Emmitt Smith, running back from University of Florida taken 1st round, 17th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[6]
John Randle, defensive tackle from Texas A&M-Kingsville University, Undrafted.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.[6]
Shannon Sharpe, tight end from Savannah State University, taken 7th round, 192nd overall by the Denver Broncos.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.
Cortez Kennedy, defensive tackle from University of Miami, taken 1st round, 3rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.
Junior Seau, linebacker from University of Southern California, taken 1st round, 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015 (posthumous).
LeRoy Butler, strong safety from Florida State University, taken 2nd round, 48th overall by the Green Bay Packers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2022.
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1990 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round one
^No. 1: Atlanta → Indianapolis (D). Atlanta traded its first-round selection (1st) and fourth-round selection in 1991 to Indianapolis in exchange for the Colts' fifth-round selection (121st), first-round selection in 1991, OT Chris Hinton and WR Andre Rison.
^No. 3: New England → Seattle (D). New England traded its first- and second-round selections (3rd and 29th) to Seattle in exchange for the Seahawks' two first-round, third- and fourth-round selections (8th, 10th, 64th and 101st).
^No.10: multiple trades: No.10: Indianapolis → Seattle (PD). Indianapolis traded its first-round selection (10th) and first-round selection (15th) in 1989 to Seattle in exchange for LB Fredd Young. No.10: Seattle → New England (D). see No. 3: New England → Seattle.
^No. 17: Pittsburgh → Dallas (D). Pittsburgh traded its first-round selection (17th) to Dallas in exchange for the Cowboys' first- and third-round selections (21st and 81st).
^No. 18: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded its first-round selection (18th), third- and fifth-round selections (74th and 127th) in 1989 and RB Herman Fontenot to Green Bay in exchange for the Packers' second- and fifth-round selections (31st and 114th) in 1989.
^No. 20: Washington → Atlanta (PD). Washington traded its first-round selection (20th) and second-round selection (38th) in 1989 to Atlanta in exchange for RB Gerald Riggs.
^No. 21: multiple trades: No. 21: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). Minnesota traded its first-, second- and sixth-round selections (21st, 47th and 158th) in this draft, its first- and second-round selections in 1991 and its first-, second- and third-round selections in 1992, LB Jesse Solomon, LB David Howard, CB Issiac Holt and DE Alex Stewart to Dallas in exchange for RB Herschel Walker, Dallas' third-, fifth- and tenth-round selections (54th, 116th and 249th) in this draft and third-round selection (68th) in 1991. No. 11: Dallas → Pittsburgh (D). see No. 17: Pittsburgh → Dallas.
^No. 33: San Diego → Chicago (PD). San Diego traded its second-round selection (33rd) to Chicago in exchange for QB Jim McMahon.
^No. 47: multiple trades: No. 47: Minnesota → Dallas (PD). see No. 21: Minnesota → Dallas. No. 47: Dallas → San Francisco (PD). Dallas traded this second- and a third-round selection (47th and 68th) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' third- and eleventh-round selections (81st and 304th), RB Terrence Flagler and DE Danny Stubbs.
^No. 57: Tampa Bay → San Diego (PD). Tampa Bay traded its third-round selection (57th) and second-round selection in 1991 to San Diego in exchange for RB Gary Anderson.
^No. 63: L.A. Raiders → Chicago (PD). The Raiders traded its third-round selection (63rd) and first-round selection (11th) in 1989 to Chicago in exchange for WR Willie Gault.
^No. 64: multiple trades: No. 64: Seattle → New England (D). see No. 3: New England → Seattle. No. 64: New England → Dallas (D). New England traded this third- and sixth- and eighth-round selections (64th, 143rd and 197th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' third-, fifth- and seventh-round selections (80th, 120th and 166th).
^No. 67: Indianapolis → San Diego (PD). Indianapolis traded its third-round selection (67th) to San Diego in exchange for LB Chip Banks.
^No. 68: multiple trades: No. 68: Kansas City → Dallas (PD). Kansas City traded its third-round selection (68th) and fourth-round selection in 1990 to Dallas in exchange for QB Steve Pelluer. No. 68: Dallas → San Francisco (PD). see No. 47: Dallas → San Francisco.
^No. 80: multiple trades: No. 80: Denver → Dallas (PD). Denver traded its third-round selection (80th) to Dallas in exchange for DT Kevin Brooks. No. 80: Dallas → New England (D). see No. 64: New England → Dallas.
^No. 86: New England → Washington (D). New England traded its fourth-round selection (86th) to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' two fifth-round selections (110th and 110th).
^No. 92: multiple trades: No. 92: San Diego → L.A. Raiders (PD). San Diego traded its fourth-round selection (92nd) and third- and fourth-round selections in 1989 (68th and 95th) to the Raiders in exchange for RB Napoleon McCallum. No. 92: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco (D). L.A. Raiders traded this fourth-round selection (92nd) to San Francisco in exchange for the 49ers' fourth- and fifth-round selections (109th and 137th).
^No. 103: Washington → Indianapolis (PD). Washington traded its fourth- and eighth-round selections (103rd and 213rd) to Indianapolis in exchange for the Colts' fifth-round selection in 1989 (129th).
^No. 105: L.A. Rams → Detroit (PD). The Rams traded its fourth-round selection (105th) to Detroit in exchange for TE Pat Carter.
^No. 106: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (PD). Philadelphia traded its fourth-round selection (106th) and first-round selection in 1989 (22nd) to Indianapolis in exchange for G Ron Solt.
^No. 108: Denver → Tampa Bay (PD). Denver traded its fourth-round selection (108th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for DE Ron Holmes.
^No. 109: multiple trades: No. 109: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 92: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco. No. 109: L.A. Raiders → Washington (D).
Round five
^No. 110: multiple trades: No. 110: Dallas → Washington (PD). Dallas traded its fifth-round selection (110th) to Washington in exchange for DT Dean Hamel. No. 110: Washington → New England (D). see No. 86: New England → Washington.
^No. 111: multiple trades: No. 111: Atlanta → Washington (PD). see No. 20: Washington → Atlanta. No. 111: Washington → New England (D). see No. 86: New England → Washington. No. 111: New England → Denver (D). New England traded this fifth-round selection (111th) to Denver in exchange for the Broncos' fourth-round selection in 1991.
^No. 116: multiple trades: No. 116: San Diego → Dallas (PD). San Diego traded its fifth-round selection (116th) to Dallas in exchange for RB Darrin Nelson. No. 116: Dallas → Minnesota (PD). see No. 21: Minnesota → Dallas.
^No. 120: multiple trades: No. 120: Miami → Dallas (PD). Miami traded its fifth-round selection (120th) to Dallas in exchange for QB Scott Secules. No. 120: Dallas → New England (PD). see No. 64: New England → Dallas.
^No. 127: Buffalo → Kansas City (PD). Buffalo traded its fifth-round selection (127th) and eighth-round selection in 1989 (220th) to Kansas City in exchange for DE Art Still and the Chiefs' eighth-round selection (208th).
^No. 134: L.A. Rams → N.Y. Jets (D). The L.A. Rams traded its fifth-round selection (134th) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for CB Bobby Humphery.
^No. 137: multiple trades: No. 137: San Francisco → L.A. Raiders (D). see No. 92: L.A. Raiders → San Francisco. No. 109: L.A. Raiders → Washington (D). No. 109: Washington → Miami Washington traded this fifth-round selection (137th) to Miami in exchange for the Dolphins tenth-round selection (262nd) and fourth-round selection in 1991.
^No. 138: Dallas → San Diego (D). Dallas traded three sixth-round selections (138th, 143rd and 163rd) to San Diego in exchange for the Chargers' third-round selection in 1991.
^No. 158: multiple trades: No. 158: Minnesota → Dallas (D). see No. 21: Minnesota → Dallas. No. 158: Dallas → L.A. Raiders (D). Dallas traded sixth- eighth-, ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (158th, 197th, 230rd, 259th and 304th) to the L.A. Raiders in exchange for the rights to S Stan Smagala. L.A. Raiders → New Orleans (D) The L.A. Raiders traded sixth- eighth-, ninth-, tenth- and eleventh-round selections (158th, 207th, 233rd, 260th and 287th) to New Orleans in exchange for the Saints' fourth-round selection in 1991.
^No. 163: multiple trades: No. 163: N.Y. Giants → Dallas (PD). N.Y. Giants traded its sixth-round selection (163rd) to Dallas in exchange for LB Steve DeOssie. No. 120: Dallas → San Diego (D). see No. 138: Dallas → San Diego.
Round seven
^No. 166: multiple trades: No. 166: Dallas → New England (D). see No. 64: New England → Dallas. No. 166: New England → Buffalo (D). New England traded two seventh-round selections (166th and 170th) to Buffalo in exchange for the Bills' twelfth-round selection (322nd) and fourth-round selection in 1991
^No. 167: Atlanta → N.Y. Jets (PD). Atlanta traded its seventh-round selection (167th) to the N.Y. Jets in exchange for C Guy Bingham.
^No. 173: Chicago → L.A. Raiders (D). Chicago traded its seventh-round selection (173rd) to the L.A. Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' seventh- and eleventh-round selections (176th and 298th).
^No. 178: Miami → Cleveland (D). Miami traded its seventh-round selection (178th) to Cleveland in exchange for the Browns' fifth-round selection in 1991.
^No. 185: Cleveland → San Diego (PD). Cleveland traded its seventh-round selection (185th) to San Diego in exchange for RB Barry Redden.
^No. 187: Washington → San Diego (PD). Washington traded its seventh-round selection (187th) to San Diego in exchange for P Ralf Mojsiejenko.
^No. 193: San Francisco → San Diego (PD). San Francisco traded its seventh-round selection (193rd) and seventh-round selection in 1989 (193rd) to San Diego in exchange for WR Wes Chandler.
References
^"NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^ abPro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2010.