2013 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 25–27, 2013 |
Location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN, NFL Network |
Overview | |
254 total selections in 7 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Eric Fisher, OT Kansas City Chiefs |
Mr. Irrelevant | Justice Cunningham, TE Indianapolis Colts |
Most selections (11) | Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks |
Fewest selections (5) | Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints |
The 2013 NFL draft was the 78th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", [1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 through April 27. [2] [3]
Eric Fisher was chosen first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the fourth offensive tackle ever to be selected with the top pick since the first common draft in 1967. [4] Players who attended high school in 39 of the 50 states were selected in this draft; Florida and California led with 27 draftees each. [5] South Carolina contributed the most drafted players on a per capita basis with 13 players, or one of every 355,798 residents of the state. [5] Among colleges, Florida State led with 11 players selected. [6] : 31
A record 11 players from countries other than the United States were selected (Ghanaians Ezekiel Ansah and Edmund Kugbila, Tongan Star Lotulelei, German Björn Werner, Englishman Menelik Watson, Estonian Margus Hunt, Liberian Sio Moore, Jamaican Trevardo Williams, Australian Jesse Williams, Canadian Luke Willson and Zimbabwean Stansly Maponga), breaking the record set by the 2012 NFL draft. [7] Meanwhile, nine offensive linemen were selected in the first round which ties a record previously set in 1968. [8]
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
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A record 73 underclassmen forfeited any remaining NCAA eligibility they may have been eligible for and declared themselves available to be selected in the draft. [9] Of these, 52 (71.2%) were drafted. [6] : 31
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs. [10]
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† | = Pro Bowler [N 1] |
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Two selections in the 2013 draft were forfeited:
The supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2013. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 6 players were eligible, but none were selected. [16]
Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft): [6] : 31
No. | Conference | Players selected | Division |
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1 | Southeastern Conference | 63 ** | I FBS |
2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | I FBS |
3 | Pac-12 Conference | 28 | I FBS |
4 | Big Ten Conference | 22 | I FBS |
4 | Big 12 Conference | 22 | I FBS |
6 | Big East Conference | 19 | I FBS |
7 | Conference USA | 8 | I FBS |
8 | Independent | 7 | I FBS |
8 | Mid-American Conference | 7 | I FBS |
8 | Mountain West Conference | 7 | I FBS |
11 | Western Athletic Conference | 6 | I FBS |
12 | Southern Conference | 5 | I FCS |
13 | Colonial Athletic Association | 4 | I FCS |
13 | Sun Belt Conference | 4 | I FBS |
15 | Ivy League | 3 | I FCS |
15 | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 3 | II |
17 | Great American Conference | 2 | II |
17 | Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | I FCS |
17 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 2 | II |
20 | Big Sky Conference | 1 | I FCS |
20 | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
20 | Gulf South Conference | 1 | II |
20 | Lone Star Conference | 1 | II |
20 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
20 | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 1 | I FCS |
20 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
20 | Southland Conference | 1 | I FCS |
20 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
Twelve players from Southeastern Conference (SEC) programs were selected in the first round, which tied the record for most first-round selections from a single college conference set in 2006 by the Atlantic Coast Conference. [19]
Selections | Schools |
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11 | Florida State |
9 | Alabama, LSU |
8 | Florida, Georgia |
7 | Rutgers, South Carolina |
6 | Notre Dame, Oklahoma |
5 | Connecticut, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas A&M |
4 | Arkansas, California, Clemson, Illinois, Tennessee, UCLA, USC |
3 | Kansas State, Michigan State, Mississippi State, N.C. State, Ohio State, Penn State, San Diego State, South Florida, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
2 | Appalachian State, Colorado, FIU, Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Miami (FL), Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon State, Rice, TCU, UCF, Utah, Utah State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech |
During Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL presented a promotional advertisement for the 2013 Draft featuring retired athlete Deion Sanders attempting a comeback return under the name "Leon Sandcastle". The ad followed the fictional exploits of Sandcastle (portrayed by Ball State cornerback Andre Dawson) through tryouts until he is drafted first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. [20]
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