1988 NFL draft explained

1988 NFL draft
Date:	April 24–25, 1988
Location:	New York Marriott Marquis in New York City
Network:	ESPN
League:	NFL
Mr Irrelevant:	Jeff Beathard, WR Los Angeles Rams
First:	Aundray Bruce, LB Atlanta Falcons
Fewnum:	8
Fewest:	Indianapolis Colts
Mostnum:	14
Most:	Buffalo Bills Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints New York Giants Miami Dolphins
Overall:	333
Rounds:	12
Prev:	1987

The 1988 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 24–25, 1988, at the Marriot 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.

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Aundray Bruce. Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (68th overall) with Tom Tupa (by the Phoenix Cardinals), who was also selected because of his ability as a punter. This is the last draft in which the first quarterback was selected this late.^[3] In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.^[4]

Player selections

= Pro Bowler

= Hall of Famer

= compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler^[5] ‡ = Hall of Famer^[6]

Notable undrafted players

^†

= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

• Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami, taken 1st round 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007^{[7] [8]}

• Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State, taken 1st round 19th overall by Minnesota Vikings

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009^[7]

• Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007^[7]

• Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012^[7]

• Tim Brown, wide receiver from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 6th overall by Los Angeles Raiders

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1988 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round two

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round three

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round four

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round five

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round six

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

Round seven

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

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References

1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . 2015-09-05 . dead .
2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . 2015-09-30 . dead .
3. .
4. Web site: DraftHistory.com . 2022-04-29 . www.drafthistory.com.
5. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
6. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
7. List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
8. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees . . October 25, 2011.

External links

• NFL.com – 1988 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1988 Draft
• Pro Football Hall of Fame