but were still eligible to play college football chose to enter the draft, bringing to 84 the total number of players who chose to forgo college eligibility to enter the draft. Overview The following is the breakdown of the 256 players selected by position: 34 Linebackers 35 Wide receivers 30 Cornerbacks 24 Offensive tackles 23 Defensive ends 18 Running backs 4 Full backs 19 Tight ends 16 Offensive guards 16 Safeties 20 Defensive tackles 7 Quarterbacks 6 Centers 1 Long snapper 1 Punter Selection order 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. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans each finished with league-worst . The Buccaneers were awarded the first pick in round one due to having a worse strength of schedule. The selection order for subsequent rounds follows the order of the first round, except that teams with the similar records (and the same playoff result for playoff teams) rotate selections round-by-round (e.g. the Titans picked first in the second round). In addition to the seven picks each team is given (one in each round), the league allocated thirty-two (32) supplemental picks at the ends of round 3 through 7, for a total of 256 picks. The supplemental picks are awarded to teams who had net losses of free agent talent from the previous year. Player selections Supplemental draft A supplemental draft was held on July 9, 2015. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. Seven players were available, but only one was selected. Notable undrafted players Trades In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft. Round one Round two Round three Round four Round five Round six Round seven Summary Selections by college athletic conference Schools with multiple draft selections Selections by position Notes References General references Trade references External links Official Site 2015 NFL draft at ESPN National Football League Draft NFL Draft Draft 2010s in Chicago 2015 in Illinois American football in Chicago NFL Draft NFL Draft Events in Chicago