2004 NFL draft
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General Information | |
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Date(s) | April 24–25, 2004 |
Location | Theater at MSG in New York City, NY |
TV coverage (US) | ESPN, ESPN2 |
Overview | |
255 total selections in 7 rounds | |
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 |
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 April 24–25, 2004 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[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. Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for their first selection, 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 4 compensatory picks.[4] The draft set several records, including the most wide receivers selected in the first round, with seven. Another record set by the draft was the most trades in the first round, with twenty-eight trades. The University of Miami set an NFL record for the most first rounders drafted with 6. Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds. As of 2012, this draft also has two other records attached to it: it became the draft with the shortest time between having multiple quarterbacks being drafted and starting for Super Bowl winners (Ben Roethlisberger for the 2005 Steelers, and Manning for the 2007 Giants) and it has become the first draft ever to have produced two QBs who each won multiple Super Bowls (with Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Eli his second in 2011). The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:
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Player selections
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Notable undrafted players
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Notes
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External links
- Football Outsiders – 2004 NFL Draft: Six Years Later (March 19, 2010)
References
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- ↑ NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices. March 29, 2004. URL Accessed June 24, 2006.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
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- ↑ #1: San Diego → New York 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]
- ↑ #4: New York Giants → San Diego (D). see #1: San Diego → New York Giants. above.
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- ↑ The Bills received this pick from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for the Bills' second round pick (43rd overall), fifth round pick (144th overall), and first round pick in 2005.
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- ↑ The Cowboys received this pick from the Buffalo Bills as well as the Bills' fifth round pick (144th overall) and first round pick in 2005 in exchange for the Cowboys' first round pick in this draft (22nd overall).
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- ↑ #65: New York Giants → San Diego (D). see #1: San Diego → New York Giants. above.
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- ↑ The Cowboys received this pick from the Buffalo Bills as well as the Bills' second round pick (43rd overall) and first round pick in 2005 in exchange for the Cowboys' first round pick in this draft (22nd overall).
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