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Washington Commanders draft history

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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise.[1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937.[1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022.[1]

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, 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]

This is a list of the franchise's selections in the NFL draft. The Boston Redskins were one of the nine original franchises that participated in the 1936 NFL draft, which was the first official draft of the National Football League. The first player ever selected in the draft, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chose not to play professional football. Riley Smith, taken second overall by Washington, is the first drafted player to play in the NFL.[3] The franchise also holds the distinction of being the only team to draft the same player in two different drafts, Cal Rossi.[a][4][5][6]

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Key

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  Inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
  Inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame
  Voted one of the 80 Greatest Redskins[7]
  Selected to Pro Bowl

1930s

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1937 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
12Riley SmithFBAlabama
211Keith ToppingEStanford
320Ed SmithFBNew York
429Paul TangoraGNorthwestern
538Wilson GrosecloseOTTexas Christian
647Larry LutzOTCalifornia
756Don IrwinFBColgate
865Wayne MillnerENotre Dame
974Marcel SaundersGLoyola[g]

1937 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
16Sammy BaughQBTexas Christian
216Nello FalaschiFBSanta Clara[d]
326Maurice ElderRBKansas State
436Dick BassiGSanta Clara[d]
546Chuck BondOTWashington
656Jimmie CainRBWashington
766Rotta HollandGKansas State
876Joel EavesEAuburn
986Bill DochertyOTTemple
1096Mac CaraENorth Carolina State

1938 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
19Andy FarkasRBDetroit Mercy[e]
324Sam ChapmanRBCalifornia
539Dave PriceCMississippi State
649Elmer DohrmannENebraska
759Roy YoungGTexas A&M
869Bill HartmanRBGeorgia
979Ed ParksCOklahoma
1089Jack AbbittRBElon
1199Dick JohnsonEWashington
12109Hank BartosGNorth Carolina

1939 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18I. B. HaleOTTexas Christian
323Charlie HolmRBAlabama
538Dick ToddRBTexas A&M
648Dave AndersonRBCalifornia
758Quinton LumpkinCGeorgia
868Bo RussellOTAuburn
978Wilbur MooreHBMinnesota
1088Jimmy JohnstonRBWashington
1198Jim GermanRBCentre
12108Bob O'MaraRBDuke
13118Steve SlivinskiGWashington
14128Bob HoffmanRBSouthern California
15138Eric TiptonRBDuke
16148Dick FarmanOTWashington State
17158Clyde ShugartOTIowa State
18168Boyd MorganRBSouthern California
19178Phil SmithOTSt. Benedict's
20188Paul CoopOTCentre
21193Matt KuberGVillanova
22198Al CruverRBWashington State

1940s

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1940 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18Ed BoellQBNew York
323Buddy BankerRBTulane
538Bill KirchemOTTulane
648Joe BoydOTTexas A&M
758Roy ZimmermanQBSan José State
868Bud OrfEMissouri
978Bob HoffmanRBSouthern California
1088Bob SeymourRBOklahoma
1198Howard StoeckerOTSouthern California
12108Allen JohnsonGDuke
13118Sam BartholomewRBTennessee
14128Ernie LainRBRice
15138Sandy SanfordEAlabama
16148Bolo PerdueEDuke
17158Steve AndrakoCOhio State
18168Jay GraybealRBOregon
19178Charley SlagleRBNorth Carolina
20188Buck MurphyRBGeorgia Tech
21193Mel WetzelOTMissouri
22198Steve SitkoQBNotre Dame

1941 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
110Forest EvashevskiRBMichigan
325Fred DavisOTAlabama
540Jim StuartOTOregon
650Ed CifersETennessee
760Al KruegerESouthern California
870Henry WilderRBIowa State
980Bill GrimmettETulsa
1090Ed HickersonGAlabama
11100Joe AguirreESt. Mary's (Cal.)[t]
12110Jack BantaHBSouthern California
13120Roy ConnOTArizona
14130Deward TornellRBSan José State
15140Morris BuckinghamCSan José State
16150Ken DowFBOregon State
17160Stan McRaeEMichigan State
18170Joe OsmanskiFBHoly Cross
19180Earl FulliloveOTGeorgetown
20190Ed HiestandEVanderbilt
21195Tom RiggsOTIllinois
22200Lee GentryHBTulsa

1942 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
16Spec SandersHBTexas
321Rufus DealRBAuburn
536Joe ZenoGHoly Cross
646Harley McCollumOTTulane
756Bob FitchEMinnesota
866George PetersRBOregon State
976Frank SwigerRBDuke
1086John GoodyearRBMarquette
1196Al DeMaoCDuquesne
12106Phil AhweshRBDuquesne
13116John KovatchENotre Dame
14126Bill DeCorrevontRBNorthwestern
15136Marvin WhitedGOklahoma
16146Dee ChipmanRBBrigham Young
17156George WattsOTAppalachian State
18166Gene StewartRBWillamette
19176Charlie TimmonsFBClemson
20186Tiny CroftOTRipon
21191Steve JuzwikHBNotre Dame
22196Al CouppeeGIowa

1943 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
110Jack JenkinsFBVanderbilt
325Bill DuttonHBPittsburgh
540Bob DoveDENotre Dame
650Wally ZiembaCNotre Dame
760Lou RymkusOTNotre Dame
870Tony LeonGAlabama
980Bob MotlENorthwestern
1090Walt McDonaldDBTulane
11100George PerpichOTGeorgetown
12110Dan WoodCMississippi
13120Harry WrightGNotre Dame
14130Oscar BrittGMississippi
15140Dick WeberGSyracuse
16150Joe DayRBOregon State
17160Frank DornfieldRBGeorgetown
18170John BaklarzOTArizona State
19180Leo MogusEYoungstown State
20190Dick SecrestRBRochester
21200Don NolanderCMinnesota
22210Johnny BarrettRBGeorgetown
23220Tom VohsOTColgate
24230Charlie YanceyRBMississippi State
25240Roman BentzGTulane
26250Swifty BertholdESyracuse
27260Vince PacewicHBLoyola[g]
28270Joe RiccardiOTOhio
29280John JaffursGPenn State
30290Frank AkinsFBWashington State
31295Bill CorryRBFlorida
32300Bo BogovichGDelaware

1944 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18Mike MickaFBColgate
323Earl AudetOTSouthern California
539Ed DohertyRBBoston College
650Jackie FellowsRBFresno State
761Hal FischerGTexas
872Cliff WhiteOTMurray State
983Ted OgdahlRBWillamette
1094Bob SneddonDBSt. Mary's (Cal.)[t]
11105Bill AldworthOTMinnesota
12116William G. JoslynRBStanford
13127Charley WalkerCKentucky
14138Boyd ClementCOregon State
15149Jim GaffneyQBTennessee
16160Ted OssowskiOTOregon State
17171Tom DavisRBDuke
18182John BatorskiEColgate
19193Clyde EhrhardtCGeorgia
20204Dave BrownEUCLA
21215Bill IvyOTNorthwestern
22226Bruce BabcockRBRochester
23237Bill ReinhardDBCalifornia
24248Ed BauerGSouth Carolina
25259Joe MartinRBCornell
26270Lee GustafsonRBOregon State
27281Nick PappasOTUtah
28292Lindsey BowenERice
29303Bill GustafsonOTWashington State
30314Bill YablonskiCHoly Cross
31320Buster HollingberyCWashington State
32326Willard ShellerRBStanford

1945 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18Jim HardyQBSouthern California
323John AdamsOTNotre Dame
538George BujanCOregon
651John NorthEVanderbilt
761John SteberGGeorgia Tech
871Art PorterETulane
984Curt KuykendallRBAuburn
1094Frank BroggerEMichigan State
11104Mack CregerRBNorthwestern
12117Paul McKeeESyracuse
13127Charlie ConerlyQBMississippi
14137John PutnikEUtah State
15150Eddie SaenzHBSouthern California
16160Dom FusciOTSouth Carolina
17170Bobby JenkinsRBAlabama
18183Ed StaccoOTColgate
19193Jim BradshawCAuburn
20203Bill ShipkeyRBStanford
21216Sid HallidayOTSouthern Methodist
22226Chick DavidsonOTCornell
23236Gabby MartinESouthern Methodist
24249Jim McCurdyCStanford
25259Cecil SoudersEOhio State
26269Ben WallRBWestern Michigan
27282George HilleryETexas-El Paso
28292Milford DreblowRBSouthern California
29302Frank IrwinOTDuke
30315Leon DinerEDenver
31320Bob CummingsCVanderbilt
32325Don NolanderCMinnesota

1946 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
19Cal Rossi[a][4][5][6]RBUCLA
324Stan KozlowskiFBHoly Cross
539Gay AdeltRBUtah
649Walt TrojanowskiRBConnecticut
759Bob HendrenOTSouthern California
869George CallananRBSouthern California
979Bob SkoglundENotre Dame
1089Jake LeichtHBOregon
1199Chick MaggioliDBIllinois
12109Monte MoncriefOTTexas A&M
13119Joe TereshinskiDEGeorgia
14129Stan SpragueEIllinois
15139Harry AdelmanESouthern California
16149Bob ButchofskyRBTexas A&M
17159Mike PrashawOTMichigan
18169Ed RobnettFBTexas Tech
19179LeMar DykstraRBColorado
20189Bob WardRBSan José State
21199John PeharOTSouthern California
22209Roger RobinsonDBSyracuse
23219Charley CadenheadCMississippi State
24229Bob RadosGSanta Clara[d]
25239Charlie WebbELouisiana State
26249Marion FlanaganRBTexas A&M
27259Roland PhillipsOTGeorgia Tech
28269Jim HallmarkRBTexas A&M
29279Fay MillsOTAlabama
30289William RitterRBGeorgia Tech
31294Sarkis TakesianRBCalifornia
32299Mike CampbellEMississippi

1947 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
14Cal Rossi[a][4][5][6]RBUCLA
317Red KnightRBLouisiana State
528Hank FoldbergEArmy
639Mike GarzoniGSouthern California
748Bill GrayGOregon State
859Hank HarrisGTexas
968Roy KurraschEUCLA
1079Ernie WilliamsonOTNorth Carolina
1188L. G. CarmodyRBCentral Washington
1299U. S. SavageERichmond
13108Bob SteckrothEWilliam & Mary
14119Weldon EdwardsOTTexas Christian
15128Earl WheelerCArkansas
16139Billy GoldRBTennessee
17148Jack HartOTDetroit Mercy[e]
18159Tom NicholsRBRichmond
19168Harry DowdaDBWake Forest
20179Charlie WebbELouisiana State
21188Elmo BondOTWashington State
22199Jim HeftiRBSt. Lawrence
23208Tom DudleyEVirginia
24219Bob SmithDBIowa
25228Hal MullinsOTDuke
26239Francis BocokaEWashington State
27248Otis SacrintyRBWake Forest
28259Milt DropoCConnecticut
29268Lynn BrownsonRBStanford
30279Joe ColoneRBPenn State
31286Herb ShoenerEIowa
32295Bob PievoOTPurdue

1948 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
11Harry GilmerQBAlabama
14Lowell TewFBAlabama
316Tommy ThompsonLBWilliam & Mary
528Dan SandiferDBLouisiana State
638Jack WeisenburgerRBMichigan
748Jack KurkowskiRBDetroit Mercy[e]
858Gerry CadyOTGustavus Adolphus
968Bob AndersonRBStanford
1078Mike KatrishenGSouthern Mississippi
1188Ed MarshallOTPennsylvania
1298Ted AndrusGSouthwestern Louisiana[s]
13108Carl SussRBRice
14118Chick JagadeFBIndiana
15128Ed QuirkFBMissouri
16138Art PollardRBArizona
17148Chuck NewmanELouisiana Tech
17151Dale SchwartzkophETexas Tech
18158Ray PearcyCOklahoma
19168Gene VellelaOTScranton[i]
20178Cloyce BoxEWest Texas State[v]
21188Brian BellRBWashington & Lee
22198Joel WilliamsCTexas
23208Lou HoltsmaEWilliam & Mary
24218Floyd LawhornGTexas Tech
25228Dick WestRBPrinceton
26238Roland OakesEMissouri
27248Ed WatkinsOTIdaho
28258Don CorbittCArizona
29268Buddy BowenRBMississippi
30278Vic PaulsonECalifornia-Santa Barbara[l]
31286Barney WelchRBTexas A&M

1949 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18Rob GoodeRBTexas A&M
218Laurie NiemiOTWashington State
328Len SzafarynOTNorth Carolina
438Mike DeNoiaRBScranton[i]
548Ed BerrangDEVillanova
768Chet FritzGMissouri
878Bob KennedyDBNorth Carolina
988Ed McNeillEMichigan
1098Vic VasicekLBTexas
11108Homer HobbsGGeorgia
12118Harry VarnerOTArizona
13128Ed HenkeDESouthern California
14138Pat HaggertyEWilliam & Mary
15148Gene FrassettoOTCalifornia
16158Dick FlowersOTAlabama
17168Ross PritchardRBArkansas
18178Herb SiegertGIllinois
19188Bob HainlenRBColorado State
20198Oliver FletcherGSouthern California
21208Tommy HughesRBDuke
22218Bill ClementsEUCLA
23228Frank PatteeRBKansas
24238Jim CullomGCalifornia
25248Nick SebekQBIndiana

1950s

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1950 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
16George ThomasHBOklahoma
219Hall HaynesDBSanta Clara[d]
332Lou KarrasDTPurdue
445Harry UlinskiCKentucky
558Frank SpanielHBNotre Dame
671Gene PepperGMissouri
784Jerry HoughtonOTWashington State
897John RohdeEPacific[h]
9110Don WinslowOTIowa
10123Eddie LeBaronQBPacific[h]
11136Danny BrownDEVillanova
12149Bill ChaunceyRBIowa State
13162Clay DavisCOklahoma State
14175Lyle ButtonOTIllinois
15188Alex LoydEOklahoma State
16201Charlie JusticeHBNorth Carolina
17214Jim CullomGCalifornia
18227Alvin DukeRBArkansas
19240Ed WhiteEAlabama
20253George BayerOTWashington
21266Casimir WituckiGIndiana
22279John deLaurentisOTWaynesburg
23292Joe ZuravleffENorthwestern
24305Dick TiltonOTNevada
25318Art StewartRBSE Oklahoma State
26331Earl RothRBMaryland
27344Ed LeeOTKansas
28357Ralph ShoafRBWest Virginia
29370Johnny LundinGMinnesota
30383Bob NoppingerEGeorgetown

The dispersal draft gave NFL teams the league rights to the players from teams in the dissolved All-America Football Conference.[8]

Round Pick Player Position College AAFC team
15Jim SpavitalFBOklahoma A&MLos Angeles Dons
218Chuck DrazenovichFBPenn StateLos Angeles Dons
331Roland DaleOTMississippiBrooklyn Dodgers
448Lloyd EisenbergOTDukeLos Angeles Dons
561Hardy BrownFBTulsaChicago Hornets
676Ed HirschLBNorthwesternBuffalo Bills
789Ed SmithHBTexas MinesNew York Yanks
9117Murray AlexanderEMississippi StateBrooklyn Dodgers
10132Dewey NelsonHBUtahNew York Bulldogs

1951 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
14Leon HeathFBOklahoma
215Ed SalemDBAlabama
221Jim StatonDTWake Forest
329Walt YowarskyDEKentucky
440Paul GiroskiOTRice
665John MartinkovicDEXavier[w]
776John PapitHBVirginia
887Bill CoxDEDuke
9101Jake RowdenCMaryland
10111James JanosekTPurdue
11124Bill DeChardRBHoly Cross
12138Al ApplegateGScranton[i]
13149Dick CampbellRBWyoming
15174Vic ThomasOTColorado
16185Bob BatesCTexas A&M
17196Gene BritoDELoyola[g]
18210Dom FucciDBKentucky
19221Buddy BrownGArkansas
20232John KerestesRBPurdue
21246Clarence MarableOTTexas Christian
22257Elliot SpeedCAlabama
23268Cecil MartinRBNorth Texas State[c]
24282Tom PowersRBDuke
25293Bob ChubbEShippensburg
26304Johnny WilliamsDBSouthern California
27318Bill JohnsonRBStetson
28329John KadiecGMissouri
29340Art StewartRBSoutheastern Oklahoma
30354Nick BolkovacDTPittsburgh

1952 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
17Larry IsbellRBBaylor
219Andy DavisDBGeorge Washington[b]
331Al DorowQBMichigan State
443Dick HightowerCSouthern Methodist
555Jim ClarkOTOregon State
667Ed KenslerGMaryland
779Vic JanowiczHBOhio State
891Hubert JohnstonOTIowa
9103Dick AlbanDBNorthwestern
10115Chet OstrowskiDENotre Dame
11127Orlando MazzaEMichigan State
12139Frank MiddendorfCCincinnati
13151Ray PotterOTLouisiana State
14163Doug ConwayOTTexas Christian
15175Julius WittmanOTOhio State
16187Marv BerschetGIllinois
17199Gil BocettiRBWashington & Lee
18211Ed BartlettECalifornia
19223Joe MarvinRBUCLA
20235Roger KinsonCMissouri
21247Dick JenkinsOTIllinois
22259Jim O'RourkeRBNorth Carolina State
23271Ken BarfieldOTMississippi
24283Ted KirklandEVanderbilt
25295Sal GeroOTElon
26307Danny GoodeRBHardin–Simmons
27319Ben WhiteESouthern Methodist
28331Ron EngelRBMinnesota
29343John PappaRBCalifornia
30355Bob LinnRBCase Western Reserve

1953 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
13Jack ScarbathQBMaryland
216Dick ModzelewskiDTMaryland
327Paul DekkerEMichigan State
440Don BollOTNebraska
551Nick CarrasRBMissouri
888Lew WeidensaulEMaryland
11123Alex WebsterHBNorth Carolina State
12136Buzz NutterCVirginia Tech
14160Ed TimmermanRBMichigan State
15171Dave SuminskiGWisconsin
16184Jim SlayEMississippi
17195Bob HanerRBVillanova
18208Jim TurnerRBTexas Tech
19219Tom FlyzikOTGeorge Washington[b]
20232Bill LinkGWake Forest
21243Jim DublinskiCUtah
22256Ed PucciGSouthern California
23267Ed BierneEDetroit Mercy[e]
24280Stan ButterworthRBBucknell
25291Art HurdGMaryland
26304Walt AshcraftOTSouthern California
27315John ZanettiOTJohn Carroll
28328Bob BuckleyRBSouthern California
29339Pat ShiresRBTennessee
30352Bob MathiasRBStanford

1954 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
18Steve MeilingerEKentucky
220Jim SchraderCNotre Dame
439Ralph FeltonLBMaryland
556Billy WellsHBMichigan State
668Bill McHenryCWashington & Lee
780Harry JagielskiDTIndiana
892Bill MarkerEWest Virginia
9104Jerry MinnickOTNebraska
10116Merrill GreenRBOklahoma
11128Gene WilsonRBSouth Carolina
12140Ben DunkerleyOTWest Virginia
13152Roger DornburgRBWisconsin
14164Roger NelsonOTOklahoma
15176Hugh MerckOTSouth Carolina
16188Gilmer SpringETexas
17200Jerry CoodyRBBaylor
18212Walt CudzikCPurdue
19224Jerry WittRBWisconsin
20236Sam MorleyEStanford
21248John CavaglieriOTNorth Texas State[c]
22260Max SchmalingRBPurdue
23272Pete CarrieriGVillanova
24284Will RenfroDTMemphis State[f]
25296George RossoDBOhio State
26308Dorsey GibsonRBOklahoma State
27320Ken YarboroughENorth Carolina
28332Ron HansenGMinnesota
29344Ted KressRBMichigan
30356Don RondouRBNorthwestern

1955 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
14Ralph GuglielmiQBNotre Dame
328Ray PerkinsHBSyracuse
552Don GlantzOTNebraska
776Erik ChristensenDERichmond
780Ron MarciniakGKansas State
887Johnny AllenCPurdue
9100John MillerOTBoston College
10111Tom LouderbackLBSan José State
11124Larry ParkerRBNorth Carolina
12135John BarishOTWaynesburg
13148Len OniskeyOTCornell
14159Tom BraatzLBMarquette
15172Charles HortonRBVanderbilt
16183Hal NorrisLBCalifornia
17196Don SheaGGeorgia
18207Don BaileyRBPenn State
19220Bob DeeDEHoly Cross
20231Ron GeyerOTMichigan
21244Buck GeorgeRBClemson
22255Joe BolandRBGeorge Washington[b]
23268Chick DonaldsonCWest Virginia
24279Bob ReadyOTNotre Dame
25292Frank RadellaCWyoming
26303Walt HoustonGPurdue
27316A. J. BakerRBArkansas
28327Arch CassidyOTFlorida
29340Bing BordierESouthern California
30351Tom PettyEVirginia Tech

1956 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
112Ed VerebHBMaryland
224John PaluckDEPittsburgh
336Fred WyantQBWest Virginia
441Francis MachinskyOTOhio State
559Gary LoweDBMichigan State
783Donnie CarawayRBHouston
894Dick JamesHBOregon
9107Whitey RouviereRBMiami (FL)
11131Tom PowellGColgate
12141Jerry PlanutisHBMichigan State
12142Gil MorenoOTUCLA
13155Jerry WardGDayton
14166Pat UebelRBArmy
16190Wells GrayGWisconsin
17203Eagle DayQBMississippi
18214Jim PyburnEAuburn
19227Ray LemekOTNotre Dame
20238Vince GonzalezRBLouisiana State
21251Howard SchnellenbergerEKentucky
22262George NiculaOTNotre Dame
23275Don St. JohnRBXavier[w]
24286Johnny TatumCTexas
25299Franklin BrooksGGeorgia Tech
26310Dave BurnhamRBWheaton
27323Royce FlippinRBPrinceton
28334Billy HicksRBAlabama
29347Pat BiscegliaGNotre Dame
30357Buck NystromGMichigan State

1957 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
19Don BosselerFBMiami (FL)
221Joe WaltonEPittsburgh
333Ed SuttonHBNorth Carolina
440Jim PodoleyHBCentral Michigan
445Vince ScorsoneGPittsburgh
669J. T. FrankenbergerOTKentucky
781Wally MerzOTColorado
893Paul LopataECentral Michigan
9105Galen LaackGPacific[h]
10117Don DobrinoRBIowa
11129Dick FosterOTIdaho
12141Wade MitchellQBGeorgia Tech
13153Claude AustinRBGeorge Washington[b]
14165George RiceOTWofford
15177Brad BombaEIndiana
16189Joe BrodskyRBFlorida
17201Fred BrockRBWheaton
18213Ed SakachGGeorge Washington[b]
19225John BauerRBVillanova
20237Buddy FrickESouth Carolina
21249Sam OwenRBGeorgia Tech
22261Ed VoytekGPurdue
23273Al ViolaGNorthwestern
24285Bob JenningsCFurman
25297Dick SasselsOTCatawba
26309Paul RotenberryRBGeorgia Tech
27321Ormand AndersonOTGeorgia Tech
28333Guy MartinRBColgate
29345George BenedictESpringfield
30356Art LuppinoRBArizona

1958 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
216Mike SommerHBGeorge Washington[b]
328Stan FlowersRBGeorgia Tech
331Bill AndersonETennessee
440Dan NolanQBLehigh
554Jim Van PeltQBMichigan
666Dick LynchDBNotre Dame
778Leon BennettOTBoston College
890Buddy PayneENorth Carolina
9102Frank KuchtaLBNotre Dame
10114Ben PrestonOTAuburn
11126Darrell DessGNorth Carolina State
12138Eddie MichaelsGVillanova
13150Ken FordQBHardin–Simmons
14162Jack FarisEPenn State
15174Jack DavisGArizona
16186Fred PolzerEVirginia
17198Fred WiltOTRichmond
18210Lennie KingRBConnecticut
19222Don StephensonCGeorgia Tech
20234Lou PelhamEFlorida
21246Jackie SimpsonLBMississippi
22258Charley SandersRBWest Texas State[v]
23270Ron SchomburgerEFlorida State
24282Rod HansonEIllinois
25294John GroomGTexas Christian
26306Frank BloomquistGIowa
27318Perry GehringEMinnesota
28330Joe BiggsGHardin–Simmons
29342Ed CoffinRBSyracuse
30353Ted SmithEGeorgia Tech

1959 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
14Don AllardQBBoston College
328Emil KarasLBDayton
440Jim WoodEOklahoma State
549Bob WetoskaOTNotre Dame
665Jim McFallsOTVirginia Military Institute
776Don LawrenceDTNotre Dame
779Mitch OgiegoQBIowa
781Jim KenneyEBoston University[k]
889Gene O'PellaEVillanova
9100Dick HaleyDBPittsburgh
10113Ron ToghRBNotre Dame
11124Jerry MarciniakGMichigan
12137Roger WypyszynskiOTSt. Norbert
13148Billy ShoemakeELouisiana State
14161Kurt SchwarzGMaryland
15172Fred HoodENortheastern State
16185Dick SplainOTNew Haven
17196Jim HealyGHoly Cross
18209Joe KappQBCalifornia
19220Bobby LauderRBAuburn
20233Homer BrewerDBMississippi
21244Mel ReightRBWest Virginia
22257Art GobDEPittsburgh
23268Clarence AlexanderRBSoutheastern Louisiana
24281George DarrahRBFranklin & Marshall
25292Bob SargentOTColby
26305Gene GraboskyDTSyracuse
27316Norm OdyniecRBNotre Dame
28329Bill AustinRBRutgers
29340Don LockwoodGTulane
30353Jim ColcloughEBoston College

1960s

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1960 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
14Richie LucasQBPenn State
221Sam HornerHBVirginia Military Institute
328Andy StynchulaOTPenn State
448Vince PromutoGHoly Cross
552Don StallingsOTNorth Carolina
664Dave HudsonEFlorida
887Earl KohlhaasGPenn State
9100Dwight BumgarnerEDuke
11124Jim ElfridCColorado State
12136Jim CrottyHBNotre Dame
13148Bill HerronEGeorgia
14160Charlie MilsteadRBTexas A&M
15172Bernie DarreGTulane
16184Joe KulbackiRBPurdue
17196Billy RolandGGeorgia
18208John LawrenceGNorth Carolina State
19220Ron MaltonyGPurdue
20232Jimmy WolfHBPanhandle State

1961 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
12Norm SneadQBWake Forest
13Joe RutgensDTIllinois
339Jim CunninghamFBPittsburgh
672Joe KrakoskiDBIllinois
673John O'DayOTMiami (FL)
787Jim KerrDBPenn State
8101Charley BarnesENortheast Louisiana[q]
9115Joel ArringtonRBDuke
11143Riley MattsonOTOregon
12157Bob CoolbaughWRRichmond
13171Doug ElmorePMississippi
14185Doyle SchickCBKansas
15199Bob JohnsonEMichigan
16213Ron PettyOTLouisville
17227Joe BellinoHBNavy
18241George TolfordOTOhio State
19255Tony RomeoTEFlorida State
20269Mike IngramGOhio State

1962 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
11Ernie DavisRBSyracuse
215Joe HernandezWRArizona
329Robert MitingerLBPenn State
443Billy NeighborsGAlabama
785Bert CoanHBKansas
899Ron HatcherFBMichigan State
9113Dave VitiEBoston University[k]
10127John ChildressGArkansas
11141Carl PalazzoOTAdams State
12155Terry TerrebonneHBTulane
13169Bill WhislerEIowa
14183Jim CostenHBSouth Carolina
15197Len VeliaOTGeorgia
16211Tommy BrookerEAlabama
17225Allen MillerLBOhio
18239Carl CharonDBMichigan State
19253Claude CrabbDBColorado
20267Ed TrancygierQBFlorida State

1963 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
17Pat RichterTEWisconsin
222Lonnie SandersCBMichigan State
335Ron SnidowDEOregon
678Charley NickosonOTOhio
791Dave FrancisFBOhio State
9119Billy JoeRBVillanova
10134Rod FosterGOhio State
11147Allen SchauEWestern Michigan
12162Bob CaldwellCGeorgia Tech
13175John GreinerEPurdue
14190Tom WiningderRBGeorgia Tech
15203Harry ButskoLBMaryland
16218Dave AdamsGArkansas
17231Ron WhaleyDBTennessee-Chattanooga
18246Drew RobertsECal State-Humboldt
19259Jim TurnerKUtah State
20274Joe BaughanOTAuburn

1964 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
13Charley TaylorWRArizona State
218Paul KrauseSIowa
559Jim SnowdenOTNotre Dame
674Russ BrownEFlorida
787Dick ShinerQBMaryland
9115Len HaussCGeorgia
10130Rick LeesonRBPittsburgh
11143Gene DonaldsonRBPurdue
12158Bob AvolerinOTTennessee
13171Tom McDonaldRBNotre Dame
14186Tom UrbanikRBPenn State
15199Dick EversOTColorado State
16214Tom WaltersSMississippi
17227Ozzie ClayWRIowa State
18242Bob JonesGNebraska
19255John SeedborgPArizona State
20270Gordon GuestRBArkansas

1965 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
221Bob BreitensteinOTTulsa
334Kent McCloughanCBNebraska
8105Don CroftcheckGIndiana
9118Jerry SmithTEArizona State
10133Bob BriggsFBCentral State (OK)
11146Willie AdamsDENew Mexico State
12160John StrohmeyerOTMichigan
13174Biff BracyHBDuke
14189Dave EstradaHBArizona State
15202Ben BaldwinRBVanderbilt
16217Bob ReedGTennessee A&I
17230Gary HartEVanderbilt
18245Chris HanburgerLBNorth Carolina
19258Roosevelt EllerbeRBIowa State

1966 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
16Charlie GogolakKPrinceton
221Walt BarnesDTNebraska
338Tom BarringtonRBOhio State
453Billy ClayDBMississippi
570Dick LeMayOTVanderbilt
694Earl YatesOTDuke
7101George PattonOTGeorgia
8115Stan MitchellRBTennessee
9131Jack ShinholserLBFlorida State
10145Caesar BelserDBArkansas AM&N[j]
11161Dick RedingWRNorthwestern State
12175John StipechLBUtah
13191Heath WingateCBowling Green
14205Jerry LovelaceHBTexas Tech
15221Hal SeymourHBFlorida
16235Hal WantlandDBTennessee
17251Mitch ZalnaskyEPittsburgh
18265Joe BursonHBGeorgia
19281Andre WhiteTEFlorida A&M
20295John KellyTFlorida A&M

1967 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
113Ray McDonaldRBIdaho
238Spain MusgroveDEUtah State
364Curg BelcherDBBrigham Young
6135Don BandyGTulsa
7168Bruce MatteQBMiami (Ohio)
7172John LoveWRNorth Texas State[c]
8190Larry HendershotLBArizona State
9222Pete LarsonRBCornell
10247Tim HoultonDTSt. Norbert
10250Bruce SullivanDBIllinois
11275Bill BrownCTexas-El Paso
12300Ron SepicEOhio State
13328Bob RodwellLBEastern Michigan
14353Andy SochaHBMarshall
15378Ed BredingLBTexas A&M
16406Alfredo AvilaDBSul Ross
17431Lyle BaucomOTSan Francisco State

1968 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
112Jim SmithDBOregon
238Tom RousselLBSouthern Mississippi
494Dennis CraneDTSouthern California
5113Ken BarefootTEVirginia Tech
5117Mike BraggPRichmond
6149Willie BanksGAlcorn State
7176Bob BrunetRBLouisiana State
8203Brian MagnusonRBMontana
9230Frank LiberatoreDBClemson
11284Tom GarretsonDBNorthwestern
12311Dave WeedmanDTWestern Washington
13338Mike St. LouisOTCentral Missouri
14365Dave ZivichOTCal-Santa Barbara[l]
15392Coger CoversonGTexas Southern
16419Willie TurnerRBJackson State
17446Frank BoschDTColorado

1969 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
246Eugene EppsDBTexas-El Paso
362Ed CrossRBArkansas AM&N[j]
5114Bill KishmanDBColorado State
6139Harold McLintonLBSouthern
7166Jeff AndersonRBVirginia
7173John DidionCOregon State
8191Larry BrownRBKansas State
11269Eric NorriDTNotre Dame
12295Bob ShannonDBTennessee State
13322Mike ShookDBNorth Texas State[c]
14347Rick BrandDTVirginia
15374Paul RogersOTVirginia
16399Mike WashingtonLBSouthern
17426Rich DobbertDESpringfield

1970s

[edit]

1970 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
243Bill BrundigeDTColorado
4103Paul LaavegGIowa
5114Manny SistrunkDTArkansas A&M
5121Danny PierceRBMemphis State[f]
7173Roland MerrittWRMaryland
7178Jimmy HarrisCBHoward Payne
8200Paul JohnsonDBPenn State
9225Ralph SonntagOTMaryland
11277Mack AlstonTEMaryland Eastern Shore[o]
12303Jim KatesLBPenn State
13329Joe PattersonOTLawrence
14355Tony MoroRBDayton
15381Vic LewandowskyCHoly Cross
16407Steve BushoreWREmporia State
17433Earl MaxfieldDTBaylor

1971 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
238Cotton SpeyrerWRTexas
6141Conway HaymanGDelaware
7166Willie GermanyDBMorgan State
9219Mike FanucciDEArizona State
10244Jesse TaylorRBCincinnati
11272George StarkeOTColumbia
12297Jeff SeversonDBLong Beach State
13322Dan RyczekCVirginia
14349Bill BynumQBWestern New Mexico
15375Tony ChristnovichGWisconsin–La Crosse
16400Glenn TuckerLBNorth Texas State[c]

1972 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
8203Moses DensonRBMaryland Eastern Shore[o]
9229Steve BoekholderDEDrake
10255Mike OldhamWRMichigan
11281Jeff WelchDBArkansas State
12307Don BunceQBStanford
13332Frank GrantWRSouthern Colorado
15365Mike O'QuinnGMcNeese State
15385Carl TaibiDEColorado
16411Steve HigginbothamDBAlabama
17437Kevin ClementeLBBoston College

1973 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
5117Charles CantrellGLamar
8193Mike HancockTEIdaho State
9218Rich GalbosRBOhio State
9233Eddie SheatsLBKansas
10245Ken StoneDBVanderbilt
12311Ernie WebsterGPittsburgh
13337Dennis JohnsonDEDelaware
14363Herb MarshallDBCameron[m]
16415Mike WedmanKColorado
17441Jeff DavisRBMars Hill

1974 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
6144Jon KeyworthRBColorado
7180Mike VartyLBNorthwestern
8196Darwin RobinsonRBDakota State
9218Mark SensDEColorado
9228Mike FlaterKColo. School of Mines
9233Jim KennedyTEColorado State
10258Johnny VannDBSouth Dakota
11282Joe MillerOTVillanova
13332Stu O'DellLBIndiana
14361Don Van GalderQBUtah
16411Nate AndersonRBEastern Illinois

1975 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
5108Mike ThomasRBNevada-Las Vegas
6147Mark DoakOTNebraska
9228Dallas HickmanDECalifornia
11277Ardell JohnsonDBNebraska
11282Jerry HackenbruckDEOregon State
14344Morris McKieDBNorth Carolina State
14359Dave BensonLBWeber State
15384Art KuehnCUCLA
16412Dennis PavelkaGNebraska
17437Carl TaylorDEMemphis State[f]

1976 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
5148Mike HughesGBaylor
6179Tom MarvasoDBCincinnati
8234Brian FryerWRAlberta
9254Curtis AkinsGHawaii
10272Paul StrohmeierLBWashington
11308Dean GisslerDENebraska
12342Walter TullisWRDelaware State
13364Wayman BrittDBMichigan
14393Quinn BucknerDBIndiana
15426John MonroeRBBluefield State
17476Chuck WillisDBOregon

1977 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
497Duncan McCollDEStanford
7189Reggie HaynesTENevada-Las Vegas
9246Mike NorthingtonRBPurdue
10273James SykesRBRice
11300Don HarrisDBRutgers
12327Curtis KirklandDEMissouri

1978 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
6159Tony GreenRBFlorida
8202Walker LeeWRNorth Carolina
8219Don HoverLBWashington State
9243John HurleyQBSanta Clara[d]
10270Scott HertensteinDEAzusa Pacific
11297Mike WilliamsDBTexas A&M
12324Steve McCabeGBowdoin

1979 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
4103Don WarrenTESan Diego State
7182Rich MilotLBPenn State
9233Kris HainesWRNotre Dame
11289Monte ColemanLBCentral Arkansas
11300Tony HallWRKnoxville

1980s

[edit]

1980 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
118Art MonkWRSyracuse
255Mat MendenhallDEBrigham Young
6155Farley BellLBCincinnati
7187Melvin JonesGHouston
9241Lawrence McCulloughWRIllinois
10268Lewis WalkerRBUtah
11295Mike MatochaDETexas-Arlington
12327Marcene EmmettDBNorth Alabama

1981 draft

[edit]
Mark May was drafted in the first round of the 1981 draft.[9]
Round Pick Player Position College
120Mark MayOTPittsburgh
369Russ GrimmGPittsburgh
490Tom FlickQBWashington
5119Dexter ManleyDEOklahoma State
5132Gary SayreGCameron[m]
6148Larry KubinLBPenn State
8201Charlie BrownWRSouth Carolina State
9231Darryl GrantDTRice
10257Phil KesselQBNorthern Michigan
10267Allan KennedyOTWashington State
11284Jerry HillWRNorth Alabama
12314Clint DidierTEPortland State

1982 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
249Vernon DeanCBSan Diego State
361Carl PowellWRJackson State
499Todd LiebensteinDENevada-Las Vegas
5133Mike WilliamsTEAlabama A&M
6153Lamont JeffersLBTennessee
7180John SchachtnerLBNorthern Arizona
8223Ralph WarthenDTGardner–Webb
9226Ken CoffeyDBSouthwest Texas State[r]
9238Randy TrautmanDTBoise State
10254Harold SmithDEKentucky State
10265Terry DanielsDBTennessee
11281Dan MillerKMiami (FL)
11291Bob HollyQBPrinceton
12309Donald LasterOTTennessee State
12322Jeff GoffLBArkansas

1983 draft

[edit]
Darrell Green, a first-round draft pick in 1983, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.[10]
Round Pick Player Position College
128Darrell GreenCBTexas A&I
256Richard WilliamsRBMemphis State[f]
384Charles MannDENevada
6166Bob WincklerOTWisconsin
6168Babe LaufenbergQBIndiana
7196Kelvin BryantRBNorth Carolina
8224Todd HallstromOTMinnesota
9251Marcus GilbertRBTexas Christian
10279Geff GandyLBBaylor

1984 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
231Bob SlaterDTOklahoma
255Steve HamiltonDEEast Carolina
383Jay SchroederQBUCLA
4102Jimmy SmithRBElon
5125Jeff PeguesLBEast Carolina
6167Curt SingerOTTennessee
7195Mark SmithWRNorth Carolina
8223Jeff SmithDBMissouri
10279Keith GriffinRBMiami (FL)
11306Anthony JonesTEWichita State
12335Curtland ThomasWRMissouri

The supplemental draft gave NFL teams the league rights to the players who had been eligible to be drafted but were not because they were under contract with teams in the United States Football League or the Canadian Football League.[11]

Round Pick Player Position College USFL Team
127Tony ZendejasKNevada-RenoLos Angeles Express
255Gary ClarkWRJames MadisonJacksonville Bulls
383Clarence VerdinWRSouthwestern Louisiana[s]Houston Gamblers

1985 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
233Tory NixonDBSan Diego State
5122Raphel CherryDBHawaii
6163Danzell LeeTELamar
7177Jamie HarrisKROklahoma State
7185Lionel VitalRBNicholls State
8219Barry WilburnCBMississippi
9247Mitch GeierGTroy State[u]
10263Terry OrrTETexas
11290Raleigh McKenzieGTennessee
11304Garry KimbleDBSam Houston State
12309Dean HamelDTTulsa
12331Bryan WinnLBHouston

1986 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
230Markus KochDEBoise State
245Walter MurrayWRHawaii
375Alvin WaltonDBKansas
5113Ravin CaldwellLBArkansas
6146Mark RypienQBWashington State
6156Jim HuddlestonGVirginia
7186Rick BadanjekRBMaryland
8213Kurt GouveiaLBBrigham Young
9239Wayne AsberryDBTexas A&M
11297Kenny FellsRBHenderson State
12323Eric YarberWRIdaho

1987 draft

[edit]
Clarence Vaughn was drafted in the eighth round of the 1987 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
230Brian DavisDBNebraska
248Wally KleineOTNotre Dame
5117Timmy SmithRBTexas Tech
6144Steve GageDBTulsa
6164Ed SimmonsOTEastern Washington
7192Johnny ThomasDBBaylor
8219Clarence VaughnDBNorthern Illinois
9248Alfred JenkinsQBArizona
10274Ted WilsonWRCentral Florida
11304Laron BrownWRTexas
12331Ray HitchcockCMinnesota

1988 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
255Chip LohmillerKMinnesota
366Mike OliphantRBPuget Sound
4109Jamie MorrisRBMichigan
5127Carl MimsDBSam Houston State
6159Stan HumphriesQBNortheast Louisiana[q]
7193Harold HicksDBSan Diego State
8221Darryl McGillRBWake Forest
9249Blake PetersonLBMesa
10277Henry BrownOTOhio State
11305Curt KochDEColorado
12315Wayne RossPSan Diego State
Mark Schlereth was drafted in the tenth round of the 1989 draft and won three Super Bowls in his career.[12]

1989 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
366Tracy RockerDTAuburn
4110Erik AffholterWRSouthern California
5129Tim SmileyDBArkansas State
5139Lybrant RobinsonDEDelaware State
6149A. J. JohnsonDBSouthwest Texas State[r]
7179Kevin HendrixLBSouth Carolina
9233Charles DarringtonTEKentucky
10263Mark SchlerethCIdaho
12316Jimmie JohnsonTEHoward
12317Joe MicklesRBMississippi

1990s

[edit]

1990 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
246Andre CollinsLBPenn State
376Mohammed ElewonibiGBrigham Young
486Cary ConklinQBWashington
4109Rico LabbeDBBoston College
5130Brian MitchellRBSouthwestern Louisiana[s]
6160Kent WallsDTNebraska
9243Tim MoxleyGOhio State
10262D'Juan FranciscoDBNorth Dakota
10270Thomas RayamDTAlabama
11297Jon LeverenzLBMinnesota

1991 draft

[edit]
Keenan McCardell was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1991 draft and rejoined the team in 2007.[13]
Round Pick Player Position College
117Bobby WilsonDTMichigan State
376Ricky ErvinsRBSouthern California
6159Dennis RansomTETexas A&M
7188Keith CashTETexas
8215Jimmy SpencerDBFlorida
9243Charles BellDBBaylor
10270Cris ShalePBowling Green
11299David GulledgeSJacksonville State
12326Keenan McCardellWRNevada-Las Vegas

1992 draft

[edit]
Desmond Howard was drafted in the first round of the 1992 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
14Desmond HowardWRMichigan
247Shane CollinsDEArizona State
374Paul SieverGPenn State
4112Chris HakelQBWilliam & Mary
6168Ray RoweTESan Diego State
7196Calvin HolmesDBSouthern California
8224Darryl MooreGTexas-El Paso
9252Boone PowellLBTexas
10280Tony BarkerLBRice
11308Terry SmithWRPenn State
12336Matt ElliottCMichigan

1993 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
117Tom CarterCBNotre Dame
245Reggie BrooksRBNotre Dame
371Rick HamiltonLBCentral Florida
380Ed BunnPTexas-El Paso
4101Sterling PalmerDEFlorida State
5128Greg HuntingtonCPenn State
6155Darryl MorrisonCBArizona
6160Frank WycheckTEMaryland
8212Lamont HollinquestLBSouthern California
Heath Shuler, drafted in the first round of the 1994 draft,[14] is now an American politician in the United States House of Representatives.[15]

1994 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
13Heath ShulerQBTennessee
231Tre' JohnsonGTemple
368Tydus WinansWRFresno State
397Joe PattonOTAlabama A&M
4105Kurt HawsTEUtah
6163Dexter NottageDEFlorida A&M
7197Gus FrerotteQBTulsa

1995 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
14Michael WestbrookWRColorado
237Cory RaymerCWisconsin
368Darryl PoundsCBNicholls State
4103Larry JonesRBMiami (FL)
5137Jamie AsherTELouisville
5152Rich OwensDELehigh
6176Brian ThureOTCalifornia
7226Scott TurnerCBIllinois

1996 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
130Andre JohnsonOTPenn State
4102Stephen DavisRBAuburn
5138Leomont EvansSClemson
6174Kelvin KinneyDEVirginia State
7215Jeremy AsherLBOregon
7250DeAndre MaxwellWRSan Diego State

1997 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
117Kenard LangDEMiami (FL)
251Greg JonesLBColorado
380Derek SmithLBArizona State
4115Albert ConnellWRTexas A&M
5132Jamel WilliamsSNebraska
5140Keith ThibodeauxCBNorthwestern State
5148Twan RussellLBMiami (FL)
5162Brad BadgerGStanford

1998 draft

[edit]
Champ Bailey was drafted in the first round of the 1999 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
248Stephen AlexanderTEOklahoma
369Skip HicksRBUCLA
4113Shawn BarberLBRichmond
5140Mark FischerCPurdue
6170Pat PalmerWRNorthwestern State
7191David TerrellCBTexas-El Paso
7206Antwaune PondsLBSyracuse

1999 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
17Champ BaileyCBGeorgia
237Jon JansenOTMichigan
4107Nate StimsonLBGeorgia Tech
5165Derek SmithOTVirginia Tech
6181Jeff HallKTennessee
7217Tim AlexanderWROregon State

2000s

[edit]
Chris Samuels was drafted third overall in the 2000 draft.[16]

2000 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
12LaVar ArringtonLBPenn State
13Chris SamuelsOTAlabama
364Lloyd HarrisonCBNorth Carolina State
4129Michael MooreGTroy State[u]
5155Quincy SandersSNevada-Las Vegas
6202Todd HusakQBStanford
7216Delbert CowsetteDTMaryland
7250Ethan HowellWROklahoma State
Fred Smoot was drafted in the second round of the 2001 draft.

2001 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
115Rod GardnerWRClemson
245Fred SmootCBMississippi State
4109Sage RosenfelsQBIowa State
5154Darnerien McCantsWRDelaware State
6186Mario MondsDTCincinnati

2002 draft

[edit]
Chris Cooley was drafted in the third round of the 2004 draft.[17]
Round Pick Player Position College
132Patrick RamseyQBTulane
256Ladell BettsRBIowa
379Rashad BaumanCBOregon
387Cliff RussellWRUtah
5159Andre LottSTennessee
5160Robert RoyalTELouisiana State
6192Reggie ColemanOTTennessee
7230Jeff GrauLSUCLA
7234Greg ScottDEHampton
7257Rock CartwrightFBKansas State
Sean Taylor, a first-round draft pick in 2004, played safety for the Redskins until he was fatally shot in November 2007.[18][19]

2003 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
244Taylor JacobsWRFlorida
381Derrick DockeryGTexas
7232Gibran HamdanQBIndiana

2004 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
15Sean TaylorSMiami (FL)
381Chris CooleyTEUtah State
5151Mark WilsonOTCalifornia
6180Jim MolinaroOTNotre Dame
Jason Campbell was drafted in the first round of 2005 draft.[20]

2005 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
19Carlos RogersCBAuburn
125Jason CampbellQBAuburn
4120Manuel WhiteFBUCLA
5154Robert McCuneLBLouisville
6183Jared NewberryLBStanford
7222Nehemiah BroughtonFBThe Citadel

2006 draft

[edit]
LaRon Landry was drafted sixth overall in the 2007 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
235Rocky McIntoshLBMiami (FL)
5153Anthony MontgomeryDTMinnesota
6173Reed DoughtySNorthern Colorado
6196Kedric GolstonDTGeorgia
7230Kili LefotuGArizona
7250Kevin SimonLBTennessee

2007 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
16LaRon LandrySLouisiana State
5143Dallas SartzLBSouthern California
6179H. B. BladesLBPittsburgh
6205Jordan PalmerQBTexas-El Paso
7216Tyler EckerTEMichigan
Malcolm Kelly was drafted in the second round of the 2008 draft.

2008 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
234Devin ThomasWRMichigan State
248Fred DavisTESouthern California
251Malcolm KellyWROklahoma
396Chad RinehartGNorthern Iowa
4124Justin TryonCBArizona State
6168Durant BrooksPGeorgia Tech
6180Kareem MooreSNicholls State
6186Colt BrennanQBHawaii
7242Rob JacksonDEKansas State
7249Chris HortonSUCLA
Brian Orakpo was drafted in the first round of the 2009 draft.

2009 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
113Brian OrakpoDETexas
380Kevin BarnesCBMaryland
5158Cody GlennLBNebraska
6186Robert HensonLBTexas Christian
7221Eddie WilliamsTEIdaho
7243Marko MitchellWRNevada

For their selection in the supplemental draft, the Redskins forfeited its sixth round pick in the 2010 NFL draft.

Round Player Position College
3Jeremy JarmonDEKentucky

2010s

[edit]

2010 draft

[edit]
Perry Riley was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
14Trent WilliamsOTOklahoma
4103Perry RileyLBLouisiana State
6174Dennis MorrisTELouisiana Tech
7219Terrence AustinWRUCLA
7229Erik CookGNew Mexico
7231Selvish CapersOTWest Virginia

2011 draft

[edit]
Ryan Kerrigan was drafted 16th overall in the 2011 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
116Ryan KerriganDEPurdue
241Jarvis JenkinsDTClemson
379Leonard HankersonWRMiami (FL)
4105Roy HeluRBNebraska
5146DeJon GomesSNebraska
5155Niles PaulWRNebraska
6177Evan RoysterRBPenn State
6178Aldrick RobinsonWRSouthern Methodist
7213Brandyn ThompsonCBBoise State
7217Maurice HurtOTFlorida
7224Markus WhiteDEFlorida State
7253Chris NeildDTWest Virginia

2012 draft

[edit]
Alfred Morris was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
12Robert Griffin IIIQBBaylor
371Josh LeRibeusOGSouthern Methodist
4102Kirk CousinsQBMichigan State
4119Keenan RobinsonLBTexas
5141Adam GettisOGIowa
6173Alfred MorrisRBFlorida Atlantic
6193Tom ComptonOTSouth Dakota
7213Richard CrawfordCBSouthern Methodist
217Jordan BernstineSIowa

2013 draft

[edit]
Jordan Reed was drafted in the third round of the 2013 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
251David AmersonCBNorth Carolina State
385Jordan ReedTEFlorida
4119Phillip ThomasSFresno State
5154Chris ThompsonRBFlorida State
162Brandon JenkinsDEFlorida State
6191Bacarri RamboSGeorgia
7228Jawan JamisonRBRutgers

2014 draft

[edit]
Trent Murphy was drafted in the second round of the 2014 draft.
Round Pick Player Position College
247Trent MurphyLBStanford
366Morgan MosesOTVirginia
78Spencer LongGNebraska
4102Bashaud BreelandCBClemson
5142Ryan GrantWRTulane
6186Lache SeastrunkRBBaylor
7217Ted BolserTEIndiana
228Zach HockerKArkansas

2015 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
15Brandon ScherffGIowa
238Preston SmithDEMississippi
395Matt JonesRBFlorida
4105Jamison CrowderWRDuke
112Arie KouandjioGAlabama
5141Martrell SpaightLBArkansas
6181Kyshoen JarrettFSVirginia Tech
182Tevin MitchelCBArkansas
187Evan SpencerWROhio State
7222Austin ReiterCSouth Florida

2016 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
122Josh DoctsonWRTexas Christian
253Su'a CravensLBSouthern California
384Kendall FullerCBVirginia Tech
5152Matt IoannidisDETemple
6187Nate SudfeldQBIndiana
7232Steven DanielsLBBoston College
242Keith MarshallRBGeorgia

2017 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
117Jonathan AllenDTAlabama
249Ryan AndersonLBAlabama
381Fabian MoreauCBUCLA
4114Samaje PerineRBOklahoma
123Montae NicholsonSMichigan State
5154Jeremy SprinkleTEArkansas
6199Chase RoullierCWyoming
209Robert DavisWRGeorgia State
7230Josh Harvey-ClemonsLBLouisville
235Joshua HolseyCBAuburn

2018 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
113Daron PayneNTAlabama
259Derrius GuiceRBLouisiana State
374Geron ChristianTLouisville
4109Troy ApkeSPenn State
5163Tim SettleNTVirginia Tech
6197Shaun Dion HamiltonLBAlabama
7241Greg StromanCBVirginia Tech
256Trey QuinnWRSouthern Methodist

For their selection in the supplemental draft, the Washington Football Team forfeited its sixth round pick in the 2019 NFL draft.

Round Player Position College
6Adonis AlexanderCBVirginia Tech

2019 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
115Dwayne HaskinsQBOhio State
26Montez SweatDEMississippi State
376Terry McLaurinWROhio State
4112Bryce LoveRBStanford
131Wes MartinGIndiana
5153Ross PierschbacherCAlabama
173Cole HolcombLBNorth Carolina
6206Kelvin HarmonWRNC State
7227Jimmy MorelandDBJames Madison
253Jordan BrailfordDEOklahoma State

2020s

[edit]

2020 draft

[edit]
Chase Young, the team's first-round draft selection in 2020, was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Round Pick Player Position College
12 Chase YoungDEOhio State
366 Antonio GibsonRBMemphis
4108 Saahdiq CharlesOTLSU
142 Antonio Gandy-GoldenWRLiberty
5156 Keith IsmaelCSan Diego State
162 Khaleke HudsonLBMichigan
7216 Kamren CurlSSArkansas
229 James Smith-WilliamsDENC State

2021 draft

[edit]
Round Pick Player Position College
119 Jamin DavisLBKentucky
251 Sam CosmiOTTexas
374 Benjamin St-JusteCBMinnesota
82 Dyami BrownWRNorth Carolina
4124 John BatesTEBoise State
5 163 Darrick Forrest SS Cincinnati
6 225 Camaron Cheeseman LS Michigan
7 240 William Bradley-King DE Baylor
246 Shaka ToneyDEPenn State
258 Dax MilneWRBrigham Young

2022 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 16 Jahan Dotson WR Penn State
2 47 Phidarian Mathis DT Alabama
3 98 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
4 113 Percy Butler FS Louisiana
5 144 Sam Howell QB North Carolina
149 Cole Turner TE Nevada
7 230 Chris Paul G Tulsa
240 Christian Holmes CB Oklahoma State

2023 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 16 Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi State
2 47 Quan Martin DB Illinois
3 97 Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas
4 118 Braeden Daniels OT Utah
5 137 KJ Henry DE Clemson
6 193 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB Kentucky
7 233 Andre Jones Jr. DE Louisiana

2024 draft

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Quarterback Jayden Daniels, selected second overall in 2024, won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Round Pick Player Position College
1 2 Jayden Daniels QB LSU
2 36 Johnny Newton DT Illinois
50 Mike Sainristil CB Michigan
53 Ben Sinnott TE Kansas State
3 67 Brandon Coleman OT TCU
100 Luke McCaffrey WR Rice
5 139 Jordan Magee LB Temple
161 Dominique Hampton LB Washington
7 222 Javontae Jean-Baptiste DE Notre Dame

2025 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 29 Josh Conerly Jr. OT Oregon
2 61 Trey Amos CB Ole Miss
4 128 Jaylin Lane WR Virginia Tech
6 205 Kain Medrano LB UCLA
7 245 Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB Arizona

2026 draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 7 Sonny Styles LB Ohio State
3 71 Antonio Williams WR Clemson
5 147 Joshua Josephs DE Tennessee
6 187 Kaytron Allen RB Penn State
6 209 Matt Gulbin C Michigan State
7 223 Athan Kaliakmanis QB Rutgers

See also

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References

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