# List of UCF Knights in the NFL draft

The University of Central Florida first fielded a varsity football team in 1979, and ascended to Division I–A, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996. The Knights entered an Automatic Qualifying conference in 2013, and won the program's first major bowl game. In 1987, Ted Wilson became the first Knight to be selected in an NFL Draft when he was selected in the tenth round by the Washington Redskins. As of 2024, (50) UCF Knights have been drafted into the National Football League, including four first round selections. The highest a UCF player has been drafted is third overall in 2014, when quarterback Blake Bortles was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

## 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 |
| $^*$ | Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl) | Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl) | Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl) | Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl) | Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl) |
| $^†$ | Won a league championship (Super Bowl) | Won a league championship (Super Bowl) | Won a league championship (Super Bowl) | Won a league championship (Super Bowl) | Won a league championship (Super Bowl) |
| $^‡$ | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |

## Selections

| Draft year | Round | Overall | Player name | NFL team | Position | Notes |
| 1987 | 10 | 274 | Ted Wilson | Washington Redskins | WR | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 330 | Elgin Davis | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 1988 | 3 | 65 | Bernard Ford | Buffalo Bills | WR | — |
| 1988 | 5 | 136 | Corris Ervin | Denver Broncos | DB | — |
| 1991 | 9 | 225 | Raymond Irvin | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
| 1991 | 9 | 240 | Shawn Jefferson | Houston Oilers | WR | — |
| 1992 | 3 | 66 | Bob Spitulski | Seattle Seahawks | LB | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 71 | Rick Hamilton | Washington Redskins | LB | — |
| 1995 | 3 | 72 | Greg Jefferson | Philadelphia Eagles | DE | — |
| 1996 | 5 | 142 | Marquette Smith | Carolina Panthers | RB | — |
| 1999 | 1 | 11 | Daunte Culpepper* | Minnesota Vikings | QB | Pro Bowl (2000, 2003, 2004) |
| 1999 | 4 | 96 | Paul Miranda | Indianapolis Colts | DB | — |
| 2000 | 7 | 242 | Charles Lee | Green Bay Packers | WR | — |
| 2002 | 2 | 64 | Travis Fisher | St. Louis Rams | DB | — |
| 2003 | 4 | 120 | Asante Samuel*† | New England Patriots | DB | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Super Bowl Champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX) |
| 2003 | 5 | 167 | Doug Gabriel | Oakland Raiders | WR | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 250 | Mike Mabry | Baltimore Ravens | C | — |
| 2003 | 7 | 259 | Elton Patterson | Cincinnati Bengals | DE | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 232 | Michael Gaines | Carolina Panthers | TE | — |
| 2006 | 4 | 119 | Brandon Marshall* | Denver Broncos | WR | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) |
| 2007 | 3 | 79 | Mike Sims-Walker | Jacksonville Jaguars | WR | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 64 | Kevin Smith | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
| 2008 | 4 | 135 | Josh Sitton*† | Green Bay Packers | G | Pro Bowl (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) Super Bowl Champion (XLV) |
| 2008 | 7 | 239 | Mike Merritt | Kansas City Chiefs | TE | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 168 | Joe Burnett | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB | — |
| 2010 | 2 | 41 | Torell Troup | Buffalo Bills | DT | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 85 | Jah Reid† | Baltimore Ravens | OT | Super Bowl Champion (XLVII) |
| 2011 | 7 | 211 | Bruce Miller | San Francisco 49ers | LB | — |
| 2012 | 3 | 66 | Josh Robinson | Minnesota Vikings | DB | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 181 | Latavius Murray* | Oakland Raiders | RB | Pro Bowl (2015) |
| 2013 | 7 | 243 | Kemal Ishmael | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | Blake Bortles | Jacksonville Jaguars | QB | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 222 | Storm Johnson | Jacksonville Jaguars | RB | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 26 | Breshad Perriman | Baltimore Ravens | WR | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 109 | Clayton Geathers | Indianapolis Colts | DB | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 90 | Shaquill Griffin* | Seattle Seahawks | DB | Pro Bowl (2019) |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | Mike Hughes | Minnesota Vikings | DB | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 91 | Tre'Quan Smith | New Orleans Saints | WR | — |
| 2018 | 3 | 98 | Jordan Akins | Houston Texans | TE | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 141 | Shaquem Griffin | Seattle Seahawks | LB | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 58 | Trysten Hill | Dallas Cowboys | DT | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 128 | Gabe Davis | Buffalo Bills | WR | — |
| 2021 | 2 | 40 | Richie Grant | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 71 | Aaron Robinson | New York Giants | DB | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 141 | Jacob Harris | Los Angeles Rams | WR | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 223 | Tay Gowan | Arizona Cardinals | DB | — |
| 2021 | 7 | 242 | Tre Nixon | New England Patriots | WR | — |
| 2022 | 6 | 220 | Kalia Davis | San Francisco 49ers | DT | — |
| 2024 | 4 | 110 | Javon Baker | New England Patriots | WR | — |
| 2024 | 6 | 204 | Tylan Grable | Buffalo Bills | T | — |