| Date | April 25–27, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN, NFL Network |
| League | NFL |
| Mr irrelevant | Justice Cunningham, TE Indianapolis Colts |
| First | Eric Fisher, OT Kansas City Chiefs |
| Fewnum | 5 |
| Fewest | Carolina Panthers Cleveland Browns New Orleans Saints |
| Mostnum | 11 |
| Most | Green Bay Packers San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks |
| Overall | 254 |
| Rounds | 7 |
| Prev | 2012 |
| Next | 2014 |
The 2013 NFL draft was the 78th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting",[1] was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 through April 27.[2][3]
Eric Fisher was chosen first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the fourth offensive tackle ever to be selected with the top pick since the first common draft in 1967.[4] Players who attended high school in 39 of the 50 states were selected in this draft; Florida and California led with 27 draftees each.[5] South Carolina contributed the most drafted players on a per capita basis with 13 players, or one of every 355,798 residents of the state.[5] Among colleges, Florida State led with 11 players selected.[6]: 31
A record 11 players from countries other than the United States were selected (Ghanaians Ezekiel Ansah and Edmund Kugbila, Tongan Star Lotulelei, German Björn Werner, Englishman Menelik Watson, Estonian Margus Hunt, Liberian Sio Moore, Jamaican Trevardo Williams, Australian Jesse Williams, Canadian Luke Willson and Zimbabwean Stansly Maponga), breaking the record set by the 2012 NFL draft.[7] Meanwhile, nine offensive linemen were selected in the first round which ties a record previously set in 1968.[8]
The following is the breakdown of the 254 players selected by position:
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Early entrants
A record 73 underclassmen forfeited any remaining NCAA eligibility they may have been eligible for and declared themselves available to be selected in the draft.[9] Of these, 52 (71.2%) were drafted.[6]: 31
Determination of draft order
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.[10]
Player selections
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Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro Bowler[N 1] |
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Forfeited picks
Two selections in the 2013 draft were forfeited:
Supplemental draft
The supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2013. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Six players were eligible, but none were selected.[11]
Selections by conference
Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft):[6]: 31
| No. | Conference | Players selected | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | 63 | I FBS |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference | 31 | I FBS |
| 3 | Pac-12 Conference | 28 | I FBS |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference | 22 | I FBS |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | 22 | I FBS |
| 6 | Big East Conference | 19 | I FBS |
| 7 | Conference USA | 8 | I FBS |
| 8 | Independent | 7 | I FBS |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference | 7 | I FBS |
| 8 | Mountain West Conference | 7 | I FBS |
| 11 | Western Athletic Conference | 6 | I FBS |
| 12 | Southern Conference | 5 | I FCS |
| 13 | Colonial Athletic Association | 4 | I FCS |
| 13 | Sun Belt Conference | 4 | I FBS |
| 15 | Ivy League | 3 | I FCS |
| 15 | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 3 | II |
| 17 | Great American Conference | 2 | II |
| 17 | Ohio Valley Conference | 2 | I FCS |
| 17 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 2 | II |
| 20 | Big Sky Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 20 | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
| 20 | Gulf South Conference | 1 | II |
| 20 | Lone Star Conference | 1 | II |
| 20 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 20 | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 20 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 1 | II |
| 20 | Southland Conference | 1 | I FCS |
| 20 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 1 | I FCS |
- 63 players from one conference was an NFL draft record.[12] It was broken in 2019, when 64 were selected.[13]
Twelve players from Southeastern Conference (SEC) programs were selected in the first round, which tied the record for most first-round selections from a single college conference set in 2006 by the Atlantic Coast Conference.[14]
Schools with multiple draft selections
Popular culture
During Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL presented a promotional advertisement for the 2013 draft featuring retired athlete Deion Sanders attempting a comeback return under the name "Leon Sandcastle". The ad followed the fictional exploits of Sandcastle (portrayed by Ball State cornerback Andre Dawson) through tryouts until he is drafted first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.[15]
Notes
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Hiro, Brian (April 21, 2010). "NFL: Draft's popularity shows no signs of abating". North County Times. Archived from the original on April 25, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2013 NFL Draft Notes". National Football League. Archived October 29, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ "Chandler High School in Arizona leads all high schools with 3 players selected in 2013 NFL draft; 236 schools represented". USA Football. May 15, 2013. Archived October 29, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Official 2013 National Football League Record & Fact Book (PDF). New York: National Football League. 2013. ISBN 978-1-603-20980-9. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "NFL Draft 2013 – as it happened". The Guardian. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Some Firsts in the First Round". Fifth Down Blog. The New York Times. April 26, 2013. Archived May 27, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
- ^ "73 Players Granted Special Eligibility for 2013 NFL Draft", National Football League, January 19, 2013, archived January 24, 2013 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved May 2, 2013
- ^ "Complete order of first round of 2011 NFL Draft determined". NFL.com. January 2, 2011. Archived November 25, 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (July 12, 2013). "No players selected in 2013 NFL Supplemental Draft". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ Grant, Ethan (March 11, 2013). "SEC Breaks Record with 63 Players Selected in 2013 NFL Draft". BleecherReport.com. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ Patterson, Chip (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft by conference, team: SEC dominates, sets record with 64 players selected". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (April 26, 2013). "SEC had 12 first-round picks, Big Ten had one – ProFootballTalk". ProFootballTalk. Archived May 15, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ Littman, Chris (February 5, 2013). "Meet the 'real' Leon Sandcastle: Not Deion Sanders, Ball State's Andre Dawson". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
External links
- Official site
- NFL Draft 2013 at ESPN