1997 NFL Draft

The Los Angeles Rams took Orlando Pace first overall in the 1997 NFL draft, the first of 240 picks over 7 rounds. The most decorated name in the class is Mike Vrabel, with 2 awards on the NFL honours list.

What the 1997 class won

Mike Vrabel — NFL Coach of the Year
Jason Taylor — NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Peter Boulware — NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Warrick Dunn — NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

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

Round 1

1997 NFL draft, round 1
Pick	Player	Team
1	Orlando Pace	Los Angeles Rams
2	Darrell Russell	Las Vegas Raiders
3	Shawn Springs	Seattle Seahawks
4	Peter Boulware	Baltimore Ravens
5	Bryant Westbrook	Detroit Lions
6	Walter Jones	Seattle Seahawks
7	Ike Hilliard	New York Giants
8	James Farrior	New York Jets
9	Tommy Knight	Arizona Cardinals
10	Chris Naeole	New Orleans Saints
11	Michael Booker	Atlanta Falcons
12	Warrick Dunn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13	Tony Gonzalez	Kansas City Chiefs
14	Reinard Wilson	Cincinnati Bengals
15	Yatil Green	Miami Dolphins
16	Reidel Anthony	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17	Kenard Lang	Washington Commanders
18	Kenny Holmes	Tennessee Titans
19	Tarik Glenn	Indianapolis Colts
20	Dwayne Rudd	Minnesota Vikings
21	Renaldo Wynn	Jacksonville Jaguars
22	David LaFleur	Dallas Cowboys
23	Antowain Smith	Buffalo Bills
24	Chad Scott	Pittsburgh Steelers
25	Jon Harris	Philadelphia Eagles
26	Jim Druckenmiller	San Francisco 49ers
27	Rae Carruth	Carolina Panthers
28	Trevor Pryce	Denver Broncos
29	Chris Canty	New England Patriots
30	Ross Verba	Green Bay Packers

Round 2

1997 NFL draft, round 2
Pick	Player	Team
31	Rick Terry	New York Jets
32	Nathan Davis	Atlanta Falcons
33	Rob Kelly	New Orleans Saints
34	Jamie Sharper	Baltimore Ravens
35	Juan Roque	Detroit Lions
36	Tiki Barber	New York Giants
37	Jerry Wunsch	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
38	John Allred	Chicago Bears
39	Jared Tomich	New Orleans Saints
40	Dexter McCleon	Los Angeles Rams
41	Byron Hanspard	Atlanta Falcons
42	Jake Plummer	Arizona Cardinals
43	Corey Dillon	Cincinnati Bengals
44	Sam Madison	Miami Dolphins
45	Freddie Jones	Los Angeles Chargers
46	Joey Kent	Tennessee Titans
47	Kevin Lockett	Kansas City Chiefs
48	Adam Meadows	Indianapolis Colts
49	Torrian Gray	Minnesota Vikings
50	Mike Logan	Jacksonville Jaguars
51	Greg Jones	Washington Commanders
52	Marcellus Wiley	Buffalo Bills
53	Will Blackwell	Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Kevin Abrams	Detroit Lions
55	Marc Edwards	San Francisco 49ers
56	Mike Minter	Carolina Panthers
57	James Darling	Philadelphia Eagles
58	Kim Herring	Baltimore Ravens
59	Brandon Mitchell	New England Patriots
60	Darren Sharper	Green Bay Packers

Round 3

1997 NFL draft, round 3
Pick	Player	Team
61	Sedrick Shaw	New England Patriots
62	Troy Davis	New Orleans Saints
63	Frank Middleton	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
64	Jay Graham	Baltimore Ravens
65	Dexter Coakley	Dallas Cowboys
66	Ronde Barber	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
67	Dan Neil	Denver Broncos
68	Ryan Phillips	New York Giants
69	Bob Sapp	Chicago Bears
70	O.J. Santiago	Atlanta Falcons
71	Duce Staley	Philadelphia Eagles
72	Adam Treu	Las Vegas Raiders
73	Jason Taylor	Miami Dolphins
74	Michael Hamilton	Los Angeles Chargers
75	Denard Walker	Tennessee Titans
76	Rod Payne	Cincinnati Bengals
77	Greg Clark	San Francisco 49ers
78	Stalin Colinet	Minnesota Vikings
79	James Hamilton	Jacksonville Jaguars
80	Derek Smith	Washington Commanders
81	Scott Sanderson	Tennessee Titans
82	Paul Wiggins	Pittsburgh Steelers
83	Steve Scifres	Dallas Cowboys
84	Ty Howard	Arizona Cardinals
85	Tim Kohn	Las Vegas Raiders
86	Bert Berry	Indianapolis Colts
87	Kinnon Tatum	Carolina Panthers
88	Dedric Ward	New York Jets
89	Chris Carter	New England Patriots
90	Brett Conway	Green Bay Packers
91	Mike Vrabel	Pittsburgh Steelers
92	Derrick Rodgers	Miami Dolphins
93	Ronnie Ward	Miami Dolphins
94	Kenny Wheaton	Dallas Cowboys
95	Brad Maynard	New York Giants
96	Brent Smith	Miami Dolphins

Round 4

1997 NFL draft, round 4
Pick	Player	Team
97	Damon Denson	New England Patriots
98	Derrick Mason	Tennessee Titans
99	Danny Wuerffel	New Orleans Saints
100	Henri Crockett	Atlanta Falcons
101	Antonio Anderson	Dallas Cowboys
102	Terry Day	New York Jets
103	Pete Monty	New York Giants
104	Leon Johnson	New York Jets
105	Darnell Autry	Chicago Bears
106	Chris Dishman	Arizona Cardinals
107	Pratt Lyons	Tennessee Titans
108	Marcus Robinson	Chicago Bears
109	Raleigh Roundtree	Los Angeles Chargers
110	Pat Barnes	Kansas City Chiefs
111	Tremain Mack	Cincinnati Bengals
112	Ryan Tucker	Los Angeles Rams
113	Antonio Banks	Minnesota Vikings
114	Seth Payne	Jacksonville Jaguars
115	Albert Connell	Washington Commanders
116	Keith Poole	New Orleans Saints
117	Delmonico Montgomery	Indianapolis Colts
118	Tyrus McCloud	Baltimore Ravens
119	Damien Robinson	Philadelphia Eagles
120	Jamie Nails	Buffalo Bills
121	Jerome Daniels	Miami Dolphins
122	Tarek Saleh	Carolina Panthers
123	Chad Levitt	Las Vegas Raiders
124	Cory Gilliard	Denver Broncos
125	Ed Ellis	New England Patriots
126	Jermaine Smith	Green Bay Packers
127	Macey Brooks	Dallas Cowboys
128	Alshermond Singleton	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
129	Nicky Sualua	Dallas Cowboys
130	Matt Russell	Detroit Lions

Round 5

1997 NFL draft, round 5
Pick	Player	Team
131	Lamont Burns	New York Jets
132	Jamel Williams	Washington Commanders
133	Marcus Wimberly	Atlanta Falcons
134	Jeff Mitchell	Baltimore Ravens
135	Pete Chryplewicz	Detroit Lions
136	Sam Garnes	New York Giants
137	Patrick Hape	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
138	Kenny Bynum	Los Angeles Chargers
139	Chad Carpenter	Arizona Cardinals
140	Keith Thibodeaux	Washington Commanders
141	Van Hiles	Chicago Bears
142	Eric Stokes	Seattle Seahawks
143	George McCullough	Tennessee Titans
144	Andre Purvis	Cincinnati Bengals
145	Raymond Austin	New York Jets
146	Paul Bradford	Los Angeles Chargers
147	Damon Jones	Jacksonville Jaguars
148	Twan Russell	Washington Commanders
149	Barron Tanner	Miami Dolphins
150	Nate Jacquet	Indianapolis Colts
151	Tony Williams	Minnesota Vikings
152	Ndukwe Kalu	Philadelphia Eagles
153	Sean Woodson	Buffalo Bills
154	George Jones	Pittsburgh Steelers
155	Luther Broughton	Philadelphia Eagles
156	Carl Powell	Indianapolis Colts
157	Nicholas Lopez	Miami Dolphins
158	Taje Allen	Los Angeles Rams
159	Vernon Crawford	New England Patriots
160	Anthony Hicks	Green Bay Packers
161	Duane Ashman	Detroit Lions
162	Brad Badger	Washington Commanders
163	June Henley	Kansas City Chiefs

Round 6

1997 NFL draft, round 6
Pick	Player	Team
164	Tim Scharf	New York Jets
165	Nicky Savoie	New Orleans Saints
166	John Fiala	Miami Dolphins
167	Steve Lee	Baltimore Ravens
168	Tony Ramirez	Detroit Lions
169	Al Harris	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
170	Brian Manning	Miami Dolphins
171	Mike Cherry	New York Giants
172	Calvin Branch	Las Vegas Raiders
173	Mike Crawford	Miami Dolphins
174	Itula Mili	Seattle Seahawks
175	Rod Brown	Arizona Cardinals
176	Canute Curtis	Cincinnati Bengals
177	Ed Perry	Miami Dolphins
178	Daniel Palmer	Los Angeles Chargers
179	Muadianvita Kazadi	Los Angeles Rams
180	Calvin Collins	Atlanta Falcons
181	Dennis Stallings	Tennessee Titans
182	Scott Von der Ahe	Indianapolis Colts
183	Robert Tate	Minnesota Vikings
184	Daimon Shelton	Jacksonville Jaguars
185	Marcus Spriggs	Buffalo Bills
186	Daryl Porter	Pittsburgh Steelers
187	Lee Vaughn	Dallas Cowboys
188	Tony McCombs	Arizona Cardinals
189	Matt Finkes	Carolina Panthers
190	Antwuan Wyatt	Philadelphia Eagles
191	Chuck Clements	New York Jets
192	Tony Gaiter	New England Patriots
193	Grady Jackson	Las Vegas Raiders
194	Cornell Brown	Baltimore Ravens
195	Isaac Byrd	Kansas City Chiefs
196	Shawn Swayda	Chicago Bears
197	Nigea Carter	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
198	Edward Jasper	Philadelphia Eagles
199	Rod Manuel	Pittsburgh Steelers
200	Richard Hogans	Chicago Bears
201	Ricky Parker	Chicago Bears

Round 7

1997 NFL draft, round 7
Pick	Player	Team
202	Steve Rosga	New York Jets
203	Hudhaifa Ismaeli	Miami Dolphins
204	Tony Graziani	Atlanta Falcons
205	Chris Ward	Baltimore Ravens
206	Terry Battle	Detroit Lions
207	Koy Detmer	Philadelphia Eagles
208	Matt Keneley	New York Giants
209	Anthony DeGrate	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
210	Mike Miano	Chicago Bears
211	Carlos Jones	Seattle Seahawks
212	Mark Smith	Arizona Cardinals
213	Chris Miller	Green Bay Packers
214	Nathan Parks	Kansas City Chiefs
215	Cedric White	Los Angeles Rams
216	Armon Williams	Tennessee Titans
217	William Carr	Cincinnati Bengals
218	Toran James	Los Angeles Chargers
219	Clarence Thompson	Indianapolis Colts
220	Artie Ulmer	Minnesota Vikings
221	Jon Hesse	Jacksonville Jaguars
222	Chris Bayne	Atlanta Falcons
223	Michael Adams	Pittsburgh Steelers
224	Omar Stoutmire	Dallas Cowboys
225	Byron Capers	Philadelphia Eagles
226	Pat Fitzgerald	Buffalo Bills
227	Deauntae Brown	Philadelphia Eagles
228	Kris Mangum	Carolina Panthers
229	Jason Ferguson	New York Jets
230	Scott Rehberg	New England Patriots
231	Jerald Sowell	Green Bay Packers
232	Marcus Harris	Detroit Lions
233	Marvin Thomas	Chicago Bears
234	Wally Richardson	Baltimore Ravens
235	Matthew Hatchette	Minnesota Vikings
236	Ralph Staten	Baltimore Ravens
237	Tony Corbin	Los Angeles Chargers
238	Leland Taylor	Baltimore Ravens
239	Richard Jordan	Detroit Lions
240	Ronnie McAda	Green Bay Packers

Picks from ESPN's draft pages. A team links to its page when the franchise is still in the league under that name; a player links when the player is on file.