# List of New Mexico Lobos in the NFL draft

This is a List of New Mexico Lobos 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 | 7 | 1 | 51 | Bill Dwyer | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1939 | 18 | 7 | 167 | Dutch Niemant | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1945 | 27 | 9 | 283 | Bill Thompson | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
| 1946 | 13 | 3 | 113 | George Poppin | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1948 | 19 | 9 | 174 | Rudy Krall | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1949 | 12 | 1 | 112 | Virgil Boeler | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1952 | 27 | 4 | 317 | Chuck Hill | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1953 | 14 | 12 | 169 | Jack Barger | Detroit Lions | T |
| 1953 | 28 | 2 | 327 | Mike Prokopiak | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1955 | 12 | 12 | 145 | Jack Eaton | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1955 | 17 | 1 | 194 | Larry White | Chicago Cardinals | C |
| 1958 | 29 | 4 | 341 | Glen Hakes | Chicago Bears | G |
| 1960 | 7 | 1 | 73 | Ron Morrison | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1960 | 9 | 10 | 106 | Don Perkins | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1963 | 15 | 4 | 200 | George Heard | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
| 1964 | 15 | 9 | 205 | Cliff Stallings | St. Louis Cardinals | B |
| 1965 | 16 | 2 | 212 | Dave Hettema | San Francisco 49ers | T |
| 1966 | 11 | 7 | 162 | Stan Quintana | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1967 | 12 | 19 | 309 | Ben Monroe | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 1968 | 9 | 3 | 222 | Paul Smith | Denver Broncos | LB |
| 1968 | 12 | 16 | 316 | Emilio Vallez | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1969 | 13 | 19 | 336 | Rene Matison | Dallas Cowboys | WR |
| 1970 | 11 | 22 | 282 | David Bookert | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1971 | 3 | 17 | 69 | Sam Scarber | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1971 | 10 | 25 | 259 | Rodney Wallace | Dallas Cowboys | DT |
| 1973 | 9 | 13 | 221 | Larry Dibbles | Minnesota Vikings | DE |
| 1973 | 17 | 11 | 427 | Fred Henry | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1974 | 6 | 4 | 134 | Don Woods | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 | 93 | Steve Myer | Seattle Seahawks | QB |
| 1976 | 17 | 18 | 477 | Bob Berg | Buffalo Bills | K |
| 1977 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Robin Cole | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB |
| 1977 | 5 | 25 | 137 | Andy Frederick | Dallas Cowboys | T |
| 1977 | 7 | 13 | 180 | Bruce Herron | Miami Dolphins | LB |
| 1977 | 9 | 11 | 234 | Dave Green | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
| 1979 | 8 | 3 | 195 | Mike Williams | Kansas City Chiefs | RB |
| 1980 | 3 | 25 | 81 | Charles Baker | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
| 1980 | 4 | 23 | 106 | Chris Combs | Houston Oilers | TE |
| 1981 | 4 | 13 | 96 | Brad Wright | Miami Dolphins | QB |
| 1981 | 5 | 16 | 127 | Ricky Martin | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1981 | 12 | 12 | 316 | Bob Shupryt | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 1984 | 7 | 10 | 178 | Jimmie Carter | Detroit Lions | LB |
| 1984 | 7 | 24 | 192 | Derwin Williams | New England Patriots | WR |
| 1985 | 10 | 17 | 269 | Buddy Funck | Denver Broncos | QB |
| 1990 | 6 | 3 | 140 | Terance Mathis | New York Jets | WR |
| 1991 | 12 | 23 | 329 | Ron Shipley | Kansas City Chiefs | G |
| 1995 | 3 | 6 | 70 | David Sloan | Detroit Lions | TE |
| 1995 | 3 | 16 | 80 | Stoney Case | Arizona Cardinals | QB |
| 1996 | 3 | 12 | 73 | Winslow Oliver | Carolina Panthers | RB |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 173 | Charles Griffin | New England Patriots | TE |
| 1998 | 3 | 19 | 80 | Ramos McDonald | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
| 1998 | 6 | 3 | 156 | Scott McGarrahan | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Brian Urlacher | Chicago Bears | LB |
| 2000 | 7 | 20 | 226 | Casey Tisdale | New England Patriots | LB |
| 2001 | 6 | 31 | 194 | Joe Maese | Baltimore Ravens | C |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 | 136 | Jarrod Baxter | Houston Texans | RB |
| 2005 | 4 | 33 | 134 | Claude Terrell | St. Louis Rams | G |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 176 | Nick Speegle | Cleveland Browns | LB |
| 2006 | 2 | 19 | 51 | Ryan Cook | Minnesota Vikings | C |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 | 216 | Terrance Pennington | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 68 | Quincy Black | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 | 106 | Marcus Smith | Baltimore Ravens | WR |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 | 112 | Glover Quin | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2009 | 6 | 27 | 200 | DeAndre Wright | New York Giants | DB |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 | 229 | Erik Cook | Washington Redskins | G |
| 2018 | 7 | 22 | 229 | Jason Sanders | Miami Dolphins | K |
| 2023 | 6 | 21 | 198 | Jerrick Reed II | Seattle Seahawks | DB |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1977 | Randy Rich | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1978 | Preston Dennard | WR | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 1994 | Ray Wilson | S | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1997 | Donald Sellers | WR | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 1999 | Graham Leigh | QB | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 2006 | Hank Baskett | WR | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2006 | DonTrell Moore | RB | New York Jets | — |
| 2008 | Travis Brown | WR | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2009 | Rodney Ferguson | RB | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2016 | Jhurell Pressley | RB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2017 | Dakota Cox | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2018 | Lamar Jordan | WR | Atlanta Falcons | — |