# List of South Carolina Gamecocks in the NFL draft

This is a list of South Carolina Gamecocks 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 | Name | Team | Position |
| 1939 | 6 | 9 | 49 | Larry Craig | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1939 | 14 | 1 | 121 | Ed Clary | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1942 | 6 | 9 | 49 | Joe Krivonak | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1942 | 14 | 9 | 129 | Bill Applegate | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1943 | 6 | 7 | 47 | Lou Sossamon | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1944 | 8 | 10 | 75 | Stan Stasica | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1944 | 15 | 4 | 146 | Dom Fusci | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1944 | 24 | 7 | 248 | Ed Bauer | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1945 | 13 | 3 | 123 | George McDonald | Brooklyn Dodgers | T |
| 1945 | 16 | 3 | 156 | Skimp Harrison | Brooklyn Dodgers | E |
| 1945 | 16 | 7 | 160 | Dom Fusci | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1945 | 24 | 5 | 246 | Stan Nowak | Cleveland Rams | E |
| 1946 | 15 | 8 | 138 | Pat Thrash | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1947 | 7 | 4 | 49 | Bryant Meeks | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1947 | 9 | 1 | 66 | Kale Alexander | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1947 | 28 | 8 | 263 | Jim Hunnicutt | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1947 | 29 | 9 | 274 | Claude Harrison | New York Giants | B |
| 1947 | 31 | 6 | 291 | James Atwell | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1948 | 26 | 2 | 237 | Phil Alexander | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1950 | 9 | 3 | 108 | Roger Wilson | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1951 | 6 | 2 | 64 | Bishop Strickland | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1951 | 15 | 2 | 173 | Dave Sparks | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1951 | 16 | 12 | 195 | Ed Pasky | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1951 | 20 | 9 | 240 | Larry Smith | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1952 | 3 | 5 | 30 | Steve Wadiak | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1952 | 7 | 2 | 75 | Hrry Jabbusch | Chicago Cardinals | C |
| 1952 | 24 | 2 | 279 | John Schuetzner | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1953 | 21 | 4 | 245 | Don Earley | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1954 | 3 | 3 | 28 | Clyde Bennett | New York Giants | E |
| 1954 | 3 | 4 | 29 | Jim Kincaid | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1954 | 5 | 10 | 59 | Frank Mincevich | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1954 | 11 | 7 | 128 | Gene Wilson | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1954 | 15 | 7 | 176 | Hugh Merck | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1954 | 18 | 11 | 216 | Bill Wohrman | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1954 | 19 | 3 | 220 | Bob King | New York Giants | G |
| 1954 | 24 | 11 | 288 | Johnny Grambling | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1954 | 30 | 8 | 357 | Tommy Woodlee | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1955 | 8 | 5 | 90 | Leon Cunningham | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1955 | 13 | 4 | 149 | Ed Adams | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1955 | 28 | 11 | 336 | Harry Lovell | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1956 | 10 | 1 | 110 | Joe Silas | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 | 23 | Sam DeLuca | New York Giants | T |
| 1957 | 15 | 12 | 181 | Julius Derrick | New York Giants | E |
| 1957 | 20 | 8 | 237 | Buddy Frick | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1957 | 20 | 10 | 239 | Alex Lazzarino | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1957 | 28 | 12 | 337 | Corky Gaines | New York Giants | G |
| 1958 | 12 | 8 | 141 | Tom Addison | Baltimore Colts | G |
| 1958 | 22 | 12 | 265 | Buddy Nidiffer | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1958 | 23 | 2 | 267 | Jack Ashton | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1958 | 23 | 12 | 277 | Frank Destino | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1958 | 28 | 12 | 337 | Jack Pitt | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 | 13 | Alex Hawkins | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1959 | 7 | 2 | 74 | Don Rogers | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1959 | 8 | 1 | 85 | Buddy Mayfield | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1959 | 13 | 11 | 155 | John Kompara | New York Giants | T |
| 1959 | 27 | 5 | 317 | Bill Jerry | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1960 | 7 | 5 | 77 | Kirk Phares | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1960 | 11 | 6 | 126 | Ed Pitts | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1960 | 13 | 10 | 154 | Jim Nemeth | Baltimore Colts | C |
| 1960 | 17 | 5 | 197 | Joe Gomes | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1961 | 11 | 5 | 145 | Sam Fewell | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1962 | 14 | 1 | 183 | Jim Costen | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1962 | 20 | 12 | 278 | Jim Moss | New York Giants | T |
| 1963 | 7 | 2 | 86 | Jim Moss | St. Louis Cardinals | T |
| 1963 | 14 | 14 | 196 | James Holler | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1964 | 6 | 9 | 79 | Tom Gibson | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1965 | 12 | 3 | 157 | Steve Cox | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1965 | 13 | 3 | 171 | J. R. Wilburn | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1965 | 19 | 10 | 262 | Len Sears | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1966 | 13 | 1 | 186 | Bob Collins | Atlanta Falcons | T |
| 1966 | 13 | 5 | 190 | Ron Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1967 | 7 | 8 | 167 | Bobby Bryant | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1967 | 12 | 4 | 294 | Stan Juk | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1967 | 16 | 14 | 407 | Paul Phillips | San Diego Chargers | T |
| 1968 | 17 | 9 | 444 | Bob Cole | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1969 | 14 | 14 | 352 | Roy Reeves | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1970 | 15 | 13 | 377 | Warren Muir | New York Giants | RB |
| 1971 | 11 | 19 | 279 | Jim Poston | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 1971 | 15 | 6 | 370 | Dan Dyches | New York Jets | C |
| 1972 | 5 | 10 | 114 | Dickie Harris | New York Jets | DB |
| 1972 | 5 | 22 | 126 | Bob Davies | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1972 | 13 | 23 | 335 | Tyler Hellams | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 1973 | 7 | 13 | 169 | Mike Haggard | New York Jets | WR |
| 1973 | 9 | 22 | 230 | Rick Brown | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1973 | 10 | 25 | 259 | John LeHeup | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1973 | 15 | 10 | 374 | Jackie Brown | Baltimore Colts | DB |
| 1974 | 7 | 3 | 159 | Marty Woolbright | New York Giants | TE |
| 1974 | 16 | 14 | 404 | Darrell Austin | Denver Broncos | T |
| 1975 | 9 | 9 | 217 | Jay Hodgin | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1976 | 8 | 27 | 236 | Henry Laws | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 1976 | 11 | 26 | 317 | Brian Nemeth | Los Angeles Rams | TE |
| 1976 | 12 | 16 | 335 | Mike McCabe | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1976 | 17 | 21 | 480 | Jeff Grantz | Miami Dolphins | QB |
| 1977 | 5 | 12 | 124 | Clarence Williams | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 1977 | 5 | 13 | 125 | Steve Courson | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1977 | 7 | 28 | 195 | Kevin Long | New York Jets | RB |
| 1977 | 9 | 9 | 232 | Bill Currier | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 1979 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Rick Sanford | New England Patriots | DB |
| 1979 | 8 | 19 | 211 | Max Runager | Philadelphia Eagles | P |
| 1980 | 11 | 8 | 285 | Steve Bernish | New York Giants | DE |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 1 | George Rogers | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1981 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Willie Scott | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
| 1982 | 2 | 27 | 54 | Emanuel Weaver | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 1982 | 6 | 21 | 160 | DeWayne Chivers | Buffalo Bills | TE |
| 1982 | 8 | 3 | 198 | Chuck Slaughter | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1982 | 12 | 1 | 307 | Johnnie Wright | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1983 | 3 | 19 | 75 | Andrew Provence | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1984 | 3 | 4 | 60 | Rusty Russell | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1984 | 4 | 2 | 86 | Rickey Hagood | Seattle Seahawks | DT |
| 1985 | 8 | 14 | 210 | Ira Hillary | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |
| 1985 | 9 | 12 | 236 | Earl Johnson | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1985 | 9 | 16 | 240 | Frank Wright | New York Giants | DT |
| 1985 | 11 | 2 | 282 | James Seawright | Buffalo Bills | LB |
| 1986 | 3 | 22 | 77 | Leonard Burton | Buffalo Bills | C |
| 1986 | 6 | 3 | 141 | Kent Hagood | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1986 | 11 | 24 | 301 | Thomas Dendy | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 1987 | 10 | 8 | 259 | Raynard Brown | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1988 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Sterling Sharpe | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1988 | 2 | 27 | 54 | Brad Edwards | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1988 | 6 | 21 | 158 | Roy Hart | Seattle Seahawks | DT |
| 1988 | 11 | 19 | 296 | Norman Floyd | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1988 | 12 | 18 | 323 | Brendan McCormack | New York Giants | DT |
| 1988s | 5 | 0 | 0 | Ryan Bethea | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1989 | 6 | 15 | 154 | Derrick Little | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 1989 | 7 | 12 | 179 | Kevin Hendrix | Washington Redskins | LB |
| 1990 | 2 | 13 | 38 | Harold Green | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1990 | 9 | 27 | 247 | Todd Ellis | Denver Broncos | QB |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 | 56 | Calvin Stephens | New England Patriots | G |
| 1991 | 6 | 28 | 167 | Corey Miller | New York Giants | LB |
| 1991 | 8 | 16 | 211 | Mike Dingle | Cincinnati Bengals | RB |
| 1991 | 12 | 18 | 324 | Ike Harris | Seattle Seahawks | G |
| 1992 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Robert Brooks | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1992 | 3 | 22 | 78 | Gerald Dixon | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1992 | 9 | 1 | 225 | Eddie Miller | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 1993 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Ernest Dye | Phoenix Cardinals | T |
| 1994 | 3 | 33 | 98 | Corey Louchiey | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1996 | 4 | 23 | 118 | Stanley Pritchett | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1996 | 5 | 5 | 137 | James Dexter | Arizona Cardinals | T |
| 1997 | 3 | 11 | 71 | Duce Staley | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1997 | 4 | 12 | 108 | Marcus Robinson | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1998 | 5 | 7 | 130 | Darren Hambrick | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 1998 | 6 | 15 | 168 | Lee Wiggins | Houston Oilers | DB |
| 2000 | 1 | 13 | 13 | John Abraham | New York Jets | LB |
| 2000 | 5 | 23 | 152 | Arturo Freeman | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 35 | Kalimba Edwards | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 2002 | 2 | 27 | 59 | Sheldon Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 | 68 | André Goodman | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 | 70 | Matt Padgett | New Orleans Saints | K |
| 2002 | 6 | 21 | 193 | John Stamper | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | 174 | Langston Moore | Cincinnati Bengals | DT |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 | 181 | Corey Jenkins | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 | 229 | Andrew Pinnock | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 2004 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Dunta Robinson | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2004 | 3 | 31 | 94 | Travelle Wharton | Carolina Panthers | T |
| 2004 | 6 | 19 | 184 | Deandre' Eiland | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Troy Williamson | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 2005 | 7 | 6 | 220 | Rod Wilson | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2005 | 7 | 27 | 241 | Darrell Shropshire | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 2006 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Johnathan Joseph | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 | 105 | Ko Simpson | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 | 44 | Sidney Rice | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 2007 | 4 | 24 | 123 | Fred Bennett | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2008 | 7 | 31 | 238 | Cory Boyd | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB |
| 2009 | 3 | 25 | 89 | Jared Cook | Tennessee Titans | TE |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 141 | Kenny McKinley | Denver Broncos | WR |
| 2009 | 5 | 14 | 150 | Jasper Brinkley | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 2009 | 5 | 26 | 162 | Jamon Meredith | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 216 | Captain Munnerlyn | Carolina Panthers | DB |
| 2009 | 7 | 29 | 238 | Stoney Woodson | New York Giants | DB |
| 2009 | 7 | 47 | 256 | Ryan Succop | Kansas City Chiefs | K |
| 2010 | 4 | 26 | 124 | Eric Norwood | Carolina Panthers | LB |
| 2010 | 6 | 17 | 186 | Clifton Geathers | Cleveland Browns | TE |
| 2011 | 3 | 16 | 80 | Chris Culliver | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 2011 | 7 | 27 | 230 | Cliff Matthews | Atlanta Falcons | DE |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Stephon Gilmore | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2012 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Melvin Ingram | San Diego Chargers | DE |
| 2012 | 2 | 13 | 45 | Alshon Jeffery | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 2012 | 5 | 15 | 150 | Rokevious Watkins | St. Louis Rams | T |
| 2012 | 7 | 35 | 242 | Antonio Allen | New York Jets | DB |
| 2012 | 7 | 42 | 249 | Travian Robertson | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 2013 | 2 | 25 | 57 | D. J. Swearinger | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 101 | Ace Sanders | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR |
| 2013 | 4 | 34 | 131 | Marcus Lattimore | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 2013 | 4 | 35 | 132 | Devin Taylor | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 2013 | 6 | 17 | 185 | DeVonte Holloman | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 2013 | 7 | 45 | 251 | T. J. Johnson | Cincinnati Bengals | C |
| 2013 | 7 | 48 | 254 | Justice Cunningham | Indianapolis Colts | TE |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jadeveon Clowney | Houston Texans | DE |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 106 | Bruce Ellington | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 67 | A. J. Cann | Jacksonville Jaguars | G |
| 2015 | 4 | 27 | 126 | Mike Davis | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 2015 | 7 | 23 | 240 | Corey Robinson | Detroit Lions | T |
| 2015 | 7 | 37 | 254 | Busta Anderson | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
| 2016 | 4 | 19 | 117 | Pharoh Cooper | Los Angeles Rams | WR |
| 2016 | 5 | 21 | 158 | Brandon Shell | New York Jets | T |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 | 184 | Jerell Adams | New York Giants | TE |
| 2018 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Hayden Hurst | Baltimore Ravens | TE |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 36 | Deebo Samuel | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 2019 | 6 | 28 | 201 | Rashad Fenton | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
| 2019 | 6 | 39 | 212 | Dennis Daley | Carolina Panthers | T |
| 2020 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Javon Kinlaw | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
| 2020 | 3 | 17 | 81 | Bryan Edwards | Las Vegas Raiders | WR |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 | 117 | D. J. Wonnum | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 2020 | 7 | 24 | 238 | T. J. Brunson | New York Giants | LB |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Jaycee Horn | Carolina Panthers | DB |
| 2021 | 3 | 39 | 103 | Ernest Jones | Los Angeles Rams | LB |
| 2021 | 6 | 20 | 204 | Shi Smith | Carolina Panthers | WR |
| 2021 | 6 | 43 | 227 | Israel Mukuamu | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 2022 | 5 | 36 | 179 | Kingsley Enagbare | Green Bay Packers | DE |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 | 183 | Kevin Harris | New England Patriots | RB |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 227 | Nick Muse | Minnesota Vikings | TE |
| 2023 | 2 | 20 | 51 | Cam Smith | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 64 | Zacch Pickens | Chicago Bears | DT |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 138 | Darius Rush | Indianapolis Colts | DB |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 | 225 | Jovaughn Gwyn | Atlanta Falcons | G |
| 2023 | 7 | 27 | 244 | Jalen Brooks | Dallas Cowboys | WR |
| 2024 | 1 | 32 | 32 | Xavier Legette | Carolina Panthers | WR |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 150 | Spencer Rattler | New Orleans Saints | QB |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 180 | Marcellas Dial | New England Patriots | DB |
| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 256 | Nick Gargiulo | Denver Broncos | C |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Debut Year | Player | Debut Team | Position | Notes |
| 1971 | Rusty Ganas | Baltimore Colts | DT | — |
| 1995 | Brandon Bennett | Cleveland Browns | RB | — |
| 1999 | Zola Davis | Green Bay Packers | WR | — |
| 1999 | Anthony Wright | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB | — |
| 2008 | Cory Boyd | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB | — |
| 2011 | Tori Gurley | Green Bay Packers | WR | — |
| 2014 | Connor Shaw | Cleveland Browns | QB | — |
| 2015 | Dylan Thompson | San Francisco 49ers | QB | — |
| 2023 | Nate Adkins | Denver Broncos | TE | — |
| 2023 | Dante Miller | New York Giants | RB | — |
| 2024 | Trey Knox | Minnesota Vikings | WR | — |