# List of SMU Mustangs in the NFL draft

This is a list of SMU Mustangs 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 | 4 | 3 | 30 | Truman Spain | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1936 | 5 | 1 | 37 | Harry Shuford | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1936 | 5 | 4 | 40 | Bob Wilson | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1936 | 6 | 3 | 48 | Maurice Orr | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1936 | 9 | 7 | 79 | J. C. Wetsel | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1937 | 2 | 5 | 15 | Bob Finley | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1937 | 7 | 7 | 67 | John Sprague | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1939 | 4 | 4 | 29 | Billy Dewell | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
| 1939 | 11 | 9 | 99 | Charley Sprague | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1939 | 17 | 10 | 160 | Jack Sanders | New York Giants | T |
| 1941 | 4 | 3 | 28 | Johnny Clement | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1941 | 10 | 3 | 83 | Ray Mallouf | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1941 | 18 | 3 | 163 | Fred Harris | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1942 | 7 | 9 | 59 | Preston Johnston | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1942 | 20 | 9 | 189 | Horace Young | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1943 | 9 | 4 | 74 | Ray Rason | Brooklyn Dodgers | G |
| 1943 | 18 | 4 | 164 | Clarence Booth | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1943 | 22 | 9 | 209 | Orville Johnson | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1944 | 5 | 8 | 40 | Abe Croft | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1944 | 13 | 2 | 122 | Jim Wright | Brooklyn Dodgers | C |
| 1944 | 17 | 2 | 166 | Howard Maley | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1944 | 32 | 1 | 325 | Abel Gonzales | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1945 | 2 | 4 | 15 | Tom Dean | Boston Yanks | T |
| 1945 | 3 | 6 | 22 | Charley Allen | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1945 | 6 | 7 | 50 | Wayne Shaw | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1945 | 21 | 8 | 216 | Sid Halliday | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1945 | 23 | 6 | 236 | Gabby Martin | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1945 | 24 | 11 | 252 | Lloyd Baxter | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1946 | 27 | 1 | 251 | Jesse Herschbarger | Chicago Cardinals | E |
| 1947 | 6 | 5 | 40 | Gene Wilson | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1947 | 13 | 5 | 110 | John Hamberger | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1947 | 17 | 9 | 154 | Frank Pullatie | New York Giants | B |
| 1948 | 3 | 4 | 17 | Earl Cook | Boston Yanks | G |
| 1948 | 11 | 8 | 93 | Gil Johnson | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 1948 | 26 | 9 | 244 | Bob Ramsey | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1949 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Doak Walker | Boston Yanks | RB |
| 1949 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Paul Page | New York Giants | B |
| 1949 | 2 | 10 | 21 | Dick McKissack | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1949 | 6 | 3 | 54 | Joe Ethridge | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1949 | 14 | 5 | 136 | Dave Moon | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1949 | 18 | 3 | 174 | Floyd Lewis | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1949 | 19 | 2 | 183 | Bobby Folsom | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1950 | 5 | 1 | 54 | Jack Halliday | Baltimore Colts | G |
| 1950 | 5 | 11 | 64 | Dick McKissack | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1950 | 18 | 11 | 233 | Bobby Collier | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1950 | 30 | 3 | 381 | Ray Mallouf | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kyle Rote | New York Giants | B |
| 1951 | 8 | 11 | 97 | Fred Benners | New York Giants | B |
| 1951 | 21 | 6 | 249 | Neal Franklin | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1951 | 23 | 12 | 279 | Johnny Champion | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1951 | 28 | 11 | 338 | Hal Quinn | New York Giants | G |
| 1952 | 4 | 6 | 43 | Dick Hightower | Washington Redskins | C |
| 1952 | 7 | 10 | 83 | Val Joe Walker | New York Giants | B |
| 1952 | 8 | 11 | 96 | Herschel Forester | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1952 | 10 | 10 | 119 | Pat Knight | New York Giants | E |
| 1952 | 27 | 3 | 316 | I. D. Russell | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1952 | 27 | 6 | 319 | Ben White | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1953 | 3 | 6 | 31 | Bill Forester | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1954 | 7 | 8 | 81 | Jerry Norton | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1954 | 7 | 11 | 84 | Don Miller | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1954 | 10 | 10 | 119 | Don Goss | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1954 | 19 | 8 | 225 | Jerry Clem | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1954 | 20 | 3 | 232 | Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1955 | 3 | 5 | 30 | Ed Bernet | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1955 | 3 | 8 | 33 | Frank Eidom | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1955 | 11 | 12 | 133 | Eric Knebel | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1955 | 18 | 4 | 209 | Doyle Nix | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1955 | 18 | 9 | 214 | Duane Nutt | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1956 | 2 | 7 | 20 | Forrest Gregg | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1956 | 3 | 2 | 27 | Don McIlhenny | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1956 | 3 | 6 | 31 | John Roach | Chicago Cardinals | QB |
| 1956 | 3 | 10 | 35 | John Marshall | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1956 | 21 | 7 | 248 | Hal O'Brien | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1957 | 15 | 9 | 178 | Bill Livingston | Chicago Cardinals | C |
| 1957 | 24 | 2 | 279 | Charlie Leyendecker | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1958 | 2 | 5 | 18 | Willard Dewveall | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1958 | 13 | 1 | 146 | Charlie Jackson | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1958 | 16 | 11 | 192 | Jerry Cornelison | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1958 | 26 | 2 | 303 | Ray Masters | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1959 | 2 | 12 | 24 | Dave Sherer | Baltimore Colts | E |
| 1959 | 9 | 2 | 98 | Gary Ferguson | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1959 | 10 | 12 | 120 | Don Stewart | Baltimore Colts | E |
| 1959 | 17 | 8 | 200 | Dave Wilemon | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1959 | 19 | 2 | 218 | Billy Dunn | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1959 | 29 | 11 | 347 | Henry Christopher | New York Giants | E |
| 1960 | 3 | 8 | 32 | Don Meredith | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 1960 | 3 | 10 | 34 | Jim Welch | Baltimore Colts | DB |
| 1960 | 13 | 1 | 145 | James Jones | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1961 | 9 | 2 | 114 | Glynn Gregory | Dallas Cowboys | B |
| 1961 | 11 | 1 | 141 | Jerry Mays | Minnesota Vikings | T |
| 1961 | 14 | 7 | 189 | Bob Hunt | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1962 | 15 | 4 | 200 | Guy Reese | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1963 | 11 | 6 | 146 | Ray Schoenke | Dallas Cowboys | C |
| 1964 | 20 | 3 | 269 | John Hughes | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1966 | 4 | 14 | 62 | John Roderick | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1967 | 6 | 21 | 154 | Ron Medlen | Boston Patriots | DE |
| 1967 | 7 | 22 | 181 | George Gaiser | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1967 | 8 | 15 | 200 | Jerry Griffin | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1967 | 17 | 19 | 438 | Billy Bob Stewart | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1968 | 2 | 21 | 48 | Mike Livingston | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 1968 | 6 | 2 | 140 | Jim Hagle | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 1968 | 11 | 18 | 291 | Dennis Partee | San Diego Chargers | K |
| 1969 | 2 | 14 | 40 | Jerry LeVias | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1969 | 7 | 15 | 171 | Mike Richardson | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1969 | 11 | 14 | 274 | Terry May | Houston Oilers | C |
| 1971 | 13 | 16 | 328 | Chuck Hixson | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 1972 | 3 | 14 | 66 | Gary Hammond | New York Jets | WR |
| 1972 | 12 | 15 | 301 | Paul Bradley | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1973 | 14 | 21 | 359 | Robert Popelka | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1973 | 17 | 15 | 431 | Clayton Korver | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
| 1974 | 8 | 19 | 201 | Alvin Maxson | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1974 | 9 | 23 | 231 | Edward Johnson | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
| 1974 | 12 | 23 | 309 | Keith Bobo | Dallas Cowboys | QB |
| 1975 | 2 | 4 | 30 | Louie Kelcher | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1975 | 3 | 5 | 57 | Oscar Roan | Cleveland Browns | TE |
| 1975 | 14 | 2 | 340 | Mike Smith | Baltimore Colts | C |
| 1976 | 5 | 6 | 130 | Henry Sheppard | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1976 | 5 | 17 | 141 | Wayne Morris | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1976 | 9 | 13 | 250 | Kenny Harrison | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1976 | 10 | 23 | 288 | Freeman Johns | Los Angeles Rams | WR |
| 1978 | 7 | 10 | 176 | Arthur Whittington | Oakland Raiders | RB |
| 1979 | 8 | 8 | 200 | D. K. Perry | New York Giants | DB |
| 1980 | 7 | 18 | 183 | Emanuel Tolbert | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1980 | 12 | 18 | 323 | Robert Fisher | Chicago Bears | TE |
| 1981 | 3 | 8 | 64 | John Simmons | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1981 | 7 | 16 | 182 | Lee Spivey | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1981 | 9 | 3 | 224 | Byron Hunt | New York Giants | LB |
| 1981 | 9 | 7 | 228 | Mike Ford | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | QB |
| 1982 | 5 | 5 | 116 | Perry Hartnett | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1982 | 7 | 23 | 190 | Harvey Armstrong | Philadelphia Eagles | DT |
| 1982 | 10 | 13 | 264 | Eddie Garcia | Green Bay Packers | K |
| 1983 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1983 | 2 | 7 | 35 | Wes Hopkins | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 1983 | 7 | 7 | 175 | Gary Moten | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 1983 | 7 | 19 | 187 | Craig James | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1984 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Russell Carter | New York Jets | DB |
| 1984 | 4 | 12 | 96 | Rickey Bolden | Cleveland Browns | TE |
| 1984 | 5 | 9 | 121 | Michael Carter | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 1984 | 7 | 15 | 183 | Mitch Willis | Los Angeles Raiders | DE |
| 1984u | 3 | 18 | 74 | Doug Hollie | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 1985 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Reggie Phillips | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1985 | 4 | 28 | 112 | Dale Hellestrae | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1985 | 10 | 26 | 278 | Ron Anderson | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1985 | 11 | 13 | 293 | Chris Jackson | Kansas City Chiefs | C |
| 1986 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Rod Jones | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
| 1986 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Reggie Dupard | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1986 | 4 | 11 | 93 | Joe Phillips | Minnesota Vikings | DT |
| 1987 | 2 | 26 | 54 | Ron Morris | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1987 | 3 | 7 | 63 | Jerry Ball | Detroit Lions | DT |
| 1987 | 11 | 14 | 293 | Terence Mann | Miami Dolphins | DT |
| 1993 | 4 | 6 | 90 | Marcello Simmons | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1998 | 6 | 8 | 161 | Chris Bordano | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1999 | 4 | 22 | 117 | Donald Mitchell | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1999 | 6 | 21 | 190 | Coby Rhinehart | Arizona Cardinals | DB |
| 2003 | 5 | 37 | 172 | Kevin Garrett | St. Louis Rams | DB |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 180 | Justin Rogers | New England Patriots | LB |
| 2009 | 5 | 28 | 164 | Thomas Morstead | New Orleans Saints | P |
| 2010 | 3 | 18 | 82 | Emmanuel Sanders | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 2011 | 6 | 13 | 178 | Aldrick Robinson | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 2012 | 3 | 8 | 71 | Josh LeRibeus | Washington Redskins | G |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 | 145 | Taylor Thompson | Tennessee Titans | TE |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 213 | Richard Crawford | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 2012 | 7 | 41 | 248 | Kelvin Beachum | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 2013 | 2 | 21 | 53 | Margus Hunt | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 | 180 | Kenneth Acker | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 2014 | 6 | 38 | 214 | Garrett Gilbert | St. Louis Rams | QB |
| 2018 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Courtland Sutton | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 2018 | 7 | 26 | 244 | Justin Lawler | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 2018 | 7 | 38 | 256 | Trey Quinn | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 2020 | 6 | 22 | 201 | James Proche | Baltimore Ravens | WR |
| 2021 | 3 | 40 | 104 | Brandon Stephens | Baltimore Ravens | DB |
| 2021 | 4 | 22 | 127 | Kylen Granson | Indianapolis Colts | TE |
| 2022 | 3 | 41 | 105 | Danny Gray | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 2022 | 6 | 19 | 198 | Grant Calcaterra | Philadelphia Eagles | TE |
| 2023 | 2 | 24 | 55 | Rashee Rice | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Year | Player | Position | Debut Team | Notes |
| 1961 | Frank Jackson | WR | Dallas Texans | — |
| 1971 | Bill Line | DT | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1975 | Ted Thompson | LB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1976 | Brian Duncan | RB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1977 | Ricky Wesson | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1979 | Putt Choate | LB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1980 | Anthony Dickerson | LB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1986 | Don King | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1987 | Dwayne Anderson | DB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1987 | Cornelius Dozier | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1987 | Marquis Pleasant | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1987 | Eric Smith | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1993 | Cary Brabham | DB | Los Angeles Raiders | — |
| 1996 | Vernon Edwards | DE | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2002 | Kevin Aldridge | DE | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2002 | Albert Johnson | WR | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2004 | Keylon Kincade | RB | New York Giants | — |
| 2010 | Bryan McCann | CB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2011 | Sterling Moore | CB | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 2012 | Cole Beasley | WR | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2013 | Chris Banjo | DB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2013 | Ja’Gared Davis | LB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2013 | Zach Line | FB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2014 | Ben Gottschalk | C | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2016 | Zach Wood | LS | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2018 | Evan Brown | C | New York Giants | — |
| 2020 | Xavier Jones | RB | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 2020 | Delontae Scott | LB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2021 | Shane Buechele | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | Super Bowl champion (LVII) |
| 2022 | Trevor Denbow | S | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2022 | Hayden Howerton | OL | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2023 | Junior Aho | NT | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2023 | Jaylon Thomas | OT | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2024 | Elijah Chatman | DE | New York Giants | — |
| 2024 | DeVere Levelston | DE | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2024 | Jordan Miller | NT | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2024 | Charles Woods | CB | Los Angeles Rams | — |