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Chris Draft

Retired

Buffalo Bills · OLB

Chris Draft recorded 138 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 12 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Rams, SL, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears.

▶Best highlights

4.2

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

138

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Chris Draft's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
2005
CAROLINAPANTHERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 22, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Seattle Seahawks

Conference Championship · Jan 22, 2006

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 11, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2003

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2004
ATLANTAFALCONS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 23, 2005

Atlanta Falcons vs Philadelphia Eagles

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2004
ST. LOUISRAMS
ATLANTAFALCONS
JAN 15, 2005

St. Louis Rams vs Atlanta Falcons

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2005

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2002
ATLANTAFALCONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 4, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2003

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Chris Draft's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2003
ATLANTAFALCONS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
DEC 14, 2003

Atlanta Falcons vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2003

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1.5 sacks

Regular Season
2006
ST. LOUISRAMS
CAROLINAPANTHERS
NOV 19, 2006

St. Louis Rams vs Carolina Panthers

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2006

5 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
DALLASCOWBOYS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 11, 2001

Dallas Cowboys vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2009
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 20, 2009

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2006
CAROLINAPANTHERS
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
NOV 26, 2006

Carolina Panthers vs Washington Commanders

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Chris Draft's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1993–2003

01
CHIDRAFT—Chris Draft
CHICOX52Bryan Cox
CHICONWAY80Curtis Conway

A proud identity waits for another core

Chicago Bears · Between great defenses

Chicago searched for offensive stability while gradually assembling the line and linebackers that would power its next contender.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

1999–2010

02
SFDRAFT—Chris Draft
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

1997–2001

03
ATLDRAFT—Chris Draft
ATLANDERSON32Jamal Anderson
ATLTUGGLE58Jessie Tuggle

A power run carries Atlanta to the Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons · The Dirty Birds

The 1998 Falcons went 14–2, stunned Minnesota in overtime and reached the first Super Bowl in franchise history behind Anderson and a veteran defense.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2002–2007

04
ATLDRAFT—Chris Draft
ATLVICK—Michael Vick
ATLDUNN28Warrick Dunn

The league's most electric quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The Michael Vick experience

Vick's speed changed defensive geometry and delivered the first road playoff win at Lambeau, but the era ended abruptly before its potential was resolved.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

05
CARDRAFT—Chris Draft
CARSMITH89Steve Smith
CARPEPPERS90Julius Peppers

Defense, Steve Smith and a Super Bowl run

Carolina Panthers · Cardiac Cats

John Fox's physical team won three road playoff games in 2003 and pushed New England to the final seconds of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

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Franchise era

2005–2016

06
LARDRAFT—Chris Draft
LARJACKSON39Steven Jackson
LARLONG91Chris Long

St. Louis struggles before Los Angeles gets the Rams back

Los Angeles Rams · The long rebuild and return home

Jackson carried years of losing, Donald arrived as a foundational defender and the franchise returned to Los Angeles in 2016.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

07
BUFDRAFT—Chris Draft
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Career accomplishments

12 NFL seasons138 career games425 career solo tackles18 career sacksDrafted by: CHIDraft pick: 157Jersey: 525 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 12, 1999Most recent: Jan 3, 2010

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history