1996-97 Football Season: 1997 College Draft
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
First and second round selections at the 62nd annual NFL College Draft held April 19-20, 1997, in New York City. 16 underclassmen were among the first 60 players chosen and are listed in capital LETTERS.
First Round
| No | Team | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a-St. Louis | ORLANDO PACE, Ohio St. | OT |
| 2 | b-Oakland | DARRELL RUSSELL, USC | DT |
| 3 | c-Seattle | SHAWN SPRINGS, Ohio St. | CB |
| 4 | Baltimore | PETER BOULWARE, Florida St. | DE |
| 5 | Detroit | Bryant Westbrook, Texas | CB |
| 6 | d-Seattle | WALTER JONES, Florida St. | OT |
| 7 | NY Giants | IKE HILLIARD, Florida | WR |
| 8 | e-NY Jets | James Farrior, Virginia | LB |
| 9 | Arizona | Tom Knight, Iowa | CB |
| 10 | f-New Orleans | Chris Naeole, Colorado | OG |
| 11 | g-Atlanta | Michael Booker, Nebraska | CB |
| 12 | h-Tampa Bay | Warrick Dunn, Florida St. | RB |
| 13 | i-Kansas City | TONY GONZALEZ, California | TE |
| 14 | Cincinnati | Reinard Wilson, Florida St. | DE |
| 15 | Miami | YATIL GREEN, Miami-FL | WR |
| 16 | j-Tampa Bay | REIDEL ANTHONY, Florida | WR |
| 17 | Washington | KENARD LANG, Miami-FL | DE |
| 18 | k-Houston | Kenny Holmes, Miami-FL | DE |
| 19 | Indianapolis | Tarik Glenn, California | OG |
| 20 | Minnesota | DWAYNE RUDD, Alabama | LB |
| 21 | Jacksonville | Renaldo Wynn, Notre Dame | DE |
| 22 | l-Dallas | David LaFleur, LSU | TE |
| 23 | Buffalo | Antowain Smith, Houston | RB |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Chad Scott, Maryland | CB |
| 25 | m-Philadelphia | John Harris, Virginia | DE |
| 26 | San Francisco | Jim Druckenmiller, Virginia Tech | QB |
| 27 | Carolina | Rae Carruth, Colorado | WR |
| 28 | Denver | TREVOR PRYCE, Clemson | DE |
| 29 | New England | CHRIS CANTY, Kansas St. | CB |
| 30 | Green Bay | Ross Verba, Iowa | OG |
Acquired picks: a—from NY Jets; b— from New Orleans; c—from Atlanta; d—from St. Louis via NY Jets and Tampa Bay; e—from Tampa Bay; f—from Oakland; g—from Chicago via Seattle; h—from Seattle; i—from Houston; j—from San Diego; k—from Kansas City; l—from Philadelphia; m—from Dallas.
Second Round
| No | Team | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | NY Jets | Rick Terry, N. Carolina | DT |
| 32 | Atlanta | Nathan Davis, Indiana | DT |
| 33 | New Orleans | Rob Kelly, Ohio St. | S |
| 34 | Baltimore | Jamie Sharper, Virginia | LB |
| 35 | Detroit | Juan Roque, Arizona St. | OG |
| 36 | NY Giants | Tiki Barber, Virginia | RB |
| 37 | Tampa Bay | Jerry Wunsch, Wisconsin | OT |
| 38 | n-Chicago | John Allred, USC | TE |
| 39 | o-New Orleans | Jared Tomich, Nebraska | DE |
| 40 | p-St. Louis | Dexter McCleon, Clemson | CB |
| 41 | q-Atlanta | BYRON HANSPARD, Texas Tech | RB |
| 42 | Arizona | Jake Plummer, Azizona St. | QB |
| 43 | Cincinnati | COREY DILLON, Washington | RB |
| 44 | Miami | Sam Madison, Louisville | CB |
| 45 | San Diego | Freddie Jones, N. Carolina | TE |
| 46 | Houston | Joey Kent, Tennessee | WR |
| 47 | Kansas City | Kevin Lockett, Kansas St. | WR |
| 48 | Indianapolis | Adam Meadows, Georgia | OT |
| 49 | Minnesota | Torrian Gray, Virginia Tech | S |
| 50 | Jacksonville | Mike Logan, W. Virginia | CB |
| 51 | Washington | Greg Jones, Colorado | LB |
| 52 | Buffalo | Marcellus Wiley, Columbia | DE |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | WILL BLACKWELL, San Diego St. | WR |
| 54 | r-Detroit | Kevin Abrams, Syracuse | CB |
| 55 | s-San Francisco | Marc Edwards, Notre Dame | RB |
| 56 | Carolina | Mike Minter, Nebraska | S |
| 57 | t-Philadelphia | James Darling, Washington St. | LB |
| 58 | u-Baltimore | Kim Herring, Penn St. | S |
| 59 | New England | Brandon Mitchell, Texas A&M | DE |
| 60 | Green Bay | Darren Sharper, William & Mary | DB |
Acquired picks: n—from St. Louis; o—from Oakland; p—from Chicago; q— from Seattle; r—from Dallas; s—from Philadelphia; t—from San Francisco; u—from Denver.
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