# List of Tulane Green Wave in the NFL draft

The Tulane Green Wave football team, representing Tulane University, has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes four players taken in the first round, and one overall number one pick, Tommy Mason in 1961.
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The NFL 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).
Before 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". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL Draft.
Notably, this list does not include undrafted Tulane players that have played for the NFL (such as Rob Kelley or Cairo Santos).

## 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 |
| 1937 | 4 | 2 | 32 | Bucky Bryan | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1939 | 8 | 3 | 63 | Bronco Brunner | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1939 | 20 | 10 | 190 | Lyle Smith | New York Giants | G |
| 1940 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Ralph Wenzel | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1940 | 3 | 8 | 23 | Buddy Banker | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1940 | 5 | 8 | 38 | Bill Kirchem | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1940 | 7 | 9 | 59 | Millard White | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1941 | 6 | 8 | 48 | Tommy O'Boyle | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1942 | 5 | 3 | 33 | Ernie Blandin | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1942 | 6 | 6 | 46 | Harley McCollum | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1942 | 6 | 8 | 48 | Bob Glass | New York Giants | B |
| 1942 | 12 | 7 | 107 | Jim Thibaut | Brooklyn Dodgers | FB |
| 1943 | 5 | 4 | 34 | Marty Comer | Brooklyn Dodgers | DE |
| 1943 | 10 | 10 | 90 | Walt McDonald | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1943 | 12 | 3 | 103 | Lou Thomas | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1943 | 25 | 10 | 240 | Roman Bentz | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1944 | 5 | 11 | 43 | Larry Rice | Boston Yanks | C |
| 1945 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Joe Renfroe | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1945 | 8 | 6 | 71 | Art Porter | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1945 | 17 | 7 | 171 | O. J. Key | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1945 | 23 | 7 | 237 | Ray Olsen | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1946 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dub Jones | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1946 | 5 | 2 | 32 | Gaston Bourgeois | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1946 | 22 | 2 | 202 | Ike Iglehart | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1947 | 30 | 1 | 276 | Howard McAfee | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1948 | 28 | 9 | 264 | Bennie Ellender | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1949 | 17 | 6 | 167 | Dick Sheffield | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1950 | 2 | 6 | 20 | Eddie Price | New York Giants | FB |
| 1950 | 3 | 2 | 29 | Bill Svoboda | Chicago Cardinals | LB |
| 1950 | 9 | 7 | 112 | Max Druen | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1950 | 15 | 9 | 192 | Jimmy Glisson | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1950 | 17 | 10 | 219 | Cliff Van Meter | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1950 | 23 | 2 | 289 | Dick Sheffield | New York Bulldogs | E |
| 1951 | 2 | 3 | 18 | Don Joyce | Chicago Cardinals | DE |
| 1951 | 3 | 12 | 38 | Jerry Helluin | Cleveland Browns | DT |
| 1951 | 4 | 8 | 48 | George Kinek | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1951 | 6 | 12 | 74 | Dan Rogas | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1951 | 7 | 10 | 84 | Paul Lea | Chicago Bears | DT |
| 1951 | 9 | 5 | 104 | Denny Doyle | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1951 | 15 | 1 | 172 | Joe Ernst | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1951 | 17 | 7 | 202 | Hal Waggoner | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1951 | 30 | 8 | 359 | Joe Shinn | New York Yanks | E |
| 1952 | 5 | 2 | 51 | Dick Fugler | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1952 | 10 | 2 | 111 | Art Kleinschmidt | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1952 | 25 | 12 | 301 | Len Teeuws | Los Angeles Rams | DT |
| 1953 | 14 | 7 | 164 | Roy Bailey | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1953 | 23 | 1 | 266 | Mike Housepian | Baltimore Colts | G |
| 1953 | 23 | 10 | 275 | Ronnie Kent | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1954 | 5 | 2 | 54 | Max McGee | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1954 | 13 | 11 | 156 | George Cummins | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1954 | 28 | 4 | 329 | Jim Partridge | New York Giants | B |
| 1955 | 16 | 6 | 187 | Charley Coates | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1955 | 30 | 3 | 352 | Bob Saia | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1956 | 6 | 3 | 64 | Tony Sardisco | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1956 | 27 | 1 | 314 | Bryan Burnthorne | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1957 | 3 | 4 | 29 | Dalton Truax | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1957 | 21 | 7 | 248 | Fred Wilcox | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1957 | 22 | 2 | 255 | Ronnie Quillian | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1957 | 26 | 12 | 313 | Emmett Zelenka | New York Giants | G |
| 1958 | 21 | 8 | 249 | Charlie Hansen | New York Giants | C |
| 1959 | 2 | 9 | 21 | Richie Petitbon | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1959 | 6 | 9 | 69 | Dave Painter | Los Angeles Rams | C |
| 1959 | 28 | 11 | 335 | Pete Abadie | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1959 | 29 | 4 | 340 | Don Lockwood | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Bernie Darre | Denver Broncos | G |
| 1960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pete Abadie | New York Titans | E |
| 1960 | 15 | 4 | 172 | Bernie Darre | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tommy Mason | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1961 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Tommy Mason | Boston Patriots | RB |
| 1961 | 3 | 12 | 40 | Phil Nugent | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1961 | 4 | 14 | 56 | Joe LeSage | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1962 | 6 | 7 | 77 | Gus Gonzales | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1962 | 7 | 7 | 55 | Gus Gonzales | Houston Oilers | G |
| 1962 | 8 | 7 | 105 | Ed Reynolds | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1962 | 9 | 1 | 65 | Phil Nugent | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1962 | 12 | 1 | 155 | Terry Terrebonne | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1962 | 12 | 13 | 167 | Larry Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
| 1962 | 19 | 7 | 259 | Bill Kellum | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1962 | 26 | 4 | 204 | Ed Reynolds | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1963 | 13 | 14 | 182 | Bill Kellum | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1963 | 17 | 4 | 228 | Gordon Rush | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1966 | 8 | 1 | 111 | Bill Goss | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 1967 | 5 | 4 | 111 | Pete Johns | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1968 | 3 | 15 | 70 | Bobby Duhon | New York Giants | RB |
| 1968 | 11 | 21 | 294 | Tom Nosewicz | Kansas City Chiefs | DE |
| 1969 | 2 | 16 | 42 | Warren Bankston | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1971 | 11 | 24 | 284 | Mike Walker | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 1971 | 13 | 20 | 332 | David Abercrombie | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1971 | 14 | 14 | 352 | Rick Kingrea | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1971 | 15 | 2 | 366 | Bart Graves | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1972 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Joe Bullard | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1972 | 11 | 16 | 276 | Bob Waldron | Detroit Lions | DT |
| 1972 | 14 | 7 | 345 | Steve Barrios | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1972 | 15 | 9 | 372 | Rusty Lachaussee | New Orleans Saints | QB |
| 1973 | 10 | 2 | 236 | Randy Lee | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1973 | 12 | 26 | 312 | Mike Mullen | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1974 | 10 | 8 | 242 | Tommy Thibodeaux | New Orleans Saints | G |
| 1974 | 13 | 8 | 320 | Mike Truax | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1975 | 4 | 21 | 99 | Charlie Hall | New Orleans Saints | DE |
| 1975 | 8 | 18 | 199 | Steve Foley | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1975 | 8 | 23 | 204 | John Washington | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1976 | 9 | 8 | 245 | Jim Gueno | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1976 | 12 | 6 | 325 | Nathaniel Bell | New England Patriots | DT |
| 1976 | 17 | 7 | 466 | Darwin Willie | New York Jets | TE |
| 1977 | 6 | 19 | 158 | Mark Mitchell | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 1978 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Eric Laakso | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1979 | 10 | 11 | 259 | Ricky Smith | Oakland Raiders | DB |
| 1979 | 12 | 12 | 315 | Dewitt Methvin | Cleveland Browns | C |
| 1980 | 7 | 1 | 166 | Eddie Murray | Detroit Lions | K |
| 1980 | 11 | 4 | 281 | Alton Alexis | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1981 | 10 | 3 | 251 | Marty Wetzel | New York Jets | LB |
| 1981 | 10 | 7 | 255 | Nickie Hall | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1982 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Rodney Holman | Cincinnati Bengals | TE |
| 1982 | 6 | 3 | 142 | Marvin Lewis | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 | 168 | Jeff Roberts | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1983 | 4 | 19 | 103 | Lionel Washington | St. Louis Cardinals | DB |
| 1984u | 2 | 1 | 29 | Don Maggs | Houston Oilers | T |
| 1984u | 9 | 26 | 250 | Jim Boyle | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1984 | 11 | 23 | 303 | Elton Veals | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1985 | 11 | 27 | 307 | Mike Jones | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1985 | 12 | 12 | 320 | Treg Songy | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1986 | 6 | 5 | 143 | Burnell Dent | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1987 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Eric Thomas | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1988 | 7 | 17 | 182 | Marc Zeno | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1988 | 11 | 17 | 294 | Marvin Allen | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1989 | 7 | 28 | 195 | Terrence Jones | San Diego Chargers | QB |
| 1989 | 11 | 26 | 305 | Richard Harvey | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1990 | 9 | 14 | 234 | Mitchell Price | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1991 | 6 | 21 | 160 | Mike Riley | New York Jets | DB |
| 1994 | 6 | 14 | 175 | Ruffin Hamilton | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1997 | 7 | 30 | 231 | Jerald Sowell | Green Bay Packers | FB |
| 1999 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Shaun King | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | QB |
| 2000 | 3 | 17 | 79 | JaJuan Dawson | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 2001 | 5 | 7 | 138 | Bernard Robertson | Chicago Bears | T |
| 2002 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Patrick Ramsey | Washington Redskins | QB |
| 2004 | 1 | 22 | 22 | J. P. Losman | Buffalo Bills | QB |
| 2004 | 4 | 23 | 119 | Mewelde Moore | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 2005 | 4 | 35 | 136 | Roydell Williams | Tennessee Titans | WR |
| 2006 | 7 | 39 | 247 | Anthony Cannon | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 2008 | 2 | 13 | 44 | Matt Forté | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 2009 | 4 | 35 | 135 | Troy Kropog | Tennessee Titans | T |
| 2014 | 5 | 2 | 145 | Ryan Grant | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 2015 | 5 | 28 | 164 | Lorenzo Doss | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 2015 | 7 | 34 | 251 | Taurean Nixon | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 189 | Tanzel Smart | Los Angeles Rams | DT |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 179 | Parry Nickerson | New York Jets | DB |
| 2018 | 6 | 43 | 218 | Ade Aruna | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 221 | Donnie Lewis | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2020 | 5 | 27 | 173 | Darnell Mooney | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 2020 | 7 | 23 | 237 | BoPete Keyes | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 | 111 | Cameron Sample | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | 234 | Patrick Johnson | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
| 2023 | 3 | 18 | 81 | Tyjae Spears | Tennessee Titans | RB |
| 2023 | 3 | 28 | 91 | Dorian Williams | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 182 | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tennessee Titans | WR |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 245 | Michael Pratt | Green Bay Packers | QB |