2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible American football players. It was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27–29, returning to Philadelphia for the first time since 1961.
The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the Rocky Steps, marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors. The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present. Starting with this draft, compensatory picks could be traded. The record for most trades made during an NFL Draft was set at 37, surpassing the 34 trades in the 2008 NFL Draft. The number of trades was surpassed in 2019, when 40 were conducted.
Early entrants
In order to be eligible to enter the draft, players must be at least three years removed from high school. The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft was January 16, 2017.The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
- 34 Cornerbacks
- 32 Wide receivers
- 29 Linebackers
- 26 Running backs
- 25 Defensive ends
- 23 Safeties
- 20 Defensive tackles
- 16 Offensive tackles
- 14 Tight ends
- 11 Offensive guards
- 10 Quarterbacks
- 6 Centers
- 3 Placekickers
- 3 Fullbacks
- 1 Long snapper
Player selections
Notable undrafted players
Summary
Selections by college athletic conference
The SEC led all conferences for the 11th year in a row with 53 selections.Schools with multiple draft selections
Michigan and Alabama set school records to lead the country with 11 and 10 picks respectively, marking the 2nd consecutive year a Big Ten school had the most.| Selections | Schools |
| 11 | Michigan |
| 10 | Alabama |
| 9 | Miami |
| 8 | Florida, LSU, Utah |
| 7 | Ohio State |
| 6 | Clemson, North Carolina, Tennessee |
| 5 | Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington |
| 4 | Auburn, Colorado, Florida State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech |
| 3 | Arkansas, California, Houston, Louisiana Tech, NC State, San Diego State, South Florida, Temple, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin |
| 2 | Boise State, Boston College, Eastern Washington, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Villanova, West Georgia, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wyoming, Youngstown State |
Selections by position
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
| Offense | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 118 |
| Defense | 19 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 131 |
| Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Trades
In the explanations below, ' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft, while ' denotes trades that took place during the 2017 draft. Please note that this is the first year where teams are allowed to trade compensatory picks.;Round one
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