There have been 238 Cal Golden Bears players drafted into the NFL. The first-ever was Larry Lutz, an offensive tackle selected in the sixth round in 1936 as the 47th overall pick. He was drafted by the Boston Redskins.
The most recent draft picks (as of the 2022 NFL Draft) were defensive back Cameron Goode (seventh round, 224th overall) by the Miami Dolphins, and fellow DB Elijah Hicks (seventh round, 254th overall) selected by the Chicago Bears.
Linebacker Les Richter was the first-ever first-round pick from Cal. He was the second-overall pick in the 1952 NFL Draft, chosen by the Boston Yanks.
There have been 26 other first-round picks, including Johnny Olszewski (1953, fourth overall), Craig Morton (1965, fifth overall), Sherman White (1972, second overall), Chuck Muncie (1976, third overall), Ted Albrecht (1977, 15th overall), Rich Campbell (1981, sixth overall), David Lewis (1984, 20th overall), Ken Harvey (1988, 12th overall), Sean Dawkins (1993, 16th overall), Todd Steussie (1994, 19th overall), Ryan Upshaw (1996, 12th overall), Duane Clemons (1996, 16th overall), Tony Gonzalez (1997, 13th overall), Tarik Glenn (1997, 19th overall), Deltha O’Neal (2000, 15th overall), Andre Carter (2001, seventh overall), Kyle Boller (2003, 19th overall), Nnamdi Asomugha (2003, 31st overall), Aaron Rodgers (2005, 24th overall), Marshawn Lynch (2007, 12th overall), Alex Mack (2009, 21st overall), Tyson Alualu (2010, 10th overall), Jahvid Best (2010, 30th overall) and Cameron Jordan (2011, 24th overall).
Finally, the Golden Bears have produced two No. 1 overall NFL Draft picks. Quarterback Steve Bartkowski went first in 1975 to the Atlanta Falcons. Then, QB Jared Goff went first overall to the Los Angeles Rams in 2016.