2006 NFL draft

The 2006 NFL draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City, New York, at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006.^[1][2] For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by NFL Network. Having signed a contract with the Houston Texans on the evening before the draft, Mario Williams, a defensive end from North Carolina State, became the draft's first pick.^[3] The selection surprised many commentators, who predicted that the Texans would draft Southern California running back Reggie Bush or Texas quarterback Vince Young. Ohio State produced the most first round selections (five), while Southern California produced the most overall selections (eleven). Twenty-seven compensatory and supplemental compensatory selections were distributed amongst seventeen teams; Tampa Bay, Baltimore, and Tennessee each held three compensatory picks. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

2006 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)	April 29–30, 2006
Time	Noon EDT (April 29) 11:00 am EDT (April 30)
Location	Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, NFL Network
Overview
255 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Mario Williams, DE Houston Texans
Mr. Irrelevant	Kevin McMahan, WR Oakland Raiders
Most selections (12)	Green Bay Packers
Fewest selections (5)	Atlanta Falcons
Hall of Famers	1 WR Devin Hester
← 2005 2007 →

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

• 33 Wide receivers
• 31 Linebackers
• 26 Safeties
• 23 Defensive tackles
• 23 Cornerbacks
• 22 Defensive ends
• 22 Offensive tackles
• 20 Offensive guards
• 16 Tight ends
• 14 Running backs
• 13 Quarterbacks
• 9 Centers
• 3 Fullbacks
• 2 Kickers
• 2 Punters

Player selections

Jump to round 2 3 4 5 6 7 * = compensatory selection ^ = supplemental compensatory selection † = Pro Bowler[4] ‡ = Hall of Famer[n 1]

Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a] DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Also known as offensive guard (OG) Also known as placekicker (PK) Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

First overall pick Mario Williams was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time All-Pro defensive end.

Quarterback Jay Cutler enjoyed a 12-year career in the league, receiving one Pro Bowl invite.

Wide receiver Devin Hester was drafted in the second round and holds several NFL records as a return specialist.

Zach Strief was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round and part of the offensive line which won the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award twice.

Owen Daniels was a fourth round pick and a two-time Pro Bowl selection.

Kyle Williams was a fifth round pick, six-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro for the Buffalo Bills

Despite being a 4th round pick, Stephen Gostkowski holds many franchise and NFL records, including most consecutive Extra points, has been named to 4 Pro Bowls, 3 All-Pros, and is a 3-time Super Bowl champion, during his 13-year career with the New England Patriots.

Marques Colston was a bottom-five seventh round pick but went on to win Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints and set a string of franchise records for receiving yards and touchdowns.

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	1	Houston Texans	Mario Williams †	DE	NC State	ACC
	1	2	New Orleans Saints	Reggie Bush	RB	USC	Pac-10	2005 Heisman Trophy winner [5]
	1	3	Tennessee Titans	Vince Young †	QB	Texas	Big 12
	1	4	New York Jets	D'Brickashaw Ferguson †	OT	Virginia	ACC
	1	5	Green Bay Packers	A. J. Hawk	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	6	San Francisco 49ers	Vernon Davis †	TE	Maryland	ACC
	1	7	Oakland Raiders	Michael Huff	S	Texas	Big 12
	1	8	Buffalo Bills	Donte Whitner †	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	9	Detroit Lions	Ernie Sims	LB	Florida State	ACC
	1	10	Arizona Cardinals	Matt Leinart	QB	USC	Pac-10	2004 Heisman Trophy winner[6]
	1	11	Denver Broncos	Jay Cutler †	QB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from St. Louis[R1 - 1]
	1	12	Baltimore Ravens	Haloti Ngata †	DT	Oregon	Pac-10	from Cleveland[R1 - 2]
	1	13	Cleveland Browns	Kamerion Wimbley	DE	Florida State	ACC	from Baltimore[R1 - 3]
	1	14	Philadelphia Eagles	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	Florida State	ACC
	1	15	St. Louis Rams	Tye Hill	CB	Clemson	ACC	from Atlanta via Denver[R1 - 4]
	1	16	Miami Dolphins	Jason Allen	S	Tennessee	SEC
	1	17	Minnesota Vikings	Chad Greenway †	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
	1	18	Dallas Cowboys	Bobby Carpenter	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	19	San Diego Chargers	Antonio Cromartie †	CB	Florida State	ACC
	1	20	Kansas City Chiefs	Tamba Hali †	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
	1	21	New England Patriots	Laurence Maroney	RB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	1	22	San Francisco 49ers	Manny Lawson	LB	NC State	ACC	from Washington via Denver[R1 - 5]
	1	23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Davin Joseph †	G	Oklahoma	Big 12
	1	24	Cincinnati Bengals	Johnathan Joseph †	CB	South Carolina	SEC
	1	25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Santonio Holmes	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New York Giants[R1 - 6]
	1	26	Buffalo Bills	John McCargo	DT	NC State	ACC	from Chicago[R1 - 7]
	1	27	Carolina Panthers	DeAngelo Williams †	RB	Memphis	C-USA
	1	28	Jacksonville Jaguars	Marcedes Lewis †	TE	UCLA	Pac-10
	1	29	New York Jets	Nick Mangold †	C	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Denver via Atlanta[R1 - 8]
	1	30	Indianapolis Colts	Joseph Addai †	RB	LSU	SEC
	1	31	Seattle Seahawks	Kelly Jennings	CB	Miami (FL)	ACC
	1	32	New York Giants	Mathias Kiwanuka	DE	Boston College	ACC	from Pittsburgh[R1 - 9]
	2	33	Houston Texans	DeMeco Ryans †	LB	Alabama	SEC
	2	34	Cleveland Browns	D'Qwell Jackson †	LB	Maryland	ACC	from New Orleans[R2 - 1]
	2	35	Washington Redskins	Rocky McIntosh	LB	Miami (FL)	ACC	from New York Jets[R2 - 2]
	2	36	New England Patriots	Chad Jackson	WR	Florida	SEC	from Green Bay[R2 - 3]
	2	37	Atlanta Falcons	Jimmy Williams	CB	Virginia Tech	ACC	from San Francisco via Denver and Green Bay[R2 - 4]
	2	38	Oakland Raiders	Thomas Howard	LB	UTEP	C-USA
	2	39	Philadelphia Eagles	Winston Justice	OT	USC	Pac-10	from Tennessee[R2 - 5]
	2	40	Detroit Lions	Daniel Bullocks	S	Nebraska	Big 12
	2	41	Arizona Cardinals	Deuce Lutui	G	USC	Pac-10
	2	42	Chicago Bears	Danieal Manning	S	Abilene Christian	LSC	from Buffalo[R2 - 6]
	2	43	New Orleans Saints	Roman Harper †	S	Alabama	SEC	from Cleveland[R2 - 7]
	2	44	New York Giants	Sinorice Moss	WR	Miami (FL)	ACC	from Baltimore[R2 - 8]
	2	45	Tennessee Titans	LenDale White	RB	USC	Pac-10	from Philadelphia[R2 - 9]
	2	46	St. Louis Rams	Joe Klopfenstein	TE	Colorado	Big 12
	2	47	Green Bay Packers	Daryn Colledge	OT	Boise State	WAC	from Atlanta[R2 - 10]
	2	48	Minnesota Vikings	Cedric Griffin	CB	Texas	Big 12
	2	49	New York Jets	Kellen Clemens	QB	Oregon	Pac-10	from Dallas[R2 - 11]
	2	50	San Diego Chargers	Marcus McNeill †	OT	Auburn	SEC
	2	51	Minnesota Vikings	Ryan Cook	C	New Mexico	MWC	from Miami[R2 - 12]
	2	52	Green Bay Packers	Greg Jennings †	WR	Western Michigan	MAC	from New England[R2 - 13]
	2	53	Dallas Cowboys	Anthony Fasano	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	from Washington via New York Jets[R2 - 14]
	2	54	Kansas City Chiefs	Bernard Pollard	S	Purdue	Big Ten
	2	55	Cincinnati Bengals	Andrew Whitworth †	OT	LSU	SEC
	2	56	Baltimore Ravens	Chris Chester	C	Oklahoma	Big 12	from New York Giants[R2 - 15]
	2	57	Chicago Bears	Devin Hester‡†	CB	Miami (FL)	ACC
	2	58	Carolina Panthers	Richard Marshall	CB	Fresno State	WAC
	2	59	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jeremy Trueblood	OT	Boston College	ACC
	2	60	Jacksonville Jaguars	Maurice Jones-Drew †	RB	UCLA	Pac-10
	2	61	Denver Broncos	Tony Scheffler	TE	Western Michigan	MAC
	2	62	Indianapolis Colts	Tim Jennings †	CB	Georgia	SEC
	2	63	Seattle Seahawks	Darryl Tapp	DE	Virginia Tech	ACC
	2	64	Minnesota Vikings	Tarvaris Jackson	QB	Alabama State	SWAC	from Pittsburgh[R2 - 16]
	3	65	Houston Texans	Charles Spencer	OT	Pittsburgh	Big East
	3	66	Houston Texans	Eric Winston	OT	Miami (FL)	ACC	from New Orleans[R3 - 1]
	3	67	Green Bay Packers	Abdul Hodge	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
	3	68	St. Louis Rams	Claude Wroten	DT	LSU	SEC	from San Francisco via Denver[R3 - 2]
	3	69	Oakland Raiders	Paul McQuistan	G	Weber State	Big Sky
	3	70	Buffalo Bills	Ashton Youboty	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tennessee
	3	71	Philadelphia Eagles	Chris Gocong	LB	Cal Poly	Great West	from New York Jets[R3 - 3]
	3	72	Arizona Cardinals	Leonard Pope	TE	Georgia	SEC
	3	73	Chicago Bears	Dusty Dvoracek	DT	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Buffalo[R3 - 4]
	3	74	Detroit Lions	Brian Calhoun	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	3	75	Green Bay Packers	Jason Spitz	C	Louisville	Big East	from Baltimore via New England[R3 - 5]
	3	76	New York Jets	Anthony Schlegel	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Philadelphia[R3 - 6]
	3	77	St. Louis Rams	Jon Alston	LB	Stanford	Pac-10
	3	78	Cleveland Browns	Travis Wilson	WR	Oklahoma	Big 12
	3	79	Atlanta Falcons	Jerious Norwood	RB	Mississippi State	SEC
	3	80	Jacksonville Jaguars	Clint Ingram	LB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Dallas[R3 - 7]
	3	81	San Diego Chargers	Charlie Whitehurst	QB	Clemson	ACC
	3	82	Miami Dolphins	Derek Hagan	WR	Arizona State	Pac-10
	3	83	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony Smith	S	Syracuse	Big East	from Minnesota[R3 - 8]
	3	84	San Francisco 49ers	Brandon Williams	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Washington
	3	85	Kansas City Chiefs	Brodie Croyle	QB	Alabama	SEC
	3	86	New England Patriots	David Thomas	TE	Texas	Big 12
	3	87	Baltimore Ravens	David Pittman	CB	Northwestern State	Southland	from New York Giants[R3 - 9]
	3	88	Carolina Panthers	James Anderson	LB	Virginia Tech	ACC	from Chicago
	3	89	Carolina Panthers	Rashad Butler	OT	Miami (FL)	ACC
	3	90	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Maurice Stovall	WR	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	3	91	Cincinnati Bengals	Frostee Rucker	DE	USC	Pac-10
	3	92	Dallas Cowboys	Jason Hatcher †	DE	Grambling State	SWAC	from Jacksonville[R3 - 10]
	3	93	St. Louis Rams	Dominique Byrd	TE	USC	Pac-10	from Denver via Atlanta and Green Bay[R3 - 11]
	3	94	Indianapolis Colts	Freddy Keiaho	LB	San Diego State	MWC
	3	95	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Reid	WR	Florida State	ACC	from Seattle via Minnesota
	3	96	New York Giants	Gerris Wilkinson	LB	Georgia Tech	ACC	from Pittsburgh[R3 - 12]
	3*	97	New York Jets	Eric Smith	S	Michigan State	Big Ten
	4	98	Houston Texans	Owen Daniels †	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	4	99	Philadelphia Eagles	Max Jean-Gilles	G	Georgia	SEC	from New Orleans
	4	100	San Francisco 49ers	Michael Robinson †	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
	4	101	Oakland Raiders	Darnell Bing	S	USC	Pac-10
	4	102	Tennessee Titans	Calvin Lowry	S	Penn State	Big Ten
	4	103	New York Jets	Brad Smith	QB	Missouri	Big 12
	4	104	Green Bay Packers	Cory Rodgers	WR	TCU	MWC
	4	105	Buffalo Bills	Ko Simpson	S	South Carolina	SEC
	4	106	New England Patriots	Garrett Mills	TE	Tulsa	C-USA	from Detroit
	4	107	Arizona Cardinals	Gabe Watson	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
	4	108	New Orleans Saints	Jahri Evans †	OT	Bloomsburg	PSAC	from Philadelphia
	4	109	Philadelphia Eagles	Jason Avant	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Green Bay via St. Louis
	4	110	Cleveland Browns	Leon Williams	LB	Miami (FL)	ACC
	4	111	Baltimore Ravens	Demetrius Williams	WR	Oregon	Pac-10
	4	112	Cleveland Browns	Isaac Sowells	G	Indiana	Big Ten	from Atlanta
	4	113	St. Louis Rams	Victor Adeyanju	DE	Indiana	Big Ten	from San Diego
	4	114	Miami Dolphins	Joe Toledo	OT	Washington	Pac-10
	4	115	Green Bay Packers	Will Blackmon	CB	Boston College	ACC	from Minnesota via Philadelphia
	4	116	Tennessee Titans	Stephen Tulloch	LB	NC State	ACC	from Philadelphia via Dallas
	4	117	New York Jets	Leon Washington †	RB	Florida State	ACC	from Kansas City[7]
	4	118	New England Patriots	Stephen Gostkowski †	K	Memphis	C-USA
	4	119	Denver Broncos	Brandon Marshall †	WR	UCF	C-USA	from Washington[R4 - 1]
	4	120	Chicago Bears	Jamar Williams	LB	Arizona State	Pac-10
	4	121	Carolina Panthers	Nate Salley	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	122	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Alan Zemaitis	CB	Penn State	Big Ten
	4	123	Cincinnati Bengals	Domata Peko	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten
	4	124	New York Giants	Barry Cofield	DT	Northwestern	Big Ten
	4	125	Dallas Cowboys	Skyler Green	WR	LSU	SEC	from Jacksonville[R4 - 2]
	4	126	Denver Broncos	Elvis Dumervil †	DE	Louisville	Big East
	4	127	Minnesota Vikings	Ray Edwards	DE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Philadelphia Eagles via Indianapolis
	4	128	Seattle Seahawks	Rob Sims	G	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	129	New York Giants	Guy Whimper	OT	East Carolina	C-USA	from Pittsburgh[R4 - 3]
	4*	130	Denver Broncos	Domenik Hixon	WR	Akron	MAC
	4*	131	Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Colon	G	Hofstra	A-10
	4*	132	Baltimore Ravens	P. J. Daniels	RB	Georgia Tech	ACC
	4*	133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Orien Harris	DT	Miami (FL)	ACC
	5	134	Buffalo Bills	Kyle Williams †	DT	LSU	SEC	from Houston[R5 - 1]
	5	135	New Orleans Saints	Rob Ninkovich	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
	5	136	New England Patriots	Ryan O'Callaghan	OT	California	Pac-10	from Oakland
	5	137	Tennessee Titans	Terna Nande	LB	Miami (OH)	MAC
	5	138	Dallas Cowboys	Pat Watkins	S	Florida State	ACC	from New York Jets
	5	139	Atlanta Falcons	Quinn Ojinnaka	OT	Syracuse	Big East	from Green Bay[R5 - 2]
	5	140	San Francisco 49ers	Parys Haralson	DE	Tennessee	SEC
	5	141	Detroit Lions	Jonathan Scott	OT	Texas	Big 12
	5	142	Arizona Cardinals	Brandon Johnson	LB	Louisville	Big East
	5	143	Buffalo Bills	Brad Butler	OT	Virginia	ACC
	5	144	St. Louis Rams	Marques Hagans	WR	Virginia	ACC
	5	145	Cleveland Browns	Jerome Harrison	RB	Washington State	Pac-10
	5	146	Baltimore Ravens	Dawan Landry	S	Georgia Tech	ACC
	5	147	Philadelphia Eagles	Jeremy Bloom	WR	Colorado	Big 12
	5	148	Green Bay Packers	Ingle Martin	QB	Furman	SoCon	from Atlanta[R5 - 3]
	5	148.5–	Miami Dolphins	selection forfeited because of use of 5th round selection in 2005 Supplemental draft
	5	149	Minnesota Vikings	Greg Blue	S	Georgia	SEC
	5	150	New York Jets	Jason Pociask	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Dallas
	5	151	San Diego Chargers	Tim Dobbins	LB	Iowa State	Big 12
	5	152	Cleveland Browns	DeMario Minter	CB	Georgia	SEC	from New England
	5	153	Washington Redskins	Anthony Montgomery	DT	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	154	Kansas City Chiefs	Marcus Maxey	CB	Miami (FL)	ACC
	5	155	Carolina Panthers	Jeff King	TE	Virginia Tech	ACC
	5	156	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Julian Jenkins	DE	Stanford	Pac-10
	5	157	Cincinnati Bengals	A. J. Nicholson	LB	Florida State	ACC
	5	158	New York Giants	Charlie Peprah	S	Alabama	SEC
	5	159	Chicago Bears	Mark Anderson	DE	Alabama	SEC
	5	160	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brent Hawkins	DE	Illinois State	Gateway
	5	161	Denver Broncos	Chris Kuper	G	North Dakota	NCC
	5	162	Indianapolis Colts	Michael Toudouze	G	TCU	MWC
	5	163	Seattle Seahawks	David Kirtman	FB	USC	Pac-10
	5	164	Pittsburgh Steelers	Omar Jacobs	QB	Bowling Green	MAC
	5*	165	Green Bay Packers	Tony Moll	OT	Nevada	WAC
	5*	166	Baltimore Ravens	Quinn Sypniewski	TE	Colorado	Big 12
	5*	167	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charles Davis	TE	Purdue	Big Ten
	5*	168	Philadelphia Eagles	Omar Gaither	LB	Tennessee	SEC
	5*	169	Tennessee Titans	Jesse Mahelona	DT	Tennessee	SEC
	6	170	Houston Texans	Wali Lundy	RB	Virginia	ACC
	6	171	New Orleans Saints	Mike Hass	WR	Oregon State	Pac-10
	6	172	Tennessee Titans	Jonathan Orr	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	6	173	Washington Redskins	Reed Doughty	S	Northern Colorado	Great West	from New York Jets
	6	174	New Orleans Saints	Josh Lay	CB	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Green Bay
	6	175	San Francisco 49ers	Delanie Walker †	TE/FB	Central Missouri State	MIAA
	6	176	Oakland Raiders	Kevin Boothe	OT	Cornell	Ivy
	6	177	Arizona Cardinals	Jonathan Lewis	DT	Virginia Tech	ACC
	6	178	Buffalo Bills	Keith Ellison	LB	Oregon State	Pac-10
	6	179	Detroit Lions	Dee McCann	CB	West Virginia	Big East
	6	180	Cleveland Browns	Lawrence Vickers †	FB	Colorado	Big 12
	6	181	Cleveland Browns	Babatunde Oshinowo	DT	Stanford	Pac-10	from Baltimore[R6 - 1]
	6	182	Dallas Cowboys	Montavious Stanley	DT	Louisville	Big East	from Philadelphia
	6	183	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Jolly	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12	from St. Louis
	6	184	Atlanta Falcons	Adam Jennings	WR	Fresno State	WAC
	6	185	Green Bay Packers	Tyrone Culver	S	Fresno State	WAC	from Minnesota via Philadelphia
	6	186	Kansas City Chiefs	Tre' Stallings	OT	Ole Miss	SEC	from Dallas
	6	187	San Diego Chargers	Jeromey Clary	OT	Kansas State	Big 12
	6	188	San Diego Chargers	Smith, KurtKurt Smith	K	Virginia	ACC	from Miami
	6	189	New York Jets	Drew Coleman	CB	TCU	MWC	from Washington via New York Jets and Dallas[R6 - 2]
	6	190	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Webb	WR	San Diego State	MWC
	6	191	New England Patriots	Jeremy Mincey	DE	Florida	SEC
	6	192	San Francisco 49ers	Marcus Hudson	S	NC State	ACC	from Tampa Bay
	6	193	Cincinnati Bengals	Reggie McNeal	QB	Texas A&M	Big 12
	6	194	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bruce Gradkowski	QB	Toledo	MAC	from New York Giants
	6	195	Chicago Bears	J. D. Runnels	FB	Oklahoma	Big 12
	6	196	Washington Redskins	Kedric Golston	DT	Georgia	SEC	from Carolina
	6	197	San Francisco 49ers	Melvin Oliver	DE	LSU	SEC	from Jacksonville
	6	198	Denver Broncos	Greg Eslinger	C	Minnesota	Big Ten
	6	199	Indianapolis Colts	Charlie Johnson	OT	Oklahoma State	Big 12
	6	200	Chicago Bears	Tyler Reed	G	Penn State	Big Ten	from Seattle
	6	201	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marvin Philip	C	California	Pac-10
	6*	202	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	T. J. Williams	TE	NC State	ACC
	6*	203	Baltimore Ravens	Sam Koch †	P	Nebraska	Big 12
	6*	204	Philadelphia Eagles	LaJuan Ramsey	DT	USC	Pac-10
	6*	205	New England Patriots	Dan Stevenson	G	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
	6*	206	New England Patriots	Le Kevin Smith	DT	Nebraska	Big 12
	6*	207	Indianapolis Colts	Antoine Bethea †	S	Howard	MEAC
	6*	208	Baltimore Ravens	Derrick Martin	CB	Wyoming	MWC
	7	209	Cincinnati Bengals	Ethan Kilmer	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from Houston
	7	210	New Orleans Saints	Zach Strief	OT	Northwestern	Big Ten
	7	211	Dallas Cowboys	Pat McQuistan	OT	Weber State	Big Sky	from New York Jets[R7 - 1]
	7	212	Miami Dolphins	Fred Evans	DT	Texas State	Southland	from Green Bay
	7	213	Jacksonville Jaguars	James Wyche	DE	Syracuse	Big East	from San Francisco
	7	214	Oakland Raiders	Chris Morris	C	Michigan State	Big Ten
	7	215	Tennessee Titans	Cortland Finnegan †	CB	Samford	OVC
	7	216	Buffalo Bills	Terrance Pennington	OT	New Mexico	MWC
	7	217	Detroit Lions	Fred Matua	G	USC	Pac-10
	7	218	Arizona Cardinals	Todd Watkins	WR	BYU	MWC
	7	219	Baltimore Ravens	Ryan LaCasse	DE	Syracuse	Big East
	7	220	New York Jets	Titus Adams	DT	Nebraska	Big 12	from Philadelphia[R7 - 2]
	7	221	St. Louis Rams	Tim McGarigle	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten
	7	222	Cleveland Browns	Justin Hamilton	S	Virginia Tech	ACC
	7	223	Atlanta Falcons	D. J. Shockley	QB	Georgia	SEC
	7	224	Dallas Cowboys	E. J. Whitley	C	Texas Tech	Big 12
	7	225	San Diego Chargers	Chase Page	DT	North Carolina	ACC
	7	226	Miami Dolphins	Rodrique Wright	DT	Texas	Big 12
	7	227	San Diego Chargers	Jimmy Martin	OT	Virginia Tech	ACC	from Minnesota;
	7	228	Kansas City Chiefs	Jarrad Page	S	UCLA	Pac-10
	7	229	New England Patriots	Willie Andrews	S	Baylor	Big 12
	7	230	Washington Redskins	Kili Lefotu	G	Arizona	Pac-10
	7	231	Cincinnati Bengals	Bennie Brazell	WR	LSU	SEC
	7	232	New York Giants	Gerrick McPhearson	CB	Maryland	ACC
	7	233	Miami Dolphins	Devin Aromashodu	WR	Auburn	SEC	from Chicago
	7	234	Carolina Panthers	Will Montgomery	C	Virginia Tech	ACC
	7	235	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Justin Phinisee	CB	Oregon	Pac-10
	7	236	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dee Webb	CB	Florida	SEC
	7	237	Carolina Panthers	Stanley McClover	DE	Auburn	SEC	from Denver
	7	238	Indianapolis Colts	T. J. Rushing	CB	Stanford	Pac-10	from Tennessee via Indianapolis
	7	239	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Plackemeier	P	Wake Forest	ACC
	7	240	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cedric Humes	RB	Virginia Tech	ACC
	7*	241	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Charles Bennett	DE	Clemson	ACC
	7*	242	St. Louis Rams	Mark Setterstrom	G	Minnesota	Big Ten
	7*	243	St. Louis Rams	Tony Palmer	G	Missouri	Big 12
	7*	244	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tim Massaquoi	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
	7*	245	Tennessee Titans	Spencer Toone	LB	Utah	MWC
	7*	246	Tennessee Titans	Quinton Ganther	RB	Utah	MWC
	7*	247	Detroit Lions	Anthony Cannon	LB	Tulane	C-USA
	7*	248	Buffalo Bills	Aaron Merz	G	California	Pac-10
	7*	249	Seattle Seahawks	Ben Obomanu	WR	Auburn	SEC
	7*	250	Washington Redskins	Kevin Simon	LB	Tennessee	SEC
	7^	251	Houston Texans	David Anderson	WR	Colorado State	MWC
	7^	252	New Orleans Saints	Marques Colston	WR	Hofstra	A-10
	7^	253	Green Bay Packers	Dave Tollefson	DE	Northwest Missouri State	MIAA
	7^	254	San Francisco 49ers	Vickiel Vaughn	S	Arkansas	SEC
	7^	255	Oakland Raiders	Kevin McMahan	WR	Maine	A-10

Supplemental draft selections

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 No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	3	–	Cincinnati Bengals	Ahmad Brooks †	LB	Virginia	ACC	[8]

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler[4]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Atlanta Falcons	Brent Grimes †	CB	Shippensburg	PSAC
Atlanta Falcons	Daniel Fells	TE	UC Davis	Great West
Atlanta Falcons	Chris Reis	S	Georgia Tech	ACC
Buffalo Bills	Ryan Neill	LS	Rutgers	Big East
Carolina Panthers	Jarrett Bush	CB	Utah State	WAC
Chicago Bears	Mark LeVoir	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
Chicago Bears	P. J. Pope	RB	Bowling Green	MAC
Cincinnati Bengals	John Busing	S	Miami (OH)	MAC
Cincinnati Bengals	Glenn Holt	WR	Kentucky	SEC
Cincinnati Bengals	Nate Livings	G	LSU	SEC
Dallas Cowboys	Miles Austin †	WR	Monmouth	NEC
Dallas Cowboys	Stephen Bowen	DE	Hofstra	A-10
Dallas Cowboys	Sam Hurd	WR	Northern Illinois	MAC
Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Roland	OT	Georgia	SEC
Dallas Cowboys	Oliver Hoyte	FB/LB	NC State	ACC
Denver Broncos	Mike Bell	RB	Arizona	Pac-10
Detroit Lions	Matt Prater †	K	UCF	C-USA
Green Bay Packers	Zac Alcorn	TE	Black Hills State	N/A
Green Bay Packers	Chris Francies	WR	UTEP	C-USA
Green Bay Packers	Jason Hunter	DE	Appalachian State	SoCon
Green Bay Packers	Jon Ryan	P	Regina	CWUAA
Houston Texans	Mike Brisiel	G	Colorado State	MWC
Houston Texans	Jeff Charleston	DE	Idaho State	Big Sky
Houston Texans	Tramon Williams †	CB	Louisiana Tech	WAC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Brian Iwuh	LB	Colorado	Big 12
Jacksonville Jaguars	Montell Owens †	RB	Maine	A-10
Kansas City Chiefs	Rudy Niswanger	C	LSU	SEC
Minnesota Vikings	Hank Baskett	WR	New Mexico	MWC
Minnesota Vikings	Donald Penn †	OT	Utah State	WAC
New England Patriots	Remi Ayodele	DT	Oklahoma	Big 12
New Orleans Saints	McKinley Boykin	DT	Ole Miss	SEC
New Orleans Saints	Steve Weatherford	P	Illinois	Big Ten
New York Jets	Blake Costanzo	LB	Lafayette	Patriot
New York Jets	Joe Kowalewski	FB	Syracuse	Big East
Oakland Raiders	Ricky Brown	LB	Boston College	ACC
Oakland Raiders	John Madsen	TE	Utah	MWC
Philadelphia Eagles	Jason Davis	FB	Illinois	Big Ten
Pittsburgh Steelers	Scott Paxson	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
St. Louis Rams	Donovan Raiola	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
San Diego Chargers	Steve Gregory	S	Syracuse	Big East
Tennessee Titans	Ahmard Hall	FB	Texas	Big 12
Tennessee Titans	Colin Allred	LB	Baylor	Big 12
Washington Redskins	Mike Espy	WR	Ole Miss	SEC
Washington Redskins	Spencer Havner	TE	UCLA	Pac-10

Hall of Famers

• Devin Hester, wide receiver from Miami (FL), taken 2nd round 57th overall by the Chicago Bears.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

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 2006 draft.

Round one

1. No. 11: St. Louis → Denver (D). The Rams traded their first round pick (11th) to Denver in exchange for their first (15th) and third round (68th) picks.
2. No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore (D). The Browns traded pick their first round pick (12th) to Baltimore in exchange for their first (13th) and sixth round (181st) picks.
3. No. 13: Baltimore → Cleveland (D). see No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore.
4. No. 15: multiple trades:
          No. 15: Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded their first round pick to Denver in exchange for Denver's first (29th) and third (93rd) round picks and fourth round pick in 2007.
          No. 15: Denver → St. Louis (D). see No. 11: St. Louis → Denver.
5. No. 22: multiple trades:
          No. 22: Washington → Denver (PD). Denver traded their first round pick in 2005 to the Redskins in exchange for their third round pick in 2005, their first round pick and their fourth round pick (119th)
          No. 22: Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded pick 22 to San Francisco in exchange for their second round (37th) and third round (68th) picks.
6. No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh (D). The Giants traded pick #25 to Pittsburgh in exchange for their first round (32nd), third round (96th) and fourth round (129th) picks.
7. No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo (D). Chicago traded pick #26 to Buffalo in exchange for their second (42nd) and third (73rd) round picks.
8. No. 29: multiple trades:
          No. 29: Denver → Atlanta (PD). see No. 15: Atlanta → Denver.
          No. 29: Atlanta → NY Jets (PD). The Falcons traded pick #29 to the Jets in exchange for John Abraham.
9. No. 32: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

Round two

1. No. 34: New Orleans → Cleveland (D). The Saints traded pick #34 to Cleveland in exchange for their second round (43rd) pick and Jeff Faine.
2. No. 35: NY Jets → Washington (D). The Jets traded pick #35 to Washington in exchange for their second round (53rd) pick, sixth round (189th) pick and their second round pick in 2007.
3. No. 36: Green Bay → New England (D). The Packers traded pick #36 to New England in exchange for their second round (52nd) pick and their third round (75th) pick.
4. No. 37: multiple trades:
          No. 37: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Denver → San Francisco.
          No. 37: Denver → Green Bay (D). The Broncos traded pick #37 to Green Bay in exchange for Javon Walker.
          No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). The Packers traded picks #37 and #139 to Atlanta in exchange for their second round (47th) pick, their third round (93rd) pick and their fifth round (148th) pick.
5. No. 39: Tennessee → Philadelphia (D). The Titans traded pick #39 to Philadelphia in exchange for their second round (45th) pick and their fourth round pick (116th).
6. No. 42: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo.
7. No. 43: Cleveland → New Orleans (D). see No. 34: New Orleans → Cleveland.
8. No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants (D). The Ravens traded pick #44 to the Giants in exchange for their second round (56th) pick and their third round pick (87th).
9. No. 45: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). see No. 39: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
10. No. 47: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
11. No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets (D). The Cowboys traded pick #49 to the Jets in exchange for their second round (53rd) pick, sixth round (189th) pick and seventh round (211th) pick.
12. No. 51: Miami → Minnesota (PD). The Dolphins traded pick #51 to Minnesota in exchange for Daunte Culpepper.
13. No. 52: New England → Green Bay (D). see No. 36: Green Bay → New England.
14. No. 53: multiple trades:
           No. 53: Washington → NY Jets (D). see No. 35: NY Jets → Washington.
           No. 53: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.
15. No. 56: NY Giants → Baltimore (D). see No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants.
16. No. 64: Pittsburgh → Minnesota (D). The Vikings traded picks #83 and #95 to Pittsburgh in exchange for pick #64.

Round three

1. No. 66: New Orleans → Houston (PD). The Texans and Saints swapped first round picks in last years draft, while the Saints traded this pick to Houston.
2. No. 68: multiple trades:
          No. 68: San Francisco → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Denver → San Francisco.
          No. 68: Denver → St. Louis (D). see No. 11: St. Louis → Denver.
3. No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia (D). The Eagles traded their third round (76th) and seventh round (220th) picks to the Jets in exchange for pick #71.
4. No. 73: Buffalo → Chicago (D). see No. 26: Chicago → Buffalo.
5. No. 75: multiple trades:
          No. 75: Baltimore → New England (PD). The Ravens traded this pick to New England along with their third and sixth round picks in 2005 in exchange for their second round pick in 2005.
          No. 75: New England → Green Bay (D). see No. 36: Green Bay → New England.
6. No. 76: Philadelphia → NY Jets (D). see No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia.
7. No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville (D). The Cowboys traded pick 80 to Jacksonville in exchange for their third and fourth round picks (92 and 125).
8. No. 83: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (D). see No. 64: Pittsburgh → Minnesota.
9. No. 87: NY Giants → Baltimore (D). see No. 44: Baltimore → NY Giants.
10. No. 92: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). see No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville.
11. No. 93: multiple trades:
           No. 93: Denver → Atlanta (PD). see No. 15: Atlanta → Denver.
           No. 93: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
12. No. 96: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

Round four

1. No. 119: Washington → Denver (PD). see No. 22: Washington → Denver.
2. No. 125: Jacksonville → Dallas (D). see No. 80: Dallas → Jacksonville.
3. No. 129: Pittsburgh → NY Giants (D). see No. 25: NY Giants → Pittsburgh.

Round five

1. No. 134: Houston → Buffalo (PD). The Texans traded pick #134 to the Bills in exchange for wide receiver Eric Moulds.
2. No. 139: Green Bay → Atlanta (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.
3. No. 148: Atlanta → Green Bay (D). see No. 37: Green Bay → Atlanta.

Round six

1. No. 181: Baltimore → Cleveland (D). see No. 12: Cleveland → Baltimore.
2. No. 189: multiple trades:
          No. 189: Washington → NY Jets (D). see No. 35: NY Jets → Washington.
          No. 189: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.

Round seven

1. No. 211: NY Jets → Dallas (D). see No. 49: Dallas → NY Jets.
2. No. 220: Philadelphia → NY Jets (D). see No. 71: NY Jets → Philadelphia.

Miscellaneous

• This would be the final draft that Paul Tagliabue would preside over as Commissioner of the National Football League, as he retired on September 1.
• Two individuals declared for the draft never having played college football: Jai Lewis, a power forward for the George Mason basketball team that reached the semifinals of the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament; and Ed Nelson, a power forward for the Connecticut basketball team. Lewis signed after the draft as a free agent with the New York Giants to play offensive tackle but subsequently pursued a professional basketball career,^[9] while Nelson signed with the St. Louis Rams to be a tight end.^[10] Nelson later turned to professional basketball himself.
• Having been banned in 2004 from playing college football at Colorado for having accepted endorsements while a member of the United States Ski Team,^[11] wide receiver and kick returner Jeremy Bloom was drafted in the fifth round by the Philadelphia Eagles.
• Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick, who was dismissed from the Hokies team in January 2006 for repeatedly violating team rules, was undrafted; Vick, the younger brother of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, later accepted an invitation to attend a Miami Dolphins minicamp^[12] and ultimately signed a contract with the team as a wide receiver.^[13] He was then released the following season.
• Running back John David Washington, son of actor Denzel Washington, went undrafted out of the Division II school Morehouse College, where he rushed for 1,198 yards in his senior season, setting a school record; Washington was signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Rams.^[14]
• As of 2023, Marcedes Lewis, who was drafted 28th overall in the 1st round, is currently the sole active player remaining from the draft.

Notes

1. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.