List of Texas Tech Red Raiders in the NFL Draft

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Michael Crabtree was drafted 10th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL Draft.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 151 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes six players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Dave Parks in the 1964 NFL Draft.[4] The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have drafted the most Red Raiders, eleven and nine, respectively. The Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars are the only current franchises to not have drafted a player from Texas Tech.[5] Three former Red Raiders have been selected to a Pro Bowl, seven former Red Raiders have won a league championship with their respective teams, and three former Red Raiders have been selected to both a Pro Bowl and won a league championship.

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).[6]

Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a 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". When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][7]

Notably, this list does not include undrafted Texas Tech players that have played for the NFL, for example, Wes Welker.

Key

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
‡ Won a league championship
♦ Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship

Drafts

American Football League

Year Round Pick Overall Player name Position AFL team[A 3] Notes
1961 1 6 6 Holub, E. J.E. J. Holub♦[A 4] LB Dallas Texans AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966)[8]
AFL champion (1962, 1966)[9][10]
Super Bowl champion (IV)[11]
1963 12 2 170 Gill, RogerRoger Gill[A 5] RB San Diego Chargers —
1964 4 8 32 Parks, DaveDave Parks†[A 6] E San Diego Chargers Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966)[12]

National Football League

Year Round Pick Overall Player name Position NFL team[A 3] Notes
1938 6 2 42 Ramsey, HerschelHerschel Ramsey E Philadelphia Eagles —
1939 3 3 18 Tarbox, ElmerElmer Tarbox HB Cleveland Rams —
1940 7 10 60 Williams, RexRex Williams C New York Giants —
1940 11 1 91 Davis, BillBill Davis C Chicago Cardinals —
1941 18 9 169 McCurry, LonnieLonnie McCurry G Brooklyn Dodgers —
1942 19 3 173 Dvoracek, CharleyCharley Dvoracek B Philadelphia Eagles —
1943 9 6 76 Caraway, DoyleDoyle Caraway G New York Giants —
1944 7 1 55 Smith, RodgerRodger Smith B Chicago Cardinals —
1944 23 2 232 Gillenwater, BuckyBucky Gillenwater T Brooklyn Dodgers —
1945 1 11 11 Schlinkman, WaltWalt Schlinkman FB Green Bay Packers —
1945 27 10 284 Dillon, JackJack Dillon E New York Giants —
1946 12 7 107 Farris, PatPat Farris T Detroit Lions —
1946 18 9 169 Robnett, EdEd Robnett FB Washington Redskins —
1946 28 1 261 Ledbetter, NewmanNewman Ledbetter T Chicago Cardinals —
1947 18 2 157 Nabors, RolandRoland Nabors C Boston Yanks —
1947 26 8 243 Standefer, GeneGene Standefer B Los Angeles Rams —
1947 28 5 260 Smith, JoeJoe Smith E Chicago Cardinals —
1947 30 6 281 Winkler, BernieBernie Winkler T Philadelphia Eagles —
1948 24 3 218 Lawhorn, FloydFloyd Lawhorn G Washington Redskins —
1948 32 3 296 Earhart, RalphRalph Earhart E Green Bay Packers —
1949 5 2 43 Lewis, GlennGlenn Lewis B Green Bay Packers —
1949 6 6 57 Reynolds, CharlesCharles Reynolds B Los Angeles Rams —
1949 14 3 154 Williams, BobbyBobby Williams C Green Bay Packers —
1949 23 2 223 Kelley, BillBill Kelley E Green Bay Packers —
1950 27 4 343 Johnson, ElbertElbert Johnson E Detroit Lions —
1951 20 8 239 Price, JerrellJerrell Price[A 7] T New York Yanks —
1951 27 8 323 Price, EdEd Price B New York Yanks —
1951 29 9 349 Jackson, EarlEarl Jackson B Los Angeles Rams —
1952 6 12 73 Price, JerrellJerrell Price[A 7] T Los Angeles Rams —
1952 13 11 157 Phillips, AubreyAubrey Phillips C Los Angeles Rams —
1953 18 3 208 Turner, JimJim Turner HB Washington Redskins —
1954 3 1 26 Cavazos, BobbyBobby Cavazos HB Chicago Cardinals —
1954 8 2 87 Williams, JimmieJimmie Williams T Green Bay Packers —
1954 17 10 203 Kautz, CarlCarl Kautz T San Francisco 49ers —
1955 9 2 99 Bryan, WalterWalter Bryan B Baltimore Colts —
1955 10 6 115 Harland, ClaudeClaude Harland E Los Angeles Rams —
1955 21 12 253 Spinks, RickRick Spinks FB Cleveland Browns —
1955 22 6 259 Elmore, KenKen Elmore T Los Angeles Rams —
1956 3 1 26 Herchman, BillBill Herchman T San Francisco 49ers —
1956 6 6 67 Schmidt, DonDon Schmidt HB Baltimore Colts —
1956 12 5 138 Walker, JerryJerry Walker T Chicago Cardinals —
1956 13 5 150 Sides, JamesJames Sides FB Philadelphia Eagles —
1956 19 7 224 Vakey, KenKen Vakey E Green Bay Packers —
1956 21 4 245 Herr, RonnieRonnie Herr HB Chicago Cardinals —
1957 8 11 96 Kilcullen, BobBob Kilcullen‡ T Chicago Bears NFL champion (1963)[13]
1957 13 11 156 Williams, DonDon Williams QB Chicago Bears —
1958 7 4 77 Bentley, GeneGene Bentley B Chicago Bears —
1958 24 9 286 Brod, MaxMax Brod B New York Giants —
1958 27 6 319 Dellinger, FloydFloyd Dellinger QB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1958 27 10 323 Witucki, BobBob Witucki QB San Francisco 49ers —
1961 2 3 16 Holub, E. J.E. J. Holub♦[A 4] LB Dallas Cowboys AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966)[8]
AFL champion (1962, 1966)[9][10]
Super Bowl champion (IV)[11]
1962 3 12 40 Holmes, PatPat Holmes† T Philadelphia Eagles AFL All-Star (1967, 1968)[14]
1962 12 9 163 Turner, BakeBake Turner♦ RB Baltimore Colts AFL All-Star (1963)[15]
AFL champion (1968)[16]
Super Bowl champion (III)[16]
1963 12 4 158 Gill, RogerRoger Gill[A 5] RB Philadelphia Eagles —
1963 16 14 224 Hunt, CoolidgeCoolidge Hunt FB Green Bay Packers —
1964 1 1 1 Parks, DaveDave Parks†[A 6] E San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966)[12]
1965 1 7 7 Anderson, DonnyDonny Anderson♦ HB Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl (1968)[17]
NFL champion (1966, 1967)[18][19]
Super Bowl champion (I, II)[18][19]
1965 9 5 117 Zanios, JimJim Zanios RB Dallas Cowboys —
1965 15 3 199 Carrell, JohnJohn Carrell T Pittsburgh Steelers —
1965 18 8 246 Lowery, LeoLeo Lowery RB Los Angeles Rams —
1965 18 10 248 White, JeffJeff White E Green Bay Packers —
1966 14 5 205 Lovelace, JerryJerry Lovelace RB Washington Redskins —
1967 12 1 289 Pack, RonnieRonnie Pack B New Orleans Saints —
1968 4 10 93 Mooney, EdEd Mooney LB Detroit Lions —
1968 15 25 406 Leinert, MikeMike Leinert RB Oakland Raiders —
1969 4 9 87 Stewart, JackyJacky Stewart RB Baltimore Colts —
1969 6 12 142 Vinyard, KenKen Vinyard K Green Bay Packers —
1969 13 1 312 Lovelace, LeonLeon Lovelace T Buffalo Bills —
1969 13 16 329 Moylan, JimJim Moylan T Minnesota Vikings —
1969 15 16 380 Golden, GaryGary Golden DB Minnesota Vikings —
1970 3 23 75 Fox, DentonDenton Fox DB Dallas Cowboys —
1970 9 26 234 Evans, CharleyCharley Evans T Kansas City Chiefs —
1970 12 21 307 Sanders, JerryJerry Sanders K Cleveland Browns —
1972 10 2 236 Odom, JohnJohn Odom DB New York Giants —
1973 9 12 220 Ingram, RussellRussell Ingram C Atlanta Falcons —
1973 15 6 370 Rives, DonDon Rives LB Chicago Bears —
1974 2 12 38 Tillman, AndreAndre Tillman TE Miami Dolphins —
1974 13 4 316 Barnes, JoeJoe Barnes QB Chicago Bears —
1975 7 16 172 Williams, LawrenceLawrence Williams WR New England Patriots —
1975 16 14 404 Jones, CalvinCalvin Jones WR Philadelphia Eagles —
1976 6 2 158 Jordan, CurtisCurtis Jordan‡ DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champion (XVII)[20]
1976 17 9 468 Green, TonyTony Green DB Atlanta Falcons —
1977 3 11 67 Howard, ThomasThomas Howard LB Kansas City Chiefs —
1977 6 21 196 Duniven, TommyTommy Duniven QB Cincinnati Bengals —
1978 4 6 90 Taylor, BillyBilly Taylor RB New York Giants —
1978 5 5 115 Felton, EricEric Felton DB New Orleans Saints —
1978 5 22 132 Krahl, JimJim Krahl DT New York Giants —
1978 8 9 203 Mock, MikeMike Mock P New York Jets —
1978 12 8 314 Irons, DanDan Irons T San Francisco 49ers —
1979 11 16 291 Nelson, BrianBrian Nelson WR Minnesota Vikings —
1980 3 10 66 Hadnot, JamesJames Hadnot RB Kansas City Chiefs —
1980 4 19 102 Flowers, LarryLarry Flowers DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
1980 8 2 195 Walter, KenKen Walter T Baltimore Colts —
1980 8 16 209 Copeland, JeffJeff Copeland LB Cleveland Browns —
1980 10 20 269 Stephens, WillieWillie Stephens DB Chicago Bears —
1981 1 21 21 Watts, TedTed Watts‡ DB Oakland Raiders Super Bowl champion (XVIII)[21]
1982 8 20 215 Buford, MauryMaury Buford‡ P San Diego Chargers Super Bowl champion (XX)[22]
1982 8 25 220 Randle, TateTate Randle DB Miami Dolphins —
1982 10 10 261 Reeves, RonRon Reeves QB Houston Oilers —
1983 1 21 21 Rivera, GabrielGabriel Rivera DT Pittsburgh Steelers —
1983 9 14 238 Arbubakrr, HassonHasson Arbubakrr DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
1983 10 5 256 Hutchison, AnthonyAnthony Hutchison RB Chicago Bears —
1984 7 14 182 David, StanStan David DB Buffalo Bills —
1985 5 9 121 Jiles, DwayneDwayne Jiles LB Philadelphia Eagles —
1985 7 13 181 Walter, JoeJoe Walter T Cincinnati Bengals —
1985 11 12 292 White, BradBrad White DE New York Jets —
1986 3 24 79 Crawford, TimTim Crawford LB New York Jets —
1986 4 7 89 Carter, CarlCarl Carter DB St. Louis Cardinals —
1986 12 14 319 Simmons, KingKing Simmons DB Cleveland Browns —
1987 2 5 33 Mitchell, RolandRoland Mitchell DB Buffalo Bills —
1987 5 5 117 Smith, TimmyTimmy Smith‡ RB Washington Redskins Super Bowl champion (XXII)[23]
1987 9 16 239 Jones, LeonardLeonard Jones DB Minnesota Vikings —
1988 5 13 133 Everett, EricEric Everett DB Philadelphia Eagles —
1988 6 23 161 Stinson, LemuelLemuel Stinson CB Chicago Bears —
1988 10 17 266 Jackson, ArtisArtis Jackson NT Miami Dolphins —
1989 2 23 51 Tolliver, Billy JoeBilly Joe Tolliver QB San Diego Chargers —
1990 5 11 121 Gray, JamesJames Gray RB New England Patriots —
1991 4 5 88 Walker, SammySammy Walker DB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1992 8 4 200 McDowell, AnthonyAnthony McDowell RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
1992 12 9 317 Harris, DonDon Harris DB Dallas Cowboys —
1994 3 26 91 Morris, BamBam Morris RB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1994 6 9 170 Hill, LloydLloyd Hill WR Chicago Bears —
1994 6 15 176 Mitchell, DerrellDerrell Mitchell WR New Orleans Saints —
1996 5 1 133 Coleman, MarcusMarcus Coleman DB New York Jets —
1996 5 22 154 Thomas, ZachZach Thomas† LB Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)[24]
1997 2 11 41 Hanspard, ByronByron Hanspard RB Atlanta Falcons —
1998 7 36 225 Darden, TonyTony Darden CB Minnesota Vikings —
1999 2 27 58 Reagor, MontaeMontae Reagor‡ DT Denver Broncos Super Bowl champion (XLI)[25]
1999 5 34 167 Brown, DarwinDarwin Brown CB Denver Broncos —
2000 5 1 130 Malbrough, AnthonyAnthony Malbrough CB Cleveland Browns —
2000 5 27 156 Morris, SammySammy Morris FB Buffalo Bills —
2001 7 37 237 Kocurek, KrisKris Kocurek DT Seattle Seahawks —
2002 4 29 127 Curtis, KevinKevin Curtis DB San Francisco 49ers —
2003 6 21 194 Hunt, AaronAaron Hunt DT Denver Broncos —
2003 6 28 201 Kingsbury, KliffKliff Kingsbury‡ QB New England Patriots Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII)[26]
2004 4 3 99 Francis, CarlosCarlos Francis WR Oakland Raiders —
2004 7 47 248 Symons, B. J.B. J. Symons QB Houston Texans —
2005 4 28 129 Gandy, DylanDylan Gandy‡ G Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl champion (XLI)[25]
2005 5 14 150 Loper, DanielDaniel Loper OT Tennessee Titans —
2005 7 20 234 Smith, MikeMike Smith LB Baltimore Ravens —
2006 7 16 224 Whitley, E. J.E. J. Whitley C Dallas Cowboys —
2007 4 18 117 Ramirez , MannyManny Ramirez G Detroit Lions —
2007 6 14 188 Filani, JoelJoel Filani WR Tennessee Titans —
2007 7 32 242 Dawson, KeyuntaKeyunta Dawson LB Indianapolis Colts —
2009 1 10 10 Crabtree, MichaelMichael Crabtree WR San Francisco 49ers —
2009 2 16 48 McBath, DarcelDarcel McBath DB Denver Broncos —
2009 3 14 78 Vasquez, LouisLouis Vasquez G San Diego Chargers —
2009 4 20 120 Williams, BrandonBrandon Williams DE Dallas Cowboys —
2010 6 27 196 Wall, JamarJamar Wall CB Dallas Cowboys —
2011 7 29 232 Batch, BaronBaron Batch RB Pittsburgh Steelers —
2014 2 17 49 Amaro, JaceJace Amaro TE New York Jets —
2014 7 14 238 Smith, WillWill Smith LB Dallas Cowboys —

Notes

  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).[2][3]
  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. 1 2 This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
  4. 1 2 E. J. Holub was drafted in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys (16th overall) and in the 1961 AFL draft by the Dallas Texans (6th overall).
  5. 1 2 Roger Gill was drafted in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (158th overall) and in the 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (170th overall).
  6. 1 2 Dave Parks was drafted in the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers (1st overall) and in the 1964 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (32nd overall).
  7. 1 2 Jerrell Price was drafted in 1951 by the New York Yanks (239th overall) and in 1952 by the Los Angeles Rams (73rd overall).

References

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  1. ↑ "Texas Tech Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  2. 1 2 Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Draft History by School–Texas Tech". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Draft History by School–Texas Tech". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  6. ↑ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
  7. ↑ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  8. 1 2 "E.J. Holub NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  9. 1 2 "1962 Dallas Texans Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  10. 1 2 "1965 Dallas Texans Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  11. 1 2 "1970 Kansas City Chiefs Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  12. 1 2 "Dave Parks NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  13. ↑ "1963 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  14. ↑ "Pat Holmes NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  15. ↑ "Bake Turner NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  16. 1 2 "1968 New York Jets Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  17. ↑ "Donny Anderson NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  18. 1 2 "1966 Green Bay Packers Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  19. 1 2 "1967 Green Bay Packers Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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  21. ↑ "1983 Los Angeles Raiders Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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  23. ↑ "1987 Washington Redskins Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  24. ↑ "Zach Thomas NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
  25. 1 2 "2006 Indianapolis Colts Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
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