| Players Picked at #197 | ||||||||||
| Season | Pick # | Team | Name | Position | College | |||||
| 2025 | 197 | Houston Texans | Graham Mertz | QB | Florida | |||||
| 2024 | 197 | Atlanta Falcons | Zion Logue | DT | Georgia | |||||
| 2023 | 197 | Miami Dolphins | Elijah Higgins | WR | Stanford | |||||
| 2022 | 197 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Gregory Junior | CB | Ouachita Baptist | |||||
| 2021 | 197 | New England Patriots | William Sherman | T | Colorado | |||||
| 2020 | 197 | Detroit Lions | John Penisini | DT | Utah | |||||
| 2019 | 197 | Baltimore Ravens | Trace McSorley | QB | Penn State | |||||
| 2018 | 197 | Washington Redskins | Shaun Dion Hamilton | LB | Alabama | |||||
| 2017 | 197 | New York Jets | Jeremy Clark | CB | Michigan | |||||
| 2016 | 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dan Vitale | FB | Northwestern | |||||
| 2015 | 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Derron Smith | S | Fresno State | |||||
| 2014 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Demetri Goodson | CB | Baylor | |||||
| 2013 | 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cobi Hamilton | WR | Arkansas | |||||
| 2012 | 197 | New England Patriots | Nate Ebner | CB | Ohio State | |||||
| 2011 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ricky Elmore | OLB | Arizona | |||||
| 2010 | 197 | Houston Texans | Trindon Holliday | KR | LSU | |||||
| 2009 | 197 | Dallas Cowboys | Stephen Hodge | S | TCU | |||||
| 2008 | 197 | New England Patriots | Bo Ruud | LB | Nebraska | |||||
| 2007 | 197 | Seattle Seahawks | Courtney Taylor | WR | Auburn | |||||
| 2006 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers | Melvin Oliver | DE | LSU | |||||
| 2005 | 197 | Buffalo Bills | Justin Geisinger | G | Vanderbilt | |||||
| 2004 | 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Drew Caylor | C | Stanford | |||||
| 2003 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers | Arnaz Battle | WR | Notre Dame | |||||
| 2002 | 197 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Ned | RB | San Diego State | |||||
| 2001 | 197 | St Louis Rams | Francis St. Paul | WR | Northern Arizona | |||||
| 2000 | 197 | Tennessee Titans | Robaire Smith | DT | Michigan State | |||||
| 1999 | 197 | New York Jets | J.P. Machado | C | Illinois | |||||
| 1998 | 197 | Seattle Seahawks | Jason McEndoo | G | Washington State | |||||
| 1997 | 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Nigea Carter | WR | Michigan State | |||||
| 1996 | 197 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Johnson | TE | Alabama | |||||
| 1995 | 197 | San Diego Chargers | Craig Whelihan | QB | Pacific | |||||
| 1994 | 197 | Washington Redskins | Gus Frerotte | QB | Tulsa | |||||
| 1993 | 197 | Seattle Seahawks | Jeff Blackshear | G | N.E. Louisiana | |||||
| 1992 | 197 | Indianapolis Colts | Jason Belser | S | Oklahoma | |||||
| 1991 | 197 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Conover | DT | Syracuse | |||||
| 1990 | 197 | Los Angeles Raiders | Arthur Jimerson | DE | Norfolk State | |||||
| 1989 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Chris Parker | DT | West Virginia | |||||
| 1988 | 197 | Kansas City Chiefs | Alfredo Roberts | TE | Miami | |||||
| 1987 | 197 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Stan Mataele | DT | Arizona | |||||
| 1986 | 197 | Atlanta Falcons | Kevin Hudgens | DE | Idaho State | |||||
| 1985 | 197 | Buffalo Bills | Jacque Robinson | RB | Washington | |||||
| 1984 | 197 | Houston Oilers | Kevin Baugh | WR | Penn State | |||||
| 1983 | 197 | Denver Broncos | Gary Kubiak | QB | Texas A&M | |||||
| 1982 | 197 | New England Patriots | Ken Collins | LB | Washington State | |||||
| 1981 | 197 | New York Giants | John Powers | G | Michigan | |||||
| 1980 | 197 | Denver Broncos | Don Coleman | WR | Oregon | |||||
| 1979 | 197 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Heimkreiter | LB | Notre Dame | |||||
| 1978 | 197 | New York Jets | Derrick Gaffney | WR | Florida | |||||
| 1977 | 197 | Buffalo Bills | Greg Morton | DT | Michigan | |||||
| 1976 | 197 | Houston Oilers | Larry Harris | DT | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 1975 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Joe Harris | LB | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 1974 | 197 | New York Jets | Ron Rydalch | DT | Utah | |||||
| 1973 | 197 | Kansas City Chiefs | Al Palewicz | LB | Miami (FL) | |||||
| 1972 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Henry Stuckey | DB | Missouri | |||||
| 1971 | 197 | Cincinnati Bengals | Fred Herring | DB | Tennessee State | |||||
| 1970 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Tim Mjos | RB | North Dakota State | |||||
| 1969 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Webb Hubbell | G | Arkansas | |||||
| 1968 | 197 | Boston Patriots | Daryl Johnson | DB | Morgan State | |||||
| 1967 | 197 | Minnesota Vikings | John Beasley | WR | California | |||||
| 1966 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Becker | T | Montana | |||||
| 1965 | 197 | New York Giants | Mike Giers | G | USC | |||||
| 1964 | 197 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Griffin | E | Grambling State | |||||
| 1963 | 197 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Campbell | E | Toledo | |||||
| 1962 | 197 | Washington Redskins | Len Velia | T | Georgia | |||||
| 1961 | 197 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Mercer | E | Arizona State | |||||
| 1960 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Gomes | B | South Carolina | |||||
| 1959 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Jack Rudolph | E | Georgia Tech | |||||
| 1958 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Dick Eaton | C | Richmond | |||||
| 1957 | 197 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Tamburello | B | Maryland | |||||
| 1956 | 197 | Chicago Cardinals | Ron Beagle | E | Navy | |||||
| 1955 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Lynn Beightol | B | Maryland | |||||
| 1954 | 197 | Baltimore Colts | Tommy Adkins | C | Kentucky | |||||
| 1953 | 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reed Quinn | B | Florida | |||||
| 1952 | 197 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Weigle | E | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 1951 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Pelfrey | E | Eastern Kentucky | |||||
| 1950 | 197 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Fisher | B | Southwestern Louisiana | |||||
| 1949 | 197 | Los Angeles Rams | Lloyd Eisenberg | T | Duke | |||||
| 1948 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Jack McEwen | B | Colorado | |||||
| 1947 | 197 | Boston Yanks | Gene Lamoure | G | Fresno State | |||||
| 1946 | 197 | Philadelphia Eagles | Don Fabling | B | Colorado | |||||
| 1945 | 197 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Jeffers | G | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 1944 | 197 | Boston Yanks | Art Faircloth | B | North Carolina State | |||||
| 1943 | 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tony Compagno | B | St. Mary's (CA) | |||||
| 1942 | 197 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Walt Fedora | B | George Washington | |||||
| 1941 | 197 | New York Giants | Ted Fisher | E | Carnegie-Mellon | |||||
| 1940 | 197 | Chicago Bears | Walt Kichefski | E | Miami (FL) | |||||
| 1939 | 197 | Detroit Lions | Al Howe | T | Xavier | |||||