History of the #29 Overall Pick

59 players selected at this slot · 1967–2025

Summary

59Times Used

58Seasons Covered

Every player taken with the 29th overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. The most productive by games played is Cordarrelle Patterson (168), drafted in 2013. OT is the most common position selected at this slot (9 times).

Every #29 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	2	29	MIA	Jim Riley	DT	Oklahoma
1968	2	29	ATL	Carlton Dabney	DE	Morgan State
1969	2	29	ATL	Paul Gipson	RB	Houston
1970	2	29	MIA	Jim Mandich	TE	Michigan
1971	2	29	BUF	Jan White	TE	Ohio State
1972	2	29	CIN	Tommy Casanova	DB	LSU
1973	2	29	NO	Derland Moore	DE	Oklahoma
1974	2	29	MIN	John Holland	WR	Tennessee State
1975	2	29	ATL	Ralph Ortega	ILB	Florida
1976	2	29	SEA	Sammy Green	LB	Florida
1977	2	29	TB	Dave Lewis	LB	USC; San Diego City College
1978	2	29	KC	Sylvester Hicks	DE	Tennessee State
1979	2	29	SF	James Owens	RB	UCLA
1980	2	29	BUF	Joe Cribbs	RB	Auburn
1981	2	29	NO	Russell Gary	DB	Nebraska
1982	2	29	SF	Bubba Paris	OT	Michigan
1983	2	29	BAL	Vernon Maxwell	OLB	Arizona State
1984	2	29	HOU	Don Maggs	OT	Tulane
1984	2	29	HOU	Doug Smith	DT	Auburn
1985	2	29	BUF	Mark Traynowicz	G	Nebraska
1986	2	29	DET	Garry James	RB	LSU
1987	2	29	BUF	Nate Odomes	CB	Wisconsin
1988	2	29	DET	Chris Spielman	LB	Ohio State
1989	2	29	DAL	Steve Wisniewski	G	Penn State
1990	2	29	SEA	Terry Wooden	OLB	Syracuse
1991	2	29	CLE	Ed King	G	Auburn
1992	2	29	IND	Ashley Ambrose	CB	Mississippi Valley State University
1993	1	29	GB	George Teague	FS	Alabama
1994	1	29	CLE	Derrick Alexander	WR	Michigan
1995	1	29	CAR	Blake Brockermeyer	OT	Texas
1996	1	29	PIT	Jamain Stephens	OT	North Carolina A&T
1997	1	29	NE	Chris Canty	CB	Kansas State
1998	1	29	MIA	John Avery	RB	Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC
1999	1	29	MIN	Dimitrius Underwood	DE	Michigan State
2000	1	29	JAX	R. Jay Soward	WR	USC
2001	1	29	LA	Ryan Pickett	NT	Ohio State
2002	1	29	CHI	Marc Colombo	OT	Boston College
2003	1	29	GB	Nick Barnett	LB	Oregon State
2004	1	29	ATL	Michael Jenkins	WR	Ohio State
2005	1	29	IND	Marlin Jackson	DB	Michigan
2006	1	29	NYJ	Nick Mangold	C	Ohio State
2007	1	29	BAL	Ben Grubbs	G	Auburn
2008	1	29	SF	Kentwan Balmer	DE	North Carolina
2009	1	29	NYG	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
2010	1	29	NYJ	Kyle Wilson	DB	Boise State
2011	1	29	CHI	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin
2012	1	29	MIN	Harrison Smith	FS	Notre Dame
2013	1	29	MIN	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB	Tennessee; Hutchinson CC
2014	1	29	NE	Dominique Easley	OLB	Florida
2015	1	29	IND	Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami
2016	1	29	ARI	Robert Nkemdiche	DT	Mississippi
2017	1	29	CLE	David Njoku	TE	Miami
2018	1	29	JAX	Taven Bryan	DT	Florida
2019	1	29	SEA	L.J. Collier	DE	TCU
2020	1	29	TEN	Isaiah Wilson	OT	Georgia
2022	1	29	NE	Cole Strange	G	Tennessee-Chattanooga
2023	1	29	NO	Bryan Bresee	DT	Clemson
2024	1	29	DAL	Tyler Guyton	OT	Oklahoma; TCU
2025	1	29	WAS	Josh Conerly Jr.	OT	Oregon