# List of North Carolina Tar Heels in the NFL draft

The North Carolina Tar Heels football team, representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has had 224 American football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. The highest that a Tar Heel has ever been drafted is second overall, which has happened on four occasions: Ken Willard in 1965, Lawrence Taylor in 1981, Julius Peppers in 2002, and Mitch Trubisky in 2017 The Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins have drafted the most Tar Heels with sixteen and fifteen, respectively. Every current NFL franchise has drafted a player from North Carolina.
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).
Before 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 massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. 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" simply became the NFL Draft.
Twenty-four Tar Heels have been drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft, with the most recent being Mitch Trubisky in 2017. The single first round of the NFL Draft with the most Tar Heels selected was 1998 with three: Greg Ellis, Brian Simmons, and Vonnie Holliday. Of the Tar Heels selected in the NFL Draft, fifteen have been selected to a Pro Bowl, seventeen have been a member of a Super Bowl winning team; four have achieved both. The most Tar Heels selected in a single NFL Draft is nine, in 2011. Both Chris Hanburger and Taylor are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

## 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 |
| * | Selected to a Pro Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl |
| † | Won a Super Bowl championship | Won a Super Bowl championship | Won a Super Bowl championship | Won a Super Bowl championship | Won a Super Bowl championship |
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a Super Bowl |

## Players selected

North Carolina Tar Heels selected in the NFL/AFL Drafts :
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Name | Position | Team | Notes |
| 1938 | 5 | 6 | 36 | Andy Bershak | E | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1938 | 8 | 4 | 64 | Tom Burnette | B, FB | Pittsburgh Pirates | — |
| 1938 | 12 | 9 | 109 | Henry Bartos | G | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1939 | 5 | 7 | 35 | Steve Maronic | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1939 | 12 | 4 | 104 | Jack Kraynick | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1939 | 14 | 10 | 130 | George Watson | B | New York Giants | — |
| 1940 | 2 | 1 | 11 | George Stirnweiss | B | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1940 | 19 | 8 | 178 | Charley Slagle | B | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1941 | 10 | 8 | 88 | Jim LaLanne | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1941 | 12 | 2 | 102 | Paul Severin | E | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1941 | 16 | 3 | 143 | Gates Kimball | T | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1942 | 18 | 4 | 164 | Carl Suntheimer | C | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1943 | 21 | 6 | 196 | Fred Marshall | G | New York Giants | — |
| 1944 | 18 | 6 | 181 | Hugh Cox | B | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1944 | 26 | 6 | 269 | Ray Jordan | B | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1945 | 15 | 4 | 146 | Chan Highsmith | C | Boston Yanks | — |
| 1945 | 18 | 2 | 177 | Ralph Strayhorn | G | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1946 | 3 | 5 | 20 | Hosea Rodgers | FB | New York Giants | — |
| 1946 | 16 | 4 | 144 | Ted Hazelwood | T, DT | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1946 | 28 | 4 | 264 | Howard Weldon | G | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1946 | 30 | 5 | 285 | Bill Voris | B | New York Giants | — |
| 1947 | 10 | 4 | 79 | Ernie Williamson | T | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1947 | 12 | 3 | 98 | Jack Fitch | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1947 | 18 | 10 | 165 | Walt Pupa | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1947 | 28 | 7 | 262 | Jerrell Baxter | T | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1947 | 32 | 7 | 300 | Don Clayton | B | New York Giants | — |
| 1948 | 3 | 10 | 23 | Bill Smith | T | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1948 | 8 | 10 | 65 | Jim Camp | QB | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1949 | 3 | 7 | 28 | Len Szafaryn | T, G, LB, DT | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1949 | 8 | 2 | 73 | Mike Rubish | E | New York Bulldogs | — |
| 1949 | 8 | 7 | 78 | Bob Kennedy | DB, HB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1949 | 19 | 8 | 189 | Bob Mitten | G | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1949 | 20 | 1 | 192 | Joe Romano | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1949 | 23 | 9 | 230 | Bob Cox | E | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1949 | 25 | 8 | 249 | Stan Marczyk | T | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1950 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Art Weiner | E, DE | New York Bulldogs | — |
| 1950 | 16 | 5 | 201 | Charlie Justice | HB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1950 | 18 | 8 | 230 | Kenneth Powell | E | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1951 | 7 | 8 | 82 | Irv Holdash | C | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1951 | 29 | 7 | 346 | Roscoe Hansen | T, DT | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1953 | 6 | 9 | 70 | Tom Higgins | T, G, DT | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1953 | 16 | 8 | 189 | Bud Wallace | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1954 | 12 | 9 | 142 | Jack Maultsby | T | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1954 | 27 | 7 | 320 | Ken Yarborough | E | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1955 | 11 | 3 | 124 | Larry Parker | B | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1956 | 8 | 6 | 91 | Bill Koman* | LB | Baltimore Colts | Pro Bowl (1962, 1964) |
| 1956 | 11 | 2 | 123 | Stew Pell | T | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1956 | 11 | 5 | 126 | Ken Keller | HB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1957 | 3 | 8 | 33 | Ed Sutton | HB, DB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1957 | 12 | 3 | 136 | Don Klochak | B | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1957 | 20 | 4 | 233 | Jack Stillwell | E | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1958 | 8 | 5 | 90 | Buddy Payne | E | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1958 | 8 | 12 | 97 | Phil Blazer | G | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1958 | 10 | 11 | 120 | Leo Russavage | T | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1959 | 3 | 6 | 30 | Ron Koes | C | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1959 | 10 | 3 | 111 | Emil DeCantis | B | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1959 | 10 | 9 | 117 | Alan Goldstein | E | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1959 | 15 | 2 | 170 | John Schroeder | E | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1959 | 16 | 8 | 188 | Don Redding | T | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1959 | 21 | 11 | 251 | Fred Swearingen | G | New York Giants | — |
| 1959 | 30 | 3 | 351 | Rabe Walton | B | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1960 | 30 | 3 | 351 | Jack Cummings | QB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1960 | 5 | 4 | 52 | Don Stallings | DT, DE, T | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1960 | 12 | 6 | 138 | Earl Butler | T | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1960 | 12 | 10 | 142 | Jim Williams | G | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1961 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 2 | 2 | 9 | Rip Hawkins* | LB | Boston Patriots | Pro Bowl (1963) |
| 1961 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 11 | 3 | 73 | Roy Wall | HB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1961 $^{NFLdraft}$ | 2 | 2 | 15 | Rip Hawkins* | LB | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1963) |
| 1961 $^{NFLdraft}$ | 11 | 6 | 146 | Henry Clement | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1961 $^{NFLdraft}$ | 14 | 8 | 190 | Bob Elliott | FB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1962 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 7 | 4 | 52 | Jim LeCompte | G | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1962 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 31 | 1 | 241 | Bob Elliot | FB | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 1963 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 12 | 3 | 91 | Joe Craver | LB | New York Jets | — |
| 1964 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 11 | 3 | 83 | Bob Lacey | WR | New York Jets | — |
| 1964 $^{AFLdraft}$ | 22 | 6 | 174 | Ed Kesler | FB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1964 $^{NFLdraft}$ | 6 | 5 | 75 | Bob Lacey | WR | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1964 $^{NFLdraft}$ | 16 | 9 | 219 | Ed Kesler | FB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1965 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ken Willard* | RB | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) |
| 1965 | 18 | 7 | 245 | Chris Hanburger* | LB | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) |
| 1967 | 6 | 21 | 159 | Bo Wood | DE | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1967 | 17 | 13 | 432 | Danny Talbott | QB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1968 | 15 | 23 | 404 | Jeff Beaver | QB | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1969 | 4 | 1 | 79 | Mike Richey | T | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1971 | 1 | 2 | 22 | Don McCauley | RB | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1971 | 12 | 14 | 159 | Tony Blanchard | TE | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1972 | 3 | 4 | 56 | Lewis Jolley | RB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1972 | 10 | 14 | 248 | John Bunting | LB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1973 | 14 | 22 | 360 | Bob Thornton | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1974 | 3 | 15 | 67 | Robert Pratt | G | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1974 | 4 | 12 | 90 | Sammy Johnson | RB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1974 | 14 | 1 | 339 | Paul Lamm | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1975 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ken Huff | G | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 21 | 125 | Charles Waddell | TE | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1975 | 15 | 19 | 383 | Chris Kupec | QB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1976 | 8 | 15 | 224 | James Betterson | RB | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1976 | 12 | 4 | 323 | Milton Butts | T | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1977 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Mike Voight | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1977 | 8 | 14 | 209 | Mark Griffin | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 25 | 248 | Mark Cantrell | C | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1977 | 10 | 18 | 269 | Tom Burkett | T | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 4 | 32 | Dee Hardison | DE, DT, NT | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1978 | 8 | 5 | 199 | Brooks Williams | TE | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1978 | 8 | 4 | 202 | Walker Lee | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1979 | 5 | 11 | 121 | Bob Hukill | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1979 | 6 | 16 | 153 | Dave Simmons | LB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1979 | 6 | 23 | 160 | Mike Salzano | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1980 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Buddy Curry | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1980 | 5 | 11 | 121 | Doug Paschal | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1980 | 11 | 22 | 297 | Phil Farris | WR | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1981 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lawrence Taylor$^‡$ | LB | New York Giants | Pro Bowl (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV) |
| 1981 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Donnell Thompson | DT | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1981 | 3 | 17 | 73 | Rick Donnalley | C, G | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1981 | 4 | 20 | 103 | Amos Lawrence$^†$ | RB | San Diego Chargers | Super Bowl champion (XVI) |
| 1981 | 6 | 19 | 157 | Ron Wooten | G | New England Patriots | — |
| 1981 | 6 | 26 | 164 | Harry Stanback | DE | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1982 | 2 | 19 | 46 | Calvin Daniels | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1982 | 6 | 17 | 156 | Darrell Nicholson | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 1982 | 8 | 16 | 211 | Bill Jackson | DB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Mike Wilcher | LB | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 20 | 48 | Dave Drechsler | G | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1983 | 7 | 28 | 196 | Kelvin Bryant$^†$ | RB | Washington Redskins | Super Bowl champion (XXII) |
| 1984 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Brian Blados | T, G | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Tyrone Anthony | RB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1984 | 7 | 27 | 195 | Mark Smith | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1984 | 10 | 10 | 262 | Aaron Jackson | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1985 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Ethan Horton* | TE, RB | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (1991) |
| 1985 | 3 | 17 | 73 | Brian Johnston | C | New York Giants | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 9 | 93 | Greg Naron | G | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1985 | 9 | 4 | 228 | Micah Moon | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1986 | 8 | 5 | 199 | Larry Griffin | DB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1986 | 9 | 2 | 223 | Tommy Barnhardt | P | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1986 | 10 | 23 | 272 | Carl Carr | LB | New York Jets | — |
| 1986 | 11 | 21 | 303 | Arnold Franklin | TE | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1987 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Harris Barton$^‡$ | T, G | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (1992) Super Bowl champion (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) |
| 1988 | 4 | 5 | 87 | Tim Goad | NT, DT | New England Patriots | — |
| 1988 | 9 | 4 | 225 | Reuben Davis | DE, DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1988 | 9 | 14 | 235 | Carlton Bailey | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1989 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Darrell Hamilton | T | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 17 | 268 | Derrick Fenner | RB | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 1989 | 12 | 12 | 319 | Antonio Goss$^†$ | LB | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl champion (XXIV, XXIX) |
| 1990 | 4 | 14 | 95 | Torin Dorn | DB | Los Angeles Raiders | — |
| 1990 | 9 | 24 | 244 | Cecil Gray | DE, T | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1991 | 3 | 24 | 79 | Kevin Donnalley | G, T | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1992 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Brian Bollinger$^†$ | G | San Francisco 49ers | Super Bowl champion (XXIX) |
| 1992 | 4 | 13 | 97 | Dwight Hollier | LB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1992 | 4 | 14 | 98 | Roy Barker | DE, DT | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 6 | 174 | Deems May | TE | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1992 | 8 | 6 | 202 | Eric Blount | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1992 | 10 | 5 | 257 | Andrew Oberg | T | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1993 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Thomas Smith | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1993 | 2 | 12 | 41 | Natrone Means* | RB | San Diego Chargers | Pro Bowl (1994) |
| 1993 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Rondell Jones | DB | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1993 | 5 | 11 | 123 | Tommy Thigpen | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 1994 | 2 | 19 | 48 | Bucky Brooks$^†$ | DB | Buffalo Bills | Super Bowl champion (XXXI) |
| 1994 | 4 | 17 | 120 | Austin Robbins | DT | Los Angeles Raiders | — |
| 1994 | 4 | 24 | 127 | Bracy Walker | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1994 | 4 | 27 | 130 | Sean Crocker | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 | 66 | William Henderson$^‡$ | FB | Green Bay Packers | Pro Bowl (2004) Super Bowl champion (XXXI) Super Bowl champion (XXXI) |
| 1995 | 3 | 24 | 88 | Jimmy Hitchcock | DB | New England Patriots | — |
| 1995 | 4 | 20 | 118 | Mike Morton$^†$ | LB | Los Angeles Raiders | Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) |
| 1995 | 6 | 7 | 178 | Eddie Mason | LB | New York Jets | — |
| 1995 | 7 | 28 | 236 | Oscar Sturgis$^†$ | DE | Dallas Cowboys | Super Bowl champion (XXX) |
| 1996 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Marcus Jones | DE, DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1996 | 5 | 16 | 148 | Sean Boyd | DB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 31 | Rick Terry | DT | New York Jets | — |
| 1997 | 2 | 15 | 45 | Freddie Jones | TE | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1997 | 3 | 19 | 79 | James Hamilton | DB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 | 104 | Leon Johnson | DB | New York Jets | — |
| 1997 | 5 | 14 | 144 | Andre Purvis | DT | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Greg Ellis* | DE | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (2007) |
| 1998 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Brian Simmons | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1998 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Vonnie Holliday | DE, DT | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1998 | 4 | 11 | 103 | Omar Brown | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1998 | 4 | 18 | 110 | Kivuusama Mays | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | 128 | Robert Williams | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1998 | 5 | 8 | 131 | Jonathan Linton | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Ebenezer Ekuban | DE | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 10 | 41 | Dré Bly$^‡$ | DB | St. Louis Rams | Pro Bowl (2003, 2004) Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) |
| 1999 | 2 | 17 | 48 | Russell Davis$^†$ | DT, DE | Chicago Bears | Super Bowl champion (XLII) |
| 1999 | 4 | 24 | 119 | Keith Newman | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1999 | 4 | 35 | 130 | Na Brown | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1999 | 7 | 9 | 215 | Mike Pringley | DE | Detroit Lions | — |
| 2000 | 4 | 23 | 117 | Deon Dyer | FB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 35 | Alge Crumpler* | TE | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 | 70 | Sedrick Hodge | LB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2001 | 4 | 15 | 110 | Brandon Spoon | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 205 | Dauntae' Finger | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Julius Peppers* | DE | Carolina Panthers | Pro Bowl (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015) |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Ryan Sims | DT | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 | 106 | David Thornton | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 | 219 | Joey Evans | DE | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 24 | 235 | Ronald Curry | WR | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 34 | 245 | Quincy Monk | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 2003 | 4 | 30 | 127 | Sam Aiken | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2004 | 4 | 17 | 113 | Dexter Reid$^†$ | DB | New England Patriots | Super Bowl champion (XXXIX, XLI) |
| 2004 | 4 | 28 | 124 | Michael Waddell | DB | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2004 | 5 | 14 | 146 | Jeb Terry | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2005 | 4 | 23 | 124 | Jason Brown | C | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2005 | 5 | 21 | 157 | Gerald Sensabaugh | DB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 37 | 251 | Madison Hedgecock$^†$ | FB | St. Louis Rams | Super Bowl champion (XLII) |
| 2006 | 7 | 17 | 225 | Chase Page | DT | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Kentwan Balmer | DT | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2008 | 7 | 14 | 221 | Hilee Taylor | LB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 29 | 29 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | New York Giants | Super Bowl champion (XLVI) |
| 2009 | 2 | 32 | 64 | Richard Quinn | TE | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 | 83 | Brandon Tate | WR | New England Patriots | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 20 | 156 | Garrett Reynolds | T | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 24 | 160 | Brooks Foster | WR | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2010 | 4 | 28 | 127 | E. J. Wilson | DE | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2010 | 5 | 15 | 146 | Cam Thomas | DT | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Robert Quinn* | DE | St. Louis Rams | Pro Bowl (2013, 2014) |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Bruce Carter | LB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 20 | 54 | Marvin Austin$^†$ | DT | New York Giants | Super Bowl champion (XLVI) |
| 2011 | 2 | 27 | 57 | Greg Little | WR | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 100 | Da'Norris Searcy | DB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 2 | 133 | Johnny White | RB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 21 | 152 | T. J. Yates | QB | Houston Texans | — |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | 171 | Quan Sturdivant | LB | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2011 | 7 | 15 | 218 | Ryan Taylor | TE | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Quinton Coples | DE | New York Jets | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 20 | 56 | Zach Brown | LB | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Jonathan Cooper | G | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Sylvester Williams | DT | Denver Broncos | Super Bowl champion (50) |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Giovani Bernard | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 27 | 89 | Brennan Williams | T | Houston Texans | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 | 214 | Travis Bond | G | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Eric Ebron | TE | Detroit Lions | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 20 | 84 | Kareem Martin | DE | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 | 111 | Russell Bodine | C | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 28 | 128 | Tre Boston | DB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 10 | 223 | Jabari Price | CB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Mitchell Trubisky* | QB | Chicago Bears | Pro Bowl (2018) |
| 2017 | 3 | 38 | 102 | Nazair Jones | DT | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 | 118 | Mack Hollins | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | Super Bowl champion (LII) |
| 2017 | 4 | 26 | 133 | Ryan Switzer | WR | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 35 | 179 | T. J. Logan | RB | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 24 | 242 | Elijah Hood | RB | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 21 | 53 | M. J. Stewart | CB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 | 234 | Andre Smith | LB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 37 | 255 | Austin Proehl | WR | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 35 | 173 | Cole Holcomb | LB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 20 | 126 | Charlie Heck | T | Houston Texans | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 8 | 154 | Jason Strowbridge | DE | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 35 | Javonte Williams | RB | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 14 | 78 | Chazz Surratt | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 18 | 82 | Dyami Brown | WR | Washington Football Team | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 107 | Michael Carter | RB | New York Jets | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 37 | 221 | Dazz Newsome | WR | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 67 | Joshua Ezeudu | G | New York Giants | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 144 | Sam Howell | QB | Washington Commanders | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 26 | 169 | Ty Chandler | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 30 | 173 | Marcus McKethan | G | New York Giants | — |
| 2023 | 3 | 16 | 79 | Josh Downs | WR | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 34 | 169 | Asim Richards | T | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 219 | Antoine Green | WR | Detroit Lions | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 | 227 | Raymond Vohasek | DT | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Drake Maye | QB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 106 | Cedric Gray | LB | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 113 | Devontez Walker | WR | Baltimore Ravens | — |