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1998 NFL draft

National Football League draft

Field	Value
name	1998 NFL draft
image	1998nfldraft.png
alt	1998 NFL draft logo
date	April 18–19, 1998
location	Theatre at MSG
in New York, NY
network	ESPN
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Cam Quayle, TE
[Baltimore Ravens](1998-baltimore-ravens-season)
first	Peyton Manning, QB
[Indianapolis Colts](1998-indianapolis-colts-season)
fewnum	5
fewest	[Detroit Lions](1998-detroit-lions-season)
mostnum	12
most	[New York Jets](1998-new-york-jets-season)
overall	241
rounds	7
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	4
1	QB Peyton Manning
2	CB Charles Woodson
3	WR Randy Moss
4	G Alan Faneca
prev	[1997](1997-nfl-draft)
next	[1999](1999-nfl-draft)

in New York, NY Baltimore Ravens Indianapolis Colts The 1998 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 18–19, 1998, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

Before the draft, there was much debate in the media on if the Indianapolis Colts would select Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf with the first overall pick. Both were considered excellent prospects and future franchise quarterbacks: Leaf was considered to have more upside and a stronger throwing arm, whereas Manning was considered a polished prospect who was NFL ready and more mature.

On the day of the draft, the Colts selected Manning due to Leaf's disdain for Indianapolis, with Leaf being selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers.

Manning went on to be a five-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner (the most of any player in NFL history), a two-time Super Bowl champion (in 2006 with the Colts and in 2015 with the Denver Broncos), and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021, while Leaf was out of the NFL by 2002 after having earned a 4–17 record, and is considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history.

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

                  - Round 2   ************

                  - Round 3   ************

                  - Round 4   ************

                  - Round 5   ************

                  - Round 6   ************

                  - Round 7   ************

Supplemental draft

A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1998. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers both selected players in the 2nd round.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Hall of Famers

Randy Moss, wide receiver from Marshall, taken 1st round 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Peyton Manning, quarterback from Tennessee, taken 1st round 1st overall by the Indianapolis Colts. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Charles Woodson, cornerback from Michigan, taken 1st round 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Alan Faneca, guard from LSU, taken 1st round 26th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021.

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1994 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

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Notes

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]].
"Peyton Manning Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
(2014-01-21). "Colts Wanted Ryan Leaf Over Peyton Manning In 1998 NFL Draft". Sportsgrid.com.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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