1988_NFL_Draft

1988 NFL draft

1988 NFL draft

National Football League draft

The 1988 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, 1988, at the Marriot 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.

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With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Aundray Bruce. Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (68th overall) with Tom Tupa (by the Phoenix Cardinals), who was also selected because of his ability as a punter. This is the last draft in which the first quarterback was selected this late.[3] In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.[4]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler[5] = Hall of Famer
* = compensatory selection
† = Pro Bowler[5]
‡ = Hall of Famer[6]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[lower-alpha 1] K Kicker[lower-alpha 2] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[lower-alpha 3] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  2. Also known as placekicker (PK)
  3. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
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Supplemental draft

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Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[5]
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Hall of Famers

  • Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami, taken 1st round 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007[8][9]
  • Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State, taken 1st round 19th overall by Minnesota Vikings
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009[8]
  • Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007[8]
  • Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012[8]
  • Tim Brown, wide receiver from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 6th overall by Los Angeles Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1988 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. [R 1]
    No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City (D). Detroit traded its first-round selection (2nd) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' first- and second-round selections (3rd and 29th).
  2. [R 2]
    No. 3: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 9: multiple trades:
           No. 9: L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). L.A. Rams traded its first- and fifth-round selections in 1987 (20th and 133rd), this first-round selection (9th), G Kent Hill and the rights to DE William Fuller in exchange for the rights to QB Jim Everett
           No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded first-, third- and fourth-round selections (9th, 74th and 102nd) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for DE Sean Jones and the Raiders' second- and third-round selections (48th and 60th).
  4. [R 4]
    No. 14: multiple trades:
           No. 14: Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). Buffalo traded its first-round selection (14th), first- and second-round selections (26th and 53rd) in 1989 and RB Greg Bell to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for LB Cornelius Bennett.
           No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). Indianapolis then traded all three draft picks received from Buffalo, their own first- and second round selections (20th and 47th), their second-round selection in 1989, Greg Bell and RB Owen Gill to the Rams in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 20: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (D). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (25th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' second- and fourth-round selections (33rd and 102nd) and WR Dokie Williams.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 27: Washington → Chicago (PD). Chicago received Washington's first-round selections in both this draft (27th) and 1989 and as compensation for the Redskins signing free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
Round two
  1. [R 1]
    No. 29: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (30th) to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles' second- and fourth-round selections (39th and 83rd).
  3. [R 3]
    No. 33: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 39: multiple trades:
           No. 39: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia
           No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco (D). Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (39th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 107th).
  5. [R 5]
    No. 45: Minnesota → Denver (D). Minnesota traded its second-round selection (45th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (54th, 108th and 164th).
  6. [R 6]
    No. 46: San Diego → L.A. Rams (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection (46th), sixth-round selection in 1989 and RB Buford McGee to the Rams in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 47: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 48: multiple trades:
           No. 48: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection (48th) to the Raiders in exchange for OT Bruce Davis.
           No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Houston (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 53: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 54: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.
Round three
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      Round five
        Round six
          Round seven
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            References

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              "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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              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.
            3. [3]
              As of 2019.
            4. [4]
              "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
            5. [5]
              Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
            6. [6]
              Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
            7. [7]
              "1987 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
            8. [8]
              List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
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              "Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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