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 Marriott 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.
1992 NFL Draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 26–27, 1992 |
Location | Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
336 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Steve Emtman, DT Indianapolis Colts |
Mr. Irrelevant | Matt Elliott, OT Washington Redskins |
Most selections (17) | New England Patriots |
Fewest selections (7) | Detroit Lions |
Hall of Famers | none |
The 1992 draft was notable because for the first time since 1958 one team, the Indianapolis Colts, held the first two overall picks, selecting defensive end Steve Emtman and then linebacker Quentin Coryatt.[3] 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 1984 to produce no Pro Football Hall of Famers.[4] 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
† | = Pro Bowler[note 1] |
Rounds 1–9
Round ten
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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253 | Indianapolis Colts | Steve Grant | Linebacker | West Virginia |
254 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Elijah Alexander | Linebacker | Kansas State |
255 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tim Lester | Running back | Eastern Kentucky |
256 | Cincinnati Bengals | Horace Smith | Defensive back | Oregon Tech |
257 | Green Bay Packers | Andrew Oberg | Tackle | North Carolina |
258 | San Diego Chargers | Arthur Paul | Defensive tackle | Arizona State |
259 | Phoenix Cardinals | Reggie Yarbrough | Running back | Fullerton State |
260 | Cleveland Browns | Marcus Lowe | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
261 | New England Patriots | Turner Baur | Tight end | Stanford |
262 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Mike Saunders | Running back | Iowa |
263 | Seattle Seahawks | Anthony Hamlet | Defensive end | Miami (FL) |
264 | Minnesota Vikings | Brad Culpepper | Defensive tackle | Florida |
265 | New York Giants | George Rooks | Defensive end | Syracuse |
266 | New York Jets | Mario Johnson | Defensive tackle | Missouri |
267 | Miami Dolphins | Raoul Spears | Running back | USC |
268 | Los Angeles Raiders | Alberto White | Middle Linebacker | Texas Southern |
269 | San Francisco 49ers | Corey Mayfield | Defensive end | Oklahoma |
270 | Atlanta Falcons | Darryl Hardy | Linebacker | Tennessee |
271 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry Ostroski | Guard | Tulsa |
272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mark McMillian | Cornerback | Alabama |
273 | Chicago Bears | Nikki Fisher | Running back | Virginia |
274 | Houston Oilers | Dion Johnson | Wide receiver | East Carolina |
275 | Dallas Cowboys | John Terry | Guard | Livingstone College |
276 | New Orleans Saints | Marcus Dowdell | Wide receiver | Tennessee State |
277 | New England Patriots | Steve Gordon | Center | California |
278 | Denver Broncos | Bob Meeks | Center | Auburn |
279 | Buffalo Bills | Barry Rose | Wide receiver | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
280 | Washington Redskins | Tony Barker | Linebacker | Rice |
Round eleven
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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281 | Los Angeles Rams | Brian Townsend | Linebacker | Michigan |
282 | Los Angeles Rams | Brian Thomas | Wide receiver | Southern |
283 | Cincinnati Bengals | John Earle | Tackle | Western Illinois |
284 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mazio Royster | Running back | USC |
285 | San Diego Chargers | Keith McAfee | Running back | Texas A&M |
286 | Phoenix Cardinals | Rob Baxley | Tackle | Iowa |
287 | Green Bay Packers | Gabe Mokwuah | Linebacker | American |
288 | New England Patriots | Mike Petko | Linebacker | Nebraska |
289 | Cleveland Browns | Augustin Olobia | Wide receiver | Washington State |
290 | Seattle Seahawks | Kris Rongen | Guard | Washington |
291 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kendall Gammon | Guard | Pittsburg State (KS) |
292 | New York Giants | Nate Singleton | Wide receiver | Grambling |
293 | New York Jets | Eric Boles | Wide receiver | Central Washington |
294 | Miami Dolphins | Lee Miles | Wide receiver | Baylor |
295 | Minnesota Vikings | Chuck Evans | Running back | Clark |
296 | Miami Dolphins | Mark Barsotti | Quarterback | Fresno State |
297 | Atlanta Falcons | Robin Jones | Defensive end | Baylor |
298 | Kansas City Chiefs | Doug Rigby | Defensive end | Wyoming |
299 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pumpy Tudors | Punter | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
300 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Covington | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
301 | Houston Oilers | Anthony Davis | Linebacker | Utah |
302 | Dallas Cowboys | Tim Daniel | Wide receiver | Florida A&M |
303 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Gisler | Guard | Houston |
304 | Chicago Bears | Louis Age | Tackle | Southwestern Louisiana |
305 | Denver Broncos | Cedric Tillman | Wide receiver | Alcorn State |
306 | Detroit Lions | Ed Tillison | Running back | NW Missouri |
307 | Buffalo Bills | Vince Marrow | Tight end | Toledo |
308 | Washington Redskins | Terry Smith | Wide receiver | Penn State |
Round twelve
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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309 | Indianapolis Colts | Mike Brandon | Defensive end | Florida |
310 | Cincinnati Bengals | Eric Shaw | Linebacker | Louisiana Tech |
311 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Klaus Wilmsmeyer | Punter | Louisville |
312 | Los Angeles Rams | Kelvin Harris | Center | Miami (FL) |
313 | Phoenix Cardinals | Lance Wilson | Defensive tackle | Texas |
314 | Green Bay Packers | Brett Collins | Linebacker | Washington |
315 | San Diego Chargers | Carlos Huerta | Kicker | Miami (FL) |
316 | Cleveland Browns | Keithen McCant | Quarterback | Nebraska |
317 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Harris | Defensive back | Texas Tech |
318 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cornelius Benton | Quarterback | Connecticut |
319 | Seattle Seahawks | Chico Fraley | Linebacker | Washington |
320 | Seattle Seahawks | John MacNeill | Defensive end | Michigan State |
321 | Miami Dolphins | Milton Biggins | Tight end | Western Kentucky |
322 | Minnesota Vikings | Joe Randolph | Wide receiver | Elon |
323 | New York Giants | Charles Swann | Wide receiver | Indiana State |
324 | Los Angeles Raiders | Tom Roth | Guard | Southern Illinois |
325 | Kansas City Chiefs | Corey Williams | Defensive back | Oklahoma State |
326 | Philadelphia Eagles | Brandon Houston | Tackle | Oklahoma |
327 | San Francisco 49ers | Matt LaBounty | Defensive end | Oregon |
328 | Miami Dolphins | Kameno Bell | Running back | Illinois |
329 | Cleveland Browns | Tim Simpson | Center | Illinois |
330 | New Orleans Saints | Scott Adell | Tackle | North Carolina State |
331 | Chicago Bears | Chris Wilson | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
332 | Houston Oilers | Joe Wood | Kicker | Air Force |
333 | New England Patriots | Freeman Baysinger | Wide receiver | Humboldt State |
334 | Denver Broncos | John Granby | Defensive back | Virginia Tech |
335 | Buffalo Bills | Matt Rodgers | Quarterback | Iowa |
336[7] | Washington Redskins | Matt Elliott | Center | Michigan |
Notes
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
Supplemental draft
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | – | New York Giants | Dave Brown | QB | Duke | ACC | ||
2 | – | Kansas City Chiefs | Darren Mickell | DE | Florida | SEC |
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
† | = Pro Bowler[8] |
References
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- "How would Colts history differ had they made the right picks in the 1992 NFL draft?".
- "After 40 years in the NFL darkness, Walt Patulski explains how it all went wrong".
- Desmond Howard, 1991 Heisman Trophy winner "1991 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- Ty Detmer, 1990 Heisman Trophy winner "1990 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.