The 1994 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 24–25, 1994, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] This was the first draft in which the rounds were reduced to seven in total.[3] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.[4]
1994 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 24–25, 1994 |
Location | Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
222 total selections in 7 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Dan Wilkinson, DT Cincinnati Bengals |
Mr. Irrelevant | Marty Moore, LB New England Patriots |
Most selections (11) | Buffalo Bills |
Fewest selections (5) | Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks |
Hall of Famers | 6 |
This draft is known for a verbal altercation between ESPN analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. and Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Tobin over Tobin's handling of the Colts' two first-round picks.[5] Kiper believed the Colts needed a quarterback in the first round, but Tobin, who signed free agent quarterback Jim Harbaugh ahead of the draft, instead selected running back Marshall Faulk and linebacker Trev Alberts.[6][5] After Kiper disputed the Colts taking Alberts over quarterback Trent Dilfer, Tobin responded by criticizing Kiper's credentials.[7] Faulk would become a Hall of Fame inductee, while Alberts' career only lasted three seasons, and Dilfer became regarded as a journeyman.[5][8][9] The Colts would reach the 1995 AFC Championship Game with Harbaugh, but fell to 3–13 in 1997, which led to the firing of Tobin and the drafting of future Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning the following year.[10][11][12]
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
editRnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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4 | 223 | New York Giants | Tito Wooten † | S | Houston | SWC | ||
5 | 224 | Dallas Cowboys | John Davis † | TE | Virginia | ACC |
Trades
editIn the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ^ No 5: L.A. Rams → Indianapolis (D). L.A. Rams traded its first-round selection (5th) to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd)
- ^ No.7: multiple trades:
No.7: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). Atlanta traded its first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd) and first-round selection in 1996 to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jeff George.
No.7: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 5: L.A. Rams → Indianapolis.
No.7: L.A. Rams → San Francisco (D). L.A. Rams traded its first-round selection (7th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's first-, second- and third-round selections (15th, 56th and 100th). - ^ No 12: New Orleans → N.Y. Jets (D). New Orleans traded its first-round selection (12th) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' first- and fifth-round selections (13th and 143rd).
- ^ No. 13: N.Y. Jets → New Orleans (D). see No. 12: New Orleans → N.Y. Jets.
- ^ No.15: multiple trades:
No.15: San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded its first-round selection (15th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second-round selection in 1993.
No.15: San Francisco → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 7: L.A. Rams → San Francisco. - ^ No 16: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded its first-round selection (16th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and third-round selections (20th and 89th).
- ^ No 18: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded its first- and sixth-round selections (18th and 179th), second-round selection in 1995 and WR Vance Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman.
- ^ No. 20: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 16: Green Bay → Miami.
- ^ No 23: San Francisco → Dallas. San Francisco traded its first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 217th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' first- and second-round selections (28th and 62nd).
- ^ No. 28: Dallas → San Francisco (D). see No. 23: San Francisco → Dallas.
- ^ No 29: Philadelphia → Cleveland. Philadelphia traded this first-round selection (29th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's second-round selection (40th) and second-round selection in 1995.
- Round two
- ^ No 37: Atlanta → Philadelphia (D). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (37th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's second- and fourth-round selections (40th and 118th).
- ^ No.40: multiple trades:
No.40: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). see No. 29: Philadelphia → Cleveland.
No.40: Philadelphia → Atlanta (D). see No. 37: Atlanta → Philadelphia.
No.40: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). Atlanta traded this second-round selection (40th) and its first-round selection in 1995 to Minnesota in exchange for DE Chris Doleman and Minnesota's second-round selection (45th). - ^ No. 45: Minnesota → Atlanta (D). see No. 40: Atlanta → Minnesota.
- ^ No 52: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders (D). Minnesota traded its second-round selection (52nd) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' second- and fourth-round selections (55th and 125th).
- ^ No 53: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). Green Bay traded its second-round selection (53rd) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third- fifth- and two sixth-round selections (84th, 149th, 175th and 190th).
- ^ No. 55: L.A. Raiders → Minnesota (D). see No. 52: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No. 56: San Francisco → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 7: L.A. Rams → San Francisco.
- ^ No. 62: Dallas → San Francisco (D). see No. 23: San Francisco → Dallas.
- ^ No 65: Arizona → Miami (D). Arizona traded this second-round selection (65th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's third- and two fourth-round selections (89th, 115th and 121st).
- Round three
- ^ No 70: New England → San Diego (D). New England traded its third- and fifth-round selections (70th and 137th) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's third-round selection (78th) and RB Marion Butts.
- ^ No. 78: San Diego → New England (D). see No. 70: New England → San Diego.
- ^ No. 80: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). N.Y. Jets traded its third-round selection (80th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' third- and fifth-round selections (94th and 152nd).
- ^ No. 83: multiple trades:
No. 83: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 7: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
No. 83: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 5: L.A. Rams → Indianapolis. - ^ No. 84: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see No. 53: Green Bay → San Francisco.
- ^ No 87: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded its third- and fifth-round selections (87th and 149th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third-round selection (99th) and DT Ted Washington.
- ^ No 88: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (PD). Minnesota traded its third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 180th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for TE Adrian Cooper.
- ^ No. 89: multiple trades:
No. 89: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 16: Miami → Green Bay.
No. 89: Miami → Arizona (D). see No. 65: Arizona → Miami. - ^ No 90: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded its third-round selection (90th) and second-round selection (51st) in 1993 to New England in exchange for WR Irving Fryar.
- ^ No 92: San Francisco → Kansas City (PD). San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (92nd) and QB Joe Montana to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's first-round selection (18th) in 1993.
- ^ No. 94: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 80: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No 97: Houston → Washington (PD). Washington received Houston's third- and fifth-round selections (97th and 137nd) as compensation for Houston signing restricted free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
- ^ No. 99: multiple trades:
No. 99: Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas Cowboys traded their third-round selection (99th) and third-round selection in 1993 to San Francisco in exchange for DE Charles Haley.
No. 99: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 87: Denver → San Francisco.
No. 99: Denver → Atlanta (PD). Denver traded this third-round selection (99th) and its first-round selection in 1995 to Atlanta in exchange for WR Mike Pritchard and Atlanta's seventh-round selection in 1995. - ^ No. 100: multiple trades:
No. 100: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded this third-round selection (100th) and their sixth-round selection (190th) to San Francisco in exchange for LB Bill Romanowski.
No. 100: San Francisco → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 7: L.A. Rams → San Francisco.
- Round four
- ^ No. 107: New England → Arizona (D). New England traded its fourth-round selection (107th) to Arizona in exchange for Arizona's fourth- and fifth-round selections (121st and 135th).
- ^ No. 109: Tampa Bay → Dallas (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fourth-round selection (109th) to Dallas in exchange for S Thomas Everett.
- ^ No. 112: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded its fourth-round selection (112th) to Miami in exchange for G Gene Williams.
- ^ No. 115: multiple trades:
No. 115: San Diego → Miami (PD). San Diego traded its fourth-round selection (115th) to Miami in exchange for WR Tony Martin.
No. 115: Miami → Arizona (D). see No. 65: Arizona → Miami. - ^ No. 117: Chicago → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 36: Chicago → N.Y. Jets.
- ^ No. 118: Philadelphia → Atlanta (D). see No. 37: Atlanta → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 119: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded its fourth-round selection (119th) and third-round selection in 1995 to Houston in exchange for QB Warren Moon.
- ^ No. 120: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded its fourth-round selection (120th) to the L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' fourth- and sixth-round selections (126th and 169th).
- ^ No. 121: multiple trades:
No. 121: Miami → Arizona (D). see No. 65: Arizona → Miami.
No. 121: Arizona → New England (D). see No. 107: Arizona → New England. - ^ No. 125: L.A. Raiders → Minnesota (D). see No. 52: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No. 126: multiple trades:
No. 126: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (PD). San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (126th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for WR Mervyn Fernandez.
No. 126: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay (D). see No. 120: Green Bay → L.A. Raiders.
- Round five
- ^ No. 134: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded its fifth-round selection (134th) to the Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon.
- ^ No. 135: multiple trades:
No. 135: L.A. Rams → Arizona (PD). L.A. Rams traded its fifth-round selection (134th) to Arizona in exchange for WR Ernie Jones.
No. 126: Arizona → New England (D). see No. 107: New England → Arizona. - ^ No. 137: New England → San Diego (PD). see No. 70: New England → San Diego.
- ^ No. 140: Chicago → Pittsburgh (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (140th) to the Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Tim Worley.
- ^ No. 143: N.Y. Jets → New Orleans (D). see No. 12: New Orleans → N.Y. Jets.
- ^ No. 149: multiple trades:
No. 149: Denver → San Francisco (PD). see No. 87: Denver → San Francisco.
No. 149: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see No. 53: Green Bay → San Francisco. - ^ No. 150: Seattle → San Diego (D). Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (150th) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's fourth-round selection in 1995.
- ^ No. 151: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). Minnesota traded its fifth-round selection (151st) to Kansas City in exchange for RB Barry Word.
- ^ No. 152: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 12: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No. 159: Dallas → L.A. Raiders (PD). Dallas traded its fifth- and seventh-round selections (159th and 217th) to the L.A. Raiders in exchange for DB Elvis Patterson and the Raiders' seventh-round selection (216th).
- Round six
- ^ No. 168: Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded its sixth-round selection (168th) to the New England in exchange for RB Jon Vaughn.
- ^ No. 169: multiple trades:
No. 169: Atlanta → L.A. Raiders (PD). Atlanta traded its sixth-round selection (169th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson.
No. 169: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay (D). see No. 120: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay. - ^ No. 175: multiple trades:
No. 175: San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded its sixth-round selection (175th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's eighth-round selection (222nd) in 1993.
No. 175: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see No. 53: Green Bay → San Francisco. - ^ No. 179: Denver → Minnesota (PD). see No. 18: Denver → Minnesota.
- ^ No. 180: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 88: Minnesota → Pittsburgh.
- ^ No. 184: L.A. Raiders → Cincinnati (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its sixth-round selection (184th) to the Cincinnati in exchange for CB Rickey Dixon.
- ^ No. 189: Dallas → L.A. Rams (PD). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (189th) to the L.A. Rams in exchange for TE Jim Price.
- ^ No. 190: multiple trades:
No. 190: Philadelphia → San Francisco (PD). see No. 100: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
No. 190: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). see No. 53: Green Bay → San Francisco. - ^ No. 191: L.A. Rams → Dallas (D). L.A. Rams traded its sixth-round selection (191st) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' fourth-round selection in 1995.
- Round seven
- ^ No. 199: L.A. Rams → Kansas City (PD). L.A. Rams traded its seventh-round selection (199th) to Kansas City in exchange for LB Chris Martin.
- ^ No. 212: Green Bay → Denver (PD). Green Bay traded its seventh-round selection (212th) to Denver in exchange for G Doug Widell.
- ^ No. 216: L.A. Raiders → Dallas (PD). see No. 159: Dallas → L.A. Raiders.
- ^ No. 217: multiple trades:
No. 217: San Francisco → Dallas (D). see No. 23: San Francisco → Dallas.
No. 217: Dallas → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 159: Dallas → L.A. Raiders. - ^ No. 218: N.Y. Giants → Denver (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its seventh-round selection (218th) to Denver in exchange for WR Arthur Marshall.
- ^ No. 222: Dallas → New England (PD). Dallas traded its seventh-round selection (222nd) to New England in exchange for QB Hugh Millen.
Notable undrafted players
edit† | = Pro Bowler[N 1] |
‡ | = Hall of Famer[14] |
Hall of Famers
edit- Marshall Faulk, running back from San Diego State, drafted 1st round 2nd overall by Indianapolis Colts.
- Inducted: class of 2011
- Larry Allen, offensive guard from Sonoma State, drafted 2nd round 46th overall by Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: class of 2013
- Kurt Warner, quarterback from Northern Iowa, undrafted.
- Inducted: class of 2017
- Kevin Mawae, offensive lineman from Louisiana State, drafted 2nd round 36th overall by Seattle Seahawks.
- Inducted: Class of 2019
- Isaac Bruce, wide receiver from Memphis, drafted 2nd round 33rd overall by Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Class of 2020
- Bryant Young, defensive tackle from Notre Dame, drafted 1st round 7th overall by San Francisco 49ers.
- Inducted: Class of 2022
Notes
edit- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
References
edit- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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 September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "When did the NFL draft change to seven rounds?". ESPN. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023.
- ^ "2 Players Chosen In NFL Supplemental Draft". Deseret News. July 20, 1994.
- ^ a b c "'Who the hell is Mel Kiper' turns 25 years old". Indy Star. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Free-agent Harbaugh signs with Colts; Trudeau let go". Tampa Bay Times. April 8, 1994. Retrieved October 24, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (April 29, 1994). "Little Legitimate Fuel for Draft-stoked Fires". Washington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts' worst draft picks: No. 2, linebacker Trev Alberts". Indy Star. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
- ^ "No, it was not harder to be a quarterback in Trent Dilfer's day". Touchdown Wire. USA Today. February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "1995 AFC Championship game still haunts Harbaugh". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. May 12, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Colts Fire Infante, Tobin After 3–13 Season". Washington Post. December 23, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "25 years later, Peyton Manning reflects on becoming No. 1 pick in NFL Draft". KUSA-TV. April 27, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ a b Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
External links
edit- NFL.com – 1994 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1994 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
- [1]
- "Mel Kiper And The Crazy Feud That Changed the TV Draft Forever". NFL Films. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.