# List of San Jose State Spartans in the NFL draft

This is a list of San Jose State Spartans 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 |
| 1940 | 7 | 8 | 58 | Roy Zimmerman | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1941 | 14 | 10 | 130 | Deward Tornell | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1941 | 15 | 10 | 140 | Morris Buckingham | Washington Redskins | C |
| 1946 | 20 | 9 | 189 | Bob Ward | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1947 | 3 | 10 | 23 | Frank Minini | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1949 | 15 | 1 | 142 | Bob Pifferini | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1950 | 11 | 10 | 141 | Harley Dow | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1950 | 15 | 7 | 190 | Harry Russell | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1950 | 22 | 9 | 283 | Billy Wilson | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1950 | 28 | 11 | 363 | Junior Morgan | Los Angeles Rams | E |
| 1951 | 26 | 3 | 306 | Keith Carpenter | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1953 | 12 | 9 | 142 | George Porter | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1953 | 18 | 7 | 212 | Stan Wacholz | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1954 | 5 | 8 | 57 | Charlie Allen | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1955 | 10 | 2 | 111 | Tom Louderback | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1955 | 24 | 7 | 284 | Matt Vujevich | New York Giants | B |
| 1956 | 21 | 5 | 246 | Jack Adams | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1956 | 22 | 3 | 256 | Clarence Wessman | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1956 | 24 | 12 | 289 | Jim Hughes | Cleveland Browns | G |
| 1956 | 30 | 3 | 352 | Joe Ulm | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1957 | 10 | 5 | 114 | Bob Reinhart | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1958 | 12 | 12 | 145 | Hal Boutte | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1958 | 25 | 7 | 296 | Bill Atkins | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1959 | 7 | 6 | 78 | Daniel Colchico | San Francisco 49ers | E |
| 1959 | 11 | 3 | 123 | Art Powell | Philadelphia Eagles | WR |
| 1960 | 4 | 10 | 46 | Ray Norton | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1961 | 9 | 6 | 118 | Leon Donohue | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1961 | 20 | 5 | 271 | Mike Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 1961 | 21 | 4 | 164 | Mike Jones | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 1961 | 27 | 4 | 212 | Clair Appledoorn | Oakland Raiders | E |
| 1962 | 4 | 8 | 32 | Mac Burton | San Diego Chargers | E |
| 1962 | 4 | 7 | 49 | Jim Cadile | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1962 | 5 | 1 | 57 | Mac Burton | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1962 | 6 | 9 | 79 | John Sutro | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1962 | 6 | 14 | 84 | Oscar Donahue | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1962 | 12 | 6 | 94 | Oscar Donahue | Oakland Raiders | E |
| 1962 | 20 | 1 | 153 | John Sutro | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1962 | 22 | 1 | 169 | Jim Cadile | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1962 | 29 | 1 | 225 | Leon Donahue | Oakland Raiders | T |
| 1965 | 4 | 14 | 56 | Dave Johnson | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1965 | 5 | 12 | 68 | Bob Bonds | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1965 | 13 | 5 | 101 | Bob Bonds | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1965 | 13 | 9 | 177 | Brent Berry | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1966 | 3 | 13 | 45 | Fred Heron | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1966 | 6 | 9 | 89 | Mel Tom | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1966 | 14 | 6 | 124 | Charley Harraway | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1966 | 15 | 7 | 222 | Saint Saffold | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1966 | 18 | 8 | 162 | John Travis | San Diego Chargers | FB |
| 1966 | 18 | 13 | 273 | Charley Harraway | Cleveland Browns | RB |
| 1967 | 9 | 15 | 226 | Tommie Smith | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1967 | 12 | 7 | 297 | Eric Watts | Detroit Lions | DB |
| 1967 | 14 | 14 | 355 | Martin Baccaglio | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1968 | 6 | 10 | 148 | Mike Spitzer | Detroit Lions | DE |
| 1968 | 8 | 9 | 201 | Danny Holman | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 1968 | 16 | 2 | 410 | Roy Hall | Atlanta Falcons | T |
| 1968 | 16 | 24 | 432 | Walt Blackledge | Baltimore Colts | WR |
| 1969 | 5 | 4 | 108 | Walter Shockley | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1969 | 9 | 1 | 209 | Steve Alexakos | Boston Patriots | G |
| 1970 | 15 | 7 | 371 | John Carlos | Philadelphia Eagles | WR |
| 1972 | 14 | 22 | 360 | David Chaney | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 1972 | 16 | 10 | 400 | Eric Dahl | New England Patriots | DB |
| 1973 | 5 | 25 | 129 | Cody Jones | Los Angeles Rams | DE |
| 1974 | 13 | 12 | 324 | Emanuel Armstrong | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 1974 | 17 | 2 | 418 | Charles DeJurnett | San Diego Chargers | DT |
| 1975 | 1 | 17 | 17 | Louie Wright | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1975 | 6 | 9 | 139 | Dave Wasick | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 1975 | 11 | 24 | 284 | Ike McBee | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1976 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Kim Bokamper | Miami Dolphins | DE |
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | 128 | Carl Ekern | Los Angeles Rams | LB |
| 1976 | 17 | 14 | 473 | Darryl Jenkins | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1977 | 1 | 20 | 20 | Wilson Faumuina | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
| 1977 | 3 | 13 | 69 | Rick Kane | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1977 | 10 | 19 | 270 | Jim LeJay | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
| 1977 | 10 | 24 | 275 | Steve DeBerg | Dallas Cowboys | QB |
| 1977 | 11 | 6 | 285 | John Blain | New Orleans Saints | T |
| 1978 | 4 | 9 | 93 | Gerald Small | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 1978 | 10 | 15 | 265 | Randy Gill | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1979 | 4 | 3 | 85 | Frank Manumaleuga | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 1980 | 3 | 2 | 58 | Jewerl Thomas | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1980 | 4 | 18 | 101 | Ed Luther | San Diego Chargers | QB |
| 1981 | 1 | 16 | 16 | Mark Nichols | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1982 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Gerald Willhite | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 1982 | 3 | 8 | 63 | Stacey Bailey | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 1983 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Gill Byrd | San Diego Chargers | DB |
| 1983 | 7 | 5 | 173 | Ken Thomas | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1983 | 9 | 4 | 228 | Brian Hawkins | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1983 | 10 | 26 | 277 | Mervyn Fernandez | Los Angeles Raiders | WR |
| 1983 | 11 | 24 | 303 | Tim Kearse | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1984 | 2 | 13 | 41 | Eric Richardson | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1984 | 11 | 5 | 285 | Bobby Johnson | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1985 | 5 | 22 | 134 | Tony Smith | New York Jets | WR |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 | 139 | James Saxon | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1988 | 7 | 10 | 175 | Mike Perez | New York Giants | QB |
| 1989 | 6 | 11 | 150 | Jay Taylor | Phoenix Cardinals | DB |
| 1990 | 7 | 4 | 169 | Johnny Johnson | Phoenix Cardinals | RB |
| 1990 | 12 | 14 | 318 | Tony Jeffery | Kansas City Chiefs | WR |
| 1991 | 7 | 26 | 193 | Sheldon Canley | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 1996 | 3 | 20 | 81 | Brian Roche | San Diego Chargers | TE |
| 1999 | 3 | 29 | 90 | David Loverne | New York Jets | G |
| 1999 | 6 | 20 | 189 | Lyle West | New York Giants | DB |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 66 | Sean Brewer | Cincinnati Bengals | TE |
| 2003 | 6 | 36 | 209 | Tim Provost | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 2004 | 7 | 44 | 245 | Courtney Anderson | Oakland Raiders | TE |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 | 78 | James Jones | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 2007 | 7 | 19 | 229 | John Broussard | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 | 113 | Dwight Lowery | New York Jets | DB |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 | 68 | Jarron Gilbert | Chicago Bears | DE |
| 2009 | 3 | 26 | 90 | Chris Owens | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 2009 | 6 | 18 | 191 | Coye Francies | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 2013 | 6 | 8 | 176 | David Quessenberry | Houston Texans | T |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 | 148 | Bené Benwikere | Carolina Panthers | DB |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 183 | David Fales | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 2015 | 7 | 32 | 249 | Akeem King | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 2016 | 4 | 21 | 119 | Tyler Ervin | Houston Texans | RB |
| 2016 | 6 | 20 | 195 | Wes Schweitzer | Atlanta Falcons | G |
| 2018 | 7 | 4 | 222 | Jermaine Kelly | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 69 | Josh Oliver | Jacksonville Jaguars | TE |
| 2023 | 4 | 27 | 129 | Viliami Fehoko | Dallas Cowboys | DE |