List of Wisconsin Badgers in the NFL Draft
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers have drafted 306 players into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[a 1] The Badgers' highest draft position was second overall in 1944, when Pat Harder was selected by Card-Pitt.[3] Wisconsin's first drafted player in the NFL was Eddie Jankowski, who was the 9th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1937. Three former Badgers were selected from the latest NFL draft: Isaiahh Loudermilk, Rachad Wildgoose, and Cole Van Lanen.
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. 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).[4]
Before the AFL–NFL 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. 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.[1][2] This list includes players that have transferred to or from Wisconsin.
Key[]
B | Back[a 2] | 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) | ||||
† | Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl) | ||||
‡ | Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship |
Selections[]
American Football League[]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team[a 3] | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | 21 | 8 | 168 | Ron Miller[a 4] | Houston Oilers | QB | — |
27 | 2 | 210 | Terry Huxhold | Boston Patriots | T | — | |
1963 | 10 | 6 | 78 | Pat Richter[a 5] | Denver Broncos | TE | — |
17 | 7 | 135 | Tom Neumann[a 6] | Boston Patriots | RB | — | |
19 | 3 | 147 | Gary Kroner[a 7] | New York Jets | DB | — | |
21 | 3 | 163 | Ron Vander Kelen | New York Jets | QB | — | |
25 | 4 | 196 | Ron Carlson | Buffalo Bills | E | — | |
1964 | 7 | 5 | 53 | Roger Pillath[a 8] | Buffalo Bills | T | — |
10 | 3 | 75 | Ken Bowman†[a 9] | New York Jets | C | NFL champion (1965), Super Bowl champion (I, II) | |
25 | 1 | 193 | Jim Jones[a 10] | Denver Broncos | WR | — | |
1965 | 8 | 1 | 57 | Jon Hohman | Denver Broncos | G | — |
11 | 5 | 85 | Al Piraino[a 11] | Kansas City Chiefs | T | — | |
1966 | 14 | 8 | 126 | Mike London | San Diego Chargers | LB | — |
National Football League[]
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team[a 3] | Position | Notes |
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1937 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Eddie Jankowski | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
6 | 3 | 53 | John Golemgeske | Brooklyn Dodgers | T | — | |
1939 | 3 | 7 | 22 | Howie Weiss | Detroit Lions | FB | — |
5 | 9 | 39 | Lynn Hovland | Detroit Lions | G | — | |
10 | 9 | 89 | Vince Gavre | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
16 | 9 | 149 | Roy Bellin | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
1940 | 6 | 4 | 44 | Jack Murray | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | — |
1941 | 1 | 7 | 7 | George Paskvan | Green Bay Packers | FB | — |
17 | 5 | 155 | Fred Gage | Detroit Lions | B | — | |
1942 | 11 | 9 | 99 | Tom Farris | Green Bay Packers | QB | — |
1943 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Dave Schreiner | Detroit Lions | E | College Football Hall of Fame |
12 | 4 | 104 | Paul Hirsbrunner | Chicago Cardinals | T | — | |
19 | 9 | 179 | Pat Lyons | Chicago Bears | E | — | |
21 | 8 | 198 | Lloyd Wasserbach | Green Bay Packers | T | — | |
22 | 8 | 208 | Mark Hoskins | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
24 | 9 | 229 | Bob Baumann | Chicago Bears | T | — | |
26 | 8 | 248 | George Makris | Green Bay Packers | G | — | |
29 | 8 | 278 | Dick Thornally | Green Bay Packers | T | — | |
30 | 8 | 288 | Bob Ray | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
1944 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Pat Harder* | Card-Pitt | FB | Pro Bowl (1951, 1953), College Football Hall of Fame |
12 | 4 | 124 | Bob Hanzlik | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — | |
29 | 8 | 304 | Pat Boyle | Chicago Bears | G | — | |
30 | 4 | 311 | Len Seelinger | Pittsburgh Steelers | G | — | |
1945 | 7 | 5 | 59 | Fred Negus | Cleveland Rams | C | — |
7 | 10 | 64 | Jack Mead | New York Giants | E | — | |
15 | 10 | 152 | Jack Wink | New York Giants | B | — | |
21 | 6 | 214 | Ken Currier | Detroit Lions | G | — | |
29 | 7 | 303 | Frank Lopp | Detroit Lions | T | — | |
1946 | 10 | 2 | 82 | Rex John | Boston Yanks | T | — |
11 | 1 | 91 | Dick Loepfe | Chicago Cardinals | T | — | |
1947 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Don Kindt* | Chicago Bears | DB | Pro Bowl (1954) |
15 | 8 | 133 | George Fuchs | Los Angeles Rams | B | — | |
17 | 10 | 155 | Wally Dreyer[a 12] | Chicago Bears | B | — | |
20 | 5 | 180 | Clarence Esser | Chicago Cardinals | E | — | |
26 | 1 | 236 | Earl Maves | Detroit Lions | B | — | |
1948 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Jug Girard | Green Bay Packers | E | — |
12 | 6 | 101 | Bob Rennebohm | Green Bay Packers | E | — | |
12 | 10 | 105 | Clarence Self | Chicago Cardinals | DB | — | |
1949 | 4 | 8 | 39 | Ben Bendrick | Chicago Bears | B | — |
15 | 8 | 149 | Hal Faverty | Chicago Bears | LB | — | |
1950 | 4 | 12 | 52 | Red Wilson | Cleveland Browns | C | — |
13 | 6 | 163 | Joe Kelly | New York Giants | C | — | |
17 | 3 | 212 | Hal Otterback | Green Bay Packers | G | — | |
21 | 3 | 264 | Gene Evans | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
1951 | 15 | 4 | 175 | John Simcic | Chicago Cardinals | G | — |
20 | 11 | 242 | Bill Albright | New York Giants | G | — | |
27 | 4 | 319 | Ken Huxhold | Chicago Cardinals | G | — | |
27 | 5 | 320 | Bob Radcliffe | Pittsburgh Steelers | B | — | |
30 | 1 | 352 | Ed Withers | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
1952 | 5 | 8 | 57 | Pat O'Donahue | San Francisco 49ers | DE | — |
8 | 9 | 94 | Jerry Smith† | San Francisco 49ers | G | AFL Champion (1964, 1965 As a Coach) | |
9 | 3 | 100 | Deral Teteak* | Green Bay Packers | LB | Pro Bowl (1952) | |
10 | 1 | 110 | Jim Hammond | Dallas Texans | B | — | |
16 | 2 | 183 | Johnny Coatta | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
19 | 1 | 218 | Gene Felker | Dallas Texans | E | — | |
1953 | 6 | 6 | 67 | Bob Kennedy | Green Bay Packers | G | — |
10 | 2 | 111 | Charley Berndt | Chicago Cardinals | T | — | |
14 | 4 | 161 | Harland Carl | Chicago Bears | RB | — | |
15 | 2 | 171 | Dave Suminski | Washington Redskins | G | — | |
1954 | 12 | 4 | 137 | Wendell Gulseth | New York Giants | T | — |
13 | 7 | 152 | Roger Dornburg | Washington Redskins | B | — | |
19 | 7 | 224 | Jerry Witt | Washington Redskins | B | — | |
30 | 5 | 354 | Jim Haluska | Chicago Bears | QB | — | |
1955 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Alan Ameche‡ | Baltimore Colts | FB | Pro Bowl (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) NFL Champion (1958, 1959) College Football Hall of Fame |
2 | 4 | 17 | Jim Temp | Green Bay Packers | DE | — | |
6 | 4 | 65 | Norm Amundsen | Green Bay Packers | G | — | |
6 | 7 | 68 | Ron Locklin | New York Giants | E | — | |
12 | 10 | 143 | Clarence Bratt | Chicago Bears | B | — | |
21 | 6 | 247 | Jerry Cvengros | Los Angeles Rams | T | — | |
27 | 8 | 321 | Bob Gingrass | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — | |
1956 | 6 | 9 | 70 | John Dittrich | Chicago Cardinals | G | — |
7 | 4 | 77 | Bob Konovsky | Chicago Cardinals | G | — | |
14 | 7 | 164 | Charlie Thomas | Green Bay Packers | B | — | |
16 | 9 | 190 | Wells Gray | Washington Redskins | G | — | |
27 | 7 | 320 | Dick Kolian | Green Bay Packers | E | — | |
28 | 5 | 330 | Jim Miller | Chicago Cardinals | QB | — | |
1957 | 12 | 12 | 145 | Glen Bestor | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
27 | 3 | 316 | Marty Booher | Green Bay Packers | T | — | |
1958 | 6 | 12 | 73 | Dan Lewis | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
11 | 4 | 125 | Rocco Cinelli | Chicago Bears | T | — | |
11 | 8 | 129 | Sid Williams | New York Giants | B | — | |
1959 | 10 | 11 | 119 | Bob Zeman‡ | Cleveland Browns | DB | AFL All-Star (1962) Super Bowl Champion (XIAs a Coach) |
15 | 1 | 169 | Dick Teteak | Green Bay Packers | G | — | |
19 | 7 | 223 | Dave Kocourek‡ | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE | AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) AFL Champion (1963, 1967) | |
21 | 10 | 250 | Jim Fraser* | Cleveland Browns | LB | AFL All-Star (1962, 1963, 1964) | |
27 | 3 | 315 | Lowell Jenkins | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — | |
1960 | 5 | 3 | 51 | Dale Hackbart† | Green Bay Packers | DB | NFL Champion (1961) |
6 | 2 | 62 | Jerry Stalcup | Los Angeles Rams | LB | — | |
8 | 6 | 90 | Dan Lanphear† | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE | AFL Champion (1960) | |
16 | 10 | 190 | Jim Heineke | San Francisco 49ers | T | — | |
20 | 7 | 235 | Bob Nelson | Cleveland Browns | C | — | |
1961 | 3 | 13 | 41 | Ron Miller[a 4] | Los Angeles Rams | QB | — |
16 | 7 | 217 | Tom Wiesner | Baltimore Colts | B | — | |
1962 | 7 | 4 | 88 | Jim Bakken* | Los Angeles Rams | K | Pro Bowl (1965, 1967, 1975, 1976) |
17 | 2 | 226 | Ron Staley | Minnesota Vikings | E | — | |
1963 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Pat Richter[a 5] | Washington Redskins | TE | College Football Hall of Fame |
7 | 9 | 93 | Gary Kroner[a 7] | Green Bay Packers | DB | — | |
1964 | 3 | 11 | 39 | Roger Pillath[a 8] | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
6 | 14 | 84 | Jim Jones[a 10] | Chicago Bears | WR | — | |
8 | 10 | 108 | Bob Johnson | St. Louis Cardinals | E | — | |
8 | 13 | 111 | Ken Bowman†[a 9] | Green Bay Packers | C | NFL Champion (1965), Super Bowl champion (I, II) | |
1965 | 7 | 2 | 86 | Roger Jacobazzi | Green Bay Packers | T | — |
8 | 6 | 104 | Al Piraino[a 11] | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — | |
16 | 12 | 222 | Carl Silvestri | St. Louis Cardinals | DB | — | |
17 | 14 | 238 | Rick Reichardt | Baltimore Colts | RB | — | |
20 | 3 | 269 | Ralph Kurek | Chicago Bears | RB | — | |
1966 | 10 | 10 | 150 | Tom Brigham | Detroit Lions | DE | — |
13 | 7 | 192 | Bill Maselter | Detroit Lions | T | — | |
1968 | 10 | 22 | 268 | Tom Domres | Houston Oilers | DT | — |
12 | 9 | 309 | Sam Wheeler | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | — | |
1969 | 9 | 10 | 218 | Lynn Buss | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | — |
10 | 19 | 253 | Tom McCauley | Minnesota Vikings | DB | — | |
1970 | 8 | 14 | 196 | Mike McClish | Houston Oilers | T | — |
10 | 14 | 248 | Joe Dawkins | Houston Oilers | RB | — | |
10 | 25 | 259 | Stu Voigt | Minnesota Vikings | TE | — | |
1971 | 3 | 25 | 77 | Bill Gregory† | Dallas Cowboys | DE | Super Bowl Champion (VI, XII) |
13 | 7 | 319 | Dan Crooks | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — | |
1972 | 7 | 15 | 171 | Lance Moon | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — |
9 | 25 | 233 | Greg Johnson | Miami Dolphins | DB | — | |
11 | 23 | 283 | Elbert Walker | Kansas City Chiefs | T | — | |
12 | 13 | 302 | Larry Mialik | Atlanta Falcons | TE | — | |
14 | 25 | 363 | Alan Thompson | Dallas Cowboys | RB | — | |
16 | 2 | 392 | Neova Greyer | New York Giants | DB | — | |
16 | 24 | 414 | Neil Graff | Minnesota Vikings | QB | — | |
16 | 25 | 415 | Al Hannah | Miami Dolphins | WR | — | |
1973 | 12 | 11 | 297 | Robert Storck | Los Angeles Rams | DT | — |
16 | 14 | 404 | Rufus Ferguson | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — | |
1974 | 5 | 21 | 125 | Mike Webster‡ | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | Pro Bowl (1978, 1979 , 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987) Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV) Pro Football Hall of Fame |
13 | 15 | 327 | Mike Seifert | Cleveland Browns | DE | — | |
1975 | 12 | 15 | 301 | Jack Novak | Cincinnati Bengals | TE | — |
1976 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Dennis Lick | Chicago Bears | T | — |
5 | 9 | 133 | Steve Wagner | Minnesota Vikings | DB | — | |
6 | 4 | 160 | Terry Stieve | New Orleans Saints | G | — | |
14 | 20 | 395 | John Reimer | Houston Oilers | T | — | |
1977 | 10 | 25 | 276 | John Rasmussen | New England Patriots | T | — |
1979 | 2 | 12 | 40 | Lawrence Johnson | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
6 | 5 | 142 | Ira Matthews† | Oakland Raiders | RB | Super Bowl Champion (XV) | |
1980 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Ray Snell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G | — |
3 | 27 | 83 | Ray Sydnor | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE | — | |
6 | 14 | 152 | Tom Schremp | New York Jets | DE | — | |
1981 | 6 | 5 | 143 | Dave Ahrens | St. Louis Cardinals | LB | — |
1982 | 5 | 11 | 122 | Von Mansfield | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
8 | 5 | 200 | Jerry Doerger | Chicago Bears | C | — | |
11 | 4 | 283 | Guy Boliaux | Chicago Bears | LB | — | |
12 | 9 | 315 | Dave Levenick | Atlanta Falcons | LB | — | |
1983 | 5 | 14 | 126 | Matt Vanden Boom | Buffalo Bills | DB | — |
6 | 5 | 145 | Tim Stracka | Cleveland Browns | TE | — | |
6 | 26 | 166 | Bob Winckler | Washington Redskins | T | — | |
8 | 10 | 206 | David Greenwood | New Orleans Saints | DB | — | |
10 | 6 | 257 | Mark Shumate | Kansas City Chiefs | DT | — | |
10 | 25 | 276 | Tim Krumrie* | Cincinnati Bengals | DT | Pro Bowl (1987, 1988) | |
1984 | 6 | 13 | 153 | Randy Wright | Green Bay Packers | QB | — |
1985 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Al Toon* | New York Jets | WR | Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1988) |
1 | 11 | 11 | Richard Johnson | Houston Oilers | DB | — | |
1 | 20 | 20 | Darryl Sims | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE | — | |
2 | 23 | 51 | Scott Bergold | St. Louis Cardinals | T | — | |
4 | 17 | 101 | Dan Turk | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | — | |
4 | 27 | 111 | Jeff Dellenbach† | Miami Dolphins | C | Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) | |
7 | 14 | 182 | Gary Ellerson | Green Bay Packers | RB | — | |
7 | 18 | 186 | Kevin Belcher | Los Angeles Raiders | T | — | |
8 | 13 | 209 | Ken Stills | Green Bay Packers | DB | — | |
12 | 21 | 329 | Bert Pearson | San Diego Chargers | TE | — | |
12 | 22 | 330 | Jim Melka | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB | — | |
1986 | 6 | 11 | 149 | Bob Landsee | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
1987 | 2 | 1 | 29 | Nate Odomes* | Buffalo Bills | DB | Pro Bowl (1992, 1993) |
2 | 15 | 43 | Rick Graf | Miami Dolphins | LB | — | |
4 | 23 | 107 | Tim Jordan | New England Patriots | LB | — | |
7 | 13 | 181 | Michael Reid | Atlanta Falcons | LB | — | |
9 | 1 | 224 | Joe Armentrout | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB | — | |
9 | 19 | 242 | Craig Raddatz | Cincinnati Bengals | LB | — | |
10 | 15 | 266 | Bobby Taylor | Miami Dolphins | DB | — | |
12 | 13 | 320 | Larry Emery | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — | |
1988 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Paul Gruber | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T | — |
8 | 25 | 218 | Glenn Derby | New Orleans Saints | T | — | |
10 | 7 | 256 | Bud Keyes | Green Bay Packers | QB | — | |
10 | 18 | 267 | Rodney Lossow | New England Patriots | C | — | |
1989 | 12 | 11 | 318 | Todd Nelson | Phoenix Cardinals | G | — |
1990 | 10 | 15 | 263 | Craig Hudson | Kansas City Chiefs | TE | — |
1991 | 3 | 12 | 67 | Don Davey | Green Bay Packers | DT | — |
10 | 9 | 259 | Brady Pierce | Minnesota Vikings | T | — | |
1992 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Troy Vincent* | Miami Dolphins | DB | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
1993 | 5 | 15 | 127 | Chuck Belin | Los Angeles Rams | G | — |
1994 | 3 | 12 | 77 | Joe Panos | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
7 | 12 | 206 | Mark Montgomery | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | — | |
1995 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Cory Raymer | Washington Redskins | C | — |
2 | 19 | 51 | Terrell Fletcher | San Diego Chargers | RB | — | |
3 | 11 | 75 | Mike Verstegen | New Orleans Saints | G | — | |
4 | 3 | 101 | Michael Roan | Houston Oilers | TE | — | |
4 | 25 | 123 | Mike Thompson | Jacksonville Jaguars | DT | — | |
6 | 13 | 184 | Lee DeRamus | New Orleans Saints | WR | — | |
6 | 22 | 193 | Kenny Gales | Chicago Bears | DB | — | |
1996 | 4 | 36 | 131 | Eric Unverzagt | Seattle Seahawks | LB | — |
5 | 8 | 140 | Jason Maniecki | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DT | — | |
1997 | 2 | 7 | 37 | Jerry Wunsch | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T | — |
4 | 7 | 103 | Pete Monty | New York Giants | LB | — | |
4 | 26 | 122 | Tarek Saleh | Carolina Panthers | LB | — | |
1998 | 2 | 22 | 52 | Tony Simmons | New England Patriots | WR | — |
4 | 14 | 106 | Donald Hayes | Carolina Panthers | WR | — | |
1999 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Aaron Gibson | Detroit Lions | T | — |
3 | 22 | 83 | Tom Burke | Arizona Cardinals | DE | — | |
6 | 3 | 172 | Cecil Martin | Philadelphia Eagles | FB | — | |
2000 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Ron Dayne | New York Giants | RB | College Football Hall of Fame |
1 | 22 | 22 | Chris McIntosh | Seattle Seahawks | T | — | |
4 | 30 | 124 | Bobby Myers | Tennessee Titans | DB | — | |
7 | 18 | 224 | Mark Tauscher† | Green Bay Packers | T | Super Bowl Champion (XLV) | |
2001 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Jamar Fletcher | Miami Dolphins | DB | — |
1 | 27 | 27 | Michael Bennett* | Minnesota Vikings | RB | Pro Bowl (2002) | |
2 | 21 | 52 | Chris Chambers* | Miami Dolphins | WR | Pro Bowl (2005) | |
3 | 30 | 92 | Casey Rabach | Baltimore Ravens | C | — | |
4 | 10 | 105 | Bill Ferrario | Green Bay Packers | G | — | |
6 | 19 | 182 | Roger Knight | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | — | |
6 | 30 | 193 | Jason Doering | Indianapolis Colts | DB | — | |
7 | 30 | 230 | Ross Kolodziej | New York Giants | DT | — | |
2002 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Wendell Bryant | Arizona Cardinals | DT | — |
4 | 12 | 110 | Mike Echols | Tennessee Titans | DB | — | |
5 | 17 | 152 | Nick Greisen | New York Giants | LB | — | |
6 | 29 | 201 | Mark Anelli | San Francisco 49ers | TE | — | |
2003 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Al Johnson | Dallas Cowboys | C | — |
6 | 5 | 178 | B. J. Tucker | Dallas Cowboys | DB | — | |
6 | 27 | 200 | Brooks Bollinger | New York Jets | QB | — | |
7 | 2 | 216 | Ben Johnson | Detroit Lions | T | — | |
2004 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Lee Evans | Buffalo Bills | WR | — |
5 | 8 | 140 | Alex Lewis | Detroit Lions | LB | — | |
6 | 28 | 193 | Jim Sorgi† | Indianapolis Colts | QB | Super Bowl Champion (XLI) | |
2005 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Erasmus James | Minnesota Vikings | DE | — |
3 | 23 | 87 | Scott Starks | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | — | |
4 | 6 | 107 | Dan Buenning | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G | — | |
5 | 12 | 148 | Jonathan Welsh | Indianapolis Colts | DE | — | |
6 | 1 | 175 | Anttaj Hawthorne | Oakland Raiders | DT | — | |
6 | 19 | 193 | Jason Jefferson | New Orleans Saints | DT | — | |
7 | 26 | 243 | Anthony Davis | Indianapolis Colts | RB | — | |
2006 | 3 | 10 | 74 | Brian Calhoun | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
3 | 20 | 84 | Brandon Williams | San Francisco 49ers | WR | — | |
4 | 1 | 98 | Owen Daniels* | Houston Texans | TE | Pro Bowl (2008, 2012) Super Bowl Champion (50) | |
5 | 17 | 150 | Jason Pociask | New York Jets | TE | — | |
6 | 3 | 172 | Jonathan Orr | Tennessee Titans | WR | — | |
2007 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Joe Thomas* | Cleveland Browns | T | Pro Bowl (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
2008 | 4 | 32 | 131 | Jack Ikegwuonu | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
6 | 12 | 178 | Taylor Mehlhaff | New Orleans Saints | K | — | |
6 | 15 | 181 | Nick Hayden | Carolina Panthers | DT | — | |
6 | 25 | 191 | Paul Hubbard | Cleveland Browns | WR | — | |
2009 | 3 | 7 | 71 | Matt Shaughnessy | Oakland Raiders | DE | — |
3 | 12 | 76 | DeAndre Levy | Detroit Lions | LB | — | |
3 | 15 | 79 | Kraig Urbik | Pittsburgh Steelers | G | — | |
3 | 36 | 100 | Travis Beckum† | New York Giants | TE | Super Bowl Champion (XLVI) | |
2010 | 4 | 20 | 118 | Garrett Graham | Houston Texans | TE | — |
4 | 32 | 130 | O'Brien Schofield† | Arizona Cardinals | DE | Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) | |
2011 | 1 | 11 | 11 | J. J. Watt*[a 13] | Houston Texans | DE | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) |
1 | 29 | 29 | Gabe Carimi | Chicago Bears | T | — | |
2 | 15 | 47 | Lance Kendricks | St. Louis Rams | TE | — | |
3 | 11 | 75 | John Moffitt | Seattle Seahawks | G | — | |
7 | 49 | 252 | Bill Nagy | Dallas Cowboys | C | — | |
2012 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Kevin Zeitler | Cincinnati Bengals | G | — |
2 | 23 | 55 | Peter Konz | Atlanta Falcons | C | — | |
3 | 12 | 75 | Russell Wilson‡ | Seattle Seahawks | QB | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) | |
4 | 27 | 122 | Nick Toon | New Orleans Saints | WR | — | |
5 | 22 | 157 | Bradie Ewing | Atlanta Falcons | FB | — | |
6 | 37 | 207 | Brad Nortman | Carolina Panthers | P | — | |
2013 | 1 | 31 | 31 | Travis Frederick | Dallas Cowboys | C | Pro Bowl (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
2 | 26 | 58 | Montee Ball | Denver Broncos | RB | — | |
5 | 35 | 168 | Ricky Wagner | Baltimore Ravens | T | — | |
2014 | 3 | 4 | 68 | Dezmen Southward | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
3 | 13 | 77 | Chris Borland | San Francisco 49ers | LB | — | |
4 | 30 | 130 | James White | New England Patriots | RB | Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII) | |
5 | 36 | 176 | Jared Abbrederis | Green Bay Packers | WR | — | |
7 | 9 | 224 | Beau Allen | Philadelphia Eagles | DT | Super Bowl Champion (LII) | |
2015 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Melvin Gordon | San Diego Chargers | RB | Pro Bowl (2016, 2018) |
2 | 25 | 57 | Rob Havenstein | St. Louis Rams | T | — | |
2016 | 4 | 1 | 99 | Joe Schobert | Cleveland Browns | LB | Pro Bowl (2017) |
6 | 23 | 198 | Derek Watt | San Diego Chargers | FB | — | |
2017 | 1 | 30 | 30 | T. J. Watt | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | Pro Bowl (2018) |
1 | 32 | 32 | Ryan Ramczyk | New Orleans Saints | T | — | |
4 | 1 | 108 | Vince Biegel | Green Bay Packers | LB | — | |
2018 | 4 | 10 | 110 | Nick Nelson | Oakland Raiders | DB | — |
5 | 19 | 156 | Troy Fumagalli | Denver Broncos | TE | — | |
5 | 27 | 164 | Natrell Jamerson | New Orleans Saints | DB | — | |
6 | 28 | 202 | Jack Cichy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB | Super Bowl Champion (LV) | |
7 | 12 | 230 | Leon Jacobs | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB | — | |
2019 | 3 | 14 | 78 | Michael Deiter | Miami Dolphins | G | — |
5 | 5 | 143 | Ryan Connelly | New York Giants | LB | — | |
5 | 13 | 151 | Andrew Van Ginkel | Miami Dolphins | LB | — | |
5 | 31 | 169 | David Edwards | Los Angeles Rams | G | — | |
2020 | 2 | 9 | 41 | Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | RB | — |
3 | 10 | 74 | Zack Baun | New Orleans Saints | LB | — | |
4 | 40 | 146 | Tyler Biadasz | Dallas Cowboys | C | — | |
5 | 21 | 166 | Quintez Cephus | Detroit Lions | WR | — | |
2021 | 5 | 12 | 156 | Isaiahh Loudermilk | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT | — |
6 | 29 | 213 | Rachad Wildgoose | Buffalo Bills | DB | — | |
6 | 30 | 214 | Cole Van Lanen | Green Bay Packers | G | — |
Notable undrafted players[]
Note: No drafts held before 1936
Year | Player | Debut Team | Position | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1920 | Cub Buck | Canton Bulldogs | T | — |
Moose Gardner | Detroit Heralds | G | — | |
Polly Koch | Rock Island Independents | G/T | — | |
Jock Mungavin | Chicago Tigers | E | — | |
1921 | Tubby Howard | Green Bay Packers | E/B | — |
Paul Meyers | New York Brickley Giants | E | — | |
Tubby Rohsenberger | Evansville Crimson Giants | T | — | |
Ralph Scott† | Chicago Staleys | T/G | NFL Champion (1921) | |
1922 | Bill Collins | Milwaukee Badgers | E | — |
Al Elliott | Racine Legion | RB | — | |
Don Murry† | Racine Legion | G/E/T | NFL Champion (1932) | |
1923 | Shorty Barr | Racine Legion | QB | — |
Wes Leaper | Green Bay Packers | E | — | |
Eber Simpson | St. Louis All-Stars | QB | — | |
Len Smith | Racine Legion | T | — | |
Howard Stark | Racine Legion | T | — | |
Gus Tebell | Columbus Tigers | E | — | |
Rollie Williams | Racine Legion | B | — | |
1924 | Roman Brumm | Racine Legion | E/T/C/G | — |
Irv Carlson | Kenosha Maroons | WR/B | — | |
Dave Noble[a 14] | Cleveland Bulldogs | B | — | |
1925 | Jack Harris | Green Bay Packers | FB/E | — |
1926 | Adolph Bieberstein | Green Bay Packers | G | — |
George Burnside | Racine Tornadoes | QB | — | |
1927 | Boob Darling† | Green Bay Packers | C | NFL Champion (1929, 1930, 1931) |
1928 | Paul Schuette† | New York Giants | G | NFL Champion (1932) |
1929 | Gene H. Rose | Chicago Cardinals | B | — |
1930 | Arnie Herber‡ | Green Bay Packers | QB | NFL All-Star (1939) NFL Champion (1930, 1931, 1936, 1939) Pro Football Hall of Fame |
1931 | John Cavosie | Portsmouth Spartans | FB | — |
Milt Gantenbein† | Green Bay Packers | WR/DE | NFL Champion (1931, 1936, 1939) | |
Milo Lubratovich | Brooklyn Dodgers | T | — | |
1932 | Joe Kresky | Boston Braves | G/T | — |
1933 | Buckets Goldenberg† | Green Bay Packers | G | NFL Champion (1936, 1939, 1944) |
Joe Kurth[a 15] | Green Bay Packers | T | — | |
John Schneller† | Portsmouth Spartans | E | NFL Champion (1935) | |
1934 | Champ Seibold† | Green Bay Packers | T | NFL Champion (1936) |
1936 | Rudy Gollomb | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
1937 | Emmett Mortell[a 16] | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — |
1938 | Fred Borak | Green Bay Packers | DE | — |
Clarence Tommerson | Pittsburgh Pirates | RB | — | |
1939 | Karl Schuelke | Pittsburgh Pirates | FB | — |
1940 | Bob Eckl | Milwaukee Chiefs | T | — |
1942 | Art Albrecht | Pittsburgh Steelers | T/C/LB | — |
1944 | Len Calligaro | New York Giants | QB | — |
1946 | George Hekkers | Miami Seahawks | T | — |
Bill Schroeder | Chicago Rockets | RB | — | |
Evan Vogds | Chicago Rockets | G | — | |
1947 | Ralph Davis | Green Bay Packers | G | — |
1948 | John Atwood | New York Giants | RB | — |
Farnham Johnson[a 17] | Chicago Rockets | T | — | |
1964 | Jim Purnell | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
1965 | Lee Bernet | Denver Broncos | TE | — |
Jim Nettles | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — | |
Ron Smith | Chicago Bears | DB | — | |
1968 | Phil Sobocinski | Atlanta Falcons | C | — |
1969 | Ken Criter | Denver Broncos | LB | — |
1971 | Jim DeLisle | Green Bay Packers | DT | — |
Chuck Winfrey | Minnesota Vikings | LB | — | |
1976 | Ken Starch | Green Bay Packers | RB | — |
1977 | Ron Egloff | Denver Broncos | TE | — |
1978 | Larry Canada | Denver Broncos | RB | — |
Mike Morgan | Chicago Bears | RB | — | |
1985 | John Williams | Dallas Cowboys | RB | — |
1987 | Bill Lobenstein | Denver Broncos | DE | — |
Sankar Montoute | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB | — | |
Art Price | Atlanta Falcons | LB | — | |
George Winslow | Cleveland Browns | P | — | |
1992 | Rafael Robinson | Seattle Seahawks | DB | — |
1995 | Donny Brady | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
Chad Cascadden | New York Jets | LB | — | |
Brent Moss | Miami Dolphins | RB | — | |
Joe Rudolph | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — | |
1997 | Daryl Carter | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
Derek Engler | New York Giants | C | — | |
John Hall | New York Jets | K | — | |
1998 | Lamar Campbell | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
1999 | Mike Schneck* | Pittsburgh Steelers | C/LS | Pro Bowl (2005) |
Aaron Stecker†[a 18] | Chicago Bears | RB | Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII) | |
Jason Suttle | Denver Broncos | DB | — | |
2000 | Ahmad Merritt | Chicago Bears | WR | — |
Donnel Thompson | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | — | |
2001 | Dave Costa | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
Mike Solwold† | Minnesota Vikings | C/LS | Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII) | |
Kevin Stemke | Green Bay Packers | P | — | |
John Waerig[a 19] | Detroit Lions | TE | — | |
2002 | Nick Davis | Minnesota Vikings | WR | — |
2003 | Erik Bickerstaff | Dallas Cowboys | RB | — |
2005 | Matt Katula | Baltimore Ravens | C/LS | — |
Jim Leonhard | Buffalo Bills | DB | — | |
2006 | Donovan Raiola | St. Louis Rams | C | — |
2007 | Roderick Rogers | Denver Broncos | DB | — |
2009 | Jonathan Casillas† | New Orleans Saints | LB | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV) |
P. J. Hill | New Orleans Saints | RB | — | |
Mike Newkirk | St. Louis Rams | DE | — | |
Chris Pressley | Cincinnati Bengals | FB | — | |
2010 | Chris Maragos† | San Francisco 49ers | DB | Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII, LII) |
2011 | John Clay | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
David Gilreath | Indianapolis Colts | WR | — | |
Scott Tolzien | San Diego Chargers | QB | — | |
2012 | Jake Byrne | New Orleans Saints | TE | — |
2013 | Marcus Cromartie | San Diego Chargers | DB | — |
Shelton Johnson | Oakland Raiders | DB | — | |
2014 | Ryan Groy | Chicago Bears | G | — |
2016 | Michael Caputo | Los Angeles Rams | DB | — |
Alex Erickson | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — | |
Tyler Marz | Tennessee Titans | T | — | |
Tanner McEvoy | Seattle Seahawks | WR | — | |
Joel Stave | Minnesota Vikings | QB | — | |
Austin Traylor | Dallas Cowboys | TE | — | |
2017 | Corey Clement | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | Super Bowl Champion (LII) |
Dare Ogunbowale | Houston Texans | RB | — | |
Sojourn Shelton | Arizona Cardinals | DB | — | |
2019 | Beau Benzschawel | Detroit Lions | G | — |
D'Cota Dixon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB | — | |
T. J. Edwards | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | — | |
Alec Ingold | Oakland Raiders | FB | — | |
Green Bay Packers | DT | — | ||
2020 | Chris Orr | Carolina Panthers | LB | — |
2021 | New Orleans Saints | DB | — | |
Green Bay Packers | G | — | ||
Las Vegas Raiders | RB | — | ||
Carolina Panthers | FB | — |
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).[1][2]
- ^ In American and Canadian football, a back is a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage.
- ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
- ^ a b Ron Miller was drafted in the 1961 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers (168th overall) and in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams (41st overall).
- ^ a b Pat Richter was drafted in the 1963 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos (78th overall) and in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins (7th overall).
- ^ Tom Neumann transferred to Northern Michigan.[5]
- ^ a b Gary Kroner was drafted in the 1963 AFL Draft by the New York Jets (147th overall) and in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers (93rd overall).
- ^ a b Roger Pillath was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills (53rd overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams (39th overall).
- ^ a b Ken Bowman was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets (75th overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers (111th overall).
- ^ a b Jimmy Jones was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos (193rd overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears (84th overall).
- ^ a b Al Piraino was drafted in the 1965 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs (85th overall) and in the 1965 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (104th overall).
- ^ Wally Dreyer transferred to Michigan.[6]
- ^ J. J. Watt transferred from Central Michigan.[7]
- ^ Dave Noble transferred to Nebraska.[8]
- ^ Joe Kurth transferred from Notre Dame.[9]
- ^ Emmett Mortell transferred to Notre Dame.[10]
- ^ Farnham Johnson transferred to Michigan.[11]
- ^ Aaron Stecker transferred to Western Illinois.[12]
- ^ John Waerig transferred to Maryland.[13]
References[]
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- "NFL Players who attended University of Wisconsin". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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- Specific
- ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
- ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ "Wisconsin Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
- ^ "Tom Neumann NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ "Wally Dreyer NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "J.J. Watt NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ "Dave Noble NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Joe Kurth NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Emmett Mortell NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Franham Johnson NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Aaron Stecker NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ "John Waerig NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- Lists of National Football League draftees by college football team
- Wisconsin Badgers football players
- Lists of people from Wisconsin