NFL Draft Trivia Quiz

Answer: 3rd

David Terrell, Koren Robinson, Rod Gardner, Santana Moss, Freddie Mitchell, Reggie Wayne, Quincy Morgan, Chad Johnson, Robert Ferguson, and Chris Chambers were all selected before Steve Smith. That's ten wide receviers before him! The Panthers drafted Dan Morgan and Kris Jenkins before finally picking up Steve Smith.

Answer: Buffalo Bills

During the regular season in 1968, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced off in what was called "The O.J. Bowl". It was thought that the loser of the game would get to draft O.J. Simpson. When it came time for the draft however, neither team actually got the chance to take him.

The Buffalo Bills took him with the first pick of the 1969 draft. The Eagles had the third pick, and selected Leroy Keyes. The Steelers had the fourth pick, and selected Joe Greene. O.J. Simpson was the first player to rush for 2000 yards in the NFL.

Answer: Al Toon

Al Toon was taken with the 10th pick by the New York Jets. Eddie Brown was taken with the 13th pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. Jerry Rice was not taken until the 16th pick by the San Francisco 49ers. Jessie Hester was taken with the 23rd pick by the Los Angeles Raiders.

Answer: 6

Tom Brady was selected in the sixth round of the 2000 draft. Quarterbacks selected before him were Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, and Spergon Wynn.

Answer: 1

Only one running back was selected with the first pick of the draft between 1990 and 2006. That was Ki-Jana Carter in 1995 by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Answer: New England Patriots

In the third round of the 1995 draft, the New England Patriots took running back Curtis Martin. The New York Jets offered him a contract in 1998. They had to give the Patriots a first and third round pick in order to be allowed to sign him.

Answer: Atlanta Falcons

Though Brett Favre is famous for playing for the Green Bay Packers he was originally an Atlanta Falcons in 1991. He was the third quarterback chosen after Seattle picked Dan McGwire, and the Los Angeles Raiders chose Todd Marinovich. The Falcons traded Favre away to the Falcons for a first round pick. With that pick they drafted Tony Smith.

Answer: 5

Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the 1999 draft. With the first pick Cleveland took Tim Couch. With the second pick Philadelphia took Donnovan McNabb. With the third pick, Cincinnati pick Akili Smith. With the eleventh pick, Minnesota took Daunte Culpepper. With the 12th pick, Chicago took Cade McNown.

Answer: 3

Baltimore selected Jamal Lewis with the fifth pick of the draft. Arizona selected Thomas Jones with the seventh pick of the draft. The New York Giants selected Ron Dayne with the 11th pick of the draft. It wasn't until the Seattle Seahawks at pick 19 that Shaun Alexander was taken.

Answer: Kurt Kittner

Tony Graziani was the last quarterback Atlanta picked in the draft before picking Michael Vick in 2001. He was picked in 1997 in the seventh round. Kurt Kittner was taken in the 2002 draft in the fifth round. Matt Schaub was taken in the third round of the 2004 draft. D.J. Shockley was taken in the seventh round of the 2006 draft.