2017 NFL Draft

2017 NFL Draft

General Information
Date(s)	April 27–29
Location	Philadelphia, PA
TV coverage (US)	ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network
Overview
253 total selections  in 7 rounds
Most selections (10)	San Francisco 49ers
Fewest selections (5)	Miami Dolphins

The 2017 NFL draft will be the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. It will be held in Philadelphia from April 27 to 29, the first time the city has hosted the draft since 1961.^[1]

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 2017 draft.

Round 1

• Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). Los Angeles traded their first- and third-round selections, as well as their first-, two seconds-, and third-round selection in 2016 (15th, 43rd, 45th, and 76th) to Tennessee in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection, as well as Tennessee's first-, fourth-, and sixth-round selection in 2016 (1st, 113th, and 177th). If Los Angeles receives a compensatory pick in the third round of the 2017 draft, the third-round pick sent to Tennessee will be the compensatory selection, not the standard third-round pick assigned to Los Angeles. If Los Angeles does not receive a third-round compensatory pick, Tennessee will receive Los Angeles' regular third-round pick, and Tennessee's seventh-round pick will go to Los Angeles.^{[source 1]}
• Minnesota → Philadelphia (PD). Minnesota traded their first-round selection, as well as a conditional 2018 fourth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Sam Bradford. If Minnesota reaches the 2016 NFC Championship game, they will also receive a 2017 seventh-round selection from Philadelphia and the conditional 2018 fourth-round selection going to Philadelphia will upgrade to a third-rounder; if Minnesota wins Super Bowl LI, the 2018 selection will upgrade to a second-rounder.^{[source 2][source 3]}
• Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their first-round selection, as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their second-round selection in 2018 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a conditional fifth-round selection in 2017. If Cleveland receives a compensatory fourth-round selection, it will go to Philadelphia. If Cleveland does not receive a fourth-round compensatory selection, Cleveland will send their fifth-round selection to Philadelphia.^{[source 4]}

Round 2

• Tennessee → Cleveland (PD). Tennessee traded their second-round selection, along with their first-round selection (15th) and third-round selection (76th) in 2016 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection (8th) and sixth-round selection (176th) in 2016.^{[source 5]}

Round 3

• Los Angeles → Tennessee (PD). see Los Angeles → Tennessee (round one).^{[source 1]}
• Miami → Minnesota (PD). Miami traded their third- and fourth-round selections as well as their sixth-round selection in 2016 (186th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's third-round selection in 2016 (86th). If Miami receives a fourth-round compensatory selection, that pick will go to Minnesota. If they do not receive a compensatory selection, Minnesota will receive Miami's original fourth-round selection.^{[source 5]}
• Cleveland → New England. New England traded LB Jamie Collins to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's compensatory third-round selection (if awarded), or a fourth-round selection.

Round 4

• Buffalo → Chicago (PD). Buffalo traded their fourth-round selection, along with their 2016 second- and fourth-round selections (49th and 117th) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's 2016 second-round selection (41st).^{[source 5]}
• Miami → Minnesota (PD). see Miami → Minnesota (round three).^{[source 5]}
• New York Jets → Washington (PD). The Jets traded their fourth-round selection to Washington in exchange for Washington's 2016 fifth-round selection (158th).^{[source 5]}
• Seattle → New England (PD). Seattle traded their fourth-round selection, along with their 2016 seventh-round selection (225th) to New England in exchange for New England's 2016 fifth- and seventh-round selections (147th and 243rd).^{[source 5]}

Round 5

• Dallas → Buffalo (PD). Dallas traded their fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's seventh-round selection and quarterback Matt Cassel.^{[source 6]}
• Denver → New England (PD). Denver traded this selection to New England in exchange for tight end A. J. Derby.^{[source 7]}
• New England → Cleveland (PD). New England traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for linebacker Barkevious Mingo.^{[source 8]}
• New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded their fifth-round selection, along with their fifth-round selection in 2016 (152nd) to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth-round selection in 2016 (120th).^{[source 5]}

Round 6

• Chicago → Houston (PD). Chicago traded their sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for tight end Khari Lee.^{[source 9]}
• Denver → San Francisco (PD). Denver traded their sixth-round selection, along with their sixth-round selection in 2016 (207th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's seventh-round selection in 2016 (228th) and tight end Vernon Davis.^{[source 10]}
• Houston → Washington (PD). Houston traded their sixth-round selection, along with their first-round selection in 2016 (22nd) to Washington in exchange for Washington's first-round selection in 2016 (21st).^{[source 5]}
• Tennessee → Denver (PD). Tennessee traded their sixth-round selection, along with their sixth-round selection in 2016 (176th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fifth- and seventh-round selections in 2016 (157th and 253th).^{[source 5]}

Round 7

• Buffalo → Dallas (PD). see Dallas → Buffalo (round five).^{[source 6]}
• Carolina → Seattle (PD). Carolina traded their seventh-round selection to Seattle in exchange for wide receiver Kevin Norwood on the condition that he made Carolina's roster, which he did.^{[source 11]}
• Cleveland → San Francisco (PD). Cleveland traded their seventh-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for punter Andy Lee.^{[source 12]}
• Cleveland → Carolina (PD). Cleveland traded their seventh-round selection and punter Andy Lee to Carolina in exchange for punter Kasey Redfern and Carolina's fourth-round selection in 2018.^{[source 13]}

Conditional/undetermined

• Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). see Philadelphia → Cleveland (round one).^{[source 4]}
• Detroit → New England (PD). Detroit traded a conditional seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for linebacker Jon Bostic.^{[source 14]}
• Indianapolis → Cleveland (PD). Indianapolis traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for defensive end Billy Winn.^{[source 15]}
• Philadelphia → Minnesota (PD). see Minnesota → Philadelphia (round one).^{[source 3]}
• Tennessee → Los Angeles (PD). see Los Angeles → Tennessee (round one).^{[source 1]}
• Washington → San Francisco (PD). Washington traded a conditional fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for tight end Derek Carrier.^{[source 16]}

Forfeited picks

• New England will forfeit their fourth-round selection as punishment for the team's Deflategate scandal. The team also forfeited a 2016 first-round selection.^{[source 17]}
• Seattle will forfeit their fifth-round selection for violating the NFL's collective bargaining agreement regarding off-season workout policies.^{[source 18]}
• Kansas City will forfeit their sixth-round selection for violating the NFL's Anti-Tampering policy during the 2015 free agency period. The team also forfeited a 2016 third-round selection.^{[source 19]}

References

Trade references

1. Kuharsky, Paul (April 14, 2016). "Rams picking first overall after major trade with Titans". Miami.CBSLocal.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
2. "Vikings trade for Eagles QB Sam Bradford". ESPN. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. Schefter, Adam (October 23, 2016). "Vikings will get extra 7th-rounder if they reach NFC title game". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
4. Rosenthal, Gregg (April 20, 2016). "Eagles acquire No. 2 overall draft pick from Browns". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
5. "2016 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". NFL.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
6. "Cowboys acquire Matt Cassel from Bills for backup QB role". ESPN.com. September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
7. Jhabvala, Nicki (October 25, 2016). "Broncos acquire tight end A.J. Derby in trade with Patriots". The Denver Post. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
8. "Barkevious Mingo trade adds to Browns' growing 2017 draft-day pile". ESPN.com. August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
9. Biggs, Brad (September 2, 2015). "Bears trade for Texans tight end Khari Lee". ChicagoTribune.com. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
10. Alper, Josh (November 2, 2015). "Broncos acquire Vernon Davis in trade". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
11. Patra, Kevin (August 31, 2015). "Seahawks trade WR Kevin Norwood to Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
12. Fowler, Jeremy (June 6, 2015). "Browns trade for punter Andy Lee, release Spencer Lanning". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
13. Henson, Max (August 29, 2016). "Panthers trade for Browns punter Andy Lee". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
14. Hanzus, Dan (May 9, 2016). "Lions acquire LB Jon Bostic in trade with Patriots". NFL.com. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
15. Wesseling, Chris (September 11, 2015). "Colts trade conditional draft pick for DE Billy Winn". NFL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
16. Fucillo, David (August 21, 2015). "49ers trade Derek Carrier to Washington for 2017 5th rd pick, per Matt Barrows". SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
17. Rosenthal, Gregg. "Patriots' Tom Brady suspended 4 games". NFL. National Football League. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
18. Patra, Kevin. "Seahawks lose draft pick for violating offseason rules". NFL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
19. "Chiefs to forfeit two draft picks for violating tampering policy". SI.com. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

General references

1. "Philadelphia to host 2017 NFL Draft". NFL. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.