| Players Picked at #97 | ||||||||||
| Season | Pick # | Team | Name | Position | College | |||||
| 2026 | 97 | Minnesota Vikings | Caleb Tiernan | T | Northwestern | |||||
| 2025 | 97 | Houston Texans | Jaylin Smith | CB | USC | |||||
| 2024 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | McKinnley Jackson | DT | Texas A&M | |||||
| 2023 | 97 | Washington Commanders | Ricky Stromberg | C | Arkansas | |||||
| 2022 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Kerby Joseph | S | Illinois | |||||
| 2021 | 97 | Los Angeles Chargers | Tre' McKitty | TE | Georgia | |||||
| 2020 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Jacob Phillips | LB | LSU | |||||
| 2019 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Evans | T | Oklahoma | |||||
| 2018 | 97 | Arizona Cardinals | Mason Cole | C | Michigan | |||||
| 2017 | 97 | Miami Dolphins | Cordrea Tankersley | CB | Clemson | |||||
| 2016 | 97 | Seattle Seahawks | Rees Odhiambo | T | Boise State | |||||
| 2015 | 97 | New England Patriots | Geneo Grissom | DE | Oklahoma | |||||
| 2014 | 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dri Archer | RB | Kent State | |||||
| 2013 | 97 | Tennessee Titans | Zaviar Gooden | LB | Missouri | |||||
| 2012 | 97 | Miami Dolphins | Lamar Miller | RB | Miami (FL) | |||||
| 2011 | 97 | Carolina Panthers | Sione Fua | DT | Stanford | |||||
| 2010 | 97 | Tennessee Titans | Rennie Curran | LB | Georgia | |||||
| 2009 | 97 | New England Patriots | Tyrone McKenzie | LB | South Florida | |||||
| 2008 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Andre Caldwell | WR | Florida | |||||
| 2007 | 97 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray McDonald | DE | Florida | |||||
| 2006 | 97 | New York Jets | Eric Smith | S | Michigan State | |||||
| 2005 | 97 | Denver Broncos | Domonique Foxworth | CB | Maryland | |||||
| 2004 | 97 | New York Giants | Reggie Torbor | DE | Auburn | |||||
| 2003 | 97 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Simms | QB | Texas | |||||
| 2002 | 97 | Buffalo Bills | Coy Wire | S | Stanford | |||||
| 2001 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Anthony Henry | CB | South Florida | |||||
| 2000 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Curtis Keaton | RB | James Madison | |||||
| 1999 | 97 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Welbourn | T | California | |||||
| 1998 | 97 | New Orleans Saints | Fred Weary | CB | Florida | |||||
| 1997 | 97 | New England Patriots | Damon Denson | G | Michigan | |||||
| 1996 | 97 | Minnesota Vikings | Hunter Goodwin | G | Texas A&M | |||||
| 1995 | 97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Troy Dumas | LB | Nebraska | |||||
| 1994 | 97 | Washington Redskins | Joe Patton | G | Alabama A&M | |||||
| 1993 | 97 | Chicago Bears | Todd Perry | G | Kentucky | |||||
| 1992 | 97 | Miami Dolphins | Dwight Hollier | LB | North Carolina | |||||
| 1991 | 97 | Dallas Cowboys | Curvin Richards | RB | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1990 | 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Chris Calloway | WR | Michigan | |||||
| 1989 | 97 | Denver Broncos | Richard McCullough | DE | Clemson | |||||
| 1988 | 97 | New England Patriots | Sammy Martin | WR | LSU | |||||
| 1987 | 97 | Atlanta Falcons | Ralph VanDyke | T | Southern Illinois | |||||
| 1986 | 97 | San Diego Chargers | Tommy Taylor | LB | UCLA | |||||
| 1985 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Anthony Tuggle | DB | Nicholls State | |||||
| 1984 | 97 | New Orleans Saints | Joel Hilgenberg | C | Iowa | |||||
| 1983 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Vince Newsome | CB | Washington | |||||
| 1982 | 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rick Woods | DB | Boise State | |||||
| 1981 | 97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ron Washington | WR | Arizona State | |||||
| 1980 | 97 | Seattle Seahawks | Terry Dion | DE | Oregon | |||||
| 1979 | 97 | Minnesota Vikings | Steve Dils | QB | Stanford | |||||
| 1978 | 97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jim Childs | WR | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | |||||
| 1977 | 97 | Washington Redskins | Duncan McColl | DE | Stanford | |||||
| 1976 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Swick | QB | Toledo | |||||
| 1975 | 97 | Cincinnati Bengals | Stan Fritts | RB | North Carolina State | |||||
| 1974 | 97 | Dallas Cowboys | Ken Hutcherson | LB | Livingston | |||||
| 1973 | 97 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Singletary | LB | Temple | |||||
| 1972 | 97 | Kansas City Chiefs | Andy Hamilton | WR | LSU | |||||
| 1971 | 97 | Oakland Raiders | Clarence Davis | RB | USC | |||||
| 1970 | 97 | New York Giants | Wes Grant | DE | UCLA | |||||
| 1969 | 97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Rhodes | G | Florida State | |||||
| 1968 | 97 | Dallas Cowboys | John Douglas | LB | Missouri | |||||
| 1967 | 97 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Barnes | DB | Arlington State | |||||
| 1966 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | George Youngblood | DB | California State-L.A. | |||||
| 1965 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Dale Lindsey | LB | Western Kentucky | |||||
| 1964 | 97 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Herzing | T | Drake | |||||
| 1963 | 97 | New York Giants | Burt Petkus | G | Northwestern | |||||
| 1962 | 97 | New York Giants | Ken Byers | T | Cincinnati | |||||
| 1961 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Preston Powell | B | Grambling State | |||||
| 1960 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Marv Luster | E | UCLA | |||||
| 1959 | 97 | Green Bay Packers | George Dixon | B | Bridgeport | |||||
| 1958 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Phil Blazer | T | North Carolina | |||||
| 1957 | 97 | New York Giants | Johnny Bookman | B | Florida | |||||
| 1956 | 97 | Cleveland Browns | Len Hellyer | B | Marshall | |||||
| 1955 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Lamoine Holland | E | Rice | |||||
| 1954 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Milt Davis | B | UCLA | |||||
| 1953 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Lew Carpenter | B | Arkansas | |||||
| 1952 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom McCormick | B | Pacific | |||||
| 1951 | 97 | New York Giants | Fred Benners | B | SMU | |||||
| 1950 | 97 | Washington Redskins | John Rohde | E | Pacific | |||||
| 1949 | 97 | Los Angeles Rams | Max Minnich | B | Bowling Green | |||||
| 1948 | 97 | New York Giants | Jim Brieske | C | Michigan | |||||
| 1947 | 97 | Boston Yanks | Wally Roberts | E | Holy Cross | |||||
| 1946 | 97 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Iancelli | E | Franklin & Marshall | |||||
| 1945 | 97 | New York Giants | Vic Smith | B | UCLA | |||||
| 1944 | 97 | Cleveland Rams | Bob Shaw | E | Ohio State | |||||
| 1943 | 97 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Al Wukits | C | Duquesne | |||||
| 1942 | 97 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Fraser Donlan | T | Manhattan | |||||
| 1941 | 97 | Green Bay Packers | Paul Hiemenz | C | Northwestern | |||||
| 1940 | 97 | Chicago Bears | Lee Artoe | T | California | |||||
| 1939 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Tony Calvelli | C | Stanford | |||||
| 1938 | 97 | Green Bay Packers | Pete Tinsley | G | Georgia | |||||
| 1937 | 97 | Detroit Lions | Kay Bell | G | Washington State | |||||
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