1997 NFL Draft

240 picks · 7 rounds · Showing 144

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Round 4

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
97	Damon Denson G · Michigan · 14 games	G	NWE	Michigan	0	0	14
98	Derrick Mason WR · Michigan St. · 2 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 230 games	WR	TEN	Michigan St.	2	1	230
99	Danny Wuerffel QB · Florida · 25 games	QB	NOR	Florida	0	0	25
100	Henri Crockett LB · Florida St. · 103 games	LB	ATL	Florida St.	0	0	103
101	Antonio Anderson DT · Syracuse · 21 games	DT	DAL	Syracuse	0	0	21
102	Terry Day DE · Mississippi St. · 1 games	DE	NYJ	Mississippi St.	0	0	1
103	Pete Monty LB · Wisconsin · 52 games	LB	NYG	Wisconsin	0	0	52
104	Leon Johnson RB · North Carolina · 74 games	RB	NYJ	North Carolina	0	0	74
105	Darnell Autry RB · Northwestern · 24 games	RB	CHI	Northwestern	0	0	24
106	Chris Dishman G · Nebraska · 98 games	G	ARI	Nebraska	0	0	98
107	Pratt Lyons DE · Troy · 32 games	DE	TEN	Troy	0	0	32
108	Marcus Robinson WR · South Carolina · 107 games	WR	CHI	South Carolina	0	0	107
109	Raleigh Roundtree G · South Carolina St. · 72 games	G	SDG	South Carolina St.	0	0	72
110	Pat Barnes QB · California · 1 games	QB	KAN	California	0	0	1
111	Tremain Mack DB · Miami (FL) · 1 Pro Bowl · 44 games	DB	CIN	Miami (FL)	1	0	44
112	Ryan Tucker T · TCU · 134 games	T	STL	TCU	0	0	134
113	Antonio Banks DB · Virginia Tech · 24 games	DB	MIN	Virginia Tech	0	0	24
114	Seth Payne DT · Cornell · 121 games	DT	JAX	Cornell	0	0	121
115	Albert Connell WR · Texas A&M · 61 games	WR	WAS	Texas A&M	0	0	61
116	Keith Poole WR · Arizona St. · 54 games	WR	NOR	Arizona St.	0	0	54
117	Monty Montgomery DB · Houston · 59 games	DB	IND	Houston	0	0	59
118	Tyrus McCloud LB · Louisville · 23 games	LB	BAL	Louisville	0	0	23
119	Damien Robinson DB · Iowa · 83 games	DB	PHI	Iowa	0	0	83
120	Jamie Nails G · Florida A&M · 78 games	G	BUF	Florida A&M	0	0	78
121	Jerome Daniels G · Northeastern · 8 games	G	MIA	Northeastern	0	0	8
122	Tarek Saleh LB · Wisconsin · 59 games	LB	CAR	Wisconsin	0	0	59
123	Chad Levitt RB · Cornell · 10 games	RB	OAK	Cornell	0	0	10
124	Cory Gilliard DB · Ball St. · 1 games	DB	DEN	Ball St.	0	0	1
125	Ed Ellis T · Buffalo · 54 games	T	NWE	Buffalo	0	0	54
126	Jermaine Smith DT · Georgia · 19 games	DT	GNB	Georgia	0	0	19
127	Macey Brooks WR · James Madison · 25 games	WR	DAL	James Madison	0	0	25
128	Alshermond Singleton LB · Temple · 140 games	LB	TAM	Temple	0	0	140
129	Nicky Sualua RB · Ohio St. · 26 games	RB	DAL	Ohio St.	0	0	26
130	Matt Russell LB · Colorado · 14 games	LB	DET	Colorado	0	0	14

Round 5

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Games
131	Lamont Burns G · East Carolina · 4 games	G	NYJ	East Carolina	4
132	Jamel Williams DB · Nebraska · 35 games	DB	WAS	Nebraska	35
133	Marcus Wimberly DB · Miami (FL) · 6 games	DB	ATL	Miami (FL)	6
134	Jeff Mitchell C · Florida · 119 games	C	BAL	Florida	119
135	Pete Chryplewicz TE · Notre Dame · 37 games	TE	DET	Notre Dame	37
136	Sam Garnes DB · Cincinnati · 106 games	DB	NYG	Cincinnati	106
137	Patrick Hape TE · Alabama · 124 games	TE	TAM	Alabama	124
138	Kenny Bynum RB · South Carolina St. · 53 games	RB	SDG	South Carolina St.	53
139	Chad Carpenter WR · Washington St.	WR	ARI	Washington St.	—
140	Keith Thibodeaux DB · Northwestern St. (LA) · 54 games	DB	WAS	Northwestern St. (LA)	54
141	Van Hiles DB · Kentucky · 16 games	DB	CHI	Kentucky	16
142	Eric Stokes DB · Nebraska · 11 games	DB	SEA	Nebraska	11
143	George McCullough DB · Baylor · 40 games	DB	TEN	Baylor	40
144	Andre Purvis DT · North Carolina · 21 games	DT	CIN	North Carolina	21
145	Raymond Austin DB · Tennessee · 43 games	DB	NYJ	Tennessee	43
146	Paul Bradford DB · Portland St. · 15 games	DB	SDG	Portland St.	15
147	Damon Jones TE · Southern Illinois · 50 games	TE	JAX	Southern Illinois	50
148	Twan Russell LB · Miami (FL) · 78 games	LB	WAS	Miami (FL)	78
149	Barron Tanner DT · Oklahoma · 78 games	DT	MIA	Oklahoma	78
150	Nate Jacquet WR · San Diego St. · 55 games	WR	IND	San Diego St.	55
151	Tony Williams DT · Memphis · 101 games	DT	MIN	Memphis	101
152	N.D. Kalu DE · Rice · 136 games	DE	PHI	Rice	136
153	Sean Woodson DB · Jackson St.	DB	BUF	Jackson St.	—
154	George Jones RB · San Diego St. · 34 games	RB	PIT	San Diego St.	34
155	Luther Broughton TE · Furman · 62 games	TE	PHI	Furman	62
156	Carl Powell DE · Louisville · 81 games	DE	IND	Louisville	81
157	Nicholas Lopez DE · Texas Southern	DE	MIA	Texas Southern	—
158	Taje Allen DB · Texas · 79 games	DB	STL	Texas	79
159	Vernon Crawford LB · Florida St. · 41 games	LB	NWE	Florida St.	41
160	Anthony Hicks LB · Arkansas	LB	GNB	Arkansas	—
161	Duane Ashman DE · Virginia	DE	DET	Virginia	—
162	Brad Badger G · Stanford · 134 games	G	WAS	Stanford	134
163	June Henley RB · Kansas · 11 games	RB	KAN	Kansas	11

Round 6

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	Games
164	Tim Scharf LB · Northwestern	LB	NYJ	Northwestern	0	—
165	Nick Savoie TE · LSU · 1 games	TE	NOR	LSU	0	1
166	John Fiala LB · Washington · 75 games	LB	MIA	Washington	0	75
167	Steve Lee RB · Indiana	RB	BAL	Indiana	0	—
168	Tony Ramirez T · Northern Colorado · 30 games	T	DET	Northern Colorado	0	30
169	Al Harris DB · Texas A&M-Kingsville · 2 Pro Bowls · 194 games	DB	TAM	Texas A&M-Kingsville	2	194
170	Brian Manning WR · Stanford · 10 games	WR	MIA	Stanford	0	10
171	Mike Cherry QB · Murray St. · 2 games	QB	NYG	Murray St.	0	2
172	Calvin Branch DB · Colorado St. · 60 games	DB	OAK	Colorado St.	0	60
173	Mike Crawford LB · Nevada · 7 games	LB	MIA	Nevada	0	7
174	Itula Mili TE · BYU · 114 games	TE	SEA	BYU	0	114
175	Rod Brown RB · North Carolina St.	RB	ARI	North Carolina St.	0	—
176	Canute Curtis LB · West Virginia · 70 games	LB	CIN	West Virginia	0	70
177	Ed Perry TE · James Madison · 109 games	TE	MIA	James Madison	0	109
178	Daniel Palmer C · Air Force	C	SDG	Air Force	0	—
179	Muadianvita Kazadi LB · Tulsa · 12 games	LB	STL	Tulsa	0	12
180	Calvin Collins G · Texas A&M · 68 games	G	ATL	Texas A&M	0	68
181	Dennis Stallings LB · Illinois · 28 games	LB	TEN	Illinois	0	28
182	Scott Von der Ahe LB · Arizona St. · 9 games	LB	IND	Arizona St.	0	9
183	Robert Tate DB · Cincinnati · 116 games	DB	MIN	Cincinnati	0	116
184	Daimon Shelton FB · Sacramento St. · 133 games	FB	JAX	Sacramento St.	0	133
185	Marcus Spriggs T · Houston · 49 games	T	BUF	Houston	0	49
186	Daryl Porter DB · Boston Col. · 55 games	DB	PIT	Boston Col.	0	55
187	Lee Vaughn DB · Wyoming	DB	DAL	Wyoming	0	—
188	Tony McCombs LB · Eastern Kentucky · 26 games	LB	ARI	Eastern Kentucky	0	26
189	Matt Finkes DE · Ohio St. · 8 games	DE	CAR	Ohio St.	0	8
190	Antwuan Wyatt WR · Bethune-Cookman · 1 games	WR	PHI	Bethune-Cookman	0	1
191	Chuck Clements QB · Houston · 1 games	QB	NYJ	Houston	0	1
192	Tony Gaiter WR · Miami (FL) · 6 games	WR	NWE	Miami (FL)	0	6
193	Grady Jackson DT · Knoxville · 185 games	DT	OAK	Knoxville	0	185
194	Cornell Brown LB · Virginia Tech · 109 games	LB	BAL	Virginia Tech	0	109
195	Isaac Byrd WR · Kansas · 61 games	WR	KAN	Kansas	0	61
196	Shawn Swayda DE · Arizona St. · 35 games	DE	CHI	Arizona St.	0	35
197	Nigea Carter WR · Michigan St.	WR	TAM	Michigan St.	0	—
198	Ed Jasper DT · Texas A&M · 118 games	DT	PHI	Texas A&M	0	118
199	Rod Manuel DE · Oklahoma · 3 games	DE	PIT	Oklahoma	0	3
200	Richard Hogans LB · Memphis	LB	CHI	Memphis	0	—
201	Ricky Parker DB · San Diego St. · 12 games	DB	CHI	San Diego St.	0	12

Round 7

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Games
202	Steve Rosga DB · Colorado	DB	NYJ	Colorado	—
203	Hudhaifa Ismaeli DB · Northwestern	DB	MIA	Northwestern	—
204	Tony Graziani QB · Oregon · 18 games	QB	ATL	Oregon	18
205	Chris Ward DE · Kentucky · 5 games	DE	BAL	Kentucky	5
206	Terry Battle RB · Arizona St.	RB	DET	Arizona St.	—
207	Koy Detmer QB · Colorado · 103 games	QB	PHI	Colorado	103
208	Matt Keneley DT · USC · 7 games	DT	NYG	USC	7
209	Anthony DeGrate DT · S.F. Austin	DT	TAM	S.F. Austin	—
210	Mike Miano DT · Missouri State	DT	CHI	Missouri State	—
211	Carlos Jones DB · Miami (FL)	DB	SEA	Miami (FL)	—
212	Mark Smith DT · Auburn · 67 games	DT	ARI	Auburn	67
213	Chris Miller WR · USC	WR	GNB	USC	—
214	Nathan Parks T · Stanford · 2 games	T	KAN	Stanford	2
215	Cedric White DE · North Carolina A&T	DE	STL	North Carolina A&T	—
216	Armon Williams DB · Arizona · 6 games	DB	TEN	Arizona	6
217	William Carr DT · Michigan	DT	CIN	Michigan	—
218	Toran James LB · North Carolina A&T · 14 games	LB	SDG	North Carolina A&T	14
219	Clarence Thompson DB · Knoxville	DB	IND	Knoxville	—
220	Artie Ulmer LB · Valdosta St. · 90 games	LB	MIN	Valdosta St.	90
221	Jon Hesse LB · Nebraska · 5 games	LB	JAX	Nebraska	5
222	Chris Bayne DB · Fresno St. · 23 games	DB	ATL	Fresno St.	23
223	Mike Adams WR · Texas · 6 games	WR	PIT	Texas	6
224	Omar Stoutmire DB · Fresno St. · 136 games	DB	DAL	Fresno St.	136
225	Byron Capers DB · Florida St.	DB	PHI	Florida St.	—
226	Pat Fitzgerald TE · Texas	TE	BUF	Texas	—
227	DeAuntae Brown DB · Central State (OH) · 1 games	DB	PHI	Central State (OH)	1
228	Kris Mangum TE · Mississippi · 126 games	TE	CAR	Mississippi	126
229	Jason Ferguson DT · Georgia · 159 games	DT	NYJ	Georgia	159
230	Scott Rehberg G · Central Michigan · 79 games	G	NWE	Central Michigan	79
231	Jerald Sowell FB · Tulane · 148 games	FB	GNB	Tulane	148
232	Marcus Harris WR · Wyoming	WR	DET	Wyoming	—
233	Marvin Thomas DE · Memphis · 4 games	DE	CHI	Memphis	4
234	Wally Richardson QB · Penn St. · 1 games	QB	BAL	Penn St.	1
235	Matthew Hatchette WR · Langston · 65 games	WR	MIN	Langston	65
236	Ralph Staten DB · Alabama · 25 games	DB	BAL	Alabama	25
237	Tony Corbin QB · Sacramento St.	QB	SDG	Sacramento St.	—
238	Leland Taylor DT · Louisville · 1 games	DT	BAL	Louisville	1
239	Richard Jordan LB · Missouri Southern · 36 games	LB	DET	Missouri Southern	36
240	Ron McAda QB · Army	QB	GNB	Army	—

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