The 1992 NFL draft was the procedure by which

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teams selected amateur

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players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The

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was held April 26–27,

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, at the Marriott Marquis in

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, New York. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season. The 1992 draft was notable because for the first time since 1958 one team, the

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, held the first two overall picks, selecting defensive end Steve Emtman and then linebacker Quentin Coryatt. Neither made a major impact in the league, and the 1992 draft in retrospect is considered one of the worst in league history. It is the third draft following

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and

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to produce no

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rs. It was also the final NFL draft featuring twelve rounds of selections; the league would reduce the rounds to eight the following season, and then seven the year after that, where it has remained since.

Player selections

Notes

Supplemental draft

Hall of Famers

To date, no member of the 1992 NFL draft has been inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Notable undrafted players

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1992 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft. ;Round one ;Round two ;Round three ;Round four ;Round five ;Round six ;Round seven ;Round eight --

References

External links

NFL.com – 1992 Draft
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Pro Football Hall of Fame
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