Atlanta Falcons draft history

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This page is a list of the Atlanta Falcons NFL draft selections. The first draft the Falcons participated in was 1966, in which they made linebacker Tommy Nobis of Texas their first-ever selection.

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1966 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
111Tommy NobisLinebackerTexas
11616 Randy Johnson Quarterback Texas A&I
2117 Nick Rassas Defensive Back Notre Dame
21632 Jerry Jones Offensive Tackle Bowling Green
3133 Mike Dennis Running Back Ole Miss
31648 Phil Sheridan Wide Receiver Notre Dame
4149 Ken Reaves Safety Norfolk State
41664 Willie Asbury Running Back Kent State
5165 Bill Wolski Running BackNotre Dame
51680 Martin Kahn Offensive Tackle North Texas State
6181 Charley Casey Wide Receiver Florida
7196 William Johnson Running Back Sewanee
81111 Bill Goss Linebacker Tulane
91126 Bob Sanders LinebackerNorth Texas State
101141 Mike Bender Guard Arkansas
111156 Steve Sloan Quarterback Alabama
121171 Ken Hollister Offensive Tackle Indiana
131186 Bob Collins Offensive Tackle South Carolina
141201 Steve Ecker Kicker Shippensburg
151216 Tom Tolleson Wide ReceiverAlabama
161231 Jim Vining Guard Rice
171246 Lurley Archambeau Center Florida
181261 Doug Korver Center Northern Iowa
191276 Walt Mainer Defensive Back Xavier
201291 Bob Riggle Defensive Back Penn State

1967 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
2531 Leo Carroll Defensive End San Diego State
3457 Jimmy Jordan Running Back Florida
55112 Bill Delaney Tight End American International
513120 Randy Matson Defensive Tackle Texas A&M
615148 Eugene Snipes Running Back Elizabeth City
618151 Martine Bircher Defensive Back Arkansas
73162 Corey Colehour Quarterback North Dakota
94215 Bob Moten Wide Receiver Bishop College
103240 Dick Schafroth Offensive Tackle Iowa State
115268 John Walker Linebacker Jackson State
123293 Bill Gentry Linebacker North Carolina State
132317 Sandor Szabo Kicker Ithaca
145346 Tom Bryan Running Back Auburn
154371 Al Nicholas Running Back Sacramento State
163396 Larry Chester Defensive Back Allen
175424 Bill Buckner Quarterback Delta State

1968 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
133 Claude Humphrey Defensive End Tennessee State
2229 Carlton Dabney Defensive Tackle Morgan State
22653 John Wright Wide Receiver Illinois
62140 Jim Hagle Running Back SMU
69147 Joe Wynns Defensive Back South Carolina State
624162 Rick Eber Wide Receiver Tulsa
82194 Ray Jeffords Tight End Georgia
92221 Henry Holland Center North Texas State
102248 Mike Tomasini Defensive Tackle Colorado State
112275 Greg Brezina Linebacker Houston
122302 A.J. Vaughn Running Back Wayne State
132329 Billy Harris Running Back Colorado
142356 Joe Polk Running Back Livingstone
152383 Don Bean Wide ReceiverHouston
162410 Roy Hall Offensive Tackle San Jose State
172437 Jim Schmidt Defensive Back San Francisco State

1969 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
122 George Kunz Offensive Tackle Notre Dame
2329 Paul Gipson Running Back Houston
3254 Malcolm Snider Offensive Tackle Stanford
31567 Jon Sandstrom Guard Oregon State
4381 James Mitchell Tight End Prairie View A&M
425103 Dicky Lyons Defensive Back Kentucky
523127 Tony Pleviak Defensive End Illinois
67137 Wally Oyler Defensive Back Louisville
72158 Dick Enderle Guard Minnesota
78164 Ted Cottrell Linebacker Delaware Valley
83185 Jim Callahan Wide Receiver Temple
103237 Jeff Stanciel Running Back Mississippi Valley State
112262 Jeff Van Note Center Kentucky
123289 Denver Samples Defensive Tackle UTEP
132313 Harry Carpenter Offensive Tackle Tennessee State
143341 Billy Hunt Defensive Back Kansas
152366 Jim Weatherford Defensive Back Tennessee
163393 Ed Hughes Running Back Texas Southern
172418 Paul Williams Running Back California

1970 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11212 John Small Defensive Tackle The Citadel
21339 Art Malone Running Back Arizona State
31264 Andy Maurer Guard Oregon
31365 Todd Snyder Wide Receiver Ohio
4684 Paul Reed Offensive Tackle Johnson C. Smith
58112 Bruce Van Ness Running Back Rutgers
512116 Kem Mendenhall Center Oklahoma
613143 Mack Herron Running Back Kansas State
617147 Jade Butcher Wide Receiver Indiana
622152 Randy Marshall Defensive End Linfield
713169 Gary Orcutt Wide Receiver USC
812194Larry Brewer Tight End Louisiana Tech
813195 Seth Miller Defensive Back Arizona State
912220 Roy Robinson Defensive Back Montana
1013247 Jim Hatcher Defensive Back Kansas
1112272 Mike Brunson Running BackArizona State
1213299 Lonnie Holton Running Back Northern Michigan
1312324 Rich Stepanek Defensive Tackle Iowa
1413351 Chuck Wald Wide Receiver North Dakota State
1512376 Keith Mauney Defensive Back Princeton
1613403 Steve Parnell Wide Receiver Massachusetts
1712428 Bill Bell Kicker Kansas

1971 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
177 Joe Profit Running Back Northeast Louisiana
2733 Ken Burrow Wide Receiver San Diego State
3759 Leo Hart Quarterback Duke
4785 Mike Potchad Offensive Tackle Pittsburg State
57111 Ray Jarvis Wide Receiver Norfolk State
67137 Tom Hayes Cornerback San Diego State
618148 Ray Brown Defensive Back West Texas State
77163 Wesley Chesson Wide ReceiverDuke
87189 Dennis Havig Guard Colorado
97215 Alvin Griffin Wide Receiver Tuskegee
107241 Faddie Tillman Defensive Tackle Boise State
117267 Larry Shears Defensive Back Lincoln (MO)
127293 Ronnie Lowe Wide Receiver Fort Valley State
137319 Dan Crooks Defensive Back Wisconsin
147345 Daryl Comer Tight End Texas
157371 Wallace Clark Running Back Auburn
167397 Lindsey James Running BackSan Diego State
177423 Willie Martin Running Back Johnson C. Smith

1972 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11515 Clarence Ellis Safety Notre Dame
21440 Pat Sullivan Quarterback Auburn
21541 Steve Okoniewski Offensive Tackle Montana
21642 Rosie Manning Defensive Tackle Northeastern State
31567 Les Goodman Running Back Yankton
41694 Andrew Howard Defensive Tackle Grambling
55109 Billy Taylor Running Back Michigan
515119 Ralph Cindrich Linebacker Pittsburgh
610140 Mike Perfetti Defensive Back Minnesota
616146 Fred Riley Wide Receiver Idaho
715171 Lance Moon Running Back Wisconsin
816198 Henry Brandon Running Back Southern
915223 Ray Easterling Safety Richmond
1115275 Jack Phillips Wide ReceiverGrambling
1216302 Larry Mialik Tight End Wisconsin
1315327 Henry Sovio Tight End Hawaii
1416354 Tom Chandler LinebackerMinnesota
1515379 Oscar Jenkins Defensive Back Virginia Union
1616406 Larry Butler Linebacker Stanford

1973 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
21339 Greg Marx Defensive End Notre Dame
41694 Tom Geredine Wide Receiver Northeast Missouri State
612142 Nick Bebout Offensive Tackle Wyoming
714170 George Campbell Defensive Back Iowa State
813195 Tom Reed Guard Arkansas
912220 Russ Ingram Center Texas Tech
1014248 Nick Mike-Mayer Kicker Temple
1113273 Byron Buelow Defensive Back Wisconsin–La Crosse
1212298 Mike Samples Linebacker Drake
1314326 Chris Stecher Offensive Tackle Claremont McKenna
1413351 John Madeya Quarterback Louisville
1512376 Thomas Gage Defensive Back Lamar
1614404 Rufus Ferguson Running Back Wisconsin
1712428 Jim Hedge Wide ReceiverArkansas

1974 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
21844 Gerald Tinker Wide Receiver Kent State
31769 Kim McQuilken Quarterback Lehigh
31971 Mo Spencer Defensive Back North Carolina Central
41896 Vince Kendrick Running Back Florida
55109 Henry Childs Tight End Kansas State
524128 Monroe Eley Running Back Arizona State
617147 Doyle Orange Running Back Southern Miss
717173 James Coode Offensive Tackle Michigan
917225 Larry Bailey Defensive Tackle Pacific
1018252 Paul Ryczek Center Virginia
1117277 Eddie Wilson Wide Receiver Albany
1218304 Vic Koegel Linebacker Ohio State
1317329 Ralph Powell Running Back Nebraska
1418356 John Givens Guard Villanova
1517381 Willie Jones Wide Receiver Iowa State
1618408 Sylvester McGee Running Back Rhode Island
1717433 Al Davis Guard Boise State

1975 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
111 Steve Bartkowski Quarterback California
2329 Ralph Ortega Linebacker Florida
31365 Woody Thompson Running Back Miami (FL)
4381 John Nessel Guard Penn State
519123 Greg McCrary Tight End Clark Atlanta
62132 Fulton Kuykendall Linebacker UCLA
63133 Doug Payton Guard Colorado
73159 Mike Esposito Running Back Boston College
83185 Brent Adams Offensive Tackle Tennessee
93211 Brad Davis Running Back LSU
103237 Marshall Mills Wide Receiver West Virginia
113263 Jeff Merrow Defensive End West Virginia
123289 Alonza Pickett Offensive Tackle Texas Southern
133315 Carl Russ Linebacker Michigan
143341 Steve Robinson Defensive Tackle Tuskegee
153367 Jimmy Robinson Wide Receiver Georgia Tech
163393 Steve Knutson Guard USC
173419 Mitch Anderson Quarterback Northwestern

1976 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
199 Bubba Bean Running Back Texas A&M
2836 Sonny Collins Running Back Kentucky
31171 Dave Scott Guard Kansas
410102 Walt Brett Defensive End Montana
613169 Stan Varner Defensive Tackle BYU
711193 Karl Farmer Wide Receiver Pittsburgh
810219 Frank Reed Cornerback Washington
99246 Phil McKinnely Offensive Tackle UCLA
1111302 Chuck Brislin Offensive Tackle Mississippi State
1210329 Pat Bolton Kicker Montana State
139356 Mike Williams Offensive Tackle Florida
148383 Mark Husfloen Defensive End Washington State
1511414 Ron Olson Defensive BackWashington
1610441 Pat Curto Linebacker Ohio State
179468 Tony Green Defensive Back Texas Tech

1977 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
166 Warren Bryant Offensive Tackle Kentucky
12020 Wilson Faumuina Defensive Tackle San José State
2836 R. C. Thielemann Guard Arkansas
4690 Allan Leavitt Kicker Georgia
58120 Shelton Diggs Wide Receiver USC
622161 Keith Jenkins Defensive Back Cincinnati
88203 Walter Packer Wide Receiver Mississippi State
97230 John Maxwell Offensive Tackle Boston College
919242 Robert Speer Defensive End Arkansas State
106257 Billy Ryckman Wide Receiver Louisiana Tech
118287 Dave Farmer Running Back USC
127312 Don Parrish Defensive Tackle Pittsburgh

1978 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11313 Mike Kenn Offensive Tackle Michigan
21543 Steve Stewart Linebacker Minnesota
31470 Stan Waldemore Guard Nebraska
41195 Brian Cabral Linebacker Colorado
515125 Dennis Pearson Wide Receiver San Diego State
614152 Rodney Parker Wide Receiver Tennessee State
71167 Alfred Jackson Wide Receiver Texas
713179 James Wright Tight End TCU
815209 David Adkins Linebacker Ohio State
822216 David Williams Defensive Back Tennessee-Martin
914236 Tom Pridemore Safety West Virginia
107257 Ricky Patton Running Back Jackson State
1013263 Ray Strong Running Back UNLV
1115293 Scooter Reed Defensive Back Baylor
1214320 Daria Butler Linebacker Oklahoma State

1979 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11717 Don Smith Defensive End Miami (FL)
22149 Pat Howell Guard USC
31775 James Mayberry Running Back Colorado
32379 William Andrews Running Back Auburn
418100 Lynn Cain Running BackUSC
419101 Charles Johnson Defensive Back Grambling
517127 Mike Zele Defensive Tackle Kent State
617154 Mike Moroski Quarterback UC Davis
721186 Roger Westlund Offensive Tackle Washington
820212 Keith Miller Linebacker Northeastern State (OK)
919239 Dave Parkin Defensive Back Utah State
1018266 Bruce Beekley Linebacker Oregon
1117292 Bill Leer Center Colorado State
1220323 Stuart Walker LinebackerColorado

1980 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
177 Junior Miller Tight End Nebraska
2836 Buddy Curry Linebacker North Carolina
3763 Earl Jones Defensive Back Norfolk State
4891 Jim Laughlin Linebacker Ohio State
421104 I.M. Hipp Running Back Nebraska
57117 Brad Vassar Linebacker Pacific
527137 Kenny Johnson Safety Mississippi State
68146 Mike Davis Defensive Back Colorado
77172 Mike Smith Wide Receiver Grambling
88201 Al Richardson Linebacker Georgia Tech
97228 Glen Keller Center West Texas State
108247 Walt Bellamy Defensive Back VMI
117284 Mike Babb Defensive Back Oklahoma
128313 Quinn Jones Running Back Tulsa

1981 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12525 Bobby Butler Cornerback Florida State
22654 Lyman White Linebacker LSU
32480 Scott Woerner Defensive Back Georgia
426109 John Scully Guard Notre Dame
525136 Eric Sanders Offensive Tackle Nevada
626164 Harry Standback Defensive Tackle North Carolina
826219 Cliff Toney Defensive Back Auburn
924245 Calvin Fance Running Back Rice
1026274 Robert Murphy Defensive Back Ohio State
1125301 Keith Chappelle Wide Receiver Iowa
1226330 Mark McCants Defensive Back Temple

1982 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
199 Gerald Riggs Running Back Arizona State
2936 Doug Rogers Defensive End Stanford
3863 Stacey Bailey Wide Receiver San Jose State
41295 Reggie Brown Running Back Oregon
511122 Von Mansfield Defensive Back Wisconsin
610149 Mike Kelley Quarterback Georgia Tech
79176 David Tolomu Running Back Hawaii
88203 Ricky Eberhart Defensive Back Morris Brown
912235 Mike Horan Punter Long Beach State
1011262 Curtis Stowers Linebacker Mississippi State
119288 Jeff Keller Wide Receiver Washington State
129315 Dave Levenick LinebackerWisconsin

1983 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11616 Mike Pitts Defensive End Alabama
21543 James Britt Defensive Back LSU
31975 Andrew Provence Defensive Tackle South Carolina
418102 John Harper Linebacker Southern Illinois
517129 Brett Miller Offensive Tackle Iowa
616156 Anthony Allen Wide Receiver Washington
715183 Jeff Turk Defensive Back Boise State
819215 John Rade LinebackerBoise State
1017268 Ralph Giacomarro Punter Penn State
1116295 John Salley Defensive Back Wyoming
1215322 Allama Matthews Tight End Vanderbilt

1984 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
199 Rick Bryan Defensive Tackle Oklahoma
2432 Scott Case Defensive Back Oklahoma
2836 Thomas Benson Linebacker Oklahoma
3763 Rod McSwain Cornerback Clemson
41094 Rydell Malancon Linebacker LSU
520132 Cliff Benson Tight End Purdue
68148 Ben Bennett Quarterback Duke
623163 Dan Ralph Defensive Tackle Oregon
77175 Kirk Dodge Linebacker UNLV
810206 Jeff Jackson Linebacker Auburn
99233 Glen Howe Offensive Tackle Southern Mississippi
108260 Derrick Franklin Defensive Back Fresno State
117287 Tommy Norman Wide Receiver Jackson State
1210318 Don Holmes Wide Receiver Mesa State

1985 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
122 Bill Fralic Guard Pittsburgh
21745 Mike Gann Defensive End Notre Dame
4589 Emile Harry Wide Receiver Stanford
612152 Reggie Pleasant Defensive Back Clemson
85201 Ashley Lee Defensive Back Virginia Tech
819215 Ronnie Washington Linebacker Northeast Louisiana
94228 Micah Moon Linebacker North Carolina
105257 Brent Martin Center Stanford
114284 John Ayres Defensive Back Illinois
125313 Ken Whisenhunt Tight End Georgia Tech

1986 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
122 Tony Casillas Defensive Tackle Oklahoma
11717 Tim Green Linebacker Syracuse
616154 Floyd Dixon Wide Receiver Stephen F. Austin
621159 Keith Williams Wide Receiver Southwest Missouri State
83197 Kevin Hudgens Defensive End Idaho State
93224 Kevin Starks Tight End Minnesota
103252 Tony Baker Running Back East Carolina
113280 Chris Hegg Quarterback Northeast Missouri State
123308 Steve Griffin Wide Receiver Purdue

1987 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11313 Chris Miller Quarterback Oregon
2331 Kenny Flowers Running Back Clemson
41397 Ralph Van Dyke Offensive Tackle Southern Illinois
513125 Mark Mraz Defensive End Utah State
613153 Paul Kiser Guard Wake Forest
713181 Michael Reid Linebacker Wisconsin
813208 Curtis Taliaferro Linebacker Virginia Tech
913236 Terrance Anthony Defensive Back Iowa State
1013264 Jerry Reese Tight End Illinois
1113292 Elbert Shelley Defensive Back Arkansas State
1213320 Larry Emery Running BackWisconsin

1988 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
111 Aundray Bruce Linebacker Auburn
2128 Marcus Cotton Linebacker USC
3156 Alex Higdon Tight End Ohio State
51110 Charles Dimry Cornerback UNLV
61138 George Thomas Wide Receiver UNLV
63140 Houston Hoover Guard Jackson State
71166 Michael Haynes Wide Receiver Northern Arizona
81194 Phillip Brown Linebacker Alabama
91222 James Primus Running Back UCLA
101250 Stan Clayton Offensive Tackle Penn State
111278 James Milling Wide Receiver Maryland
121306 Carter Wiley Defensive Back Virginia Tech

1989 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
144 Deion Sanders Cornerback Florida State
12727 Shawn Collins Wide Receiver Northern Arizona
21038 Ralph Norwood Offensive Tackle LSU
3662 Keith Jones Running Back Illinois
66145 Troy Sadowski Tight End Georgia
75172 Undra Johnson Running Back West Virginia
87202 Paul Singer Quarterback Western Illinois
96229 Chris Dunn Linebacker Cal Poly
117286 Greg Paterra Running Back Slippery Rock
126313 Tony Bowick Defensive Tackle Tennessee-Chattanooga

1990 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12020 Steve Broussard Running Back Washington State
2227 Darion Conner Linebacker Jackson State
3255 Oliver Barnett Defensive End Kentucky
512121 Reggie Redding Offensive Tackle Cal State-Fullerton
62139 Mike Pringle Running BackCal State-Fullerton
82195 Tory Epps Defensive Tackle Memphis State
92222 Darrell Jordan Linebacker Northern Arizona
102250 Donnie Salum Linebacker Arizona
112278 Chris Ellison Defensive Back Houston
121305 Shawn McCarthy Punter Purdue

1991 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
133 Bruce Pickens Cornerback Nebraska
11313 Mike Pritchard Wide Receiver Colorado
2633 Brett Favre Quarterback Southern Mississippi
4487 Moe Gardner Defensive Tackle Illinois
53114James Goode Linebacker Oklahoma
66145 Erric Pegram Running Back North Texas
75172 Brian Mitchell Cornerback BYU
719186 Mark Tucker Guard USC
84199 Randy Austin Tight End UCLA
93226 Ernie Logan Defensive Tackle East Carolina
106256 Walter Sutton Wide Receiver Southwest State
108258 Pete Lucas Offensive Tackle Wisconsin–Stevens Point
115283 Joe Sims Defensive TackleNebraska
124310 Bob Christian Fullback Northwestern

1992 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Bob Whitfield Offensive Tackle Stanford
11919 Tony Smith Running Back Southern Miss
22351 Chuck Smith Defensive End Tennessee
31773 Howard Dinkins Linebacker Florida State
420104 Frankie Smith Cornerback Baylor
618158 Terry Ray Defensive Back Oklahoma
714182 Tim Paulk Linebacker Florida
820216 Derrick Moore Running Back Troy State
821217 Reggie Dwight Tight End Troy State
919243 Keith Alex Offensive Tackle Texas A&M
1018270 Darryl Hardy LinebackerTennessee
1117297 Robin Jones Defensive End Baylor

1993 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
199 Lincoln Kennedy Offensive Tackle Washington
2938 Roger Harper Safety Ohio State
31167 Harold Alexander Punter Appalachian State
59121 Ron George Linebacker Stanford
611151 Mitch Lyons Tight End Michigan State
710178 Darnell Walker Cornerback Oklahoma
89205 Shannon Baker Wide Receiver Florida State

1994 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
21645 Bert Emanuel Wide Receiver Rice
3772 Anthony Phillips Cornerback Texas A&M-Kingsville
33499 Alai Kalaniuvalu Guard Oregon State
48111 Perry Klein Quarterback C.W. Post
415118 Mitch Davis Linebacker Georgia
57138 Harrison Houston Wide Receiver Florida
77201 Jamal Anderson Running Back Utah

1995 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12626 Devin Bush Safety Florida State
2941 Ronald Davis Cornerback Tennessee
31377 Lorenzo Styles Linebacker Ohio State
511145 Roell Preston Wide Receiver Ole Miss
610181 Travis Hall Defensive End BYU
737245 John Burrough Defensive Tackle Wyoming

1996 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
32384 Shannon Brown Defensive Tackle Alabama
422117 Richard Huntley Running Back Winston-Salem State
432127 Juran Bolden Cornerback Mississippi Delta
532164 Gary Bandy Linebacker Baylor
621188 Craig Sauer Linebacker Minnesota
720229 Ethan Brooks Offensive Tackle Williams

1997 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11111 Michael Booker Cornerback Nebraska
2232 Nathan Davis Defensive End Indiana
21141 Byron Hanspard Running Back Texas Tech
31070 O. J. Santiago Tight End Kent State
44100 Henri Crockett Linebacker Florida State
53133 Marcus Wimberly Defensive Back Miami (FL)
617180 Calvin Collins Guard Texas A&M
73204 Tony Graziani Quarterback Oregon
721222 Chris Bayne Defensive Back Fresno State

1998 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11212 Keith Brooking Linebacker Georgia Tech
22353 Bob Hallen Guard Kent State
31374 Jammi German Wide Receiver Miami (FL)
411103 Omar Brown Defensive Back North Carolina
422114 Tim Dwight Wide Receiver Iowa
613166 Elijah Williams Defensive Back Florida
710199 Ephraim Salaam Offensive Tackle San Diego State
712201 Ken Oxendine Running Back Virginia Tech
714203 Henry Slay Defensive Tackle West Virginia

1999 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
13030 Patrick Kerney Defensive End Virginia
21142 Reggie Kelly Tight End Mississippi State
33192 Jeff Paulk Fullback Arizona State
431126 Johndale Carty Safety Utah State
531164 Eugene Baker Wide Receiver Kent State
629198 Jeff Kelly Linebacker Kansas State
631200 Eric Thigpen Safety Iowa
731237 Todd McClure Center LSU
741247 Rondel Menendez Wide Receiver Eastern Kentucky

2000 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
2637 Travis Claridge Guard USC
3567 Mark Simoneau Linebacker Kansas State
46100 Michael Thompson Guard Tennessee State
55134 Anthony Midget Cornerback Virginia Tech
66172 Mareno Philyaw Wide Receiver Troy
75211 Darrick Vaughn Cornerback Southwest Texas State

2001 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
111 Michael Vick Quarterback Virginia Tech
2435 Alge Crumpler Tight End North Carolina
4499 Roberto Garza Guard Texas A&M-Kingsville
47102 Matt Stewart Linebacker Vanderbilt
55136 Vinny Sutherland Wide Receiver Purdue
64167 Randy Garner Defensive End Arkansas
715215 Corey Hall Safety Appalachian State
719219 Kynan Forney Guard Hawaii
726226 Ronald Flemons Defensive End Texas A&M
736236 Quentin McCord Wide Receiver Kentucky

2002 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11818 T. J. Duckett Running Back Michigan State
31580 Will Overstreet Linebacker Tennessee
418116 Martin Bibla Guard Miami (FL)
513148 Kevin McCadam Safety Virginia Tech
523158 Kurt Kittner Quarterback Illinois
612184 Kahlil Hill Wide Receiver Iowa
76217 Michael Coleman Wide Receiver Widener
734245 Quincy Monk Linebacker North Carolina

2003 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
22355 Bryan Scott Safety Penn State
424121 Justin Griffith Fullback Mississippi State
524159 Jon Olinger Wide Receiver Cincinnati
623196 LaTarence Dunbar Wide Receiver TCU
629202 Waine Bacon Cornerback Alabama
724238 Demetrin Veal Defensive Tackle Tennessee

2004 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 DeAngelo Hall Cornerback Virginia Tech
12929 Michael Jenkins Wide Receiver Ohio State
32790 Matt Schaub Quarterback Virginia
45101 Demorrio Williams Linebacker Nebraska
510142 Chad Lavalais Defensive Tackle LSU
621186 Etric Pruitt Wide Receiver Southern Miss
718219 Quincy Wilson Running Back West Virginia

2005 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12727 Roddy White Wide Receiver UAB
22759 Jonathan Babineaux Defensive Tackle Iowa
32690 Jordan Beck Linebacker Cal Poly
427128 Chauncey Davis Defensive End Florida State
524160 Michael Boley Linebacker Southern Miss
527163 Frank Omiyale Offensive Tackle Tennessee Tech
627201 DeAndra Cobb Running Back Michigan State
727241 Darrell Shropshire Defensive Tackle South Carolina

2006 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
2537 Jimmy Williams Cornerback Virginia Tech
31579 Jerious Norwood Running Back Mississippi State
56139 Quinn Ojinnaka Offensive Tackle Syracuse
615184 Adam Jennings Wide Receiver Fresno State
715223 D. J. Shockley Quarterback Georgia

2007 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Jamaal Anderson Defensive End Arkansas
2739 Justin Blalock Guard Texas
2941 Chris Houston Cornerback Arkansas
31175 Laurent Robinson Wide Receiver Illinois State
410109 Stephen Nicholas Linebacker South Florida
434133 Martrez Milner Tight End Georgia
611185 Trey Lewis Defensive Tackle Washburn
620194 David Irons Cornerback Auburn
624198 Doug Datish Center Ohio State
629203 Daren Stone Safety Maine
734244 Jason Snelling Running Back Virginia

2008 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
133 Matt Ryan Quarterback Boston College
12121 Sam Baker Offensive Tackle USC
2637 Curtis Lofton Linebacker Oklahoma
3568 Chevis Jackson Cornerback LSU
32184 Harry Douglas Wide Receiver Louisville
33598 Thomas DeCoud Safety California
53138 Robert James Linebacker Arizona State
519154 Kroy Biermann Defensive End Montana
66173 Thomas Brown Running Back Georgia
75212 Wilrey Fontenot Cornerback Arizona
725232 Keith Zinger Tight End LSU

2009 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12424 Peria Jerry Defensive Tackle Ole Miss
22355 William Moore Safety Missouri
32690 Christopher Owens Cornerback San José State
425125 Lawrence Sidbury Defensive End Richmond
52138 William Middleton Cornerback Furman
520156 Garrett Reynolds Offensive Tackle North Carolina
63176 Spencer Adkins Linebacker Miami (FL)
71210 Vance Walker Offensive Tackle Georgia Tech

2010 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11919 Sean Weatherspoon Linebacker Missouri
31983 Corey Peters Defensive Tackle Kentucky
33498 Mike Johnson Guard Alabama
419117 Joe Hawley Guard UNLV
54135 Dominique Franks Cornerback Oklahoma
534165 Kerry Meier Wide Receiver Kansas
62171 Shann Schillinger Safety Montana

2011 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
166 Julio Jones Wide Receiver Alabama
32791 Akeem Dent Linebacker Georgia
514145 Jacquizz Rodgers Running Back Oregon State
627192 Matt Bosher Punter Miami (FL)
77210 Andrew Jackson Guard Fresno State
727230 Cliff Matthews Defensive End South Carolina

2012 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
22355 Peter Konz Center Wisconsin
32891 Lamar Holmes Offensive Tackle Southern Miss
523158 Bradie Ewing Fullback Wisconsin
529164 Jonathan Massaquoi Linebacker Troy
622192 Charles Mitchell Safety Mississippi State
742249 Travian Robertson Defensive Tackle South Carolina

2013 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12222 Desmond Trufant Cornerback Washington
22860 Robert Alford Cornerback Southeastern Louisiana
430127 Malliciah Goodman Defensive End Clemson
436133 Levine Toilolo Tight End Stanford
520153 Stansly Maponga Defensive End TCU
737243 Kemal Ishmael Safety Central Florida
738244 Zeke Motta Safety Notre Dame
743249 Sean Renfree Quarterback Duke

2014 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
166 Jake Matthews Offensive Tackle Texas A&M
2537 Ra'Shede Hageman Defensive Tackle Minnesota
3468 Dezmen Southward Safety Wisconsin
43103 Devonta Freeman Running Back Florida State
439139 Prince Shembo Linebacker Notre Dame
57147 Ricardo Allen Cornerback Purdue
528168 Marquis Spruill Linebacker Syracuse
738253 Yawin Smallwood Linebacker Connecticut
740255 Tyler Starr Linebacker South Dakota

2015 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Vic Beasley Linebacker Clemson
21042 Jalen Collins Cornerback LSU
3973 Tevin Coleman Running Back Indiana
48107 Justin Hardy Wide Receiver East Carolina
51137 Grady Jarrett Defensive Tackle Clemson
78225 Jake Rodgers Offensive Tackle Eastern Washington
732249 Akeem King Defensive Back San Jose State

2016 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11717 Keanu Neal Safety Florida
22152 Deion Jones Linebacker LSU
31881 Austin Hooper Tight End Stanford
417115 De'Vondre Campbell Linebacker Minnesota
620195 Wes Schweitzer Guard San Jose State
717238 Devin Fuller Wide Receiver UCLA

2017 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12626 Takkarist McKinley Defensive End UCLA
31175 Duke Riley Linebacker LSU
430136 Sean Harlow Guard Oregon State
55149 Damontae Kazee Cornerback San Diego State
512156 Brian Hill Running Back Wyoming
531174 Eric Saubert Tight End Drake

2018 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
12626 Calvin Ridley Wide Receiver Alabama
22658 Isaiah Oliver Cornerback Colorado
32690 Deadrin Senat Defensive Tackle South Florida
426126 Ito Smith Running Back Southern Miss
620194 Russell Gage Wide Receiver LSU
626200 Foyesade Oluokun Linebacker Yale

2019 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11414 Chris Lindstrom Guard Boston College
13131 Kaleb McGary Offensive Tackle Washington
49111 Kendall Sheffield Cornerback Ohio State
433135 John Cominsky Defensive end Charleston (WV)
514152 Qadree Ollison Running Back Pittsburgh
534172 Jordan Miller Cornerback Washington
631203 Marcus Green Wide receiver Louisiana-Monroe

2020 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
11616 A. J. Terrell Cornerback Clemson
21547 Marlon Davidson Defensive end Auburn
31478 Matt Hennessy Center Temple
413119 Mykal Walker Linebacker Fresno State
428134 Jaylinn Hawkins Safety California
714228 Sterling Hofrichter Kicker Syracuse

2021 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
144 Kyle Pitts Tight end Florida
2840 Richie Grant Safety UCF
3468 Jalen Mayfield Offensive tackle Michigan
43108 Darren Hall Cornerback San Diego State
48114 Drew Dalman Center Stanford
54148 Ta'Quon Graham Defensive tackle Texas
538182 Adetokunbo Ogundeji Defensive end Notre Dame
539183 Avery Williams Cornerback Boise State
63187 Frank Darby Wide receiver Arizona State

2022 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Drake London Wide receiver USC
2638 Arnold Ebiketie Defensive end Penn State
22658 Troy Andersen Linebacker Montana State
31074 Desmond Ridder Quarterback Cincinnati
31882 DeAngelo Malone Linebacker Western Kentucky
58151 Tyler Allgeier Running back BYU
611190 Justin Shaffer Guard Georgia
635213 John FitzPatrick Tight end Georgia

2023 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Bijan Robinson Running back Texas
2738 Matthew Bergeron Offensive tackle Syracuse
31275 Zach Harrison Defensive end Ohio State
411113 Clark Phillips III Cornerback Utah
77224 DeMarcco Hellams Safety Alabama
78225 Jovaughn Gwyn Guard South Carolina

2024 draft

RoundPick #OverallNamePositionCollege
188 Michael Penix Jr. Quarterback Washington
2335 Ruke Orhorhoro Defensive tackle Clemson
31074 Bralen Trice Defensive end Washington
49109 Brandon Dorlus Defensive end Oregon
58143 JD Bertrand Linebacker Notre Dame
610186 Jase McClellan Running back Alabama
611187 Casey Washington Wide receiver Illinois
621197 Zion Logue Defensive tackle Georgia

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