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The 1986 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1986, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.
1986 Green Bay Packers draft: Round Pick Player Position College Notes 2 41 Kenneth Davis Running back: TCU: 3 72 Robbie Bosco Quarterback: BYU: 4 84 Tim Harris * Defensive end: Memphis State: 4 98 Dan Knight Offensive tackle: San Diego State: 5 125 Matt Koart Defensive tackle: USC: 6 145 Burnell Dent Linebacker: Tulane: 7 183 Ed Berry Safety ...
The Bears' defense became the third defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons. [3] The Bears' 187 points allowed is the fewest surrendered by any team in the 1980s (other than the strike-shortened 1982 season ) – even fewer than the 198 points the ...
Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them. [6] In 1970, the Packers took part in the first modern NFL draft after the completion of the AFL–NFL merger. With the second pick of the first round of that draft, Mike McCoy, a defensive tackle out of Notre Dame, became the Packers' first modern draft selection. [7]
Tim Brown was a wide receiver and return specialist who was drafted sixth overall by the Raiders in the 1988 NFL draft. Brown spent 16 seasons with the Raiders, during which time he was an All-Pro, a nine-time Pro Bowler, and was selected to the 1990s All-Decade Team. He had nine seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards and, at the time of his retirement, was second in career receiving yards ...
This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft.
In the 2015 draft, the defending national champion Buckeyes had no players selected in the first round (no eligible underclassmen declared [4]), the first time a championship team had gone without first round picks since the 2003 draft when the 2002 National Champion Buckeyes did the same. 2004 saw the most Buckeyes selected in a single NFL ...
1986 New Orleans Saints draft: Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 6 Jim Dombrowski Offensive tackle: Virginia: 2 31 Dalton Hilliard * Running back: LSU: 3 57 Rueben Mayes * Running back Washington State: 3 60 Pat Swilling * Linebacker: Georgia Tech: 3 62 Barry Word Running back Virginia: 4 88 Kelvin Edwards Wide receiver: Liberty: 5 115 ...