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1990 NFL draft

The 1990 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

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1990 NFL draft
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General information
DateApril 22–23, 1990
LocationNew York Marriott Marquis
in New York City, New York
NetworkESPN
Overview
332 total selections in 12 rounds
LeagueNational Football League
First selectionJeff George, QB
Indianapolis Colts
Mr. IrrelevantDemetrius Davis, TE
Los Angeles Raiders
Most selections (17)San Diego Chargers
Fewest selections (6)Dallas Cowboys
Hall of Famers
6

The 1990 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.12 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The Dallas Cowboys would have had the first overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year by virtue of their league-worst 1–15 record in 1989. However, the Cowboys forfeited their first-round pick by selecting quarterback Steve Walsh in the first round of the previous year's supplemental draft. The first pick instead went to the Atlanta Falcons, who traded it to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts then used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jeff George.

Player selections

Pro Bowler 3 Hall of Famer
* Compensatory selection
† Pro Bowler3
‡ Hall of Famer4
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. Includes nose tackle (NT)
  2. Includes middle linebacker (MLB/MIKE), weakside linebacker (WILL), strongside linebacker (SAM), off-ball linebacker, and outside linebacker (OLB)
  3. Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  4. Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  5. Includes kickoff and punt returners
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 0.5– Dallas Cowboys Selection forfeited during the 1989 supplemental draft.Forfeited picks 1
1 1 Indianapolis Colts Jeff George  QB Illinois
1 2 New York Jets Blair Thomas  RB Penn State
1 2.5– Phoenix Cardinals Selection forfeited during the 1989 supplemental draft.Forfeited picks 2
1 3 Seattle Seahawks Cortez Kennedy‡† DT Miami (FL)
1 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Keith McCants  LB Alabama
1 5 San Diego Chargers Junior Seau‡† LB USC
1 6 Chicago Bears Mark Carrier † S USC
1 7 Detroit Lions Andre Ware  QB Houston
1989 Heisman Trophy winner5
1 8 New England Patriots Chris Singleton  LB Arizona
from SeattleR1 – 3
1 9 Miami Dolphins Richmond Webb † T Texas A&M
1 10 New England Patriots Ray Agnew  DE NC State
from Indianapolis via SeattleR1 – 4
1 11 Los Angeles Raiders Anthony Smith  DE Arizona
1 12 Cincinnati Bengals James Francis  LB Baylor
1 13 Kansas City Chiefs Percy Snow  LB Michigan State
1 14 New Orleans Saints Renaldo Turnbull † LB West Virginia
1 15 Houston Oilers Lamar Lathon † LB Houston
1 16 Buffalo Bills James Williams  CB Fresno State
1 17 Dallas Cowboys Emmitt Smith‡† RB Florida
1 18 Green Bay Packers Tony Bennett  LB Ole Miss
1 19 Green Bay Packers Darrell Thompson  RB Minnesota
1 20 Atlanta Falcons Steve Broussard  RB Washington State
1 21 Pittsburgh Steelers Eric Green  TE Liberty
from Minnesota via DallasR1 – 8
1 22 Philadelphia Eagles Ben Smith  CB Georgia
1 23 Los Angeles Rams Bern Brostek  C Washington
1 24 New York Giants Rodney Hampton † RB Georgia
1 24.5– Denver Broncos Selection forfeited during the 1989 supplemental draft.Forfeited picks 3
1 25 San Francisco 49ers Dexter Carter  RB Florida State
2 26 Dallas Cowboys Alexander Wright  WR Auburn
2 27 Atlanta Falcons Darion Conner  LB Jackson State
2 28 New York Jets Reggie Rembert  WR West Virginia
2 29 Seattle Seahawks Terry Wooden  LB Syracuse
from New EnglandR2 – 1
2 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Reggie Cobb  RB Tennessee
2 31 Phoenix Cardinals Anthony Thompson  RB Indiana
2 32 Chicago Bears Fred Washington  DT TCU
2 33 Chicago Bears Ron Cox  LB Fresno State
2 34 Seattle Seahawks Robert Blackmon  S Baylor
2 35 Detroit Lions Dan Owens  DE USC
2 36 Indianapolis Colts Anthony Johnson  RB Notre Dame
2 37 Los Angeles Raiders Aaron Wallace  LB Texas A&M
2 38 Cincinnati Bengals Harold Green † RB South Carolina
2 39 Miami Dolphins Keith Sims † G Iowa State
2 40 Kansas City Chiefs Tim Grunhard † C Notre Dame
2 41 Houston Oilers Jeff Alm  DT Notre Dame
2 42 Buffalo Bills Carwell Gardner  RB Louisville
2 43 Pittsburgh Steelers Kenny Davidson  DE LSU
2 44 New Orleans Saints Vince Buck  CB Central State
2 45 Cleveland Browns Leroy Hoard † RB Michigan
2 46 Washington Redskins Andre Collins  LB Penn State
2 47 San Francisco 49ers Dennis Brown  DE Washington
from Minnesota via DallasR2 – 3
2 48 Green Bay Packers LeRoy Butler‡† S Florida State
2 49 Los Angeles Rams Pat Terrell  S Notre Dame
2 50 Philadelphia Eagles Mike Bellamy  WR Illinois
2 51 New York Giants Mike Fox  DE West Virginia
2 52 Denver Broncos Alton Montgomery  S Houston
2 53 San Francisco 49ers Eric Davis † CB Jacksonville State
3 54 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones  TE Texas A&M
3 55 Atlanta Falcons Oliver Barnett  DE Kentucky
3 56 New York Jets Tony Stargell  CB Tennessee State
3 57 San Diego Chargers Jeff Mills  LB Nebraska
3 58 Phoenix Cardinals Ricky Proehl  WR Wake Forest
3 59 New England Patriots Tommy Hodson  QB LSU
3 60 San Diego Chargers Leo Goeas  G Hawaii
3 61 Chicago Bears Tim Ryan  DT USC
3 62 Detroit Lions Marc Spindler  DE Pittsburgh
3 63 Chicago Bears Peter Tom Willis  QB Florida State
3 64 Dallas Cowboys Jimmie Jones  DT Miami (FL)
from Seattle via New EnglandR3 – 4
3 65 Cincinnati Bengals Bernard Clark  LB Miami (FL)
3 66 Miami Dolphins Alfred Oglesby  DT Houston
3 67 San Diego Chargers Walter Wilson  WR East Carolina
3 68 San Francisco 49ers Ron Lewis  WR Florida State
from Kansas City via DallasR3 – 6
3 69 Buffalo Bills Glenn Parker  G Arizona
3 70 Pittsburgh Steelers Neil O'Donnell † QB Maryland
3 71 New Orleans Saints Joel Smeenge  DE Western Michigan
3 72 Houston Oilers Willis Peguese  DE Miami (FL)
3 73 Cleveland Browns Anthony Pleasant  DE Tennessee State
3 74 Minnesota Vikings Marion Hobby  DE Tennessee
3 75 Green Bay Packers Bobby Houston  LB NC State
3 76 Washington Redskins Mohammed Elewonibi  T BYU
3 77 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Barnett † WR Arkansas State
3 78 Los Angeles Rams Latin Berry  CB Oregon
3 79 New York Giants Greg Mark  LB Miami (FL)
3 80 New England Patriots Greg McMurtry  WR Michigan
from Denver via DallasR3 – 7
3 81 Pittsburgh Steelers Craig Veasey  DT Houston
from San Francisco via DallasR3 – 8
4 82 Denver Broncos Jeroy Robinson  LB Texas A&M
4 83 Indianapolis Colts Stacey Simmons  WR Florida
4 84 New York Jets Troy Taylor  QB California
4 85 Phoenix Cardinals Davis, TravisTravis Davis  DT Michigan State
4 86 Washington Redskins Cary Conklin  QB Washington
4 87 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jess Anderson  TE Mississippi State
4 88 Chicago Bears Tony Moss  WR LSU
4 89 Seattle Seahawks Chris Warren † RB Ferrum
4 90 Detroit Lions Hinckley, RobRob Hinckley  LB Stanford
4 91 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Brennan  G Notre Dame
4 92 San Francisco 49ers Dean Caliguire  C Pittsburgh
4 93 Miami Dolphins Scott Mitchell  QB Utah
4 94 Indianapolis Colts Bill Schultz  G USC
4 95 Los Angeles Raiders Torin Dorn  CB North Carolina
4 96 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Jones  WR Grambling State
4 97 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Calloway  WR Michigan
4 98 New Orleans Saints DeMond Winston  LB Vanderbilt
4 99 Houston Oilers Eric Still  G Tennessee
4 100 Buffalo Bills Eddie Fuller  RB LSU
4 101 Cleveland Browns Harlon Barnett  S Michigan State
4 102 Green Bay Packers Jackie Harris † TE Northeast Louisiana
4 103 Indianapolis Colts Alan Grant  CB Stanford
4 104 Minnesota Vikings Alonzo Hampton  CB Pittsburgh
4 105 Detroit Lions Chris Oldham  S Oregon
4 106 Indianapolis Colts Rick Cunningham  G Texas A&M
4 107 New York Giants David Whitmore  S Stephen F. Austin
4 108 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tony Mayberry † C Wake Forest
4 109 Washington Redskins Labbe, RicoRico Labbe  CB Boston College
5 110 New England Patriots Junior Robinson  CB East Carolina
5 111 Denver Broncos Jeff Davidson  G Ohio State
5 112 New York Jets Tony Savage  DT Washington State
5 113 New England Patriots Jon Melander  G Minnesota
5 114 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ian Beckles  G Indiana
5 115 Phoenix Cardinals Larry Centers † FB Stephen F. Austin
5 116 Minnesota Vikings Reggie Thornton  WR Bowling Green
5 117 Chicago Bears Pat Chaffey  RB Oregon State
5 118 Detroit Lions Jeff Campbell  WR Colorado
5 119 Seattle Seahawks Eric Hayes  DT Florida State
5 120 New England Patriots Gary, JamesJames Gary  RB Texas Tech
5 121 Atlanta Falcons Reggie Redding  T Cal State Fullerton
5 122 Cincinnati Bengals Lynn James  WR Arizona State
5 123 Los Angeles Raiders Stan Smagala  DB Notre Dame
5 124 Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Graham  T Appalachian State
5 125 New Orleans Saints Charles Arbuckle  TE UCLA
5 126 Houston Oilers Richard Newbill  LB Miami (FL)
5 127 Kansas City Chiefs Hackemack, KenKen Hackemack  T Texas
5 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Barry Foster † RB Arkansas
5 129 Cleveland Browns Rob Burnett † DE Syracuse
5 130 Washington Redskins Brian Mitchell † RB Northeast Louisiana
5 131 Minnesota Vikings Cedric Smith  RB Florida
5 132 Green Bay Packers Charles Wilson  WR Memphis
5 133 Philadelphia Eagles Calvin Williams  WR Purdue
5 134 New York Jets McWright, RobertRobert McWright  DB TCU
5 135 New York Giants Craig Kupp  QB Pacific Lutheran
5 136 Denver Broncos Le-Lo Lang  CB Washington
5 137 Miami Dolphins Leroy Holt  FB USC
6 138 San Diego Chargers John Friesz  QB Idaho
6 139 Atlanta Falcons Mike Pringle  RB Cal State Fullerton
6 140 New York Jets Terance Mathis † WR New Mexico
6 141 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Derrick Douglas  RB Louisiana Tech
6 142 Phoenix Cardinals Shavers, TyroneTyrone Shavers  WR Lamar
6 143 San Diego Chargers Frank Cornish  C UCLA
6 144 Chicago Bears John Mangum  CB Alabama
6 145 San Diego Chargers David Pool  CB Carson–Newman
6 146 Seattle Seahawks Ned Bolcar  LB Notre Dame
6 147 Detroit Lions Maurice Henry  LB Kansas State
6 148 Indianapolis Colts Tony Walker  LB Southeast Missouri State
6 149 Los Angeles Raiders Marcus Wilson  RB Virginia
6 150 Cincinnati Bengals Don Odegard  CB UNLV
6 151 Miami Dolphins Sean Vanhorse  CB Howard
6 152 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Sims  DT Pittsburgh
6 153 Houston Oilers Tony Jones  WR Texas
6 154 Buffalo Bills John Nies  P Arizona
6 155 Pittsburgh Steelers Heard, RonaldRonald Heard  WR Bowling Green
6 156 New Orleans Saints Mike Buck  QB Maine
6 157 Cleveland Browns Randy Hilliard  CB Northwestern State
6 158 New Orleans Saints James Williams  LB Mississippi State
6 159 Green Bay Packers Bryce Paup † LB Northern Iowa
6 160 Washington Redskins Kent Wells  DT Nebraska
6 161 Los Angeles Rams Tim Stallworth  WR Washington State
6 162 Philadelphia Eagles Thompson, KevinKevin Thompson  DB Oklahoma
6 163 San Diego Chargers Derrick Walker  TE Michigan
6 164 Denver Broncos Ronnie Haliburton  LB LSU
6 165 San Francisco 49ers Frank Pollack  T Northern Arizona
7 166 Buffalo Bills Griffith, BrentBrent Griffith  G Minnesota Duluth
7 167 New York Jets Dwayne White  G Alcorn State
7 168 New York Jets Proctor, BasilBasil Proctor  LB West Virginia
7 169 Phoenix Cardinals Johnny Johnson † RB San Jose State
7 170 Buffalo Bills Collins, BrentBrent Collins  LB Carson–Newman
7 171 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donnie Gardner  DE Kentucky
7 172 San Diego Chargers Jeff Novak  G Southwest Texas State
7 173 Los Angeles Raiders Garry Lewis  CB Alcorn State
7 174 Detroit Lions Tracy Hayworth  LB Tennessee
7 175 Seattle Seahawks Bob Kula  T Michigan State
7 176 Chicago Bears Anderson, BillBill Anderson  C Iowa
7 177 Cincinnati Bengals Craig Ogletree  LB Auburn
7 178 Cleveland Browns Scott Galbraith  TE USC
7 179 Indianapolis Colts Singletary, JamesJames Singletary  LB East Carolina
7 180 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Szott † G Penn State
7 181 Buffalo Bills DeRiggi, FredFred DeRiggi  DT Syracuse
7 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Grayson  LB Washington State
7 183 New Orleans Saints Hough, ScottScott Hough  G Maine
7 184 Houston Oilers Murray, AndyAndy Murray  RB Kentucky
7 185 San Diego Chargers Joe Staysniak  G Ohio State
7 186 Green Bay Packers Lester Archambeau  DE Stanford
7 187 San Diego Chargers Nate Lewis  WR Oregon Tech
7 188 Minnesota Vikings Levelis, JohnJohn Levelis  LB C.W. Post
7 189 Philadelphia Eagles Strouf, TerryTerry Strouf  T Wisconsin–La Crosse
7 190 Los Angeles Rams Elmore, KentKent Elmore  P Tennessee
7 191 New York Giants Emanuel, AaronAaron Emanuel  RB USC
7 192 Denver Broncos Shannon Sharpe‡† TE Savannah State
7 193 San Diego Chargers Collins, KeithKeith Collins  DB Appalachian State
8 194 Detroit Lions Willie Green  WR Mississippi
from DallasR8 – 1
8 195 Atlanta Falcons Tory Epps  DT Memphis State
8 196 New York Jets Roger Duffy  C Penn State
8 197 Los Angeles Raiders Arthur Jimerson  DE Norfolk State
from New England via DallasR8 – 2
8 198 Los Angeles Rams Savage, RayRay Savage  LB Virginia
from Tampa BayR8 – 3
8 199 Phoenix Cardinals Mickey Washington  CB Texas A&M
8 200 Chicago Bears James Rouse  RB Arkansas
8 201 San Diego Chargers Flannigan, J. J.J. J. Flannigan  RB Colorado
8 202 Seattle Seahawks Bill Hitchcock  G Purdue
8 203 Detroit Lions Roman Fortin  C San Diego State
8 204 Cincinnati Bengals Doug Wellsandt  TE Washington State
8 205 Miami Dolphins Woods, ThomasThomas Woods  WR Tennessee
8 206 Indianapolis Colts Ken Clark  RB Nebraska
8 207 New Orleans Saints Gerry Gdowski  QB Nebraska
from LA RaidersR8 – 4
8 208 Buffalo Bills Marvcus Patton  LB UCLA
from Kansas CityR8 – 5
8 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Karl Dunbar  DE Louisiana State
8 210 New Orleans Saints Carr, DerrickDerrick Carr  DE Bowling Green
8 211 Houston Oilers Tucker, BrettBrett Tucker  DB NIU
8 211.5– Buffalo Bills Selection forfeited during the 1989 supplemental draft.Forfeited picks 4
8 212 Cleveland Browns Jock Jones  LB Virginia Tech
8 213 Indianapolis Colts Wilson, HarveyHarvey Wilson  DB Southern U.
from WashingtonR8 – 6
8 214 Minnesota Vikings Schlichting, CraigCraig Schlichting  DE Wyoming
8 215 Green Bay Packers Roger Brown  CB Virginia Tech
8 216 Los Angeles Rams Elbert Crawford  G Arkansas
8 217 Philadelphia Eagles Dykes, CurtCurt Dykes  T Oregon
8 218 New York Giants Voorhees, BarryBarry Voorhees  T Cal State Northridge
8 219 Denver Broncos Brad Leggett  C USC
8 220 San Francisco 49ers Pickens, DwightDwight Pickens  WR Fresno State
9 221 Dallas Cowboys Kenneth Gant  DB Albany State
9 222 Atlanta Falcons Jordan, DarrellDarrell Jordan  LB Northern Arizona
9 223 New York Jets Dale Dawkins  WR Miami (FL)
9 224 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cook, TerryTerry Cook  DE Fresno State
9 225 Phoenix Cardinals David Bavaro  LB Syracuse
9 226 New England Patriots Shawn Bouwens  G Nebraska Wesleyan
9 227 San Diego Chargers Goetz, ChrisChris Goetz  G Pittsburgh
9 228 Chicago Bears Johnny Bailey † RB Texas A&M–Kingsville
9 229 Detroit Lions Jack Linn  T West Virginia
9 230 Los Angeles Raiders Perry, LeonLeon Perry  RB Oklahoma
from Seattle via DallasR9 – 1
9 231 Miami Dolphins Ross, PhilPhil Ross  TE Oregon State
9 232 Indianapolis Colts Darvell Huffman  WR Boston University
9 233 New Orleans Saints Graves, BroderickBroderick Graves  RB Winston-Salem
from LA RaidersR9 – 2
9 234 Cincinnati Bengals Mitchell Price  CB Tulane
9 235 Kansas City Chiefs Owens, MichaelMichael Owens  RB Syracuse
9 236 New Orleans Saints Brockman, LonnieLonnie Brockman  LB West Virginia
9 237 Houston Oilers Pat Coleman  WR Ole Miss
9 238 Buffalo Bills Clarkston Hines  WR Duke
9 239 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Jones  S Texas A&M
9 240 Cleveland Browns Rowell, EugeneEugene Rowell  WR Southern Miss
9 241 Minnesota Vikings Terry Allen † RB Clemson
9 242 Green Bay Packers Kirk Baumgartner  QB Wisconsin–Stevens Point
9 243 Washington Redskins Moxley, TimTim Moxley  G Ohio State
9 244 Philadelphia Eagles Cecil Gray  T North Carolina
9 245 Los Angeles Rams Tony Lomack  WR Florida
9 246 New York Giants James, ClintClint James  DE LSU
9 247 Denver Broncos Todd Ellis  QB South Carolina
9 248 San Francisco 49ers Odell Haggins  DT Florida State
10 249 Minnesota Vikings Pat Newman  WR Utah State
from DallasR10 – 1
10 250 Atlanta Falcons Salum, DonnieDonnie Salum  LB Arizona
10 251 New York Jets Brad Quast  LB Iowa
10 252 Phoenix Cardinals Elle, DaveDave Elle  TE South Dakota
10 253 New England Patriots Landry, AnthonyAnthony Landry  RB Stephen F. Austin
10 254 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Busch  TE Iowa State
10 255 Chicago Bears Price, TerryTerry Price  DE Texas A&M
10 256 San Diego Chargers Berry, KennyKenny Berry  DB Miami (FL)
10 257 Seattle Seahawks Morris, RobertRobert Morris  DE Valdosta State
10 258 Detroit Lions Miller, BillBill Miller  WR Illinois State
10 259 Denver Broncos Jim Szymanski  DE Michigan State
from Indianapolis via Dallas and LA RaidersR10 – 2
10 260 New Orleans Saints Cooper, GaryGary Cooper  WR Clemson
from LA RaidersR10 – 3
10 261 Cincinnati Bengals Crigler, EricEric Crigler  T Murray State
10 262 Washington Redskins Francisco, D'JuanD'Juan Francisco  DB Notre Dame
from MiamiR10 – 4
10 263 Kansas City Chiefs Hudson, CraigCraig Hudson  TE Wisconsin
10 264 Houston Oilers Dee Thomas  DB Nicholls State
10 265 Buffalo Bills Mike Lodish  DT UCLA
10 266 Pittsburgh Steelers Eddie Miles  LB Minnesota
10 267 New Orleans Saints Ernest Spears  DB USC
10 268 Cleveland Browns Wallace, MichaelMichael Wallace  DB Jackson State
10 269 Green Bay Packers Martin, JeromeJerome Martin  DB Western Kentucky
10 270 Washington Redskins Thomas Rayam  G Alabama
10 271 Minnesota Vikings Donald Smith  DB Liberty
10 272 Los Angeles Rams Bates, SteveSteve Bates  DE James Madison
10 273 Philadelphia Eagles Adams, OrlandoOrlando Adams  DT Jacksonville State
10 274 New York Giants Moore, OtisOtis Moore  DT Clemson
10 275 Denver Broncos Thompson, AnthonyAnthony Thompson  LB East Carolina
10 276 San Francisco 49ers Martin Harrison  DE Washington
11 277 Dallas Cowboys Dave Harper  LB Humboldt State
11 278 Atlanta Falcons Ellison, ChrisChris Ellison  DB Houston
11 279 New York Jets Kelson, DerrickDerrick Kelson  DB Purdue
11 280 New England Patriots Sean Smith  DE Georgia Tech
11 281 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Terry Anthony  WR Florida State
11 282 Phoenix Cardinals Norman, DempseyDempsey Norman  WR St. Francis (IL)
11 283 San Diego Chargers Tommie Stowers  TE Missouri
11 284 Chicago Bears White, BrentBrent White  DE Michigan
11 285 Detroit Lions Warnsley, ReginaldReginald Warnsley  RB Southern Miss
11 286 Seattle Seahawks Reed, DarylDaryl Reed  DB Oregon
11 287 New Orleans Saints Webbie Burnett  DT Western Kentucky
from LA RaidersR11 – 1
11 288 Cincinnati Bengals O'Connor, TimTim O'Connor  T Virginia
11 289 San Francisco 49ers Anthony Shelton  S Tennessee State
from MiamiR11 – 2
11 290 Indianapolis Colts Smith, CarnelCarnel Smith  DE Pittsburgh
11 291 Kansas City Chiefs Thompson, ErnestErnest Thompson  RB Georgia Southern
11 292 Buffalo Bills Al Edwards  WR Northwestern State
11 293 Pittsburgh Steelers Justin Strzelczyk  G Maine
11 294 Philadelphia Eagles John Hudson  G Auburn
from New OrleansR11 – 3
11 295 Houston Oilers Joey Banes  T Houston
11 296 Cleveland Browns Clemente Gordon  QB Grambling State
11 297 Washington Redskins Leverenz, JonJon Leverenz  LB Minnesota
11 298 Chicago Bears Matusz, RomanRoman Matusz  T Pittsburgh
from Minnesota via LA RaidersR11 – 4
11 299 Green Bay Packers Jackson, HarryHarry Jackson  RB St. Cloud State
11 300 Philadelphia Eagles Watson, TyroneTyrone Watson  WR Tennessee State
11 301 Los Angeles Rams Bill Goldberg  DE Georgia
11 302 New York Giants Downing, TimTim Downing  DE Washington State
11 303 Los Angeles Raiders Lewis, RonRon Lewis  WR Jackson State
from DenverR11 – 5
11 304 Los Angeles Raiders Jones, MyronMyron Jones  RB Fresno State
from San Francisco via DallasR11 – 6
12 304.5– Dallas Cowboys Selection forfeited during the 1989 supplemental draft.Forfeited picks 5
12 305 Atlanta Falcons Shawn McCarthy  P Purdue
12 306 New York Jets Darrell Davis  DE TCU
12 307 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Todd Hammel  QB Stephen F. Austin
12 308 Phoenix Cardinals Riley, DonnieDonnie Riley  RB Central Michigan
12 309 New England Patriots Donelson, VentsonVentson Donelson  DB Michigan State
12 310 Chicago Bears Cooney, AnthonyAnthony Cooney  DB Arkansas
12 311 Indianapolis Colts Benhart, GeneGene Benhart  QB Western Illinois
from San DiegoR12 – 1
12 312 Seattle Seahawks Gromos, JohnJohn Gromos  QB Vanderbilt
12 313 Detroit Lions Robert Claiborne  WR San Diego State
12 314 Cincinnati Bengals Riley, AndreAndre Riley  WR Washington
12 315 Miami Dolphins Bobby Harden  S Miami (FL)
12 316 Indianapolis Colts Brown, DeanDean Brown  G Notre Dame
12 317 Los Angeles Raiders Major Harris  QB West Virginia
12 318 Kansas City Chiefs Jeffery, TonyTony Jeffery  WR San Jose State
12 319 Pittsburgh Steelers Richard Bell  RB Nebraska
12 320 New Orleans Saints Chris Port  G Duke
12 321 Houston Oilers Reggie Slack  QB Auburn
12 322 New England Patriots Rose, BlaineBlaine Rose  G Maryland
from BuffaloR12 – 2
12 323 Cleveland Browns Simien, KerryKerry Simien  WR Texas A&M–Kingsville
12 324 Minnesota Vikings Ron Goetz  LB Minnesota
12 325 Green Bay Packers Maggio, KirkKirk Maggio  P UCLA
12 326 San Diego Chargers Searcy, ElliottElliott Searcy  WR Southern
from WashingtonR12 – 3
12 327 Philadelphia Eagles Judd Garrett  RB Princeton
12 328 Los Angeles Rams David Lang  RB Northern Arizona
12 329 New York Giants Matt Stover † K Louisiana Tech
12 330 Phoenix Cardinals McMichel, KenKen McMichel  DB Oklahoma
from DenverR12 – 4
12 331 Los Angeles Rams Davis, DemetriusDemetrius Davis  TE Nevada
from San FranciscoR12 – 5

Supplemental draft

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 — New York Jets Rob Moore † WR Syracuse
9 — Phoenix Cardinals Willie Williams  TE LSU

Notable undrafted players

† Pro Bowler3 ‡ Hall of Famer4
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Atlanta Falcons Eric Bergeson  DB BYU
Chicago Bears Glenell Sanders  LB Louisiana Tech
Cincinnati Bengals Craig Patterson  DE BYU
Cincinnati Bengals Kirk Scrafford  G Montana
Dallas Cowboys Ken Willis  K Kentucky
Denver Broncos Blake Ezor  RB Michigan State
Denver Broncos Vernon Turner  RB/WR Carson–Newman
Detroit Lions Mike Farr  WR UCLA
Indianapolis Colts Tony Siragusa  DT Pittsburgh
Indianapolis Colts Mike Teeter  DT Michigan
Indianapolis Colts Matt Vanderbeek  LB Michigan State
Kansas City Chiefs Willie Davis  WR Central Arkansas
Los Angeles Raiders Rich Bartlewski  TE Fresno State
Los Angeles Rams Derrick Faison  WR Howard
Los Angeles Rams Jim Price  TE Stanford
Miami Dolphins John Jurkovic  DT Eastern Illinois
Minnesota Vikings Dirk Borgognone  K Pacific
Minnesota Vikings Pat Eilers  S Notre Dame
Minnesota Vikings John Randle‡ DT Texas A&I
New England Patriots Tim Hauck  S Montana
New England Patriots Don Overton  RB Fairmont State
New Orleans Saints Richard Cooper  T Tennessee
New York Giants Bobby Abrams  LB Michigan
New York Giants Troy Kyles  WR Howard
Philadelphia Eagles Otis Smith  CB Missouri
Philadelphia Eagles Adam Walker  RB Pittsburgh
Phoenix Cardinals Amod Field  WR Montclair State
Phoenix Cardinals Eldonta Osborne  LB Louisiana Tech
Pittsburgh Steelers Kimble Anders † FB Houston
San Francisco 49ers Ricky Siglar  T San Jose State
Seattle Seahawks Derek Loville  RB Oregon
Seattle Seahawks Terry Obee  WR Oregon
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Christie  K William & Mary

Hall of Famers

  • Emmitt Smith, running back from University of Florida taken 1st round, 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 20107
  • John Randle, defensive tackle from Texas A&M-Kingsville University, Undrafted.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 20107
  • Shannon Sharpe, tight end from Savannah State University, taken 7th round, 192nd overall by the Denver Broncos.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011
  • Cortez Kennedy, defensive tackle from University of Miami, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012
  • Junior Seau, linebacker from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015 (posthumous)
  • LeRoy Butler, safety from Florida State University, taken 2nd round, 48th overall by the Green Bay Packers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1990 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round 1

  1. No. 1: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). Atlanta traded first- and fourth-round selections (1st and 83rd overall) and a conditional 1991 selection to Indianapolis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (121st overall), a 1991 first-round selection, OT Chris Hinton and WR Andre Rison.
  2. No. 3: New England → Seattle (D). New England traded first- and second-round selections (3rd and 29th overall) to Seattle in exchange for two first-round selections and a third-round selection (8th, 10th and 64th overall) and a 1991 fourth-round selection.
  3. No. 8: Seattle → New England (D). See Round 1: New England → Seattle.
  4. No. 10: Indianapolis → Seattle → New England. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Seattle (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (10th overall) and a 1989 first-round selection to Seattle in exchange for LB Fredd Young.
           Seattle → New England (D). See Round 1: New England → Seattle.
  5. No. 17: Pittsburgh → Dallas (D). Pittsburgh traded a first-round selection (17th overall) to Dallas in exchange for first- and third-round selections (21st and 81st overall).
  6. No. 18: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded a first-round selection (18th overall), 1989 third- and fifth-round selections, and RB Herman Fontenot to Green Bay in exchange for 1989 second- and fifth-round selections.
  7. No. 20: Washington → Atlanta (PD). Washington traded a first-round selection (20th overall) and a 1989 second-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for a fifth-round selection (111th overall) and RB Gerald Riggs.
  8. No. 21: Minnesota → Dallas → Pittsburgh Multiple trades:
           Minnesota → Dallas (PD). Minnesota traded first-, second- and sixth-round selections (21st, 47th and 158th overall), 1991 first- and second-round selections, 1992 first-, second- and third-round selections, LB Jesse Solomon, LB David Howard, CB Issiac Holt and DE Alex Stewart to Dallas in exchange for third-, fifth- and tenth-round selections (54th, 116th and 249th overall), 1991 third-round selection and RB Herschel Walker.
           Dallas → Pittsburgh (D). See Round 1: Pittsburgh → Dallas.

Round 2

  1. No. 29: New England → Seattle (D). See Round 1: New England → Seattle.
  2. No. 33: San Diego → Chicago (PD). San Diego traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to Chicago in exchange for QB Jim McMahon.
  3. No. 47: Minnesota → Dallas → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
           Minnesota → Dallas (PD). See Round 1: Minnesota → Dallas.
           Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas traded second- and third-round selections (47th and 68th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for third- and eleventh-round selections (81st and 304th overall), RB Terrence Flagler and DE Danny Stubbs.

Round 3

  1. No. 54: Dallas → Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: Minnesota → Dallas.
  2. No. 57: Tampa Bay → San Diego (PD). Tampa Bay traded a third-round selection (57th overall) and a 1991 second-round selection to San Diego in exchange for RB Gary Anderson.
  3. No. 63: LA Raiders → Chicago (PD). The LA Raiders traded a third-round selection (63rd overall) and a 1989 first-round selection to Chicago in exchange for WR Willie Gault.
  4. No. 64: Seattle → New England → Dallas. Multiple trades:
           Seattle → New England (D). See Round 1: New England → Seattle.
           New England → Dallas (D). New England traded third-, sixth- and eighth-round selections (64th, 143rd and 197th overall) to Dallas in exchange for third-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (80th, 120th and 166th overall).
  5. No. 67: Indianapolis → San Diego (PD). Indianapolis traded a third-round selection (67th overall) to San Diego in exchange for LB Chip Banks.
  6. No. 68: Kansas City → Dallas → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded a third-round selection (68th overall) and a conditional 1991 fourth-round selection to Dallas in exchange for QB Steve Pelluer.
           Dallas → San Francisco (PD). See Round 2: Dallas → San Francisco.
  7. No. 80: Denver → Dallas → New England. Multiple trades:
           Denver → Dallas (PD). Denver traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a fourth-round selection (82nd overall) and DT Kevin Brooks.
           Dallas → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Dallas.
  8. No. 81: San Francisco → Dallas → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Dallas (D). See Round 3: Dallas → San Francisco.
           Dallas → Pittsburgh (D). See Round 1: Pittsburgh → Dallas.

Round 4

  1. No. 82: Dallas → Denver (PD). See Round 3: Denver → Dallas.
  2. No. 83: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). See Round 1: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
  3. No. 86: New England → Washington (D). New England traded a fourth-round selection (86th overall) to Washington in exchange for two fifth-round selections (110th and 111th overall).
  4. No. 92: Multiple trades:
           San Diego → LA Raiders (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (92nd overall), and 1989 third- and fourth-round selections to the LA Raiders in exchange for RB Napoleon McCallum.
           LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). The LA Raiders traded a fourth-round selection (92nd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (109th and 137th overall).
  5. No. 103: Washington → Indianapolis (PD). Washington traded fourth- and eighth-round selections (103rd and 213th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a 1989 fifth-round selection.
  6. No. 105: LA Rams → Detroit (PD). The LA Rams traded a fourth-round selection (105th overall) to Detroit in exchange for TE Pat Carter.
  7. No. 106: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (106th overall) and a 1989 first-round selection to Indianapolis in exchange for G Ron Solt.
  8. No. 108: Denver → Tampa Bay (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (108th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DE Ron Holmes.
  9. No. 109: San Francisco → LA Raiders → Washington. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
           LA Raiders → Washington (D). Unknown terms.6

Round 5

  1. No. 110: Dallas → Washington → New England. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → Washington (PD). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (110th overall) to Washington in exchange for DT Dean Hamel.
           Washington → New England (D). See Round 4: New England → Washington.
  2. No. 111: Atlanta → Washington → New England → Denver. Multiple trades:
           Atlanta → Washington (PD). See Round 1: Washington → Atlanta.
           Washington → New England (D). See Round 4: New England → Washington.
           New England → Denver (D). New England traded a fifth-round selection (111th overall) to Denver in exchange for a 1991 fourth-round selection.
  3. No. 116: San Diego → Dallas → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded a fifth-round selection (116th overall) to Dallas in exchange for RB Darrin Nelson.
           Dallas → Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: Minnesota → Dallas.
  4. No. 120: Miami → Dallas → New England. Multiple trades:
           Miami → Dallas (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection (120th overall) to Dallas in exchange for QB Scott Secules.
           Dallas → New England (PD). See Round 3: New England → Dallas.
  5. No. 121: Indianapolis → Atlanta (D). See Round 1: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
  6. No. 127: Buffalo → Kansas City (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (127th overall) and a 1989 eighth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for an eighth-round selection (208th overall) and DE Art Still.
  7. No. 134: LA Rams → NY Jets (D). The LA Rams traded a fifth-round selection (134th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for CB Bobby Humphery.
  8. No. 137: San Francisco → LA Raiders → Washington → Miami. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
           LA Raiders → Washington (D). Unknown terms.6
           Washington → Miami Washington traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Miami in exchange for a tenth-round selection (262nd overall) and a 1991 fourth-round selection.
  9. No. 143: New England → Dallas → San Diego. Multiple trades:
           New England → Dallas (D). See Round 3: Dallas → San Diego.
           Dallas → San Diego (D). See Round 6: New England → Dallas.

Round 6

  1. No. 138: Dallas → San Diego (D). Dallas traded three sixth-round selections (138th, 143rd and 163rd overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1991 third-round selection.
  2. No. 158: Minnesota → Dallas → LA Raiders → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
           Minnesota → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Minnesota → Dallas.
           Dallas → LA Raiders (D). Dallas traded sixth-, eighth-, ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (158th, 197th, 230rd, 259th and 304th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for the rights to S Stan Smagala, whom the Raiders had drafted in the fifth round.
           LA Raiders → New Orleans (D) The LA Raiders traded sixth-, eighth-, ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (158th, 207th, 233rd, 260th and 287th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a 1991 fourth-round selection.
  3. No. 163: NY Giants → Dallas → San Diego. Multiple trades:
           NY Giants → Dallas (PD). The NY Giants traded a sixth-round selection (163rd overall) to Dallas in exchange for LB Steve DeOssie.
           Dallas → San Diego (D). See Round 6: Dallas → San Diego.

Round 7

  1. No. 166: Dallas → New England → Buffalo. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Dallas.
           New England → Buffalo (D). New England traded two seventh-round selections (166th and 170th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for the Bills' twelfth-round selection (322nd overall) and a 1991 fourth-round selection.
  2. No. 167: Atlanta → NY Jets (PD). Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection (167th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for C Guy Bingham.
  3. No. 170: New England → Buffalo (D). See Round 7: New England → Buffalo.
  4. No. 173: Chicago → LA Raiders (D). Chicago traded a seventh-round selection (173rd overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for seventh- and eleventh-round selections (176th and 298th overall).
  5. No. 176: LA Raiders → Chicago (D). See Round 7: Chicago → LA Raiders.
  6. No. 178: Miami → Cleveland (D). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (178th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 1991 fifth-round selection.
  7. No. 185: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection (185th overall) to San Diego in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
  8. No. 187: Washington → San Diego (PD). Washington traded a seventh-round selection (187th overall) to San Diego in exchange for P Ralf Mojsiejenko.
  9. No. 193: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (193rd overall) and a 1989 seventh-round selection to San Diego in exchange for WR Wes Chandler.

Round 8

  1. No. 194: Dallas → Detroit (PD). Dallas traded an eighth-round selection (194th overall) to Detroit in exchange for RB Paul Palmer.
  2. No. 197: New England → Dallas → LA Raiders: Multiple trades:
           New England → Dallas (D). See Round 3: New England → Dallas.
           Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 6: Dallas → LA Raiders.
  3. No. 198: Tampa Bay → LA Rams (?). Tampa Bay traded an eighth-round selection (198th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for two 1989 eleventh-round selections and a 1989 twelfth-round selection.
  4. No. 207: LA Raiders → New Orleans (D). See Round 6: LA Raiders → New Orleans.
  5. No. 208: Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). See Round 5: Buffalo → Kansas City.
  6. No. 213: Washington → Indianapolis (PD). See Round 4: Washington → Indianapolis.

Round 9

  1. No. 230: Seattle → Dallas → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
           Seattle → Dallas (PD). Seattle traded a ninth-round selection (230th overall) to Dallas in exchange for OT Daryle Smith.
           Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 6: Dallas → LA Raiders.
  2. No. 233: LA Raiders → New Orleans (D). See Round 6: LA Raiders → New Orleans.

Round 10

  1. No. 249: Dallas → Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: Minnesota → Dallas.
  2. No. 259: Indianapolis → Dallas → LA Raiders → Denver. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Dallas (PD). Indianapolis traded a tenth-round selection (259th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for OT Zefross Moss.
           Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 6: Dallas → LA Raiders.
           LA Raiders → Denver (D). The LA Raiders traded a tenth-round selection (259th overall) to Denver in exchange for an eleventh-round selection (303rd overall) and past considerations.
  3. No. 260: LA Raiders → New Orleans (D). See Round 6: LA Raiders → New Orleans.
  4. No. 262: Miami → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → Miami.

Round 11

  1. No. 287: LA Raiders → New Orleans (D). See Round 6: LA Raiders → New Orleans.
  2. No. 289: Miami → San Francisco (D). Miami traded an eleventh-round selection (289th overall) and a 1991 second-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for CB Tim McKyer.
  3. No. 294: New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD). New Orleans traded an eleventh-round selection (294th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for RB Bobby Morse.
  4. No. 298: Minnesota → LA Raiders → Chicago. Multiple trades:
           Minnesota → LA Raiders (PD). Minnesota traded an eleventh-round selection (298th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for a 1989 twelfth-round selection.
           LA Raiders → Chicago (D). See Round 7: Chicago → LA Raiders.
  5. No. 303: Denver → LA Raiders (D). See Round 10: LA Raiders → Denver.
  6. No. 304: San Francisco → Dallas → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Dallas (PD). See Round 2: Dallas → San Francisco.
           Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 6: Dallas → LA Raiders.

Round 12

  1. No. 311: San Diego → Indianapolis (PD). San Diego traded a twelfth-round selection (311th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for CB Leonard Coleman.
  2. No. 322: Buffalo → New England (D). New England → Buffalo.
  3. No. 326: Washington → San Diego (PD). Washington traded a twelfth-round selection (326th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1989 twelfth-round selection.
  4. No. 330: Denver → Phoenix (PD). Denver traded a twelfth-round selection (330th overall) to Phoenix in exchange for K David Treadwell.
  5. No. 331: San Francisco → LA Rams (PD). San Francisco traded a twelfth-round selection (331st overall) and a 1989 twelfth-round selection to the LA Rams in exchange for a 1989 eleventh-round selection.

Forfeited picks

Five selections in the 1990 draft were forfeited:

  1. Dallas forfeited a first-round selection after selecting QB Steve Walsh in the 1989 supplemental draft.
  2. Phoenix forfeited a first-round selection after selecting QB Timm Rosenbach in the 1989 supplemental draft.
  3. Denver forfeited a first-round selection after selecting RB Bobby Humphrey in the 1989 supplemental draft.
  4. Buffalo forfeited an eighth-round selection after selecting DB Brett Young in the 1989 supplemental draft.
  5. Dallas forfeited a twelfth-round selection after selecting RB Mike Lowman in the 1989 supplemental draft.
References

References

  1. "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  4. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  5. Andre Ware, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner "1989 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. Believed to have been part of the trade that sent QB Jay Schroeder from Washington to the LA Raiders.
  7. "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
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