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[[File:2017 NFL Draft stage.jpg|thumb|right|The stage for the 2017 NFL draft on [[Eakins Oval]] in front of the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]]]

The '''2017 NFL draft''' was the 82nd [[NFL draft|annual meeting]] of [[National Football League]] (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible [[American football]] players. It was held in front of the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]]<ref name=location /> on April 27–29, returning to [[Philadelphia]] for the first time since [[1961 NFL draft|1961]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia to host 2017 NFL Draft|url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000693287/article/philadelphia-to-host-2017-nfl-draft-0ap3000000693287|publisher=NFL|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/sports/football/nfl-draft-time-location-streaming.html |title=What You Need to Know About the N.F.L. Draft |author=Victor Mather |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 26, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the [[Rocky Steps]], marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parkway, and perhaps Rocky steps, to be stage for 2017 NFL draft|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160902_Parkway_and_perhaps_Rocky_Steps_to_be_stage_for_2017_NFL_Draft.html|publisher=philly.com|date=September 2, 2016|access-date=March 5, 2017}}</ref> The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present.<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000804919/article/philadelphia-has-record-attendance-for-2017-nfl-draft-0ap3000000804919|title=Philadelphia sets NFL Draft attendance record|work=NFL.com|date=April 29, 2017 |access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NFL-Draft-Philadelphia-Experience-Eagles-Record-Breaking-Attendance--420827683.html |title=Philly breaks NFL record attendance with 250,000 |work=NBC10 Philadelphia |date=April 30, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14274468/nfl-owners-ok-compensatory-pick-trading-2017|title=Owners OK trading of compensatory picks, shorten legal tampering window|work=ESPN.com|date=December 2, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref> The record for most trades made during an NFL draft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades made in the [[2008 NFL draft]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2017 NFL Draft sets record for number of trades|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706766-2017-nfl-draft-sets-record-for-number-of-trades|website=[[Bleacher Report]]|date=April 30, 2017}}</ref> The number of trades was surpassed in [[2019 NFL draft|2019]], when 40 trades were conductedmade.

The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000775326/article/2017-nfl-draft-5-good-early-entry-decisions-5-questionable-calls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117130743/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000775326/article/2017-nfl-draft-5-good-early-entry-decisions-5-questionable-calls|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2017|first=Bucky|last=Brooks|title=2017 NFL Draft: 5 good early entry decisions, 5 questionable calls|work=NFL.com|date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>

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| footer = [[JuJu Smith-Schuster]] (top), was selected in the second round, and is the youngest player to reach 2,500 career receiving yards while [[Cooper Kupp]] (bottom), a third-round pick by the Rams, won the triple crown of receiving in 2021, and was the third Widewide Receiverreceiver to ever win the Offensive Player of the Year award, enin route to playing in a Super Bowl appearance. Kupp was later namedthe MVP of Super Bowl LVI.

}}[[File:George_Kittle_2_(cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|San Francisco tight end [[George Kittle]], taken in the fifth round, is a four-time Pro Bowler and held the record for the most receiving yards by a player in a season at the position until [[Travis Kelce]] broke his record in 2020.]]

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{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear=2017 |round=1 |picknum=[[List of second overall National Football LeagueNFL draft picks|2]] |team=Chicago Bears |first=Mitchell |last=Trubisky |dab= |position=QB |collegeyear=2016 |college=North Carolina |collegeteam=North Carolina Tar Heels |collegelink=North Carolina |probowl=yes |note=from [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]]{{refn|{{Anchor|GreenTrade}}'''No. 2: San Francisco → Chicago (D). '''[[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]] traded a first-round selection ([[#Pick 2|2nd]]) to [[2017 Chicago Bears season|Chicago]] in exchange for Chicago's first-, third-, and fourth-round selections ([[#Pick 3|3rd]], [[#Pick 67|67th]], and [[#Pick 111|111th]]) as well as a third-round selection in [[2018 NFL Draft|2018]].<ref name=2017TradeTracker group="source">{{cite news |title=2017 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000803153/article/2017-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428143231/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000803153/article/2017-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 28, 2017 |date=April 27, 2017 |access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref>|group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=1 | picknum=5 | team=Tennessee Titans | first=Corey | last=Davis |dab=Corey Davis (wide receiver) | position=WR | collegeyear=2016 | college=Western Michigan | collegeteam=Western Michigan Broncos | collegelink=Western Michigan | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|LA Rams]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|2016NumberOnePick}}'''No. 5: LA Rams → Tennessee (PD).''' The [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]] traded their first- and third-round selections, as well as their first-, two second-, and third-round selections in [[2016 NFL draft|2016]] ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 15|15th]], [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 43|43rd]], [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 45|45th]], and [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 76|76th]]) to [[2017 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee]] in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection, as well as Tennessee's first-, fourth-, and sixth-round selections in [[2016 NFL draft|2016]] ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 1|1st]], [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 113|113th]], and [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 177|177th]]). Had the Rams received a [[National Football League draft#Compensatory picks|compensatory selection]] in the third round of the 2017 draft, the third-round pick sent to Tennessee would have been the compensatory selection, not the standard third-round pick assigned to the Rams; otherwise, Tennessee would have received the Rams' regular third-round pick, and Tennessee's seventh-round pick would have gone to the Rams.<ref name=2016NumberOnePick group="source">{{cite news |last=Kuharsky |first=Paul |title=Rams picking first overall after major trade with Titans |url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/nfl/story/_/id/15201946/tennessee-titans-trade-no-1-pick-los-angeles-rams |website=Miami.CBSLocal.com |date=April 14, 2016 |access-date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref>|group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=1 | picknum=12 | team=Houston Texans | first=Deshaun | last=Watson |dab= | position=QB | collegeyear=2016 | college=Clemson | collegeteam=Clemson Tigers | collegelink=Clemson | probowl=yes |note=from [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia]] via [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|Pick12Ref}}'''No. 12:''' multiple trades:<br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|2016NumberTwoPick}}'''No. 12: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD).''' [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia]] traded a first-round selection, as well as first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in [[2016 NFL draft|2016]] ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 8|8th]], [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 77|77th]], and [[2016 NFL draft#Pick 100|100th]]) and a second-round selection in 2018 to [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in [[2016 NFL draft|2016]] ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 2|2nd]]) and a conditional fifth-round selection in 2017. Since Cleveland received a compensatory fourth-round selection, it went to Philadelphia. If it did not, Cleveland would have sent a fifth-round selection to Philadelphia.<ref name=2016NumberTwoPick group="source">{{cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |title=Eagles acquire No. 2 overall draft pick from Browns |url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000654501/article/eagles-acquire-no-2-overall-draft-pick-from-browns-0ap3000000654501 |website=NFL.com |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2016}}</ref><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|WatsonTrade}}'''No. 12: Cleveland → Houston (D).'''[[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] traded a first-round selection ([[#Pick 12|12th]]) to [[2017 Houston Texans season|Houston]] in exchange for Houston's first-round selections ([[#Pick 25|25th]]) as well as a first-round selection in [[2018 NFL Draft|2018]].<ref name="2017TradeTracker" group="source"/>|group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=1 | picknum=14 | team=Philadelphia Eagles | first=Derek | last=Barnett |dab= | position=DE | collegeyear=2016 | college=Tennessee | collegeteam=Tennessee Volunteers | collegelink=Tennessee | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|2016NumberTwoPick}}'''No. 14: Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD).''' [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]] traded a first-round selection, as well as a conditional fourth-round selection in [[2018 NFL draft|2018]], to [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia]] in exchange for quarterback [[Sam Bradford]].<ref name=SamBradfordTrade group="source">{{cite news |last=Goessling |first=Ben |title=Minnesota Vikings trade for Philadelphia Eagles QB Sam Bradford |url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17454929/minnesota-vikings-trade-philadelphia-eagles-qb-sam-bradford |website=ESPN.com |date=September 4, 2016 |access-date=September 4, 2016 }}</ref>|group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=3 | picknum=86 | team=Kansas City Chiefs | first=Kareem | last=Hunt |dab= | position=RB | collegeyear=2016 | college=Toledo | collegeteam=Toledo Rockets | collegelink=Toledo | probowl=yes |note=from [[2017 Miami Dolphins season|Miami]] via [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|Pick86Ref}}'''No. 86:''' multiple trades:<br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|DolphinsVikings}}'''No. 86: Miami → Minnesota (PD).''' [[2017 Miami Dolphins season|Miami]] traded third- and fourth-round selections as well as a sixth-round selection in 2016 ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 186|186th]]) to [[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]] in exchange for Minnesota's third-round selection in 2016 ([[2016 NFL draft#Pick 86|86th]]). If Miami had received a fourth-round compensatory selection, that pick would have gone to Minnesota instead of Miami's original fourth-round selection (No. 129).<ref name=2016TradeTracker group="source">{{cite web |title=2016 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000656148/native/2016-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506191444/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000656148/native/2016-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-details-of-all-the-moves |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |work=NFL.com |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|HuntTrade}}'''No. 86: Minnesota → Kansas City (D).'''[[2017 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota]] traded a third-round selection ([[#Pick 86|86th]]) to [[2017 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City]] in exchange for Kansas City's third-, fourth-, and seventh-round selections ([[#Pick 104|104th]], [[#Pick 132|132nd]], and [[#Pick 245|245th]]).<ref name="2017TradeTracker" group="source"/>|group="R3 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |compensatory=yes |round=4 | picknum=142 | team=Houston Texans | first=Carlos | last=Watkins |dab= | position=DT | collegeyear=2016 | college=Clemson | collegeteam=Clemson Tigers | collegelink=Clemson | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|OsweilerTrade}}'''No. 142: Cleveland → Houston (PD).''' [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] traded a fourth-round compensatory selection ([[#Pick 142|142nd]]) to [[2017 Houston Texans season|Houston]] in exchange for Houston's sixth-round selection ([[#Pick 188|188th]]), [[2018 NFL Draft|2018]] second-round selection, and quarterback [[Brock Osweiler]].<ref name= OsweilerTrade group="source">{{cite news |last=Shefter |first=Adam |title= Texans trade Brock Osweiler, 2018 second-round pick to Browns |url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18865517/houston-texans-trade-brock-osweiler-2018-second-round-pick-cleveland-browns|newspaper=ESPN.com |date=March 9, 2017 |access-date= March 9, 2017}}</ref>|group="R4 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=5 | picknum=147 | team=Chicago Bears | first=Jordan | last=Morgan |dab=Jordan Morgan (Americanoffensive footballlineman, born 1994) | position=G | collegeyear=2016 | college=Kutztown | collegeteam=Kutztown Bears | collegelink=Kutztown | probowl= |note= |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-nonpick |draftyear= 2017 |round=5 | picknum=169.5 | team=Seattle Seahawks |note={{Anchor|Seattle5th}}Selection forfeited {{#tag:ref|{{Anchor|Seattle5th}}The '''Seattle Seahawks''' forfeited their fifth-round selection for violating the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s collective bargaining agreement regarding off-season workout policies.<ref group=source>{{cite web|author=Patra, Kevin|title=Seahawks lose draft pick for violating offseason rules|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000705741/article/seahawks-lose-draft-pick-for-violating-offseason-rules|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921230823/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000705741/article/seahawks-lose-draft-pick-for-violating-offseason-rules|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2016|work=NFL.com|access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref>|group="Forfeited/Penalized"}} }}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=5 | picknum=171 | team=Buffalo Bills | first=Nathan | last=Peterman |dab= | position=QB | collegeyear=2016 | college=Pittsburgh | collegeteam=Pittsburgh Panthers | collegelink=Pittsburgh | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|CasselTrade}}'''No. 171: Dallas → Buffalo (PD).''' [[2017 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas]] traded a fifth-round selection to [[2017 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo]] in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round selection and quarterback [[Matt Cassel]].<ref name=CasselTrade group="source">{{cite news |title=Cowboys acquire Matt Cassel from Bills for backup QB role |url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/dallas/nfl/story/_/id/13719437/dallas-cowboys-acquire-matt-cassel-buffalo-bills |newspaper=ESPN.com |date=September 23, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref>|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=5 | picknum=175 | team=Green Bay Packers | first=DeAngelo | last=Yancey |dab= | position=WR | collegeyear=2016 | college=Purdue | collegeteam=Purdue Boilermakers | collegelink=Purdue | probowl= |note=from [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England]] via [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] and [[2017 Denver Broncos season|Denver]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|Pick175Ref}}'''No. 175:''' multiple trades:<br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|MingoTrade}}'''No. 175: New England → Cleveland (PD).''' [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England]] traded a fifth-round selection to [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] in exchange for linebacker [[Barkevious Mingo]].<ref name=MingoTrade group="source">{{cite news |title=Barkevious Mingo trade adds to Browns' growing 2017 draft-day pile |url=httphttps://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/19736/barkevious-mingo-trade-adds-to-browns-growing-2017-draft-day-pile |newspaper=ESPN.com |date=August 26, 2016 |access-date=August 26, 2016}}</ref><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|WilsonTrade}}'''No. 175: Cleveland → Denver (D).''' see [[#WilsonTrade|No. 126: Denver → Cleveland]].<ref name="2017TradeTracker" group="source"/><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|McKenzieTrade}}'''No. 175: Denver → Green Bay (D).''' see [[#McKenzieTrade|No. 172: Green Bay → Denver]].<ref name="2017TradeTracker" group="source"/> |group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=6 | picknum=215 | team=Detroit Lions | first=Brad | last=Kaaya |dab= | position=QB | collegeyear=2016 | college=Miami | collegeteam=Miami Hurricanes | collegelink=Miami (FL) | probowl= |note= from [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|VanNoyTrade}}'''No. 215: New England → Detroit (PD).''' [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England]] traded a sixth-round selection to [[2017 Detroit Lions season|Detroit]] in exchange for Detroit's 2017 seventh-round selection and linebacker [[Kyle Van Noy]].<ref name=VanNoyTrade group="source">{{cite web |title=Pats get linebacker Kyle Van Noy from Lions, deal tight end AJ Derby to Broncos |url=httphttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17885048/new-england-patriots-acquire-kyle-van-noy-trade-aj-derby |work=ESPN |date=October 26, 2016 |access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>|group="R6 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=7 | firstpickinround=yes | picknum=219 | team=Minnesota Vikings | first=Stacy | last=Coley |dab= | position=WR | collegeyear=2016 | college=Miami | collegeteam=Miami Hurricanes | collegelink=Miami (FL) | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] via [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|Pick219Ref}}'''No. 219:''' multiple trades:<br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|AndyLeeTrade1}}'''No. 219: Cleveland → San Francisco (PD).''' [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] traded a seventh-round selection to [[2017 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco]] in exchange for punter [[Andy Lee (American football)|Andy Lee]].<ref name=AndyLeeTrade1 group="source">{{cite web |last=Fowler |first=Jeremy |title=Browns trade for punter Andy Lee, release Spencer Lanning |url=httphttps://espnwww.goespn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13024385/cleveland-browns-trade-san-francisco-49ers-punter-andy-lee |work=ESPN.com |date=June 6, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|BeathardTrade}}'''No. 219: San Francisco → Minnesota (D).''' see [[#BeathardTrade|No. 104: Minnesota → San Francisco]].<ref name="2017TradeTracker" group="source"/> |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=7 | picknum=226 | team=Seattle Seahawks | first=David | last=Moore |dab=David Moore (wide receiver) | position=WR | collegeyear=2016 | college=East Central | collegeteam=East Central Tigers | collegelink=East Central | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|NorwoodTrade}}'''No. 226: Carolina → Seattle (PD).''' [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina]] traded a seventh-round selection to [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle]] in exchange for wide receiver [[Kevin Norwood]] on the condition that he made Carolina's roster, which he did.<ref name=NorwoodTrade group="source">{{cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |title=Seahawks trade WR Kevin Norwood to Panthers |url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000518979/article/seahawks-trade-wr-kevin-norwood-to-panthers-0ap3000000518979 |work=NFL.com |date=August 31, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref>|group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists= no}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=7 | picknum=233 | team=Carolina Panthers | first=Harrison | last=Butker |dab= | position=K | collegeyear=2016 | college=Georgia Tech | collegeteam=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | collegelink=Georgia Tech | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis]] via [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|Pick233Ref}}'''No. 233:''' multiple trades:<br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|WinnTrade}}'''No. 233: Indianapolis → Cleveland (PD).''' [[2017 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis]] traded a seventh-round selection to [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] in exchange for defensive end [[Billy Winn (American football)|Billy Winn]].<ref name=WinnTrade group="source">{{cite web |last=Wesseling |first=Chris |title=Colts trade conditional draft pick for DE Billy Winn |url=httphttps://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000528114/article/colts-trade-conditional-draft-pick-for-de-billy-winn-0ap3000000528114 |work=NFL.com |date=September 11, 2015 |access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref><br/>{{in5|7}}{{Anchor|AndyLeeTrade2}}'''No. 233: Cleveland → Carolina (PD).''' [[2017 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland]] traded a seventh-round selection and punter [[Andy Lee (American football)|Andy Lee]] to [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina]] in exchange for punter [[Kasey Redfern]] and Carolina's fourth-round selection in [[2018 NFL Draft|2018]].<ref name=AndyLeeTrade2 group="source">{{cite web |last=Henson |first=Max |title=Panthers trade for Browns punter Andy Lee |url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trade-for-Browns-punter-Andy-Lee/71b31861-63b5-4843-98c5-daead392cc4d |work=Panthers.com |date=August 29, 2016 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901114327/http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-trade-for-Browns-punter-Andy-Lee/71b31861-63b5-4843-98c5-daead392cc4d |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>|group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row |draftyear= 2017 |round=7 | picknum=234 | team=Los Angeles Rams | first=Ejuan | last=Price |dab= | position=LB | collegeyear=2016 | college=Pittsburgh | collegeteam=Pittsburgh Panthers | collegelink=Pittsburgh | probowl= |note=from [[2017 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore]]&nbsp;{{refn|{{Anchor|GivensTrade}}'''No. 234: Baltimore → LA Rams (PD).''' [[2017 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore]] traded a seventh-round selection to the [[2017 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]] in exchange for wide receiver [[Chris Givens]].<ref name=GivensTrade group="source">{{cite web |title=Ravens enter 2017 draft with fewest picks in seven years |url=httphttps://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/33956/ravens-enter-2017-draft-with-fewest-picks-in-seven-years |work=FoxSports |date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref>|group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists= yes}}

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The SEC led all conferences for the 11th year in a row with 53 selections.<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19276081/with-53-nfl-draft-picks-sec-leads-all-conferences-11th-straight-year|title=SEC leads all conferences in NFL draft picks for 11th straight year|access-date=May 2, 2017|date=May 1, 2017|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

[[University of Michigan|Michigan]] and [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] set school records to leadleading the country with 11 and 10 picks respectively, marking the 2nd consecutive year a Big Ten school had the most players selected.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000804951/article/michigan-nips-alabama-as-school-with-most-draft-picks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430023043/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000804951/article/michigan-nips-alabama-as-school-with-most-draft-picks|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2017|title=Michigan nips Alabama as school with most draft picks|access-date=May 2, 2017|date=April 29, 2017|work=[[NFL.com]]|author=Goodbread, Chase}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2706744-alabama-michigan-set-school-records-for-most-nfl-draft-picks-in-1-class|title=Alabama, Michigan Set School Records for Most NFL Draft Picks in 1 Class|access-date=May 2, 2017|date=April 29, 2017|website=Bleacher Report|author=Nathan, Alec}}</ref>

In the explanations below, '''(PD)''' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. '''P'''re-'''D'''raft), while '''(D)''' denotes trades thatwhich took place during the 2017 draft. Please noteNote that this is the first year where teams arewere allowed to trade compensatory picks.

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