List of Kansas State Wildcats in the NFL Draft
Josh Freeman was drafted 17th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2009 NFL Draft.
This is a list of Kansas State Wildcats football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Kansas State has had a total of 142 players selected – including five players taken in the first round – from the first NFL Draft in 1936 through the 2016 NFL Draft.[1][2][3]
After the NFL merged with the AFL in 1966, the history of the AFL was officially adopted by the NFL and therefore this list includes players taken in the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and in the Common Draft (1967–1969) in addition to the NFL Draft.[3] Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft. Because four KSU players were selected in both the NFL and AFL drafts, the total number of selections listed below is 146 (including one "redshirt" selection in the 1965 AFL Draft), through the 2016 draft.
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).
Key
| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | BB | Blocking back |
| 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 |
| FB | Fullback | ||||
| * | Selected to a Pro Bowl | ||||
| † | Won a NFL championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a NFL championship | ||||
Players selected
Terence Newman was drafted 5th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Michael Bishop was drafted in the 7th round by the New England Patriots in the 1999 NFL Draft.
Jordy Nelson was drafted 36th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Mark Simoneau was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in 2000 NFL draft.
| Year | Rnd | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | AFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | — | — | — | Littlejohn, JohnJohn Littlejohn | B | Buffalo Bills | also selected in NFL Draft |
| 1960 | — | — | — | Vader, JoeJoe Vader | E | Dallas Texans | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | 41 | Evans, DaleDale Evans | B | Denver Broncos | also selected in NFL Draft |
| 1961 | 30 | — | 238 | Price, CedricCedric Price | E | Dallas Texans | — |
| 1963 | 26 | — | 204 | Crenshaw, WillisWillis Crenshaw | B | Buffalo Bills | also selected in NFL Draft |
| 1965 | redshirt | — | — | Barlow, RonRon Barlow | FB | New York Jets | — |
| 1966 | 9 | — | 74 | Matan, BillBill Matan | E | Miami Dolphins | also selected in NFL Draft |
| Year | Rnd | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 3 | 6 | 26 | Elder, MauriceMaurice Elder | B | Boston Redskins | starter on undefeated 1937 Los Angeles Bulldogs |
| 1937 | 7 | 6 | 66 | Holland, RollaRolla Holland | G | Boston Redskins | — |
| 1937 | 9 | 1 | 81 | Fanning, PaulPaul Fanning | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1940 | 11 | 2 | 92 | Hackney, ElmerElmer Hackney | RB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1940 | 15 | 2 | 142 | Crumbaker, DonDon Crumbaker | E | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1940 | 20 | 3 | 183 | DeBord, BillBill DeBord | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1941 | 11 | 8 | 98 | Weiner, BernieBernie Weiner | T | Brooklyn Dodgers | — |
| 1944 | 13 | 11 | 131 | Zeleznak, MikeMike Zeleznak | B | Boston Yanks | — |
| 1944 | 24 | 8 | 249 | Bortka, JackJack Bortka | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1945 | 11 | 2 | 100 | Haury, EarlEarl Haury | T | Brooklyn Tigers | — |
| 1945 | 16 | 2 | 155 | Ungles, JimJim Ungles | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1945 | 23 | 8 | 238 | Vargon, MikeMike Vargon | E | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1946 | 31 | 5 | 295 | Cowan, DaleDale Cowan | T | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1950 | 7 | 9 | 88 | Prather, RollinRollin Prather | E | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1953 | 13 | 7 | 152 | McShulski, JackJack McShulski | E | New York Giants | — |
| 1954 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Switzer, VerylVeryl Switzer | HB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1955 | 2 | 6 | 19 | Taylor, CorkyCorky Taylor | B | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1955 | 7 | 7 | 80 | Marciniak, RonRon Marciniak | G | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1955 | 19 | 12 | 229 | Ebert, TomTom Ebert | E | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1955 | 25 | 9 | 298 | Wade, DeweyDewey Wade | E | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1956 | 7 | 8 | 81 | Nery, RonRon Nery | T | New York Giants | AFL All-Pro (1961) |
| 1956 | 13 | 12 | 157 | Furey, JimJim Furey | C | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1956 | 26 | 5 | 306 | Zickefoose, ChuckChuck Zickefoose | E | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1956 | 29 | 6 | 343 | Rusher, JimJim Rusher | E | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1958 | 7 | 10 | 83 | Pfeifer, RalphRalph Pfeifer | B | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1958 | 9 | 1 | 98 | Keelan, JohnJohn Keelan | T | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1958 | 19 | 6 | 223 | Keady, GeneGene Keady | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1958 | 30 | 9 | 358 | Stahura, TedTed Stahura | T | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1959 | 29 | 3 | 339 | Stolte, JohnJohn Stolte | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1960 | 16 | 5 | 185 | Littlejohn, JohnJohn Littlejohn | B | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1961 | 6 | 8 | 78 | Evans, DaleDale Evans | B | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1963 | 9 | 2 | 114 | Crenshaw, WillisWillis Crenshaw | B | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1964 | 17 | 5 | 229 | Provenzano, JoeJoe Provenzano | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1965 | 16 | 4 | 214 | Dusenbury, DougDoug Dusenbury | K | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1965 | 20 | 5 | 271 | Barlow, DonDon Barlow | T | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1966 | 8 | 8 | 118 | Matan, BillBill Matan | WR | New York Giants | — |
| 1966 | 18 | 11 | 271 | Jones, WillieWillie Jones | DT | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1968 | 16 | 13 | 421 | Lankas, DanDan Lankas | LB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1969 | 5 | 17 | 121 | Davis, CorneliusCornelius Davis | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1969 | 8 | 9 | 191 | Brown, LarryLarry Brown* | RB | Washington Redskins | NFL MVP (1972), Pro Bowl (1969, 70, 71, 72) |
| 1969 | 11 | 14 | 280 | Jones, DaveDave Jones | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1969 | 15 | 14 | 378 | Coble, BobBob Coble | P | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 | 79 | Larson, LynnLynn Larson | T | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 2 | 132 | Barrera, ManuelManuel Barrera | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 13 | 143 | Herron, MackMack Herron | RB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1970 | 8 | 8 | 190 | Gordon, IraIra Gordon | T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1970 | 12 | 6 | 292 | Collins, CharlesCharles Collins | WR | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1970 | 16 | 26 | 416 | Ross, RandyRandy Ross | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Scott, ClarenceClarence Scott* | DB | Cleveland Browns | Pro Bowl (1973) |
| 1971 | 3 | 4 | 56 | Dickey, LynnLynn Dickey | QB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 13 | 65 | Montgomery, MikeMike Montgomery | RB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1971 | 5 | 10 | 114 | Shaternick, DeanDean Shaternick | T | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1971 | 7 | 22 | 178 | Dickerson, RonRon Dickerson | DB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1971 | 8 | 17 | 199 | Yankowski, RonRon Yankowski | RB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1971 | 13 | 19 | 331 | Harrison, RussellRussell Harrison | RB | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 7 | 111 | Butler, BillBill Butler | RB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1972 | 7 | 3 | 159 | Colquitt, JoeJoe Colquitt | DE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 12 | 194 | Lattimore, MarionMarion Lattimore | G | New York Jets | — |
| 1972 | 8 | 13 | 195 | Beyrle, SteveSteve Beyrle | G | New England Patriots | — |
| 1972 | 11 | 2 | 262 | Robertson, JohnJohn Robertson | DB | New York Giants | — |
| 1973 | 13 | 25 | 336 | Fergerson, RickRick Fergerson | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1973 | 14 | 19 | 357 | Morrison, DennisDennis Morrison | QB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 5 | 109 | Childs, HenryHenry Childs* | TE | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (1979) |
| 1974 | 7 | 10 | 167 | Cullars, WillieWillie Cullars | DE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1974 | 10 | 14 | 249 | Calhoun, DonDon Calhoun | RB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1974 | 11 | 10 | 271 | Brittain, BillBill Brittain | C | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1974 | 13 | 12 | 325 | Rothwell, FredFred Rothwell | C | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1974 | 15 | 12 | 377 | Wells, JohnJohn Wells | G | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1974 | 15 | 20 | 385 | Jackson, IsaacIsaac Jackson | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 12 | 116 | Grogan, SteveSteve Grogan | QB | New England Patriots | — |
| 1975 | 16 | 10 | 401 | Tuttle, JohnJohn Tuttle | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1975 | 16 | 15 | 406 | Chaves, LesLes Chaves | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1978 | 3 | 2 | 58 | Spani, GaryGary Spani | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 6 | 116 | Manucci, DanDan Manucci | QB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1979 | 12 | 3 | 306 | Green, CharlieCharlie Green | WR | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1980 | 11 | 3 | 280 | Whitley, EddyEddy Whitley | TE | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1981 | 5 | 19 | 130 | Clark, StevanStevan Clark | DT | New England Patriots | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 11 | 66 | Goodlow, EugeneEugene Goodlow | WR | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1986 | 10 | 28 | 277 | Hundley, BartonBarton Hundley | DB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1986 | 11 | 12 | 289 | Stone, TimTim Stone | T | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1988 | 5 | 23 | 132 | Jordan, TonyTony Jordan | RB | Phoenix Cardinals | — |
| 1990 | 6 | 10 | 147 | Henry, MauriceMaurice Henry | LB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1992 | 5 | 6 | 118 | Green, RogerickRogerick Green | DB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 11 | 179 | Campbell, RussRuss Campbell | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1992 | 10 | 2 | 254 | Alexander, ElijahElijah Alexander | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1994 | 2 | 18 | 47 | Randolph, ThomasThomas Randolph | DB | New York Giants | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 26 | 58 | Brooks, BarrettBarrett Brooks† | T | Philadelphia Eagles | Super Bowl Champion (XL) |
| 1995 | 4 | 13 | 111 | May, ChadChad May | QB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1996 | 4 | 10 | 105 | Gaskins, PercellPercell Gaskins | LB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 1997 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Canty, ChrisChris Canty | DB | New England Patriots | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 17 | 47 | Lockett, KevinKevin Lockett | WR | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1998 | 2 | 17 | 47 | Weiner, ToddTodd Weiner | T | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 1999 | 3 | 29 | 80 | Gramática, MartínMartín Gramática‡ | K | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Pro Bowl (2000) Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII) |
| 1999 | 6 | 29 | 198 | Kelly, JeffJeff Kelly | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 17 | 223 | Young, RyanRyan Young | T | New York Jets | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 21 | 227 | Bishop, MichaelMichael Bishop | QB | New England Patriots | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 30 | 238 | Swift, JustinJustin Swift | TE | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 34 | 240 | McDonald, DarnellDarnell McDonald | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 33 | Howard, DarrenDarren Howard | DE | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2000 | 3 | 5 | 67 | Simoneau, MarkMark Simoneau† | LB | Atlanta Falcons | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV) |
| 2000 | 3 | 21 | 83 | McIntosh, DamionDamion McIntosh | T | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2000 | 5 | 17 | 146 | Chapman, LamarLamar Chapman | DB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 170 | Murphy, FrankFrank Murphy | RB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 33 | Morgan, QuincyQuincy Morgan† | WR | Cleveland Browns | Super Bowl Champion (XL) |
| 2001 | 3 | 28 | 90 | Meier, ShadShad Meier | TE | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2001 | 4 | 11 | 107 | Beisel, MontyMonty Beisel | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 | 133 | Fatafehi, MarioMario Fatafehi | DT | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 11 | 143 | Cooper, JarrodJarrod Cooper | DB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 12 | 145 | Butler, JerametriusJerametrius Butler | DB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2002 | 2 | 25 | 57 | McGraw, JonJon McGraw | DB | New York Jets | — |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 | 71 | Leber, BenBen Leber | LB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | 173 | Faggins, DeMarcusDeMarcus Faggins | DB | Houston Texans | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 13 | 185 | Scobey, JoshJosh Scobey | RB | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 43 | 254 | Lockett, AaronAaron Lockett | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 46 | 257 | Cartwright, RockRock Cartwright | RB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Newman, TerenceTerence Newman* | DB | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (2007, 2009) |
| 2003 | 2 | 19 | 51 | Pierce, TerryTerry Pierce | LB | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 20 | 155 | Williams, MelvinMelvin Williams | DE | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 | 224 | Wallace, TacoTaco Wallace | WR | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 167 | Leckey, NickNick Leckey† | C | Arizona Cardinals | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV) |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 236 | Washington, RashadRashad Washington | DB | New York Jets | — |
| 2005 | 4 | 29 | 130 | Sproles, DarrenDarren Sproles* | RB | San Diego Chargers | Pro Bowl (2014, 2015) |
| 2006 | 6 | 18 | 187 | Clary, JeromeyJeromey Clary | T | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 10 | 74 | Figurs, YamonYamon Figurs | WR | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 | 186 | Clayton, ThomasThomas Clayton | RB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 | 218 | Diles, ZacZac Diles | LB | Houston Texans | — |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 | 36 | Nelson, JordyJordy Nelson‡ | WR | Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl Champion (XLV) Pro Bowl (2014) |
| 2008 | 7 | 39 | 242 | Jackson, RobRob Jackson | DE | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Freeman, JoshJosh Freeman | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 | 141 | Moore, JoshJosh Moore | DB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 30 | 62 | Thomas, DanielDaniel Thomas | RB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2012 | 7 | 22 | 229 | Brown, BryceBryce Brown | RB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 24 | 56 | Brown, ArthurArthur Brown | LB | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 25 | 123 | Harper, ChrisChris Harper | WR | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 35 | 204 | Wilson, BradenBraden Wilson | FB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2014 | 6 | 26 | 202 | Rooks, TavonTavon Rooks | OT | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 | 69 | Lockett, TylerTyler Lockett* | WR | Seattle Seahawks | Pro Bowl (2015) NFL All-Pro (2015) |
| 2015 | 6 | 20 | 196 | Evans, RandallRandall Evans | DB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 25 | 56 | Whitehair, CodyCody Whitehair | OL | Chicago Bears | — |
Notable undrafted players
A selection of notable KSU football players who entered the NFL outside the draft includes:
- Bert Pearson entered the NFL in 1929, before the draft began. In an eight-year career with the Chicago Bears he was part of two NFL championship teams.
- Doug Russell entered the NFL in 1934, before the draft began. He led the league in rushing in the 1935 NFL season, playing for the Chicago Cardinals.
- Paul Coffman entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1978. He earned three Pro Bowl appearances during his career and is in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
- Damian Johnson entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1986 and played for the New York Giants' Super Bowl XXI-winning team.
- Kendyl Jacox entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1998. He had a nine-year NFL career, starting 93 games on the offensive line.
Nine KSU players were selected by other leagues directly challenging the NFL: two were drafted in the 1948 All-America Football Conference draft (Rollin Prather and Mike Zeleznek),[2][4] two were selected in the 1983 USFL Draft (Amos Donaldson and Will Cokeley), three were selected in the 1984 USFL Draft (Reggie Singletary, L. E. Madison and Eric Mack), and two more in the 1985 USFL Draft (Eric Bailey and Kyle Clawson). Many of these players also played in the NFL.
See also
References
- ↑ "Kansas St. Drafted Players". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- 1 2 KSU Football Media Guide (pdf), Kansas State University, 2013, p. 178, retrieved 2013-10-28
- 1 2 "NFL.com Draft Tracker". NFL.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
- ↑ "1948 AAFC Draft". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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