1988 NFL draft

1988 NFL draft
New York Marriott Marquis (draft venue), photographed in 2024
General information
Date	April 24–25, 1988
Location	New York Marriott Marquis in New York City
Network	ESPN
Overview
333 total selections in 12 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Aundray Bruce, LB Atlanta Falcons
Mr. Irrelevant	Jeff Beathard, WR Los Angeles Rams
Most selections (14)	Buffalo Bills Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints New York Giants Miami Dolphins
Fewest selections (8)	Indianapolis Colts
Hall of Famers	7 WR Tim Brown WR Sterling Sharpe WR Michael Irvin G Randall McDaniel CB Eric Allen RB Thurman Thomas C Dermontti Dawson
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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 [5]

= Hall of Famer

Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 * = compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler [5] ‡ = Hall of Famer [6]

Positions key Offense Defense Special teams QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end [a] DT — Defensive tackle [b] LB — Linebacker [c] DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety [d] K — Kicker [e] P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist [f] Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Includes nose tackle (NT) Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Includes kickoff and punt returners

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Atlanta Falcons	Aundray Bruce	LB	Auburn	SEC
	1	2	Kansas City Chiefs	Neil Smith  †	DE	Nebraska	Big Eight	from Detroit [R1 - 1]
	1	3	Detroit Lions	Bennie Blades  †	S	Miami	Ind. (I-A)	from Kansas City [R1 - 2]
	1	4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Paul Gruber  †	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	1	5	Cincinnati Bengals	Rickey Dixon	CB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	1	6	Los Angeles Raiders	Tim Brown ‡†	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	Heisman Trophy. [7]
	1	7	Green Bay Packers	Sterling Sharpe ‡†	WR	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	1	8	New York Jets	Dave Cadigan	G	USC	Pac-10
	1	9	Los Angeles Raiders	Terry McDaniel  †	CB	Tennessee	SEC	from L. A. Rams via Houston [R1 - 3]
	1	10	New York Giants	Eric Moore	G	Indiana	Big Ten
	1	11	Dallas Cowboys	Michael Irvin ‡†	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	1	12	Phoenix Cardinals	Ken Harvey  †	LB	California	Pac-10
	1	13	Philadelphia Eagles	Keith Jackson  †	TE	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	1	14	Los Angeles Rams	Gaston Green  †	RB	UCLA	Pac-10	from Buffalo via Indianapolis [R1 - 4]
	1	15	San Diego Chargers	Anthony Miller  †	WR	Tennessee	SEC
	1	16	Miami Dolphins	Eric Kumerow	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	17	New England Patriots	John Stephens  †	RB	Northwestern State	Southland
	1	18	Pittsburgh Steelers	Aaron Jones	DE	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
	1	19	Minnesota Vikings	Randall McDaniel ‡†	G	Arizona State	Pac-10
	1	–	Seattle Seahawks	Seattle forfeited their first-round pick after selecting LB Brian Bosworth in the 1987 supplemental draft.
	1	20	Los Angeles Rams	Aaron Cox	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Indianapolis [R1 - 5]
	1	21	Cleveland Browns	Clifford Charlton	LB	Florida	SEC
	1	22	Houston Oilers	Lorenzo White  †	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	1	23	Chicago Bears	Brad Muster	FB	Stanford	Pac-10
	1	24	New Orleans Saints	Craig Heyward  †	FB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	1	25	Los Angeles Raiders	Scott Davis	DE	Illinois	Big Ten	from San Francisco [R1 - 6]
	1	26	Denver Broncos	Ted Gregory	NT	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	1	27	Chicago Bears	Wendell Davis	WR	LSU	SEC	from Washington [R1 - 7]
	2	28	Atlanta Falcons	Marcus Cotton	LB	USC	Pac-10
	2	29	Detroit Lions	Chris Spielman  †	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Kansas City [R2 - 1]
	2	30	Philadelphia Eagles	Eric Allen ‡†	CB	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Tampa Bay [R2 - 2]
	2	31	Cincinnati Bengals	Ickey Woods  †	RB	UNLV	PCAA
	2	32	Detroit Lions	Pat Carter	TE	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	2	33	San Francisco 49ers	Danny Stubbs	LB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)	from L. A. Raiders [R2 - 3]
	2	34	Green Bay Packers	Shawn Patterson	DE	Arizona State	Pac-10
	2	35	Los Angeles Rams	Anthony Newman	S	Oregon	Pac-10
	2	36	New York Giants	John Elliot  †	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	37	New York Jets	Terry Williams	CB	Bethune–Cookman	MEAC
	2	38	Phoenix Cardinals	Tony Jeffery	RB	TCU	SWC
	2	39	San Francisco 49ers	Pierce Holt  †	DT	Angelo State	LSC	from Philadelphia via Tampa Bay [R2 - 4]
	2	40	Buffalo Bills	Thurman Thomas ‡†	RB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	2	41	Dallas Cowboys	Ken Norton  †	LB	UCLA	Pac-10
	2	42	Miami Dolphins	Jarvis Williams	S	Florida	SEC
	2	43	New England Patriots	Vincent Brown	LB	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC
	2	44	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dermontti Dawson ‡†	C	Kentucky	SEC
	2	45	Denver Broncos	Gerald Perry	OT	Southern	SWAC	from Minnesota [R2 - 5]
	2	46	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Anderson	WR	UCLA	Pac-10	from San Diego [R2 - 6]
	2	47	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Strickland	LB	Purdue	Big Ten	from Indianapolis [R2 - 7]
	2	48	Houston Oilers	Quintin Jones	CB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)	from Houston via L.A. Raiders [R2 - 8]
	2	49	Seattle Seahawks	Brian Blades  †	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	2	50	Cleveland Browns	Michael Dean Perry  †	DT	Clemson	ACC
	2	51	Chicago Bears	Dante Jones	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	2	52	New Orleans Saints	Brett Perriman	WR	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	2	53	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lars Tate	RB	Georgia	SEC	from San Francisco [R2 - 9]
	2	54	Minnesota Vikings	Brad Edwards	S	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)	from Denver [R2 - 10]
	2	55	Washington Redskins	Chip Lohmiller  †	K	Minnesota	Big Ten
	3	56	Atlanta Falcons	Alex Higdon	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	3	–	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Bay forfeited their third-round pick after selecting DT Dan Sileo in the 1987 supplemental draft.
	3	57	Cincinnati Bengals	Kevin Walker	LB	Maryland	ACC
	3	58	Detroit Lions	Ray Roundtree	WR	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	3	59	Kansas City Chiefs	Kevin Porter	S	Auburn	SEC
	3	60	San Diego Chargers	Quinn Early	WR	Iowa	Big Ten	from L. A. Raiders via Houston [R3 - 1]
	3	61	Green Bay Packers	Keith Woodside	RB	Texas A&M	SWC
	3	62	New York Giants	Sheldon White	CB	Miami (OH)	MAC
	3	63	New York Jets	Erik McMillan  †	S	Missouri	Big Eight
	3	64	Philadelphia Eagles	Patchan, MattMatt Patchan	OT	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	3	65	Buffalo Bills	Bernard Ford	WR	UCF	Ind. (Div. II)
	3	66	Washington Redskins	Mike Oliphant	RB	Puget Sound	N/A	from L. A. Rams [R3 - 2]
	3	67	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Hutson	G	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	3	68	Phoenix Cardinals	Tom Tupa  †	QB/P	Ohio State	Big Ten
	3	69	New England Patriots	Tom Rehder	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	3	70	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chuck Lanza	C	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	3	71	Minnesota Vikings	Al Noga	DE	Hawaii	WAC
	3	72	Houston Oilers	Greg Montgomery  †	P	Michigan State	Big Ten	from San Diego [R3 - 3]
	3	73	Miami Dolphins	Ferrell Edmunds  †	TE	Maryland	ACC
	3	74	New York Jets	James Hasty  †	CB	Washington State	Pac-10	from Houston via L. A. Raiders [R3 - 4]
	3	75	Seattle Seahawks	Tommy Kane	WR	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	3	76	Indianapolis Colts	Chris Chandler  †	QB	Washington	Pac-10
	3	77	Cleveland Browns	Van Waiters	LB	Indiana	Big Ten
	3	78	Chicago Bears	Ralph Jarvis	DE	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
	3	79	Denver Broncos	Kevin Guidry	CB	LSU	SEC	from New Orleans [R3 - 5]
	3	80	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Romanowski  †	LB	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	3	81	New Orleans Saints	Stephens, TonyTony Stephens	NT	Clemson	ACC	from Denver [R3 - 6]
	3	82	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Piel	DE	Illinois	Big Ten	from Washington [R3 - 7]
	4	83	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Robert Goff	DE	Auburn	SEC	from Atlanta via Philadelphia [R4 - 1]
	4	84	Cincinnati Bengals	David Grant	DE	West Virginia	Ind. (I-A)
	4	85	Detroit Lions	William White	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	86	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Bruhin	G	Tennessee	SEC	from Kansas City [R3 - 8]
	4	87	New England Patriots	Tim Goad	NT	North Carolina	ACC	from Green Bay [R4 - 2]
	4	88	Green Bay Packers	Rollin Putzier	NT	Oregon	Pac-10	from L. A. Raiders [R4 - 3]
	4	89	Green Bay Packers	Chuck Cecil  †	S	Arizona	Pac-10
	4	90	Los Angeles Raiders	Tim Rother	OT	Nebraska	Big Eight	from N. Y. Jets [R4 - 4]
	4	91	San Diego Chargers	Joe Campbell	LB	New Mexico State	Big West	from L. A. Rams [R4 - 5]
	4	92	New York Giants	Ricky Shaw	LB	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
	4	93	San Diego Chargers	Stacy Searels	OT	Auburn	SEC	from Buffalo [R4 - 6]
	4	94	Dallas Cowboys	Dave Widell	G	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	4	95	Phoenix Cardinals	Michael Brim	CB	Virginia Union	CIAA
	4	–	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia forfeited their fourth-round pick after selecting WR Cris Carter in the 1987 supplemental draft.
	4	96	Kansas City Chiefs	Ambrose, J. R.J. R. Ambrose	WR	Ole Miss	SEC	from Pittsburgh [R4 - 7]
	4	97	New England Patriots	Sammy Martin	WR	LSU	SEC	from Minnesota [R4 - 8]
	4	98	San Diego Chargers	David Richards	G	UCLA	Pac-10
	4	99	Miami Dolphins	Johnson, GregGreg Johnson	G	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	100	New England Patriots	Teddy Garcia	K	Northeast Louisiana	Southland
	4	101	Seattle Seahawks	Kevin Harmon	RB	Iowa	Big Ten
	4	102	San Francisco 49ers	Barry Helton	P	Colorado	Big Eight	from Chicago via L.A. Raiders [R4 - 9]
	4	103	Cleveland Browns	Anthony Blaylock	CB	Winston-Salem State	CIAA
	4	104	Indianapolis Colts	Michael Ball	CB	Southern	SWAC
	4	105	Chicago Bears	Jim Thornton	TE	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA
	4	106	New Orleans Saints	Lydell Carr	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	4	107	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Monte Robbins	P	Michigan	Big Ten	from San Francisco [R4 - 10]
	4	108	Minnesota Vikings	Todd Kalis	G	Arizona State	Pac-10	from Denver [R4 - 11]
	4	109	Washington Redskins	Jamie Morris	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
	5	110	Atlanta Falcons	Charles Dimry	CB	UNLV	PCAA
	5	111	Detroit Lions	Eric Andolsek	G	LSU	SEC
	5	112	New Orleans Saints	Greg Scales	TE	Wake Forest	ACC	from Kansas City [R5 - 1]
	5	113	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	William Howard	RB	Tennessee	SEC
	5	114	Cincinnati Bengals	Wester, TroyTroy Wester	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
	5	115	New England Patriots	Wolkow, TroyTroy Wolkow	G	Minnesota	Big Ten	from L.A. Raiders [R5 - 2]
	5	116	Green Bay Packers	Darrell Reed	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	5	117	Los Angeles Rams	Robert Delpino	RB	Missouri	Big Eight
	5	118	New York Giants	Jon Carter	DE	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	5	119	New York Jets	Mike Withycombe	G	Fresno State	PCAA
	5	120	Phoenix Cardinals	Chris Gaines	LB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Dallas via Seattle [R5 - 3]
	5	121	Pittsburgh Steelers	Darin Jordan	LB	Northeastern	Ind. (I-AA)	from Phoenix [R5 - 4]
	5	122	Philadelphia Eagles	Eric Everett	CB	Texas Tech	SWC
	5	123	Buffalo Bills	Gadson, EzekialEzekial Gadson	DB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	5	124	Minnesota Vikings	Darrell Fullington	S	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	5	125	Houston Oilers	Cris Dishman  †	CB	Purdue	Big Ten	from San Diego [R5 - 5]
	5	126	Miami Dolphins	Rodney Thomas	CB	BYU	WAC
	5	127	Washington Redskins	Mims, CarlCarl Mims	DB	Sam Houston State	Southland	from New England [R5 - 6]
	5	128	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Reese	DE	Kentucky	SEC
	5	129	Indianapolis Colts	John Baylor	CB	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
	5	130	Houston Oilers	Chris Verhulst	TE	Chico State	FWC
	5	131	Los Angeles Raiders	Dennis Price	CB	UCLA	Pac-10	from Seattle via San Francisco and N.Y. Jets [R5 - 7]
	5	132	Phoenix Cardinals	Tony Jordan	RB	Kansas State	Big Eight	from Cleveland [R5 - 8]
	5	133	Chicago Bears	Troy Johnson	LB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	5	134	New Orleans Saints	Keith Taylor	S	Illinois	Big Ten
	5	135	Buffalo Bills	Roach, KirkKirk Roach	K	Western Carolina	SoCon	from San Francisco [R5 - 9]
	5	136	Denver Broncos	Ervin, CorrisCorris Ervin	DB	UCF	Ind. (Div. II)
	5	137	Los Angeles Rams	James Washington	S	UCLA	Pac-10	from Washington [R5 - 10]
	6	138	Atlanta Falcons	George Thomas	WR	UNLV	PCAA
	6	139	Kansas City Chiefs	James Saxon	RB	San Jose State	PCAA
	6	140	Atlanta Falcons	Houston Hoover	G	Jackson State	SWAC	from Tampa Bay [R6 - 1]
	6	141	Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Jetton	C	Texas	SWC
	6	142	Detroit Lions	Carl Painter	RB	Hampton	CIAA
	6	143	Los Angeles Raiders	Erwin Grabisna	LB	Case Western Reserve	NCAC/UAA
	6	144	Green Bay Packers	Nate Hill	DE	Auburn	SEC
	6	145	New York Giants	Houle, DavidDavid Houle	G	Michigan State	Big Ten
	6	146	New York Jets	Paul Frase	DT	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	6	147	Los Angeles Rams	Keith Jones	RB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	6	148	Phoenix Cardinals	Phillips, JonJon Phillips	G	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	6	149	Philadelphia Eagles	Don McPherson	QB	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	6	150	Buffalo Bills	Dan Murray	LB	East Stroudsburg	PSAC
	6	151	Dallas Cowboys	Scott Secules	QB	Virginia	ACC
	6	152	San Diego Chargers	Cedric Figaro	LB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	6	153	Miami Dolphins	Mel Bratton	RB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	6	154	New England Patriots	Steve Johnson	TE	Virginia Tech	Ind.
	6	155	Pittsburgh Steelers	Warren Williams	RB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	6	156	Miami Dolphins	Cooper, GeorgeGeorge Cooper	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Minnesota [R6 - 2]
	6	157	Houston Oilers	Kurt Crain	LB	Auburn	SEC
	6	158	Seattle Seahawks	Roy Hart	NT	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	6	159	Washington Redskins	Stan Humphries	QB	Northeast Louisiana	Southland	from Indianapolis [R6 - 3]
	6	160	Philadelphia Eagles	Sterling, RobRob Sterling	DB	Maine	Yankee	from Cleveland [R6 - 4]
	6	161	Chicago Bears	Lemuel Stinson	CB	Texas Tech	SWC
	6	162	New Orleans Saints	Sims, BobBob Sims	G	Florida	SEC
	6	163	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Shawn Lee	DT	North Alabama	Gulf South	from San Francisco [R6 - 5]
	6	164	Minnesota Vikings	White, DerrickDerrick White	DB	Oklahoma	Big Eight	from Denver [R6 - 6]
	6	165	Los Angeles Rams	Knapton, JeffJeff Knapton	DT	Wyoming	WAC	from Washington [R6 - 7]
	7	166	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Haynes	WR	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
	7	167	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kerry Goode	RB	Alabama	SEC
	7	168	Cincinnati Bengals	Rich Romer	LB	Union (NY)	N/A
	7	169	Detroit Lions	James, JeffJeff James	WR	Stanford	Pac-10
	7	170	Kansas City Chiefs	Troy Stedman	LB	Washburn	CSIC
	7	171	Los Angeles Raiders	Derrick Crudup	S	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	7	172	New York Jets	Patton, GaryGary Patton	RB	Eastern Michigan	MAC
	7	173	Green Bay Packers	Gary Richard	DB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	7	174	Denver Broncos	Pat Kelly	TE	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)	from L.A. Rams [R7 - 1]
	7	175	New York Giants	Mike Perez	QB	San Jose State	PCAA
	7	176	Philadelphia Eagles	White, ToddTodd White	WR	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA
	7	177	Buffalo Bills	Borcky, TimTim Borcky	T	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
	7	178	Dallas Cowboys	Hooven, OwenOwen Hooven	T	Oregon State	Pac-10
	7	179	Phoenix Cardinals	Ernie Jones	WR	Indiana	Big Ten
	7	180	Miami Dolphins	Kerwin Bell	QB	Florida	SEC
	7	181	New England Patriots	Darryl Usher	WR	Illinois	Big Ten
	7	182	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marc Zeno	WR	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
	7	183	Minnesota Vikings	Brad Beckman	TE	Nebraska–Omaha	NCC
	7	184	Buffalo Bills	Wright, BoBo Wright	RB	Alabama	SEC	from San Diego [R7 - 2]
	7	185	Seattle Seahawks	Jackson, RayRay Jackson	DB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	7	186	New York Giants	Danta Whitaker	TE	Mississippi Valley State	SWAC	from Indianapolis [R7 - 3]
	7	187	Houston Oilers	Tracey Eaton	S	Portland State	Western
	7	188	Cleveland Browns	Thane Gash	DB	East Tennessee State	SoCon
	7	189	Chicago Bears	Caesar Rentie	T	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	7	190	New Orleans Saints	Brian Forde	LB	Washington State	Pac-10
	7	191	San Francisco 49ers	Bryant, KevinKevin Bryant	LB	Delaware State	MEAC
	7	192	Denver Broncos	Frank, GarryGarry Frank	G	Mississippi State	SEC
	7	193	Washington Redskins	Hicks, HaroldHarold Hicks	DB	San Diego State	WAC
	8	194	Atlanta Falcons	Brown, PhillipPhillip Brown	LB	Alabama	SEC
	8	195	Cincinnati Bengals	Curtis Maxey	DT	Grambling State	SWAC
	8	196	Detroit Lions	Gary Hadd	DT	Minnesota	Big Ten
	8	197	Kansas City Chiefs	Alfredo Roberts	TE	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	8	198	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Simpson, AnthonyAnthony Simpson	RB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	8	199	Los Angeles Raiders	Mike Alexander	WR	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	8	200	Green Bay Packers	Collins, PatrickPatrick Collins	RB	Oklahoma	Big Eight
	8	201	Los Angeles Rams	Franklin, DarrylDarryl Franklin	WR	Washington	Pac-10
	8	202	New York Giants	Sammy Lilly	CB	Georgia Tech	ACC
	8	203	New York Jets	Keith Neubert	TE	Nebraska	Big Eight
	8	204	Buffalo Bills	John Hagy	S	Texas	SWC
	8	205	Dallas Cowboys	Mark Higgs	RB	Kentucky	SEC
	8	206	Phoenix Cardinals	Moore, TimTim Moore	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	8	207	Philadelphia Eagles	Smith, DavidDavid Smith	RB	Western Kentucky	Ind. (I-AA)
	8	208	Chicago Bears	David Tate	DB	Colorado	Big Eight
	8	209	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nichols, MarkMark Nichols	NT	Michigan State	Big Ten
	8	210	Minnesota Vikings	Joe Cain	LB	Oregon Tech	CFA
	8	211	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Hinnant	TE	Temple	Ind. (I-A)
	8	212	Miami Dolphins	Harry Galbreath	G	Tennessee	SEC
	8	213	Buffalo Bills	Jeff Wright	NT	Central Missouri State	MIAA
	8	214	Houston Oilers	David Viaene	T	Minnesota Duluth	NIC
	8	215	Seattle Seahawks	Robert Tyler	TE	South Carolina State	MEAC
	8	216	Cleveland Browns	J. J. Birden	WR	Oregon	Pac-10
	8	217	Chicago Bears	Reed, HarveyHarvey Reed	RB	Howard	MEAC
	8	218	New Orleans Saints	Glenn Derby	G	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	8	219	San Francisco 49ers	Clarkson, LarryLarry Clarkson	T	Montana	Big Sky
	8	220	Miami Dolphins	Louis Cheek	T	Texas A&M	SWC
	8	221	Washington Redskins	McGill, DarrylDarryl McGill	RB	Wake Forest	ACC
	9	222	Atlanta Falcons	James Primus	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
	9	223	Detroit Lions	Kip Corrington	S	Texas A&M	SWC
	9	224	Kansas City Chiefs	Abdur-Ra'Oof, AzizuddinAzizuddin Abdur-Ra'Oof	WR	Maryland	ACC
	9	225	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Reuben Davis	DE	North Carolina	ACC
	9	226	Cincinnati Bengals	Wells, BrandyBrandy Wells	DB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	9	227	Los Angeles Raiders	Ware, ReggieReggie Ware	RB	Auburn	SEC
	9	228	Green Bay Packers	Wilkinson, NealNeal Wilkinson	TE	James Madison	Ind. (I-AA)
	9	229	Los Angeles Raiders	Tabor, ScottScott Tabor	P	California	Pac-10
	9	230	New York Jets	Ralph Tamm	G	West Chester	PSAC
	9	231	Los Angeles Rams	Foster, PatPat Foster	DT	Montana	Big Sky
	9	232	Dallas Cowboys	Brian Bedford	WR	California	Pac-10
	9	233	Phoenix Cardinals	Scott Dill	T	Memphis State	Ind. (I-A)
	9	234	Detroit Lions	Irvin, ToddTodd Irvin	T	Ole Miss	SEC
	9	235	Buffalo Bills	Carlton Bailey	LB	North Carolina	ACC
	9	236	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gordon Lockbaum	RB	Holy Cross	Colonial League
	9	237	Minnesota Vikings	Paul McGowan	LB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	9	238	San Diego Chargers	Howard, JoeyJoey Howard	T	Tennessee	SEC
	9	239	Miami Dolphins	Jeff Cross  †	DE	Missouri	Big Eight
	9	240	New England Patriots	Galbraith, NeilNeil Galbraith	DB	Central State (OK)	Ind. (NAIA)
	9	241	Houston Oilers	Spradlin, DavidDavid Spradlin	LB	TCU	SWC
	9	242	Seattle Seahawks	Deatrich Wise	NT	Jackson State	SWAC
	9	243	Indianapolis Colts	Jeff Herrod	LB	Ole Miss	SEC
	9	244	Cleveland Browns	Danny Copeland	DB	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
	9	245	Chicago Bears	Magee, RogieRogie Magee	WR	LSU	SEC
	9	246	New Orleans Saints	Nunn, ClarenceClarence Nunn	DB	San Diego State	WAC
	9	247	San Francisco 49ers	Brian Bonner	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	9	248	Denver Broncos	Mel Farr Jr.	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
	9	249	Washington Redskins	Peterson, BlakeBlake Peterson	LB	Mesa	RMAC
	10	250	Atlanta Falcons	Stan Clayton	G	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	10	251	Kansas City Chiefs	Kenny Gamble	RB	Colgate	Colonial League
	10	252	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Jackson	T	Eastern Kentucky	OVC
	10	253	Cincinnati Bengals	Ellis Dillahunt	DB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	10	254	Detroit Lions	Paco Craig	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
	10	255	Los Angeles Raiders	Harrell, NewtNewt Harrell	T	West Texas State	LSC
	10	256	Green Bay Packers	Keyes, BudBud Keyes	QB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	10	257	New York Jets	John Booty	DB	TCU	SWC
	10	258	Los Angeles Rams	Mullin, R. C.R. C. Mullin	T	Southwestern Louisiana	Ind. (I-A)
	10	259	New York Giants	Hickerson, EricEric Hickerson	DB	Indiana	Big Ten
	10	260	Phoenix Cardinals	Andy Schillinger	WR	Miami (OH)	MAC
	10	261	Philadelphia Eagles	Schuster, JoeJoe Schuster	DT	Iowa	Big Ten
	10	262	Buffalo Bills	Martin Mayhew	CB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	10	263	Dallas Cowboys	Billy Owens	DB	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	10	264	Minnesota Vikings	Brian Habib	G	Washington	Pac-10
	10	265	New York Giants	Wilkes, SteveSteve Wilkes	TE	Appalachian State	SoCon
	10	266	Miami Dolphins	Jackson, ArtisArtis Jackson	NT	Texas Tech	SWC
	10	267	New England Patriots	Lossow, RodneyRodney Lossow	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	10	268	Denver Broncos	Williams, ChanningChanning Williams	RB	Arizona State	Pac-10
	10	269	Seattle Seahawks	Jones, DerwinDerwin Jones	DE	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	10	270	Indianapolis Colts	O'Brien Alston	LB	Maryland	ACC
	10	271	Houston Oilers	Johnson, MarcoMarco Johnson	WR	Hawaii	WAC
	10	272	Cleveland Browns	Brian Washington	DB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	10	273	Chicago Bears	Porter, JoelJoel Porter	G	Baylor	SWC
	10	274	New Orleans Saints	Todd Santos	QB	San Diego State	WAC
	10	275	San Francisco 49ers	Foley, TimTim Foley	K	Georgia Southern	Ind. (I-AA)
	10	276	New Orleans Saints	Fizer, VincentVincent Fizer	LB	Southern	SWAC
	10	277	Washington Redskins	Brown, HenryHenry Brown	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	11	278	Atlanta Falcons	James Milling	WR	Maryland	ACC
	11	279	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Frank Pillow	WR	Tennessee State	Ind. (I-AA)
	11	280	Cincinnati Bengals	Hickert, PaulPaul Hickert	K	Murray State	OVC
	11	281	Detroit Lions	McCoin, DannyDanny McCoin	QB	Cincinnati	Ind. (I-A)
	11	282	Kansas City Chiefs	Danny McManus	QB	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
	11	283	Los Angeles Raiders	Weber, DavidDavid Weber	QB	Carroll (WI)	N/A
	11	284	Seattle Seahawks	McLeod, RickRick McLeod	T	Washington	Pac-10
	11	285	San Diego Chargers	Miller, EdEd Miller	C	Pittsburgh	Ind. (I-A)
	11	286	New York Giants	Harris, GregGreg Harris	WR	Troy State	Gulf South
	11	287	New York Jets	John Galvin	LB	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	11	288	Philadelphia Eagles	Izel Jenkins	CB	NC State	ACC
	11	289	Buffalo Bills	Curkendall, PetePete Curkendall	NT	Penn State	Ind. (I-A)
	11	290	Dallas Cowboys	Chad Hennings	DT	Air Force	WAC
	11	291	Phoenix Cardinals	McCoy, KeithKeith McCoy	DB	Fresno State	PCAA
	11	292	Miami Dolphins	Kelleher, TomTom Kelleher	RB	Holy Cross	Colonial League
	11	293	San Diego Chargers	George Hinkle	DE	Arizona	Pac-10
	11	294	New England Patriots	Marvin Allen	RB	Tulane	Ind. (I-A)
	11	295	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bobby Dawson	DB	Illinois	Big Ten
	11	296	Minnesota Vikings	Floyd, NormanNorman Floyd	DB	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	11	297	Indianapolis Colts	Donnie Dee	TE	Tulsa	Ind. (I-A)
	11	298	Houston Oilers	Jethro Franklin	DE	Fresno State	PCAA
	11	299	Seattle Seahawks	Dwayne Harper	CB	South Carolina State	MEAC
	11	300	Cleveland Browns	Hawkins, HendleyHendley Hawkins	WR	Nebraska	Big Eight
	11	301	Chicago Bears	Forch, SteveSteve Forch	LB	Nebraska	Big Eight
	11	302	New Orleans Saints	Couch, GaryGary Couch	WR	Minnesota	Big Ten
	11	303	San Francisco 49ers	Chet Brooks	S	Texas A&M	SWC
	11	304	Denver Broncos	Grady, ShaunShaun Grady	RB	Duke	ACC
	11	305	Washington Redskins	Koch, CurtCurt Koch	DE	Colorado	Big Eight
	12	306	Atlanta Falcons	Wiley, CarterCarter Wiley	DB	Virginia Tech	Ind.
	12	307	Cincinnati Bengals	Parker, CarlCarl Parker	WR	Vanderbilt	SEC
	12	308	Indianapolis Colts	Aatron Kenney	WR	Wisconsin–Stevens Point	WSUC
	12	309	Buffalo Bills	Driscoll, JohnJohn Driscoll	T	New Hampshire	Yankee
	12	310	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Victor Jones	LB	Virginia Tech	Ind.
	12	311	Los Angeles Raiders	Kunkel, GregGreg Kunkel	G	Kentucky	SEC
	12	312	Green Bay Packers	Scott Bolton	WR	Auburn	SEC
	12	313	New York Giants	Futrell, DavidDavid Futrell	NT	BYU	WAC
	12	314	New York Jets	Goss, AlbertAlbert Goss	NT	Jackson State	SWAC
	12	315	Washington Redskins	Ross, WayneWayne Ross	P	San Diego State	WAC
	12	316	Buffalo Bills	Tom Erlandson	LB	Washington	Pac-10
	12	317	Dallas Cowboys	Ben Hummel	LB	UCLA	Pac-10
	12	318	Phoenix Cardinals	Carrier, ChrisChris Carrier	DB	LSU	SEC
	12	319	Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Kaufusi	DE	BYU	WAC
	12	320	Miami Dolphins	Brian Kinchen	TE	LSU	SEC
	12	321	New England Patriots	Nugent, DaveDave Nugent	NT	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
	12	322	Pittsburgh Steelers	Earle, JamesJames Earle	LB	Clemson	ACC
	12	323	New York Giants	McCormack, BrendanBrendan McCormack	DT	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
	12	324	San Diego Chargers	Phillips, WendellWendell Phillips	DB	North Alabama	Gulf South
	12	325	Houston Oilers	John Brantley	LB	Georgia	SEC
	12	326	Seattle Seahawks	DesRochers, DaveDave DesRochers	T	San Diego State	WAC
	12	327	Indianapolis Colts	Vesling, TimTim Vesling	K	Syracuse	Ind. (I-A)
	12	328	Cleveland Browns	Slayden, SteveSteve Slayden	QB	Duke	ACC
	12	329	Chicago Bears	Greg Clark	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
	12	330	New Orleans Saints	Jurgensen, PaulPaul Jurgensen	DE	Georgia Tech	ACC
	12	331	San Francisco 49ers	George Mira Jr.	LB	Miami (FL)	Ind. (I-A)
	12	332	Denver Broncos	Rhyan, MichaelMichael Rhyan	QB	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA
	12	333	Los Angeles Rams	Jeff Beathard	WR	Southern Oregon	—

Supplemental draft

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	5		Minnesota Vikings	Ryan Bethea	DB	South Carolina	Ind. (I-A)

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler [5]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Vinson Smith	LB	East Carolina	Ind. (I-A)
Chicago Bears	Brent Novoselsky	TE	Penn	Ivy
Chicago Bears	Mickey Pruitt	LB	Colorado	Big Eight
Chicago Bears	John Shannon	DE	Kentucky	SEC
Chicago Bears	Curtis Stewart	RB	Auburn	SEC
Cleveland Browns	Tony Jones  †	OT	Western Carolina	SoCon
Dallas Cowboys	Sanjay Beach	WR	Colorado State	WAC
Dallas Cowboys	John Garrett	WR	Princeton	Ivy
Dallas Cowboys	Zefross Moss	G	Alabama State	SWAC
Denver Broncos	Jeff Alexander	RB	Southern	SWAC
Denver Broncos	Jason Johnson	WR	Illinois State	Gateway
Denver Broncos	David Treadwell  †	K	Clemson	ACC
Indianapolis Colts	Dan Stryzinski	P	Indiana	Big Ten
Los Angeles Raiders	Mike Dyal	TE	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
Los Angeles Rams	Brett Faryniarz	LB	San Diego State	WAC
Miami Dolphins	Shawn Beals	WR	Idaho State	Big Sky
Miami Dolphins	Selwyn Brown	DB	Miami	Ind. (I-A)
New England Patriots	Jeff Feagles  †	P	Miami	Ind. (I-A)
New England Patriots	Howard Feggins	CB	North Carolina	ACC
Philadelphia Eagles	Scott Curtis	LB	New Hampshire	Yankee
Philadelphia Eagles	John Talley	WR/TE	West Virginia	Ind. (I-A)
Pittsburgh Steelers	Greg Lee	CB	Arkansas State	Ind. (I-AA)
Pittsburgh Steelers	Jeff Markland	TE	Illinois	Big Ten
Pittsburgh Steelers	Rick Strom	QB	Georgia Tech	ACC
San Diego Chargers	Darren Flutie	WR	Boston College	Ind. (I-A)
San Diego Chargers	Paul McJulien	P	Jackson State	SWAC
San Diego Chargers	Rick Tuten  †	P	Florida State	Ind. (I-A)
San Diego Chargers	Ronnie Williams	TE	Oklahoma State	Big Eight
San Francisco 49ers	Greg Cox	S	San Jose State	PCAA
Seattle Seahawks	Richard Cooper	OT	Tennessee	SEC
Seattle Seahawks	Darrin Miller	LB	Tennessee	SEC
Seattle Seahawks	Rufus Porter  †	LB	Southern	SWAC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sidney Coleman	LB	Southern Miss	Ind. (I-A)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Odie Harris	CB	Sam Houston State	Southland
Washington Redskins	Dave Harbour	C	Illinois	Big Ten
Washington Redskins	Todd Krumm	S	Michigan State	Big Ten
Washington Redskins	Greg Manusky	LB	Colgate	Colonial League
Washington Redskins	Robb White	DE	South Dakota	NCC

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 ^{[8] [9]}

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

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 ^[8]

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

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

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

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012 ^[8]

• 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

• Sterling Sharpe, wide receiver from South Carolina, taken 1st round 7th overall by Green Bay Packers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025

• Eric Allen, cornerback from Arizona State, taken 2nd round 30th overall by Philadelphia Eagles

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025

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. No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City (D). Detroit traded its first-round selection (2nd) to Kansas City in exchange for the Chiefs' first- and second-round selections (3rd and 29th).
2. No. 3: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
3. No. 9: multiple trades:
       No. 9: L.A. Rams → Houston (PD). L.A. Rams traded its first- and fifth-round selections in 1987 (20th and 133rd), this first-round selection (9th), G Kent Hill and the rights to DE William Fuller to Houston in exchange for the Oilers' rights to QB Jim Everett
       No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded first-, third- and fourth-round selections (9th, 74th and 102nd) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for DE Sean Jones and the Raiders' second- and third-round selections (48th and 60th).
4. No. 14: multiple trades:
       No. 14: Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). Buffalo traded its first-round selection (14th), first- and second-round selections (26th and 53rd) in 1989 and RB Greg Bell to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for LB Cornelius Bennett.
       No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). Indianapolis then traded all three draft picks received from Buffalo, their own first- and second round selections (20th and 47th), their second-round selection in 1989, Greg Bell and RB Owen Gill to the Rams in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson.
5. No. 20: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
6. No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (D). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (25th) to L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' second- and fourth-round selections (33rd and 102nd) and WR Dokie Williams.
7. No. 27: Washington → Chicago (PD). Chicago received Washington's first-round selections in both this draft (27th) and 1989 and as compensation for the Redskins signing free agent LB Wilber Marshall.

Round two

1. No. 29: Kansas City → Detroit (D). see No. 2: Detroit → Kansas City.
2. No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia (D). Tampa Bay traded its second-round selection (30th) to Philadelphia in exchange for the Eagles' second- and fourth-round selections (39th and 83rd).
3. No. 33: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 25: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders.
4. No. 39: multiple trades:
       No. 39: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia
       No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco (D). Tampa Bay traded this second-round selection (39th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' second- and fourth-round selections (53rd and 107th).
5. No. 45: Minnesota → Denver (D). Minnesota traded its second-round selection (45th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (54th, 108th and 164th).
6. No. 46: San Diego → L.A. Rams (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection (46th), sixth-round selection in 1989 and RB Buford McGee to the Rams in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
7. No. 47: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams (PD). see No. 14: Indianapolis → L.A. Rams.
8. No. 48: multiple trades:
       No. 48: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD). Houston traded its second-round selection (48th) to the Raiders in exchange for OT Bruce Davis.
       No. 48: L.A. Raiders → Houston (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
9. No. 53: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco.
10. No. 54: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.

Round three

1. No. 60: multiple trades:
       No. 60: L.A. Raiders → Houston (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
       No. 60: Houston → San Diego (D). Houston traded this third-round selection (60th) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' third- and fifth-round selections (72nd and 125th).
2. No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington (D). L.A. Rams traded its third-round selection (66th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (82nd, 137th and 165th).
3. No. 72: San Diego → Houston (D). see No. 60: Houston → San Diego.
4. No. 74: multiple trades:
       No. 74: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
       No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets (D). L.A. Raiders traded this third-round selection (72nd) to N.Y. Jets in exchange for the Jets' fourth- and fifth-round selections (90th and 131st).
5. No. 79: New Orleans → Denver (D). New Orleans traded its third-round selection (79th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' third- and tenth-round selections (81st and 276th).
6. No. 81: Denver → New Orleans (D). see No. 79: New Orleans → Denver.
7. No. 82: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.
8. No. 86: Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). Kansas City traded its fourth and eighth-round selections (86th and 198th) and S Mark Robinson to Tampa Bay in exchange for QB Steve DeBerg.

Round four

1. No. 83: multiple trades:
       No. 83: Atlanta → Philadelphia (PD) Atlanta traded its fourth-round selection (83rd) to Philadelphia in exchange for DE Leonard Mitchell.
       No. 83: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 30: Tampa Bay → Philadelphia.
2. No. 87: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded its fourth-round selection (87th) to New England in exchange for the Patriots' fifth-round selection in 1987 (135th).
3. No. 88: L.A. Raiders → Green Bay (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its third-round selection in 1987 (71st) and fourth-round selection in this draft (88th) to Green Bay in exchange for WR James Lofton.
4. No. 90: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.
5. No. 91: L.A. Rams → San Diego (PD). L.A. Rams traded its fourth-round selection (91st) to San Diego in exchange for TE Pete Holohan.
6. No. 93: Buffalo → San Diego (PD). Buffalo traded its fourth-round selection (93rd) and LB David Brandon to San Diego in exchange for WR Trumaine Johnson and the Chargers' seventh-round selection (184th).
7. No. 96: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (PD). Pittsburgh traded its fourth-round selection (96th) to Kansas City in exchange for QB Todd Blackledge.
8. No. 97: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded its fourth- and eleventh-round selections (97th and 294th) to New England in exchange for the rights to QB Rich Gannon, originally drafted by New England.
9. No. 102: multiple trades:
       No. 102: Houston → L.A. Raiders (PD) see No. 9: Houston → L.A. Raiders.
       No. 102: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). see No. 26: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders.
10. No. 107: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 39: Tampa Bay → San Francisco.
11. No. 54: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.

Round five

1. No. 112: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded its fifth-round selection (112th) to New Orleans in exchange for LB Jack Del Rio.
2. No. 115: L.A. Raiders → New England (PD). L.A. Raiders traded its fifth-round selection (115th) to New England in exchange for OT Brian Holloway.
3. No. 120: multiple trades:
       No. 120: Dallas → Seattle (PD) Dallas traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Seattle in exchange for OT Ron Essink.
       No. 120: Seattle → Phoenix (PD). Seattle traded this fifth-round selection (120th) and its first- and fifth-round selections in 1989 in exchange for the rights to QB Kelly Stouffer, originally drafted by Phoenix.
4. No. 121: Phoenix → Pittsburgh (PD). Phoenix traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for QB Cliff Stoudt.
5. No. 125: San Diego → Houston (D). see No. 60: Houston → San Diego.
6. No. 127: New England → Washington (D). New England traded its fifth-round selection (127th) to Washington in exchange for its fourth-round selection in 1989.
7. No. 131: multiple trades:
       No. 131: Seattle → San Francisco (PD) Seattle traded its fifth-round selection (131st) to San Francisco in exchange for QB Jeff Kemp.
       No. 131: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets (PD). San Francisco traded this fifth-round selection (131st) and LB Onzy Elam to N.Y. Jets in exchange for WR Lam Jones.
       No. 131: N.Y. Jets → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 74: L.A. Raiders → N.Y. Jets.
8. No. 132: Cleveland → Phoenix (PD). Cleveland traded its fifth-round selection (132nd) to Phoenix in exchange for DE Al Baker.
9. No. 135: San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded its third-round selection in 1987 (78th) and fifth-round selection in this draft (135th) to Buffalo in exchange for RB Joe Cribbs.
10. No. 137: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.

Round six

1. No. 140: Tampa Bay → Atlanta (PD). Tampa Bay traded its sixth-round selection (140th) to Atlanta in exchange for RB Cliff Austin.
2. No. 156: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded its sixth-round selection (156th) and tenth-round selection in 1989 to Miami in exchange for OT Greg Koch.
3. No. 159: Indianapolis → Washington (PD). Indianapolis traded its sixth-round selection (159th) to Washington in exchange for WR/PR Clarence Verdin.
4. No. 160: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded its sixth-round selection (160th) and DB D.D. Hoggard to Philadelphia in exchange for DT Chris Pike.
5. No. 163: San Francisco → Tampa Bay (PD). San Francisco traded its sixth-round selection (163rd) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DE Keith Browner.
6. No. 164: Denver → Minnesota (D). see No. 45: Minnesota → Denver.
7. No. 165: Washington → L.A. Rams (D). see No. 66: L.A. Rams → Washington.

Round seven

1. No. 174: L.A. Rams → Denver (PD). L.A. Rams traded its eleventh-round selection in 1987 (299th) and its seventh-round selection in this draft (174th) to Denver in exchange for LB Steve Busick.
2. No. 184: San Diego → Buffalo (D). see No. 93: Buffalo → San Diego.
3. No. 186: Indianapolis → N.Y. Giants (PD). Indianapolis traded its seventh-round selection (186th) to N.Y. Giants in exchange for DT Jerome Sally.

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References

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3. As of 2019 ^[update] .
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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.
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External links

• NFL.com – 1988 Draft
• databaseFootball.com – 1988 Draft ^{[ usurped ]}
• Pro Football Hall of Fame