1986 NFL Draft
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Bo Jackson first overall in the 1986 NFL draft, the first of 333 picks over 12 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Barry Word, with 1 award on the NFL honours list.
What the 1986 class won
- Barry Word — NFL Comeback Player of the Year
- Doug Williams — Super Bowl MVP
- Leslie O'Neal — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Mark Rypien — Super Bowl MVP
- Pat Swilling — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Rueben Mayes — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Jackson |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2 | Tony Casillas |  Atlanta Falcons |
| 3 | Jim Everett |  Tennessee Titans |
| 4 | Jon Hand |  Indianapolis Colts |
| 5 | Anthony Bell |  Arizona Cardinals |
| 6 | Jim Dombrowski |  New Orleans Saints |
| 7 | Brian Jozwiak |  Kansas City Chiefs |
| 8 | Leslie O'Neal |  Los Angeles Chargers |
| 9 | John Rienstra |  Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 | Keith Byars |  Philadelphia Eagles |
| 11 | Joe Kelly |  Cincinnati Bengals |
| 12 | Chuck Long |  Detroit Lions |
| 13 | James Fitzpatrick | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 14 | Gerald Robinson |  Minnesota Vikings |
| 15 | John L Williams |  Seattle Seahawks |
| 16 | Ronnie Harmon |  Buffalo Bills |
| 17 | Tim Green | Atlanta Falcons |
| 18 | Mike Sherrard |  Dallas Cowboys |
| 19 | Eric Dorsey |  New York Giants |
| 20 | Will Wolford | Buffalo Bills |
| 21 | Tim McGee | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 22 | Mike Haight |  New York Jets |
| 23 | Mike Schad |  Los Angeles Rams |
| 24 | Bob Buczkowski |  Las Vegas Raiders |
| 25 | Roderick Jones | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 26 | Reggie Dupard |  New England Patriots |
| 27 | Neal Anderson |  Chicago Bears |
All 12 rounds
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Jackie Walker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 29 | Garry James | Detroit Lions |
| 30 | Markus Koch |  Washington Commanders |
| 31 | Dalton Hilliard | New Orleans Saints |
| 32 | John Lee | Arizona Cardinals |
| 33 | Darryl Clack | Dallas Cowboys |
| 34 | Ernest Givins | Tennessee Titans |
| 35 | Dino Hackett | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 36 | Gerald Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 37 | Anthony Toney | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 38 | Lewis Billups | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 39 | Larry Roberts |  San Francisco 49ers |
| 40 | Kevin Murphy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 41 | Kenneth Davis |  Green Bay Packers |
| 42 | Mike Ruth | New England Patriots |
| 43 | Webster Slaughter |  Cleveland Browns |
| 44 | Mark Collins | New York Giants |
| 45 | Walter Murray | Washington Commanders |
| 46 | Erik Howard | New York Giants |
| 47 | Jack Trudeau | Indianapolis Colts |
| 48 | Alonzo Johnson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 49 | Doug Williams | New York Jets |
| 50 | Tom Newberry | Los Angeles Rams |
| 51 | Pepper Johnson | New York Giants |
| 52 | John Offerdahl |  Miami Dolphins |
| 53 | Greg Lasker | New York Giants |
| 54 | Vencie Glenn | New England Patriots |
| 55 | Vestee Jackson | Chicago Bears |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Tom Rathman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 57 | Rueben Mayes | New Orleans Saints |
| 58 | Jim Skow | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 59 | Gene Chilton | Arizona Cardinals |
| 60 | Pat Swilling | New Orleans Saints |
| 61 | Allen Pinkett | Tennessee Titans |
| 62 | Barry Word | New Orleans Saints |
| 63 | Leonard Griffin | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 64 | Tim McKyer | San Francisco 49ers |
| 65 | Mike Hammerstein | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 66 | Terry Unrein | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 67 | Bubby Brister | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 68 | Patrick Hunter | Seattle Seahawks |
| 69 | Joe Milinichik | Detroit Lions |
| 70 | Jeff Walker | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 71 | Hugh Millen | Los Angeles Rams |
| 72 | Robbie Bosco | Green Bay Packers |
| 73 | John Washington | New York Giants |
| 74 | Mark Walen | Dallas Cowboys |
| 75 | Alvin Walton | Washington Commanders |
| 76 | John Taylor | San Francisco 49ers |
| 77 | Leonard Burton | Buffalo Bills |
| 78 | David Fulcher | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 79 | Tim Crawford | New York Jets |
| 80 | Brad Cochran | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 81 | T.J. Turner | Miami Dolphins |
| 82 | David Williams | Chicago Bears |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Craig Swoope | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 84 | Tim Harris | Green Bay Packers |
| 85 | Mike Wise | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 86 | Bill Brooks | Indianapolis Colts |
| 87 | Tom Baugh | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 88 | Kelvin Edwards | New Orleans Saints |
| 89 | Carl Carter | Arizona Cardinals |
| 90 | Chas Fox | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 91 | Eric Kattus | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 92 | Devon Mitchell | Detroit Lions |
| 93 | Joe Phillips | Minnesota Vikings |
| 94 | Bill Callahan | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 95 | Ty Allert | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 96 | Charles Haley | San Francisco 49ers |
| 97 | Tommy Taylor | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 98 | Dan Knight | Green Bay Packers |
| 99 | Doug Gaynor | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 100 | Max Zendejas | Dallas Cowboys |
| 101 | Steve Wallace | San Francisco 49ers |
| 102 | Kevin Fagan | San Francisco 49ers |
| 103 | Vance Mueller | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 104 | Jim Juriga |  Denver Broncos |
| 105 | Rogers Alexander | New York Jets |
| 106 | Matt Darwin | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 107 | James Pruitt | Miami Dolphins |
| 108 | Napoleon McCallum | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 109 | Scott Gieselman | New England Patriots |
| 110 | Paul Blair | Chicago Bears |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Carl Byrum | Buffalo Bills |
| 112 | J.D. Maarleveld | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 113 | Ravin Caldwell | Washington Commanders |
| 114 | Jeff Parks | Tennessee Titans |
| 115 | Reggie Sutton | New Orleans Saints |
| 116 | Jeff Tupper | Arizona Cardinals |
| 117 | Scott Kellar | Indianapolis Colts |
| 118 | Doug Landry | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 119 | Oscar Smith | Detroit Lions |
| 120 | Hassan Jones | Minnesota Vikings |
| 121 | Ray Criswell | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 122 | Erroll Tucker | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 123 | Leon White | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 124 | Gary Walker | Indianapolis Colts |
| 125 | Matt Koart | Green Bay Packers |
| 126 | Bobby Joe Edmonds | Seattle Seahawks |
| 127 | Nick Miller | Cleveland Browns |
| 128 | Dan McMillen | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 129 | Donald Brown | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 130 | Vince Warren | New York Giants |
| 131 | Patrick Miller | San Francisco 49ers |
| 132 | Ron Hadley | New York Jets |
| 133 | Matt Johnson | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 134 | Tony Colorito | Denver Broncos |
| 135 | Brent Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 136 | Kevin Wyatt | Miami Dolphins |
| 137 | Greg Robinson | New England Patriots |
| 138 | Lew Barnes | Chicago Bears |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | Ron Brown | New York Giants |
| 140 | Thornton Chandler | Dallas Cowboys |
| 141 | Kent Hagood | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 142 | Robert Thompson | New Orleans Saints |
| 143 | Burnell Dent | Green Bay Packers |
| 144 | Robert Cox | Los Angeles Rams |
| 145 | Ray Wallace | Tennessee Titans |
| 146 | Mark Rypien | Washington Commanders |
| 147 | Thomas Rooks | Minnesota Vikings |
| 148 | Domingo Bryant | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 149 | Bob Landsee | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 150 | Stan Gelbaugh | Dallas Cowboys |
| 151 | Orson Mobley | Denver Broncos |
| 152 | Gary Hunt | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 153 | Eddie Anderson | Seattle Seahawks |
| 154 | Floyd Dixon | Atlanta Falcons |
| 155 | Curt Pardridge | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 156 | Jim Huddleston | Washington Commanders |
| 157 | Solomon Miller | New York Giants |
| 158 | Lloyd Yancey | Dallas Cowboys |
| 159 | Keith Williams | Atlanta Falcons |
| 160 | Lynn Williams | Los Angeles Rams |
| 161 | Mark Jackson | Denver Broncos |
| 162 | Don Griffin | San Francisco 49ers |
| 163 | Brent Sowell | Miami Dolphins |
| 164 | Doug Marrone | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 165 | Kevin Walker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 166 | Jeff Powell | Chicago Bears |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Jim Meyer | Cleveland Browns |
| 168 | Bob Williams | Buffalo Bills |
| 169 | Corn Redick | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 170 | Eric Swanson | Arizona Cardinals |
| 171 | Steve O'Malley | Indianapolis Colts |
| 172 | Chris White | Indianapolis Colts |
| 173 | Gill Fenerty | New Orleans Saints |
| 174 | Mike Norseth | Cleveland Browns |
| 175 | Rodney Carter | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 176 | Byron Lee | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 177 | Pat Franklin | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 178 | Mark Pike | Buffalo Bills |
| 179 | Carl Hilton | Minnesota Vikings |
| 180 | Butch Rolle | Buffalo Bills |
| 181 | Paul Miles | Seattle Seahawks |
| 182 | Fred Smalls | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 183 | Ed Berry | Green Bay Packers |
| 184 | Jon Francis | New York Giants |
| 185 | Johnny Holloway | Dallas Cowboys |
| 186 | Rick Badanjek | Washington Commanders |
| 187 | Ray McDonald | New England Patriots |
| 188 | Raymond Phillips | Denver Broncos |
| 189 | Bob White | New York Jets |
| 190 | Tommy Sims | Indianapolis Colts |
| 191 | Bill Lewis | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 192 | Brent Williams | New England Patriots |
| 193 | Larry Kolic | Miami Dolphins |
| 194 | Bruce Jones | Chicago Bears |
Round 8
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Steve Jarecki | Los Angeles Rams |
| 196 | Lewis Colbert | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 197 | Kevin Hudgens | Atlanta Falcons |
| 198 | Trell Hooper | Indianapolis Colts |
| 199 | Larry Griffin | Tennessee Titans |
| 200 | Filipo Mokofisi | New Orleans Saints |
| 201 | Ray Brown | Arizona Cardinals |
| 202 | Tony Furjanic | Buffalo Bills |
| 203 | Jim Popp | San Francisco 49ers |
| 204 | David Douglas | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 205 | Allyn Griffin | Detroit Lions |
| 206 | Gary Schippang | Minnesota Vikings |
| 207 | Cap Boso | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 208 | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 209 | Mike Perrino | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 210 | Michael Cline | Green Bay Packers |
| 211 | Alonzo Mitz | Seattle Seahawks |
| 212 | Topper Clemons | Dallas Cowboys |
| 213 | Kurt Gouveia | Washington Commanders |
| 214 | Steve Cisowski | New York Giants |
| 215 | Robert Ducksworth | New York Jets |
| 216 | Hank Goebel | Los Angeles Rams |
| 217 | Bruce Klostermann | Denver Broncos |
| 218 | John Stuart | Miami Dolphins |
| 219 | Joe Mauntel | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 220 | Greg Baty | New England Patriots |
| 221 | Maurice Douglass | Chicago Bears |
Round 9
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 222 | Reggie Bynum | Buffalo Bills |
| 223 | Tommy Barnhardt | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 224 | Kevin Starks | Atlanta Falcons |
| 225 | Bob Sebring | Tennessee Titans |
| 226 | Merlon Jones | New Orleans Saints |
| 227 | Kent Kafentzis | Arizona Cardinals |
| 228 | Bob Brotzki | Indianapolis Colts |
| 229 | Gary Baldinger | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 230 | Cary Whittingham | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 231 | Lyle Pickens | Detroit Lions |
| 232 | Mike Slaton | Minnesota Vikings |
| 233 | Clyde Simmons | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 234 | Anthony Henton | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 235 | Mike Zordich | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 236 | Brent Moore | Green Bay Packers |
| 237 | Mike Black | Seattle Seahawks |
| 238 | Danny Taylor | Cleveland Browns |
| 239 | Wayne Asberry | Washington Commanders |
| 240 | Tony Cherry | San Francisco 49ers |
| 241 | Jim Luebbers | New York Giants |
| 242 | John Ionata | Dallas Cowboys |
| 243 | Elbert Watts | Los Angeles Rams |
| 244 | Joe Thomas | Denver Broncos |
| 245 | Nuu Faaola | New York Jets |
| 246 | Zeph Lee | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 247 | Reyna Thompson | Miami Dolphins |
| 248 | George Colton | New England Patriots |
| 249 | John Teltschik | Chicago Bears |
Round 10
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Ben Reed | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 251 | Guy Teafatiller | Buffalo Bills |
| 252 | Tony Baker | Atlanta Falcons |
| 253 | Jon Dumbauld | New Orleans Saints |
| 254 | Vai Sikahema | Arizona Cardinals |
| 255 | Wes Smith | Arizona Cardinals |
| 256 | Don Sommer | Tennessee Titans |
| 257 | Ike Readon | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 258 | Tracy Johnson | Detroit Lions |
| 259 | Joe Cormier | Minnesota Vikings |
| 260 | Warren Seitz | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 261 | Junior Tautalatasi | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 262 | Jeff Shaw | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 263 | Gary Spann | Green Bay Packers |
| 264 | Don Fairbanks | Seattle Seahawks |
| 265 | Willie Smith | Cleveland Browns |
| 266 | Pete Anderson | Indianapolis Colts |
| 267 | Elliston Stinson | San Francisco 49ers |
| 268 | Jerry Kimmel | New York Giants |
| 269 | Bryan Chester | Dallas Cowboys |
| 270 | Harold Hallman | San Francisco 49ers |
| 271 | Victor Hall | Denver Broncos |
| 272 | Carl Carr | New York Jets |
| 273 | Garrett Breeland | Los Angeles Rams |
| 274 | Jeff Wickersham | Miami Dolphins |
| 275 | Jeff Reinke | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 276 | Cletis Jones | New England Patriots |
| 277 | Barton Hundley | Chicago Bears |
Round 11
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 278 | Tony Garbarczyk | Buffalo Bills |
| 279 | Mark Drenth | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 280 | Chris Hegg | Atlanta Falcons |
| 281 | Wayne Dillard | Arizona Cardinals |
| 282 | Billy Witt | Buffalo Bills |
| 283 | Mark Cochran | Tennessee Titans |
| 284 | Pat Swoopes | New Orleans Saints |
| 285 | Aaron Pearson | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 286 | John Armstrong | Minnesota Vikings |
| 287 | Larry Station | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 288 | Steve Bogdalek | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 289 | Tim Stone | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 290 | Leland Melvin | Detroit Lions |
| 291 | David Norrie | Seattle Seahawks |
| 292 | Randy Dausin | Cleveland Browns |
| 293 | Chuck Sanders | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 294 | Tom Flaherty | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 295 | Len Lynch | New York Giants |
| 296 | Garth Jax | Dallas Cowboys |
| 297 | Kenny Fells | Washington Commanders |
| 298 | Drew Smetana | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 299 | Vince Amoia | New York Jets |
| 300 | Chul Schwanke | Los Angeles Rams |
| 301 | Thomas Dendy | Denver Broncos |
| 302 | Randell Webster | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 303 | Arnold Franklin | Miami Dolphins |
| 304 | Gene Thomas | New England Patriots |
| 305 | Glen Kozlowski | Chicago Bears |
Round 12
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 306 | Clay Miller | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 307 | Chris Duliban | Dallas Cowboys |
| 308 | Steve Griffin | Atlanta Falcons |
| 309 | Steve Wade | Indianapolis Colts |
| 310 | Chuck Banks | Tennessee Titans |
| 311 | Sebastian Brown | New Orleans Saints |
| 312 | Kent Austin | Arizona Cardinals |
| 313 | Brian McClure | Buffalo Bills |
| 314 | Mike Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 315 | Reggie Singletary | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 316 | Steve Bradley | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 317 | Allan Durden | Detroit Lions |
| 318 | Jesse Solomon | Minnesota Vikings |
| 319 | King Simmons | Cleveland Browns |
| 320 | Jeff Sprowls | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 321 | John McVeigh | Seattle Seahawks |
| 322 | Tony Flack | Dallas Cowboys |
| 323 | Eric Yarber | Washington Commanders |
| 324 | Mike Crawford | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 325 | Bobby Howard | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 326 | Isaac Williams | Indianapolis Colts |
| 327 | Marcus Dupree | Los Angeles Rams |
| 328 | Sal Cesario | New York Jets |
| 329 | Rickey Isom | Miami Dolphins |
| 330 | Larry Shepherd | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 331 | Derek Christian | Buffalo Bills |
| 332 | Don McAulay | New England Patriots |
| 333 | Mike Travis | Los Angeles Chargers |
Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to the franchise that carries it today; a player links when the player is on file.