| ROUND 1 | |||||||
| # | Sel# | Team | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | School |
| 1 | 1 | Houston | David Carr | QB | 6-3 | 225 | Fresno State |
| 2 | 2 | Carolina | |||||
| 3 | 3 | Detroit | |||||
| 4 | 4 | Buffalo | |||||
| 5 | 5 | San Diego | |||||
| 6 | 6 | Dallas | |||||
| 7 | 7 | Minnesota | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Kansas City | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Jacksonville | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Cincinnati | |||||
| 11 | 11 | Indianapolis | |||||
| 12 | 12 | Arizona | |||||
| 13 | 13 | New Orleans | |||||
| 14 | 14 | Tennessee | |||||
| 15 | 15 | N.Y. Giants | |||||
| 16 | 16 | Cleveland | |||||
| 17 | 17 | Atlanta | |||||
| 18 | 18 | Washington | |||||
| 19 | 19 | Denver | |||||
| 20 | 20 | Seattle | |||||
| 21 | 21 | Oakland (from Tampa Bay) | |||||
| 22 | 22 | N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 23 | 23 | Oakland | |||||
| 24 | 24 | Baltimore | |||||
| 25 | 25 | New Orleans (from Miami) | |||||
| 26 | 26 | Philadelphia | |||||
| 27 | 27 | San Francisco | |||||
| 28 | 28 | Green Bay | |||||
| 29 | 29 | Chicago | |||||
| 30 | 30 | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 31 | 31 | St. Louis | |||||
| 32 | 32 | New England | |||||
There is a similar story here in Nashville. Vanderbilt University's starting pitcher (I can't remember his name), is an 18-year old freshman. When he was 17 and still in high school, he was offered a signing bonus of $1.5 million by the Cincinnati Reds and turned it down to attend Vandy. That took some conviction.
Can you imagine being a millionaire at your high school graduation? Of course after taxes he might have had enough to buy a used BMW.