List of Penn State Nittany Lions in the NFL draft

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This is a list of Penn State Nittany Lions football players in the NFL draft.

Key[]

= Pro Bowler
= AFL All-Star
= Hall of Famer
B Back K Kicker T Tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back CB Cornerback S Safety
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End OT Offensive tackle TE Tight end

Players[]

Year Round Pick Overall Team Name Position
1940 16 2 142 Steelers Leon Gajecki C
1941 9 2 72 Cardinals Tom Vargo E
1941 12 1 101 Eagles John Patrick B
1941 19 6 176 Giants Chuck Peters B
1941 20 3 183 Cardinals Frank Platt T
1942 12 8 108 Giants Len Krouse B
1942 16 3 143 Eagles Bill Smaltz B
1943 7 6 56 Giants Lou Palazzi C
1943 18 3 163 Dodgers Ken Schoonover T
1943 29 10 280 Redskins Johnny Jaffurs G
1944 10 2 89 Dodgers Aldo Cenci B
1946 4 3 28 Steelers Joe Tepsic B
1946 14 2 122 Yanks Ralph Ventresco B
1946 20 3 183 Steelers Mike Garbinski B
1946 27 3 253 Steelers Marchi Marino T
1947 14 3 118 Steelers Bill Moore T
1947 16 5 140 Eagles Jeff Durkota B
1947 26 5 240 Cardinals Larry Joe B
1947 30 4 279 Redskins Joe Colone B
1948 3 1 14 Yanks John Nolan T
1948 5 1 26 Giants Johnny Wolosky C
1948 21 7 192 Eagles Negley Norton T
1949 6 10 61 Yanks Sam Tamburo E
1949 9 1 82 Lions Chuck Drazenovich LB
1949 19 1 182 Lions Wallace Triplett RB
1949 20 3 194 Packers Larry Cooney B
1950 3 11 38 Rams Don Murray T
1950 8 8 100 Steelers Fran Rogel FB
1950 13 7 168 Steelers Negley Norton T
1950 22 3 277 Packers Chuck Beatty C
1952 17 11 204 Browns Stew Sheets T
1953 11 7 128 Eagles Bob Pollard B
1953 17 7 200 Eagles Tony Rados B
1953 18 2 207 Cardinals Joe Yukica E
1953 26 12 313 Lions Jim Dooley C
1953 28 8 333 Eagles Joe Gratson B
1954 26 3 271 Steelers Joe Pascarella T
1955 3 6 31 Giants Rosey Grier DT
1955 10 3 112 Rams Jesse Arnelle E
1955 18 2 207 Redskins Don Bailey B
1955 29 9 346 49ers Otto Kniedinger T
1956 1 9 9 Colts Lenny Moore RB
1956 14 4 161 Eagles Frank Reich C
1957 2 4 17 Browns Milt Plum QB
1957 17 1 194 Eagles Dan Radakovich C
1958 4 11 48 Colts Les Walters E
1958 10 6 115 Rams Al Jacks QB
1958 14 5 162 Redskins Jack Farls E
1959 5 2 50 Cardinals Maury Schleicher E
1960 1 4 4 Redskins Richie Lucas QB
1960 3 4 28 Redskins Andy Stynchula T
1960 5 1 49 Rams Charley Janerette T
1960 8 3 87 Redskins Earl Kohlhaas G
1961 3 2 30 Cowboys Stew Barber G
1961 7 3 87 Redskins Jim Kerr S
1961 7 6 90 Steelers Dick Hoak RB
1961 13 14 182 Eagles Don Jonas QB
1961 19 14 266 Eagles Dick Wilson C
1962 2 9 23 Colts Bill Saul LB
1962 3 1 29 Redskins Robert Mitinger LB
1962 4 4 46 49ers Chuck Sieminski T
1962 4 5 46 Cardinals Roger Kochman RB
1962 5 4 60 Rams Jim Smith T
1962 12 12 166 Giants Al Gursky RB
1962 14 13 195 Eagles Jim Schawb E
1963 1 14 14 Packers Dave Robinson LB
1963 4 4 46 49ers Hatch Rosdahl DT
1963 6 9 79 Rams Terry Monaghan T
1963 8 5 103 Colts Dave Hayes B
1963 10 4 130 Eagles Pete Liske QB
1963 17 9 233 Browns Dick Anderson E
1964 3 10 38 Steelers Ralph Baker LB
1964 13 12 180 Giants John Delbert T
1964 14 4 186 Redskins Tom Urbank B
1965 3 8 36 Colts Glenn Ressler G
1966 8 6 116 Cowboys Don Kunit RB
1966 8 15 125 Colts Jack White QB
1966 20 1 291 Falcons Bob Riggle DB
1967 2 27 53 Saints Dave Rowe DT
1967 10 20 257 Patriots John Runnels LB
1967 16 22 415 Bills Mike Irwin RB
1968 2 14 41 Giants Rich Buzin OT
1968 2 16 43 Chargers Bill Lenkaitis C
1968 5 8 119 Bills Mike McBath DE
1969 1 7 7 49ers Ted Kwalick TE
1969 2 12 38 Packers Rich Moore DT
1969 4 4 82 Steelers Bob Campbell RB
1969 7 18 174 Dolphins John Kulka G
1969 15 3 367 Eagles Leon Angevine WR
1970 1 7 7 Bengals Mike Reid DT
1970 3 6 58 Cardinals Charlie Pittman RB
1970 3 20 72 Jets Dennis Onkotz LB
1970 4 17 95 Colts Steve Smear DT
1970 4 20 98 Jets John Ebersole LB
1970 7 23 179 Cowboys Don Abbey LB
1970 8 17 199 Redskins Paul Johnson DB
1970 12 17 303 Redskins James Kates LB
1971 2 8 34 Steelers Jack Ham LB
1971 3 21 73 Raiders Warren Koegel C
1971 11 22 282 Dolphins Vic Surma T
1971 16 23 413 Vikings Greg Edmonds WR
1972 1 13 13 Steelers Franco Harris FB
1972 2 22 48 Colts Lydell Mitchell RB
1972 4 15 93 Cowboys Chuck Zapiec LB
1972 5 13 117 Bears Bob Parsons TE
1973 3 19 71 Lions Jim Laslavic LB
1973 5 12 116 Jets Bruce Bannon LB
1973 6 6 136 Bills John Skorupan LB
1973 14 10 348 Broncos John Hufnagel QB
1973 15 17 381 Giants Carl Schaukowitch G
1974 1 8 8 Lions Ed O'Neil LB
1974 1 11 11 Rams John Cappelletti RB
1974 2 1 27 Bills Doug Allen LB
1974 2 15 41 Chiefs Charlie Getty OT
1974 2 17 43 Chargers Mark Markovich C
1974 5 2 106 Bills Gary Hayman WR
1974 6 6 136 Dolphins Randy Crowder DE
1974 9 9 217 Saints Phil LaPorta T
1974 10 22 256 Bengals Chuck Herd TE
1974 12 8 294 49ers Tom Hull LB
1975 2 5 31 Bears Mike Hartenstine DE
1975 4 3 81 Falcons John Nessel G
1975 4 24 102 Bills Tom Donchez RB
1975 6 12 142 Bengals Tom Shuman QB
1975 7 14 170 Bengals Chris Devlin LB
1975 8 16 198 Eagles Jeff Bleamer T
1975 9 15 223 49ers Dan Natale TE
1975 10 22 256 Dolphins Joe Jackson TE
1975 12 26 312 Steelers Greg Murphy DE
1975 17 5 421 Browns Dave Graf LB
1976 2 23 51 Bengals Chris Bahr K
1976 3 7 67 Jets Greg Buttle LB
1976 3 10 70 Steelers Ron Coder DT
1976 4 27 119 Cowboys Tom Rafferty G
1977 2 10 38 Oilers George Reihner G
1977 3 22 78 Cardinals Kurt Allerman LB
1977 5 2 114 Lions Ron Crosby LB
1977 8 24 219 Patriots Brad Benson G
1978 3 5 61 Jets Mickey Shuler TE
1978 3 25 81 Dolphins Jimmy Cefalo WR
1978 5 3 113 Jets Randy Sidler DT
1978 6 17 155 Bengals Steve Geise RB
1978 9 5 227 Jets Neil Hutton DB
1978 10 17 267 Bengals Tom DePaso LB
1978 11 25 303 Rams Ron Hostetler LB
1979 1 10 10 Lions Keith Dorney OT
1979 4 14 96 Jets Eric Cunningham G
1979 5 16 126 Eagles Scott Fitzkee WR
1979 6 8 145 Giants Bob Torrey RB
1979 6 28 165 Steelers Matt Bahr K
1979 7 17 182 Redskins Rich Milot LB
1979 8 4 196 Eagles Chuck Correal C
1979 10 17 265 Chargers Tony Petruccio DT
1980 1 4 4 Packers Bruce Clark DE
1980 2 15 43 Raiders Matt Millen LB
1980 2 18 46 Bears Matt Suhey FB
1980 2 22 50 Rams Irv Pankey OT
1980 3 13 69 Jets Lance Mehl LB
1980 6 16 154 Rams Mike Guman RB
1980 9 9 230 Chiefs Tom Donovan WR
1981 1 28 28 Bills Booker Moore RB
1981 3 2 58 Seahawks Bill Dugan G
1981 6 9 147 49ers Pete Kugler DT
1981 6 10 148 Redskins Larry Kubin LB
1981 7 20 186 Seahawks Brad Scovill TE
1981 8 21 214 Saints Gene Gladys LB
1981 11 13 289 Chiefs Frank Case DE
1982 1 8 8 Oilers Mike Munchak G
1982 1 17 17 Buccaneers Sean Farrell G
1982 2 1 28 Colts Leo Wisniewski DT
1982 2 10 37 Raiders Jim Romano C
1982 3 23 78 Eagles Vyto Kab TE
1982 3 25 80 Dolphins Paul Lankford CB
1982 5 15 126 Packers Mike Meade RB
1982 6 13 152 Packers Chet Parlavecchio LB
1982 9 11 234 Oilers Matt Bradley LB
1982 10 12 263 Raiders Rich D'Amico LB
1983 1 3 3 Seahawks Curt Warner RB
1983 1 7 7 Chiefs Todd Blackledge QB
1983 3 17 73 Vikings Walker Lee Ashley LB
1983 4 4 88 Oilers Mike McCloskey TE
1983 5 10 122 Browns Bill Contz OT
1983 5 28 140 Steelers Gregg Garrity WR
1983 10 10 261 Lions Dave Laube G
1983 10 12 263 Seahawks Pete Speros G
1983 10 17 268 Falcons Ralph Giacomarro P
1984 1 4 4 Jets Kenny Jackson WR
1984 2 6 34 Chiefs Scott Radecic LB
1984 3 14 70 Patriots Jonathan Williams RB
1984 4 6 90 Chiefs Mark Robinson S
1984 4 28 112 Buccaneers Ron Heller OT
1984 7 8 176 Jets Harry Hamilton S
1984 8 1 197 Oilers Kevin Baugh WR
1984 9 18 242 Rams George Reynolds P
1985 6 6 146 Lions Stan Short G
1985 7 24 192 Raiders Nick Haden C
1985 9 22 246 Raiders Chris Sydnor DB
1985 12 20 328 Patriots Tony Mumford RB
1986 4 23 105 Jets Rogers Alexander LB
1986 7 2 168 Bills Bob Williams TE
1986 9 14 235 Chargers Mike Zordich S
1987 1 8 8 Bills Shane Conlan LB
1987 1 14 14 Vikings D. J. Dozier RB
1987 3 24 80 Browns Tim Manoa FB
1987 3 25 81 Raiders Steve Smith FB
1987 4 1 85 Buccaneers Don Graham LB
1987 5 14 126 Cardinals John Bruno P
1987 5 20 132 Dolphins Chris Conlin OT
1987 6 1 141 Steelers Tim Johnson DT
1987 6 22 162 49ers Bob White LB
1987 8 27 222 Broncos Dan Morgan G
1987 9 24 247 Colts Bob Ontko LB
1987 10 17 268 Jets Sid Lewis DB
1987 11 7 286 Lions Brian Siverling TE
1988 3 3 58 Lions Ray Roundtree WR
1988 8 6 199 Raiders Mike Alexander WR
1988 10 1 250 Falcons Stan Clayton G
1988 11 12 289 Bills Pete Curkendall DT
1989 2 1 29 Cowboys Steve Wisniewski G
1989 4 16 100 Patriots Michael Timpson WR
1989 6 16 155 Colts Quintus McDonald LB
1989 9 21 244 Oilers Bob Mrosko TE
1989 11 3 282 Lions Keith Karpinski LB
1990 1 2 2 Jets Blair Thomas RB
1990 2 21 46 Redskins Andre Collins LB
1990 7 15 180 Chiefs Dave Szott G
1990 8 3 196 Jets Roger Duffy C
1991 3 19 74 Seahawks David Daniels WR
1991 6 19 158 Steelers Leroy Thompson RB
1991 8 19 214 Oilers Gary Brown RB
1991 10 13 263 Colts Frank Giannetti DE
1991 10 14 264 Cowboys Sean Love G
1991 12 13 319 Colts Rob Luedeke C
1992 2 6 34 Packers Mark D'Onofrio LB
1992 2 18 46 Cardinals Tony Sacca QB
1992 3 18 74 Redskins Paul Siever OT
1992 3 27 83 Bills Keith Goganious LB
1992 8 7 203 Steelers Darren Perry S
1992 8 9 205 Patriots Sam Gash FB
1992 8 13 209 Dolphins Andre Powell LB
1992 8 27 223 Bills Leonard Humphries CB
1992 11 28 308 Redskins Terry Smith WR
1993 1 25 25 Dolphins O. J. McDuffie WR
1993 2 10 39 Rams Troy Drayton TE
1993 2 22 51 Patriots Todd Rucci OT
1993 3 1 57 Vikings John Gerak G
1993 5 16 128 Redskins Greg Huntington C
1993 6 4 144 Jets Richie Anderson FB
1993 6 13 153 Browns Rich McKenzie LB
1993 8 17 213 Cowboys Reggie Givens CB
1994 3 29 94 Jets Lou Benfatti DT
1994 5 3 134 Vikings Shelly Hammonds DB
1994 6 19 180 Steelers Eric Ravotti LB
1994 7 23 217 Raiders Rob Holmberg LB
1995 1 1 1 Bengals Ki-Jana Carter RB
1995 1 5 5 Panthers Kerry Collins QB
1995 1 9 9 Jets Kyle Brady TE
1995 5 12 146 Broncos Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB
1995 6 16 187 Colts Brian Gelheizer LB
1996 1 23 23 Lions Jeff Hartings G
1996 1 30 30 Redskins Andre Johnson OT
1996 2 22 52 Bears Bobby Engram WR
1996 3 13 74 Oilers Terry Killens LB
1996 3 31 92 Steelers Jon Witman FB
1996 4 20 115 Colts Brian Milne FB
1996 6 24 191 Colts Keith Conlin OT
1996 6 31 198 49ers Stephen Pitts RB
1996 6 41 208 Packers Marco Rivera G
1996 7 9 218 Oilers Mike Archie RB
1997 2 28 58 Ravens Kim Herring S
1997 3 30 90 Packers Brett Conway K
1997 7 33 234 Ravens Wally Richardson QB
1998 1 5 5 Bears Curtis Enis RB
1998 2 25 55 Gians Joe Jurevicius WR
1998 5 28 151 49ers Phil Ostrowski G
1999 5 5 138 Colts Brad Scioli DE
1999 5 7 140 Seahawks Floyd Wedderburn G
2000 1 1 1 Browns Courtney Brown DE
2000 1 2 2 Redskins LaVar Arrington LB
2000 3 29 91 Colts David Macklin CB
2000 4 11 105 Giants Brandon Short LB
2001 3 9 71 Packers Bhawoh Jue S
2001 3 17 79 Jets Kareem McKenzie OT
2001 3 32 94 Jaguars James Boyd S
2001 5 16 147 Eagles Tony Stewart TE
2002 4 9 107 Chiefs Omar Easy FB
2002 6 24 196 Saints John Gilmore TE
2003 1 12 12 Rams Jimmy Kennedy DT
2003 1 14 14 Bears Michael Haynes DE
2003 1 17 17 Cardinals Bryant Johnson WR
2003 1 27 27 Chiefs Larry Johnson RB
2003 2 23 55 Falcons Bryan Scott S
2003 2 25 57 49ers Anthony Adams DT
2004 3 29 92 Titans Rich Gardner CB
2004 6 29 194 Steelers Matt Kranchick TE
2004 7 28 229 Colts David Kimball K
2004 7 40 241 Titans Sean McHugh TE
2006 1 20 20 Chiefs Tamba Hali LB
2006 4 3 100 49ers Michael Robinson FB
2006 4 5 102 Titans Calvin Lowry S
2006 4 25 122 Buccaneers Alan Zemaitis CB
2006 6 31 200 Bears Tyler Reed G
2006 7 1 209 Bengals Ethan Kilmer S
2007 1 5 5 Cardinals Levi Brown OT
2007 2 2 34 Bills Paul Posluszny LB
2007 3 18 81 Giants Jay Alford DT
2007 3 27 90 Eagles Tony Hunt RB
2007 5 27 164 Panthers Tim Shaw LB
2008 3 11 74 Panthers Dan Connor LB
2008 4 2 101 Rams Justin King CB
2009 1 11 11 Bills Aaron Maybin DE
2009 3 18 82 Lions Derrick Williams WR
2009 3 27 91 Seahawks Deon Butler WR
2009 4 23 123 Patriots Rich Ohrnberger G
2009 7 17 223 Steelers A. Q. Shipley C
2010 1 28 28 Dolphins Jared Odrick DE
2010 2 23 55 Cowboys Sean Lee LB
2010 3 27 91 49ers NaVorro Bowman LB
2010 5 23 154 Packers Andrew Quarless TE
2010 7 7 214 Vikings Mickey Shuler Jr. TE
2010 7 27 254 Rams Josh Hull LB
2011 2 16 48 Raiders Stefen Wisniewski C
2011 6 12 177 Redskins Evan Royster RB
2012 2 21 53 Bengals Devon Still DT
2012 5 14 149 Chargers Johnnie Troutman G
2012 5 23 158 Raiders Jack Crawford DT
2012 7 23 230 Raiders Nate Stupar LB
2013 3 25 87 Seahawks Jordan Hill DT
2013 4 23 120 Vikings Gerald Hodges LB
2013 7 7 213 Vikings Michael Mauti LB
2014 2 29 61 Jaguars Allen Robinson WR
2014 4 12 112 Titans DaQuan Jones DT
2014 5 35 175 Ravens John Urschel G
2015 2 2 34 Buccaneers Donovan Smith OT
2015 5 6 142 Bears Adrian Amos S
2015 5 24 160 Steelers Jesse James TE
2016 2 12 43 Titans Austin Johnson DT
2016 2 20 51 Jets Christian Hackenberg QB
2016 3 2 65 Browns Carl Nassib DE
2016 6 27 202 Lions Anthony Zettel DT
2016 6 29 204 Dolphins Jordan Lucas S
2017 3 20 84 Buccaneers Chris Godwin WR
2018 1 2 2 Giants Saquon Barkley RB
2018 2 10 42 Dolphins Mike Gesicki TE
2018 4 8 109 Redskins Troy Apke S
2018 4 12 113 Broncos DaeSean Hamilton WR
2018 5 11 148 Steelers Marcus Allen S
2018 6 8 182 Cardinals Christian Campbell CB
2019 2 21 53 Eagles Miles Sanders RB
2019 3 27 90 Cowboys Connor McGovern C
2019 4 36 138 Eagles Shareef Miller DE
2019 5 8 146 Lions Amani Oruwariye CB
2019 6 25 197 Ravens Trace McSorley QB
2019 7 29 243 Rams Nick Scott S
2020 2 6 38 Panthers Yetur Gross-Matos DE
2020 2 14 46 Broncos K. J. Hamler WR
2020 4 35 141 Texans John Reid CB
2020 6 4 183 Giants Cam Brown LB
2020 6 14 193 Colts Robert Windsor DT
2021 1 12 12 Cowboys Micah Parsons LB
2021 1 31 31 Ravens Odafe Oweh DE
2021 2 23 55 Steelers Pat Freiermuth TE
2021 7 18 246 Washington Shaka Toney DL
2021 7 19 247 Cardinals Michal Menet C
2021 7 20 248 Colts Will Fries G

Notable undrafted players[]

Note: No drafts held before 1936

Debut year Player name Position Debut NFL/AFL team Notes
1962 Galen Hall QB Washington Redskins —
1968 Tom Sherman QB Boston Patriots —
1972 Chuck Crist DB New York Giants —
1976 Jim Rosecrans LB New York Jets —
1977 Rich Mauti WR New Orleans Saints —
1980 Ron LaPointe TE Baltimore Colts —
1982 Brian Franco K Philadelphia Eagles —
1983 Dave Opfar DT Pittsburgh Steelers —
1987 Duffy Cobbs DB New England Patriots —
Mitch Frerotte G Buffalo Bills —
Ray Isom DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
Massimo Manca K Cincinnati Bengals —
Keith Radecic C Washington Redskins —
1992 Mark Flythe DE Denver Broncos —
1993 Todd Burger G Chicago Bears —
1994 Tyoka Jackson DT Miami Dolphins —
1994 Brian O'Neal RB Philadelphia Eagles —
Greg Truitt LS Cincinnati Bengals —
1995 Marlon Forbes S Chicago Bears —
Bucky Greeley C Chicago Bears —
1996 Freddie Scott WR Atlanta Falcons —
1997 Brandon Noble DT San Francisco 49ers —
1998 Jim Nelson LB San Francisco 49ers —
2000 Kevin Thompson QB Cleveland Browns —
2001 Justin Kurpeikis LB Pittsburgh Steelers —
Kenny Watson RB Washington Redskins —
2002 Bruce Branch DB Washington Redskins —
Eddie Drummond* WR Detroit Lions Pro Bowl (2004)
Bob Jones DE New York Giants —
Eric McCoo RB Chicago Bears —
2003 Shawn Mayer DB New England Patriots —
2005 John Bronson TE Arizona Cardinals —
Robbie Gould* K Chicago Bears Pro Bowl (2006)
Cameron Wake* DE New York Giants Pro Bowl (2012), (2013), (2014)
2006 Scott Paxson DT Pittsburgh Steelers —
Anwar Phillips DB New Orleans Saints —
Isaac Smolko TE Pittsburgh Steelers —
2007 Edward Johnson DT Indianapolis Colts —
Jeremy Kapinos P New York Jets —
2009 Mark Rubin WR St. Louis Rams —
Jordan Norwood† WR Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl 50)
2010 Dennis Landolt T New York Giants —
2011 Brett Brackett TE Miami Dolphins —
Ollie Ogbu DT Indianapolis Colts —
2012 Stephfon Green RB Detroit Lions —
D'Anton Lynn CB New York Jets —
Derek Moye WR Pittsburgh Steelers —
S Green Bay Packers —
Andrew Szczerba TE Atlanta Falcons —
2013 Matt McGloin QB Oakland Raiders —
Matt Stankiewitch C New England Patriots —
2014 Glenn Carson LB Arizona Cardinals —
Garry Gilliam T Seattle Seahawks —
2015 Brad Bars DE New York Giants —
Mike Hull LB Miami Dolphins —
2016 Kyle Carter TE Minnesota Vikings —
Ross Travis TE Kansas City Chiefs —
Trevor Williams CB San Diego Chargers —
2017 Brandon Bell LB Cincinnati Bengals —
Malik Golden S San Francisco 49ers —
2018 Tyler Davis K Buffalo Bills —
Saeed Blacknall WR Oakland Raiders —
Jason Cabinda LB Oakland Raiders —
Grant Haley CB New York Giants —
Brendan Mahon G Carolina Panthers —
2019 Ryan Bates T Philadelphia Eagles —
2020 Dan Chisena WR Minnesota Vikings —

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