1989 NFL draft
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. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Four of the first five players drafted this year would eventually be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only exception was Tony Mandarich, the second pick.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Stepnoski | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 58 | Green Bay Packers | Matt Brock | Defensive end | Oregon |
| 59 | Detroit Lions | Mike Utley | Guard | Washington State |
| 60 | Kansas City Chiefs | Naz Worthen | Wide receiver | North Carolina State |
| 61 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Derek Hill | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 62 | Atlanta Falcons | Keith Jones | Running back | Illinois |
| 63 | New England Patriots | Marv Cook | Tight end | Iowa |
| 64 | New York Giants | Bob Kratch | Guard | Iowa |
| 65 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Fontenot | Guard | Texas A&M |
| 66 | Washington Redskins | Tracy Rocker | Defensive tackle | Auburn |
| 67 | Phoenix Cardinals | Mike Zandofsky | Guard | Washington |
| 68 | Dallas Cowboys | Rhondy Weston | Defensive end | Florida |
| 69 | Denver Broncos | Darrell Hamilton | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 70 | New York Jets | Joe Mott | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 71 | Seattle Seahawks | Elroy Harris | Running back | Eastern Kentucky |
| 72 | Indianapolis Colts | Mitchell Benson | Defensive tackle | TCU |
| 73 | New England Patriots | Chris Gannon | Defensive end | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Anthony Dilweg | Quarterback | Duke |
| 75 | Los Angeles Rams | Kevin Robbins | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 76 | Philadelphia Eagles | Robert Drummond | Running back | Syracuse |
| 77 | Houston Oilers | Bubba McDowell | Safety | Miami (FL) |
| 78 | New York Giants | Greg Jackson | Defensive back | LSU |
| 79 | New Orleans Saints | Kim Phillips | Defensive back | North Texas |
| 80 | Minnesota Vikings | John Hunter | Tackle | BYU |
| 81 | Philadelphia Eagles | Britt Hager | Linebacker | Texas |
| 82 | Buffalo Bills | Don Beebe | Wide receiver | Chadron State |
| 83 | Cincinnati Bengals | Erik Wilhelm | Quarterback | Oregon State |
| 84 | San Francisco 49ers | Keith Henderson | Running back | Georgia |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Tolbert | Defensive end | UTEP |
| 86 | Detroit Lions | Ray Crockett | Cornerback | Baylor |
| 87 | Green Bay Packers | Jeff Graham | Quarterback | Long Beach State |
| 88 | Kansas City Chiefs | Stan Petry | Defensive back | TCU |
| 89 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kerry Owens | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 90 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony Florence | Defensive back | Bethune-Cookman |
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerrol Williams | Linebacker | Purdue |
| 92 | Miami Dolphins | David Holmes | Defensive back | Syracuse |
| 93 | New York Giants | Lewis Tillman | Running back | Jackson State |
| 94 | Phoenix Cardinals | Jim Wahler | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
| 95 | Chicago Bears | Markus Paul | Defensive back | Syracuse |
| 96 | New England Patriots | Maurice Hurst | Defensive back | Southern |
| 97 | Denver Broncos | Richard McCullough | Defensive end | Clemson |
| 98 | New York Jets | Ron Stallworth | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 99 | Indianapolis Colts | Pat Tomberlin | Guard | Florida State |
| 100 | New England Patriots | Michael Timpson | Wide receiver | Penn State |
| 101 | Seattle Seahawks | Travis McNeal | Tight end | UT-Chattanooga |
| 102 | Los Angeles Rams | Jeff Carlson | Quarterback | Weber State |
| 103 | Seattle Seahawks | James Henry | Defensive back | Southern Miss |
| 104 | Houston Oilers | Rod Harris | Wide receiver | Texas A&M |
| 105 | New York Giants | Brad Henke | Defensive tackle | Arizona |
| 106 | New Orleans Saints | Mike Mayes | Defensive back | LSU |
| 107 | Cleveland Browns | Andrew Stewart | Defensive end | Cincinnati |
| 108 | Minnesota Vikings | Darryl Ingram | Tight end | California |
| 109 | Buffalo Bills | John Kolesar | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 110 | Washington Redskins | Erik Affholter | Wide receiver | Southern Cal |
| 111 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rob Woods | Tackle | Arizona |
| 112 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Barber | Wide receiver | Marshall |
Round five
Round six
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 168 | Dallas Cowboys | Kevin Peterson | Linebacker | Northwestern |
| 169 | Green Bay Packers | Mark Hall | Defensive end | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 170 | Detroit Lions | Jerry Woods | Defensive back | Northern Michigan |
| 171 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Sancho | Linebacker | LSU |
| 172 | Atlanta Falcons | Undra Johnson | Running back | West Virginia |
| 173 | Buffalo Bills | Brian Jordan | Defensive back | Richmond |
| 174 | Pittsburgh Steelers | David "D.J." Johnson | Defensive back | Kentucky |
| 175 | New York Giants | Dave Popp | Tackle | Eastern Illinois |
| 176 | Miami Dolphins | Jim Zdelar | Tackle | Youngstown State |
| 177 | Phoenix Cardinals | Rickey Royal | Defensive back | Sam Houston State |
| 178 | New England Patriots | Eric Lindstrom | Linebacker | Boston College |
| 179 | Washington Redskins | Kevin Hendrix | Linebacker | South Carolina |
| 180 | Denver Broncos | Melvin Bratton | Running back | Miami (FL) |
| 181 | New York Jets | Stevon Moore | Defensive back | Ole Miss |
| 182 | Indianapolis Colts | Ivy Joe Hunter | Running back | Kentucky |
| 183 | San Diego Chargers | Marion Butts | Running back | Florida State |
| 184 | Seattle Seahawks | Mike Nettles | Defensive back | Memphis State |
| 185 | Indianapolis Colts | Charles Washington | Defensive back | Cameron |
| 186 | New Orleans Saints | David Griggs | Linebacker | Virginia |
| 187 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Graybill | Tackle | Boston University |
| 188 | Los Angeles Rams | George Bethune | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 189 | Chicago Bears | Richard Brothers | Defensive back | Arkansas |
| 190 | Houston Oilers | Tracy Rogers | Linebacker | Fresno State |
| 191 | Minnesota Vikings | Benji Roland | Defensive tackle | Auburn |
| 192 | Chicago Bears | Brent Snyder | Quarterback | Utah State |
| 193 | Buffalo Bills | Chris Hale | Defensive back | Southern Cal |
| 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kendal Smith | Wide receiver | Utah State |
| 195 | San Diego Chargers | Terrence Jones | Quarterback | Tulane |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 196 | Dallas Cowboys | Charvez Foger | Running back | Nevada |
| 197 | Detroit Lions | Chris Parker | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
| 198 | Green Bay Packers | Thomas King | Defensive back | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 199 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bryan Tobey | Running back | Grambling State |
| 200 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Carl Bax | Guard | Missouri |
| 201 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Asbeck | Defensive tackle | Cincinnati |
| 202 | Atlanta Falcons | Paul Singer | Quarterback | Western Illinois |
| 203 | Miami Dolphins | Pete Stoyanovich | Kicker | Indiana |
| 204 | San Diego Chargers | Dana Brinson | Wide receiver | Nebraska |
| 205 | Los Angeles Raiders | Derrick Gainer | Running back | Florida A&M |
| 206 | Green Bay Packers | Brian Shulman | Punter | Auburn |
| 207 | Phoenix Cardinals | John Burch | Running back | Tennessee-Martin |
| 208 | Denver Broncos | Paul Green | Tight end | Southern Cal |
| 209 | New York Jets | Anthony Brown | Running back | West Virginia |
| 210 | New England Patriots | Rodney Rice | Defensive back | BYU |
| 211 | Seattle Seahawks | Marlin Williams | Defensive end | Western Illinois |
| 212 | Indianapolis Colts | Kurt Larson | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 213 | New Orleans Saints | Fred Hadley | Wide receiver | Mississippi State |
| 214 | Cleveland Browns | Rick Aeilts | Tight end | Southeast Missouri State |
| 215 | Los Angeles Rams | Warren Wheat | Tackle | BYU |
| 216 | Chicago Bears | Tony Woods | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 217 | Houston Oilers | Alvoid Mays | Defensive back | West Virginia |
| 218 | New York Giants | Myron Guyton | Defensive back | Eastern Kentucky |
| 219 | Minnesota Vikings | Alex Stewart | Defensive end | Fullerton State |
| 220 | Kansas City Chiefs | Todd McNair | Running back | Temple |
| 221 | Chicago Bears | Chris Dyko | Tackle | Washington State |
| 222 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Chenault | Linebacker | Kentucky |
| 223 | New England Patriots | Tony Zackery | Defensive back | Washington |
| 0 | Buffalo Bills (supplemental draft) | Brett Young | Defensive back | Oregon |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 224 | Dallas Cowboys | Tim Jackson | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 225 | Green Bay Packers | Scott Kirby | Tackle | Arizona State |
| 226 | Detroit Lions | Derek MacCready | Defensive end | Ohio State |
| 227 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Phillips | Defensive back | Alcorn State |
| 228 | Pittsburgh Steelers | A. J. Jenkins | Defensive end | Fullerton State |
| 229 | Atlanta Falcons | Chris Dunn | Linebacker | Cal Poly |
| 230 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Patrick Egu | Running back | Nevada |
| 231 | San Diego Chargers | Pat Davis | Tight end | Syracuse |
| 232 | Miami Dolphins | Dana Batiste | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 233 | Washington Redskins | Charles Darrington | Tight end | Kentucky |
| 234 | Phoenix Cardinals | Kendall Trainor | Kicker | Arkansas |
| 235 | Los Angeles Raiders | Gary Gooden | Defensive back | Indiana |
| 236 | Denver Broncos | Monte Smith | Guard | North Dakota State |
| 237 | New York Jets | Pat Marlatt | Defensive tackle | West Virginia |
| 238 | Seattle Seahawks | David Franks | Guard | Connecticut |
| 239 | Indianapolis Colts | William Mackall | Wide receiver | Tennessee-Martin |
| 240 | New England Patriots | Darron Norris | Running back | Texas |
| 241 | Denver Broncos | Wayne Williams | Running back | Florida |
| 242 | Los Angeles Rams | Vernon Kirk | Tight end | Pittsburgh |
| 243 | Chicago Bears | LaSalle Harper | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 244 | Houston Oilers | Bob Mrosko | Tight end | Penn State |
| 245 | New York Giants | A.J. Greene | Defensive back | Wake Forest |
| 246 | New Orleans Saints | Jerry Leggett | Linebacker | Fullerton State |
| 247 | New England Patriots | Curtis Wilson | Center | Missouri |
| 248 | Chicago Bears | Byron Sanders | Running back | Northwestern |
| 249 | Buffalo Bills | Pat Rabold | Defensive tackle | Wyoming |
| 250 | Cincinnati Bengals | Richard Stephens | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 251 | San Francisco 49ers | Rudy Harmon | Linebacker | LSU |
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)[4] |
| 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 | 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[5] | Minnesota Vikings | Everett Ross | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 0 | Dallas Cowboys (supplemental draft) | Mike Lowman | Running back | Coffeyville J.C. |
| 0 | Dallas Cowboys | Brian Owusu | Defensive Back | Fullerton State |
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= Pro Bowler[1] | |
|
= Hall of Famer |
Hall of Famers
- Barry Sanders, running back from Oklahoma State University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Detroit Lions. 1988 Heisman Trophy winner.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004[6]
- Troy Aikman, quarterback from University of California Los Angeles taken 1st round 1st overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006[7]
- Derrick Thomas, linebacker from University of Alabama taken 1st round 4th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)[8]
- Deion Sanders, cornerback from Florida State University taken 1st round 5th overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011
Notable undrafted players
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Chicago Bears |
Waddle, TomTom Waddle |
WR |
Boston College |
Ind. |
|
| Cincinnati Bengals |
Moyer, KenKen Moyer |
G |
Toledo |
MAC |
|
| Dallas Cowboys |
Tippins, KennyKenny Tippins |
LB |
Middle Tennessee |
Ohio Valley |
|
| Denver Broncos |
Treadwell, DavidDavid Treadwell† |
K |
Clemson |
ACC |
|
| Green Bay Packers |
McGruder, MikeMike McGruder |
CB |
Kent State |
MAC |
|
| Houston Oilers |
Norgard, ErikErik Norgard |
C |
Colorado |
Big 8 |
|
| Indianapolis Colts |
Parker, AnthonyAnthony Parker |
CB |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
|
| Indianapolis Colts |
Moss, ZefrossZefross Moss |
G |
Alabama State |
SWAC |
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
Simien, TracyTracy Simien |
LB |
TCU |
SWC |
|
| New Orleans Saints |
Garrett, JasonJason Garrett |
QB |
Princeton |
Ivy |
|
| New Orleans Saints |
Thompson, BennieBennie Thompson† |
S |
Grambling State |
SWAC |
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
Tuten, RickRick Tuten† |
P |
Florida State |
Ind. |
|
| Seattle Seahawks |
Stephens, RodRod Stephens |
LB |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
He played in a semi-professional league |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Mohr, ChrisChris Mohr |
P |
Alabama |
SEC |
|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Seals, RayRay Seals |
DE |
|
|
He played in a semi-professional league |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 28, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004". Pro Football Hall of Fame website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006". Pro Football Hall of Fame website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
- ↑ "Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009". Pro Football Hall of Fame website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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