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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 BUF Tom Cousineau LB 1987 0 0 4 66 10 6.5 Ohio State
1 2 KAN Mike Bell DE 1991 0 0 7 135 40.0 Colorado State
1 3 CIN Jack Thompson QB 1984 0 0 1 51 449 845 5315 33 45 70 262 6 Washington State
1 4 CHI Dan Hampton HOF DE 1990 1 4 11 157 57.0 Arkansas
1 5 BUF Jerry Butler WR 1986 0 1 6 88 4 32 0 278 4301 29 Clemson
1 6 BAL Barry Krauss LB 1989 0 0 8 152 1 -1 0 1 5 1 6 8.0 Alabama
1 7 NYG Phil Simms QB 1993 0 2 11 164 2576 4647 33462 199 157 349 1252 6 2 7 0 Morehead State
1 8 STL Ottis Anderson RB 1992 1 2 9 182 0 1 0 0 0 2562 10273 81 376 3062 5 Miami (FL)
1 9 CHI Al Harris DE 1990 0 0 6 149 1 18 0 4 20.5 Arizona State
1 10 DET Keith Dorney T 1987 0 1 8 112 Penn State
1 11 NOR Russell Erxleben P 1987 0 0 4 59 2 5 63 1 1 4 1 0 Texas
1 12 CIN Charles Alexander RB 1985 0 0 5 102 748 2645 13 165 1130 2 LSU
1 13 SDG Kellen Winslow HOF TE 1987 3 5 7 109 0 3 0 0 0 541 6741 45 Missouri
1 14 NYJ Marty Lyons DE 1989 0 0 10 147 29.0 Alabama
1 15 GNB Eddie Lee Ivery RB 1986 0 0 4 72 2 4 50 0 0 667 2933 23 162 1612 7 Georgia Tech
1 16 MIN Ted Brown RB 1986 0 0 7 104 0 1 0 0 1 1117 4546 40 339 2850 13 North Carolina State
1 17 ATL Don L. Smith NT 1987 0 0 6 111 18.5 Miami (FL)
1 18 SEA Manu Tuiasosopo DT 1986 0 0 5 119 1 9.5 UCLA
1 19 RAM George Andrews LB 1984 0 0 4 80 1 2 0 1 12.0 Nebraska
1 20 CLE Willis Adams WR 1985 0 0 0 75 5 13 0 61 962 2 Houston
1 21 PHI Jerry Robinson LB 1991 0 1 10 184 12 14.0 UCLA
1 22 DEN Kelvin Clark T 1985 0 0 1 88 Nebraska
1 23 KAN Steve Fuller QB 1986 0 0 2 90 605 1066 7156 28 41 186 908 11 Clemson
1 24 MIA Jon Giesler T 1988 0 0 9 126 Michigan
1 25 NWE Rick Sanford DB 1985 0 0 3 94 16 South Carolina
1 26 RAM Kent Hill G 1987 0 5 8 132 Georgia Tech
1 27 DAL Robert Shaw C 1981 0 0 0 33 Tennessee
1 28 PIT Greg Hawthorne RB 1987 0 0 1 105 137 527 7 92 1112 4 Baylor
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 29 SFO James Owens RB 1984 0 0 1 70 271 944 8 56 535 3 UCLA
2 30 CIN Dan Ross TE 1986 0 1 6 104 290 3419 19 Northeastern
2 31 HOU Mike Stensrud NT 1989 0 0 4 139 2 16.5 Iowa State
2 32 BUF Fred Smerlas NT 1992 1 5 10 200 2 18.5 Boston College
2 33 TAM Greg Roberts G 1982 0 0 3 45 Oklahoma
2 34 TAM Gordon Jones WR 1983 0 0 2 61 2 2 0 97 1402 8 Pittsburgh
2 35 STL Theotis Brown RB 1984 0 0 2 84 1 1 11 0 0 549 2046 30 172 1558 3 UCLA
2 36 NYG Earnest Gray WR 1985 0 0 5 90 2 2 0 246 3790 27 Memphis
2 37 DET Ken Fantetti LB 1985 0 0 5 95 6 2.5 Wyoming
2 38 NOR Reggie Mathis LB 1980 0 0 1 32 1 Oklahoma
2 39 CHI Rickey Watts WR 1983 0 0 1 56 3 -23 0 81 1547 8 Tulsa
2 40 CLE Lawrence Johnson DB 1987 0 0 1 96 9 1.5 Wisconsin
2 41 NYJ Mark Gastineau DE 1988 3 5 7 137 74.0 East Central (OK)
2 42 OAK Willie Jones DE 1981 0 0 0 40 Florida State
2 43 MIN Dave Huffman G 1990 0 0 1 128 Notre Dame
2 44 GNB Steve Atkins RB 1981 0 0 0 20 121 488 2 18 138 1 Maryland
2 45 SEA Joe Norman LB 1983 0 0 1 50 1 Indiana
2 46 STL Calvin Favron LB 1982 0 0 0 50 1 Southeast Louisiana
2 47 CLE Sam Claphan T 1987 0 0 3 87 Oklahoma
2 48 PHI Petey Perot G 1985 0 0 1 74 Northwest State (LA)
2 49 ATL Pat Howell G 1985 0 0 1 67 USC
2 50 HOU Jesse Baker DE 1987 0 0 4 128 35.0 Jacksonville State
2 51 BUF Jim Haslett LB 1987 0 0 6 94 1 4 0 6 4.5 Indiana (PA)
2 52 NWE Bob Golic NT 1992 0 3 9 187 1 22.5 Notre Dame
2 53 MIA Jeff Toews G 1985 0 0 0 71 Washington
2 54 RAM Eddie Hill RB 1984 0 0 0 75 1 2 14 0 0 120 443 2 26 171 2 Memphis
2 55 DAL Aaron Mitchell DB 1981 0 0 1 44 4 UNLV
2 56 PIT Zack Valentine LB 1982 0 0 0 56 East Carolina
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 57 SEA Michael Jackson LB 1986 0 0 5 105 6 6.0 Washington
3 58 RAM Jeff B. Moore WR 1981 0 0 0 24 17 273 1 Tennessee
3 59 CIN Barney Cotton G 1981 0 0 1 45 Nebraska
3 60 TAM Jerry Eckwood RB 1981 0 0 3 47 0 5 0 0 0 515 1845 6 93 956 1 Arkansas
3 61 MIA Tony Nathan RB 1987 1 0 5 123 4 8 61 1 0 732 3543 16 383 3592 16 Alabama
3 62 BUF Jon Borchardt G 1987 0 0 4 130 Montana State
3 63 MIA Mel Land LB 1980 0 0 0 19 Michigan State
3 64 STL Joe Bostic G 1988 0 0 8 132 Clemson
3 65 MIA Ronnie Lee T 1992 0 0 8 186 25 167 3 Baylor
3 66 CHI Willie McClendon RB 1982 0 0 0 57 94 369 2 9 38 0 Georgia
3 67 DET Bo Robinson RB 1984 0 0 2 80 121 445 2 37 305 3 West Texas A&M
3 68 NYJ Donald Dykes DB 1982 0 0 1 47 5 Southeast Louisiana
3 69 BAL Kim Anderson DB 1984 0 0 0 56 1 0 0 7 0.5 Arizona State
3 70 CLE Jim Ramey DE 1987 0 0 0 10 Kentucky
3 71 GNB Charles A. Johnson NT 1983 0 0 3 45 1 3.5 Maryland
3 72 HOU Kenny King RB 1985 0 1 5 97 579 2477 7 89 715 1 Oklahoma
3 73 SDG Cliff Thrift LB 1986 0 0 1 97 3 East Central (OK)
3 74 PHI Tony Franklin K 1988 0 1 9 140 1 -5 0 Texas A&M
3 75 ATL James Mayberry RB 1981 0 0 0 48 81 347 1 13 53 0 1 Colorado
3 76 DAL Doug Cosbie TE 1988 0 3 6 144 7 35 0 300 3728 30 Santa Clara
3 77 DEN Bruce Radford NT 1981 0 0 0 37 Grambling State
3 78 TAM Reggie P. Lewis DE 1980 0 0 0 22 North Texas
3 79 ATL William Andrews RB 1986 0 4 5 87 0 1 0 0 0 1315 5986 30 277 2647 11 Auburn
3 80 TAM Rick Berns RB 1983 0 0 0 50 68 255 0 6 46 0 Nebraska
3 81 RAM Mike Wellman C 1980 0 0 0 20 Kansas
3 82 SFO Joe Montana HOF QB 1994 3 8 12 192 3409 5391 40551 273 139 457 1676 20 Notre Dame
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 83 BUF Ken E. Johnson DE 1987 0 0 1 76 5.5 Knoxville
4 84 CIN Mike White DT 1982 0 0 1 51 Albany State (GA)
4 85 KAN Frank Manumaleuga LB 1981 0 0 2 35 1 -3 0 6 San Jose State
4 86 PIT Russell Davis RB 1983 0 0 0 42 104 474 2 5 45 0 Michigan
4 87 BUF Jeff Nixon DB 1982 0 0 0 43 11 Richmond
4 88 DET Ulysses Norris TE 1985 0 0 1 84 43 540 8 Georgia
4 89 STL Roy Green WR 1992 2 2 9 190 1 2 20 0 0 23 140 1 559 8965 66 4 Henderson State
4 90 NYG Phil Tabor DE 1982 0 0 1 56 3.5 Oklahoma
4 91 CIN Vaughn Lusby DB 1980 0 0 0 18 Arkansas
4 92 DET Jon Brooks LB 1980 0 0 0 20 Clemson
4 93 NOR Jim Kovach LB 1985 0 0 4 87 4 7.5 Kentucky
4 94 PHI Ben Cowins RB 0 0 0 Arkansas
4 95 CLE Matt Miller T 1982 0 0 0 41 Colorado
4 96 NYJ Eric Cunningham G 1980 0 0 0 17 Penn State
4 97 MIN Steve Dils QB 1988 0 0 1 106 504 972 5816 27 32 45 71 1 Stanford
4 98 NYJ Johnny Lynn DB 1986 0 0 2 97 17 UCLA
4 99 RAM Derwin Tucker DB 0 0 0 Illinois
4 100 ATL Lynn Cain RB 1985 0 0 3 89 615 2309 19 127 1061 6 USC
4 101 ATL Charles Johnson DB 1981 0 0 1 25 2 Grambling State
4 102 SEA Mark E. Bell DE 1984 0 0 0 64 3 33 0 1.0 Colorado State
4 103 WAS Don Warren TE 1992 0 0 14 193 1 5 0 244 2536 7 San Diego State
4 104 SDG John Floyd WR 1981 0 0 0 27 14 215 2 La-Monroe
4 105 DEN Charles Jefferson DB 1979 0 0 0 5 McNeese State
4 106 NWE Eddie Hare P 1979 0 0 1 16 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 Tulsa
4 107 MIA Steve Howell FB 1981 0 0 1 42 68 235 1 10 70 0 Baylor
4 108 RAM Jerry Wilkinson DE 1980 0 0 0 29 Oregon State
4 109 DAL Ralph DeLoach DE 1981 0 0 0 1 California
4 110 PIT Calvin Sweeney WR 1987 0 0 2 102 1 -2 0 113 1775 7 USC