1993 NFL draft
National Football League Draft
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The 1993 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 25–26, 1993, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year, but the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs forfeited their first- and second-round picks, respectively, due to selecting quarterback Dave Brown and defensive end Darren Mickell in the 1992 supplemental draft.
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| 1993 NFL draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date | April 25–26, 1993 |
| Location | Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 224 total selections in 8 rounds | |
| League | National Football League |
| First selection | Drew Bledsoe, QB New England Patriots |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Daron Alcorn, K Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Most selections (10) | Denver Broncos New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Fewest selections (5) | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Hall of Famers | |
With the first overall pick of the draft, the New England Patriots selected quarterback Drew Bledsoe.
Player selections
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Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1993 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- No. 3: NY Jets → Phoenix (D). The NY Jets traded a first-round selection (3rd overall) to Phoenix in exchange for a first-round selection (4th overall) and RB Johnny Johnson.[3]
- No. 4: Phoenix → NY Jets (D). See Round 1: NY Jets → Phoenix.
- No. 8: Detroit → New Orleans. Detroit traded first- and fourth-round selections (8th and 89th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for LB Pat Swilling.[4]
- No. 11: Cleveland → Denver. Cleveland traded a first-round selection (11th overall) to Denver in exchange for first- and third-round selections (14th and 83rd overall).
- No. 13: Philadelphia → Houston. Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (13th overall) to Houston in exchange for first- and third-round selections (19th and 75th overall).
- No. 14: Denver → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → Denver.
- No. 18: Kansas City → San Francisco → Phoenix. Multiple trades:
Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded a first-round selection (18th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Joe Montana.
San Francisco → Phoenix (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (18th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (20th and 116th overall). - No. 19: Houston → Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Houston.
- No. 20: Phoenix → San Francisco → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
Phoenix → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → Phoenix
San Francisco → New Orleans (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (20th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first- and third-round selections (26th and 81st overall). - No. 26: New Orleans → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → New Orleans.
- No. 29: Dallas → Green Bay. Dallas traded first- and fourth-round selections (29th and 112th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for two second-round selections, a fourth-round selection and an eighth-round selection (46th, 54th, 94th and 213th overall).
Round 2
- No. 33: NY Jets → Detroit. The NY Jets traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (36th and 120th overall).
- No. 36: Detroit → NY Jets (D). See Round 2: NY Jets → Detroit.
- No. 41: LA Raiders → San Francisco → San Diego. Multiple trades:
LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). The LA Raiders traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to San Francisco in exchange for second- and third-round selections (56th and 81st overall).
San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1994 first-round selection. - No. 44: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh. Indianapolis traded a second-round selection (44th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (49th and 107th overall).
- No. 46: Green Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Green Bay.
- No. 48: San Diego → San Francisco. San Diego traded a second-round selection (48th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (82nd, 110th and 138th overall).
- No. 49: Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh.
- No. 51: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded a second-round selection (51st overall) and a 1994 third-round selection to New England in exchange for WR Irving Fryar.
- No. 54: San Francisco → Green Bay → Dallas. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → Green Bay (PD). San Francisco traded a second-round selection (54th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for LB Tim Harris.
Green Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Green Bay. - No. 56: Dallas → San Francisco → New England. Multiple trades:
Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas traded a second-round selection (56th overall) and a 1994 third-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for DE Charles Haley.
San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
Los Angeles Raiders (D). (Time expired.) This selection belonged to the LA Raiders but they did not submit their pick in time, allowing New England to jump in front of them.
Round 3
- No. 57: New England → Seattle → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
(Time expired for LA Raiders.)
Seattle → Minnesota (PD). Seattle traded a third-round selection (58th) and a 1992 second-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for DT Keith Millard. - No. 59: NY Jets → Cincinnati (PD). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (59th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for QB Boomer Esiason.
- No. 60: Phoenix → Tampa Bay (PD). Phoenix traded a third-round selection (60th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DL Reuben Davis.
- No. 64: Tampa Bay → San Diego (D). Tampa Bay traded a third-round selection (64th overall) to San Diego in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (82nd and 104th overall).
- No. 65: LA Rams → Indianapolis (D). LA Rams traded a third-round selection (65th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (73rd and 127th overall).
- No. 68: Cleveland → Detroit (PD). Cleveland traded a third-round selection (68th overall) to Detroit in exchange for DT Jerry Ball.
- No. 69: LA Raiders → Denver (PD). The LA Raiders traded a third-round selection (69th overall) to Denver in exchange for RB Gaston Green.
- No. 72: Green Bay → LA Raiders (D). Green Bay traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) to LA Raiders in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (81st and 152nd overall).
- No. 73: Indianapolis → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Indianapolis.
- No. 75: Houston → Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Houston.
- No. 80: San Diego → Washington (PD). San Diego traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Washington in exchange for QB Stan Humphries.
- No. 81: New Orleans → San Francisco → LA Raiders → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → New Orleans.
San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
LA Raiders → Green Bay (D). See Round 3: Green Bay → LA Raiders. - No. 82: San Francisco → San Diego → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → San Diego (D). See Round 2: San Diego → San Francisco.
San Diego → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 3: Tampa Bay → San Diego. - No. 83: Buffalo → Atlanta → Denver → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Buffalo → Atlanta (PD). Buffalo sent a third-round selection (83rd overall) to Atlanta as compensation for signing restricted free agent DE Oliver Barnett.
Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded third- and seventh-round selections (83rd and 169th overall) to Denver in exchange for CB Alton Montgomery.
Denver → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → Denver.
Round 4
- No. 89: Detroit → New Orleans (PD). See Round 1: Detroit → New Orleans.
- No. 92: Chicago → Indianapolis (D). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection (92nd overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (100th and 156th overall).
- No. 94: Atlanta → Green Bay → Dallas. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → Green Bay (PD). Atlanta traded a fourth-round selection (94th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for CB Vinnie Clark.
Green Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Green Bay. - No. 96: LA Raiders → Dallas (PD). The LA Raiders traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) to Dallas in exchange for WR Alexander Wright.
- No. 97: Cleveland → Chicago (PD). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (97th overall) to Chicago in exchange for C Jay Hilgenberg.
- No. 99: Green Bay → New England → San Diego. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → New England (PD). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (99th overall) to New England in exchange for RB John Stephens.
New England → San Diego (D). New England traded a fourth-round selection (99th overall) to San Diego in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (110th and 138th overall). - No. 100: Indianapolis → Chicago (D). See Round 4: Chicago → Indianapolis.
- No. 104: Philadelphia → San Diego → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → San Diego (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to San Diego in exchange for OL Broderick Thompson.
San Diego → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 3: Tampa Bay → San Diego. - No. 107: San Diego → Pittsburgh → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
San Diego → Pittsburgh. San Diego sent a fourth-round selection (107th overall) to Pittsburgh as compensation for signing restricted free agent LB Jerrol Williams.
Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh. - No. 110: San Francisco → San Diego → New England. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → San Diego (D). See Round 2: San Diego → San Francisco.
San Diego → New England (D). See Round 4: San Diego → New England. - No. 112: Dallas → Green Bay → Chicago. Multiple trades:
Dallas → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Green Bay.
Green Bay → Chicago (D). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) to Chicago in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (119th and 156th overall).
Round 5
- No. 116: Phoenix → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → Phoenix.
- No. 118: Tampa Bay → Green Bay (PD). Tampa Bay sent a fifth-round selection (118th overall) to Green Bay as compensation for signing restricted free agent RB Vince Workman.
- No. 119: Chicago → Green Bay (D). See Round 4: Green Bay → Chicago.
- No. 120: Detroit → NY Jets (D). See Round 2: NY Jets → Detroit.
- No. 127: Indianapolis → LA Rams (D). See Round 3: LA Rams → Indianapolis.
- No. 129: Green Bay → NY Jets (PD). Green Bay traded a fifth-round selection (129th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for QB Ken O'Brien.
- No. 136: Philadelphia → Buffalo (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (136th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for DE Leon Seals.
- No. 138: San Francisco → San Diego → New England. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → San Diego (D). See Round 2: San Diego → San Francisco.
San Diego → New England (D). See Round 4: San Diego → New England. - No. 140: Dallas → Pittsburgh (PD). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for S Thomas Everett.
Round 6
- No. 141: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (141st overall) to Green Bay in exchange for CB Dave McCloughan.
- No. 152: LA Raiders → Green Bay (D). See Round 3: Green Bay → LA Raiders.
- No. 156: Green Bay → Indianapolis → Chicago → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → Indianapolis (PD). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (156th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for CB Dave McCloughan.
Indianapolis → Chicago (D). See Round 4: Chicago → Indianapolis.
Chicago → Green Bay (D). See Round 4: Green Bay → Chicago. - No. 160: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Minnesota traded a sixth-round selection (160th overall) to Washington in exchange for WR Joe Johnson.
Round 7
- No. 169: New England → Atlanta → Denver. Multiple trades:
New England → Atlanta (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection (169th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for OL Reggie Redding.
Atlanta → Denver (D). See Round 3: Atlanta → Denver. - No. 185: Washington → Pittsburgh (PD). Washington traded a seventh-round selection (185th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Huey Richardson.
Round 8
- No. 203: Tampa Bay → Dallas (PD). Tampa Bay traded an eighth-round selection (203rd overall) to Dallas in exchange for an eighth-round selection (224th overall) and DB Garry Lewis.
- No. 209: Cleveland → LA Rams (PD). Cleveland traded an eighth-round selection (209th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for LB Frank Stams.
- No. 213: Green Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Green Bay.
- No. 215: Kansas City → Phoenix (PD). Kansas City traded an eighth-round selection (215th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for CB Jay Taylor.
- No. 219: Minnesota → San Francisco (PD). Minnesota traded an eighth-round selection (219th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for RB Keith Henderson.
- No. 220: San Diego → Tampa Bay (PD). San Diego traded an eighth-round selection (220th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Kevin Murphy.
- No. 222: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded an eighth-round selection (222nd overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1994 sixth-round selection.
- No. 224: Dallas → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 8: Tampa Bay → Dallas.
Forfeited picks
Two selections in the 1993 draft were forfeited:
- The NY Giants forfeited a first-round selection after selecting QB Dave Brown in the 1992 supplemental draft.
- Kansas City forfeited a second-round selection after selecting DE Darren Mickell in the 1992 supplemental draft.
Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro Bowler[note 1] |
Hall of Famers
- Willie Roaf, offensive tackle from Louisiana Tech, taken 1st round 8th overall by New Orleans Saints.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
- Michael Strahan, defensive end from Texas Southern, taken 2nd round 40th overall by New York Giants.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
- Jerome Bettis, running back from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 10th overall by Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.
- Will Shields, offensive guard from Nebraska, taken 3rd round 74th overall by Kansas City Chiefs.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.
- John Lynch, safety from Stanford, taken 3rd round 82nd overall by Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
