1988 NFL Draft
333 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 157
Round 1
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aundray Bruce LB · Auburn · 151 G | ATL |
| 2 | Neil Smith DE · Nebraska · 6 PB · 1 AP · 191 G | KAN |
| 3 | Bennie Blades DB · Miami (FL) · 1 PB · 136 G | DET |
| 5 | Rickey Dixon DB · Oklahoma · 82 G | CIN |
| 9 | Terry McDaniel DB · Tennessee · 5 PB · 152 G | RAI |
| 12 | Ken Harvey LB · California · 4 PB · 164 G | PHO |
| 16 | Eric Kumerow DE · Ohio St. · 42 G | MIA |
| 18 | DE · Eastern Kentucky · 112 G | PIT |
| 21 | Clifford Charlton LB · Florida · 31 G | CLE |
| 25 | Scott Davis DT · Illinois · 75 G | RAI |
| 26 | Ted Gregory NT · Syracuse · 3 G | DEN |
Round 2
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Marcus Cotton LB · USC · 44 G | ATL |
| 29 | Chris Spielman LB · Ohio St. · 4 PB · 1 AP · 148 G | DET |
| 30 | Eric Allen★ DB · Arizona St. · 6 PB · 1 AP · 217 G | PHI |
| 33 | Danny Stubbs DE · Miami (FL) · 134 G | SFO |
| 34 | Shawn Patterson DE · Arizona St. · 48 G | GNB |
| 35 | Anthony Newman DB · Oregon · 178 G | RAM |
| 37 | Terry Williams DB · Bethune-Cookman · 11 G | NYJ |
| 39 | Pierce Holt DE · Angelo State (TX) · 1 PB · 109 G | SFO |
| 41 | Ken Norton Jr. LB · UCLA · 3 PB · 1 AP · 191 G | DAL |
| 42 | Jarvis Williams DB · Florida · 104 G | MIA |
| 43 | LB · Miss. Valley St. · 123 G | NWE |
| 47 | Fred Strickland LB · Purdue · 161 G | RAM |
| 48 | Quintin Jones DB · Pittsburgh · 5 G | HOU |
| 50 | Michael Dean Perry DT · Clemson · 6 PB · 2 AP · 148 G | CLE |
| 51 | Dante Jones LB · Oklahoma · 92 G | CHI |
| 54 | Brad Edwards DB · South Carolina · 122 G | MIN |
Round 3
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Kevin Walker LB · Maryland · 44 G | CIN |
| 59 | Kevin Porter DB · Auburn · 78 G | KAN |
| 62 | Sheldon White DB · Miami (OH) · 72 G | NYG |
| 63 | Erik McMillan DB · Missouri · 2 PB · 86 G | NYJ |
| 71 | Al Noga DE · Hawaii · 93 G | MIN |
| 74 | James Hasty DB · Washington St. · 2 PB · 206 G | NYJ |
| 77 | Van Waiters LB · Indiana · 80 G | CLE |
| 78 | Ralph Jarvis DE · Temple · 8 G | CHI |
| 79 | Kevin Guidry DB · LSU · 17 G | DEN |
| 80 | Bill Romanowski LB · Boston Col. · 2 PB · 243 G | SFO |
| 81 | Tony Stephens DT · Clemson | NOR |
| 82 | Mike Piel DE · Illinois · 50 G | RAM |
Round 4
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Robert Goff DE · Auburn · 122 G | TAM |
| 84 | David Grant DE · West Virginia · 70 G | CIN |
| 85 | William White DB · Ohio St. · 170 G | DET |
| 87 | Tim Goad NT · North Carolina · 141 G | NWE |
| 88 | Rollin Putzier DT · Oregon · 16 G | GNB |
| 89 | Chuck Cecil DB · Arizona · 1 PB · 95 G | GNB |
| 90 | Tim Rother DT · Nebraska · 20 G | RAI |
| 91 | Joe Campbell DE · New Mexico St. · 25 G | SDG |
| 92 | Ricky Shaw LB · Oklahoma St. · 37 G | NYG |
| 95 | Michael Brim DB · Virginia Union · 94 G | PHO |
| 103 | Anthony Blaylock DB · Winston-Salem St. · 71 G | CLE |
| 104 | Michael Ball DB · Southern · 84 G | IND |
Round 5
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | Charles Dimry DB · UNLV · 183 G | ATL |
| 116 | Darrell Reed LB · Oklahoma | GNB |
| 118 | Jon Carter DT · Pittsburgh · 13 G | NYG |
| 120 | Chris Gaines LB · Vanderbilt · 4 G | PHO |
| 121 | Darin Jordan LB · Northeastern · 59 G | PIT |
| 122 | Eric Everett DB · Texas Tech · 75 G | PHI |
| 123 | Ezekial Gadson DB · Pittsburgh | BUF |
| 124 | Darrell Fullington DB · Miami (FL) · 79 G | MIN |
| 125 | Cris Dishman DB · Purdue · 2 PB · 1 AP · 199 G | HOU |
| 126 | DB · BYU · 46 G | MIA |
| 127 | Carl Mims DB · Sam Houston St. | WAS |
| 128 | Jerry Reese DE · Kentucky · 15 G | PIT |
| 129 | John Baylor DB · Southern Miss · 74 G | IND |
| 131 | Dennis Price DB · UCLA · 31 G | RAI |
| 133 | Troy Johnson LB · Oklahoma · 64 G | CHI |
| 134 | Keith Taylor DB · Illinois · 103 G | NOR |
| 136 | Corris Ervin DB · Central Florida | DEN |
| 137 | DB · UCLA · 114 G | RAM |
Round 6
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Erwin Grabisna LB · Case Western Reserve | RAI |
| 144 | Nate Hill DE · Auburn · 4 G | GNB |
| 146 | Paul Frase DE · Syracuse · 139 G | NYJ |
| 150 | Dan Murray LB · East Stroudsburg · 4 G | BUF |
| 152 | Cedric Figaro LB · Notre Dame · 98 G | SDG |
| 157 | Kurt Crain LB · Auburn | HOU |
| 158 | Roy Hart NT · South Carolina · 17 G | SEA |
| 160 | Rob Sterling DB · Maine | PHI |
| 161 | Lemuel Stinson DB · Texas Tech · 69 G | CHI |
| 163 | Shawn Lee DT · North Alabama · 148 G | TAM |
| 164 | Derrick White DB · Oklahoma | MIN |
| 165 | Jeff Knapton DT · Wyoming | RAM |
Round 7
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | Rich Romer LB · Union (NY) · 9 G | CIN |
| 170 | Troy Stedman LB · Washburn · 5 G | KAN |
| 171 | Derrick Crudup DB · Oklahoma · 20 G | RAI |
| 173 | Gary Richard DB · Pittsburgh · 10 G | GNB |
| 185 | Ray Jackson DB · Ohio St. | SEA |
| 187 | Tracey Eaton DB · Portland St. · 60 G | HOU |
| 188 | Thane Gash DB · East Tennessee St. · 64 G | CLE |
| 190 | Brian Forde LB · Washington St. · 64 G | NOR |
| 191 | Kevin Bryant LB · Delaware St. | SFO |
| 193 | Harold Hicks DB · San Diego St. | WAS |
Round 8
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 194 | Phillip Brown LB · Alabama | ATL |
| 195 | Curtis Maxey DE · Grambling St. · 5 G | CIN |
| 196 | Gary Hadd DT · Minnesota · 15 G | DET |
| 202 | Sammy Lilly DB · Georgia Tech · 50 G | NYG |
| 204 | John Hagy DB · Texas · 28 G | BUF |
| 206 | Tim Moore LB · Michigan St. | PHO |
| 208 | David Tate DB · Colorado · 142 G | CHI |
| 209 | Mark Nichols DT · Michigan St. | PIT |
| 210 | Joe Cain LB · Oregon Tech · 131 G | MIN |
| 213 | Jeff Wright NT · Central Missouri St. · 98 G | BUF |
Round 9
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 223 | Kip Corrington DB · Texas A&M · 32 G | DET |
| 225 | Reuben Davis DE · North Carolina · 139 G | TAM |
| 226 | Brandy Wells DB · Notre Dame | CIN |
| 231 | Pat Foster DT · Montana | RAM |
| 235 | Carlton Bailey LB · North Carolina · 142 G | BUF |
| 237 | Paul McGowan LB · Florida St. | MIN |
| 239 | Jeff Cross DE · Missouri · 1 PB · 125 G | MIA |
| 240 | Neil Galbraith DB · Central Oklahoma | NWE |
| 241 | David Spradlin LB · TCU | HOU |
| 242 | Deatrich Wise DT · Jackson St. | SEA |
| 243 | Jeff Herrod LB · Mississippi · 153 G | IND |
| 244 | Danny Copeland DB · Eastern Kentucky · 73 G | CLE |
| 246 | Clarence Nunn DB · San Diego St. | NOR |
| 247 | Brian Bonner LB · Minnesota · 6 G | SFO |
| 249 | Blake Peterson LB · Colorado Mesa | WAS |
Round 10
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | Ellis Dillahunt DB · East Carolina · 8 G | CIN |
| 257 | John Booty DB · TCU · 102 G | NYJ |
| 259 | Eric Hickerson DB · Indiana | NYG |
| 261 | Joe Schuster DT · Iowa | PHI |
| 262 | Martin Mayhew DB · Florida St. · 118 G | BUF |
| 263 | Billy Owens DB · Pittsburgh · 16 G | DAL |
| 266 | Artis Jackson DT · Texas Tech | MIA |
| 269 | Derwin Jones DE · Miami (FL) | SEA |
| 270 | O'Brien Alston LB · Maryland · 19 G | IND |
| 272 | Brian Washington DB · Nebraska · 124 G | CLE |
| 276 | Vincent Fizer LB · Southern | NOR |
Round 11
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 287 | John Galvin LB · Boston Col. · 52 G | NYJ |
| 288 | Izel Jenkins DB · North Carolina St. · 86 G | PHI |
| 289 | Pete Curkendall DT · Penn St. | BUF |
| 290 | Chad Hennings DT · Air Force · 119 G | DAL |
| 291 | Keith McCoy DB · Fresno St. | PHO |
| 293 | George Hinkle DE · Arizona · 68 G | SDG |
| 295 | Bobby Dawson DB · Illinois | PIT |
| 296 | Norman Floyd DB · South Carolina | MIN |
| 298 | Jethro Franklin DE · Fresno St. · 7 G | HOU |
| 299 | Dwayne Harper DB · South Carolina St. · 148 G | SEA |
| 301 | Steve Forch LB · Nebraska | CHI |
| 303 | Chet Brooks DB · Texas A&M · 33 G | SFO |
| 305 | Curt Koch DE · Colorado | WAS |
Round 12
| # | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 306 | Carter Wiley DB · Virginia Tech | ATL |
| 310 | Victor Jones LB · Virginia Tech · 93 G | TAM |
| 313 | David Futrell DT · BYU | NYG |
| 314 | Albert Goss DT · Jackson St. | NYJ |
| 316 | Tom Erlandson LB · Washington · 4 G | BUF |
| 317 | Ben Hummel LB · UCLA | DAL |
| 318 | Chris Carrier DB · LSU | PHO |
| 319 | Steve Kaufusi DE · BYU · 32 G | PHI |
| 321 | Dave Nugent DT · Boston Col. | NWE |
| 322 | James Earle LB · Clemson | PIT |
| 323 | Brendan McCormack DT · South Carolina | NYG |
| 324 | Wendell Phillips DB · North Alabama | SDG |
| 325 | John Brantley LB · Georgia · 20 G | HOU |
| 329 | LB · Arizona St. · 70 G | CHI |
| 330 | Paul Jurgensen DE · Georgia Tech | NOR |
| 331 | George Jr. Mira LB · Miami (FL) | SFO |
| 332 | Johnny Carter DT · Grambling St. | DEN |
Source: nflverse draft_picks release. PB = Pro Bowls · AP = All-Pro selections · G = career games · ★ = Hall of Fame.