| Pick | Rd | Team | Player | Pos | School | Age | G | PB | AP1 | AV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
SDG
San Diego Chargers |
Eli Manning | QB | Mississippi | 23 | 236 | 4 | — | 121 |
| 2 | 1 |
OAK
Oakland Raiders |
Robert Gallery | T | Iowa | 24 | 104 | — | — | 38 |
| 3 | 1 |
ARI
Arizona Cardinals |
Larry Fitzgerald ★ | WR | Pittsburgh | 21 | 263 | 11 | 1 | 93 |
| 4 | 1 |
NYG
New York Giants |
Philip Rivers | QB | N.C. State | 22 | 247 | 8 | — | 150 |
| 5 | 1 |
WAS
Washington Redskins |
Sean Taylor | DB | Miami | 21 | 55 | 2 | — | 32 |
| 6 | 1 |
CLE
Cleveland Browns |
Kellen Winslow | TE | Miami | 21 | 105 | 1 | — | 37 |
| 7 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Roy Williams | WR | Texas | 22 | 115 | 1 | — | 42 |
| 8 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
DeAngelo Hall | DB | Virginia Tech | 20 | 171 | 3 | — | 61 |
| 9 | 1 |
JAX
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Reggie Williams | WR | Washington | 21 | 79 | — | — | 23 |
| 10 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Texans |
Dunta Robinson | DB | South Carolina | 22 | 139 | — | — | 41 |
| 11 | 1 |
PIT
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Miami (Ohio) | 22 | 249 | 6 | — | 131 |
| 12 | 1 |
NYJ
New York Jets |
Jonathan Vilma | LB | Miami | 22 | 125 | 3 | — | 56 |
| 13 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
Lee Evans | WR | Wisconsin | 23 | 118 | — | — | 47 |
| 14 | 1 |
CHI
Chicago Bears |
Tommie Harris | DT | Oklahoma | 21 | 117 | 3 | — | 56 |
| 15 | 1 |
TAM
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Michael Clayton | WR | Louisiana State | 21 | 95 | — | — | 22 |
| 16 | 1 |
PHI
Philadelphia Eagles |
Shawn Andrews | G | Arkansas | 21 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 17 | 1 |
DEN
Denver Broncos |
D.J. Williams | LB | Miami | 22 | 145 | — | — | 48 |
| 18 | 1 |
NOR
New Orleans Saints |
Will Smith | DE | Ohio State | 23 | 139 | 1 | — | 52 |
| 19 | 1 |
MIA
Miami Dolphins |
Vernon Carey | T | Miami | 23 | 121 | — | — | 44 |
| 20 | 1 |
MIN
Minnesota Vikings |
Kenechi Udeze | DE | Southern California | 21 | 51 | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Vince Wilfork | NT | Miami | 22 | 189 | 5 | 1 | 90 |
| 22 | 1 |
BUF
Buffalo Bills |
J.P. Losman | QB | Tulane | 23 | 45 | — | — | 19 |
| 23 | 1 |
SEA
Seattle Seahawks |
Marcus Tubbs | DT | Texas | 23 | 29 | — | — | 9 |
| 24 | 1 |
STL
St. Louis Rams |
Steven Jackson | RB | Oregon State | 21 | 160 | 3 | — | 75 |
| 25 | 1 |
GNB
Green Bay Packers |
Ahmad Carroll | DB | Arkansas | 21 | 57 | — | — | 14 |
| 26 | 1 |
CIN
Cincinnati Bengals |
Chris Perry | RB | Michigan | 22 | 35 | — | — | 9 |
| 27 | 1 |
HOU
Houston Texans |
Jason Babin | LB | Western Michigan | 24 | 148 | 2 | — | 46 |
| 28 | 1 |
CAR
Carolina Panthers |
Chris Gamble | DB | Ohio State | 21 | 123 | — | — | 44 |
| 29 | 1 |
ATL
Atlanta Falcons |
Michael Jenkins | WR | Ohio State | 22 | 130 | — | — | 39 |
| 30 | 1 |
DET
Detroit Lions |
Kevin Jones | RB | Virginia Tech | 22 | 64 | — | — | 27 |
| 31 | 1 |
SFO
San Francisco 49ers |
Rashaun Woods | WR | Oklahoma State | 23 | 14 | — | — | 1 |
| 32 | 1 |
NWE
New England Patriots |
Ben Watson | TE | Georgia | 23 | 205 | — | — | 40 |
★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · G = Games played · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = First-team All-Pro · AV = Career Approximate Value