| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
DAL
Dallas Cowboys |
Troy Aikman ★ | QB | UCLA | 22 | 165 | 6 | — | 96 |
| 2 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Tony Mandarich | T | Michigan State | 22 | 86 | — | — | 28 |
| 3 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Barry Sanders ★ | RB | Oklahoma State | 21 | 153 | 10 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | 1 |
KAN
Kansas City Chiefs |
Derrick Thomas ★ | LB | Alabama | 22 | 169 | 9 | 2 | 104 |
| 5 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Deion Sanders ★ | DB | Florida State | 22 | 188 | 8 | 6 | 127 |
| 6 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Broderick Thomas | LB | Nebraska | 22 | 144 | — | — | 40 |
| 7 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tim Worley | RB | Georgia | 22 | 48 | — | — | 13 |
| 8 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Burt Grossman | DE | Pittsburgh | 22 | 86 | — | — | 35 |
| 9 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Sammie Smith | RB | Florida State | 22 | 44 | — | — | 13 |
| 10 | 1 |
PHO
Phoenix Cardinals |
Eric Hill | LB | Louisiana State | 22 | 160 | — | — | 52 |
| 11 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Donnell Woolford | DB | Clemson | 23 | 126 | 1 | — | 51 |
| 12 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Trace Armstrong | DE | Florida | 23 | 211 | 1 | — | 61 |
| 13 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Eric Metcalf | RB | Texas | 21 | 179 | 3 | 2 | 64 |
| 14 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Jeff Lageman | DE | Virginia | 22 | 122 | — | — | 44 |
| 15 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Andy Heck | T | Notre Dame | 22 | 185 | — | — | 60 |
| 16 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Hart Lee Dykes | WR | Oklahoma State | 23 | 26 | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | 1 |
PHO
Phoenix Cardinals |
Joe Wolf | T | Boston College | 22 | 94 | — | — | 24 |
| 18 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Brian Williams | C | Minnesota | 23 | 129 | — | — | 27 |
| 19 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Wayne Martin | DE | Arkansas | 23 | 171 | 1 | — | 68 |
| 20 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
Steve Atwater ★ | DB | Arkansas | 22 | 167 | 8 | 2 | 81 |
| 21 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Bill Hawkins | DE | Miami | 23 | 42 | — | — | 6 |
| 22 | 1 |
IND
Indianapolis Colts |
Andre Rison | WR | Michigan State | 22 | 186 | 5 | 1 | 77 |
| 23 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Oilers |
David Williams | T | Florida | 23 | 128 | — | — | 44 |
| 24 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tom Ricketts | G | Pittsburgh | 23 | 53 | — | — | 9 |
| 25 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Louis Oliver | DB | Florida | 23 | 117 | — | — | 45 |
| 26 | 1 |
RAM
Los Angeles Rams |
Cleveland Gary | RB | Miami | 23 | 68 | — | — | 25 |
| 27 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Shawn Collins | WR | Northern Arizona | 22 | 49 | — | — | 11 |
| 28 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Keith DeLong | LB | Tennessee | 22 | 64 | — | — | 23 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value