The 2019 NFL Draft was the 84th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2019 NFL season. The draft was held on April 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The first round was held on April 25, followed by the second and third rounds on April 26, and concluded with rounds 4–7 on April 27. The draft featured a record-high 40 trades,[1] surpassing the 37 that were made in 2017.[2] Template:TOC limit
Early entrants[]
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A record-high 111 eligible applicants announced their intention to enter the 2019 NFL Draft as underclassmen, which primarily included juniors and redshirt sophomores who forwent future years of college eligibility.[3] In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 14, 2019.
Host city bid process[]
The host city for the 2019 (as well as the 2020) draft was chosen from among finalists Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Nashville and Cleveland/Canton in May 2018 at the NFL Spring League Meeting.[4] On May 23, 2018, the league announced Nashville as the host city of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5]
Player selections[]
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
- 32 Cornerbacks
- 31 Linebackers
- 28 Wide receivers
- 26 Defensive ends
- 25 Running backs
- 23 Offensive tackles
- 21 Defensive tackles
- 19 Safeties
- 16 Tight ends
- 12 Offensive guards
- 11 Quarterbacks
- 5 Centers
- 2 Placekickers
- 2 Punters
- 1 Long snapper
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Notable undrafted players[]
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Atlanta Falcons | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR | Virginia | ACC | |
Baltimore Ravens | Patrick Mekari | C | California | Pac-12 | |
Buffalo Bills | Chase McLaughlin | K | Illinois | Big Ten | |
Chicago Bears | Alex Bars | G | Notre Dame | Ind. | |
Cleveland Browns | David Blough | QB | Purdue | Big Ten | Started 5 games for Detroit in his rookie year |
Cleveland Browns | Jamie Gillan | P | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | SWAC | PFWA All-Rookie team |
Cleveland Browns | J. T. Hassell | S | Florida Tech | N/A | |
Dallas Cowboys | Jalen Guyton | WR | North Texas | Sun Belt | |
Denver Broncos | Jacob Bobenmoyer | LS | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | |
Denver Broncos | Malik Reed | OLB | Nevada | WAC | |
Detroit Lions | Donald Parham | TE | Stetson | N/A | |
Indianapolis Colts | Hale Hentges | TE | Alabama | SEC | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Andrew Wingard | S | Wyoming | MWC | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Fox† | P | Rice | C-USA | Pro Bowler for the Detroit Lions in 2020 |
Miami Dolphins | Preston Williams | WR | Colorado State | MWC | Started 7 out of 8 games for Miami in 2019 |
Miami Dolphins | Nik Needham | CB | UTEP | C-USA | |
Minnesota Vikings | Khari Blasingame | FB | Vanderbilt | SEC | |
New England Patriots | Andrew Beck | TE | Texas | Big 12 | |
New England Patriots | Terez Hall | OLB | Missouri | Big 12 | |
New England Patriots | Gunner Olszewski | WR | Bemidji State | N/A | First team All-Pro 2020 |
New England Patriots | Jakobi Meyers | WR | NC State | ACC | Played in 15 games (1 start) with New England in his rookie year |
New Orleans Saints | Porter Gustin | DE | USC | Pac-12 | |
New Orleans Saints | Deonte Harris† | WR | Assumption College | N/A | Made Pro Bowl in his rookie year as a return specialist |
New Orleans Saints | Shy Tuttle | DT | Tennessee | SEC | Played in 16 games with the Saints in 2019 |
Oakland Raiders | Alec Ingold | FB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Played in all 16 games for Oakland in 2019 |
Philadelphia Eagles | TJ Edwards | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Started 4 games for Philadelphia in his rookie year |
Philadelphia Eagles | Nate Herbig | G | Stanford | Pac-12 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Devlin Hodges | QB | Samford | SoCon | Started 6 games for Pittsburgh in his rookie year |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Fred Johnson | OT | Florida | SEC | |
San Francisco 49ers | Azeez Al-Shaair | LB | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | |
Washington Redskins | Steven Sims | WR | Kansas | Big 12 |
Supplemental draft[]
A supplemental draft was held on July 10, 2019. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.
Rnd. | Pick # | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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5 | - | Arizona Cardinals | Jalen Thompson | S | Washington State | Pac-12 |
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 2019 draft.
Round one
- ↑ 2019 draft sees record number of trades. Microsoft (April 27, 2019).
- ↑ "2017 NFL Draft sets record for number of trades", April 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Underclassmen declaring for 2019 NFL Draft hits record high", Orlando Sentinel, January 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Finalists to host 2019, 2020 NFL Draft announced", National Football League, February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Nashville, Tennessee Titans to host 2019 NFL Draft. NFL.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Giants, Redskins select corners in supplemental draft".
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Forfeited picks[]
Media coverage[]
In November 2018, after having aired the final rounds of the draft on the network, ESPN announced that it would air coverage of all three days of the 2019 draft on ABC, using an entertainment-oriented format and hosted by the panel of College GameDay (which hosted an alternate ESPN2 broadcast of the previous draft), including Lee Corso, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. It marked the first time that broadcast television coverage of all three days of the NFL Draft had been carried by a single network; in 2018, the first two nights aired on Fox in association and simulcast with NFL Network. ESPN and NFL Network continued to broadcast more traditionally-formatted coverage.[1] In addition, NFL Network's morning show Good Morning Football was simulcast on ESPN2 on both April 25 and 26, while ESPN and NFL Network personalities made appearances across the networks' studio programs.[2]
The NFL reported an average viewership of 6.1 million across all ESPN and NFL outlets carrying coverage, up from the composite average of 5.5 million in 2018, and estimated that at least 47.5 million viewers watched coverage at some point during the draft.[3] The NFL also reported that at least 600,000 people attended events associated with the draft, overtaking 2017 as the most-attended NFL Draft.[4]
Summary[]
Selections by NCAA conference[]
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
AAC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
ACC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
Big 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 40 |
C-USA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Ind. (FBS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
MAC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
MW | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Pac-12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
SEC | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 64 |
Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
Big Sky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
CAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
MEAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MVFC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
OVC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
SWAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
NCAA Division II football conferences | ||||||||
GSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
LSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NSIC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A record 64 players were drafted from one conference,[5] the most in NFL history, breaking the previous high of 63 selections in 2013. Both numbers were set by the Southeastern Conference.
Schools with multiple draft selections[]
Selections | Schools |
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10 | Alabama |
9 | Ohio State |
8 | Oklahoma, Washington |
7 | Georgia, Texas A&M |
6 | Auburn, Clemson, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Penn State |
5 | Florida, Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, Stanford, Utah, West Virginia |
4 | Boston College, Iowa, Maryland, NC State, Oregon, USC, Wisconsin |
3 | Arkansas, Houston, LSU, South Carolina, TCU, Temple |
2 | Arizona State, Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Hawaii, Iowa State, Kansas State, Memphis, Michigan State, Missouri, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Rutgers, Texas, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington State |
Of note, Allen High School boasted three selections in the 2019 NFL draft, by drafting Kyler Murray, Greg Little, and Bobby Evans.[6]
Selections by position[]
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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Center | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Cornerback | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
Defensive end | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
Defensive tackle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
Guard | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Kicker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Linebacker | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
Long snapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Offensive tackle | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Quarterback | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
Running back | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
Safety | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
Tight end | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Wide receiver | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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Offense | 14 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 120 |
Defense | 18 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 129 |
Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Notes[]
- ↑ ABC To Broadcast All Three Days Of NFL Draft In '19.
- ↑ ESPN2 will simulcast NFL Network's Good Morning Football Thursday and Friday in latest olive branch to the NFL (April 25, 2019).
- ↑ NFL Draft Pulls Record Ratings for Second Straight Year (in en).
- ↑ NFL Draft in Nashville breaks attendance record at 600,000, league reports (in en).
- ↑ 2019 NFL Draft by conference, team: SEC dominates, sets record with 64 players selected. CBS Interactive (April 27, 2019).
- ↑ 242 HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN 2019 NFL DRAFT. NFL.
References[]
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