List of Rice Owls in the NFL Draft
This is a list of Rice Owls football players in 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 |
Selections[]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | |
4 | 1 | 28 | Bill Wallace | Philadelphia Eagles | B | |
8 | 5 | 68 | Chicago Bears | E | ||
1937 | 7 | 8 | 68 | Chicago Bears | B | |
1939 | 6 | 4 | 44 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | |
1940 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Olie Cordill | Cleveland Rams | B |
14 | 8 | 128 | Washington Redskins | B | ||
16 | 3 | 143 | J. R. Green | Philadelphia Eagles | T | |
1941 | 8 | 1 | 61 | Chicago Bears | T | |
22 | 4 | 199 | Ken Whitlow | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | |
1942 | 8 | 2 | 62 | Bob Brumley | Cleveland Rams | B |
1943 | 10 | 7 | 87 | Pittsburgh Steelers | B | |
24 | 4 | 224 | Weldon Humble | Chicago Cardinals | G | |
28 | 9 | 269 | Chicago Bears | T | ||
1944 | 5 | 1 | 33 | Bill Blackburn | Chicago Cardinals | C |
26 | 4 | 267 | Pittsburgh Steelers | T | ||
28 | 7 | 292 | Washington Redskins | E | ||
1945 | 15 | 6 | 148 | Windell Williams | Detroit Lions | E |
18 | 1 | 176 | Virgil Eikenberg | Brooklyn Dodgers | B | |
22 | 9 | 228 | John Magee | Philadelphia Eagles | G | |
24 | 3 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | B | ||
30 | 11 | 318 | Ham Nichols | Green Bay Packers | G | |
1946 | 4 | 1 | 26 | Hamilton Nichols | Chicago Cardinals | G |
6 | 4 | 44 | Ted Scruggs | Chicago Bears | E | |
17 | 8 | 158 | Detroit Lions | B | ||
1947 | 14 | 5 | 120 | Carl Russ | Chicago Cardinals | B |
25 | 5 | 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | ||
26 | 7 | 242 | Philadelphia Eagles | G | ||
1948 | 10 | 6 | 81 | Green Bay Packers | B | |
12 | 7 | 102 | Bill Wyman | Philadelphia Eagles | T | |
13 | 3 | 108 | Washington Redskins | B | ||
18 | 2 | 157 | Jim Spruill | Detroit Lions | T | |
22 | 6 | 201 | Don Anderson | Green Bay Packers | B | |
32 | 2 | 295 | Los Angeles Rams | E | ||
1949 | 4 | 2 | 33 | New York Yanks | B | |
8 | 1 | 72 | Chicago Bears | C | ||
19 | 4 | 185 | Pittsburgh Steelers | E | ||
23 | 3 | 224 | New York Yanks | B | ||
1950 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Joe Watson | Detroit Lions | C |
2 | 3 | 17 | Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | QB | |
11 | 13 | 144 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | ||
17 | 1 | 210 | Baltimore Colts | G | ||
23 | 10 | 297 | Jim Williams | San Francisco 49ers | E | |
24 | 9 | 309 | Bill Wyman | San Francisco 49ers | T | |
1951 | 4 | 2 | 40 | Washington Redskins | T | |
27 | 6 | 321 | Philadelphia Eagles | T | ||
1952 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Billy Howton | Green Bay Packers | E |
11 | 3 | 124 | Green Bay Packers | B | ||
18 | 10 | 215 | Gene Littles | New York Giants | G | |
29 | 7 | 344 | Chicago Bears | B | ||
1953 | 17 | 9 | 202 | New York Giants | C | |
21 | 10 | 251 | Cleveland Browns | G | ||
25 | 7 | 296 | New York Giants | B | ||
1954 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Dick Chapman | Detroit Lions | T |
2 | 10 | 23 | Leo Rucka | San Francisco 49ers | C | |
6 | 5 | 66 | John Hudson | Chicago Bears | G | |
11 | 11 | 132 | Cleveland Browns | T | ||
14 | 2 | 159 | Green Bay Packers | B | ||
23 | 10 | 275 | San Francisco 49ers | B | ||
28 | 10 | 335 | San Francisco 49ers | B | ||
1955 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Dicky Moegle | San Francisco 49ers | B |
8 | 12 | 97 | Detroit Lions | E | ||
1956 | 10 | 12 | 121 | Cleveland Browns | T | |
24 | 5 | 282 | Orville Trask | Chicago Cardinals | T | |
24 | 7 | 284 | Green Bay Packers | C | ||
25 | 1 | 290 | Detroit Lions | B | ||
1957 | 8 | 4 | 89 | Cleveland Browns | C | |
1958 | 1 | 1 | 1 | King Hill | Chicago Cardinals | QB |
5 | 6 | 55 | Frank Ryan | Los Angeles Rams | QB | |
15 | 11 | 180 | Cleveland Browns | B | ||
1959 | 2 | 3 | 15 | J. D. Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
2 | 10 | 22 | Buddy Dial | New York Giants | E | |
7 | 10 | 82 | Cleveland Browns | T | ||
13 | 9 | 153 | Chicago Bears | B | ||
27 | 12 | 324 | Baltimore Colts | B | ||
1960 | 12 | 11 | 143 | Baltimore Colts | HB | |
1962 | 3 | 5 | 33 | Los Angeles Rams | T | |
7 | 8 | 92 | John Burrell | San Francisco 49ers | E | |
16 | 4 | 214 | Dallas Cowboys | T | ||
1964 | 3 | 3 | 31 | Los Angeles Rams | T | |
19 | 2 | 254 | Philadelphia Eagles | T | ||
1965 | 2 | 5 | 19 | Malcolm Walker | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
8 | 5 | 103 | Russell Wayt | Dallas Cowboys | LB | |
1966 | 16 | 1 | 231 | Atlanta Falcons | G | |
1969 | 15 | 24 | 388 | Kansas City Chiefs | T | |
1970 | 11 | 3 | 263 | Miami Dolphins | T | |
16 | 4 | 394 | Buffalo Bills | WR | ||
1971 | 7 | 21 | 177 | Detroit Lions | T | |
11 | 5 | 265 | Houston Oilers | WR | ||
11 | 9 | 269 | Denver Broncos | DT | ||
1972 | 8 | 11 | 193 | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | |
14 | 9 | 347 | Chicago Bears | WR | ||
17 | 16 | 432 | Detroit Lions | DB | ||
1973 | 2 | 1 | 27 | Gary Butler | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
7 | 20 | 176 | Rodrigo Barnes | Dallas Cowboys | LB | |
9 | 1 | 209 | Houston Oilers | K | ||
1974 | 7 | 8 | 164 | Miami Dolphins | WR | |
14 | 6 | 344 | Baltimore Colts | WR | ||
14 | 20 | 358 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB | ||
16 | 17 | 407 | Preston Anderson | Cleveland Browns | DB | |
1975 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Kansas City Chiefs | DT | |
10 | 12 | 246 | Alan Pringle | Houston Oilers | K | |
14 | 14 | 352 | Houston Oilers | G | ||
1976 | 5 | 28 | 152 | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | |
7 | 24 | 206 | Larry Brune | Minnesota Vikings | DB | |
1977 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Tommy Kramer | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
10 | 22 | 273 | James Sykes | Washington Redskins | RB | |
1979 | 9 | 22 | 242 | Denver Broncos | WR | |
1980 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Earl Cooper | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
1981 | 8 | 16 | 209 | Frank Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
9 | 10 | 231 | Darryl Grant | Washington Redskins | G | |
9 | 24 | 245 | Atlanta Falcons | RB | ||
1982 | 8 | 18 | 213 | New York Giants | TE | |
1983 | 11 | 12 | 291 | New York Giants | DT | |
1986 | 10 | 18 | 267 | San Francisco 49ers | WR | |
1989 | 2 | 9 | 37 | Courtney Hall | San Diego Chargers | C |
1991 | 4 | 16 | 99 | Donald Hollas | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
1992 | 10 | 28 | 280 | Tony Barker | Washington Redskins | LB |
1994 | 2 | 16 | 45 | Bert Emanuel | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
1997 | 5 | 22 | 152 | Ndukwe Kalu | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
2003 | 5 | 7 | 142 | Ryan Pontbriand | Cleveland Browns | C |
6 | 3 | 176 | Brandon Green | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE | |
2009 | 5 | 8 | 144 | Jarett Dillard | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR |
5 | 16 | 152 | James Casey | Houston Texans | TE | |
2011 | 7 | 51 | 254 | Cheta Ozougwu | Houston Texans | DE |
2012 | 7 | 4 | 211 | Scott Solomon | Tennessee Titans | DE |
2013 | 2 | 23 | 55 | Vance McDonald | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
5 | 25 | 158 | Luke Willson | Seattle Seahawks | TE | |
2014 | 3 | 23 | 87 | Phillip Gaines | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
2015 | 6 | 40 | 216 | Christian Covington | Houston Texans | DT |
See also[]
References[]
Categories:
- Lists of National Football League draftees by college football team
- Rice Owls football players
- Texas sports-related lists
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