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2003 NFL draft

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= compensatory selection = supplemental compensatory selection = Pro Bowler[1]

Round one[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Cincinnati Bengals Carson Palmer Quarterback USC
2 Detroit Lions Charles Rogers Wide Receiver Michigan State
3 Houston Texans Andre Johnson Wide Receiver Miami (FL)
4 New York Jets (from Chicago) Dewayne Robertson Defensive Tackle Kentucky
5 Dallas Cowboys Terence Newman Cornerback Kansas State
6 New Orleans Saints (from Arizona) Johnathan Sullivan Defensive Tackle Georgia
7 Jacksonville Jaguars [2] Byron Leftwich Quarterback Marshall
8 Carolina Panthers [2] Jordan Gross Offensive Tackle Utah
9 Minnesota Vikings [2] Kevin Williams Defensive Tackle Oklahoma State
10 Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs Defensive End/Linebacker Arizona State
11 Seattle Seahawks Marcus Trufant Cornerback Washington State
12 St. Louis Rams Jimmy Kennedy Defensive Tackle Penn State
13 New England Patriots (from Washington through New York Jets and Chicago) Ty Warren Defensive End Texas A&M
14 Chicago Bears (from Buffalo through New England) Michael Haynes Defensive End Penn State
15 Philadelphia Eagles (from San Diego) Jerome McDougle Defensive End Miami (FL)
16 Pittsburgh Steelers (from Kansas City) Troy Polamalu Safety USC
17 Arizona Cardinals (from Miami through New Orleans) Bryant Johnson Wide Receiver Penn State
18 Arizona Cardinals (from New Orleans) Calvin Pace Defensive End Wake Forest
19 Baltimore Ravens (from New England) Kyle Boller Quarterback California
20 Denver Broncos George Foster Offensive Tackle Georgia
21 Cleveland Browns Jeff Faine Center Notre Dame
22 Chicago Bears (from New York Jets) Rex Grossman Quarterback Florida
23 Buffalo Bills (from Atlanta) Willis McGahee Running Back Miami (FL)
24 Indianapolis Colts Dallas Clark Tight End Iowa
25 New York Giants William Joseph Defensive Tackle Miami (FL)
26 San Francisco 49ers Kwame Harris Offensive Tackle Stanford
27 Kansas City Chiefs (from Pittsburgh) Larry Johnson Running Back Penn State
28 Tennessee Titans Andre Woolfolk Cornerback Oklahoma
29 Green Bay Packers Nick Barnett Linebacker Oregon State
30 San Diego Chargers (from Philadelphia) Sammy Davis Cornerback Texas A&M
31 Oakland Raiders Nnamdi Asomugha Cornerback California
32 Oakland Raiders (from Tampa Bay) [3] Tyler Brayton Defensive End Colorado
  • Washington's pick went to the NY Jets for WR Laveranues Coles.
  • Buffalo's original pick went to New England for QB Drew Bledsoe.
  • Miami's pick went to New Orleans for RB Ricky Williams.
  • Atlanta's pick went to Buffalo for WR Peerless Price.

Round two[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
33 Cincinnati Bengals Eric Steinbach Guard Iowa
34 Detroit Lions Boss Bailey Linebacker Georgia
35 Chicago Bears Charles Tillman Cornerback Louisiana-Lafayette
36 New England Patriots Eugene Wilson Cornerback Illinois
37 New Orleans Saints Jon Stinchcomb Offensive Tackle Georgia
38 Dallas Cowboys Al Johnson Center Wisconsin
39 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashean Mathis Cornerback Bethune-Cookman
40 Minnesota Vikings E.J. Henderson Linebacker Maryland
41 Houston Texans Bennie Joppru Tight End Michigan
42 Seattle Seahawks Ken Hamlin Safety Arkansas
43 St. Louis Rams Pisa Tinoisamoa Linebacker Hawaii
44 Washington Redskins Taylor Jacobs Wide Receiver Florida
45 New England Patriots Bethel Johnson Wide Receiver Texas A&M
46 San Diego Chargers Drayton Florence Cornerback Tuskegee
47 Kansas City Chiefs Kawika Mitchell Linebacker South Florida
48 Buffalo Bills Chris Kelsay Defensive End Nebraska
49 Miami Dolphins Eddie Moore Linebacker Tennessee
50 Carolina Panthers Bruce Nelson Center Iowa
51 Denver Broncos Terry Pierce Linebacker Kansas State
52 Cleveland Browns Chaun Thompson Linebacker West Texas A&M
53 New York Jets Victor Hobson Linebacker Michigan
54 Arizona Cardinals Anquan Boldin Wide Receiver Florida State
55 Atlanta Falcons Bryan Scott Safety Penn State
56 New York Giants Osi Umenyiora Defensive End Troy State
57 San Francisco 49ers Anthony Adams Defensive Tackle Penn State
58 Indianapolis Colts Mike Doss Safety Ohio State
59 Pittsburgh Steelers Alonzo Jackson Linebacker Florida State
60 Tennessee Titans Tyrone Calico Wide Receiver Middle Tennessee State
61 Philadelphia Eagles L.J. Smith Tight End Rutgers
62 San Diego Chargers Terrence Kiel Safety Texas A&M
63 Oakland Raiders Teyo Johnson Tight End Stanford
64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewayne White Defensive End Louisville

Round three[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
65 Cincinnati Bengals Kelley Washington Wide Receiver Tennessee
66 Detroit Lions Cory Redding Defensive Tackle Texas
67 Houston Texans Antwan Peek Linebacker Cincinnati
68 Chicago Bears Lance Briggs Linebacker Arizona
69 Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten Tight End Tennessee
70 Arizona Cardinals Gerald Hayes Linebacker Pittsburgh
71 Minnesota Vikings Nate Burleson Wide Receiver Nevada
72 Jacksonville Jaguars Vince Manuwai Guard Hawaii
73 Seattle Seahawks Wayne Hunter Defensive Tackle Hawaii
74 St. Louis Rams Kevin Curtis Wide Receiver Utah State
75 Houston Texans Seth Wand Offensive Tackle NW Missouri State
76 Carolina Panthers Mike Seidman Tight End UCLA
77 Baltimore Ravens Musa Smith Running Back Georgia
78 Miami Dolphins Wade Smith Tackle Memphis
79 Green Bay Packers Kenny Peterson Defensive Tackle Ohio State
80 San Diego Chargers Courtney VanBuren Tackle Arkansas-Pine Bluff
81 Washington Redskins Derrick Dockery Guard Texas
82 Carolina Panthers Ricky Manning Jr. Cornerback UCLA
83 Oakland Raiders Sam Williams Defensive End Fresno State
84 Cleveland Browns Chris Crocker Safety Marshall
85 New York Jets B.J. Askew Fullback Michigan
86 New Orleans Saints Cie Grant Linebacker Ohio State
87 Miami Dolphins Taylor Whitley Guard Texas A&M
88 Houston Texans Dave Ragone Quarterback Louisville
89 San Francisco 49ers Andrew Williams Defensive End Miami (FL)
90 Indianapolis Colts Donald Strickland Cornerback Colorado
91 New York Giants Visanthe Shiancoe Tight End Morgan State
92 Kansas City Chiefs Julian Battle Cornerback Tennessee
93 Tennessee Titans Chris Brown Running Back Colorado
94 Buffalo Bills Angelo Crowell Linebacker Virginia
95 Philadelphia Eagles Billy McMullen Wide Receiver Virginia
96 Oakland Raiders Justin Fargas Running Back USC
97 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Simms Quarterback Texas

Round four[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
98 Cincinnati Bengals Dennis Weathersby Cornerback Oregon State
99 Detroit Lions Artose Pinner Running Back Kentucky
100 Chicago Bears Todd Johnson Safety Florida
101 Houston Texans Domanick Davis Running Back LSU
102 New Orleans Saints Montrae Holland Guard Florida State
103 Dallas Cowboys Bradie James Linebacker LSU
104 Jacksonville Jaguars George Wrighster Tight End Oregon
105 Minnesota Vikings Onterrio Smith Running Back Oregon
106 St. Louis Rams Shaun McDonald Wide Receiver Arizona State
107 St. Louis Rams DeJuan Groce Cornerback Nebraska
108 Denver Broncos Quentin Griffin Running Back Oklahoma
109 Baltimore Ravens Jarret Johnson Defensive End Alabama
110 Seattle Seahawks Seneca Wallace Quarterback Iowa State
111 Buffalo Bills Terrence McGee Cornerback Northwestern State
112 San Diego Chargers Matt Wilhelm Linebacker Ohio State
113 Kansas City Chiefs Brett Williams Tackle Florida State
114 Denver Broncos Nick Eason Defensive Tackle Clemson
115 Cleveland Browns Lee Suggs Running Back Virginia Tech
116 Chicago Bears Ian Scott Defensive Tackle Florida
117 New England Patriots Dan Klecko Linebacker Temple
118 Cincinnati Bengals Jeremi Johnson Fullback Western Kentucky
119 Carolina Panthers Colin Branch Safety Stanford
120 New England Patriots Asante Samuel Cornerback Central Florida
121 Atlanta Falcons Justin Griffith Fullback Mississippi State
122 Indianapolis Colts Steve Sciullo Guard Marshall
123 New York Giants Roderick Babers Defensive Back Texas
124 San Francisco 49ers Brandon Lloyd Wide Receiver Illinois
125 Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor Cornerback Louisiana-Lafayette
126 Tennessee Titans Rien Long Defensive Tackle Washington State
127 Buffalo Bills Sam Aiken Wide Receiver North Carolina
128 Denver Broncos Bryant McNeal Defensive End Clemson
129 Oakland Raiders Shurron Pierson Defensive End USF
130 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lance Nimmo Tackle West Virginia
131 Philadelphia Eagles Jamaal Green Defensive End Miami (FL)
132 Jacksonville Jaguars LaBrandon Toefield Running Back LSU
133 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Austin King Center Northwestern
134 Baltimore Ravens Ovie Mughelli Fullback Georgia
135 Seattle Seahawks Solomon Bates Linebacker Arizona State

Round five[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
136 Cincinnati Bengals Khalid Abdullah Linebacker Mars Hill
137 Detroit Lions Terrence Holt Safety North Carolina State
138 Indianapolis Colts Robert Mathis Defensive End Alabama A&M
139 Chicago Bears Bobby Wade Wide Receiver Arizona
140 New York Jets Derek Pagel Safety Iowa
141 Arizona Cardinals Kenny King Defensive End Alabama
142 Cleveland Browns Ryan Pontbriand Long Snapper Rice
143 Chicago Bears Justin Gage Wide Receiver Missouri
144 Detroit Lions James Davis Linebacker West Virginia
145 Carolina Panthers Kindal Moorehead Defensive Tackle Alabama
146 Baltimore Ravens Aubrayo Franklin Tackle Tennessee
147 Green Bay Packers James Lee Tackle Oregon State
148 St. Louis Rams Dan Curley Tight End Eastern Washington
149 San Diego Chargers Mike Scifres Punter Western Illinois
150 New York Jets Matt Walters Defensive End Miami (FL)
151 Buffalo Bills Ben Sobieski Guard Iowa
152 Cleveland Browns Michael Lehan Cornerback Minnesota
153 Kansas City Chiefs Jordan Black Tackle Notre Dame
154 Tennessee Titans Donnie Nickey Safety Ohio State
155 New Orleans Saints Melvin Williams Defensive End Kansas State
156 Miami Dolphins Donald Lee Tight End Mississippi State
157 Denver Broncos Ben Claxton Center Mississippi
158 Denver Broncos Adrian Madise Wide Receiver TCU
159 Atlanta Falcons Jon Olinger Wide Receiver Cincinnati
160 New York Giants David Diehl Tackle Illinois
161 San Francisco 49ers Aaron Walker Tight End Florida
162 Indianapolis Colts Keyon Whiteside Linebacker Tennessee
163 Indianapolis Colts Brian St. Pierre Quarterback Boston College
164 New England Patriots Dan Koppen Center Boston College
165 Seattle Seahawks Chris Davis Fullback Syracuse
166 Green Bay Packers Hunter Hillenmeyer Linebacker Vanderbilt
167 Oakland Raiders Doug Gabriel Wide Receiver Central Florida
168 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sean Mahan Guard Notre Dame
169 Miami Dolphins J. R. Tolver Wide Receiver San Diego State
170 St. Louis Rams Shane Walton Safety Notre Dame
171 Chicago Bears Tron LaFavor Defensive Tackle Florida
172 St. Louis Rams Kevin Garrett Cornerback Southern Methodist
173 Baltimore Ravens Tony Pashos Tackle Illinois

Round six[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
174 Cincinnati Bengals Langston Moore Defensive Tackle South Carolina
175 Detroit Lions David Kircus Wide Receiver Grand Valley State
176 Jacksonville Jaguars Brandon Green Defensive End Rice
177 Arizona Cardinals Reggie Wells Guard Clarion
178 Dallas Cowboys B.J. Tucker Defensive Back Wisconsin
179 Jacksonville Jaguars David Young Safety Georgia Southern
180 Minnesota Vikings Eddie Johnson Punter Idaho State
181 Miami Dolphins Corey Jenkins Linebacker South Carolina
182 Baltimore Ravens Gerome Sapp Safety Notre Dame
183 Seattle Seahawks Rashad Moore Defensive Tackle Tennessee
184 St. Louis Rams Scott Tercero Guard California
185 Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Bridges Tackle Southern Miss
186 Dallas Cowboys Zuriel Smith Wide Receiver Hampton
187 Buffalo Bills Lauvale Sape Defensive Tackle Utah
188 San Diego Chargers Hanik Milligan Safety Houston
189 Kansas City Chiefs Jimmy Wilkerson Defensive End Oklahoma
190 Minnesota Vikings Michael Nattiel Linebacker Florida
191 Chicago Bears Joe Odom Linebacker Purdue
192 Houston Texans Drew Henson Quarterback Michigan
193 Jacksonville Jaguars Marques Ogden Tackle Howard
194 Denver Broncos Aaron Hunt Defensive End Texas Tech
195 Cleveland Browns Antonio Garay Defensive Tackle Boston College
196 Atlanta Falcons LaTarence Dunbar Wide Receiver Texas Christian
197 San Francisco 49ers Arnaz Battle Wide Receiver Notre Dame
198 Indianapolis Colts Cato June Linebacker Michigan
199 New York Giants Willie Ponder Wide Receiver Northwest Missouri State
200 New York Jets Brooks Bollinger Quarterback Wisconsin
201 New England Patriots Kliff Kingsbury Quarterback Texas Tech
202 Atlanta Falcons Waine Bacon Defensive Back Alabama
203 New Orleans Saints Kareem Kelly Wide Receiver USC
204 Oakland Raiders Dustin Rykert Tackle BYU
205 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Torrie Cox Cornerback Pittsburgh
206 Chicago Bears Brock Forsey Running Back Boise State
207 New York Giants Frank Walker Cornerback Tuskegee
208 Indianapolis Colts Makoa Freitas Tackle Arizona
209 Miami Dolphins Tim Provost Tackle San José State
210 Arizona Cardinals Tony Gilbert Linebacker Georgia
211 New York Giants David Tyree Wide Receiver Syracuse
212 Green Bay Packers Brennan Curtin Tackle Notre Dame
213 Miami Dolphins Yeremiah Bell Safety Eastern Kentucky
214 Houston Texans Keith Wright Defensive Tackle Missouri

Round seven[]

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
215 Cincinnati Bengals Scott Kooistra Tackle North Carolina State
216 Detroit Lions Ben Johnson Tackle Wisconsin
217 Houston Texans Curry Burns Defensive Back Louisville
218 Jacksonville Jaguars Malaefou MacKenzie Fullback USC
219 Dallas Cowboys Justin Bates Guard Colorado
220 Detroit Lions Blue Adams Cornerback Cincinnati
221 Minnesota Vikings Keenan Howry Wide Receiver Oregon
222 Seattle Seahawks Josh Brown Kicker Nebraska
223 Baltimore Ravens Trent Smith Tight End Oklahoma
224 Seattle Seahawks Taco Wallace Wide Receiver Kansas State
225 Tennessee Titans Todd Williams Tackle Florida State
226 Carolina Panthers Walter Young Wide Receiver Illinois
227 Denver Broncos Clint Mitchell Defensive End Florida
228 Buffalo Bills Mario Haggan Linebacker Mississippi State
229 San Diego Chargers Andrew Pinnock Fullback South Carolina
230 Kansas City Chiefs Montique Sharpe Defensive Tackle Wake Forest
231 New Orleans Saints Talman Gardner Wide Receiver Florida State
232 Washington Redskins Gibran Hamdan Quarterback Indiana
233 Houston Texans Chance Pearce Center Texas A&M
234 New England Patriots Spencer Nead Fullback Brigham Young
235 Denver Broncos Ahmaad Galloway Running Back Alabama
236 Detroit Lions Brandon Drumm Running Back Colorado
237 New York Jets Dave Yovanovits Guard Temple
238 Atlanta Falcons Demetrin Veal Tackle Tennessee
239 New England Patriots Tully Banta-Cain Linebacker California
240 New York Giants Charles Drake Defensive Back Michigan
241 San Francisco 49ers Ken Dorsey Quarterback Miami (FL)
242 Pittsburgh Steelers J.T. Wall Running Back Georgia
243 New England Patriots Ethan Kelley Defensive Tackle Baylor
244 Philadelphia Eagles Norman LeJeune Defensive Back LSU
245 Green Bay Packers Chris Johnson Cornerback Louisville
246 Oakland Raiders Siddeeq Shabazz Safety New Mexico State
247 Carolina Panthers Casey Moore Running Back Stanford
248 Miami Dolphins Davern Williams Defensive Tackle Troy State
249 New York Giants Wayne Lucier Center Colorado
250 Baltimore Ravens Mike Mabry Center Central Florida
251 St. Louis Rams Scott Shanle Linebacker Nebraska
252 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Pile Safety Virginia Tech
253 Green Bay Packers DeAndrew Rubin Wide Receiver South Florida
254 St. Louis Rams Richard Angulo Tight End Western New Mexico
255 New York Giants Kevin Walter Wide Receiver Eastern Michigan
256 Green Bay Packers Carl Ford Wide Receiver Toledo
257 Green Bay Packers Steve Josue Linebacker Carson-Newman
258 Baltimore Ravens Antwoine Sanders Defensive Back Utah
259 Cincinnati Bengals Elton Patterson Defensive End Central Florida
260 Detroit Lions Travis Anglin Wide Receiver Memphis
261 Chicago Bears Bryan Anderson Guard Pittsburgh
262 Oakland Raiders [4] Ryan Hoag Wide Receiver Gustavus Adolphus
= compensatory selection = supplemental compensatory selection = Pro Bowler[1]

Notable undrafted players[]

  • Brendon Ayanbadejo UCLA Miami Dolphins
  • Leigh Bodden Duquesne Cleveland Browns
  • Gary Brackett Rutgers Indianapolis Colts
  • Anthony Davis Virginia Tech Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Keith Davis Sam Houston Dallas Cowboys
  • Kris Dielman Indiana San Diego Chargers
  • Antonio Gates Kent State San Diego Chargers
  • Roderick Hood Auburn Philadelphia Eagles
  • Jamaal Jackson Delaware State Philadelphia Eagles
  • Greg Lewis Illinois Philadelphia Eagles
  • Reno Mahe BYU Philadelphia Eagles
  • Quintin Mikell Boise State Philadelphia Eagles
  • Brandon Moore Illinois New York Jets
  • Kassim Osgood San Diego State San Diego Chargers
  • Sam Rayburn Tulsa Philadelphia Eagles
  • Tony Romo Eastern Illinois Dallas Cowboys
  • Lawrence Tynes Troy New York Giants
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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Minnesota held the 7th pick, but the Vikings did not make their selection in the allotted time. By rule, they could make a selection at any time afterwards, however Jacksonville and Carolina were able to make their own picks before Minnesota could make its own.
  3. ↑ Tampa Bay traded this selection (32nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for head coach Jon Gruden.
  4. ↑ This is the pick commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
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