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1988 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1988 NFL draft
image	New York Marriott Marquis (54077363060).jpg
caption	New York Marriott Marquis (draft venue), photographed in 2024
date	April 24–25, 1988
location	New York Marriott Marquis
in New York City
network	ESPN
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Jeff Beathard, WR
[Los Angeles Rams](1988-los-angeles-rams-season)
first	Aundray Bruce, LB
[Atlanta Falcons](1988-atlanta-falcons-season)
fewnum	8
fewest	[Indianapolis Colts](1988-indianapolis-colts-season)
mostnum	14
most	[Buffalo Bills](1988-buffalo-bills-season)
[Chicago Bears](1988-chicago-bears-season)
[Los Angeles Rams](1988-los-angeles-rams-season)
[New Orleans Saints](1988-new-orleans-saints-season)
[New York Giants](1988-new-york-giants-season)
[Miami Dolphins](1988-miami-dolphins-season)
overall	333
rounds	12
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	7
1	WR Tim Brown
2	WR Sterling Sharpe
3	WR Michael Irvin
4	G Randall McDaniel
5	CB Eric Allen
6	RB Thurman Thomas
7	C Dermontti Dawson
prev	[1987](1987-nfl-draft)
next	[1989](1989-nfl-draft)

in New York City Los Angeles Rams Atlanta Falcons Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints New York Giants Miami Dolphins The 1988 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, 1988, at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

With the first overall pick of the draft, the Atlanta Falcons selected linebacker Aundray Bruce. Notably, the first player selected at the quarterback position did not come until the third round (68th overall) with Tom Tupa (by the Phoenix Cardinals), who was also selected because of his ability as a punter. This is the last draft in which the first quarterback was selected this late. In fact, only one draft since – 1996 – has gone without a quarterback being drafted in the first round.

Player selections

	= Pro Bowler			Hall of Fame]]r

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Supplemental draft

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Michael Irvin, wide receiver from Miami, taken 1st round 11th overall by Dallas Cowboys :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007
Randall McDaniel, offensive guard from Arizona State, taken 1st round 19th overall by Minnesota Vikings :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2009
Thurman Thomas, running back from Oklahoma State, taken 2nd round 40th overall by Buffalo Bills :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007
Dermontti Dawson, center from Kentucky, taken 2nd round 44th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012
Tim Brown, wide receiver from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 6th overall by Los Angeles Raiders :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015
Sterling Sharpe, wide receiver from South Carolina, taken 1st round 7th overall by Green Bay Packers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025
Eric Allen, cornerback from Arizona State, taken 2nd round 30th overall by Philadelphia Eagles :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2025

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1988 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

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References

. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
{{as of. 2019.
"DraftHistory.com".
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"1987 Heisman Trophy winner".
List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com
"Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].

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