# List of Nebraska Cornhuskers in the NFL draft

This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in the NFL draft.
Nebraska had at least one player drafted every year from 1962 to 2018, a streak that was snapped in 2019. Two Huskers have been selected first overall (Sam Francis in 1937 and Irving Fryar in 1984), and one was selected last (Stan Hegener in 1975).

## 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 | 3 | 7 | 25 | Bernie Scherer | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1937 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Sam Francis | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1937 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Lloyd Cardwell | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1937 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Les McDonald | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1938 | 5 | 2 | 32 | Fred Shirey | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1938 | 6 | 9 | 49 | Elmer Dohrmann | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1938 | 8 | 8 | 68 | Ted Doyle | New York Giants | B |
| 1938 | 9 | 7 | 77 | John Howell | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1939 | 3 | 9 | 24 | Charley Brock | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1939 | 9 | 7 | 77 | Bill Callihan | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1939 | 9 | 10 | 80 | Bob Mills | New York Giants | T |
| 1940 | 8 | 9 | 69 | George Seeman | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1941 | 3 | 5 | 20 | Harry Hopp | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1941 | 4 | 4 | 29 | Butch Luther | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1941 | 5 | 1 | 31 | Royal Kahler | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1941 | 6 | 6 | 46 | Herm Rohrig | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1941 | 7 | 4 | 54 | Ray Prochaska | Cleveland Rams | E |
| 1941 | 16 | 9 | 149 | Warren Alfson | Brooklyn Dodgers | G |
| 1942 | 5 | 7 | 37 | Vike Francis | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
| 1942 | 16 | 10 | 150 | George Abel | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1942 | 17 | 9 | 159 | Fred Preston | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1943 | 10 | 3 | 83 | Vic Schleich | Brooklyn Dodgers | T |
| 1943 | 12 | 9 | 109 | Al Zikmund | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1944 | 15 | 6 | 148 | Bert Gissler | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1944 | 25 | 11 | 263 | Howard Debus | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1944 | 27 | 6 | 280 | Al Grubaugh | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1945 | 13 | 8 | 128 | Wally Hopp | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1945 | 18 | 11 | 186 | Frank Hazard | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1947 | 10 | 8 | 83 | Carl Samuelson | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1948 | 23 | 5 | 210 | John Pesek | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1948 | 32 | 8 | 298 | Tom Novak | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
| 1949 | 23 | 5 | 226 | Cletus Fischer | New York Giants | B |
| 1950 | 4 | 8 | 48 | Tom Novak | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1950 | 26 | 12 | 338 | Charlie Toogood | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1951 | 3 | 9 | 35 | Charlie Toogood | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1951 | 4 | 5 | 43 | Fran Nagle | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1952 | 14 | 9 | 166 | Frank Simons | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1953 | 4 | 3 | 40 | Don Boll | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1953 | 7 | 11 | 84 | Bobby Reynolds | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1953 | 9 | 2 | 99 | Ed Husmann | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1954 | 3 | 8 | 33 | Ted Connor | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1954 | 9 | 7 | 104 | Jerry Minnick | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1954 | 14 | 12 | 169 | Ray Novak | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1955 | 5 | 3 | 52 | Don Glantz | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1955 | 11 | 4 | 125 | Ron Clark | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1955 | 15 | 12 | 181 | Bob Smith | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1955 | 24 | 4 | 281 | Charley Bryant | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1957 | 18 | 3 | 208 | Clarence Cook | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1957 | 18 | 6 | 211 | Laverne Torczon | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1960 | 32 | N/A | N/A | Carroll Zaruba | Dallas Texans (AFL) | B |
| 1961 | 4 | 1 | 25 | Ron McDole | Denver Broncos (AFL) | DE |
| 1961 | 4 | 8 | 50 | Ron McDole | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1961 | 17 | 8 | 232 | Pat Fischer | St. Louis Cardinals | B |
| 1961 | 27 | 1 | 209 | Donald Olson | Denver Broncos (AFL) | B |
| 1961 | 29 | 1 | 225 | Archie Cobb | Denver Broncos (AFL) | T |
| 1963 | 3 | 11 | 39 | Dennis Claridge | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1963 | 5 | 2 | 58 | Bill Thornton | St. Louis Cardinals | B |
| 1963 | 11 | 1 | 141 | Dave Theisen | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1963 | 22 | 3 | 171 | Bill Thornton | New York Jets (AFL) | FB |
| 1963 | 26 | 1 | 201 | Dennis Claridge | New York Jets (AFL) | QB |
| 1963 | 26 | 8 | 208 | Dave Theisen | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | B |
| 1964 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Bob Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1964 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Bob Brown | Denver Broncos (AFL) | DT |
| 1964 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Lloyd Voss | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1964 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Lloyd Voss | New York Jets (AFL) | DE |
| 1964 | 2 | 8 | 16 | John Kirby | San Diego Chargers (AFL) | LB |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 | 57 | Rudy Johnson | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1964 | 5 | 6 | 62 | John Kirby | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1964 | 9 | 9 | 121 | Willie Ross | St. Louis Cardinals | B |
| 1964 | 12 | 2 | 90 | Willie Ross | Buffalo Bills (AFL) | FB |
| 1964 | 12 | 3 | 91 | Rudy Johnson | New York Jets (AFL) | B |
| 1964 | 15 | 6 | 202 | Monte Kiffin | Minnesota Vikings | T |
| 1964 | 15 | 8 | 204 | Larry Kramer | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1964 | 17 | 5 | 133 | Larry Kramer | Buffalo Bills (AFL) | T |
| 1964 | 18 | 4 | 242 | Bob Jones | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1964 | 20 | 2 | 154 | Bob Hohn | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | DB |
| 1964 | 20 | 7 | 273 | Bob Hohn | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1965 | 3 | 6 | 34 | Kent McCloughan | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1965 | 11 | 2 | 82 | Kent McCloughan | Houston Oilers (AFL) | DB |
| 1965 | 12 | 6 | 160 | John Strohmeyer | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1965 | 19 | 11 | 263 | Preston Love | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1966 | 2 | 3 | 11 | Freeman White | Denver Broncos (AFL) | TE |
| 1966 | 2 | 5 | 21 | Walt Barnes | Washington Redskins | DT |
| 1966 | 3 | 6 | 23 | Walt Barnes | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | DT |
| 1966 | 3 | 12 | 44 | Bob Pickens | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1966 | 3 | 14 | 46 | Tony Jeter | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1966 | 9 | 7 | 132 | Freeman White | New York Giants | WR |
| 1966 | 10 | 7 | 89 | Tony Jeter | Oakland Raiders (AFL) | TE |
| 1966 | 12 | 13 | 183 | Rich Czap | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1966 | 13 | 11 | 196 | Jim Brown | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1966 | 16 | 12 | 242 | Lynn Senkbeil | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1966 | 19 | 8 | 283 | Dick Fitzgerald | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1967 | 3 | 15 | 68 | Harry Wilson | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 86 | Carel Stith | Houston Oilers (AFL) | T |
| 1967 | 9 | 18 | 229 | Ron Kirkland | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1967 | 10 | 7 | 244 | Pete Tatman | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1967 | 13 | 11 | 326 | Kaye Carstens | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1968 | 4 | 21 | 104 | Wayne Maylan | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1968 | 5 | 3 | 114 | Ben Gregory | Buffalo Bills (AFL) | RB |
| 1968 | 7 | 20 | 185 | Bob Taucher | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1969 | 7 | 21 | 177 | James Hawkins | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1969 | 12 | 20 | 306 | Dick Davis | Cleveland Browns | RB |
| 1970 | 7 | 8 | 164 | Jim McFarland | St. Louis Cardinals | TE |
| 1970 | 7 | 19 | 175 | Ken Geddes | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1970 | 8 | 1 | 183 | Dana Stephenson | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1970 | 8 | 24 | 206 | Mike Wynn | Oakland Raiders | DE |
| 1970 | 10 | 17 | 251 | Frank Patrick | Green Bay Packers | TE |
| 1970 | 15 | 26 | 390 | Bob Liggett | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 1970 | 16 | 16 | 406 | Mike Green | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 1970 | 17 | 23 | 439 | Glenn Patterson | Dallas Cowboys | C |
| 1971 | 2 | 23 | 49 | Joe Orduna | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1971 | 3 | 19 | 71 | Bob Newton | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1971 | 8 | 8 | 190 | Paul Rogers | Pittsburgh Steelers | K |
| 1971 | 11 | 1 | 261 | Dan Schneiss | New England Patriots | TE |
| 1972 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Jerry Tagge | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1972 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Jeff Kinney | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1972 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Larry Jacobson | New York Giants | DE |
| 1972 | 5 | 8 | 112 | Carl Johnson | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1972 | 8 | 22 | 204 | Van Brownson | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1972 | 10 | 8 | 242 | Keith Wortman | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1973 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Johnny Rodgers | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1973 | 2 | 15 | 41 | Willie Harper | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 1973 | 2 | 23 | 49 | Monte Johnson | Oakland Raiders | LB |
| 1973 | 3 | 9 | 61 | Bill Olds | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1973 | 3 | 17 | 69 | Rich Glover | New York Giants | DT |
| 1973 | 5 | 4 | 108 | Doug Dumler | New England Patriots | C |
| 1973 | 8 | 1 | 183 | Joe Blahak | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1973 | 8 | 24 | 206 | Bill Janssen | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1973 | 10 | 12 | 246 | Dave Mason | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1973 | 11 | 23 | 283 | Jerry List | Oakland Raiders | RB |
| 1974 | 1 | 5 | 5 | John Dutton | Baltimore Colts | DE |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 | 79 | Steve Manstedt | Houston Oilers | LB |
| 1974 | 4 | 20 | 98 | Darryl White | Cincinnati Bengals | G |
| 1974 | 6 | 26 | 156 | Bob Wolfe | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1974 | 7 | 22 | 178 | Maury Damkroger | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1974 | 10 | 1 | 235 | Frosty Anderson | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1974 | 13 | 17 | 329 | Ralph Powell | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 1975 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Tom Ruud | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1975 | 2 | 16 | 42 | Bob Nelson | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1975 | 4 | 14 | 92 | John Starkebaum | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1975 | 5 | 24 | 128 | David Humm | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 1975 | 6 | 1 | 131 | Don Westbrook | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1975 | 6 | 17 | 147 | Mark Doak | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1975 | 6 | 23 | 153 | Tom Alward | New York Jets | G |
| 1975 | 6 | 26 | 156 | Marvin Crenshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1975 | 11 | 17 | 277 | Ardell Johnson | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1975 | 14 | 20 | 358 | Ritch Bahe | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
| 1975 | 16 | 22 | 412 | Dennis Pavelka | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1975 | 17 | 26 | 442 | Stan Hegener | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1976 | 3 | 24 | 84 | Rik Bonness | Oakland Raiders | C |
| 1976 | 4 | 14 | 106 | Tony Davis | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1976 | 4 | 20 | 112 | Wonder Monds | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1976 | 6 | 7 | 163 | Bob Martin | New York Jets | LB |
| 1976 | 8 | 9 | 218 | Jim Burrow | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1976 | 11 | 17 | 308 | Dean Gissler | Washington Redskins | DE |
| 1976 | 12 | 11 | 330 | John O'Leary | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1976 | 13 | 1 | 348 | Brad Jenkins | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TE |
| 1976 | 13 | 4 | 351 | John Lee | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1976 | 14 | 27 | 402 | Larry Mushinskie | Dallas Cowboys | TE |
| 1976 | 16 | 27 | 458 | Rick Costanzo | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1977 | 2 | 6 | 34 | Mike Fultz | New Orleans Saints | DT |
| 1977 | 4 | 7 | 91 | Vince Ferragamo | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
| 1977 | 5 | 21 | 133 | Ray Phillips | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1977 | 6 | 18 | 157 | Ron Pruitt | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 1977 | 7 | 22 | 189 | Bob Lingenfelter | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1977 | 11 | 28 | 307 | Dave Butterfield | New York Jets | DB |
| 1978 | 2 | 16 | 44 | Brett Moritz | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G |
| 1978 | 3 | 14 | 70 | Stan Waldemore | Atlanta Falcons | G |
| 1978 | 4 | 4 | 88 | Dodie Donnell | New York Jets | RB |
| 1978 | 5 | 4 | 114 | Ken Spaeth | Buffalo Bills | TE |
| 1978 | 6 | 2 | 140 | Thomas Davis | Oakland Raiders | C |
| 1978 | 7 | 21 | 187 | Mark Dufresne | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE |
| 1978 | 8 | 24 | 218 | Monte Anthony | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1978 | 10 | 3 | 253 | Greg Jorgensen | New York Giants | G |
| 1979 | 1 | 19 | 19 | George Andrews | Los Angeles Rams | LB |
| 1979 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Kelvin Clark | Denver Broncos | T |
| 1979 | 3 | 3 | 59 | Barney Cotton | Cincinnati Bengals | G |
| 1979 | 3 | 24 | 80 | Rick Berns | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB |
| 1979 | 6 | 25 | 162 | Steve Lindquist | Miami Dolphins | G |
| 1979 | 7 | 9 | 174 | Lee Kunz | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1979 | 10 | 16 | 264 | Frank Lockett | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1979 | 11 | 12 | 287 | Randy Poeschl | Cleveland Browns | DE |
| 1980 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Junior Miller | Atlanta Falcons | TE |
| 1980 | 3 | 3 | 59 | Rod Horn | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 1980 | 3 | 19 | 75 | Bill Barnett | Miami Dolphins | DE |
| 1980 | 3 | 23 | 79 | Tim Smith | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1980 | 4 | 21 | 104 | I.M. Hipp | Atlanta Falcons | RB |
| 1980 | 5 | 5 | 115 | Dan Pensick | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 1980 | 7 | 19 | 184 | John Havekost | Denver Broncos | G |
| 1980 | 9 | 5 | 226 | Kelly Saalfeld | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1980 | 9 | 18 | 239 | Mark Goodspeed | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1980 | 10 | 9 | 258 | Ken Brown | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 29 | Russell Gary | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1981 | 2 | 24 | 52 | Jarvis Redwine | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1981 | 2 | 28 | 56 | Andra Franklin | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1981 | 4 | 25 | 108 | Derrie Nelson | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1981 | 9 | 14 | 235 | John Noonan | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1981 | 9 | 23 | 244 | Randy Schleusener | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1981 | 12 | 5 | 309 | Joe Adams | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1982 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Jimmy Williams | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Rodney Lewis | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1982 | 7 | 6 | 173 | Henry Waechter | Chicago Bears | DT |
| 1982 | 7 | 8 | 175 | Phil Bates | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1982 | 12 | 24 | 330 | Tom Carlstrom | New York Jets | G |
| 1983 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Dave Rimington | Cincinnati Bengals | C |
| 1983 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Roger Craig | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 | 63 | Jamie Williams | New York Giants | TE |
| 1983 | 6 | 14 | 154 | Todd Brown | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1983 | 10 | 8 | 259 | Jeff Merrill | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 1983 | 10 | 14 | 265 | Toby Williams | New England Patriots | DE |
| 1983 | 10 | 21 | 272 | Bruce Mathison | San Diego Chargers | QB |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Irving Fryar | New England Patriots | WR |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Dean Steinkuhler | Houston Oilers | T |
| 1984 | 6 | 4 | 144 | Scott Raridon | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 | 29 | Mark Traynowicz | Buffalo Bills | G |
| 1985 | 2 | 19 | 47 | Mark Behning | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1985 | 7 | 23 | 191 | Bret Clark | Los Angeles Raiders | DB |
| 1985 | 9 | 19 | 243 | Scott Strasburger | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1985 | 10 | 15 | 267 | Jeff Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1985 | 12 | 7 | 315 | Shane Swanson | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1986 | 3 | 1 | 56 | Tom Rathman | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1986 | 3 | 3 | 58 | Jim Skow | Cincinnati Bengals | DE |
| 1986 | 7 | 15 | 181 | Paul Miles | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 1986 | 7 | 25 | 191 | Bill Lewis | Los Angeles Raiders | C |
| 1987 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Danny Noonan | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 | 30 | Brian Davis | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1987 | 4 | 27 | 111 | Marc Munford | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1987 | 9 | 2 | 225 | Stan Parker | New York Giants | G |
| 1988 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Neil Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | DE |
| 1988 | 4 | 8 | 90 | Tim Rother | Los Angeles Raiders | DT |
| 1988 | 6 | 10 | 147 | Keith Jones | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1988 | 8 | 10 | 203 | Keith Neubert | New York Jets | TE |
| 1988 | 10 | 23 | 272 | Brian Washington | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1988 | 11 | 23 | 300 | Hendley Hawkins | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1988 | 11 | 24 | 301 | Stave Forch | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1989 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Broderick Thomas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 1989 | 5 | 3 | 115 | Lawrence Pete | Detroit Lions | DT |
| 1989 | 8 | 9 | 204 | Dana Brinson | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1989 | 9 | 1 | 224 | Tim Jackson | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 1989 | 10 | 19 | 270 | Todd Millikan | Chicago Bears | TE |
| 1989 | 11 | 11 | 290 | Willie Griffin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 1989 | 12 | 16 | 323 | Steve Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | QB |
| 1990 | 3 | 4 | 57 | Jeff Mills | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1990 | 6 | 23 | 160 | Kent Wells | Washington Redskins | DT |
| 1990 | 8 | 13 | 206 | Ken Clark | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 1990 | 8 | 14 | 207 | Gerry Gdowski | New Orleans Saints | QB |
| 1990 | 12 | 15 | 319 | Richard Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1991 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Bruce Pickens | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Mike Croel | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1991 | 8 | 5 | 200 | Kenny Walker | Denver Broncos | DE |
| 1991 | 8 | 6 | 201 | Pat Tyrance | Los Angeles Rams | LB |
| 1991 | 9 | 24 | 247 | Tahaun Lewis | Los Angeles Raiders | DB |
| 1991 | 11 | 5 | 283 | Joe Sims | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1992 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Johnny Mitchell | New York Jets | TE |
| 1992 | 3 | 16 | 72 | Tyrone Legette | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1992 | 6 | 27 | 167 | Nate Turner | Buffalo Bills | RB |
| 1992 | 7 | 5 | 173 | Curtis Cotton | Los Angeles Raiders | DB |
| 1992 | 7 | 25 | 193 | Jon Bostick | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 1992 | 11 | 8 | 288 | Mike Petko | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1992 | 12 | 8 | 316 | Keithen McCant | Cleveland Browns | QB |
| 1993 | 2 | 26 | 55 | John Parrella | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1993 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs | G |
| 1993 | 4 | 25 | 109 | Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1993 | 5 | 25 | 137 | Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1993 | 7 | 12 | 180 | Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1993 | 7 | 16 | 184 | Lance Lewis | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 1994 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts | LB |
| 1994 | 2 | 20 | 49 | Toby Wright | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1994 | 3 | 15 | 80 | Calvin Jones | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
| 1994 | 4 | 10 | 113 | John Reece | Arizona Cardinals | DB |
| 1994 | 7 | 19 | 213 | Lance Lundeberg | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1995 | 2 | 6 | 38 | Zach Wiegert | St. Louis Rams | T |
| 1995 | 3 | 27 | 91 | Brenden Stai | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1995 | 3 | 33 | 97 | Troy Dumas | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 1995 | 4 | 27 | 125 | Donta Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1995 | 4 | 30 | 128 | Rob Zatechka | New York Giants | G |
| 1995 | 6 | 21 | 192 | Cory Schlesinger | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1995 | 6 | 28 | 199 | Barron Miles | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1996 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Lawrence Phillips | St. Louis Rams | RB |
| 1996 | 3 | 32 | 93 | Tyrone Williams | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1996 | 4 | 17 | 112 | Aaron Graham | Arizona Cardinals | C |
| 1996 | 5 | 17 | 149 | Christian Peter | New England Patriots | DT |
| 1996 | 6 | 4 | 171 | Doug Colman | New York Giants | LB |
| 1996 | 6 | 14 | 181 | Tony Veland | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1997 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Michael Booker | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 39 | Jared Tomich | New Orleans Saints | DE |
| 1997 | 2 | 26 | 56 | Mike Minter | Carolina Panthers | DB |
| 1997 | 3 | 12 | 72 | Adam Treu | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1997 | 4 | 10 | 106 | Chris Dishman | Arizona Cardinals | G |
| 1997 | 5 | 2 | 132 | Jamel Williams | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1997 | 5 | 12 | 142 | Eric Stokes | Seattle Seahawks | DB |
| 1997 | 7 | 20 | 221 | Jon Hesse | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Grant Wistrom | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 1998 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Jason Peter | Carolina Panthers | DT |
| 1998 | 3 | 6 | 67 | Scott Frost | New York Jets | DB |
| 1998 | 3 | 15 | 76 | Ahman Green | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 1998 | 7 | 1 | 190 | Aaron Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | C |
| 1998 | 7 | 27 | 216 | Eric Warfield | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 1999 | 2 | 7 | 38 | Mike Rucker | Carolina Panthers | DE |
| 1999 | 4 | 21 | 116 | Joel Makovicka | Arizona Cardinals | RB |
| 1999 | 4 | 28 | 123 | Jason Wiltz | New York Jets | DT |
| 1999 | 5 | 23 | 156 | Jay Foreman | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1999 | 7 | 13 | 219 | Chad Kelsay | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1999 | 7 | 22 | 228 | Kris Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers | K |
| 1999 | 7 | 24 | 230 | Sheldon Jackson | Buffalo Bills | TE |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 | 39 | Mike Brown | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2000 | 3 | 12 | 74 | Steve Warren | Green Bay Packers | DT |
| 2000 | 5 | 11 | 140 | Ralph Brown | New York Giants | DB |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 | 34 | Kyle Vanden Bosch | Arizona Cardinals | DE |
| 2001 | 2 | 19 | 50 | Dominic Raiola | Detroit Lions | C |
| 2001 | 4 | 17 | 112 | Carlos Polk | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 2001 | 4 | 26 | 121 | Correll Buckhalter | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 2001 | 5 | 20 | 151 | Russ Hochstein | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 | 166 | Bobby Newcombe | Arizona Cardinals | WR |
| 2001 | 6 | 29 | 192 | Dan Alexander | Tennessee Titans | RB |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 39 | Toniu Fonoti | San Diego Chargers | G |
| 2002 | 3 | 30 | 95 | Eric Crouch | St. Louis Rams | WR |
| 2002 | 4 | 27 | 125 | Keyuo Craver | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 2002 | 7 | 40 | 250 | Tracey Wistrom | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TE |
| 2003 | 2 | 16 | 48 | Chris Kelsay | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 2003 | 4 | 10 | 107 | DeJuan Groce | St. Louis Rams | DB |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 | 222 | Josh Brown | Seattle Seahawks | K |
| 2003 | 7 | 37 | 251 | Scott Shanle | St. Louis Rams | LB |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 | 101 | Demorrio Williams | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 2004 | 6 | 10 | 175 | Jammal Lord | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2004 | 6 | 25 | 190 | Josh Sewell | Denver Broncos | C |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 204 | Ryon Bingham | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 2004 | 7 | 33 | 234 | Trevor Johnson | New York Jets | DE |
| 2005 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Fabian Washington | Oakland Raiders | DB |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 36 | Barrett Ruud | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Josh Bullocks | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 2005 | 3 | 17 | 81 | Richie Incognito | St. Louis Rams | C |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 | 40 | Daniel Bullocks | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 2006 | 6 | 34 | 203 | Sam Koch | Baltimore Ravens | P |
| 2006 | 6 | 37 | 206 | Le Kevin Smith | New England Patriots | DT |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 | 220 | Titus Adams | New York Jets | DT |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Adam Carriker | St. Louis Rams | DE |
| 2007 | 2 | 31 | 63 | Brandon Jackson | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 2007 | 3 | 23 | 87 | Stewart Bradley | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 | 104 | Jay Moore | San Francisco 49ers | DE |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 | 142 | Zackary Bowman | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2008 | 5 | 31 | 164 | Carl Nicks | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 2008 | 6 | 31 | 197 | Bo Ruud | New England Patriots | LB |
| 2009 | 5 | 22 | 158 | Cody Glenn | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 2009 | 6 | 20 | 193 | Matt Slauson | New York Jets | G |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 | 228 | Lydon Murtha | Detroit Lions | T |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ndamukong Suh | Detroit Lions | DT |
| 2010 | 4 | 17 | 115 | Phillip Dillard | New York Giants | LB |
| 2010 | 5 | 29 | 160 | Larry Asante | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2011 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Prince Amukamara | New York Giants | DB |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 | 105 | Roy Helu | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 2011 | 4 | 23 | 120 | Alex Henery | Philadelphia Eagles | K |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 | 146 | Dejon Gomes | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 2011 | 5 | 23 | 155 | Niles Paul | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 2011 | 6 | 31 | 196 | Keith Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 2011 | 7 | 45 | 248 | Eric Hagg | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2012 | 2 | 26 | 58 | Lavonte David | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 2012 | 4 | 31 | 126 | Jared Crick | Houston Texans | DE |
| 2012 | 7 | 14 | 224 | Alfonzo Dennard | New England Patriots | DB |
| 2012 | 7 | 24 | 234 | Marcel Jones | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 2013 | 6 | 22 | 190 | Rex Burkhead | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 2013 | 7 | 42 | 248 | Daimion Stafford | Tennessee Titans | DB |
| 2014 | 2 | 26 | 58 | Stanley Jean-Baptiste | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 2014 | 3 | 14 | 78 | Spencer Long | Washington Redskins | G |
| 2014 | 6 | 33 | 209 | Quincy Enunwa | New York Jets | WR |
| 2015 | 2 | 22 | 54 | Ameer Abdullah | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 2015 | 2 | 28 | 60 | Randy Gregory | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 2015 | 5 | 26 | 162 | Kenny Bell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 67 | Maliek Collins | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 2016 | 3 | 33 | 96 | Vincent Valentine | New England Patriots | DT |
| 2016 | 4 | 32 | 130 | Alex Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | T |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 176 | Andy Janovich | Denver Broncos | FB |
| 2017 | 5 | 40 | 184 | Nathan Gerry | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 2018 | 6 | 29 | 203 | Tanner Lee | Jacksonville Jaguars | QB |
| 2020 | 6 | 15 | 194 | Khalil Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DT |
| 2020 | 7 | 18 | 232 | Carlos Davis | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT |
| 2021 | 5 | 15 | 159 | Brenden Jaimes | Los Angeles Chargers | T |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | 238 | Matt Farniok | Dallas Cowboys | G |
| 2022 | 2 | 19 | 51 | Cam Jurgens | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
| 2022 | 2 | 28 | 60 | Cam Taylor-Britt | Cincinnati Bengals | CB |
| 2022 | 7 | 37 | 258 | Samori Toure | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 2023 | 6 | 12 | 189 | Ochaun Mathis | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 2023 | 6 | 14 | 191 | Trey Palmer | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 From 1960–1966, the American Football League (AFL), a competitor to the NFL, drafted picks competitively against the NFL. Due to the competitive nature of the two drafts during this era, some players were drafted by both AFL and NFL teams and are thus listed twice. Additionally, the rounds and pick numbers for these selections correspond to selections in their respective AFL drafts. Many of the teams are now NFL teams, they were not at the time of selection; the AFL merged into the NFL into one league in 1969.
* 1 2 From 1967–1969, the AFL and NFL held a common draft. Following the AFL's merger into the NFL in 1969, the AFL teams became NFL team though they were not at the time of selection.

### Supplemental Drafts

No Nebraska player has been selected as a standalone supplemental draft pick since the rule's inception in 1977.
Three former Cornhuskers were drafted in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players:
| Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | NFL Team | Player | Position | USFL/CFL team |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Oilers | Mike Rozier | RB | Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL) |
| 3 | 8 | 64 | Jets | Turner Gill | QB | Montreal Concordes (CFL) |
| 3 | 24 | 80 | 49ers | Mark Schellen | RB | New Orleans Breakers (USFL) |

## Other current drafts
### CFL drafts

The Canadian Football League (CFL), though a separate league, is the only other major gridiron football league that currently drafts competitively against the NFL. Only players of Canadian citizenship or otherwise 'non-import' status are eligible to be drafted in the CFL's Canadian College Draft. Additionally, since 2019, players who are neither American nor Canadian are eligible for the CFL's smaller, stand-alone global drafts.
| Year | Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | CFL team | Player | Position | Hometown |
| 1989 | 7 | 3 | 51 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Pete Buchanan | LB | Pierrefonds, Quebec |
| 1992 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Terris Chorney | C | Ituna, Saskatchewan |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 | 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dahrran Diedrick | RB | Toronto, Ontario (Born: Montego Bay, Jamaica) |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Ottawa Renegades | Patrick Kabongo | DT | Montreal, Quebec (Born: Kinshasa, Zaire) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 21 | BC Lions | David Knevel | OL | Brantford, Ontario |
| 2024 Global | 1 | 1 | 1 | Edmonton Elks | Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | American Samoa |
| 2024 Global | 2 | 18 | 9 | Montreal Alouettes | Nouredin Nouili | OL | Frankfurt, Germany |

### UFL drafts

The United Football League (UFL) currently drafts players that went undrafted following NFL drafts. It was formed from the merger of two predecessor leagues (the second XFL and the second USFL) who drafted competitively with each other, and descended from two other defunct leagues that drafted competitively with the NFL and CFL. Below are players who were drafted as by teams in the current UFL or its direct predecessors, in rookie-only drafts.
| Year | Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | Team | Player | Position |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 76 | DC Defenders | Omar Brown | S |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut Year | Player | Position | Debut Team | Notes |
| 1975 | Bob Schmit | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 1978 | Ed Burns | QB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1979 | Jeff Lee | WR | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1980 | Oudious Lee | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1981 | Jeff Finn | TE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1984 | Mitch Krenk | TE | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1984 | Allen Lyday | DB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1985 | Mark Daum | LB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1986 | Todd Frain | TE | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1986 | Brian Blankenship | G | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1987 | Doug DuBose | RB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1995 | Terry Connealy | DT | New York Jets | — |
| 1999 | Bill Lafleur | P | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2001 | Clint Finley | S | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2002 | Erwin Swiney | CB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2004 | T. J. Hollowell | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 2004 | Patrick Kabongo | DT | Detroit Lions | — |
| 2004 | Kyle Larson | P | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2006 | Cory Ross | RB | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2009 | Zach Potter | TE | New York Jets | — |
| 2017 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | QB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2017 | Cethan Carter | TE | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2018 | Nick Gates | T | New York Giants | — |
| 2019 | Freedom Akinmoladun | DE | New York Giants | — |
| 2019 | Luke Gifford | LB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2020 | Lamar Jackson | CB | New York Jets | — |
| 2021 | Jack Stoll | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2022 | Austin Allen | TE | New York Giants | — |
| 2022 | JoJo Domann | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — |