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Cowboys with Todd Archer

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPNDallas.com Dallas Cowboys writer Todd Archer stops by to chat about how the Cowboys did in the 2013 NFL draft....

Chat | April 26, 2013

Giants with Youngmisuk

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, ESPNNewYork.com New York Giants writer Ohm Youngmisuk stops by to chat just hours before the NFL draft.Youngmisu...

Chat | April 24, 2013

Tony Gonzalez and what might have been

Mike Sando, NFC West

With Tony Gonzalez leaning toward retirement after 16 NFL seasons and 1,242 receptions, I turned back the clock in my mind to 1997, the year San Franc...

Blog | January 22, 2013

Rams can thank Griffin for inflating price

Mike Sando, NFC West

The Washington Redskins and St. Louis Rams cannot be sure what they'll get from the picks they agreed to exchange Friday night. It's safe to say th...

Blog | March 10, 2012

40 results for NFL Draft 1997

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ESPN RESEARCH

Published: 4/26/2009

Robert Brewster is the first Ball State player drafted since 2005 (three players selected in 6th round in '05), and the highest Ball State player drafted since P Brad Maynard in 1997 (Giants, 95th overall).

Sintim Drafted High for a UVA LB

Published: 4/25/2009

Clint Sintim is the highest drafted Virginia linebacker since James Farrior (Jets, 8th overall in 1997).

Published: 4/25/2009

Ohio State Cornerbacks Selected in 1st Round - Last 15 Years

Year

Player

Team

2009

Malcolm Jenkins

Saints

2004

Chris Gamble

Panthers

2001

Nate Clements

Bills

2000

Ahmed Plummer

49ers

1999

Antoine Winfield

Bills

1997

Shawn Springs

Seahawks

Seahawks Picks in Top 5

Published: 4/25/2009

Seahawks Drafting in Top 5 - All-Time

Year

Player

Pos

College

2009

Aaron Curry

Wake Forest

1997

Shawn Springs

Ohio State

1993

Rick Mirer

Notre Dame

1990

Cortez Kennedy

Miami (FL)

1983

Curt Warner

Penn State

1981

Kenny Easley

UCLA

1976

Steve Niehaus

Notre Dame

Rams Good When Picking in Top 5

Published: 4/25/2009

St. Louis Rams - When Drafting in Top Five
Year	Pick	Player	Pos	College	Pro Bowls
2009	2	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor	--
2008	2	Chris Long	DE	Virginia	0
1997	1	Orlando Pace	OT	Ohio State	7
1992	2	Sean Gilbert	DT	Pittsburgh	1
1991	5	Todd Lyght	CB	Notre Dame	1
1983	2	Eric Dickerson RB	SMU	6
1966	2	Tom Mack	OG	Michigan	11

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Date	April 19-20
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Location	New York, NY
Commissioner	Paul Tagliabue
Teams Selecting	30
Total Selections	240
First Pick	Orlando Pace St. Louis Rams

PK(OVR)	TEAM	NAME
1(1)	STL	Orlando Pace (OT)
2(2)	OAK	Darrell Russell (DT)
3(3)	SEA	Shawn Springs (DB)
4(4)	BAL	Peter Boulware (DE)
5(5)	DET	Bryant Westbrook (DB)
6(6)	SEA	Walter Jones (OT)
7(7)	NYG	Ike Hilliard (WR)
8(8)	NYJ	James Farrior (LB)
9(9)	ARI	Tommy Knight (DB)
10(10)	NOR	Chris Naeole (OG)
11(11)	ATL	Michael Booker (DB)
12(12)	TAM	Warrick Dunn (RB)
13(13)	KAN	Tony Gonzalez (TE)
14(14)	CIN	Reinard Wilson (LB)
15(15)	MIA	Yatil Green (WR)
16(16)	TAM	Reidel Anthony (WR)
17(17)	WAS	Kenard Lang (DE)
18(18)	TEN	Kenny Holmes (DE)
19(19)	IND	Tarik Glenn (OT)
20(20)	MIN	Dwayne Rudd (LB)
21(21)	JAC	Renaldo Wynn (DE)
22(22)	DAL	David LaFleur (TE)
23(23)	BUF	Antowain Smith (RB)
24(24)	PIT	Chad Scott (DB)
25(25)	PHI	Jon Harris (DE)
26(26)	SFO	Jim Druckenmiller (QB)
27(27)	CAR	Rae Carruth (WR)
28(28)	DEN	Trevor Pryce (DT)
29(29)	NWE	Chris Canty (DB)
30(30)	GNB	Ross Verba (OT)

PK(OVR)	TEAM	NAME
1(31)	NYJ	Rick Terry (DT)
2(32)	ATL	Nathan Davis (DE)
3(33)	NOR	Rob Kelly (DB)
4(34)	BAL	Jamie Sharper (LB)
5(35)	DET	Juan Roque (OG)
6(36)	NYG	Tiki Barber (RB)
7(37)	TAM	Jerry Wunsch (OT)
8(38)	CHI	John Allred (TE)
9(39)	NOR	Jared Tomich (DE)
10(40)	STL	Dexter McCleon (DB)
11(41)	ATL	Byron Hanspard (RB)
12(42)	ARI	Jake Plummer (QB)
13(43)	CIN	Corey Dillon (RB)
14(44)	MIA	Sam Madison (DB)
15(45)	SDG	Freddie Jones (TE)
16(46)	TEN	Joey Kent (WR)
17(47)	KAN	Kevin Lockett (WR)
18(48)	IND	Adam Meadows (OT)
19(49)	MIN	Torrian Gray (DB)
20(50)	JAC	Mike Logan (DB)
21(51)	WAS	Greg Jones (LB)
22(52)	BUF	Marcellus Wiley (DE)
23(53)	PIT	Will Blackwell (WR)
24(54)	DET	Kevin Abrams (DB)
25(55)	SFO	Marc Edwards (RB)
26(56)	CAR	Mike Minter (DB)
27(57)	PHI	James Darling (LB)
28(58)	BAL	Kim Herring (DB)
29(59)	NWE	Brandon Mitchell (DT)
30(60)	GNB	Darren Sharper (DB)

PK(OVR)	TEAM	NAME
1(61)	NWE	Sedrick Shaw (RB)
2(62)	NOR	Troy Davis (RB)
3(63)	TAM	Frank Middleton (OG)
4(64)	BAL	Jay Graham (RB)
5(65)	DAL	Dexter Coakley (LB)
6(66)	TAM	Ronde Barber (DB)
7(67)	DEN	Dan Neil (OC)
8(68)	NYG	Ryan Phillips (LB)
9(69)	CHI	Bob Sapp (OG)
10(70)	ATL	O.J. Santiago (TE)
11(71)	PHI	Duce Staley (RB)
12(72)	OAK	Adam Treu (OG)
13(73)	MIA	Jason Taylor (DE)
14(74)	SDG	Michael Hamilton (LB)
15(75)	TEN	Denard Walker (DB)
16(76)	CIN	Rod Payne (OC)
17(77)	SFO	Greg Clark (TE)
18(78)	MIN	Stalin Colinet (DE)
19(79)	JAC	James Hamilton (LB)
20(80)	WAS	Derek Smith (LB)
21(81)	TEN	Scott Sanderson (OT)
22(82)	PIT	Paul Wiggins (OT)
23(83)	DAL	Steve Scifres (OT)
24(84)	ARI	Ty Howard (DB)
25(85)	OAK	Tim Kohn (OG)
26(86)	IND	Bert Berry (LB)
27(87)	CAR	Kinnon Tatum (LB)
28(88)	NYJ	Dedric Ward (WR)
29(89)	NWE	Chris Carter (DB)
30(90)	GNB	Brett Conway (PK)
31(91)	PIT	Mike Vrabel (DE)
32(92)	MIA	Derrick Rodgers (LB)
33(93)	MIA	Ronnie Ward (LB)
34(94)	DAL	Kenny Wheaton (DB)
35(95)	NYG	Brad Maynard (PT)
36(96)	MIA	Brent Smith (OT)

PK(OVR)	TEAM	NAME
1(97)	NWE	Damon Denson (OG)
2(98)	TEN	Derrick Mason (WR)
3(99)	NOR	Danny Wuerffel (QB)
4(100)	ATL	Henri Crockett (LB)
5(101)	DAL	Antonio Anderson (DT)
6(102)	NYJ	Terry Day (DE)
7(103)	NYG	Pete Monty (LB)
8(104)	NYJ	Leon Johnson (RB)
9(105)	CHI	Darnell Autry (RB)
10(106)	ARI	Chris Dishman (OG)
11(107)	TEN	Pratt Lyons (DE)
12(108)	CHI	Marcus Robinson (WR)
13(109)	SDG	Raleigh Roundtree (OT)
14(110)	KAN	Pat Barnes (QB)
15(111)	CIN	Tremain Mack (DB)
16(112)	STL	Ryan Tucker (OC)
17(113)	MIN	Antonio Banks (DB)
18(114)	JAC	Seth Payne (DT)
19(115)	WAS	Albert Connell (WR)
20(116)	NOR	Keith Poole (WR)
21(117)	IND	Delmonico Montgomery (DB)
22(118)	BAL	Tyrus McCloud (LB)
23(119)	PHI	Damien Robinson (DB)
24(120)	BUF	Jamie Nails (OT)
25(121)	MIA	Jerome Daniels (OT)
26(122)	CAR	Tarek Saleh (LB)
27(123)	OAK	Chad Levitt (RB)
28(124)	DEN	Cory Gilliard (DB)
29(125)	NWE	Ed Ellis (OT)
30(126)	GNB	Jermaine Smith (DT)
31(127)	DAL	Macey Brooks (WR)
32(128)	TAM	Alshermond Singleton (LB)
33(129)	DAL	Nicky Sualua (RB)
34(130)	DET	Matt Russell (LB)

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