1997 NFL Draft

240 picks · 7 rounds · Showing 14

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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	Orlando Pace★ T · Ohio St. · 7 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros · 169 games	T	STL	Ohio St.	7	3	169
6	Walter Jones★ T · Florida St. · 9 Pro Bowls · 4 All-Pros · 180 games	T	SEA	Florida St.	9	4	180
7	Ike Hilliard WR · Florida · 161 games	WR	NYG	Florida	0	0	161
10	Chris Naeole G · Colorado · 154 games	G	NOR	Colorado	0	0	154
12	Warrick Dunn RB · Florida St. · 3 Pro Bowls · 181 games	RB	TAM	Florida St.	3	0	181
13	Tony Gonzalez★ TE · California · 14 Pro Bowls · 6 All-Pros · 270 games	TE	KAN	California	14	6	270
15	Yatil Green WR · Miami (FL) · 8 games	WR	MIA	Miami (FL)	0	0	8
16	Reidel Anthony WR · Florida · 73 games	WR	TAM	Florida	0	0	73
19	Tarik Glenn T · California · 3 Pro Bowls · 154 games	T	IND	California	3	0	154
22	David LaFleur TE · LSU · 60 games	TE	DAL	LSU	0	0	60
23	Antowain Smith RB · Houston · 131 games	RB	BUF	Houston	0	0	131
26	Jim Druckenmiller QB · Virginia Tech · 6 games	QB	SFO	Virginia Tech	0	0	6
27	Rae Carruth WR · Colorado · 22 games	WR	CAR	Colorado	0	0	22
30	Ross Verba T · Iowa · 113 games	T	GNB	Iowa	0	0	113

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