Linebacker - Broderick Thomas
Tampa Bay Buccaneers first overall pick.
The 1989 draft was held April 23–24, 1989, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Four of the first five players drafted this year would eventually be elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The only exception was Tony Mandarich, the second pick. Mandarich is considered to be one of the biggest NFL draft busts.
The Buccaneers had the sixth overall pick in the first round and then drafted 5th, 7th and 6th through the draft from then on. The additional 6th round pick came from Seattle as part of the disastrous Ron Heller trade. The Buccaneers gained the two additional 11th round picks and a 12th round pick from the Steelers on draft day in return for an 8th round pick the following year.
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 168 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Kevin Peterson |
Linebacker |
Northwestern |
| 169 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mark Hall |
Defensive end |
Southwestern Louisiana |
| 170 |
Detroit Lions |
Jerry Woods |
Defensive back |
Northern Michigan |
| 171 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Ron Sancho |
Linebacker |
LSU |
| 172 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Undra Johnson |
Running back |
West Virginia |
| 173 |
Buffalo Bills |
Brian Jordan |
Defensive back |
Richmond |
| 174 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
David "D.J." Johnson |
Defensive back |
Kentucky |
| 175 |
New York Giants |
Dave Popp |
Tackle |
Eastern Illinois |
| 176 |
Miami Dolphins |
Jim Zdelar |
Tackle |
Youngstown State |
| 177 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
Rickey Royal |
Defensive back |
Sam Houston State |
| 178 |
New England Patriots |
Eric Lindstrom |
Linebacker |
Boston College |
| 179 |
Washington Redskins |
Kevin Hendrix |
Linebacker |
South Carolina |
| 180 |
Denver Broncos |
Melvin Bratton |
Running back |
Miami (FL) |
| 181 |
New York Jets |
Stevon Moore |
Defensive back |
Ole Miss |
| 182 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Ivy Joe Hunter |
Running back |
Kentucky |
| 183 |
San Diego Chargers |
Marion Butts |
Running back |
Florida State |
| 184 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Mike Nettles |
Defensive back |
Memphis State |
| 185 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Charles Washington |
Defensive back |
Cameron |
| 186 |
New Orleans Saints |
David Griggs |
Linebacker |
Virginia |
| 187 |
Cleveland Browns |
Mike Graybill |
Tackle |
Boston University |
| 188 |
Los Angeles Rams |
George Bethune |
Linebacker |
Alabama |
| 189 |
Chicago Bears |
Richard Brothers |
Defensive back |
Arkansas |
| 190 |
Houston Oilers |
Tracy Rogers |
Linebacker |
Fresno State |
| 191 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Benji Roland |
Defensive tackle |
Auburn |
| 192 |
Chicago Bears |
Brent Snyder |
Quarterback |
Utah State |
| 193 |
Buffalo Bills |
Chris Hale |
Defensive back |
Southern Cal |
| 194 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Kendal Smith |
Wide receiver |
Utah State |
| 195 |
San Diego Chargers |
Terrence Jones |
Quarterback |
Tulane |
Round 8
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 196 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Charvez Foger |
Running back |
Nevada |
| 197 |
Detroit Lions |
Chris Parker |
Defensive tackle |
West Virginia |
| 198 |
Green Bay Packers |
Thomas King |
Defensive back |
Southwestern Louisiana |
| 199 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Bryan Tobey |
Running back |
Grambling State |
| 200 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Carl Bax |
Guard |
Missouri |
| 201 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Chris Asbeck |
Defensive tackle |
Cincinnati |
| 202 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Paul Singer |
Quarterback |
Western Illinois |
| 203 |
Miami Dolphins |
Pete Stoyanovich |
Kicker |
Indiana |
| 204 |
San Diego Chargers |
Dana Brinson |
Wide receiver |
Nebraska |
| 205 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Derrick Gainer |
Running back |
Florida A&M |
| 206 |
Green Bay Packers |
Brian Shulman |
Punter |
Auburn |
| 207 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
John Burch |
Running back |
Tennessee-Martin |
| 208 |
Denver Broncos |
Paul Green |
Tight end |
Southern Cal |
| 209 |
New York Jets |
Anthony Brown |
Running back |
West Virginia |
| 210 |
New England Patriots |
Rodney Rice |
Defensive back |
BYU |
| 211 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Marlin Williams |
Defensive end |
Western Illinois |
| 212 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Kurt Larson |
Linebacker |
Michigan State |
| 213 |
New Orleans Saints |
Fred Hadley |
Wide receiver |
Mississippi State |
| 214 |
Cleveland Browns |
Rick Aeilts |
Tight end |
Southeast Missouri State |
| 215 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Warren Wheat |
Tackle |
BYU |
| 216 |
Chicago Bears |
Tony Woods |
Defensive tackle |
Oklahoma |
| 217 |
Houston Oilers |
Alvoid Mays |
Defensive back |
West Virginia |
| 218 |
New York Giants |
Myron Guyton |
Defensive back |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 219 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Alex Stewart |
Defensive end |
Fullerton State |
| 220 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Todd McNair |
Running back |
Temple |
| 221 |
Chicago Bears |
Chris Dyko |
Tackle |
Washington State |
| 222 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Chris Chenault |
Linebacker |
Kentucky |
| 223 |
New England Patriots |
Tony Zackery |
Defensive back |
Washington |
| - |
Buffalo Bills |
Brett Young |
Defensive back |
Oregon |
Round 9
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 224 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Tim Jackson |
Defensive back |
Nebraska |
| 225 |
Green Bay Packers |
Scott Kirby |
Tackle |
Arizona State |
| 226 |
Detroit Lions |
Derek MacCready |
Defensive end |
Ohio State |
| 227 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Jack Phillips |
Defensive back |
Alcorn State |
| 228 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
A. J. Jenkins |
Defensive end |
Fullerton State |
| 229 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Chris Dunn |
Linebacker |
Cal Poly |
| 230 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Patrick Egu |
Running back |
Nevada |
| 231 |
San Diego Chargers |
Pat Davis |
Tight end |
Syracuse |
| 232 |
Miami Dolphins |
Dana Batiste |
Linebacker |
Texas A&M |
| 233 |
Washington Redskins |
Charles Darrington |
Tight end |
Kentucky |
| 234 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
Kendall Trainor |
Kicker |
Arkansas |
| 235 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Gary Gooden |
Defensive back |
Indiana |
| 236 |
Denver Broncos |
Monte Smith |
Guard |
North Dakota State |
| 237 |
New York Jets |
Pat Marlatt |
Defensive tackle |
West Virginia |
| 238 |
Seattle Seahawks |
David Franks |
Guard |
Connecticut |
| 239 |
Indianapolis Colts |
William Mackall |
Wide receiver |
Tennessee-Martin |
| 240 |
New England Patriots |
Darron Norris |
Running back |
Texas |
| 241 |
Denver Broncos |
Wayne Williams |
Running back |
Florida |
| 242 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Vernon Kirk |
Tight end |
Pittsburgh |
| 243 |
Chicago Bears |
LaSalle Harper |
Linebacker |
Arkansas |
| 244 |
Houston Oilers |
Bob Mrosko |
Tight end |
Penn State |
| 245 |
New York Giants |
A.J. Greene |
Defensive back |
Wake Forest |
| 246 |
New Orleans Saints |
Jerry Leggett |
Linebacker |
Fullerton State |
| 247 |
New England Patriots |
Curtis Wilson |
Center |
Missouri |
| 248 |
Chicago Bears |
Byron Sanders |
Running back |
Northwestern |
| 249 |
Buffalo Bills |
Pat Rabold |
Defensive tackle |
Wyoming |
| 250 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Richard Stephens |
Tackle |
Tulsa |
| 251 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Rudy Harmon |
Linebacker |
LSU |
Round 10
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 252 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Rod Carter |
Linebacker |
Miami (FL) |
| 253 |
Detroit Lions |
Jason Phillips |
Wide receiver |
Houston |
| 254 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ben Jessie |
Defensive back |
Southwest Texas State |
| 255 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Rob McGovern |
Linebacker |
Holy Cross |
| 256 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Cornell Holloway |
Defensive back |
Pittsburgh |
| 257 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Ty Granger |
Tackle |
Clemson |
| 258 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jerry Olsavsky |
Linebacker |
Pittsburgh |
| 259 |
Miami Dolphins |
Deval Glover |
Wide receiver |
Syracuse |
| 260 |
San Diego Chargers |
Ricky Andrews |
Linebacker |
Washington |
| 261 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
Chris Becker |
Punter |
TCU |
| 262 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Charles Jackson |
Defensive tackle |
Jackson State |
| 263 |
Washington Redskins |
Mark Schlereth |
Guard |
Idaho |
| 264 |
Denver Broncos |
Anthony Butts |
Defensive tackle |
Mississippi State |
| 265 |
New York Jets |
Adam Bob |
Linebacker |
Texas A&M |
| 266 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Jim Thompson |
Tackle |
Auburn |
| 267 |
New England Patriots |
Emanuel McNeil |
Defensive tackle |
Tennessee-Martin |
| 268 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Derrick Fenner |
Running back |
North Carolina |
| 269 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Mike Williams |
Wide receiver |
Northeastern |
| 270 |
Chicago Bears |
Todd Millikan |
Tight end |
Nebraska |
| 271 |
Houston Oilers |
Tracy Johnson |
Running back |
Clemson |
| 272 |
New York Giants |
Rodney Lowe |
Defensive end |
Mississippi |
| 273 |
New Orleans Saints |
Joe Henderson |
Running back |
Iowa State |
| 274 |
Cleveland Browns |
John Buddenberg |
Tackle |
Akron |
| 275 |
Miami Dolphins |
Greg Ross |
Defensive tackle |
Memphis State |
| 276 |
Buffalo Bills |
Carlo Cheattom |
Defensive back |
Auburn |
| 277 |
Chicago Bears |
John Simpson |
Wide receiver |
Baylor |
| 278 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Bob Jean |
Quarterback |
New Hampshire |
| 279 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Andy Sinclair |
Center |
Stanford |
Round 11
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 280 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Randy Shannon |
Linebacker |
Miami (FL) |
| 281 |
Green Bay Packers |
Cedric Stallworth |
Defensive back |
Georgia Tech |
| 282 |
Detroit Lions |
Keith Karpinski |
Linebacker |
Penn State |
| 283 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Marcus Turner |
Defensive back |
UCLA |
| 284 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Rod Mounts |
Guard |
Texas A&M |
| 285 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Brian Slater |
Wide receiver |
Washington |
| 286 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Greg Paterra |
Running back |
Slippery Rock |
| 287 |
San Diego Chargers |
Victor Floyd |
Running back |
Florida State |
| 288 |
Miami Dolphins |
Bert Weidner |
Defensive tackle |
Kent State |
| 289 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jim Bell |
Running back |
Boston College |
| 290 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Willie Griffin |
Defensive end |
Nebraska |
| 291 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
Jeffrey Hunter |
Defensive end |
Albany State |
| 292 |
Denver Broncos |
Richard Shelton |
Defensive back |
Liberty |
| 293 |
New York Jets |
Artie Holmes |
Defensive back |
Washington State |
| 294 |
New England Patriots |
Tony Hinz |
Running back |
Harvard |
| 295 |
Seattle Seahawks |
Mike Baum |
Defensive end |
Northwestern |
| 296 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Wayne Johnson |
Quarterback |
Georgia |
| 297 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Nelms |
Defensive tackle |
Cal Poly |
| 298 |
Houston Oilers |
Brian Smider |
Tackle |
West Virginia |
| 299 |
New York Giants |
Jerome Rinehart |
Linebacker |
Tennessee-Martin |
| 300 |
New Orleans Saints |
Calvin Nicholson |
Defensive back |
Oregon State |
| 301 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dan Plocki |
Kicker |
Maryland |
| 302 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Herb Duncan |
Wide receiver |
Northern Arizona |
| 303 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Brad Baxter |
Running back |
Alabama State |
| 304 |
Chicago Bears |
George Streeter |
Defensive back |
Notre Dame |
| 305 |
Buffalo Bills |
Richard Harvey |
Linebacker |
Tulane |
| 306 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Dana Wells |
Defensive tackle |
Arizona |
| 307 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Norm McGee |
Wide receiver |
North Dakota |
Round 12
| Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
| 308 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Scott Ankrom |
Wide receiver |
TCU |
| 309 |
Detroit Lions |
James Cribbs |
Defensive end |
Memphis State |
| 310 |
Green Bay Packers |
Stan Shiver |
Defensive back |
Florida State |
| 311 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Bill Jones |
Running back |
Southwest Texas State |
| 312 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Carlton Haselrig |
Guard |
Pitt-Johnstown |
| 313 |
Atlanta Falcons |
Tony Bowick |
Defensive tackle |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 314 |
Indianapolis Colts |
William DuBose |
Running back |
South Carolina State |
| 315 |
Miami Dolphins |
J. B. Brown |
Defensive back |
Maryland |
| 316 |
Washington Redskins |
Jimmie Johnson |
Tight end |
Howard |
| 317 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Mickles |
Running back |
Ole Miss |
| 318 |
Phoenix Cardinals |
Todd Nelson |
Guard |
Wisconsin |
| 319 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Antonio Goss |
Linebacker |
North Carolina |
| 320 |
Denver Broncos |
John Javis |
Wide receiver |
Howard |
| 321 |
New York Jets |
Willie Snead III |
Wide receiver |
Florida |
| 322 |
Seattle Seahawks |
R. J. Kors |
Defensive back |
Long Beach State |
| 323 |
Indianapolis Colts |
Steve Taylor |
Quarterback |
Nebraska |
| 324 |
New England Patriots |
Aaron Chubb |
Linebacker |
Georgia |
| 325 |
Houston Oilers |
Chuck Hartlieb |
Quarterback |
Iowa |
| 326 |
New York Giants |
Eric Smith |
Defensive End |
Miami (FL) |
| 327 |
New Orleans Saints |
Mike Cadore |
Wide receiver |
Eastern Kentucky |
| 328 |
Cleveland Browns |
Marlon Brown |
Linebacker |
Memphis State |
| 329 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Terry Young |
Defensive back |
Georgia Southern |
| 330 |
Chicago Bears |
Freddy Weygand |
Wide receiver |
Auburn |
| 331 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Shawn Woodson |
Linebacker |
James Madison |
| 332 |
Buffalo Bills |
Derrell Marshall |
Tackle |
Southern Cal |
| 333 |
Chicago Bears |
Anthony Phillips |
Guard |
Oklahoma |
| 334 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Scott Jones |
Tackle |
Washington |
| 335 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Everett Ross |
Wide receiver |
Ohio State |
| - |
Dallas Cowboys |
Mike Lowman |
Running back |
Coffeyville J.C. |
| - |
Dallas Cowboys |
Brian Owusu |
Defensive Back |
Fullerton State |
Hall of Famers
- Barry Sanders, running back from Oklahoma State University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Detroit Lions. 1988 Heisman Trophy winner.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2004
- Troy Aikman, quarterback from University of California Los Angeles taken 1st round 1st overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2006
- Derrick Thomas, linebacker from University of Alabama taken 1st round 4th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009 (posthumous)
- Deion Sanders, cornerback from Florida State University taken 1st round 5th overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011
Notable Undrafted Players
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