List of Virginia Tech Hokies in the NFL Draft
The Virginia Tech Hokies football team has had 136 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes nine players taken in the first round and two overall number one picks, Bruce Smith in the 1985 NFL Draft and Michael Vick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Eight former Virginia Tech players have been selected to a Pro Bowl, twelve have won a championship with their respective teams and one has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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).[3] Prior to the 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 bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" became the NFL Draft.[2]
Selections
Key
* | 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) | |||||
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |
American Football League
Year | Round | Overall | Player name | Position | AFL team | Notes |
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1960 | 1 | Dale, CarrollCarroll Dale | End | Oakland Raiders | — | |
1961 [4] |
4 | 26 | Zeno, MikeMike Zeno | Guard | Boston Patriots | — |
21 | 162 | Oakes, DonDon Oakes* | Tackle | Boston Patriots | AFL All-Star Game (1967) | |
1962 [5] |
No selections | |||||
1963 [6] |
16 | 122 | Breen, GeneGene Breen | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers | — |
1964 [7] |
12 | 93 | Adams, JakeJake Adams | End | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
1965 [8] |
4 | 28 | Schweickert, BobBob Schweickert | Back | New York Jets | — |
13 | 100 | Utz, SunnySunny Utz | Fullback | New York Jets | — | |
1966 [9] |
No selections | |||||
National Football League
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team | Notes |
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1936 | No selections | ||||||
1937 | 7 | 3 | 63 | Dickerson, Herman "Foots"Herman "Foots" Dickerson | End | Chicago Cardinals | — |
1938 | No selections | ||||||
1939 | No selections | ||||||
1940 | No selections | ||||||
1941 | No selections | ||||||
1942 | No selections | ||||||
1943 | No selections | ||||||
1944 | 14 | 11 | 142 | Maskas, JohnJohn Maskas[A 2] | Guard/Tackle | Boston Yanks | — |
1945 | No selections | ||||||
1946 | No selections | ||||||
1947 | No selections | ||||||
1948 | No selections | ||||||
1949 | No selections | ||||||
1950 | No selections | ||||||
1951 | 28 | 10 | 337 | Wingo, SterlingSterling Wingo | Back | Los Angeles Rams | — |
1952 | No selections | ||||||
1953 | 12 | 3 | 136 | Nutter, Madison "Buzz"Madison "Buzz" Nutter* | Center | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1963) NFL Champion (1958, 1959) |
1954 | 25 | 11 | 300 | Hughes, TomTom Hughes | Tackle | Cleveland Browns | — |
1955 | 5 | 2 | 51 | Preas, GeorgeGeorge Preas | Guard/Tackle | Baltimore Colts | NFL Champion (1958, 1959) |
7 | 9 | 82 | Dean, JohnnyJohnny Dean | Back | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
21 | 1 | 242 | Wright, HowieHowie Wright | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
27 | 2 | 315 | Locke, JimJim Locke | Tackle | Baltimore Colts | — | |
30 | 2 | 351 | Petty, TomTom Petty | End | Washington Redskins | — | |
1956 | No selections | ||||||
1957 | 13 | 2 | 147 | Wolfenden, BobBob Wolfenden | Back | Los Angeles Rams | — |
16 | 10 | 191 | Olson, HillmerHillmer Olson | Center | Detroit Lions | — | |
22 | 11 | 264 | Dalzell, TomTom Dalzell | Tackle | Chicago Bears | — | |
1958 | 24 | 4 | 281 | Moon, RussRuss Moon | Tackle | Chicago Bears | — |
1959 | 26 | 2 | 302 | Burks, JimJim Burks | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
1960 | 8 | 2 | 26 | Dale, CarrollCarroll Dale | End | Los Angeles Rams | NFL Champion (1965) Super Bowl Champion (I, II) College Football Hall of Fame (1987) |
1961 | 3 | 14 | 42 | Oakes, DonDon Oakes | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
16 | 4 | 214 | Zeno, MikeMike Zeno | Guard | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
16 | 11 | 221 | Vishneski, BernieBernie Vishneski | Tackle | New York Giants | — | |
1962 | No selections | ||||||
1963 | 15 | 14 | 210 | Breen, GeneGene Breen | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers | — |
1964 | 13 | 9 | 177 | Adams, JakeJake Adams | End | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
1965 | 3 | 1 | 29 | Schweickert, BobBob Schweickert | Back | San Francisco 49ers | — |
6 | 5 | 75 | Utz, SunnySunny Utz | Fullback | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
1966 | No selections | ||||||
1967 | 4 | 25 | 105 | Bowling, AndyAndy Bowling | Linebacker | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
14 | 6 | 347 | Francisco, TomTom Francisco | Halfback | Denver Broncos | — | |
16 | 16 | 409 | Bruce, DonDon Bruce | Guard | Oakland Raiders | — | |
1968 | 5 | 2 | 113 | Barefoot, KenKen Barefoot | Tight end | Washington Redskins | — |
8 | 18 | 210 | Richards, JimJim Richards | Defensive back | New York Jets | — | |
1969 | 8 | 1 | 183 | Harvey, James "Waddey"James "Waddey" Harvey | Tackle | Buffalo Bills | — |
13 | 24 | 335 | Piland, RickRick Piland | Guard | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
1970 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Edwards, KenKen Edwards | Running back | Buffalo Bills | — |
1971 | 17 | 9 | 425 | Simcsak, JackJack Simcsak | Placekicker | Denver Broncos | — |
1972 | No selections | ||||||
1973 | 5 | 7 | 111 | Strock, DonDon Strock | Quarterback | Miami Dolphins | Super Bowl Champion (VIII) |
1974 | No selections | ||||||
1975 | 13 | 15 | 327 | Scales, RickyRicky Scales | Wide receiver | Houston Oilers | — |
16 | 12 | 402 | Lambert, KenKen Lambert | Defensive back | Houston Oilers | — | |
1976 | 7 | 21 | 203 | Rogers, PhilPhil Rogers | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
1977 | 3 | 4 | 60 | Beasley, TomTom Beasley | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV) |
1978 | No selections | ||||||
1979 | No selections | ||||||
1980 | 5 | 14 | 124 | McDougald, DougDoug McDougald | Defensive end | New England Patriots | — |
5 | 15 | 125 | Lewis, KennyKenny Lewis | Running back | Oakland Raiders | — | |
1981 | No selections | ||||||
1982 | 4 | 15 | 98 | Brown, RobertRobert Brown | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers | — |
1983 | No selections | ||||||
1984 | 6 | 9 | 149 | Paige, TonyTony Paige | Fullback | New York Jets | — |
1[A 3] | 18 | 18 | Johnson, MikeMike Johnson | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — | |
1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Smith, BruceBruce Smith* | Defensive end | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2009) |
2 | 16 | 44 | Penn, JesseJesse Penn | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
8 | 5 | 201 | Lee, AshleyAshley Lee | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
10 | 18 | 270 | Jones, JoeJoe Jones | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
11 | 19 | 299 | Young, AllenAllen Young[A 4] | Defensive back | New York Giants | — | |
1986 | No selections | ||||||
1987 | 8 | 1 | 196 | Hunter, EddieEddie Hunter | Running back | New York Jets | — |
8 | 13 | 208 | Taliaferro, CurtisCurtis Taliaferro | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
1988 | 6 | 17 | 154 | Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson | Tight end | New England Patriots | — |
12 | 1 | 306 | Wiley, CarterCarter Wiley | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
12 | 5 | 310 | Jones, VictorVictor Jones | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
1989 | No selections | ||||||
1990 | 8 | 19 | 212 | Jones, JockJock Jones | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — |
8 | 22 | 215 | Brown, RogerRoger Brown | Defensive back | Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl Champion (XXV) | |
1991 | 12 | 8 | 314 | Chamblee, AlAl Chamblee | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
1992 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Chung, EugeneEugene Chung[A 5] | Tackle | New England Patriots | — |
4 | 23 | 107 | Furrer, WillWill Furrer | Quarterback | Chicago Bears | — | |
6 | 11 | 151 | Russell, DamienDamien Russell | Defensive back | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
7 | 19 | 187 | Boatwright, WilliamWilliam Boatwright | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
12 | 26 | 334 | Granby, JohnJohn Granby | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos | — | |
1993 | No selections | ||||||
1994 | 2 | 22 | 62 | Drakeford, TyronneTyronne Drakeford | Cornerback | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XXIX) |
4 | 18 | 121 | Burke, JohnJohn Burke | Tight end | New England Patriots | — | |
7 | 6 | 200 | Pyne, JimJim Pyne | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
1995 | 3 | 26 | 90 | Freeman, AntonioAntonio Freeman* | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | Pro Bowl (1998) Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) |
4 | 26 | 124 | Brown, KenKen Brown | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | — | |
1996 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Still, BryanBryan Still | Wide receiver | San Diego Chargers | — |
3 | 27 | 88 | Price, J.C.J.C. Price | Defensive tackle | Carolina Panthers | — | |
1997 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Druckenmiller, JimJim Druckenmiller | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers | — |
2 | 19 | 49 | Gray, TorrianTorrian Gray | Safety | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
4 | 17 | 113 | Banks, AntonioAntonio Banks | Cornerback | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
6 | 31 | 194 | Brown, CornellCornell Brown | Defensive end | Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl Champion (XXXV) | |
1998 | 4 | 12 | 104 | Washington, ToddTodd Washington | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII) |
4 | 17 | 109 | DiNapoli, GennaroGennaro DiNapoli | Guard | Oakland Raiders | — | |
7 | 12 | 201 | Oxendine, KenKen Oxendine | Fullback | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
7 | 13 | 202 | Parker, MarcusMarcus Parker | Running back | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
1999 | 4 | 15 | 110 | Prioleau, PiersonPierson Prioleau | Safety | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV) |
5 | 32 | 165 | Smith, DerekDerek Smith | Tackle | Washington Redskins | — | |
2000 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Engelberger, JohnJohn Engelberger | Defensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers | — |
2 | 21 | 52 | Charlton, IkeIke Charlton | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
3 | 27 | 89 | Moore, CoreyCorey Moore | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | — | |
5 | 5 | 134 | Midget, AnthonyAnthony Midget | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
7 | 37 | 243 | Stith, ShyroneShyrone Stith | Running back | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Vick, MichaelMichael Vick* | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010) |
3 | 29 | 91 | Bird, CoryCory Bird | Safety | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
5 | 6 | 137 | Lehr, MattMatt Lehr | Guard | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
2002 | 2 | 15 | 47 | Davis, AndréAndré Davis | Wide receiver | Cleveland Browns | — |
4 | 13 | 111 | Taylor, BenBen Taylor | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — | |
5 | 13 | 148 | McCadam, KevinKevin McCadam | Safety | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
6 | 10 | 182 | Pugh, DavidDavid Pugh | Defensive tackle | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
6 | 39 | 211 | Slowikowski, BobBob Slowikowski | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
7 | 7 | 218 | Beasley, ChadChad Beasley | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
7 | 13 | 224 | Monroe, DerriusDerrius Monroe | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | — | |
7 | 40 | 251 | Ferguson, JarrettJarrett Ferguson | Fullback | Buffalo Bills | — | |
2003 | 4 | 18 | 115 | Suggs, LeeLee Suggs | Running back | Cleveland Browns | — |
7 | 38 | 252 | Pile, WillieWillie Pile | Safety | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
2004 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Hall, DeAngeloDeAngelo Hall* | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2010) |
1 | 30 | 30 | Jones, KevinKevin Jones | Running back | Detroit Lions | — | |
2 | 13 | 45 | Grove, JakeJake Grove | Center | Oakland Raiders | — | |
4 | 24 | 120 | Wilford, ErnestErnest Wilford | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
5 | 13 | 145 | Adibi, NathanielNathaniel Adibi | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
2005 | 3 | 11 | 75 | Green, EricEric Green | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals | — |
4 | 7 | 108 | Fuller, VincentVincent Fuller | Safety | Tennessee Titans | — | |
6 | 7 | 217 | Dunn, JonJon Dunn | Tackle | Cleveland Browns | — | |
2006 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | — |
2 | 31 | 63 | Tapp, DarrylDarryl Tapp | Defensive end | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
3 | 24 | 88 | Anderson, JamesJames Anderson | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | — | |
5 | 23 | 155 | King, JeffJeff King | Tight end | Carolina Panthers | — | |
6 | 8 | 177 | Lewis, JonathanJonathan Lewis | Defensive tackle | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
7 | 14 | 222 | Hamilton, JustinJustin Hamilton | Safety | Cleveland Browns | — | |
7 | 19 | 227 | Martin, JimmyJimmy Martin | Tackle | San Diego Chargers | — | |
7 | 26 | 234 | Montgomery, WillWill Montgomery | Guard | Carolina Panthers | — | |
7 | 32 | 240 | Humes, CedricCedric Humes | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
2007 | 3 | 26 | 89 | Rouse, AaronAaron Rouse | Safety | Green Bay Packers | — |
5 | 20 | 157 | Clowney, DavidDavid Clowney | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | — | |
5 | 26 | 163 | Frye, BrandonBrandon Frye | Tackle | Houston Texans | — | |
2008 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Brown, DuaneDuane Brown* | Tackle | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014) |
2 | 3 | 35 | Flowers, BrandonBrandon Flowers* | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (2013) | |
2 | 11 | 42 | Royal, EddieEddie Royal | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos | — | |
3 | 9 | 72 | Ellis, ChrisChris Ellis | Defensive end | Buffalo Bills | — | |
4 | 19 | 118 | Adibi, XavierXavier Adibi | Linebacker | Houston Texans | — | |
5 | 13 | 148 | Powell, CarltonCarlton Powell | Defensive tackle | Denver Broncos | — | |
6 | 8 | 174 | Morgan, JoshJosh Morgan | Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
7 | 8 | 215 | Harper, JustinJustin Harper | Wide receiver | Baltimore Ravens | — | |
2009 | 5 | 21 | 157 | Harris, Victor "Macho"Victor "Macho" Harris | Cornerback | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
2010 | 2 | 20 | 52 | Worilds, JasonJason Worilds | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
5 | 2 | 133 | Chancellor, KamKam Chancellor* | Safety | Seattle Seahawks | Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) | |
5 | 9 | 140 | Wang, EdEd Wang | Tackle | Buffalo Bills | — | |
6 | 3 | 172 | Bowden, BrentBrent Bowden | Punter | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
7 | 4 | 211 | Grimm, CodyCody Grimm | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
2011 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Williams, RyanRyan Williams | Running back | Arizona Cardinals | — |
4 | 30 | 127 | Carmichael, Rashad "Roc"Rashad "Roc" Carmichael | Cornerback | Houston Texans | — | |
6 | 15 | 180 | Taylor, TyrodTyrod Taylor | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl Champion (XLVII) Pro Bowl (2015) | |
2012 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson | Running back | New York Giants | — |
3 | 31 | 94 | Hosley, JayronJayron Hosley | Cornerback | New York Giants | — | |
5 | 17 | 152 | Coale, DannyDanny Coale | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
2013 | 6 | 3 | 171 | Fuller, CoreyCorey Fuller | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions | — |
6 | 5 | 173 | Painter, VinstonVinston Painter | Tackle | Denver Broncos | — | |
2014 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Fuller, KyleKyle Fuller | Cornerback | Chicago Bears | — |
3 | 20 | 120 | Thomas, LoganLogan Thomas | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
6 | 6 | 182 | Exum, AntoneAntone Exum | Cornerback | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
2015 | 6 | 5 | 181 | Jarrett, KyshoenKyshoen Jarrett | Safety | Washington Redskins | — |
7 | 26 | 243 | Gibson, LaurenceLaurence Gibson | Tackle | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
2016 | 3 | 21 | 84 | Fuller, KendallKendall Fuller | Cornerback | Washington Redskins | — |
6 | 28 | 203 | Nicolas, DadiDadi Nicolas | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
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]
- ↑ John Maskas was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the 10th round with the 74th overall pick in 1947.[10] He played for the Bills in 1947 and 1949,[11] and was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 1950 AAFC Dispersal Draft.
- ↑ Mike Johnson was selected as the 18th overall pick in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players.[12]
- ↑ Allen Young played basketball at Virginia Tech and not football.
- ↑ Eugene Chung is Korean American, and was the first Asian American player to be drafted in the first round.
References
- General
- "Draft History by School–Virginia Tech". National Football League. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- "Virginia Tech Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- "Hokies In The NFL Draft". Virginia Tech. HokieSports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- Specific
- ↑ Sports Reference, LLC: Alabama Drafted Players/Alumni
- 1 2 Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1961 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1962 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1963 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1964 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1965 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1966 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- ↑ "1947 AAFC DRAFT" (PDF). ProFootballResearchers.org. Professional Football Researchers Association: AAFC Committee. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ "John Maskas Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Browns Like Mack Attack". Daily Times. Cleveland, Ohio. Associated Press. June 6, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2013.