1996 NFL Draft Round 1
| YEAR | RND | PICK # | TEAM | PLAYER | POS | COLLEGE |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | NYJ | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | USC |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | JAX | Kevin Hardy | LB | Illinois |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | ARI | Simeon Rice | DE | Illinois |
| 1996 | 1 | 4 | BAL | Jonathan Ogden | T | UCLA |
| 1996 | 1 | 5 | NYG | Cedric Jones | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1996 | 1 | 6 | RAM | Lawrence Phillips | RB | Nebraska |
| 1996 | 1 | 7 | NWE | Terry Glenn | WR | Ohio St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 8 | CAR | Tim Biakabutuka | RB | Michigan |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 | LAS | Rickey Dudley | TE | Ohio St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 10 | CIN | Willie Anderson | T | Auburn |
| 1996 | 1 | 11 | NOR | Alex Molden | DB | Oregon |
| 1996 | 1 | 12 | TAM | Regan Upshaw | DE | California |
| 1996 | 1 | 13 | CHI | Walt Harris | DB | Mississippi St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 14 | TEN | Eddie George | RB | Ohio St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 15 | DEN | John Mobley | LB | Kutztown (PA) |
| 1996 | 1 | 16 | MIN | Duane Clemons | DE | California |
| 1996 | 1 | 17 | DET | Reggie Brown | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1996 | 1 | 18 | RAM | Eddie Kennison | WR | LSU |
| 1996 | 1 | 19 | IND | Marvin Harrison | WR | Syracuse |
| 1996 | 1 | 20 | MIA | Daryl Gardener | DT | Baylor |
| 1996 | 1 | 21 | SEA | Pete Kendall | G | Boston Col. |
| 1996 | 1 | 22 | TAM | Marcus Jones | DE | North Carolina |
| 1996 | 1 | 23 | DET | Jeff Hartings | C | Penn St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 24 | BUF | Eric Moulds | WR | Mississippi St. |
| 1996 | 1 | 25 | PHI | Jermane Mayberry | G | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 1996 | 1 | 26 | BAL | Ray Lewis | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 1996 | 1 | 27 | GNB | John Michels | T | USC |
| 1996 | 1 | 28 | KAN | Jerome Woods | DB | Memphis |
| 1996 | 1 | 29 | PIT | Jamain Stephens | T | North Carolina A&T |
| 1996 | 1 | 30 | WAS | Andre Johnson | T | Penn St. |
