1989 NFL draft explained

1989 NFL draft
Date:April 23–24, 1989
Location:New York Marriott Marquis
in New York City, NY
Network:ESPN
League:NFL
Mr Irrelevant:Everett Ross, WR
Minnesota Vikings
First:Troy Aikman, QB
Dallas Cowboys
Fewnum:4
Fewest:Philadelphia Eagles
Mostnum:20
Most:Chicago Bears
Overall:335
Rounds:12
Prev:1988

The 1989 NFL draft (also known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. 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

= Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer
= compensatory selection
†= Pro Bowler[7]
‡= Hall of Famer[8]

Supplemental draft

Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler[11]

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004[12]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006[13]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)[14]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011[15]

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1989 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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
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. Web site: Timeline Detail Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.
  4. Web site: Draft Timeline - Football History Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-16.
  5. News: N.F.L. Set To Allow Juniors In Draft. Eskenazi. Gerald. 1990-02-16. The New York Times. 2019-04-10. en-US. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: Behind The Scenes At Five Decades Of The NFL Draft. Steinberg. Leigh. Forbes. en. 2019-04-16.
  7. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. News: Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . news service reports . July 7, 1989 . 2C.
  10. News: Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1989 . 2C.
  11. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  12. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2004 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  13. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  14. Web site: Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2009 . 2008-10-11 . Pro Football Hall of Fame website . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html . 2008-07-31 . dead .
  15. Web site: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site. profootballhof.com. 2019-04-10.

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