The 1995 National Football League expansion draft was held on February 15, 1995.[1] The two new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars, alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises. Existing NFL teams made six players available,[2] and the new teams were required to pick a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 42 players. Each time one of the expansion franchises selected a player from an existing team, that team was then permitted to remove a remaining player from its list of available players.
| 1995 NFL expansion draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | American football |
| Date(s) | February 15, 1995 |
| Overview | |
| League | NFL |
| Expansion teams | Carolina Panthers Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Expansion season | 1995 |
The Jaguars were awarded the first pick in the expansion draft after winning a coin toss. The Panthers were then awarded the first overall pick in the 1995 NFL draft (which they would eventually trade to the Cincinnati Bengals), and the Jaguars were given the second pick.
The Panthers ultimately picked 35 players, while the Jaguars picked 31.
Player selections
edit| Round–pick | NFL expansion team | Position | Player name | Previous NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-01 | Jacksonville Jaguars | QB | Steve Beuerlein | Arizona Cardinals |
| 01-02 | Carolina Panthers | CB | Rod Smith | New England Patriots |
| 02-03 | Jacksonville Jaguars | CB | Corey Raymond | New York Giants |
| 02-04 | Carolina Panthers | OT | Harry Boatswain | San Francisco 49ers |
| 03-05 | Jacksonville Jaguars | OG | Jeff Novak | Miami Dolphins |
| 03-06 | Carolina Panthers | TE | Kurt Haws | Washington Redskins |
| 04-07 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TE | John Duff | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 04-08 | Carolina Panthers | DE | Tyrone Rodgers | Seattle Seahawks |
| 05-09 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | Keith Goganious | Buffalo Bills |
| 05-10 | Carolina Panthers | DE | Mark Thomas | San Francisco 49ers |
| 06-11 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | Mark Williams | Green Bay Packers |
| 06-12 | Carolina Panthers | CB | Tim McKyer | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 07-13 | Jacksonville Jaguars | CB | Al Jackson | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 07-14 | Carolina Panthers | OL | Curtis Whitley | San Diego Chargers |
| 08-15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | C | Mark Tucker | Arizona Cardinals |
| 08-16 | Carolina Panthers | RB | Howard Griffith | Los Angeles Rams |
| 09-17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE | Paul Frase | New York Jets |
| 09-18 | Carolina Panthers | NT | Greg Kragen | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 10–19 | Jacksonville Jaguars | OG | Tom Myslinski | Chicago Bears |
| 10–20 | Carolina Panthers | DB | Cary Brabham | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 11–21 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Willie Jackson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 11–22 | Carolina Panthers | LB | Dave Garnett | Minnesota Vikings |
| 12–23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | CB | Othello Henderson | New Orleans Saints |
| 12–24 | Carolina Panthers | LB | Andre Powell | New York Giants |
| 13–25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | Santo Stephens | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 13–26 | Carolina Panthers | RB | Dewell Brewer | Indianapolis Colts |
| 14–27 | Jacksonville Jaguars | S | Darren Carrington | San Diego Chargers |
| 14–28 | Carolina Panthers | FB | Bob Christian | Chicago Bears |
| 15–29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | Mike Davis | Houston Oilers |
| 15–30 | Carolina Panthers | DB | Fred Foggie | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 16–31 | Jacksonville Jaguars | CB | Dave Thomas | Dallas Cowboys |
| 16–32 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Mark Carrier | Cleveland Browns |
| 17–33 | Jacksonville Jaguars | RB | Mazio Royster | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 17–34 | Carolina Panthers | C | Mark Rodenhauser | Detroit Lions |
| 18–35 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Travis Hannah | Houston Oilers |
| 18–36 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Steve Hawkins | New England Patriots |
| 19–37 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Charles Davenport | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 19–38 | Carolina Panthers | RB | Brian O'Neal | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 20–39 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | Monty Grow | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 20–40 | Carolina Panthers | RB | Derrick Lassic | Dallas Cowboys |
| 21–41 | Jacksonville Jaguars | RB | Marcus Wilson | Green Bay Packers |
| 21–42 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Richard Buchanan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 22–43 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | Brant Boyer | Miami Dolphins |
| 22–44 | Carolina Panthers | QB | Doug Pederson | Miami Dolphins |
| 23–45 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | Harry Colon | Detroit Lions |
| 23–46 | Carolina Panthers | TE | Vince Marrow | Buffalo Bills |
| 24–47 | Jacksonville Jaguars | TE | Derek Brown | New York Giants |
| 24–48 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Larry Ryans | Detroit Lions |
| 25–49 | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | James Williams | New Orleans Saints |
| 25–50 | Carolina Panthers | OG | Baron Rollins | New Orleans Saints |
| 26–51 | Jacksonville Jaguars | OG | Eugene Chung | New England Patriots |
| 26–52 | Carolina Panthers | LB | Williams Sims | Minnesota Vikings |
| 27–53 | Jacksonville Jaguars | RB | Reggie Cobb | Green Bay Packers |
| 27–54 | Carolina Panthers | LB | Paul Butcher | Indianapolis Colts |
| 28–55 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Desmond Howard | Washington Redskins |
| 28–56 | Carolina Panthers | QB | Jack Trudeau | New York Jets |
| 29–57 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Kelvin Martin | Seattle Seahawks |
| 29–58 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Charles Swann | Denver Broncos |
| 30–59 | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | Cedric Tillman | Denver Broncos |
| 30–60 | Carolina Panthers | WR | David Mims | Atlanta Falcons |
| 31–61 | Jacksonville Jaguars | CB | Rogerick Green | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 31–62 | Carolina Panthers | DE | Shawn Price | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 32–63 | Carolina Panthers | WR | Eric Guliford | Minnesota Vikings |
| 33–64 | Carolina Panthers | DE | Bill Goldberg | Atlanta Falcons |
| 34–65 | Carolina Panthers | RB | Eric Ball | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 35–66 | Carolina Panthers | DT | Mike Teeter | Houston Oilers |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Timothy W. (February 16, 1995). "Expansion Teams Pick Big Names, No Names". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
- ^ "NFL NOTES: Familiar Names on Expansion Draft List". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. January 18, 1995. Archived from the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008.