1997 NFL Draft

240 picks · 7 rounds · Showing 17

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Round

All Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4-7

Side

All Offense Defense Special

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
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
68	Ryan Phillips LB · Idaho · 71 games	LB	NYG	Idaho	0	0	71
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
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
84	Ty Howard DB · Ohio St. · 37 games	DB	ARI	Ohio St.	0	0	37
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
89	Chris Carter DB · Texas · 92 games	DB	NWE	Texas	0	0	92
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

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