2004_NFL_Draft

2004 NFL draft

2004 NFL draft

69th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players


The 2004 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, 2004 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1][2][3] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

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The draft was shown on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2 both days. The draft began with the San Diego Chargers selecting Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the first overall selection. Due to his refusal to play for the Chargers, Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for their 4th overall pick Philip Rivers of NC State. There were 32 compensatory selections distributed among 16 teams, with the Eagles, Rams, and Jets each receiving 4 compensatory picks.[4] The draft set several records, including the most wide receivers selected in the first round, with seven. Another record set by the draft was the most trades in the first round, with twenty-eight trades. The University of Miami set an NFL record for the most first rounders drafted with six, which would be tied by Alabama in 2021. Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds. As of 2012, this draft also has two other records attached to it: it became the draft with the shortest time between having multiple quarterbacks being drafted and starting for Super Bowl winners (Ben Roethlisberger for the 2005 Steelers, and Manning for the 2007 Giants) and it has become the first draft ever to have produced two QBs who each won multiple Super Bowls (with Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Manning his second in 2011).

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

Player selections

* = compensatory selection
^ = supplemental compensatory selection
¤ = extra selection awarded to expansion team
= Pro Bowler[n 1]
= Hall of Famer[n 2]
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)
Quarterbacks Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger (top to bottom) each served as the franchise starters of their teams for nearly two decades
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald is second in NFL receiving yards and receptions
Murdered during his fourth season, safety Sean Taylor nonetheless established himself as a dominant and popular player
In a 13-season career, nose tackle Vince Wilfork made five Pro Bowls and won two Super Bowls
Running back Steven Jackson is the Rams' all-time leading rusher
Chris Cooley has the most receptions of a tight end in Washington history
Defensive end Jared Allen twice led the league in sacks
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Notable undrafted players

Wide receiver Wes Welker was not drafted but was named to five Pro Bowls.
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Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2004 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. No. 1: San Diego → New York Giants. San Diego traded Manning to the New York Giants in exchange for Philip Rivers and the Giants' third round selection in this draft (#65) and their first- and fifth-round selections in 2005[5]
  2. No. 4: New York Giants → San Diego (D). See No. 1: San Diego → New York Giants.
  3. No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland (D). Detroit traded its first-round selection (6th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first- and second-round selections (7th and 37th).
  4. No. 7: Cleveland → Detroit (D). see No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland.
  5. No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (16th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's first- and second-round selections (28th and 58th).
  6. No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver (D). Cincinnati traded its first-round selection (17th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's first- and fourth-round selections (24th and 117th) and CB Deltha O'Neal.
  7. No. 19: Minnesota → Miami (D). Minnesota traded its first-round selection (19th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's first- and fourth-round selections (20th and 119th).
  8. No. 20: Miami → Minnesota (D). see No. 19: Minnesota → Miami.
  9. No. 21: Baltimore → New England (PD). Baltimore traded its second-round selection (41st) in 2003 and this first-round selection (21st) to New England in exchange for New England's first-round selection (19th) in 2003.
  10. No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo (D). Dallas traded its first-round selection (22nd) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's second- and fifth-round selections (43rd and 144th) and first-round selection (20th) in 2005.
  11. No. 24: multiple trades:
           No. 24: Denver → Cincinnati (D). see No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver.
           No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis (D). Cincinnati traded this first-round selection (24th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first- and fourth-round selections (26th and 123rd).
  12. No. 26: St. Louis → Cincinnati (D). see No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis.
  13. No. 27: Tennessee → Houston (D). Tennessee traded its first- and fifth-round selections (27th and 159th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (40th, 71st, 103rd and 138th).
  14. No. 28: multiple trades:
           No. 28: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). see No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia.
           No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded this first-round selection (28th) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's first- and fourth-round selections (31st and 127th).
  15. No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta (D). Indianapolis traded its first- and third-round selections (29th and 90th) to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's second-, third- and fourth-round selections (38th, 69th and 125th).
  16. No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit (D). Kansas City traded its first-round selection (30th) to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's second- and fourth-round selections (36th and 105th) and fifth-round selection (147th) in 2005.
  17. No. 31: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina.
Round two
  1. No. 36: Detroit → Kansas City (D). see No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit.
  2. No. 37: Cleveland → Detroit (D). see No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland.
  3. No. 38: multiple trades:
           No. 38: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). see No. 29: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
           No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh (D). Indianapolis traded this second-round selection (38th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's second- and fourth-round selections (44th and 107th).
  4. No. 40: Houston → Tennessee (D). see No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
  5. No. 41: Washington → Denver (PD). Washington traded its second-round selection (41st) and CB Champ Bailey to Denver in exchange for RB Clinton Portis.
  6. No. 42: N.Y. Jets → Tennessee (PD). New York Jets traded its second-round selection (42nd) to Tennessee in exchange for WR Justin McCareins.
  7. No. 43: Buffalo → Dallas (D). see No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo.
  8. No. 44: Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). see No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh.
  9. No. 45: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). Tampa Bay traded its first- and second-round selections (21st and 53rd) in 2002, first-round selection (32st) in 2003 and this second-round selection (45th) to Oakland as compensation for signing Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden.
  10. No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota (D). New Orleans traded its second-round selection (48th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second- and fifth-round selections (60th and 151st).
  11. No. 50: New Orleans → Minnesota (D). see No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota.
  12. No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). Green Bay Packers traded its second-round selection (55th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's third- and fourth-round selections (70th and 102nd).
  13. No. 56: multiple trades:
           No. 56: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded its second-round selection (56th) to New England in exchange for New England's third-round selection (78th) in 2003.
           No. 56: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded this second-round selection (56th) to Cincinnati in exchange for RB Corey Dillon.
  14. No. 58: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). see No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia.
  15. No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). Indianapolis traded its second- and fifth-round selections (59th and 161st) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (68th, 141st and 173rd).
  16. No. 60: St. Louis → New Orleans (PD). St. Louis traded its second-round selection (60th) to New Orleans in exchange for OT Kyle Turley.
Round three
  1. No. 65: N.Y. Giants → San Diego (D). The New York Giants traded QB Philip Rivers, this third-round selection (65th) and first- and fifth-round selections (12th and 144th) in 2005 in exchange for QB Eli Manning.
  2. No. 68: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). see No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
  3. No. 69: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). see No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta.
  4. No. 70: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). see No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville.
  5. No. 71: Houston → Tennessee (D). see No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
  6. No. 72: multiple trades:
           No. 72: Washington → Jacksonville (PD). Washington traded its third-round selection (72nd) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Mark Brunell.
           No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). Jacksonville traded this third-round selection (72nd) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 118th).
  7. No. 81: New Orleans → Washington (D). New Orleans traded its third- and fifth-round selections (81st and 151st) to Washington in exchange for Washington's fifth-round selection (139th) and second-round selection (40th) in 2005.
  8. No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). Minnesota traded its third-round selection (82nd) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 155th).
  9. No. 86: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). see No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
  10. No. 87: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded its third-round selection (87th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's fourth- and fifth-round selections (102nd and 153rd).
  11. No. 88: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). see No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore.
  12. No. 90: Indianapolis → Atlanta (D). see No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta.
Round four
  1. No. 102: multiple trades:
           No. 102: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). see No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville.
           No. 102: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 87: Miami → Green Bay.
  2. No. 103: Houston → Tennessee (D). see No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
  3. No. 104: multiple trades:
           No. 104: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded its third-round selection (75th) in 2003 and this fourth-round selection (104th) to New England in exchange for New England's third- and fifth-round selections (81st and 140th) in 2003.
           No. 104: New England → Chicago (PD). New England traded this fourth-round selection (104th) to Chicago in return for DT Ted Washington.
           No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco (D). Chicago traded this fourth-round selection (104th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112nd and 147th).
  4. No. 105: Detroit → Kansas City (D). see No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit.
  5. No. 107: Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). see No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh.
  6. No. 112: San Francisco → Chicago (D). see No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco.
  7. No. 113: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded its third- and seventh-round selections (78th and 239th) in 2003 and this fourth-round selection (113th) to New England in exchange for S Tebucky Jones.
  8. No. 117: Denver → Cincinnati (D). see No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver.
  9. No. 118: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). see No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
  10. No. 119: Miami → Minnesota (D). see No. 19: Minnesota → Miami.
  11. No. 120: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded its fourth-round selection (120th) to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Kevin Johnson.
  12. No. 122: Indianapolis → Houston (PD). Indianapolis traded its fourth-round selection (122nd) to Houston in exchange for Houston's fifth-round selection (138th) in 2003.
  13. No. 123: St. Louis → Cincinnati (D). see No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis.
  14. No. 125: multiple trades:
           No. 125: Philadelphia → Atlanta (PD). Philadelphia traded its sixth-round selection (202nd) in 2003 and its fourth-round selection (125th) to Atlanta in exchange for LB Mark Simoneau.
           No. 125: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). see No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta.
  15. No. 127: Carolina → San Francisco (D). see No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina.
Round five
  1. No. 138: Houston → Tennessee (D). see No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
  2. No. 139: Washington → New Orleans (D). see No. 81: New Orleans → Washington.
  3. No. 141: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). see No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
  4. No. 144: Buffalo → Dallas (D). see No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo.
  5. No. 147: San Francisco → Chicago (D). see No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco.
  6. No. 150: New Orleans → Jacksonville (PD). New Orleans traded its fifth-round selection (150th) to Jacksonville in exchange for CB Jason Craft.
  7. No. 151: multiple trades:
           No. 151: Minnesota → New Orleans (D). see No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota.
           No. 151: New Orleans → Washington (D). see No.81: New Orleans → Washington.
  8. No. 153: multiple trades:
           No. 153: Green Bay → Miami (D). see No. 87: Miami → Green Bay.
           No. 153: Miami → Baltimore (D). Miami traded this fifth-round selection (153rd) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's fifth- and seventh-round selections (160th and 222nd).
  9. No. 154: Miami → San Diego (PD). Miami traded its fifth-round selection (154th) to San Diego in exchange for LB Junior Seau.
  10. No. 155: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). see No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore.
  11. No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans (D). Dallas traded its fifth-round selection (156th) to New Orleans in exchange for Dallas' sixth- and seventh-round selections (182nd and 206th).
  12. No. 159: multiple trades:
           No. 159: Tennessee → Houston (D). see No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
           No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville (D). Houston traded this fifth-round selection (159th) to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's sixth- and seventh-round selections (175th and 210th).
  13. No. 160: multiple trades:
           No. 160: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded its fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore giving up any potential rights it may have had to WR Terrell Owens.
           No. 160: Baltimore → Miami (D). see No. 153: Miami → Baltimore.
  14. No. 161: Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). see No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
  15. No. 162: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (162nd) and third-round selection (77th) in 2005 to Philadelphia in exchange for OT John Welbourn.
  16. No. 173: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). see No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
Round six
  1. No. 171: Washington → Denver (PD). Washington traded its sixth-round selection (171st) to Denver in exchange for DT Lional Dalton.
  2. No. 174: Atlanta → Miami (D). Atlanta traded its sixth-round selection (174th) to Miami in exchange for Miami's sixth- and seventh-round selections (186th and 219th).
  3. No. 175: Jacksonville → Houston (D). see No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville.
  4. No. 176: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded its sixth-round selection (176th) to Cleveland in exchange for TE Mark Campbell.
  5. No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). San Francisco traded its sixth-round selection (179th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's sixth- and seventh-round selections (188th and 226th).
  6. No. 180: Chicago → Washington (PD). Chicago traded its sixth-round selection (176th) to Washington in exchange for FB Bryan Johnson.
  7. No. 182: multiple trades:
           No. 182: New Orleans → Dallas (D). see No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans.
           No. 182: Dallas → Oakland (D). Dallas traded this sixth-round selection (182nd) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's two seventh-round selections (205th and 223rd).
  8. No. 185: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Green Bay traded its sixth-round selection (185th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's seventh-round selection in 2003.
  9. No. 186: Miami → Atlanta (D). see No. 174: Atlanta → Miami.
  10. No. 188: multiple trades:
           No. 188: Dallas → Green Bay (D). Dallas traded its sixth-round selection (188th) to Green Bay in exchange for WR Terry Glenn.
           No. 188: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). see No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay.
  11. No. 194: St. Louis → Pittsburgh (PD). St. Louis traded its sixth-round selection (194th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for WR Troy Edwards.
  12. No. 197: New England → Pittsburgh (PD). Pittsburgh were awarded New England's sixth-round selection (197th) as compensation for New England signing Pittsburgh's restricted free agent DE Rodney Bailey.
Round seven
  1. No. 205: Oakland → Dallas (D). see No. 182: Dallas → Oakland.
  2. No. 206: multiple trades:
           No. 206: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded its seventh-round selection (206th) to New Orleans in exchange for DT Martin Chase.
           No. 206: New Orleans → Dallas (D). see No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans.
           No. 206: Dallas → Tampa Bay (D) Dallas traded this seventh-round selection (206th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for FB Darian Barnes and Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection (216th).
  3. No. 207: Detroit → Buffalo (PD). Detroit traded its seventh-round selection (207th) to Buffalo in exchange for RB Olandis Gary.
  4. No. 209: Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded its seventh-round selection (209th) to San Diego in exchange for WR Trevor Gaylor.
  5. No. 210: Jacksonville → Houston (D). see No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville.
  6. No. 216: Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). see No. 206: Dallas → Tampa Bay.
  7. No. 219: multiple trades:
           No. 219: New Orleans → Miami (PD). New Orleans traded its seventh-round selection (206th) to Miami in exchange for LB Derrick Rodgers.
           No. 219: Miami → Atlanta (D). see No. 174: Atlanta → Miami.
  8. No. 222: Baltimore → Miami (D). see No. 153: Miami → Baltimore.
  9. No. 223: multiple trades:
           No. 223: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas traded its seventh-round selection (223rd) to Dallas in exchange for DE Kenyon Coleman.
           No. 223: Oakland → Dallas (D). see No. 182: Dallas → Oakland.
  10. No. 226: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). see No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay.
  11. No. 228: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded its seventh-round selection (228th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S David Gibson.
  12. No. 229: St. Louis → Indianapolis (PD). St. Louis traded its seventh-round selection (229th) to Indianapolis in exchange for S Rich Coady.

Notes

  1. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

References

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