List of North Carolina Tar Heels in the NFL Draft
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team, representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has had 215 American football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1] The highest that a Tar Heel has ever been drafted is second overall, which has happened on three occasions: Ken Willard in 1965, Lawrence Taylor in 1981, and Julius Peppers in 2002.[3] The Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins have drafted the most Tar Heels with sixteen and fifteen, respectively. Every current NFL franchise has drafted a player from North Carolina.[3]
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record, with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[4]
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[1][2][5]
Twenty-three Tar Heels have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, with the most recent being Eric Ebron in 2014. The single first round of the NFL Draft with the most Tar Heels selected was 1998 with three: Greg Ellis, Brian Simmons, and Vonnie Holliday. Of the Tar Heels selected in the NFL Draft, fifteen have been selected to a Pro Bowl, seventeen have been a member of a Super Bowl winning team; four have achieved both. The most Tar Heels selected in a single NFL Draft is nine, in 2011.[6]
Contents
Key[edit]
B | Back[A 2] | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |
* | Selected to a Pro Bowl | ||||
† | Won a Super Bowl championship | ||||
‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl |
Players selected[edit]
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Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | 5 | 6 | 36 | Bershak, AndyAndy Bershak | E | Detroit Lions | — |
8 | 4 | 64 | Burnette, TomTom Burnette | B, FB | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | |
12 | 9 | 109 | Bartos, HenryHenry Bartos | G | Washington Redskins | — | |
1939 | 5 | 7 | 35 | Maronic, SteveSteve Maronic | T | Detroit Lions | — |
12 | 4 | 104 | Kraynick, JackJack Kraynick | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
14 | 10 | 130 | Watson, GeorgeGeorge Watson | B | New York Giants | — | |
1940 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Stirnweiss, GeorgeGeorge Stirnweiss | B | Chicago Cardinals | — |
19 | 8 | 178 | Slagle, CharleyCharley Slagle | B | Washington Redskins | — | |
1941 | 10 | 8 | 88 | LaLanne, JimJim LaLanne | B | Chicago Bears | — |
12 | 2 | 102 | Severin, PaulPaul Severin | E | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
16 | 3 | 143 | Kimball, GatesGates Kimball | T | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
1942 | 18 | 4 | 164 | Suntheimer, CarlCarl Suntheimer | C | Chicago Cardinals | — |
1943 | 21 | 6 | 196 | Marshall, FredFred Marshall | G | New York Giants | — |
1944 | 18 | 6 | 181 | Cox, HughHugh Cox | B | Green Bay Packers | — |
26 | 6 | 269 | Jordan, RayRay Jordan | B | Green Bay Packers | — | |
1945 | 15 | 4 | 146 | Highsmith, ChanChan Highsmith | C | Boston Yanks | — |
18 | 2 | 177 | Strayhorn, RalphRalph Strayhorn | G | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
1946 | 3 | 5 | 20 | Rodgers, HoseaHosea Rodgers | FB | New York Giants | — |
16 | 4 | 144 | Hazelwood, TedTed Hazelwood | T, DT | Chicago Bears | — | |
28 | 4 | 264 | Weldon, HowardHoward Weldon | G | Chicago Bears | — | |
30 | 5 | 285 | Voris, BillBill Voris | B | New York Giants | — | |
1947 | 10 | 4 | 79 | Williamson, ErnieErnie Williamson | T | Washington Redskins | — |
12 | 3 | 98 | Fitch, JackJack Fitch | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
18 | 10 | 165 | Pupa, WaltWalt Pupa | B | Chicago Bears | — | |
28 | 7 | 262 | Baxter, JerrellJerrell Baxter | T | Green Bay Packers | — | |
32 | 7 | 300 | Clayton, DonDon Clayton | B | New York Giants | — | |
1948 | 3 | 10 | 23 | Smith, BillBill Smith | T | Chicago Cardinals | — |
8 | 10 | 65 | Camp, JimJim Camp | QB | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
1949 | 3 | 7 | 28 | Szafaryn, LenLen Szafaryn | T, G, LB, DT | Washington Redskins | — |
8 | 2 | 73 | Rubish, MikeMike Rubish | E | New York Bulldogs | — | |
8 | 7 | 78 | Kennedy, BobBob Kennedy | DB, HB | Washington Redskins | — | |
19 | 8 | 189 | Mitten, BobBob Mitten | G | Chicago Bears | — | |
20 | 1 | 192 | Romano, JoeJoe Romano | T | Detroit Lions | — | |
23 | 9 | 230 | Cox, BobBob Cox | E | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
25 | 8 | 249 | Marczyk, StanStan Marczyk | T | Chicago Bears | — | |
1950 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Weiner, ArtArt Weiner | E, DE | New York Bulldogs | — |
16 | 5 | 201 | Justice, CharlieCharlie Justice | HB | Washington Redskins | — | |
18 | 8 | 230 | Powell, KennethKenneth Powell | E | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
1951 | 7 | 8 | 82 | Holdash, IrvIrv Holdash | C | Cleveland Browns | — |
29 | 7 | 346 | Hansen, RoscoeRoscoe Hansen | T, DT | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
1953 | 6 | 9 | 70 | Higgins, TomTom Higgins | T, G, DT | Chicago Cardinals | — |
16 | 8 | 189 | Wallace, BudBud Wallace | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
1954 | 12 | 9 | 142 | Maultsby, JackJack Maultsby | T | Los Angeles Rams | — |
27 | 7 | 320 | Yarborough, KenKen Yarborough | E | Washington Redskins | — | |
1955 | 11 | 3 | 124 | Parker, LarryLarry Parker | B | Washington Redskins | — |
1956 | 8 | 6 | 91 | Koman, BillBill Koman* | LB | Baltimore Colts | 1962, 1964)[7] | Pro Bowl (
11 | 2 | 123 | Pell, StewStew Pell | T | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
11 | 5 | 126 | Keller, KenKen Keller | HB | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
1957 | 3 | 8 | 33 | Sutton, EdEd Sutton | HB, DB | Washington Redskins | — |
12 | 3 | 136 | Klochak, DonDon Klochak | B | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
20 | 4 | 233 | Stillwell, JackJack Stillwell | E | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1958 | 8 | 5 | 90 | Payne, BuddyBuddy Payne | E | Washington Redskins | — |
8 | 12 | 97 | Blazer, PhilPhil Blazer | G | Detroit Lions | — | |
10 | 11 | 120 | Russavage, LeoLeo Russavage | T | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1959 | 3 | 6 | 30 | Koes, RonRon Koes | C | Detroit Lions | — |
10 | 3 | 111 | DeCantis, EmilEmil DeCantis | B | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
10 | 9 | 117 | Goldstein, AlanAlan Goldstein | E | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
15 | 2 | 170 | Schroeder, JohnJohn Schroeder | E | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
16 | 8 | 188 | Redding, DonDon Redding | T | Chicago Bears | — | |
21 | 11 | 251 | Swearingen, FredFred Swearingen | G | New York Giants | — | |
30 | 3 | 351 | Walton, RabeRabe Walton | B | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
1960 | 30 | 3 | 351 | Cummings, JackJack Cummings | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
5 | 4 | 52 | Stallings, DonDon Stallings | DT, DE, T | Washington Redskins | — | |
12 | 6 | 138 | Butler, EarlEarl Butler | T | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
12 | 10 | 142 | Williams, JimJim Williams | G | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
1961 AFL draft |
2 | 2 | 9 | Hawkins, RipRip Hawkins*[A 3] | LB | Boston Patriots | 1963)[8] | Pro Bowl (
11 | 3 | 73 | Wall, RoyRoy Wall | HB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1961 NFL draft |
2 | 2 | 15 | Hawkins, RipRip Hawkins*[A 3] | LB | Minnesota Vikings | 1963)[8] | Pro Bowl (
11 | 6 | 146 | Clement, HenryHenry Clement | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
14 | 8 | 190 | Elliott, BobBob Elliott[A 4] | FB | St. Louis Cardinals | — | |
1962 AFL draft |
7 | 4 | 52 | LeCompte, JimJim LeCompte | G | Buffalo Bills | — |
31 | 1 | 241 | Elliot, BobBob Elliot[A 4] | FB | Oakland Raiders | — | |
1963 AFL draft |
12 | 3 | 91 | Craver, JoeJoe Craver | LB | New York Jets | — |
1964 AFL draft |
11 | 3 | 83 | Lacey, BobBob Lacey[A 5] | WR | New York Jets | — |
22 | 6 | 174 | Kesler, EdEd Kesler[A 6] | FB | Houston Oilers | — | |
1964 NFL draft |
6 | 5 | 75 | Lacey, BobBob Lacey[A 5] | WR | Minnesota Vikings | — |
16 | 9 | 219 | Kesler, EdEd Kesler[A 6] | FB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
1965 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Willard, KenKen Willard* | RB | San Francisco 49ers | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969)[9] | Pro Bowl (
18 | 7 | 245 | Hanburger, ChrisChris Hanburger* | LB | Washington Redskins | 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)[10] | Pro Bowl (|
1967 | 6 | 21 | 159 | Wood, BoBo Wood | DE | New Orleans Saints | — |
17 | 13 | 432 | Talbott, DannyDanny Talbott | QB | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
1968 | 15 | 23 | 404 | Beaver, JeffJeff Beaver | QB | Baltimore Colts | — |
1969 | 4 | 1 | 79 | Richey, MikeMike Richey | T | Buffalo Bills | — |
1971 | 1 | 2 | 22 | McCauley, DonDon McCauley | RB | Baltimore Colts | — |
12 | 14 | 159 | Blanchard, TonyTony Blanchard | TE | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1972 | 3 | 4 | 56 | Jolley, LewisLewis Jolley | RB | Houston Oilers | — |
10 | 14 | 248 | Bunting, JohnJohn Bunting | LB | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
1973 | 14 | 22 | 360 | Thornton, BobBob Thornton | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
1974 | 3 | 15 | 67 | Pratt, RobertRobert Pratt | G | Baltimore Colts | — |
4 | 12 | 90 | Johnson, SammySammy Johnson | RB | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
14 | 1 | 339 | Lamm, PaulPaul Lamm | DB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1975 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Huff, KenKen Huff | G | Baltimore Colts | — |
5 | 21 | 125 | Waddell, CharlesCharles Waddell | TE | San Diego Chargers | — | |
15 | 19 | 383 | Kupec, ChrisChris Kupec | QB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1976 | 8 | 15 | 224 | Betterson, JamesJames Betterson | RB | Denver Broncos | — |
12 | 4 | 323 | Butts, MiltonMilton Butts | T | New Orleans Saints | — | |
1977 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Voight, MikeMike Voight | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
8 | 14 | 209 | Griffin, MarkMark Griffin | T | Detroit Lions | — | |
9 | 25 | 248 | Cantrell, MarkMark Cantrell | C | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
10 | 18 | 269 | Burkett, TomTom Burkett | T | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1978 | 2 | 4 | 32 | Hardison, DeeDee Hardison | DE, DT, NT | Buffalo Bills | — |
8 | 5 | 199 | Williams, BrooksBrooks Williams | TE | New Orleans Saints | — | |
8 | 4 | 202 | Lee, WalkerWalker Lee | WR | Washington Redskins | — | |
1979 | 5 | 11 | 121 | Hukill, BobBob Hukill | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
6 | 16 | 153 | Simmons, DaveDave Simmons | LB | Green Bay Packers | — | |
6 | 23 | 160 | Salzano, MikeMike Salzano | G | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
1980 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Curry, BuddyBuddy Curry | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
5 | 11 | 121 | Paschal, DougDoug Paschal | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
11 | 22 | 297 | Farris, PhilPhil Farris | WR | Denver Broncos | — | |
1981 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Taylor, LawrenceLawrence Taylor‡ | LB | New York Giants | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)[11] Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)[12][13] |
Pro Bowl (
1 | 18 | 18 | Thompson, DonnellDonnell Thompson | DT | Baltimore Colts | — | |
3 | 17 | 73 | Donnalley, RickRick Donnalley | C, G | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
4 | 20 | 103 | Lawrence, AmosAmos Lawrence† | RB | San Diego Chargers | XVI)[14] | Super Bowl champion (|
6 | 19 | 157 | Wooten, RonRon Wooten | G | New England Patriots | — | |
6 | 26 | 164 | Stanback, HarryHarry Stanback | DE | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
1982 | 2 | 19 | 46 | Daniels, CalvinCalvin Daniels | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
6 | 17 | 156 | Nicholson, DarrellDarrell Nicholson | LB | New York Giants | — | |
8 | 16 | 211 | Jackson, BillBill Jackson | DB | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1983 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Wilcher, MikeMike Wilcher | LB | Los Angeles Rams | — |
2 | 20 | 48 | Drechsler, DaveDave Drechsler | G | Green Bay Packers | — | |
7 | 28 | 196 | Bryant, KelvinKelvin Bryant† | RB | Washington Redskins | XXII)[15] | Super Bowl champion (|
1984 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Blados, BrianBrian Blados | T, G | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
3 | 13 | 69 | Anthony, TyroneTyrone Anthony | RB | New Orleans Saints | — | |
7 | 27 | 195 | Smith, MarkMark Smith | WR | Washington Redskins | — | |
10 | 10 | 262 | Jackson, AaronAaron Jackson | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
1985 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Horton, EthanEthan Horton* | TE, RB | Kansas City Chiefs | 1991)[16] | Pro Bowl (
3 | 17 | 73 | Johnston, BrianBrian Johnston | C | New York Giants | — | |
4 | 9 | 93 | Naron, GregGreg Naron | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
9 | 4 | 228 | Moon, MicahMicah Moon | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
1986 | 8 | 5 | 199 | Griffin, LarryLarry Griffin | DB | Houston Oilers | — |
9 | 2 | 223 | Barnhardt, TommyTommy Barnhardt | P | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
10 | 23 | 272 | Carr, CarlCarl Carr | LB | New York Jets | — | |
11 | 21 | 303 | Franklin, ArnoldArnold Franklin | TE | Miami Dolphins | — | |
1987 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Barton, HarrisHarris Barton‡ | T, G | San Francisco 49ers | 1992)[17] Super Bowl champion (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX)[18][19][20] |
Pro Bowl (
1988 | 4 | 5 | 87 | Goad, TimTim Goad | NT, DT | New England Patriots | — |
9 | 4 | 225 | Davis, ReubenReuben Davis | DE, DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
9 | 14 | 235 | Bailey, CarltonCarlton Bailey | LB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1989 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Hamilton, DarrellDarrell Hamilton | T | Denver Broncos | — |
10 | 17 | 268 | Fenner, DerrickDerrick Fenner | RB | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
12 | 12 | 319 | Goss, AntonioAntonio Goss† | LB | San Francisco 49ers | XXIV, XXIX)[19][20] | Super Bowl champion (|
1990 | 4 | 14 | 95 | Dorn, TorinTorin Dorn | DB | Los Angeles Raiders | — |
9 | 24 | 244 | Gray, CecilCecil Gray | DE, T | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
1991 | 3 | 24 | 79 | Donnalley, KevinKevin Donnalley | G, T | Houston Oilers | — |
1992 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Bollinger, BrianBrian Bollinger† | G | San Francisco 49ers | XXIX)[20] | Super Bowl champion (
4 | 13 | 97 | Hollier, DwightDwight Hollier | LB | Miami Dolphins | — | |
4 | 14 | 98 | Barker, RoyRoy Barker | DE, DT | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
7 | 6 | 174 | May, DeemsDeems May | TE | San Diego Chargers | — | |
8 | 6 | 202 | Blount, EricEric Blount | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
10 | 5 | 257 | Oberg, AndrewAndrew Oberg | T | Green Bay Packers | — | |
1993 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Smith, ThomasThomas Smith | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
2 | 12 | 41 | Means, NatroneNatrone Means* | RB | San Diego Chargers | 1994)[21] | Pro Bowl (|
3 | 13 | 69 | Jones, RondellRondell Jones | DB | Denver Broncos | — | |
5 | 11 | 123 | Thigpen, TommyTommy Thigpen | RB | New York Giants | — | |
1994 | 2 | 19 | 48 | Brooks, BuckyBucky Brooks† | DB | Buffalo Bills | XXXI)[22] | Super Bowl champion (
4 | 17 | 120 | Robbins, AustinAustin Robbins | DT | Los Angeles Raiders | — | |
4 | 24 | 127 | Walker, BracyBracy Walker | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
4 | 27 | 130 | Crocker, SeanSean Crocker | DB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1995 | 3 | 2 | 66 | Henderson, WilliamWilliam Henderson‡ | FB | Green Bay Packers | 2004) Super Bowl champion (XXXI)[23] Super Bowl champion (XXXI)[22] |
Pro Bowl (
3 | 24 | 88 | Hitchcock, JimmyJimmy Hitchcock | DB | New England Patriots | — | |
4 | 20 | 118 | Morton, MikeMike Morton† | LB | Los Angeles Raiders | XXXIV)[24] | Super Bowl champion (|
6 | 7 | 178 | Mason, EddieEddie Mason | LB | New York Jets | — | |
7 | 28 | 236 | Sturgis, OscarOscar Sturgis† | DE | Dallas Cowboys | XXX)[25] | Super Bowl champion (|
1996 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Jones, MarcusMarcus Jones | DE, DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
5 | 16 | 148 | Boyd, SeanSean Boyd | DB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
1997 | 2 | 1 | 31 | Terry, RickRick Terry | DT | New York Jets | — |
2 | 15 | 45 | Jones, FreddieFreddie Jones | TE | San Diego Chargers | — | |
3 | 19 | 79 | Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton | DB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
4 | 8 | 104 | Johnson, LeonLeon Johnson | DB | New York Jets | — | |
5 | 14 | 144 | Purvis, AndreAndre Purvis | DT | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
1998 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Ellis, GregGreg Ellis* | DE | Dallas Cowboys | 2007)[26] | Pro Bowl (
1 | 17 | 17 | Simmons, BrianBrian Simmons | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
1 | 19 | 19 | Holliday, VonnieVonnie Holliday | DE, DT | Green Bay Packers | — | |
4 | 11 | 103 | Brown, OmarOmar Brown | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
4 | 18 | 110 | Mays, KivuusamaKivuusama Mays | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
5 | 5 | 128 | Williams, RobertRobert Williams | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
5 | 8 | 131 | Linton, JonathanJonathan Linton | DB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
1999 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Ekuban, EbenezerEbenezer Ekuban | DE | Dallas Cowboys | — |
2 | 10 | 41 | Bly, DréDré Bly‡ | DB | St. Louis Rams | 2003, 2004)[27] Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)[24] |
Pro Bowl (|
2 | 17 | 48 | Davis, RussellRussell Davis† | DT, DE | Chicago Bears | XLII)[28] | Super Bowl champion (|
4 | 24 | 119 | Newman, KeithKeith Newman | LB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
4 | 35 | 130 | Brown, NaNa Brown | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
7 | 9 | 215 | Pringley, MikeMike Pringley | DE | Detroit Lions | — | |
2000 | 4 | 23 | 117 | Dyer, DeonDeon Dyer | FB | Miami Dolphins | — |
2001 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Crumpler, AlgeAlge Crumpler* | TE | Atlanta Falcons | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)[29] | Pro Bowl (
3 | 8 | 70 | Hodge, SedrickSedrick Hodge | LB | New Orleans Saints | — | |
4 | 15 | 110 | Spoon, BrandonBrandon Spoon | LB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
7 | 5 | 205 | Finger, Dauntae'Dauntae' Finger | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
2002 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Peppers, JuliusJulius Peppers* | DE | Carolina Panthers | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)[30] | Pro Bowl (
1 | 6 | 6 | Sims, RyanRyan Sims | DT | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
4 | 8 | 106 | Thornton, DavidDavid Thornton | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
7 | 8 | 219 | Evans, JoeyJoey Evans | DE | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
7 | 24 | 235 | Curry, RonaldRonald Curry | WR | Oakland Raiders | — | |
7 | 34 | 245 | Monk, QuincyQuincy Monk | LB | New York Giants | — | |
2003 | 4 | 30 | 127 | Aiken, SamSam Aiken | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
2004 | 4 | 17 | 113 | Reid, DexterDexter Reid† | DB | New England Patriots | XXXIX, XLI)[31][32] | Super Bowl champion (
4 | 28 | 124 | Waddell, MichaelMichael Waddell | DB | Tennessee Titans | — | |
5 | 14 | 146 | Terry, JebJeb Terry | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
2005 | 4 | 23 | 124 | Brown, JasonJason Brown | C | Baltimore Ravens | — |
5 | 21 | 157 | Sensabaugh, GeraldGerald Sensabaugh | DB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
7 | 37 | 251 | Hedgecock, MadisonMadison Hedgecock† | FB | St. Louis Rams | XLII)[28] | Super Bowl champion (|
2006 | 7 | 17 | 225 | Page, ChaseChase Page | DT | San Diego Chargers | — |
2008 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Balmer, KentwanKentwan Balmer | DT | San Francisco 49ers | — |
7 | 14 | 221 | Taylor, HileeHilee Taylor | LB | Carolina Panthers | — | |
2009 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Nicks, HakeemHakeem Nicks | WR | New York Giants | XLVI)[33] | Super Bowl champion (
2 | 32 | 64 | Quinn, RichardRichard Quinn | TE | Denver Broncos | — | |
3 | 14 | 83 | Tate, BrandonBrandon Tate | WR | New England Patriots | — | |
5 | 20 | 156 | Reynolds, GarrettGarrett Reynolds | T | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
5 | 24 | 160 | Foster, BrooksBrooks Foster | WR | St. Louis Rams | — | |
2010 | 4 | 28 | 127 | Wilson, E. J.E. J. Wilson | DE | Seattle Seahawks | — |
5 | 15 | 146 | Thomas, CamCam Thomas | DT | San Diego Chargers | — | |
2011 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Quinn, RobertRobert Quinn* | DE | St. Louis Rams | 2013, 2014)[34] | Pro Bowl (
2 | 8 | 40 | Carter, BruceBruce Carter | LB | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
2 | 20 | 54 | Austin, MarvinMarvin Austin† | DT | New York Giants | XLVI)[33] | Super Bowl champion (|
2 | 27 | 57 | Little, GregGreg Little | WR | Cleveland Browns | — | |
4 | 3 | 100 | Searcy, Da'NorrisDa'Norris Searcy | DB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
5 | 2 | 133 | White, JohnnyJohnny White | RB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
5 | 21 | 152 | Yates, T. J.T. J. Yates | QB | Houston Texans | — | |
6 | 6 | 171 | Sturdivant, QuanQuan Sturdivant | LB | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
7 | 15 | 218 | Taylor, RyanRyan Taylor | TE | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
2012 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Coples, QuintonQuinton Coples | DE | New York Jets | — |
2 | 20 | 56 | Brown, ZachZach Brown | LB | Tennessee Titans | — | |
2013 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Cooper, JonathanJonathan Cooper | G | Arizona Cardinals | — |
1 | 28 | 28 | Williams, SylvesterSylvester Williams | DT | Denver Broncos | 50)[35] | Super Bowl champion (|
2 | 5 | 37 | Bernard, GiovaniGiovani Bernard | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
3 | 27 | 89 | Williams, BrennanBrennan Williams | T | Houston Texans | — | |
7 | 8 | 214 | Bond, TravisTravis Bond | G | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
2014 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Ebron, EricEric Ebron | TE | Detroit Lions | — |
3 | 20 | 84 | Martin, KareemKareem Martin | DE | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
4 | 11 | 111 | Bodine, RussellRussell Bodine | C | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
4 | 28 | 128 | Boston, TreTre Boston | S | Carolina Panthers | — | |
7 | 10 | 223 | Price, JabariJabari Price | CB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
Notes[edit]
- ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the Common Draft (1967–1969).[1][2]
- ^ In American and Canadian football, a back is a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage.
- ^ a b Rip Hawkins was drafted in 1961 by the Boston Patriots (9th overall) and by the Minnesota Vikings (15th overall).
- ^ a b Bob Elliott was drafted in 1961 by the St. Louis Cardinals (190th overall) and in 1962 by the Oakland Raiders (241st overall).
- ^ a b Bob Lacey was drafted in 1964 by the New York Jets (83rd overall) and by the Minnesota Vikings (75th overall).
- ^ a b Ed Kesler was drafted in 1964 by the Houston Oilers (174th overall) and by the Pittsburgh Steelers (219th overall).
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