# List of Duke Blue Devils in the NFL draft

This is a list of Duke Blue Devils 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 |
| 1936 | 6 | 9 | 54 | Gus Durner | New York Giants | T |
| 1937 | 2 | 3 | 13 | Ace Parker | Brooklyn Dodgers | QB |
| 1938 | 6 | 5 | 45 | Joe Brunansky | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1938 | 12 | 8 | 108 | Elmore Hackney | New York Giants | B |
| 1939 | 8 | 5 | 65 | Dan Hill | Brooklyn Dodgers | C |
| 1939 | 12 | 8 | 108 | Bob O'Mara | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1939 | 15 | 8 | 138 | Eric Tipton | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1940 | 1 | 2 | 2 | George McAfee | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 1940 | 4 | 4 | 29 | Edgar Bailey | Brooklyn Dodgers | E |
| 1940 | 12 | 8 | 108 | Allen Johnson | Washington Redskins | G |
| 1940 | 16 | 8 | 148 | Willard Perdue | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1940 | 18 | 6 | 166 | Frank Ribar | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1941 | 9 | 5 | 75 | Jasper Davis | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1941 | 16 | 2 | 142 | Wes McAfee | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1941 | 19 | 9 | 179 | Alex Winterson | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1942 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Steve Lach | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1942 | 7 | 8 | 58 | Tommy Prothro | New York Giants | B |
| 1942 | 9 | 6 | 76 | Frank Swiger | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1942 | 13 | 8 | 118 | Bob Barnett | New York Giants | C |
| 1943 | 9 | 3 | 73 | Moffatt Storer | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1944 | 3 | 9 | 25 | Bob Gantt | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1944 | 10 | 5 | 92 | Ernie Beamer | New York Giants | E |
| 1944 | 15 | 8 | 150 | Bill Milner | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1944 | 17 | 7 | 171 | Tom Davis | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1944 | 23 | 6 | 236 | John Wesley Perry | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1944 | 24 | 1 | 242 | Bob Nanni | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1945 | 13 | 1 | 121 | Elmore Luper | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1945 | 15 | 2 | 144 | Gordon Carver | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1945 | 17 | 3 | 167 | Ben Cittadino | Chicago Cardinals | E |
| 1945 | 27 | 3 | 277 | Glen Stough | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1945 | 28 | 1 | 286 | Garland Williams | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1945 | 29 | 6 | 302 | Frank Irwin | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1946 | 2 | 3 | 13 | George Clark | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1946 | 4 | 4 | 29 | Ernie Knotts | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1946 | 12 | 5 | 105 | Al Bush | New York Giants | T |
| 1946 | 16 | 7 | 147 | Kelly Mote | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1946 | 18 | 1 | 161 | Frank Irwin | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1946 | 21 | 10 | 200 | Cliff Lewis | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1946 | 23 | 3 | 213 | Bill Leitheiser | Pittsburgh Steelers | G |
| 1946 | 24 | 2 | 222 | Mike Karmazin | Boston Yanks | E |
| 1946 | 29 | 5 | 275 | Steve Lucas | New York Giants | E |
| 1946 | 30 | 1 | 281 | Jim LaRue | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1947 | 14 | 2 | 117 | Leo Long | Boston Yanks | B |
| 1947 | 15 | 6 | 131 | Buddy Mulligan | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1947 | 25 | 3 | 228 | Hal Mullins | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1948 | 20 | 9 | 184 | Fred Folger | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1948 | 28 | 8 | 263 | Fred Hardison | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1949 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Al DeRogatis | New York Giants | T |
| 1949 | 10 | 1 | 92 | Bill Davis | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1949 | 20 | 6 | 197 | Lloyd Eisenberg | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1949 | 21 | 7 | 208 | Tommy Hughes | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1949 | 21 | 8 | 209 | Jim Duncan | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1950 | 5 | 7 | 60 | Lou Allen | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1951 | 8 | 1 | 87 | Bill Cox | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1951 | 24 | 3 | 282 | Tom Powers | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1952 | 19 | 9 | 226 | Blaine Earon | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1952 | 23 | 10 | 275 | Bob Bickel | New York Giants | B |
| 1953 | 12 | 4 | 137 | Jim Lawrence | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1953 | 12 | 7 | 140 | Carson Leach | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1953 | 17 | 12 | 205 | Ray Green | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1953 | 18 | 5 | 210 | Carl Holben | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1953 | 22 | 10 | 263 | Byrd Looper | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1953 | 24 | 12 | 289 | Truett Grant | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1953 | 30 | 5 | 354 | Lou Tepe | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1954 | 3 | 5 | 30 | Ed Meadows | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1954 | 12 | 1 | 134 | Howard Pitt | Chicago Cardinals | E |
| 1954 | 21 | 12 | 253 | Jack Kistler | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1954 | 22 | 11 | 264 | Lloyd Caudle | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1954 | 24 | 12 | 289 | Bobby Burrows | Detroit Lions | G |
| 1955 | 14 | 8 | 165 | Nick McKeithan | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1955 | 18 | 1 | 206 | Fred Campbell | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1955 | 23 | 10 | 275 | Jerry Barger | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1956 | 3 | 8 | 33 | Bob Pascal | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1956 | 14 | 1 | 158 | Ronnie Falls | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1956 | 23 | 7 | 272 | Jesse Birchfield | Green Bay Packers | G |
| 1956 | 29 | 8 | 345 | Jim Nelson | New York Giants | G |
| 1957 | 4 | 6 | 43 | Sonny Jurgensen | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 1957 | 8 | 1 | 86 | Hal McElhaney | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1957 | 8 | 3 | 88 | Roy Hord Jr. | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1957 | 20 | 7 | 236 | Sid DeLoatch | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1957 | 23 | 9 | 274 | Milt Konicek | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1957 | 26 | 2 | 303 | Buddy Bass | Green Bay Packers | E |
| 1957 | 26 | 7 | 308 | Tom Topping | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1958 | 3 | 9 | 34 | Buzz Guy | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1958 | 6 | 3 | 64 | John Kersey | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1958 | 8 | 11 | 96 | Bert Lattimore | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1958 | 12 | 11 | 144 | Bob Brodhead | Cleveland Browns | QB |
| 1958 | 17 | 8 | 201 | Jack Harrison | New York Giants | C |
| 1958 | 18 | 4 | 209 | Phil Dupler | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1958 | 22 | 7 | 260 | Bill Thompson | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1958 | 29 | 9 | 346 | Doug Padgett | Baltimore Colts | E |
| 1959 | 3 | 2 | 26 | Wray Carlton | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1959 | 16 | 9 | 189 | Ted Royal | Los Angeles Rams | C |
| 1959 | 23 | 10 | 274 | Jim Gardner | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1959 | 29 | 5 | 341 | Dave Sime | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Mike McGee | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1960 | 9 | 4 | 100 | Dwight Bumgamer | Washington Redskins | E |
| 1960 | 13 | 7 | 151 | Bob Spada | Chicago Bears | E |
| 1961 | 9 | 3 | 115 | Joel Arrington | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1961 | 13 | 13 | 181 | Jack Wilson | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1961 | 18 | 8 | 246 | Art Browning | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1962 | 9 | 9 | 121 | Walt Rappold | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1963 | 12 | 3 | 157 | Chuck Walker | St. Louis Cardinals | G |
| 1964 | 9 | 14 | 126 | Jay Wilkinson | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1965 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Mike Curtis | Baltimore Colts | LB |
| 1965 | 10 | 12 | 138 | Chuck Drulis | St. Louis Cardinals | E |
| 1965 | 13 | 6 | 174 | Biff Bracy | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1965 | 17 | 11 | 235 | Sonny Odom | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1966 | 6 | 14 | 94 | Earl Yates | Washington Redskins | T |
| 1966 | 16 | 15 | 245 | Rod Stewart | Baltimore Colts | E |
| 1967 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Bob Matheson | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1967 | 2 | 15 | 41 | Dave Dunaway | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1968 | 7 | 26 | 191 | Andy Beath | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1969 | 2 | 26 | 52 | Al Woodall | New York Jets | QB |
| 1969 | 17 | 26 | 442 | Fred Zirkie | New York Jets | DT |
| 1970 | 11 | 14 | 274 | Robert Morris | Houston Oilers | C |
| 1971 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Leo Hart | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 1971 | 5 | 15 | 119 | Phil Asack | San Diego Chargers | DE |
| 1971 | 7 | 7 | 163 | Wes Chesson | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 1972 | 7 | 8 | 164 | Ernie Jackson | New Orleans Saints | DB |
| 1973 | 5 | 11 | 115 | Steve Jones | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1973 | 6 | 26 | 156 | Ed Newman | Miami Dolphins | G |
| 1973 | 13 | 13 | 325 | Robert Parrish | New York Jets | DT |
| 1973 | 15 | 7 | 371 | Melvin Parker | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1974 | 12 | 5 | 291 | John Riccz | New York Jets | DE |
| 1975 | 8 | 19 | 201 | John Hill | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1977 | 4 | 17 | 101 | Billy Bryan | Denver Broncos | C |
| 1977 | 6 | 3 | 142 | Tony Benjamin | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 1977 | 7 | 4 | 171 | Bob Grupp | New York Jets | DB |
| 1978 | 3 | 8 | 64 | Lyman Smith | Miami Dolphins | DT |
| 1979 | 9 | 14 | 234 | Carl McGee | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 | 56 | Cedric Jones | New England Patriots | WR |
| 1982 | 4 | 25 | 108 | Charles Bowser | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1982 | 5 | 23 | 134 | Dennis Tabron | Chicago Bears | DB |
| 1983 | 5 | 11 | 123 | Chris Castor | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 1984 | 6 | 8 | 148 | Ben Bennett | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 1987 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Mike Junkin | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 1988 | 12 | 23 | 328 | Steve Slayden | Cleveland Browns | QB |
| 1989 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Anthony Dilweg | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1990 | 9 | 18 | 238 | Clarkston Hines | Buffalo Bills | WR |
| 1990 | 12 | 16 | 320 | Chris Port | New Orleans Saints | G |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dave Brown | New York Giants | QB |
| 1996 | 4 | 26 | 121 | Ray Farmer | Philadelphia Eagles | DB |
| 1996 | 6 | 36 | 203 | Spence Fischer | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 1996 | 7 | 14 | 223 | Jon Merrill | Minnesota Vikings | T |
| 1998 | 6 | 36 | 189 | Patrick Mannelly | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1999 | 2 | 30 | 61 | Lennie Friedman | Denver Broncos | C |
| 2000 | 6 | 7 | 173 | Chris Combs | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 | 203 | Drew Strojny | New York Giants | T |
| 2013 | 7 | 43 | 249 | Sean Renfree | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 | 109 | Ross Cockrell | Buffalo Bills | DB |
| 2015 | 1 | 28 | 28 | Laken Tomlinson | Detroit Lions | G |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 105 | Jamison Crowder | Washington Redskins | WR |
| 2019 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Daniel Jones | New York Giants | QB |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 | 118 | Chris Rumph II | Los Angeles Chargers | LB |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 | 154 | Michael Carter II | New York Jets | DB |
| 2021 | 5 | 18 | 162 | Noah Gray | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
| 2021 | 6 | 26 | 210 | Victor Dimukeje | Arizona Cardinals | DE |
| 2024 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Graham Barton | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | C |
| 2024 | 3 | 31 | 95 | DeWayne Carter | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 163 | Jacob Monk | Green Bay Packers | C |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Year | Player | Position | Debut Team | Notes |
| 1975 | Robert Jackson | G | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1980 | Joel Patten | T | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1982 | Brian Baldinger | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1993 | Randy Cuthbert | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1995 | John Farquhar | TE | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1996 | Bernard Holsey | DT | New York Giants | — |
| 1997 | Billy Granville | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1998 | Tawambi Settles | CB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1998 | Corey Thomas | WR | Detroit Lions | — |
| 2000 | Kevin Lewis | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 2000 | Scottie Montgomery | WR | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2004 | Ryan Fowler | LB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2008 | Patrick Bailey | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 2009 | Eron Riley | WR | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2009 | Michael Tauiliili | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2010 | Thaddeus Lewis | QB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2010 | Vincent Rey | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2012 | Matt Daniels | CB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2012 | Cooper Helfet | TE | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2016 | Max McCaffrey | WR | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 2016 | Lucas Patrick | G | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2016 | Matt Skura | C | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2017 | Breon Borders | CB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2017 | Thomas Hennessy | LS | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2018 | Austin Davis | C | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2018 | Shaun Wilson | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2019 | Joe Giles-Harris | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2019 | Daniel Helm | TE | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2021 | Mark Gilbert | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 2021 | Deon Jackson | RB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2022 | Josh Blackwell | CB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |