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The 2006 NFL Draft

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#1 Pick

Mario Williams, DE, North Carolina State

Houston Texans (2006-2011); Buffalo Bills (2012-15); Miami Dolphins (2016)

Pro Bowls: 4

Sacks: 97.5

2014 first team All-Pro

The 2006 Draft Picks

Draft# Team Player, Position, College
1 Houston Texans Mario Williams, DE, North Carolina State
2 New Orleans Saints Reggie Bush, RB, USC
3 Tennessee Titans Vince Young, QB, Texas
4 New York Jets D'Brickashaw Ferguson, T, Virginia
5 Green Bay packers A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio State
6 San Francisco 49ers Vernon Davis, TE, Maryland
7 Oakland Raiders Michael Huff, DB, Texas
8 Buffalo Bills Donte Whitner, DB, Ohio State
9 Detroit Lions Ernie Sims, LB, Florida State
10 Arizona Cardinals Matt Leinart, QB, USC
11 Denver Broncos 1 Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt
12 Baltimore Ravens 2 Haloti Ngata, DT, Oregon
13 Cleveland Browns 3 Kamerion Wimbley, DE, Florida State
14 Philadelphia Eagles Broderick Bunkley, DT, Florida State
15 St. Louis Rams 4 Tye Hill, DB, Clemson
16 Miami Dolphins Jason Allen, DB, Tennessee
17 Minnesota Vikings Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa
18 Dallas Cowboys Bobby Carpenter, LB, Ohio State
19 San Diego Chargers Antonio Cromartie, DB, Florida State
20 Kansas City Chiefs Tamba Hali, DE, Penn State
21 New England Patriots Laurence Maroney, RB, Minnesota
22 San Francisco 49ers 5 Manny Lawson, DE, North Carolina State
23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Davin Joseph, G, Oklahoma
24 Cincinnati Bengals Johnathan Joseph, DB, South Carolina
25 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio State
26 Buffalo Bills 7 John McCargo, DT, North Carolina State
27 Carolina Panthers DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis
28 Jacksonville Jaguars Marcedes Lewis, TE, UCLA
29 New York Jets 8 Nick Mangold, C, Ohio State
30 Indianapolis Colts Joseph Addai, RB, LSU
31 Seattle Seahawks Kelly Jennings, DB, Miami (FL)
32 New York Giants 9 Mathias Kiwanuka, DE, Boston College

Pick Acquired From

  • 1 Acquired from the St. Louis Rams
  • 2 Acquired from the Cleveland Browns
  • 3 Acquired from the Baltimore Ravens
  • 4 Acquired from the Atlanta Falcons via the Denver Broncos
  • 5 Acquired from the Washington Redskins via the Denver Broncos
  • 6 Acquired from the New York Giants
  • 7 Acquired from the Chicago Bears
  • 8 Acquired from the Denver Broncos via the Atlanta Falcons
  • 9 Acquired from the Pittsburgh Steelers

Hall of Famers selected in 2006 NFL Draft