Draft Class 1997
110 picks on file, plus 49 who entered the league undrafted. College production sits beside the pro career: one player, both halves of the résumé.
| Pick | Player | Drafted by | School | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pace OT | SL | — | — | — |
| 2 | Darrell Russell DT | OAK | — | — | — |
| 3 | Shawn Springs CB | SEA | — | — | — |
| 4 | Peter Boulware LB | BLT | — | — | — |
| 5 | Bryant Westbrook DB | DET | — | — | — |
| 6 | Walter Jones OT | SEA | — | — | — |
| 7 | Ike Hilliard WR | NYG | — | — | Rushing 40 YDS · 0 TD · 4 ATT |
| 8 | James Farrior ILB | NYJ | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tom Knight DB | ARZ | — | — | — |
| 10 | Chris Naeole G | NO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Warrick Dunn RB | TB | — | — | Rushing 2996 YDS · 14 TD · 686 ATT |
| 13 | Tony Gonzalez TE | KC | — | — | Receiving 408 REC · 4530 YDS · 35 TD |
| 14 | Reinard Wilson LB | CIN | — | — | — |
| 17 | Kenard Lang DE | WAS | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kenny Holmes DE | TEN | — | — | — |
| 19 | Tarik Glenn OT | IND | — | — | — |
| 20 | Dwayne Rudd LB | MIN | — | — | — |
| 21 | Renaldo Wynn DE | JAX | — | — | — |
| 23 | Antowain Smith RB | BUF | — | — | Rushing 2170 YDS · 19 TD · 554 ATT |
| 24 | Chad Scott CB | PIT | — | — | — |
| 28 | Trevor Pryce DE | DEN | — | — | — |
| 30 | Ross Verba G | GB | — | — | — |
| 34 | Jamie Sharper OLB | BLT | — | — | — |
| 36 | Tiki Barber RB | NYG | — | — | Rushing 3731 YDS · 21 TD · 736 ATT |
| 37 | Jerry Wunsch OT | TB | — | — | — |
| 38 | John Allred TE | CHI | — | — | Receiving 9 REC · 109 YDS · 1 TD |
| 39 | Jared Tomich DE | NO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Dexter McCleon DB | SL | — | — | — |
| 42 | Jake Plummer QB | ARZ | — | — | Passing 9965 YDS · 49 TD · 58.4% CMP% |
| 43 | Corey Dillon RB | CIN | — | — | Rushing 3483 YDS · 29 TD · 864 ATT |
| 44 | Sam Madison CB | MIA | — | — | — |
| 45 | Freddie Jones TE | SD | — | — | Receiving 102 REC · 1109 YDS · 9 TD |
| 47 | Kevin Lockett WR | KC | — | — | Receiving 55 REC · 715 YDS · 2 TD |
| 48 | Adam Meadows OT | IND | — | — | — |
| 50 | Mike Logan DB | JAX | — | — | — |
| 51 | Greg Jones LB | WAS | — | — | — |
| 52 | Marcellus Wiley DE | BUF | — | — | — |
| 55 | Marc Edwards FB | SF | — | — | Rushing 150 YDS · 1 TD · 53 ATT |
| 56 | Mike Minter FS | CAR | — | — | — |
| 57 | James Darling LB | PHI | — | — | — |
| 58 | Kim Herring DB | BLT | — | — | — |
| 59 | Brandon Mitchell DE | NE | — | — | — |
| 60 | Darren Sharper FS | GB | — | — | — |
| 63 | Frank Middleton G | TB | — | — | — |
| 64 | Jay Graham RB | BLT | — | — | Rushing 43 YDS · 0 TD · 12 ATT |
| 65 | Dexter Coakley LB | DAL | — | — | Rushing 26 YDS · 0 TD · 1 ATT |
| 66 | Ronde Barber FS | TB | — | — | — |
| 67 | Dan Neil G | DEN | — | — | — |
| 70 | O.J. Santiago TE | ATL | — | — | Receiving 17 REC · 153 YDS · 2 TD |
| 71 | Duce Staley RB | PHI | — | — | Rushing 1096 YDS · 4 TD · 283 ATT |
| 72 | Adam Treu C | OAK | — | — | — |
| 73 | Jason Taylor OLB | MIA | — | — | — |
| 75 | Denard Walker CB | TEN | — | — | — |
| 78 | Stalin Colinet DE | MIN | — | — | — |
| 80 | Derek M. Smith ILB | WAS | — | — | — |
| 81 | Scott Sanderson OT | TEN | — | — | — |
| 86 | Bertrand Berry OLB | IND | — | — | — |
| 88 | Dedric Ward WR | NYJ | — | — | Rushing 44 YDS · 0 TD · 6 ATT |
| 89 | Chris Carter DB | NE | — | — | — |
| 90 | Brett Conway K | GB | — | — | — |
| 91 | Mike Vrabel OLB | PIT | — | — | Receiving 2 REC · 3 YDS · 2 TD |
| 92 | Derrick Rodgers OLB | MIA | — | — | — |
| 95 | Brad Maynard P | NYG | — | — | Passing 45 YDS · 1 TD · 75.0% CMP% |
| 98 | Derrick Mason WR | TEN | — | — | Receiving 270 REC · 3853 YDS · 28 TD |
| 99 | Danny Wuerffel QB | NO | — | — | Rushing -2 YDS · 0 TD · 2 ATT |
| 100 | Henri Crockett OLB | ATL | — | — | — |
| 104 | Leon Johnson RB | NYJ | — | — | Passing 18 YDS · 0 TD · 100.0% CMP% |
| 106 | Chris Dishman G | ARZ | — | — | — |
| 108 | Marcus Robinson WR | CHI | — | — | Receiving 78 REC · 1007 YDS · 7 TD |
| 109 | Raleigh Roundtree G | SD | — | — | — |
| 112 | Ryan Tucker G | SL | — | — | — |
| 114 | Seth Payne DT | JAX | — | — | — |
| 117 | Monty Montgomery DB | IND | — | — | — |
| 119 | Damien Robinson FS | PHI | — | — | Receiving 1 REC · 36 YDS · 0 TD |
| 120 | Jamie Nails G | BUF | — | — | — |
| 125 | Ed Ellis OT | NE | — | — | — |
| 128 | Alshermond Singleton OLB | TB | — | — | — |
| 134 | Jeff Mitchell C | BLT | — | — | — |
| 136 | Sam Garnes S | NYG | — | — | — |
| 137 | Patrick Hape TE | TB | — | — | Receiving 21 REC · 135 YDS · 3 TD |
| 148 | Twan Russell LB | WAS | — | — | — |
| 149 | Barron Tanner DT | MIA | — | — | — |
| 150 | Nate Jacquet WR | IND | — | — | Receiving 1 REC · 25 YDS · 0 TD |
| 151 | Tony Williams DT | MIN | — | — | — |
| 152 | N. D. Kalu DE | PHI | — | — | — |
| 156 | Carl Powell DE | IND | — | — | — |
| 158 | Taje Allen DB | SL | — | — | — |
| 162 | Brad Badger G | WAS | — | — | — |
| 166 | John Fiala LB | MIA | — | — | — |
| 169 | Al Harris CB | TB | — | — | — |
| 172 | Calvin Branch DB | OAK | — | — | — |
| 174 | Itula Mili TE | SEA | — | — | Receiving 36 REC · 386 YDS · 5 TD |
| 176 | Canute Curtis OLB | CIN | — | — | — |
| 177 | Ed Perry TE | MIA | — | — | Receiving 0 REC · 0 YDS · 0 TD |
| 183 | Robert Tate DB | MIN | — | — | — |
| 184 | Daimon Shelton FB | JAX | — | — | Receiving 16 REC · 124 YDS · 1 TD |
| 185 | T. Marcus Spriggs OT | BUF | — | — | — |
| 193 | Grady Jackson DT | OAK | — | — | — |
| 194 | Cornell Brown OLB | BLT | — | — | — |
| 195 | Isaac Byrd WR | KC | — | — | Receiving 59 REC · 733 YDS · 3 TD |
| 198 | Ed Jasper DT | PHI | — | — | — |
| 207 | Koy Detmer QB | PHI | — | — | Passing 289 YDS · 0 TD · 52.1% CMP% |
| 212 | Mark Smith DT | ARZ | — | — | — |
| 220 | Artie Ulmer LB | MIN | — | — | — |
| 224 | Omar Stoutmire DB | DAL | — | — | — |
| 228 | Kris Mangum TE | CAR | — | — | Receiving 34 REC · 304 YDS · 3 TD |
| 229 | Jason Ferguson NT | NYJ | — | — | — |
| 230 | Scott Rehberg G | NE | — | — | — |
| 231 | Jerald Sowell FB | GB | — | — | Rushing 10 YDS · 1 TD · 7 ATT |
| 235 | Matt Hatchette WR | MIN | — | — | Receiving 18 REC · 234 YDS · 2 TD |
| UDFA | David Akers K | — | — | — | Rushing 15 YDS · 0 TD · 1 ATT |
| UDFA | James Allen RB | — | — | — | Rushing 1589 YDS · 3 TD · 425 ATT |
| UDFA | Joe Andruzzi G | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Obafemi Ayanbadejo RB | — | — | — | Rushing 256 YDS · 2 TD · 83 ATT |
| UDFA | Eric Beverly TE | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Todd Bouman QB | — | — | — | Passing 1739 YDS · 12 TD · 55.9% CMP% |
| UDFA | Zack Bronson DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Steve Bush RB | — | — | — | Receiving 11 REC · 119 YDS · 0 TD |
| UDFA | Charlie Clemons OLB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Bill Conaty C | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Terry Cousin DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Jake Delhomme QB | — | — | — | Passing 6308 YDS · 34 TD · 58.9% CMP% |
| UDFA | Mike Flynn C | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Todd Fordham OT | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Toby Gowin P | — | — | — | Rushing 5 YDS · 0 TD · 1 ATT |
| UDFA | Donovan Greer CB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | John Hall K | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Karl Hankton WR | — | — | — | Receiving 4 REC · 38 YDS · 0 TD |
| UDFA | Johnnie Harris S | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Priest Holmes RB | — | — | — | Rushing 2594 YDS · 16 TD · 583 ATT |
| UDFA | Waverly Jackson G | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Kerry Jenkins G | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Billy Jenkins S | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Travis Kirschke DE | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Sammy Knight DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Matt Lepsis OT | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Chad Lewis TE | — | — | — | Receiving 110 REC · 1157 YDS · 9 TD |
| UDFA | Earl Little DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Ryan Longwell K | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Billy Lyon DT | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Mike Maslowski MLB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Kevin Mathis DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Keith Mitchell LB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Larry Moore C | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Yo Murphy WR | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Brandon Noble DT | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | David Patten WR | — | — | — | Receiving 89 REC · 1295 YDS · 5 TD |
| UDFA | Jeff Posey LB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Kyle Richardson P | — | — | — | Passing -11 YDS · 0 TD · 100.0% CMP% |
| UDFA | Bryan Robinson NT | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Kevin Swayne WR | — | — | — | Receiving 13 REC · 203 YDS · 0 TD |
| UDFA | Daryl Terrell OT | — | — | — | Receiving 0 REC · 0 YDS · 0 TD |
| UDFA | Tim Terry OLB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | James Thrash WR | — | — | — | Rushing 147 YDS · 0 TD · 17 ATT |
| UDFA | R-Kal Truluck LB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Eric Vance DB | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Al Wallace DE | — | — | — | — |
| UDFA | Ken Walter P | — | — | — | Passing 0 YDS · 0 TD · 0.0% CMP% |
| UDFA | Pat Williams DT | — | — | — | — |