The 1989 NFL draft (also known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting) was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft was held April 23–24, 1989, at the Marriott 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.
Four of the first five players selected in the draft—quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Barry Sanders, linebacker Derrick Thomas, and cornerback Deion Sanders—would be inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[3] Offensive tackle Tony Mandarich, the only top five pick not inducted, is considered a draft bust.[4]
The 1989 NFL draft also helped set a major precedent, as Barry Sanders was selected with the third overall pick despite an NFL rule stating that collegiate juniors could not declare for the draft.[5] Since Barry Sanders was selected as a junior, it has become an expectation for top college players to declare for the draft after their junior season; the rule disallowing collegiate juniors in the NFL draft was lifted by the next draft. Sanders, the 1988 Heisman Trophy winner, was allowed to declare early when Oklahoma State was found guilty of numerous major NCAA rule violations and placed on five years’ probation in January 1989.
Another precedent the draft helped set was how players were invited to the actual draft room. First overall selection Aikman was represented by Leigh Steinberg, who went with his client to the draft finding he was the only player there. As years followed, more players began getting invited to the draft.[6]
Player selections
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Supplemental draft
The supplemental draft was held on Friday, July 7.[10][11]
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Dallas Cowboys | Steve Walsh | QB | Miami (FL) | ||
| 1 | — | Phoenix Cardinals | Timm Rosenbach | QB | Washington State | ||
| 1 | — | Denver Broncos | Bobby Humphrey † | RB | Alabama | ||
| 8 | — | Buffalo Bills | Brett Young | DB | Oregon | ||
| 12 | — | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Lowman | RB | Coffeyville J.C. |
Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro Bowler[notes 1] |
Hall of Famers
- Barry Sanders, running back from Oklahoma State, taken third overall by Detroit Lions.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004[12]
- Troy Aikman, quarterback from UCLA, taken first overall by Dallas Cowboys.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006[13]
- Derrick Thomas, linebacker from Alabama, taken fourth overall by Kansas City Chiefs.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)[14]
- Deion Sanders, cornerback from Florida State, taken fifth overall by Atlanta Falcons.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011[15]
- Steve Atwater, safety from Arkansas, taken twentieth overall by Denver Broncos.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2020
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1989 draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- ^ No. 11: LA Raiders → Chicago (PD). The LA Raiders traded a first-round selection (11th overall) and a 1990 third-round selection to Chicago in exchange for WR Willie Gault.
- ^ No. 12: Washington → Chicago (PD). Washington sent a first-round selection (12th overall) and a 1988 first-round selection to Chicago as compensation for signing free agent LB Wilber Marshall.
- ^ No. 13: Denver → Cleveland (D). Denver traded a first-round selection (13th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for first-, second-, fifth- and tenth-round selections (20th, 47th, 134th and 241st overall).
- ^ No. 15: Indianapolis → Seattle (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection (15th overall) and a 1990 first-round selection to Seattle in exchange for LB Fredd Young.
- ^ No. 17: Seattle → Phoenix (PD). Seattle traded first- and fifth-round selections (17th and 128th overall) and a 1988 fifth-round selection to Phoenix in exchange for QB Kelly Stouffer.
- ^ No. 20: Cleveland → Denver (D). See Round 1: Denver → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 22: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). Philadelphia traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) and a 1990 fourth-round selection to Indianapolis in exchange for G Ron Solt.
- ^ No. 24: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (PD). Minnesota traded a first-round selection (24th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for LB Mike Merriweather.
- ^ No. 25: Chicago → Miami (D). Chicago traded a first-round selection (25th overall) to Miami in exchange for second- and third-round selections (36th and 65th overall).
- ^ No. 26: Buffalo → Indianapolis → LA Rams. Multiple trades:
Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). Buffalo traded first- and second-round selections (26th and 53rd overall), a 1988 first-round selection and RB Greg Bell to Indianapolis in exchange for LB Cornelius Bennett.
Indianapolis → LA Rams (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection and two second-round selections (26th, 45th and 53rd overall), two 1988 first-round selections and a 1988 second-round selection, RB Greg Bell and RB Owen Gill to the LA Rams in exchange for RB Eric Dickerson. - ^ No. 27: Cincinnati → Atlanta (D). Cincinnati traded a first-round selection (27th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (35th and 89th overall).
Round 2
- ^ No. 31: Green Bay → Cleveland (D). Green Bay traded second- and fifth-round selections (31st and 114th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (74th and 127th overall), a 1990 first-round selection and RB Herman Fontenot.
- ^ No. 35: Atlanta → Cincinnati (D). See Round 1: Cincinnati → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 36: Miami → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Miami.
- ^ No. 38: Washington → Atlanta (D). Washington traded a second-round selection (38th overall) and a 1990 first-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for a 1990 fifth-round selection and RB Gerald Riggs.
- ^ No. 39: LA Raiders → Dallas (D). The LA Raiders traded second-, third- and fifth-round selections (39th, 68th and 119th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a sixth-round selection (140th overall) and the rights to G Steve Wisniewski (drafted by Dallas in the second round).
- ^ No. 45: Indianapolis → LA Rams (PD). See Round 1: Indianapolis → LA Rams.
- ^ No. 47: Cleveland → Denver (D). See Round 1: Denver → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 51: NY Giants → San Diego (D). The NY Giants traded a second-round selection (51st overall) to San Diego in exchange for third-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (64th, 93rd and 175th overall).
- ^ No. 53: Buffalo → Indianapolis → LA Rams. Multiple trades:
Buffalo → Indianapolis (PD). See Round 1: Buffalo → Indianapolis.
Indianapolis → LA Rams (PD). See Round 1: Indianapolis → LA Rams.
Round 3
- ^ No. 63: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded a third-round selection (63rd overall) to New England in exchange for WR Stephen Starring.
- ^ No. 64: San Diego → NY Giants (D). See Round 2: NY Giants → San Diego.
- ^ No. 65: Miami → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Miami.
- ^ No. 68: LA Raiders → San Diego → LA Raiders → Dallas. Multiple trades:
LA Raiders → San Diego (PD). The LA Raiders traded third- and fourth-round selections (68th and 95th overall) and OT John Clay to San Diego in exchange for OT Jim Lachey.
San Diego → LA Raiders (PD). San Diego traded third- and fourth-round selections (68th and 95th overall), and a 1990 fourth-round selection to the Raiders in exchange for RB Napoleon McCallum.
LA Raiders → Dallas (PD). See Round 2: LA Raiders → Dallas. - ^ No. 74: Cleveland → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 81: Chicago → Philadelphia (D). Chicago traded a third-round selection (81st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for fifth-, seventh-, eighth-, ninth-, tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-round selections (130th, 189th, 216th, 243rd, 270th, 297th and 330rd).
Round 4
- ^ No. 89: Atlanta → Cincinnati (D). See Round 1: Cincinnati → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 93: San Diego → NY Giants (D). See Round 2: NY Giants → San Diego.
- ^ No. 95: LA Raiders → San Diego → LA Raiders → Chicago. Multiple trades:
LA Raiders → San Diego (PD). See Round 3: LA Raiders → San Diego.
San Diego → LA Raiders (PD). See Round 3: San Diego → LA Raiders.
LA Raiders → Chicago (D). The LA Raiders traded a fourth-round selection (95th overall) to Chicago in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (110th and 165th overall). - ^ No. 96: Washington → New England (D). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) to New England in exchange for a 1988 fifth-round selection.
- ^ No. 103: Philadelphia → Seattle (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to Seattle in exchange for OT Ron Heller.
- ^ No. 110: Chicago → LA Raiders → Washington. Multiple trades:
Chicago → LA Raiders (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → Chicago.
LA Raiders → Washington (D). The Raiders traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (110th and 139th overall), and OT Jim Lachey to Washington in exchange for QB Jay Schroeder.
Round 5
- ^ No. 114: Green Bay → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 116: Kansas City → Cleveland (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (116th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for LB Mike Junkin.
- ^ No. 119: Atlanta → LA Raiders → Dallas. Multiple trades:
Atlanta → LA Raiders (PD). Atlanta traded a fifth-round selection (119th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for WR Jessie Hester.
LA Raiders → Dallas (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → Dallas. - ^ No. 122: LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). The LA Raiders traded a fifth-round selection (122nd overall) to San Francisco in exchange for fifth- and eighth-round selections (139th and 223rd overall).
- ^ No. 124: Washington → Green Bay (D). Washington traded fifth- and eighth-round selections (124th and 206th overall) and the rights to WR Erik Affholter (drafted by Washington in the fourth round) to Green Bay in exchange for the rights to QB Jeff Graham (drafted by Green Bay in the fourth round).
- ^ No. 125: Denver → Dallas (PD). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (125th overall) to Dallas in exchange for RB Tony Dorsett.
- ^ No. 127: New England → Cleveland → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
New England → Cleveland (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (127th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for C Mike Baab.
Cleveland → Green Bay (D). See Round 2: Green Bay → Cleveland. - ^ No. 128: Seattle → Phoenix (PD). See Round 1: Seattle → Phoenix.
- ^ No. 129: Indianapolis → Washington (D). Indianapolis traded a fifth-round selection (129th overall) to Washington in exchange for 1990 fourth- and eighth-round selections.
- ^ No. 130: Philadelphia → Chicago (D). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 134: Cleveland → Denver (D). See Round 1: Denver → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 139: San Francisco → LA Raiders → Washington. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 5: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
LA Raiders → Washington (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → Washington.
Round 6
- ^ No. 140: Dallas → LA Raiders (D). See Round 2: LA Raiders → Dallas.
- ^ No. 148: San Diego → LA Rams (PD). San Diego traded a sixth-round selection (148th overall), a 1988 second-round selection and RB Buford McGee to the LA Rams in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
- ^ No. 151: LA Raiders → NY Jets (PD). The LA Raiders traded a sixth-round selection (151st overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for CB Russell Carter.
- ^ No. 154: Seattle → Tampa Bay (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (154th overall) and DL Randy Edwards to Tampa Bay in exchange for OT Ron Heller.
- ^ No. 156: New England → LA Raiders (D). New England traded a sixth-round selection (156th overall) to the LA Raiders in exchange for sixth- and eighth-round selections (165th and 223rd overall).
- ^ No. 165: Chicago → LA Raiders → New England. Multiple trades:
Chicago → LA Raiders (D). See Round 4: LA Raiders → Chicago.
LA Raiders → New England (D). See Round 6: New England → LA Raiders.
Round 7
- ^ No. 173: Tampa Bay → Buffalo (PD). Tampa Bay traded a seventh-round selection (173rd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for LB Eugene Marve.
- ^ No. 175: San Diego → NY Giants (D). See Round 2: NY Giants → San Diego.
- ^ No. 178: LA Raiders → New England (PD). The LA Raiders traded a seventh-round selection (178th overall) and a 1988 tenth-round selection to New England in exchange for OT Brian Holloway.
- ^ No. 183: New England → San Diego (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection (183th overall) to San Diego in exchange for LB Thomas Benson.
- ^ No. 185: NY Giants → Indianapolis (PD). The NY Giants traded a seventh-round selection (185th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for TE Tim Sherwin.
- ^ No. 189: Philadelphia → Chicago (D). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 195: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (195th overall), a 1990 seventh-round selection and C Fred Quillan to San Diego in exchange for WR Wes Chandler.
Round 8
- ^ No. 206: Washington → Green Bay (D). See Round 5: Washington → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 216: Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 220: Buffalo → Kansas City (PD). Buffalo traded an eighth-round selection (220th overall) and a 1990 fifth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a 1990 eighth-round selection and DE Art Still.
- ^ No. 223: San Francisco → LA Raiders → New England. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 5: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
LA Raiders → New England (D). See Round 6: New England → LA Raiders.
Round 9
- ^ No. 241: Cleveland → Denver (D). See Round 1: Denver → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 243: Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 247: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded a ninth-round selection (247th overall) to New England in exchange for a 1988 eleventh-round selection.
Round 10
- ^ No. 256: Atlanta → Cincinnati (D). See Round 1: Cincinnati → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 270: Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 275: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded a tenth-round selection (275th overall) and a 1988 sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for OL Greg Koch.
Round 11
- ^ No. 289: LA Raiders → San Francisco (D). The LA Raiders traded an eleventh-round selection (289th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a twelfth-round selection (335th overall) and a 1990 twelfth-round selection.
- ^ No. 290: Washington → LA Rams → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
Washington → LA Rams (PD). Washington traded an eleventh-round selection (290th overall) and a 1988 twelfth-round selection to the LA Rams in exchange for a 1988 twelfth-round selection.
LA Rams → Tampa Bay (??). The LA Rams traded two eleventh-round selections and a twelfth-round selection (290th, 302nd and 329th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a 1990 eighth-round selection. - ^ No. 297: Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 302: LA Rams → Tampa Bay (??). See Round 11: LA Rams → Tampa Bay.
Round 12
- ^ No. 314: Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (PD). Tampa Bay traded a twelfth-round selection (314th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for QB Joe Ferguson.
- ^ No. 316: San Diego → Washington (D). San Diego traded a twelfth-round selection (316th overall) to Washington in exchange for a 1990 twelfth-round selection.
- ^ No. 319: LA Raiders → San Francisco (PD). The LA Raiders traded a twelfth-round selection (319th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for LB Milt McColl.
- ^ No. 329: LA Rams → Tampa Bay (??). See Round 11: LA Rams → Tampa Bay.
- ^ No. 330: Philadelphia → Chicago (PD). See Round 3: Chicago → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 335: San Francisco → LA Raiders → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → LA Raiders (D). See Round 11: LA Raiders → San Francisco.
LA Raiders → Minnesota (D). The LA Raiders traded a twelfth-round selection (335th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for a 1990 eleventh-round selection.
Forfeited picks
One selection in the 1989 draft was forfeited:
- ^ Minnesota forfeited a fifth-round selection after selecting WR Ryan Bethea in the 1988 supplemental draft.
Notes
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
References
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- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ “54th Heisman Trophy winner”. Heisman.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ “Rosenbach expects to be top NFL pick”. Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. news service reports. July 7, 1989. p. 2C.
- ^ “Cards nab Rosenbach; Walsh to Dallas”. Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. July 8, 1989. p. 2C.
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- ^ “Hall of Famers by Year of Induction: Class of 2006”. Pro Football Hall of Fame website. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2008.
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- ^ “Deion Sanders”. profootballhof.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
External links
- “NFL Draft History: 1989 Full Draft”. NFL.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- “1989 Draft”. databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- “Pro Football Draft History: 1989”. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.