List of Virginia Tech Hokies in the NFL Draft
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The Virginia Tech Hokies football team has had 136 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes nine players taken in the first round and two overall number one picks, Bruce Smith in the 1985 NFL Draft and Michael Vick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Eight former Virginia Tech players have been selected to a Pro Bowl, twelve have won a championship with their respective teams and one has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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).[3] Prior to 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 bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" became the NFL Draft.[2]
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| * | Selected to an all-star game (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl) | ||||
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Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl) | ||||
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Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||
American Football League
| Year | Round | Overall | Player name | Position | AFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 | Carroll Dale | End | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 1961 [4] |
4 | 26 | Mike Zeno | Guard | Boston Patriots | — |
| 21 | 162 | Don Oakes* | Tackle | Boston Patriots | AFL All-Star Game (1967) | |
| 1962 [5] |
No selections | |||||
| 1963 [6] |
16 | 122 | Gene Breen | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1964 [7] |
12 | 93 | Jake Adams | End | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1965 [8] |
4 | 28 | Bob Schweickert | Back | New York Jets | — |
| 13 | 100 | Sunny Utz | Fullback | New York Jets | — | |
| 1966 [9] |
No selections | |||||
National Football League
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | No selections | ||||||
| 1937 | 7 | 3 | 63 | Herman "Foots" Dickerson | End | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1938 | No selections | ||||||
| 1939 | No selections | ||||||
| 1940 | No selections | ||||||
| 1941 | No selections | ||||||
| 1942 | No selections | ||||||
| 1943 | No selections | ||||||
| 1944 | 14 | 11 | 142 | John Maskas[A 2] | Guard/Tackle | Boston Yanks | — |
| 1945 | No selections | ||||||
| 1946 | No selections | ||||||
| 1947 | No selections | ||||||
| 1948 | No selections | ||||||
| 1949 | No selections | ||||||
| 1950 | No selections | ||||||
| 1951 | 28 | 10 | 337 | Sterling Wingo | Back | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1952 | No selections | ||||||
| 1953 | 12 | 3 | 136 | Madison "Buzz" Nutter* |
Center | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1963) NFL Champion (1958, 1959) |
| 1954 | 25 | 11 | 300 | Tom Hughes | Tackle | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1955 | 5 | 2 | 51 | George Preas |
Guard/Tackle | Baltimore Colts | NFL Champion (1958, 1959) |
| 7 | 9 | 82 | Johnny Dean | Back | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 21 | 1 | 242 | Howie Wright | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 27 | 2 | 315 | Jim Locke | Tackle | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 30 | 2 | 351 | Tom Petty | End | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 1956 | No selections | ||||||
| 1957 | 13 | 2 | 147 | Bob Wolfenden | Back | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 16 | 10 | 191 | Hillmer Olson | Center | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 22 | 11 | 264 | Tom Dalzell | Tackle | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1958 | 24 | 4 | 281 | Russ Moon | Tackle | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1959 | 26 | 2 | 302 | Jim Burks | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1960 | 8 | 2 | 26 | Carroll Dale |
End | Los Angeles Rams | NFL Champion (1965) Super Bowl Champion (I, II) College Football Hall of Fame (1987) |
| 1961 | 3 | 14 | 42 | Don Oakes | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 16 | 4 | 214 | Mike Zeno | Guard | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 16 | 11 | 221 | Bernie Vishneski | Tackle | New York Giants | — | |
| 1962 | No selections | ||||||
| 1963 | 15 | 14 | 210 | Gene Breen | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1964 | 13 | 9 | 177 | Jake Adams | End | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 | 29 | Bob Schweickert | Back | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 6 | 5 | 75 | Sunny Utz | Fullback | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 1966 | No selections | ||||||
| 1967 | 4 | 25 | 105 | Andy Bowling | Linebacker | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 14 | 6 | 347 | Tom Francisco | Halfback | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 16 | 16 | 409 | Don Bruce | Guard | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 1968 | 5 | 2 | 113 | Ken Barefoot | Tight end | Washington Redskins | — |
| 8 | 18 | 210 | Jim Richards | Defensive back | New York Jets | — | |
| 1969 | 8 | 1 | 183 | James "Waddey" Harvey | Tackle | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 13 | 24 | 335 | Rick Piland | Guard | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
| 1970 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Ken Edwards | Running back | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1971 | 17 | 9 | 425 | Jack Simcsak | Placekicker | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1972 | No selections | ||||||
| 1973 | 5 | 7 | 111 | Don Strock |
Quarterback | Miami Dolphins | Super Bowl Champion (VIII) |
| 1974 | No selections | ||||||
| 1975 | 13 | 15 | 327 | Ricky Scales | Wide receiver | Houston Oilers | — |
| 16 | 12 | 402 | Ken Lambert | Defensive back | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 1976 | 7 | 21 | 203 | Phil Rogers | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1977 | 3 | 4 | 60 | Tom Beasley |
Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers | Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV) |
| 1978 | No selections | ||||||
| 1979 | No selections | ||||||
| 1980 | 5 | 14 | 124 | Doug McDougald | Defensive end | New England Patriots | — |
| 5 | 15 | 125 | Kenny Lewis | Running back | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 1981 | No selections | ||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 15 | 98 | Robert Brown | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1983 | No selections | ||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 9 | 149 | Tony Paige | Fullback | New York Jets | — |
| 1[A 3] | 18 | 18 | Mike Johnson | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bruce Smith* |
Defensive end | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2009) |
| 2 | 16 | 44 | Jesse Penn | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 8 | 5 | 201 | Ashley Lee | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 10 | 18 | 270 | Joe Jones | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 11 | 19 | 299 | Allen Young[A 4] | Defensive back | New York Giants | — | |
| 1986 | No selections | ||||||
| 1987 | 8 | 1 | 196 | Eddie Hunter | Running back | New York Jets | — |
| 8 | 13 | 208 | Curtis Taliaferro | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 1988 | 6 | 17 | 154 | Steve Johnson | Tight end | New England Patriots | — |
| 12 | 1 | 306 | Carter Wiley | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 12 | 5 | 310 | Victor Jones | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 1989 | No selections | ||||||
| 1990 | 8 | 19 | 212 | Jock Jones | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 8 | 22 | 215 | Roger Brown |
Defensive back | Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl Champion (XXV) | |
| 1991 | 12 | 8 | 314 | Al Chamblee | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1992 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Eugene Chung[A 5] | Tackle | New England Patriots | — |
| 4 | 23 | 107 | Will Furrer | Quarterback | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 6 | 11 | 151 | Damien Russell | Defensive back | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 7 | 19 | 187 | William Boatwright | Guard | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 12 | 26 | 334 | John Granby | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 1993 | No selections | ||||||
| 1994 | 2 | 22 | 62 | Tyronne Drakeford |
Cornerback | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XXIX) |
| 4 | 18 | 121 | John Burke | Tight end | New England Patriots | — | |
| 7 | 6 | 200 | Jim Pyne | Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 1995 | 3 | 26 | 90 | Antonio Freeman* |
Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | Pro Bowl (1998) Super Bowl Champion (XXXI) |
| 4 | 26 | 124 | Ken Brown | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 1996 | 2 | 11 | 41 | Bryan Still | Wide receiver | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 3 | 27 | 88 | J.C. Price | Defensive tackle | Carolina Panthers | — | |
| 1997 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Jim Druckenmiller | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2 | 19 | 49 | Torrian Gray | Safety | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 4 | 17 | 113 | Antonio Banks | Cornerback | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 6 | 31 | 194 | Cornell Brown |
Defensive end | Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl Champion (XXXV) | |
| 1998 | 4 | 12 | 104 | Todd Washington |
Center | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Super Bowl Champion (XXXVII) |
| 4 | 17 | 109 | Gennaro DiNapoli | Guard | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 7 | 12 | 201 | Ken Oxendine | Fullback | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 7 | 13 | 202 | Marcus Parker | Running back | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 1999 | 4 | 15 | 110 | Pierson Prioleau |
Safety | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl Champion (XLIV) |
| 5 | 32 | 165 | Derek Smith | Tackle | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 35 | John Engelberger | Defensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2 | 21 | 52 | Ike Charlton | Cornerback | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 3 | 27 | 89 | Corey Moore | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 5 | 5 | 134 | Anthony Midget | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 7 | 37 | 243 | Shyrone Stith | Running back | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Michael Vick* | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010) |
| 3 | 29 | 91 | Cory Bird | Safety | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 5 | 6 | 137 | Matt Lehr | Guard | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 2002 | 2 | 15 | 47 | André Davis | Wide receiver | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 4 | 13 | 111 | Ben Taylor | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 5 | 13 | 148 | Kevin McCadam | Safety | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 6 | 10 | 182 | David Pugh | Defensive tackle | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 6 | 39 | 211 | Bob Slowikowski | Tight end | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 7 | 7 | 218 | Chad Beasley | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 7 | 13 | 224 | Derrius Monroe | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 7 | 40 | 251 | Jarrett Ferguson | Fullback | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 2003 | 4 | 18 | 115 | Lee Suggs | Running back | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 7 | 38 | 252 | Willie Pile | Safety | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 | 8 | DeAngelo Hall* | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2010) |
| 1 | 30 | 30 | Kevin Jones | Running back | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 2 | 13 | 45 | Jake Grove | Center | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 4 | 24 | 120 | Ernest Wilford | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
| 5 | 13 | 145 | Nathaniel Adibi | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 | 75 | Eric Green | Cornerback | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 4 | 7 | 108 | Vincent Fuller | Safety | Tennessee Titans | — | |
| 6 | 7 | 217 | Jon Dunn | Tackle | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Jimmy Williams | Cornerback | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 2 | 31 | 63 | Darryl Tapp | Defensive end | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| 3 | 24 | 88 | James Anderson | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | — | |
| 5 | 23 | 155 | Jeff King | Tight end | Carolina Panthers | — | |
| 6 | 8 | 177 | Jonathan Lewis | Defensive tackle | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
| 7 | 14 | 222 | Justin Hamilton | Safety | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 7 | 19 | 227 | Jimmy Martin | Tackle | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 7 | 26 | 234 | Will Montgomery | Guard | Carolina Panthers | — | |
| 7 | 32 | 240 | Cedric Humes | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 2007 | 3 | 26 | 89 | Aaron Rouse | Safety | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 5 | 20 | 157 | David Clowney | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 5 | 26 | 163 | Brandon Frye | Tackle | Houston Texans | — | |
| 2008 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Duane Brown* | Tackle | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014) |
| 2 | 3 | 35 | Brandon Flowers* | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (2013) | |
| 2 | 11 | 42 | Eddie Royal | Wide receiver | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 3 | 9 | 72 | Chris Ellis | Defensive end | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 4 | 19 | 118 | Xavier Adibi | Linebacker | Houston Texans | — | |
| 5 | 13 | 148 | Carlton Powell | Defensive tackle | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 6 | 8 | 174 | Josh Morgan | Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 7 | 8 | 215 | Justin Harper | Wide receiver | Baltimore Ravens | — | |
| 2009 | 5 | 21 | 157 | Victor "Macho" Harris | Cornerback | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 20 | 52 | Jason Worilds | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 5 | 2 | 133 | Kam Chancellor* |
Safety | Seattle Seahawks | Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII) Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2014) |
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| 5 | 9 | 140 | Ed Wang | Tackle | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 6 | 3 | 172 | Brent Bowden | Punter | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 7 | 4 | 211 | Cody Grimm | Linebacker | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Ryan Williams | Running back | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 4 | 30 | 127 | Rashad "Roc" Carmichael | Cornerback | Houston Texans | — | |
| 6 | 15 | 180 | Tyrod Taylor |
Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl Champion (XLVII) | |
| 2012 | 1 | 32 | 32 | David Wilson | Running back | New York Giants | — |
| 3 | 31 | 94 | Jayron Hosley | Cornerback | New York Giants | — | |
| 5 | 17 | 152 | Danny Coale | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 | 171 | Corey Fuller | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions | — |
| 6 | 5 | 173 | Vinston Painter | Tackle | Denver Broncos | — | |
| 2014 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Kyle Fuller | Cornerback | Chicago Bears | — |
| 3 | 20 | 120 | Logan Thomas | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals | — | |
| 6 | 6 | 182 | Antone Exum | Cornerback | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 181 | Kyshoen Jarrett | Safety | Washington Redskins | — |
| 7 | 26 | 243 | Laurence Gibson | Tackle | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
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