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2005 NFL draft

70th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players

Field	Value
name	2005 NFL draft
image	2005nfldraft.png
alt	2005 NFL draft logo
date	April 23–24, 2005
time	12:00 pm EDT (April 23)
11:00 am EDT (April 24)
location	Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
in New York City
network	ESPN, ESPN2
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Andy Stokes, TE
[New England Patriots](2005-new-england-patriots-season)
first	Alex Smith, QB
[San Francisco 49ers](2005-san-francisco-49ers-season)
fewnum	4
fewest	[New York Giants](2005-new-york-giants-season)
mostnum	12
most	[Tampa Bay Buccaneers](2005-tampa-bay-buccaneers-season)
overall	255
rounds	7
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	1
1	LB DeMarcus Ware}}
prev	[2004](2004-nfl-draft)
next	[2006](2006-nfl-draft)

11:00 am EDT (April 24) in New York City New England Patriots San Francisco 49ers

The 2005 NFL draft, the 70th in league history, took place on April 23 and 24, 2005. The draft was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City and was televised for the 26th consecutive year, with coverage on ESPN and ESPN2. It was the first to be held at the Javits Center, as Madison Square Garden had been utilized for drafts since 1995.

The draft is best known for quarterback Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th selection after being projected as one of the top picks. Rodgers believed he would be taken first overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but after the 49ers selected quarterback Alex Smith, Rodgers was passed on by teams with other positional needs until he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. The fall drew retrospective scrutiny due to Rodgers developing a reputation as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.

Compensatory selections were distributed among 14 teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each. Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL draft first.

The league also held a supplemental draft in 2005 after the regular draft but before the regular season.

The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the drafting team forfeited its pick in that round in the regular draft of the following season.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

DeMarcus Ware, linebacker from Troy taken 11th overall by the Dallas Cowboys, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft while (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft.

;Round one

;Round two

;Round three

;Round four

;Round five

;Round six

;Round seven

References

General

Specific

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]].
Banks, Don. (March 5, 2005). "NFL Draft moving to the Javits Center". The New York Times.
Currie, David. (April 27, 2017). "NFL Draft: Top 10 Moments – Aaron Rodgers falling to Tim Tebow trade".
Bensinger, Graham. (December 21, 2016). "In Depth with Graham Bensinger: Aaron Rodgers: Thought I'd be a 49er".
Clayton, John. (April 24, 2005). "Rodgers puts positive spin on humbling day". ESPN.
"2005 NFL Draft Listing".
(November 8, 2021). "The story of how Aaron Rodgers became the no. 24 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft".
(April 23, 2022). "NFL Draft biggest blunders: Fabian Washington over Aaron Rodgers and other terrible misses in recent history".
(April 30, 2021). "Remembering Aaron Rodgers' Classic Quote from 2005 NFL Draft".
(January 31, 2011). "Super Bowl 2011: Aaron Rodgers and the Top 25 Draft Day Steals in NFL History".
"NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 14 CLUBS". The Red Zone.
Jet. (May 16, 2005). "Nine Blacks chosen in top 10 in 2005 NFL Draft". Find Articles.
"NFL Draft Tracker: Denver Broncos, 1995 to 2008". FFToday.com.
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

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