| 1994 NFL draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date | April 24–25, 1994 |
| Location | Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 222 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | National Football League |
| First selection | Dan Wilkinson, DT Cincinnati Bengals |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Marty Moore, LB New England Patriots |
| Most selections (11) | Buffalo Bills |
| Fewest selections (5) | Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks |
| Hall of Famers | 6 |
The 1994 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 24–25, 1994, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.12 This was the first draft in which the rounds were reduced to seven in total.3 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.4
This draft is known for a verbal altercation between ESPN analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. and Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Tobin over Tobin's handling of the Colts' two first round picks.5 Kiper believed the Colts needed a quarterback in the first round, but Tobin, who signed free agent quarterback Jim Harbaugh ahead of the draft, instead selected running back Marshall Faulk and linebacker Trev Alberts.65 After Kiper disputed the Colts taking Alberts over quarterback Trent Dilfer, Tobin responded by criticizing Kiper's credentials.7 Faulk would become a Hall of Fame inductee, while Alberts' career only lasted three seasons, and Dilfer became regarded as a journeyman.589 The Colts would reach the 1995 AFC Championship Game with Harbaugh, but fell to 3–13 in 1997, which led to the firing of Tobin and the drafting of future Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning the following year.101112
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
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| 4 | 223 | New York Giants | Tito Wooten | S | Houston | ||
| 5 | 224 | Dallas Cowboys | John Davis | TE | Virginia |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- No. 5: LA Rams → Indianapolis (D). LA Rams traded a first-round selection (5th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd overall).
- No. 7: Atlanta → Indianapolis → LA Rams → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). Atlanta traded first- and third-round selections (7th and 83rd overall) and a 1996 first-round selection to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Jeff George.
Indianapolis → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → Indianapolis.
LA Rams → San Francisco (D). The LA Rams traded a first-round selection (7th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for first-, second- and third-round selections (15th, 56th and 100th overall). - No. 12: New Orleans → NY Jets (D). New Orleans traded a first-round selection (12th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (13th and 143rd overall).
- No. 13: NY Jets → New Orleans (D). See Round 1: New Orleans → NY Jets.
- No. 15: San Diego → San Francisco → LA Rams. Multiple trades:
San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded a first-round selection (15th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a 1993 second-round selection.
San Francisco → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → San Francisco. - No. 16: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded a first-round selection (16th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for first- and third-round selections (20th and 89th overall).
- No. 18: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded first- and sixth-round selections (18th and 179th overall), a 1995 second-round selection and WR Vance Johnson to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman.
- No. 20: Green Bay → Miami (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → Miami.
- No. 23: San Francisco → Dallas. San Francisco traded first- and seventh-round selections (23rd and 217th overall) to Dallas in exchange for first- and second-round selections (28th and 62nd overall).
- No. 28: Dallas → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → Dallas.
- No. 29: Philadelphia → Cleveland. Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (29th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a second-round selection (40th overall) and a 1995 second-round selection.
Round 2
- No. 37: Atlanta → Philadelphia (D). Atlanta traded a second-round selection (37th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (40th and 118th overall).
- No. 40: Cleveland → Philadelphia → Atlanta → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: Philadelphia → Cleveland.
Philadelphia → Atlanta (D). See Round 2: Atlanta → Philadelphia.
Atlanta → Minnesota (D). Atlanta traded a second-round selection (40th overall) and a 1995 first-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a second-round selection (45th overall) and DE Chris Doleman. - No. 45: Minnesota → Atlanta (D). See Round 2: Atlanta → Minnesota.
- No. 52: Minnesota → LA Raiders (D). Minnesota traded a second-round selection (52nd overall) to LA Raiders in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (55th and 125th overall).
- No. 53: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). Green Bay traded a second-round selection (53rd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a third-round selection, a fifth-round selection and two sixth-round selections (84th, 149th, 175th and 190th overall).
- No. 55: LA Raiders → Minnesota (D). See Round 2: Minnesota → LA Raiders.
- No. 56: San Francisco → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → San Francisco.
- No. 62: Dallas → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → Dallas.
- No. 65: Arizona → Miami (D). Arizona traded a second-round selection (65th overall) to Miami in exchange for a third-round selection and two fourth-round selections (89th, 115th and 121st overall).
Round 3
- No. 70: New England → San Diego (D). New England traded third- and fifth-round selections (70th and 137th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a third-round selection (78th overall) and RB Marion Butts.
- No. 78: San Diego → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → San Diego.
- No. 80: NY Jets → LA Raiders (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (94th and 152nd overall).
- No. 83: Atlanta → Indianapolis → LA Rams. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
Indianapolis → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → Indianapolis. - No. 84: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → San Francisco.
- No. 87: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded third- and fifth-round selections (87th and 149th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a third-round selection (99th overall) and DT Ted Washington.
- No. 88: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (PD). Minnesota traded third- and sixth-round selections (88th and 180th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for TE Adrian Cooper.
- No. 89: Green Bay → Miami → Arizona. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Green Bay.
Miami → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Miami. - No. 90: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (90th overall) and a 1993 second-round selection to New England in exchange for WR Irving Fryar.
- No. 92: San Francisco → Kansas City (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (92nd overall) and QB Joe Montana to Kansas City in exchange for a 1993 first-round selection.
- No. 94: LA Raiders → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → LA Raiders.
- No. 97: Houston → Washington (PD). Houston sent a third-round selection (97th overall) and a 1995 fifth-round selection to Washington as compensation for signing restricted free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
- No. 99: Dallas → San Francisco → Denver → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas traded a third-round selection (99th overall) and a 1993 third-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for DE Charles Haley.
San Francisco → Denver (PD). See Round 3: Denver → San Francisco.
Denver → Atlanta (PD). Denver traded a third-round selection (99th overall) and a 1995 first-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for a 1995 seventh-round selection and WR Mike Pritchard. - No. 100: Philadelphia → San Francisco → LA Rams. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). Philadelphia traded third- and sixth-round selections (100th and 190th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for LB Bill Romanowski.
San Francisco → LA Rams (D). See Round 1: LA Rams → San Francisco.
Round 4
- No. 107: New England → Arizona (D). New England traded a fourth-round selection (107th overall) to Arizona in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (121st and 135th overall).
- No. 109: Tampa Bay → Dallas (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (109th overall) to Dallas in exchange for S Thomas Everett.
- No. 112: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) to Miami in exchange for G Gene Williams.
- No. 115: San Diego → Miami → Arizona. Multiple trades:
San Diego → Miami (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (115th overall) to Miami in exchange for WR Tony Martin.
Miami → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Miami. - No. 118: Philadelphia → Atlanta (D). See Round 2: Atlanta → Philadelphia.
- No. 119: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall) and a 1995 third-round selection to Houston in exchange for QB Warren Moon.
- No. 120: Green Bay → Oakland (D). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (120th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (126th and 169th overall).
- No. 121: Miami → Arizona → New England. Multiple trades:
Miami → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Miami.
Arizona → New England (D). See Round 4: Arizona → New England. - No. 125: LA Raiders → Minnesota (D). See Round 2: Minnesota → LA Raiders.
- No. 126: San Francisco → LA Raiders → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → LA Raiders (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to LA Raiders in exchange for WR Mervyn Fernandez.
LA Raiders → Green Bay (D). See Round 4: Green Bay → LA Raiders.
Round 5
- No. 134: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (134th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for QB Rich Gannon.
- No. 135: LA Rams → Arizona → New England. Multiple trades:
LA Rams → Arizona (PD). The LA Rams traded a fifth-round selection (134th overall) to Arizona in exchange for WR Ernie Jones.
Arizona → New England (D). See Round 4: New England → Arizona. - No. 137: New England → San Diego (PD). See Round 3: New England → San Diego.
- No. 140: Chicago → Pittsburgh (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Tim Worley.
- No. 143: NY Jets → New Orleans (D). See Round 1: New Orleans → NY Jets.
- No. 149: Denver → San Francisco → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Denver → San Francisco (PD). See Round 3: Denver → San Francisco.
San Francisco → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → San Francisco. - No. 150: Seattle → San Diego (D). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (150th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1995 fourth-round selection.
- No. 151: Minnesota → Kansas City (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (151st overall) to Kansas City in exchange for RB Barry Word.
- No. 152: LA Raiders → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → LA Raiders.
- No. 159: Dallas → LA Raiders (PD). Dallas traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (159th and 217th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for a seventh-round selection (216th overall) and DB Elvis Patterson.
Round 6
- No. 168: Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (168th overall) to New England in exchange for RB Jon Vaughn.
- No. 169: Atlanta → LA Raiders → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → LA Raiders (PD). Atlanta traded a sixth-round selection (169th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson.
LA Raiders → Green Bay (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → Green Bay. - No. 175: San Diego → San Francisco → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
San Diego → San Francisco (PD). San Diego traded a sixth-round selection (175th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a 1993 eighth-round selection.
San Francisco → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → San Francisco. - No. 179: Denver → Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: Denver → Minnesota.
- No. 180: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (PD). See Round 3: Minnesota → Pittsburgh.
- No. 184: LA Raiders → Cincinnati (PD). The LA Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (184th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for CB Rickey Dixon.
- No. 189: Dallas → LA Rams (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (189th overall) to the LA Rams in exchange for TE Jim Price.
- No. 190: Philadelphia → San Francisco → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → San Francisco (PD). See Round 4: Philadelphia → San Francisco.
San Francisco → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → San Francisco. - No. 191: LA Rams → Dallas (D). The LA Rams traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Dallas in exchange for a 1995 fourth-round selection.
Round 7
- No. 199: LA Rams → Kansas City (PD). The LA Rams traded a seventh-round selection (199th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for LB Chris Martin.
- No. 212: Green Bay → Denver (PD). Green Bay traded a seventh-round selection (212th overall) to Denver in exchange for G Doug Widell.
- No. 216: LA Raiders → Dallas (PD). See Round 5: Dallas → LA Raiders.
- No. 217: San Francisco → Dallas → LA Raiders. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → Dallas (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → Dallas.
Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 5: Dallas → LA Raiders. - No. 218: NY Giants → Denver (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (218th overall) to Denver in exchange for WR Arthur Marshall.
- No. 222: Dallas → New England (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (222nd overall) to New England in exchange for QB Hugh Millen.
Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro Bowler13 |
| ‡ | Hall of Famer14 |
Hall of Famers
- Marshall Faulk, running back from San Diego State, drafted 1st round 2nd overall by Indianapolis Colts.
- Inducted: class of 2011
- Larry Allen, offensive guard from Sonoma State, drafted 2nd round 46th overall by Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: class of 2013
- Kurt Warner, quarterback from Northern Iowa, undrafted.
- Inducted: class of 2017
- Kevin Mawae, offensive lineman from Louisiana State, drafted 2nd round 36th overall by Seattle Seahawks.
- Inducted: Class of 2019
- Isaac Bruce, wide receiver from Memphis, drafted 2nd round 33rd overall by Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Class of 2020
- Bryant Young, defensive tackle from Notre Dame, drafted 1st round 7th overall by San Francisco 49ers.
- Inducted: Class of 2022
Notes
Notes
References
References
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- 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.
- "When did the NFL draft change to seven rounds?". ESPN. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023.
- "2 Players Chosen In NFL Supplemental Draft". Deseret News. July 20, 1994.
- "'Who the hell is Mel Kiper' turns 25 years old". Indy Star. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019.
- "Free-agent Harbaugh signs with Colts; Trudeau let go". Tampa Bay Times. April 8, 1994. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- Shapiro, Leonard (April 29, 1994). "Little Legitimate Fuel for Draft-stoked Fires". Washington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- "Indianapolis Colts' worst draft picks: No. 2, linebacker Trev Alberts". Indy Star. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021.
- "No, it was not harder to be a quarterback in Trent Dilfer's day". Touchdown Wire. USA Today. February 7, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "1995 AFC Championship game still haunts Harbaugh". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. May 12, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "Colts Fire Infante, Tobin After 3–13 Season". Washington Post. December 23, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "25 years later, Peyton Manning reflects on becoming No. 1 pick in NFL Draft". KUSA-TV. April 27, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
External links
External links
- NFL.com – 1994 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1994 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
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- "Mel Kiper And The Crazy Feud That Changed the TV Draft Forever". NFL Films. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.
