List of Iowa State Cyclones in the NFL Draft
The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). ISU has had 123 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the first draft held in 1936, through the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] ISU has only seen one player taken in the first round, George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints, he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle. Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
Through the annual NFL Draft each NFL franchise gets the chance to add new players to their teams. The current draft rules were established in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year gets to pick first, then the next-worst team picks second, and so on. Teams that were not in the playoffs receive their draft order by their regular-season record. If 2 or more non-playoff teams have the same record the tie breaker used is their strength of schedule. Playoff teams receive their draft order after all the non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[2]
In 1944 the All-America Football Conference was established and it began play in 1946 in direct competition with the NFL. From 1946 to 1949 the two leagues fiercely competed for the top college football prospects with each league holding their own drafts, before the AAFC finally merged with the NFL at the end of the 1949 season.
Like the AAFC earlier, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became 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 |
| * | Selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game | ||||
| † | Won a NFL championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game and won a NFL championship | ||||
| ! | College Hall of Famer | ||||
| ± | NFL Hall of Famer | ||||
Players selected
| Year[A 1][A 2] | Rnd | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team[A 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 22 | 196 | Kircher, EverettEverett Kircher | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1939 | 18 | 165 | Morin, PaulPaul Morin | T | Brooklyn Dodgers | — |
| 1939 | 17 | 158 | Shugart, ClydeClyde Shugart‡ | G | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1941, 1942) All-Pro (1943) NFL Champion (1942) |
| 1939 | 16 | 143 | Reupke, GordonGordon Reupke | B | Cleveland Rams | — |
| 1939 | 13 | 116 | Bock, EdEd Bock! | G | Chicago Bears | College Football Hall of Fame |
| 1939 | 7 | 56 | Heileman, CharlesCharles Heileman | E | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1941 | 8 | 70 | Wilder, HenryHenry Wilder | B | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1943 | 21 | 191 | Lohry, Royal (Ace)Royal (Ace) Lohry | B | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1943 | 16 | 142 | Darling, PaulPaul Darling | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1944 | 25 | 261 | Tippe, HowardHoward Tippe | B | Card-Pitt | — |
| 1945 | 24 | 248 | Wright, CharleyCharley Wright | G | Chicago bears | — |
| 1947 | 12 | 96 | Camarata, LaVerneLaVerne Camarata | B | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1948 | 13 | 109 | Jensen, BobBob Jensen | DE | Boston Yanks | — |
| 1949 | 19 | 190 | Laun, DeanDean Laun | E | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1950 | 21 | 270 | Angle, BobBob Angle | B | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1950 | 20 | 255 | Halbert, WebbWebb Halbert | B | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1950 | 12 | 149 | Chauncey, BillBill Chauncey | B | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1951 | 18 | 213 | Weeks, BillBill Weeks | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1951 | 5 | 55 | Doran, JimJim Doran‡ | E | Detroit Lions | Pro Bowl (1960) NFL Champion (1952), (1953), and (1957) |
| 1952 | 23 | 269 | Schnell, MauryMaury Schnell | B | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1952 | 18 | 213 | Campbell, StanStan Campbell† | G | Detroit Lions | NFL Champion (1952), (1957), and (1960) |
| 1952 | 15 | 173 | Schmidt, MalcolmMalcolm Schmidt | E | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1953 | 20 | 236 | Arns, RollieRollie Arns | C | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1953 | 19 | 222 | Byrus, BillBill Byrus | T | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1955 | 28 | 337 | McDermott, HerbHerb McDermott | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1956 | 28 | 337 | Sparks, OllieOllie Sparks | G | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1957 | 26 | 311 | Muelhaupt, ChuckChuck Muelhaupt | G | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1958 | 21 | 252 | Martin, BillBill Martin | E | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1958 | 15 | 179 | Scheldrup, JohnJohn Scheldrup | E | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1959 | 22 | 262 | Gibson, GaleGale Gibson | E | New York Giants | — |
| 1960 | 15 | 177 | Watkins, TomTom Watkins | HB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1961 | 20 | 268 | Morgan, JerryJerry Morgan | B | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1961 | 24 | 186 | Webb, DonDon Webb* | DB | Boston PatriotsAFL | AFL All-Star Game (1969) All-Pro (1967) |
| 1961 | 21 | 161 | Morgan, JimJim Morgan | HB | Denver BroncosAFL | — |
| 1961 | 8 | 57 | Watkins, TomTom Watkins | HB | Oakland RaidersAFL | — |
| 1963 | 13 | 98 | Walton, ChuckChuck Walton | G | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1963 | 7 | 87 | Hoppmann, DaveDave Hoppmann | B | New York Giants | — |
| 1963 | 4 | 55 | Walton, ChuckChuck Walton | G | San Diego ChargersAFL | — |
| 1964 | 18 | 248 | Hoover, DaveDave Hoover | B | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1964 | 17 | 227 | Clay, OzzieOzzie Clay | WR | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1965 | 19 | 258 | Ellerbe, RooseveltRoosevelt Ellerbe | B | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1965 | 12 | 93 | Cox, MikeMike Cox | LB | Kansas City ChiefsAFL | — |
| 1965 | 12 | 92 | Berrington, JohnJohn Berrington | LB | New York JetsAFL | — |
| 1965 | 11 | 81 | Vaughn, TomTom Vaughn | DB | Denver BroncosAFL | — |
| 1965 | 5 | 57 | Vaughn, TomTom Vaughn | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1966 | 16 | 238 | Kasperek, DickDick Kasperek | C | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1966 | 6 | 88 | Van Galder, TimTim Van Galder | QB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1967 | 10 | 240 | Schafroth, DickDick Schafroth | T | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1967 | 7 | 166 | Tuinstra, TedTed Tuinstra | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 72 | Barney, EppieEppie Barney | WR | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 56 | Carwell, LarryLarry Carwell | DB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1968 | 14 | 355 | Webster, LesLes Webster | RB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1968 | 10 | 259 | Busch, TomTom Busch | WR | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1968 | 10 | 254 | Robinson, DoughDough Robinson | DB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1969 | 11 | 275 | Campbell, SamSam Campbell | DT | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1971 | 16 | 406 | Jansonius, DarrellDarrell Jansonius | G | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1971 | 14 | 360 | Lorenz, TomTom Lorenz | TE | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1971 | 13 | 329 | Allen, JeffJeff Allen | DB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1971 | 9 | 231 | Couch, ThermanTherman Couch | LB | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1971 | 2 | 47 | Stowe, OttoOtto Stowe† | WR | Miami Dolphins | Super Bowl champion (VII) |
| 1972 | 7 | 179 | Carlson, DeanDean Carlson | QB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1973 | 14 | 344 | Krakau, MervMerv Krakau | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1973 | 11 | 274 | Murdock, GearyGeary Murdock | G | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1973 | 7 | 170 | Campbell, TommyTommy Campbell | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 130 | McCurry, DaveDave McCurry | DB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1973 | 1 | 14 | Amundson, GeorgeGeorge Amundson | RB | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1974 | 15 | 387 | Hunt, LarryLarry Hunt | DT | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1974 | 15 | 381 | Jones, WillieWillie Jones | WR | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1974 | 13 | 335 | Jornov, TedTed Jornov | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 115 | Krepfle, KeithKeith Krepfle* | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | All-Pro (1979) |
| 1974 | 4 | 91 | Harris, IkeIke Harris | WR | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1974 | 2 | 51 | Blair, MattMatt Blair* | LB | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982) All-Pro (1980) |
| 1975 | 16 | 141 | Goedjen, TomTom Goedjen | K | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1975 | 12 | 300 | Roundtree, AndreAndre Roundtree | LB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1975 | 12 | 288 | Storm, BradBrad Storm | LB | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1975 | 9 | 216 | Strachan, MikeMike Strachan | RB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1975 | 5 | 127 | Hill, BarryBarry Hill | DB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1976 | 338 | Young, RandyRandy Young | T | Miami Dolphins | — | |
| 1976 | 11 | 309 | Smith, ForryForry Smith | WR | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1976 | 11 | 306 | Pittman, GregGreg Pittman | LB | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1976 | 9 | 239 | Bos, BobBob Bos | T | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 1977 | 12 | 320 | Greenwood, DaveDave Greenwood | G | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1977 | 8 | 211 | Rodgers, OtisOtis Rodgers | LB | New York Giants | — |
| 1977 | 7 | 178 | Dixon, AlAl Dixon | TE | New York Giants | — |
| 1977 | 4 | 96 | Blue, LutherLuther Blue | WR | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1978 | 7 | 194 | Randall, TomTom Randall | G | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1979 | 2 | 31 | Stensrud, MikeMike Stensrud | NT | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1981 | 7 | 169 | Neil, KennyKenny Neil | DE | New York Jets | — |
| 1982 | 7 | 170 | Johnson, DanDan Johnson | TE | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1982 | 3 | 79 | Crutchfield, DwayneDwayne Crutchfield | RB | New York Jets | — |
| 1983 | 3 | 70 | Nelson, KarlKarl Nelson† | T | New York Giants | Super Bowl champion (XXI) |
| 1984 | 11 | 288 | Martin, DanDan Martin | T | New York Jets | — |
| 1984 | 8 | 204 | Reimers, BruceBruce Reimers | G | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1984 | 6 | 142 | Washington, ChrisChris Washington | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 132 | Henderson, TracyTracy Henderson | WR | New York Giants | — |
| 1986 | 9 | 241 | Luebbers, JimJim Luebbers | DE | New York Giants | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 321 | Berthusen, BillBill Berthusen | NT | New York Giants | — |
| 1987 | 9 | 236 | Anthony, TerrenceTerrence Anthony | DB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 203 | Gibson, DennisDennis Gibson | LB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 273 | Henderson, JoeJoe Henderson | RB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1990 | 10 | 254 | Busch, MikeMike Busch | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1990 | 2 | 39 | Sims, KeithKeith Sims* | G | Miami Dolphins | Pro Bowl (1993, 1994, 1995) All-Pro (1994) and (1995) |
| 1991 | 6 | 148 | Bryant, BlaiseBlaise Bryant | RB | New York Jets | — |
| 1991 | 5 | 121 | Williams, GeneGene Williams | G | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1991 | 4 | 102 | Robertson, MarcusMarcus Robertson* | DB | Houston Oilers | All-Pro (1993 |
| 1997 | 3 | 85 | Kohn, TimTim Kohn | T | Oakland Raiders | — |
| 1997 | 3 | 62 | Davis, TroyTroy Davis! | RB | New Orleans Saints | College Football Hall of Fame |
| 1998 | 5 | 138 | Ross, OliverOliver Ross | T | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2001 | 7 | 206 | Reed, JamesJames Reed | DT | New York Jets | — |
| 2001 | 4 | 109 | Rosenfels, SageSage Rosenfels | QB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2001 | 3 | 87 | Hayward, ReggieReggie Hayward | DE | Denver Broncos | — |
| 2003 | 4 | 110 | Wallace, SenecaSeneca Wallace | QB | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 84 | Hobbs, EllisEllis Hobbs | DB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 151 | Dobbins, TimTim Dobbins | LB | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 241 | Brant, AaronAaron Brant | G | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 190 | Rubin, AhtybaAhtyba Rubin | DT | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2008 | 5 | 147 | , Alvin BowenAlvin Bowen | LB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2010 | 7 | 228 | Stephens, ReggieReggie Stephens | C | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 60 | Osemele, KelechiKelechi Osemele† | T | Baltimore Ravens | Super Bowl champion (XLVII) |
| 2013 | 7 | 246 | Bykowski, CarterCarter Bykowski | T | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 148 | Klein, A. J.A. J. Klein | LB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 154 | George, JeremiahJeremiah George | LB | New York Jets | — |
See also
Notes
- ↑ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes a player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
- ↑ From 1946 through 1949, teams with a superscript AAFC denotes a player drafted in the All-America Football Conference and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
- ↑ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
See also
- Iowa State Cyclones football
- History of Iowa State Cyclones football
- List of Iowa State Cyclones football All-Americans
- Iowa State Cyclones football statistical leaders
References
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/iowast/drafted.htm
- ↑ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.