| 1995 NFL draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date | April 22–23, 1995 |
| Location | Paramount Theatre at MSG in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 249 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Ki-Jana Carter, RB Cincinnati Bengals |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Michael Reed, CB Carolina Panthers |
| Most selections (13) | San Diego Chargers |
| Fewest selections (4) | San Francisco 49ers |
| Hall of Famers | 6
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The 1995 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, 19951 at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.234 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The draft was the first with the expansion Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars franchises, who each received two extra picks between the first and second rounds. The Panthers, having selected second in the 1995 NFL expansion draft, were awarded the first overall pick in the main draft and the Jaguars, who held the first pick in the expansion draft, selected second. However, the Panthers traded their number one pick to the Cincinnati Bengals for the Bengals' fifth overall pick and their fourth pick in the second round.5 The Bengals used the selection on Ki-Jana Carter, who is the most recent running back taken first overall. The Panthers were also stripped of two supplemental picks for improperly recruiting Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers as their head coach.6
In the first round, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected future Hall of Fame players Warren Sapp and Derrick Brooks. This was the second of three times two Hall of Fame inductees were selected by the same team in the first round, along with the Chicago Bears in 1965 and the Baltimore Ravens in the following year's draft. Although Sapp was projected to be a top 10 pick, he slid to the 12th selection due to allegations of failed drug tests. He and Brooks would go on to lead the Tampa 2 defense that brought the Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII.7
The draft was also the last to feature a team based in Los Angeles until 2016 due to the Los Angeles Raiders returning to Oakland later in the year.N 1
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
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| 3 | — | Dallas Cowboys | Darren Benson | DT | Trinity Valley |
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. 1: Carolina → Cincinnati (D). Carolina traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for first- and second-round selections (5th and 36th overall).
- No. 5: Cincinnati → Carolina (D). See Round 1: Carolina → Cincinnati.
- No. 7: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). Tampa Bay traded first- and third-round selections (7th and 72nd overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round selection and two second-round selections (12th, 43rd and 63rd overall).
- No. 10: Atlanta → Cleveland → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → Cleveland (PD). Atlanta traded a first-round selection (10th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a first-round selection (26th overall) and RB Eric Metcalf.
Cleveland → San Francisco (D). Cleveland traded a first-round selection (10th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for first-, third- and fourth-round selections (30th, 94th and 119th overall) and a 1996 first-round selection. - No. 11: Denver → Atlanta → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Denver → Atlanta (PD). Denver traded a first-round selection (11th overall) and a 1994 third-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for a seventh-round selection (222nd overall) and WR Mike Pritchard.
Atlanta → Minnesota (PD). Atlanta traded a first-round selection (11th overall) and a 1994 second-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 1994 second-round selection and DE Chris Doleman. - No. 12: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
- No. 16: Arizona → NY Jets (PD). Arizona traded first- and fourth-round selections (16th and 106th overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for WR Rob Moore.
- No. 19: Kansas City → Jacksonville (D). Kansas City traded a first-round selection (19th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for first-, third- and fourth-round selections (31st, 97th and 134th overall) and a 1996 fourth-round selection.
- No. 22: Green Bay → Carolina (D). Green Bay traded first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 188th overall) to Carolina in exchange for first-, third- and sixth-round selections (32nd, 65th and 173rd overall).
- No. 26: Cleveland → Atlanta (PD). See Round 1: Atlanta → Cleveland.
- No. 28: Dallas → Tampa Bay (D). Dallas traded a first-round selection (28th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for two second-round selections (41st and 63rd overall).
- No. 29: San Diego → Carolina (D). San Diego traded a first-round selection (29th overall) to Carolina in exchange for second-, third- and fourth-round selections (34th, 98th and 100th overall).
- No. 30: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → San Francisco.
- No. 31: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
- No. 32: Carolina → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → Carolina.
Round 2
- No. 33: Jacksonville → NY Jets (D). Jacksonville traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for second- and third-round selections (40th and 71st overall).
- No. 29: Carolina → San Diego (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Carolina.
- No. 36: Cincinnati → Carolina (D). See Round 1: Carolina → Cincinnati.
- No. 40: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 2: Jacksonville → NY Jets.
- No. 41: Tampa Bay → Dallas → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Tampa Bay.
Dallas → Atlanta (D). Dallas traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (46th and 110th overall). - No. 42: Denver → Minnesota (PD). Denver traded a second-round selection (42nd overall), and 1994 first- and sixth-round selections to Minnesota in exchange for OT Gary Zimmerman.
- No. 43: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
- No. 46: Atlanta → Dallas (D). See Round 2: Dallas → Atlanta.
- No. 50: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded a second-round selection (50th overall) and a 1996 sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round selection (112th overall) and WR Victor Bailey.
- No. 51: Detroit → San Diego (D). Detroit traded a second-round selection (51st overall) to San Diego in exchange for a 1996 first-round selection.
- No. 53: Green Bay → Miami (PD). Green Bay traded a second-round selection (53rd overall) to Miami in exchange for a fourth-round selection (117th overall) and TE Keith Jackson.
- No. 56: Miami → Chicago (PD). Miami traded second- and third-round selections (56th and 87th overall) to Chicago in exchange for DE Trace Armstrong.
- No. 62: San Francisco → St. Louis (PD). San Francisco sent a second-round selection (62nd overall) to St. Louis as compensation for signing restricted free agent CB Marquez Pope.
- No. 63: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay → Dallas. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). See Round 1: Dallas → Tampa Bay. - No. 98: Carolina → San Diego (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Carolina.
Round 3
- No. 65: Carolina → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → Carolina.
- No. 66: Jacksonville → Green Bay (PD). Jacksonville traded third- and fifth-round selections (66th and 170th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for QB Mark Brunell.
- No. 70: St. Louis → Detroit (D). St. Louis traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (82nd and 115th overall).
- No. 71: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 2: Jacksonville → NY Jets.
- No. 72: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). See Round 1: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
- No. 73: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle sent a third-round selection (73rd overall) to Green Bay as compensation for signing restricted free agent S Corey Harris.
- No. 74: Philadelphia → New England (PD). Philadelphia sent a third-round selection (74th overall) to New England as compensation for signing restricted free agent RB Kevin Turner.
- No. 78: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and a 1996 fifth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for CB Ben Smith.
- No. 82: Detroit → St. Louis (D). See Round 3: St. Louis → Detroit.
- No. 84: Green Bay → Cleveland (D). Green Bay traded a third-round selection (84th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (90th and 160th overall).
- No. 87: Miami → Chicago (PD). See Round 2: Miami → Chicago.
- No. 89: Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (89th overall) and a 1994 fourth-round selection to Houston in exchange for QB Warren Moon.
- No. 90: Cleveland → Green Bay (D). See Round 3: Green Bay → Cleveland.
- No. 94: San Francisco → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → San Francisco.
- No. 97: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
Round 4
- No. 100: Carolina → San Diego (D). See Round 1: San Diego → Carolina.
- No. 104: St. Louis → San Diego (PD). St. Louis traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to San Diego in exchange for CB Marquez Pope.
- No. 106: Seattle → Arizona → NY Jets. Multiple trades:
Seattle → Arizona (PD). Seattle traded a fourth-round selection (106th overall) to Arizona in exchange for WR Ricky Proehl.
Arizona → NY Jets (D). See Round 1: Arizona → NY Jets. - No. 110: Atlanta → Dallas (D). See Round 2: Dallas → Atlanta.
- No. 111: Denver → Minnesota (D). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (111th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (121st and 196th overall).
- No. 112: Philadelphia → Kansas City → New England. Multiple trades:
Philadelphia → Kansas City (PD). See Round 2: Kansas City → Philadelphia.
Kansas City → New England (D). Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection (112th overall) to New England in exchange for a 1996 third-round selection. - No. 113: Arizona → Buffalo (PD). Arizona traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for CB James Williams.
- No. 115: Detroit → St. Louis (D). See Round 3: St. Louis → Detroit.
- No. 117: Green Bay → Miami → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → Miami (PD). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (117th overall) to Miami in exchange for WR Mark Ingram Sr.
Miami → Green Bay (PD). See Round 2: Green Bay → Miami. - No. 119: Kansas City → San Francisco → Cleveland → Philadelphia. Multiple trades:
Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Steve Bono.
San Francisco → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → San Francisco.
Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a fifth-round selection (147th overall) and a 1996 fifth-round selection. - No. 120: New England → Pittsburgh (PD). New England traded a fourth-round selection (120th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Leroy Thompson.
- No. 121: Denver → Minnesota (D). See Round 4: Minnesota → Denver.
- No. 123: Cleveland → Jacksonville (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (123rd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for a fifth-round selection (136th overall) and a 1996 sixth-round selection.
- No. 124: Dallas → St. Louis → Denver. Multiple trades:
Dallas → St. Louis (PD). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (124th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a 1994 sixth-round selection.
St. Louis → Denver (PD). St. Louis traded a fourth-round selection (124th overall) to Denver in exchange for QB Tommy Maddox. - No. 126: San Diego → Seattle (PD). San Diego traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall) to Seattle in exchange for a 1994 fifth-round selection.
- No. 134: Jacksonville → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: Kansas City → Jacksonville.
Round 5
- No. 123: Jacksonville → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Jacksonville.
- No. 137: Houston → Washington (PD). Houston sent a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 1994 third-round selection to Washington as compensation for signing restricted free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
- No. 138: Washington → Los Angeles (PD). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (138th overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (152nd and 226th overall).
- No. 141: Seattle → Detroit (PD). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (141st overall) to Detroit in exchange for WR Reggie Barrett.
- No. 147: Philadelphia → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Philadelphia.
- No. 151: Chicago → Pittsburgh (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (151st overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for WR Jeff Graham.
- No. 152: Green Bay → Los Angeles → Washington. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → Los Angeles (PD). Green Bay traded a fifth-round selection (152nd overall) to Los Angeles in exchange for WR Charles Jordan.
Los Angeles → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → Los Angeles. - No. 159: New England → Houston (PD). New England sent a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to Houston as compensation for signing restricted free agent DL Tim Roberts.
- No. 160: Cleveland → Green Bay (D). See Round 3: Green Bay → Cleveland.
- No. 163: San Francisco → Detroit (PD). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for RB Derrick Moore.
- No. 169: Philadelphia → Jacksonville (D). Philadelphia traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (169th and 219th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for a sixth-round selection and two seventh-round selections (208th, 210th and 248th overall).
- No. 170: Jacksonville → Green Bay (PD). See Round 3: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
Round 6
- No. 173: Carolina → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → Carolina.
- No. 177: St. Louis → San Diego (PD). St. Louis traded a sixth-round selection (177th overall) to San Diego in exchange for WR Nate Lewis.
- No. 183: Philadelphia → San Diego (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection (183rd overall) to San Diego in exchange for DE Burt Grossman.
- No. 188: Carolina → Green Bay (D). See Round 1: Green Bay → Carolina.
- No. 189: NY Giants → Minnesota (PD). The NY Giants traded a sixth-round selection (189th overall) and a 1996 fifth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 1996 sixth-round selection and S Vencie Glenn.
- No. 191: Kansas City → Carolina (D). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Carolina in exchange for a 1996 sixth-round selection.
- No. 196: Denver → Minnesota (D). See Round 4: Minnesota → Denver.
- No. 197: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection (197th overall) to San Diego in exchange for CB Donald Frank.
- No. 198: Dallas → Chicago (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (198th overall), LB Vinson Smith and LB Barry Minter to Chicago in exchange for TE Kelly Blackwell, LB John Roper and S Markus Paul.
- No. 208: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
Round 7
- No. 210: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
- No. 219: Philadelphia → Jacksonville (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
- No. 220: New Orleans → St. Louis (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection (220th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for QB Jim Everett.
- No. 222: Atlanta → Denver (PD). See Round 1: Denver → Atlanta.
- No. 226: Los Angeles → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → Los Angeles.
- No. 227: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). Kansas City traded a seventh-round selection (227th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for CB Darren Anderson.
- No. 231: New England → Cleveland (D). New England traded a seventh-round selection (231st) to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection (234th overall).
- No. 234: Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 7: New England → Cleveland.
- No. 248: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). See Round 5: Philadelphia → Jacksonville.
Forfeited picks
Four selections in the 1995 draft were forfeited:
- Carolina forfeited second- and sixth-round selections for illegally approaching Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Dom Capers to take over as its head coach.
- The NY Giants forfeited a fourth-round selection after selecting S Tito Wooten in the 1994 supplemental draft.
- Dallas forfeited a fifth-round selection after selecting TE John Davis in the 1994 supplemental draft.
Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro BowlerN 6 |
Hall of Famers
- Curtis Martin, running back from University of Pittsburgh, taken 3rd round, 74th overall by the New England Patriots.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.1
- Warren Sapp, defensive tackle from University of Miami (FL), taken 1st round, 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2013.1
- Derrick Brooks, linebacker from Florida State University, taken 1st round, 28th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.1
- Terrell Davis, running back from University of Georgia, taken 6th round, 196th overall by the Denver Broncos.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2017.
- Ty Law, defensive back from University of Michigan, taken 1st round, 23rd overall by the New England Patriots.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2019.
- Tony Boselli, offensive tackle from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 2nd overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.
Notes
Notes
- Although the Raiders returned to Oakland for the 1995 season, they were based in Los Angeles during the draft and did not relocate until after it was held.
- No. 130: The NY Giants held the 130th pick, but did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, but Dallas, Buffalo and Carolina were able to make their own picks before the Giants could make their own.
- No. 131: See No. 130.
- No. 132: See No. 130.
- No. 133: See No. 130.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
References
References
General references
- "1995 Draft". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- "1995 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
Specific references
- "Pro Football Draft History: 1995". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- Smith, Timothy W. (April 21, 1995). "NOTEBOOK; The Bengals Are Willing to Trade Places". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- 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.
- Smith, Timothy W. (April 23, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; Bengals Take Carter at No. 1; Sapp Slips to 12th". New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- "PRO FOOTBALL; N.F.L. Fines New Team And Strips It of Draft Picks". New York Times. January 4, 1995. Retrieved September 26, 2008.
- "One Round, Two Hall of Famers". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
- 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.
- 49ers Find A Big Package At Tiny Trinity, Chicago Tribune, 25 April 1995 (retrieved 23 April 2015)
