# List of Louisville Cardinals in the NFL draft

This is a list of Louisville Cardinals football players in the NFL draft.
| 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 |
| 1942 | 14 | 1 | 121 | Clure Mosher | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1949 | 13 | 9 | 130 | Bob Todd | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1950 | 18 | 12 | 234 | Joe Travue | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1952 | 28 | 4 | 329 | Johnny Brewer | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1953 | 19 | 4 | 221 | Jimmy Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1955 | 9 | 5 | 102 | Johnny Unitas | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 1956 | 9 | 11 | 108 | Maury Woolford | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1957 | 26 | 5 | 306 | Joe Unitas | Baltimore Colts | T |
| 1958 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Lenny Lyles | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1958 | 18 | 2 | 207 | Mario Cheppo | Chicago Cardinals | E |
| 1959 | 26 | 6 | 306 | Ed Young | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1960 | 19 | 6 | 222 | Howard Turley | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1961 | 16 | 3 | 213 | Ron Petty | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1961 | 18 | 6 | 244 | John Finn | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1962 | 14 | 14 | 196 | Ernie Green | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1964 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Ken Kortas | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1964 | 19 | 6 | 258 | Dick Schott | Minnesota Vikings | E |
| 1965 | 17 | 4 | 228 | Tom LaFramboise | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 1966 | 4 | 12 | 60 | Doug Buffone | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1966 | 6 | 11 | 91 | Charles Johnson | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 1966 | 17 | 7 | 252 | Benny Russell | St. Louis Cardinals | QB |
| 1967 | 2 | 13 | 39 | Tom Holzer | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1967 | 13 | 19 | 334 | Bill Downes | Philadelphia Eagles | DT |
| 1967 | 15 | 12 | 379 | Clarence Spencer | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1968 | 3 | 16 | 71 | Ed Harmon | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1968 | 6 | 7 | 145 | John Neidert | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1968 | 10 | 1 | 247 | Wayne Patrick | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1968 | 15 | 14 | 395 | Clarence Spencer | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1969 | 6 | 7 | 137 | Wally Oyler | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1970 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Lee Bouggess | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1970 | 7 | 16 | 172 | Cleo Walker | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1970 | 17 | 15 | 431 | David Sanks | San Diego Chargers | G |
| 1971 | 12 | 19 | 305 | Horace Jones | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 1972 | 4 | 13 | 91 | Larry Ball | Miami Dolphins | DE |
| 1972 | 6 | 24 | 154 | Amos Martin | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1973 | 4 | 10 | 88 | Tom Jackson | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1973 | 14 | 13 | 351 | John Madeys | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 1973 | 16 | 3 | 393 | Howard Stevens | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1974 | 5 | 23 | 127 | Richard Bishop | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 1975 | 13 | 20 | 332 | A.J. Jacobs | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1975 | 15 | 26 | 390 | Marty Smith | Pittsburgh Steelers | DT |
| 1976 | 15 | 15 | 418 | Wilbur Summers | Denver Broncos | P |
| 1978 | 11 | 14 | 292 | Cal Prince | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1979 | 6 | 24 | 161 | Dwayne Woodruff | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1979 | 10 | 2 | 250 | Nathan Poole | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1980 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Otis Wilson | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1980 | 11 | 6 | 283 | Ricky Skiles | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1982 | 12 | 8 | 314 | Donnie Craft | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1983 | 8 | 27 | 223 | Mark Gregory Clayton | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 1983 | 10 | 9 | 260 | Richard Tharpe | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1984 | 4 | 14 | 98 | Tom Andrews | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1984 | 5 | 26 | 138 | Dean May | Miami Dolphins | QB |
| 1985 | 6 | 27 | 167 | Ron Davenport | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1986 | 2 | 7 | 34 | Ernest Givins | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1987 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Bruce Armstrong | New England Patriots | T |
| 1990 | 2 | 17 | 42 | Carwell Gardner | Buffalo Bills | RB |
| 1991 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Ted Washington | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 1991 | 2 | 7 | 34 | Browning Nagle | New York Jets | QB |
| 1991 | 11 | 14 | 292 | Jerry Crafts | Indianapolis Colts | T |
| 1991 | 11 | 20 | 298 | Mike Flores | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
| 1992 | 12 | 3 | 311 | Klaus Wilmsmeyer | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | P |
| 1993 | 3 | 9 | 65 | Ray Buchanan | Indianapolis Colts | DB |
| 1993 | 6 | 9 | 149 | Deral Boykin | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1994 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Joe Johnson | New Orleans Saints | DE |
| 1995 | 5 | 3 | 137 | Jamie Asher | Washington Redskins | TE |
| 1996 | 3 | 5 | 66 | Roman Oben | New York Giants | G |
| 1996 | 5 | 35 | 167 | Alan Campos | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1997 | 2 | 14 | 44 | Sam Madison | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1997 | 4 | 22 | 118 | Tyrus McCloud | Baltimore Ravens | LB |
| 1997 | 5 | 26 | 156 | Carl Powell | Indianapolis Colts | DE |
| 1997 | 7 | 37 | 238 | Leland Taylor | Baltimore Ravens | DT |
| 2000 | 3 | 13 | 75 | Chris Redman | Baltimore Ravens | QB |
| 2000 | 4 | 21 | 115 | Frank Moreau | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 2001 | 6 | 16 | 179 | Rashad Holman | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 2002 | 2 | 33 | 65 | Deion Branch | New England Patriots | WR |
| 2003 | 2 | 32 | 64 | Dewayne White | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 2003 | 3 | 24 | 88 | Dave Ragone | Houston Texans | QB |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 | 217 | Curry Burns | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2003 | 7 | 31 | 245 | Chris Johnson | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 2005 | 2 | 22 | 54 | Eric Shelton | Carolina Panthers | RB |
| 2005 | 4 | 20 | 121 | Stefan LeFors | Carolina Panthers | QB |
| 2005 | 4 | 22 | 123 | Kerry Rhodes | New York Jets | DB |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 | 154 | Robert McCune | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 2005 | 7 | 22 | 236 | Lionel Gates | Buffalo Bills | RB |
| 2005 | 7 | 39 | 253 | J. R. Russell | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
| 2006 | 3 | 11 | 75 | Jason Spitz | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 2006 | 4 | 29 | 126 | Elvis Dumervil | Denver Broncos | DE |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 | 142 | Brandon Johnson | Arizona Cardinals | LB |
| 2006 | 6 | 13 | 182 | Montavious Stanley | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Amobi Okoye | Houston Texans | DT |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 100 | Michael Bush | Oakland Raiders | RB |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 | 148 | Kolby Smith | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 2007 | 5 | 33 | 170 | William Gay | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 2008 | 2 | 25 | 56 | Brian Brohm | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2008 | 3 | 21 | 84 | Harry Douglas | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 | 141 | Gary Barnidge | Carolina Panthers | TE |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 | 150 | Breno Giacomini | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 2008 | 7 | 39 | 246 | Mario Urrutia | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 2009 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Eric Wood | Buffalo Bills | C |
| 2009 | 5 | 34 | 170 | George Bussey | New England Patriots | T |
| 2011 | 3 | 24 | 88 | Johnny Patrick | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 2011 | 4 | 29 | 126 | Bilal Powell | New York Jets | RB |
| 2011 | 6 | 10 | 175 | Byron Stingily | Tennessee Titans | T |
| 2012 | 7 | 25 | 232 | Greg Scruggs | Seattle Seahawks | DE |
| 2014 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Calvin Pryor | New York Jets | DB |
| 2014 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Marcus Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | DE |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Teddy Bridgewater | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
| 2014 | 3 | 9 | 73 | Preston Brown | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 2015 | 1 | 14 | 14 | DeVante Parker | Miami Dolphins | WR |
| 2015 | 3 | 8 | 72 | Jamon Brown | St. Louis Rams | T |
| 2015 | 3 | 17 | 81 | John Miller | Buffalo Bills | G |
| 2015 | 3 | 18 | 82 | Lorenzo Mauldin | New York Jets | LB |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 | 104 | James Sample | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 177 | Deiontrez Mount | Tennessee Titans | LB |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 | 189 | Charles Gaines | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2015 | 6 | 17 | 193 | B. J. Dubose | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 2015 | 7 | 22 | 239 | Gerod Holliman | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 2015 | 7 | 39 | 256 | Gerald Christian | Arizona Cardinals | TE |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Sheldon Rankins | New Orleans Saints | DL |
| 2017 | 6 | 29 | 213 | Colin Holba | Pittsburgh Steelers | LS |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 | 230 | Josh Harvey-Clemons | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 2018 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Jaire Alexander | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 2018 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | QB |
| 2018 | 3 | 10 | 74 | Geron Christian | Washington Redskins | T |
| 2018 | 6 | 31 | 205 | Trevon Young | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Mekhi Becton | New York Jets | T |
| 2021 | 2 | 25 | 57 | Tutu Atwell | Los Angeles Rams | WR |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 109 | Dez Fitzpatrick | Tennessee Titans | WR |
| 2023 | 3 | 19 | 82 | YaYa Diaby | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 136 | Yasir Abdullah | Jacksonville Jaguars | LB |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | 180 | Kei'Trel Clark | Arizona Cardinals | DB |
| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 129 | Isaac Guerendo | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 146 | Jarvis Brownlee Jr. | Tennessee Titans | DB |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 156 | Jamari Thrash | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 205 | Jawhar Jordan | Houston Texans | RB |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1963 | Lee Calland | CB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1972 | Cookie Brinkman | WR | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1974 | Steve Reese | LB | New York Jets | — |
| 1978 | Kevin Miller | WR | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1981 | Joe Jacoby | T | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1984 | Frank Minnifield | CB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1985 | Pete McCartney | T | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1986 | Anthony Copeland | LB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1987 | Matt Battaglia | LB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1987 | Curtis Jeffries | TE | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1987 | Ed Rubbert | QB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1991 | Mark Sander | LB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1991 | Joey Smith | WR | New York Giants | — |
| 1994 | Aaron Bailey | WR | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 1994 | Jeff Brohm | QB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1994 | Jim Hanna | DT | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1994 | Garin Patrick | C | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 1997 | David Akers | K | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1997 | Rico Clark | DB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2000 | LaVell Boyd | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2000 | Jon Hilbert | K | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2001 | Arnold Jackson | WR | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2003 | Anthony Floyd | S | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2004 | Ronnie Ghent | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2004 | Richard Owens | TE | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2005 | Tiger Jones | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2012 | Josh Bellamy | WR | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2015 | Eli Rogers | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 2022 | Qwynnterrio Cole | SS | Las Vegas Raiders | — |
| 2023 | Malik Cunningham | QB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2024 | Storm Duck | CB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2024 | Jack Plummer | QB | Carolina Panthers | — |