List of Nicholls Colonels in the NFL Draft
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List of Nicholls Colonels in the NFL Draft

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Year	Round	Overall	Player name	Position	NFL team	Notes

1976	3	74	Gary Barbaro	Defensive Back	Kansas City Chiefs	—

1977	7	182	Gerard Butler	Wide Receiver	Chicago Bears	—

1982	4	87	Dwight Walker	Wide Receiver	Cleveland Browns	—

1984	3	58	Johnny Meads	Linebacker	Houston Oilers	—

1985	4	97	Anthony Tuggle	Defensive Back	Cincinnati Bengals	—

7	187	Lionel Vital	Running Back	Washington Redskins	—

1986	5	119	Oscar Smith	Running Back	Detroit Lions	—

1987	3	57	Mark Carrier	Wide Receiver	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—

6	186	Doug Hudson	Quarterback	Kansas City Chiefs	—

1989	5	117	Jamie Lawson	Fullback	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—

1990	10	264	Dee Thomas	Defensive Back	Houston Oilers	—

1995	3	68	Darryl Pounds	Defensive Back	Washington Redskins	—

2004	5	110	Chris Thompson	Defensive Back	Jacksonville Jaguars	—

2007	6	177	Jacob Bender	Offensive Line	New York Jets	—

2008	6	180	Kareem Moore	Defensive Back	Washington Redskins	—

2009	3	88	Lardarius Webb	Defensive Back	Baltimore Ravens	—

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The highest that a Colonel has ever been drafted is the 3rd round/57th overall, which happened in 1987 with the selection of wide receiver Mark Carrier by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

final_sentence: The highest that a Colonel has ever been drafted is the 3rd round/57th overall, which happened in 1987 with the selection of wide receiver Mark Carrier by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.