2015 NFL draft
Selection of American football players
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The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2.[1][2] This was the first NFL draft held outside New York City in fifty years (since the 1965 NFL draft).[3] The 2015 NFL draft was the first to feature a companion outdoor fair, where fans would be able to see the Commissioner during the selection on the Auditorium Theatre stage from across the street in the park; this area was called Draft Town.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the right to the first overall pick because they had the league's worst record in the previous season, and used it to select the 2013 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston out of Florida State. The Arizona Cardinals made the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant, by selecting tight end Gerald Christian out of Louisville with the two-hundred and fifty-sixth pick.
in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| 2015 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | April 30 – May 2 |
| Location | Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Networks | ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 256 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Jameis Winston, QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Gerald Christian, TE Arizona Cardinals |
| Most selections (12) | Cleveland Browns |
| Fewest selections (5) | Carolina Panthers San Diego Chargers |
One of the major storylines approaching the NFL draft was the competition between the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston winning the award in 2013 and Marcus Mariota in 2014. Both were considered excellent prospects and had the potential to become the first overall draft selection. Winston was considered to be a more polished pocket passer and pro-style quarterback, but had several off-the-field issues while playing at Florida State, ranging from a sexual assault allegation to shoplifting incidents. Mariota was considered a better athlete, the fastest quarterback in the draft and had a better off-field reputation. However, Mariota ran a spread offense at Oregon which typically had not transitioned well from college to the NFL.[5] Although neither was considered a perfectly safe pick, the two quarterbacks were selected first and second overall. This was only the sixth time in NFL history that this had occurred; it previously happened 1971, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2012, although it has since occurred in 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2024.[6] It was also the first time that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected with the first two overall picks.[7] All 22 running backs selected no longer play for their original team or have already retired.
Event logistics
Prior to 2015, despite having become a major annual television event for the NFL,[8] drafts had only been held with a limited and relatively-small in-person attendance, and had been held exclusively in New York City since 1965.[9]
After the management of the event's longtime venue, Radio City Music Hall, had forced the league to postpone their 2014 draft due to a scheduling conflict at the venue, the NFL grew frustrated with the venue and decided to open-up bidding for a new site to host its 2015 draft. The league asked for bids not only to include a venue for the draft itself, but to also present an adjacent venue (either indoor or outdoor) in which the league could host a fan festival. The league received interest from 12 possible host cities, but zeroed in on bids from Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.[10] New York City was proposing potentially keeping the event at Radio City Music Hall or moving it to another venue such as Madison Square Garden. Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden both shared the same ownership – MSG.[10][11] The NFL quickly narrowed their selection further to either Chicago or Los Angeles.[11]
Among the venues proposed in Chicago included the Chicago Theatre (owned by MSG),[10][12] Soldier Field and McCormick Place.[12] Among the venues proposed in the Los Angeles metro area included The Forum (owned by MSG), Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.[12] In October 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the city of Chicago would host the draft at the Auditorium Theatre, with parts of Grant Park (including Congress Plaza) to be the location of a fan fest.[13][9][14]
In organizing the event, Chicago reimagined the draft into a much larger event than it previously had been and made it accessible for the first time to a large public attendance. Across the street from the Auditorium Theatre in Grant Park, a large free-admission multi-day fan festival dubbed "Draft Town" was erected. The festival that drew 200,000 visitors. Within the grounds of the festival, fans could watch live footage of the first three rounds draft from within the festival. While the first three rounds of the draft still took place inside an indoor venue (the Auditorium Theatre), the final round of the draft were held outdoors before an open-admittance crowd in an area of the festival dubbed "Selection Square".[15] Subsequent drafts have retained the large-scale attendance and festivities pioneered for the 2015 draft.[16]
Timing changes
Shortly before the draft, the NFL shortened the amount of time for certain selections to be made.[17] The time for seventh-round selections was reduced from five minutes to four minutes; similarly, the time for all compensatory selections, which cannot be traded, was reduced from seven minutes to four minutes.
Early entrants
Seventy-four underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. An additional ten players who graduated but were still eligible to play college football chose to enter the draft, bringing to 84 the total number of players who chose to forgo college eligibility to enter the draft.[18]
Overview
The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:[19]
- 34 linebackers
- 35 wide receivers
- 30 cornerbacks
- 24 offensive tackles
- 23 defensive ends
- 18 running backs
- 4 fullbacks
- 19 tight ends
- 16 guards
- 16 safeties
- 20 defensive tackles
- 7 quarterbacks
- 6 centers
- 1 long snapper
- 1 punter
Selection order
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.[20] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans each finished 2014 with league-worst 2–14 records. The Buccaneers were awarded the first pick in round one due to having a worse strength of schedule.[21] The selection order for subsequent rounds follows the order of the first round, except that teams with the similar records (and the same playoff result for playoff teams) rotate selections round-by-round (e.g. the Titans picked first in the second round).
In addition to the seven picks each team is given (one in each round), the league allocated thirty-two (32) supplemental picks at the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks. The supplemental picks are awarded to teams who had net losses of free agent talent from the previous year.
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held on July 9, 2015. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Seven players were available,[22] but only one was selected.[23][24]
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | St. Louis Rams | Isaiah Battle | T | Clemson |
Notable undrafted players
Trades
In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.
Round 1
- No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (15th overall) to San Diego in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (17th and 117th overall), and a 2016 fifth-round selection;[source 1]
- No. 17: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.[source 1]
- No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded first- and fourth-round selections (19th and 115th overall), and a 2014 first-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 first-round selection.[source 2]
- No. 23: Detroit → Denver (D). Detroit traded a first-round selection (23rd overall) to Denver in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (28th and 143rd overall), a 2016 fifth-round selection and G Manny Ramirez.[source 3]
- No. 28: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.[source 3]
- No. 31: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded a first-round selection (31st overall) and C Max Unger to New Orleans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (112th) and TE Jimmy Graham.[source 4]
Round 2
- No. 33: Tennessee → NY Giants (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (40th, 108th and 245th overall).[source 5]
- No. 40: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5]
- No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to Carolina in exchange for second-, third- and sixth-round selections (57th, 89th and 201st overall).[source 3]
- No. 43: Cleveland → Houston (D). Cleveland traded second- and seventh-round selections (43rd and 229th overall) to Houston in exchange for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (51st, 116th and 195th overall).[source 6]
- No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia (D). Miami traded second- and sixth-round selections (47th and 191st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round selection and two fifth-round selections (52nd, 145th and 156th overall).[source 7]
- No. 51: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
- No. 52: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
- No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded a second-round selection (55th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (58th and 158th overall).[source 8]
- No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
- No. 58: Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.[source 8]
- No. 61: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). Indianapolis traded second- and fourth-round selections (61st and 128th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 109th overall).[source 9]
Round 3
- No. 65: Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9]
- No. 69: Washington → Seattle (D). Washington traded a third-round selection (69th overall) to Seattle in exchange for third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (95th, 112th, 167th and 181st overall).[source 10]
- No. 70: NY Jets → Houston (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Houston in exchange for third-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (82nd, 152nd and 229th overall), and WR DeVier Posey.[source 11]
- No. 76: Minnesota → Kansas City (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (76th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (80th and 193rd overall).[source 3]
- No. 78: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and LB Dannell Ellerbe to New Orleans in exchange for WR Kenny Stills.[source 12]
- No. 80: Kansas City → Minnesota → Detroit. Multiple trades:
Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 143rd overall).[source 3] - No. 82: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
- No. 88: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 3]
- No. 89: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
- No. 95: Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
- No. 96: New England → Cleveland (D). New England traded third- and seventh-round selections (96th and 219th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (111th, 147th and 202nd overall).[source 13]
Round 4
- No. 101: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (101st overall) and TE Tim Wright to New England in exchange for G Logan Mankins.[source 14]
- No. 102: Oakland → Carolina (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) to Carolina in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (124th, 161st and 242nd overall).[source 3]
- No. 103: Jacksonville → NY Jets (D). Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (104th and 229th overall).[source 3]
- No. 104: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.[source 3]
- No. 108: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5]
- No. 109: St. Louis → Tampa Bay → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). St. Louis traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (109th and 183rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S Mark Barron.
Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9] - No. 111: Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
- No. 112: New Orleans → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Seattle → New Orleans.[source 4]
Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10] - No. 113: San Francisco → Buffalo → Philadelphia → Detroit. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for WR Stevie Johnson.[source 15]
Buffalo → Philadelphia (PD). Buffalo traded a conditional fourth-round selection (113th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection and RB Bryce Brown. The fourth-round selection was given as a result of Stevie Johnson hitting certain statistical targets for the 49ers in 2014;[source 16] if he had missed the targets, Buffalo would have given up either a third- or fourth-round selection in 2016, depending on Brown hitting his own statistical targets.[source 17]
Philadelphia → Detroit (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2016 third-round selection.[source 18] - No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). See Round 1: Buffalo → Cleveland.[source 2]
- No. 116: Houston → Cleveland → Arizona. Multiple trades:
Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
Cleveland → Arizona (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (116th overall) to Arizona in exchange for fourth-, sixth- and seventh-round selection (123rd, 198th and 241st overall).[source 3] - No. 117: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.[source 1]
- No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall), a 2016 second-round selection and QB Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (145th overall) and QB Sam Bradford. The trade also included a conditional 2016 selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford took less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he did not play at all, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis' third-round selection.[source 19]
- No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore (PD). Detroit traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (122nd and 158th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DT Haloti Ngata.[source 20]
- No. 123: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
- No. 124: Carolina → Oakland → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (124th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (128th and 218th overall).[source 3] - No. 126: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall), and 2014 second- and fifth-round selections to San Francisco in exchange for 2014 second- and seventh-round selections.[source 21]
- No. 128: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay → Oakland. Multiple trades:
Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9]
Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.[source 3]
Round 5
- No. 137: Tampa Bay → Buffalo → Minnesota → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
Tampa Bay → Buffalo (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round selection.[source 22]
Buffalo → Minnesota (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2016 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and QB Matt Cassel.[source 23]
Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (146th and 185th overall).[source 3] - No. 142: NY Jets → Chicago (PD). The NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Brandon Marshall.[source 24]
- No. 143: Chicago → Denver → Detroit → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
No. 143: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and a 2014 fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for 2014 fourth- and seventh-round selections.[source 25]
No. 143: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.[source 3]
No. 143: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 3] - No. 145: St. Louis → Philadelphia → Miami. Multiple trades:
St. Louis → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 4: Philadelphia → St. Louis.[source 19]
Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7] - No. 146: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.[source 3]
- No. 147: Cleveland → New England → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (166th and 247th overall).[source 3] - No. 149: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) and WR Mike Wallace.[source 26]
- No. 151: San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection (151st overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (165th and 244th overall).[source 3]
- No. 152: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
- No. 154: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for G Ben Grubbs.[source 27]
- No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
- No. 158: Detroit → Baltimore → Arizona. Multiple trades:
Detroit → Baltimore (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 20]
Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.[source 8] - No. 161: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
- No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for C Jeremy Zuttah.[source 28]
- No. 165: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 3]
- No. 166: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.[source 3]
- No. 167: Seattle → Washington → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (167th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and a 2016 sixth-round selection.[source 3] - No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay → Detroit. Multiple trades:
New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a sixth-round selection (178th overall) and LB Jonathan Casillas.[source 29]
Tampa Bay → Detroit (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DE George Johnson.[source 30]
Round 6
- No. 177: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). See Round 5: New England → Tampa Bay.[source 29]
- No. 181: NY Jets → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
NY Jets → Seattle (PD). The NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection (181st overall) to Seattle in exchange for WR Percy Harvin.[source 31][source 32]
Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10] - No. 183: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 4: St. Louis → Tampa Bay.
- No. 185: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.[source 3]
- No. 187: New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → New Orleans.[source 3]
- No. 187: Minnesota → Buffalo (PD). See Round 5: Buffalo → Minnesota.[source 23]
- No. 191: Miami → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
- No. 193: Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
- No. 195: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
- No. 198: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
- No. 201: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
- No. 202: Baltimore → Cleveland → New England. Multiple trades:
Baltimore → Cleveland (PD). Baltimore traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection.[source 22]
Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13] - No. 203: Dallas → Baltimore (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (243rd overall) and LB Rolando McClain.[source 33]
- No. 206: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for CB Marcus Burley.[source 34]
- No. 207: New England → Tennessee (PD). New England traded a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection (219th overall) and LB Akeem Ayers.[source 35]
Round 7
- No. 128: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.[source 3]
- No. 219: Tennessee → New England → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Tennessee → New England (PD). See Round 6: New England → Tennessee.[source 35]
New England → Cleveland (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13] - No. 224: Chicago → NY Jets → St. Louis. Multiple trades:
Chicago → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: NY Jets → Chicago.[source 24]
NY Jets → St. Louis (D). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (224th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Zac Stacy.[source 3] - No. 229: Cleveland → Houston → NY Jets. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → Houston (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.[source 3] - No. 231: Miami → Baltimore → Detroit → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
Miami → Baltimore (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (231st overall) to Baltimore in exchange for OT Bryant McKinnie.[source 36]
Baltimore → Detroit (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 20]
Detroit → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 5: Tampa Bay → Detroit.[source 30] - No. 232: San Francisco → Miami → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Miami in exchange for OT Jonathan Martin.[source 37]
Miami → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → Miami.[source 26] - No. 236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded a seventh-round selection (236th overall) to Dallas in exchange for DT Sean Lissemore.[source 38]
- No. 241: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
- No. 242: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
- No. 243: Baltimore → Dallas (PD). See Round 6: Dallas → Baltimore.[source 33]
- No. 244: Dallas → Indianapolis → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
Dallas → Indianapolis (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (244th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for LB Caesar Rayford.[source 39]
Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 3] - No. 245: Denver → NY Giants → Tennessee. Multiple trades:
Denver → NY Giants (PD). Denver traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for K Brandon McManus.[source 40]
NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5] - No. 246: Indianapolis → San Francisco → Dallas. Multiple trades:
Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for DE Cam Johnson.[source 41]
San Francisco → Dallas (D). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a 2016 sixth-round selection.[source 3] - No. 247: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.[source 3]
- No. 249: New England → St. Louis → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
New England → St. Louis (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Greg Salas.[source 42]
St. Louis → Atlanta (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) and a 2013 first-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for 2013 first-, third- and sixth-round selections.[source 43][source 44]
Summary
Selections by college athletic conference
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
| The American | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| ACC | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 47 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| Big Ten | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| MAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| MWC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Pac-12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 |
| SEC | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 54 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ind. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
| Big Sky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Big South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| MEAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| OVC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SoCon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Southland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| SWAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-Division I football conferences | ||||||||
| Liberty (DIII) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Schools with multiple draft selections
| Selections | Schools |
|---|---|
| 11 | Florida State |
| 10 | Louisville |
| 8 | Florida |
| 7 | Alabama, Miami (FL) |
| 6 | Missouri, Oklahoma, Stanford, USC |
| 5 | Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas |
| 4 | Arizona State, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia |
| 3 | Boston College, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA |
| 2 | Baylor, Colorado State, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Memphis, Northwestern, Rutgers, TCU, Tennessee State, Texas A&M, Texas State, Tulane, UAB, UCF, USF, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington State, Wisconsin |
Selections by position
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Cornerback | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| Defensive end | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| Defensive tackle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Guard | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Linebacker | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
| Long snapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offensive tackle | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quarterback | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Running back | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Safety | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Tight end | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Wide receiver | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 17 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 129 |
| Defense | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 125 |
| Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Notes
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.