List of Tulane Green Wave in the NFL draft
The Tulane Green Wave football team, representing Tulane University, has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes four players taken in the first round, and one overall number one pick, Tommy Mason in 1961.[4]
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).[5]
Before 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. 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.[2][3][6]
Notably, this list does not include undrafted Tulane players that have played for the NFL (such as Rob Kelley or Cairo Santos).
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | 4 | 2 | 32 | Chicago Cardinals | B | |
1939 | 8 | 3 | 63 | Cleveland Rams | B | |
20 | 10 | 190 | New York Giants | G | ||
1940 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Ralph Wenzel | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
3 | 8 | 23 | Buddy Banker | Washington Redskins | B | |
5 | 8 | 38 | Washington Redskins | T | ||
7 | 9 | 59 | Green Bay Packers | T | ||
1941 | 6 | 8 | 48 | Tommy O'Boyle | Chicago Bears | G |
1942 | 5 | 3 | 33 | Ernie Blandin | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
6 | 6 | 46 | Harley McCollum | Washington Redskins | T | |
6 | 8 | 48 | New York Giants | B | ||
12 | 7 | 107 | Brooklyn Dodgers | FB | ||
1943 | 5 | 4 | 34 | Marty Comer | Brooklyn Dodgers | DE |
10 | 10 | 90 | Walt McDonald | Washington Redskins | B | |
12 | 3 | 103 | Brooklyn Dodgers | B | ||
25 | 10 | 240 | Roman Bentz | Washington Redskins | G | |
1944 | 5 | 11 | 43 | Boston Yanks | C | |
1945 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Boston Yanks | B | |
8 | 6 | 71 | Washington Redskins | E | ||
17 | 7 | 171 | Detroit Lions | B | ||
23 | 7 | 237 | Detroit Lions | B | ||
1946 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dub Jones | Chicago Cardinals | B |
5 | 2 | 32 | Boston Yanks | B | ||
22 | 2 | 202 | Boston Yanks | B | ||
1947 | 30 | 1 | 276 | Detroit Lions | T | |
1948 | 28 | 9 | 264 | Bennie Ellender | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
1949 | 17 | 6 | 167 | Los Angeles Rams | E | |
1950 | 2 | 6 | 20 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | FB |
3 | 2 | 29 | Bill Svoboda | Chicago Cardinals | LB | |
9 | 7 | 112 | Max Druen | Pittsburgh Steelers | T | |
15 | 9 | 192 | Chicago Bears | B | ||
17 | 10 | 219 | San Francisco 49ers | B | ||
23 | 2 | 289 | New York Bulldogs | E | ||
1951 | 2 | 3 | 18 | Don Joyce | Chicago Cardinals | DE |
3 | 12 | 38 | Jerry Helluin | Cleveland Browns | DT | |
4 | 8 | 48 | George Kinek | Los Angeles Rams | E | |
6 | 12 | 74 | Dan Rogas | Cleveland Browns | G | |
7 | 10 | 84 | Paul Lea | Chicago Bears | DT | |
9 | 5 | 104 | Philadelphia Eagles | G | ||
15 | 1 | 172 | Green Bay Packers | B | ||
17 | 7 | 202 | Hal Waggoner | Philadelphia Eagles | B | |
30 | 8 | 359 | New York Yanks | E | ||
1952 | 5 | 2 | 51 | Dick Fugler | Chicago Cardinals | T |
10 | 2 | 111 | Green Bay Packers | G | ||
25 | 12 | 301 | Len Teeuws | Los Angeles Rams | DT | |
1953 | 14 | 7 | 164 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | |
23 | 1 | 266 | Baltimore Colts | G | ||
23 | 10 | 275 | Cleveland Browns | B | ||
1954 | 5 | 2 | 54 | Max McGee | Green Bay Packers | B |
13 | 11 | 156 | Cleveland Browns | T | ||
28 | 4 | 329 | New York Giants | B | ||
1955 | 16 | 6 | 187 | Los Angeles Rams | T | |
30 | 3 | 352 | Green Bay Packers | B | ||
1956 | 6 | 3 | 64 | Tony Sardisco | San Francisco 49ers | G |
27 | 1 | 314 | Detroit Lions | G | ||
1957 | 3 | 4 | 29 | Dalton Truax | Green Bay Packers | T |
21 | 7 | 248 | San Francisco 49ers | B | ||
22 | 2 | 255 | Ronnie Quillian | Green Bay Packers | QB | |
26 | 12 | 313 | New York Giants | G | ||
1958 | 21 | 8 | 249 | New York Giants | C | |
1959 | 2 | 9 | 21 | Richie Petitbon | Chicago Bears | DB |
6 | 9 | 69 | Los Angeles Rams | C | ||
28 | 11 | 335 | Cleveland Browns | E | ||
29 | 4 | 340 | Washington Redskins | G | ||
1960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Bernie Darre | Denver Broncos | G |
N/A | N/A | N/A | New York Titans | E | ||
15 | 4 | 172 | Bernie Darre | Washington Redskins | G | |
1961 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tommy Mason | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
1 | 2 | 2 | Tommy Mason | Boston Patriots | RB | |
3 | 12 | 40 | Phil Nugent | Green Bay Packers | DB | |
4 | 14 | 56 | Green Bay Packers | G | ||
1962 | 6 | 7 | 77 | Philadelphia Eagles | G | |
7 | 7 | 55 | Houston Oilers | G | ||
8 | 7 | 105 | Chicago Bears | T | ||
9 | 1 | 65 | Phil Nugent | Denver Broncos | DB | |
12 | 1 | 155 | Washington Redskins | RB | ||
12 | 13 | 167 | Philadelphia Eagles | C | ||
19 | 7 | 259 | Chicago Bears | T | ||
26 | 4 | 204 | Buffalo Bills | T | ||
1963 | 13 | 14 | 182 | Green Bay Packers | T | |
17 | 4 | 228 | Philadelphia Eagles | B | ||
1966 | 8 | 1 | 111 | Atlanta Falcons | LB | |
1967 | 5 | 4 | 111 | Houston Oilers | DB | |
1968 | 3 | 15 | 70 | Bobby Duhon | New York Giants | RB |
11 | 21 | 294 | Kansas City Chiefs | DE | ||
1969 | 2 | 16 | 42 | Warren Bankston | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
1971 | 11 | 24 | 284 | Minnesota Vikings | DE | |
13 | 20 | 332 | Detroit Lions | RB | ||
14 | 14 | 352 | Rick Kingrea | Cleveland Browns | LB | |
15 | 2 | 366 | New Orleans Saints | T | ||
1972 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Houston Oilers | DB | |
11 | 16 | 276 | Detroit Lions | DT | ||
14 | 7 | 345 | New Orleans Saints | WR | ||
15 | 9 | 372 | New Orleans Saints | QB | ||
1973 | 10 | 2 | 236 | Minnesota Vikings | DB | |
12 | 26 | 312 | Miami Dolphins | LB | ||
1974 | 10 | 8 | 242 | New Orleans Saints | G | |
13 | 8 | 320 | New Orleans Saints | LB | ||
1975 | 4 | 21 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | DE | |
8 | 18 | 199 | Steve Foley | Denver Broncos | DB | |
8 | 23 | 204 | Los Angeles Rams | DB | ||
1976 | 9 | 8 | 245 | Jim Gueno | Green Bay Packers | LB |
12 | 6 | 325 | New England Patriots | DT | ||
17 | 7 | 466 | New York Jets | TE | ||
1977 | 6 | 19 | 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | |
1978 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Eric Laakso | Miami Dolphins | T |
1979 | 10 | 11 | 259 | Oakland Raiders | DB | |
12 | 12 | 315 | Cleveland Browns | C | ||
1980 | 7 | 1 | 166 | Eddie Murray | Detroit Lions | K |
11 | 4 | 281 | Alton Alexis | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | |
1981 | 10 | 3 | 251 | Marty Wetzel | New York Jets | LB |
10 | 7 | 255 | Nickie Hall | Green Bay Packers | QB | |
1982 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Rodney Holman | Cincinnati Bengals | TE |
6 | 3 | 142 | New Orleans Saints | RB | ||
7 | 1 | 168 | New England Patriots | LB | ||
1983 | 4 | 19 | 103 | Lionel Washington | St. Louis Cardinals | DB |
1984u | 2 | 1 | 29 | Don Maggs | Houston Oilers | T |
9 | 26 | 250 | Jim Boyle | Miami Dolphins | T | |
1984 | 11 | 23 | 303 | Elton Veals | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
1985 | 11 | 27 | 307 | Miami Dolphins | RB | |
12 | 12 | 320 | New Orleans Saints | DB | ||
1986 | 6 | 5 | 143 | Burnell Dent | Green Bay Packers | LB |
1987 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Eric Thomas | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
1988 | 7 | 17 | 182 | Marc Zeno | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
11 | 17 | 294 | Marvin Allen | New England Patriots | RB | |
1989 | 7 | 28 | 195 | Terrence Jones | San Diego Chargers | QB |
11 | 26 | 305 | Richard Harvey | Buffalo Bills | LB | |
1990 | 9 | 14 | 234 | Mitchell Price | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
1991 | 6 | 21 | 160 | New York Jets | DB | |
1994 | 6 | 14 | 175 | Ruffin Hamilton | Green Bay Packers | LB |
1997 | 7 | 30 | 231 | Jerald Sowell | Green Bay Packers | FB |
1999 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Shaun King | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | QB |
2000 | 3 | 17 | 79 | JaJuan Dawson | Cleveland Browns | WR |
2001 | 5 | 7 | 138 | Bernard Robertson | Chicago Bears | T |
2002 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Patrick Ramsey | Washington Redskins | QB |
2004 | 1 | 22 | 22 | J. P. Losman | Buffalo Bills | QB |
4 | 23 | 119 | Mewelde Moore | Minnesota Vikings | RB | |
2005 | 4 | 35 | 136 | Roydell Williams | Tennessee Titans | WR |
2006 | 7 | 39 | 247 | Anthony Cannon | Detroit Lions | LB |
2008 | 2 | 13 | 44 | Matt Forté | Chicago Bears | RB |
2009 | 4 | 35 | 135 | Troy Kropog | Tennessee Titans | T |
2014 | 5 | 2 | 145 | Ryan Grant | Washington Redskins | WR |
2015 | 5 | 28 | 164 | Lorenzo Doss | Denver Broncos | DB |
7 | 34 | 251 | Taurean Nixon | Denver Broncos | DB | |
2017 | 6 | 5 | 189 | Tanzel Smart | Los Angeles Rams | DT |
2018 | 6 | 5 | 179 | Parry Nickerson | New York Jets | DB |
6 | 43 | 218 | Ade Aruna | Minnesota Vikings | DE | |
2019 | 7 | 7 | 221 | Donnie Lewis | Cleveland Browns | DB |
2020 | 5 | 27 | 173 | Darnell Mooney | Chicago Bears | WR |
7 | 23 | 237 | BoPete Keyes | Kansas City Chiefs | DB | |
2021 | 4 | 6 | 111 | Cameron Sample | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
7 | 6 | 234 | Patrick Johnson | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
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][3]
References[]
- ^ "Tulane Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Draft History by School–Tulane". National Football League. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010.
- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ DraftHistory.com
External links[]
- "Draft History by School–Tulane". National Football League.
- "NFL Players who attended Tulane University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07.
- "Tulane Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- Tulane Green Wave football players
- Lists of National Football League draftees by college football team