# List of Rice Owls in the NFL draft

This is a list of Rice Owls 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 |
| 1936 | 2 | 1 | 10 | John McCauley | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1936 | 4 | 1 | 28 | Bill Wallace | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1936 | 8 | 5 | 68 | John Sylvester | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1937 | 7 | 8 | 68 | J. W. Friedman | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1939 | 6 | 4 | 44 | Carl Schuehle | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1940 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Olie Cordill | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1940 | 14 | 8 | 128 | Ernie Lain | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1940 | 16 | 3 | 143 | J. R. Green | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1941 | 8 | 1 | 61 | Fred Harman | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1941 | 22 | 4 | 199 | Ken Whitlow | Brooklyn Dodgers | C |
| 1942 | 8 | 2 | 62 | Bob Brumley | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1943 | 10 | 7 | 87 | Dick Dwelle | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1943 | 24 | 4 | 224 | Weldon Humble | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1943 | 28 | 9 | 269 | Ted Brannon | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1944 | 5 | 1 | 33 | Bill Blackburn | Chicago Cardinals | C |
| 1944 | 26 | 4 | 267 | Charley Malmberg | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1944 | 28 | 7 | 292 | Lindsey Bowen | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1945 | 15 | 6 | 148 | Windell Williams | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1945 | 18 | 1 | 176 | Virgil Eikenberg | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1945 | 22 | 9 | 228 | John Magee | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1945 | 24 | 3 | 244 | Ed Cain | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1945 | 30 | 11 | 318 | Ham Nichols | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1946 | 4 | 1 | 26 | Hamilton Nichols | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1946 | 6 | 4 | 44 | Ted Scruggs | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1946 | 17 | 8 | 158 | Bill Scrugg | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1947 | 14 | 5 | 120 | Carl Russ | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1947 | 25 | 5 | 230 | Johnny Kelly | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1947 | 26 | 7 | 242 | H. J. Roberts | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1948 | 10 | 6 | 81 | George Walmsley | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1948 | 12 | 7 | 102 | Bill Wyman | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1948 | 13 | 3 | 108 | Carl Russ | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1948 | 18 | 2 | 157 | Jim Spruill | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1948 | 22 | 6 | 201 | Don Anderson | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1948 | 32 | 2 | 295 | Bill Taylor | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1949 | 4 | 2 | 33 | Huey Keeney | New York Yanks | B |
| 1949 | 8 | 1 | 72 | Gerry Weatherly | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1949 | 19 | 4 | 185 | Jack McBride | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1949 | 23 | 3 | 224 | Nick Lanza | New York Yanks | B |
| 1950 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Joe Watson | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1950 | 2 | 3 | 17 | Tobin Rote | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1950 | 11 | 13 | 144 | Bobby Lantrip | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1950 | 17 | 1 | 210 | Ralph Murphy | Baltimore Colts | G |
| 1950 | 23 | 10 | 297 | Jim Williams | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1950 | 24 | 9 | 309 | Bill Wyman | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1951 | 4 | 2 | 40 | Paul Giroski | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1951 | 27 | 6 | 321 | Bob Winship | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1952 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Billy Howton | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1952 | 11 | 3 | 124 | Billy Burkhalter | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1952 | 18 | 10 | 215 | Eugene "Gene" Little | New York Giants | G |
| 1952 | 29 | 7 | 344 | Teddy Riggs | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1953 | 17 | 9 | 202 | Don Rhoden | New York Giants | C |
| 1953 | 21 | 10 | 251 | Bill Crockett | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1953 | 25 | 7 | 296 | Dan Drake | New York Giants | B |
| 1954 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Dick Chapman | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1954 | 2 | 10 | 23 | Leo Rucka | San Francisco 49ers | C |
| 1954 | 6 | 5 | 66 | John Hudson | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1954 | 11 | 11 | 132 | Max Schuebel | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1954 | 14 | 2 | 159 | Dave Johnson | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1954 | 23 | 10 | 275 | LeRoy Fenstemaker | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1954 | 28 | 10 | 335 | Bob Garbrecht | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1955 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Dicky Moegle | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1955 | 8 | 12 | 97 | Lamoine Holland | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1956 | 10 | 12 | 121 | Eddie Rayburn | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1956 | 24 | 5 | 282 | Orville Trask | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1956 | 24 | 7 | 284 | Don Wilson | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1956 | 25 | 1 | 290 | Jerry Hall | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1957 | 8 | 4 | 89 | Don Gillis | Cleveland Browns | C |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 | 1 | King Hill | Chicago Cardinals | QB |
| 1958 | 5 | 6 | 55 | Frank Ryan | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
| 1958 | 15 | 11 | 180 | Howard Hoelscher | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1959 | 2 | 3 | 15 | J. D. Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1959 | 2 | 10 | 22 | Buddy Dial | New York Giants | E |
| 1959 | 7 | 10 | 82 | Gene Miller | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1959 | 13 | 9 | 153 | Gene Jones | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1959 | 27 | 12 | 324 | Terry Thurman | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1960 | 12 | 11 | 143 | Bill Bucek | Baltimore Colts | HB |
| 1962 | 3 | 5 | 33 | John Cornett | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1962 | 7 | 8 | 92 | John Burrell | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1962 | 16 | 4 | 214 | Bob Johnston | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1964 | 3 | 3 | 31 | John Mims | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1964 | 19 | 2 | 254 | Dick Bowe | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1965 | 2 | 5 | 19 | Malcolm Walker | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1965 | 8 | 5 | 103 | Russell Wayt | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1966 | 16 | 1 | 231 | Jim Vining | Atlanta Falcons | G |
| 1969 | 15 | 24 | 388 | Leland Winston | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
| 1970 | 11 | 3 | 263 | Brownie Wheless | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1970 | 16 | 4 | 394 | Larry Davis | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1971 | 7 | 21 | 177 | Brownie Wheless | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1971 | 11 | 5 | 265 | Macon Hughes | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1971 | 11 | 9 | 269 | Roger Roitsch | Denver Broncos | DT |
| 1972 | 8 | 11 | 193 | Stahle Vincent | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1972 | 14 | 9 | 347 | Bob Brown | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1972 | 17 | 16 | 432 | Mike Tyler | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 | 27 | Gary Butler | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
| 1973 | 7 | 20 | 176 | Rodrigo Barnes | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1973 | 9 | 1 | 209 | Mark Williams | Houston Oilers | K |
| 1974 | 7 | 8 | 164 | Carl Swierc | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1974 | 14 | 6 | 344 | Ed Collins | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1974 | 14 | 20 | 358 | Bruce Henley | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1974 | 16 | 17 | 407 | Preston Anderson | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1975 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Cornelius Walker | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 1975 | 10 | 12 | 246 | Alan Pringle | Houston Oilers | K |
| 1975 | 14 | 14 | 352 | Jody Medford | Houston Oilers | G |
| 1976 | 5 | 28 | 152 | Rodney Norton | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1976 | 7 | 24 | 206 | Larry Brune | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1977 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Tommy Kramer | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
| 1977 | 10 | 22 | 273 | James Sykes | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1979 | 9 | 22 | 242 | Charlie Taylor | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 1980 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Earl Cooper | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1981 | 8 | 16 | 209 | Frank Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1981 | 9 | 10 | 231 | Darryl Grant | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1981 | 9 | 24 | 245 | Calvin Fance | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 1982 | 8 | 18 | 213 | Robert Hubble | New York Giants | TE |
| 1983 | 11 | 12 | 291 | Clenzie Pierson | New York Giants | DT |
| 1986 | 10 | 18 | 267 | Elliston Stinson | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1989 | 2 | 9 | 37 | Courtney Hall | San Diego Chargers | C |
| 1991 | 4 | 16 | 99 | Donald Hollas | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1992 | 10 | 28 | 280 | Tony Barker | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 1994 | 2 | 16 | 45 | Bert Emanuel | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 1997 | 5 | 22 | 152 | Ndukwe Kalu | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 142 | Ryan Pontbriand | Cleveland Browns | C |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | 176 | Brandon Green | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 | 144 | Jarett Dillard | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR |
| 2009 | 5 | 16 | 152 | James Casey | Houston Texans | TE |
| 2011 | 7 | 51 | 254 | Cheta Ozougwu | Houston Texans | DE |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 | 211 | Scott Solomon | Tennessee Titans | DE |
| 2013 | 2 | 23 | 55 | Vance McDonald | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
| 2013 | 5 | 25 | 158 | Luke Willson | Seattle Seahawks | TE |
| 2014 | 3 | 23 | 87 | Phillip Gaines | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 2015 | 6 | 40 | 216 | Christian Covington | Houston Texans | DT |
| 2024 | 3 | 36 | 100 | Luke McCaffrey | Washington Commanders | WR |