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2003 NFL draft

68th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players

Field	Value
name	2003 NFL draft
image	2003nfldraft.gif
alt	2003 NFL draft logo
date	April 26–27, 2003
time	Noon EDT (April 26)
11:00 am EDT (April 27)
location	Theater at MSG
in New York City, NY
network	ESPN, ESPN2
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Ryan Hoag, WR
[Oakland Raiders](2003-oakland-raiders-season)
first	Carson Palmer, QB
[Cincinnati Bengals](2003-cincinnati-bengals-season)
fewnum	3
fewest	[Washington Redskins](2003-washington-redskins-season)
mostnum	12
most	[Chicago Bears](2003-chicago-bears-season)
overall	262
rounds	7
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	3
1	WR Andre Johnson
2	SS Troy Polamalu
3	TE Antonio Gates
prev	[2002](2002-nfl-draft)
next	[2004](2004-nfl-draft)

11:00 am EDT (April 27) in New York City, NY Oakland Raiders Cincinnati Bengals The 2003 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League (NFL) teams selected amateur college football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft was held April 26–27, 2003, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

The draft was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2 beginning at noon on Saturday, April 26 and beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday, April 27. The draft consisted of seven rounds, with teams selecting in the reverse order of the finish the previous season. There were 32 compensatory picks distributed among 15 teams, with five teams each receiving four additional selections. In addition, the Houston Texans, who started play as an expansion franchise the previous season, were granted a supplemental selection in the middle of each of the draft's final five rounds, plus the final selection in the final two rounds.

There was little drama when the draft began with the Cincinnati Bengals selecting Carson Palmer, as Palmer had agreed to contract terms with the Bengals the previous day. He became the first Heisman Trophy winner selected first overall in the draft since Vinny Testaverde in 1987. The event ended nearly 30 hours later with Ryan Hoag being chosen by the Oakland Raiders with the final pick and thus gaining the distinction of "Mr. Irrelevant".

The draft took an odd turn with the Minnesota Vikings and their pick (seventh) in the first round. The Vikings were apparently attempting to consummate a trade when their fifteen-minute time allowance elapsed. The Jaguars who selected next were quick to pounce, turning in their card to select QB Byron Leftwich immediately after the Vikings' time elapsed. The Panthers also took advantage of the gaffe, selecting OT Jordan Gross before the Vikings recovered and selected DT Kevin Williams. Nevertheless, the mistake may have worked in the Vikings' favor as Williams went on to be a mainstay in their team, missing only four games in his first 10 seasons in the NFL and making six Pro Bowls.

The colleges with the most players selected in the draft were Florida, Miami and Tennessee which each had eight players chosen. Meanwhile, Penn State and Miami each had four players selected in the first round. Eleven defensive linemen were selected in round one, eclipsing the previous record of nine, set in 2001. Ten underclassmen were taken in the first round, including three of the first four overall selections. The first round lasted nearly five hours. The Buffalo Bills selection of Miami's Willis McGahee as the first running back off the board was notable because he was recovering from a career-threatening injury he suffered in the Fiesta Bowl which it was believed could have caused him to miss the upcoming season.

This draft is notable for its excellent undrafted players, including longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and longtime San Diego Chargers, Hall of Famer, tight end Antonio Gates.

The 262 players chosen in the draft were in the following positions:

TOC

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

:#13: Washington → New York Jets (PD). The Jets acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Jets' restricted free agent WR Laveranues Coles :#13: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). see #4: Chicago → New York Jets :BearsPatsSwap**#13: Chicago → New England Patriots (D).** New England acquired this pick from Chicago for #14 and their sixth-round selection #193|group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:Bledsoe**#14: Buffalo → New England (PD).** Buffalo traded this selection to New England for QB Drew Bledsoe :JetsBearsSwap**#14: New England → Chicago (D).** see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots |group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:RickyWilliams**#18: Miami → New Orleans (PD).** New Orleans acquired this pick along with a 2002 first-round selection (with which New Orleans selected DE Charles Grant) from Miami for RB Ricky Williams. This conditional pick became a first-rounder when Williams rushed for over 1,500 yards for Miami in 2002. :#18: New Orleans → Arizona (D). see #6: Arizona → New Orleans |group="R1 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

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

:BennieJoppru1**#41: Baltimore → New England (D).** see #19: New England → Baltimore :BennieJoppru2**#41: New England → Houston (D).** see #36: Houston → New England |group="R2 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:AlHarris**#62: Green Bay → Philadelphia (PD).** Philadelphia acquired this selection from Green Bay for CB Al Harris and Philadelphia's fourth-round selection(#120). :TerrenceKiel2**#62: Philadelphia → San Diego (D).** see #15: San Diego → Philadelphia |group="R2 -"}}

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

:ChadMorton**#75: Washington → New England (PD).** Washington traded this pick and their fourth-round selection in 2004 (#104) to New England for pick #81 and New England's fifth-round selection (#140), which Washington needed to compensate the New York Jets for Washington's signing of the Jets' restricted free agent KR Chad Morton. :SethWand**#75: New England → Houston (D).** see #36: Houston → New England |group="R3 -"}} |cfb page exists=no }}

:TebuckyJones1**#78: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD).** New Orleans acquired this selection from Kansas City in exchange for OT Willie Roaf. :TebuckyJones1**#78: New Orleans → New England (D).** New England acquired this selection and New Orleans' seventh-round selection (#239) from New Orleans for safetyTebucky Jones. :WadeSmith**#78: New England → Miami (PD).** New England sent this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's second-round selection in 2004 |group="R3 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

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

:AsanteSamuel1**#120: New England → Carolina (D).** see #45: Carolina → New England :AsanteSamuel2**#120: Carolina → Denver (D).** see #82: Denver → Carolina :AsanteSamuel3**#120: Denver → New England (D).** Denver traded this pick to New England for fourth-round (#128) and fifth-round (#157) selections. |group="R4 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:SamAiken1**#127: Philadelphia → Green Bay (PD).** see #62: Green Bay → Philadelphia :SamAiken2**#127: Green Bay → Buffalo (D).** see #79: Buffalo → Green Bay |group="R4 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:TerryGlenn**#128: Green Bay → New England (PD).** Green Bay traded this pick and their fourth-round selection (#126) in 2002 to New England for WR Terry Glenn :BryantMcNeal2**#128: New England → Denver (D).** see #120: Denver → New England. |group="R4 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

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

:DerekPagel1**#140: Dallas → New England (PD).** Dallas traded this pick and a seventh-round selection (#237) in 2002 (with which New England selected RB Antwoine Womack) to New England for New England's fifth-round selection (#168) in 2002 (with which Dallas selected DB Pete Hunter). :DerekPagel2**#140: New England → Washington (PD).** see #75: Washington → New England :DerekPagel3**#140: Washington → New York Jets (PD).** see #75: Washington → New England |group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:GregRandal**#154: Houston → New England (PD).** Houston traded this pick to New England for OT Greg Randall :DonnieNicky**#154: New England → Tennessee (D).** New England traded this pick and their seventh-rounder (#225) to Tennessee for Tennessee's fifth-round (#164), sixth-round (#201) and seventh-round (#243) selections. |group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

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

:MattBowen**#185: Washington → Green Bay (PD).** Green Bay acquired this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington signing Green Bay's restricted free agent safety Matt Bowen :JeremyBridges**#185: Green Bay → Philadelphia (D).** see #166: Philadelphia → Green Bay. |group="R6 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:MarquesOgden1**#193: New England → Chicago (D).** see #13: Chicago → New England Patriots :MarquesOgden2**#193: Chicago → Jacksonville (D).** see #143: Jacksonville → Chicago. |group="R6 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:LarryJohnson**#200: Pittsburgh → Kansas City (D).** see #16: Kansas City → Pittsburgh :BrooksBollinger**#200: Kansas City → New York Jets (D).** see #150: Kansas City → New York Jets. |group="R6 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:KareemKelly1**#203: Green Bay → Seattle (D).** see #147: Green Bay → Seattle. :KareemKelly2**#203: Seattle → New Orleans (D).** New Orleans acquired this selection from Seattle for DT Norman Hand. |group="R6 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

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

:GrantWilliams**#225: St. Louis → New England (PD).** St. Louis traded this choice to New England for OT Grant Williams. :ToddWilliams**#225: New England → Tennessee (D).** see #154: New England → Tennessee. |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:JermaineHaley**#226: Washington → Miami (PD).** Miami received this pick from Washington as compensation for Washington's signing of Miami's restricted free agent DT Jermaine Haley. :WalterYoung**#226: Miami → Carolina (D).** see #181: Carolina → Miami. |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:SteveHeiden**#236: Cleveland → San Diego (PD).** Cleveland traded this pick to San Diego for TE Steve Heiden. :SteveHeiden**#236: San Diego → Dallas (PD).** San Diego traded this pick to Dallas for OT Kelvin Garmon. :BrandonDrumm**#236: Dallas → Detroit (D).** Dallas traded this pick to Detroit for RB Aveion Cason. |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:RickyAWilliams**#239: Indianapolis → New Orleans (PD).** Indianapolis traded this selection to New Orleans for RB Ricky A. Williams. :TullyBanta-Cain**#239: New Orleans → New England (D).** see #78: New Orleans → New England |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

:CornellGreen**#247: Tampa Bay → Miami (D).** Miami acquired this pick from Tampa Bay for OT Cornell Green. :CaseyMoore**#247: Miami → Carolina (D).** see #181: Carolina → Miami. |group="R7 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

Trades

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

;Round one

;Round two

;Round three

;Round four

;Round five

;Round six

;Round seven

;Notes

Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.

Notable undrafted players

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Hall of Famers

Troy Polamalu, strong safety from USC, taken 1st round 16th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Andre Johnson, wide receiver from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Houston Texans. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Antonio Gates, tight end from Kent State, undrafted. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

References

;General references

{{cite web |access-date=November 26, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117150754/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2003 |archive-date=November 17, 2006 |url-status=dead
{{cite web | access-date =April 14, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110524180636/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/index| archive-date=May 24, 2011 | url-status= live}}
{{cite web | access-date =April 14, 2011}}
{{cite web | access-date =April 14, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110521144403/http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/2003.htm| archive-date=May 21, 2011 | url-status= live}}
{{cite web | access-date =June 6, 2011}}

;Trade references

;Specific references

References

(April 11, 2011). "NFL Draft: Overview". ESPN.
"Facts and figures on the 2003 NFL Draft". NFL.
. (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]].
(March 25, 2003). "NFL Draft Compensatory Picks List". [[Sports Illustrated]].
(April 16, 2003). "Fact & Figures on 2003 NFL Draft". [[National Football League]].
(April 26, 2003). "Minnesota Passes In NFL Draft". [[CBS News.
Hack, Damon. (April 28, 2003). "High-Speed Precision On Draft's 2nd Day". [[The New York Times]].
(April 26, 2006). "Hurricanes, Nittany Lions dominate first round". Sports Illustrated.
(May 1, 2003). "McGahee arrives in Buffalo". NFL.
Players are identified as Pro Bowlers 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.
(October 3, 2002). "Roundup". [[The Gainesville Sun]].
(October 12, 2002). "Cowboys {{!}} Garmon Traded". KFFL.com.

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