List of Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the NFL draft

This is a list of Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players in 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

Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1940	8	6	66	Bill Tranavitch	Detroit Lions	B
1943	28	4	264	Ken MacDonald	Chicago Cardinals	C
1945	21	3	211	Art Price	Pittsburgh Steelers	B
1949	2	8	19	Frank Burns	Philadelphia Eagles	B
1950	28	3	355	Herm Hering	Green Bay Packers	B
1951	30	4	355	Leon Root	Chicago Cardinals	B
1952	25	1	290	Jim Monihan	New York Yanks	B
1959	27	8	320	Alex Kroll	Los Angeles Rams	C
	28	5	329	Billy Austin	Washington Redskins	B
1960	10	12	120	Bob Simms	New York Giants	E
1962	12	6	160	Sam Mudie	Pittsburgh Steelers	B
1963	19	10	262	Bob Yaksick	Chicago Bears	DB
1967	13	12	327	Jack Emmer	New York Jets	WR
1970	5	8	112	Bruce Van Ness	Atlanta Falcons	RB
1974	9	14	222	Jim Jennings	Kansas City Chiefs	RB
1975	9	18	226	Ed Jones	Dallas Cowboys	DB
1977	11	12	291	John Alexander	Miami Dolphins	DE
	11	21	300	Don Harris	Washington Redskins	DB
1978	5	13	123	Dan Gray	Detroit Lions	DE
1981	8	13	206	David Dorn	Kansas City Chiefs	WR
1982	12	5	311	Frank Naylor	Seattle Seahawks	C
1983	2	26	54	Bill Pickel	Los Angeles Raiders	DT
	7	27	195	Keith Woetzel	Miami Dolphins	LB
1984	7	22	190	Jim Dumont	Cleveland Browns	LB
1985	7	19	187	Alan Andrews	Pittsburgh Steelers	TE
1987	7	22	190	Harry Swayne	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	T
1992	9	11	235	Elnardo Webster	Pittsburgh Steelers	LB
1994	4	5	108	Chris Brantley	Los Angeles Rams	WR
1995	7	8	216	Keif Bryant	Seattle Seahawks	DE
1996	2	9	39	Marco Battaglia	Cincinnati Bengals	TE
	3	16	77	Robert Barr	Seattle Seahawks	T
2001	5	18	149	Mike McMahon	Detroit Lions	QB
2003	2	29	61	L. J. Smith	Philadelphia Eagles	TE
2004	7	4	205	Nathan Jones	Dallas Cowboys	DB
	7	9	210	Raheem Orr	Houston Texans	DE
2007	2	20	52	Brian Leonard	St. Louis Rams	RB
	5	19	156	Cameron Stephenson	Pittsburgh Steelers	G
	7	33	243	Clark Harris	Green Bay Packers	TE
2008	2	24	55	Ray Rice	Baltimore Ravens	RB
	3	20	83	Jeremy Zuttah	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	G
2009	1	30	30	Kenny Britt	Tennessee Titans	WR
	6	5	178	Mike Teel	Seattle Seahawks	QB
	6	30	203	Jason McCourty	Tennessee Titans	DB
	7	36	245	Courtney Greene	Seattle Seahawks	DB
	7	44	253	Tiquan Underwood	Jacksonville Jaguars	WR
2010	1	11	11	Anthony Davis	San Francisco 49ers	T
	1	27	27	Devin McCourty	New England Patriots	DB
	7	30	237	Ryan D'Imperio	Minnesota Vikings	LB
2012	3	20	83	Mohamed Sanu	Cincinnati Bengals	WR
2013	3	21	83	Logan Ryan	New England Patriots	DB
	3	29	91	Duron Harmon	New England Patriots	DB
	4	20	117	Khaseem Greene	Chicago Bears	LB
	7	13	219	D. C. Jefferson	Arizona Cardinals	TE
	7	22	228	Jawan Jamison	Washington Redskins	RB
	7	29	235	Steve Beauharnais	New England Patriots	LB
	7	46	252	Marcus Cooper	San Francisco 49ers	DB
2015	3	21	85	Tyler Kroft	Cincinnati Bengals	TE
	5	32	168	Michael Burton	Detroit Lions	FB
2016	3	22	86	Leonte Carroo	Miami Dolphins	WR
2018	2	20	52	Kemoko Turay	Indianapolis Colts	DE
	6	21	195	Sebastian Joseph-Day	Los Angeles Rams	DT
2019	6	4	177	Saquan Hampton	New Orleans Saints	DB
	6	23	196	Blessuan Austin	New York Jets	DB
2022	7	8	229	Bo Melton	Seattle Seahawks	WR
	7	30	251	Isiah Pacheco	Kansas City Chiefs	RB
2023	6	35	202	Christian Braswell	Jacksonville Jaguars	DB
2024	2	11	43	Max Melton	Arizona Cardinals	DB

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Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Debut Year	Player	Position	Debut Team	Notes
1973	Leo Gasienica	QB	New York Giants	—
1980	Dino Mangiero	DT	Kansas City Chiefs	—
1981	Deron Cherry	S	Kansas City Chiefs	—
1987	Tyronne Stowe	LB	San Diego Chargers	—
1988	Brian Cobb	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1993	James Guarantano	WR	San Diego Chargers	—
1994	Jay Bellamy	S	Seattle Seahawks	—
1996	Ray Lucas	QB	New England Patriots	—
2000	Shaun O'Hara	C	Cleveland Browns	—
2006	Ryan Neill	DE	Buffalo Bills	—
2008	Ron Girault	S	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2009	Jamaal Westerman	LB	New York Jets	—
2012	Andrew DePaola	LS	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2013	Mark Harrison	WR	New England Patriots	—
2018	Gus Edwards	RB	Baltimore Ravens	—
2021	Michael Dwumfour	DL	New York Jets	—
	Brendon White	DB	New York Jets	—
2022	Tre Avery	CB	Tennessee Titans	—
	Olakunle Fatukasi	LB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
	Tyreek Maddox-Williams	LB	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2023	Aron Cruickshank	WR	Chicago Bears	—
	J. D. DiRenzo	OL	Carolina Panthers	—
	Christian Izien	S	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
	Ifeanyi Maijeh	DL	Seattle Seahawks	—
	Sean Ryan	WR	Baltimore Ravens	—
	Avery Young	DB	San Francisco 49ers	—
2024	Shawn Bowman	TE	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
	Isaiah Iton	DT	Tennessee Titans	—
	JaQuae Jackson	WR	Atlanta Falcons	—
	Deion Jennings	LB	Baltimore Ravens	—
	Jude McAtamney	PK	New York Giants	—
	Isaiah Washington	WR	Baltimore Ravens	—

References

1. DraftHistory.com