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National Football League selection of college football players
The 1989 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 23–24, 1989 , 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.
Four of the first five players selected in the draft – quarterback Troy Aikman , running back Barry Sanders , linebacker Derrick Thomas , and cornerback Deion Sanders – would be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame .[ 3] Tackle Tony Mandarich , the only top five pick not inducted, is considered a draft bust.[ 4]
The 1989 NFL Draft also helped set a major precedent, as Barry Sanders was selected with the third overall pick despite an NFL rule stating that collegiate juniors could not declare for the draft.[ 5] Since Barry Sanders was selected as a junior, it has become an expectation for top college players to declare for the draft after their junior season; the rule disallowing collegiate juniors in the NFL draft was lifted by the next draft. Sanders, the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, was allowed to declare early when Oklahoma State was found guilty of numerous major NCAA rule violations and placed on five years' probation in January 1989.
Another precedent the draft helped set was how players were invited to the actual draft room. First overall selection Aikman was represented by Leigh Steinberg , who went with his client to the draft finding he was the only player there. As years followed, more players began getting invited to the draft.[ 6]
Player selections
^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Round one-nine
Round ten
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
252
Dallas Cowboys
Rod Carter
Linebacker
Miami (FL)
253
Detroit Lions
Jason Phillips
Wide receiver
Houston
254
Green Bay Packers
Ben Jessie
Defensive back
Southwest Texas State
255
Kansas City Chiefs
Rob McGovern
Linebacker
Holy Cross
256
Cincinnati Bengals
Cornell Holloway
Defensive back
Pittsburgh
257
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ty Granger
Tackle
Clemson
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Olsavsky
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
259
Miami Dolphins
Deval Glover
Wide receiver
Syracuse
260
San Diego Chargers
Ricky Andrews
Linebacker
Washington
261
Phoenix Cardinals
Chris Becker
Punter
TCU
262
Los Angeles Raiders
Charles Jackson
Defensive tackle
Jackson State
263
Washington Redskins
Mark Schlereth
Guard
Idaho
264
Denver Broncos
Anthony Butts
Defensive tackle
Mississippi State
265
New York Jets
Adam Bob
Linebacker
Texas A&M
266
Indianapolis Colts
Jim Thompson
Tackle
Auburn
267
New England Patriots
Emanuel McNeil
Defensive tackle
Tennessee-Martin
268
Seattle Seahawks
Derrick Fenner
Running back
North Carolina
269
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Williams
Wide receiver
Northeastern
270
Chicago Bears
Todd Millikan
Tight end
Nebraska
271
Houston Oilers
Tracy Johnson
Running back
Clemson
272
New York Giants
Rodney Lowe
Defensive end
Mississippi
273
New Orleans Saints
Joe Henderson
Running back
Iowa State
274
Cleveland Browns
John Buddenberg
Tackle
Akron
275
Miami Dolphins
Greg Ross
Defensive tackle
Memphis State
276
Buffalo Bills
Carlo Cheattom
Defensive back
Auburn
277
Chicago Bears
John Simpson
Wide receiver
Baylor
278
Cincinnati Bengals
Bob Jean
Quarterback
New Hampshire
279
San Francisco 49ers
Andy Sinclair
Center
Stanford
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
280
Dallas Cowboys
Randy Shannon
Linebacker
Miami (FL)
281
Green Bay Packers
Cedric Stallworth
Defensive back
Georgia Tech
282
Detroit Lions
Keith Karpinski
Linebacker
Penn State
283
Kansas City Chiefs
Marcus Turner
Defensive back
UCLA
284
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rod Mounts
Guard
Texas A&M
285
Pittsburgh Steelers
Brian Slater
Wide receiver
Washington
286
Atlanta Falcons
Greg Paterra
Running back
Slippery Rock
287
San Diego Chargers
Victor Floyd
Running back
Florida State
288
Miami Dolphins
Bert Weidner
Defensive tackle
Kent State
289
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Bell
Running back
Boston College
290
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Willie Griffin
Defensive end
Nebraska
291
Phoenix Cardinals
Jeffrey Hunter
Defensive end
Albany State
292
Denver Broncos
Richard Shelton
Defensive back
Liberty
293
New York Jets
Artie Holmes
Defensive back
Washington State
294
New England Patriots
Tony Hinz
Running back
Harvard
295
Seattle Seahawks
Mike Baum
Defensive end
Northwestern
296
Indianapolis Colts
Wayne Johnson
Quarterback
Georgia
297
Chicago Bears
Joe Nelms
Defensive tackle
Cal Poly
298
Houston Oilers
Brian Smider
Tackle
West Virginia
299
New York Giants
Jerome Rinehart
Linebacker
Tennessee-Martin
300
New Orleans Saints
Calvin Nicholson
Defensive back
Oregon State
301
Cleveland Browns
Dan Plocki
Kicker
Maryland
302
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Herb Duncan
Wide receiver
Northern Arizona
303
Minnesota Vikings
Brad Baxter
Running back
Alabama State
304
Chicago Bears
George Streeter
Defensive back
Notre Dame
305
Buffalo Bills
Richard Harvey
Linebacker
Tulane
306
Cincinnati Bengals
Dana Wells
Defensive tackle
Arizona
307
San Francisco 49ers
Norm McGee
Wide receiver
North Dakota
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
308
Dallas Cowboys
Scott Ankrom
Wide receiver
TCU
309
Detroit Lions
James Cribbs
Defensive end
Memphis State
310
Green Bay Packers
Stan Shiver
Defensive back
Florida State
311
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Jones
Running back
Southwest Texas State
312
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carlton Haselrig
Guard
Pitt-Johnstown (never played college football, but was a standout wrestler) [ 11]
313
Atlanta Falcons
Tony Bowick
Defensive tackle
Tennessee-Chattanooga
314
Indianapolis Colts
William DuBose
Running back
South Carolina State
315
Miami Dolphins
J. B. Brown
Defensive back
Maryland
316
Washington Redskins
Jimmie Johnson
Tight end
Howard
317
Washington Redskins
Joe Mickles
Running back
Ole Miss
318
Phoenix Cardinals
Todd Nelson
Guard
Wisconsin
319
San Francisco 49ers
Antonio Goss
Linebacker
North Carolina
320
Denver Broncos
John Javis
Wide receiver
Howard
321
New York Jets
Willie Snead III
Wide receiver
Florida
322
Seattle Seahawks
R. J. Kors
Defensive back
Long Beach State
323
Indianapolis Colts
Steve Taylor
Quarterback
Nebraska
324
New England Patriots
Aaron Chubb
Linebacker
Georgia
325
Houston Oilers
Chuck Hartlieb
Quarterback
Iowa
326
New York Giants
Eric Smith
Defensive End
Miami (FL)
327
New Orleans Saints
Mike Cadore
Wide receiver
Eastern Kentucky
328
Cleveland Browns
Marlon Brown
Linebacker
Memphis State
329
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terry Young
Defensive back
Georgia Southern
330
Chicago Bears
Freddy Weygand
Wide receiver
Auburn
331
Minnesota Vikings
Shawn Woodson
Linebacker
James Madison
332
Buffalo Bills
Derrell Marshall
Tackle
Southern Cal
333
Chicago Bears
Anthony Phillips
Guard
Oklahoma
334
Cincinnati Bengals
Scott Jones
Tackle
Washington
335[ notes 1]
Minnesota Vikings
Everett Ross
Wide receiver
Ohio State
Supplemental draft
Hall of Famers
Barry Sanders , running back from Oklahoma State, taken third overall by Detroit Lions. 1988 Heisman Trophy winner.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004[ 14]
Troy Aikman , quarterback from UCLA, taken first overall by Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006[ 15]
Derrick Thomas , linebacker from Alabama, taken fourth overall by Kansas City Chiefs.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)[ 16]
Deion Sanders , cornerback from Florida State, taken fifth overall by Atlanta Falcons.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011[ 17]
Steve Atwater , safety from Arkansas, taken twentieth overall by Denver Broncos.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020
Notable undrafted players
Notes
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
References
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . FootballGeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. 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 September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "Timeline Detail | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
^ "Draft Timeline - Football History | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
^ Eskenazi, Gerald (February 16, 1990). "N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
^ Steinberg, Leigh. "Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft" . Forbes . Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ Barry Sanders was the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner "54th Heisman Trophy winner" . Heisman.com . Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ No relation to Deion.
^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat" . USA Today . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013 .
^ "Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). news service reports. July 7, 1989. p. 2C.
^ "Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1989. p. 2C.
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009" . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008 .
^ "Deion Sanders | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site" . profootballhof.com . Retrieved April 10, 2019 .
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