# List of BYU Cougars in the NFL draft

This is a list of Brigham Young University Cougars football players in the NFL draft.

## Key

| B | Back | 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 |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1938 | 9 | 3 | 73 | John Stringham | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1939 | 21 | 2 | 192 | Merrill Waters | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1942 | 16 | 6 | 146 | Dean Chipman | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1942 | 17 | 1 | 151 | Garth Chamberlain | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1946 | 14 | 4 | 124 | Dick Chatterton | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1947 | 16 | 1 | 136 | Reed Nielsen | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1947 | 19 | 6 | 171 | Scotty Deeds | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1947 | 28 | 2 | 257 | Dick Chatterton | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1948 | 31 | 4 | 289 | Gayland Mills | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1949 | 16 | 1 | 152 | Kimball Merrill | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1951 | 14 | 3 | 162 | Rex Berry | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 1952 | 14 | 8 | 165 | Ray Oliverson | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1954 | 22 | 12 | 256 | Dewey Brundage | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 1955 | 17 | 7 | 200 | Bob Bills | New York Giants | B |
| 1957 | 18 | 10 | 215 | Jay Weenig | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1960 | 7 | 6 | 78 | Lonnie Dennis | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1960 | 10 | 6 | 114 | John Kapele | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE |
| 1962 | 19 | 2 | 146 | Kent Horne | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1962 | 11 | 12 | 152 | Kent Horne | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1963 | 17 | 12 | 236 | Gene Frantz | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1964 | 21 | 8 | 168 | Alan Robinson | San Diego Chargers | B |
| 1964 | 16 | 6 | 216 | Alan Robinson | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1966 | 10 | 2 | 84 | Dennis Brewster | Boston Patriots | T |
| 1966 | 6 | 5 | 85 | Dennis Brewster | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1967 | 3 | 11 | 64 | Curg Belcher | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1967 | 6 | 9 | 142 | Virgil Carter | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 1967 | 11 | 6 | 269 | Lou Andrus | Denver Broncos | DE |
| 1967 | 14 | 22 | 363 | Casey Boyett | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 1968 | 5 | 9 | 120 | Phil Odle | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1968 | 9 | 14 | 233 | Casey Boyett | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1968 | 13 | 5 | 332 | Max Huber | New England Patriots | T |
| 1968 | 17 | 13 | 449 | Dennis Patera | San Francisco 49ers | K |
| 1969 | 8 | 16 | 198 | Mike Loper | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1970 | 14 | 11 | 349 | Jeff Slipp | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1971 | 3 | 6 | 58 | Chris Farasopoulos | New York Jets | DB |
| 1972 | 2 | 12 | 38 | Gordon Gravelle | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1972 | 4 | 4 | 82 | Jeff Lyman | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 | 54 | Paul Howard | Denver Broncos | G |
| 1973 | 3 | 14 | 66 | Pete Van Valkenburg | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1973 | 15 | 19 | 383 | Dan Hansen | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 1974 | 10 | 20 | 254 | Dave Atkinson | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1974 | 14 | 21 | 359 | Doug Richards | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 1975 | 3 | 12 | 64 | Gary Sheide | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1975 | 3 | 22 | 74 | Wayne Baker | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 1975 | 4 | 15 | 93 | Paul Linford | Baltimore Colts | DT |
| 1976 | 3 | 23 | 83 | Brad Oates | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1976 | 6 | 13 | 169 | Stan Varner | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1976 | 8 | 13 | 222 | Orrin Olsen | Kansas City Chiefs | C |
| 1976 | 10 | 2 | 267 | Sid Smith | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 1976 | 17 | 26 | 485 | Gary Shaw | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1977 | 5 | 24 | 136 | Dave Hubbard | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1977 | 8 | 4 | 199 | Bill Rice | New York Giants | DT |
| 1977 | 11 | 16 | 295 | Brian Billick | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
| 1978 | 2 | 28 | 56 | Todd Christensen | Dallas Cowboys | TE |
| 1978 | 3 | 17 | 73 | Gifford Nielsen | Houston Oilers | QB |
| 1978 | 6 | 20 | 158 | Mekeli Ieremia | Chicago Bears | DE |
| 1978 | 9 | 19 | 241 | Lance Reynolds | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1979 | 8 | 7 | 199 | Larry Miller | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1979 | 10 | 27 | 275 | Tod Thompson | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE |
| 1980 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Marc Wilson | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 1980 | 2 | 27 | 55 | Mat Mendenhall | Washington Redskins | DE |
| 1981 | 2 | 14 | 42 | Clay Brown | Denver Broncos | TE |
| 1981 | 3 | 25 | 81 | Glen Titensor | Dallas Cowboys | DE |
| 1981 | 4 | 4 | 87 | Scott Phillips | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 1981 | 4 | 23 | 106 | Nick Eyre | Houston Oilers | T |
| 1981 | 6 | 28 | 166 | Glen Redd | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1981 | 8 | 2 | 195 | Lloyd Jones | New York Jets | WR |
| 1981 | 8 | 3 | 196 | Eric Lane | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Jim McMahon | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 1982 | 4 | 23 | 106 | Dan Plater | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 1983 | 4 | 6 | 90 | Tom Holmoe | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 1983 | 12 | 22 | 329 | Chuck Ehin | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1984 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Todd Shell | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 1984 | 11 | 24 | 304 | Kirk Pendleton | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Steve Young | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | QB |
| 1984 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Gordon Hudson | Seattle Seahawks | TE |
| 1985 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Trevor Matich | New England Patriots | C |
| 1985 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Kyle Morrell | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1985 | 5 | 19 | 131 | Louis Wong | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1985 | 5 | 26 | 138 | Lee Johnson | Houston Oilers | K |
| 1985 | 7 | 16 | 184 | Jim Herrmann | Dallas Cowboys | DE |
| 1986 | 3 | 17 | 72 | Robbie Bosco | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1986 | 5 | 13 | 123 | Leon White | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1986 | 8 | 19 | 213 | Kurt Gouveia | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 1986 | 9 | 9 | 230 | Cary Whittingham | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1986 | 10 | 5 | 254 | Vai Sikahema | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1986 | 11 | 28 | 305 | Glen Kozlowski | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1986 | 12 | 15 | 320 | Jeff Sprowls | San Diego Chargers | DB |
| 1987 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Shawn Knight | New Orleans Saints | DT |
| 1987 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Jason Buck | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
| 1987 | 7 | 2 | 170 | Mark Bellini | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 1987 | 9 | 26 | 249 | Lakei Heimuli | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1988 | 5 | 17 | 126 | Rodney Thomas | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1988 | 12 | 8 | 313 | David Futrell | New York Giants | DT |
| 1988 | 12 | 14 | 319 | Steve Kaufusi | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
| 1989 | 3 | 24 | 80 | John Hunter | Minnesota Vikings | T |
| 1989 | 8 | 15 | 210 | Rodney Rice | New England Patriots | DB |
| 1989 | 8 | 20 | 215 | Warren Wheat | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1990 | 3 | 23 | 76 | Mo Elewonibi | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1991 | 6 | 4 | 143 | Neal Fort | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1991 | 7 | 5 | 172 | Brian Mitchell | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1991 | 11 | 17 | 295 | Chris Smith | Cincinnati Bengals | TE |
| 1992 | 9 | 6 | 230 | Ty Detmer | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1993 | 4 | 8 | 92 | Derwin Gray | Indianapolis Colts | DB |
| 1995 | 3 | 23 | 87 | Evan Pilgrim | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1995 | 4 | 29 | 127 | Tim Hanshaw | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
| 1995 | 6 | 10 | 181 | Travis Hall | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1995 | 6 | 19 | 190 | Eli Herring | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1995 | 7 | 5 | 213 | John Walsh | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1996 | 3 | 34 | 95 | Mike Ulufale | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 1997 | 6 | 11 | 174 | Itula Mili | Seattle Seahawks | TE |
| 1998 | 5 | 26 | 149 | Eric Bateman | New York Jets | T |
| 1998 | 6 | 30 | 183 | Dustin Johnson | New York Jets | RB |
| 1998 | 7 | 22 | 211 | Jason Andersen | New England Patriots | C |
| 1999 | 1 | 14 | 14 | John Tait | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
| 1999 | 6 | 19 | 188 | Daren Yancey | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 1999 | 7 | 38 | 244 | Joe Wong | Miami Dolphins | G |
| 2000 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Rob Morris | Indianapolis Colts | LB |
| 2000 | 3 | 31 | 93 | Byron Frisch | Tennessee Titans | DE |
| 2000 | 5 | 9 | 138 | Matt Johnson | Indianapolis Colts | G |
| 2001 | 7 | 16 | 216 | Owen Pochman | New England Patriots | K |
| 2001 | 7 | 46 | 246 | Tevita Ofahengaue | Arizona Cardinals | TE |
| 2002 | 2 | 23 | 55 | Doug Jolley | Oakland Raiders | TE |
| 2002 | 2 | 29 | 61 | Ryan Denney | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 2002 | 5 | 28 | 163 | Brandon Doman | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 | 214 | Luke Staley | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 2002 | 7 | 31 | 242 | Brett Keisel | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE |
| 2003 | 6 | 31 | 204 | Dustin Rykert | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 2003 | 7 | 20 | 234 | Spencer Nead | New England Patriots | TE |
| 2004 | 7 | 39 | 240 | Colby Bockwoldt | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 2005 | 4 | 24 | 125 | Brady Poppinga | Green Bay Packers | DE |
| 2005 | 5 | 36 | 172 | Scott Young | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 | 228 | Shaun Nua | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 | 218 | Todd Watkins | Arizona Cardinals | WR |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 | 40 | John Beck | Miami Dolphins | QB |
| 2008 | 4 | 24 | 123 | Bryan Kehl | New York Giants | LB |
| 2009 | 4 | 27 | 127 | Austin Collie | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 | 215 | Fui Vakapuna | Cincinnati Bengals | FB |
| 2010 | 4 | 16 | 114 | Dennis Pitta | Baltimore Ravens | TE |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ezekiel Ansah | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Kyle Van Noy | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 | 70 | Bronson Kaufusi | Baltimore Ravens | DE |
| 2017 | 4 | 27 | 134 | Jamaal Williams | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 70 | Fred Warner | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 2019 | 3 | 16 | 80 | Sione Takitaki | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Zach Wilson | New York Jets | QB |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 | 70 | Brady Christensen | Carolina Panthers | T |
| 2021 | 7 | 22 | 250 | Khyiris Tonga | Chicago Bears | DT |
| 2021 | 7 | 23 | 251 | Chris Wilcox | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
| 2021 | 7 | 30 | 258 | Dax Milne | Washington Football Team | WR |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 151 | Tyler Allgeier | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 106 | Blake Freeland | Indianapolis Colts | T |
| 2023 | 5 | 29 | 164 | Jaren Hall | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
| 2023 | 5 | 42 | 177 | Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | WR |
| 2024 | 2 | 31 | 63 | Kingsley Suamataia | Kansas City Chiefs | T |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Year | Player | Debut team | Position | Notes |
| 1935 | Burle Robison | Philadelphia Eagles | E/C | — |
| 1960 | Nyle McFarlane | Oakland Raiders | B | — |
| 1960 | Dick Felt | New York Titans | DB | — |
| 1964 | Fred Whittingham | Los Angeles Rams | LB | — |
| 1969 | Philip Brady | Denver Broncos | DB | — |
| 1980 | Tom Bell | Green Bay Packers | G | — |
| 1980 | Mike Chronister | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — |
| 1980 | Bill Ring | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
| 1982 | Kyle Whittingham | Los Angeles Rams | LB | — |
| 1983 | Bart Oates | New York Giants | C | Pro Bowl (1990), (1991), (1993), (1994), (1995) Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XXI), (Super Bowl XXV), (Super Bowl XXIX) |
| 1984 | Doug Kellermeyer | Houston Oilers | T | — |
| 1985 | Ronnie O'Bard | San Diego Chargers | DB | — |
| 1985 | Vince Stroth | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 1987 | David Aupiu | Los Angeles Rams | LB | — |
| 1987 | Bruce Hansen | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 1987 | Chris Matau | Los Angeles Rams | G | — |
| 1987 | Robert Parker | Kansas City Chiefs | RB | — |
| 1987 | Steve Rogers | Kansas City Chiefs | T | — |
| 1987 | Casey Tiumalu | Los Angeles Rams | RB | — |
| 1990 | Eric Bergeson | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
| 1990 | Craig Patterson | Phoenix Cardinals | DE | — |
| 1991 | Mike Keim | Seattle Seahawks | T | — |
| 1992 | Peter Tuipulotu | San Diego Chargers | RB | — |
| 1993 | Scott Brumfield | Cincinnati Bengals | G | — |
| 1995 | Jamal Willis | Kansas City Chiefs | RB | — |
| 1996 | Morris Unutoa | Philadelphia Eagles | C | Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XXXVII) |
| 1997 | Chad Lewis | Philadelphia Eagles | TE | Pro Bowl (2000), (2001), (2002) Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XXXIV) |
| 1997 | Kaipo McGuire | Indianapolis Colts | WR | — |
| 1997 | Tim McTyer | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
| 1998 | Larry Moore | Indianapolis Colts | G | — |
| 1998 | Spencer Reid | Carolina Panthers | LB | — |
| 2001 | Chris Hoke | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT | Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XL), (Super Bowl XLIII) |
| 2001 | Hans Olsen | Indianapolis Colts | DT | — |
| 2002 | Justin Ena | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | — |
| 2002 | Teag Whiting | Arizona Cardinals | T | — |
| 2003 | Reno Mahe | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | — |
| 2003 | Gabe Reid | Chicago Bears | TE | — |
| 2005 | Ben Archibald | New Orleans Saints | G | — |
| 2005 | John Denney | Miami Dolphins | DE/LS | Pro Bowl (2010), (2012) |
| 2005 | Aaron Francisco | Arizona Cardinals | DB | — |
| 2007 | Curtis Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | RB | — |
| 2007 | Daniel Coats | Cincinnati Bengals | TE | — |
| 2007 | Naufahu Tahi | Minnesota Vikings | RB | — |
| 2009 | David Nixon | Oakland Raiders | LB | — |
| 2009 | Dallas Reynolds | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
| 2010 | Ray Feinga | Miami Dolphins | G | — |
| 2010 | Max Hall | Arizona Cardinals | QB | — |
| 2011 | Vic So'oto | Green Bay Packers | LB | — |
| 2011 | Manase Tonga | Oakland Raiders | FB | — |
| 2012 | Hebron Fangupo | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT | — |
| 2012 | Matt Reynolds | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — |
| 2014 | Spencer Hadley | Oakland Raiders | LB | — |
| 2014 | Daniel Sorensen | Kansas City Chiefs | DB | Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl LIII) |
| 2014 | Uani Unga | New York Giants | LB | — |
| 2015 | Robertson Daniel | Oakland Raiders | DB | — |
| 2015 | Alani Fua | Arizona Cardinals | LB | — |
| 2015 | De'Ondre Wesley | Baltimore Ravens | T | — |
| 2015 | Jordan Leslie | Cleveland Browns | WR | — |
| 2016 | Paul Lasike | Chicago Bears | FB | — |
| 2017 | Algie Brown | Seattle Seahawks | FB | — |
| 2017 | Taysom Hill | Green Bay Packers | QB | — |
| 2017 | Harvey Langi | New England Patriots | LB | — |
| 2017 | Kai Nacua | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
| 2017 | Michael Davis | Los Angeles Chargers | DB | — |
| 2018 | Jonah Trinnaman | Arizona Cardinals | WR | — |
| 2018 | Tejan Koroma | Kansas City Chiefs | C | — |
| 2018 | Micah Hannemann | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
| 2019 | Corbin Kaufusi | New Orleans Saints | DE | — |
| 2020 | Ty'Son Williams | Baltimore Ravens | RB | — |
| 2020 | Francis Bernard | Dallas Cowboys | LB | — |
| 2021 | Zayne Anderson | Kansas City Chiefs | DB | — |
| 2021 | Matt Bushman | Las Vegas Raiders | TE | — |
| 2022 | James Empey | Dallas Cowboys | C |
| 2022 | Samson Nacua | Indianapolis Colts | WR | — |
| 2022 | Neil Pau'u | Buffalo Bills | WR | — |
| 2023 | Christopher Brooks | Miami Dolphins | RB | — |
| 2024 | Ryan Rehkow | Kansas City Chiefs | P | — |
| 2024 | Isaac Rex | Detroit Lions | TE | — |
| 2024 | Kedon Slovis | Indianapolis Colts | QB | — |
| 2024 | Max Tooley | Houston Texans | LB | — |