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.

Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (76th overall), which is the last draft in which this has occurred.^[3] In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Hall of Famers

• Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami taken 1st round 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007.^[7]

• Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State University taken 1st round 19th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009.^[7]

• Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State University taken 2nd round 40th overall by the Buffalo Bills.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007^[7]

• Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round, 44th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012^[7]

• Tim Brown, wide receiver from University of Notre Dame taken 1st round 6th overall by the Los Angeles Raiders.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.

Notable undrafted players

References

1. ↑ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014. 
2. ↑ 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. 
3. ↑ As of 2013
4. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
5. ↑ Tim Brown, 1987 Heisman Trophy ^{"1987 Heisman Trophy winner". Retrieved October 25, 2011.} 
6. ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
7. 1 2 3 4 List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.} 

External links

• NFL.com – 1988 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1988 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame