List of East Carolina Pirates in the NFL draft

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East Carolina University began playing organized American football in 1932 and has had many players go on to play professionally after graduating from the university.[1] The school's first-ever selection was Roger Thrift, a quarterback, who was picked by the Cleveland Browns in the 1951 NFL Draft. The team's selection in the most recent draft, the 2021 NFL Draft, was offensive tackle D'Ante Smith who was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Every April, each National Football League (NFL) franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft officially known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Generally, 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). See NFL Draft Rules for further detail. Selections are made during seven different rounds.

Teams have the option of trading their picks to other teams in exchange for different picks, players, money, or a combination thereof. It is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2] Of the players selected in each draft and throughout its history, East Carolina has had 63 players picked.[3]

The Pirates have had two first round selections in the NFL Draft; linebacker Robert Jones was picked #24 overall in the 1992 by the Dallas Cowboys,and running back Chris Johnson was also picked #24 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. The Pirates have had six players drafted by the New York Giants and five by the Dallas Cowboys and four by the Minnesota Vikings during the school's history. East Carolina most productive year was 1984, when the school had eight players selected in the draft.

Seven former Pirates: Zack Valentine (XIV), Earnest Byner (XXVI), Robert Jones (XXX), Guy Whimper (XLII), C.J. Wilson (Super Bowl XLV), Vonta Leach (Super Bowl XLVII), and John Jett (XXVII, XXX) have won Super Bowls with their respective teams.[4][5][6][7] Five Pirates also have been elected to the Pro Bowl: Tony Collins (1983), Earnest Byner, (1990) and (1991), Jeff Blake, (1995), Rod Coleman (2005) and Chris Johnson (2008), (2009) and (2010).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Key[edit]

B Back[A 1] 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
  ^ Super Bowl champion
  * Active player
  # Active player and Super bowl champion

Player selection[edit]

David Garrard the 108th pick overall in the 2002 draft
Draft Player name Position NFL team[19] Notes Ref
Year Round Pick Overall
1951 28 12 339 Roger Thrift QB Browns – [20]
1961 5 8 64 Glenn Bass TE CardinalsNFL draft – [21]
23 – – Glenn Bass TE ChargersAFL draft –
1964 14 5 187 Tom Michel RB VikingsNFL draft – [22]
19 – – Tom Michel RB RaidersAFL draft –
1969 17 1 417 Wayne Lineberry LB Bills – [23]
1973 16 1 391 Tim Dameron WR Oilers – [24]
17 22 438 Les Strayhorn RB Cowboys –
1974 4 2 80 Carl Summerell QB Giants – [25]
4 17 95 Carlester Crumpler Sr. RB Bills –
1977 6 27 166 Reggie Pinkney DB Lions – [26]
1978 6 28 166 Harold Randolph LB Cowboys – [27]
1979 2 28 56 ^Zack Valentine LB Steelers – [28]
6 21 158 Eddie Hicks RB Giants –
1980 11 11 288 Sam Harrell RB Vikings – [29]
12 9 314 Mike Brewington LB Chiefs –
1981 2 19 47 Tony Collins RB Patriots Pro Bowl (1983) [30]
1982 4 2 85 George Crump DE Patriots – [31]
4 7 90 Tootie Robbins T Cardinals –
1983 2 18 46 Jody Schulz LB Eagles – [32]
1984 2 27 55 Steve Hamilton DE Redskins – [33]
4 27 111 Terry Long G Steelers –
5 3 115 Clint Harris DB Giants –
5 13 125 Jeff Pegues LB Redskins –
5 21 133 Hal Stephens DE Rams –
10 1 253 Norwood Vann TE Rams –
10 28 280 ^Earnest Byner RB Browns Pro Bowl (1990) (1991)
70 Greatest Redskins
11 4 284 John Robertson T Eagles –
1985 3 24 80 Stefon Adams DB Raiders – [34]
8 4 200 Ricky Nichols WR Colts –
1986 6 27 165 Kevin Walker DB Buccaneers – [35]
10 3 252 Tony Baker RB Falcons –
1988 8 5 198 Anthony Simpson RB Buccaneers – [36]
10 4 253 Ellis Dillahunt DB Bengals –
1990 3 14 67 Walter Wilson WR Chargers – [37]
5 1 110 Junior Robinson DB Patriots –
7 14 179 James Singletary LB Colts –
10 27 275 Anthony Thompson LB Broncos –
1991 9 3 226 Ernie Logan DE Falcons – [38]
1992 1 24 24 ^Robert Jones LB Cowboys Pro Bowl (1994) [39]
6 26 166 Jeff Blake QB Jets Pro Bowl (1995)
8 14 210 Luke Fisher TE Vikings –
9 26 250 Chris Hall DB Cowboys –
10 22 274 Dion Johnson WR Oilers –
1993 6 8 148 Tom Scott T Bengals – [40]
1994 6 4 165 Bernard Carter LB Buccaneers – [41]
7 8 202 Carlester Crumpler TE Seahawks –
1996 4 16 111 Emmanuel McDaniel DB Panthers – [42]
5 2 134 Jerris McPhail RB Dolphins –
1997 5 1 131 Lamont Burns G Jets – [43]
1998 3 21 82 Larry Shannon WR Dolphins – [44]
1999 5 20 153 Rod Coleman DE Raiders Pro Bowl (2005) [45]
6 32 231 Troy Smith WR Eagles –
2002 4 10 108 David Garrard QB Jaguars Pro Bowl (2009) [46]
7 30 241 Leonard Henry RB Dolphins –
2004 7 45 246 Brian Rimpf T Ravens – [47]
2006 4 32 129 #Guy Whimper T Giants – [29]
2007 5 9 146 *Aundrae Allison KR, WR Vikings – [48]
2008 1 24 24 Chris Johnson RB Titans Pro Bowl (2008), (2009), (2010) [49]
2009 5 13 149 Davon Drew TE Ravens – [16]
2010 2 14 46 #Linval Joseph DT Giants Pro Bowl (2017) [50]
7 14 221 Matt Dodge P Giants – [51]
7 23 230 #C. J. Wilson DE Packers – [52]
2011 6 11 176 *Dwayne Harris WR Cowboys Pro Bowl (2017) [53]
2015 4 8 107 Justin Hardy WR Falcons – [54]
2017 2 5 37 Zay Jones WR Bills – [55]
2021 4 34 139 D'Ante Smith OT Bengals –

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

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