1990 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 22โ23, 1990 |
Location | New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, NY |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
332 total selections in 12 rounds | |
League | NFL |
First selection | Jeff George, QB Indianapolis Colts |
Mr. Irrelevant | Demetrius Davis, TE Los Angeles Raiders |
Most selections (17) | San Diego Chargers |
Fewest selections (6) | Dallas Cowboys |
Hall of Famers | 6 |
The 1990 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 22โ23, 1990, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, New York.[1][2] The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The Dallas Cowboys would have had the first overall pick in the draft for the second consecutive year by virtue of their league-worst 1โ15 record in 1989. However, the Cowboys forfeited their first-round pick by selecting quarterback Steve Walsh in the first round of the previous year's supplemental draft. The first pick instead went to the Atlanta Falcons, who traded it to the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts then used the first overall pick to select quarterback Jeff George.