2013 NFL Draft


The 2013 NFL Draft was the 78th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 25 through April 27.
Eric Fisher was chosen first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the fourth offensive lineman ever to be selected with the top pick, since the first Common draft in 1967. Players who attended high school in 39 of the 50 states were selected in this draft; Florida and California led with 27 draftees each. South Carolina contributed the most drafted players on a per capita basis with 13 players, or one of every 355,798 residents of the state. Among colleges, Florida State led with 11 players selected.
A record 11 players from countries other than the United States were selected, breaking the record set by the 2012 NFL Draft. Meanwhile, nine offensive linemen were selected in the first round which ties a record previously set in 1968.
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:

Early entrants

A record 73 underclassmen forfeited any remaining NCAA eligibility they may have been eligible for and declared themselves available to be selected in the draft. Of these, 52 were drafted.

Determination of draft order

The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.

Player selections

Notable undrafted players

Trades

In the explanations below, ' denotes trades that took place during the draft, while ' indicates trades completed pre-draft.
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Forfeited picks

Two selections in the 2013 draft were forfeited:

Supplemental draft

The supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2013. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 6 players were eligible, but none were selected.

Selections by conference

Selection totals by college conference :
No.ConferencePlayers
selected
Division
1Southeastern Conference63I FBS
2Atlantic Coast Conference31I FBS
3Pac-12 Conference28I FBS
4Big Ten Conference22I FBS
4Big 12 Conference22I FBS
6Big East Conference19I FBS
7Conference USA8I FBS
8Independent7I FBS
8Mid-American Conference7I FBS
8Mountain West Conference7I FBS
11Western Athletic Conference6I FBS
12Southern Conference5I FCS
13Colonial Athletic Association4I FCS
13Sun Belt Conference4I FBS
15Ivy League3I FCS
15Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association3II
17Great American Conference2II
17Ohio Valley Conference2I FCS
17Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference2II
20Big Sky Conference1I FCS
20Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1II
20Gulf South Conference1II
20Lone Star Conference1II
20Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference1I FCS
20Missouri Valley Football Conference1I FCS
20Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference1II
20Southland Conference1I FCS
20Southwestern Athletic Conference1I FCS

Twelve players from Southeastern Conference programs were selected in the first round, which tied the record for most first-round selections from a single college conference set in 2006 by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schools with multiple draft selections

Popular culture

During Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL presented a promotional advertisement for the 2013 Draft featuring retired athlete Deion Sanders attempting a comeback return under the name "Leon Sandcastle". The ad followed the fictional exploits of Sandcastle through tryouts until he is drafted first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Trade references