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1991 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1991 NFL draft
image	Image:1991 NFL Draft logo.gif
alt	1991 NFL draft logo
date	April 21–22, 1991
location	Marriott Marquis
in New York City, NY
network	ESPN
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Larry Wanke, QB
[New York Giants](1991-new-york-giants-season)
first	Russell Maryland, DT
[Dallas Cowboys](1991-dallas-cowboys-season)
fewnum	8
fewest	[New Orleans Saints](1991-new-orleans-saints-season)
mostnum	18
most	[Dallas Cowboys](1991-dallas-cowboys-season)
overall	334
rounds	12
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	2
1	QB Brett Favre
2	CB Aeneas Williams
prev	[1990](1990-nfl-draft)
next	[1992](1992-nfl-draft)

in New York City, NY New York Giants Dallas Cowboys

The 1991 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 21–22, 1991, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.

The first six selections of the draft were defensive players, the most in draft history. It began with the Dallas Cowboys using the first overall pick to select Russell Maryland. No previous draft had begun with more than three consecutive defensive picks.

The day of the draft, wide receiver and projected number one pick Raghib Ismail signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was nevertheless selected by the Los Angeles Raiders in the fourth round (100th overall), and began playing with the Raiders in 1993 after two CFL seasons.

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Hall of Famers

Aeneas Williams, cornerback from Southern, taken 3rd round 59th overall by Phoenix Cardinals. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2014.
Brett Favre, quarterback from Southern Mississippi, taken in the 2nd round 33rd overall by Atlanta Falcons. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2016.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1992 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]].
George, Thomas. (April 22, 1991). "When Rocket Skips, Lineman Soars to Top". New York Times.
Stevenson, Samantha. (January 25, 1991). "Ismail Enters N.F.L. Draft; Patriots Consider Options". New York Times.
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.

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