2004 NFL draft
| 2004 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date | April 24–25, 2004 |
| Location | Theater at MSG in New York City |
| Networks | ESPN, ESPN2 |
| Overview | |
| 255 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Eli Manning, QB San Diego Chargers |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Andre Sommersell, LB Oakland Raiders |
| Most selections (13) | Tennessee Titans |
| Fewest selections (4) | Washington Redskins |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
The 2004 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 from April 24–25, 2004, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1][2][3] No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
The draft was shown on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2 both days. The draft began with the San Diego Chargers selecting Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the first overall selection. Due to his refusal to play for the Chargers, Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for the fourth overall pick Philip Rivers of NC State. There were 32 compensatory selections distributed among 16 teams, with the Eagles, Rams and Jets each receiving four compensatory picks.[4] Seven wide receivers were selected in the first round, a draft record later tied in 2024.[5] Another record set by the draft was the most trades in the first round, with 28 trades. The University of Miami set an NFL record for the most first-rounders drafted with six, which would be tied by Alabama in 2021. Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds. It was the first draft to have produced two quarterbacks who each won multiple Super Bowls, with Ben Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Eli Manning his second in 2011.
The 255 players chosen in the draft comprised:
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Player selections
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Notable undrafted players
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Hall of Famers
- Jared Allen, defensive end from Idaho State, taken 4th round, 126th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
- Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver from Pittsburgh, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2004 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
- ^ No. 1: San Diego → NY Giants. San Diego traded Manning to the New York Giants in exchange for Philip Rivers and the Giants' third-round selection in this draft (#65) and their first- and fifth-round selections in 2005[6]
- ^ No. 4: NY Giants → San Diego (D). See No. 1: San Diego → NY Giants.
- ^ No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland (D). Detroit traded a first-round selection (6th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for first- and second-round selections (7th and 37th overall).
- ^ No. 7: Cleveland → Detroit (D). See No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (16th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for first- and second-round selections (28th and 58th overall).
- ^ No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver (D). Cincinnati traded a first-round selection (17th overall) to Denver in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (24th and 117th overall), and CB Deltha O'Neal.
- ^ No. 19: Minnesota → Miami (D). Minnesota traded a first-round selection (19th overall) to Miami in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (20th and 119th overall).
- ^ No. 20: Miami → Minnesota (D). See No. 19: Minnesota → Miami.
- ^ No. 21: Baltimore → New England (PD). Baltimore traded a first-round selection (21st overall) and a 2003 second-round selection to New England in exchange for a 2003 first-round selection.
- ^ No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo (D). Dallas traded a first-round selection (22nd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (43rd and 144th overall), and a 2005 first-round selection.
- ^ No. 24: multiple trades:
No. 24: Denver → Cincinnati (D). See No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver.
No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis (D). Cincinnati traded a first-round selection (24th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (26th and 123rd overall). - ^ No. 26: St. Louis → Cincinnati (D). See No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis.
- ^ No. 27: Tennessee → Houston (D). Tennessee traded first- and fifth-round selections (27th and 159th overall) to Houston in exchange for second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (40th, 71st, 103rd and 138th overall).
- ^ No. 28: multiple trades:
No. 28: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). See No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia.
No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina (D). San Francisco traded a first-round selection (28th overall) to Carolina in exchange for first- and fourth-round selections (31st and 127th overall). - ^ No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta (D). Indianapolis traded first- and third-round selections (29th and 90th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second-, third- and fourth-round selections (38th, 69th and 125th overall).
- ^ No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit (D). Kansas City traded a first-round selection (30th overall) to Detroit in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (36th and 105th overall), and a 2005 fifth-round selection.
- ^ No. 31: Carolina → San Francisco (D). See No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina.
Round 2
- ^ No. 36: Detroit → Kansas City (D). See No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit.
- ^ No. 37: Cleveland → Detroit (D). See No. 6: Detroit → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 38: multiple trades:
No. 38: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). See No. 29: Atlanta → Indianapolis.
No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh (D). Indianapolis traded a second-round selection (38th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's second- and fourth-round selections (44th and 107th). - ^ No. 40: Houston → Tennessee (D). See No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
- ^ No. 41: Washington → Denver (PD). Washington traded a second-round selection (41st overall) and CB Champ Bailey to Denver in exchange for RB Clinton Portis.
- ^ No. 42: NY Jets → Tennessee (PD). The NY Jets traded a second-round selection (42nd overall) to Tennessee in exchange for WR Justin McCareins.
- ^ No. 43: Buffalo → Dallas (D). See No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo.
- ^ No. 44: Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). See No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh.
- ^ No. 45: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). Tampa Bay traded a second-round selection (45th overall), 2002 first- and second-round selections, and a 2003 first-round selection to Oakland as compensation for signing Raiders head coach Jon Gruden.
- ^ No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota (D). New Orleans traded a second-round selection (48th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (60th and 151st overall).
- ^ No. 50: New Orleans → Minnesota (D). See No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota.
- ^ No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). Green Bay Packers traded a second-round selection (55th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (70th and 102nd overall).
- ^ No. 56: multiple trades:
No. 56: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to New England in exchange for a 2003 third-round selection.
No. 56: New England → Cincinnati (PD). New England traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for RB Corey Dillon. - ^ No. 58: Philadelphia → San Francisco (D). See No. 16: San Francisco → Philadelphia.
- ^ No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). Indianapolis traded second- and fifth-round selections (59th and 161st overall) to Cleveland in exchange for third-, fifth- and sixth-round selections (68th, 141st and 173rd overall).
- ^ No. 60: St. Louis → New Orleans (PD). St. Louis traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for OT Kyle Turley.
Round 3
- ^ No. 65: NY Giants → San Diego (D). The NY Giants traded a third-round selection (65th overall), 2005 first- and fifth-round selections, and QB Philip Rivers to San Diego in exchange for QB Eli Manning.
- ^ No. 68: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). See No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 69: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). See No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta.
- ^ No. 70: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). See No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville.
- ^ No. 71: Houston → Tennessee (D). See No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
- ^ No. 72: multiple trades:
No. 72: Washington → Jacksonville (PD). Washington traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for QB Mark Brunell.
No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). Jacksonville traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) to Green Bay in exchange for third- and fourth-round selections (86th and 118th overall). - ^ No. 81: New Orleans → Washington (D). New Orleans traded third- and fifth-round selections (81st and 151st overall) to Washington in exchange for a fifth-round selection (139th overall) and a 2005 second-round selection.
- ^ No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore (D). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (82nd overall) to Baltimore in exchange for third- and fifth-round selections (88th and 155th overall).
- ^ No. 86: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). See No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 87: Miami → Green Bay (D). Miami traded a third-round selection (87th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (102nd and 153rd overall).
- ^ No. 88: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). See No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore.
- ^ No. 90: Indianapolis → Atlanta (D). See No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta.
Round 4
- ^ No. 102: multiple trades:
No. 102: Jacksonville → Green Bay (D). See No. 55: Green Bay → Jacksonville.
No. 102: Green Bay → Miami (D). See No. 87: Miami → Green Bay. - ^ No. 103: Houston → Tennessee (D). See No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
- ^ No. 104: multiple trades:
No. 104: Washington → New England (PD). Washington traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) and a 2003 third-round selection to New England in exchange for 2003 third- and fifth-round selections.
No. 104: New England → Chicago (PD). New England traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to Chicago in return for DT Ted Washington.
No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco (D). Chicago traded a fourth-round selection (104th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for fourth- and fifth-round selections (112nd and 147th overall). - ^ No. 105: Detroit → Kansas City (D). See No. 30: Kansas City → Detroit.
- ^ No. 107: Pittsburgh → Indianapolis (D). See No. 38: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh.
- ^ No. 112: San Francisco → Chicago (D). See No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco.
- ^ No. 113: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded a fourth-round selection (113th), and 2003 third- and seventh-round selections to New England in exchange for S Tebucky Jones.
- ^ No. 117: Denver → Cincinnati (D). See No. 17: Cincinnati → Denver.
- ^ No. 118: Green Bay → Jacksonville (D). See No. 72: Jacksonville → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 119: Miami → Minnesota (D). See No. 19: Minnesota → Miami.
- ^ No. 120: Baltimore → Jacksonville (D). Baltimore traded a fourth-round selection (120th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for WR Kevin Johnson.
- ^ No. 122: Indianapolis → Houston (PD). Indianapolis traded a fourth-round selection (122nd overall) to Houston in exchange for a 2003 fifth-round selection.
- ^ No. 123: St. Louis → Cincinnati (D). See No. 24: Cincinnati → St. Louis.
- ^ No. 125: multiple trades:
No. 125: Philadelphia → Atlanta (PD). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (125th overall) and a 2003 sixth-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for LB Mark Simoneau.
No. 125: Atlanta → Indianapolis (PD). See No. 29: Indianapolis → Atlanta. - ^ No. 127: Carolina → San Francisco (D). See No. 28: San Francisco → Carolina.
Round 5
- ^ No. 138: Houston → Tennessee (D). See No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
- ^ No. 139: Washington → New Orleans (D). See No. 81: New Orleans → Washington.
- ^ No. 141: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). See No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 144: Buffalo → Dallas (D). See No. 22: Dallas → Buffalo.
- ^ No. 147: San Francisco → Chicago (D). See No. 104: Chicago → San Francisco.
- ^ No. 150: New Orleans → Jacksonville (PD). New Orleans traded a fifth-round selection (150th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for CB Jason Craft.
- ^ No. 151: multiple trades:
No. 151: Minnesota → New Orleans (D). See No. 48: New Orleans → Minnesota.
No. 151: New Orleans → Washington (D). See No.81: New Orleans → Washington. - ^ No. 153: multiple trades:
No. 153: Green Bay → Miami (D). See No. 87: Miami → Green Bay.
No. 153: Miami → Baltimore (D). Miami traded a fifth-round selection (153rd overall) to Baltimore in exchange for fifth- and seventh-round selections (160th and 222nd overall). - ^ No. 154: Miami → San Diego (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) to San Diego in exchange for LB Junior Seau.
- ^ No. 155: Baltimore → Minnesota (D). See No. 82: Minnesota → Baltimore.
- ^ No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans (D). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (156th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (182nd and 206th overall).
- ^ No. 159: multiple trades:
No. 159: Tennessee → Houston (D). See No. 27: Tennessee → Houston.
No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville (D). Houston traded a fifth-round selection (159th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (175th and 210th overall). - ^ No. 160: multiple trades:
No. 160: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (160th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for the Ravens giving up any potential rights they may have had to WR Terrell Owens.
No. 160: Baltimore → Miami (D). See No. 153: Miami → Baltimore. - ^ No. 161: Indianapolis → Cleveland (D). See No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
- ^ No. 162: Kansas City → Philadelphia (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (162nd) and a 2005 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for OT John Welbourn.
- ^ No. 173: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). See No. 59: Indianapolis → Cleveland.
Round 6
- ^ No. 171: Washington → Denver (PD). Washington traded a sixth-round selection (171st overall) to Denver in exchange for DT Lional Dalton.
- ^ No. 174: Atlanta → Miami (D). Atlanta traded a sixth-round selection (174th overall) to Miami in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (186th and 219th overall).
- ^ No. 175: Jacksonville → Houston (D). See No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville.
- ^ No. 176: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a sixth-round selection (176th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for TE Mark Campbell.
- ^ No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection (179th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (188th and 226th overall).
- ^ No. 180: Chicago → Washington (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (176th overall) to Washington in exchange for FB Bryan Johnson.
- ^ No. 182: multiple trades:
No. 182: New Orleans → Dallas (D). See No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans.
No. 182: Dallas → Oakland (D). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for two seventh-round selections (205th and 223rd overall). - ^ No. 185: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD). Green Bay traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2003 seventh-round selection.
- ^ No. 186: Miami → Atlanta (D). See No. 174: Atlanta → Miami.
- ^ No. 188: multiple trades:
No. 188: Dallas → Green Bay (D). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (188th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for WR Terry Glenn.
No. 188: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). See No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay. - ^ No. 194: St. Louis → Pittsburgh (PD). St. Louis traded a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for WR Troy Edwards.
- ^ No. 197: New England → Pittsburgh (PD). Pittsburgh were awarded New England's sixth-round selection (197th) as compensation for New England signing Pittsburgh's restricted free agent DE Rodney Bailey.
Round 7
- ^ No. 205: Oakland → Dallas (D). See No. 182: Dallas → Oakland.
- ^ No. 206: multiple trades:
No. 206: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded a seventh-round selection (206th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for DT Martin Chase.
No. 206: New Orleans → Dallas (D). See No. 156: Dallas → New Orleans.
No. 206: Dallas → Tampa Bay (D). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (206th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a seventh-round selection (216th overall) and FB Darian Barnes. - ^ No. 207: Detroit → Buffalo (PD). Detroit traded a seventh-round selection (207th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for RB Olandis Gary.
- ^ No. 209: Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection (209th overall) to San Diego in exchange for WR Trevor Gaylor.
- ^ No. 210: Jacksonville → Houston (D). See No. 159: Houston → Jacksonville.
- ^ No. 216: Tampa Bay → Dallas (D). See No. 206: Dallas → Tampa Bay.
- ^ No. 219: multiple trades:
No. 219: New Orleans → Miami (PD). New Orleans traded a seventh-round selection (206th overall) to Miami in exchange for LB Derrick Rodgers.
No. 219: Miami → Atlanta (D). See No. 174: Atlanta → Miami. - ^ No. 222: Baltimore → Miami (D). See No. 153: Miami → Baltimore.
- ^ No. 223: multiple trades:
No. 223: Dallas → Oakland (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection (223rd overall) to Dallas in exchange for DE Kenyon Coleman.
No. 223: Oakland → Dallas (D). See No. 182: Dallas → Oakland. - ^ No. 226: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). See No. 179: San Francisco → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 228: Indianapolis → Tampa Bay (PD). Indianapolis traded a seventh-round selection (228th overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S David Gibson.
- ^ No. 229: St. Louis → Indianapolis (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (229th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for S Rich Coady.
Notes
References
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External links
- Football Outsiders – 2004 NFL Draft: Six Years Later (March 19, 2010)
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