# List of Arizona Wildcats in the NFL draft

This is a list of Arizona Wildcats 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 |
| 1939 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Walt Nielsen | New York Giants | B |
| 1939 | 15 | 9 | 139 | Tom Greenfield | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1941 | 13 | 10 | 120 | Roy Conn | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1941 | 15 | 6 | 136 | Johnny Black | New York Giants | B |
| 1941 | 21 | 1 | 191 | Jack Dungan | New York Giants | T |
| 1942 | 6 | 7 | 47 | Henry Stanton | Brooklyn Dodgers | E |
| 1942 | 9 | 5 | 75 | Emil Banjavic | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1943 | 9 | 1 | 71 | Jack Irish | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1943 | 21 | 4 | 194 | Bob Coutchie | Brooklyn Dodgers | E |
| 1943 | 32 | 2 | 297 | Bob Ruman | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1946 | 18 | 6 | 166 | Boyd Morse | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1948 | 7 | 2 | 47 | Fred Enke | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1948 | 16 | 3 | 138 | Art Pollard | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1948 | 28 | 3 | 258 | Don Corbitt | Washington Redskins | C |
| 1948 | 30 | 5 | 280 | Hilliard Crum | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1949 | 9 | 6 | 87 | Johnny Smith | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1949 | 12 | 7 | 118 | Harry Varner | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1950 | 19 | 11 | 246 | John Smith | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1950 | 28 | 9 | 361 | Charley Hall | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1951 | 18 | 7 | 214 | Eddie Wolgast | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1952 | 23 | 8 | 273 | Bill Glazier | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1953 | 20 | 9 | 238 | Dick Christiansen | New York Giants | E |
| 1955 | 22 | 9 | 262 | Ernie Lewis | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1956 | 4 | 10 | 47 | John Mellekas | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1956 | 12 | 7 | 140 | Max Burnett | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1956 | 19 | 2 | 219 | Pete Arrigoni | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1957 | 30 | 7 | 356 | Art Luppino | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1958 | 15 | 5 | 174 | Jack Davis | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1958 | 19 | 11 | 228 | Ed Brown | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1961 | 12 | 4 | 158 | Walt Mince | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1962 | 2 | 1 | 15 | Joe Hernandez | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1962 | 2 | 10 | 24 | Eddie Watson | Detroit Lions | QB |
| 1962 | 3 | 10 | 38 | Bobby Thompson | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1964 | 9 | 11 | 123 | John Briscoe | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1965 | 9 | 7 | 119 | Floyd Hudlow | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1965 | 13 | 7 | 175 | John Fouse | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
| 1966 | 11 | 2 | 157 | Darrell Hoover | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1968 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Bill Lueck | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1968 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Paul Robinson | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1968 | 11 | 1 | 274 | Wally Scott | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 1968 | 12 | 10 | 310 | Ed Caruthers | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1968 | 17 | 7 | 442 | Bill Nemeth | Miami Dolphins | C |
| 1969 | 9 | 14 | 222 | Joe Aluise | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1970 | 4 | 21 | 99 | Ricky Stevenson | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1970 | 6 | 18 | 148 | Ron Gardin | Baltimore Colts | DB |
| 1970 | 11 | 10 | 270 | Gary Klahr | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1971 | 6 | 15 | 145 | Bill McKinley | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 1971 | 13 | 6 | 318 | John Eggold | New York Jets | DE |
| 1971 | 14 | 9 | 347 | Willie Lewis | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1971 | 14 | 17 | 355 | Doug Klausen | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1972 | 2 | 6 | 32 | Mark Arneson | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1972 | 2 | 26 | 52 | Charles McKee | Dallas Cowboys | WR |
| 1972 | 9 | 18 | 226 | Larry McKee | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1972 | 16 | 1 | 391 | Brian Linstrom | Buffalo Bills | QB |
| 1973 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Jackie Wallace | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1973 | 3 | 15 | 67 | Bob Crum | Cleveland Browns | DE |
| 1973 | 5 | 17 | 121 | Bob McCall | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1973 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Marty Shuford | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1973 | 11 | 24 | 284 | Bob White | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 1973 | 12 | 21 | 307 | Jim Arneson | Dallas Cowboys | G |
| 1973 | 14 | 26 | 364 | Greg Boyd | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1974 | 15 | 16 | 380 | Ransom Terrell | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1975 | 8 | 18 | 200 | Mitch Hoopes | Dallas Cowboys | P |
| 1975 | 9 | 17 | 225 | Rousell Williams | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1975 | 11 | 7 | 267 | Vince Phason | San Diego Chargers | DB |
| 1975 | 13 | 7 | 319 | Jim Upchurch | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1975 | 15 | 18 | 382 | Willie Hamilton | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1976 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Mike Dawson | St. Louis Cardinals | DT |
| 1976 | 4 | 28 | 120 | Theo Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1976 | 6 | 15 | 171 | Scott Piper | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1976 | 13 | 7 | 354 | Brian Murray | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1976 | 16 | 14 | 445 | Dennis Anderson | Kansas City Chiefs | P |
| 1977 | 11 | 17 | 296 | Charles Nash | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1977 | 11 | 27 | 306 | Keith Hartwig | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1980 | 2 | 26 | 54 | Cleveland Crosby | Cleveland Browns | DE |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 | 111 | Mark Streeter | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1980 | 6 | 26 | 164 | Larry Heater | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1981 | 3 | 10 | 66 | Robert Cobb | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 1981 | 4 | 9 | 92 | Mike Robinson | Cleveland Browns | DE |
| 1981 | 10 | 27 | 275 | Hubert Oliver | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1981 | 11 | 20 | 296 | Marcellus Greene | Los Angeles Rams | DB |
| 1982 | 11 | 18 | 297 | Bob Carter | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |
| 1982 | 11 | 19 | 298 | Frank Kalil | Buffalo Bills | G |
| 1982 | 11 | 27 | 306 | Gary Gibson | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
| 1983 | 7 | 21 | 189 | Chris Schultz | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1983 | 9 | 16 | 240 | Mark Keel | New England Patriots | TE |
| 1983 | 9 | 22 | 246 | Al Gross | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 1984 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Ricky Hunley | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 1984 | 4 | 5 | 89 | Randy Robbins | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1984 | 6 | 22 | 162 | John Kaiser | Seattle Seahawks | LB |
| 1984 | 8 | 16 | 212 | Brad Anderson | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1984 | 9 | 21 | 245 | Chris Brewer | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 1984 | 12 | 16 | 324 | Byron Nelson | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1984u | 2 | 4 | 32 | Darryl Goodlow | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1985 | 2 | 3 | 31 | Vance Johnson | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 1985 | 9 | 9 | 233 | Joe Drake | Philadelphia Eagles | DT |
| 1985 | 10 | 25 | 277 | John Conner | Seattle Seahawks | QB |
| 1985 | 11 | 28 | 308 | David Wood | San Francisco 49ers | DE |
| 1986 | 4 | 18 | 100 | Max Zendejas | Dallas Cowboys | K |
| 1986 | 12 | 12 | 317 | Allan Durden | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1987 | 4 | 9 | 93 | Byron Evans | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1987 | 5 | 19 | 131 | Ruben Rodriguez | Seattle Seahawks | P |
| 1987 | 6 | 8 | 148 | Danny Lockett | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1987 | 8 | 2 | 197 | Stan Mataele | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DT |
| 1987 | 9 | 25 | 248 | Alfred Jenkins | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1987 | 11 | 9 | 288 | Chris McLemore | Oakland Raiders | RB |
| 1987 | 12 | 2 | 309 | David Adams | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 1988 | 4 | 7 | 89 | Chuck Cecil | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1988 | 11 | 16 | 293 | George Hinkle | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1989 | 2 | 16 | 44 | Joe Tofflemire | Seattle Seahawks | C |
| 1989 | 3 | 5 | 61 | Derek Hill | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1989 | 4 | 21 | 105 | Brad Henke | New York Giants | DT |
| 1989 | 4 | 27 | 111 | Rob Woods | Cincinnati Bengals | T |
| 1990 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Chris Singleton | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1990 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Anthony Smith | Oakland Raiders | DE |
| 1990 | 3 | 16 | 69 | Glenn Parker | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1990 | 6 | 17 | 154 | John Nies | Buffalo Bills | P |
| 1990 | 10 | 2 | 250 | Donnie Salum | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 1991 | 2 | 11 | 38 | Darryll Lewis | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1991 | 12 | 12 | 318 | Zeno Alexander | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1992 | 1 | 27 | 27 | John Fina | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1992 | 6 | 10 | 150 | Michael Bates | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 1993 | 3 | 7 | 63 | Ty Parten | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 1993 | 5 | 26 | 138 | Rich Griffith | New England Patriots | TE |
| 1993 | 6 | 15 | 155 | Darryl Morrison | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1993 | 7 | 5 | 173 | Keshon Johnson | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1994 | 2 | 9 | 38 | Chuck Levy | Arizona Cardinals | RB |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 | 156 | Rob Waldrop | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 1994 | 5 | 26 | 157 | Roderick Lewis | Houston Oilers | TE |
| 1994 | 6 | 16 | 177 | Brant Boyer | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1995 | 3 | 18 | 82 | Steve McLaughlin | St. Louis Rams | K |
| 1995 | 3 | 19 | 83 | Sean Harris | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1995 | 5 | 6 | 140 | Mike Scurlock | St. Louis Rams | DB |
| 1995 | 6 | 3 | 174 | Hicham El-Mashtoub | Houston Oilers | C |
| 1996 | 3 | 25 | 86 | Tedy Bruschi | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1996 | 7 | 13 | 222 | Chuck Osborne | St. Louis Rams | DT |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 63 | Frank Middleton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | G |
| 1997 | 7 | 15 | 216 | Armon Williams | Houston Oilers | LB |
| 1998 | 4 | 15 | 107 | Joe Salave'a | Houston Oilers | DT |
| 1998 | 7 | 16 | 205 | Jimmy Sprotte | Houston Oilers | LB |
| 1998 | 7 | 19 | 208 | Chester Burnett | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1999 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Chris McAlister | Baltimore Ravens | DB |
| 1999 | 4 | 34 | 129 | Edwin Mulitalo | Baltimore Ravens | G |
| 1999 | 5 | 35 | 168 | Yusuf Scott | Arizona Cardinals | G |
| 1999 | 7 | 23 | 229 | Mike Lucky | Dallas Cowboys | TE |
| 2000 | 1 | 31 | 31 | Trung Canidate | St. Louis Rams | RB |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 32 | Dennis Northcutt | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 2000 | 4 | 22 | 116 | Marcus Bell | Seattle Seahawks | LB |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 | 207 | Manuia Savea | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 2000 | 7 | 45 | 251 | DaShon Polk | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 2001 | 4 | 34 | 129 | Brandon Manumaleuna | St. Louis Rams | TE |
| 2001 | 7 | 34 | 234 | Joe Tafoya | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 68 | Lance Briggs | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 | 139 | Bobby Wade | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 2003 | 6 | 35 | 208 | Makoa Freitas | Indianapolis Colts | T |
| 2006 | 7 | 22 | 230 | Kili Lefotu | Washington Redskins | G |
| 2007 | 2 | 18 | 50 | Chris Henry | Tennessee Titans | RB |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 | 178 | Nick Folk | Dallas Cowboys | K |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 | 224 | Michael Johnson | New York Giants | DB |
| 2007 | 7 | 24 | 234 | Syndric Steptoe | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 2008 | 1 | 27 | 27 | Antoine Cason | San Diego Chargers | DB |
| 2008 | 6 | 17 | 183 | Spencer Larsen | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | 212 | Wilrey Fontenot | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 2008 | 7 | 38 | 245 | Lionel Dotson | Miami Dolphins | DT |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 | 39 | Eben Britton | Jacksonville Jaguars | T |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 | 107 | Mike Thomas | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 | 42 | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots | TE |
| 2010 | 3 | 17 | 81 | Earl Mitchell | Houston Texans | DT |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 | 42 | Brooks Reed | Houston Texans | DE |
| 2011 | 6 | 32 | 197 | Ricky Elmore | Green Bay Packers | DE |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 | 215 | D'Aundre Reed | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 2012 | 3 | 25 | 88 | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 2012 | 5 | 33 | 168 | Juron Criner | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 2012 | 7 | 38 | 245 | Trevin Wade | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2014 | 4 | 17 | 117 | Ka'Deem Carey | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 2014 | 5 | 17 | 157 | Shaquille Richardson | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
| 2014 | 6 | 36 | 212 | Marquis Flowers | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
| 2016 | 6 | 44 | 219 | Will Parks | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 2016 | 7 | 29 | 250 | Scooby Wright | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 2018 | 5 | 15 | 152 | Dane Cruikshank | Tennessee Titans | DB |
| 2019 | 7 | 15 | 229 | P. J. Johnson | Detroit Lions | DT |
| 2021 | 6 | 11 | 194 | Roy Lopez | Houston Texans | DT |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 | 195 | Gary Brightwell | New York Giants | RB |
| 2024 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Jordan Morgan | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 2024 | 4 | 35 | 135 | Jacob Cowing | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 2024 | 6 | 18 | 194 | Tanner McLachlan | Cincinnati Bengals | TE |