The 2017 NFL draft was the 82nd annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players.
[2][3] The player selections were announced from an outdoor theater built on the Rocky Steps, marking the first time an entire NFL draft was held outdoors.
[4] The NFL announced that the draft was the most attended in history, with more than 250,000 people present.
[10] Michigan and Alabama set school records leading the country with 11 and 10 picks respectively, marking the 2nd consecutive year a Big Ten school had the most players selected.
Note that this is the first year where teams were allowed to trade compensatory picks.
First overall pick
Myles Garrett
won the 2023 Defensive Player of the Year award; he has earned three First-Team All Pro and been selected to five Pro Bowls.
Running back
Christian McCaffrey
, taken 8th overall by Carolina, broke several NFL and franchise all-purpose yards records before being traded to San Francisco
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback
Patrick Mahomes
has won two NFL MVP awards, five AFC Championships, and three Super Bowls. He has been named Super Bowl MVP three times in the seven NFL seasons he has played; he was drafted 10th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Quarterback
Deshaun Watson
, taken 12th overall by Houston, is a three-time Pro-Bowler and led the Texans to two division titles before he was traded to Cleveland.
Linebacker
T. J. Watt
, taken 30th overall, won the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year award and has earned four First-Team All Pro and six Pro Bowl selections. He is tied with
Michael Strahan
for the most sacks (22.5) in a single NFL season.
San Francisco tight end
George Kittle
, taken in the fifth round, is a four-time Pro Bowler and held the record for the most receiving yards by a player in a season at the position until
Travis Kelce
broke his record in 2020.
