List of Wisconsin Badgers in the NFL draft

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Joel Stave was undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft while Melvin Gordon was drafted 15th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2015 NFL draft.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers have drafted 297 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: Joe Tippmann, Keeanu Benton and Nick Herbig.

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[edit]

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[edit]

Elroy Hirsch was drafted 5th overall by the Cleveland Rams in the 1945 NFL draft
Don Kindt was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 1947 NFL draft
Tim Krumrie was drafted 276th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1983 NFL draft
Troy Vincent was drafted 7th overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 1992 NFL draft
Cecil Martin was drafted 172nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1999 NFL draft
Mark Tauscher was drafted 224th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2000 NFL draft
Michael Bennett was drafted 27th overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2001 NFL draft
Chris Chambers was drafted 52nd overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2001 NFL draft
Casey Rabach was drafted 92nd overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2001 NFL draft
Brooks Bollinger was drafted 200th overall by the New York Jets in the 2003 NFL draft
Lee Evans was drafted 13th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2004 NFL draft
Owen Daniels was drafted 98th overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL draft
Joe Thomas was drafted 3rd overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2007 NFL draft
Jack Ikegwuonu was drafted 131st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2008 NFL draft
Matt Shaughnessy was drafted 71st overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2009 NFL draft
Garrett Graham was drafted 118th overall by the Houston Texans in the 2010 NFL draft
O'Brien Schofield (#50) was drafted 130th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2010 NFL draft
J. J. Watt was drafted 11th overall by the Houston Texans in the 2011 NFL draft
Gabe Carimi was drafted 29th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2011 NFL draft
John Moffitt was drafted 75th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2011 NFL draft
Kevin Zeitler was drafted 27th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2012 NFL draft
Peter Konz was drafted 55th overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2012 NFL draft
Russell Wilson was drafted 75th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2012 NFL draft
Nick Toon was drafted 122nd overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2012 NFL draft
Bradie Ewing was drafted 157th overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2012 NFL draft
Travis Frederick was drafted 31st overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2013 NFL draft
Montee Ball was the second Badger to be drafted in the 2013 NFL draft. Ball was drafted 58th overall by the Denver Broncos.
Ricky Wagner was drafted 168th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2013 NFL draft
Chris Borland was drafted 77th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2014 NFL draft
James White was drafted 130th overall by the New England Patriots in the 2014 NFL draft
Melvin Gordon was drafted 15th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2015 NFL draft
Jonathan Taylor was drafted 41st overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 NFL draft

American Football League[edit]

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[edit]

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team[a 3] Position Notes
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)
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2023
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, 2019, 2020, 2021)
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)
Super Bowl Champion (LVII)
2 25 57 Rob Havenstein St. Louis Rams T Super Bowl Champion (LVI)
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, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
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 Super Bowl Champion (LVI)
2020 2 9 41 Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts RB Pro Bowl (2021)
3 10 74 Zack Baun New Orleans Saints LB
4 40 146 Tyler Biadasz Dallas Cowboys C Pro Bowl (2022)
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
2022
3 39 103 Leo Chenal Kansas City Chiefs LB Super Bowl Champion (LVII)
3 40 104 Logan Bruss Los Angeles Rams OG
4 24 129 Jake Ferguson Dallas Cowboys TE Pro Bowl (2023)
6 27 206 Matt Henningsen Denver Broncos DT
7 11 232 Faion Hicks Denver Broncos CB
2023
2 12 43 Joe Tippmann New York Jets C
2 18 49 Keeanu Benton Pittsburgh Steelers DT
4 30 132 Nick Herbig Pittsburgh Steelers LB

Notable undrafted players[edit]

Rollie Williams played in 1923 for the Racine Legion
Gus Tebell played in 1923 and 1924 for the Columbus Tigers
John Hall was undrafted in 1997 but signed with the New York Jets
Mike Schneck was undrafted in 1999 but signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Leonhard was undrafted in 2005 but signed with the Buffalo Bills
Jonathan Casillas was undrafted in 2009 but signed with the New Orleans Saints
Chris Pressley was undrafted in 2009 but signed with the Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Maragos was undrafted in 2010 but signed with the San Francisco 49ers
John Clay was undrafted in 2011 but signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Tolzien was undrafted in 2011 but signed with the San Diego Chargers

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
1973 Rudy Steiner Atlanta Falcons QB
1976 Ken Starch Green Bay Packers RB
1977 Ron Egloff Denver Broncos TE
1978 Larry Canada Denver Broncos RB
Mike Morgan Chicago Bears RB
1979 David Charles Seattle Seahawks WR
Greg Gordon Miami Dolphins CB
Jim Moore Chicago Bears C
1980 Dave Crossen Atlanta Falcons LB
1981 Bill Kazmaier Green Bay Packers G
1982 Ron Steverson Atlanta Falcons DB
Steve Veith Chicago Bears K
1985 Marck Harrison Cleveland Browns RB
Mike Jones[citation needed] Atlanta Falcons WR
Sankar Montoute Kansas City Chiefs LB
Art Price Atlanta Falcons LB
John Williams Dallas Cowboys RB
1986 Lance Branaman Atlanta Falcons DT
1987 Jim Kmet Washington Redskins DT
George Winslow Cleveland Browns P
1988 Todd Gregoire Green Bay Packers K
1992 Brendan Lynch Chicago Bears LB
Rafael Robinson Seattle Seahawks DB
1993 Lionell Crawford Green Bay Packers WR
Rich Thompson Green Bay Packers K
1994 Reggie Holt Green Bay Packers S
Lamark Shackerford Green Bay Packers DT
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
Jason Suttle Denver Broncos DB
1999 Matt Davenport Pittsburgh Steelers K
Mike Schneck* Pittsburgh Steelers C/LS Pro Bowl (2005)
Aaron Stecker[a 18] Chicago Bears RB Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII)
2000 Demetrius Brown Pittsburgh Steelers WR
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 Pro Bowl (2023)
Olive Sagapolu Green Bay Packers DT
2020 Chris Orr Carolina Panthers LB
2021 Eric Burrell New Orleans Saints DB
Jon Dietzen Green Bay Packers G
Garrett Groshek Las Vegas Raiders RB
Mason Stokke Carolina Panthers FB
2022 Danny Davis III Green Bay Packers WR
Scott Nelson Seattle Seahawks S
Kendric Pryor Cincinnati Bengals WR
Jack Sanborn Chicago Bears LB
Josh Seltzner Indianapolis Colts OL
Caesar Williams Los Angeles Rams CB
2023 Tyler Beach Houston Texans OL

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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]
  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.
  3. ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ Tom Neumann transferred to Northern Michigan.[5]
  7. ^ 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).
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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).
  11. ^ 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).
  12. ^ Wally Dreyer transferred to Michigan.[6]
  13. ^ J. J. Watt transferred from Central Michigan.[7]
  14. ^ Dave Noble transferred to Nebraska.[8]
  15. ^ Joe Kurth transferred from Notre Dame.[9]
  16. ^ Emmett Mortell transferred to Notre Dame.[10]
  17. ^ Farnham Johnson transferred to Michigan.[11]
  18. ^ Aaron Stecker transferred to Western Illinois.[12]
  19. ^ John Waerig transferred to Maryland.[13]

References[edit]

General
  • "Draft History by School–Wisconsin". National Football League. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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