The 2017 NFL draft was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. It was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27–29, returning to Philadelphia for the first time since 1961.
The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the Rocky Steps, marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors. The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present. Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded. The record for most trades made during an NFL draft was set this year at 37, surpassing the 34 trades made in the 2008 NFL draft. The number of trades was surpassed in 2019, when 40 trades were made.
Early entrants
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 2, 2017.
Player selections The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
34 cornerbacks 32 wide receivers 29 linebackers 26 running backs 26 defensive ends 23 safeties 20 defensive tackles 16 offensive tackles 14 tight ends 11 guards 10 quarterbacks 6 centers 3 placekickers 3 fullbacks 1 long snapper
* Compensatory selection † Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Notable undrafted players
Summary Selections by college athletic conference The SEC led all conferences for the 11th year in a row with 53 selections.
ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Total NCAA Division I FBS football conferencesThe American141234015ACC4346881043Big 12113212414Big Ten739661335C-USA01502109Ind. (FBS)01010013MAC113110411MW00023218Pac-12664555536SEC1299856453Sun Belt01101205 NCAA Division I FCS football conferencesBig Sky00110002CAA01000012Ind. (FCS)00000101MEAC00010001MVFC00101002Patriot00010001Pioneer00002002SoCon00000101Southland00100001SWAC00100012 NCAA Division II football conferencesGAC00000011GLIAC01000001Gulf South00001102PSAC00001001SIAC00010001
Schools with multiple draft selections
Michigan and Alabama set school records leading the country with 11 and 10 picks respectively, marking the 2nd consecutive year a Big Ten school had the most players selected.
SelectionsSchools11Michigan 10Alabama9Miami (FL)8Florida, LSU, Utah7Ohio State6Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee5Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington4Auburn, Colorado, Florida State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech3Arkansas, California, Houston, Louisiana Tech, NC State, San Diego State, South Florida, Temple, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin2Boise State, Boston College, Eastern Washington, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Villanova, West Georgia, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wyoming, Youngstown State
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7TotalCenter01111116Cornerback558174434Defensive end626223425Defensive tackle024415420Fullback00000213Guard031331011Kicker00001023Linebacker545462329Long snapper00000101Offensive tackle211235216Punter00000000Quarterback312111110Running back224742526Safety362415223Tight end321151114Wide receiver338751532
PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7TotalOffense13131822221416118Defense19192515171917131Special teams00001124
Notes
Trades (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades which took place during the 2017 draft. Note that this is the first year where teams were allowed to trade compensatory picks.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Forfeited/penalized picks
References Trade references
General references
External links 2017 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference