The 1986 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 29–30, 1986, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Billy RoShawn Miller is a retired American football tight end. He won a Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California and wore no. 3, which was retired with Carson Palmer.
Gerald Thomas Smith was a professional American football tight end for the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Redskins for 13 seasons, from 1965 through 1977. By the time he retired, he held the NFL record for most career touchdowns by a tight end. Smith publicly announced he had AIDS in August 1986, being the first professional athlete to do so. He died two months later. A 2014 documentary from the NFL Network's A Football Life series profiles his career, as well as his "double life as a closeted gay man and a star athlete."
Christopher James Miller is an American football coach and former quarterback who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the 1987 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oregon.
Solomon Wilcots is a former American football free safety in the National Football League (NFL), a current national television analyst and broadcaster as well as a head coach in Your Call Football. Wilcots played six seasons in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jamir Malik Miller is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and received All-American honors. A first-round pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
Zachary Joseph Miller is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning consensus All-American honors. Miller also played for the Seattle Seahawks, with whom he earned a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XLVIII over the Denver Broncos.
Timothy Edward Ryan is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle. He is currently a radio color analyst for the San Francisco 49ers, and previously an NFL analyst for Fox television and co-host of "Movin' the Chains" on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger.
Christopher Schultz was a Canadian professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He primarily played with the CFL Toronto Argonauts. Schultz played college football at the University of Arizona. He was a sportscaster with Canadian sports television channel TSN.
Aaron Cox is a former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams and the Indianapolis Colts.
Ariel Mace Solomon is a former professional American football offensive lineman who played 61 games over six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings. He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Steelers.
Vonnie B'VSean Miller is an American football outside linebacker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the Butkus Award. He was selected by the Denver Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Ron Miller is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Miller was drafted in the third round of the 1961 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams and later played with the team during the 1962 NFL season. He was also drafted in the twenty-first round of the 1961 American Football League Draft by the Houston Oilers.
Solomon Christopher Thomas is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted third overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Kolton Daniel Miller is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCLA.
Christian Miller is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alabama.
Scott Thomas Miller is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Bowling Green and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Solomon Terry Kindley is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia.
