2010 NFL draft

Overview

Of the 255 players drafted 216 (or 84%) were among the 327 players who participated in the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine. This matches the average percentage of combine participants among draftees over the past ten years. An additional 39 players who did not attend the combine were selected. As of 2025, Trent Williams, Jerry Hughes, and Linval Joseph are the only players still active from this draft.

There was wide speculation that the 2010 NFL draft would have a very large number of early entrants because of a possible rookie pay scale to be imposed starting with the 2011 NFL draft. Eligible underclassmen projected as top NFL prospects risked losing millions of contractually-guaranteed dollars if they did not declare for the draft the year before a new CBA could be reached. The early entry deadline was January 15. After the early entry deadline had passed, it was confirmed that the 2010 NFL draft would have fifty-three non-seniors, tying a draft record for the most non-seniors ever.

The draft's first round, in which teams were allowed ten minutes to make each selection, consumed three hours and 28 minutes. The second round (with a maximum of seven minutes per selection) lasted two hours and 25 minutes. After the second round, teams were allotted five minutes per pick. The third round took one hour and 41 minutes. Rounds 4 through 7 each lasted less than two hours. For the second time in draft history, the first two players selected were named Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year, respectively.

The following is the breakdown of the 255 players selected by position:

Changes in draft order

At the 2009 annual owners meeting, NFL owners unanimously approved changes to the order for assigning draft picks, starting with the 2010 draft.

The new format took into account the seeding of playoff teams. The two major changes from previous years were:

• Teams that make the playoffs pick after teams that do not.
• Teams that advance further in the playoffs pick later. In 2008, the Chargers, who went 8–8 in the regular season, defeated the 12–4 Indianapolis Colts in an AFC wild card game. Nevertheless, the Chargers received the 16th pick while the Colts picked 27th, and the Patriots, who missed the playoffs, picked 23rd according to the rules then in effect, which prioritized regular season record for all teams except those in the Super Bowl.

The new order assigns picks for each round as indicated in the table below. Except the changes noted above, the order will generally follow that used in previous years (i.e., within a given status, teams with worse regular-season records will pick earlier in the first round, and picks will cycle from round to round among teams that are tied).

Three coin tosses were necessary to establish the final selection order: Jacksonville, Tennessee, and Atlanta won their flips over Denver, Carolina, and Houston, respectively.

Player selections

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:Cutler**#11: Chicago → Denver (PD).** Chicago traded this selection, a 2009 first-round selection (18th overall; Denver selected Robert Ayers) and a 2009 third-round selection (84th overall; traded to Pittsburgh, who selected Mike Wallace), and quarterback Kyle Orton to Denver for quarterback Jay Cutler and a 2009 fifth-round selection (140th overall, Chicago selected Johnny Knox). :ADavis**#11: Denver → San Francisco (D).** Denver traded this selection it acquired from Chicago to San Francisco for a first-round selection (13th overall; traded to Philadelphia, who selected Brandon Graham) and a fourth-round selection (113th overall; traded to New England, who selected Aaron Hernandez).|group="R1 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:#13: San Francisco → Denver (D). See #11: Denver → San Francisco above. :BGraham**#13: Denver → Philadelphia (D).** Denver traded this selection it acquired from San Francisco to Philadelphia for a firstnround selection (24th overall; after all trades, Dallas selected Dez Bryant), a third round selection it acquired from Seattle (70th overall; traded to Baltimore, who selected Ed Dickson), and a third round selection (87th overall; Denver selected Eric Decker).|group="R1 -"}}|probowl=yes|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_24b**#24: Philadelphia → Denver (D).** See #13: Denver → Philadelphia above. :Pick_24b**#24: Denver → New England (D).** See #22: New England → Denver above. :Dez**#24: New England → Dallas (D).** New England traded this selection it acquired from Denver and its fourth round selection (119th overall; traded to Miami who selected A. J. Edds) to Dallas for a first round selection (27th overall; New England selected Devin McCourty) and a third round selection (90th overall; New England selected Taylor Price).|group="R1 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

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:Whitehurst**#40: Seattle → San Diego (PD).** Seattle traded this selection and a 2011 third-round selection to San Diego for quarterback Charlie Whitehurst and the Chargers' 2010 second-round selection (60th overall; Seattle selected Golden Tate). :#40: San Diego → Miami (D). See #12: Miami → San Diego above.|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Adams**#42: Chicago → Tampa Bay (PD).** Chicago traded this selection to Tampa Bay for defensive end Gaines Adams. :Pick_42b**#42: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D).** See #39: Oakland → Tampa Bay above. :Gronkowski**#42: Oakland → New England (D).** Oakland traded this selection it acquired from Tampa Bay to New England for a second-round selection New England had acquired from Jacksonville (44th overall; Oakland selected Lamarr Houston) and New England's sixth-round selection (190th overall; Oakland selected Travis Goethel).|group="R2 -"}}|probowl=yes|cfb page exists=yes}}

:BMarshall**#43: Miami → Denver (PD).** Miami traded this selection and a 2011 second-round selection to Denver for wide receiver Brandon Marshall. :#43: Denver → Baltimore (D). See #25: Baltimore → Denver above.|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:PatsJags09**#44: Jacksonville → New England (PD).** Jacksonville traded this selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (232nd overall; New England selected Julian Edelman) to New England for a 2009 third-round selection (73rd overall; Jacksonville selected Derek Cox). :#44: New England → Oakland (D). See #42: Oakland → New England above.|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:PatsTitans09**#47: Tennessee → New England (PD).** Tennessee traded this selection to New England for a 2009 third-round selection (89th overall; Tennessee selected Jared Cook). :CardsTradeUp**#47: New England → Arizona (D).** New England traded this selection it acquired from Tennessee to Arizona for a second-round selection (58th overall; traded to Houston, who selected Ben Tate) and a third-round selection (89th overall; traded to Carolina, who selected Armanti Edwards).|group="R2 -"}}|cfb |probowl=yes|page exists=yes|cfb page exists=yes}}

:#58: Arizona → New England (D). See #47: New England → Arizona above. :BTate**#58: New England → Houston (D).** New England traded this selection it acquired from Arizona to Houston for a second-round selection (62nd overall; New England selected Brandon Spikes) and a fifth-round selection (150th overall; New England selected Zoltan Mesko).|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:#59: Dallas → Philadelphia (D). See #59: Dallas → Philadelphia above. :Hardesty**#59: Philadelphia → Cleveland (D).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from Dallas to Cleveland for a third-round selection (71st overall; traded to Green Bay, who selected Morgan Burnett), a fifth-round selection it acquired from Tampa Bay (134th overall; Philadelphia selected Ricky Sapp), and a fifth-round selection it acquired from Detroit (146th overall; traded to San Diego, who selected Cam Thomas).|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_62a**#62: Minnesota → Houston (D).** See #51: Houston → Minnesota above. :Pick_62b**#62: Houston → New England (D).** See #58: New England → Houston above.|group="R2 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

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:SeattlePhilly**#70: Seattle → Philadelphia (PD).** Seattle traded this selection and a 2009 fifth- (137th overall; after other trades, Baltimore selected Jason Phillips) and seventh-round selections (213th overall; Philadelphia selected Paul Fanaika) to Philadelphia for a 2009 third-round selection (91st overall; Seattle selected Deon Butler) :Pick_70b**#70: Philadelphia → Denver (D).** See #13: Denver → Philadelphia above. :Pick_70c**#70: Denver → Baltimore (D).** See #25: Baltimore → Denver above.|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_71a**#71: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D).** See #59: Philadelphia → Cleveland above. :Burnett**#71: Philadelphia → Green Bay (D).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from Cleveland to Green Bay for a third-round selection (86th overall; Philadelphia selected Daniel Te'o-Nesheim) and a fourth-round selection (122nd overall; Philadelphia selected Mike Kafka).|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:DBurgess1**#85: New England → Oakland (PD).** New England traded this selection and a fifth-round selection (158th overall; after all trades, New Orleans selected Matt Tennant) to Oakland for defensive end Derrick Burgess. (Had the Patriots not acquired a fifth-round selection before the draft, they would have owed Oakland their fourth-round selection.): :Wimbley**#85: Oakland → Cleveland (PD).** Oakland traded this selection it acquired from New England to Cleveland for defensive end Kamerion Wimbley.|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_89a**#89: Arizona → New England (D).** See #47: New England → Arizona above. :PanthersTradeUp**#89: New England → Carolina (D).** New England traded this selection to Carolina for a 2011 second-round selection.|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_93a**#93: Minnesota → Houston (D).** See #51: Houston → Minnesota above. :Moeaki**#93: Houston → Kansas City (D).** Houston traded this selection it acquired from Minnesota to Kansas City for a fourth-round selection (102nd overall; Houston selected Darryl Sharpton) and a fifth-round selection Kansas City had acquired from Carolina (144th overall; Houston selected Sherrick McManis).|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

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:Pick_113a**#113: San Francisco → Denver (D).** See #11: Denver → San Francisco above. :Pick_113b**#113: Denver → New England (D).** See #22: New England → Denver above.|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_119a**#119: New England → Dallas (D).** See #24: New England → Dallas above. :Edds**#119: Dallas → Miami (D).** Dallas traded this selection it acquired from New England to Miami for a fourth-round selection Miami had acquired from San Diego (126th overall; Dallas selected Akwasi Owusu-Ansah) and Miami's sixth-round selection (179th overall; Dallas selected Sam Young).|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_123a**#123: Baltimore → Arizona (PD).** See #88: Baltimore → Arizona above. :AWoods**#123: Arizona → New Orleans (D).** Arizona traded this selection it acquired from Baltimore to New Orleans for a fourth-round selection (130th overall; Arizona selected O'Brien Schofield) and a sixth-round selection (201st overall; Arizona selected Jorrick Calvin).|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Rhodes**#124: Arizona → New York Jets (PD).** Arizona traded this selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection to the New York Jets for safety Kerry Rhodes. :Pick_124b**#124: New York Jets → Carolina (D).** See #112: Carolina → New York Jets above.|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_126a**#126: San Diego → Miami (D).** See #12: Miami → San Diego above. :Pick_126b**#126: Miami → Dallas (D).** See #119: Dallas → Miami above.|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=no}}

:Sheppard**#127: New York Jets → Philadelphia (PD).** The New York Jets traded this selection and a 2009 fifth-round selection (153rd overall; Philadelphia selected Cornelius Ingram) to Philadelphia for cornerback Lito Sheppard and a 2010 fifth-round selection (155th overall; after all trades, Arizona selected John Skelton). This fourth-round selection was conditional and could have been as high as a second-round selection; however, Sheppard was released by the Jets on March 4, 2010 to make the selection in the fourth-round, and as such the Eagles also sent the fifth-round selection to the Jets. :Tapp**#127: Philadelphia → Seattle (PD).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from the New York Jets and defensive end Chris Clemons to Seattle for defensive end Darryl Tapp.|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

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:Winslow**#134: Tampa Bay → Cleveland (PD).** Tampa Bay traded this selection and a 2009 second-round selection (50th overall; Cleveland selected Mohamed Massaquoi) to Cleveland for tight end Kellen Winslow II. :Pick_134b**#134: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D).** See #59: Philadelphia → Cleveland above.|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Carriker**#135: Washington → St. Louis (PD).** Washington traded this selection and a seventh-round selection (211th overall; St. Louis selected Marquis Johnson) to St. Louis for defensive lineman Adam Carriker, a fifth-round selection acquired from Philadelphia (163rd overall; traded to Miami, who selected Reshad Jones), and a seventh-round selection (208th overall; traded to New England, who selected Thomas Welch). :DFranks**#135: St. Louis → Atlanta (D).** St. Louis traded this selection it acquired from Washington to Atlanta for a fifth-round selection (149th overall; St. Louis drafted Hall Davis) and a sixth-round selection (189th overall; St. Louis selected Eugene Sims).|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Pick_137a**#137: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD).** See #105: Cleveland → Philadelphia above. :ESims**#137: Philadelphia → Denver (PD).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from Cleveland to Denver in a three-way trade; Philadelphia acquired linebacker Ernie Sims from Detroit, while Detroit acquired tight end Tony Scheffler and a seventh-round selection (220th overall; traded to Philadelphia, who selected Jamar Chaney) from Denver.|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Tank**#144: Carolina → Kansas City (PD).** Carolina traded this selection to Kansas City for defensive end Tank Tyler. :Pick_144b**#144: Kansas City → Houston (D).** See #93: Houston → Kansas City above.|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Brandstater**#146: Denver → Detroit (PD).** Denver traded this selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (235th overall; Detroit selected Zack Follett) to Detroit for a 2009 sixth-round selection (174th overall; Denver selected Tom Brandstater). :CWilliams**#146: Detroit → Cleveland (PD).** Detroit traded this selection it acquired from Denver to Cleveland for defensive lineman Corey Williams and a seventh-round selection (214th overall; traded to Minnesota, who selected Mickey Shuler Jr.). :#146: Cleveland → Philadelphia (D). See #59: Philadelphia → Cleveland above. :CThomas**#146: Philadelphia → San Diego (D).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from Cleveland to San Diego for a fifth-round selection (159th overall; Philadelphia selected Riley Cooper) and a 2011 fifth-round selection.|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:AlexSmith**#153: New England → Tampa Bay (PD).** New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay for tight end Alex Smith. :Pick_153b**#153: Tampa Bay → Oakland (D).** See #39: Oakland → Tampa Bay above. :Pick_153c**#153: Oakland → Jacksonville (D).** See #108: Jacksonville → Oakland above.|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=no}}

:#155: Philadelphia → New York Jets (PD). See #127: New York Jets → Philadelphia above. :Santonio**#155: New York Jets → Pittsburgh (PD).** The New York Jets traded this selection it acquired from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh for wide receiver Santonio Holmes. :BMcFadden**#155: Pittsburgh → Arizona (D).** Pittsburgh traded this selection it acquired from the New York Jets to Arizona for cornerback Bryant McFadden and a sixth-round selection (195th overall; Pittsburgh selected Antonio Brown).|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Holland**#158: Dallas → Denver (PD).** Dallas traded this selection to Denver for guard Montrae Holland. :LeKevin**#158: Denver → New England (PD).** Denver traded this selection it acquired from Dallas to New England for defensive lineman Le Kevin Smith and a seventh-round selection New England had acquired from Philadelphia (231st overall; after all trades, Washington selected Selvish Capers). :Pick_158c**#158: New England → Oakland (PD).** See #85: Oakland → New England above. :Groves**#158: Oakland → Jacksonville (PD).** Oakland traded this selection to Jacksonville for linebacker Quentin Groves. :Tennant**#158: Jacksonville → New Orleans (D).** Jacksonville traded this selection it acquired from Oakland to New Orleans for a 2011 fourth-round selection.|group="R5 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes}}

:Morstead**#163: New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD).** New Orleans traded this selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (222nd overall, later traded to Indianapolis, who selected Pat McAfee) to Philadelphia for a 2009 fifth-round selection (164th overall; New Orleans selected Thomas Morstead). :Witherspoon**#163: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD).** Philadelphia traded this selection it acquired from New Orleans and wide receiver Brandon Gibson to St. Louis for linebacker Will Witherspoon. :Pick_163c**#163: St. Louis → Washington (PD).** See #135: Washington → St. Louis above. :RJones**#163: Washington → Miami (D).** Washington traded this selection it acquired from St. Louis to Miami for a sixth-round selection Miami had acquired from Washington (174th overall; Washington selected Dennis Morris) and a seventh-round selection (219th overall; Washington selected Terrence Austin).|group="R5 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

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:Alleman**#173: Kansas City → Miami (PD).** Kansas City traded this selection to Miami for offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe. :#173: Miami → San Diego (D). See #12: Miami → San Diego above. :#173: San Diego → San Francisco (D). See #79: San Francisco → San Diego above.|group="R6 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:JTaylor**#174: Washington → Miami (PD).** Washington traded this selection and a 2009 second-round selection (44th overall; Miami selected Pat White) to Miami for defensive end Jason Taylor. :#174: Miami → Washington (D). See #163: Washington → Miami above.|group="R6 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

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

-- :#208: St. Louis → Washington (PD). See #135: Washington → St. Louis above. :TWelch**#208: Washington → New England (D).** Washington traded this selection it acquired from St. Louis to New England for a seventh-round selection (229th overall; Washington selected Erik Cook) and a seventh-round selection it acquired from Denver (231st overall; Washington selected Selvish Capers).|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:#214: Cleveland → Detroit (PD). See #146: Detroit → Cleveland above. :#214: Detroit → Minnesota (D). See #30: Minnesota → Detroit above.|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:#220: Denver → Detroit (PD). See #137: Philadelphia → Denver above. :JChaney**#220: Detroit → Philadelphia (D).** Detroit traded this selection it acquired from Denver to Philadelphia for a 2011 sixth-round selection.|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Leftwich**#225: Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay (PD).** Pittsburgh traded this selection to Tampa Bay for quarterback Byron Leftwich. :SThompson**#225: Tampa Bay → Denver (D).** Tampa Bay traded this selection it acquired from Pittsburgh and a seventh-round selection it acquired from Baltimore (232nd overall; Denver selected Jammie Kirlew) to Denver for a 2011 fifth-round selection.|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Favre1**#230: Green Bay → New York Jets (PD).** Green Bay traded this selection and quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets for a 2009 third-round selection (73rd overall; after all trades Jacksonville selected Derek Cox). :Favre2**#230: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD).** The New York Jets returned this selection it acquired from Green Bay back to Green Bay in a mutual agreement.|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:GLewis**#231: Philadelphia → New England (PD).** Philadelphia traded this selection and wide receiver Greg Lewis to New England for a 2009 fifth-round selection (159th overall; Philadelphia selected Fenuki Tupou). :#231: New England → Denver (PD). See #158: Denver → New England above. :Hochstein**#231: Denver → New England (PD).** Denver traded this selection it acquired from New England back to New England for offensive lineman Russ Hochstein. :#231: New England → Washington (D). See #208: Washington → New England above.|group="R7 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes}}

:Douglas**#232: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD).** Baltimore traded this selection and a 2009 seventh-round selection (233rd overall; Tampa Bay selected Sammie Stroughter) to Tampa Bay for defensive lineman Marques Douglas. :#232: Tampa Bay → Denver (D). See #225: Tampa Bay → Denver above.|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

Supplemental draft selections

Two players were selected in the 2010 Supplemental Draft.

Notable undrafted players

Selections by college conference

Selection totals by college conference:

References

General references

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Trade references

Specific references

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