List of Central Missouri Mules in the NFL draft

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The Central Missouri Mules football team representing the University of Central Missouri (UCM), has had 12 players selected in the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936). [1] This includes one player selected in the fifth round. The Green Bay Packers lead all teams and have drafted two Mules.

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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 from 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).

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B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker BB Blocking back
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 OT Offensive tackle TE Tight end
FB Fullback
*Selected to a Pro Bowl
Won an NFL championship
Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship

Players selected

YearRoundPickPlayer namePositionNFL teamNotes
1967 13340Keith BrowneWR Green Bay Packers
1968 13138Mike St. LouisT Washington Redskins
1969 17428Bob SamsT Green Bay Packers
1970 13333Larry RobertsRB Cleveland Browns
1971 15385Ed CoatesWR Detroit Lions
1974 14349Walter RhoneDB Los Angeles Rams
1978 11302Henry MasonWR Baltimore Colts
1987 8213 Jeff Wright DT Buffalo Bills
2001 7207 Colston Weatherington DE Dallas Cowboys
2004 5153 Roderick Green LB Baltimore Ravens
2006 6176 Delanie Walker TE San Francisco 49ers
2021 5168 Zach Davidson TE Minnesota Vikings

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  1. "2016 UCM Mules Football Media Guide" (PDF). UCM athletics. 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2016.