List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the NFL draft

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program has had 76 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1] This includes five players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Terry Bradshaw in 1970. Louisiana Tech had one player selected in the most recent NFL draft.

Terry Bradshaw was the 1st overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[1]

Before the merger agreements in 1966, 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.[2][3][4]

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
Won an NFL championship
Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship

Selections

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Larry Brewer was the 194th overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970 NFL Draft.
 
Matt Stover was the 329th overall pick by the New York Giants in the 1990 NFL Draft.
 
Willie Roaf was the 8th overall pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 1993 NFL Draft.
 
Luke McCown was the 106th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2004 NFL Draft.
 
Ryan Moats was the 77th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 NFL Draft.
Year[A 2] Round Pick Overall Player Team[A 3] Position Notes
1944 20 2 199 George Doherty Brooklyn Tigers T
1948 17 3 148 Chuck Newman Washington Redskins E
1951 8 4 90 Leo Sanford Chicago Cardinals LB NFL Champion (1958)
Pro Bowl (1956, 1957)
1954 19 5 222 Jim Lum Chicago Bears T
1955 14 1 158 Gordy Brown Chicago Cardinals E
1956 15 4 173 Charles Anderson Chicago Cardinals E
1957 15 3 172 Pat Hinton Green Bay Packers G
1958 12 2 135 Tom Hinton Chicago Cardinals G
1960 17 3 195 Bob Hudson Detroit LionsNFL E
1961 10 10 136 Paul Hynes San Francisco 49ersNFL DB
1964 8 8 106 J. R. Williamson Baltimore ColtsNFL LB
1966 13 14 199 Jim Boudreaux Cleveland BrownsNFL T
1967 10 22 259 Tom Croft Buffalo Bills DB
1968 7 11 176 Bob Brunet Washington Redskins RB
10 17 263 Joe Raymond Peace Houston Oilers LB
1969 15 4 368 Ken Liberto Pittsburgh Steelers WR
1970 1 1 1 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers QB Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979)
8 12 194 Larry Brewer Atlanta Falcons TE
14 25 363 Tommy Spinks Minnesota Vikings WR
1974 1 24 24 Roger Carr* Baltimore Colts WR Pro Bowl (1976)
1975 2 7 33 Fred Dean San Diego Chargers DE Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX)
Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
13 4 316 Charles McDaniel Chicago Bears RB
17 4 440 Roland Harper Chicago Bears RB
1976 2 20 48 Mike Barber Houston Oilers TE
4 22 114 Pat Tilley* St. Louis Cardinals WR Pro Bowl (1980)
1977 10 6 257 Billy Ryckman Atlanta Falcons WR
1978 4 17 101 Larry Anderson Pittsburgh Steelers DB Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV)
8 1 195 John Henry White Kansas City Chiefs RB
1981 4 28 111 Johnny Robinson Oakland Raiders DT Super Bowl Champion (XVIII)
1982 5 12 123 Ed Jackson Los Angeles Raiders LB
10 22 273 Andre Young San Diego Chargers DB
1983 4 9 93 Trey Junkin Buffalo Bills TE
1984 10 21 273 James Thaxton Detroit Lions DB
1986 5 8 118 Doug Landry San Diego Chargers LB
1987 2 18 46 Walter Johnson Houston Oilers LB
1990 6 4 141 Derrick Douglas Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB
12 25 329 Matt Stover New York Giants K Super Bowl Champion (XXXV)
Pro Bowl (2000)
1991 11 26 304 Bobby Slaughter San Francisco 49ers WR
1992 12 2 310 Eric Shaw Cincinnati Bengals LB
1993 1 8 8 Willie Roaf* New Orleans Saints T Pro Bowl (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
4 16 100 Myron Baker Chicago Bears LB
5 4 116 Artie Smith San Francisco 49ers DT
6 1 141 Doug Evans Green Bay Packers DB Super Bowl Champion (XXXI)
1999 1 13 13 Troy Edwards Pittsburgh Steelers WR
2000 4 29 123 Joey Chustz Jacksonville Jaguars T
7 6 212 Tim Rattay San Francisco 49ers QB
2002 5 5 140 Bobby Gray Chicago Bears DB
2004 4 10 106 Luke McCown Cleveland Browns QB
5 5 137 Josh Scobee Jacksonville Jaguars K
2005 3 13 77 Ryan Moats Philadelphia Eagles RB
2007 7 44 254 Jonathan Holland Oakland Raiders WR
2010 3 10 74 D'Anthony Smith Jacksonville Jaguars DT Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)
6 5 174 Dennis Morris Washington Redskins TE
2013 4 31 128 Quinton Patton San Francisco 49ers WR
5 30 163 Jordan Mills Chicago Bears T
2014 4 7 107 Justin Ellis Oakland Raiders DT
6 34 210 IK Enemkpali New York Jets LB
2016 1 30 30 Vernon Butler Carolina Panthers DT
4 36 134 Kenneth Dixon Baltimore Ravens RB
6 32 207 Jeff Driskel San Francisco 49ers QB
2017 3 18 82 Carlos Henderson Denver Broncos WR
5 33 177 Trent Taylor San Francisco 49ers WR
6 7 191 Xavier Woods Dallas Cowboys DB
2018 6 27 201 Boston Scott New Orleans Saints RB
2019 3 21 85 Jaylon Ferguson Baltimore Ravens DE
2020 4 32 138 L'Jarius Sneed Kansas City Chiefs DB Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl LVII)
4 33 139 Amik Robertson Las Vegas Raiders DB
2021 3 9 73 Milton Williams Philadelphia Eagles DT

Notes

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  1. ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the Common Draft (1967–1969).
  2. ^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
  3. ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

References

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General
  • "Draft History by School–Louisiana Tech". National Football League. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Louisiana Tech in NFL Draft" (PDF). Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Summer 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "NFL Players who attended Louisiana Tech University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Bulldogs in the NFL". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Louisiana Tech Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2009.