List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the 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.

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

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
† Won an NFL championship
‡ Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship

Selections

Year[A 2] Round Pick Overall Player Team[A 3] Position Notes
1944 20 2 199 George Doherty Brooklyn Tigers T —
1948 17 3 148 Chuck Newman Washington Redskins E —
1951 8 4 90 Leo Sanford‡ Chicago Cardinals LB NFL Champion (1958)
Pro Bowl (1956, 1957)
1954 19 5 222 Jim Lum Chicago Bears T —
1955 14 1 158 Gordy Brown Chicago Cardinals E —
1956 15 4 173 Charles Anderson Chicago Cardinals E —
1957 15 3 172 Pat Hinton Green Bay Packers G —
1958 12 2 135 Tom Hinton Chicago Cardinals G —
1960 17 3 195 Bob Hudson Detroit LionsNFL E —
1961 10 10 136 Paul Hynes San Francisco 49ersNFL DB —
1964 8 8 106 J. R. Williamson Baltimore ColtsNFL LB —
1966 13 14 199 Jim Boudreaux Cleveland BrownsNFL T —
1967 10 22 259 Tom Croft Buffalo Bills DB —
1968 7 11 176 Bob Brunet Washington Redskins RB —
10 17 263 Joe Raymond Peace Houston Oilers LB —
1969 15 4 368 Ken Liberto Pittsburgh Steelers WR —
1970 1 1 1 Terry Bradshaw‡ Pittsburgh Steelers QB Super Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979)
8 12 194 Larry Brewer Atlanta Falcons TE —
14 25 363 Tommy Spinks Minnesota Vikings WR —
1974 1 24 24 Roger Carr* Baltimore Colts WR Pro Bowl (1976)
1975 2 7 33 Fred Dean‡ San Diego Chargers DE Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX)
Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)
13 4 316 Charles McDaniel Chicago Bears RB —
17 4 440 Roland Harper Chicago Bears RB —
1976 2 20 48 Mike Barber Houston Oilers TE —
4 22 114 Pat Tilley* St. Louis Cardinals WR Pro Bowl (1980)
1977 10 6 257 Billy Ryckman Atlanta Falcons WR —
1978 4 17 101 Larry Anderson† Pittsburgh Steelers DB Super Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV)
8 1 195 John Henry White Kansas City Chiefs RB —
1981 4 28 111 Johnny Robinson† Oakland Raiders DT Super Bowl Champion (XVIII)
1982 5 12 123 Ed Jackson Los Angeles Raiders LB —
10 22 273 Andre Young San Diego Chargers DB —
1983 4 9 93 Trey Junkin Buffalo Bills TE —
1984 10 21 273 James Thaxton Detroit Lions DB —
1986 5 8 118 Doug Landry San Diego Chargers LB —
1987 2 18 46 Walter Johnson Houston Oilers LB —
1990 6 4 141 Derrick Douglas Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB —
12 25 329 Matt Stover‡ New York Giants K Super Bowl Champion (XXXV)
Pro Bowl (2000)
1991 11 26 304 Bobby Slaughter San Francisco 49ers WR —
1992 12 2 310 Eric Shaw Cincinnati Bengals LB —
1993 1 8 8 Willie Roaf* New Orleans Saints T Pro Bowl (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
4 16 100 Myron Baker Chicago Bears LB —
5 4 116 Artie Smith San Francisco 49ers DT —
6 1 141 Doug Evans† Green Bay Packers DB Super Bowl Champion (XXXI)
1999 1 13 13 Troy Edwards Pittsburgh Steelers WR —
2000 4 29 123 Joey Chustz Jacksonville Jaguars T —
7 6 212 Tim Rattay San Francisco 49ers QB —
2002 5 5 140 Bobby Gray Chicago Bears DB —
2004 4 10 106 Luke McCown Cleveland Browns QB —
5 5 137 Josh Scobee Jacksonville Jaguars K —
2005 3 13 77 Ryan Moats Philadelphia Eagles RB —
2007 7 44 254 Jonathan Holland Oakland Raiders WR —
2010 3 10 74 D'Anthony Smith† Jacksonville Jaguars DT Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)
6 5 174 Dennis Morris Washington Redskins TE —
2013 4 31 128 Quinton Patton San Francisco 49ers WR —
5 30 163 Jordan Mills Chicago Bears T —
2014 4 7 107 Justin Ellis Oakland Raiders DT —
6 34 210 IK Enemkpali New York Jets LB —
2016 1 30 30 Vernon Butler Carolina Panthers DT —
4 36 134 Kenneth Dixon Baltimore Ravens RB —
6 32 207 Jeff Driskel San Francisco 49ers QB —
2017 3 18 82 Carlos Henderson Denver Broncos WR —
5 33 177 Trent Taylor San Francisco 49ers WR —
6 7 191 Xavier Woods Dallas Cowboys DB —
2018 6 27 201 Boston Scott New Orleans Saints RB —
2019 3 21 85 Jaylon Ferguson Baltimore Ravens DE —
2020 4 32 138 L'Jarius Sneed† Kansas City Chiefs DB Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl LVII)
4 33 139 Amik Robertson Las Vegas Raiders DB —
2021 3 9 73 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
  • "Draft History by School–Louisiana Tech". National Football League. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Louisiana Tech in NFL Draft" (PDF). Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Summer 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "NFL Players who attended Louisiana Tech University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Bulldogs in the NFL". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
  • "Louisiana Tech Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
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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