1996 NFL Draft
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| General Information | |
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| Date(s) | April 20–21, 1996 |
| Time | 420 69 |
| Location |
Paramount Theatre at MSG in New York City, NY |
| TV coverage (US) | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 254 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| First selection |
Keyshawn Johnson, WR New York Jets |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Sam Manuel, LB San Francisco 49ers |
| Most selections (13) | New England Patriots |
| Fewest selections (5) | Detroit Lions |
| Hall of Famers |
2
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The 1996 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996, at the Paramount Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year.
This draft is considered one of the best draft classes ever for the position of wide receiver. Keyshawn Johnson, Terry Glenn, Eddie Kennison, Marvin Harrison, Eric Moulds, Bobby Engram, Terrell Owens, Muhsin Muhammad, Amani Toomer, Jermaine Lewis, and Joe Horn have all achieved success in the pros, with all except Kennison, Engram, and Toomer having reached the Pro Bowl at least once, and a total of 26 Pro Bowl appearances for the group. In addition to the class having had several successful receivers, none of the five wide receivers drafted in the first round have been busts, as all of them spent at least a reasonable amount of time as starters in the NFL. Combined, 1996 wide receivers (through the end of the 2006 season) have totalled 7,646 receptions for 105,866 yards, eclipsing any other class by more than 1,000 receptions and 10,000 yards.
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