1988 NFL Draft

333 picks · 12 rounds · Showing 157

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 1

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
1	Aundray Bruce LB · Auburn · 151 games	LB	ATL	Auburn	0	0	151
2	Neil Smith DE · Nebraska · 6 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 191 games	DE	KAN	Nebraska	6	1	191
3	Bennie Blades DB · Miami (FL) · 1 Pro Bowl · 136 games	DB	DET	Miami (FL)	1	0	136
5	Rickey Dixon DB · Oklahoma · 82 games	DB	CIN	Oklahoma	0	0	82
9	Terry McDaniel DB · Tennessee · 5 Pro Bowls · 152 games	DB	RAI	Tennessee	5	0	152
12	Ken Harvey LB · California · 4 Pro Bowls · 164 games	LB	PHO	California	4	0	164
16	Eric Kumerow DE · Ohio St. · 42 games	DE	MIA	Ohio St.	0	0	42
18	Aaron Jones DE · Eastern Kentucky · 112 games	DE	PIT	Eastern Kentucky	0	0	112
21	Clifford Charlton LB · Florida · 31 games	LB	CLE	Florida	0	0	31
25	Scott Davis DT · Illinois · 75 games	DT	RAI	Illinois	0	0	75
26	Ted Gregory NT · Syracuse · 3 games	NT	DEN	Syracuse	0	0	3

Round 2

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
28	Marcus Cotton LB · USC · 44 games	LB	ATL	USC	0	0	44
29	Chris Spielman LB · Ohio St. · 4 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 148 games	LB	DET	Ohio St.	4	1	148
30	Eric Allen★ DB · Arizona St. · 6 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 217 games	DB	PHI	Arizona St.	6	1	217
33	Danny Stubbs DE · Miami (FL) · 134 games	DE	SFO	Miami (FL)	0	0	134
34	Shawn Patterson DE · Arizona St. · 48 games	DE	GNB	Arizona St.	0	0	48
35	Anthony Newman DB · Oregon · 178 games	DB	RAM	Oregon	0	0	178
37	Terry Williams DB · Bethune-Cookman · 11 games	DB	NYJ	Bethune-Cookman	0	0	11
39	Pierce Holt DE · Angelo State (TX) · 1 Pro Bowl · 109 games	DE	SFO	Angelo State (TX)	1	0	109
41	Ken Norton Jr. LB · UCLA · 3 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 191 games	LB	DAL	UCLA	3	1	191
42	Jarvis Williams DB · Florida · 104 games	DB	MIA	Florida	0	0	104
43	Vincent Brown LB · Miss. Valley St. · 123 games	LB	NWE	Miss. Valley St.	0	0	123
47	Fred Strickland LB · Purdue · 161 games	LB	RAM	Purdue	0	0	161
48	Quintin Jones DB · Pittsburgh · 5 games	DB	HOU	Pittsburgh	0	0	5
50	Michael Dean Perry DT · Clemson · 6 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros · 148 games	DT	CLE	Clemson	6	2	148
51	Dante Jones LB · Oklahoma · 92 games	LB	CHI	Oklahoma	0	0	92
54	Brad Edwards DB · South Carolina · 122 games	DB	MIN	South Carolina	0	0	122

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
57	Kevin Walker LB · Maryland · 44 games	LB	CIN	Maryland	0	0	44
59	Kevin Porter DB · Auburn · 78 games	DB	KAN	Auburn	0	0	78
62	Sheldon White DB · Miami (OH) · 72 games	DB	NYG	Miami (OH)	0	0	72
63	Erik McMillan DB · Missouri · 2 Pro Bowls · 86 games	DB	NYJ	Missouri	2	0	86
71	Al Noga DE · Hawaii · 93 games	DE	MIN	Hawaii	0	0	93
74	James Hasty DB · Washington St. · 2 Pro Bowls · 206 games	DB	NYJ	Washington St.	2	0	206
77	Van Waiters LB · Indiana · 80 games	LB	CLE	Indiana	0	0	80
78	Ralph Jarvis DE · Temple · 8 games	DE	CHI	Temple	0	0	8
79	Kevin Guidry DB · LSU · 17 games	DB	DEN	LSU	0	0	17
80	Bill Romanowski LB · Boston Col. · 2 Pro Bowls · 243 games	LB	SFO	Boston Col.	2	0	243
81	Tony Stephens DT · Clemson	DT	NOR	Clemson	0	0	—
82	Mike Piel DE · Illinois · 50 games	DE	RAM	Illinois	0	0	50

Round 4

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
83	Robert Goff DE · Auburn · 122 games	DE	TAM	Auburn	0	0	122
84	David Grant DE · West Virginia · 70 games	DE	CIN	West Virginia	0	0	70
85	William White DB · Ohio St. · 170 games	DB	DET	Ohio St.	0	0	170
87	Tim Goad NT · North Carolina · 141 games	NT	NWE	North Carolina	0	0	141
88	Rollin Putzier DT · Oregon · 16 games	DT	GNB	Oregon	0	0	16
89	Chuck Cecil DB · Arizona · 1 Pro Bowl · 95 games	DB	GNB	Arizona	1	0	95
90	Tim Rother DT · Nebraska · 20 games	DT	RAI	Nebraska	0	0	20
91	Joe Campbell DE · New Mexico St. · 25 games	DE	SDG	New Mexico St.	0	0	25
92	Ricky Shaw LB · Oklahoma St. · 37 games	LB	NYG	Oklahoma St.	0	0	37
95	Michael Brim DB · Virginia Union · 94 games	DB	PHO	Virginia Union	0	0	94
103	Anthony Blaylock DB · Winston-Salem St. · 71 games	DB	CLE	Winston-Salem St.	0	0	71
104	Michael Ball DB · Southern · 84 games	DB	IND	Southern	0	0	84

Round 5

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
110	Charles Dimry DB · UNLV · 183 games	DB	ATL	UNLV	0	0	183
116	Darrell Reed LB · Oklahoma	LB	GNB	Oklahoma	0	0	—
118	Jon Carter DT · Pittsburgh · 13 games	DT	NYG	Pittsburgh	0	0	13
120	Chris Gaines LB · Vanderbilt · 4 games	LB	PHO	Vanderbilt	0	0	4
121	Darin Jordan LB · Northeastern · 59 games	LB	PIT	Northeastern	0	0	59
122	Eric Everett DB · Texas Tech · 75 games	DB	PHI	Texas Tech	0	0	75
123	Ezekial Gadson DB · Pittsburgh	DB	BUF	Pittsburgh	0	0	—
124	Darrell Fullington DB · Miami (FL) · 79 games	DB	MIN	Miami (FL)	0	0	79
125	Cris Dishman DB · Purdue · 2 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 199 games	DB	HOU	Purdue	2	1	199
126	Rodney Thomas DB · BYU · 46 games	DB	MIA	BYU	0	0	46
127	Carl Mims DB · Sam Houston St.	DB	WAS	Sam Houston St.	0	0	—
128	Jerry Reese DE · Kentucky · 15 games	DE	PIT	Kentucky	0	0	15
129	John Baylor DB · Southern Miss · 74 games	DB	IND	Southern Miss	0	0	74
131	Dennis Price DB · UCLA · 31 games	DB	RAI	UCLA	0	0	31
133	Troy Johnson LB · Oklahoma · 64 games	LB	CHI	Oklahoma	0	0	64
134	Keith Taylor DB · Illinois · 103 games	DB	NOR	Illinois	0	0	103
136	Corris Ervin DB · Central Florida	DB	DEN	Central Florida	0	0	—
137	James Washington DB · UCLA · 114 games	DB	RAM	UCLA	0	0	114

Round 6

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
143	Erwin Grabisna LB · Case Western Reserve	LB	RAI	Case Western Reserve	0	0	—
144	Nate Hill DE · Auburn · 4 games	DE	GNB	Auburn	0	0	4
146	Paul Frase DE · Syracuse · 139 games	DE	NYJ	Syracuse	0	0	139
150	Dan Murray LB · East Stroudsburg · 4 games	LB	BUF	East Stroudsburg	0	0	4
152	Cedric Figaro LB · Notre Dame · 98 games	LB	SDG	Notre Dame	0	0	98
157	Kurt Crain LB · Auburn	LB	HOU	Auburn	0	0	—
158	Roy Hart NT · South Carolina · 17 games	NT	SEA	South Carolina	0	0	17
160	Rob Sterling DB · Maine	DB	PHI	Maine	0	0	—
161	Lemuel Stinson DB · Texas Tech · 69 games	DB	CHI	Texas Tech	0	0	69
163	Shawn Lee DT · North Alabama · 148 games	DT	TAM	North Alabama	0	0	148
164	Derrick White DB · Oklahoma	DB	MIN	Oklahoma	0	0	—
165	Jeff Knapton DT · Wyoming	DT	RAM	Wyoming	0	0	—

Round 7

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
168	Rich Romer LB · Union (NY) · 9 games	LB	CIN	Union (NY)	0	0	9
170	Troy Stedman LB · Washburn · 5 games	LB	KAN	Washburn	0	0	5
171	Derrick Crudup DB · Oklahoma · 20 games	DB	RAI	Oklahoma	0	0	20
173	Gary Richard DB · Pittsburgh · 10 games	DB	GNB	Pittsburgh	0	0	10
185	Ray Jackson DB · Ohio St.	DB	SEA	Ohio St.	0	0	—
187	Tracey Eaton DB · Portland St. · 60 games	DB	HOU	Portland St.	0	0	60
188	Thane Gash DB · East Tennessee St. · 64 games	DB	CLE	East Tennessee St.	0	0	64
190	Brian Forde LB · Washington St. · 64 games	LB	NOR	Washington St.	0	0	64
191	Kevin Bryant LB · Delaware St.	LB	SFO	Delaware St.	0	0	—
193	Harold Hicks DB · San Diego St.	DB	WAS	San Diego St.	0	0	—

Round 8

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
194	Phillip Brown LB · Alabama	LB	ATL	Alabama	0	0	—
195	Curtis Maxey DE · Grambling St. · 5 games	DE	CIN	Grambling St.	0	0	5
196	Gary Hadd DT · Minnesota · 15 games	DT	DET	Minnesota	0	0	15
202	Sammy Lilly DB · Georgia Tech · 50 games	DB	NYG	Georgia Tech	0	0	50
204	John Hagy DB · Texas · 28 games	DB	BUF	Texas	0	0	28
206	Tim Moore LB · Michigan St.	LB	PHO	Michigan St.	0	0	—
208	David Tate DB · Colorado · 142 games	DB	CHI	Colorado	0	0	142
209	Mark Nichols DT · Michigan St.	DT	PIT	Michigan St.	0	0	—
210	Joe Cain LB · Oregon Tech · 131 games	LB	MIN	Oregon Tech	0	0	131
213	Jeff Wright NT · Central Missouri St. · 98 games	NT	BUF	Central Missouri St.	0	0	98

Round 9

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
223	Kip Corrington DB · Texas A&M · 32 games	DB	DET	Texas A&M	0	0	32
225	Reuben Davis DE · North Carolina · 139 games	DE	TAM	North Carolina	0	0	139
226	Brandy Wells DB · Notre Dame	DB	CIN	Notre Dame	0	0	—
231	Pat Foster DT · Montana	DT	RAM	Montana	0	0	—
235	Carlton Bailey LB · North Carolina · 142 games	LB	BUF	North Carolina	0	0	142
237	Paul McGowan LB · Florida St.	LB	MIN	Florida St.	0	0	—
239	Jeff Cross DE · Missouri · 1 Pro Bowl · 125 games	DE	MIA	Missouri	1	0	125
240	Neil Galbraith DB · Central Oklahoma	DB	NWE	Central Oklahoma	0	0	—
241	David Spradlin LB · TCU	LB	HOU	TCU	0	0	—
242	Deatrich Wise DT · Jackson St.	DT	SEA	Jackson St.	0	0	—
243	Jeff Herrod LB · Mississippi · 153 games	LB	IND	Mississippi	0	0	153
244	Danny Copeland DB · Eastern Kentucky · 73 games	DB	CLE	Eastern Kentucky	0	0	73
246	Clarence Nunn DB · San Diego St.	DB	NOR	San Diego St.	0	0	—
247	Brian Bonner LB · Minnesota · 6 games	LB	SFO	Minnesota	0	0	6
249	Blake Peterson LB · Colorado Mesa	LB	WAS	Colorado Mesa	0	0	—

Round 10

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
253	Ellis Dillahunt DB · East Carolina · 8 games	DB	CIN	East Carolina	0	0	8
257	John Booty DB · TCU · 102 games	DB	NYJ	TCU	0	0	102
259	Eric Hickerson DB · Indiana	DB	NYG	Indiana	0	0	—
261	Joe Schuster DT · Iowa	DT	PHI	Iowa	0	0	—
262	Martin Mayhew DB · Florida St. · 118 games	DB	BUF	Florida St.	0	0	118
263	Billy Owens DB · Pittsburgh · 16 games	DB	DAL	Pittsburgh	0	0	16
266	Artis Jackson DT · Texas Tech	DT	MIA	Texas Tech	0	0	—
269	Derwin Jones DE · Miami (FL)	DE	SEA	Miami (FL)	0	0	—
270	O'Brien Alston LB · Maryland · 19 games	LB	IND	Maryland	0	0	19
272	Brian Washington DB · Nebraska · 124 games	DB	CLE	Nebraska	0	0	124
276	Vincent Fizer LB · Southern	LB	NOR	Southern	0	0	—

Round 11

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
287	John Galvin LB · Boston Col. · 52 games	LB	NYJ	Boston Col.	0	0	52
288	Izel Jenkins DB · North Carolina St. · 86 games	DB	PHI	North Carolina St.	0	0	86
289	Pete Curkendall DT · Penn St.	DT	BUF	Penn St.	0	0	—
290	Chad Hennings DT · Air Force · 119 games	DT	DAL	Air Force	0	0	119
291	Keith McCoy DB · Fresno St.	DB	PHO	Fresno St.	0	0	—
293	George Hinkle DE · Arizona · 68 games	DE	SDG	Arizona	0	0	68
295	Bobby Dawson DB · Illinois	DB	PIT	Illinois	0	0	—
296	Norman Floyd DB · South Carolina	DB	MIN	South Carolina	0	0	—
298	Jethro Franklin DE · Fresno St. · 7 games	DE	HOU	Fresno St.	0	0	7
299	Dwayne Harper DB · South Carolina St. · 148 games	DB	SEA	South Carolina St.	0	0	148
301	Steve Forch LB · Nebraska	LB	CHI	Nebraska	0	0	—
303	Chet Brooks DB · Texas A&M · 33 games	DB	SFO	Texas A&M	0	0	33
305	Curt Koch DE · Colorado	DE	WAS	Colorado	0	0	—

Round 12

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
306	Carter Wiley DB · Virginia Tech	DB	ATL	Virginia Tech	0	0	—
310	Victor Jones LB · Virginia Tech · 93 games	LB	TAM	Virginia Tech	0	0	93
313	David Futrell DT · BYU	DT	NYG	BYU	0	0	—
314	Albert Goss DT · Jackson St.	DT	NYJ	Jackson St.	0	0	—
316	Tom Erlandson LB · Washington · 4 games	LB	BUF	Washington	0	0	4
317	Ben Hummel LB · UCLA	LB	DAL	UCLA	0	0	—
318	Chris Carrier DB · LSU	DB	PHO	LSU	0	0	—
319	Steve Kaufusi DE · BYU · 32 games	DE	PHI	BYU	0	0	32
321	Dave Nugent DT · Boston Col.	DT	NWE	Boston Col.	0	0	—
322	James Earle LB · Clemson	LB	PIT	Clemson	0	0	—
323	Brendan McCormack DT · South Carolina	DT	NYG	South Carolina	0	0	—
324	Wendell Phillips DB · North Alabama	DB	SDG	North Alabama	0	0	—
325	John Brantley LB · Georgia · 20 games	LB	HOU	Georgia	0	0	20
329	Greg Clark LB · Arizona St. · 70 games	LB	CHI	Arizona St.	0	0	70
330	Paul Jurgensen DE · Georgia Tech	DE	NOR	Georgia Tech	0	0	—
331	George Jr. Mira LB · Miami (FL)	LB	SFO	Miami (FL)	0	0	—
332	Johnny Carter DT · Grambling St.	DT	DEN	Grambling St.	0	0	—

Source: nflverse draft_picks release. Pro Bowls / All-Pros / Games are career totals · ★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame.