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 | |
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.
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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Supplemental draft
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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5 | Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Bethea | DB | South Carolina | Ind. (I-A) |
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[8]
- Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007[8]
- Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012[8]
- 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 3 4 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.