List of Clemson Tigers in the NFL Draft
Gaines Adams was the fourth overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft.
The Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University has had 248 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] 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).[3]
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.[2][4][5]
The 2021 NFL Draft was the only draft where a Tiger was drafted first overall with quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Thirty-six Tigers have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, with the most recent being Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne in 2021. The single first round of the NFL Draft with the most Tigers selected was 2019 with three players; while 1979, 1982, 2015, 2017, 2020, and 2021 saw two players go in the first round. The most Tigers selected in a single NFL Draft is nine, in 1983 and 2016.
Of the Tigers selected in the NFL Draft, nineteen have been selected to a Pro Bowl, and twenty-four share a combined thirty Super Bowl championship rings.[6]
The Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants have drafted the most Tigers, each with seventeen. Clemson has had at least one player selected by 29 NFL franchises since 2003. The New England Patriots haven't drafted a Tiger since 1991, while the Baltimore Ravens and Carolina Panthers have never drafted a Tiger.[6]
Key[]
| B | Back | 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 an all-star game (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl) | ||||
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Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl) | ||||
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Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||
Players selected[]
Banks McFadden was drafted 4th overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940 NFL Draft.
Fred Cone was drafted 27th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 1951 NFL Draft.
Don Chuy was drafted 38th overall by the Houston Oilers in the 1963 AFL Draft and 67th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1963 NFL Draft.
Charlie Waters was drafted 66th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970 NFL Draft.
Chris Gardocki was drafted 78th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1991 NFL Draft.
Brian Dawkins was drafted 61st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1995 NFL Draft.
Trevor Pryce was drafted 28th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 1997 NFL Draft.
Nick Eason was drafted 114th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Leroy Hill was drafted 98th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Tye Hill was drafted 15th overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2006 NFL Draft.
Anthony Waters was drafted 96th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Phillip Merling was drafted 32nd overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Darell Scott was drafted 103rd overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2009 NFL Draft.
Jacoby Ford was drafted 108th overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Da'Quan Bowers was drafted 51st overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Coty Sensabaugh was drafted 115th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Sammy Watkins was drafted 4th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Bashaud Breeland was drafted 102nd overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2014 NFL Draft.
| Year | Round | Overall | Name | Position | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 5 | 40 | Don Willis | B | New York Giants | — |
| 16 | 142 | Gus Goins | E | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 1940 | 1 | 4 | Banks McFadden | HB | Brooklyn Dodgers | — |
| 13 | 120 | Joe Payne | G | New York Giants | — | |
| 18 | 161 | Lowell Bryant | B | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 1942 | 5 | 35 | Joe Blalock | E | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1943 | 20 | 189 | Marion Butler | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1945 | 10 | 93 | Bill Poe | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1946 | 6 | 43 | Marion Woods | G | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 15 | 136 | Jim Hough | B | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 29 | 276 | Francis Saunders | T | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1947 | 16 | 138 | Ralph Jenkins | C | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1948 | 27 | 246 | Tom Salisbury | T | New York Giants | — |
| 1949 | 1 | 6 | Bob Gage | DB, TB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 7 | 71 | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — | ||
| 1951 | 3 | 27 | Fred Cone | FB, K | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 7 | 81 | HB, E | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | ||
| 11 | 131 | Steve Wyndham | B | New York Yanks | — | |
| 12 | 146 | Bob Hudson | DB, LB, E | New York Giants | — | |
| 22 | 262 | Dick Hendley | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 25 | 300 | Jackie Calvert | T | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 1952 | 5 | 59 | G | New York Giants | — | |
| 13 | 148 | Billy Hair | B | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1953 | 6 | 66 | Tom Barton | G | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 10 | 121 | Dreher Gaskin | E | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 18 | 209 | Jim Shirley | B | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 29 | 340 | Earl Wrightenberry | T | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 1954 | 24 | 285 | Nate Grissette | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1955 | 16 | 190 | Clyde White | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 21 | 244 | Buck George | B | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 28 | 334 | Wingo Avery | C | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1956 | 4 | 43 | Ben Inabinet | T | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 22 | 254 | Dick Marazza | T | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 25 | 292 | Bill O'Dell | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 1957 | 2 | 18 | Joel Wells | HB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 3 | 34 | Bill Hudson* | DT | Chicago Cardinals | AFL All-Star (1961)[8] | |
| 1958 | 17 | 200 | Bill Thomas | C | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 24 | 280 | Jim Padgett | C | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1959 | 14 | 158 | Jack Smith | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 14 | 162 | Mike Dukes
|
LB | San Francisco 49ers | AFL Champion (1960, 1961)[9][10] | |
| 16 | 192 | Morris Keller | T | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 20 | 230 | Jim Payne | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 20 | 235 | Rudy Hayes | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 1960 | 1 | 12 | Lou Cordileone | DT, DE, G | New York Giants | — |
| 2 | 13 | Harold Olson* | T | St. Louis Cardinals | AFL All-Star (1961)[11] | |
| 8 | 88 | Bill Mathis
|
FB, HB | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (III)[12] | |
| 14 | 168 | Doug Cline
|
LB, FB | New York Giants | AFL Champion (1960)[9] | |
| 1961 AFL draft |
9 | 68 | Lowndes Shingler[A 2] | QB | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 14 | 112 | Jimmy King[A 3] | T | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 1961 NFL draft |
5 | 63 | Ron Osborne[A 4] | T | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 10 | 134 | Jimmy King[A 3] | T | St. Louis Cardinals | — | |
| 12 | 156 | Lowndes Shingler[A 2] | QB | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 1962 AFL draft |
9 | 69 | Gary Barnes[A 5]
|
WR | New York Titans | NFL Champion (1962)[13] |
| 29 | 231 | Ron Osborne[A 4] | T | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 1962 NFL draft |
3 | 41 | Gary Barnes[A 5]
|
WR | Green Bay Packers | NFL Champion (1962)[13] |
| 1963 AFL draft |
5 | 38 | Don Chuy[A 6] | G | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1963 NFL draft |
5 | 67 | Don Chuy[A 6] | G | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1964 AFL draft |
15 | 118 | Pat Crain[A 7] | FB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1964 NFL draft |
2 | 23 | Pat Crain[A 7] | HB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 8 | 102 | Bob Poole | TE | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 14 | 190 | John Case | E | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1965 | 17 | 237 | John Boyette | T | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1966 | 12 | 177 | Rickey Johnson | T | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 12 | 182 | Wayne Page | DE | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1967 | 14 | 360 | Floyd Rogers | T | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1968 | 3 | 64 | Harry Olszewski | G | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 4 | 99 | Wayne Mass | T | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 5 | 134 | Jackie Jackson | RB | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 9 | 230 | Frank Liberatore | DB | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 1969 | 8 | 201 | Wayne Mulligan | C, T | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 14 | 344 | DE | Boston Patriots | — | ||
| 1970 | 3 | 66 | Charlie Waters*
|
DB | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1976, 1977, 1978)[14] Super Bowl Champion (VI, XII)[15][16] |
| 11 | 283 | Ivan Southerland | T | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 14 | 347 | Jack King | G | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 1971 | 2 | 30 | Dave Thompson | T, C, G | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1972 | 3 | 63 | John McMakin
|
TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl Champion (IX)[17] |
| 9 | 217 | Don Kelley | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 14 | 346 | Larry Hefner | LB | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1973 | 6 | 155 | C | New York Jets | — | |
| 11 | 266 | Ed Seigler | K | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1974 | 6 | 131 | Jay Washington | RB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 28 | Bennie Cunningham
|
TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV)[18][19] |
| 10 | 282 | Don Testerman | RB | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 11 | 303 | Craig Brantley | WR | New York Giants | — | |
| 15 | 424 | Gary Alexander | T | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1978 | 5 | 127 | Archie Reese
|
DE, NT, DT | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XVI)[20] |
| 8 | 213 | Roy Eppes | DB | New York Jets | — | |
| 11 | 305 | Lacy Brumley | T | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 1979 | 1 | 5 | Jerry Butler* | WR | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (1980)[21] |
| 1 | 23 | Steve Fuller
|
QB | Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl Champion (XX)[22] | |
| 3 | 64 | Joe Bostic | G, T | St. Louis Cardinals | — | |
| 4 | 92 | Jon Brooks | LB | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 10 | 249 | Dwight Clark*
|
WR | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (1981, 1982)[23] Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX)[20][24] | |
| 11 | 277 | Stan Rome | WR | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
| 1980 | 1 | 20 | Jim Stuckey
|
DE | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX)[20][24] |
| 7 | 189 | Lester Brown | RB | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 12 | 324 | Marvin Sims | FB | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1981 | 6 | 140 | DE | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 7 | 178 | Obed Ariri | K | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1982 | 1 | 6 | Jeff Bryant | DE, DT | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 1 | 19 | Perry Tuttle | WR | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 5 | 128 | Jeff Davis | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 7 | 188 | Hollis Hall | DB | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 9 | 225 | Tony Berryhill | C | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 12 | 327 | Brian Clark | G | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 1983 | 1 | 10 | Terry Kinard | DB | New York Giants | — |
| 3 | 66 | Cliff Austin | RB | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 4 | 101 | Johnny Rembert* | LB | New England Patriots | Pro Bowl (1988, 1989)[25] | |
| 5 | 135 | Chuck McSwain | RB | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 7 | 194 | Jeff McCall | RB | Los Angeles Raiders | — | |
| 8 | 205 | Andy Headen
|
LB | New York Giants | Super Bowl Champion (XXI)[26] | |
| 11 | 282 | Danny Triplett | LB | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 11 | 290 | Bob Mayberry | G | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 11 | 298 | Brian Butcher | G | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 12 | 318 | Frank Magwood | WR | New York Giants | — | |
| 1984 | 3 | 63 | Rod McSwain | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 6 | 143 | Jim Scott | DE | New York Giants | — | |
| 8 | 213 | Bob Pauling | K | St. Louis Cardinals | — | |
| 11 | 295 | Edgar Pickett | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 12 | 320 | William Devane | DT | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 12 | 326 | Murry Jarman | WR | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 1985 | 1 | 22 | William Perry
|
DT, DE | Chicago Bears | Super Bowl Champion (XX)[22] |
| 3 | 58 | DB | New York Giants | — | ||
| 3 | 77 | Dale Hatcher | P | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 5 | 116 | K. D. Dunn | TE | St. Louis Cardinals | — | |
| 6 | 152 | Reggie Pleasant | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 10 | 260 | Donald Igwebuike | K | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 1987 | 1 | 25 | Terrence Flagler
|
RB | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XXIII, XXIV)[27][28] |
| 2 | 31 | Kenny Flowers | RB | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 2 | 38 | Delton Hall | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 4 | 103 | Jim Riggs | TE | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 1988 | 2 | 50 | Michael Dean Perry* | DT, DE | Cleveland Browns | Pro Bowl (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996)[29] |
| 3 | 81 | Tony Stephens | DT | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 12 | 322 | James Earle | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 1989 | 1 | 11 | Donnell Woolford* | DB | Chicago Bears | Pro Bowl (1993)[30] |
| 4 | 97 | DE | Denver Broncos | — | ||
| 5 | 113 | Keith Jennings | TE | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 10 | 257 | Ty Granger | T | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 10 | 271 | Tracy Johnson | RB | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 1990 | 9 | 241 | Terry Allen* | RB | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1996)[31] |
| 10 | 260 | Gary Cooper | WR | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 10 | 274 | Otis Moore | DT | New York Giants | — | |
| 1991 | 2 | 41 | Jerome Henderson | DB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2 | 51 | Doug Thomas | WR | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 2 | 53 | John Johnson | LB | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 3 | 78 | Chris Gardocki*
|
P | Chicago Bears | Pro Bowl (1996)[32] Super Bowl Champion (XL)[33] | |
| 4 | 86 | DB | Phoenix Cardinals | — | ||
| 5 | 117 | Vince Hammond | DT | Phoenix Cardinals | — | |
| 10 | 271 | Eric Harmon | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 11 | 301 | Stacy Long | G | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1992 | 1 | 16 | Chester McGlockton* | DT, DE | Los Angeles Raiders | Pro Bowl (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)[34] |
| 2 | 38 | Levon Kirkland* | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pro Bowl (1996, 1997)[35] | |
| 5 | 117 | Curtis Whitley | C | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 5 | 125 | Ed McDaniel* | LB | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1998)[36] | |
| 1993 | 1 | 15 | Wayne Simmons
|
LB | Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl Champion (XXXI)[37] |
| 3 | 72 | James Trapp
|
DB, WR | Los Angeles Raiders | Super Bowl Champion (XXXV)[38] | |
| 4 | 91 | Rudy Harris | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 4 | 106 | Ashley Sheppard | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 6 | 164 | Robert O'Neal | DB | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 1994 | 2 | 50 | Brentson Buckner | DT, DE, NT | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 7 | 203 | Andre Hewitt | T | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 1995 | 6 | 179 | Wardell Rouse | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1996 | 2 | 50 | Patrick Sapp | LB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2 | 61 | Brian Dawkins*
|
DB | Philadelphia Eagles | Pro Bowl (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2018)[39] | |
| 5 | 138 | Leomont Evans | DB | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 1997 | 1 | 28 | Trevor Pryce*
|
DT, DE | Denver Broncos | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002)[40] Super Bowl Champion (XXXII, XXXIII)[41][42] |
| 2 | 40 | Dexter McCleon
|
DB | St. Louis Rams | Super Bowl Champion (XXXIV)[43] | |
| 1998 | 1 | 15 | Anthony Simmons | LB | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 4 | 102 | Lorenzo Bromell | DE | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 5 | 129 | Raymond Priester | RB | St. Louis Rams | — | |
| 6 | 159 | Glenn Roundtree | G | St. Louis Rams | — | |
| 7 | 210 | Jim Bundren | G | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 1999 | 1 | 25 | Antuan Edwards | DB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2 | 45 | Rahim Abdullah | LB | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 5 | 139 | Adrian Dingle | DE | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 5 | 169 | Chris Jones | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 7 | 231 | O. J. Childress | LB | New York Giants | — | |
| 7 | 249 | Donald Broomfield | DT | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 2001 | 1 | 15 | Rod Gardner | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 7 | 232 | Keith Adams | LB | Tennessee Titans | — | |
| 7 | 244 | Robert Carswell | DB | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 2003 | 4 | 114 | Nick Eason
|
DT | Denver Broncos | Super Bowl Champion (XLIII)[44] |
| 4 | 128 | Bryant McNeal | DE | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 2004 | 3 | 72 | Donnell Washington | DT | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 3 | 77 | Derrick Hamilton | WR | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 2005 | 2 | 57 | Justin Miller* | DB | New York Jets | Pro Bowl (2006)[45] |
| 3 | 98 | Leroy Hill | LB | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 5 | 140 | Airese Currie | WR | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 2006 | 1 | 15 | Tye Hill | DB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 3 | 81 | Charlie Whitehurst | QB | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 7 | 241 | Charles Bennett | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | Gaines Adams | DE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 3 | 96 | Anthony Waters
|
LB | San Diego Chargers | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV)[46] | |
| 5 | 139 | Dustin Fry | C | St. Louis Rams | — | |
| 5 | 159 | C. J. Gaddis | DB | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 7 | 235 | Chansi Stuckey | WR | New York Jets | — | |
| 2008 | 2 | 32 | Phillip Merling | DE | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 6 | 170 | Barry Richardson | T | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
| 2009 | 4 | 103 | Darell Scott | DT | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 5 | 165 | Chris Clemons | DB | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 5 | 166 | Michael Hamlin | DB | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 6 | 195 | James Davis | RB | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 | C. J. Spiller* | RB | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (2012)[47] |
| 4 | 108 | Jacoby Ford | WR | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 5 | 134 | Ricky Sapp | DE | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 5 | 164 | Crezdon Butler | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 7 | 240 | Kavell Conner | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 2011 | 2 | 41 | Jarvis Jenkins | DE | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2 | 50 | Marcus Gilchrist | DB | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 2 | 51 | Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 4 | 122 | Chris Hairston | T | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 4 | 130 | Jamie Harper | RB | Tennessee Titans | — | |
| 6 | 173 | Byron Maxwell
|
DB | Seattle Seahawks | Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)[48] | |
| 2012 | 2 | 38 | Andre Branch | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 3 | 64 | Dwayne Allen
|
TE | Indianapolis Colts | Super Bowl Champion (LIII) | |
| 3 | 93 | Brandon Thompson | DT | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 4 | 115 | Coty Sensabaugh | DB | Tennessee Titans | — | |
| 2013 | 1 | 27 | DeAndre Hopkins* | WR | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2015), (2017), (2018), (2019), (2020)[49] |
| 4 | 127 | Malliciah Goodman | DE | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 5 | 143 | Jonathan Meeks | DB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 6 | 187 | Andre Ellington | RB | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 | Sammy Watkins
|
WR | Buffalo Bills | Super Bowl Champion (LIV) |
| 3 | 100 | Brandon Thomas | OG | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 4 | 102 | Bashaud Breeland
|
CB | Washington Redskins | Super Bowl Champion (LIV) | |
| 4 | 118 | Martavis Bryant | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 6 | 213 | Tajh Boyd | QB | New York Jets | — | |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 | Vic Beasley* | DE | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2016)[50] |
| 1 | 31 | Stephone Anthony | LB | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 5 | 137 | Grady Jarrett* | NT | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2019), (2020) | |
| 5 | 165 | Bradley Pinion
|
P | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (LV) | |
| 6 | 188 | Tony Steward | LB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 2016 | 1 | 19 | Shaq Lawson | DE | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2 | 33 | Kevin Dodd | DT | Tennessee Titans | — | |
| 2 | 54 | Mackensie Alexander | DB | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 2 | 57 | T. J. Green | S | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 4 | 109 | B. J. Goodson | LB | New York Giants | — | |
| 5 | 166 | D. J. Reader | NT | Houston Texans | — | |
| 7 | 241 | Charone Peake | WR | New York Jets | — | |
| 7 | 244 | Jayron Kearse | S | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 7 | 247 | Zac Brooks | RB | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 2017 | 1 | 7 | Mike Williams | WR | Los Angeles Chargers | — |
| 1 | 12 | Deshaun Watson* | QB | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2018), (2019), (2020) | |
| 3 | 97 | Cordrea Tankersley | CB | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 4 | 140 | Wayne Gallman | RB | New York Giants | — | |
| 4 | 142 | Carlos Watkins | DT | Houston Texans | — | |
| 5 | 150 | Jordan Leggett | TE | New York Jets | — | |
| 2018 | 3 | 100 | Dorian O'Daniel
|
LB | Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl Champion (LIV) |
| 6 | 185 | Deon Cain | WR | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 6 | 187 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | Clelin Ferrell | DE | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 1 | 13 | Christian Wilkins | DT | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 1 | 17 | Dexter Lawrence | DT | New York Giants | — | |
| 2 | 40 | Trayvon Mullen | CB | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 4 | 117 | Austin Bryant | DE | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 5 | 149 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 2020 | 1 | 8 | Isaiah Simmons | LB | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 1 | 16 | A. J. Terrell | CB | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 2 | 33 | Tee Higgins | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 3 | 100 | Tanner Muse | LB | Las Vegas Raiders | — | |
| 4 | 109 | John Simpson | G | Las Vegas Raiders | — | |
| 4 | 127 | K'Von Wallace | S | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 7 | 250 | Tremayne Anchrum | G | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 1 | 25 | Travis Etienne | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
| 2 | 46 | Jackson Carman | OG | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 3 | 85 | Amari Rodgers | WR | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 5 | 181 | Cornell Powell | WR | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
Notes[]
- ^ 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).[2]
- ^ a b Lowndes Shingler was drafted in 1961 by the Oakland Raiders (68th overall) and by the Dallas Cowboys (156th overall).
- ^ a b Jimmy King was drafted in 1961 by the Houston Oilers (112th overall) and by the St. Louis Cardinals (134th overall).
- ^ a b Ron Osborne was drafted in 1961 by the Baltimore Colts (63rd overall) and in 1962 by the Houston Oilers (231st overall).
- ^ a b Gary Barnes was drafted in 1962 by the New York Titans (69th overall) and by the Green Bay Packers (41st overall).
- ^ a b Don Chuy was drafted in 1963 by the Houston Oilers (38th overall) and by the Los Angeles Rams (67th overall).
- ^ a b Pat Crain was drafted in 1964 by the Houston Oilers (118th overall) and by the Chicago Bears (23rd overall).
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