Eric Fisher was chosen first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming the fourth offensive tackle ever to be selected with the top pick since the first common draft in 1967.[4] Players who attended high school in 39 of the 50 states were selected in this draft; Florida and California led with 27 draftees each.[5] South Carolina contributed the most drafted players on a per capita basis with 13 players, or one of every 355,798 residents of the state.[5] Among colleges, Florida State led with 11 players selected.[6]:31
A record 73 underclassmen forfeited any remaining NCAA eligibility they may have been eligible for and declared themselves available to be selected in the draft.[9] Of these, 52 (71.2%) were drafted.[6]:31
The draft order is based generally on each team's record from the previous season, with teams which qualified for the postseason selecting after those which failed to make the playoffs.[10]
No. 3: Oakland → Miami (D). Oakland traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's 2013 first-round selection (12th) and second-round selection (42nd).[source 1]
No. 8: Buffalo → St. Louis (D). Buffalo traded this selection and a third-round selection (71st) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' 2013 first- (16th), second- (46th), third- (78th), and seventh- (222nd) round selections.[source 1]
No. 13: Tampa Bay → New York Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection and a conditional mid-round selection in 2014 to the Jets in exchange for cornerback Darrelle Revis. The conditional pick became Tampa's fourth round selection (104th), rather than a third rounder, when Tampa released Revis prior to the start of the 2014 league year in March 2014.[source 2][11]
No. 18: Dallas → San Francisco (D). Dallas traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2013 first- (31st) and third- (74th) round selections.[source 1]
No. 22: Washington → St. Louis (PD). Washington traded this selection, first- and second-round selections in 2012 and their 2014 first-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' 2012 first-round selection, which they used to draft Robert Griffin III.[source 3]
No. 22: St. Louis → Atlanta (D). St. Louis traded this selection and a seventh-round selection in 2015 (249th)[12] to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's 2013 first- (30th), third- (92nd), and sixth- (198th) round selections.[source 1]
No. 25: Seattle → Minnesota (PD). Seattle traded this selection, its seventh-round selection (214th), and their 2014 third-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin.[source 4]
No. 29: New England → Minnesota (D). New England traded this selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's 2013 second- (52nd), third- (83rd), fourth- (102nd), and seventh- (229th) round selections.[source 5]
No. 34: Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). Kansas City traded this selection along with a conditional 2014 second/third round selection to San Francisco in exchange for quarterback Alex Smith; the 2014 selection became a second rounder (56th) when Kansas City won a minimum of eight games in the 2013 season.[source 6][source 7]
No. 34: San Francisco → Tennessee (D). San Francisco traded this selection (which they had acquired in the Alex Smith trade) to Tennessee in exchange for Tennessee's second and seventh round selections (40th & 216th) along with Tennessee's third-round selection in the 2014 draft (77th).[source 8]
No. 38: Arizona → San Diego (D). Arizona traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's 2013 second- (45th) and fourth- (110th) round selections.[source 11]
No. 55: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). Green Bay traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's second- (61st) and sixth- (173rd) round selections.[source 14]
No. 74: Carolina → San Francisco (PD). Carolina traded this selection along with its 2012 sixth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2012 fourth-round selection.[source 15]
No. 82: Chicago → Miami (PD). Chicago traded this selection and a 2012 third-round selection to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Marshall.[source 16]
No. 82: Miami → New Orleans (D). Miami traded this selection to New Orleans in exchange for two fourth-round selections from New Orleans (106th and 109th).[source 17]
No. 88: Green Bay → San Francisco (D). Green Bay traded this selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's third- (93rd) and seventh- (216th) round selections.[source 18]
No. 93: Green Bay → Miami (D). Green Bay traded this selection to Miami in exchange for Miami's fourth- (109th), fifth- (146th) and seventh- (224th) round selections.[source 19]
No. 98: Jacksonville → Philadelphia (D). Jacksonville traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's 2013 fourth- (101st) and seventh- (210th) round selections.[source 20]
No. 100: Oakland → Tampa Bay (D). Oakland traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2013 fourth- (112th) and sixth- (181st) round selections.[source 21]
No. 102: Detroit → Minnesota (PD). Detroit traded this selection along with a 2012 seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for linebackers Tahir Whitehead and fifth- and seventh-round selections in 2012.[source 22]
No. 104: Cleveland → Miami (D). Cleveland traded this selection and a fifth-round selection (164th) to Miami in exchange for wide receiver Davone Bess and Miami's 2013 fourth- (111th) and seventh- (217th) round selections.[source 23]
No. 110: Arizona → New York Giants (D). Arizona traded this selection to the Giants in exchange for the Giants' 2013 fourth- (116th) and sixth- (187th) round selections.[source 12]
No. 125: Denver → Green Bay (D). Denver traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's fifth- (146th) and sixth- (173rd) round selections.[source 25]
No. 126: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and a 2013 seventh-round selection (226th).[source 26]
No. 137: Detroit → Seattle (D). Detroit traded this selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's fifth- (165th) and sixth- (199th) round selections.[source 12]
No. 139: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). Cleveland traded this selection to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' 2014 fourth-round selection.[source 12]
No. 153: Chicago → Atlanta (D). Chicago traded this selection to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's 2013 fifth- (163rd) and seventh- (236th) round selections.[source 12]
No. 157: Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded this selection and its 2012 fourth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2012 third-round selection.[source 15]
No. 162: New England → Washington (PD). New England traded this selection to Washington in exchange for defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth.[source 28]
No. 164: San Francisco → Cleveland (PD). San Francisco traded this selection and a seventh-round selection (227th) to Cleveland in exchange for quarterback Colt McCoy and their sixth-round selection (173rd).[source 29]
No. 173: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection to Cleveland in exchange for safety David Sims and Cleveland's seventh-round selection (173rd).[source 30]
No. 176: Tennessee → Minnesota (PD). Tennessee traded this selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's 2012 seventh-round selection.[source 22]
No. 176: Minnesota → Arizona (PD). Minnesota traded this selection to Arizona in exchange for cornerback A. J. Jefferson and Arizona's seventh-round selection (213th).[15][source 31][source 32]
No. 176: Arizona → Oakland (PD). Arizona traded this selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to Oakland in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and Oakland's seventh-round selection (219th).[source 33]
No. 176: Oakland → Houston (D). Oakland traded this selection to Houston in exchange for Houston's sixth- (184th) and seventh- (233rd) round selections.[source 12]
No. 180: Miami → San Francisco (PD). Miami traded this selection along with fourth- and sixth-round selections in 2012 to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2012 fourth-round selection.[source 15]
No. 189: Minnesota → Tampa Bay (D). Minnesota traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa Bay's 2013 sixth- (196th) and seventh- (229th; originally owned by Minnesota) round selections.[source 34]
No. 196: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded this selection to Philadelphia in exchange for defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley.[source 35][source 36]
No. 196: Philadelphia → Tampa Bay (PD). Philadelphia then traded this selection and a conditional selection in 2014 to Tampa Bay in exchange for wide receiver Arrelious Benn and Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection (218th).[source 37]
No. 229: New England → Tampa Bay (D). New England traded this selection and running back Jeff Demps to Tampa Bay in exchange for running back LeGarrette Blount.[source 46]
New Orleans forfeited its second-round selection as part of the punishment for the team's 2012 bounty scandal.[14]
The supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2013. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. 6 players were eligible, but none were selected.[16]
Selection totals by college conference (including supplemental draft):[6]:31
^** 63 players from one conference was an NFL draft record.[17] It was broken in 2019, when 64 were selected.[18]
Twelve players from Southeastern Conference (SEC) programs were selected in the first round, which tied the record for most first-round selections from a single college conference set in 2006 by the Atlantic Coast Conference.[19]
During Super Bowl XLVII, the NFL presented a promotional advertisement for the 2013 Draft featuring retired athlete Deion Sanders attempting a comeback return under the name "Leon Sandcastle". The ad followed the fictional exploits of Sandcastle (portrayed by Ball State cornerback Andre Dawson) through tryouts until he is drafted first overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.[20]