List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the NFL draft

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

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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 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]

Key

BBackK 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

Larry Brewer was the 194th overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970 NFL draft. Larry C. Brewer.jpg
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. Matt Stover 2006-11-05.jpg
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. Willie Roaf at Camp Basra 2-3-09.JPG
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. Luke McCown 2009 pregame.jpg
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. Ryan Moats at training camp in 2008 cropped.jpg
Ryan Moats was the 77th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 NFL draft.
Year [A 2] RoundPickOverallPlayerTeam [A 3] PositionNotes
1944 202199 George Doherty Brooklyn Tigers T
1948 173148Chuck Newman Washington Redskins E
1951 8490 Leo Sanford ‡ Chicago Cardinals LB
1954 195222Jim Lum Chicago Bears T
1955 141158Gordy Brown Chicago Cardinals E
1956 154173Charles Anderson Chicago Cardinals E
1957 153172Pat Hinton Green Bay Packers G
1958 122135 Tom Hinton Chicago Cardinals G
1960 173195Bob Hudson Detroit Lions NFLE
1961 1010136Paul Hynes San Francisco 49ers NFLDB
1964 88106 J. R. Williamson Baltimore Colts NFLLB
1966 1314199 Jim Boudreaux Cleveland Browns NFLT
1967 1022259Tom Croft Buffalo Bills DB
1968 711176 Bob Brunet Washington Redskins RB
1017263 Joe Raymond Peace Houston Oilers LB
1969 154368Ken Liberto Pittsburgh Steelers WR
1970 111 Terry Bradshaw ‡ Pittsburgh Steelers QB
812194Larry Brewer Atlanta Falcons TE
1425363 Tommy Spinks Minnesota Vikings WR
1974 12424 Roger Carr * Baltimore Colts WR
1975 2733 Fred Dean ‡ San Diego Chargers DE
134316Charles McDaniel Chicago Bears RB
174440 Roland Harper Chicago Bears RB
1976 22048 Mike Barber Houston Oilers TE
422114 Pat Tilley * St. Louis Cardinals WR
1977 106257 Billy Ryckman Atlanta Falcons WR
1978 417101 Larry Anderson † Pittsburgh Steelers DB
81195 John Henry White Kansas City Chiefs RB
1981 428111 Johnny Robinson † Oakland Raiders DT
1982 512123Ed Jackson Los Angeles Raiders LB
1022273 Andre Young San Diego Chargers DB
1983 4993 Trey Junkin Buffalo Bills TE
1984 1021273James Thaxton Detroit Lions DB
1986 58118Doug Landry San Diego Chargers LB
1987 21846 Walter Johnson Houston Oilers LB
1990 64141 Derrick Douglas Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB
1225329 Matt Stover ‡ New York Giants K
1991 1126304Bobby Slaughter San Francisco 49ers WR
1992 122310 Eric Shaw Cincinnati Bengals LB
1993 188 Willie Roaf * New Orleans Saints T
416100 Myron Baker Chicago Bears LB
54116 Artie Smith San Francisco 49ers DT
61141 Doug Evans † Green Bay Packers DB
1999 11313 Troy Edwards Pittsburgh Steelers WR
2000 429123Joey Chustz Jacksonville Jaguars T
76212 Tim Rattay San Francisco 49ers QB
2002 55140 Bobby Gray Chicago Bears DB
2004 410106 Luke McCown Cleveland Browns QB
55137 Josh Scobee Jacksonville Jaguars K
2005 31377 Ryan Moats Philadelphia Eagles RB
2007 744254 Jonathan Holland Oakland Raiders WR
2010 31074 D'Anthony Smith † Jacksonville Jaguars DT
65174 Dennis Morris Washington Redskins TE
2013 431128 Quinton Patton San Francisco 49ers WR
530163 Jordan Mills Chicago Bears T
2014 47107 Justin Ellis Oakland Raiders DT
634210 IK Enemkpali New York Jets LB
2016 13030 Vernon Butler Carolina Panthers DT
436134 Kenneth Dixon Baltimore Ravens RB
632207 Jeff Driskel San Francisco 49ers QB
2017 31882 Carlos Henderson Denver Broncos WR
533177 Trent Taylor San Francisco 49ers WR
67191 Xavier Woods Dallas Cowboys DB
2018 627201 Boston Scott New Orleans Saints RB
2019 32185 Jaylon Ferguson Baltimore Ravens DE
2020 432138 L'Jarius Sneed † Kansas City Chiefs DB
433139 Amik Robertson Las Vegas Raiders DB
2021 3973 Milton Williams Philadelphia Eagles DT

Notes

  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

General
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.
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