF | Denver Broncos |
| 120 | Jamar Williams | LB | Arizona State | Chicago Bears |
| 121 |  Nate Salley | DB | Ohio State | Carolina Panthers |
| 122 | Alan Zemaitis | DB | Penn State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 123 | Domata Peko | DT | Michigan State | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 124 |  Barry Cofield | DT | Northwestern | New York Giants |
| 125 | Skyler Green | WR | LSU | Dallas Cowboys |
| 126 |  Elvis Dumervil | DE | Louisville | Denver Broncos |
| 127 | Ray Edwards | DE | Purdue | Minnesota Vikings |
| 128 | Rob Sims | OG | Ohio State | Seattle Seahawks |
| 129 |  Guy Whimper | OT | East Carolina | New York Giants |
| 130 |  Domenik Hixon | WR | Akron | Denver Broncos |
| 131 | Willie Colon | OG | Hofstra | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 132 | P.J. Daniels | RB | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Ravens |
| 133 | Orien Harris | DE | Miami | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | Kyle Williams | DT | LSU | Buffalo Bills |
| 135 | Rob Ninkovich | DE | Purdue | New Orleans Saints |
| 136 |  Ryan O’Callaghan | OT | California | New England Patriots |
| 137 |  Terna Nande | LB | Miami (OH) | Tennessee Titans |
| 138 | Pat Watkins | DB | Florida State | Dallas Cowboys |
| 139 | Quinn Ojinnaka | OT | Syracuse | Atlanta Falcons |
| 140 |  Parys Haralson | LB | Tennessee | San Francisco 49ers |
| 141 |  Jonathan Scott | OT | Texas | Detroit Lions |
| 142 | Brandon Johnson | LB | Louisville | Arizona Cardinals |
| 143 | Brad Butler | OT | Virginia | Buffalo Bills |
| 144 | Marques Hagans | WR | Virginia | St. Louis Rams |
| 145 |  Jerome Harrison | RB | Washington State | Cleveland Browns |
| 146 | Dawan Landry | DB | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Ravens |
| 147 | Jeremy Bloom | WR | Colorado | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 148 |  Ingle Martin | QB | Furman | Green Bay Packers |
| 149 | Greg Blue | DB | Georgia | Minnesota Vikings |
| 150 | Jason Pociask | TE | Wisconsin | New York Jets |
| 151 |  Tim Dobbins | LB | Iowa State | San Diego Chargers |
| 152 | DeMario Minter | DB | Georgia | Cleveland Browns |
| 153 | Anthony Montgomery | DT | Minnesota | Washington Redskins |
| 154 | Marcus Maxey | DB | Miami | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 155 | Jeff King | TE | Virginia Tech | Carolina Panthers |
| 156 |  Julian Jenkins | DE | Stanford | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 157 | A.J. Nicholson | LB | Florida State | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 158 |  Charlie Peprah | DB | Alabama | New York Giants |
| 159 |  Mark Anderson | DE | Alabama | Chicago Bears |
| 160 |  Brent Hawkins | LB | Illinois State | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 161 |  Chris Kuper | OT | North Dakota | Denver Broncos |
| 162 | Michael Toudouze | OT | TCU | Indianapolis Colts |
| 163 | David Kirtman | RB | USC | Seattle Seahawks |
| 164 |  Omar Jacobs | QB | Bowling Green | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 165 |  Tony Moll | OT | Nevada | Green Bay Packers |
| 166 | Quinn Sypniewski | TE | Colorado | Baltimore Ravens |
| 167 | Charles Davis | TE | Purdue | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 168 |  Omar Gaither | LB | Tennessee | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 169 | Jesse Mahelona | DT | Tennessee | Tennessee Titans |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 |  Wali Lundy | RB | Virginia | Houston Texans |
| 171 |  Mike Hass | WR | Oregon State | New Orleans Saints |
| 172 | Jonathan Orr | WR | Wisconsin | Tennessee Titans |
| 173 |  Reed Doughty | DB | Northern Colorado | Washington Redskins |
| 174 | Josh Lay | DB | Pittsburgh | New Orleans Saints |
| 175 | Delanie Walker | WR | Central Missouri | San Francisco 49ers |
| 176 |  Kevin Boothe | OG | Cornell | Oakland Raiders |
| 177 | Jonathan Lewis | DT | Virginia Tech | Arizona Cardinals |
| 178 | Keith Ellison | LB | Oregon State | Buffalo Bills |
| 179 |  Alton McCann | DB | West Virginia | Detroit Lions |
| 180 | Lawrence Vickers | RB | Colorado | Cleveland Browns |
| 181 | Babatunde Oshinowo | DT | Stanford | Cleveland Browns |
| 182 | Montavious Stanley | DT | Louisville | Dallas Cowboys |
| 183 |  Johnny Jolly | DT | Texas A&M | Green Bay Packers |
| 184 |  Adam Jennings | WR | Fresno State | Atlanta Falcons |
| 185 |  Tyrone Culver | DB | Fresno State | Green Bay Packers |
| 186 |  Tre’ Stallings | OG | Ole Miss | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 187 |  Jeromey Clary | OT | Kansas State | San Diego Chargers |
| 188 | Kurt Smith | K | Virginia | San Diego Chargers |
| 189 |  Drew Coleman | DB | TCU | New York Jets |
| 190 | Jeff Webb | WR | San Diego State | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 191 |  Jeremy Mincey | LB | Florida | New England Patriots |
| 192 |  Marcus Hudson | DB | NC State | San Francisco 49ers |
| 193 | Reggie McNeal | WR | Texas A&M | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 194 |  Bruce Gradkowski | QB | Toledo | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 195 | J.D. Runnels | RB | Oklahoma | Chicago Bears |
| 196 | Kedric Golston | DT | Georgia | Washington Redskins |
| 197 | Melvin Oliver | DE | LSU | San Francisco 49ers |
| 198 | Greg Eslinger | C | Minnesota | Denver Broncos |
| 199 |  Charlie Johnson | OT | Oklahoma State | Indianapolis Colts |
| 200 | Tyler Reed | OG | Penn State | Chicago Bears |
| 201 | Marvin Philip | C | California | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 202 |  T.J. Williams | TE | NC State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 203 | Sam Koch | P | Nebraska | Baltimore Ravens |
| 204 | LaJuan Ramsey | DT | USC | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 205 |  Dan Stevenson | OG | Notre Dame | New England Patriots |
| 206 | Le Kevin Smith | DT | Nebraska | New England Patriots |
| 207 |  Antoine Bethea | DB | Howard | Indianapolis Colts |
| 208 |  Derrick Martin | DB | Wyoming | Baltimore Ravens |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Ethan Kilmer | DB | Penn State | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 210 |  Zach Strief | OT | Northwestern | New Orleans Saints |
| 211 | Pat McQuistan | OT | Weber State | Dallas Cowboys |
| 212 |  Fred Evans | DT | Texas State | Miami Dolphins |
| 213 | James Wyche | DE | Syracuse | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 214 | Chris Morris | C | Michigan State | Oakland Raiders |
| 215 |  Cortland Finnegan | DB | Samford | Tennessee Titans |
| 216 | Terrance Pennington | OT | New Mexico | Buffalo Bills |
| 217 | Fred Matua | OG | USC | Detroit Lions |
| 218 |  Todd Watkins | WR | BYU | Arizona Cardinals |
| 219 | Ryan LaCasse | LB | Syracuse | Baltimore Ravens |
| 220 | Titus Adams | DE | Nebraska | New York Jets |
| 221 | Tim McGarigle | LB | Northwestern | St. Louis Rams |
| 222 | Justin Hamilton | DB | Virginia Tech | Cleveland Browns |
| 223 | D.J. Shockley | QB | Georgia | Atlanta Falcons |
| 224 |  E.J. Whitley | C | Texas Tech | Dallas Cowboys |
| 225 |  Chase Page | DT | North Carolina | San Diego Chargers |
| 226 |  Rodrique Wright | DT | Texas | Miami Dolphins |
| 227 | Jimmy Martin | OT | Virginia Tech | San Diego Chargers |
| 228 |  Jarrad Page | DB | UCLA | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 229 |  Willie Andrews | DB | Baylor | New England Patriots |
| 230 |  Kili Lefotu | OG | Arizona | Washington Redskins |
| 231 | Bennie Brazell | WR | LSU | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 232 | Gerrick McPhearson | DB | Maryland | New York Giants |
| 233 |  Devin Aromashodu | WR | Auburn | Miami Dolphins |
| 234 | Will Montgomery | OG | Virginia Tech | Carolina Panthers |
| 235 | Justin Phinisee | DB | Oregon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 236 |  Dee Webb | DB | Florida | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 237 |  Stanley McClover | DE | Auburn | Carolina Panthers |
| 238 | T.J. Rushing | DB | Stanford | Indianapolis Colts |
| 239 |  Ryan Plackemeier | P | Wake Forest | Seattle Seahawks |
| 240 | Cedric Humes | RB | Virginia Tech | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 241 |  Charles Bennett | DE | Clemson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 242 | Mark Setterstrom | OG | Minnesota | St. Louis Rams |
| 243 |  Tony Palmer | OG | Missouri | St. Louis Rams |
| 244 | Tim Massaquoi | TE | Michigan | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 245 |  Spencer Toone | LB | Utah | Tennessee Titans |
| 246 | Quinton Ganther | RB | Utah | Tennessee Titans |
| 247 |  Anthony Cannon | LB | Tulane | Detroit Lions |
| 248 | Aaron Merz | OG | California | Buffalo Bills |
| 249 |  Ben Obomanu | WR | Auburn | Seattle Seahawks |
| 250 | Kevin Simon | LB | Tennessee | Washington Redskins |
| 251 |  David Anderson | WR | Colorado State | Houston Texans |
| 252 | Marques Colston | WR | Hofstra | New Orleans Saints |
| 253 | Dave Tollefson | DE | Northwest Missouri State | Green Bay Packers |
| 254 |  Vickiel Vaughn | DB | Arkansas | San Francisco 49ers |
| 255 |  Kevin McMahan | WR | Maine | Oakland Raiders |