2003 NFL draft

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2003 NFL draft
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General information
Date(s)April 26–27, 2003
TimeNoon EDT (April 26)
11:00 am EDT (April 27)
LocationTheater at MSG
in New York City, NY
Network(s)ESPN, ESPN2
Overview
262 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionCarson Palmer, QB
Cincinnati Bengals
Mr. IrrelevantRyan Hoag, WR
Oakland Raiders
Most selections (12)Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (3)Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936.[1] The draft was held April 26–27, 2003 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[2][source 1][3][4] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The draft was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 beginning at noon on Saturday, April 26 and beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday, April 27. The draft consisted of seven rounds, with teams selecting in the reverse order of the finish the previous season. There were 32 compensatory picks distributed among 15 teams, with five teams each receiving four additional selections.[5] In addition, the Houston Texans, who started play as an expansion franchise the previous season, were granted a supplemental selection in the middle of each of the draft's final five rounds, plus the final selection in the final two rounds.[6]

There was little drama when the draft began with the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Carson Palmer, as Palmer had agreed to contract terms with the Bengals the previous day. He became the first Heisman Trophy winner selected first overall in the draft since Vinny Testaverde in 1987.[7] The event ended nearly 30 hours later with Ryan Hoag being chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick and thus gaining the distinction of "Mr. Irrelevant".[8]

The draft took an odd turn with the Minnesota Vikings' pick in the first round. The Vikings were apparently attempting to consummate a trade when their fifteen-minute time allowance elapsed. The Jaguars who selected next were quick to pounce, turning in their card to select QB Byron Leftwich immediately after the Vikings' time elapsed. The Panthers also took advantage of the gaffe, selecting OT Jordan Gross before the Vikings recovered and selected DT Kevin Williams.[source 1] Nevertheless, the mistake may have worked in the Vikings' favor as Williams went on to be a mainstay in their team, missing only four games in his first 10 seasons in the NFL and making six Pro Bowls.

The colleges with the most players selected in the draft were Florida, Miami and Tennessee which each had eight players chosen.[source 2] Meanwhile, Penn State and Miami each had four players selected in the first round.[9] Eleven defensive linemen were selected in round one, eclipsing the previous record of nine, set in 2001.[source 1] Ten underclassmen were taken in the first round, including three of the first four overall selections.[9] The first round lasted nearly five hours.[source 1] The Buffalo Bills selection of Miami's Willis McGahee as the first running back off the board was notable because he was recovering from a career-threatening injury he suffered in the Fiesta Bowl which it was believed could have caused him to miss the upcoming season.[7][10]

This draft is notable for its excellent undrafted players, including longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and longtime San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates.

The 262 players chosen in the draft were in the following positions:[source 3]

Player selections[edit]

* = compensatory selection
^ = supplemental compensatory selection
¤ = extra selection awarded to expansion team
= Pro Bowler[11]
= Hall of Famer[12]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back EDGE Edge
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker[a] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman NT Nose tackle
P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RB Running back
S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
First overall pick Carson Palmer found early success as the starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals before conflicts with team ownership. He was then traded to the Oakland Raiders before finishing his career strong with the Arizona Cardinals.
Wide receiver Andre Johnson was one of the first offensive superstars for the newly formed Houston Texans.
Troy Polamalu was the highest-picked safety in the draft and won two Super Bowls including multiple Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has since been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
A dark-skinned man holding a football helmet
Terrell Suggs was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens and went on to win the 2011 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award and Super Bowl XLVII.
Fifth-round-pick Robert Mathis went on to win a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts and is the NFL's all-time leader in forced fumbles.
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Cincinnati Bengals Carson Palmer  QB USC Pac-10
2002 Heisman Trophy winner
1 2 Detroit Lions Charles Rogers  WR Michigan State Big Ten
1 3 Houston Texans Andre Johnson WR Miami (FL) Big East
1 4 New York Jets Dewayne Robertson  DT Kentucky SEC
1 5 Dallas Cowboys Terence Newman  CB Kansas State Big 12
1 6 New Orleans Saints Johnathan Sullivan  DT Georgia SEC
1 7 Jacksonville Jaguars Byron Leftwich  QB Marshall MAC
In place of Minnesota (time expired) [N 1]
1 8 Carolina Panthers Jordan Gross  OT Utah MWC
In place of Minnesota (time expired) [N 2]
1 9 Minnesota Vikings Kevin Williams  DT Oklahoma State Big 12
In lieu of #7 (time expired) [N 3]
1 10 Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs  DE Arizona State Pac-10
1 11 Seattle Seahawks Marcus Trufant  CB Washington State Pac-10
1 12 St. Louis Rams Jimmy Kennedy  DT Penn State Big Ten
1 13 New England Patriots Ty Warren  DE Texas A&M Big 12
1 14 Chicago Bears Michael Haynes  DE Penn State Big Ten
1 15 Philadelphia Eagles Jerome McDougle  DE Miami (FL) Big East
1 16 Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Polamalu S USC Pac-10
1 17 Arizona Cardinals Bryant Johnson  WR Penn State Big Ten
1 18 Arizona Cardinals Calvin Pace  LB Wake Forest ACC
1 19 Baltimore Ravens Kyle Boller  QB California Pac-10
1 20 Denver Broncos George Foster  OT Georgia SEC
1 21 Cleveland Browns Jeff Faine  C Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
1 22 Chicago Bears Rex Grossman  QB Florida SEC
1 23 Buffalo Bills Willis McGahee  RB Miami (FL) Big East
1 24 Indianapolis Colts Dallas Clark  TE Iowa Big Ten
1 25 New York Giants William Joseph  DT Miami (FL) Big East
1 26 San Francisco 49ers Kwame Harris  OT Stanford Pac-10
1 27 Kansas City Chiefs Larry Johnson  RB Penn State Big Ten
1 28 Tennessee Titans Andre Woolfolk  CB Oklahoma Big 12
1 29 Green Bay Packers Nick Barnett  LB Oregon State Pac-10
1 30 San Diego Chargers Sammy Davis  CB Texas A&M Big 12
1 31 Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha  CB California Pac-10
1 32 Oakland Raiders Tyler Brayton  DE Colorado Big 12
2 33 Cincinnati Bengals Eric Steinbach  OG Iowa Big Ten
2 34 Detroit Lions Boss Bailey  LB Georgia SEC
2 35 Chicago Bears Charles Tillman  CB Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt
2 36 New England Patriots Eugene Wilson  CB Illinois Big Ten
2 37 New Orleans Saints Jon Stinchcomb  OT Georgia SEC
2 38 Dallas Cowboys Al Johnson  C Wisconsin Big Ten
2 39 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashean Mathis  CB Bethune–Cookman MEAC
2 40 Minnesota Vikings E.J. Henderson  LB Maryland ACC
2 41 Houston Texans Bennie Joppru  TE Michigan Big Ten
2 42 Seattle Seahawks Ken Hamlin  S Arkansas SEC
2 43 St. Louis Rams Pisa Tinoisamoa  LB Hawaii WAC
2 44 Washington Redskins Taylor Jacobs  WR Florida SEC
2 45 New England Patriots Bethel Johnson  WR Texas A&M Big 12
2 46 San Diego Chargers Drayton Florence  CB Tuskegee SIAC
2 47 Kansas City Chiefs Kawika Mitchell  LB South Florida Ind. (I-A)
2 48 Buffalo Bills Chris Kelsay  DE Nebraska Big 12
2 49 Miami Dolphins Eddie Moore  LB Tennessee SEC
2 50 Carolina Panthers Bruce Nelson  C Iowa Big Ten
2 51 Denver Broncos Terry Pierce  LB Kansas State Big 12
2 52 Cleveland Browns Chaun Thompson  LB West Texas A&M LSC
2 53 New York Jets Victor Hobson  LB Michigan Big Ten
2 54 Arizona Cardinals Anquan Boldin  WR Florida State ACC
2 55 Atlanta Falcons Bryan Scott  S Penn State Big Ten
2 56 New York Giants Osi Umenyiora  DE Troy State Ind. (I-A)
2 57 San Francisco 49ers Anthony Adams  DT Penn State Big Ten
2 58 Indianapolis Colts Mike Doss  S Ohio State Big Ten
2 59 Pittsburgh Steelers Alonzo Jackson  LB Florida State ACC
2 60 Tennessee Titans Tyrone Calico  WR Middle Tennessee Sun Belt
2 61 Philadelphia Eagles L.J. Smith  TE Rutgers Big East
2 62 San Diego Chargers Terrence Kiel  S Texas A&M Big 12
2 63 Oakland Raiders Teyo Johnson  TE Stanford Pac-10
2 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewayne White  DE Louisville C-USA
3 65 Cincinnati Bengals Kelley Washington  WR Tennessee SEC
3 66 Detroit Lions Cory Redding  DT Texas Big 12
3 67 Houston Texans Antwan Peek  LB Cincinnati C-USA
3 68 Chicago Bears Lance Briggs  LB Arizona Pac-10
3 69 Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten  TE Tennessee SEC
3 70 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Hayes  LB Pittsburgh Big East
3 71 Minnesota Vikings Nate Burleson  WR Nevada WAC
3 72 Jacksonville Jaguars Vince Manuwai  OG Hawaii WAC
3 73 Seattle Seahawks Wayne Hunter  OT Hawaii WAC
3 74 St. Louis Rams Kevin Curtis  WR Utah State Ind. (I-A)
3 75 Houston Texans Seth Wand  OT Northwest Missouri State MIAA
3 76 Carolina Panthers Mike Seidman  TE UCLA Pac-10
3 77 Baltimore Ravens Musa Smith  RB Georgia SEC
3 78 Miami Dolphins Wade Smith  OT Memphis C-USA
3 79 Green Bay Packers Kenny Peterson  DT Ohio State Big Ten
3 80 San Diego Chargers Courtney Van Buren  OT Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC
3 81 Washington Redskins Derrick Dockery  OG Texas Big 12
3 82 Carolina Panthers Ricky Manning  CB UCLA Pac-10
83 Oakland Raiders Sam Williams  DE Fresno State WAC
3 84 Cleveland Browns Chris Crocker  S Marshall MAC
3 85 New York Jets B. J. Askew  FB Michigan Big Ten
3 86 New Orleans Saints Cie Grant  LB Ohio State Big Ten
3 87 Miami Dolphins Taylor Whitley  OG Texas A&M Big 12
3 88 Houston Texans Dave Ragone  QB Louisville C-USA
3 89 San Francisco 49ers Andrew Williams  DE Miami (FL) Big East
3 90 Indianapolis Colts Donald Strickland  CB Colorado Big 12
3 91 New York Giants Visanthe Shiancoe  TE Morgan State MEAC
3 92 Kansas City Chiefs Julian Battle  CB Tennessee SEC
3 93 Tennessee Titans Chris Brown  RB Colorado Big 12
3 94 Buffalo Bills Angelo Crowell  LB Virginia ACC
3 95 Philadelphia Eagles Billy McMullen  WR Virginia ACC
3 96 Oakland Raiders Justin Fargas  RB USC Pac-10
3 97 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Simms  QB Texas Big 12
4 98 Cincinnati Bengals Dennis Weathersby  CB Oregon State Pac-10
4 99 Detroit Lions Artose Pinner  RB Kentucky SEC
4 100 Chicago Bears Todd Johnson  S Florida SEC
4 101 Houston Texans Domanick Davis  RB LSU SEC
4 102 New Orleans Saints Montrae Holland  OG Florida State ACC
4 103 Dallas Cowboys Bradie James  LB LSU SEC
4 104 Jacksonville Jaguars George Wrighster  TE Oregon Pac-10
4 105 Minnesota Vikings Onterrio Smith  RB Oregon Pac-10
4 106 St. Louis Rams Shaun McDonald  WR Arizona State Pac-10
4 107 St. Louis Rams DeJuan Groce  CB Nebraska Big 12
4 108 Denver Broncos Quentin Griffin  RB Oklahoma Big 12
4 109 Baltimore Ravens Jarret Johnson  DE Alabama SEC
4 110 Seattle Seahawks Seneca Wallace  QB Iowa State Big 12
4 111 Buffalo Bills Terrence McGee  CB Northwestern State Southland
4 112 San Diego Chargers Matt Wilhelm  LB Ohio State Big Ten
4 113 Kansas City Chiefs Brett Williams  OT Florida State ACC
4 114 Denver Broncos Nick Eason  DT Clemson ACC
4 115 Cleveland Browns Lee Suggs  RB Virginia Tech Big East
4 116 Chicago Bears Ian Scott  DT Florida SEC
117 New England Patriots Dan Klecko  LB Temple Big East
4 118 Cincinnati Bengals Jeremi Johnson  FB Western Kentucky Gateway
4 119 Carolina Panthers Colin Branch  S Stanford Pac-10
4 120 New England Patriots Asante Samuel  CB UCF MAC
4 121 Atlanta Falcons Justin Griffith  FB Mississippi State SEC
4 122 Indianapolis Colts Steve Sciullo  OG Marshall MAC
4 123 New York Giants Rod Babers  CB Texas Big 12
4 124 San Francisco 49ers Brandon Lloyd  WR Illinois Big Ten
4 125 Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor  CB Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt
4 126 Tennessee Titans Rien Long  DT Washington State Pac-10
4 127 Buffalo Bills Sam Aiken  WR North Carolina ACC
4 128 Denver Broncos Bryant McNeal  DE Clemson ACC
4 129 Oakland Raiders Shurron Pierson  DE South Florida Ind. (I-A)
4 130 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lance Nimmo  OT West Virginia Big East
4* 131 Philadelphia Eagles Jamaal Green  DE Miami (FL) Big East
4* 132 Jacksonville Jaguars LaBrandon Toefield  RB LSU SEC
4* 133 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Austin King  C Northwestern Big Ten
4* 134 Baltimore Ravens Ovie Mughelli  FB Wake Forest ACC
4* 135 Seattle Seahawks Solomon Bates  LB Arizona State Pac-10
5 136 Cincinnati Bengals Khalid Abdullah  LB Mars Hill SAC
5 137 Detroit Lions Terrence Holt  S NC State ACC
5 138 Indianapolis Colts Robert Mathis  DE Alabama A&M SWAC
5 139 Chicago Bears Bobby Wade  WR Arizona Pac-10
5 140 New York Jets Derek Pagel  S Iowa Big Ten
5 141 Arizona Cardinals Kenny King  DE Alabama SEC
5 142 Cleveland Browns Ryan Pontbriand  C Rice WAC
5 143 Chicago Bears Justin Gage  WR Missouri Big 12
5 144 Detroit Lions James Davis  LB West Virginia Big East
5 145 Carolina Panthers Kindal Moorehead  DT Alabama SEC
5 146 Baltimore Ravens Aubrayo Franklin  DT Tennessee SEC
5 147 Green Bay Packers James Lee  DT Oregon State Pac-10
5 148 St. Louis Rams Dan Curley  TE Eastern Washington Big Sky
5 149 San Diego Chargers Mike Scifres  P Western Illinois Gateway
5 150 New York Jets Matt Walters  DE Miami (FL) Big East
5 151 Buffalo Bills Ben Sobieski  OG Iowa Big Ten
5 152 Cleveland Browns Michael Lehan  CB Minnesota Big Ten
5 153 Kansas City Chiefs Jordan Black  OT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
154 Tennessee Titans Donnie Nickey  S Ohio State Big Ten
5 155 New Orleans Saints Melvin Williams  DE Kansas State Big 12
5 156 Miami Dolphins Donald Lee  TE Mississippi State SEC
5 157 Denver Broncos Ben Claxton  C Ole Miss SEC
5 158 Denver Broncos Adrian Madise  WR TCU C-USA
5 159 Atlanta Falcons Olinger, JonJon Olinger  WR Cincinnati C-USA
5 160 New York Giants David Diehl  OT Illinois Big Ten
5 161 San Francisco 49ers Aaron Walker  TE Florida SEC
5 162 Indianapolis Colts Keyon Whiteside  LB Tennessee SEC
5 163 Pittsburgh Steelers Brian St. Pierre  QB Boston College Big East
5 164 New England Patriots Dan Koppen  C Boston College Big East
5 165 Seattle Seahawks Chris Davis  FB Syracuse Big East
5 166 Green Bay Packers Hunter Hillenmeyer  LB Vanderbilt SEC
5 167 Oakland Raiders Doug Gabriel  WR UCF MAC
5 168 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sean Mahan  OG Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
5* 169 Miami Dolphins J. R. Tolver  WR San Diego State MWC
5* 170 St. Louis Rams Shane Walton  S Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
5* 171 Chicago Bears Tron LaFavor  DT Florida SEC
5* 172 St. Louis Rams Kevin Garrett  CB SMU WAC
5* 173 Baltimore Ravens Tony Pashos  OT Illinois Big Ten
6 174 Cincinnati Bengals Langston Moore  DT South Carolina SEC
6 175 Detroit Lions David Kircus  WR Grand Valley State GLIAC
6 175.5 Houston Texans selection forfeited due to use of sixth-round selection in 2002 Supplemental Draft[13]
6 176 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Green  DE Rice WAC
6 177 Arizona Cardinals Reggie Wells  OG Clarion PSAC
6 178 Dallas Cowboys B. J. Tucker  CB Wisconsin Big Ten
6 179 Jacksonville Jaguars David Young  S Georgia Southern SoCon
6 180 Minnesota Vikings Eddie Johnson  P Idaho State Big Sky
6 181 Miami Dolphins Corey Jenkins  LB South Carolina SEC
6 182 Baltimore Ravens Gerome Sapp  S Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
6 183 Seattle Seahawks Rashad Moore  DT Tennessee SEC
6 184 St. Louis Rams Scott Tercero  OG California Pac-10
6 185 Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Bridges  OT Southern Miss C-USA
6 186 Dallas Cowboys Zuriel Smith  WR Hampton MEAC
6 187 Buffalo Bills Lauvale Sape  DT Utah MWC
6 188 San Diego Chargers Hanik Milligan  S Houston C-USA
6 189 Kansas City Chiefs Jimmy Wilkerson  DE Oklahoma Big 12
6 190 Minnesota Vikings Michael Nattiel  LB Florida SEC
6 191 Chicago Bears Joe Odom  LB Purdue Big Ten
192 Houston Texans Drew Henson  QB Michigan Big Ten
6 193 Jacksonville Jaguars Marques Ogden  OT Howard MEAC
6 194 Denver Broncos Aaron Hunt  DE Texas Tech Big 12
6 195 Cleveland Browns Antonio Garay  DT Boston College Big East
6 196 Atlanta Falcons LaTarence Dunbar  WR TCU C-USA
6 197 San Francisco 49ers Arnaz Battle  WR Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
6 198 Indianapolis Colts Cato June  LB Michigan Big Ten
6 199 New York Giants Willie Ponder  WR Southeast Missouri State OVC
6 200 New York Jets Brooks Bollinger  QB Wisconsin Big Ten
6 201 New England Patriots Kliff Kingsbury  QB Texas Tech Big 12
6 202 Atlanta Falcons Waine Bacon  CB Alabama SEC
6 203 New Orleans Saints Kareem Kelly  WR USC Pac-10
6 204 Oakland Raiders Rykert, DustinDustin Rykert  OT BYU MWC
6 205 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Torrie Cox  CB Pittsburgh Big East
6* 206 Chicago Bears Brock Forsey  RB Boise State WAC
6* 207 New York Giants Frank Walker  CB Tuskegee SIAC
6* 208 Indianapolis Colts Makoa Freitas  OT Arizona Pac-10
6* 209 Miami Dolphins Provost, TimTim Provost  OT San Jose State WAC
6* 210 Arizona Cardinals Tony Gilbert  LB Georgia SEC
6* 211 New York Giants David Tyree  WR Syracuse Big East
6* 212 Green Bay Packers Brennan Curtin  OT Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
6* 213 Miami Dolphins Yeremiah Bell  S Eastern Kentucky OVC
214 Houston Texans Keith Wright  DT Missouri Big 12
7 215 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Kooistra  OT NC State ACC
7 216 Detroit Lions Ben Johnson  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
7 217 Houston Texans Curry Burns  S Louisville C-USA
7 218 Jacksonville Jaguars Malaefou MacKenzie  FB USC Pac-10
7 219 Dallas Cowboys Bates, JustinJustin Bates  OG Colorado Big 12
7 220 Detroit Lions Blue Adams  CB Cincinnati C-USA
7 221 Minnesota Vikings Keenan Howry  WR Oregon Pac-10
7 222 Seattle Seahawks Josh Brown  K Nebraska Big 12
7 223 Baltimore Ravens Trent Smith  TE Oklahoma Big 12
7 224 Seattle Seahawks Taco Wallace  WR Kansas State Big 12
7 225 Tennessee Titans Todd Williams  OT Florida State ACC
7 226 Carolina Panthers Walter Young  WR Illinois Big Ten
7 227 Denver Broncos Clint Mitchell  DE Florida SEC
7 228 Buffalo Bills Mario Haggan  LB Mississippi State SEC
7 229 San Diego Chargers Andrew Pinnock  FB South Carolina SEC
7 230 Kansas City Chiefs Montique Sharpe  DT Wake Forest ACC
7 231 New Orleans Saints Talman Gardner  WR Florida State ACC
7 232 Washington Redskins Gibran Hamdan  QB Indiana Big Ten
233 Houston Texans Pearce, ChanceChance Pearce  C Texas A&M Big 12
7 234 New England Patriots Spencer Nead  FB BYU MWC
7 235 Denver Broncos Ahmaad Galloway  RB Alabama SEC
7 236 Detroit Lions Drumm, BrandonBrandon Drumm  RB Colorado Big 12
7 237 New York Jets Dave Yovanovits  OG Temple Big East
7 238 Atlanta Falcons Demetrin Veal  DE Tennessee SEC
7 239 New England Patriots Tully Banta-Cain  LB California Pac-10
7 240 New York Giants Charles Drake  S Michigan Big Ten
7 241 San Francisco 49ers Ken Dorsey  QB Miami (FL) Big East
7 242 Pittsburgh Steelers J. T. Wall  RB Georgia SEC
7 243 New England Patriots Ethan Kelley  DT Baylor Big 12
7 244 Philadelphia Eagles Norman LeJeune  S LSU SEC
7 245 Green Bay Packers Chris Johnson  CB Louisville C-USA
7 246 Oakland Raiders Siddeeq Shabazz  S New Mexico State Sun Belt
7 247 Carolina Panthers Casey Moore  RB Stanford Pac-10
7* 248 Miami Dolphins Davern Williams  DT Troy State Ind. (I-A)
7* 249 New York Giants Wayne Lucier  C Colorado Big 12
7* 250 Baltimore Ravens Mike Mabry  C UCF MAC
7* 251 St. Louis Rams Scott Shanle  LB Nebraska Big 12
7* 252 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Pile  S Virginia Tech Big East
7* 253 Green Bay Packers DeAndrew Rubin  WR South Florida Ind. (I-A)
7* 254 St. Louis Rams Richard Angulo  TE Western New Mexico Ind. (Div. II)
7* 255 New York Giants Kevin Walter  WR Eastern Michigan MAC
7* 256 Green Bay Packers Carl Ford  WR Toledo MAC
7* 257 Green Bay Packers Steve Josue  LB Carson–Newman SAC
7* 258 Baltimore Ravens Antwoine Sanders  CB Utah MWC
7^ 259 Cincinnati Bengals Elton Patterson  DE UCF MAC
7^ 260 Detroit Lions Anglin, TravisTravis Anglin  WR Memphis C-USA
7^ 261 Chicago Bears Bryan Anderson  OG Pittsburgh Big East
262 Oakland Raiders Ryan Hoag  WR Gustavus Adolphus MIAC

Trades[edit]

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. ^ #4: Chicago → New York Jets (PD). Chicago traded this selection to the Jets in exchange for picks #13 (obtained from Washington as compensation for Washington signing Jets' restricted free agent Laveranues Coles) and #22 in the first round and the Jets' fourth-round selection (#116).[source 4]
  2. ^ #6: Arizona → New Orleans (D). Arizona traded this selection along with picks #37 and #102 to New Orleans in exchange for picks #17 (received from Miami in the Ricky Williams trade), #18 and #54.[source 1]
  3. ^ #13: multiple trades:
    #13: Washington → New York Jets (PD). The Jets acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Jets' restricted free agent WR Laveranues Coles[source 5]
    #13: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets
    #13: Chicago → New England Patriots (D). New England acquired this pick from Chicago for #14 and their sixth-round selection #193[source 2]
  4. ^ #14: multiple trades:
    #14: Buffalo → New England (PD). Buffalo traded this selection to New England for QB Drew Bledsoe[source 6]
    #14: New England → Chicago (D). see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots
  5. ^ #15: San Diego → Philadelphia (D). Philadelphia acquired this pick from San Diego for Philadelphia's first-round (#30) and second-round (#62) selections.[source 2]
  6. ^ #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (D). Pittsburgh acquired this pick from Kansas City for Pittsburgh's first-round (#27), third-round (#92) and sixth-round (#200) selections.[source 2]
  7. ^ #17: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
  8. ^ #18: multiple trades:
    #18: Miami → New Orleans (PD). New Orleans acquired this pick along with a 2002 first-round selection (with which New Orleans selected DE Charles Grant) from Miami for RB Ricky Williams. This conditional pick became a first-rounder when Williams rushed for over 1,500 yards for Miami in 2002.[source 7]
    #18: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
  9. ^ #19: New England → Baltimore (D). Baltimore acquired this pick from New England for Baltimore's second-rounder (#41) and Baltimore's first-round selection in 2004[source 2]
  10. ^ #22: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets
  11. ^ #23: Atlanta → Buffalo (PD). Buffalo acquired this pick from Atlanta for WR Peerless Price[source 8]
  12. ^ #27: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh
  13. ^ #30: Philadelphia → San Diego (D). see #15: San Diego → Philadelphia
  14. ^ #32: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). Oakland acquired this pick – along with Tampa Bay's first- and second-round selections in 2002 and Tampa Bay's second-round selection in 2004. – for the rights to head coach Jon Gruden[source 9]
Round two
  1. ^ #36: Houston → New England (D). New England acquired this pick and Houston's fourth-round selection (#117) from Houston for Baltimore's second-rounder (#41 see #19: New England → Baltimore) and New England's third-round selection(#75).[source 2]
  2. ^ #37: Arizona → New Orleans (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
  3. ^ #41: multiple trades:
    #41: Baltimore → New England (D). see #19: New England → Baltimore
    #41: New England → Houston (D). see #36: Houston → New England
  4. ^ #45: Carolina → New England (D). New England acquired this selection from Carolina for New England's second-rounder (#50) and fourth-round selection(#120).[source 2]
  5. ^ #50: New England → Carolina (D). see #45: Carolina → New England
  6. ^ #54: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans
  7. ^ #62: multiple trades:
    #62: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Philadelphia acquired this selection from Green Bay for CB Al Harris and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection(#120).[source 10]
    #62: Philadelphia → San Diego (D). see #15: San Diego → Philadelphia
Round three
  1. ^ #75: multiple trades:
    #75: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded this pick and their fourth-round selection in 2004 (#104) to New England for pick #81 and New England's fifth-round selection (#140), which Washington needed to compensate the New York Jets for Washington's signing of the Jets' restricted free agent KR Chad Morton.[source 11][source 12]
    #75: New England → Houston (D). see #36: Houston → New England
  2. ^ #78: multiple trades:
    #78: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). New Orleans acquired this selection from Kansas City in exchange for OT Willie Roaf. [source 13][source 14]
    #78: New Orleans → New England (D). New England acquired this selection and New Orleans' seventh-round selection (#239) from New Orleans for safetyTebucky Jones.[source 15]
    #78: New England → Miami (PD). New England sent this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's second-round selection in 2004[source 16]
  3. ^ #79: Buffalo → Green Bay (D). Green Bay acquired this pick from Buffalo for Buffalo's third-rounder (#94) and Buffalo's fourth-round selection(#127).[source 2]
  4. ^ #81: New England → Washington (PD). see #75: Washington → New England[source 11]
  5. ^ #82: Denver → Carolina (D). Carolina acquired this pick from Denver for Carolina's two fourth-rounders (#108) and (#120 acquired from New England) and Carolina's seventh-round selection(#227).[source 2]
  6. ^ #83: Houston → Oakland (D). Oakland acquired this pick and Houston's seventh-round selection (#262) from Houston for Oakland's second-round selection in 2004[source 2]
  7. ^ #88: Atlanta → Houston (PD). Houston acquired this pick from Atlanta for Houston's fourth round selection(#116) in the 2002 Draft which Atlanta used to select G Martin Bibla.[source 12]
  8. ^ #92: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh
  9. ^ #94: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see #79: Buffalo → Green Bay[source 2]
Round four
  1. ^ #102: Arizona → New Orleans (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans[source 1]
  2. ^ #107: Washington → St. Louis (PD). St. Louis acquired this pick and G David Loverne from Washington for RB Trung Canidate.[source 10]
  3. ^ #108: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina[source 2]
  4. ^ #116: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets
  5. ^ #117: Houston → New England (D). see #36: Houston → New England[source 2]
  6. ^ #118: New Orleans → Cincinnati (PD). New Orleans traded this pick to Cincinnati for RB Curtis Keaton.[source 12]
  7. ^ #119: Miami → Carolina (PD). Miami traded this pick along with DE Al Wallace to Carolina for DE Jay Williams.[source 17]
  8. ^ #120: multiple trades:
    #120: New England → Carolina (D). see #45: Carolina → New England
    #120: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina[source 2]
    #120: Denver → New England (D). Denver traded this pick to New England for fourth-round (#128) and fifth-round (#157) selections.[source 3]
  9. ^ #127: multiple trades:
    #127: Philadelphia → Green Bay (PD). see #62: Green Bay → Philadelphia[source 10]
    #127: Green Bay → Buffalo (D). see #79: Buffalo → Green Bay[source 2]
  10. ^ #128: multiple trades:
    #128: Green Bay → New England (PD). Green Bay traded this pick and their fourth-round selection (#126) in 2002 to New England for WR Terry Glenn[source 18]
    #128: New England → Denver (D). see #120: Denver → New England.[source 3]
Round five
  1. ^ #138: Houston → Indianapolis (D). Houston traded this pick to Indianapolis for Indianapolis' fourth-round selection (#122) in 2004.[source 3]
  2. ^ #140: multiple trades:
    #140: Dallas → New England (PD). Dallas traded this pick and a seventh-round selection (#237) in 2002 (with which New England selected RB Antwoine Womack) to New England for New England's fifth-round selection (#168) in 2002 (with which Dallas selected DB Pete Hunter).[source 12]
    #140: New England → Washington (PD). see #75: Washington → New England[source 11]
    #140: Washington → New York Jets (PD). see #75: Washington → New England[source 11]
  3. ^ #142: Minnesota → Cleveland (PD). Minnesota traded this pick to Cleveland for DL Stalin Colinet.[source 19]
  4. ^ #143: Jacksonville → Chicago (D). Jacksonville traded this pick to Chicago for two sixth-round selections (#176 and #193) and a seventh-rounder (#218).[source 3]
  5. ^ #144: Washington → Detroit (D). Detroit acquired this pick from Washington for G Brenden Stai.[source 20][source 12]
  6. ^ #147: Green Bay → Seattle (D). Green Bay acquired this pick from Seattle for Green Bay's fifth-round (#165) and sixth-round (#203) selections.[source 3]
  7. ^ #150: Kansas City → New York Jets (D). Kansas City traded this pick and their sixth-rounder (#200) to the New York Jets for the Jets fifth-round (#153) and sixth-round (#189) selections.[source 3]
  8. ^ #153: New York Jets → Kansas City (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.[source 3]
  9. ^ #154: multiple trades:
    #154: Houston → New England (PD). Houston traded this pick to New England for OT Greg Randall[source 21]
    #154: New England → Tennessee (D). New England traded this pick and their seventh-rounder (#225) to Tennessee for Tennessee's fifth-round (#164), sixth-round (#201) and seventh-round (#243) selections.[source 3]
  10. ^ #157: New England → Denver (D). see #120: Denver → New England.[source 3]
  11. ^ #164: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.[source 3]
  12. ^ #165: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see #147: Green Bay → Seattle.[source 3]
  13. ^ #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Green Bay for Green Bay's sixth-round (#185) and seventh-round (#244) selections.[source 3]
Round six
  1. ^ #176: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.[source 3]
  2. ^ #181: Carolina → Miami (D). Carolina traded this pick to Miami for two seventh-round choices (#226 and #247).[source 3]
  3. ^ #185: multiple trades:
    #185: Washington → Green Bay (PD). Green Bay acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington signing Green Bay's restricted free agent safety Matt Bowen[source 22]
    #185: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 3]
  4. ^ #186: Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Dallas acquired this selection along with Kansas City's first-round and third-round picks in 2002 (picks 8 and 75 with which Dallas selected S Roy Williams and CB Derek Ross) in exchange for Dallas' first-round pick in 2002 (#6) with which Kansas City selected DT Ryan Sims.[source 23]
  5. ^ #189: New York Jets → Kansas City (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.[source 3]
  6. ^ #190: New Orleans → Minnesota (PD). Minnesota acquired this selection from New Orleans in exchange for QB Todd Bouman.[source 24]
  7. ^ #191: Miami → Chicago (PD). Chicago acquired this selection and a sixth-round selection in 2002 (#199 with which Chicago selected RB Adrian Peterson) from Miami in exchange for QB Cade McNown and the Dolphins' seventh-round selection in 2002 (#241 with which Miami selected RB Leonard Henry).[source 25]
  8. ^ #193: multiple trades:
    #193: New England → Chicago (D). see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots
    #193: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.[source 3]
  9. ^ #200: multiple trades:
    #200: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D). see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh
    #200: Kansas City → New York Jets (D). see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets.[source 3]
  10. ^ #201: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.[source 3]
  11. ^ #202: Philadelphia → Atlanta (PD). Atlanta acquired this selection and Philadelphia's 2004 fourth-rounder (#125) from Philadelphia for LB Mark Simoneau.[source 26]
  12. ^ #203: multiple trades:
    #203: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see #147: Green Bay → Seattle.[source 3]
    #203: Seattle → New Orleans (D). New Orleans acquired this selection from Seattle for DT Norman Hand.[source 3]
Round seven
  1. ^ #218: Chicago → Jacksonville (D). see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago.[source 3]
  2. ^ #220: Arizona → Detroit (D). Detroit traded WR Larry Foster to Arizona for this pick.[source 3]
  3. ^ #222: Jacksonville → Seattle (PD). Jacksonville traded this selection to Seattle for LB Ike Charlton.[source 27][source 12]
  4. ^ #225: multiple trades:
    #225: St. Louis → New England (PD). St. Louis traded this choice to New England for OT Grant Williams.[source 28][source 12]
    #225: New England → Tennessee (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.[source 3]
  5. ^ #226: multiple trades:
    #226: Washington → Miami (PD). Miami received this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Miami's restricted free agent DT Jermaine Haley.[source 29]
    #226: Miami → Carolina (D). see #181: Carolina → Miami.[source 3]
  6. ^ #227: Carolina → Denver (D). see #82: Denver → Carolina[source 2]
  7. ^ #232: Miami → Washington (PD). Miami traded this pick to Washington for QB Sage Rosenfels.[source 30][source 12]
  8. ^ #236: multiple trades:
    #236: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded this pick to San Diego for TE Steve Heiden.[source 31][source 12]
    #236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded this pick to Dallas for OT Kelvin Garmon.[source 32][source 12]
    #236: Dallas → Detroit (D). Dallas traded this pick to Detroit for RB Aveion Cason.[source 3]
  9. ^ #239: multiple trades:
    #239: Indianapolis → New Orleans (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection to New Orleans for RB Ricky A. Williams.[source 33][source 12]
    #239: New Orleans → New England (D). see #78: New Orleans → New England[source 15]
  10. ^ #243: Tennessee → New England (D). see #154: New England → Tennessee.[source 3]
  11. ^ #244: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). see #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay.[source 3]
  12. ^ #245: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). Philadelphia traded this pick to Green Bay for Green Bay's sixth-round pick (#185) in 2004.[source 3]
  13. ^ #247: multiple trades:
    #247: Tampa Bay → Miami (D). Miami acquired this pick from Tampa Bay for OT Cornell Green.[source 34]
    #247: Miami → Carolina (D). see #181: Carolina → Miami.[source 3]
  14. ^ #262: Houston → Oakland (D). see #83: Houston → Oakland[source 2]
Notes
  1. ^ #7: Minnesota held the 7th pick, but the Vikings did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, however Jacksonville and Carolina were able to make their own picks before Minnesota could make its own.[source 1]
  2. ^ #8: see #7.[source 1]
  3. ^ #9: see #7.[source 1]

Supplemental draft selections[edit]

For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
2 Houston Texans Tony Hollings  RB Georgia Tech ACC

Notable undrafted players[edit]

= Pro Bowler[11]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Travaris Robinson  S Auburn SEC
Baltimore Ravens Todd Devoe  WR Central Missouri State MIAA
Buffalo Bills Antonio Brown  WR West Virginia Big East
Buffalo Bills Jon Dorenbos  LS UTEP WAC
Buffalo Bills Fred Jackson  RB Coe IIAC
Carolina Panthers Vinny Ciurciu  LB Boston College Big East
Chicago Bears Cameron Worrell  S Fresno State WAC
Cincinnati Bengals Terrell Roberts  CB Oregon State Pac-10
Cleveland Browns Leigh Bodden  CB Duquesne MAAC
Cleveland Browns Enoch DeMar  OG Indiana Big Ten
Cleveland Browns Israel Idonije  DE Manitoba CWUAA
Dallas Cowboys Erik Bickerstaff  RB Wisconsin Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys ReShard Lee  RB Middle Tennessee Sun Belt
Dallas Cowboys Keith O'Neil  LB Northern Arizona Big Sky
Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo  QB Eastern Illinois OVC
Dallas Cowboys Shaun Smith  DE South Carolina SEC
Dallas Cowboys Torrin Tucker  OT Southern Miss C-USA
Denver Broncos Mat McBriar  P Hawaii WAC
Denver Broncos Cecil Sapp  RB Colorado State MWC
Detroit Lions Casey FitzSimmons  TE Carroll Frontier
Green Bay Packers Earl Cochran  DE Alabama State SWAC
Green Bay Packers Cullen Jenkins  DE Central Michigan MAC
Green Bay Packers Shantee Orr  LB Michigan Big Ten
Indianapolis Colts Gary Brackett  LB Rutgers Big East
Indianapolis Colts Anthony Floyd  S Louisville C-USA
Indianapolis Colts Tom Lopienski  FB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A)
Indianapolis Colts Aaron Moorehead  WR Illinois Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars Cortez Hankton  WR Texas Southern SWAC
Jacksonville Jaguars Seth Marler  K Tulane C-USA
Minnesota Vikings Colin Cole  DT Iowa Big Ten
Minnesota Vikings Adam Goldberg  OT Wyoming MWC
New Orleans Saints Kenderick Allen  DT LSU SEC
New York Jets Mark Brown  LB Auburn SEC
Philadelphia Eagles Alonzo Ephraim  C Alabama SEC
Philadelphia Eagles Roderick Hood  CB Auburn SEC
Philadelphia Eagles Jamaal Jackson  C Delaware State MEAC
Philadelphia Eagles Derrick Frost  P Northern Iowa Gateway
Philadelphia Eagles Greg Lewis  WR Illinois Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles Reno Mahe  WR BYU MWC
Philadelphia Eagles Quintin Mikell  S Boise State WAC
Philadelphia Eagles Sam Rayburn  DT Tulsa WAC
Pittsburgh Steelers Russell Stuvaints  S Youngstown State Gateway
San Diego Chargers Phil Bogle  OG New Haven Ind. (Div. II)
San Diego Chargers Jacques Cesaire  DE Southern Connecticut NE-10
San Diego Chargers Stephen Cooper  LB Maine A-10
San Diego Chargers Kris Dielman  OG Indiana Big Ten
San Diego Chargers Antonio Gates  TE Kent State MAC
Played college basketball
San Diego Chargers Kassim Osgood  WR San Diego State MWC
San Francisco 49ers Joselio Hanson  CB Texas Tech Big 12
San Francisco 49ers Ray Wells  LB Arizona Pac-10
Seattle Seahawks Jerheme Urban  WR Trinity (TX) SCAC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Earnest Graham  RB Florida SEC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Will Heller  TE Georgia Tech ACC
Washington Redskins Brad Banks  QB Iowa Big Ten
Washington Redskins Chris Clemons  DE Georgia SEC
Washington Redskins Kevin Ware  TE Washington Pac-10

Hall of Famers[edit]

  • Troy Polamalu, strong safety from USC, taken 1st round 16th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020
  • Andre Johnson, wide receiver from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Houston Texans.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

References[edit]

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  11. ^ a b Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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