List of Iowa State Cyclones in the NFL Draft

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Kelechi Osemele was drafted 60th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL Draft

The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). ISU has had 126 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the first draft held in 1936, through the 2021 NFL Draft.[1] ISU has only seen one player taken in the first round, George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints; he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle. Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.

Through the annual NFL Draft, each NFL franchise gets the chance to add new players to their teams. The current draft rules were established in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year gets to pick first, then the next-worst team picks second, and so on. Teams that were not in the playoffs receive their draft order by their regular-season record. If 2 or more non-playoff teams have the same record, the tie breaker used is their strength of schedule. Playoff teams receive their draft order after all the non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[2]

In 1944, the All-America Football Conference was established and it began play in 1946 in direct competition with the NFL. From 1946 to 1949, the two leagues fiercely competed for the top college football prospects with each league holding their own drafts, before the AAFC finally merged with the NFL at the end of the 1949 season.

Like the AAFC earlier, 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. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.

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 a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game
Won an NFL championship
Selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game and won an NFL championship
! College Hall of Famer
± NFL Hall of Famer

Selections[]

Ahtyba Rubin was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns
Seneca Wallace was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks
Tim Dobbins was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers
A. J. Klein was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers
Sage Rosenfels was drafted in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins
Jeremiah George was drafted in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the New York Jets
Reggie Stephens was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals
Year[A 1][A 2] Round Pick Overall Player Team[A 3] Position Notes
1939 7 6 56 Charles Heileman Chicago Bears E
13 6 116 Ed Bock| Chicago Bears G College Football Hall of Fame
16 3 143 Gordon Reupke Cleveland Rams B
17 8 158 Clyde Shugart Washington Redskins G Pro Bowl (1941, 1942)
All-Pro (1943)
NFL Champion (1942)
18 5 165 Paul Morin Brooklyn Dodgers T
22 1 196 Everett Kircher Chicago Bears B
1941 8 10 70 Henry Wilder Washington Redskins B
1943 16 2 142 Paul Darling Philadelphia Eagles B
21 1 191 Royal (Ace) Lohry Detroit Lions B
1944 25 9 261 Howard Tippe Card-Pitt B
1945 24 7 248 Charley Wright Chicago Bears G
1947 12 1 96 LaVerne Camarata Detroit Lions B
1948 13 4 109 Bob Jensen Boston Yanks DE
1949 19 9 190 Dean Laun Chicago Cardinals E
1950 12 5 149 Bill Chauncey Washington Redskins B
20 7 255 Webb Halbert Chicago Cardinals B
21 9 270 Bob Angle Chicago Bears B
1951 5 5 55 Jim Doran Detroit Lions E Pro Bowl (1960)
NFL Champion (1952), (1953), and (1957)
10 3 113 Bob Jensen Washington Redskins E
18 6 213 Bill Weeks Philadelphia Eagles B
1952 15 4 173 Malcolm Schmidt Philadelphia Eagles E
18 8 213 Stan Campbell Detroit Lions G NFL Champion (1952), (1957), and (1960)
23 4 269 Maury Schnell Philadelphia Eagles B
1953 19 5 222 Bill Byrus Chicago Bears T
20 7 236 Rollie Arns Philadelphia Eagles C
1955 28 11 337 Herb McDermott Detroit Lions T
1956 28 12 337 Ollie Sparks Cleveland Browns G
1957 26 10 311 Chuck Muelhaupt Detroit Lions G
1958 15 10 179 John Scheldrup Detroit Lions E
21 11 252 Bill Martin Cleveland Browns E
1959 22 10 262 Gale Gibson New York Giants E
1960 15 9 177 Tom Watkins Cleveland Browns B
1961 8 4 57 Tom Watkins Oakland RaidersAFL B
20 2 268 Jerry Morgan Dallas Cowboys B
21 1 161 Jim Morgan Denver BroncosAFL B
24 2 186 Don Webb* Boston PatriotsAFL DB AFL All-Star Game (1969)
All-Pro (1967)
1963 4 13 55 Chuck Walton Detroit Lions G
7 3 87 Dave Hoppmann New York Giants B
13 2 98 Chuck Walton San Diego ChargersAFL G
1964 17 3 227 Ozzie Clay Washington Redskins WR
18 10 248 Dave Hoover St. Louis Cardinals B
1965 5 1 57 Tom Vaughn Detroit Lions DB
11 1 81 Tom Vaughn Denver BroncosAFL DB
12 4 92 John Berrington New York JetsAFL LB
12 5 93 Mike Cox Kansas City ChiefsAFL LB
19 6 258 Roosevelt Ellerbe Washington Redskins B
1966 6 8 88 Tim Van Galder St. Louis Cardinals QB
16 8 238 Dick Kasperek St. Louis Cardinals C
1967 3 3 56 Larry Carwell Houston Oilers DB
3 19 72 Eppie Barney Cleveland Browns WR
7 7 166 Ted Tuinstra Detroit Lions T
10 3 240 Dick Schafroth Atlanta Falcons T
1968 10 8 254 Doug Robinson New Orleans Saints DB
10 13 259 Tom Busch St. Louis Cardinals WR
14 1 355 Les Webster Cincinnati Bengals RB
1969 11 15 275 Sam Campbell Chicago Bears DT
1971 2 21 47 Otto Stowe Miami Dolphins WR Super Bowl champion (VII)
9 23 231 Therman Couch San Francisco 49ers LB
13 17 329 Jeff Allen St. Louis Cardinals DB
14 22 360 Tom Lorenz Detroit Lions TE
16 16 406 Darrell Jansonius Kansas City Chiefs G
1972 7 23 179 Dean Carlson Kansas City Chiefs QB
1973 1 14 14 George Amundson Houston Oilers RB
5 26 130 Dave McCurry Miami Dolphins DB
7 14 170 Tommy Campbell Atlanta Falcons DB
11 14 274 Geary Murdock Minnesota Vikings G
14 6 344 Merv Krakau Buffalo Bills LB
1974 2 25 51 Matt Blair* Minnesota Vikings LB Pro Bowl (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
All-Pro (1980)
4 13 91 Ike Harris St. Louis Cardinals WR
5 11 115 Keith Krepfle* Philadelphia Eagles TE All-Pro (1979)
13 23 335 Ted Jornov Cincinnati Bengals LB
15 17 381 Willie Jones Atlanta Falcons WR
15 23 387 Larry Hunt Pittsburgh Steelers DT
1975 5 23 127 Barry Hill Miami Dolphins DB
9 8 216 Mike Strachan New Orleans Saints RB
12 2 288 Brad Storm Baltimore Colts LB
12 14 300 Andre Roundtree Detroit Lions LB
16 24 141 Tom Goedjen Minnesota Vikings K
1976 9 2 239 Bob Bos Seattle Seahawks T
11 15 306 Greg Pittman Denver Broncos LB
11 18 309 Forry Smith Buffalo Bills WR
12 20 338 Randy Young Miami Dolphins T
1977 4 12 96 Luther Blue Detroit Lions WR
7 11 178 Al Dixon New York Giants TE
8 16 211 Otis Rodgers New York Giants LB
12 13 320 Dave Greenwood Detroit Lions G
1978 7 28 194 Tom Randall Dallas Cowboys G
1979 2 3 31 Mike Stensrud Houston Oilers DT
1981 7 3 169 Kenny Neil New York Jets DE
1982 3 24 79 Dwayne Crutchfield New York Jets RB
7 3 170 Dan Johnson Miami Dolphins TE
1983 3 14 70 Karl Nelson New York Giants T Super Bowl champion (XXI)
1984 6 2 142 Chris Washington Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB
8 8 204 Bruce Reimers Cincinnati Bengals G
11 8 288 Dan Martin New York Jets T
1985 5 20 132 Tracy Henderson New York Giants WR
1986 9 20 241 Jim Luebbers New York Giants DE
1987 8 8 203 Dennis Gibson Detroit Lions LB
9 13 236 Terrence Anthony Atlanta Falcons DB
12 14 321 Bill Berthusen New York Giants DT
1989 10 22 273 Joe Henderson New Orleans Saints RB
1990 2 14 39 Keith Sims* Miami Dolphins G Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1995)
All-Pro (1994) and (1995)
10 6 254 Mike Busch Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE
1991 4 19 102 Marcus Robertson* Houston Oilers DB All-Pro (1993)
5 10 121 Gene Williams Miami Dolphins G
6 9 148 Blaise Bryant New York Jets RB
1997 3 2 62 Troy Davis| New Orleans Saints RB College Football Hall of Fame
3 25 85 Tim Kohn Oakland Raiders T
1998 5 15 138 Oliver Ross Dallas Cowboys T
2001 3 25 87 Reggie Hayward Denver Broncos DE
4 14 109 Sage Rosenfels Washington Redskins QB
7 6 206 James Reed New York Jets DT
2002 7 12 223 Mike Banks Arizona Cardinals TE
2003 4 13 110 Seneca Wallace Seattle Seahawks QB
2005 3 20 84 Ellis Hobbs New England Patriots DB
2006 5 19 151 Tim Dobbins San Diego Chargers LB
2007 7 31 241 Aaron Brant Chicago Bears G
2008 5 12 147 Alvin Bowen Buffalo Bills LB
6 24 190 Ahtyba Rubin Cleveland Browns DT
2010 7 21 228 Reggie Stephens Cincinnati Bengals C
2012 2 28 60 Kelechi Osemele Baltimore Ravens T Pro Bowl (2016, 2017)
Super Bowl champion (XLVII)
2013 5 15 148 A. J. Klein Carolina Panthers LB
7 40 246 Carter Bykowski San Francisco 49ers T
2014 5 14 154 Jeremiah George New York Jets LB
2019 3 9 73 David Montgomery Chicago Bears RB
4 1 103 Hakeem Butler Arizona Cardinals WR
2021 4 14 119 Kene Nwangwu Minnesota Vikings RB

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See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes a player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
  2. ^ From 1946 through 1949, teams with a superscript AAFC denotes a player drafted in the All-America Football Conference and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
  3. ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

References[]

  1. ^ "Iowa St. Drafted Players/Alumni - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18.
  2. ^ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
  3. ^ "Colleges Beginning with an I". Drafthistory.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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