# List of UTEP Miners in the NFL draft

This is a list of University of Texas at El Paso Miners 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 |
| 1940 | 6 | 5 | 45 | Ken Heineman | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1941 | 13 | 3 | 113 | Russ Cotton | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1941 | 16 | 4 | 144 | Gordon Wilson | Los Angeles Rams | G |
| 1942 | 19 | 8 | 178 | Owen Price | New York Giants | B |
| 1944 | 22 | 3 | 222 | Vick Clark | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1945 | 22 | 5 | 224 | Ray Evans | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1945 | 27 | 8 | 282 | George Hillery | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1946 | 16 | 1 | 141 | Ray Evans | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1948 | 3 | 6 | 19 | Oscar Smith | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1948 | 26 | 10 | 245 | Fred Wendt | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1949 | 14 | 8 | 139 | Ernie Kelly | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1949 | 24 | 8 | 239 | Bernie Smith | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1950 | 4 | 4 | 44 | Ernie Kelly | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1950 | 6 | 10 | 76 | Wayne Hansen | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1953 | 19 | 9 | 226 | King DuClos | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1954 | 18 | 3 | 208 | Dick Shinaut | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1956 | 5 | 11 | 60 | Jesse Whittenton | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1957 | 9 | 12 | 109 | Don Maynard | New York Giants | WR |
| 1959 | 8 | 11 | 95 | Bob Laraba | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1959 | 14 | 3 | 159 | Bob Bobo | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1962 | 3 | 14 | 42 | John Furman | Cleveland Browns | QB |
| 1963 | 18 | 14 | 252 | Luis Hernandez | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1964 | 6 | 13 | 83 | Jim Evans | Dallas Cowboys | E |
| 1965 | 11 | 7 | 147 | Louis James | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1968 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Fred Carr | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1968 | 1 | 22 | 22 | George Daney | Kansas City Chiefs | G |
| 1968 | 2 | 6 | 33 | Charlie West | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1968 | 2 | 19 | 46 | Bob Wallace | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1968 | 3 | 11 | 67 | Billy Stevens | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1968 | 6 | 12 | 150 | Thurman Randle | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1968 | 14 | 27 | 381 | Steve Lewicke | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1969 | 2 | 10 | 36 | Grady Cavness | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1969 | 2 | 17 | 43 | Volly Murphy | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1969 | 2 | 20 | 46 | Eugene Epps | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1969 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Ron Jones | Green Bay Packers | TE |
| 1969 | 11 | 12 | 272 | Leon Harden | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1969 | 12 | 3 | 289 | Denver Samples | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1970 | 7 | 15 | 171 | Jim Fabish | San Diego Chargers | DB |
| 1970 | 7 | 26 | 182 | Clyde Glosson | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |
| 1970 | 9 | 6 | 214 | Paul White | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1970 | 11 | 4 | 264 | Dennis Bramlett | New England Patriots | T |
| 1970 | 15 | 15 | 379 | Eugene Childs | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 1971 | 7 | 24 | 180 | Gene Mack | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1971 | 16 | 18 | 408 | Dick Gibbs | New York Giants | TE |
| 1972 | 5 | 11 | 115 | Don Croft | Baltimore Colts | DT |
| 1972 | 8 | 1 | 183 | Paul Gibson | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1972 | 10 | 4 | 238 | Eric Washington | St. Louis Cardinals | DB |
| 1972 | 11 | 22 | 282 | Fred DeBernardi | Baltimore Colts | DE |
| 1972 | 12 | 19 | 305 | Bernard Chapman | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1972 | 14 | 4 | 342 | Jerome Kundich | Denver Broncos | G |
| 1972 | 17 | 10 | 426 | Bob Tackett | San Diego Chargers | T |
| 1973 | 2 | 19 | 45 | Gary Keithley | St. Louis Cardinals | QB |
| 1973 | 8 | 19 | 201 | Dave Atkins | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1973 | 13 | 15 | 327 | Brooks West | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 1974 | 9 | 12 | 220 | Harold Holton | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1980 | 6 | 9 | 147 | Bubba Garcia | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |
| 1980 | 11 | 26 | 303 | John Singleton | San Diego Chargers | DE |
| 1982 | 5 | 19 | 130 | Del Thompson | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1982 | 7 | 16 | 183 | Joey Whitley | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1983 | 6 | 13 | 153 | Kevin Belcher | New York Giants | G |
| 1983 | 7 | 16 | 184 | Carlos Scott | St. Louis Cardinals | C |
| 1985 | 4 | 7 | 91 | Mike Smith | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1985 | 8 | 2 | 198 | Nikita Blair | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1985 | 9 | 7 | 231 | Dave Toub | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
| 1986 | 8 | 14 | 208 | Seth Joyner | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1986 | 9 | 17 | 238 | Danny Taylor | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1986 | 10 | 7 | 256 | Don Sommer | Houston Oilers | G |
| 1987 | 8 | 4 | 199 | Joe MacEsker | San Diego Chargers | T |
| 1987 | 8 | 21 | 216 | Sammy Garza | Seattle Seahawks | QB |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 | 85 | Tony Tolbert | Dallas Cowboys | DE |
| 1989 | 6 | 3 | 142 | Chris Jacke | Green Bay Packers | K |
| 1991 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Reggie Barrett | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1992 | 8 | 28 | 224 | Darryl Moore | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1993 | 3 | 24 | 80 | Ed Bunn | Washington Redskins | P |
| 1994 | 6 | 33 | 194 | Barron Wortham | Houston Oilers | LB |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | 191 | David Terrell | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 2000 | 5 | 3 | 132 | Paul Smith | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 2000 | 5 | 10 | 139 | Brian Young | St. Louis Rams | DE |
| 2000 | 6 | 28 | 194 | Leif Larsen | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 2001 | 6 | 28 | 191 | Menson Holloway | San Francisco 49ers | DE |
| 2002 | 6 | 30 | 202 | Lee Mays | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 2004 | 4 | 35 | 131 | Trey Darilek | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 219 | Adrian Ward | Minnesota Vikings | CB |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Thomas Howard | Oakland Raiders | LB |
| 2007 | 3 | 36 | 99 | Johnnie Lee Higgins | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 2007 | 6 | 31 | 205 | Jordan Palmer | Washington Redskins | QB |
| 2008 | 3 | 36 | 99 | Oniel Cousins | Baltimore Ravens | T |
| 2008 | 4 | 18 | 117 | Quintin Demps | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 2008 | 5 | 33 | 166 | Marcus Thomas | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 2017 | 5 | 38 | 182 | Aaron Jones | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 34 | Will Hernandez | New York Giants | G |
| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 118 | Tyrice Knight | Seattle Seahawks | LB |
| 2024 | 6 | 44 | 220 | Elijah Klein | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G |