# List of Syracuse Orange in the NFL draft

This is a list of Syracuse Orange 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 | 5 | 9 | 45 | Ed Jontos | New York Giants | G |
| 1943 | 15 | 10 | 140 | Dick Weber | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1943 | 26 | 10 | 250 | Paul Berthold | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1944 | 20 | 9 | 206 | Norm Michael | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1945 | 12 | 8 | 117 | Paul McKee | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1945 | 16 | 9 | 162 | Howard Werner | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
| 1945 | 18 | 4 | 179 | Dolph Czekala | Boston Yanks | T |
| 1946 | 22 | 9 | 209 | Roger Robinson | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1947 | 7 | 2 | 47 | Joe Watt | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1950 | 25 | 1 | 314 | Jim Pepper | Baltimore Colts | G |
| 1951 | 11 | 12 | 135 | Bernie Custis | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1953 | 7 | 6 | 79 | Jim Ringo | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1953 | 9 | 3 | 100 | Avatus Stone | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1953 | 16 | 7 | 188 | Bill Skyinskus | New York Giants | G |
| 1953 | 23 | 12 | 277 | Carl Karilivacz | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1953 | 25 | 1 | 290 | Joe Szombathy | Baltimore Colts | E |
| 1953 | 26 | 9 | 310 | Bill Wetzel | New York Giants | B |
| 1954 | 2 | 2 | 15 | Bob Fleck | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1954 | 2 | 6 | 19 | Pat Stark | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1954 | 4 | 6 | 43 | Lester McClelland | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1954 | 11 | 4 | 125 | Bob Leberman | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1954 | 26 | 12 | 313 | Jim George | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1955 | 3 | 3 | 28 | Ray Perkins | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1956 | 23 | 12 | 277 | Don Althouse | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1957 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | RB |
| 1957 | 4 | 2 | 39 | Jimmy Ridlon | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1957 | 9 | 11 | 108 | Bill Brown | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1957 | 14 | 1 | 158 | Jerry Cashman | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1958 | 6 | 7 | 68 | Dick Lasse | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1958 | 8 | 1 | 86 | Mike Bill | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1958 | 12 | 9 | 142 | Gerry Hershey | New York Giants | T |
| 1958 | 18 | 1 | 206 | Chuck Strid | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1958 | 19 | 8 | 225 | Ernie Johnson | New York Giants | B |
| 1958 | 29 | 5 | 342 | Ed Coffin | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1959 | 3 | 12 | 36 | Ron Luciano | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1959 | 6 | 2 | 62 | Al Benecick | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1959 | 9 | 9 | 105 | Maury Youmans | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1959 | 11 | 12 | 132 | Tom Stephens | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1959 | 25 | 12 | 300 | Ed Kieffer | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1959 | 26 | 5 | 305 | Gene Grabosky | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1960 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Roger Davis | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1960 | 4 | 11 | 47 | Gerhard Schwedes | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1960 | 7 | 12 | 84 | Bob Yates | New York Giants | T |
| 1960 | 17 | 12 | 204 | Dave Baker | New York Giants | E |
| 1961 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Art Baker | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1961 | 2 | 7 | 21 | Tom Gilburg | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1961 | 2 | 11 | 25 | Bruce Tarbox | New York Giants | G |
| 1961 | 4 | 13 | 55 | John Brown | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1961 | 5 | 3 | 59 | Fred Mautino | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1961 | 7 | 10 | 94 | Al Bemiller | St. Louis Cardinals | C |
| 1961 | 10 | 13 | 139 | Ken Ericson | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ernie Davis | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1962 | 8 | 9 | 107 | Pete Brokaw | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1962 | 10 | 5 | 131 | George Fracovitch | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1962 | 12 | 3 | 157 | Gary Fallon | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1962 | 14 | 8 | 190 | Dick Easterly | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1962 | 19 | 13 | 265 | Bob Stern | New York Giants | C |
| 1963 | 2 | 5 | 19 | John Mackey | Baltimore Colts | TE |
| 1963 | 6 | 13 | 83 | Don King | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1963 | 8 | 9 | 107 | Walt Sweeney | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1963 | 17 | 2 | 226 | Dave Meggyesy | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1964 | 6 | 8 | 78 | Jim Majurek | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1964 | 6 | 10 | 80 | Dick Bowman | St. Louis Cardinals | E |
| 1964 | 11 | 8 | 148 | John Paglio | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1964 | 13 | 11 | 179 | Bob Meehan | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1964 | 14 | 10 | 192 | Len Slaby | St. Louis Cardinals | C |
| 1964 | 20 | 12 | 278 | Dave Archer | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 | 45 | Jim Nance | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1965 | 4 | 10 | 52 | Wall Mahle | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1965 | 5 | 14 | 70 | John McGuire | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1966 | 2 | 12 | 28 | Charlie Brown | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1966 | 3 | 3 | 35 | Pat Killorin | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1966 | 14 | 7 | 207 | Howard McCard | New York Giants | G |
| 1967 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Floyd Little | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 1967 | 4 | 22 | 102 | Gary Bugenhagen | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1967 | 15 | 16 | 383 | Bill Wosilius | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1968 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Larry Csonka | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1968 | 11 | 14 | 287 | Dennis Fitzgibbons | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1968 | 12 | 5 | 305 | Jim Cheyunski | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1969 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Art Thoms | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 1969 | 5 | 7 | 111 | Tony Kyasky | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1970 | 4 | 16 | 94 | Bill Maddox | San Diego Chargers | TE |
| 1970 | 11 | 15 | 275 | Jack Protz | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1971 | 5 | 13 | 117 | Ray White | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1972 | 2 | 11 | 37 | Dan Yochum | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1972 | 3 | 22 | 74 | Tom Myers | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1972 | 9 | 2 | 210 | Stan Walters | Cincinnati Bengals | T |
| 1973 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Joe Ehrmann | Baltimore Colts | DT |
| 1973 | 9 | 18 | 226 | Roger Praetorius | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1973 | 16 | 9 | 399 | Marty Januszkiewicz | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1974 | 3 | 9 | 61 | Dave Lapham | Cincinnati Bengals | G |
| 1974 | 7 | 21 | 177 | Ken Sawyer | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1976 | 9 | 22 | 259 | Lonnie Allgood | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1976 | 10 | 15 | 280 | Keith Moody | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 1976 | 11 | 4 | 295 | Ray Preston | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1977 | 6 | 10 | 149 | Tim Moresco | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1977 | 8 | 19 | 214 | Jose St. Victor | Cincinnati Bengals | G |
| 1978 | 5 | 28 | 138 | Rich Rosen | Dallas Cowboys | G |
| 1979 | 12 | 22 | 325 | Dave Jacobs | Denver Broncos | K |
| 1980 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Art Monk | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 1980 | 4 | 27 | 110 | Bill Hurley | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1980 | 5 | 28 | 138 | Craig Wolfley | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1981 | 2 | 15 | 43 | Jim Collins | Los Angeles Rams | LB |
| 1981 | 6 | 3 | 141 | Andrew Gissinger | San Diego Chargers | T |
| 1982 | 2 | 18 | 45 | Joe Morris | New York Giants | RB |
| 1982 | 6 | 28 | 167 | Craig Bingham | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1982 | 7 | 4 | 171 | Gary Anderson | Buffalo Bills | K |
| 1983 | 2 | 27 | 55 | Mike Charles | Miami Dolphins | DT |
| 1984 | 2 | 7 | 35 | Blaise Winter | Indianapolis Colts | DT |
| 1984 | 10 | 13 | 265 | Brent Ziegler | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1985 | 4 | 23 | 107 | Jamie Kimmel | Los Angeles Raiders | LB |
| 1985 | 9 | 3 | 227 | Jamie Covington | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1985 | 10 | 13 | 265 | Bernard King | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1986 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Tim Green | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 1986 | 6 | 26 | 164 | Doug Marrone | Los Angeles Raiders | T |
| 1986 | 9 | 7 | 228 | Bob Brotzki | Indianapolis Colts | T |
| 1986 | 10 | 19 | 268 | Jerry Kimmel | New York Giants | LB |
| 1986 | 12 | 27 | 332 | Don McAulay | New England Patriots | K |
| 1987 | 2 | 28 | 56 | Scott Schwedes | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1987 | 9 | 14 | 237 | Tim Pidgeon | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1987 | 12 | 5 | 312 | Wes Dove | Seattle Seahawks | DE |
| 1988 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Ted Gregory | Denver Broncos | DT |
| 1988 | 3 | 20 | 75 | Tommy Kane | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 1988 | 6 | 9 | 146 | Paul Frase | New York Jets | DE |
| 1988 | 6 | 12 | 149 | Don McPherson | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 1988 | 7 | 9 | 174 | Pat Kelly | Denver Broncos | TE |
| 1988 | 12 | 22 | 327 | Tim Vesling | Indianapolis Colts | K |
| 1989 | 2 | 11 | 39 | Daryl Johnston | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1989 | 3 | 20 | 76 | Robert Drummond | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1989 | 4 | 8 | 92 | David Holmes | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1989 | 4 | 11 | 95 | Markus Paul | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1989 | 9 | 8 | 231 | Pat Davis | San Diego Chargers | TE |
| 1989 | 10 | 10 | 259 | Deval Glover | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1990 | 2 | 4 | 29 | Terry Wooden | Seattle Seahawks | LB |
| 1990 | 5 | 20 | 129 | Rob Burnett | Cleveland Browns | DE |
| 1990 | 7 | 16 | 181 | Fred DeRiggi | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1990 | 9 | 5 | 225 | David Bavaro | Phoenix Cardinals | LB |
| 1990 | 9 | 15 | 235 | Michael Owens | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1991 | 2 | 17 | 44 | John Flannery | Houston Oilers | C |
| 1991 | 4 | 26 | 109 | Rob Carpenter | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1991 | 8 | 2 | 197 | Frank Conover | Cleveland Browns | DT |
| 1992 | 10 | 13 | 265 | George Rooks | New York Giants | DE |
| 1993 | 2 | 23 | 52 | Qadry Ismail | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1993 | 3 | 5 | 61 | Chris Gedney | Chicago Bears | TE |
| 1994 | 2 | 24 | 53 | Kevin Mitchell | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 1994 | 5 | 4 | 135 | Patt O'Neill | New England Patriots | P |
| 1995 | 3 | 5 | 69 | Melvin Tuten | Cincinnati Bengals | T |
| 1995 | 4 | 14 | 112 | Dave Wohlabaugh | New England Patriots | C |
| 1996 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 1997 | 2 | 24 | 54 | Kevin Abrams | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1997 | 4 | 5 | 101 | Antonio Anderson | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 1998 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Tebucky Jones | New England Patriots | DB |
| 1998 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Donovin Darius | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB |
| 1998 | 4 | 6 | 98 | Roland Williams | Los Angeles Rams | TE |
| 1998 | 7 | 17 | 206 | Antwaune Ponds | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 1998 | 7 | 39 | 228 | Jim Turner | Carolina Panthers | WR |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Donovan McNabb | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 32 | Kevin Johnson | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1999 | 2 | 12 | 43 | Rob Konrad | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 2000 | 1 | 30 | 30 | Keith Bulluck | Tennessee Titans | LB |
| 2000 | 7 | 41 | 247 | Mark Baniewicz | Jacksonville Jaguars | T |
| 2001 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Will Allen | New York Giants | DB |
| 2001 | 3 | 13 | 75 | Eric Downing | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 2001 | 3 | 26 | 88 | Morlon Greenwood | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 2001 | 6 | 12 | 175 | Dadrian Brown | Carolina Panthers | RB |
| 2002 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Dwight Freeney | Baltimore Colts | DE |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 | 145 | Kyle Johnson | Carolina Panthers | RB |
| 2003 | 5 | 30 | 165 | Chris Davis | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 2003 | 6 | 38 | 211 | David Tyree | New York Giants | WR |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | 134 | Johnnie Morant | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 2004 | 7 | 25 | 226 | Christian Ferrara | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 2004 | 7 | 30 | 231 | Kevin Sampson | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
| 2005 | 2 | 32 | 64 | Adam Terry | Baltimore Ravens | T |
| 2006 | 3 | 19 | 83 | Anthony Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 | 139 | Quinn Ojinnaka | Atlanta Falcons | T |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 | 213 | James Wyche | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE |
| 2006 | 7 | 11 | 219 | Ryan LaCasse | Baltimore Ravens | LB |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 | 106 | Tanard Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 | 219 | Kelvin Smith | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 2009 | 4 | 28 | 128 | Tony Fiammetta | Carolina Panthers | RB |
| 2009 | 7 | 30 | 239 | Ryan Durand | Tennessee Titans | G |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 101 | Mike Williams | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
| 2010 | 5 | 26 | 157 | Arthur Jones | Baltimore Ravens | DT |
| 2011 | 4 | 22 | 119 | Delone Carter | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 2011 | 5 | 26 | 157 | Doug Hogue | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 2012 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Chandler Jones | New England Patriots | DE |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 | 179 | Andrew Tiller | New Orleans Saints | G |
| 2013 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Justin Pugh | New York Giants | T |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 | 110 | Ryan Nassib | New York Giants | QB |
| 2013 | 4 | 14 | 111 | Shamarko Thomas | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 | 74 | Jay Bromley | New York Giants | DT |
| 2014 | 5 | 28 | 168 | Marquis Spruill | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 228 | Riley Dixon | Denver Broncos | P |
| 2018 | 7 | 17 | 235 | Zaire Franklin | Indianapolis Colts | LB |
| 2019 | 7 | 31 | 245 | Chris Slayton | New York Giants | DT |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 148 | Alton Robinson | Seattle Seahawks | DE |
| 2020 | 7 | 14 | 228 | Sterling Hofrichter | Atlanta Falcons | P |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 65 | Andre Cisco | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB |
| 2021 | 3 | 37 | 101 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 | 38 | Matthew Bergeron | Atlanta Falcons | T |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 72 | Garrett Williams | Arizona Cardinals | DB |