History of the #171 Overall Pick

Summary

Every player taken with the 171st overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. WR is the most common position selected at this slot (9 times).

Every #171 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	7	171	NYJ	John Elliott	OG	Texas
1968	7	171	MIN	Lenny Snow	RB	Georgia Tech
1970	7	171	SD	Jim Fabish	DB	UTEP
1971	7	171	CIN	Neal Craig	DB	Fisk University
1972	7	171	ATL	Lance Moon	RB	Wisconsin
1973	7	171	CIN	Bob Maddox	DE	Frostburg State
1974	7	171	CLE	Gerry Sullivan	C	Illinois
1975	7	171	HOU	Mark Cotney	FS	Cameron University; New Mexico Highlands Univ.
1976	6	171	BUF	Scott Piper	WR	Arizona
1977	7	171	NYJ	Bob Grupp	P	Duke
1978	7	171	BUF	Mario Celotto	LB	USC
1979	7	171	TEN	Tim Ries	DB	Missouri State
1980	7	171	LA	Ben Apuna	ILB	Arizona State; Mesa CC
1983	7	171	LA	Jeff Simmons	WR	USC
1984	7	171	NYG	Lionel Manuel	WR	University of U. of Pacific; Citrus College
1985	7	171	GB	Eric Wilson	LB	Maryland
1986	7	171	IND	Steve O'Malley	DT	Northern Illinois
1987	7	171	BUF	Kerry Porter	FB	Washington State
1988	7	171	LV	Derrick Crudup	DB	Oklahoma; Florida
1989	7	171	KC	Ron Sancho	LB	LSU
1990	7	171	TB	Donnie Gardner	DE	Kentucky
1991	7	171	ARI	Ivory Lee Brown	RB	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Tyler JC
1992	7	171	LA	Darryl Ashmore	OT	Northwestern
1993	7	171	NYJ	Alec Millen	OT	Georgia
1994	6	171	CLE	Robert Strait	RB	Baylor
1995	5	171	CAR	Andrew Peterson	G	Washington
1996	6	171	NYG	Doug Colman	LB	Nebraska
1997	6	171	NYG	Mike Cherry	QB	Murray State; Arkansas
1998	6	171	MIA	Nathan Strikwerda		Northwestern
1999	6	171	SF	Tai Streets	WR	Michigan
2000	6	171	PHI	Thomas Hamner	RB	Minnesota
2001	6	171	DAL	Daleroy Stewart	DT	Southern Mississippi
2002	5	171	SEA	Matt Hill	OT	Boise State
2003	5	171	CHI	Tron LaFavor	DT	Florida
2004	6	171	DEN	Triandos Luke	WR	Alabama
2005	5	171	CAR	Ben Emanuel	DB	UCLA
2006	6	171	NO	Mike Hass	WR	Oregon State
2007	5	171	NE	Clint Oldenburg	OT	Colorado State
2008	6	171	NYJ	Marcus Henry	WR	Kansas
2009	5	171	SF	Nate Davis	QB	Ball State
2010	6	171	ATL	Shann Schillinger	DB	Montana
2011	6	171	ARI	Quan Sturdivant	LB	North Carolina
2012	6	171	LA	Greg Zuerlein	K	Missouri Western; Nebraska-Omaha
2014	5	171	MIA	Jordan Tripp	LB	Montana
2014	5	171	MIA	Jordie Tripp	OLB	Montana
2015	5	171	BAL	Nick Boyle	TE	Delaware
2016	5	171	SEA	Alex Collins	RB	Arkansas
2017	5	171	BUF	Nathan Peterman	QB	Pittsburgh; Tennessee
2019	5	171	NYG	Darius Slayton	WR	Auburn
2020	5	171	HOU	Isaiah Coulter	WR	Rhode Island
2021	5	171	BAL	Daelin Hayes	LB	Notre Dame
2022	5	171	DEN	Luke Wattenberg	C	Washington
2023	5	171	TB	Payne Durham	TE	Purdue
2024	5	171	NYJ	Jordan Travis	QB	Florida State; Louisville
2025	5	171	DET	Miles Frazier	G	LSU; Florida International