NFL Draft - Overall Pick #56 Only
Players Picked at #56
Season Pick # Team Name Position College
2025 56 Chicago Bears Ozzy Trapilo T Boston College
2024 56 Dallas Cowboys Marshawn Kneeland DE Western Michigan
2023 56 Chicago Bears Tyrique Stevenson CB Miami
2022 56 Dallas Cowboys Sam Williams DE Mississippi
2021 56 Seattle Seahawks D'Wayne Eskridge WR Western Michigan
2020 56 Miami Dolphins Raekwon Davis DL Alabama
2019 56 Kansas City Chiefs Mecole Hardman WR Georgia
2018 56 New England Patriots Duke Dawson CB Florida
2017 56 Oakland Raiders Obi Melifonwu S Connecticut
2016 56 Chicago Bears Cody Whitehair G Kansas State
2015 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Senquez Golson CB Mississippi
2014 56 Denver Broncos Cody Latimer WR Indiana
2013 56 Baltimore Ravens Arthur Brown LB Kansas State
2012 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Adams T Ohio State
2011 56 New England Patriots Shane Vereen RB California
2010 56 Green Bay Packers Mike Neal DE Purdue
2009 56 Indianapolis Colts Fili Moala DT USC
2008 56 Green Bay Packers Brian Brohm QB Louisville
2007 56 Denver Broncos Tim Crowder DE Texas
2006 56 Baltimore Ravens Chris Chester C Oklahoma
2005 56 Denver Broncos Darrent Williams CB Oklahoma State
2004 56 Cincinnati Bengals Madieu Williams S Maryland
2003 56 New York Giants Osi Umenyiora DE Troy
2002 56 Washington Redskins Ladell Betts RB Iowa
2001 56 Dallas Cowboys Tony Dixon S Alabama
2000 56 Minnesota Vikings Michael Boireau DE Miami (FL)
1999 56 Jacksonville Jaguars Larry Smith DT Florida State
1998 56 New York Jets Dorian Boose DE Washington State
1997 56 Carolina Panthers Mike Minter S Nebraska
1996 56 Green Bay Packers Derrick Mayes WR Notre Dame
1995 56 Chicago Bears Todd Sauerbrun P West Virginia
1994 56 Los Angeles Rams Brad Ottis DE Wayne State
1993 56 New England Patriots Vincent Brisby WR Louisiana-Monroe
1992 56 Detroit Lions Jason Hanson K Washington State
1991 56 New England Patriots Calvin Stephens G South Carolina
1990 56 New York Jets Tony Stargell CB Tennessee State
1989 56 San Francisco 49ers Wesley Walls TE Mississippi
1988 56 Atlanta Falcons Alex Higdon TE Ohio State
1987 56 Miami Dolphins Scott Schwedes WR Syracuse
1986 56 San Francisco 49ers Tom Rathman FB Nebraska
1985 56 New England Patriots Ben Thomas DE Auburn
1984 56 San Francisco 49ers John Frank TE Ohio State
1983 56 Washington Redskins Richard Williams RB Memphis
1982 56 New England Patriots Cedric Jones WR Duke
1981 56 Miami Dolphins Andra Franklin RB Nebraska
1980 56 Pittsburgh Steelers John Goodman DE Oklahoma
1979 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Zack Valentine LB East Carolina
1978 56 Dallas Cowboys Todd Christensen TE BYU
1977 56 Oakland Raiders Ted McKnight RB Minnesota-Duluth
1976 56 Pittsburgh Steelers James Files C McNeese State
1975 56 Baltimore Colts Dave Pear DT Washington
1974 56 Chicago Bears Greg Horton G Colorado
1973 56 New England Patriots Brad Dusek DB Texas A&M
1972 56 Houston Oilers Lewis Jolley RB North Carolina
1971 56 Houston Oilers Lynn Dickey QB Kansas State
1970 56 Boston Patriots Mike Ballou LB UCLA
1969 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Jon Kolb C Oklahoma State
1968 56 Cincinnati Bengals Gary Davis QB Vanderbilt
1967 56 Houston Oilers Larry Carwell DB Iowa State
1966 56 San Francisco 49ers Don Parker G Virginia
1965 56 Baltimore Colts Dave Johnson WR San Jose State
1964 56 Chicago Bears Frank Budka RB Notre Dame
1963 56 Green Bay Packers Carlton Simons C Stanford
1962 56 Green Bay Packers Ron Gassert DE Virginia
1961 56 Green Bay Packers Joe LeSage G Tulane
1960 56 Philadelphia Eagles Don Norton E Iowa
1959 56 Los Angeles Rams John Lands E Montana State
1958 56 Los Angeles Rams John Baker, Jr. T North Carolina Central
1957 56 San Francisco 49ers Karl Rubke C USC
1956 56 Green Bay Packers Bob Skoronski T Indiana
1955 56 New York Giants Mel Triplett B Toledo
1954 56 Washington Redskins Billy Wells B Michigan State
1953 56 Philadelphia Eagles Eddie Bell E Pennsylvania
1952 56 Chicago Bears Fred Williams T Arkansas
1951 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Floyd Sampson B McMurry
1950 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Rowe E Dartmouth
1949 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Brightwell C TCU
1948 56 New York Giants Ralph Hutchinson T Tennessee-Chattanooga
1947 56 Detroit Lions Harvey James C Miami (FL)
1946 56 Green Bay Packers Art Renner E Michigan
1945 56 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Wolak B Duquesne
1944 56 Brooklyn Tigers Bob Graiziger G Minnesota
1943 56 New York Giants Lou Palazzi C Penn State
1942 56 Washington Redskins Bob Fitch E Minnesota
1941 56 New York Giants Don Vosberg E Marquette
1940 56 Detroit Lions Bob Winslow E USC
1939 56 Chicago Bears Charlie Heileman E Iowa State
1938 56 Detroit Lions Paul Szakash E Montana
1937 56 Washington Redskins Jimmie Cain E Washington
1936 56 Boston Redskins Don Irwin FB Colgate