| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Surname | Forename | Team | Pos | College | Notes |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Pace | Orlando | STL | T | Ohio State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Russell | Darrell | OAK | DT | Southern California | |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Springs | Shawn | SEA | CB | Ohio State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Boulware | Peter | BAL | OLB | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Westbrook | Bryant | DET | CB | Texas | |
| 1997 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Jones | Walter | SEA | T | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Hilliard | Ike | NYG | WR | Florida | |
| 1997 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Farrior | James | NYJ | ILB | Virginia | |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Knight | Tommy | ARI | CB | Iowa | |
| 1997 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Naeole | Chris | NO | G | Colorado | |
| 1997 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Booker | Michael | ATL | CB | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Dunn | Warrick | TB | RB | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Gonzalez | Tony | KC | TE | California | |
| 1997 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Wilson | Reinard | CIN | DE | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Green | Yatil | MIA | WR | Miami | |
| 1997 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Anthony | Reidel | TB | WR | Florida | |
| 1997 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Lang | Kenard | WAS | DE | Miami | |
| 1997 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Holmes | Kenny | TEN | DE | Miami | |
| 1997 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Glenn | Tarik | IND | T | California | |
| 1997 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Rudd | Dwayne | MIN | OLB | Alabama | |
| 1997 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Wynn | Renaldo | JAC | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 1997 | 1 | 22 | 22 | LaFleur | David | DAL | TE | Louisiana State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Smith | Antowain | BUF | RB | Houston | |
| 1997 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Scott | Chad | PIT | CB | Maryland | |
| 1997 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Harris | Jon | PHI | DE | Virginia | |
| 1997 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Druckenmiller | Jim | SF | QB | Virginia Tech | |
| 1997 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Carruth | Rae | CAR | WR | Colorado | |
| 1997 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Pryce | Trevor | DEN | DE | Clemson | |
| 1997 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Canty | Chris | NE | CB | Kansas State | |
| 1997 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Verba | Ross | GB | T | Iowa | |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 31 | Terry | Rick | NYJ | DT | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 32 | Davis | Nathan | ATL | DE | Indiana | |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 | 33 | Kelly | Rob | NO | FS | Ohio State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 4 | 34 | Sharper | Jamie | BAL | MLB | Virginia | |
| 1997 | 2 | 5 | 35 | Roque | Juan | DET | G | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 | 36 | Barber | Tiki | NYG | RB | Virginia | |
| 1997 | 2 | 7 | 37 | Wunsch | Jerry | TB | T | Wisconsin | |
| 1997 | 2 | 8 | 38 | Allred | John | CHI | TE | Southern California | |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 39 | Tomich | Jared | NO | DE | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 2 | 10 | 40 | McCleon | Dexter | STL | CB | Clemson | |
| 1997 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Hanspard | Byron | ATL | RB | Texas Tech | |
| 1997 | 2 | 12 | 42 | Plummer | Jake | ARI | QB | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 13 | 43 | Dillon | Corey | CIN | RB | Washington | |
| 1997 | 2 | 14 | 44 | Madison | Sam | MIA | CB | Louisville | |
| 1997 | 2 | 15 | 45 | Jones | Freddie | SD | TE | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | 2 | 16 | 46 | Kent | Joey | TEN | WR | Tennessee | |
| 1997 | 2 | 17 | 47 | Lockett | Kevin | KC | WR | Kansas State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 18 | 48 | Meadows | Adam | IND | T | Georgia | |
| 1997 | 2 | 19 | 49 | Gray | Torrian | MIN | DB | Virginia Tech | |
| 1997 | 2 | 20 | 50 | Logan | Mike | JAC | FS | West Virginia | |
| 1997 | 2 | 21 | 51 | Jones | Greg | WAS | OLB | Colorado | |
| 1997 | 2 | 22 | 52 | Wiley | Marcellus | BUF | DE | Columbia | |
| 1997 | 2 | 23 | 53 | Blackwell | Will | PIT | WR | San Diego State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 24 | 54 | Abrams | Kevin | DET | CB | Syracuse | |
| 1997 | 2 | 25 | 55 | Edwards | Marc | SF | FB | Notre Dame | |
| 1997 | 2 | 26 | 56 | Minter | Mike | CAR | SS | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 2 | 27 | 57 | Darling | James | PHI | OLB | Washington State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 28 | 58 | Herring | Kim | BAL | FS | Penn State | |
| 1997 | 2 | 29 | 59 | Mitchell | Brandon | NE | DE | Texas A&M | |
| 1997 | 2 | 30 | 60 | Sharper | Darren | GB | FS | William & Mary | |
| 1997 | 3 | 1 | 61 | Shaw | Sedrick | NE | RB | Iowa | |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 62 | Davis | Troy | NO | RB | Iowa State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 63 | Middleton | Frank | TB | G | Arizona | |
| 1997 | 3 | 4 | 64 | Graham | Jay | BAL | RB | Tennessee | |
| 1997 | 3 | 5 | 65 | Coakley | Dexter | DAL | OLB | Appalachian State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 6 | 66 | Barber | Ronde | TB | CB | Virginia | |
| 1997 | 3 | 7 | 67 | Neil | Dan | DEN | G | Texas | |
| 1997 | 3 | 8 | 68 | Phillips | Ryan | NYG | OLB | Idaho | |
| 1997 | 3 | 9 | 69 | Sapp | Bob | CHI | T | Washington | |
| 1997 | 3 | 10 | 70 | Santiago | O.J. | ATL | TE | Kent State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 11 | 71 | Staley | Duce | PHI | RB | South Carolina | |
| 1997 | 3 | 12 | 72 | Treu | Adam | OAK | C | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 3 | 13 | 73 | Taylor | Jason | MIA | DE | Akron | |
| 1997 | 3 | 14 | 74 | Hamilton | Michael | SD | LB | North Carolina A&T | |
| 1997 | 3 | 15 | 75 | Walker | Denard | TEN | CB | Louisiana State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 16 | 76 | Payne | Rod | CIN | C | Michigan | |
| 1997 | 3 | 17 | 77 | Clark | Greg | SF | TE | Stanford | |
| 1997 | 3 | 18 | 78 | Colinet | Stalin | MIN | DE | Boston College | |
| 1997 | 3 | 19 | 79 | Hamilton | James | JAC | LB | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | 3 | 20 | 80 | Smith | Derek | WAS | ILB | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 21 | 81 | Sanderson | Scott | TEN | T | Washington State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 22 | 82 | Wiggins | Paul | PIT | T | Oregon | |
| 1997 | 3 | 23 | 83 | Scifres | Steve | DAL | T | Wyoming | |
| 1997 | 3 | 24 | 84 | Howard | Ty | ARI | CB | Ohio State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 25 | 85 | Kohn | Tim | OAK | G | Iowa State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 26 | 86 | Berry | Bert | IND | DE | Notre Dame | |
| 1997 | 3 | 27 | 87 | Tatum | Kinnon | CAR | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 1997 | 3 | 28 | 88 | Ward | Dedric | NYJ | WR | Northern Iowa | |
| 1997 | 3 | 29 | 89 | Carter | Chris | NE | FS | Texas | |
| 1997 | 3 | 30 | 90 | Conway | Brett | GB | K | Penn State | |
| 1997 | 3 | 31 | 91 | Vrabel | Mike | PIT | OLB | Ohio State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 3 | 32 | 92 | Rodgers | Derrick | MIA | OLB | Arizona State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 3 | 33 | 93 | Ward | Ronnie | MIA | LB | Kansas | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 3 | 34 | 94 | Wheaton | Kenny | DAL | DB | Oregon | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 3 | 35 | 95 | Maynard | Brad | NYG | P | Ball State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 3 | 36 | 96 | Smith | Brent | MIA | T | Mississippi State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 | 97 | Denson | Damon | NE | G | Michigan | |
| 1997 | 4 | 2 | 98 | Mason | Derrick | TEN | WR | Michigan State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 3 | 99 | Wuerffel | Danny | NO | QB | Florida | |
| 1997 | 4 | 4 | 100 | Crockett | Henri | ATL | OLB | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 5 | 101 | Anderson | Antonio | DAL | DT | Syracuse | |
| 1997 | 4 | 6 | 102 | Day | Terry | NYJ | DE | Mississippi State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 7 | 103 | Monty | Pete | NYG | MLB | Wisconsin | |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 | 104 | Johnson | Leon | NYJ | RB | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | 4 | 9 | 105 | Autry | Darnell | CHI | RB | Northwestern | |
| 1997 | 4 | 10 | 106 | Dishman | Chris | ARI | G | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 4 | 11 | 107 | Lyons | Pratt | TEN | DE | Troy State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 12 | 108 | Robinson | Marcus | CHI | WR | South Carolina | |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 | 109 | Roundtree | Raleigh | SD | G | South Carolina State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 14 | 110 | Barnes | Pat | KC | QB | California | |
| 1997 | 4 | 15 | 111 | Mack | Tremain | CIN | FS | Miami | |
| 1997 | 4 | 16 | 112 | Tucker | Ryan | STL | T | Texas Christian | |
| 1997 | 4 | 17 | 113 | Banks | Antonio | MIN | FS | Virginia Tech | |
| 1997 | 4 | 18 | 114 | Payne | Seth | JAC | NT | Cornell | |
| 1997 | 4 | 19 | 115 | Connell | Albert | WAS | WR | Texas A&M | |
| 1997 | 4 | 20 | 116 | Poole | Keith | NO | WR | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 21 | 117 | Montgomery | Delmonico | IND | CB | Houston | |
| 1997 | 4 | 22 | 118 | McCloud | Tyrus | BAL | LB | Louisville | |
| 1997 | 4 | 23 | 119 | Robinson | Damien | PHI | FS | Iowa | |
| 1997 | 4 | 24 | 120 | Nails | Jamie | BUF | G | Florida A&M | |
| 1997 | 4 | 25 | 121 | Daniels | Jerome | MIA | T | Northeastern | |
| 1997 | 4 | 26 | 122 | Saleh | Tarek | CAR | OLB | Wisconsin | |
| 1997 | 4 | 27 | 123 | Levitt | Chad | OAK | RB | Cornell | |
| 1997 | 4 | 28 | 124 | Gilliard | Cory | DEN | S | Ball State | |
| 1997 | 4 | 29 | 125 | Ellis | Ed | NE | T | Buffalo, N.Y. | |
| 1997 | 4 | 30 | 126 | Smith | Jermaine | GB | DT | Georgia | |
| 1997 | 4 | 31 | 127 | Brooks | Macey | DAL | WR | James Madison | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 4 | 32 | 128 | Singleton | Alshermond | TB | OLB | Temple | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 4 | 33 | 129 | Sualua | Nicky | DAL | RB | Ohio State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 4 | 34 | 130 | Russell | Matt | DET | LB | Colorado | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 5 | 1 | 131 | Burns | Lamont | NYJ | G | East Carolina | |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 | 132 | Williams | Jamel | WAS | DB | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 5 | 3 | 133 | Wimberly | Marcus | ATL | DB | Miami | |
| 1997 | 5 | 4 | 134 | Mitchell | Jeff | BAL | C | Florida | |
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 135 | Chryplewicz | Pete | DET | TE | Notre Dame | |
| 1997 | 5 | 6 | 136 | Garnes | Sam | NYG | SS | Cincinnati | |
| 1997 | 5 | 7 | 137 | Hape | Patrick | TB | TE | Alabama | |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 | 138 | Bynum | Kenny | SD | RB | South Carolina State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 9 | 139 | Carpenter | Chad | ARI | WR | Washington State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 10 | 140 | Thibodeaux | Keith | WAS | CB | N.W. Louisiana | |
| 1997 | 5 | 11 | 141 | Hiles | Van | CHI | DB | Kentucky | |
| 1997 | 5 | 12 | 142 | Stokes | Eric | SEA | DB | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 5 | 13 | 143 | McCullough | George | TEN | CB | Baylor | |
| 1997 | 5 | 14 | 144 | Purvis | Andre | CIN | DT | North Carolina | |
| 1997 | 5 | 15 | 145 | Austin | Raymond | NYJ | S | Tennessee | |
| 1997 | 5 | 16 | 146 | Bradford | Paul | SD | CB | Portland State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 17 | 147 | Jones | Damon | JAC | TE | Southern Illinois | |
| 1997 | 5 | 18 | 148 | Russell | Twan | WAS | OLB | Miami | |
| 1997 | 5 | 19 | 149 | Tanner | Barron | MIA | DT | Oklahoma | |
| 1997 | 5 | 20 | 150 | Jacquet | Nate | IND | WR | San Diego State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 21 | 151 | Williams | Tony | MIN | DT | Memphis | |
| 1997 | 5 | 22 | 152 | Kalu | Ndukwe | PHI | DE | Rice | |
| 1997 | 5 | 23 | 153 | Woodson | Sean | BUF | DB | Jackson State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 24 | 154 | Jones | George | PIT | RB | San Diego State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 25 | 155 | Broughton | Luther | PHI | TE | Furman | |
| 1997 | 5 | 26 | 156 | Powell | Carl | IND | DE | Louisville | |
| 1997 | 5 | 27 | 157 | Lopez | Nicholas | MIA | DE | Texas Southern | |
| 1997 | 5 | 28 | 158 | Allen | Taje | STL | CB | Texas | |
| 1997 | 5 | 29 | 159 | Crawford | Vernon | NE | LB | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 5 | 30 | 160 | Hicks | Anthony | GB | LB | Arkansas | |
| 1997 | 5 | 31 | 161 | Ashman | Duane | DET | DE | Virginia | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 5 | 32 | 162 | Badger | Brad | WAS | G | Stanford | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 5 | 33 | 163 | Henley | June | KC | RB | Kansas | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 1 | 164 | Scharf | Tim | NYJ | LB | Northwestern | |
| 1997 | 6 | 2 | 165 | Savoie | Nicky | NO | TE | Louisiana State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 3 | 166 | Fiala | John | MIA | ILB | Washington | |
| 1997 | 6 | 4 | 167 | Lee | Steve | BAL | FB | Indiana | |
| 1997 | 6 | 5 | 168 | Ramirez | Tony | DET | T | Northern Colorado | |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 169 | Harris | Al | TB | CB | Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| 1997 | 6 | 7 | 170 | Manning | Brian | MIA | WR | Stanford | |
| 1997 | 6 | 8 | 171 | Cherry | Mike | NYG | QB | Murray State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 9 | 172 | Branch | Calvin | OAK | FS | Colorado State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 10 | 173 | Crawford | Mike | MIA | LB | Nevada | |
| 1997 | 6 | 11 | 174 | Mili | Itula | SEA | TE | Brigham Young | |
| 1997 | 6 | 12 | 175 | Brown | Rod | ARI | RB | North Carolina State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 13 | 176 | Curtis | Canute | CIN | OLB | West Virginia | |
| 1997 | 6 | 14 | 177 | Perry | Ed | MIA | TE | James Madison | |
| 1997 | 6 | 15 | 178 | Palmer | Daniel | SD | C | Air Force | |
| 1997 | 6 | 16 | 179 | Kazadi | Muadianvita | STL | LB | Tulsa | |
| 1997 | 6 | 17 | 180 | Collins | Calvin | ATL | C | Texas A&M | |
| 1997 | 6 | 18 | 181 | Stallings | Dennis | TEN | LB | Illinois | |
| 1997 | 6 | 19 | 182 | Von Der Ahe | Scott | IND | LB | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 20 | 183 | Tate | Robert | MIN | CB | Cincinnati | |
| 1997 | 6 | 21 | 184 | Shelton | Daimon | JAC | FB | Sacramento State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 22 | 185 | Spriggs | Marcus | BUF | T | Houston | |
| 1997 | 6 | 23 | 186 | Porter | Daryl | PIT | S | Boston College | |
| 1997 | 6 | 24 | 187 | Vaughn | Lee | DAL | DB | Wyoming | |
| 1997 | 6 | 25 | 188 | McCombs | Tony | ARI | LB | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 1997 | 6 | 26 | 189 | Finkes | Matt | CAR | LB | Ohio State | |
| 1997 | 6 | 27 | 190 | Wyatt | Antwuan | PHI | WR | Bethune-Cookman | |
| 1997 | 6 | 28 | 191 | Clements | Chuck | NYJ | QB | Houston | |
| 1997 | 6 | 29 | 192 | Gaiter | Tony | NE | WR | Miami | |
| 1997 | 6 | 30 | 193 | Jackson | Grady | OAK | DT | Knoxville | |
| 1997 | 6 | 31 | 194 | Brown | Cornell | BAL | OLB | Virginia Tech | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 32 | 195 | Byrd | Isaac | KC | WR | Kansas | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 33 | 196 | Swayda | Shawn | CHI | DT | Arizona State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 34 | 197 | Carter | Nigea | TB | WR | Michigan State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 35 | 198 | Jasper | Edward | PHI | NT | Texas A&M | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 36 | 199 | Manuel | Rod | PIT | DE | Oklahoma | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 37 | 200 | Hogans | Richard | CHI | LB | Memphis | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 6 | 38 | 201 | Parker | Ricky | CHI | DB | San Diego State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 | 202 | Rosga | Steve | NYJ | S | Colorado | |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 | 203 | Ismaeli | Hudhaifa | MIA | DB | Northwestern | |
| 1997 | 7 | 3 | 204 | Graziani | Tony | ATL | QB | Oregon | |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | 205 | Ward | Chris | BAL | DE | Kentucky | |
| 1997 | 7 | 5 | 206 | Battle | Terry | DET | RB | Arizona State | |
| 1997 | 7 | 6 | 207 | Detmer | Koy | PHI | QB | Colorado | |
| 1997 | 7 | 7 | 208 | Keneley | Matt | NYG | DT | Southern California | |
| 1997 | 7 | 8 | 209 | DeGrate | Anthony | TB | DT | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 1997 | 7 | 9 | 210 | Miano | Mike | CHI | DT | S.W. Missouri | |
| 1997 | 7 | 10 | 211 | Jones | Carlos | SEA | CB | Miami | |
| 1997 | 7 | 11 | 212 | Smith | Mark | ARI | DT | Auburn | |
| 1997 | 7 | 12 | 213 | Miller | Chris | GB | WR | Southern California | |
| 1997 | 7 | 13 | 214 | Parks | Nathan | KC | C | Stanford | |
| 1997 | 7 | 14 | 215 | White | Cedric | STL | DE | North Carolina A&T | |
| 1997 | 7 | 15 | 216 | Williams | Armon | TEN | DB | Arizona | |
| 1997 | 7 | 16 | 217 | Carr | William | CIN | DT | Michigan | |
| 1997 | 7 | 17 | 218 | James | Toran | SD | LB | North Carolina A&T | |
| 1997 | 7 | 18 | 219 | Thompson | Clarence | IND | DB | Knoxville | |
| 1997 | 7 | 19 | 220 | Ulmer | Artie | MIN | MLB | Valdosta State | |
| 1997 | 7 | 20 | 221 | Hesse | Jon | JAC | LB | Nebraska | |
| 1997 | 7 | 21 | 222 | Bayne | Chris | ATL | DB | Fresno State | |
| 1997 | 7 | 22 | 223 | Adams | Michael | PIT | WR | Texas | |
| 1997 | 7 | 23 | 224 | Stoutmire | Omar | DAL | FS | Fresno State | |
| 1997 | 7 | 24 | 225 | Capers | Byron | PHI | DB | Florida State | |
| 1997 | 7 | 25 | 226 | Fitzgerald | Pat | BUF | TE | Texas | |
| 1997 | 7 | 26 | 227 | Brown | DeAuntae | PHI | CB | Central State, Ohio | |
| 1997 | 7 | 27 | 228 | Mangum | Kris | CAR | TE | Mississippi | |
| 1997 | 7 | 28 | 229 | Ferguson | Jason | NYJ | NT | Georgia | |
| 1997 | 7 | 29 | 230 | Rehberg | Scott | NE | G | Central Michigan | |
| 1997 | 7 | 30 | 231 | Sowell | Jerald | GB | FB | Tulane | |
| 1997 | 7 | 31 | 232 | Harris | Marcus | DET | WR | Wyoming | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 32 | 233 | Thomas | Marvin | CHI | DE | Memphis | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 33 | 234 | Richardson | Wally | BAL | QB | Penn State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 34 | 235 | Hatchette | Matthew | MIN | WR | Langston, Okla. | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 35 | 236 | Staten | Ralph | BAL | DB | Alabama | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 36 | 237 | Corbin | Tony | SD | QB | Sacramento State | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 37 | 238 | Taylor | Leland | BAL | DT | Louisville | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 38 | 239 | Jordan | Richard | DET | LB | Missouri Southern | Compensatory pick |
| 1997 | 7 | 39 | 240 | McAda | Ronnie | GB | QB | Army | Compensatory pick |