# List of Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the NFL draft

This is a list of Wake Forest Demon Deacons 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 | 15 | 5 | 135 | Lou Trunzo | Brooklyn Dodgers | G |
| 1940 | 20 | 1 | 181 | Rupert Pate | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1941 | 4 | 2 | 27 | Jim Ringgold | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1941 | 7 | 5 | 55 | John Jett | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1941 | 8 | 4 | 64 | Tony Gallovich | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1941 | 10 | 4 | 84 | John Pendergast | Cleveland Rams | C |
| 1942 | 11 | 5 | 95 | John Polansky | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1942 | 13 | 4 | 114 | Carl Givler | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1942 | 20 | 1 | 181 | Frank Kapriva | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1943 | 17 | 9 | 159 | Pat Preston | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1944 | 5 | 9 | 41 | George Owen | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1944 | 8 | 1 | 66 | Red Cochran | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1944 | 10 | 8 | 95 | Bill Stanford | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1945 | 1 | 10 | 10 | Elmer Barbour | New York Giants | B |
| 1945 | 17 | 8 | 172 | Nick Sacrinty | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1945 | 22 | 1 | 220 | Fred Grant | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1945 | 27 | 5 | 279 | Russ Perry | Cleveland Rams | B |
| 1946 | 2 | 5 | 15 | Elmer Jones | New York Giants | G |
| 1946 | 5 | 8 | 38 | Dave Harris | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1946 | 18 | 3 | 163 | Charles Garrison | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1946 | 19 | 1 | 171 | Pride Ratteree | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1947 | 9 | 6 | 71 | Bob Leonetti | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
| 1947 | 10 | 5 | 80 | Ulysses Cornogg | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1947 | 18 | 9 | 164 | Dick Brnkley | New York Giants | B |
| 1947 | 19 | 3 | 168 | Harry Dowda | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1947 | 27 | 3 | 248 | Otis Sacrinty | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1948 | 9 | 10 | 75 | Ed Royston | New York Giants | G |
| 1948 | 23 | 7 | 212 | Jim Duncan | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1948 | 24 | 10 | 225 | Dick Wedel | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1949 | 3 | 10 | 31 | Red O'Quinn | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1949 | 6 | 9 | 60 | Bernie Hanula | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1949 | 22 | 2 | 213 | Jim Lail | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1949 | 22 | 4 | 215 | Tom Fetzer | New York Giants | B |
| 1950 | 9 | 12 | 117 | Jim Duncan | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1950 | 16 | 10 | 206 | Ed Bradley | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1950 | 17 | 8 | 217 | Tom Palmer | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1951 | 2 | 7 | 21 | Jim Staton | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1951 | 2 | 9 | 23 | Bill George | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1951 | 9 | 10 | 108 | Bill Gregus | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1952 | 11 | 7 | 128 | Bill Miller | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1952 | 19 | 2 | 219 | Ed Listopad | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1952 | 30 | 5 | 354 | Ed Kissell | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1953 | 4 | 4 | 41 | Joe Koch | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1953 | 5 | 4 | 53 | Bob Gaona | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1953 | 12 | 12 | 145 | Larry Spencer | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1953 | 19 | 3 | 220 | Tom Donahue | Chicago Cardinals | C |
| 1953 | 20 | 3 | 232 | Bill Link | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1953 | 25 | 5 | 294 | Clyde Pickard | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1953 | 29 | 5 | 342 | Jack Lewis | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1955 | 15 | 7 | 176 | Ed Stowers | New York Giants | E |
| 1955 | 17 | 8 | 201 | Nick Maravic | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1955 | 26 | 6 | 307 | Lou Hallow | Los Angeles Rams | C |
| 1956 | 18 | 4 | 209 | Nick Consoles | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 1956 | 24 | 4 | 281 | John Parham | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1956 | 24 | 8 | 285 | Gerry Huth | New York Giants | G |
| 1956 | 30 | 11 | 360 | Bob Bartholomew | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1957 | 2 | 6 | 19 | Billy Ray Barnes | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1957 | 24 | 7 | 284 | John Ladner | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1957 | 29 | 1 | 338 | John Niznik | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
| 1958 | 20 | 7 | 236 | George Johnson | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1958 | 26 | 3 | 304 | Neil MacLean | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1958 | 26 | 11 | 312 | Frank Thompson | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1960 | 8 | 9 | 93 | Pete Manning | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1961 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Norm Snead | Washington Redskins | QB |
| 1961 | 5 | 9 | 65 | Bob McCreary | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1961 | 10 | 3 | 129 | Wayne Wolff | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1962 | 3 | 7 | 35 | Bill Hull | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1962 | 15 | 7 | 203 | Kent Martin | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1965 | 18 | 11 | 249 | Karl Sweetan | Detroit Lions | QB |
| 1967 | 14 | 10 | 351 | Lynn Nesbitt | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1967 | 15 | 1 | 368 | John Snow | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1968 | 2 | 23 | 50 | Bob Grant | Baltimore Colts | LB |
| 1968 | 7 | 12 | 177 | Ken Henry | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
| 1969 | 4 | 20 | 98 | Fred Summers | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 | 80 | Ed George | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1971 | 8 | 11 | 193 | Win Headley | Green Bay Packers | C |
| 1972 | 4 | 10 | 88 | Ed Bradley | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1973 | 8 | 6 | 188 | Kenneth Garrett | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1974 | 6 | 11 | 141 | Chuck Ramsey | New England Patriots | K |
| 1974 | 13 | 26 | 338 | Clayton Heath | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1977 | 8 | 18 | 213 | Bill Armstrong | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1977 | 10 | 20 | 271 | Dave LaCrosse | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1978 | 4 | 25 | 109 | Larry Tearry | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1978 | 10 | 16 | 266 | Steve Young | Houston Oilers | TE |
| 1980 | 3 | 5 | 61 | Syd Kitson | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1981 | 8 | 28 | 221 | Billy Ard | New York Giants | G |
| 1981 | 11 | 24 | 300 | Carlos Bradley | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1982 | 3 | 13 | 68 | Kenny Duckett | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1982 | 10 | 19 | 270 | Rich Baldinger | New York Giants | T |
| 1985 | 8 | 18 | 214 | Harry Newsome | Pittsburgh Steelers | P |
| 1985 | 10 | 14 | 266 | Ronnie Burgess | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1986 | 8 | 18 | 212 | Topper Clemons | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1986 | 9 | 8 | 229 | Gary Baldinger | Kansas City Chiefs | DE |
| 1986 | 11 | 1 | 278 | Tony Garbarczyk | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1987 | 6 | 13 | 153 | Paul Kiser | Atlanta Falcons | G |
| 1987 | 9 | 5 | 228 | Greg Harris | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1988 | 5 | 3 | 112 | Greg Scales | New Orleans Saints | TE |
| 1988 | 8 | 28 | 221 | Darryl McGill | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1989 | 2 | 4 | 32 | Mike Elkins | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 1989 | 2 | 24 | 52 | David Braxton | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1989 | 9 | 22 | 245 | A. J. Greene | New York Giants | DB |
| 1990 | 3 | 5 | 58 | Ricky Proehl | Phoenix Cardinals | WR |
| 1990 | 4 | 27 | 108 | Tony Mayberry | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C |
| 1993 | 2 | 3 | 32 | Ben Coleman | Phoenix Cardinals | T |
| 1993 | 5 | 19 | 131 | John Henry Mills | Houston Oilers | TE |
| 1993 | 7 | 2 | 170 | Michael McCrary | Seattle Seahawks | DE |
| 1999 | 6 | 10 | 179 | Desmond Clark | Denver Broncos | TE |
| 2000 | 2 | 24 | 55 | Fred Robbins | Minnesota Vikings | DT |
| 2000 | 3 | 25 | 87 | Dustin Lyman | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 2000 | 4 | 31 | 125 | Reggie Austin | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 2003 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Calvin Pace | Arizona Cardinals | DE |
| 2003 | 4 | 37 | 134 | Ovie Mughelli | Baltimore Ravens | RB |
| 2003 | 7 | 16 | 230 | Montique Sharpe | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
| 2005 | 5 | 20 | 156 | Eric King | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2006 | 7 | 31 | 239 | Ryan Plackemeier | Seattle Seahawks | P |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 | 150 | Josh Gattis | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB |
| 2007 | 7 | 22 | 232 | Steve Vallos | Seattle Seahawks | T |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | 102 | Jeremy Thompson | Green Bay Packers | DE |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 136 | Kenneth Moore | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 2008 | 6 | 35 | 201 | Steve Justice | Indianapolis Colts | C |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Aaron Curry | Seattle Seahawks | LB |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Alphonso Smith | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 2009 | 4 | 16 | 116 | Chip Vaughn | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 | 118 | Stanley Arnoux | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 2010 | 3 | 32 | 96 | Brandon Ghee | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 2010 | 5 | 30 | 161 | Chris DeGeare | Minnesota Vikings | G |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 96 | Chris Givens | St. Louis Rams | WR |
| 2012 | 4 | 18 | 113 | Kyle Wilber | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
| 2012 | 4 | 22 | 117 | Joe Looney | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 2012 | 6 | 17 | 187 | Josh Bush | New York Jets | DB |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 | 215 | Tommy Bohanon | New York Jets | RB |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 218 | Michael Campanaro | Baltimore Ravens | WR |
| 2015 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Kevin Johnson | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2017 | 5 | 24 | 168 | Marquel Lee | Oakland Raiders | LB |
| 2018 | 2 | 22 | 54 | Jessie Bates | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 | 177 | Duke Ejiofor | Houston Texans | DE |
| 2019 | 4 | 22 | 124 | Phil Haynes | Seattle Seahawks | G |
| 2020 | 5 | 32 | 178 | Justin Strnad | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 2020 | 6 | 16 | 195 | Justin Herron | New England Patriots | T |
| 2021 | 2 | 29 | 61 | Carlos Basham Jr. | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 2022 | 4 | 35 | 140 | Zach Tom | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 2022 | 6 | 35 | 214 | Ja'Sir Taylor | Los Angeles Chargers | DB |
| 2023 | 3 | 26 | 89 | Kobie Turner | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 2023 | 6 | 18 | 195 | A. T. Perry | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 2024 | 4 | 24 | 124 | Malik Mustapha | San Francisco 49ers | DB |
| 2024 | 5 | 39 | 174 | Caelen Carson | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 230 | Michael Jurgens | Minnesota Vikings | C |