1988 NFL Draft
The 1988 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, 1988, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
1988 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 24–25, 1988 |
Location | New York Marriott Marquis in New York City |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
333 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Aundray Bruce, LB Atlanta Falcons |
Mr. Irrelevant | Jeff Beathard, WR Los Angeles Rams |
Most selections (14) | Buffalo Bills Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints New York Giants Miami Dolphins |
Fewest selections (8) | Indianapolis Colts |
Hall of Famers | |
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Aundray Bruce. Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (68th overall) with Tom Tupa (by the Phoenix Cardinals), who was also selected because of his ability as a punter. This is the last draft in which the first quarterback was selected this late.[3] In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.[4]
Player selections
= Pro Bowler[5] | = Hall of Famer |
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Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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110 | Atlanta Falcons | Charles Dimry | Cornerback | Nevada-Las Vegas |
111 | Detroit Lions | Eric Andolsek | Guard | Louisiana State |
112 | New Orleans Saints | Greg Scales | Tight end | Wake Forest |
113 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | William Howard | Running back | Tennessee |
114 | Cincinnati Bengals | Herb Wester | Tackle | Iowa |
115 | New England Patriots | Troy Wolkow | Guard | Minnesota |
116 | Green Bay Packers | Darrell Reed | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
117 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Delpino | Running back | Missouri |
118 | New York Giants | Jon Carter | Defensive end | Pittsburgh |
119 | New York Jets(from San Francisco) | Mike Withycombe | Guard | Fresno State |
120 | Phoenix Cardinals | Chris Gaines | Linebacker | Vanderbilt |
121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Darin Jordan | Inside linebacker | Northeastern |
122 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eric Everett | Cornerback | Texas Tech |
123 | Buffalo Bills | Ezekial Gadson | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
124 | Minnesota Vikings | Darrell Fullington | Safety | Miami, FL |
125 | Houston Oilers | Cris Dishman | Cornerback | Purdue |
126 | Miami Dolphins | Rodney Thomas | Cornerback | Brigham Young |
127 | Washington Redskins | Carl Mims | Defensive back | Sam Houston State |
128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Reese | Defensive end | Kentucky |
129 | Indianapolis Colts | John Baylor | Defensive back | Southern Mississippi |
130 | Houston Oilers | Chris Verhulst | Tight end | Cal State-Chico |
131 | Los Angeles Raiders | Dennis Price | Cornerback | UCLA |
132 | Phoenix Cardinals | Tony Jordan | Running back | Kansas State |
133 | Chicago Bears | Troy Johnson | Outside linebacker | Oklahoma |
134 | New Orleans Saints | Keith Taylor | Defensive back | Illinois |
135 | Buffalo Bills(from San Francisco) | Kirk Roach | Kicker | Western Carolina |
136 | Denver Broncos | Corris Ervin | Defensive back | Central Florida |
137 | Los Angeles Rams | James Washington | Defensive back | UCLA |
0 | Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Bethea | Defensive back | South Carolina |
Round six
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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138 | Atlanta Falcons | George Thomas | Wide receiver | Nevada-Las Vegas |
139 | Kansas City Chiefs | James Saxon | Running back | San Jose State |
140 | Atlanta Falcons | Houston Hoover | Guard | Jackson State |
141 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Jetton | Center | Texas |
142 | Detroit Lions | Carl Painter | Running back | Hampton |
143 | Los Angeles Raiders | Erwin Grabisna | Linebacker | Case Western Reserve |
144 | Green Bay Packers | Nate Hill | Defensive end | Auburn |
145 | New York Giants | David Houle | Guard | Michigan State |
146 | New York Jets | Paul Frase | Defensive tackle | Syracuse |
147 | Los Angeles Rams | Keith Jones | Running back | Nebraska |
148 | Phoenix Cardinals | Jon Phillips | Guard | Oklahoma |
149 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don McPherson | Quarterback | Syracuse |
150 | Buffalo Bills | Dan Murray | Outside linebacker | E. Stroudsburg, Pa. |
151 | Dallas Cowboys | Scott Secules | Quarterback | Virginia |
152 | San Diego Chargers | Cedric Figaro | Middle linebacker | Notre Dame |
154 | New England Patriots | Steve Johnson | Tight end | Virginia Tech |
155 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Warren Williams | Running back | Miami, FL |
156 | Miami Dolphins | George Cooper | Running back | Ohio State |
157 | Houston Oilers | Kurt Crain | Linebacker | Auburn |
158 | Seattle Seahawks | Roy Hart | Nose tackle | South Carolina |
159 | Washington Redskins | Stan Humphries | Quarterback | Louisiana-Monroe |
160 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rob Sterling | Defensive back | Maine |
161 | Chicago Bears | Lemuel Stinson | Cornerback | Texas Tech |
162 | New Orleans Saints | Bob Sims | Guard | Florida |
163 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers(from San Francisco) | Shawn Lee | Defensive tackle | North Alabama |
164 | Minnesota Vikings | Derrick White | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
165 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Knapton | Defensive tackle | Wyoming |
Round seven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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166 | Atlanta Falcons | Michael Haynes | Wide receiver | Northern Arizona |
167 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kerry Goode | Running back | Alabama |
168 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rich Romer | Outside linebacker | Union, New York |
169 | Detroit Lions | Jeff James | Wide receiver | Stanford |
170 | Kansas City Chiefs | Troy Stedman | Linebacker | Washburn |
171 | Los Angeles Raiders | Derrick Crudup | Safety | Oklahoma |
172 | New York Jets | Gary Patton | Running back | Eastern Michigan |
173 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Richard | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
174 | Denver Broncos | Pat Kelly | Tight end | Syracuse |
175 | New York Giants | Mike Perez | Quarterback | San Jose State |
176 | Philadelphia Eagles | Todd White | Wide receiver | Cal State-Fullerton |
177 | Buffalo Bills | Tim Borcky | Tackle | Memphis |
178 | Dallas Cowboys | Owen Hooven | Tackle | Oregon State |
179 | Phoenix Cardinals | Ernie Jones | Wide receiver | Indiana |
180 | Miami Dolphins | Kerwin Bell | Quarterback | Florida |
181 | New England Patriots | Darryl Usher | Wide receiver | Illinois |
182 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marc Zeno | Wide receiver | Tulane |
183 | Minnesota Vikings | Brad Beckman | Tight end | Nebraska-Omaha |
184 | Buffalo Bills | Bo Wright | Running back | Alabama |
185 | Seattle Seahawks | Ray Jackson | Defensive back | Ohio State |
186 | New York Giants | Danta Whitaker | Tight end | Mississippi Valley |
187 | Houston Oilers | Tracey Eaton | Safety | Portland State |
188 | Cleveland Browns | Thane Gash | Defensive back | East Tennessee State |
189 | Chicago Bears | Caesar Rentie | Tackle | Oklahoma |
190 | New Orleans Saints | Brian Forde | Outside linebacker | Washington State |
191 | San Francisco 49ers | Kevin Bryant | Linebacker | Delaware State |
192 | Denver Broncos | Garry Frank | Guard | Mississippi State |
193 | Washington Redskins | Harold Hicks | Defensive back | San Diego State |
Round eight
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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194 | Atlanta Falcons | Phillip Brown | Linebacker | Alabama |
195 | Cincinnati Bengals | Curtis Maxey | Defensive tackle | Grambling |
196 | Detroit Lions | Gary Hadd | Defensive tackle | Minnesota |
197 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alfredo Roberts | Tight end | Miami, FL |
198 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony Simpson | Running back | East Carolina |
199 | Los Angeles Raiders | Mike Alexander | Wide receiver | Penn State |
200 | Green Bay Packers | Patrick Collins | Running back | Oklahoma |
201 | Los Angeles Rams | Darryl Franklin | Wide receiver | Washington |
202 | New York Giants | Sammy Lilly | Cornerback | Georgia Tech |
203 | New York Jets | Keith Neubert | Tight end | Nebraska |
204 | Buffalo Bills | John Hagy | Safety | Texas |
205 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Higgs | Running back | Kentucky |
206 | Phoenix Cardinals | Tim Moore | Linebacker | Michigan State |
207 | Philadelphia Eagles | David Smith | Running back | Western Kentucky |
208 | Chicago Bears | David Tate | Defensive back | Colorado |
209 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mark Nichols | Nose tackle | Michigan State |
210 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Cain | Outside linebacker | Oregon Tech |
211 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Hinnant | Tight end | Temple |
212 | Miami Dolphins | Harry Galbreath | Guard | Tennessee |
213 | Buffalo Bills | Jeff Wright | Nose tackle | Central Missouri |
214 | Houston Oilers | David Viaene | Tackle | Minnesota-Duluth |
215 | Seattle Seahawks | Robert Tyler | Tight end | South Carolina State |
216 | Cleveland Browns | J. J. Birden | Wide receiver | Oregon |
217 | Chicago Bears | Harvey Reed | Running back | Howard |
218 | New Orleans Saints | Glenn Derby | Guard | Wisconsin |
219 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Clarkson | Tackle | Montana |
220 | Miami Dolphins | Louis Cheek | Tackle | Texas A&M |
221 | Washington Redskins | Darryl McGill | Running back | Wake Forest |
Round nine
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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222 | Atlanta Falcons | James Primus | Running back | UCLA |
223 | Detroit Lions | Kip Corrington | Safety | Texas A&M |
224 | Kansas City Chiefs | Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'Oof | Wide receiver | Maryland |
225 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Reuben Davis | Defensive end | North Carolina |
226 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brandy Wells | Defensive back | Notre Dame |
227 | Los Angeles Raiders | Reggie Ware | Running back | Auburn |
228 | Green Bay Packers | Neal Wilkinson | Tight end | James Madison |
229 | Los Angeles Raiders | Scott Tabor | Punter | California |
230 | New York Jets | Ralph Tamm | Guard | West Chester |
231 | Los Angeles Rams | Pat Foster | Defensive tackle | Montana |
232 | Dallas Cowboys | Brian Bedford | Wide receiver | California |
233 | Phoenix Cardinals | Scott Dill | Tackle | Memphis |
234 | Detroit Lions | Todd Irvin | Tackle | Mississippi |
235 | Buffalo Bills | Carlton Bailey | Inside linebacker | North Carolina |
236 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gordon Lockbaum | Running back | Holy Cross |
237 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul McGowan | Linebacker | Florida State |
238 | San Diego Chargers | Joey Howard | Tackle | Tennessee |
239 | Miami Dolphins | Jeff Cross | Defensive end | Missouri |
240 | New England Patriots | Neil Galbraith | Defensive back | Central Oklahoma |
241 | Houston Oilers | David Spradlin | Linebacker | Texas Christian |
242 | Seattle Seahawks | Deatrich Wise | Nose tackle | Jackson State |
243 | Indianapolis Colts | Jeff Herrod | Outside linebacker | Mississippi |
244 | Cleveland Browns | Danny Copeland | Defensive back | Eastern Kentucky |
245 | Chicago Bears | Rogie Magee | Wide receiver | Louisiana State |
246 | New Orleans Saints | Clarence Nunn | Defensive back | San Diego State |
247 | San Francisco 49ers | Brian Bonner | Linebacker | Minnesota |
248 | Denver Broncos | Mel Farr Jr. | Running back | UCLA |
249 | Washington Redskins | Blake Peterson | Linebacker | Mesa State |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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250 | Atlanta Falcons | Stan Clayton | Guard | Penn State |
251 | Kansas City Chiefs | Kenny Gamble | Running back | Colgate |
252 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Jackson | Tackle | Eastern Kentucky |
253 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ellis Dillahunt | Defensive back | East Carolina |
254 | Detroit Lions | Paco Craig | Wide receiver | UCLA |
255 | Los Angeles Raiders | Newt Harrell | Tackle | West Texas A&M |
256 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Keyes | Quarterback | Wisconsin |
257 | New York Jets | John Booty | Defensive back | Texas Christian |
258 | Los Angeles Rams | R. C. Mullin | Tackle | Louisiana-Lafayette |
259 | New York Giants | Eric Hickerson | Defensive back | Indiana |
260 | Phoenix Cardinals | Andy Schillinger | Wide receiver | Miami (Ohio) |
261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Schuster | Defensive tackle | Iowa |
262 | Buffalo Bills | Martin Mayhew | Cornerback | Florida State |
263 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Owens | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
264 | Minnesota Vikings | Brian Habib | Guard | Washington |
265 | New York Giants | Steve Wilkes | Tight end | Appalachian State |
266 | Miami Dolphins | Artis Jackson | Nose tackle | Texas Tech |
267 | New England Patriots | Rodney Lossow | Center | Wisconsin |
268 | Denver Broncos | Channing Williams | Running back | Arizona State |
269 | Seattle Seahawks | Derwin Jones | Defensive end | Miami, FL |
270 | Indianapolis Colts | O'Brien Alston | Outside linebacker | Maryland |
271 | Houston Oilers | Marco Johnson | Wide receiver | Hawaii |
272 | Cleveland Browns | Brian Washington | Defensive back | Nebraska |
273 | Chicago Bears | Joel Porter | Guard | Baylor |
274 | New Orleans Saints | Todd Santos | Quarterback | San Diego State |
275 | San Francisco 49ers | Tim Foley | Kicker | Georgia Southern |
276 | New Orleans Saints | Vincent Fizer | Linebacker | Southern U. |
277 | Washington Redskins | Henry Brown | Defensive end | Ohio State |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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278 | Atlanta Falcons | James Milling | Wide receiver | Maryland |
279 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Frank Pillow | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
280 | Cincinnati Bengals | Paul Hickert | Kicker | Murray State |
281 | Detroit Lions | Danny McCoin | Quarterback | Cincinnati |
282 | Kansas City Chiefs | Danny McManus | Quarterback | Florida State |
283 | Los Angeles Raiders | David Weber | Quarterback | Carroll, Wis. |
284 | Seattle Seahawks | Rick McLeod | Tackle | Washington |
285 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Miller | Center | Pittsburgh |
286 | New York Giants | Greg Harris | Wide receiver | Troy State |
287 | New York Jets | John Galvin | Middle linebacker | Boston College |
288 | Philadelphia Eagles | Izel Jenkins | Cornerback | North Carolina State |
289 | Buffalo Bills | Pete Curkendall | Nose tackle | Penn State |
290 | Dallas Cowboys | Chad Hennings | Defensive tackle | Air Force |
291 | Phoenix Cardinals | Keith McCoy | Defensive back | Fresno State |
292 | Miami Dolphins | Tom Kelleher | Running back | Holy Cross |
293 | San Diego Chargers | George Hinkle | Defensive end | Arizona |
294 | New England Patriots | Marvin Allen | Running back | Tulane |
295 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Dawson | Defensive back | Illinois |
296 | Minnesota Vikings | Norman Floyd | Defensive back | South Carolina |
297 | Indianapolis Colts | Donnie Dee | Tight end | Tulsa |
298 | Houston Oilers | Jethro Franklin | Defensive end | Fresno State |
299 | Seattle Seahawks | Dwayne Harper | Cornerback | South Carolina State |
300 | Cleveland Browns | Hendley Hawkins | Wide receiver | Nebraska |
301 | Chicago Bears | Steve Forch | Linebacker | Nebraska |
302 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Couch | Wide receiver | Minnesota |
303 | San Francisco 49ers | Chet Brooks | Safety | Texas A&M |
304 | Denver Broncos | Shaun Grady | Running back | Duke |
305 | Washington Redskins | Curt Koch | Defensive end | Colorado |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
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306 | Atlanta Falcons | Carter Wiley | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
307 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carl Parker | Wide receiver | Vanderbilt |
308 | Indianapolis Colts | Aatron Kenney | Wide receiver | Wis. Stevens Point |
309 | Buffalo Bills | John Driscoll | Tackle | New Hampshire |
310 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Victor Jones | Inside linebacker | Virginia Tech |
311 | Los Angeles Raiders | Greg Kunkel | Guard | Kentucky |
312 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Bolton | Wide receiver | Auburn |
313 | New York Giants | David Futrell | Nose tackle | Brigham Young |
314 | New York Jets | Albert Goss | Nose tackle | Jackson State |
315 | Washington Redskins | Wayne Ross | Punter | San Diego State |
316 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Erlandson | Linebacker | Washington |
317 | Dallas Cowboys | Ben Hummel | Linebacker | UCLA |
318 | Phoenix Cardinals | Chris Carrier | Defensive back | Louisiana State |
319 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Kaufusi | Defensive end | Brigham Young |
320 | Miami Dolphins | Brian Kinchen | Tight end | Louisiana State |
321 | New England Patriots | Dave Nugent | Nose tackle | Boston College |
322 | Pittsburgh Steelers | James Earle | Linebacker | Clemson |
323 | New York Giants | Brendan McCormack | Defensive tackle | South Carolina |
324 | San Diego Chargers | Wendell Phillips | Defensive back | North Alabama |
325 | Houston Oilers | John Brantley | Inside linebacker | Georgia |
326 | Seattle Seahawks | Dave DesRochers | Tackle | San Diego State |
327 | Indianapolis Colts | Tim Vesling | Kicker | Syracuse |
328 | Cleveland Browns | Steve Slayden | Quarterback | Duke |
329 | Chicago Bears | Greg Clark | Inside linebacker | Arizona State |
330 | New Orleans Saints | Paul Jurgensen | Defensive end | Georgia Tech |
331 | San Francisco 49ers | George Mira | Linebacker | Miami, FL |
332 | Denver Broncos | Michael Rhyan | Quarterback | Cal State Fullerton |
333[8] | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Beathard | Wide receiver | Southern Oregon |
= Pro Bowler[5] | = Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami, taken 1st round 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys
- Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State, taken 1st round 19th overall by Minnesota Vikings
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009[9]
- Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007[9]
- Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012[9]
- Tim Brown, wide receiver from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 6th overall by Los Angeles Raiders
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[5] |
References
- "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.
- As of 2019.
- "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- 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.
- "1987 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.