2004 NFL draft explained

2004 NFL draft
Date:April 24–25, 2004
Location:Theater at MSG
in New York City
Network:ESPN, ESPN2
League:NFL
Mr Irrelevant:Andre Sommersell, LB
Oakland Raiders
First:Eli Manning, QB
San Diego Chargers
Fewnum:4
Fewest:Washington Redskins
Mostnum:13
Most:Tennessee Titans
Overall:255
Rounds:7
Prev:2003
Next:2005

The 2004 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 from April 24–25, 2004, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1] [2] [3] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

The draft was shown on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2 both days. The draft began with the San Diego Chargers selecting Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the first overall selection. Due to his refusal to play for the Chargers, Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for the fourth overall pick Philip Rivers of NC State. There were 32 compensatory selections distributed among 16 teams, with the Eagles, Rams, and Jets each receiving 4 compensatory picks.[4] Seven wide receivers were selected in the first round, a draft record later tied in 2024.[5] Another record set by the draft was the most trades in the first round, with twenty-eight trades. The University of Miami set an NFL record for the most first rounders drafted with six, which would be tied by Alabama in 2021. Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds. It was the first draft to have produced two quarterbacks who each won multiple Super Bowls, with Ben Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Eli Manning his second in 2011.

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

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Player selections

= compensatory selection
^= supplemental compensatory selection
¤= extra selection awarded to expansion team
†= Pro Bowler[6]
‡= Hall of Famer[7]

Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2004 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round two
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round three
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round four
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round five
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round six
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round seven
  1. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/7255796 Facts & Figures
  2. 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/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. 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 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402121228/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices
  5. Web site: Breech . John . 2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move . CBS Sports . May 7, 2024 . April 26, 2024.
  6. Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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