1990 NFL Draft
The 1990 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, 1990, at the Marriott 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.
1990 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 22–23, 1990 |
Location | New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
332 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Jeff George, QB Indianapolis Colts |
Mr. Irrelevant | Demetrius Davis, TE Los Angeles Raiders |
Most selections (17) | San Diego Chargers |
Fewest selections (6) | Dallas Cowboys |
Hall of Famers | 6 |
The Dallas Cowboys would have had the first overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year by virtue of their league-worst 1–15 record in 1989. However, the Cowboys forfeited their first-round pick by selecting quarterback Steve Walsh in the first round of the previous year's supplemental draft. The first pick instead went to the Atlanta Falcons, who traded it to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts then used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jeff George.
Player selections
= Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
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Round one-eight
Round nine
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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221 | Dallas Cowboys | Kenneth Gant | Defensive Back | Albany State, Ga. |
222 | Atlanta Falcons | Darrell Jordan | Linebacker | Northern Arizona |
223 | New York Jets | Dale Dawkins | Wide Receiver | Miami |
224 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Terry Cook | Defensive End | Fresno State |
225 | Phoenix Cardinals | David Bavaro | Inside Linebacker | Syracuse |
226 | New England Patriots | Shawn Bouwens | Guard | Nebraska Wesleyan |
227 | San Diego Chargers | Chris Goetz | Guard | Pittsburgh |
228 | Chicago Bears | Johnny Bailey | Running Back | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
229 | Detroit Lions | Jack Linn | Tackle | West Virginia |
230 | Los Angeles Raiders | Leon Perry | Running Back | Oklahoma |
231 | Miami Dolphins | Phil Ross | Tight End | Oregon State |
232 | Indianapolis Colts | Darvell Huffman | Wide Receiver | Boston U. |
233 | New Orleans Saints | Broderick Graves | Running Back | Winston-Salem |
234 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mitchell Price | Cornerback | Tulane |
235 | Kansas City Chiefs | Michael Owens | Running Back | Syracuse |
236 | New Orleans Saints | Lonnie Brockman | Linebacker | West Virginia |
237 | Houston Oilers | Pat Coleman | Wide Receiver | Mississippi |
238 | Buffalo Bills | Clarkston Hines | Wide Receiver | Duke |
239 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Jones | Free Safety | Texas A&M |
240 | Cleveland Browns | Eugene Rowell | Wide Receiver | Southern Mississippi |
241 | Minnesota Vikings | Terry Allen | Running Back | Clemson |
242 | Green Bay Packers | Kirk Baumgartner | Quarterback | Wis.-Stevens Point |
243 | Washington Redskins | Tim Moxley | Guard | Ohio State |
244 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cecil Gray | Tackle | North Carolina |
245 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Lomack | Wide Receiver | Florida |
246 | New York Giants | Clint James | Defensive End | Louisiana State |
247 | Denver Broncos | Todd Ellis | Quarterback | South Carolina |
248 | San Francisco 49ers | Odell Haggins | Defensive Tackle | Florida State |
0 | Phoenix Cardinals (supplemental draft) | Willie Williams | Tight End | LSU |
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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249 | Minnesota Vikings | Pat Newman | Wide Receiver | Utah State |
250 | Atlanta Falcons | Donnie Salum | Linebacker | Arizona |
251 | New York Jets | Brad Quast | Linebacker | Iowa |
252 | Phoenix Cardinals | Dave Elle | Tight End | South Dakota |
253 | New England Patriots | Anthony Landry | Running Back | Stephen F. Austin |
254 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Busch | Tight End | Iowa State |
255 | Chicago Bears | Terry Price | Defensive End | Texas A&M |
256 | San Diego Chargers | Kenny Berry | Defensive Back | Miami |
257 | Seattle Seahawks | Robert Morris | Defensive End | Valdosta State |
258 | Detroit Lions | Bill Miller | Wide Receiver | Illinois State |
259 | Denver Broncos | Jim Szymanski | Defensive End | Michigan State |
260 | New Orleans Saints | Gary Cooper | Wide Receiver | Clemson |
261 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eric Crigler | Tackle | Murray State |
262 | Washington Redskins | D'Juan Francisco | Defensive Back | Notre Dame |
263 | Kansas City Chiefs | Craig Hudson | Tight End | Wisconsin |
264 | Houston Oilers | Dee Thomas | Defensive Back | Nicholls State |
265 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Lodish | Defensive Tackle | UCLA |
266 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eddie Miles | Linebacker | Minnesota |
267 | New Orleans Saints | Ernest Spears | Defensive Back | Southern California |
268 | Cleveland Browns | Michael Wallace | Defensive Back | Jackson State |
269 | Green Bay Packers | Jerome Martin | Defensive Back | Western Kentucky |
271 | Washington Redskins | Thomas Rayam | Guard | Alabama |
271 | Minnesota Vikings | Donald Smith | Defensive Back | Liberty |
272 | Los Angeles Rams | Steve Bates | Defensive End | James Madison |
273 | Philadelphia Eagles | Orlando Adams | Defensive Tackle | Jacksonville State |
274 | New York Giants | Otis Moore | Defensive Tackle | Clemson |
275 | Denver Broncos | Anthony Thompson | Outside Linebacker | East Carolina |
276 | San Francisco 49ers | Martin Harrison | Defensive End | Washington |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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277 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Harper | Linebacker | Humboldt State |
278 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Ellison | Defensive Back | Houston |
279 | New York Jets | Derrick Kelson | Defensive Back | Purdue |
280 | New England Patriots | Sean Smith | Defensive End | Georgia Tech |
281 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Terry Anthony | Wide Receiver | Florida State |
282 | Phoenix Cardinals | Dempsey Norman | Wide Receiver | St. Francis, Ill. |
283 | San Diego Chargers | Tommie Stowers | Tight End | Missouri |
284 | Chicago Bears | Brent White | Defensive End | Michigan |
285 | Detroit Lions | Reginald Warnsley | Running Back | Southern Mississippi |
286 | Seattle Seahawks | Daryl Reed | Defensive Back | Oregon |
287 | New Orleans Saints | Webbie Burnett | Nose Tackle | Western Kentucky |
288 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tim O'Connor | Tackle | Virginia |
289 | San Francisco 49ers | Anthony Shelton | Safety | Tennessee State |
290 | Indianapolis Colts | Carnel Smith | Defensive End | Pittsburgh |
291 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ernest Thompson | Running Back | Georgia Southern |
292 | Buffalo Bills | Al Edwards | Wide Receiver | Northwestern State, La. |
293 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Justin Strzelczyk | Guard | Maine |
294 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Hudson | Guard | Auburn |
295 | Houston Oilers | Joey Banes | Tackle | Houston |
296 | Cleveland Browns | Clemente Gordon | Quarterback | Grambling |
297 | Washington Redskins | Jon Leverenz | Middle Linebacker | Minnesota |
298 | Chicago Bears | Roman Matusz | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
299 | Green Bay Packers | Harry Jackson | Running Back | St. Cloud State |
300 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tyrone Watson | Wide Receiver | Tennessee State |
301 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Goldberg | Defensive End | Georgia |
302 | New York Giants | Tim Downing | Defensive End | Washington State |
303 | Los Angeles Raiders | Ron Lewis | Wide Receiver | Jackson State |
304 | Los Angeles Raiders | Myron Jones | Running Back | Fresno State |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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305 | Atlanta Falcons | Shawn McCarthy | Punter | Purdue |
306 | New York Jets | Darrell Davis | Defensive End | Texas Christian |
307 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Todd Hammel | Quarterback | Stephen F. Austin |
308 | Phoenix Cardinals | Donnie Riley | Running Back | Central Michigan |
309 | New England Patriots | Ventson Donelson | Defensive Back | Michigan State |
310 | Chicago Bears | Anthony Cooney | Defensive Back | Arkansas |
311 | Indianapolis Colts | Gene Benhart | Quarterback | Western Illinois |
312 | Seattle Seahawks | John Gromos | Quarterback | Vanderbilt |
313 | Detroit Lions | Robert Claiborne | Wide Receiver | San Diego State |
314 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andre Riley | Wide Receiver | Washington |
315 | Miami Dolphins | Bobby Harden | Safety | Miami |
316 | Indianapolis Colts | Dean Brown | Guard | Notre Dame |
317 | Los Angeles Raiders | Major Harris | Quarterback | West Virginia |
318 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony Jeffery | Wide Receiver | San Jose State |
319 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Richard Bell | Running Back | Nebraska |
320 | New Orleans Saints | Chris Port | Guard | Duke |
321 | Houston Oilers | Reggie Slack | Quarterback | Auburn |
322 | New England Patriots | Blaine Rose | Guard | Maryland |
323 | Cleveland Browns | Kerry Simien | Wide Receiver | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
324 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Goetz | Linebacker | Minnesota |
325 | Green Bay Packers | Kirk Maggio | Punter | UCLA |
326 | San Diego Chargers | Elliott Searcy | Wide Receiver | Southern U. |
327 | Philadelphia Eagles | Judd Garrett | Running Back | Princeton |
328 | Los Angeles Rams | David Lang | Running Back | Northern Arizona |
329 | New York Giants | Matt Stover | Kicker | Louisiana Tech |
330 | Phoenix Cardinals | Ken McMichel | Defensive Back | Oklahoma |
331 | Los Angeles Raiders | Demetrius Davis[6] | Tight End | Nevada |
Supplemental draft
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | New York Jets | Rob Moore † | WR | Syracuse | Ind. (I-A) |
Notable undrafted players
† | = Pro Bowler[3] | ‡ | = Hall of Famer[4] |
Hall of Famers
- Emmitt Smith, running back from University of Florida taken 1st round, 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[7]
- John Randle, defensive tackle from Texas A&M-Kingsville University, Undrafted.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[7]
- Shannon Sharpe, tight end from Savannah State University, taken 7th round, 192nd overall by the Denver Broncos.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
- Cortez Kennedy, defensive tackle from University of Miami, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
- Junior Seau, linebacker from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015 (posthumous).
- LeRoy Butler, strong safety from Florida State University, taken 2nd round, 48th overall by the Green Bay Packers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.
References
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. 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 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- 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.
- Andre Ware, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner "1989 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-07.