70th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players
2005 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)
April 23–24, 2005
Time
12:00 pm EDT (April 23) 11:00 am EDT (April 24)
Location
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City
Network(s)
ESPN, ESPN2
Overview
255 total selections in 7 rounds
League
NFL
First selection
Alex Smith, QB San Francisco 49ers
Mr. Irrelevant
Andy Stokes, TE New England Patriots
Most selections (12)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fewest selections (4)
New York Giants
Hall of Famers
1
LB DeMarcus Ware
← 2004
2006 →
The 2005 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also held a supplemental draft that year, which was held after the regular draft but before the regular season. The draft took place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City,[1][2] and was televised for the 26th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. It was the first to be held at the Javits Center after Madison Square Garden was utilized for previous drafts since 1995.[3]
The draft is best known for quarterback Aaron Rodgers falling to the 24th selection after being projected as one of the top picks.[4] Rodgers believed he would be taken first overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but after the 49ers selected quarterback Alex Smith, Rodgers was passed on by teams with other positional needs until he was drafted by the Green Bay Packers.[5][6][7] The fall drew retrospective scrutiny due to Rodgers developing a reputation as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.[8][9][10][11]
Compensatory selections were distributed amongst fourteen teams, with the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each.[12] Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL Draft first.[13]
The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:
36 Linebackers
31 Wide receivers
29 Cornerbacks
26 Offensive tackles
26 Running backs
20 Safeties
20 Defensive ends
15 Defensive tackles
15 Offensive guards
14 Quarterbacks
9 Tight ends
8 Centers
3 Kickers
2 Punters
1 Kick returner
^"NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
^Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
^"NFL Draft moving to the Javits Center". The New York Times. March 5, 2005. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Retrieved January 20, 2008.Banks, Don (February 9, 2005). "NFL to move Draft:League will not hold event at MSG because of Jets tiff". SportsIllustrated.com. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
^Currie, David (April 27, 2017). "NFL Draft: Top 10 Moments – Aaron Rodgers falling to Tim Tebow trade". Sky Sports. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
^Bensinger, Graham (December 21, 2016) [2010]. In Depth with Graham Bensinger: Aaron Rodgers: Thought I'd be a 49er (Television production, YouTube video). Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
^Clayton, John (April 24, 2005). "Rodgers puts positive spin on humbling day". ESPN. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
^"2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
^Mickle, Shane (November 8, 2021). "The story of how Aaron Rodgers became the no. 24 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft". ClutchPoints. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^Sullivan, Tyler (April 23, 2022). "NFL Draft biggest blunders: Fabian Washington over Aaron Rodgers and other terrible misses in recent history". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^Curtis, Jake (April 30, 2021). "Remembering Aaron Rodgers' Classic Quote from 2005 NFL Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^Bowman, Eric (January 31, 2011). "Super Bowl 2011: Aaron Rodgers and the Top 25 Draft Day Steals in NFL History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
^"NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 14 CLUBS". The Red Zone. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
^Jet (May 16, 2005). "Nine Blacks chosen in top 10 in 2005 NFL Draft". Find Articles. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2008.
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