What is 2004 NFL Draft?
In 2004, the thirty two teams of the [[NFL]] got together and held the sixty eighth yearly NFL Draft, where each of them chose college players to play for their team. It was held at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York on April 24 and 25. The draft was shown on [[ESPN]]. There were 255 choices in the draft. The draft started with the [[San Diego Chargers]] picking [[Eli Manning]]. He was traded to the [[New York Giants]] a short time later. There were 32 picks given to 16 teams because they lost [[free agent]]s that offseason. The teams with the most compensatory picks were the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[St. Louis Rams]], and [[New York Jets]], each with four.<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 NFL gives 32 compensatory draft choices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125094836/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/7217186 |date=2007-01-25 }}. March 29, 2004. URL Accessed June 24, 2006.</ref> There were several records during the draft: the most [[wide receivers]] selected in the first round (7), and the most trades in the first round (28). The [[University of Miami]] had six players chosen in the first round. [[Ohio]] State set an NFL draft record having 14 players picked in all rounds. As of 2012, this draft also has another records: it is the first draft which has had two quarterbacks who each won more than one [[Super Bowl]] (with [[Ben Roethlisberger]] winning his second in [[Super Bowl XLIII|2008]] and Eli Manning winning his second in [[Super Bowl XLVI|2011]]). The positions of the players in the draft were: {| | * 48 [[defensive back]]s * 32 [[wide receiver]]s * 28 [[linebacker]]s * 26 [[offensive tackle]]s * 24 [[defensive end]]s | * 23 [[defensive tackle]]s * 17 [[quarterback]]s * 16 [[tight end]]s * 14 [[running back]]s * 9 [[Center (American football)|center]]s |valign=top| * 8 [[Guard (American football)|guard]]s * 4 [[fullback (American football)|fullback]]s * 3 [[Placekicker|kicker]]s * 3 [[punter (football position)|punter]]s |} __TOC__ ==Player selections== {| border=0 cellsp