Shirt a Phobia

Sample Page

The 2015 NFL draft was the 80th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It took place in Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre and in Grant Park, from April 30 to May 2.[1][2] This was the first NFL draft held outside New York City in fifty years (since the 1965 NFL draft).[3] The 2015 NFL draft was the first to feature a companion outdoor fair, where fans would be able to see the Commissioner during the selection on the Auditorium Theatre stage from across the street in the park; this area was called Draft Town.[4] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the right to the first overall pick because they had the league’s worst record in the previous season, and used it to select the 2013 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Jameis Winston out of Florida State. The Arizona Cardinals made the final pick in the draft, commonly called Mr. Irrelevant, by selecting tight end Gerald Christian out of Louisville with the two-hundred and fifty-sixth pick.

One of the major storylines approaching the NFL draft was the competition between the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, Jameis Winston winning the award in 2013 and Marcus Mariota in 2014. Both were considered excellent prospects and had the potential to become the first overall draft selection. Winston was considered to be a more polished pocket passer and pro-style quarterback, but had several off-the-field issues while playing at Florida State, ranging from a sexual assault allegation to shoplifting incidents. Mariota was considered a better athlete, the fastest quarterback in the draft and had a better off-field reputation. However, Mariota ran a spread offense at Oregon which typically had not transitioned well from college to the NFL.[5] Although neither was considered a perfectly safe pick, the two quarterbacks were selected first and second overall. This was only the sixth time in NFL history that this had occurred; it previously happened 1971, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2012, although it has since occurred in 2016, 2021, 2023 and 2024.[6] It was also the first time that two Heisman Trophy winners were selected with the first two overall picks.[7] All 22 running backs selected no longer play for their original team or have already retired.

Event logistics

“Selection Square” at Congress Plaza in Grant Park
“Draft Town” in Grant Park
Draft Town and Selection Square seen from Michigan Avenue

Prior to 2015, despite having become a major annual television event for the NFL,[8] drafts had only been held with a limited and relatively-small in-person attendance, and had been held exclusively in New York City since 1965.[9]

After the management of the event’s longtime venue, Radio City Music Hall, had forced the league to postpone their 2014 draft due to a scheduling conflict at the venue, the NFL grew frustrated with the venue and decided to open-up bidding for a new site to host its 2015 draft. The league asked for bids not only to include a venue for the draft itself, but to also present an adjacent venue (either indoor or outdoor) in which the league could host a fan festival. The league received interest from 12 possible host cities, but zeroed in on bids from Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City.[10] New York City was proposing potentially keeping the event at Radio City Music Hall or moving it to another venue such as Madison Square Garden. Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden both shared the same ownership – MSG.[10][11] The NFL quickly narrowed their selection further to either Chicago or Los Angeles.[11]

Among the venues proposed in Chicago included the Chicago Theatre (owned by MSG),[10][12] Soldier Field and McCormick Place.[12] Among the venues proposed in the Los Angeles metro area included The Forum (owned by MSG), Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, Dolby Theatre, TCL Chinese Theatre and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.[12] In October 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the city of Chicago would host the draft at the Auditorium Theatre, with parts of Grant Park (including Congress Plaza) to be the location of a fan fest.[13][9][14]

In organizing the event, Chicago reimagined the draft into a much larger event than it previously had been and made it accessible for the first time to a large public attendance. Across the street from the Auditorium Theatre in Grant Park, a large free-admission multi-day fan festival dubbed “Draft Town” was erected. The festival that drew 200,000 visitors. Within the grounds of the festival, fans could watch live footage of the first three rounds draft from within the festival. While the first three rounds of the draft still took place inside an indoor venue (the Auditorium Theatre), the final round of the draft were held outdoors before an open-admittance crowd in an area of the festival dubbed “Selection Square”.[15] Subsequent drafts have retained the large-scale attendance and festivities pioneered for the 2015 draft.[16]

Timing changes

Shortly before the draft, the NFL shortened the amount of time for certain selections to be made.[17] The time for seventh-round selections was reduced from five minutes to four minutes; similarly, the time for all compensatory selections, which cannot be traded, was reduced from seven minutes to four minutes.

Early entrants

Main article: List of 2015 NFL draft early entrants

Seventy-four underclassmen announced their intention to forgo their remaining NCAA eligibility and declare themselves available to be selected in the draft. An additional ten players who graduated but were still eligible to play college football chose to enter the draft, bringing to 84 the total number of players who chose to forgo college eligibility to enter the draft.[18]

Overview

The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position:[19]

Selection order

Further information: National Football League draft § Rules for determining draft order

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.[20] The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans each finished 2014 with league-worst 2–14 records. The Buccaneers were awarded the first pick in round one due to having a worse strength of schedule.[21] The selection order for subsequent rounds follows the order of the first round, except that teams with the similar records (and the same playoff result for playoff teams) rotate selections round-by-round (e.g. the Titans picked first in the second round).

In addition to the seven picks each team is given (one in each round), the league allocated thirty-two (32) supplemental picks at the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks. The supplemental picks are awarded to teams who had net losses of free agent talent from the previous year.

Player selections

* compensatory selection
† Pro Bowler[N 1]
Positions key
Offense Defense Special teams
  1. ^ Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Includes nose tackle (NT)
  3. ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker
  4. ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
  5. ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK)
  6. ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Quarterback Jameis Winston, taken first overall by Tampa Bay, broke several passing records but struggled with turnovers during his tenure with the Buccaneers.
Quarterback Marcus Mariota was taken second overall by Tennessee and played with them for five seasons before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020
Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Amari Cooper was taken fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders before being traded to Dallas.
Running back Todd Gurley, taken by the St. Louis Rams 10th overall, led the league in rushing twice and received numerous Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors before being hampered by injuries.
Two-time Pro Bowl running back Melvin Gordon, taken 15th overall by the San Diego Chargers
Marcus Peters emerged as one of the league’s top cornerbacks after his selection by Kansas City, but has been traded several times.
Receiver/special teamer Tyler Lockett, a third-round selection by Seattle
Despite being a 5th round pick, Stefon Diggs led the league in receptions and receiving yards in 2020.
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston † QB Florida State ACC
2013 Heisman Trophy winner
1 2 Tennessee Titans Marcus Mariota  QB Oregon Pac-12
2014 Heisman Trophy winner
1 3 Jacksonville Jaguars Dante Fowler  DE Florida SEC
1 4 Oakland Raiders Amari Cooper † WR Alabama SEC
1 5 Washington Redskins Brandon Scherff † OT Iowa Big Ten
2014 Outland Trophy winner
1 6 New York Jets Leonard Williams † DE USC Pac-12
1 7 Chicago Bears Kevin White  WR West Virginia Big 12
1 8 Atlanta Falcons Vic Beasley † DE Clemson ACC
1 9 New York Giants Ereck Flowers  OT Miami (FL) ACC
1 10 St. Louis Rams Todd Gurley † RB Georgia SEC
1 11 Minnesota Vikings Trae Waynes  CB Michigan State Big Ten
1 12 Cleveland Browns Danny Shelton  DT Washington Pac-12
1 13 New Orleans Saints Andrus Peat † OT Stanford Pac-12
1 14 Miami Dolphins DeVante Parker  WR Louisville ACC
1 15 San Diego Chargers Melvin Gordon † RB Wisconsin Big Ten
1 16 Houston Texans Kevin Johnson  CB Wake Forest ACC
1 17 San Francisco 49ers Arik Armstead  DE Oregon Pac-12
1 18 Kansas City Chiefs Marcus Peters † CB Washington Pac-12
1 19 Cleveland Browns Cameron Erving  C Florida State ACC
1 20 Philadelphia Eagles Nelson Agholor  WR USC Pac-12
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals Cedric Ogbuehi  OT Texas A&M SEC
1 22 Pittsburgh Steelers Bud Dupree  LB Kentucky SEC
1 23 Denver Broncos Shane Ray  DE Missouri SEC
1 24 Arizona Cardinals D. J. Humphries † OT Florida SEC
1 25 Carolina Panthers Shaq Thompson  LB Washington Pac-12
1 26 Baltimore Ravens Breshad Perriman  WR UCF The American
1 27 Dallas Cowboys Byron Jones † CB UConn The American
1 28 Detroit Lions Laken Tomlinson † G Duke ACC
1 29 Indianapolis Colts Phillip Dorsett  WR Miami (FL) ACC
1 30 Green Bay Packers Damarious Randall  S Arizona State Pac-12
1 31 New Orleans Saints Stephone Anthony  LB Clemson ACC
1 32 New England Patriots Malcom Brown  DT Texas Big 12
2 33 New York Giants Landon Collins † S Alabama SEC
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donovan Smith  OT Penn State Big Ten
2 35 Oakland Raiders Mario Edwards Jr.  DE Florida State ACC
2 36 Jacksonville Jaguars T. J. Yeldon  RB Alabama SEC
2 37 New York Jets Devin Smith  WR Ohio State Big Ten
2 38 Washington Redskins Preston Smith  DE Mississippi State SEC
2 39 Chicago Bears Eddie Goldman  DT Florida State ACC
2 40 Tennessee Titans Dorial Green-Beckham  WR Missouri SEC
2 41 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess  WR Michigan Big Ten
2 42 Atlanta Falcons Jalen Collins  CB LSU SEC
2 43 Houston Texans Benardrick McKinney † LB Mississippi State SEC
2 44 New Orleans Saints Hau’oli Kikaha  LB Washington Pac-12
2 45 Minnesota Vikings Eric Kendricks † LB UCLA Pac-12
2014 Butkus Award and Lott Trophy winner
2 46 San Francisco 49ers Jaquiski Tartt  S Samford SoCon
2 47 Philadelphia Eagles Eric Rowe  CB Utah Pac-12
2 48 San Diego Chargers Denzel Perryman † LB Miami (FL) ACC
2 49 Kansas City Chiefs Mitch Morse † G Missouri SEC
2 50 Buffalo Bills Ronald Darby  CB Florida State ACC
2 51 Cleveland Browns Nate Orchard  DE Utah Pac-12
2 52 Miami Dolphins Jordan Phillips  DT Oklahoma Big 12
2 53 Cincinnati Bengals Jake Fisher  OT Oregon Pac-12
2 54 Detroit Lions Ameer Abdullah  RB Nebraska Big Ten
2 55 Baltimore Ravens Maxx Williams  TE Minnesota Big Ten
2 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Senquez Golson  CB Ole Miss SEC
2 57 St. Louis Rams Rob Havenstein  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
2 58 Arizona Cardinals Markus Golden  DE Missouri SEC
2 59 Denver Broncos Ty Sambrailo  OT Colorado State MW
2 60 Dallas Cowboys Randy Gregory  LB Nebraska Big Ten
2 61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ali Marpet † G Hobart Liberty
2 62 Green Bay Packers Quinten Rollins  CB Miami (OH) MAC
2 63 Seattle Seahawks Frank Clark † DE Michigan Big Ten
2 64 New England Patriots Jordan Richards  S Stanford Pac-12
3 65 Indianapolis Colts D’Joun Smith  CB Florida Atlantic C-USA
3 66 Tennessee Titans Jeremiah Poutasi  G Utah Pac-12
3 67 Jacksonville Jaguars A. J. Cann  G South Carolina SEC
3 68 Oakland Raiders Clive Walford  TE Miami (FL) ACC
3 69 Seattle Seahawks Tyler Lockett † WR Kansas State Big 12
3 70 Houston Texans Jaelen Strong  WR Arizona State Pac-12
3 71 Chicago Bears Hroniss Grasu  C Oregon Pac-12
3 72 St. Louis Rams Jamon Brown  OT Louisville ACC
3 73 Atlanta Falcons Tevin Coleman  RB Indiana Big Ten
3 74 New York Giants Owa Odighizuwa  DE UCLA Pac-12
3 75 New Orleans Saints Garrett Grayson  QB Colorado State MW
3 76 Kansas City Chiefs Chris Conley  WR Georgia SEC
3 77 Cleveland Browns Duke Johnson  RB Miami (FL) ACC
3 78 New Orleans Saints P. J. Williams  CB Florida State ACC
3 79 San Francisco 49ers Eli Harold  DE Virginia ACC
3 80 Detroit Lions Alex Carter  CB Stanford Pac-12
3 81 Buffalo Bills John Miller  G Louisville ACC
3 82 New York Jets Lorenzo Mauldin  LB Louisville ACC
3 83 San Diego Chargers Craig Mager  CB Texas State Sun Belt
3 84 Philadelphia Eagles Jordan Hicks  LB Texas Big 12
3 85 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft  TE Rutgers Big Ten
3 86 Arizona Cardinals David Johnson † RB Northern Iowa MVFC
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Sammie Coates  WR Auburn SEC
3 88 Minnesota Vikings Danielle Hunter † DE LSU SEC
3 89 St. Louis Rams Sean Mannion  QB Oregon State Pac-12
3 90 Baltimore Ravens Carl Davis  DT Iowa Big Ten
3 91 Dallas Cowboys Chaz Green  OT Florida SEC
3 92 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuerman  TE Ohio State Big Ten
3 93 Indianapolis Colts Henry Anderson  DE Stanford Pac-12
3 94 Green Bay Packers Ty Montgomery  WR Stanford Pac-12
3 95 Washington Redskins Matt Jones  RB Florida SEC
3 96 Cleveland Browns Xavier Cooper  DT Washington State Pac-12
3* 97 New England Patriots Geneo Grissom  DE Oklahoma Big 12
3* 98 Kansas City Chiefs Steven Nelson  CB Oregon State Pac-12
3* 99 Cincinnati Bengals Paul Dawson  LB TCU Big 12


4 100 Tennessee Titans Angelo Blackson  DT Auburn SEC
4 101 New England Patriots Trey Flowers  DE Arkansas SEC
4 102 Carolina Panthers Daryl Williams  OT Oklahoma Big 12
4 103 New York Jets Bryce Petty  QB Baylor Big 12
4 104 Jacksonville Jaguars James Sample  S Louisville ACC
4 105 Washington Redskins Jamison Crowder  WR Duke ACC
4 106 Chicago Bears Jeremy Langford  RB Michigan State Big Ten
4 107 Atlanta Falcons Justin Hardy  WR East Carolina The American
2014 Burlsworth Trophy winner
4 108 Tennessee Titans Jalston Fowler  FB Alabama SEC
4 109 Indianapolis Colts Clayton Geathers  S UCF The American
4 110 Minnesota Vikings T. J. Clemmings  OT Pittsburgh ACC
4 111 New England Patriots Tre’ Jackson  G Florida State ACC
4 112 Washington Redskins Arie Kouandjio  G Alabama SEC
4 113 Detroit Lions Gabe Wright  DT Auburn SEC
4 114 Miami Dolphins Jamil Douglas  G Arizona State Pac-12
4 115 Cleveland Browns Ibraheim Campbell  S Northwestern Big Ten
4 116 Arizona Cardinals Rodney Gunter  DT Delaware State MEAC
4 117 San Francisco 49ers Blake Bell  TE Oklahoma Big 12
4 118 Kansas City Chiefs Ramik Wilson  LB Georgia SEC
4 119 St. Louis Rams Andrew Donnal  OT Iowa Big Ten
4 120 Cincinnati Bengals Josh Shaw  CB USC Pac-12
4 121 Pittsburgh Steelers Doran Grant  CB Ohio State Big Ten
4 122 Baltimore Ravens Za’Darius Smith † LB Kentucky SEC
4 123 Cleveland Browns Vince Mayle  WR Washington State Pac-12
4 124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kwon Alexander † LB LSU SEC
4 125 Baltimore Ravens Javorius Allen  RB USC Pac-12
4 126 San Francisco 49ers Mike Davis  RB South Carolina SEC
4 127 Dallas Cowboys Damien Wilson  LB Minnesota Big Ten
4 128 Oakland Raiders Jon Feliciano  G Miami (FL) ACC
4 129 Green Bay Packers Jake Ryan  LB Michigan Big Ten
4 130 Seattle Seahawks Terry Poole  G San Diego State MW
4 131 New England Patriots Shaq Mason  C Georgia Tech ACC
4* 132 San Francisco 49ers DeAndre Smelter  WR Georgia Tech ACC
4* 133 Denver Broncos Max Garcia  C Florida SEC
4* 134 Seattle Seahawks Mark Glowinski  G West Virginia Big 12
4* 135 Cincinnati Bengals Marcus Hardison  DE Arizona State Pac-12
4* 136 Baltimore Ravens Tray Walker  CB Texas Southern SWAC
5 137 Atlanta Falcons Grady Jarrett † DT Clemson ACC
5 138 Tennessee Titans David Cobb  RB Minnesota Big Ten
5 139 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashad Greene  WR Florida State ACC
5 140 Oakland Raiders Ben Heeney  LB Kansas Big 12
5 141 Washington Redskins Martrell Spaight  LB Arkansas SEC
5 142 Chicago Bears Adrian Amos  S Penn State Big Ten
5 143 Minnesota Vikings MyCole Pruitt  TE Southern Illinois MVFC
5 144 New York Giants Mykkele Thompson  S Texas Big 12
5 145 Miami Dolphins Bobby McCain  CB Memphis The American
5 146 Minnesota Vikings Stefon Diggs † WR Maryland Big Ten
5 147 Green Bay Packers Brett Hundley  QB UCLA Pac-12
5 148 New Orleans Saints Davis Tull  LB Chattanooga SoCon
5 149 Miami Dolphins Jay Ajayi † RB Boise State MW
5 150 Miami Dolphins Cedric Thompson  S Minnesota Big Ten
5 151 Indianapolis Colts David Parry  DT Stanford Pac-12
5 152 New York Jets Jarvis Harrison  G Texas A&M SEC
5 153 San Diego Chargers Kyle Emanuel  LB North Dakota State MVFC
2014 Buchanan Award winner
5 154 New Orleans Saints Tyeler Davison  DT Fresno State MW
5 155 Buffalo Bills Karlos Williams  RB Florida State ACC
5 156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett  WR Michigan State Big Ten
5 157 Cincinnati Bengals C. J. Uzomah  TE Auburn SEC
5 158 Arizona Cardinals Shaquille Riddick  DE West Virginia Big 12
5 159 Arizona Cardinals J. J. Nelson  WR UAB C-USA
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James  TE Penn State Big Ten
5 161 Oakland Raiders Neiron Ball  LB Florida SEC
5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell  WR Nebraska Big Ten
5 163 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Russell  DE Purdue Big Ten
5 164 Denver Broncos Lorenzo Doss  CB Tulane The American
5 165 San Francisco 49ers Bradley Pinion  P Clemson ACC
5 166 New England Patriots Joe Cardona  LS Navy Ind. (FBS)
5 167 New Orleans Saints Damian Swann  CB Georgia SEC
5 168 Detroit Lions Michael Burton  FB Rutgers Big Ten
5* 169 Carolina Panthers David Mayo  LB Texas State Sun Belt
5* 170 Seattle Seahawks Tye Smith  CB Towson CAA
5* 171 Baltimore Ravens Nick Boyle  TE Delaware CAA
5* 172 Kansas City Chiefs D. J. Alexander † LB Oregon State Pac-12
5* 173 Kansas City Chiefs James O’Shaughnessy  TE Illinois State MVFC
5* 174 Carolina Panthers Cameron Artis-Payne  RB Auburn SEC
5* 175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery  WR Michigan State Big Ten
5* 176 Baltimore Ravens Robert Myers  G Tennessee State OVC
6 177 Tennessee Titans Deiontrez Mount  LB Louisville ACC
6 178 New England Patriots Matthew Wells  LB Mississippi State SEC
6 179 Oakland Raiders Max Valles  LB Virginia ACC
6 180 Jacksonville Jaguars Michael Bennett  DT Ohio State Big Ten
6 181 Washington Redskins Kyshoen Jarrett  S Virginia Tech ACC
6 182 Washington Redskins Tevin Mitchel  CB Arkansas SEC
6 183 Chicago Bears Tayo Fabuluje  OT TCU Big 12
6 184 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kaelin Clay  WR Utah Pac-12
6 185 Minnesota Vikings Tyrus Thompson  OT Oklahoma Big 12
6 186 New York Giants Geremy Davis  WR UConn The American
6 187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer  WR Ohio State Big Ten
6 188 Buffalo Bills Tony Steward  LB Clemson ACC
6 189 Cleveland Browns Charles Gaines  CB Louisville ACC
6 190 San Francisco 49ers Ian Silberman  G Boston College ACC
6 191 Philadelphia Eagles JaCorey Shepherd  CB Kansas Big 12
6 192 San Diego Chargers Darius Philon  DT Arkansas SEC
6 193 Minnesota Vikings B. J. Dubose  DE Louisville ACC
6 194 Buffalo Bills Nick O’Leary  TE Florida State ACC
6 195 Cleveland Browns Malcolm Johnson  TE Mississippi State SEC
6 196 Philadelphia Eagles Randall Evans  CB Kansas State Big 12
6 197 Cincinnati Bengals Derron Smith  S Fresno State MW
6 198 Cleveland Browns Randall Telfer  TE USC Pac-12
6 199 Pittsburgh Steelers Leterrius Walton  DT Central Michigan MAC
6 200 Detroit Lions Quandre Diggs † S Texas Big 12
6 201 St. Louis Rams Bud Sasser  WR Missouri SEC
6 202 New England Patriots A. J. Derby  TE Arkansas SEC
6 203 Denver Broncos Darius Kilgo  DT Maryland Big Ten
6 204 Baltimore Ravens Darren Waller † TE Georgia Tech ACC
6 205 Indianapolis Colts Josh Robinson  RB Mississippi State SEC
6 206 Green Bay Packers Aaron Ripkowski  FB Oklahoma Big 12
6 207 Indianapolis Colts Amarlo Herrera  LB Georgia SEC
6 208 Tennessee Titans Andy Gallik  C Boston College ACC
6* 209 Seattle Seahawks Obum Gwacham  DE Oregon State Pac-12
6* 210 Green Bay Packers Christian Ringo  DE Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt
6* 211 Houston Texans Reshard Cliett  LB South Florida The American
6* 212 Pittsburgh Steelers Anthony Chickillo  DE Miami (FL) ACC
6* 213 Green Bay Packers Kennard Backman  TE UAB C-USA
6* 214 Seattle Seahawks Kristjan Sokoli  DT Buffalo MAC
6* 215 St. Louis Rams Cody Wichmann  G Fresno State MW
6* 216 Houston Texans Christian Covington  DT Rice C-USA
6* 217 Kansas City Chiefs Rakeem Nunez-Roches  DT Southern Miss C-USA
7 218 Oakland Raiders Anthony Morris  OT Tennessee State OVC
7 219 Cleveland Browns Hayes Pullard  LB USC Pac-12
7 220 Jacksonville Jaguars Neal Sterling  WR Monmouth Big South
7 221 Oakland Raiders Andre Debose  WR Florida SEC
7 222 Washington Redskins Austin Reiter  C South Florida The American
7 223 New York Jets Deon Simon  DT Northwestern State Southland
7 224 St. Louis Rams Bryce Hager  LB Baylor Big 12
7 225 Atlanta Falcons Jake Rodgers  OT Eastern Washington Big Sky
7 226 New York Giants Bobby Hart  OT Florida State ACC
7 227 St. Louis Rams Martin Ifedi  DE Memphis The American
7 228 Minnesota Vikings Austin Shepherd  OT Alabama SEC
7 229 Jacksonville Jaguars Ben Koyack  TE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
7 230 New Orleans Saints Marcus Murphy  RB Missouri SEC
7 231 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joey Iosefa  FB Hawaii MW
7 232 Minnesota Vikings Edmond Robinson  LB Newberry SAC
7 233 Kansas City Chiefs Da’Ron Brown  WR Northern Illinois MAC
7 234 Buffalo Bills Dezmin Lewis  WR Central Arkansas Southland
7 235 Houston Texans Kenny Hilliard  RB LSU SEC
7 236 Dallas Cowboys Mark Nzeocha  LB Wyoming MW
7 237 Philadelphia Eagles Brian Mihalik  DE Boston College ACC
7 238 Cincinnati Bengals Mario Alford  WR West Virginia Big 12
7 239 Pittsburgh Steelers Gerod Holliman  S Louisville ACC
2014 Jim Thorpe Award winner
7 240 Detroit Lions Corey Robinson  OT South Carolina SEC
7 241 Cleveland Browns Ifo Ekpre-Olomu  CB Oregon Pac-12
7 242 Oakland Raiders Dexter McDonald  CB Kansas Big 12
7 243 Dallas Cowboys Laurence Gibson  OT Virginia Tech ACC
7 244 San Francisco 49ers Trent Brown † OT Florida SEC
7 245 Tennessee Titans Tre McBride  WR William & Mary CAA
7 246 Dallas Cowboys Geoff Swaim  TE Texas Big 12
7 247 New England Patriots Darryl Roberts  CB Marshall C-USA
7 248 Seattle Seahawks Ryan Murphy  S Oregon State Pac-12
7 249 Atlanta Falcons Akeem King  CB San Jose State MW
7* 250 Denver Broncos Trevor Siemian  QB Northwestern Big Ten
7* 251 Denver Broncos Taurean Nixon  CB Tulane The American
7* 252 Denver Broncos Josh Furman  S Oklahoma State Big 12
7* 253 New England Patriots Xzavier Dickson  LB Alabama SEC
7* 254 San Francisco 49ers Rory Anderson  TE South Carolina SEC
7* 255 Indianapolis Colts Denzelle Good  OT Mars Hill SAC
7* 256 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Christian  TE Louisville ACC

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held on July 9, 2015. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Seven players were available,[22] but only one was selected.[23][24]

Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
5 — St. Louis Rams Isaiah Battle  OT Clemson ACC

Notable undrafted players

Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Arizona Cardinals Cariel Brooks  CB Adams State N/A
Arizona Cardinals Edwin Jackson  LB Georgia Southern Sun Belt
Arizona Cardinals Harold Jones-Quartey  S Findlay GLIAC
Arizona Cardinals Xavier Williams  NT Northern Iowa MVFC
Atlanta Falcons Shane Wynn  WR Indiana Big Ten
Baltimore Ravens Daniel Brown  TE James Madison CAA
Baltimore Ravens DeAndre Carter  WR Sacramento State Big Sky
Baltimore Ravens Nick Easton  G Harvard Ivy
Buffalo Bills Chris Manhertz  TE Canisius —
Played college basketball
Carolina Panthers Damiere Byrd  WR South Carolina SEC
Carolina Panthers Dean Marlowe  S James Madison CAA
Carolina Panthers Matt Wile  P Michigan Big Ten
Chicago Bears Bryce Callahan  CB Rice C-USA
Chicago Bears Jacoby Glenn  CB UCF The American
Chicago Bears Khari Lee  TE Bowie State CIAA
Chicago Bears Rick Lovato † LS Old Dominion C-USA
Chicago Bears Cameron Meredith  WR Illinois State MVFC
Chicago Bears John Timu  LB Washington Pac-12
Cincinnati Bengals Troy Hill  CB Oregon Pac-12
Cincinnati Bengals Jake Kumerow  WR Wisconsin–Whitewater WIAC
Cincinnati Bengals Matt Lengel  TE Eastern Kentucky OVC
Cincinnati Bengals DeShawn Williams  DT Clemson ACC
Cleveland Browns Darius Jennings  WR Virginia ACC
Dallas Cowboys La’el Collins  OT LSU SEC
Dallas Cowboys Efe Obada  DE    
European player signed from the BAFANL
Denver Broncos A. J. Johnson  LB Tennessee SEC
Detroit Lions Zach Zenner  RB South Dakota State MVFC
Green Bay Packers LaDarius Gunter  CB Miami (FL) ACC
Green Bay Packers James Vaughters  LB Stanford Pac-12
Houston Texans Kendall Lamm  OT Appalachian State Sun Belt
Houston Texans Greg Mancz  C Toledo MAC
Houston Texans Corey Moore  S Georgia SEC
Indianapolis Colts Quan Bray  WR Auburn SEC
Jacksonville Jaguars Cap Capi  DE Akron MAC
Jacksonville Jaguars Sam Ficken  K Penn State Big Ten
Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Reed  G Minnesota State NSIC
Kansas City Chiefs David Irving  DE Iowa State Big 12
Miami Dolphins Matt Darr  P Tennessee SEC
Miami Dolphins Sam Eguavoen  LB Texas Tech N/A
Miami Dolphins Andrew Franks  K RPI Liberty
Miami Dolphins Neville Hewitt  LB Marshall C-USA
Miami Dolphins Mike Hull  LB Penn State Big Ten
Minnesota Vikings Justin Coleman  CB Tennessee SEC
Minnesota Vikings Anthony Harris  S Virginia ACC
Minnesota Vikings Taylor Heinicke  QB Old Dominion C-USA
New England Patriots David Andrews  C Georgia SEC
New England Patriots Brandon King  LB Auburn SEC
New York Giants Matt LaCosse  TE Illinois Big Ten
New York Giants Will Tye  TE Stony Brook CAA
New York Jets Tevaughn Campbell  CB Regina CWUAA
Oakland Raiders Robertson Daniel  DB BYU Ind. (FBS)
Philadelphia Eagles Raheem Mostert † RB Purdue Big Ten
Pittsburgh Steelers B. J. Finney  C Kansas State Big 12
Pittsburgh Steelers Eli Rogers  WR Louisville ACC
San Diego Chargers Tyreek Burwell  OT Cincinnati The American
San Diego Chargers Josh Lambo  K Texas A&M SEC
San Diego Chargers Tyrell Williams  WR Western Oregon GNAC
San Francisco 49ers Jermaine Whitehead  S Auburn SEC
Seattle Seahawks Jesse Davis  OT Idaho Sun Belt
Seattle Seahawks Thomas Rawls  RB Central Michigan MAC
Seattle Seahawks Alex Singleton  LB Montana State Big Sky
St. Louis Rams Malcolm Brown  RB Texas Big 12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Deshazor Everett  S Texas A&M SEC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Adam Humphries  WR Clemson ACC
Tennessee Titans Quinton Spain  G West Virginia Big 12
Washington Redskins Quinton Dunbar  CB Florida SEC
Washington Redskins Ty Long  P UAB C-USA

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round 1

  1. ^ No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (15th overall) to San Diego in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (17th and 117th overall), and a 2016 fifth-round selection;[source 1]
  2. ^ No. 17: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.[source 1]
  3. ^ No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded first- and fourth-round selections (19th and 115th overall), and a 2014 first-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 first-round selection.[source 2]
  4. ^ No. 23: Detroit → Denver (D). Detroit traded a first-round selection (23rd overall) to Denver in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (28th and 143rd overall), a 2016 fifth-round selection and G Manny Ramirez.[source 3]
  5. ^ No. 28: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.[source 3]
  6. ^ No. 31: Seattle → New Orleans (PD). Seattle traded a first-round selection (31st overall) and C Max Unger to New Orleans in exchange for a fourth-round selection (112th) and TE Jimmy Graham.[source 4]

Round 2

  1. ^ No. 33: Tennessee → NY Giants (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (33rd overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for second-, fourth- and seventh-round selections (40th, 108th and 245th overall).[source 5]
  2. ^ No. 40: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5]
  3. ^ No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to Carolina in exchange for second-, third- and sixth-round selections (57th, 89th and 201st overall).[source 3]
  4. ^ No. 43: Cleveland → Houston (D). Cleveland traded second- and seventh-round selections (43rd and 229th overall) to Houston in exchange for second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (51st, 116th and 195th overall).[source 6]
  5. ^ No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia (D). Miami traded second- and sixth-round selections (47th and 191st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round selection and two fifth-round selections (52nd, 145th and 156th overall).[source 7]
  6. ^ No. 51: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
  7. ^ No. 52: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
  8. ^ No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded a second-round selection (55th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (58th and 158th overall).[source 8]
  9. ^ No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
  10. ^ No. 58: Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.[source 8]
  11. ^ No. 61: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). Indianapolis traded second- and fourth-round selections (61st and 128th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (65th and 109th overall).[source 9]

Round 3

  1. ^ No. 65: Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9]
  2. ^ No. 69: Washington → Seattle (D). Washington traded a third-round selection (69th overall) to Seattle in exchange for third-, fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (95th, 112th, 167th and 181st overall).[source 10]
  3. ^ No. 70: NY Jets → Houston (D). The NY Jets traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Houston in exchange for third-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (82nd, 152nd and 229th overall), and WR DeVier Posey.[source 11]
  4. ^ No. 76: Minnesota → Kansas City (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (76th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for third- and sixth-round selections (80th and 193rd overall).[source 3]
  5. ^ No. 78: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (78th overall) and LB Dannell Ellerbe to New Orleans in exchange for WR Kenny Stills.[source 12]
  6. ^ No. 80: Kansas City → Minnesota → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
           Minnesota → Detroit (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (80th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 143rd overall).[source 3]
  7. ^ No. 82: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
  8. ^ No. 88: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 3]
  9. ^ No. 89: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
  10. ^ No. 95: Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
  11. ^ No. 96: New England → Cleveland (D). New England traded third- and seventh-round selections (96th and 219th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (111th, 147th and 202nd overall).[source 13]

Round 4

  1. ^ No. 101: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fourth-round selection (101st overall) and TE Tim Wright to New England in exchange for G Logan Mankins.[source 14]
  2. ^ No. 102: Oakland → Carolina (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) to Carolina in exchange for fourth-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (124th, 161st and 242nd overall).[source 3]
  3. ^ No. 103: Jacksonville → NY Jets (D). Jacksonville traded a fourth-round selection (103rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (104th and 229th overall).[source 3]
  4. ^ No. 104: NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.[source 3]
  5. ^ No. 108: NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5]
  6. ^ No. 109: St. Louis → Tampa Bay → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). St. Louis traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (109th and 183rd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S Mark Barron.
           Tampa Bay → Indianapolis (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9]
  7. ^ No. 111: Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
  8. ^ No. 112: New Orleans → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
           New Orleans → Seattle (PD). See Round 1: Seattle → New Orleans.[source 4]
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
  9. ^ No. 113: San Francisco → Buffalo → Philadelphia → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Buffalo (PD). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for WR Stevie Johnson.[source 15]
           Buffalo → Philadelphia (PD). Buffalo traded a conditional fourth-round selection (113th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection and RB Bryce Brown. The fourth-round selection was given as a result of Stevie Johnson hitting certain statistical targets for the 49ers in 2014;[source 16] if he had missed the targets, Buffalo would have given up either a third- or fourth-round selection in 2016, depending on Brown hitting his own statistical targets.[source 17]
           Philadelphia → Detroit (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (113th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2016 third-round selection.[source 18]
  10. ^ No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). See Round 1: Buffalo → Cleveland.[source 2]
  11. ^ No. 116: Houston → Cleveland → Arizona. Multiple trades:
           Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
           Cleveland → Arizona (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (116th overall) to Arizona in exchange for fourth-, sixth- and seventh-round selection (123rd, 198th and 241st overall).[source 3]
  12. ^ No. 117: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See Round 1: San Francisco → San Diego.[source 1]
  13. ^ No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (119th overall), a 2016 second-round selection and QB Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (145th overall) and QB Sam Bradford. The trade also included a conditional 2016 selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford’s playing time in 2015. If Bradford took less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis’ fourth-round selection. If he did not play at all, Philadelphia would receive St. Louis’ third-round selection.[source 19]
  14. ^ No. 122: Detroit → Baltimore (PD). Detroit traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (122nd and 158th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DT Haloti Ngata.[source 20]
  15. ^ No. 123: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
  16. ^ No. 124: Carolina → Oakland → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
           Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). Oakland traded a fourth-round selection (124th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for fourth- and seventh-round selections (128th and 218th overall).[source 3]
  17. ^ No. 126: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded a fourth-round selection (126th overall), and 2014 second- and fifth-round selections to San Francisco in exchange for 2014 second- and seventh-round selections.[source 21]
  18. ^ No. 128: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay → Oakland. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 2: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay.[source 9]
           Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.[source 3]

Round 5

  1. ^ No. 137: Tampa Bay → Buffalo → Minnesota → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Tampa Bay → Buffalo (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2014 seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a 2014 fifth-round selection.[source 22]
           Buffalo → Minnesota (PD). Buffalo traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) and a 2016 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and QB Matt Cassel.[source 23]
           Minnesota → Atlanta (D). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for fifth- and sixth-round selections (146th and 185th overall).[source 3]
  2. ^ No. 142: NY Jets → Chicago (PD). The NY Jets traded a fifth-round selection (142nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Brandon Marshall.[source 24]
  3. ^ No. 143: Chicago → Denver → Detroit → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           No. 143: Chicago → Denver (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (143rd overall) and a 2014 fifth-round selection to Denver in exchange for 2014 fourth- and seventh-round selections.[source 25]
           No. 143: Denver → Detroit (D). See Round 1: Detroit → Denver.[source 3]
           No. 143: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Detroit.[source 3]
  4. ^ No. 145: St. Louis → Philadelphia → Miami. Multiple trades:
           St. Louis → Philadelphia (PD). See Round 4: Philadelphia → St. Louis.[source 19]
           Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
  5. ^ No. 146: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.[source 3]
  6. ^ No. 147: Cleveland → New England → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
           Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
           New England → Green Bay (D). New England traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (166th and 247th overall).[source 3]
  7. ^ No. 149: Minnesota → Miami (PD). Minnesota traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) and WR Mike Wallace.[source 26]
  8. ^ No. 151: San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded a fifth-round selection (151st overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (165th and 244th overall).[source 3]
  9. ^ No. 152: Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
  10. ^ No. 154: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for G Ben Grubbs.[source 27]
  11. ^ No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
  12. ^ No. 158: Detroit → Baltimore → Arizona. Multiple trades:
           Detroit → Baltimore (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 20]
           Baltimore → Arizona (D). See Round 2: Arizona → Baltimore.[source 8]
  13. ^ No. 161: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
  14. ^ No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for C Jeremy Zuttah.[source 28]
  15. ^ No. 165: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 3]
  16. ^ No. 166: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.[source 3]
  17. ^ No. 167: Seattle → Washington → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
           Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded a fifth-round selection (167th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a sixth-round selection (187th overall) and a 2016 sixth-round selection.[source 3]
  18. ^ No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay → Detroit. Multiple trades:
           New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a sixth-round selection (178th overall) and LB Jonathan Casillas.[source 29]
           Tampa Bay → Detroit (PD). Tampa Bay traded a fifth-round selection (168th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall) and DE George Johnson.[source 30]

Round 6

  1. ^ No. 177: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). See Round 5: New England → Tampa Bay.[source 29]
  2. ^ No. 181: NY Jets → Seattle → Washington. Multiple trades:
           NY Jets → Seattle (PD). The NY Jets traded a sixth-round selection (181st overall) to Seattle in exchange for WR Percy Harvin.[source 31][source 32]
           Seattle → Washington (D). See Round 3: Washington → Seattle.[source 10]
  3. ^ No. 183: St. Louis → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 4: St. Louis → Tampa Bay.
  4. ^ No. 185: Atlanta → Minnesota (D). See Round 5: Minnesota → Atlanta.[source 3]
  5. ^ No. 187: New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 5: Washington → New Orleans.[source 3]
  6. ^ No. 187: Minnesota → Buffalo (PD). See Round 5: Buffalo → Minnesota.[source 23]
  7. ^ No. 191: Miami → Philadelphia (D). See Round 2: Miami → Philadelphia.[source 7]
  8. ^ No. 193: Kansas City → Minnesota (D). See Round 3: Minnesota → Kansas City
  9. ^ No. 195: Houston → Cleveland (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
  10. ^ No. 198: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
  11. ^ No. 201: Carolina → St. Louis (D). See Round 2: Carolina → St. Louis.[source 3]
  12. ^ No. 202: Baltimore → Cleveland → New England. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Cleveland (PD). Baltimore traded a sixth-round selection (202nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a 2014 seventh-round selection.[source 22]
           Cleveland → New England (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
  13. ^ No. 203: Dallas → Baltimore (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a seventh-round selection (243rd overall) and LB Rolando McClain.[source 33]
  14. ^ No. 206: Seattle → Indianapolis (PD). Seattle traded a sixth-round selection (207th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for CB Marcus Burley.[source 34]
  15. ^ No. 207: New England → Tennessee (PD). New England traded a sixth-round selection (208th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection (219th overall) and LB Akeem Ayers.[source 35]

Round 7

  1. ^ No. 128: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Tampa Bay.[source 3]
  2. ^ No. 219: Tennessee → New England → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
           Tennessee → New England (PD). See Round 6: New England → Tennessee.[source 35]
           New England → Cleveland (D). See Round 3: New England → Cleveland.[source 13]
  3. ^ No. 224: Chicago → NY Jets → St. Louis. Multiple trades:
           Chicago → NY Jets (PD). See Round 5: NY Jets → Chicago.[source 24]
           NY Jets → St. Louis (D). The NY Jets traded a seventh-round selection (224th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for RB Zac Stacy.[source 3]
  4. ^ No. 229: Cleveland → Houston → NY Jets. Multiple trades:
           Cleveland → Houston (D). See Round 2: Cleveland → Houston.[source 6]
           Houston → NY Jets (D). See Round 3: NY Jets → Houston.[source 11]
           NY Jets → Jacksonville (D). See Round 4: Jacksonville → NY Jets.[source 3]
  5. ^ No. 231: Miami → Baltimore → Detroit → Tampa Bay. Multiple trades:
           Miami → Baltimore (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (231st overall) to Baltimore in exchange for OT Bryant McKinnie.[source 36]
           Baltimore → Detroit (PD). See Round 4: Detroit → Baltimore.[source 20]
           Detroit → Tampa Bay (PD). See Round 5: Tampa Bay → Detroit.[source 30]
  6. ^ No. 232: San Francisco → Miami → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           San Francisco → Miami (PD). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Miami in exchange for OT Jonathan Martin.[source 37]
           Miami → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → Miami.[source 26]
  7. ^ No. 236: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded a seventh-round selection (236th overall) to Dallas in exchange for DT Sean Lissemore.[source 38]
  8. ^ No. 241: Arizona → Cleveland (D). See Round 4: Cleveland → Arizona.[source 3]
  9. ^ No. 242: Carolina → Oakland (D). See Round 4: Oakland → Carolina.[source 3]
  10. ^ No. 243: Baltimore → Dallas (PD). See Round 6: Dallas → Baltimore.[source 33]
  11. ^ No. 244: Dallas → Indianapolis → San Francisco. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → Indianapolis (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (244th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for LB Caesar Rayford.[source 39]
           Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 5: San Francisco → Indianapolis.[source 3]
  12. ^ No. 245: Denver → NY Giants → Tennessee. Multiple trades:
           Denver → NY Giants (PD). Denver traded a seventh-round selection (245th overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for K Brandon McManus.[source 40]
           NY Giants → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → NY Giants.[source 5]
  13. ^ No. 246: Indianapolis → San Francisco → Dallas. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for DE Cam Johnson.[source 41]
           San Francisco → Dallas (D). San Francisco traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to Dallas in exchange for a 2016 sixth-round selection.[source 3]
  14. ^ No. 247: Green Bay → New England (D). See Round 5: New England → Green Bay.[source 3]
  15. ^ No. 249: New England → St. Louis → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           New England → St. Louis (PD). New England traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Greg Salas.[source 42]
           St. Louis → Atlanta (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (249th overall) and a 2013 first-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for 2013 first-, third- and sixth-round selections.[source 43][source 44]

Summary

Selections by college athletic conference

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
NCAA Division I FBS football conferences
The American 2 0 0 2 2 2 3 11
ACC 9 4 7 7 4 11 5 47
Big 12 2 1 4 4 3 6 5 25
Big Ten 3 8 4 6 10 3 1 35
C-USA 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 6
MAC 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 4
MWC 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 10
Pac-12 9 6 10 5 3 3 3 39
SEC 7 9 6 10 6 8 8 54
Sun Belt 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
Ind. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
Big Sky 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Big South 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CAA 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
MEAC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MVFC 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4
OVC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
SoCon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
Southland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
SWAC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Non-Division I football conferences
Liberty (DIII) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
SAC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2

Schools with multiple draft selections

Selections Schools
11 Florida State
10 Louisville
8 Florida
7 Alabama, Miami (FL)
6 Missouri, Oklahoma, Stanford, USC
5 Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, Texas
4 Arizona State, LSU, Michigan State, Minnesota, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia
3 Boston College, Fresno State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA
2 Baylor, Colorado State, Connecticut, Duke, Kansas State, Kentucky, Maryland, Memphis, Northwestern, Rutgers, TCU, Tennessee State, Texas A&M, Texas State, Tulane, UAB, UCF, USF, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Washington State, Wisconsin

Selections by position

Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Center 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 6
Cornerback 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 31
Defensive end 4 5 5 3 2 4 2 25
Defensive tackle 2 2 2 3 3 7 1 20
Fullback 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
Guard 1 2 3 6 2 2 0 16
Linebacker 4 5 3 4 7 6 5 34
Long snapper 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Offensive tackle 5 4 2 3 0 2 8 24
Punter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Quarterback 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 7
Running back 2 2 4 3 4 1 2 18
Safety 1 3 0 3 3 2 3 15
Tight end 0 1 3 1 5 5 4 19
Wide receiver 6 3 5 4 6 5 6 35
Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Offense 17 12 20 21 19 17 23 129
Defense 15 20 15 16 19 24 16 125
Special teams 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

Notes

  1. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

References

General references

  1. ^ Schefter, Adam (October 2, 2014). “Chicago will host 2015 NFL draft”. ESPN.com. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Schefter, Adam (October 2, 2014). “NFL sets dates for ’15 draft”. ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Myers, Gary (July 17, 2014). “2015 NFL draft will not be at Radio City Music Hall, headed to either Los Angeles or Chicago”. Daily News (New York). Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ Fischer, Bryan (March 4, 2015). “New, fan-friendly events planned for 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago”. NFL.com. NFL Productions. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. ^ “Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota earn high marks at NFL combine”. Usatoday.com. February 21, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ^ “NFL Draft 1–2 Quarterbacks – NFL – ESPN”. ESPN. April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  7. ^ “Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota Were First Heisman Winners Drafted First and Second”. Lostlettermen.com. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Schalter, Ty (February 24, 2012). “History of the NFL Draft: How Has the Process Evolved over Time?”. Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Farmer, Sam (October 2, 2014). “Chicago gets the nod over L.A. to host 2015 NFL draft – Chicago Tribune”. Chicago Tribune. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c “Chicago, Los Angeles and New York vying to host 2015 NFL Draft”. NFL.com. June 5, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  11. ^ a b “Roger Goodell: 2015 draft to be held in L.A. or Chicago”. NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  12. ^ a b c “Chicago or L.A.? Sizing up contenders to host 2015 NFL Draft”. NFL.com. June 18, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  13. ^ “2015 NFL Draft to be held in Chicago”. NFL.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  14. ^ “NFL Chooses Chicago Over Los Angeles For 2015 Draft”. CBS News. October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  15. ^ Berg, Jenny (May 15, 2015). “How Lollapalooza Inspired the 2015 N.F.L. Draft”. BizBash. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  16. ^ Belson, Ken (April 25, 2024). “For Detroit, the N.F.L. Draft Is Like a Super Bowl”. The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  17. ^ “NFL tweaks the rules to speed up the draft”. April 27, 2015.
  18. ^ “74 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2014 NFL Draft” (PDF). National Football League. January 19, 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  19. ^ Lee, Brenden; Gellerman, Jacob; King, Robert; et al. (eds.). Official 2015 National Football League Record & Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  20. ^ “Complete order of first round of 2011 NFL Draft determined”. NFL.com. January 2, 2011. Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  21. ^ Zucker, Joseph (December 29, 2014). “2015 NFL Draft Order: Analyzing Tiebreakers and Scenarios for 1st Round”. Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  22. ^ Brady, James (July 9, 2015). “Rams get Battle in supplemental draft”. SBNation.com. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  23. ^ Crabtree, Curtis (June 1, 2015). “Darrius Caldwell, Adrian Wilkins enter supplemental draft”. NBCSports.com. Pro Football Talk. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  24. ^ Goodbread, Chase (June 25, 2015). “Clemson OL Isaiah Battle entering supplemental draft”. NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved June 26, 2015.

Trade references

  1. ^ a b c NFL [@NFL] (April 30, 2015). “Via @RapSheet, San Diego traded: 2015 1st Rounder, 2015 4th Rounder, 2016 5th Rounder For current pick to SF. #NFLDraft” (Tweet). Retrieved May 4, 2015 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Farrar, Doug (May 8, 2014). “Sammy Watkins selected No. 4 by Buffalo Bills after trade with Cleveland Browns”. Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al “2015 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves”. NFL.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Patra, Kevin (May 1, 2015). “Saints, Seahawks agree to Jimmy Graham trade”. NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d Sessler, Marc (May 1, 2015). “Giants trade up to select Alabama safety Landon Collins”. NFL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e Smith, Brian (May 1, 2015). “Texans trade up to No. 43, take LB Benardrick McKinney in second round”. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e McPherson, Chris (May 1, 2015). “Eagles Trade For No. 47 Pick”. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c Wilson, Aaron (May 1, 2015). “Maxx Williams gives Ravens long-term plan at tight end”. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d Alper, Josh (May 1, 2015). “Bucs trade back into second round, take Ali Marpet at No. 61”. Pro Football Talk. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e “Seahawks Trade up in Third Round to Select WR Tyler Lockett”. Seahawks.com. May 1, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  11. ^ a b c d Sidhu, Deepi (May 1, 2015). “Texans trade again, draft WR Jaelen Strong in 3rd round”. HoustonTexans.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  12. ^ Beasley, Adam (March 13, 2015). “Miami Dolphins trade for Kenny Stills – and might not be finished dealing”. Miami Herald. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e Gribble, Andrew (May 1, 2015). “Cleveland Browns swap draft picks with New England Patriots”. NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 26, 2014). “Logan Mankins traded to Buccaneers from Patriots”. NFL.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  15. ^ Patra, Kevin (May 9, 2014). “Stevie Johnson traded to San Francisco 49ers”. Around the League (blog). NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  16. ^ Porter, Andrew (January 9, 2015). “Eagles Receive 2015 Fourth Round Pick From Bills”. CBS Philly. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  17. ^ McLane, Jeff (May 10, 2014). “Eagles trade Bryce Brown for conditional 2015 4th rounder”. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  18. ^ Frank, Reuben (May 2, 2015). “Eagles trade 4th-round pick to Lions for 3rd-rounder in 2016”. CSN Philly. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  19. ^ a b Sheridan, Phil (May 4, 2015). “QBS BRADFORD, FOLES SWAP TEAMS”. ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  20. ^ a b c Rothstein, Michael (May 4, 2015). “Ravens trade NT Haloti Ngata”. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  21. ^ Renck, Troy E. (May 9, 2014). “Broncos take WR Cody Latimer, RT Michael Schofield on day 2 of draft”. The Denver Post. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  22. ^ a b “2014 NFL Draft trade tracker”. NFL.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  23. ^ a b Smith, Michael David (March 4, 2015). “Bills acquire Matt Cassel in trade with Vikings”. NBC Sports. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  24. ^ a b Patra, Kevin (March 6, 2015). “Bears agree to trade Brandon Marshall to Jets”. NFL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  25. ^ Wiederer, Dan (May 10, 2014). “Bears trade up, grab safety Vereen in Round 4”. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  26. ^ a b Alper, Josh (March 13, 2015). “Mike Wallace traded to Vikings”. NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  27. ^ Thorman, Joel (March 12, 2015). “Chiefs trade for G Ben Grubbs, send 5th round pick to Saints, per report”. SB Nation. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  28. ^ Patra, Kevin (March 23, 2014). “Buccaneers trade Jeremy Zuttah to Ravens for ’15 pick”. Around the League (blog). NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  29. ^ a b “Buccaneers trade Jonathan Casillas to Patriots”. NFL.com. October 28, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  30. ^ a b Birkett, Dave (April 15, 2015). “Lions trade DE George Johnson to Buccaneers”. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  31. ^ “Jets land wideout Percy Harvin”. ESPN.com. October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  32. ^ Cimini, Rich (February 4, 2015). “Jets face March 19 deadline on Percy Harvin decision”. ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  33. ^ a b “Rolando McClain traded to Cowboys”. ESPN.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  34. ^ “Cowboys acquire Titans DE Lavar Edwards”. NFL.com. August 30, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  35. ^ a b Wyatt, Jim (October 21, 2014). “Titans trade LB Akeem Ayers to the Patriots”. The Tennessean. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  36. ^ Kelly, Omar (March 25, 2014). “Ravens receive 2015 seventh-round pick for Bryant McKinnie”. Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  37. ^ “Jonathan Martin headed to 49ers”. ESPN. March 11, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  38. ^ Moore, David (September 1, 2013). “Not a good fit: DL Sean Lissemore traded to San Diego for 7th round pick”. Dallas Cowboys Blog. The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  39. ^ Sabin, Rainer (September 3, 2013). “Dallas Cowboys acquire DE Caesar Rayford in trade, raising questions about Anthony Spencer’s availability”. Daily Morning News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  40. ^ Klis, Mike (October 3, 2014). “Matt Prater released by Broncos; Brandon McManus wins kicking job”. The Denver Post. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  41. ^ Fucillo, David (January 24, 2014). “49ers draft picks 2014: Cam Johnson acquired pick is 2015, not 2014”. Niners Nation (blog). SB Nation. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  42. ^ Rodak, Mike (September 2, 2012). “Source: Patriots trade for WR Greg Salas”. ESPN. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  43. ^ “2013 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves”. NFL.com. April 27, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  44. ^ Wilkening, Mike (April 26, 2013). “2013 NFL Draft trades: Day One”. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.