The
2005 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 23–24,
2005. The league also held a supplemental draft that year, which was held after the regular draft but before the regular season. The draft took place at the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in
New York City,
New York, and was televised for the 26th consecutive year on
ESPN and
ESPN2. The NFL draft had been held at
Madison Square Garden since 1995, but was moved to the Javits Center in 2005. The draft featured the
San Francisco 49ers selecting first overall
Alex Smith from the
University of Utah. Also 4 Auburn University players were drafted in the first round. Thirty-two compensatory selections were distributed amongst fourteen teams, with the
Philadelphia Eagles and the
St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each. Three of the first five picks were running backs, an NFL draft first. The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:
Player selections
Supplemental draft selections
For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeited its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.