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2015 NFL draft

The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2. This was the first NFL draft held outside New York City in fifty years. The 2015 NFL draft was the first to feature a companion outdoor fair, where fans would be able to see the Commissioner during the selection on the Auditorium Theatre stage from across the street in the park; this area was called Draft Town. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the right to the first overall pick because they had the league's worst record in the previous season, and used it to select the 2013 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston out of Florida State. The Arizona Cardinals made the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant, by selecting tight end Gerald Christian out of Louisville with the two-hundred and fifty-sixth pick.

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2015 NFL draft
2015 NFL draft logo
General information
DateApril 30 – May 2
LocationAuditorium Theatre
in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
NetworksESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
256 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionJameis Winston, QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mr. IrrelevantGerald Christian, TE
Arizona Cardinals
Most selections (12)Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (5)Carolina Panthers
San Diego Chargers

The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2.12 This was the first NFL draft held outside New York City in fifty years (since the 1965 NFL draft).3 The 2015 NFL draft was the first to feature a companion outdoor fair, where fans would be able to see the Commissioner during the selection on the Auditorium Theatre stage from across the street in the park; this area was called Draft Town.4 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the right to the first overall pick because they had the league's worst record in the previous season, and used it to select the 2013 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston out of Florida State. The Arizona Cardinals made the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant, by selecting tight end Gerald Christian out of Louisville with the two-hundred and fifty-sixth pick.

One of the major storylines approaching the NFL draft was the competition between the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston winning the award in 2013 and Marcus Mariota in 2014. Both were considered excellent prospects and had the potential to become the first overall draft selection. Winston was considered to be a more polished pocket passer and pro-style quarterback, but had several off-the-field issues while playing at Florida State, ranging from a sexual assault allegation to shoplifting incidents. Mariota was considered a better athlete, the fastest quarterback in the draft and had a better off-field reputation. However, Mariota ran a spread offense at Oregon which typically had not transitioned well from college to the NFL.5 Although neither was considered a perfectly safe pick, the two quarterbacks were selected first and second overall. This was only the sixth time in NFL history that this had occurred; it previously happened 1971, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2012, although it has since occurred in 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2024.6 It was also the first time that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected with the first two overall picks.7 All 22 running backs selected no longer play for their original team or have already retired.

Event logistics

"Selection Square" at Congress Plaza in Grant Park
"Draft Town" in Grant Park
Draft Town and Selection Square seen from Michigan Avenue

Prior to 2015, despite having become a major annual television event for the NFL,8 drafts had only been held with a limited and relatively-small in-person attendance, and had been held exclusively in New York City since 1965.9

After the management of the event's longtime venue, Radio City Music Hall, had forced the league to postpone their 2014 draft due to a scheduling conflict at the venue, the NFL grew frustrated with the venue and decided to open-up bidding for a new site to host its 2015 draft. The league asked for bids not only to include a venue for the draft itself, but to also present an adjacent venue (either indoor or outdoor) in which the league could host a fan festival. The league received interest from 12 possible host cities, but zeroed in on bids from Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.10 New York City was proposing potentially keeping the event at Radio City Music Hall or moving it to another venue such as Madison Square Garden. Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden both shared the same ownership – MSG.1011 The NFL quickly narrowed their selection further to either Chicago or Los Angeles.11

Among the venues proposed in Chicago included the Chicago Theatre (owned by MSG),1012 Soldier Field and McCormick Place.12 Among the venues proposed in the Los Angeles metro area included The Forum (owned by MSG), Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.12 In October 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the city of Chicago would host the draft at the Auditorium Theatre, with parts of Grant Park (including Congress Plaza) to be the location of a fan fest.13914

In organizing the event, Chicago reimagined the draft into a much larger event than it previously had been and made it accessible for the first time to a large public attendance. Across the street from the Auditorium Theatre in Grant Park, a large free-admission multi-day fan festival dubbed "Draft Town" was erected. The festival that drew 200,000 visitors. Within the grounds of the festival, fans could watch live footage of the first three rounds draft from within the festival. While the first three rounds of the draft still took place inside an indoor venue (the Auditorium Theatre), the final round of the draft were held outdoors before an open-admittance crowd in an area of the festival dubbed "Selection Square".15 Subsequent drafts have retained the large-scale attendance and festivities pioneered for the 2015 draft.16

Timing changes

Shortly before the draft, the NFL shortened the amount of time for certain selections to be made.17 The time for seventh-round selections was reduced from five minutes to four minutes; similarly, the time for all compensatory selections, which cannot be traded, was reduced from seven minutes to four minutes.

Early entrants

Seventy-four underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. An additional ten players who graduated but were still eligible to play college football chose to enter the draft, bringing to 84 the total number of players who chose to forgo college eligibility to enter the draft.18

Overview

The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:19

Selection order

The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.20 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans each finished 2014 with league-worst 2–14 records. The Buccaneers were awarded the first pick in round one due to having a worse strength of schedule.21 The selection order for subsequent rounds follows the order of the first round, except that teams with the similar records (and the same playoff result for playoff teams) rotate selections round-by-round (e.g. the Titans picked first in the second round).

In addition to the seven picks each team is given (one in each round), the league allocated thirty-two (32) supplemental picks at the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks. The supplemental picks are awarded to teams who had net losses of free agent talent from the previous year.

Player selections

* compensatory selection
† Pro BowlerN 1
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
Quarterback Jameis Winston, taken first overall by Tampa Bay, broke several passing records but struggled with turnovers during his tenure with the Buccaneers. source ↗
Quarterback Marcus Mariota was taken second overall by Tennessee and played with them for five seasons before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020 source ↗
Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Amari Cooper was taken fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders before being traded to Dallas. source ↗
Running back Todd Gurley, taken by the St. Louis Rams 10th overall, led the league in rushing twice and received numerous Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors before being hampered by injuries. source ↗
Two-time Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon, taken 15th overall by the San Diego Chargers source ↗
Marcus Peters emerged as one of the league's top cornerbacks after his selection by Kansas City, but has been traded several times. source ↗
Receiver/special teamer Tyler Lockett, a third-round selection by Seattle source ↗
Despite being a 5th round pick, Stefon Diggs led the league in receptions and receiving yards in 2020. source ↗
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston † QB Florida State
2013 Heisman Trophy winner
1 2 Tennessee Titans Marcus Mariota  QB Oregon
2014 Heisman Trophy winner
1 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Dante Fowler  DE Florida
1 4 Oakland Raiders Amari Cooper † WR Alabama
1 5 Washington Redskins Brandon Scherff † T Iowa
2014 Outland Trophy winner
1 6 New York Jets Leonard Williams † DE USC
1 7 Chicago Bears Kevin White  WR West Virginia
1 8 Atlanta Falcons Vic Beasley † DE Clemson
1 9 New York Giants Ereck Flowers  T Miami (FL)
1 10 St. Louis Rams Todd Gurley † RB Georgia
1 11 Minnesota Vikings Trae Waynes  CB Michigan State
1 12 Cleveland Browns Danny Shelton  DT Washington
1 13 New Orleans Saints Andrus Peat † T Stanford
1 14 Miami Dolphins DeVante Parker  WR Louisville
1 15 San Diego Chargers Melvin Gordon † RB Wisconsin
1 16 Houston Texans Kevin Johnson  CB Wake Forest
1 17 San Francisco 49ers Arik Armstead  DE Oregon
1 18 Kansas City Chiefs Marcus Peters † CB Washington
1 19 Cleveland Browns Cameron Erving  C Florida State
1 20 Philadelphia Eagles Nelson Agholor  WR USC
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals Cedric Ogbuehi  T Texas A&M
1 22 Pittsburgh Steelers Bud Dupree  LB Kentucky
1 23 Denver Broncos Shane Ray  DE Missouri
1 24 Arizona Cardinals D. J. Humphries † T Florida
1 25 Carolina Panthers Shaq Thompson  LB Washington
1 26 Baltimore Ravens Breshad Perriman  WR UCF
1 27 Dallas Cowboys Byron Jones † CB UConn
1 28 Detroit Lions Laken Tomlinson † G Duke
1 29 Indianapolis Colts Phillip Dorsett  WR Miami (FL)
1 30 Green Bay Packers Damarious Randall  S Arizona State
1 31 New Orleans Saints Stephone Anthony  LB Clemson
1 32 New England Patriots Malcom Brown  DT Texas
2 33 New York Giants Landon Collins † S Alabama
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donovan Smith  T Penn State
2 35 Oakland Raiders Mario Edwards Jr.  DE Florida State
2 36 Jacksonville Jaguars T. J. Yeldon  RB Alabama
2 37 New York Jets Devin Smith  WR Ohio State
2 38 Washington Redskins Preston Smith  DE Mississippi State
2 39 Chicago Bears Eddie Goldman  DT Florida State
2 40 Tennessee Titans Dorial Green-Beckham  WR Missouri
2 41 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess  WR Michigan
2 42 Atlanta Falcons Jalen Collins  CB LSU
2 43 Houston Texans Benardrick McKinney † LB Mississippi State
2 44 New Orleans Saints Hau'oli Kikaha  LB Washington
2 45 Minnesota Vikings Eric Kendricks † LB UCLA
2014 Butkus Award and Lott Trophy winner
2 46 San Francisco 49ers Jaquiski Tartt  S Samford
2 47 Philadelphia Eagles Eric Rowe  CB Utah
2 48 San Diego Chargers Denzel Perryman † LB Miami (FL)
2 49 Kansas City Chiefs Mitch Morse † G Missouri
2 50 Buffalo Bills Ronald Darby  CB Florida State
2 51 Cleveland Browns Nate Orchard  DE Utah
2 52 Miami Dolphins Jordan Phillips  DT Oklahoma
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Jake Fisher  T Oregon
2 54 Detroit Lions Ameer Abdullah  RB Nebraska
2 55 Baltimore Ravens Maxx Williams  TE Minnesota
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Senquez Golson  CB Ole Miss
2 57 St. Louis Rams Rob Havenstein  T Wisconsin
2 58 Arizona Cardinals Markus Golden  DE Missouri
2 59 Denver Broncos Ty Sambrailo  T Colorado State
2 60 Dallas Cowboys Randy Gregory  LB Nebraska
2 61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ali Marpet † G Hobart
2 62 Green Bay Packers Quinten Rollins  CB Miami (OH)
2 63 Seattle Seahawks Frank Clark † DE Michigan
2 64 New England Patriots Jordan Richards  S Stanford
3 65 Indianapolis Colts D'Joun Smith  CB Florida Atlantic
3 66 Tennessee Titans Jeremiah Poutasi  G Utah
3 67 Jacksonville Jaguars A. J. Cann  G South Carolina
3 68 Oakland Raiders Clive Walford  TE Miami (FL)
3 69 Seattle Seahawks Tyler Lockett † WR Kansas State
3 70 Houston Texans Jaelen Strong  WR Arizona State
3 71 Chicago Bears Hroniss Grasu  C Oregon
3 72 St. Louis Rams Jamon Brown  T Louisville
3 73 Atlanta Falcons Tevin Coleman  RB Indiana
3 74 New York Giants Owa Odighizuwa  DE UCLA
3 75 New Orleans Saints Garrett Grayson  QB Colorado State
3 76 Kansas City Chiefs Chris Conley  WR Georgia
3 77 Cleveland Browns Duke Johnson  RB Miami (FL)
3 78 New Orleans Saints P. J. Williams  CB Florida State
3 79 San Francisco 49ers Eli Harold  DE Virginia
3 80 Detroit Lions Alex Carter  CB Stanford
3 81 Buffalo Bills John Miller  G Louisville
3 82 New York Jets Lorenzo Mauldin  LB Louisville
3 83 San Diego Chargers Craig Mager  CB Texas State
3 84 Philadelphia Eagles Jordan Hicks  LB Texas
3 85 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft  TE Rutgers
3 86 Arizona Cardinals David Johnson † RB Northern Iowa
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Sammie Coates  WR Auburn
3 88 Minnesota Vikings Danielle Hunter † DE LSU
3 89 St. Louis Rams Sean Mannion  QB Oregon State
3 90 Baltimore Ravens Carl Davis  DT Iowa
3 91 Dallas Cowboys Chaz Green  T Florida
3 92 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuerman  TE Ohio State
3 93 Indianapolis Colts Henry Anderson  DE Stanford
3 94 Green Bay Packers Ty Montgomery  WR Stanford
3 95 Washington Redskins Matt Jones  RB Florida
3 96 Cleveland Browns Xavier Cooper  DT Washington State
3* 97 New England Patriots Geneo Grissom  DE Oklahoma
3* 98 Kansas City Chiefs Steven Nelson  CB Oregon State
3* 99 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Dawson  LB TCU


4 100 Tennessee Titans Angelo Blackson  DT Auburn
4 101 New England Patriots Trey Flowers  DE Arkansas
4 102 Carolina Panthers Daryl Williams  T Oklahoma
4 103 New York Jets Bryce Petty  QB Baylor
4 104 Jacksonville Jaguars James Sample  S Louisville
4 105 Washington Redskins Jamison Crowder  WR Duke
4 106 Chicago Bears Jeremy Langford  RB Michigan State
4 107 Atlanta Falcons Justin Hardy  WR East Carolina
2014 Burlsworth Trophy winner
4 108 Tennessee Titans Jalston Fowler  FB Alabama
4 109 Indianapolis Colts Clayton Geathers  S UCF
4 110 Minnesota Vikings T. J. Clemmings  T Pittsburgh
4 111 New England Patriots Tre' Jackson  G Florida State
4 112 Washington Redskins Arie Kouandjio  G Alabama
4 113 Detroit Lions Gabe Wright  DT Auburn
4 114 Miami Dolphins Jamil Douglas  G Arizona State
4 115 Cleveland Browns Ibraheim Campbell  S Northwestern
4 116 Arizona Cardinals Rodney Gunter  DT Delaware State
4 117 San Francisco 49ers Blake Bell  TE Oklahoma
4 118 Kansas City Chiefs Ramik Wilson  LB Georgia
4 119 St. Louis Rams Andrew Donnal  T Iowa
4 120 Cincinnati Bengals Josh Shaw  CB USC
4 121 Pittsburgh Steelers Doran Grant  CB Ohio State
4 122 Baltimore Ravens Za'Darius Smith † LB Kentucky
4 123 Cleveland Browns Vince Mayle  WR Washington State
4 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kwon Alexander † LB LSU
4 125 Baltimore Ravens Javorius Allen  RB USC
4 126 San Francisco 49ers Mike Davis  RB South Carolina
4 127 Dallas Cowboys Damien Wilson  LB Minnesota
4 128 Oakland Raiders Jon Feliciano  G Miami (FL)
4 129 Green Bay Packers Jake Ryan  LB Michigan
4 130 Seattle Seahawks Terry Poole  G San Diego State
4 131 New England Patriots Shaq Mason  C Georgia Tech
4* 132 San Francisco 49ers DeAndre Smelter  WR Georgia Tech
4* 133 Denver Broncos Max Garcia  C Florida
4* 134 Seattle Seahawks Mark Glowinski  G West Virginia
4* 135 Cincinnati Bengals Marcus Hardison  DE Arizona State
4* 136 Baltimore Ravens Tray Walker  CB Texas Southern
5 137 Atlanta Falcons Grady Jarrett † DT Clemson
5 138 Tennessee Titans David Cobb  RB Minnesota
5 139 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashad Greene  WR Florida State
5 140 Oakland Raiders Ben Heeney  LB Kansas
5 141 Washington Redskins Martrell Spaight  LB Arkansas
5 142 Chicago Bears Adrian Amos  S Penn State
5 143 Minnesota Vikings MyCole Pruitt  TE Southern Illinois
5 144 New York Giants Mykkele Thompson  S Texas
5 145 Miami Dolphins Bobby McCain  CB Memphis
5 146 Minnesota Vikings Stefon Diggs † WR Maryland
5 147 Green Bay Packers Brett Hundley  QB UCLA
5 148 New Orleans Saints Davis Tull  LB Chattanooga
5 149 Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi † RB Boise State
5 150 Miami Dolphins Cedric Thompson  S Minnesota
5 151 Indianapolis Colts David Parry  DT Stanford
5 152 New York Jets Jarvis Harrison  G Texas A&M
5 153 San Diego Chargers Kyle Emanuel  LB North Dakota State
2014 Buchanan Award winner
5 154 New Orleans Saints Tyeler Davison  DT Fresno State
5 155 Buffalo Bills Karlos Williams  RB Florida State
5 156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett  WR Michigan State
5 157 Cincinnati Bengals C. J. Uzomah  TE Auburn
5 158 Arizona Cardinals Shaquille Riddick  DE West Virginia
5 159 Arizona Cardinals J. J. Nelson  WR UAB
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James  TE Penn State
5 161 Oakland Raiders Neiron Ball  LB Florida
5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell  WR Nebraska
5 163 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Russell  DE Purdue
5 164 Denver Broncos Lorenzo Doss  CB Tulane
5 165 San Francisco 49ers Bradley Pinion  P Clemson
5 166 New England Patriots Joe Cardona  LS Navy
5 167 New Orleans Saints Damian Swann  CB Georgia
5 168 Detroit Lions Michael Burton  FB Rutgers
5* 169 Carolina Panthers David Mayo  LB Texas State
5* 170 Seattle Seahawks Tye Smith  CB Towson
5* 171 Baltimore Ravens Nick Boyle  TE Delaware
5* 172 Kansas City Chiefs D. J. Alexander † LB Oregon State
5* 173 Kansas City Chiefs James O'Shaughnessy  TE Illinois State
5* 174 Carolina Panthers Cameron Artis-Payne  RB Auburn
5* 175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery  WR Michigan State
5* 176 Baltimore Ravens Robert Myers  G Tennessee State
6 177 Tennessee Titans Deiontrez Mount  LB Louisville
6 178 New England Patriots Matthew Wells  LB Mississippi State
6 179 Oakland Raiders Max Valles  LB Virginia
6 180 Jacksonville Jaguars Michael Bennett  DT Ohio State
6 181 Washington Redskins Kyshoen Jarrett  S Virginia Tech
6 182 Washington Redskins Tevin Mitchel  CB Arkansas
6 183 Chicago Bears Tayo Fabuluje  T TCU
6 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kaelin Clay  WR Utah
6 185 Minnesota Vikings Tyrus Thompson  T Oklahoma
6 186 New York Giants Geremy Davis  WR UConn
6 187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer  WR Ohio State
6 188 Buffalo Bills Tony Steward  LB Clemson
6 189 Cleveland Browns Charles Gaines  CB Louisville
6 190 San Francisco 49ers Ian Silberman  G Boston College
6 191 Philadelphia Eagles JaCorey Shepherd  CB Kansas
6 192 San Diego Chargers Darius Philon  DT Arkansas
6 193 Minnesota Vikings B. J. Dubose  DE Louisville
6 194 Buffalo Bills Nick O'Leary  TE Florida State
6 195 Cleveland Browns Malcolm Johnson  TE Mississippi State
6 196 Philadelphia Eagles Randall Evans  CB Kansas State
6 197 Cincinnati Bengals Derron Smith  S Fresno State
6 198 Cleveland Browns Randall Telfer  TE USC
6 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Leterrius Walton  DT Central Michigan
6 200 Detroit Lions Quandre Diggs † S Texas
6 201 St. Louis Rams Bud Sasser  WR Missouri
6 202 New England Patriots A. J. Derby  TE Arkansas
6 203 Denver Broncos Darius Kilgo  DT Maryland
6 204 Baltimore Ravens Darren Waller † TE Georgia Tech
6 205 Indianapolis Colts Josh Robinson  RB Mississippi State
6 206 Green Bay Packers Aaron Ripkowski  FB Oklahoma
6 207 Indianapolis Colts Amarlo Herrera  LB Georgia
6 208 Tennessee Titans Andy Gallik  C Boston College
6* 209 Seattle Seahawks Obum Gwacham  DE Oregon State
6* 210 Green Bay Packers Christian Ringo  DE Louisiana–Lafayette
6* 211 Houston Texans Reshard Cliett  LB South Florida
6* 212 Pittsburgh Steelers Anthony Chickillo  DE Miami (FL)
6* 213 Green Bay Packers Kennard Backman  TE UAB
6* 214 Seattle Seahawks Kristjan Sokoli  DT Buffalo
6* 215 St. Louis Rams Cody Wichmann  G Fresno State
6* 216 Houston Texans Christian Covington  DT Rice
6* 217 Kansas City Chiefs Rakeem Nunez-Roches  DT Southern Miss
7 218 Oakland Raiders Anthony Morris  T Tennessee State
7 219 Cleveland Browns Hayes Pullard  LB USC
7 220 Jacksonville Jaguars Neal Sterling  WR Monmouth
7 221 Oakland Raiders Andre Debose  WR Florida
7 222 Washington Redskins Austin Reiter  C South Florida
7 223 New York Jets Deon Simon  DT Northwestern State
7 224 St. Louis Rams Bryce Hager  LB Baylor
7 225 Atlanta Falcons Jake Rodgers  T Eastern Washington
7 226 New York Giants Bobby Hart  T Florida State
7 227 St. Louis Rams Martin Ifedi  DE Memphis
7 228 Minnesota Vikings Austin Shepherd  T Alabama
7 229 Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Koyack  TE Notre Dame
7 230 New Orleans Saints Marcus Murphy  RB Missouri
7 231 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joey Iosefa  FB Hawaii
7 232 Minnesota Vikings Edmond Robinson  LB Newberry
7 233 Kansas City Chiefs Da'Ron Brown  WR Northern Illinois
7 234 Buffalo Bills Dezmin Lewis  WR Central Arkansas
7 235 Houston Texans Kenny Hilliard  RB LSU
7 236 Dallas Cowboys Mark Nzeocha  LB Wyoming
7 237 Philadelphia Eagles Brian Mihalik  DE Boston College
7 238 Cincinnati Bengals Mario Alford  WR West Virginia
7 239 Pittsburgh Steelers Gerod Holliman  S Louisville
2014 Jim Thorpe Award winner
7 240 Detroit Lions Corey Robinson  T South Carolina
7 241 Cleveland Browns Ifo Ekpre-Olomu  CB Oregon
7 242 Oakland Raiders Dexter McDonald  CB Kansas
7 243 Dallas Cowboys Laurence Gibson  T Virginia Tech
7 244 San Francisco 49ers Trent Brown † T Florida
7 245 Tennessee Titans Tre McBride  WR William & Mary
7 246 Dallas Cowboys Geoff Swaim  TE Texas
7 247 New England Patriots Darryl Roberts  CB Marshall
7 248 Seattle Seahawks Ryan Murphy  S Oregon State
7 249 Atlanta Falcons Akeem King  CB San Jose State
7* 250 Denver Broncos Trevor Siemian  QB Northwestern
7* 251 Denver Broncos Taurean Nixon  CB Tulane
7* 252 Denver Broncos Josh Furman  S Oklahoma State
7* 253 New England Patriots Xzavier Dickson  LB Alabama
7* 254 San Francisco 49ers Rory Anderson  TE South Carolina
7* 255 Indianapolis Colts Denzelle Good  T Mars Hill
7* 256 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Christian  TE Louisville

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on July 9, 2015. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Seven players were available,22 but only one was selected.2324

Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
5 — St. Louis Rams Isaiah Battle  T Clemson

Notable undrafted players

Original NFL team Player Pos. College Notes
Arizona Cardinals Cariel Brooks  CB Adams State
Arizona Cardinals Edwin Jackson  LB Georgia Southern
Arizona Cardinals Harold Jones-Quartey  S Findlay
Arizona Cardinals Xavier Williams  NT Northern Iowa
Atlanta Falcons Shane Wynn  WR Indiana
Baltimore Ravens Daniel Brown  TE James Madison
Baltimore Ravens DeAndre Carter  WR Sacramento State
Baltimore Ravens Nick Easton  G Harvard
Buffalo Bills Chris Manhertz  TE Canisius
Played college basketball
Carolina Panthers Damiere Byrd  WR South Carolina
Carolina Panthers Dean Marlowe  S James Madison
Carolina Panthers Matt Wile  P Michigan
Chicago Bears Bryce Callahan  CB Rice
Chicago Bears Jacoby Glenn  CB UCF
Chicago Bears Khari Lee  TE Bowie State
Chicago Bears Rick Lovato † LS Old Dominion
Chicago Bears Cameron Meredith  WR Illinois State
Chicago Bears John Timu  LB Washington
Cincinnati Bengals Troy Hill  CB Oregon
Cincinnati Bengals Jake Kumerow  WR Wisconsin–Whitewater
Cincinnati Bengals Matt Lengel  TE Eastern Kentucky
Cincinnati Bengals DeShawn Williams  DT Clemson
Cleveland Browns Darius Jennings  WR Virginia
Dallas Cowboys La'el Collins  T LSU
Dallas Cowboys Efe Obada  DE  
European player signed from the BAFANL
Denver Broncos A. J. Johnson  LB Tennessee
Detroit Lions Zach Zenner  RB South Dakota State
Green Bay Packers LaDarius Gunter  CB Miami (FL)
Green Bay Packers James Vaughters  LB Stanford
Houston Texans Kendall Lamm  T Appalachian State
Houston Texans Greg Mancz  C Toledo
Houston Texans Corey Moore  S Georgia
Indianapolis Colts Quan Bray  WR Auburn
Jacksonville Jaguars Cap Capi  DE Akron
Jacksonville Jaguars Sam Ficken  K Penn State
Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Reed  G Minnesota State
Kansas City Chiefs David Irving  DE Iowa State
Miami Dolphins Matt Darr  P Tennessee
Miami Dolphins Sam Eguavoen  LB Texas Tech
Miami Dolphins Andrew Franks  K RPI
Miami Dolphins Neville Hewitt  LB Marshall
Miami Dolphins Mike Hull  LB Penn State
Minnesota Vikings Justin Coleman  CB Tennessee
Minnesota Vikings Anthony Harris  S Virginia
Minnesota Vikings Taylor Heinicke  QB Old Dominion
New England Patriots David Andrews  C Georgia
New England Patriots Brandon King  LB Auburn
New York Giants Matt LaCosse  TE Illinois
New York Giants Will Tye  TE Stony Brook
New York Jets Tevaughn Campbell  CB Regina
Oakland Raiders Robertson Daniel  DB BYU
Philadelphia Eagles Raheem Mostert † RB Purdue
Pittsburgh Steelers B. J. Finney  C Kansas State
Pittsburgh Steelers Eli Rogers  WR Louisville
San Diego Chargers Tyreek Burwell  T Cincinnati
San Diego Chargers Josh Lambo  K Texas A&M
San Diego Chargers Tyrell Williams  WR Western Oregon
San Francisco 49ers Jermaine Whitehead  S Auburn
Seattle Seahawks Jesse Davis  T Idaho
Seattle Seahawks Thomas Rawls  RB Central Michigan
Seattle Seahawks Alex Singleton  LB Montana State
St. Louis Rams Malcolm Brown  RB Texas
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Deshazor Everett  S Texas A&M
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Adam Humphries  WR Clemson
Tennessee Titans Quinton Spain  G West Virginia
Washington Redskins Quinton Dunbar  CB Florida
Washington Redskins Ty Long  P UAB

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round 1

  1. No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (15th overall) to San Diego in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (17th and 117th overall), and a 2016 fifth-round selection;source 1
  2. No. 17: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.source 1
  3. No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded first- and fourth-round selections (19th and 115th overall), and a 2014 first-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 first-round selection.source 2
  4. No. 23: Detroit → Denver (D). Detroit traded a first-round selection (23rd overall) to Denver in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (28th and 143rd overall), a 2016 fifth-round selection and G Manny Ramirez.source 3
  5. No. 28: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.source 3
  6. No. 31: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded a first-round selection (31st overall) and C Max Unger to New Orleans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (112th) and TE Jimmy Graham.source 4

Round 2

  1. No. 33: Tennessee → NY Giants (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (40th, 108th and 245th overall).source 5
  2. No. 40: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.source 5
  3. No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to Carolina in exchange for second-, third- and sixth-round selections (57th, 89th and 201st overall).source 3
  4. No. 43: Cleveland → Houston (D). Cleveland traded second- and seventh-round selections (43rd and 229th overall) to Houston in exchange for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (51st, 116th and 195th overall).source 6
  5. No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia (D). Miami traded second- and sixth-round selections (47th and 191st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round selection and two fifth-round selections (52nd, 145th and 156th overall).source 7
  6. No. 51: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.source 6
  7. No. 52: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.source 7
  8. No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded a second-round selection (55th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (58th and 158th overall).source 8
  9. No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.source 3
  10. No. 58: Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.source 8
  11. No. 61: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). Indianapolis traded second- and fourth-round selections (61st and 128th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 109th overall).source 9

Round 3

  1. No. 65: Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.source 9
  2. No. 69: Washington → Seattle (D). Washington traded a third-round selection (69th overall) to Seattle in exchange for third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (95th, 112th, 167th and 181st overall).source 10
  3. No. 70: NY Jets → Houston (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Houston in exchange for third-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (82nd, 152nd and 229th overall), and WR DeVier Posey.source 11
  4. No. 76: Minnesota → Kansas City (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (76th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (80th and 193rd overall).source 3
  5. No. 78: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and LB Dannell Ellerbe to New Orleans in exchange for WR Kenny Stills.source 12
  6. No. 80: Kansas City → Minnesota → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
           Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 143rd overall).source 3
  7. No. 82: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.source 11
  8. No. 88: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.source 3
  9. No. 89: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.source 3
  10. No. 95: Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.source 10
  11. No. 96: New England → Cleveland (D). New England traded third- and seventh-round selections (96th and 219th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (111th, 147th and 202nd overall).source 13

Round 4

  1. No. 101: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (101st overall) and TE Tim Wright to New England in exchange for G Logan Mankins.source 14
  2. No. 102: Oakland → Carolina (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) to Carolina in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (124th, 161st and 242nd overall).source 3
  3. No. 103: Jacksonville → NY Jets (D). Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (104th and 229th overall).source 3
  4. No. 104: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.source 3
  5. No. 108: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.source 5
  6. No. 109: St. Louis → Tampa Bay → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). St. Louis traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (109th and 183rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S Mark Barron.
           Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.source 9
  7. No. 111: Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.source 13
  8. No. 112: New Orleans → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
           New Orleans → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Seattle → New Orleans.source 4
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.source 10
  9. No. 113: San Francisco → Buffalo → Philadelphia → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for WR Stevie Johnson.source 15
           Buffalo → Philadelphia (PD). Buffalo traded a conditional fourth-round selection (113th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection and RB Bryce Brown. The fourth-round selection was given as a result of Stevie Johnson hitting certain statistical targets for the 49ers in 2014;source 16 if he had missed the targets, Buffalo would have given up either a third- or fourth-round selection in 2016, depending on Brown hitting his own statistical targets.source 17
           Philadelphia → Detroit (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2016 third-round selection.source 18
  10. No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). See Round 1: Buffalo → Cleveland.source 2
  11. No. 116: Houston → Cleveland → Arizona. Multiple trades:
           Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.source 6
           Cleveland → Arizona (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (116th overall) to Arizona in exchange for fourth-, sixth- and seventh-round selection (123rd, 198th and 241st overall).source 3
  12. No. 117: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.source 1
  13. No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall), a 2016 second-round selection and QB Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (145th overall) and QB Sam Bradford. The trade also included a conditional 2016 selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford took less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he did not play at all, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis' third-round selection.source 19
  14. No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore (PD). Detroit traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (122nd and 158th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DT Haloti Ngata.source 20
  15. No. 123: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.source 3
  16. No. 124: Carolina → Oakland → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.source 3
           Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (124th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (128th and 218th overall).source 3
  17. No. 126: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall), and 2014 second- and fifth-round selections to San Francisco in exchange for 2014 second- and seventh-round selections.source 21
  18. No. 128: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay → Oakland. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.source 9
           Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.source 3

Round 5

  1. No. 137: Tampa Bay → Buffalo → Minnesota → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Tampa Bay → Buffalo (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round selection.source 22
           Buffalo → Minnesota (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2016 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and QB Matt Cassel.source 23
           Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (146th and 185th overall).source 3
  2. No. 142: NY Jets → Chicago (PD). The NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Brandon Marshall.source 24
  3. No. 143: Chicago → Denver → Detroit → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           No. 143: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and a 2014 fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for 2014 fourth- and seventh-round selections.source 25
           No. 143: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.source 3
           No. 143: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.source 3
  4. No. 145: St. Louis → Philadelphia → Miami. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 4: Philadelphia → St. Louis.source 19
           Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.source 7
  5. No. 146: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.source 3
  6. No. 147: Cleveland → New England → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
           Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.source 13
           New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (166th and 247th overall).source 3
  7. No. 149: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) and WR Mike Wallace.source 26
  8. No. 151: San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection (151st overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (165th and 244th overall).source 3
  9. No. 152: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.source 11
  10. No. 154: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for G Ben Grubbs.source 27
  11. No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.source 7
  12. No. 158: Detroit → Baltimore → Arizona. Multiple trades:
           Detroit → Baltimore (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.source 20
           Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.source 8
  13. No. 161: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.source 3
  14. No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for C Jeremy Zuttah.source 28
  15. No. 165: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.source 3
  16. No. 166: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.source 3
  17. No. 167: Seattle → Washington → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.source 10
           Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (167th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and a 2016 sixth-round selection.source 3
  18. No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a sixth-round selection (178th overall) and LB Jonathan Casillas.source 29
           Tampa Bay → Detroit (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DE George Johnson.source 30

Round 6

  1. No. 177: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). See Round 5: New England → Tampa Bay.source 29
  2. No. 181: NY Jets → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
           NY Jets → Seattle (PD). The NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection (181st overall) to Seattle in exchange for WR Percy Harvin.source 31source 32
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.source 10
  3. No. 183: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 4: St. Louis → Tampa Bay.
  4. No. 185: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.source 3
  5. No. 187: New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → New Orleans.source 3
  6. No. 187: Minnesota → Buffalo (PD). See Round 5: Buffalo → Minnesota.source 23
  7. No. 191: Miami → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.source 7
  8. No. 193: Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
  9. No. 195: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.source 6
  10. No. 198: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.source 3
  11. No. 201: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.source 3
  12. No. 202: Baltimore → Cleveland → New England. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Cleveland (PD). Baltimore traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection.source 22
           Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.source 13
  13. No. 203: Dallas → Baltimore (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (243rd overall) and LB Rolando McClain.source 33
  14. No. 206: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for CB Marcus Burley.source 34
  15. No. 207: New England → Tennessee (PD). New England traded a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection (219th overall) and LB Akeem Ayers.source 35

Round 7

  1. No. 128: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.source 3
  2. No. 219: Tennessee → New England → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
           Tennessee → New England (PD). See Round 6: New England → Tennessee.source 35
           New England → Cleveland (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.source 13
  3. No. 224: Chicago → NY Jets → St. Louis. Multiple trades:
           Chicago → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: NY Jets → Chicago.source 24
           NY Jets → St. Louis (D). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (224th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Zac Stacy.source 3
  4. No. 229: Cleveland → Houston → NY Jets. Multiple trades:
           Cleveland → Houston (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.source 6
           Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.source 11
           NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.source 3
  5. No. 231: Miami → Baltimore → Detroit → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Miami → Baltimore (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (231st overall) to Baltimore in exchange for OT Bryant McKinnie.source 36
           Baltimore → Detroit (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.source 20
           Detroit → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 5: Tampa Bay → Detroit.source 30
  6. No. 232: San Francisco → Miami → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Miami in exchange for OT Jonathan Martin.source 37
           Miami → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → Miami.source 26
  7. No. 236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded a seventh-round selection (236th overall) to Dallas in exchange for DT Sean Lissemore.source 38
  8. No. 241: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.source 3
  9. No. 242: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.source 3
  10. No. 243: Baltimore → Dallas (PD). See Round 6: Dallas → Baltimore.source 33
  11. No. 244: Dallas → Indianapolis → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → Indianapolis (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (244th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for LB Caesar Rayford.source 39
           Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.source 3
  12. No. 245: Denver → NY Giants → Tennessee. Multiple trades:
           Denver → NY Giants (PD). Denver traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for K Brandon McManus.source 40
           NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.source 5
  13. No. 246: Indianapolis → San Francisco → Dallas. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for DE Cam Johnson.source 41
           San Francisco → Dallas (D). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a 2016 sixth-round selection.source 3
  14. No. 247: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.source 3
  15. No. 249: New England → St. Louis → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           New England → St. Louis (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Greg Salas.source 42
           St. Louis → Atlanta (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) and a 2013 first-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for 2013 first-, third- and sixth-round selections.source 43source 44

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
NCAA Division I FBS football conferences
The American 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 11
ACC 9 4 7 7 4 11 5 47
Big 12 2 1 4 4 3 6 5 25
Big Ten 3 8 4 6 10 3 1 35
C-USA 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 6
MAC 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
MWC 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 10
Pac-12 9 6 10 5 3 3 3 39
SEC 7 9 6 10 6 8 8 54
Sun Belt 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
Ind. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
Big Sky 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Big South 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CAA 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
MEAC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MVFC 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4
OVC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
SoCon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Southland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
SWAC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Non-Division I football conferences
Liberty (DIII) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
SAC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections Schools
11 Florida State
10 Louisville
8 Florida
7 Alabama, Miami (FL)
6 Missouri, Oklahoma, Stanford, USC
5 Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas
4 Arizona State, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia
3 Boston College, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA
2 Baylor, Colorado State, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Memphis, Northwestern, Rutgers, TCU, Tennessee State, Texas A&M, Texas State, Tulane, UAB, UCF, USF, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington State, Wisconsin

Selections by position

Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Center 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 6
Cornerback 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 31
Defensive end 4 5 5 3 2 4 2 25
Defensive tackle 2 2 2 3 3 7 1 20
Fullback 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
Guard 1 2 3 6 2 2 0 16
Linebacker 4 5 3 4 7 6 5 34
Long snapper 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Offensive tackle 5 4 2 3 0 2 8 24
Punter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Quarterback 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 7
Running back 2 2 4 3 4 1 2 18
Safety 1 3 0 3 3 2 3 15
Tight end 0 1 3 1 5 5 4 19
Wide receiver 6 3 5 4 6 5 6 35
Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Offense 17 12 20 21 19 17 23 129
Defense 15 20 15 16 19 24 16 125
Special teams 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Notes

Notes

  1. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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