NFC West News
Draft Picks, Trades and Free Agent Signings
Last updated: May 5, 1995
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Atlanta Falcons
Head Coach: June Jones
Six picks:
- Round One
- 26. Devin Bush DB (Florida State)
- Round Two
- 41. Ronald Davis DB (Tennessee)
- Round Three
- 77. Lorenzo Styles LB (Ohio State)
- Round Five
- 145. Roell Preston WR (Mississippi)
- Round Six
- 181. Travis Hall DT (Brigham Young)
- Round Seven
- 245. John Burrough DE (Wyoming)
- Offensive: 1 (1 WR)
- Defensive: 5 (2 DB, 1 LB, 1 DT, 1 DE)
- Lost in expansion Draft:
- David Mims WR (Carolina)
- Bill Goldberg DL (Carolina)
- Free Agents signed:
- Dan Stryzinski P (Tampa Bay)
- JJ Birden WR (Kansas City) - 2 yr.
- Todd Norman T (Chicago practice squad)
- Joe Rogers WR (Atlanta practice squad)
- Maurice Miller LB (CFL)
- Harper LaBell C (Atlanta)
- Bobby Hebert QB (Atlanta) - 1 yr.
- Bobby Evans S (CFL)
- Brad Edwards S (Atlanta)
- Nate Lewis WR (Chicago)
- Rich Miano S (Philadelphia)
- Elbert Shelley DB (Atlanta)
- Darryl Talley LB (Buffalo)
- Tony Vinson RB (San Diego practice squad)
- Terry Taylor CB (Seattle)
- Alton Montgomery S (Atlanta) - 1 yr.
- Ken Tippins LB (Atlanta)
- Mitch Donahue DE (Denver) - 1 yr.
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- Free Agents lost:
- Clarence Verdin WR-KR (Tampa Bay)
- Brett Maxie S (Carolina)
- Andre Rison WR (Cleveland)
- Erric Pegram RB (Pittsburgh)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Trades:
- To Dallas: 1995 picks (#46, #110)
- From Dallas: 1995 pick (#41)
- Released:
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- Still unsigned:
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Carolina Panthers
Head Coach: Dom Capers
Eleven picks:
- Round One
- 5. Kerry Collins QB (Penn State)
- 22. Tyrone Poole DB (Fort Valley State)
- 29. Blake Brockermeyer T (Texas)
- Round Two
- 36. Shawn King DE (NE Louisana)
- Round Four
- 132. Frank Garcia C (Washington)
- Round Five
- 135. Michael Senters DB (Northwestern)
- 171. Andrew Peterson T (Washington)
- Round Six
- 188. Steve Strahan DT (Baylor)
- 191. Jerry Colquitt QB (Tennessee)
- Round Seven
- 209. Chad Cota DB (Oregon)
- 249. Michael Reed DB (Boston College)
- Offensive: 5 (2 QB, 2 T, 1 C)
- Defensive: 6 (4 DB, 1 DE, 1 DT)
- Expansion Draftees:
- Derrick Lassic RB (Dallas)
- Andre Powell LB (NY Giants)
- Brian O'Neal FB (Philadelphia)
- Kurt Haws TE (Washington)
- Bob Christian RB (Chicago)
- Mark Rodenhauser C (Detroit)
- Larry Ryans WR (Detroit)
- Mark Thomas LB (Green Bay)
- Dave Garnett LB (Minnesota)
- William Sims LB (Minnesota)
- Eric Guilford WR (Minnesota)
- Shawn Price DE (Tampa Bay)
- David Mims WR (Atlanta)
- Bill Goldberg DL (Atlanta)
- Baron Rollins G (New Orleans)
- Howard Griffith RB (St. Louis)
- Richard Buchanan WR (St. Louis)
- Harry Boatswain T (San Francisco)
- Vince Marrow TE (Buffalo)
- Dewell Brewer RB (Indianapolis)
- Paul Butcher LB (Indianapolis)
- Paul Butcher LB (Indianapolis)
- Doug Pederson QB (Miami)
- Rod Smith DB (New England)
- Steve Hawkins WR (New England)
- Jack Trudeau QB (NY Jets)
- Eric Ball RB (Cincinnati)
- Mark Carrier WR (Cleveland)
- Mike Teeter DT (Houston)
- Tim McKyer DB (Pittsburgh)
- Fred Foggie DB (Pittsburgh)
- Charles Swan WR (Denver)
- Greg Kragen DT (Kansas City)
- Cary Brabham DB (Los Angeles)
- Curtis Whitley C (San Diego)
- Tyrone Rodgers DE (Seattle)
- Offensive: 21 (7 WR, 5 RB, 2 TE, 2 C, 2 QB, 1 T, 1 FB, 1 G)
- Defensive: 14 (5 LB, 4 DB, 2 DE, 2 DT, 1 DL)
- Free Agents signed:
- John Kasay PK (Seattle) - 5 yr. $6M
- Tommy Barnhardt P (New Orleans)
- Randy Baldwin RB-KR (Cleveland)
- Pete Metzelaars TE (Buffalo)
- Derrick Graham T (Kansas City) - 4 yr. $6M
- Mike Fox DL (NY Giants) - 5 yr. $9M
- Lamar Lathon DE (Houston)
- Frank Stams LB (Cleveland) - 3 yr. $1.5M
- Sam Mills LB (New Orleans)
- Brett Maxie S (Atlanta)
- Vernon Turner KR (Tampa Bay)
- Frank Reich QB (Buffalo)
- Gerald Williams DE (Pittsburgh)
- Darion Conner LB (New Orleans)
- Bubba McDowell S (Houston) - 3 yr. $3.6M
- Don Beebe WR (Buffalo)
- Carlton Bailey LB (released by NY Giants) - 2 yr. $1.1M
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Free Agents lost:
- [NONE]
- Trades:
- To Cincinnati: 1995 pick (#1)
- From Cincinnati: 1995 picks (#5, #36)
- To Green Bay: 1995 picks (#32, #65, #173)
- From Green Bay: 1995 picks (#22, #188)
- To San Diego: 1995 picks (#34, #98, #100)
- From San Diego: 1995 pick (#29)
- To Kansas City: 1995 pick (#191)
- From Kansas City: 1996 pick (6th round)
- Released:
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- Still unsigned:
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New Orleans Saints
Head Coach: Jim Mora
Seven picks:
- Round One
- 13. Mark Fields LB (Washington State)
- Round Two
- 44. Ray Zellars RB (Notre Dame)
- Round Three
- 75. Mike Verstegen T (Wisconsin)
- Round Four
- 108. Dameian Jeffries DE (Alabama)
- Round Five
- 148. William Strong DB (NC State)
- Round Six
- 184. Lee De Ramus WR (Wisconsin)
- Round Seven
- 242. Travis Davis DB (Notre Dame)
- Offensive: 3 (1 RB, 1 T, 1 WR)
- Defensive: 4 (2 DB, 1 LB, 1 DE)
- Lost in expansion Draft:
- Othello Henderson DB (Jacksonville)
- James Williams LB (Jacksonville)
- Baron Rollins G (Carolina)
- Free Agents signed:
- Mike Nesbitt P (?)
- Klaus Wilmsmeyer P (San Francisco)
- Tyrone Johnson WR (New Orleans)
- Kirk Botkin TE (New Orleans)
- Andy McCollum C-G (New Orleans)
- Alan Kline T (New Orleans)
- Nat Tuatagaloa DE (Seattle practice squad)
- Israel Stanley DT (St. Louis practice squad)
- Lance Gunn S (none)
- Rufus Porter LB (Seattle)
- Torrence Small WR (New Orleans)
- Eric Allen CB (Philadelphia)
- Tim Rosenbach QB (none)
- David Bavaro LB (New England)
- Richard Harvey LB (Denver)
- Cary Blanchard PK (none)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Free Agents lost:
- Tommy Barnhardt P (Carolina)
- Joel Smeenge DE-LB (Jacksonville)
- Vinny Clarke CB (Jacksonville)
- Sam Mills LB (Carolina)
- Scott Adams G (Chicago)
- Darion Conner LB (Carolina)
- Frank Wainwright TE (Denver)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Trades:
- [NONE]
- Released:
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- Still unsigned:
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St. Louis Rams
Head Coach: Rich Brooks
Ten picks:
- Round One
- 6. Kevin Carter DE (Florida)
- Round Two
- 38. Zach Wiegert T (Nebraska)
- 62. Jesse James G (Mississippi State)
- Round Three
- 82. Steve McLaughlin K (Arizona)
- Round Four
- 115. Lovell Pinkney TE (Texas)
- Round Five
- 140. Mike Scurlock DB (Arizona)
- Round Seven
- 214. Gerald McBurrows DB (Kansas)
- 220. Herman O'Berry DB (Oregon)
- 239. Ronzell Miller DE (Utah)
- 240. J.T. Thomas WR (Arizona State)
- Offensive: 4 (1 T, 1 G, 1 TE, 1 WR)
- Defensive: 5 (3 DB, 2 DE)
- Lost in expansion Draft:
- Howard Griffith RB (Carolina)
- Richard Buchanan WR (Carolina)
- Free Agents signed:
- Dwayne White G (NY Jets)
- Roman Pfeiffer LB (St. Louis)
- Alexander Wright WR (Los Angeles)
- Turhon O'Bannon WR (?)
- Torin Dorn DB (Los Angeles practice squad)
- Jessie Hester WR (St. Louis)
- Yonnie Jackson TE (none)
- Carlos Jenkins LB (Minnesota)
- Steve Brooks TE (?)
- Anthony Parker CB (Minnesota)
- Johnny Bailey RB (St. Louis)
- Cree Morris QB (none)
- Keith McCants DE (Arizona)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Free Agents lost:
- Flipper Anderson WR (Indianapolis)
- Chris Chandler QB (Houston)
- TJ Rubley QB (Green Bay)
- Israel Stanley DT (New Orleans)
- Darryl Henley CB (jailed)
- Tom Newberry G (Pittsburgh)
- Marquez Pope S (San Francisco)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Trades:
- To Detroit: 1995 pick (#70)
- From Detroit: 1995 picks (#82, #115)
- Released:
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- Still unsigned:
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San Francisco Forty-Niners
Head Coach: George Seifert
Four picks:
- Round One
- 10. J.J. Stokes WR (UCLA)
- Round Four
- 127. Tim Hanshaw G (Brigham Young)
- Round Six
- 201. Antonio Armstrong DE (Texas A&M)
- Round Seven
- 238. Herbert Coleman DE (Trinity, IL)
- Offensive: 2 (1 WR, 1 G)
- Defensive: 2 (2 DE)
- Lost in expansion Draft:
- Harry Boatswain T (Carolina)
- Mark Thomas DE (Carolina)
- Free Agents signed:
- Derrick Loville RB (San Francisco)
- Jason Childs G (?)
- Jamal Fountaine DE (?)
- Oliver Barnett DT (Buffalo)
- Tommy Thompson P (?)
- Kirk Scrafford T (Denver)
- Anthony Lynn RB (?)
- Troy Mills RB (CFL)
- Rod Milstead G (San Francisco)
- Junior Bryant DE (San Francisco)
- Troy Wilson DE (San Francisco)
- Shane Collins DE (Washington)
- Marquez Pope S (St. Louis)
- Dedrick Dodge S (San Francisco)
- Clifford Hicks CB-KR (NY Jets)
- Damon Pieri S (none)
- Derrick Deese (San Francisco)
- Sean Millington RB (CFL)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Free Agents lost:
- Klaus Wilmsmeyer P (New Orleans)
- Bill Musgrave QB (Denver)
- Ed McCaffrey WR (Denver)
- Dexter Carter RB-KR (NY Jets)
- John Ivlow RB (Denver)
- Rhett Hall DT (Philadelphia)
- Ricky Watters RB (Philadelphia)
- Marc Logan RB (Washington)
- Dana Hall S (Cleveland)
- [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
- Trades:
- To Cleveland: 1995 picks (#30, #94, #119) and 1996 pick (1st round)
- From Cleveland: 1995 pick (#10)
- Released:
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- Still unsigned:
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Vernon H Harmon,vernon@cs.cmu.edu