The 2005 NFL Draft saw three running backs selected in the first five picks. It’s something we will never even remotely see again. Additionally, we saw three quarterbacks selected in Round 1, two of which wound up being long-term NFL starters.
The first round of this draft was filled with skill position players, with six of the first seven fitting the bill. What happened to everybody else from the 2005 NFL Draft class? Below are the full 2005 NFL Draft results.
2005 NFL Draft Results
Round 1
1. San Francisco 49ers
Alex Smith, QB, Utah
2. Miami Dolphins
Ronnie Brown, RB, Auburn
3. Cleveland Browns
Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan
4. Chicago Bears
Cedric Benson, RB, Texas
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cadillac Williams, RB, Auburn
6. Tennessee Titans
Adam Jones, DB, West Virginia
7. Minnesota Vikings
Troy Williamson, WR, South Carolina
8. Arizona Cardinals
Antrel Rolle, DB, Miami (FL)
9. Washington
Carlos Rogers, DB, Auburn
10. Detroit Lions
Mike Williams, WR, USC
11. Dallas Cowboys
DeMarcus Ware, LB, Troy
12. San Diego Chargers
Shawne Merriman, LB, Maryland
13. New Orleans Saints
Jammal Brown, T, Oklahoma
14. Carolina Panthers
Thomas Davis, LB, Georgia
15. Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Johnson, LB, Texas
16. Houston Texans
Travis Johnson, DT, Florida St.
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17. Cincinnati Bengals
David Pollack, LB, Georgia
18. Minnesota Vikings
Erasmus James, DE, Wisconsin
19. St. Louis Rams
Alex Barron, T, Florida St.
20. Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Spears, DE, LSU
21. Jacksonville Jaguars
Matt Jones, WR, Arkansas
22. Baltimore Ravens
Mark Clayton, WR, Oklahoma
23. Oakland Raiders
Fabian Washington, DB, Nebraska
24. Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers, QB, California
25. Washington
Jason Campbell, QB, Auburn
26. Seattle Seahawks
Chris Spencer, C, Mississippi
27. Atlanta Falcons
Roddy White, WR, Ala-Birmingham
28. San Diego Chargers
Luis Castillo, DE, Northwestern
29. Indianapolis Colts
Marlin Jackson, DB, Michigan
30. Pittsburgh Steelers
Heath Miller, TE, Virginia
31. Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Patterson, DT, USC
32. New England Patriots
Logan Mankins, G, Fresno St.
Round 2
33. San Francisco 49ers
David Baas, G, Michigan
34. Cleveland Browns
Brodney Pool, DB, Oklahoma
35. Philadelphia Eagles
Reggie Brown, WR, Georgia
36. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Barrett Ruud, LB, Nebraska
37. Detroit Lions
Shaun Cody, DT, USC
38. Oakland Raiders
Stanford Routt, DB, Houston
39. Chicago Bears
Mark Bradley, WR, Oklahoma
40. New Orleans Saints
Josh Bullocks, DB, Nebraska
41. Tennessee Titans
Michael Roos, T, East. Washington
42. Dallas Cowboys
Kevin Burnett, LB, Tennessee
43. New York Giants
Corey Webster, DB, LSU
44. Arizona Cardinals
J.J. Arrington, RB, California
45. Seattle Seahawks
Lofa Tatupu, LB, USC
46. Miami Dolphins
Matt Roth, DE, Iowa
47. New York Jets
Mike Nugent, K, Ohio St.
48. Cincinnati Bengals
Odell Thurman, LB, Georgia
49. Minnesota Vikings
Marcus Johnson, G, Mississippi
50. St. Louis Rams
Ron Bartell, DB, Howard
51. Green Bay Packers
Nick Collins, DB, Bethune-Cookman
52. Jacksonville Jaguars
Khalif Barnes, T, Washington
53. Baltimore Ravens
Dan Cody, DE, Oklahoma
54. Carolina Panthers
Eric Shelton, RB, Louisville
55. Buffalo Bills
Roscoe Parrish, WR, Miami (FL)
56. Denver Broncos
Darrent Williams, DB, Oklahoma St.
57. New York Jets
Justin Miller, DB, Clemson
58. Green Bay Packers
Terrence Murphy, WR, Texas A&M
59. Atlanta Falcons
Jonathan Babineaux, DE, Iowa
60. Indianapolis Colts
Kelvin Hayden, DB, Illinois
61. San Diego Chargers
Vincent Jackson, WR, Northern Colorado
62. Pittsburgh Steelers
Bryant McFadden, DB, Florida St.
63. Philadelphia Eagles
Matt McCoy, LB, San Diego St.
64. Baltimore Ravens
Adam Terry, T, Syracuse
Round 3
65. San Francisco 49ers
Frank Gore, RB, Miami (FL)
66. St. Louis Rams
O.J. Atogwe, DB, Stanford
67. Cleveland Browns
Charlie Frye, QB, Akron
68. Tennessee Titans
Courtney Roby, WR, Indiana
69. Oakland Raiders
Andrew Walter, QB, Arizona St.
70. Miami Dolphins
Channing Crowder, LB, Florida
71. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alex Smith, TE, Stanford
72. Detroit Lions
Stanley Wilson, DB, Stanford
73. Houston Texans
Vernand Morency, RB, Oklahoma St.
74. New York Giants
Justin Tuck, DE, Notre Dame
75. Arizona Cardinals
Eric Green, DB, Virginia Tech
76. Denver Broncos
Karl Paymah, DB, Washington St.
77. Philadelphia Eagles
Ryan Moats, RB, Louisiana Tech
78. Oakland Raiders
Kirk Morrison, LB, San Diego St.
79. Carolina Panthers
Evan Mathis, G, Alabama
80. Minnesota Vikings
Dustin Fox, DB, Ohio St.
81. St. Louis Rams
Richie Incognito, G, Oregon
82. New Orleans Saints
Alfred Fincher, LB, Connecticut
83. Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Henry, WR, West Virginia
84. New England Patriots
Ellis Hobbs, DB, Iowa St.
85. Seattle Seahawks
David Greene, QB, Georgia
86. Buffalo Bills
Kevin Everett, TE, Miami (FL)
87. Jacksonville Jaguars
Scott Starks, DB, Wisconsin
88. New York Jets
Sione Pouha, DT, Utah
89. Carolina Panthers
Atiyyah Ellison, DT, Missouri
90. Atlanta Falcons
Jordan Beck, LB, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
91. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Colmer, T, North Carolina St.
92. Indianapolis Colts
Vincent Burns, DE, Kentucky
93. Pittsburgh Steelers
Trai Essex, T, Northwestern
94. San Francisco 49ers
Adam Snyder, T, Oregon
95. Arizona Cardinals
Darryl Blackstock, LB, Virginia
96. Tennessee Titans
Brandon Jones, WR, Oklahoma
97. Denver Broncos
Domonique Foxworth, DB, Maryland
98. Seattle Seahawks
LeRoy Hill, LB, Clemson
99. Kansas City Chiefs
Dustin Colquitt, P, Tennessee
100. New England Patriots
Nick Kaczur, T, Toledo
101. Denver Broncos
Maurice Clarett, RB, Ohio St.
Round 4
102. Philadelphia Eagles
Sean Considine, DB, Iowa
103. Cleveland Browns
Antonio Perkins, DB, Oklahoma
104. Miami Dolphins
Travis Daniels, DB, LSU
105. Seattle Seahawks
Ray Willis, T, Florida St.
106. Chicago Bears
Kyle Orton, QB, Purdue
107. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dan Buenning, G, Wisconsin
108. Tennessee Titans
Vincent Fuller, DB, Virginia Tech
109. Dallas Cowboys
Marion Barber III, RB, Minnesota
110. New York Giants
Brandon Jacobs, RB, Southern Illinois
111. Arizona Cardinals
Elton Brown, G, Virginia
112. Minnesota Vikings
Ciatrick Fason, RB, Florida
113. Tennessee Titans
David Stewart, T, Mississippi St.
114. Houston Texans
Jerome Mathis, WR, Hampton
115. Green Bay Packers
Marviel Underwood, DB, San Diego St.
116. Kansas City Chiefs
Craphonso Thorpe, WR, Florida St.
117. St. Louis Rams
Jerome Carter, DB, Florida St.
118. New Orleans Saints
Chase Lyman, WR, California
119. Cincinnati Bengals
Eric Ghiaciuc, C, Central Michigan
120. Washington
Manuel White, RB, UCLA
121. Carolina Panthers
Stefan Lefors, QB, Louisville
122. Buffalo Bills
Duke Preston, C, Illinois
123. New York Jets
Kerry Rhodes, DB, Louisville
124. Baltimore Ravens
Jason Brown, C, North Carolina
125. Green Bay Packers
Brady Poppinga, LB, BYU
126. Philadelphia Eagles
Todd Herremans, T, Saginaw Valley St.
127. Jacksonville Jaguars
Alvin Pearman, RB, Virginia
128. Atlanta Falcons
Chauncey Davis, DE, Florida St.
129. Indianapolis Colts
Dylan Gandy, G, Texas Tech
130. San Diego Chargers
Darren Sproles, RB, Kansas St.
131. Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Gibson, WR, Georgia
132. Dallas Cowboys
Chris Canty, DE, Virginia
133. New England Patriots
James Sanders, DB, Fresno St.
134. St. Louis Rams
Claude Terrell, G, New Mexico
135. Indianapolis Colts
Matt Giordano, DB, California
136. Tennessee Titans
Roydell Williams, WR, Tulane
Round 5
137. San Francisco 49ers
Ronald Fields, DT, Mississippi St.
138. Kansas City Chiefs
Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinois St.
139. Cleveland Browns
David McMillan, DE, Kansas
140. Chicago Bears
Airese Currie, WR, Clemson
141. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donte Nicholson, DB, Oklahoma
142. Tennessee Titans
Damien Nash, RB, Missouri
143. Green Bay Packers
Junius Coston, G, North Carolina A&T
144. St. Louis Rams
Jerome Collins, TE, Notre Dame
145. Detroit Lions
Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut
146. Philadelphia Eagles
Trent Cole, DE, Cincinnati
147. Kansas City Chiefs
Alphonso Hodge, DB, Miami (OH)
148. Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Welsh, DE, Wisconsin
149. Carolina Panthers
Adam Seward, LB, UNLV
150. Tennessee Titans
Daniel Loper, T, Texas Tech
151. Houston Texans
Drew Hodgdon, C, Arizona St.
152. New Orleans Saints
Adrian McPherson, QB, Florida St.
153. Cincinnati Bengals
Adam Kieft, T, Central Michigan
154. Washington
Robert McCune, LB, Louisville
155. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Larry Brackins, WR, Pearl River CC
156. Buffalo Bills
Eric King, DB, Wake Forest
157. Jacksonville Jaguars
Gerald Sensabaugh, DB, North Carolina
158. Baltimore Ravens
Justin Green, FB, Montana
159. Seattle Seahawks
Jeb Huckeba, LB, Arkansas
160. Atlanta Falcons
Michael Boley, LB, Southern Miss
161. New York Jets
Andre Maddox, DB, North Carolina St.
162. Miami Dolphins
Anthony Alabi, T, TCU
163. Atlanta Falcons
Frank Omiyale, T, Tennessee Tech
164. San Diego Chargers
Wesley Britt, T, Alabama
165. Indianapolis Colts
Robert Hunt, C, North Dakota St.
166. Pittsburgh Steelers
Rian Wallace, LB, Temple
167. Green Bay Packers
Michael Hawkins, DB, Oklahoma
168. Arizona Cardinals
Lance Mitchell, LB, Oklahoma
169. Carolina Panthers
Geoff Hangartner, C, Texas A&M
170. New England Patriots
Ryan Claridge, LB, UNLV
171. Carolina Panthers
Ben Emanuel, DB, UCLA
172. Philadelphia Eagles
Scott Young, G, BYU
173. Indianapolis Colts
Tyjuan Hagler, LB, Cincinnati
174. San Francisco 49ers
Rasheed Marshall, WR, West Virginia
Round 6
175. Oakland Raiders
Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin
176. Cleveland Browns
Nick Speegle, LB, New Mexico
177. San Diego Chargers
Wes Sims, G, Oklahoma
178. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Bryant, DT, Alabama
179. Tennessee Titans
Bo Scaife, TE, Texas
180. Green Bay Packers
Mike Montgomery, DT, Texas A&M
181. Chicago Bears
Chris Harris, DB, La-Monroe
182. New York Jets
Cedric Houston, RB, Tennessee
183. Washington
Jared Newberry, LB, Stanford
184. Detroit Lions
Bill Swancutt, DE, Oregon St.
185. Jacksonville Jaguars
Chad Owens, WR, Hawaii
186. New York Giants
Eric Moore, DE, Florida St.
187. Kansas City Chiefs
Will Svitek, T, Stanford
188. Houston Texans
C.C. Brown, DB, Louisiana
189. Carolina Panthers
Jovan Haye, DE, Vanderbilt
190. Cincinnati Bengals
Tab Perry, WR, UCLA
191. Minnesota Vikings
C.J. Mosley, DT, Missouri
192. St. Louis Rams
Dante Ridgeway, WR, Ball St.
193. New Orleans Saints
Jason Jefferson, DT, Wisconsin
194. Jacksonville Jaguars
Pat Thomas, LB, North Carolina St.
195. Green Bay Packers
Craig Bragg, WR, UCLA
196. Seattle Seahawks
Tony Jackson, TE, Iowa
197. Buffalo Bills
Justin Geisinger, G, Vanderbilt
198. New York Jets
Joel Dreessen, TE, Colorado St.
199. Kansas City Chiefs
Khari Long, DE, Baylor
200. Denver Broncos
Chris Myers, G, Miami (FL)
201. Atlanta Falcons
DeAndra Cobb, RB, Michigan St.
202. Indianapolis Colts
Dave Rayner, K, Michigan St.
203. Cleveland Browns
Andrew Hoffman, DT, Virginia
204. Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Kemoeatu, G, Utah
205. San Francisco 49ers
Derrick Johnson, DB, Washington
206. Detroit Lions
Jonathan Goddard, DE, Marshall
207. Carolina Panthers
Joe Berger, T, Michigan Tech
208. Dallas Cowboys
Justin Beriault, DB, Ball St.
209. Dallas Cowboys
Rob Petitti, T, Pittsburgh
210. St. Louis Rams
Reggie Hodges, P, Ball St.
211. Philadelphia Eagles
Calvin Armstrong, T, Washington St.
212. Oakland Raiders
Ryan Riddle, DE, California
213. Baltimore Ravens
Derek Anderson, QB, Oregon St.
214. Oakland Raiders
Pete McMahon, T, Iowa
Round 7
215. San Francisco 49ers
Daven Holly, DB, Cincinnati
216. Miami Dolphins
Kevin Vickerson, DT, Michigan St.
217. Cleveland Browns
Jon Dunn, T, Virginia Tech
218. Tennessee Titans
Reynaldo Hill, DB, Florida
219. Minnesota Vikings
Adrian Ward, DB, Texas-El Paso
220. Chicago Bears
Rod Wilson, DB, South Carolina
221. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Rick Razzano, RB, Mississippi
222. Washington
Nehemiah Broughton, FB, The Citadel
223. San Francisco 49ers
Marcus Maxwell, WR, Oregon
224. Dallas Cowboys
Jay Ratliff, DE, Auburn
225. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Paris Warren, WR, Utah
226. Arizona Cardinals
LeRon McCoy, WR, Indiana (PA)
227. Houston Texans
Kenneth Pettway, DE, Grambling St.
228. Pittsburgh Steelers
Shaun Nua, DE, BYU
229. Kansas City Chiefs
James Kilian, QB, Tulsa
230. New England Patriots
Matt Cassel, QB, USC
231. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hamza Abdullah, DB, Washington St.
232. New Orleans Saints
Jimmy Verdon, DT, Arizona St.
233. Cincinnati Bengals
Jonathan Fanene, DE, Utah
234. Baltimore Ravens
Mike Smith, LB, Texas Tech
235. Seattle Seahawks
Cornelius Wortham, LB, Alabama
236. Buffalo Bills
Lionel Gates, RB, Louisville
237. Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Roberson, DB, East. Michigan
238. Kansas City Chiefs
Jeremy Parquet, T, Southern Miss
239. Denver Broncos
Paul Ernster, K, Northern Arizona
240. New York Jets
Harry Williams, WR, Tuskegee
241. Atlanta Falcons
Darrell Shropshire, DT, South Carolina
242. San Diego Chargers
Scott Mruczkowski, C, Bowling Green
243. Indianapolis Colts
Anthony Davis, RB, Wisconsin
244. Pittsburgh Steelers
Noah Herron, RB, Northwestern
245. Green Bay Packers
Kurt Campbell, DB, Albany (NY)
246. Green Bay Packers
Will Whitticker, G, Michigan St.
247. Philadelphia Eagles
Keyonta Marshall, DT, Grand Valley St.
248. San Francisco 49ers
Patrick Estes, TE, Virginia
249. San Francisco 49ers
Billy Bajema, TE, Oklahoma St.
250. St. Louis Rams
Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB, Harvard
251. St. Louis Rams
Madison Hedgecock, FB, North Carolina
252. Philadelphia Eagles
David Bergeron, LB, Stanford
253. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
J.R. Russell, WR, Louisville
254. Seattle Seahawks
Doug Nienhuis, T, Oregon St.
255. New England Patriots
Andy Stokes, TE, William Penn
