National Football League selection of college football players
1989 NFL Draft Date(s) April 23–24, 1989 Location New York Marriott Marquis in New York City , NY Network(s) ESPN 335 total selections in 12 roundsLeague NFL First selection Troy Aikman , QBDallas Cowboys Mr. Irrelevant Everett Ross, WRMinnesota Vikings Most selections (20) Chicago Bears Fewest selections (4) Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famers
QB Troy Aikman RB Barry Sanders LB Derrick Thomas CB Deion Sanders S Steve Atwater
The 1989 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 23–24, 1989 , at the Marriott Marquis in New York City , New York .[1] [2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The draft had four of the first five players selected – quarterback Troy Aikman , running back Barry Sanders , linebacker Derrick Thomas , and cornerback Deion Sanders – inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame .[3] Tackle Tony Mandarich , the only top five pick not inducted, is considered a draft bust.[4]
The 1989 NFL Draft also helped set a major precedent, as Barry Sanders was selected with the third overall pick despite an NFL rule stating that collegiate juniors could not declare for the draft.[5] Since Barry Sanders was selected as a junior, it has become an expectation for top college players to declare for the draft after their junior season; the rule disallowing collegiate juniors in the NFL draft was lifted by the next draft. Sanders, the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, was allowed to declare early when Oklahoma State was found guilty of numerous major NCAA rule violations and placed on five years' probation in January 1989.
Another precedent the draft helped set was how players were invited to the actual draft room. First overall Aikman selection was represented by Leigh Steinberg , who went with his client to the draft finding he was the only player there. As years followed, more players began getting invited to the draft.[6]
Player selections [ ]
Round one [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
1
Dallas Cowboys
Troy Aikman
Quarterback
UCLA
2
Green Bay Packers
Tony Mandarich
Offensive Tackle
Michigan State
3
Detroit Lions
Barry Sanders [7]
Running Back
Oklahoma State
4
Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Thomas
Linebacker
Alabama
5
Atlanta Falcons
Deion Sanders
Cornerback
Florida State
6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Broderick Thomas
Linebacker
Nebraska
7
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tim Worley
Running Back
Georgia
8
San Diego Chargers
Burt Grossman
Defensive End
Pittsburgh
9
Miami Dolphins
Sammie Smith
Running Back
Florida State
10
Phoenix Cardinals
Eric Hill
Linebacker
LSU
11
Chicago Bears
Donnell Woolford
Cornerback
Clemson
12
Chicago Bears
Trace Armstrong
Defensive End
Florida
13
Cleveland Browns
Eric Metcalf
Wide Receiver
Texas
14
New York Jets
Jeff Lageman
Defensive End
Virginia
15
Seattle Seahawks
Andy Heck
Offensive Guard
Notre Dame
16
New England Patriots
Hart Lee Dykes
Wide Receiver
Oklahoma State
17
Phoenix Cardinals
Joe Wolf
Offensive Guard
Boston College
18
New York Giants
Brian Williams
Center
Minnesota
19
New Orleans Saints
Wayne Martin
Defensive End
Arkansas
20
Denver Broncos
Steve Atwater
Strong Safety
Arkansas
21
Los Angeles Rams
Bill Hawkins
Defensive End
Miami (FL)
22
Indianapolis Colts
Andre Rison
Wide Receiver
Michigan State
23
Houston Oilers
David Williams
Offensive Tackle
Florida
24
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Ricketts
Offensive Tackle
Pittsburgh
25
Miami Dolphins
Louis Oliver
Safety
Florida
26
Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Gary
Running Back
Miami (FL)
27
Atlanta Falcons
Shawn Collins
Wide Receiver
Northern Arizona
28
San Francisco 49ers
Keith DeLong
Inside Linebacker
Tennessee
–
Dallas Cowboys (supplemental draft )
Steve Walsh
Quarterback
Miami (FL)
–
Phoenix Cardinals (supplemental draft)
Timm Rosenbach
Quarterback
Washington State
–
Denver Broncos (supplemental draft)
Bobby Humphrey
Running back
Alabama
The supplemental draft was held on Friday, July 7.[8] [9]
Round two [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
29
Dallas Cowboys
Steve Wisniewski
Offensive Guard
Penn State
30
Detroit Lions
John Ford
Wide Receiver
Virginia
31
Cleveland Browns
Lawyer Tillman
Wide Receiver
Auburn
32
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Elkins
Quarterback
Wake Forest
33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Danny Peebles
Wide Receiver
North Carolina State
34
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carnell Lake
Safety
UCLA
35
Cincinnati Bengals
Eric Ball
Running Back
UCLA
36
Chicago Bears
John Roper
Linebacker
Texas A&M
37
San Diego Chargers
Courtney Hall
Center
Rice
38
Atlanta Falcons
Ralph Norwood
Offensive Tackle
LSU
39
Dallas Cowboys
Daryl Johnston
Fullback
Syracuse
40
Phoenix Cardinals
Walter Reeves
Tight End
Auburn
41
Denver Broncos
Doug Widell
Offensive Guard
Boston College
42
New York Jets
Dennis Byrd
Defensive End
Tulsa
43
New England Patriots
Eric Coleman
Cornerback
Wyoming
44
Seattle Seahawks
Joe Tofflemire
Center
Arizona
45
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Stams
Linebacker
Notre Dame
46
New Orleans Saints
Robert Massey
Cornerback
North Carolina Central
47
Denver Broncos
Warren Powers
Defensive End
Maryland
48
Los Angeles Rams
Brian Smith
Linebacker
Auburn
49
Philadelphia Eagles
Jessie Small
Linebacker
Eastern Kentucky
50
Houston Oilers
Scott Kozak
Linebacker
Oregon
51
San Diego Chargers
Billy Joe Tolliver
Quarterback
Texas Tech
52
Minnesota Vikings
David Braxton
Linebacker
Wake Forest
53
Los Angeles Rams
Darryl Henley
Cornerback
UCLA
54
Chicago Bears
Dave Zawatson
Offensive Guard
California
55
Cincinnati Bengals
Fred Childress
Offensive Guard
Arkansas
56
San Francisco 49ers
Wesley Walls
Tight End
Ole Miss
Round three [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
57
Dallas Cowboys
Mark Stepnoski
Center
Pittsburgh
58
Green Bay Packers
Matt Brock
Defensive end
Oregon
59
Detroit Lions
Mike Utley
Guard
Washington State
60
Kansas City Chiefs
Naz Worthen
Wide receiver
North Carolina State
61
Pittsburgh Steelers
Derek Hill
Wide receiver
Arizona
62
Atlanta Falcons
Keith Jones
Running back
Illinois
63
New England Patriots
Marv Cook
Tight end
Iowa
64
New York Giants
Bob Kratch
Guard
Iowa
65
Chicago Bears
Jerry Fontenot
Guard
Texas A&M
66
Washington Redskins
Tracy Rocker
Defensive tackle
Auburn
67
Phoenix Cardinals
Mike Zandofsky
Guard
Washington
68
Dallas Cowboys
Rhondy Weston
Defensive end
Florida
69
Denver Broncos
Darrell Hamilton
Tackle
North Carolina
70
New York Jets
Joe Mott
Linebacker
Iowa
71
Seattle Seahawks
Elroy Harris
Running back
Eastern Kentucky
72
Indianapolis Colts
Mitchell Benson
Defensive tackle
TCU
73
New England Patriots
Chris Gannon
Defensive end
Southwestern Louisiana
74
Green Bay Packers
Anthony Dilweg
Quarterback
Duke
75
Los Angeles Rams
Kevin Robbins
Tackle
Michigan State
76
Philadelphia Eagles
Robert Drummond
Running back
Syracuse
77
Houston Oilers
Bubba McDowell
Safety
Miami (FL)
78
New York Giants
Greg Jackson
Safety
LSU
79
New Orleans Saints
Kim Phillips
Cornerback
North Texas
80
Minnesota Vikings
John Hunter
Tackle
BYU
81
Philadelphia Eagles
Britt Hager
Linebacker
Texas
82
Buffalo Bills
Don Beebe
Wide receiver
Chadron State
83
Cincinnati Bengals
Erik Wilhelm
Quarterback
Oregon State
84
San Francisco 49ers
Keith Henderson
Running back
Georgia
Round four [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
85
Dallas Cowboys
Tony Tolbert
Defensive end
UTEP
86
Detroit Lions
Ray Crockett
Cornerback
Baylor
87
Green Bay Packers
Jeff Graham
Quarterback
Long Beach State
88
Kansas City Chiefs
Stan Petry
Defensive back
TCU
89
Cincinnati Bengals
Kerry Owens
Linebacker
Arkansas
90
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Florence
Defensive back
Bethune-Cookman
91
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerrol Williams
Linebacker
Purdue
92
Miami Dolphins
David Holmes
Defensive back
Syracuse
93
New York Giants
Lewis Tillman
Running back
Jackson State
94
Phoenix Cardinals
Jim Wahler
Defensive tackle
UCLA
95
Chicago Bears
Markus Paul
Defensive back
Syracuse
96
New England Patriots
Maurice Hurst
Defensive back
Southern
97
Denver Broncos
Richard McCullough
Defensive end
Clemson
98
New York Jets
Ron Stallworth
Defensive end
Auburn
99
Indianapolis Colts
Pat Tomberlin
Guard
Florida State
100
New England Patriots
Michael Timpson
Wide receiver
Penn State
101
Seattle Seahawks
Travis McNeal
Tight end
UT-Chattanooga
102
Los Angeles Rams
Jeff Carlson
Quarterback
Weber State
103
Seattle Seahawks
James Henry
Defensive back
Southern Miss
104
Houston Oilers
Rod Harris
Wide receiver
Texas A&M
105
New York Giants
Brad Henke
Defensive tackle
Arizona
106
New Orleans Saints
Mike Mayes
Defensive back
LSU
107
Cleveland Browns
Andrew Stewart
Defensive end
Cincinnati
108
Minnesota Vikings
Darryl Ingram
Tight end
California
109
Buffalo Bills
John Kolesar
Wide receiver
Michigan
110
Washington Redskins
Erik Affholter
Wide receiver
Southern Cal
111
Cincinnati Bengals
Rob Woods
Tackle
Arizona
112
San Francisco 49ers
Mike Barber
Wide receiver
Marshall
Round five [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
113
Dallas Cowboys
Keith Jennings
Tight end
Clemson
114
Cleveland Browns
Kyle Kramer
Defensive back
Bowling Green
115
Detroit Lions
Lawrence Pete
Defensive tackle
Nebraska
116
Cleveland Browns
Vernon Joines
Wide receiver
Maryland
117
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jamie Lawson
Running back
Nicholls State
118
Pittsburgh Steelers
David Arnold
Defensive back
Michigan
119
Dallas Cowboys
Willis Crockett
Linebacker
Georgia Tech
120
San Diego Chargers
Elliot Smith
Defensive back
Alcorn State
121
Miami Dolphins
Jeff Uhlenhake
Center
Ohio State
122
San Francisco 49ers
Johnnie Jackson
Cornerback
Houston
123
Phoenix Cardinals
Richard Tardits
Linebacker
Georgia
124
Green Bay Packers
Jeff Query
Wide receiver
Millikin
125
Dallas Cowboys
Jeff Roth
Defensive tackle
Florida
126
New York Jets
Tony Martin
Wide receiver
Mesa State
127
Green Bay Packers
Vince Workman
Running back
Ohio State
128
Phoenix Cardinals
David Edeen
Defensive end
Wyoming
129
Washington Redskins
Tim Smiley
Defensive back
Arkansas State
130
Chicago Bears
Mark Green
Running back
Notre Dame
131
Houston Oilers
Glenn Montgomery
Defensive tackle
Houston
132
New York Giants
Dave Meggett
Running back
Towson
133
New Orleans Saints
Kevin Haverdink
Tackle
Western Michigan
134
Denver Broncos
Darren Carrington
Safety
Northern Arizona
135
Los Angeles Rams
Alfred Jackson
Wide receiver
San Diego State
136
Chicago Bears
Greg Gilbert
Linebacker
Alabama
137
Buffalo Bills
Michael Andrews
Defensive back
Alcorn State
138
Cincinnati Bengals
Natu Tuatagaloa
Defensive tackle
California
139
Washington Redskins
Lybrant Robinson
Defensive end
Delaware State
Round six [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
140
Los Angeles Raiders
Jeff Francis
Quarterback
Tennessee
141
Detroit Lions
Rodney Peete
Quarterback
Southern Cal
142
Green Bay Packers
Chris Jacke
Kicker
UTEP
143
Kansas City Chiefs
Robb Thomas
Wide receiver
Oregon State
144
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark Stock
Wide receiver
VMI
145
Atlanta Falcons
Troy Sadowski
Tight end
Georgia
146
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Mohr
Punter
Alabama
147
Miami Dolphins
Wes Pritchett
Linebacker
Notre Dame
148
Los Angeles Rams
Thom Kaumeyer
Defensive back
Oregon
149
Washington Redskins
A. J. Johnson
Defensive back
Southwest Texas State
150
Phoenix Cardinals
Jay Taylor
Defensive back
San Jose State
151
New York Jets
Marvin Washington
Defensive end
Idaho
152
Denver Broncos
Anthony Stafford
Wide receiver
Oklahoma
153
New York Jets
Titus Dixon
Wide receiver
Troy State
154
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Derrick Little
Linebacker
South Carolina
155
Indianapolis Colts
Quintus McDonald
Linebacker
Penn State
156
Los Angeles Raiders
Doug Lloyd
Running back
North Dakota State
157
Houston Oilers
Bo Orlando
Defensive back
West Virginia
158
New York Giants
Howard Cross
Tight end
Alabama
159
New Orleans Saints
Floyd Turner
Wide receiver
Northwestern State
160
Cleveland Browns
Gary Wilkerson
Defensive back
Penn State
161
Los Angeles Rams
Mark Messner
Linebacker
Michigan
162
Philadelphia Eagles
Heath Sherman
Running back
Texas A&M-Kingsville
163
Minnesota Vikings
Jeff Mickel
Tackle
Eastern Washington
164
Buffalo Bills
Sean Doctor
Tight end
Marshall
165
New England Patriots
Eric Mitchell
Running back
Oklahoma
166
Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Taylor
Running back
West Virginia
167
San Francisco 49ers
Steve Hendrickson
Linebacker
California
Round seven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
168
Dallas Cowboys
Kevin Peterson
Linebacker
Northwestern
169
Green Bay Packers
Mark Hall
Defensive end
Southwestern Louisiana
170
Detroit Lions
Jerry Woods
Defensive back
Northern Michigan
171
Kansas City Chiefs
Ron Sancho
Linebacker
LSU
172
Atlanta Falcons
Undra Johnson
Running back
West Virginia
173
Buffalo Bills
Brian Jordan
Defensive back
Richmond
174
Pittsburgh Steelers
David "D.J." Johnson
Defensive back
Kentucky
175
New York Giants
Dave Popp
Tackle
Eastern Illinois
176
Miami Dolphins
Jim Zdelar
Tackle
Youngstown State
177
Phoenix Cardinals
Rickey Royal
Defensive back
Sam Houston State
178
New England Patriots
Eric Lindstrom
Linebacker
Boston College
179
Washington Redskins
Kevin Hendrix
Linebacker
South Carolina
180
Denver Broncos
Melvin Bratton
Running back
Miami (FL)
181
New York Jets
Stevon Moore
Defensive back
Ole Miss
182
Indianapolis Colts
Ivy Joe Hunter
Running back
Kentucky
183
San Diego Chargers
Marion Butts
Running back
Florida State
184
Seattle Seahawks
Mike Nettles
Defensive Back
Memphis State
185
Indianapolis Colts
Charles Washington
Defensive back
Cameron
186
New Orleans Saints
David Griggs
Linebacker
Virginia
187
Cleveland Browns
Mike Graybill
Tackle
Boston University
188
Los Angeles Rams
George Bethune
Linebacker
Alabama
189
Chicago Bears
Richard Brothers
Defensive back
Arkansas
190
Houston Oilers
Tracy Rogers
Linebacker
Fresno State
191
Minnesota Vikings
Benji Roland
Defensive tackle
Auburn
192
Chicago Bears
Brent Snyder
Quarterback
Utah State
193
Buffalo Bills
Chris Hale
Defensive back
Southern Cal
194
Cincinnati Bengals
Kendal Smith
Wide receiver
Utah State
195
San Diego Chargers
Terrence Jones
Quarterback
Tulane
Round eight [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
196
Dallas Cowboys
Charvez Foger
Running back
Nevada
197
Detroit Lions
Chris Parker
Defensive tackle
West Virginia
198
Green Bay Packers
Thomas King
Defensive back
Southwestern Louisiana
199
Kansas City Chiefs
Bryan Tobey
Running back
Grambling State
200
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carl Bax
Guard
Missouri
201
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Asbeck
Defensive tackle
Cincinnati
202
Atlanta Falcons
Paul Singer
Quarterback
Western Illinois
203
Miami Dolphins
Pete Stoyanovich
Kicker
Indiana
204
San Diego Chargers
Dana Brinson
Wide receiver
Nebraska
205
Los Angeles Raiders
Derrick Gainer
Running back
Florida A&M
206
Green Bay Packers
Brian Shulman
Punter
Auburn
207
Phoenix Cardinals
John Burch
Running back
Tennessee-Martin
208
Denver Broncos
Paul Green
Tight end
Southern Cal
209
New York Jets
Anthony Brown
Running back
West Virginia
210
New England Patriots
Rodney Rice
Defensive back
BYU
211
Seattle Seahawks
Marlin Williams
Defensive end
Western Illinois
212
Indianapolis Colts
Kurt Larson
Linebacker
Michigan State
213
New Orleans Saints
Fred Hadley
Wide receiver
Mississippi State
214
Cleveland Browns
Rick Aeilts
Tight end
Southeast Missouri State
215
Los Angeles Rams
Warren Wheat
Tackle
BYU
216
Chicago Bears
Tony Woods
Defensive tackle
Oklahoma
217
Houston Oilers
Alvoid Mays
Defensive back
West Virginia
218
New York Giants
Myron Guyton
Defensive back
Eastern Kentucky
219
Minnesota Vikings
Alex Stewart
Defensive end
Fullerton State
220
Kansas City Chiefs
Todd McNair
Running back
Temple
221
Chicago Bears
Chris Dyko
Tackle
Washington State
222
Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Chenault
Linebacker
Kentucky
223
New England Patriots
Tony Zackery
Defensive back
Washington
0
Buffalo Bills (supplemental draft)
Brett Young
Defensive back
Oregon
Round nine [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
224
Dallas Cowboys
Tim Jackson
Defensive back
Nebraska
225
Green Bay Packers
Scott Kirby
Tackle
Arizona State
226
Detroit Lions
Derek MacCready
Defensive end
Ohio State
227
Kansas City Chiefs
Jack Phillips
Defensive back
Alcorn State
228
Pittsburgh Steelers
A. J. Jenkins
Defensive end
Fullerton State
229
Atlanta Falcons
Chris Dunn
Linebacker
Cal Poly
230
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Patrick Egu
Running back
Nevada
231
San Diego Chargers
Pat Davis
Tight end
Syracuse
232
Miami Dolphins
Dana Batiste
Linebacker
Texas A&M
233
Washington Redskins
Charles Darrington
Tight end
Kentucky
234
Phoenix Cardinals
Kendall Trainor
Kicker
Arkansas
235
Los Angeles Raiders
Gary Gooden
Defensive back
Indiana
236
Denver Broncos
Monte Smith
Guard
North Dakota State
237
New York Jets
Pat Marlatt
Defensive tackle
West Virginia
238
Seattle Seahawks
David Franks
Guard
Connecticut
239
Indianapolis Colts
William Mackall
Wide receiver
Tennessee-Martin
240
New England Patriots
Darron Norris
Running back
Texas
241
Denver Broncos
Wayne Williams
Running back
Florida
242
Los Angeles Rams
Vernon Kirk
Tight end
Pittsburgh
243
Chicago Bears
LaSalle Harper
Linebacker
Arkansas
244
Houston Oilers
Bob Mrosko
Tight end
Penn State
245
New York Giants
A.J. Greene
Defensive back
Wake Forest
246
New Orleans Saints
Jerry Leggett
Linebacker
Fullerton State
247
New England Patriots
Curtis Wilson
Center
Missouri
248
Chicago Bears
Byron Sanders
Running back
Northwestern
249
Buffalo Bills
Pat Rabold
Defensive tackle
Wyoming
250
Cincinnati Bengals
Richard Stephens
Tackle
Tulsa
251
San Francisco 49ers
Rudy Harmon
Linebacker
LSU
Round ten [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
252
Dallas Cowboys
Rod Carter
Linebacker
Miami (FL)
253
Detroit Lions
Jason Phillips
Wide receiver
Houston
254
Green Bay Packers
Ben Jessie
Defensive back
Southwest Texas State
255
Kansas City Chiefs
Rob McGovern
Linebacker
Holy Cross
256
Cincinnati Bengals
Cornell Holloway
Defensive back
Pittsburgh
257
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ty Granger
Tackle
Clemson
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Olsavsky
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
259
Miami Dolphins
Deval Glover
Wide receiver
Syracuse
260
San Diego Chargers
Ricky Andrews
Linebacker
Washington
261
Phoenix Cardinals
Chris Becker
Punter
TCU
262
Los Angeles Raiders
Charles Jackson
Defensive tackle
Jackson State
263
Washington Redskins
Mark Schlereth
Guard
Idaho
264
Denver Broncos
Anthony Butts
Defensive tackle
Mississippi State
265
New York Jets
Adam Bob
Linebacker
Texas A&M
266
Indianapolis Colts
Jim Thompson
Tackle
Auburn
267
New England Patriots
Emanuel McNeil
Defensive tackle
Tennessee-Martin
268
Seattle Seahawks
Derrick Fenner
Running back
North Carolina
269
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Williams
Wide receiver
Northeastern
270
Chicago Bears
Todd Millikan
Tight end
Nebraska
271
Houston Oilers
Tracy Johnson
Running back
Clemson
272
New York Giants
Rodney Lowe
Defensive end
Mississippi
273
New Orleans Saints
Joe Henderson
Running back
Iowa State
274
Cleveland Browns
John Buddenberg
Tackle
Akron
275
Miami Dolphins
Greg Ross
Defensive tackle
Memphis State
276
Buffalo Bills
Carlo Cheattom
Defensive back
Auburn
277
Chicago Bears
John Simpson
Wide receiver
Baylor
278
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Jean
Quarterback
New Hampshire
279
San Francisco 49ers
Andy Sinclair
Center
Stanford
Round eleven [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
280
Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon
Linebacker
Miami (FL)
281
Green Bay Packers
Cedric Stallworth
Defensive back
Georgia Tech
282
Detroit Lions
Keith Karpinski
Linebacker
Penn State
283
Kansas City Chiefs
Marcus Turner
Defensive back
UCLA
284
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rod Mounts
Guard
Texas A&M
285
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brian Slater
Wide receiver
Washington
286
Atlanta Falcons
Greg Paterra
Running back
Slippery Rock
287
San Diego Chargers
Victor Floyd
Running back
Florida State
288
Miami Dolphins
Bert Weidner
Defensive tackle
Kent State
289
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Bell
Running back
Boston College
290
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Willie Griffin
Defensive end
Nebraska
291
Phoenix Cardinals
Jeffrey Hunter
Defensive end
Albany State
292
Denver Broncos
Richard Shelton
Defensive back
Liberty
293
New York Jets
Artie Holmes
Defensive back
Washington State
294
New England Patriots
Tony Hinz
Running back
Harvard
295
Seattle Seahawks
Mike Baum
Defensive end
Northwestern
296
Indianapolis Colts
Wayne Johnson
Quarterback
Georgia
297
Chicago Bears
Joe Nelms
Defensive tackle
Cal Poly
298
Houston Oilers
Brian Smider
Tackle
West Virginia
299
New York Giants
Jerome Rinehart
Linebacker
Tennessee-Martin
300
New Orleans Saints
Calvin Nicholson
Defensive back
Oregon State
301
Cleveland Browns
Dan Plocki
Kicker
Maryland
302
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Herb Duncan
Wide receiver
Northern Arizona
303
Minnesota Vikings
Brad Baxter
Running back
Alabama State
304
Chicago Bears
George Streeter
Defensive back
Notre Dame
305
Buffalo Bills
Richard Harvey
Linebacker
Tulane
306
Cincinnati Bengals
Dana Wells
Defensive tackle
Arizona
307
San Francisco 49ers
Norm McGee
Wide receiver
North Dakota
Round twelve [ ]
Pick #
NFL Team
Player
Position
College
308
Dallas Cowboys
Scott Ankrom
Wide receiver
TCU
309
Detroit Lions
James Cribbs
Defensive end
Memphis State
310
Green Bay Packers
Stan Shiver
Defensive back
Florida State
311
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Jones
Running back
Southwest Texas State
312
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carlton Haselrig
Guard
Pitt-Johnstown (never played college football, but was a standout wrestler) [10]
313
Atlanta Falcons
Tony Bowick
Defensive tackle
Tennessee-Chattanooga
314
Indianapolis Colts
William DuBose
Running back
South Carolina State
315
Miami Dolphins
J. B. Brown
Defensive back
Maryland
316
Washington Redskins
Jimmie Johnson
Tight end
Howard
317
Washington Redskins
Joe Mickles
Running back
Ole Miss
318
Phoenix Cardinals
Todd Nelson
Guard
Wisconsin
319
San Francisco 49ers
Antonio Goss
Linebacker
North Carolina
320
Denver Broncos
John Javis
Wide receiver
Howard
321
New York Jets
Willie Snead III
Wide receiver
Florida
322
Seattle Seahawks
R. J. Kors
Defensive back
Long Beach State
323
Indianapolis Colts
Steve Taylor
Quarterback
Nebraska
324
New England Patriots
Aaron Chubb
Linebacker
Georgia
325
Houston Oilers
Chuck Hartlieb
Quarterback
Iowa
326
New York Giants
Eric Smith
Defensive End
Miami (FL)
327
New Orleans Saints
Mike Cadore
Wide receiver
Eastern Kentucky
328
Cleveland Browns
Marlon Brown
Linebacker
Memphis State
329
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terry Young
Defensive back
Georgia Southern
330
Chicago Bears
Freddy Weygand
Wide receiver
Auburn
331
Minnesota Vikings
Shawn Woodson
Linebacker
James Madison
332
Buffalo Bills
Derrell Marshall
Tackle
Southern Cal
333
Chicago Bears
Anthony Phillips
Guard
Oklahoma
334
Cincinnati Bengals
Scott Jones
Tackle
Washington
335[notes 3]
Minnesota Vikings
Everett Ross
Wide receiver
Ohio State
0
Dallas Cowboys (supplemental draft)
Mike Lowman
Running back
Coffeyville J.C.
0
Dallas Cowboys
Brian Owusu
Defensive Back
Fullerton State
Hall of Famers [ ]
Barry Sanders , running back from Oklahoma State, taken third overall by Detroit Lions. 1988 Heisman Trophy winner.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004[11]
Troy Aikman , quarterback from UCLA, taken first overall by Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006[12]
Derrick Thomas , linebacker from Alabama, taken fourth overall by Kansas City Chiefs.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)[13]
Deion Sanders , cornerback from Florida State, taken fifth overall by Atlanta Falcons.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011[14]
Steve Atwater , safety from Arkansas, taken twentieth overall by Denver Broncos.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020
Notable undrafted players [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
References [ ]
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "Timeline Detail | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved 2019-04-10 .
^ "Draft Timeline - Football History | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved 2019-04-16 .
^ Eskenazi, Gerald (1990-02-16). "N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-04-10 .
^ Steinberg, Leigh. "Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft" . Forbes . Retrieved 2019-04-16 .
^ Barry Sanders was the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner "54th Heisman Trophy winner" . Heisman.com . Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ "Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). news service reports. July 7, 1989. p. 2C.
^ "Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1989. p. 2C.
^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat" . USA Today . Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013 .
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11 .
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11 .
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11 .
^ "Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved 2019-04-10 .
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