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Draft Picks, Trades and Free Agent Signings

Last updated: May 5, 1995
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Atlanta Falcons

Head Coach: June Jones

Six picks:
Round One
26. Devin Bush DB (Florida State)
Round Two
41. Ronald Davis DB (Tennessee)
Round Three
77. Lorenzo Styles LB (Ohio State)
Round Five
145. Roell Preston WR (Mississippi)
Round Six
181. Travis Hall DT (Brigham Young)
Round Seven
245. John Burrough DE (Wyoming)

Offensive: 1 (1 WR)
Defensive: 5 (2 DB, 1 LB, 1 DT, 1 DE)

Lost in expansion Draft:
  • David Mims WR (Carolina)
  • Bill Goldberg DL (Carolina)
  • Free Agents signed:
  • Dan Stryzinski P (Tampa Bay)
  • JJ Birden WR (Kansas City) - 2 yr.
  • Todd Norman T (Chicago practice squad)
  • Joe Rogers WR (Atlanta practice squad)
  • Maurice Miller LB (CFL)
  • Harper LaBell C (Atlanta)
  • Bobby Hebert QB (Atlanta) - 1 yr.
  • Bobby Evans S (CFL)
  • Brad Edwards S (Atlanta)
  • Nate Lewis WR (Chicago)
  • Rich Miano S (Philadelphia)
  • Elbert Shelley DB (Atlanta)
  • Darryl Talley LB (Buffalo)
  • Tony Vinson RB (San Diego practice squad)
  • Terry Taylor CB (Seattle)
  • Alton Montgomery S (Atlanta) - 1 yr.
  • Ken Tippins LB (Atlanta)
  • Mitch Donahue DE (Denver) - 1 yr.
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
    Free Agents lost:
  • Clarence Verdin WR-KR (Tampa Bay)
  • Brett Maxie S (Carolina)
  • Andre Rison WR (Cleveland)
  • Erric Pegram RB (Pittsburgh)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Trades:
  • To Dallas: 1995 picks (#46, #110)
    From Dallas: 1995 pick (#41)
  • Released:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Still unsigned:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

  • Carolina Panthers

    Head Coach: Dom Capers

    Eleven picks:
    Round One
    5. Kerry Collins QB (Penn State)
    22. Tyrone Poole DB (Fort Valley State)
    29. Blake Brockermeyer T (Texas)
    Round Two
    36. Shawn King DE (NE Louisana)
    Round Four
    132. Frank Garcia C (Washington)
    Round Five
    135. Michael Senters DB (Northwestern)
    171. Andrew Peterson T (Washington)
    Round Six
    188. Steve Strahan DT (Baylor)
    191. Jerry Colquitt QB (Tennessee)
    Round Seven
    209. Chad Cota DB (Oregon)
    249. Michael Reed DB (Boston College)

    Offensive: 5 (2 QB, 2 T, 1 C)
    Defensive: 6 (4 DB, 1 DE, 1 DT)

    Expansion Draftees:
  • Derrick Lassic RB (Dallas)
  • Andre Powell LB (NY Giants)
  • Brian O'Neal FB (Philadelphia)
  • Kurt Haws TE (Washington)
  • Bob Christian RB (Chicago)
  • Mark Rodenhauser C (Detroit)
  • Larry Ryans WR (Detroit)
  • Mark Thomas LB (Green Bay)
  • Dave Garnett LB (Minnesota)
  • William Sims LB (Minnesota)
  • Eric Guilford WR (Minnesota)
  • Shawn Price DE (Tampa Bay)
  • David Mims WR (Atlanta)
  • Bill Goldberg DL (Atlanta)
  • Baron Rollins G (New Orleans)
  • Howard Griffith RB (St. Louis)
  • Richard Buchanan WR (St. Louis)
  • Harry Boatswain T (San Francisco)
  • Vince Marrow TE (Buffalo)
  • Dewell Brewer RB (Indianapolis)
  • Paul Butcher LB (Indianapolis)
  • Paul Butcher LB (Indianapolis)
  • Doug Pederson QB (Miami)
  • Rod Smith DB (New England)
  • Steve Hawkins WR (New England)
  • Jack Trudeau QB (NY Jets)
  • Eric Ball RB (Cincinnati)
  • Mark Carrier WR (Cleveland)
  • Mike Teeter DT (Houston)
  • Tim McKyer DB (Pittsburgh)
  • Fred Foggie DB (Pittsburgh)
  • Charles Swan WR (Denver)
  • Greg Kragen DT (Kansas City)
  • Cary Brabham DB (Los Angeles)
  • Curtis Whitley C (San Diego)
  • Tyrone Rodgers DE (Seattle)
  • Offensive: 21 (7 WR, 5 RB, 2 TE, 2 C, 2 QB, 1 T, 1 FB, 1 G)
    Defensive: 14 (5 LB, 4 DB, 2 DE, 2 DT, 1 DL)

    Free Agents signed:
  • John Kasay PK (Seattle) - 5 yr. $6M
  • Tommy Barnhardt P (New Orleans)
  • Randy Baldwin RB-KR (Cleveland)
  • Pete Metzelaars TE (Buffalo)
  • Derrick Graham T (Kansas City) - 4 yr. $6M
  • Mike Fox DL (NY Giants) - 5 yr. $9M
  • Lamar Lathon DE (Houston)
  • Frank Stams LB (Cleveland) - 3 yr. $1.5M
  • Sam Mills LB (New Orleans)
  • Brett Maxie S (Atlanta)
  • Vernon Turner KR (Tampa Bay)
  • Frank Reich QB (Buffalo)
  • Gerald Williams DE (Pittsburgh)
  • Darion Conner LB (New Orleans)
  • Bubba McDowell S (Houston) - 3 yr. $3.6M
  • Don Beebe WR (Buffalo)
  • Carlton Bailey LB (released by NY Giants) - 2 yr. $1.1M
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
    Free Agents lost:
  • [NONE]
  • Trades:
  • To Cincinnati: 1995 pick (#1)
    From Cincinnati: 1995 picks (#5, #36)
  • To Green Bay: 1995 picks (#32, #65, #173)
    From Green Bay: 1995 picks (#22, #188)
  • To San Diego: 1995 picks (#34, #98, #100)
    From San Diego: 1995 pick (#29)
  • To Kansas City: 1995 pick (#191)
    From Kansas City: 1996 pick (6th round)
  • Released:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Still unsigned:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

  • New Orleans Saints

    Head Coach: Jim Mora

    Seven picks:
    Round One
    13. Mark Fields LB (Washington State)
    Round Two
    44. Ray Zellars RB (Notre Dame)
    Round Three
    75. Mike Verstegen T (Wisconsin)
    Round Four
    108. Dameian Jeffries DE (Alabama)
    Round Five
    148. William Strong DB (NC State)
    Round Six
    184. Lee De Ramus WR (Wisconsin)
    Round Seven
    242. Travis Davis DB (Notre Dame)

    Offensive: 3 (1 RB, 1 T, 1 WR)
    Defensive: 4 (2 DB, 1 LB, 1 DE)

    Lost in expansion Draft:
  • Othello Henderson DB (Jacksonville)
  • James Williams LB (Jacksonville)
  • Baron Rollins G (Carolina)
  • Free Agents signed:
  • Mike Nesbitt P (?)
  • Klaus Wilmsmeyer P (San Francisco)
  • Tyrone Johnson WR (New Orleans)
  • Kirk Botkin TE (New Orleans)
  • Andy McCollum C-G (New Orleans)
  • Alan Kline T (New Orleans)
  • Nat Tuatagaloa DE (Seattle practice squad)
  • Israel Stanley DT (St. Louis practice squad)
  • Lance Gunn S (none)
  • Rufus Porter LB (Seattle)
  • Torrence Small WR (New Orleans)
  • Eric Allen CB (Philadelphia)
  • Tim Rosenbach QB (none)
  • David Bavaro LB (New England)
  • Richard Harvey LB (Denver)
  • Cary Blanchard PK (none)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
    Free Agents lost:
  • Tommy Barnhardt P (Carolina)
  • Joel Smeenge DE-LB (Jacksonville)
  • Vinny Clarke CB (Jacksonville)
  • Sam Mills LB (Carolina)
  • Scott Adams G (Chicago)
  • Darion Conner LB (Carolina)
  • Frank Wainwright TE (Denver)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Trades:
  • [NONE]
  • Released:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Still unsigned:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

  • St. Louis Rams

    Head Coach: Rich Brooks

    Ten picks:
    Round One
    6. Kevin Carter DE (Florida)
    Round Two
    38. Zach Wiegert T (Nebraska)
    62. Jesse James G (Mississippi State)
    Round Three
    82. Steve McLaughlin K (Arizona)
    Round Four
    115. Lovell Pinkney TE (Texas)
    Round Five
    140. Mike Scurlock DB (Arizona)
    Round Seven
    214. Gerald McBurrows DB (Kansas)
    220. Herman O'Berry DB (Oregon)
    239. Ronzell Miller DE (Utah)
    240. J.T. Thomas WR (Arizona State)

    Offensive: 4 (1 T, 1 G, 1 TE, 1 WR)
    Defensive: 5 (3 DB, 2 DE)

    Lost in expansion Draft:
  • Howard Griffith RB (Carolina)
  • Richard Buchanan WR (Carolina)
  • Free Agents signed:
  • Dwayne White G (NY Jets)
  • Roman Pfeiffer LB (St. Louis)
  • Alexander Wright WR (Los Angeles)
  • Turhon O'Bannon WR (?)
  • Torin Dorn DB (Los Angeles practice squad)
  • Jessie Hester WR (St. Louis)
  • Yonnie Jackson TE (none)
  • Carlos Jenkins LB (Minnesota)
  • Steve Brooks TE (?)
  • Anthony Parker CB (Minnesota)
  • Johnny Bailey RB (St. Louis)
  • Cree Morris QB (none)
  • Keith McCants DE (Arizona)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
    Free Agents lost:
  • Flipper Anderson WR (Indianapolis)
  • Chris Chandler QB (Houston)
  • TJ Rubley QB (Green Bay)
  • Israel Stanley DT (New Orleans)
  • Darryl Henley CB (jailed)
  • Tom Newberry G (Pittsburgh)
  • Marquez Pope S (San Francisco)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Trades:
  • To Detroit: 1995 pick (#70)
    From Detroit: 1995 picks (#82, #115)
  • Released:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Still unsigned:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

  • San Francisco Forty-Niners

    Head Coach: George Seifert

    Four picks:
    Round One
    10. J.J. Stokes WR (UCLA)
    Round Four
    127. Tim Hanshaw G (Brigham Young)
    Round Six
    201. Antonio Armstrong DE (Texas A&M)
    Round Seven
    238. Herbert Coleman DE (Trinity, IL)

    Offensive: 2 (1 WR, 1 G)
    Defensive: 2 (2 DE)

    Lost in expansion Draft:
  • Harry Boatswain T (Carolina)
  • Mark Thomas DE (Carolina)
  • Free Agents signed:
  • Derrick Loville RB (San Francisco)
  • Jason Childs G (?)
  • Jamal Fountaine DE (?)
  • Oliver Barnett DT (Buffalo)
  • Tommy Thompson P (?)
  • Kirk Scrafford T (Denver)
  • Anthony Lynn RB (?)
  • Troy Mills RB (CFL)
  • Rod Milstead G (San Francisco)
  • Junior Bryant DE (San Francisco)
  • Troy Wilson DE (San Francisco)
  • Shane Collins DE (Washington)
  • Marquez Pope S (St. Louis)
  • Dedrick Dodge S (San Francisco)
  • Clifford Hicks CB-KR (NY Jets)
  • Damon Pieri S (none)
  • Derrick Deese (San Francisco)
  • Sean Millington RB (CFL)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
    Free Agents lost:
  • Klaus Wilmsmeyer P (New Orleans)
  • Bill Musgrave QB (Denver)
  • Ed McCaffrey WR (Denver)
  • Dexter Carter RB-KR (NY Jets)
  • John Ivlow RB (Denver)
  • Rhett Hall DT (Philadelphia)
  • Ricky Watters RB (Philadelphia)
  • Marc Logan RB (Washington)
  • Dana Hall S (Cleveland)
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Trades:
  • To Cleveland: 1995 picks (#30, #94, #119) and 1996 pick (1st round)
    From Cleveland: 1995 pick (#10)
  • Released:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
  • Still unsigned:
  • [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

  • Vernon H Harmon,vernon@cs.cmu.edu