1990 NFL Draft

1990 NFL Draft

General Information
Date(s)	April 22–23, 1990
Location	New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY
TV coverage (US)	ESPN
Overview
332 total selections  in 12 rounds
First selection	Jeff George, QB Indianapolis Colts
Mr. Irrelevant	Demetrius Davis, TE Los Angeles Raiders
Most selections (17)	San Diego Chargers
Fewest selections (6)	Dallas Cowboys
Hall of Famers	4

The 1990 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 22–23, 1990, 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.

The Dallas Cowboys would have had the #1 overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year by virtue of their league-worst 1–15 record in 1989. However, the Cowboys forfeited their first round pick by selecting quarterback Steve Walsh in the first round of the previous year's supplemental draft. The first pick instead went to the Atlanta Falcons, who traded it to the Indianapolis Colts.

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Third round

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Notable undrafted players

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Minnesota Vikings	Randle, JohnJohn Randle	DT	Texas A&I	Lone Star
Buffalo Bills	Turner, VernonVernon Turner	RB/WR	Carson–Newman	SAC
Cincinnati Bengals	Scrafford, KirkKirk Scrafford	G	Montana	Big Sky
Dallas Cowboys	Willis, KenKen Willis	K	Kentucky	SEC
Indianapolis Colts	Siragusa, TonyTony Siragusa	DT	Pittsburgh	Ind.
Indianapolis Colts	Vanderbeek, MattMatt Vanderbeek	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten
Kansas City Chiefs	Barker, BryanBryan Barker †	P	Santa Clara	N/A
Minnesota Vikings	Eilers, PatPat Eilers	S	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
New England Patriots	Hauck, TimTim Hauck	S	Montana	Big Sky
New Orleans Saints	Cooper, RichardRichard Cooper	OT	Tennessee	SEC
New York Giants	Abrams, BobbyBobby Abrams	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles	Smith, OtisOtis Smith	CB	Missouri	Big Eight
Phoenix Cardinals	Smith, VerniceVernice Smith	G	Florida A&M	MEAC
San Francisco 49ers	Siglar, RickyRicky Siglar	OT	San Jose State	Big West
Seattle Seahawks	Loville, DerekDerek Loville	RB	Oregon	Pac-10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Christie, SteveSteve Christie	K	William & Mary	Ind. (FCS)
Green Bay Packers	Jurkovic, JohnJohn Jurkovic	DT	Eastern Illinois	Gateway
Pittsburgh Steelers	Clark, ReggieReggie Clark	LB	North Carolina	ACC

Hall of Famers

• Emmitt Smith, running back from University of Florida taken 1st round, 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.^[7]

• John Randle, defensive tackle from Texas A&M-Kingsville University, Undrafted.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.^[7]

• Shannon Sharpe, tight end from Savannah State University, taken 7th round, 192nd overall by the Denver Broncos.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.

• Cortez Kennedy, defensive tackle from University of Miami, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.

• Junior Seau, linebacker from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.

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. 1 2 3 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
4. ↑ Andre Ware, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner ^{"1989 Heisman Trophy winner". Retrieved August 14, 2013.} 
5. ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
6. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. 1 2 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ^{"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-07.} 

External links

• NFL.com – 1990 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1990 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame