1991_NFL_Draft

1991 NFL draft

1991 NFL draft

National Football League draft

The 1991 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 21–22, 1991, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

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The first six selections of the draft were defensive players, the most in draft history. It began with the Dallas Cowboys using the first overall pick to select Russell Maryland. No previous draft had begun with more than three consecutive defensive picks.[3]

The day of the draft, wide receiver and projected number one pick[4] Raghib Ismail signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was nevertheless selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fourth round (100th overall), and began playing with the Raiders in 1993 after two CFL seasons.

Player selections

* = 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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Hall of Famers

  • Aeneas Williams, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 59th overall by Phoenix Cardinals.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
  • Brett Favre, quarterback from Southern Mississippi, taken in the 2nd round 33rd overall by Atlanta Falcons.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[5]
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Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1992 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. [R 1]
    No. 1: New England → Dallas (PD). New England traded its first-round selection (1st) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' first- and second-round selections (11th and 41st) and CB Ron Francis, LB David Howard and LB Eugene Lockhart.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 8: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D). Green Bay traded its first-round selection (8th) to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles' first-round selection (19th) and first-round selection in 1992.
  3. [R 3]
    No.11: multiple trades:
           No.11: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). Minnesota traded its first-, second- and sixth-round selections (21st, 47th and 158th) in 1990, its first- and second-round selections (11th and 38th) in this draft, first-, second- and third-round selections (13th, 40th and 71st) in 1992, LB Jesse Solomon, LB David Howard, CB Issiac Holt and DE Alex Stewart to Dallas in exchange for RB Herschel Walker, Dallas' third-, fifth- and tenth-round selections (54th, 116th and 249th) in 1990 and third-round selection (68th) in this draft.
           No.11: Dallas → New England (PD). see No. 1: New England → Dallas.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 13: Indianapolis → Atlanta (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection (13th) and fifth-round selection (121st) in 1990 and OT Chris Hinton and WR Andre Rison to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's first- and fourth-round selections (1st and 83rd) in 1990.
  5. [R 5]
    No.14: multiple trades:
           No.14: New Orleans → Dallas (PD). New Orleans traded its first- and third-round selections (14th and 70th) and second-round selection in 1992 to Dallas in exchange for QB Steve Walsh.
           No.14: Dallas → New England (D). Dallas traded this first-round selection (14th) to New England in exchange for New England's first- and fourth-round selections (17th and 110th).
  6. [R 6]
    No.17: multiple trades:
           No.17: Houston → New England (D). Houston traded its first-round selection (17th) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' second- and fourth-round selections (28th and 101st).
           No.17: New England → Dallas (D). see No. 14: Dallas → New England.
           No.17: Dallas → Washington (D). Dallas traded this first-round selection (17th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' first- and fifth (20th and 132nd) selections.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 19: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D). see No. 8: Green Bay → Philadelphia.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 20: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 17: Dallas → Washington.
Round two
  1. [R 1]
    No. 28: New England → Houston (D). see No. 17: Houston → New England.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 37: Detroit → Dallas (D). Detroit traded its second-, third- and fourth-round selections (37th, 64th and 108th) to Dallas in exchange for the rights to DT Kelvin Pritchett (drafted by Dallas with the 20th selection).
  3. [R 3]
    No.38: multiple trades:
           No.38: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). see No. 11: Minnesota → Dallas.
           No.38: Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded this second- and a fifth-round selection (38th and 136th) to Houston in exchange for RB Alonzo Highsmith.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Diego (PD). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (39th) and third-round selection in 1990 (57th) to San Diego in exchange for RB Gary Anderson.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 41: Dallas → New England (PD). see No. 1: New England → Dallas.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 43: Seattle → L.A. Raiders (D). Seattle traded its second-round selection (43rd) to the Raiders in exchange for their second- and fourth-round selections (51st and 98th).
  7. [R 7]
    No. 45: Cincinnati → San Francisco (D). Cincinnati traded its second-round selection (45th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 109th).
  8. [R 8]
    No. 47: Washington → San Diego (PD). Washington traded its second-round selection (47th) and fifth-round selection in 1992 to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' first-round selection in 1992.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 51: L.A. Raiders → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → L.A. Raiders.
  10. [R 10]
    No.52: multiple trades:
           No.52: Miami → San Francisco (PD). Miami traded its second-round selection (52nd) to San Francisco in exchange for CB Tim McKyer and the 49ers' eleventh-round selection in 1990 (289th).
           No.52: San Francisco → Cincinnati (D). see No. 45: Cincinnati → San Francisco.
Round three
  1. [R 1]
    No. 58: L.A. Rams → Detroit (PD). L.A. Rams traded its third-round selection (58th) to Detroit in exchange for QB Chuck Long.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 60: Atlanta → Miami (PD). Atlanta traded its third- and twelfth-round selections (60th and 331st) to Miami in exchange for CB Tim McKyer.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 62: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded its third-round selection (62nd) to Dallas in exchange for three sixth-round selections held by Dallas in 1990 (138th, 143rd and 163rd).
  4. [R 4]
    No. 63: Green Bay → N.Y. Jets (D). Green Bay traded its third-selection (63rd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' third- and fifth-round selections (67th and 121st).
  5. [R 5]
    No. 64: Detroit → Dallas (D). see No. 37: Detroit → Dallas.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 67: N.Y. Jets → Green Bay (D). see No. 63: Green Bay → N.Y. Jets.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 68: Dallas → Minnesota (PD). see No. 11: Minnesota → Dallas.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 70: New Orleans → Dallas (PD). see No. 14: New Orleans → Dallas.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 79: Miami → Houston (PD). Miami traded its third-round selection (79th) to Houston in exchange for LB John Grimsley.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 80: L.A. Raiders → Tampa Bay (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its third-round selection (80th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Winston Moss.
  11. [R 11]
    No. 81: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). San Francisco traded its third-round selection (81st) to Green Bay in exchange for the Packers' fourth- and fifth-round selections (95th and 122nd).
Round four
  1. [R 1]
    No. 88: multiple trades:
           No.88: Denver → New England (PD). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (88th) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' fifth-round selection in 1990 (111th).
           No. 88: New England → Pittsburgh (D). New England traded this fourth-round selection (88th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for the Steelers' fourth- and fifth-round selections (100th and 127th).
  2. [R 2]
    No. 89: L.A. Rams → Denver (D). L.A. Rams traded its fourth-round selection (89th) and RB Gaston Green to Denver in exchange for OT Gerald Perry and a twelfth-round selection (311th).
  3. [R 3]
    No. 95: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). see No. 81: San Francisco → Green Bay.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 98: multiple trades:
           No. 98: New Orleans → L.A. Raiders (PD). New Orleans traded its fourth-round selection (98th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' sixth-, eighth-, ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections in 1990 (158th, 207th, 233rd, 260th and 287th).
           No. 98: L.A. Raiders → Seattle (D). see No. 43: Seattle → L.A. Raiders..
  5. [R 5]
    No. 100: multiple trades:
           No. 100: Pittsburgh → New England (D). see No. 88: New England → Pittsburgh.
           No. 100: New England → L.A. Raiders (D). New England traded this fourth-round selection (100th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' fifth-round selection (124th) and fourth-round selection in 1992.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 101: multiple trades:
           No. 101: Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded its fourth-round selection (101st) and two first-round and a third-round selection in 1990 (8th, 10th and 64th) in exchange for New England's first- and second-round selections in 1990 (3rd and 29th).
           No. 101: New England → Houston (D). see No. 17: Houston → New England..
  7. [R 7]
    No. 103: Washington → Pittsburgh (PD). Washington traded its fourth-round selection (103rd) to Pittsburgh in exchange for DE Tim Johnson.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 106: Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded its fourth-round selection (106th) and a third-round selection in 1990 (68th) to Dallas in exchange for QB Steve Pelluer.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 107: L.A. Raiders → L.A. Rams (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its fourth-round selection (107th) to L.A. Rams in exchange for RB Greg Bell.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 108: multiple trades:
           No. 108: Miami → Washington (PD). Miami traded its fourth-round selection (108th) and tenth-round selection in 1990 (262nd) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' fifth-round selection in 1990 (137th).
           No. 108: Washington → Detroit (PD). Washington traded this fourth-round selection (108th) to Detroit in exchange for Lions' DT Eric Williams.
           No. 108: Detroit → Dallas (D). see No. 37: Detroit → Dallas.
  11. [R 11]
    No. 109: San Francisco → Cincinnati (D). see No. 45: Cincinnati → San Francisco.
  12. [R 12]
    No. 110: multiple trades:
           No. 110: Buffalo → New England (PD). Buffalo traded its fourth-round selection (110th) and twelfth-round selection in 1990 (322nd) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' two seventh-round selections in 1990 (166th and 170th).
           No. 110: New England → Dallas (D). see No. 14: Dallas → New England.
Round five
  1. [R 1]
    No. 113: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded its fifth-round selection (113th) to Miami in exchange for the Dolphins' seventh-round selection in 1990 (178th).
  2. [R 2]
    No. 121: multiple trades:
           No. 121: N.Y. Jets → Green Bay (D). see No. 63: Green Bay → N.Y. Jets.
           No. 121: Green Bay → Miami (D). Green Bay traded this fifth-round selection (121st) to Miami in exchange for the Dolphins' fifth- and sixth-round selections (135th and 164th).
  3. [R 3]
    No. 122: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). see No. 81: San Francisco → Green Bay.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 124: multiple trades:
           No. 124: Dallas → L.A. Raiders (PD). Dallas traded its fifth-round selection (124th) to the Raiders in exchange for G John Gesek.
           No. 124: L.A. Raiders → New England (D) see No. 100: New England → L.A. Raiders.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 127: multiple trades:
           No. 127: Pittsburgh → New England (D). see No. 88: New England → Pittsburgh.
           No. 127: New England → San Diego (D). New England traded this fifth-round selection (127th) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' eleventh-round selection (303rd) and fourth-round selection in 1992.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 132: Washington → Dallas (D). see No. 17: Dallas → Washington.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 135: Miami → Green Bay (D). see No. 121: Green Bay → Miami.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 136: L.A. Raiders → Tampa Bay (PD). The Raiders traded its fifth-round selection (136th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for LB Winston Moss.
Round six
  1. [R 1]
    No. 146: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders (D). Minnesota traded its sixth-round selection (146th) to the Raiders in exchange for their sixth- and seventh-round selections (163rd and 180th).
  2. [R 2]
    No. 156: Houston → Philadelphia (PD). Houston traded its sixth-round selection (156th) to Philadelphia in exchange for QB Don McPherson.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 160: Philadelphia → N.Y. Jets (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (160th) to the Jets in exchange for FB Roger Vick.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 163: L.A. Raiders → Minnesota (D). see No. 146: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 164: Miami → Green Bay (D). see No. 121: Green Bay → Miami.
Round seven
  1. [R 1]
    No. 169: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded its seventh-round selection (169th) to Green Bay in exchange for RB Brent Fullwood.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 173: Denver → Dallas (PD). Denver traded its seventh-round selection (173rd) to Dallas in exchange for G Dave Widell and Denver's eighth-round selection in 1992.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 180: multiple trades:
           No. 180: Dallas → L.A. Raiders (PD). Dallas traded its seventh-round selection (180th) to the Raiders in exchange for LS Dale Hellestrae.
           No. 180: L.A. Raiders → Minnesota (D). see No. 146: Minnesota → L.A. Raiders.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 186: Seattle → Atlanta (PD). Seattle traded its seventh-round selection (186th) to Atlanta in exchange for OT Ronnie Lee.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 192: L.A. Raiders → San Diego (PD). The Raiders traded their seventh-round selection (192nd) to San Diego in exchange for WR Jamie Holland.
Round eight

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      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.
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