2005 NFL Draft

 

The 2005 National Football League Draft , took place on April 23 and April 24 2005^[1] at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, New York. The draft is the 70th draft in NFL history.^[2] The NFL Draft had been held at Madison Square Garden since 1995, but was moved to the Javits Center in 2005.^[3] The draft featured the San Francisco 49ers selecting first overall Alex Smith from the University of Utah. Mr. Irrelevant, the final pick of the draft, Andy Stokes from William Penn University was selected by the New England Patriots. Thirty-two compensatory choices were distributed amongst fourteen teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Rams garnering the most with 4 picks each.^[4] Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL Draft first.^[5] The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:^[6]

50 defensive backs 36 linebackers 30 wide receivers 26 offensive tackles 26 running backs

20 defensive ends 15 defensive tackles 15 guards 14 quarterbacks 9 tight ends

8 centers 3 kickers 2 punters 1 kick returner

Player selections

= compensatory selection

= Pro Bowler [7]

Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	San Francisco 49ers	Alex Smith	Quarterback	Utah
2	Miami Dolphins	Ronnie Brown	Running back	Auburn
3	Cleveland Browns	Braylon Edwards	Wide receiver	Michigan
4	Chicago Bears	Cedric Benson	Running back	Texas
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Carnell Williams	Running back	Auburn
6	Tennessee Titans	Adam "Pacman" Jones	Cornerback	West Virginia
7	Minnesota Vikings (from Oakland)	Troy Williamson	Wide receiver	South Carolina
8	Arizona Cardinals	Antrel Rolle	Cornerback	Miami (FL)
9	Washington Redskins	Carlos Rogers	Cornerback	Auburn
10	Detroit Lions	Mike Williams	Wide receiver	Southern California (USC)
11	Dallas Cowboys	Demarcus Ware	Linebacker	Troy
12	San Diego Chargers (from New York Giants)	Shawne Merriman	Linebacker	Maryland
13	New Orleans Saints (from Houston)	Jammal Brown	Offensive tackle	Oklahoma
14	Carolina Panthers	Thomas Davis	Linebacker	Georgia
15	Kansas City Chiefs	Derrick Johnson	Linebacker	Texas
16	Houston Texans (from New Orleans)	Travis Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida State
17	Cincinnati Bengals	David Pollack	Linebacker	Georgia
18	Minnesota Vikings	Erasmus James	Defensive end	Wisconsin
19	St. Louis Rams	Alex Barron	Offensive tackle	Florida State
20	Dallas Cowboys (from Buffalo)	Marcus Spears	Defensive end	LSU
21	Jacksonville Jaguars	Matt Jones	Wide receiver	Arkansas
22	Baltimore Ravens	Mark Clayton	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
23	Oakland Raiders (from Seattle)	Fabian Washington	Cornerback	Nebraska
24	Green Bay Packers	Aaron Rodgers	Quarterback	California
25	Washington Redskins (from Denver)	Jason Campbell	Quarterback	Auburn
26	Seattle Seahawks (from New York Jets through Oakland)	Chris Spencer	Center	Mississippi
27	Atlanta Falcons	Roddy White	Wide receiver	UAB
28	San Diego Chargers	Luis Castillo	Defensive tackle	Northwestern
29	Indianapolis Colts	Marlin Jackson	Cornerback	Michigan
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heath Miller	Tight end	Virginia
31	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Patterson	Defensive tackle	Southern California
32	New England Patriots	Logan Mankins	Offensive guard	Fresno State

Round two

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
33	San Francisco 49ers	David Baas	Center	Michigan
34	Cleveland Browns	Brodney Pool	Safety	Oklahoma
35	Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami)	Reggie Brown	Wide receiver	Georgia
36	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Barrett Ruud	Linebacker	Nebraska
37	Detroit Lions (from Tennessee)	Shaun Cody	Defensive tackle	Southern California
38	Oakland Raiders	Stanford Routt	Cornerback	Houston
39	Chicago Bears	Mark Bradley	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
40	New Orleans Saints (from Washington)	Josh Bullocks	Safety	Nebraska
41	Tennessee Titans (from Detroit)	Michael Roos	Offensive tackle	Eastern Washington
42	Dallas Cowboys	Kevin Burnett	Linebacker	Tennessee
43	New York Giants	Corey Webster	Cornerback	LSU
44	Arizona Cardinals	J.J. Arrington	Running back	California
45	Seattle Seahawks (from Carolina)	Lofa Tatupu	Linebacker	Southern California
46	Miami Dolphins (from Kansas City)	Matt Roth	Defensive end	Iowa
47	New York Jets (from Houston through Oakland)	Mike Nugent	Placekicker	Ohio State
48	Cincinnati Bengals	Odell Thurman	Linebacker	Georgia
49	Minnesota Vikings	Marcus Johnson	Offensive tackle	Mississippi
50	St. Louis Rams	Ronald Bartell	Cornerback	Howard
51	Green Bay Packers (from New Orleans)	Nick Collins	Safety	Bethune-Cookman
52	Jacksonville Jaguars	Khalif Barnes	Offensive tackle	Washington
53	Baltimore Ravens	Dan Cody	Defensive end	Oklahoma
54	Carolina Panthers (from Seattle)	Eric Shelton	Running back	Louisville
55	Buffalo Bills	Roscoe Parrish	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
56	Denver Broncos	Darrent Williams	Cornerback	Oklahoma State
57	New York Jets	Justin Miller	Cornerback	Clemson
58	Green Bay Packers	Terrence Murphy	Wide receiver	Texas A&M
59	Atlanta Falcons	Jonathan Babineaux	Defensive tackle	Iowa
60	Indianapolis Colts	Kelvin Hayden	Cornerback	Illinois
61	San Diego Chargers	Vincent Jackson	Wide receiver	Northern Colorado
62	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bryant McFadden	Cornerback	Florida State
63	Philadelphia Eagles	Matt McCoy	Linebacker	San Diego State
64	Baltimore Ravens (from New England)	Adam Terry	Offensive tackle	Syracuse

Round three

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
65	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Gore	Running back	Miami (FL)
66	St. Louis Rams (from Miami)	Oshiomogho Atogwe	Safety	Stanford
67	Cleveland Browns	Charlie Frye	Quarterback	Akron
68	Tennessee Titans	Courtney Roby	Wide receiver	Indiana
69	Oakland Raiders	Andrew Walter	Quarterback	Arizona State
70	Miami Dolphins (from Chicago)	Channing Crowder	Linebacker	Florida
71	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alex Smith	Tight end	Stanford
72	Detroit Lions	Stanley Wilson	Cornerback	Stanford
73	Houston Texans (from Dallas)	Vernand Morency	Running back	Oklahoma State
74	New York Giants	Justin Tuck	Defensive end	Notre Dame
75	Arizona Cardinals	Eric Green	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
76	Denver Broncos (from Washington)	Karl Paymah	Cornerback	Washington State
77	Philadelphia Eagles (from Kansas City)	Ryan Moats	Running back	Louisiana Tech
78	Oakland Raiders (from Houston)	Kirk Morrison	Linebacker	San Diego State
79	Carolina Panthers	Evan Mathis	Offensive guard	Alabama
80	Minnesota Vikings	Dustin Fox	Cornerback	Ohio State
81	St. Louis Rams	Richie Incognito	Center	Nebraska
82	New Orleans Saints	Alfred Fincher	Linebacker	Connecticut
83	Cincinnati Bengals	Chris Henry	Wide receiver	West Virginia
84	New England Patriots (from Baltimore)	Ellis Hobbs	Cornerback	Iowa State
85	Seattle Seahawks	David Greene	Quarterback	Georgia
86	Buffalo Bills	Kevin Everett	Tight end	Miami (FL)
87	Jacksonville Jaguars	Scott Starks	Cornerback	Wisconsin
88	New York Jets	Sione Pouha	Defensive tackle	Utah
89	Carolina Panthers (from Green Bay)	Atiyyah Ellison	Defensive tackle	Missouri
Denver Broncos forfeited pick [8]
90	Atlanta Falcons	Jordan Beck	Linebacker	Cal Poly
91	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from San Diego)	Chris Colmer	Offensive tackle	NC State
92	Indianapolis Colts	Vincent Burns	Defensive end	Kentucky
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Trai Essex	Offensive guard	Northwestern
94	San Francisco 49ers (from Philadelphia)	Adam Snyder	Offensive guard	Oregon
95	Arizona Cardinals (from New England)	Darryl Blackstock	Linebacker	Virginia
96	Tennessee Titans	Brandon Jones	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
97	Denver Broncos	Domonique Foxworth	Cornerback	Maryland
98	Seattle Seahawks	Leroy Hill	Linebacker	Clemson
99	Kansas City Chiefs	Dustin Colquitt	Punter	Tennessee
100	New England Patriots	Nick Kaczur	Offensive guard	Toledo
101	Denver Broncos	Maurice Clarett	Running back	Ohio State

Round four

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
102	Philadelphia Eagles (from San Francisco)	Sean Considine	Safety	Iowa
103	Cleveland Browns	Antonio Perkins	Cornerback	Oklahoma
104	Miami Dolphins	Travis Daniels	Cornerback	LSU
105	Seattle Seahawks (from Oakland)	Ray Willis	Offensive tackle	Florida State
106	Chicago Bears	Kyle Orton	Quarterback	Purdue
107	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dan Buenning	Offensive guard	Wisconsin
108	Tennessee Titans	Vincent Fuller	Safety	Virginia Tech
109	Dallas Cowboys	Marion Barber III	Running back	Minnesota
110	New York Giants	Brandon Jacobs	Running back	Southern Illinois
111	Arizona Cardinals	Elton Brown	Offensive guard	Virginia
112	Minnesota Vikings (from Washington)	Ciatrick Fason	Running back	Florida
113	Tennessee Titans (from Detroit)	David Stewart	Offensive tackle	Mississippi State
114	Houston Texans	Jerome Mathis	Wide receiver	Hampton
115	Green Bay Packers (from Carolina)	Marviel Underwood	Safety	San Diego State
116	Kansas City Chiefs	Craphonso Thorpe	Wide receiver	Florida State
117	St. Louis Rams	Jerome Carter	Safety	Florida State
118	New Orleans Saints	Chase Lyman	Wide receiver	California
119	Cincinnati Bengals	Eric Ghiaciuc	Center	Central Michigan
120	Washington Redskins (from Minnesota)	Manuel White	Fullback	UCLA
121	Carolina Panthers (from Seattle)	Stefan LeFors	Quarterback	Louisville
122	Buffalo Bills	Duke Preston	Center	Illinois
123	New York Jets (from Jacksonville)	Kerry Rhodes	Safety	Louisville
124	Baltimore Ravens	Jason Brown	Center	North Carolina
125	Green Bay Packers	Brady Poppinga	Linebacker	Brigham Young
126	Philadelphia Eagles (from Denver through Cleveland, Seattle, Carolina, and Green Bay)	Todd Herremans	Offensive tackle	Saginaw Valley State
127	Jacksonville Jaguars (from New York Jets)	Alvin Pearman	Running back	Virginia
128	Atlanta Falcons	Chauncey Davis	Defensive end	Florida State
129	Indianapolis Colts	Dylan Gandy	Offensive guard	Texas Tech
130	San Diego Chargers	Darren Sproles	Running back	Kansas State
131	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Gibson	Wide receiver	Georgia
132	Dallas Cowboys (from Philadelphia)	Chris Canty	Defensive end	Virginia
133	New England Patriots	James Sanders	Safety	Fresno State
134	St. Louis Rams	Claude Terrell	Offensive guard	New Mexico
135	Indianapolis Colts	Matt Giordano	Safety	California
136	Tennessee Titans	Roydell Williams	Wide receiver	Tulane

Round five

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
137	San Francisco 49ers	Ronald Fields	Defensive tackle	Mississippi State
138	Kansas City Chiefs (from Miami)	Boomer Grigsby	Linebacker	Illinois State
139	Cleveland Browns	David McMillan	Defensive end	Kansas
140	Chicago Bears	Airese Currie	Wide receiver	Clemson
141	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Donte Nicholson	Strong safety	Oklahoma
142	Tennessee Titans	Damien Nash	Running back	Missouri
143	Green Bay Packers (from Oakland)	Junius Coston	Center	North Carolina A&T
144	St. Louis Rams (from New York Giants through San Diego and Tampa Bay)	Jerome Collins	Tight end	Notre Dame
145	Detroit Lions (from Arizona through New England)	Dan Orlovsky	Quarterback	Connecticut
146	Philadelphia Eagles (from Washington)	Trent Cole	Linebacker	Cincinnati
147	Kansas City Chiefs (from Detroit)	Alphonso Hodge	Cornerback	Miami (OH)
148	Indianapolis Colts (from Dallas through Philadelphia)	Jonathan Welsh	Defensive end	Wisconsin
149	Carolina Panthers	Adam Seward	Linebacker	UNLV
150	Tennessee Titans (from Kansas City)	Daniel Loper	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech
151	Houston Texans	Drew Hodgdon	Center	Arizona State
152	New Orleans Saints	Adrian McPherson	Quarterback	Florida State
153	Cincinnati Bengals	Adam Kieft	Offensive tackle	Central Michigan
154	Washington Redskins (from Minnesota)	Robert McCune	Linebacker	Louisville
155	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from St. Louis)	Larry Brackins	Wide receiver	Pearl River CC
156	Buffalo Bills	Eric King	Cornerback	Wake Forest
157	Jacksonville Jaguars	Gerald Sensabaugh	Strong safety	North Carolina
158	Baltimore Ravens	Justin Green	Fullback	Montana
159	Seattle Seahawks	Jeb Huckeba	Defensive end	Arkansas
160	Atlanta Falcons (from Denver)	Michael Boley	Linebacker	Southern Miss
161	New York Jets	Andre Maddox	Strong safety	North Carolina State
162	Miami Dolphins (from Green Bay through Kansas City)	Anthony Alabi	Offensive tackle	TCU
163	Atlanta Falcons	Frank Omiyale	Offensive tackle	Tennessee Tech
164	San Diego Chargers	Wesley Britt	Offensive tackle	Alabama
165	Indianapolis Colts	Robert Hunt	Center	North Dakota State
166	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rian Wallace	Linebacker	Temple
167	Green Bay Packers (from Philadelphia)	Michael Hawkins	Cornerback	Oklahoma
168	Arizona Cardinals (from New England)	Lance Mitchell	Linebacker	Oklahoma
169	Carolina Panthers	Geoff Hangartner	Center	Texas A&M
170	New England Patriots	Ryan Claridge	Linebacker	UNLV
171	Carolina Panthers	Ben Emanuel	Free safety	UCLA
172	Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Young	Offensive tackle	Brigham Young
173	Indianapolis Colts	Tyjuan Hagler	Linebacker	Cincinnati
174	San Francisco 49ers	Rasheed Marshall	Wide receiver	West Virginia

Round six

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
175	Oakland Raiders (from San Francisco through New England, Green Bay, and Philadelphia)	Anttaj Hawthorne	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin
176	Cleveland Browns	Nick Speegle	Linebacker	New Mexico
177	San Diego Chargers (from Miami)	Wes Sims	Offensive tackle	Oklahoma
178	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Anthony Bryant	Defensive tackle	Alabama
179	Tennessee Titans	Bo Scaife	Tight end	Texas
180	Green Bay Packers (from Oakland)	Michael Montgomery	Defensive end	Texas A&M
181	Chicago Bears	Chris Harris	Safety	Louisiana-Monroe
182	New York Jets (from Arizona through Oakland)	Cedric Houston	Running back	Tennessee
183	Washington Redskins	Jared Newberry	Linebacker	Stanford
184	Detroit Lions	Bill Swancutt	Defensive end	Oregon State
185	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chad Owens	Wide receiver	Hawaiʻi
186	New York Giants	Eric Moore	Defensive end	Florida State
187	Kansas City Chiefs	Will Svitek	Offensive guard	Stanford
188	Houston Texans	C.C. Brown	Safety	Louisiana-Lafayette
189	Carolina Panthers	Jovan Haye	Defensive end	Vanderbilt
190	Cincinnati Bengals	Tab Perry	Wide receiver	UCLA
191	Minnesota Vikings	C.J. Mosley	Defensive tackle	Missouri
192	St. Louis Rams	Dante Ridgeway	Wide receiver	Ball State
193	New Orleans Saints	Jason Jefferson	Defensive tackle	Wisconsin
194	Jacksonville Jaguars	Pat Thomas	Linebacker	NC State
195	Green Bay Packers (from Baltimore)	Craig Bragg	Wide receiver	UCLA
196	Seattle Seahawks	Tony Jackson	Tight end	Iowa
197	Buffalo Bills	Justin Geisinger	Offensive guard	Vanderbilt
198	New York Jets	Joel Dreessen	Tight end	Colorado State
199	Kansas City Chiefs (from Green Bay)	Khari Long	Defensive end	Baylor
200	Denver Broncos	Chris Myers	Offensive guard	Miami (FL)
201	Atlanta Falcons	DeAndra Cobb	Running back	Michigan State
202	Indianapolis Colts	Dave Rayner	Placekicker	Michigan State
203	Cleveland Browns (from Tampa Bay through San Diego)	Andrew Hoffman	Defensive tackle	Virginia
204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Kemoeatu	Offensive guard	Utah
205	San Francisco 49ers (from Philadelphia)	Derrick Johnson	Cornerback	Washington
206	Detroit Lions (from New England)	Johnathan Goddard	Linebacker	Marshall
207	Carolina Panthers	Joe Berger	Offensive guard	Michigan Tech
208	Dallas Cowboys	Justin Beriault	Safety	Ball State
209	Dallas Cowboys	Rob Petitti	Offensive tackle	Pittsburgh
210	St. Louis Rams	Reggie Hodges	Punter	Ball State
211	Philadelphia Eagles	Calvin Armstrong	Offensive tackle	Washington State
212	Oakland Raiders	Ryan Riddle	Defensive end	California
213	Baltimore Ravens	Derek Anderson	Quarterback	Oregon State
214	Oakland Raiders	Pete McMahon	Offensive tackle	Iowa

Round seven

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
215	San Francisco 49ers	Daven Holly	Cornerback	Cincinnati
216	Miami Dolphins	Kevin Vickerson	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
217	Cleveland Browns	Jon Dunn	Offensive tackle	Virginia Tech
218	Tennessee Titans	Reynaldo Hill	Cornerback	Florida
219	Minnesota Vikings (from Oakland)	Adrian Ward	Cornerback	UTEP
220	Chicago Bears	Rod Wilson	Linebacker	South Carolina
221	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Rick Razzano	Fullback	Mississippi
222	Washington Redskins	Nehemiah Broughton	Fullback	The Citadel
223	San Francisco 49ers (from Detroit)	Marcus Maxwell	Wide receiver	Oregon
224	Dallas Cowboys	Jeremiah "Jay" Ratliff	Defensive tackle	Auburn
225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from New York Giants)	Paris Warren	Wide receiver	Utah
226	Arizona Cardinals	LeRon McCoy	Wide receiver	Indiana (PA)
227	Houston Texans	Kenneth Pettway	Linebacker	Grambling State
228	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Carolina)	Shaun Nua	Defensive end	Brigham Young
229	Kansas City Chiefs	James Kilian	Quarterback	Tulsa
230	New England Patriots (from Minnesota through New York Jets and Oakland)	Matt Cassel	Quarterback	Southern California
231	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from St. Louis)	Hamza Abdullah	Safety	Washington State
232	New Orleans Saints	Jimmy Verdon	Defensive end	Arizona State
233	Cincinnati Bengals	Jonathan Fanene	Defensive end	Utah
234	Baltimore Ravens	Mike Smith	Linebacker	Texas Tech
235	Seattle Seahawks	Cornelius Wortham	Linebacker	Alabama
236	Buffalo Bills	Lionel Gates	Running back	Louisville
237	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chris Roberson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan
238	Kansas City Chiefs (from Green Bay)	Jeremy Parquet	Offensive tackle	Southern Miss
239	Denver Broncos	Paul Ernster	Placekicker	Northern Arizona
240	New York Jets	Harry Williams	Wide receiver	Tuskegee
241	Atlanta Falcons	Darrell Shropshire	Defensive tackle	South Carolina
242	San Diego Chargers	Scott Mruczkowski	Center	Bowling Green
243	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Davis	Running back	Wisconsin
244	Pittsburgh Steelers	Noah Herron	Runningback	Northwestern
245	Green Bay Packers (from Philadelphia)	Kurt Campbell	Safety	Albany
246	Green Bay Packers (from New England)	William Whitticker	Offensive guard	Michigan State
247	Philadelphia Eagles	Keyonta Marshall	Defensive tackle	Grand Valley State
248	San Francisco 49ers	Patrick Estes	Tight end	Virginia
249	San Francisco 49ers	Billy Bajema	Tight end	Oklahoma State
250	St. Louis Rams	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Quarterback	Harvard
251	St. Louis Rams	Madison Hedgecock	Fullback	North Carolina
252	Philadelphia Eagles	David Bergeron	Linebacker	Stanford
253	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	J.R. Russell	Wide receiver	Louisville
254	Seattle Seahawks	Doug Nienhuis	Offensive tackle	Oregon State
255	New England Patriots	Andy Stokes	Tight end	William Penn

= compensatory selection

= Pro Bowler [7]

Notable undrafted players

• Adam Bergen Lehigh Arizona Cardinals
• Chris Carr Boise State Oakland Raiders
• Bam Childress Ohio State New England Patriots
• Joshua Cribbs Kent State Cleveland Browns
• Simon Fraser Ohio State Cleveland Browns
• Samkon Gado Liberty Green Bay Packers
• Robbie Gould Penn State Chicago Bears
• Ben Graham No College New York Jets
• Chris Kluwe UCLA Minnesota Vikings
• Michael Koenen Western Washington Atlanta Falcons
• Nick Novak Maryland Washington Redskins
• Tyson Thompson San Jose State Dallas Cowboys
• Nate Washington Tiffin Pittsburgh Steelers

References

1. ^ Facts & Figures. April 10, 2005. URL accessed April 10, 2006.

   The first three rounds took place on April 23 while rounds four through seven took place on April 24.

2. ^ NFL.com URL accessed April 7, 2006.
3. ^ N.F.L. Draft Moving To the Javits Center. The New York Times. March 4, 2005. URL accessed April 7, 2006.
4. ^ 2005 NFL Draft Compensatory Picks list Url accessed April 8, 2006.
5. ^ "Nine Blacks Chosen In Top 10 At 2005 NFL Draft". Jet. May 16, 2005. Page 46.
6. ^ The Associated Press. "2005 NFL Draft by Position". BC cycle. April 25, 2005.
7. ^ ^{a b} Being a Pro Bowler means that the player went to the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
8. ^ Williamson, Bill. "Broncos can overcome lost picks". The Denver Post. September 26, 2004. Page J-03.

   On September 16, 2004, the NFL stripped the Denver Broncos of their third round draft pick in the 2005 NFL Draft as a punishment for circumventing the salary cap in 1996-1998.

External links

• 2005 NFL Draft
• Facts & Figures
• Sports Illustrated (SI.com) on why the draft was not held at Madison Square Garden
• 2005 NFL Draft Compensatory Pick list

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