1996 NFL Draft

The New York Jets took Keyshawn Johnson first overall in the 1996 NFL draft, the first of 254 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Ray Lewis, with 3 awards on the NFL honours list.

What the 1996 class won

Ray Lewis — 2x NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl MVP
Eddie George — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
Simeon Rice — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

Counted from the NFL award history, every season a pick has won something.

Round 1

1996 NFL draft, round 1
Pick	Player	Team
1	Keyshawn Johnson	New York Jets
2	Kevin Hardy	Jacksonville Jaguars
3	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals
4	Jonathan Ogden	Baltimore Ravens
5	Cedric Jones	New York Giants
6	Lawrence Phillips	Los Angeles Rams
7	Terry Glenn	New England Patriots
8	Tim Biakabutuka	Carolina Panthers
9	Rickey Dudley	Las Vegas Raiders
10	Willie Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals
11	Alex Molden	New Orleans Saints
12	Regan Upshaw	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13	Walt Harris	Chicago Bears
14	Eddie George	Tennessee Titans
15	John Mobley	Denver Broncos
16	Duane Clemons	Minnesota Vikings
17	Reggie Brown	Detroit Lions
18	Eddie Kennison	Los Angeles Rams
19	Marvin Harrison	Indianapolis Colts
20	Daryl Gardener	Miami Dolphins
21	Pete Kendall	Seattle Seahawks
22	Marcus Jones	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
23	Jeff Hartings	Detroit Lions
24	Eric Moulds	Buffalo Bills
25	Jermane Mayberry	Philadelphia Eagles
26	Ray Lewis	Baltimore Ravens
27	John Michels	Green Bay Packers
28	Jerome Woods	Kansas City Chiefs
29	Jamain Stephens	Pittsburgh Steelers
30	Andre Johnson	Washington Commanders

All 7 rounds

Round 2

1996 NFL draft, round 2
Pick	Player	Team
31	Alex Van Dyke	New York Jets
32	Leeland McElroy	Arizona Cardinals
33	Tony Brackens	Jacksonville Jaguars
34	Amani Toomer	New York Giants
35	Mike Alstott	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
36	Lawyer Milloy	New England Patriots
37	Kavika Pittman	Dallas Cowboys
38	Bryant Mix	Tennessee Titans
39	Marco Battaglia	Cincinnati Bengals
40	Je'Rod Cherry	New Orleans Saints
41	Bryan Still	Los Angeles Chargers
42	Tony Banks	Los Angeles Rams
43	Muhsin Muhammad	Carolina Panthers
44	Tory James	Denver Broncos
45	James Manley	Minnesota Vikings
46	Israel Ifeanyi	San Francisco 49ers
47	Fred Thomas	Seattle Seahawks
48	Jason Layman	Tennessee Titans
49	Randall Godfrey	Dallas Cowboys
50	Patrick Sapp	Los Angeles Chargers
51	Dedric Mathis	Indianapolis Colts
52	Bobby Engram	Chicago Bears
53	Gabe Northern	Buffalo Bills
54	Jason Dunn	Philadelphia Eagles
55	DeRon Jenkins	Baltimore Ravens
56	Derrick Mayes	Green Bay Packers
57	Lance Johnstone	Las Vegas Raiders
58	Reggie Tongue	Kansas City Chiefs
59	Ernie Conwell	Los Angeles Rams
60	Michael Cheever	Jacksonville Jaguars
61	Brian Dawkins	Philadelphia Eagles

Round 3

1996 NFL draft, round 3
Pick	Player	Team
62	Ray Mickens	New York Jets
63	Aaron Beasley	Jacksonville Jaguars
64	Johnny McWilliams	Arizona Cardinals
65	Detron Smith	Denver Broncos
66	Roman Oben	New York Giants
67	Clay Shiver	Dallas Cowboys
68	John Browning	Kansas City Chiefs
69	Ken Blackman	Cincinnati Bengals
70	Brady Smith	New Orleans Saints
71	Donnie Abraham	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
72	Steven Conley	Pittsburgh Steelers
73	Winslow Oliver	Carolina Panthers
74	Terry Killens	Tennessee Titans
75	Moe Williams	Minnesota Vikings
76	Ryan Stewart	Detroit Lions
77	Robert Barr	Seattle Seahawks
78	Mark Campbell	Denver Broncos
79	Dorian Brew	Miami Dolphins
80	Karim Abdul-Jabbar	Miami Dolphins
81	Brian Roche	Los Angeles Chargers
82	Scott Slutzker	Indianapolis Colts
83	Jerald Moore	Los Angeles Rams
84	Shannon Brown	Atlanta Falcons
85	Bobby Hoying	Philadelphia Eagles
86	Tedy Bruschi	New England Patriots
87	Matt Stevens	Buffalo Bills
88	J.C. Price	Carolina Panthers
89	Terrell Owens	San Francisco 49ers
90	Mike Flanagan	Green Bay Packers
91	Reggie Brown	Seattle Seahawks
92	Jon Witman	Pittsburgh Steelers
93	Tyrone Williams	Green Bay Packers
94	Stepfret Williams	Dallas Cowboys
95	Mike Ulufale	Dallas Cowboys

Round 4

1996 NFL draft, round 4
Pick	Player	Team
96	Jason Odom	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
97	Hunter Goodwin	Minnesota Vikings
98	Donnie Edwards	Kansas City Chiefs
99	Phillip Daniels	Seattle Seahawks
100	Jeff Lewis	Denver Broncos
101	Heath Irwin	New England Patriots
102	Stephen Davis	Washington Commanders
103	Ricky Whittle	New Orleans Saints
104	Eric Austin	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
105	Percell Gaskins	Los Angeles Rams
106	Norberto Garrido	Carolina Panthers
107	Kendrick Burton	Tennessee Titans
108	Jevon Langford	Cincinnati Bengals
109	Jon Runyan	Tennessee Titans
110	Reggie Barlow	Jacksonville Jaguars
111	Emmanuel McDaniel	Carolina Panthers
112	Aaron Graham	Arizona Cardinals
113	Kirk Pointer	Miami Dolphins
114	Charlie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers
115	Brian Milne	Indianapolis Colts
116	Paul Grasmanis	Chicago Bears
117	Richard Huntley	Atlanta Falcons
118	Stanley Pritchett	Miami Dolphins
119	Chris Sullivan	New England Patriots
120	Sean Moran	Buffalo Bills
121	Ray Farmer	Philadelphia Eagles
122	Darrius Johnson	Denver Broncos
123	Chris Darkins	Green Bay Packers
124	Kantroy Barber	New England Patriots
125	LaCurtis Jones	Miami Dolphins
126	Earl Holmes	Pittsburgh Steelers
127	Juran Bolden	Atlanta Falcons
128	Daryl Price	San Francisco 49ers
129	Brad Ford	Detroit Lions
130	Danny Kanell	New York Giants
131	Eric Unverzagt	Seattle Seahawks
132	Jahine Arnold	Pittsburgh Steelers

Round 5

1996 NFL draft, round 5
Pick	Player	Team
133	Marcus Coleman	New York Jets
134	Jerris McPhail	Miami Dolphins
135	Joe Horn	Kansas City Chiefs
136	Mercury Hayes	New Orleans Saints
137	James Dexter	Arizona Cardinals
138	Leomont Evans	Washington Commanders
139	John Elmore	New England Patriots
140	Jason Maniecki	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
141	Fred Miller	Los Angeles Rams
142	Marquette Smith	Carolina Panthers
143	Rayna Stewart	Tennessee Titans
144	Greg Myers	Cincinnati Bengals
145	Tom Ackerman	New Orleans Saints
146	Jimmy Herndon	Jacksonville Jaguars
147	Whit Marshall	Philadelphia Eagles
148	Sean Boyd	Minnesota Vikings
149	Christian Peter	New England Patriots
150	Shane Burton	Miami Dolphins
151	Steve Martin	Indianapolis Colts
152	Chris Villarrial	Chicago Bears
153	Jermaine Lewis	Baltimore Ravens
154	Zach Thomas	Miami Dolphins
155	Junior Soli	Los Angeles Chargers
156	Ray Jackson	Buffalo Bills
157	Kenneth McDaniel	Dallas Cowboys
158	Kerwin Waldroup	Detroit Lions
159	Patrick Jeffers	Denver Broncos
160	Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	San Francisco 49ers
161	Harry Stamps	Arizona Cardinals
162	Dell McGee	Arizona Cardinals
163	Israel Raybon	Pittsburgh Steelers
164	Gary Bandy	Atlanta Falcons
165	Terry Guess	New Orleans Saints
166	La'Roi Glover	Las Vegas Raiders
167	Alan Campos	Dallas Cowboys

Round 6

1996 NFL draft, round 6
Pick	Player	Team
168	Hugh Hunter	New York Jets
169	Mike Foley	Arizona Cardinals
170	John Fisher	Jacksonville Jaguars
171	Doug Colman	New York Giants
172	Dexter Daniels	Baltimore Ravens
173	Chris Griffin	New England Patriots
174	Kelvin Kinney	Washington Commanders
175	Derrick Harris	Los Angeles Rams
176	Dietrich Jells	Kansas City Chiefs
177	Anthony Dorsett	Tennessee Titans
178	Tom Tumulty	Cincinnati Bengals
179	Keno Hills	New Orleans Saints
180	Nilo Silvan	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
181	Tony Veland	Denver Broncos
182	Scott Galyon	New York Giants
183	Tim Hall	Las Vegas Raiders
184	Reggie Green	Seattle Seahawks
185	Chris Doering	Jacksonville Jaguars
186	James Roe	Baltimore Ravens
187	Jon Clark	Chicago Bears
188	Craig Sauer	Atlanta Falcons
189	Shawn Wooden	Miami Dolphins
190	Jim Mills	Los Angeles Chargers
191	Keith Conlin	Indianapolis Colts
192	Bryan Stoltenberg	Los Angeles Chargers
193	Scott Greene	Carolina Panthers
194	Steve White	Philadelphia Eagles
195	Marrio Grier	New England Patriots
196	Leon Neal	Buffalo Bills
197	Tony Johnson	Philadelphia Eagles
198	Stephen Pitts	San Francisco 49ers
199	Phillip Riley	Philadelphia Eagles
200	Orpheus Roye	Pittsburgh Steelers
201	Hayward Clay	Los Angeles Rams
202	Dusty Zeigler	Buffalo Bills
203	Spence Fischer	Pittsburgh Steelers
204	Toderick Malone	New Orleans Saints
205	Mike Cawley	Indianapolis Colts
206	Devin Wyman	New England Patriots
207	Wendell Davis	Dallas Cowboys
208	Marco Rivera	Green Bay Packers
209	T.J. Cunningham	Seattle Seahawks

Round 7

1996 NFL draft, round 7
Pick	Player	Team
210	Chris Hayes	New York Jets
211	Ben Lynch	Kansas City Chiefs
212	Jarius Hayes	Arizona Cardinals
213	Leslie Ratliffe	Denver Broncos
214	Conrad Hamilton	New York Giants
215	Jeremy Asher	Washington Commanders
216	Lovett Purnell	New England Patriots
217	Donnell Baker	Carolina Panthers
218	Mike Archie	Tennessee Titans
219	Rod Jones	Cincinnati Bengals
220	Sedric Clark	Las Vegas Raiders
221	Reggie Rusk	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
222	Chuck Osborne	Los Angeles Rams
223	Jon Merrill	Minnesota Vikings
224	Darius Smith	Las Vegas Raiders
225	Johnie Church	Seattle Seahawks
226	Chris Banks	Denver Broncos
227	Clarence Jones	Jacksonville Jaguars
228	Gregory Spann	Jacksonville Jaguars
229	Ethan Brooks	Atlanta Falcons
230	Jeff Buckey	Miami Dolphins
231	Freddie Bradley	Los Angeles Chargers
232	Adrian Robinson	Indianapolis Colts
233	Marcus Keyes	Chicago Bears
234	Kerry Hicks	Carolina Panthers
235	L.T. Levine	Denver Broncos
236	Brian Gragert	Denver Broncos
237	Dan Brandenburg	Buffalo Bills
238	Jon Stark	Baltimore Ravens
239	Sean Manuel	San Francisco 49ers
240	Kyle Wachholtz	Green Bay Packers
241	Jeff Smith	Kansas City Chiefs
242	Carlos Emmons	Pittsburgh Steelers
243	Ryan Wood	Dallas Cowboys
244	Jay Riemersma	Buffalo Bills
245	Darrell Williams	Kansas City Chiefs
246	Henry Lusk	New Orleans Saints
247	J.R. Conrad	New England Patriots
248	Joey Wylie	Las Vegas Raiders
249	Eric Smedley	Buffalo Bills
250	DeAndre Maxwell	Washington Commanders
251	Brice Hunter	Miami Dolphins
252	Keith McKenzie	Green Bay Packers
253	Michael Hicks	Chicago Bears
254	Sam Manuel	San Francisco 49ers

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.