1998 NFL draft
1998 NFL draft
General information
Date April 18–19, 1998
Location Theatre at MSG in New York , New YorkOverview
241 total selections in 7 rounds
Most selections (12) New York Jets Fewest selections (5) Detroit Lions ← 1997 1999 →
The 1998 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 18–19, 1998 , at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City . The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf with the first overall pick. Both were considered excellent prospects and future franchise quarterbacks: Leaf was considered to have more upside and a stronger throwing arm, whereas Manning was considered a polished prospect who was NFL ready and more mature.
On the day of the draft, the Colts selected Manning due to Leaf's disdain for Indianapolis, with Leaf being selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers .
Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner (the most of any player in NFL history), a two-time Super Bowl champion (in 2006 with the Colts and in 2015 with the Denver Broncos ), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021 , while Leaf was out of the NFL by 2002 after having earned a 4–17 record, and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.
Player selections Peyton Manning , taken first overall, won two Super Bowls and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.Charles Woodson was a 9-time Pro Bowl selection, 4-time All-Pro , was voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021Randy Moss is considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018Considered one of the best guards ever, Alan Faneca was a 9-time Pro Bowl selection, 6-time All-Pro, was voted to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021 Receiver Hines Ward won two Super Bowls with Pittsburgh, winning the Super Bowl XL MVP award Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes 1 1 Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning ‡†QB Tennessee SEC 1997 Maxwell Award winner. 1 2 San Diego Chargers Ryan Leaf QB Washington State Pac-10 from Arizona 1 3 Arizona Cardinals Andre Wadsworth DE Florida State ACC from San Diego 1 4 Oakland Raiders Charles Woodson ‡†CB Michigan Big Ten 1997 Heisman Trophy winner 1 5 Chicago Bears Curtis Enis RB Penn State Big Ten 1 6 St. Louis Rams Grant Wistrom DE Nebraska Big 12 1 7 New Orleans Saints Kyle Turley †OT San Diego State WAC 1 8 Dallas Cowboys Greg Ellis †DE North Carolina ACC 1 9 Jacksonville Jaguars Fred Taylor †RB Florida SEC from Buffalo 1 10 Baltimore Ravens Duane Starks CB Miami (FL) Big East 1 11 Philadelphia Eagles Tra Thomas †OT Florida State ACC 1 12 Atlanta Falcons Keith Brooking †LB Georgia Tech ACC 1 13 Cincinnati Bengals Takeo Spikes †LB Auburn SEC 1 14 Carolina Panthers Jason Peter DT Nebraska Big 12 1 15 Seattle Seahawks Anthony Simmons LB Clemson ACC 1 16 Tennessee Oilers Kevin Dyson WR Utah WAC 1 17 Cincinnati Bengals Brian Simmons LB North Carolina ACC from Washington 1 18 New England Patriots Robert Edwards RB Georgia SEC from N.Y. Jets 1 19 Green Bay Packers Vonnie Holliday DE North Carolina ACC from Miami 1 20 Detroit Lions Terry Fair CB Tennessee SEC 1 21 Minnesota Vikings Randy Moss ‡†WR Marshall MAC 1 22 New England Patriots Tebucky Jones S Syracuse Big East 1 23 Oakland Raiders Mo Collins OT Florida SEC from Tampa Bay 1 24 New York Giants Shaun Williams S UCLA Pac-10 1 25 Jacksonville Jaguars Donovin Darius S Syracuse Big East 1 26 Pittsburgh Steelers Alan Faneca ‡†G LSU SEC 1 27 Kansas City Chiefs Victor Riley OT Auburn SEC 1 28 San Francisco 49ers R. W. McQuarters CB Oklahoma State Big 12 1 29 Miami Dolphins John Avery RB Mississippi SEC from Green Bay 1 30 Denver Broncos Marcus Nash WR Tennessee SEC 2* 31 Oakland Raiders Leon Bender DT Washington State Pac-10 2 32 Indianapolis Colts Jerome Pathon WR Washington Pac-10 2 33 Arizona Cardinals Corey Chavous †S Vanderbilt SEC from San Diego 2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacquez Green WR Florida SEC from Oakland 2 35 Chicago Bears Tony Parrish S Washington Pac-10 2 36 Arizona Cardinals Anthony Clement OT SW Louisiana Ind. (I-A) 2 37 St. Louis Rams Robert Holcombe FB Illinois Big Ten 2 38 Dallas Cowboys Flozell Adams †OT Michigan State Big Ten 2 39 Buffalo Bills Sam Cowart †LB Florida State ACC 2 40 New Orleans Saints Cameron Cleeland TE Washington Pac-10 2 41 Pittsburgh Steelers Jeremy Staat DE Arizona State Pac-10 from Philadelphia via N.Y. Jets 2 42 Baltimore Ravens Pat Johnson WR Oregon Pac-10 2 43 Cincinnati Bengals Artrell Hawkins S Cincinnati C-USA 2 44 Miami Dolphins Patrick Surtain †CB Southern Mississippi C-USA from Carolina 2 45 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brian Kelly CB USC Pac-10 from Atlanta 2 46 Tennessee Oilers Samari Rolle †CB Florida State ACC 2 47 Seattle Seahawks Todd Weiner OT Kansas State Big 12 2 48 Washington Redskins Stephen Alexander †TE Oklahoma Big 12 2 49 Miami Dolphins Kenny Mixon DE LSU SEC 2 50 Detroit Lions Germane Crowell WR Virginia ACC 2 51 Minnesota Vikings Kailee Wong LB Stanford Pac-10 2 52 New England Patriots Tony Simmons WR Wisconsin Big Ten from N.Y. Jets 2 53 Atlanta Falcons Bob Hallen C Kent State MAC from Tampa Bay 2 54 New England Patriots Rod Rutledge TE Alabama SEC 2 55 New York Giants Joe Jurevicius WR Penn State Big Ten 2 56 New York Jets Dorian Boose DE Washington State Pac-10 from Pittsburgh 2 57 Jacksonville Jaguars Cordell Taylor CB Hampton MEAC 2 58 San Francisco 49ers Jeremy Newberry †C California Pac-10 2 59 San Diego Chargers Mikhael Ricks TE Stephen F. Austin Southland from Kansas City via Oakland and Tampa Bay 2 60 Detroit Lions Charlie Batch QB Eastern Michigan MAC from Green Bay via Miami 2 61 Denver Broncos Eric Brown S Mississippi State SEC 3 62 Carolina Panthers Chuck Wiley DE LSU SEC from Indianapolis 3 63 Oakland Raiders Jon Ritchie FB Stanford Pac-10 3 64 Chicago Bears Olin Kreutz †C Washington Pac-10 3 65 St. Louis Rams Leonard Little †DE Tennessee SEC from Arizona via N.Y. Jets 3 66 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Conrad OT Fresno State WAC from San Diego 3 67 New York Jets Scott Frost S Nebraska Big 12 from St. Louis 3 68 Buffalo Bills Robert Hicks OT Mississippi State SEC 3 69 Washington Redskins Skip Hicks RB UCLA Pac-10 from New Orleans 3 70 New York Giants Brian Alford WR Purdue Big Ten from Dallas via Philadelphia 3 71 Indianapolis Colts E.G. Green WR Florida State ACC from Baltimore 3 72 Philadelphia Eagles Jeremiah Trotter †LB Stephen F. Austin Southland 3 73 Carolina Panthers Mitch Marrow DE Penn Ivy 3 74 Atlanta Falcons Jammi German WR Miami (FL) Big East 3 75 Cincinnati Bengals Steve Foley LB Northeast Louisiana Ind. (I-A) 3 76 Seattle Seahawks Ahman Green †RB Nebraska Big 12 3 77 Tennessee Oilers Dainon Sidney CB UAB Ind. (I-A) 3 78 Cincinnati Bengals Mike Goff OT Iowa Big Ten from Washington 3 79 Miami Dolphins Brad Jackson LB Cincinnati C-USA from Detroit 3 80 Minnesota Vikings Ramos McDonald CB New Mexico WAC 3 81 New England Patriots Chris Floyd FB Michigan Big Ten from N.Y. Jets 3 82 Miami Dolphins Larry Shannon WR East Carolina C-USA 3 83 New England Patriots Greg Spires DE Florida State ACC 3 84 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jamie Duncan LB Vanderbilt SEC 3 85 Philadelphia Eagles Allen Rossum †CB Notre Dame Ind. (I-A) from N.Y. Giants 3 86 Jacksonville Jaguars Jonathan Quinn QB Middle Tennessee OVC 3 87 New York Jets Kevin Williams S Oklahoma State Big 12 from Pittsburgh 3 88 Kansas City Chiefs Rashaan Shehee RB Washington Pac-10 3 89 San Francisco 49ers Chris Ruhman OT Texas A&M Big 12 3 90 Green Bay Packers Jonathan Brown DT Tennessee SEC 3 91 Denver Broncos Brian Griese †QB Michigan Big Ten 3* 92 Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward †WR Georgia SEC 4 93 Indianapolis Colts Steve McKinney C Texas A&M Big 12 from Indianapolis via Baltimore 4 94 Chicago Bears Alonzo Mayes TE Oklahoma State Big 12 4 95 Arizona Cardinals Michael Pittman RB Fresno State WAC 4 96 St. Louis Rams Az-Zahir Hakim WR San Diego State WAC from San Diego 4 97 New Orleans Saints Fred Weary CB Florida SEC from Oakland 4 98 St. Louis Rams Roland Williams TE Syracuse Big East 4 99 New Orleans Saints Julian Pittman DT Florida State ACC 4 100 Dallas Cowboys Michael Myers DT Alabama SEC 4 101 Jacksonville Jaguars Tavian Banks RB Iowa Big Ten from Buffalo 4 102 Miami Dolphins Lorenzo Bromell DE Clemson ACC from Philadelphia 4 103 Atlanta Falcons Omar Brown S North Carolina ACC from Baltimore via Indianapolis Colts , Baltimore and Tampa Bay 4 104 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Todd Washington C Virginia Tech Big East in place of Atlanta (time expired). 4 105 Cincinnati Bengals Glen Steele DT Michigan Big Ten 4 106 Carolina Panthers Donald Hayes WR Wisconsin Big Ten 4 107 Tennessee Oilers Joe Salave'a DT Arizona Pac-10 4 108 Seattle Seahawks DeShone Myles LB Nevada Big West 4 109 Oakland Raiders Gennaro DiNapoli G Virginia Tech Big East from Washington 4 110 Minnesota Vikings Kivuusama Mays LB North Carolina ACC 4 111 New York Jets Jason Fabini OT Cincinnati C-USA 4 112 Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Whiting DT California Pac-10 from Miami 4 113 Washington Redskins Shawn Barber LB Richmond A-10 from Detroit via Oakland 4 114 Atlanta Falcons Tim Dwight WR Iowa Big Ten from Tampa Bay 4 115 New England Patriots Leonta Rheams DT Houston C-USA 4 116 Philadelphia Eagles Clarence Love S Toledo MAC from N.Y. Giants 4 117 Pittsburgh Steelers Deshea Townsend CB Alabama SEC 4 118 Jacksonville Jaguars Deligianis, HarryHarry Deligianis DT Youngstown State Gateway 4 119 San Francisco 49ers Lance Schulters †S Hofstra Ind. (I-AA) 4 120 Kansas City Chiefs Greg Favors LB Mississippi State SEC 4 121 Green Bay Packers Roosevelt Blackmon CB Morris Brown SIAC 4 122 Denver Broncos Curtis Alexander RB Alabama SEC 4* 123 Pittsburgh Steelers Carlos King RB North Carolina State ACC 5 124 Baltimore Ravens Martin Chase DT Oklahoma Big 12 from Indianapolis 5 125 Arizona Cardinals Terry Hardy TE Southern Mississippi C-USA 5 126 San Diego Chargers Harden, CedricCedric Harden DE Florida A&M MEAC 5 127 Oakland Raiders Jeremy Brigham TE Washington Pac-10 5 128 Kansas City Chiefs Robert Williams CB North Carolina ACC from Chicago 5 129 St. Louis Rams Priester, RaymondRaymond Priester FB Clemson ACC 5 130 Dallas Cowboys Darren Hambrick LB South Carolina SEC 5 131 Buffalo Bills Jonathan Linton FB North Carolina ACC 5 132 New Orleans Saints Wilmont Perry RB Livingstone CIAA 5 133 Baltimore Ravens Ryan Sutter S Colorado Big 12 5 134 New York Jets Casey Dailey LB Northwestern Big Ten from Philadelphia 5 135 Indianapolis Colts Antony Jordan LB Vanderbilt SEC from Cincinnati 5 136 Carolina Panthers Jerry Jensen LB Washington Pac-10 5 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Jason Simmons S Arizona State Pac-10 from Atlanta 5 138 Dallas Cowboys Oliver Ross OT Iowa State Big 12 from Seattle 5 139 Tennessee Oilers Benji Olson G Washington Pac-10 5 140 Washington Redskins Mark Fischer G Purdue Big Ten 5 141 New York Jets Karczewski, DougDoug Karczewski OT Virginia ACC 5 142 Philadelphia Eagles Ike Reese †LB Michigan State Big Ten from Miami 5 143 Miami Dolphins Scott Shaw G Michigan State Big Ten from Detroit 5 144 Minnesota Vikings Kerry Cooks S Iowa Big Ten 5 145 New England Patriots Ron Merkerson LB Colorado Big 12 5 146 New York Jets Blake Spence TE Oregon Pac-10 from Tampa Bay 5 147 New York Giants Toby Myles OT Jackson State SWAC 5 148 Jacksonville Jaguars John Wade C Marshall MAC 5 149 New York Jets Bateman, EricEric Bateman OT BYU WAC from Pittsburgh 5 150 Green Bay Packers Corey Bradford WR Jackson State SWAC from Kansas City 5 151 San Francisco 49ers Phil Ostrowski G Penn State Big Ten 5 152 Oakland Raiders Travian Smith LB Oklahoma Big 12 from Green Bay 5 153 Denver Broncos Chris Howard RB Michigan Big Ten 6 154 Baltimore Ravens Rogers, RonRon Rogers LB Georgia Tech ACC from Indianapolis 6 155 San Diego Chargers Clifford Ivory CB Troy State Southland 6 156 Green Bay Packers Scott McGarrahan S New Mexico WAC from Oakland 6 157 Chicago Bears Chris Draft LB Stanford Pac-10 6 158 Arizona Cardinals Zach Walz LB Dartmouth Ivy 6 159 St. Louis Rams Roundtree, GlennGlenn Roundtree G Clemson ACC 6 160 Buffalo Bills Fred Coleman WR Washington Pac-10 6 161 New Orleans Saints Chris Bordano LB Southern Methodist WAC 6 162 Seattle Seahawks Carl Hansen DT Stanford Pac-10 from Dallas 6 163 New York Jets Eric Ogbogu DE Maryland ACC from Philadelphia 6 164 Baltimore Ravens Sammy Williams OT Oklahoma Big 12 6 165 Carolina Panthers Damien Richardson S Arizona State Pac-10 6 166 Atlanta Falcons Elijah Williams CB Florida SEC 6 167 Cincinnati Bengals Jason Tucker WR Texas Christian WAC 6 168 Tennessee Oilers Wiggins, LeeLee Wiggins CB South Carolina SEC 6 169 Seattle Seahawks Bobby Shaw WR California Pac-10 6 170 Washington Redskins Palmer, PatPat Palmer WR Northwestern State Southland 6 171 Miami Dolphins Strikwerda, NateNate Strikwerda C Northwestern Big Ten 6 172 Miami Dolphins John Dutton QB Nevada Big West from Detroit 6 173 Minnesota Vikings Matt Birk †C Harvard Ivy 6 174 New York Jets Chris Brazzell WR Angelo State LSC 6 175 Tampa Bay Buccaneers James Cannida DT Nevada Big West 6 176 New England Patriots Harold Shaw RB Southern Mississippi C-USA 6 177 New York Giants Pollack, ToddTodd Pollack TE Boston College Big East 6 178 Pittsburgh Steelers Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala FB Utah WAC 6 179 Jacksonville Jaguars Williams, LeManzerLeManzer Williams DE Minnesota Big Ten 6 180 San Francisco 49ers Fred Beasley †FB Auburn SEC 6 181 Kansas City Chiefs Derrick Ransom DT Cincinnati C-USA 6 182 Jacksonville Jaguars McLeod, KevinKevin McLeod RB Auburn SEC from Green Bay 6 183 New York Jets Johnson, DustinDustin Johnson FB BYU WAC from Denver 6* 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Shevin Smith CB Florida State ACC 6* 185 Detroit Lions Alexander, JamaalJamaal Alexander CB Southern Mississippi C-USA 6* 186 Pittsburgh Steelers Olson, RyanRyan Olson DT Colorado Big 12 6* 187 Green Bay Packers Matt Hasselbeck †QB Boston College Big East 6* 188 Dallas Cowboys Izell Reese S UAB Ind. (I-A) 6* 189 Chicago Bears Patrick Mannelly LS Duke ACC 7 190 Indianapolis Colts Aaron Taylor C Nebraska Big 12 7 191 Washington Redskins David Terrell S UTEP WAC from Oakland 7 192 Jacksonville Jaguars Alvis Whitted WR North Carolina State ACC from Chicago 7 193 Arizona Cardinals Savoy, PhilPhil Savoy WR Colorado Big 12 7 194 San Diego Chargers Haskins, JonJon Haskins LB Stanford Pac-10 7 195 New York Jets Hart, LawrenceLawrence Hart TE Southern SWAC from St. Louis 7 196 Carolina Panthers Vili Maumau DT Colorado Big 12 from New Orleans 7 197 Seattle Seahawks Jason McEndoo G Washington State Pac-10 from Dallas 7 198 Buffalo Bills Allotey, VictorVictor Allotey G Indiana Big Ten 7 199 Atlanta Falcons Ephraim Salaam OT San Diego State WAC from Baltimore via Pittsburgh 7 200 Denver Broncos Trey Teague C Tennessee SEC from Philadelphia 7 201 Atlanta Falcons Ken Oxendine RB Virginia Tech Big East 7 202 Cincinnati Bengals Parker, MarcusMarcus Parker FB Virginia Tech Big East 7 203 Atlanta Falcons Henry Slay DT West Virginia Big East from Carolina via Pittsburgh 7 204 New Orleans Saints Andy McCullough WR Tennessee SEC from Seattle 7 205 Tennessee Oilers Jimmy Sprotte LB Arizona Pac-10 7 206 Washington Redskins Antwaune Ponds LB Syracuse Big East 7 207 Detroit Lions Chris Liwienski G Indiana Big Ten 7 208 Minnesota Vikings Chester Burnett LB Arizona Pac-10 7 209 Arizona Cardinals Cousins, George "Jomo"George "Jomo" Cousins DE Florida A&M MEAC from N.Y. Jets 7 210 Miami Dolphins Jim Bundren G Clemson ACC 7 211 New England Patriots Jason Andersen C BYU WAC 7 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers McCarty, ChanceChance McCarty DE Texas Christian WAC 7 213 New York Giants Ben Fricke C Houston C-USA 7 214 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Tolbert LB Georgia SEC 7 215 San Francisco 49ers Ryan Thelwell WR Minnesota Big Ten from Pittsburgh via Atlanta 7 216 Kansas City Chiefs Eric Warfield CB Nebraska Big 12 7 217 Chicago Bears Chad Overhauser G UCLA Pac-10 from San Francisco 7 218 Green Bay Packers Watson, EdwinEdwin Watson FB Purdue Big Ten 7 219 Denver Broncos Nate Wayne LB Mississippi SEC 7* 220 Philadelphia Eagles Akins, ChrisChris Akins DT Texas Big 12 7* 221 Pittsburgh Steelers Angel Rubio DT Southeast Missouri State OVC 7* 222 Cincinnati Bengals Damian Vaughn TE Miami (OH) MAC 7* 223 Dallas Cowboys Smith, TarikTarik Smith RB California Pac-10 7* 224 Kansas City Chiefs Blackwell, ErnestErnest Blackwell RB Missouri Big 12 7* 225 Minnesota Vikings Darden, TonyTony Darden CB Texas Tech Big 12 7* 226 Arizona Cardinals Pat Tillman S Arizona State Pac-10 7* 227 Dallas Cowboys Antonio Fleming G Georgia SEC 7* 228 Carolina Panthers Turner, JimJim Turner WR Syracuse Big East 7* 229 Tennessee Oilers Kevin Long C Florida State ACC 7* 230 Oakland Raiders Vince Amey DT Arizona State Pac-10 7* 231 Indianapolis Colts Gaines, CoryCory Gaines S Tennessee SEC 7* 232 Chicago Bears Moses Moreno QB Colorado State WAC 7* 233 Arizona Cardinals Janes, RonRon Janes FB Missouri Big 12 7* 234 San Diego Chargers Sanford, KioKio Sanford WR Kentucky SEC 7* 235 Oakland Raiders Sanders, DavidDavid Sanders DE Arkansas SEC 7* 236 St. Louis Rams Jason Chorak LB Washington Pac-10 7* 237 Dallas Cowboys Rodrick Monroe TE Cincinnati C-USA 7* 238 Buffalo Bills Kamil Loud WR Cal Poly Ind. (I-AA) 7* 239 New Orleans Saints Ron Warner LB Kansas Big 12 7* 240 Philadelphia Eagles Thomas, MelvinMelvin Thomas G Colorado Big 12 7* 241 Baltimore Ravens Cam Quayle TE Weber State Big Sky
Supplemental draft A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers both selected players in the 2nd round.
Notable undrafted players Hall of Famers Randy Moss , wide receiver from Marshall, taken 1st round 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Peyton Manning , quarterback from Tennessee, taken 1st round 1st overall by the Indianapolis Colts.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Charles Woodson , cornerback from Michigan, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Alan Faneca , guard from LSU, taken 1st round 26th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Trades In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
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