The 1990 NFL draft was the procedure by which
National Football League
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teams selected amateur
college football
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Unlike most ...
players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The
draft
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* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
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was held April 22–23,
1990
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, at the
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in
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,
New York
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.
The league also held a
supplemental draft
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after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The
Dallas Cowboys
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would have had the
first overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year by virtue of their league-worst 1–15 record in
1989. However, the Cowboys forfeited their first-round pick by selecting
quarterback Steve Walsh in the first round of the
previous year's supplemental draft. The first pick instead went to the
Atlanta Falcons
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, who traded it to the
Indianapolis Colts
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. The Colts then used the first overall pick to select quarterback
Jeff George
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Music
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.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Notable undrafted players
Hall of Famers
*
Emmitt Smith
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, running back from University of Florida taken 1st round, 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.
[Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced ]
*
John Randle
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, defensive tackle from Texas A&M-Kingsville University, Undrafted.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.
*
Shannon Sharpe
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, tight end from Savannah State University, taken 7th round, 192nd overall by the Denver Broncos.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
*
Cortez Kennedy
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, defensive tackle from University of Miami, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
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Junior Seau
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, linebacker from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015 (posthumous).
*
LeRoy Butler, strong safety from Florida State University, taken 2nd round, 48th overall by the Green Bay Packers
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.
References
External links
NFL.com – 1990 DraftPro Football Hall of Fame
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National Football League Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...
Draft
Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vesse ...
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...