1997 NFL Draft
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1997 NFL Draft
| 1997 NFL Draft | |||
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| Date(s) | April 19–20, 1997 | ||
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| First selection | Orlando Pace, OT St. Louis Rams |
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| Mr. Irrelevant | Ronnie McAda, QB Green Bay Packers |
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| Overall selections | 253 | ||
NFL Draft
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The 1997 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 19–20, 1997. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
This draft was notable for its high-profile offensive linemen. The first overall selection was Orlando Pace, who has appeared in seven consecutive Pro Bowls from 2000 to 2006. Tarik Glenn was selected 19th overall and has been named to three Pro Bowls as well. Arguably the best of the bunch, Walter Jones, who made nine Pro Bowls (including eight consecutive from 2001-08) and was a seven time All-Pro, was selected 6th overall. Others include Chris Naeole, Dan Neil, Ryan Tucker, Jeff Mitchell, Mike Flynn, and Joe Andruzzi.
The '97 Draft is also well known for its running backs. Warrick Dunn was drafted 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and rushed for over 10,000 yards in his career. Corey Dillon, Tiki Barber, Antowain Smith, Priest Holmes, and Duce Staley all enjoyed productive seasons in the NFL.
This draft is also well known for its undrafted Pro Bowl players. Jake Delhomme, Priest Holmes, and Pat Williams all made Pro-Bowl trips at some point in their careers.
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Player selections
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Round one
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 31 | New York Jets | Rick Terry | Defensive tackle | North Carolina |
| 32 | Atlanta Falcons | Nathan Davis | Defensive end | Indiana |
| 33 | New Orleans Saints | Rob Kelly | Defensive back | Ohio State |
| 34 | Baltimore Ravens | Jamie Sharper | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 35 | Detroit Lions | Juan Roque | Offensive tackle | Arizona State |
| 36 | New York Giants | Tiki Barber | Running back | Virginia |
| 37 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jerry Wunsch | Offensive tackle | Wisconsin |
| 38 | Chicago Bears | John Allred | Tight end | USC |
| 39 | New Orleans Saints | Jared Tomich | Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 40 | St. Louis Rams | Dexter McCleon | Defensive back | Clemson |
| 41 | Atlanta Falcons | Byron Hanspard | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 42 | Arizona Cardinals | Jake Plummer | Quarterback | Arizona State |
| 43 | Cincinnati Bengals | Corey Dillon | Running back | Washington |
| 44 | Miami Dolphins | Sam Madison | Cornerback | Louisville |
| 45 | San Diego Chargers | Freddie Jones | Tight end | North Carolina |
| 46 | Tennessee Oilers | Joey Kent | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 47 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kevin Lockett | Wide receiver | Kansas State |
| 48 | Indianapolis Colts | Adam Meadows | Offensive tackle | Georgia |
| 49 | Minnesota Vikings | Torrian Gray | Free Safety | Virginia Tech |
| 50 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Mike Logan | Cornerback | West Virginia |
| 51 | Washington Redskins | Greg Jones | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 52 | Buffalo Bills | Marcellus Wiley | Defensive end | Columbia |
| 53 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Will Blackwell | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 54 | Detroit Lions | Kevin Abrams | Cornerback | Syracuse |
| 55 | San Francisco 49ers | Marc Edwards | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 56 | Carolina Panthers | Mike Minter | Free Safety | Nebraska |
| 57 | Philadelphia Eagles | James Darling | Linebacker | Washington State |
| 58 | Baltimore Ravens | Kim Herring | Free Safety | Penn State |
| 59 | New England Patriots | Brandon Mitchell | Defensive end | Texas A&M |
| 60 | Green Bay Packers | Darren Sharper | Defensive back | William & Mary |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 61 | New England Patriots | Sedrick Shaw | Running back | Iowa |
| 62 | New Orleans Saints | Troy Davis | Running back | Iowa State |
| 63 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Frank Middleton | Guard | Arizona |
| 64 | Baltimore Ravens | Jay Graham | Running back | Tennessee |
| 65 | Dallas Cowboys | Dexter Coakley | Outside linebacker | Appalachian State |
| 66 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ronde Barber | Cornerback | Virginia |
| 67 | Denver Broncos | Dan Neil | Offensive guard | Texas |
| 68 | New York Giants | Ryan Phillips | Linebacker | Idaho |
| 69 | Chicago Bears | Bob Sapp | Offensive guard | Washington |
| 70 | Atlanta Falcons | O. J. Santiago | Tight end | Kent State |
| 71 | Philadelphia Eagles | Duce Staley | Running back | South Carolina |
| 72 | Oakland Raiders | Adam Treu | Offensive guard | Nebraska |
| 73 | Miami Dolphins | Jason Taylor | Defensive end | Akron |
| 74 | San Diego Chargers | Michael Hamilton | Linebacker | North Carolina A&T |
| 75 | Tennessee Oilers | Denard Walker | Cornerback | Kent State |
| 76 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rod Payne | Center | Michigan |
| 77 | San Francisco 49ers | Greg Clark | Tight end | Stanford |
| 78 | Minnesota Vikings | Stalin Colinet | Defensive end | Boston College |
| 79 | Jacksonville Jaguars | James Hamilton | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 80 | Washington Redskins | Derek Smith | Outside linebacker | Arizona State |
| 81 | Tennessee Oilers | Scott Sanderson | Offensive tackle | Washington State |
| 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Paul Wiggins | Offensive tackle | Oregon |
| 83 | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Scifres | Offensive guard | Wyoming |
| 84 | Arizona Cardinals | Ty Howard | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 85 | Oakland Raiders | Tim Kohn | Offensive guard | Iowa State |
| 86 | Indianapolis Colts | Bertrand Berry | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 87 | Carolina Panthers | Kinnon Tatum | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 88 | New York Jets | Dedric Ward | Wide receiver | Northern Iowa |
| 89 | New England Patriots | Chris Carter | Defensive back | Texas |
| 90 | Green Bay Packers | Brett Conway | Kicker | Penn State |
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Vrabel | Defensive end | Ohio State |
| 92 | Miami Dolphins | Derrick Rodgers | Outside linebacker | Arizona State |
| 93 | Miami Dolphins | Ronnie Ward | Linebacker | Kansas |
| 94 | Dallas Cowboys | Kenny Wheaton | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 95 | New York Giants | Brad Maynard | Punter | Ball State |
| 96 | Miami Dolphins | Brent Smith | Offensive tackle | Mississippi State |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 97 | New England Patriots | Damon Denson | Offensive guard | Michigan |
| 98 | Tennessee Oilers | Derrick Mason | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 99 | New Orleans Saints | Danny Wuerffel [2] | Quarterback | Florida |
| 100 | Atlanta Falcons | Henri Crockett | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 101 | Dallas Cowboys | Antonio Anderson | Defensive tackle | Syracuse |
| 102 | New York Jets | Terry Day | Defensive end | Mississippi State |
| 103 | New York Giants | Pete Monty | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
| 104 | New York Jets | Leon Johnson | Running back | North Carolina |
| 105 | Chicago Bears | Darnell Autry | Running back | Northwestern |
| 106 | Arizona Cardinals | Chris Dishman | Offensive lineman | Nebraska |
| 107 | Tennessee Oilers | Pratt Lyons | Defensive Lineman | Troy State |
| 108 | Chicago Bears | Marcus Robinson | Wide receiver | South Carolina |
| 109 | San Diego Chargers | Raleigh Roundtree | Offensive lineman | South Carolina State |
| 110 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pat Barnes | Quarterback | California |
| 111 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tremain Mack | Defensive back | Miami |
| 112 | St. Louis Rams | Ryan Tucker | Offensive lineman | TCU |
| 113 | Minnesota Vikings | Antonio Banks | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
| 114 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Seth Payne | Defensive Lineman | Cornell |
| 115 | Washington Redskins | Albert Connell | Wide receiver | Texas A&M |
| 116 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Poole | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 117 | Indianapolis Colts | Monty Montgomery | Defensive back | Houston |
| 118 | Baltimore Ravens | Tyrus McCloud | Linebacker | Louisville |
| 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Damien Robinson | Defensive back | Iowa |
| 120 | Buffalo Bills | Jamie Nails | Offensive lineman | Florida A&M |
| 121 | Miami Dolphins | Jerome Daniels | Tackle | Northeastern |
| 122 | Carolina Panthers | Tarek Saleh | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
| 123 | Oakland Raiders | Chad Levitt | Running back | Cornell |
| 124 | Denver Broncos | Cory Gilliard | Defensive back | Ball State |
| 125 | New England Patriots | Ed Ellis | Tackle | Buffalo Bulls |
| 126 | Green Bay Packers | Jermaine Smith | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
| 127 | Dallas Cowboys | Macey Brooks | Wide receiver | James Madison |
| 128 | Tampa Bay Buccanneers | Alshermond Singleton | Linebacker | Temple |
| 129 | Dallas Cowboys | Nicky Sualua | Fullback | Ohio State |
| 130 | Detroit Lions | Matt Russell | Linebacker | Colorado |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 131 | New York Jets | Lamont Burns | Offensive lineman | East Carolina |
| 132 | Washington Redskins | Jamel Williams | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 133 | Atlanta Falcons | Marcus Wimberly | Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
| 134 | Baltimore Ravens | Jeff Mitchell | Offensive lineman | Florida |
| 135 | Detroit Lions | Pete Chryplewicz | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 136 | New York Giants | Sam Garnes | Defensive back | Cincinnati |
| 137 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Patrick Hape | Tight end | Alabama |
| 138 | San Diego Chargers | Kenny Bynum | Running back | South Carolina State |
| 139 | Arizona Cardinals | Chad Carpenter | Wide receiver | Washington State |
| 140 | Washington Redskins | Keith Thibodeaux | Defensive back | Northwest Louisiana |
| 141 | Chicago Bears | Van Hiles | Defensive back | Kentucky |
| 142 | Seattle Seahawks | Eric Stokes | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 143 | Tennessee Oilers | George McCullough | Defensive back | Baylor |
| 144 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andre Purvis | Defensive tackle | North Carolina |
| 145 | New York Jets | Raymond Austin | Defensive back | Tennessee |
| 146 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Bradford | Defensive back | Portland State |
| 147 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Damon Jones | Tight end | Southern Illinois |
| 148 | Washington Redskins | Twan Russell | Linebacker | Miami(FL) |
| 149 | Miami Dolphins | Barron Tanner | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 150 | Indianapolis Colts | Nate Jacquet | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 151 | Minnesota Vikings | Tony Williams | Defensive tackle | Memphis |
| 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ndukwe Kalu | Defensive end | Rice |
| 153 | Buffalo Bills | Sean Woodson | Defensive back | Jackson State |
| 154 | Pittsburgh Steelers | George Jones | Running back | San Diego State |
| 155 | Philadelphia Eagles | Luther Broughton | Tight end | Furman |
| 156 | Indianapolis Colts | Carl Powell | Defensive end | Louisville |
| 157 | Miami Dolphins | Nick Lopez | Defensive end | Texas Southern |
| 158 | St. Louis Rams | Taje Allen | Defensive back | Texas |
| 159 | New England Patriots | Vernon Crawford | Linebacker | Florida State |
| 160 | Green Bay Packers | Anthony Hicks | Linebacker | Middle Tennessee State |
| 161 | Detroit Lions | Duane Ashman | Defensive end | Virginia |
| 162 | Washington Redskins | Brad Badger | Guard | Stanford |
| 163 | Kansas City Chiefs | June Henley | Running back | Kansas |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 164 | New York Jets | Tim Scharf | Linebacker | Northwestern |
| 165 | New Orleans Saints | Nicky Savoie | Tight end | Louisiana State |
| 166 | Miami Dolphins | John Fiala | Linebacker | Washington |
| 167 | Baltimore Ravens | Steve Lee | Running back | Indiana |
| 168 | Detroit Lions | Tony Ramirez | Guard | Northern Colorado |
| 169 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Al Harris | Cornerback | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 170 | Miami Dolphins | Brian Manning | Wide receiver | Stanford |
| 171 | New York Giants | Mike Cherry | Quarterback | Murray State |
| 172 | Oakland Raiders | Calvin Branch | Running back | Colorado State |
| 173 | Miami Dolphins | Mike Crawford | Linebacker | Nevada |
| 174 | Seattle Seahawks | Itula Mili | Tight end | Brigham Young |
| 175 | Arizona Cardinals | Rod Brown | Running back | North Carolina State |
| 176 | Cincinnati Bengals | Canute Curtis | Linebacker | West Virginia |
| 177 | Miami Dolphins | Ed Perry | Tight end | James Madison |
| 178 | San Diego Chargers | Daniel Palmer | Center | Air Force |
| 179 | St. Louis Rams | Muadianvita Kazadi | Linebacker | Tulsa |
| 180 | Atlanta Falcons | Calvin Collins | Center | Texas A&M |
| 181 | Tennessee Oilers | Dennis Stallings | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 182 | Indianapolis Colts | Scott Von der Ahe | Linebacker | Arizona State |
| 183 | Minnesota Vikings | Robert Tate | Wide receiver | Cincinnati |
| 184 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Daimon Shelton | Running back | Sacramento State |
| 185 | Buffalo Bills | Marcus Spriggs | Guard | Houston |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Daryl Porter | Defensive back | Boston College |
| 187 | Dallas Cowboys | Lee Vaughn | Defensive back | Wyoming |
| 188 | Arizona Cardinals | Tony McCombs | Linebacker | Eastern Kentucky |
| 189 | Carolina Panthers | Matt Finkes | Defensive end | Ohio State |
| 190 | Philadelphia Eagles | Antwuan Wyatt | Wide receiver | Bethune-Cookman |
| 191 | New York Jets | Chuck Clements | Quarterback | Houston |
| 192 | New England Patriots | Tony Gaiter | Wide receiver | Miami (FL) |
| 193 | Oakland Raiders | Grady Jackson | Defensive tackle | Knoxville |
| 194 | Baltimore Ravens | Cornell Brown | Defensive end | Virginia Tech |
| 195 | Kansas City Chiefs | Isaac Byrd | Wide receiver | Kansas |
| 196 | Chicago Bears | Shawn Swayda | Defensive tackle | Arizona State |
| 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Nigea Carter | Wide receiver | Michigan State |
| 198 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Jasper | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
| 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rod Manuel | Defensive end | Oklahoma |
| 200 | Chicago Bears | Richard Hogans | Linebacker | Memphis |
| 201 | Chicago Bears | Ricky Parker | Defensive back | San Diego State |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 202 | New York Jets | Steve Rosga | Defensive back | Colorado |
| 203 | Miami Dolphins | Hudhaifa Ismaeli | Defensive back | Northwestern |
| 204 | Atlanta Falcons | Tony Graziani | Quarterback | Oregon |
| 205 | Baltimore Ravens | Chris Ward | Defensive end | Kentucky |
| 206 | Detroit Lions | Terry Battle | Running back | Arizona State |
| 207 | Philadelphia Eagles | Koy Detmer | Quarterback | Colorado |
| 208 | New York Giants | Matt Keneley | Defensive tackle | USC |
| 209 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony DeGrate | Defensive tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 210 | Chicago Bears | Mike Miano | Defensive tackle | SW Missouri State |
| 211 | Seattle Seahawks | Carlos Jones | Defensive back | Miami (FL) |
| 212 | Arizona Cardinals | Mark Smith | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 213 | Green Bay Packers | Chris Miller | Wide receiver | USC |
| 214 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nathan Parks | Tackle | Stanford |
| 215 | St. Louis Rams | Cedric White | Defensive end | North Carolina A&T |
| 216 | Tennessee Oilers | Armon Williams | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 217 | Cincinnati Bengals | William Carr | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
| 218 | San Diego Chargers | Toran James | Linebacker | North Carolina A&T |
| 219 | Indianapolis Colts | Clarence Thompson | Defensive back | Knoxville |
| 220 | Minnesota Vikings | Artie Ulmer | Linebacker | Valdosta State |
| 221 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jon Hesse | Linebacker | Nebraska |
| 222 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Bayne | Defensive back | Fresno State |
| 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Adams | Wide receiver | Texas |
| 224 | Dallas Cowboys | Omar Stoutmire | Defensive back | Fresno State |
| 225 | Philadelphia Eagles | Byron Capers | Defensive back | Florida State |
| 226 | Buffalo Bills | Pat Fitzgerald | Tight end | Texas |
| 227 | Philadelphia Eagles | Deauntae Brown | Defensive back | Central State (OH) |
| 228 | Carolina Panthers | Kris Mangum | Tight end | Mississippi |
| 229 | New York Jets | Jason Ferguson | Defensive tackle | Georgia |
| 230 | New England Patriots | Scott Rehberg | Tackle | Central Michigan |
| 231 | Green Bay Packers | Jerald Sowell | Running back | Tulane |
| 232 | Detroit Lions | Marcus Harris | Wide receiver | Wyoming |
| 233 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Thomas | Defensive end | Memphis |
| 234 | Baltimore Ravens | Wally Richardson | Quarterback | Penn State |
| 235 | Minnesota Vikings | Matthew Hatchette | Wide receiver | Langston |
| 236 | Baltimore Ravens | Ralph Staten | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 237 | San Diego Chargers | Tony Corbin | Quarterback | Sacramento State |
| 238 | Baltimore Ravens | Leland Taylor | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 239 | Detroit Lions | Richard Jordan | Linebacker | Missouri Southern |
| 240 [3] | Green Bay Packers | Ronnie McAda | Quarterback | Army |
| = Pro Bowler [1] |
Notable undrafted players
| Original NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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| Baltimore Ravens | Priest Holmes | Running back | Texas |
| Baltimore Ravens | Mike Flynn | Center | Maine |
| Buffalo Bills | Pat Williams | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
| Green Bay Packers | Joe Andruzzi | Offensive lineman | Southern Connecticut St |
| Denver Broncos | Matt Lepsis | Offensive tackle | Colorado |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Chad Lewis | Tight End | Brigham Young |
| New Orleans Saints | Sammy Knight | Defensive Back | USC |
| New Orleans Saints | Jake Delhomme | Quarterback | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Seattle Seahawks | Jon Kitna | Quarterback | Central Washington |
| Detroit Lions | Travis Kirschke | Defensive End | UCLA |
| Chicago Bears | Kerry Jenkins | Offensive Lineman | Troy State |
| San Francisco 49ers | Brandon Noble | Defensive tackle | Penn State |
Hall of famers
None of the drafted players from the 1997 NFL Draft have been inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.
References
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Danny Wuerffel, 1996 Heisman Trophy winner "1996 Heisman Trophy winner". http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-wuerffel96.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.[dead link]
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
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