1992 NFL Draft


The 1992 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 26–27, 1992, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The 1992 draft was notable because for the first time since 1958 one team, the Indianapolis Colts, held the first two overall picks. Neither made a major impact in the league, and the 1992 draft in retrospect is considered one of the worst in league history. It is the only draft since 1960 to produce no Pro Football Hall of Famers. It was also the final NFL Draft featuring twelve rounds of selections; the league would reduce the rounds to eight the following season, and then seven the year after that, where it has remained since.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Indianapolis ColtsSteve EmtmanDefensive endWashington
2Indianapolis ColtsQuentin CoryattLinebackerTexas A&M
3Los Angeles RamsSean GilbertDefensive tacklePittsburgh
4Washington RedskinsDesmond HowardWide ReceiverMichigan
5Green Bay PackersTerrell BuckleyCornerbackFlorida State
6Cincinnati BengalsDavid KlinglerQuarterbackHouston
7Miami DolphinsTroy VincentCornerbackWisconsin
8Atlanta FalconsBob WhitfieldTackleStanford
9Cleveland BrownsTommy VardellFullbackStanford
10Seattle SeahawksRay RobertsTackleVirginia
11Pittsburgh SteelersLeon SearcyTackleMiami
12Miami DolphinsMarco ColemanLinebackerGeorgia Tech
13New England PatriotsEugene ChungTackleVirginia Tech
14New York GiantsDerek BrownTight EndNotre Dame
15New York JetsJohnny MitchellTight endNebraska
16Los Angeles RaidersChester McGlocktonDefensive TackleClemson
17Dallas CowboysKevin SmithCornerbackTexas A&M
18San Francisco 49ersDana HallSafetyWashington
19Atlanta FalconsTony SmithRunning backSouthern Miss
20Kansas City ChiefsDale CarterCornerbackTennessee
21New Orleans SaintsVaughn DunbarRunning BackIndiana
22Chicago BearsAlonzo SpellmanDefensive EndOhio State
23San Diego ChargersChris MimsDefensive EndTennessee
24Dallas CowboysRobert JonesLinebackerEast Carolina
25Denver BroncosTommy MaddoxQuarterbackUCLA
26Detroit LionsRobert PorcherDefensive EndSouth Carolina State
27Buffalo BillsJohn FinaTackleArizona
28Cincinnati BengalsDarryl WilliamsSafetyMiami
-New York Giants Dave BrownQuarterbackDuke

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29Indianapolis ColtsAshley AmbroseCornerbackMississippi Valley State
30Los Angeles RamsSteve IsraelCornerbackPittsburgh
31Cincinnati BengalsCarl PickensWide receiverTennessee
32Los Angeles RaidersGreg SkrepenakTackleMichigan
33San Diego ChargersMarquez PopeCornerbackFresno State
34Green Bay PackersMark D'OnofrioLinebackerPenn State
35New England PatriotsRod SmithCornerbackNotre Dame
36Dallas CowboysJimmy SmithWide receiverJackson State
37Dallas CowboysDarren WoodsonSafetyArizona State
38Pittsburgh SteelersLevon KirklandLinebackerClemson
39Minnesota VikingsRobert HarrisDefensive endSouthern
40Kansas City ChiefsMatt BlundinQuarterbackVirginia
41New York GiantsPhillippi SparksCornerbackArizona State
42New York JetsKurt BarberLinebackerUSC
43Miami DolphinsEddie BlakeDefensive tackleAuburn
44Tampa Bay BuccaneersCourtney HawkinsWide receiverMichigan State
45San Francisco 49ersAmp LeeRunning backFlorida State
46Phoenix CardinalsTony SaccaQuarterbackPenn State
47Washington RedskinsShane CollinsDefensive endArizona State
48Philadelphia EaglesSiran StacyRunning backAlabama
49Chicago BearsTroy AuzenneTackleCalifornia
50Houston OilersEddie RobinsonLinebackerAlabama State
51Atlanta FalconsChuck SmithDefensive endTennessee
52Cleveland BrownsPatrick RoweWide receiverSan Diego State
53Detroit LionsTracy ScrogginsLinebackerTulsa
54Denver BroncosShane DronettDefensive endTexas
55Buffalo BillsJames PattonDefensive tackleTexas
56Detroit LionsJason HansonKickerWashington State
-Kansas City Chiefs Darren MickellDefensive endFlorida

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
57Los Angeles RamsMarc BoutteDefensive tackleLouisiana State
58Dallas CowboysClayton HolmesCornerbackCarson-Newman
59Tampa Bay BuccaneersMark WheelerDefensive tackleTexas A&M
60Los Angeles RamsTodd KinchenWide receiverLouisiana State
61Phoenix CardinalsEd CunninghamCenterWashington
62Green Bay PackersRobert BrooksWide receiverSouth Carolina
63San Diego ChargersRay EthridgeWide receiverPasadena City College
64New England PatriotsTodd CollinsLinebackerCarson-Newman
65Cleveland BrownsBill JohnsonDefensive TackleMichigan State
66Seattle SeahawksBob SpitulskiLinebackerCentral Florida
67Pittsburgh SteelersJoel SteedDefensive tackleColorado
68New York JetsSiupeli MalamalaTackleWashington
69New York GiantsAaron PierceTight endWashington
70Miami DolphinsLarry WebsterDefensive tackleMaryland
71New England PatriotsKevin TurnerFullbackAlabama
72New Orleans SaintsTyrone LegetteCornerbackNebraska
73Atlanta FalconsHoward DinkinsLinebackerFlorida State
74Washington RedskinsPaul SieverGuardPenn State
75Philadelphia EaglesTommy JeterDefensive tackleTexas
76San Francisco 49ersBrian BollingerGuardNorth Carolina
77Houston OilersCorey HarrisWide receiverVanderbilt
78Cleveland BrownsGerald DixonLinebackerSouth Carolina
79Tampa Bay BuccaneersTyji ArmstrongTight endMississippi
80Chicago BearsJeremy LincolnCornerbackTennessee
81Detroit LionsThomas McLemoreTight endSouthern
82Dallas CowboysJames BrownTackleVirginia State
83Buffalo BillsKeith GoganiousLinebackerPenn State
84Cincinnati BengalsLeonard WheelerSafetyTroy State

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
85Indianapolis ColtsRodney CulverRunning backNotre Dame
86Tampa Bay BuccaneersCraig EricksonQuarterbackMiami
87Los Angeles RamsShawn HarperTackleIndiana
88Cincinnati BengalsRicardo McDonaldLinebackerPittsburgh
89San Francisco 49ersMark ThomasDefensive endNorth Carolina State
90New England PatriotsDion LambertCornerbackUCLA
91Phoenix CardinalsJeff ChristyTacklePittsburgh
92Philadelphia EaglesTony BrooksRunning backNotre Dame
93New England PatriotsDarren AndersonCornerbackToledo
94Pittsburgh SteelersCharles DavenportWide receiverNorth Carolina State
95New Orleans SaintsGene McGuireCenterNotre Dame
96New York JetsKeo ColemanLinebackerMississippi State
97Miami DolphinsDwight HollierLinebackerNorth Carolina
98Minnesota VikingsRoy BarkerDefensive tackleNorth Carolina
99New York GiantsKeith HamiltonDefensive TacklePittsburgh
100Phoenix CardinalsMichael BankstonDefensive tackleSam Houston State
101Kansas City ChiefsMike EvansDefensive endMichigan
102Philadelphia EaglesCasey WeldonQuarterbackFlorida State
103Green Bay PackersEdgar BennettRunning backFlorida State
104Atlanta FalconsFrankie SmithCornerbackBaylor
105Indianapolis ColtsTony McCoyDefensive tackleFlorida
106New Orleans SaintsSean LumpkinSafetyMinnesota
107Chicago BearsWill FurrerQuarterbackVirginia Tech
108Houston OilersMike MooneyTackleGeorgia Tech
109Dallas CowboysTom MyslinskiGuardTennessee
110Denver BroncosChuck JohnsonGuardTexas
111Buffalo BillsFrank KmetDefensive endPurdue
112Washington RedskinsChris HakelQuarterbackWilliam & Mary

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
113Indianapolis ColtsMaury ToyRunning backUCLA
114Los Angeles RamsChris CroomsSafetyTexas A&M
115Cincinnati BengalsCraig ThompsonTight endNorth Carolina A&T
116New England PatriotsDwayne SabbLinebackerNew Hampshire
117San Diego ChargersCurtis WhitleyCenterClemson
118Tampa Bay BuccaneersRogerick GreenCornerbackKansas State
119Green Bay PackersDexter McNabbFullbackFlorida
120Dallas CowboysGreg BriggsSafetyTexas Southern
121Dallas CowboysRod MilsteadGuardDelaware State
122Seattle SeahawksGary DandridgeDefensive backAppalachian State
123Pittsburgh SteelersAlan HallerDefensive backMichigan State
124Miami DolphinsChris PerezTackleKansas
125Minnesota VikingsEd McDanielLinebackerClemson
126New York GiantsMichael WrightDefensive backWashington State
127New York JetsCal DixonCenterFlorida
128Los Angeles RaidersDerrick HoskinsSafetySouthern Mississippi
129Philadelphia EaglesCorey BarlowDefensive backAuburn
130Green Bay PackersOrlando McKayWide receiverWashington
131San Diego ChargersKevin LittleLinebackerNorth Carolina A&T
132Tampa Bay BuccaneersSantana DotsonDefensive endBaylor
133Houston OilersJoe BowdenLinebackerOklahoma
134Chicago BearsTodd HarrisonTight endNorth Carolina State
135Houston OilersTony BrownDefensive backFresno State
136Houston OilersTim RobertsDefensive tackleSouthern Mississippi
137Denver BroncosFrank RobinsonDefensive backBoise State
138New Orleans SaintsTorrance SmallWide receiverAlcorn State
139Buffalo BillsMatt DarbySafetyUCLA
140San Diego ChargersEric JonassenOffensive TackleBloomsburg

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
141Indianapolis ColtsShoun HabershamWide receiverTennessee-Chattanooga
142Cincinnati BengalsChris BurnsDefensive tackleMiddle Tennessee State
143Cleveland BrownsRico SmithWide receiverColorado
144Los Angeles RamsJoe CampbellRunning backMiddle Tennessee State
145Detroit LionsLarry TharpeTackleTennessee State
146Phoenix CardinalsBrian BrauningerTackleOklahoma
147San Diego ChargersReggie WhiteDefensive tackleNorth Carolina A&T
148Tampa Bay BuccaneersJames MaloneLinebackerUCLA
149Dallas CowboysFallon WacaseyTight endTulsa
150Seattle SeahawksMichael BatesWide receiverArizona
151San Francisco 49ersDamien RussellCornerbackVirginia Tech
152Minnesota VikingsMike GaddisRunning backOklahoma
153New York GiantsStacey DillardDefensive tackleOklahoma
154New York JetsGlenn CadrezLinebackerHouston
155Miami DolphinsRoosevelt CollinsLinebackerTexas Christian
156Los Angeles RaidersTony RowellCenterFlorida
157Green Bay PackersMark ChmuraTight endBoston College
158Atlanta FalconsTerry RaySafetyOklahoma
159Kansas City ChiefsTony SmithWide receiverNotre Dame
160Philadelphia EaglesJeff SydnerWide receiverHawaii
161Chicago BearsMark BerryDefensive backTexas
162Houston OilersMario BaileyWide receiverWashington
163Cleveland BrownsGeorge WilliamsDefensive tackleNotre Dame
164New Orleans SaintsKary VincentDefensive backTexas A&M
165New England PatriotsTracy BoydGuardElizabeth City State
166New York JetsJeff BlakeQuarterbackEast Carolina
167Buffalo BillsNate TurnerRunning backNebraska
168Washington RedskinsRay RoweTight endSan Diego State

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
169Indianapolis ColtsDerek SteeleDefensive endMaryland
170Denver BroncosRon GeaterDefensive endIowa
171Los Angeles RamsDarryl AshmoreTackleNorthwestern
172Cincinnati BengalsLance OlberdingTackleIowa / Randolph Oilers
173Los Angeles RaidersCurtis CottonDefensive backNebraska
174San Diego ChargersDeems MayTight endNorth Carolina
175Phoenix CardinalsDerek WareTight endCentral Oklahoma
176New England PatriotsWayne HawkinsWide receiverSW Minnesota
177Cleveland BrownsSelwyn JonesDefensive backColorado State
178Seattle SeahawksMike FrierDefensive tackleAppalachian State
179Pittsburgh SteelersRuss CampbellTight endKansas State
180New York GiantsCorey WidmerLinebackerMontana State
181Denver BroncosJim JohnsonTackleMichigan State
182Atlanta FalconsTim PaulkLinebackerFlorida
183Minnesota VikingsDavid WilsonDefensive backCalifornia
184Tampa Bay BuccaneersKen SwillingcornerbackGeorgia Tech
185Los Angeles RaidersKevin SmithRunning backUCLA
186Kansas City ChiefsErick AndersonLinebackerMichigan
187Philadelphia EaglesWilliam BoatwrightGuardVirginia Tech
188Pittsburgh SteelersScottie GrahamRunning backOhio State
189Houston OilersElbert TurnerWide receiverIllinois
190Green Bay PackersChris HolderWide receiverTuskegee
191Miami DolphinsDave MooreTight endPittsburgh
192Chicago BearsJohn BrownWide receiverHouston
193Denver BroncosJon BostickWide receiverNebraska
194New England PatriotsJim GrayDefensive tackleWest Virginia
195Buffalo BillsKurt SchulzSafetyEastern Washington
196Washington RedskinsCalvin HolmesDefensive backUSC

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
197Indianapolis ColtsJason BelserSafetyOklahoma
198Los Angeles RamsRicky JonesQuarterbackAlabama State
199Cincinnati BengalsRoosevelt NixDefensive endCentral State
200Tampa Bay BuccaneersAnthony McDowellRunning backTexas Tech
201San Diego ChargersJames FullerCornerbackPortland State
202Phoenix CardinalsEric BlountWide receiverNorth Carolina
203Pittsburgh SteelersDarren PerrySafetyPenn State
204New England PatriotsScott LockwoodRunning backUSC
205New England PatriotsSam GashFullbackPenn State
206Pittsburgh SteelersHesham IsmailGuardFlorida
207Seattle SeahawksMuhammad Shamsid-DeenRunning backTennessee-Chattanooga
208Denver BroncosDietrich LockridgeGuardJackson State
209Miami DolphinsAndre PowellLinebackerPenn State
210Minnesota VikingsLuke FisherTight endEast Carolina
211New York GiantsKent GrahamQuarterbackOhio State
212Indianapolis ColtsRonald HumphreyRunning backMississippi Valley State
213Kansas City ChiefsJim JenningsGuardSan Diego State
214Philadelphia EaglesChuck BulloughLinebackerMichigan State
215Pittsburgh SteelersNate WilliamsDefensive tackleMississippi State
216Atlanta FalconsDerrick MooreRunning backN.E. Oklahoma
217Atlanta FalconsReggie DwightTight endTroy State
218New Orleans SaintsRobert StewartDefensive tackleAlabama
219New York JetsVincent BrownleeWide receiverMississippi
220Houston OilersBucky RichardsonQuarterbackTexas A&M
221Detroit LionsWillie ClaySafetyGeorgia Tech
222Tampa Bay BuccaneersMike PawlawskiQuarterbackCalifornia
223Buffalo BillsLeonard HumphriesCornerbackPenn State
224Washington RedskinsDarryl MooreGuardTexas-El Paso

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
225Indianapolis ColtsEddie MillerWide receiverSouth Carolina
226Cincinnati BengalsOstell MilesRunning backHouston
227Minnesota VikingsBrad JohnsonQuarterbackFlorida State
228Los Angeles RamsT. J. RubleyQuarterbackTulsa
229Phoenix CardinalsDavid HensonDefensive tackleCentral Arkansas
230Green Bay PackersTy DetmerQuarterbackBrigham Young
231San Diego ChargersJohnnie BarnesWide receiverHampton
232New England PatriotsDavid DixonDefensive tackleArizona State
233Cleveland BrownsTim HillDefensive backKansas
234Seattle SeahawksLarry StaynerTight endBoise State
235Pittsburgh SteelersElnardo WebsterLinebackerRutgers
236Miami DolphinsTony TellingtonDefensive backYoungstown State
237Minnesota VikingsRonnie WestWide receiverPittsburg State
238New York GiantsAnthony PriorDefensive backWashington State
239Phoenix CardinalsTyrone WilliamsWide receiverWestern Ontario
240Green Bay PackersShazzon BradleyDefensive tackleTennessee
241Philadelphia EaglesEphesians BartleyLinebackerFlorida
242San Francisco 49ersDarian HaganWide receiverColorado
243Atlanta FalconsKeith AlexTackleTexas A&M
244Kansas City ChiefsJay LeeuwenburgCenterColorado
245New Orleans SaintsDonald JonesLinebackerWashington
246Chicago BearsMirko JurkovicGuardNotre Dame
247Houston OilersBernard DafneyTackleTennessee
248Dallas CowboysNate KirtmanDefensive backPomona-Pitzer
249Denver BroncosMuhammad OliverCornerbackOregon
250Dallas CowboysChris HallDefensive backEast Carolina
251Buffalo BillsChris WalshWide receiverStanford
252Washington RedskinsBoone PowellLinebackerTexas

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
253Indianapolis ColtsSteve GrantLinebackerWest Virginia
254Tampa Bay BuccaneersElijah AlexanderLinebackerKansas State
255Los Angeles RaidersTim LesterRunning backEastern Kentucky
256Cincinnati BengalsHorace SmithDefensive backOregon Tech
257Green Bay PackersAndrew ObergTackleNorth Carolina
258San Diego ChargersArthur PaulDefensive tackleArizona State
259Phoenix CardinalsReggie YarbroughRunning backFullerton State
260Cleveland BrownsMarcus LoweDefensive tackleBaylor
261New England PatriotsTurner BaurTight endStanford
262Pittsburgh SteelersMike SaundersRunning backIowa
263Seattle SeahawksAnthony HamletDefensive endMiami
264Minnesota VikingsBrad CulpepperDefensive tackleFlorida
265New York GiantsGeorge RooksDefensive endSyracuse
266New York JetsMario JohnsonDefensive tackleMissouri
267Miami DolphinsRaoul SpearsRunning backUSC
268Los Angeles RaidersAlberto WhiteMiddle LinebackerTexas Southern
269San Francisco 49ersCorey MayfieldDefensive endOklahoma
270Atlanta FalconsDarryl HardyLinebackerTennessee
271Kansas City ChiefsJerry OstroskiGuardTulsa
272Philadelphia EaglesMark McMillianCornerbackAlabama
273Chicago BearsNikki FisherRunning backVirginia
274Houston OilersDion JohnsonWide receiverEast Carolina
275Dallas CowboysJohn TerryGuardLivingstone College
276New Orleans SaintsMarcus DowdellWide receiverTennessee State
277New England PatriotsSteve GordonCenterCalifornia
278Denver BroncosBob MeeksCenterAuburn
279Buffalo BillsBarry RoseWide receiverWisconsin–Stevens Point
280Washington RedskinsTony BarkerLinebackerRice

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
281Los Angeles RamsBrian TownsendLinebackerMichigan
282Los Angeles RamsBrian ThomasWide receiverSouthern
283Cincinnati BengalsJohn EarleTackleWestern Illinois
284Tampa Bay BuccaneersMazio RoysterRunning backUSC
285San Diego ChargersKeith McAfeeRunning backTexas A&M
286Phoenix CardinalsRob BaxleyTackleIowa
287Green Bay PackersGabe MokwuahLinebackerAmerican
288New England PatriotsMike PetkoLinebackerNebraska
289Cleveland BrownsAugustin OlobiaWide receiverWashington State
290Seattle SeahawksKris RongenGuardWashington
291Pittsburgh SteelersKendall GammonGuardPittsburg State
292New York GiantsNate SingletonWide receiverGrambling
293New York JetsEric BolesWide receiverCentral Washington
294Miami DolphinsLee MilesWide receiverBaylor
295Minnesota VikingsChuck EvansRunning backClark
296Miami DolphinsMark BarsottiQuarterbackFresno State
297Atlanta FalconsRobin JonesDefensive endBaylor
298Kansas City ChiefsDoug RigbyDefensive endWyoming
299Philadelphia EaglesPumpy TudorsPunterTennessee-Chattanooga
300San Francisco 49ersTom CovingtonTight endGeorgia Tech
301Houston OilersAnthony DavisLinebackerUtah
302Dallas CowboysTim DanielWide receiverFlorida A&M
303New Orleans SaintsMike GislerGuardHouston
304Chicago BearsLouis AgeTackleSouthwestern Louisiana
305Denver BroncosCedric TillmanWide receiverAlcorn State
306Detroit LionsEd TillisonRunning backNW Missouri
307Buffalo BillsVince MarrowTight endToledo
308Washington RedskinsTerry SmithWide receiverPenn State

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
309Indianapolis ColtsMike BrandonDefensive endFlorida
310Cincinnati BengalsEric ShawLinebackerLouisiana Tech
311Tampa Bay BuccaneersKlaus WilmsmeyerPunterLouisville
312Los Angeles RamsKelvin HarrisCenterMiami
313Phoenix CardinalsLance WilsonDefensive tackleTexas
314Green Bay PackersBrett CollinsLinebackerWashington
315San Diego ChargersCarlos HuertaKickerMiami
316Cleveland BrownsKeithen McCantQuarterbackNebraska
317Dallas CowboysDon HarrisDefensive backTexas Tech
318Pittsburgh SteelersCornelius BentonQuarterbackConnecticut
319Seattle SeahawksChico FraleyLinebackerWashington
320Seattle SeahawksJohn MacNeillDefensive endMichigan State
321Miami DolphinsMilton BigginsTight endWestern Kentucky
322Minnesota VikingsJoe RandolphWide receiverElon
323New York GiantsCharles SwannWide receiverIndiana State
324Los Angeles RaidersTom RothGuardSouthern Illinois
325Kansas City ChiefsCorey WilliamsDefensive backOklahoma State
326Philadelphia EaglesBrandon HoustonTackleOklahoma
327San Francisco 49ersMatt LaBountyDefensive endOregon
328Miami DolphinsKameno BellRunning backIllinois
329Cleveland BrownsTim SimpsonCenterIllinois
330New Orleans SaintsScott AdellTackleNorth Carolina State
331Chicago BearsChris WilsonLinebackerOklahoma
332Houston OilersJoe WoodKickerAir Force
333New England PatriotsFreeman BaysingerWide receiverHumboldt State
334Denver BroncosJohn GranbyDefensive backVirginia Tech
335Buffalo BillsMatt RodgersQuarterbackIowa
336Washington RedskinsMatt ElliottCenterMichigan

Hall of Famers

To date, no member of the 1992 NFL draft has been inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Notable undrafted players