1997 NFL Draft

240 picks · 7 rounds · Showing 36

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Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
61	Sedrick Shaw RB · Iowa · 18 games	RB	NWE	Iowa	0	0	18
62	Troy Davis RB · Iowa St. · 46 games	RB	NOR	Iowa St.	0	0	46
63	Frank Middleton G · Arizona · 109 games	G	TAM	Arizona	0	0	109
64	Jay Graham RB · Tennessee · 36 games	RB	BAL	Tennessee	0	0	36
65	Dexter Coakley LB · Appalachian St. · 3 Pro Bowls · 155 games	LB	DAL	Appalachian St.	3	0	155
66	Ronde Barber★ DB · Virginia · 5 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros · 241 games	DB	TAM	Virginia	5	3	241
67	Dan Neil G · Texas · 108 games	G	DEN	Texas	0	0	108
68	Ryan Phillips LB · Idaho · 71 games	LB	NYG	Idaho	0	0	71
69	Bob Sapp G · Washington · 1 games	G	CHI	Washington	0	0	1
70	O.J. Santiago TE · Kent St. · 78 games	TE	ATL	Kent St.	0	0	78
71	Duce Staley RB · South Carolina · 114 games	RB	PHI	South Carolina	0	0	114
72	Adam Treu C · Nebraska · 155 games	C	OAK	Nebraska	0	0	155
73	Jason Taylor★ DE · Akron · 6 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros · 233 games	DE	MIA	Akron	6	3	233
74	Michael Hamilton LB · North Carolina A&T · 37 games	LB	SDG	North Carolina A&T	0	0	37
75	Denard Walker DB · LSU · 134 games	DB	TEN	LSU	0	0	134
76	Rod Payne C · Michigan · 6 games	C	CIN	Michigan	0	0	6
77	Greg Clark TE · Stanford · 55 games	TE	SFO	Stanford	0	0	55
78	Stalin Colinet DT · Boston Col. · 68 games	DT	MIN	Boston Col.	0	0	68
79	James Hamilton LB · North Carolina · 16 games	LB	JAX	North Carolina	0	0	16
80	Derek Smith LB · Arizona St. · 174 games	LB	WAS	Arizona St.	0	0	174
81	Scott Sanderson T · Washington St. · 45 games	T	TEN	Washington St.	0	0	45
82	Paul Wiggins T · Oregon · 2 games	T	PIT	Oregon	0	0	2
83	Steve Scifres G · Wyoming · 7 games	G	DAL	Wyoming	0	0	7
84	Ty Howard DB · Ohio St. · 37 games	DB	ARI	Ohio St.	0	0	37
85	Tim Kohn T · Iowa St.	T	OAK	Iowa St.	0	0	—
86	Bertrand Berry DE · Notre Dame · 1 Pro Bowl · 160 games	DE	IND	Notre Dame	1	0	160
87	Kinnon Tatum LB · Notre Dame · 31 games	LB	CAR	Notre Dame	0	0	31
88	Dedric Ward WR · Northern Iowa · 103 games	WR	NYJ	Northern Iowa	0	0	103
89	Chris Carter DB · Texas · 92 games	DB	NWE	Texas	0	0	92
90	Brett Conway K · Penn St. · 51 games	K	GNB	Penn St.	0	0	51
91	Mike Vrabel LB · Ohio St. · 1 Pro Bowl · 1 All-Pro · 206 games	LB	PIT	Ohio St.	1	1	206
92	Derrick Rodgers LB · Arizona St. · 116 games	LB	MIA	Arizona St.	0	0	116
93	Ronnie Ward LB · Kansas · 4 games	LB	MIA	Kansas	0	0	4
94	Kenny Wheaton DB · Oregon · 22 games	DB	DAL	Oregon	0	0	22
95	Brad Maynard P · Ball St. · 238 games	P	NYG	Ball St.	0	0	238
96	Brent Smith G · Mississippi St. · 57 games	G	MIA	Mississippi St.	0	0	57

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