List of Iowa State Cyclones in the NFL draft

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Kelechi Osemele was drafted 60th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL draft. Kelechi Osemele Ravens Stadium Practice 2013.jpg
Kelechi Osemele was drafted 60th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 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 Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). ISU has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL), since the first draft in 1936, through the 2023 NFL draft. [1] ISU has only seen two players taken in the first round: George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers, and Will McDonald IV with the 15th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft by the New York Jets. 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.

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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 an NFL championship
‡Selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game and won an NFL championship
 !College Hall of Famer
±NFL Hall of Famer

Selections

Ahtyba Rubin was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns Ahtyba Rubin.JPG
Ahtyba Rubin was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns
Seneca Wallace was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks Seneca Wallace in 2009.jpg
Seneca Wallace was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks
Tim Dobbins was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers Tim Dobbins Autographs Aug 21, 2009.jpg
Tim Dobbins was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers
A. J. Klein was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers AJ Klein Iowa State.jpg
A. J. Klein was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers
Sage Rosenfels was drafted in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins Rosenfelswiththevikes.jpg
Sage Rosenfels was drafted in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins
Jeremiah George was drafted in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New York Jets Jeremiah George Iowa State.jpg
Jeremiah George was drafted in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New York Jets
Reggie Stephens was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals Reggie Stephens 2012 Bengals training camp.jpg
Reggie Stephens was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals
Year [A 1] [A 2] RoundPickOverallPlayerTeam [A 3] PositionNotes
1939 7656Charles Heileman Chicago Bears E
136116 Ed Bock | Chicago Bears G
163143Gordon Reupke Cleveland Rams B
178158 Clyde Shugart ‡ Washington Redskins G
185165Paul Morin Brooklyn Dodgers T
221196Everett Kircher Chicago Bears B
1941 81070Henry Wilder Washington Redskins B
1943 162142Paul Darling Philadelphia Eagles B
211191Royal (Ace) Lohry Detroit Lions B
1944 259261Howard Tippe Card-Pitt B
1945 247248Charley Wright Chicago Bears G
1947 12196LaVerne Camarata Detroit Lions B
1948 134109 Bob Jensen Boston Yanks DE
1949 199190Dean Laun Chicago Cardinals E
1950 125149Bill Chauncey Washington Redskins B
207255Webb Halbert Chicago Cardinals B
219270Bob Angle Chicago Bears B
1951 5555 Jim Doran ‡ Detroit Lions E
103113Bob Jensen Washington Redskins E
186213Bill Weeks Philadelphia Eagles B
1952 154173Malcolm Schmidt Philadelphia Eagles E
188213 Stan Campbell † Detroit Lions G
234269Maury Schnell Philadelphia Eagles B
1953 195222Bill Byrus Chicago Bears T
207236Rollie Arns Philadelphia Eagles C
1955 2811337Herb McDermott Detroit Lions T
1956 2812337Ollie Sparks Cleveland Browns G
1957 2610311 Chuck Muelhaupt Detroit Lions G
1958 1510179John Scheldrup Detroit Lions E
2111252Bill Martin Cleveland Browns E
1959 2210262Gale Gibson New York Giants E
1960 159177 Tom Watkins Cleveland Browns B
1961 8457 Tom Watkins Oakland Raiders AFLB
202268Jerry Morgan Dallas Cowboys B
211161Jim Morgan Denver Broncos AFLB
242186 Don Webb * Boston Patriots AFLDB
1963 41355 Chuck Walton Detroit Lions G
7387Dave Hoppmann New York Giants B
13298 Chuck Walton San Diego Chargers AFLG
1964 173227 Ozzie Clay Washington Redskins WR
1810248Dave Hoover St. Louis Cardinals B
1965 5157 Tom Vaughn Detroit Lions DB
11181 Tom Vaughn Denver Broncos AFLDB
12492John Berrington New York Jets AFLLB
12593Mike Cox Kansas City Chiefs AFLLB
196258Roosevelt Ellerbe Washington Redskins B
1966 6888 Tim Van Galder St. Louis Cardinals QB
168238 Dick Kasperek St. Louis Cardinals C
1967 3356 Larry Carwell Houston Oilers DB
31972 Eppie Barney Cleveland Browns WR
77166Ted Tuinstra Detroit Lions T
103240Dick Schafroth Atlanta Falcons T
1968 108254Doug Robinson New Orleans Saints DB
1013259Tom Busch St. Louis Cardinals WR
141355Les Webster Cincinnati Bengals RB
1969 1115275Sam Campbell Chicago Bears DT
1971 22147 Otto Stowe † Miami Dolphins WR
923231Therman Couch San Francisco 49ers LB
1317329 Jeff Allen St. Louis Cardinals DB
1422360Tom Lorenz Detroit Lions TE
1616406Darrell Jansonius Kansas City Chiefs G
1972 723179 Dean Carlson Kansas City Chiefs QB
1973 11414 George Amundson Houston Oilers RB
526130 Dave McCurry Miami Dolphins DB
714170 Tommy Campbell Atlanta Falcons DB
1114274Geary Murdock Minnesota Vikings G
146344 Merv Krakau Buffalo Bills LB
1974 22551 Matt Blair * Minnesota Vikings LB
41391 Ike Harris St. Louis Cardinals WR
511115 Keith Krepfle * Philadelphia Eagles TE
1323335Ted Jornov Cincinnati Bengals LB
1517381Willie Jones Atlanta Falcons WR
1523387Larry Hunt Pittsburgh Steelers DT
1975 523127 Barry Hill Miami Dolphins DB
98216 Mike Strachan New Orleans Saints RB
122288Brad Storm Baltimore Colts LB
1214300Andre Roundtree Detroit Lions LB
1624141Tom Goedjen Minnesota Vikings K
1976 92239Bob Bos Seattle Seahawks T
1115306Greg Pittman Denver Broncos LB
1118309Forry Smith Buffalo Bills WR
1220338 Randy Young Miami Dolphins T
1977 41296 Luther Blue Detroit Lions WR
711178 Al Dixon New York Giants TE
816211Otis Rodgers New York Giants LB
1213320Dave Greenwood Detroit Lions G
1978 728194 Tom Randall Dallas Cowboys G
1979 2331 Mike Stensrud Houston Oilers DT
1981 73169 Kenny Neil New York Jets DE
1982 32479 Dwayne Crutchfield New York Jets RB
73170 Dan Johnson Miami Dolphins TE
1983 31470 Karl Nelson † New York Giants T
1984 62142 Chris Washington Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB
88204 Bruce Reimers Cincinnati Bengals G
118288Dan Martin New York Jets T
1985 520132Tracy Henderson New York Giants WR
1986 920241Jim Luebbers New York Giants DE
1987 88203 Dennis Gibson Detroit Lions LB
913236Terrence Anthony Atlanta Falcons DB
1214321 Bill Berthusen New York Giants DT
1989 1022273Joe Henderson New Orleans Saints RB
1990 21439 Keith Sims * Miami Dolphins G
106254Mike Busch Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE
1991 419102 Marcus Robertson * Houston Oilers DB
510121 Gene Williams Miami Dolphins G
69148Blaise Bryant New York Jets RB
1997 3262 Troy Davis | New Orleans Saints RB
32585Tim Kohn Oakland Raiders T
1998 515138 Oliver Ross Dallas Cowboys T
2001 32587 Reggie Hayward Denver Broncos DE
414109 Sage Rosenfels Washington Redskins QB
76206 James Reed New York Jets DT
2002 712223 Mike Banks Arizona Cardinals TE—
2003 413110 Seneca Wallace Seattle Seahawks QB
2005 32084 Ellis Hobbs New England Patriots DB
2006 519151 Tim Dobbins San Diego Chargers LB
2007 731241 Aaron Brant Chicago Bears G
2008 512147 Alvin Bowen Buffalo Bills LB
624190 Ahtyba Rubin Cleveland Browns DT
2010 721228 Reggie Stephens Cincinnati Bengals C
2012 22860 Kelechi Osemele † Baltimore Ravens T
2013 515148 A. J. Klein Carolina Panthers LB
740246 Carter Bykowski San Francisco 49ers T
2014 514154 Jeremiah George New York Jets LB
2019 3973 David Montgomery Chicago Bears RB
41103 Hakeem Butler Arizona Cardinals WR
2021 414119 Kene Nwangwu Minnesota Vikings RB
2022 2436 Breece Hall New York Jets RB
411116 Eyioma Uwazurike Denver Broncos DT
423128 Charlie Kolar Baltimore Ravens TE
741262 Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers QB
2023 11515 Will McDonald IV New York Jets DE
628205 Xavier Hutchinson Houston Texans WR
725242 Anthony Johnson Jr. Green Bay Packers DB
2024 430130 T. J. Tampa Baltimore Ravens DB

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Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Debut yearPlayer namePositionDebut NFL/AFL teamNotes
1968 Tony Baker RB New Orleans Saints
1979 Buddy Hardeman RB Washington Redskins
Tony Norman DE Minnesota Vikings
1984 David Archer QB Atlanta Falcons
1985 Kevin Williams DB Washington Redskins
1987 Alex Espinoza QB Kansas City Chiefs
Vince Jasper G New York Jets
Greg Liter DE Philadelphia Eagles
Aaron Manning DB Green Bay Packers
1998 Todd Doxzon WR Miami Dolphins
1999 Jamie Kohl K Seattle Seahawks
2001 J. J. Moses WR Kansas City Chiefs
2003 Jeremy Loyd LB St. Louis Rams
2004 Jordan Carstens DT Carolina Panthers
2006 Tyson Smith LB New York Giants
2008 Todd Blythe WR New Orleans Saints
2011 Collin Franklin TE New York Jets
2013 Jake Knott LB Philadelphia Eagles
2015 David Irving DE Dallas Cowboys
2018 Joel Lanning LB Dallas Cowboys
Allen Lazard WR Jacksonville Jaguars
2019 Matthew Eaton WR Green Bay Packers
2020 Steven Wirtel LS Detroit Lions
2022 Andrew Mevis K Jacksonville Jaguars

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

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References

  1. ↑ "Iowa St. Drafted Players/Alumni - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on October 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Colleges Beginning with an I". Drafthistory.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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