1995_NFL_Draft

1995 NFL draft

1995 NFL draft

National Football League draft

The 1995 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 22–23, 1995[1] at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[2][3][4] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

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The draft was the first with the expansion Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars franchises, who each received two extra picks between the first and second rounds. The Panthers, having selected second in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft, were awarded the first overall pick in the main draft and the Jaguars, who held the first pick in the expansion draft, selected second. However, the Panthers traded their number one pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for the Bengals' fifth overall pick and their fourth pick in the second round.[5] The Bengals used the selection on Ki-Jana Carter, who is the most recent running back taken first overall. The Panthers were also stripped of two supplemental picks for improperly recruiting Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers as their head coach.[6]

In the first round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected future Hall of Fame players Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks. This was the second of three times two Hall of Fame inductees were selected by the same team in the first round, along with the Chicago Bears in 1965 and the Baltimore Ravens in the following year's draft. Although Sapp was projected to be a top 10 pick, he slid to the 12th selection due to allegations of failed drug tests. He and Brooks would go on to lead the Tampa 2 defense that brought the Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII.[7]

The draft was also the last to feature a team based in Los Angeles until 2016 due to the Los Angeles Raiders returning to Oakland later in the year.[N 1]

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
¤ = extra selection awarded to expansion team
† = Pro Bowler[8]
‡ = Hall of Famer[9]
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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Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. [R 1]
    No. 1: Carolina → Cincinnati (D). Carolina traded its first-round selection (1st) to Cincinnati in exchange for Cincinnati's first- and second-round selections (5th and 36th)
  2. [R 2]
    No. 5: Cincinnati → Carolina (D). see No. 1: Carolina → Cincinnati.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). Tampa Bay traded its first- and third-round selections (7th and 72nd) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first- and two second-round selections (12th, 43rd and 63rd).
  4. [R 4]
    No. 10: multiple trades:
           No. 10: Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). Atlanta traded its first-round selection (10th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection (26th) and RB Eric Metcalf.
           No. 10: Cleveland → San Francisco (D). Cleveland traded its first-round selection (10th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's first-, third- and fourth-round selections (30th, 94th and 119th) and first-round selection in 1996.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 11: multiple trades:
           No. 11: Denver → Atlanta (PD). Denver traded its first-round selection (11th) and third-round selection (72nd) in 1994 to Atlanta in exchange for WR Mike Pritchard and Atlanta's seventh-round selection (222nd).
           No. 11: Atlanta → Minnesota (PD). Atlanta traded this first-round selection (11th) and second-round selection (40th) in 1994 to Minnesota in exchange for DE Chris Doleman and Minnesota's second-round selection (45th) in 1994.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 12: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 16: Arizona → N.Y. Jets (PD). Arizona traded its first- and fourth-round selections (16th and 106th) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for WR Rob Moore.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 19: Kansas City → Jacksonville (D). Kansas City traded its first-round selection (19th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's, first-, third- and fourth-round selections (31st, 97th and 134th) and fourth-round selection in 1996.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 22: Green Bay → Carolina (D). Green Bay traded its first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 191st) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 's first- third- and sixth-round selections (32nd, 65th and 173rd).
  10. [R 10]
    No. 26: Cleveland → Atlanta (PD). see No. 10: Atlanta → Cleveland.
  11. [R 11]
    No. 28: Dallas → Tampa Bay (D). Dallas traded its first-round selection (28th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's two second-round selections (41st and 63rd).
  12. [R 12]
    No. 29: San Diego → Carolina (D). San Diego traded its first-round selections (29th) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 's second- third- and fourth-round selections (34th, 98th and 100th).
  13. [R 13]
    No. 30: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). see No. 10: Cleveland → San Francisco.
  14. [R 14]
    No. 31: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). see No. 19: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
  15. [R 15]
    No. 32: Carolina → Green Bay (D). see No. 22: Green Bay → Carolina.
Round two
  1. [R 1]
    No. 33: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets (D). Jacksonville traded its second-round selection (33rd) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' second- and third-round selections (40th and 71st).
  2. [R 2]
    No. 29: Carolina → San Diego (D). see No. 29: San Diego → Carolina.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 36: Cincinnati → Carolina (D). see No. 1: Carolina → Cincinnati.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 40: N.Y. Jets → Jacksonville (D). see No. 33: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 41: multiple trades:
           No. 41: Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). see No. 28: Dallas → Tampa Bay.
           No. 10: Dallas → Atlanta (D). Dallas traded this second-round selection (41st) to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's second- and fourth-round selections (46th and 110th).
  6. [R 6]
    No. 42: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded its second-round selection (42nd) and first- and sixth round selections (19th and 179th) in 1994 to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 43: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 46: Atlanta → Dallas (D). see No. 41: Dallas → Atlanta.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 50: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded its second- and sixth-round selections (50th and 199th) to Philadelphia in exchange for WR Victor Bailey and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection (112th).
  10. [R 10]
    No. 51: Detroit → San Diego (D). Detroit traded its second-round selections (51st) to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection in 1996.
  11. [R 11]
    No. 53: Green Bay → Miami (PD). Green Bay traded its second-round selection (53rd) to Miami in exchange for TE Keith Jackson and Miami's fourth-round selection (117th).
  12. [R 12]
    No. 56: Miami → Chicago (PD). Miami traded its second- and third-round selections (56th and 87th) to Chicago in exchange for DE Trace Armstrong.
  13. [R 13]
    No. 62: San Francisco → St. Louis (PD). St. Louis received San Francisco's second-round selection (62nd) as compensation for San Francisco signing restricted free agent CB Marquez Pope.
  14. [R 14]
    No. 63: multiple trades:
           No. 63: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
           No. 63: Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). see No. 28: Dallas → Tampa Bay.
  15. [R 15]
    No. 98: Carolina → San Diego (D). see No. 29: San Diego → Carolina.
Round three
  1. [R 1]
    No. 65: Carolina → Green Bay (D). see No. 22: Green Bay → Carolina.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 66: Jacksonville → Green Bay (PD). Jacksonville traded its third- and fifth-round selections (66th and 170th) to Green Bay in exchange for QB Mark Brunell.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 70: St. Louis → Detroit (D). St. Louis traded its third-round selection (70th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's third- and fourth-round selections (82nd and 115th).
  4. [R 4]
    No. 71: N.Y. Jets → Jacksonville (D). see No. 33: Jacksonville → N.Y. Jets.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 72: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). see No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 73: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Green Bay received Seattle's third-round selection (73rd) as compensation for Seattle signing restricted free agent S Corey Harris.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 74: Philadelphia → New England (PD). New England received Philadelphia's third-round selection (74th) as compensation for Philadelphia signing restricted free agent RB Kevin Turner.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 78: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded its third-round selection (78th) and fifth-round selection in 1996 to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Ben Smith.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 82: Detroit → St. Louis (D). see No. 70: St. Louis → Detroit.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 84: Green Bay → Cleveland (D). Green Bay traded its third-round selection (84th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's third- and fifth-round selections (90th and 160th).
  11. [R 11]
    No. 87: Miami → Chicago (PD). see No. 56: Miami → Chicago.
  12. [R 12]
    No. 89: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded its third-round selection (89th) and fourth-round selection in 1994 to Houston in exchange for QB Warren Moon.
  13. [R 13]
    No. 90: Cleveland → Green Bay (D). see No. 84: Green Bay → Cleveland.
  14. [R 14]
    No. 94: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). see No. 10: Cleveland → San Francisco.
  15. [R 15]
    No. 97: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). see No. 19: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
Round four
  1. [R 1]
    No. 100: Carolina → San Diego (D). see No. 29: San Diego → Carolina.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 104: St. Louis → San Diego (PD). St. Louis traded its fourth-round selection (104th) to San Diego in exchange for CB Marquez Pope.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 106: multiple trades:
           No. 106: Seattle → Arizona (PD). Seattle traded its fourth-round selection (106th) to Arizona in exchange for WR Ricky Proehl.
           No. 106: Arizona → N.Y. Jets (D). see No. 16: Arizona → N.Y. Jets.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 110: Atlanta → Dallas (D). see No. 41: Dallas → Atlanta.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 111: Denver → Minnesota (D). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (111th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's fourth- and sixth-round selections (121st and 196th).
  6. [R 6]
    No. 112: multiple trades:
           No. 112: Philadelphia → Kansas City (PD). see No. 50: Kansas City → Philadelphia.
           No. 106: Kansas City → New England (D). Kansas City traded this fourth-round selection (112th) to New England in exchange for New England's third-round selection in 1996.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 113: Arizona → Buffalo (PD). Arizona traded its fourth-round selection (113th) to Buffalo in exchange for CB James Williams.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 115: Detroit → St. Louis (D). see No. 70: St. Louis → Detroit.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 117: multiple trades:
           No. 117: Green Bay → Miami (PD). Green Bay traded its fourth-round selection (117th) to Miami in exchange for WR Mark Ingram Sr.
           No. 117: Miami → Green Bay (PD). see No. 53: Green Bay → Miami.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 119: multiple trades:
           No. 119: Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded its fourth-round selection (119th) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Steve Bono.
           No. 119: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). see No. 10: Cleveland → San Francisco.
           No. 119: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D).Cleveland traded this fourth-round selection (119th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's fifth-round selection (147th) and fifth-round selection in 1996.
  11. [R 11]
    No. 120: New England → Pittsburgh (PD). New England traded its fourth-round selection (120th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Leroy Thompson.
  12. [R 12]
    No. 121: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 111: Minnesota → Denver.
  13. [R 13]
    No. 123: Cleveland → Jacksonville (D). Cleveland traded its fourth-round selection (123rd) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's fifth- and sixth-round selections (136th and 186th).
  14. [R 14]
    No. 124: multiple trades:
           No. 124: Dallas → St. Louis (PD). Dallas traded its fourth-round selection (124th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' sixth-round selection (191st) in 1994.
           No. 124: St. Louis → Denver (PD). St. Louis traded this fourth-round selection (124th) to Denver in exchange for QB Tommy Maddox.
  15. [R 15]
    No. 126: San Diego → Seattle (PD). San Diego traded its fourth-round selection (126th) to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fifth-round selection (150th) in 1994.
  16. [R 16]
    No. 134: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). see No. 19: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
Round five
  1. [R 1]
    No. 123: Jacksonville → Cleveland (D). see No. 123: Cleveland → Jacksonville.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 137: Houston → Washington (PD). Washington received Houston's fifth-round selection (137th) and third-round selection in 1994 as compensation for Houston signing restricted free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 138: Washington → Los Angeles (PD). Washington traded its fifth-round selection (138th) to Los Angeles in exchange for Los Angeles's fifth- and seventh-round selections (152nd and 226th).
  4. [R 4]
    No. 141: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (141st) to Detroit in exchange for WR Reggie Barrett.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 147: Philadelphia → Cleveland (D). see No. 119: Cleveland → Philadelphia.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 151: Chicago → Pittsburgh (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (151st) in exchange for WR Jeff Graham.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 152: multiple trades:
           No. 152: Green Bay → Los Angeles (PD). Green Bay traded its fifth-round selection (152nd) to Green Bay in exchange for WR Charles Jordan.
           No. 152: Los Angeles → Washington (D). see No. 138: Washington → Los Angeles.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 159: New England → Houston (PD). Houston received New England's fifth-round selection (159th) as compensation for New England signing restricted free agent DL Tim Roberts.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 163: San Francisco → Detroit (PD). San Francisco traded its fifth-round selection (163rd) in exchange for RB Derrick Moore.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville (D). Philadelphia traded its fifth- and seventh-round selections (169th) and (219th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's sixth- and two seventh-round selections (208th, 210th and 248th).
  11. [R 11]
    No. 170: Jacksonville → Green Bay (PD). see No. 66: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
Round six
  1. [R 1]
    No. 173: Carolina → Green Bay (D). see No. 173: Green Bay → Carolina.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 177: St. Louis → San Diego (PD). St. Louis traded its sixth-round selection (177th) in exchange for WR Nate Lewis.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 183: Philadelphia → San Diego (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (183rd) to San Diego in exchange for DE Burt Grossman.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 188: Carolina → Green Bay (D). see No. 188: Green Bay → Carolina.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 189: N.Y. Giants → Minnesota (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its sixth-round selection (189th) and fifth-round selection in 1996 to Minnesota in exchange for S Vencie Glenn and Minnesota's sixth-round selection in 1996.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 191: Kansas City → Carolina (D). Kansas City traded its sixth-round selection (191st) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's sixth-round selection in 1996.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 196: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 196: Minnesota → Denver.
  8. [R 8]
    No. 197: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded its sixth-round selection (197th) to San Diego in exchange for CB Donald Frank.
  9. [R 9]
    No. 198: Dallas → Chicago (PD). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (198th), LB Vinson Smith and LB Barry Minter to Chicago in exchange for TE Kelly Blackwell, S Markus Paul and LB John Roper.
  10. [R 10]
    No. 208: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). see No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
Round seven
  1. [R 1]
    No. 210: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). see No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
  2. [R 2]
    No. 219: Philadelphia → Jacksonville (D). see No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
  3. [R 3]
    No. 220: New Orleans → St. Louis (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (220th) to New Orleans in exchange for QB Jim Everett.
  4. [R 4]
    No. 222: Atlanta → Denver (PD). see No. 11: Denver → Atlanta.
  5. [R 5]
    No. 226: Los Angeles → Washington (D). see No. 138: Washington → Los Angeles.
  6. [R 6]
    No. 227: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). Kansas City traded its seventh-round selection (227th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for CB Darren Anderson.
  7. [R 7]
    No. 248: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). see No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[N 2]
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Hall of Famers

  • Curtis Martin, running back from University of Pittsburgh, taken 3rd round, 74th overall by the New England Patriots.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.[1]
  • Warren Sapp, defensive tackle from University of Miami (FL), taken 1st round, 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.[1]
  • Derrick Brooks, linebacker from Florida State University, taken 1st round, 28th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.[1]
  • Terrell Davis, running back from University of Georgia, taken 6th round, 196th overall by the Denver Broncos.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.
  • Ty Law, defensive back from University of Michigan, taken 1st round, 23rd overall by the New England Patriots.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.
  • Tony Boselli, offensive tackle from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 2nd overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Although the Raiders returned to Oakland for the 1995 season, they were based in Los Angeles during the draft and did not relocate until after it was held.
  2. [N 2]
    Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

References

General references
  • "1995 Draft". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  • "1995 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
Specific references
  1. [1]
    "Pro Football Draft History: 1995". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  2. [2]
    Smith, Timothy W. (April 21, 1995). "NOTEBOOK; The Bengals Are Willing to Trade Places". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  3. [3]
    "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. [4]
    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.
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    Smith, Timothy W. (April 23, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; Bengals Take Carter at No. 1; Sapp Slips to 12th". New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  6. [6]
    "PRO FOOTBALL; N.F.L. Fines New Team And Strips It of Draft Picks". New York Times. January 4, 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
  7. [7]
    "One Round, Two Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  8. [8]
    Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  9. [9]
    Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  10. [10]
    49ers Find A Big Package At Tiny Trinity, Chicago Tribune, 25 April 1995 (retrieved 23 April 2015)
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