List of Oklahoma State Cowboys in the NFL draft

The Oklahoma State Cowboys football team has had 112 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1]

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).[3]

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.[1][2][4]

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

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Year[A 2] Round Pick Overall Player Team[A 3] Position Notes
1939 20 6 186 George Vogeler Chicago Bears C
1940 17 1 151 Ralph Foster Chicago Cardinals T
1942 14 4 124 Hugh Swink Chicago Cardinals T
1943 14 8 128 Ralph Tate Green Bay Packers B
14 9 129 Loyd Arms Chicago Bears G
20 1 181 Al Scanland Detroit Lions B
23 6 216 Gene Hoeman New York Giants E
1945 19 9 195 Joe Spencer Philadelphia Eagles T
19 11 197 Ed Jeffers Green Bay Packers T
20 9 206 Leo Pratt Philadelphia Eagles T
24 9 250 Blair Brown Philadelphia Eagles G
28 2 287 Jim Marsh Pittsburgh Steelers T
32 6 330 Billy Joe Aldridge Green Bay Packers B
1946 8 6 66 Bert Cole Green Bay Packers T
9 1 71 Jake Colhouer Chicago Cardinals G
32 2 297 Otis Schellstede Detroit Lions G
1947 1 1 1 Bob Fenimore Chicago Bears B
1 8 8 Neill Armstrong Philadelphia Eagles E
11 7 92 Tom Moulton Green Bay Packers C
24 8 223 J. D. Cheek Los Angeles Rams T
1948 1 11 11 Jim Spavital Chicago Cardinals FB
17 10 155 Clay Davis Chicago Cardinals C
20 7 182 Thurman Gay Chicago Bears T
25 9 234 Jim Parmer Philadelphia Eagles B
1949 2 9 20 Billy Grimes Chicago Bears B
5 4 45 Bill Long Pittsburgh Steelers E
5 5 46 J. D. Cheek New York Giants G
6 1 52 Bob Meinert Detroit Lions B
1950 6 2 68 Ben Aldridge New York Bulldogs B
6 9 75 Don Van Pool San Francisco 49ers E
12 10 154 Kenny Roof Chicago Bears B
13 5 162 Clay Davis Washington Redskins C
15 5 188 Alex Loyd Washington Redskins E
16 9 205 Charlie Shaw San Francisco 49ers G
30 4 382 Rube DeRoin Cleveland Browns C
1951 1 13 13 Jim Spavital New York Giants B
17 5 200 Darrell Meisenheimer Detroit Lions DB
18 12 219 Rube DeRoin Cleveland Browns C
1952 17 4 197 John Weigle Philadelphia Eagles E
27 8 321 Waldo Schaaf San Francisco 49ers T
1954 4 1 38 Bill Bredde Chicago Cardinals B
26 7 308 Dorsey Gibson Washington Redskins B
1955 5 10 59 Leland Kendall Chicago Bears T
8 3 88 Dale Meinert Baltimore Colts LB
8 8 93 Freddie Meyers San Francisco 49ers B
1956 23 5 270 Chet Spencer Philadelphia Eagles E
26 4 305 Earl Lunsford Philadelphia Eagles B
27 4 317 Jack Hutchinson Chicago Cardinals T
1957 13 4 149 Dwaine Underwood Pittsburgh Steelers T
1958 26 7 308 Jon Evans Pittsburgh Steelers E
1959 4 4 40 Jim Wood Washington Redskins E
12 2 134 Howard Keys Philadelphia Eagles C
24 2 278 Gerry Benn Philadelphia Eagles T
1960 8 5 89 Don Hitt Green Bay Packers C
1961 3 4 32 Harold Beaty Los Angeles Rams G
6 9 79 Frank Parker Cleveland Browns T
1962 4 9 51 Jim Dillard Baltimore Colts B
7 14 98 Gary Cutsinger Green Bay Packers T
1965 13 11 179 Jack Jacobson Detroit Lions B
1966 5 15 79 Walt Garrison Dallas Cowboys RB
8 3 113 Charlie Harper New York Giants T
1967 3 13 66 Dennis Randall New York Jets DE
3 14 67 Harold Akin San Diego Chargers T
3 18 71 Leon Ward Baltimore Colts LB
12 17 307 J. B. Christian Baltimore Colts G
17 16 435 Terry Bacigalupo St. Louis Cardinals DE
1969 3 4 56 Jon Kolb Pittsburgh Steelers T
3 21 73 Terry Brown St. Louis Cardinals DB
1970 1 25 25 John Ward Minnesota Vikings G
2 21 47 Jerry Sherk Cleveland Browns DT
6 1 131 Bob Cutburth Chicago Bears QB
14 20 358 John Little New York Jets DT
1971 17 12 428 Hermann Eben New Orleans Saints WR
1972 17 8 424 Dick Graham New England Patriots WR
1974 1 18 18 Reuben Gant Buffalo Bills TE
3 5 57 Glenn Robinson Baltimore Colts DE
5 26 130 Cleveland Vann Miami Dolphins LB
8 24 206 Bon Boatwright San Diego Chargers DT
1975 8 12 194 Leonard Thompson Detroit Lions WR
1976 1 25 25 James White Minnesota Vikings DT
7 15 197 Larry Harris Houston Oilers DT
1977 1 12 12 Phil Dokes Buffalo Bills DT
6 8 147 Cliff Parsley New Orleans Saints P
7 5 172 Derrel Gofourth Green Bay Packers G
9 14 237 Robert Turner Miami Dolphins RB
10 26 277 Ron Baker Baltimore Colts G
1978 1 5 5 Terry Miller Buffalo Bills RB
2 13 41 Buddy Hardaway San Diego Chargers T
12 14 320 Daria Butler Atlanta Falcons LB
1979 9 3 223 Scott Burk Cincinnati Bengals DB
10 6 254 Steve Stephens Baltimore Colts TE
1980 5 24 134 John Corker Houston Oilers LB
8 24 217 Harold Bailey Houston Oilers WR
1981 3 19 75 Roger Taylor Kansas City Chiefs T
5 8 119 Dexter Manley Washington Redskins DE
10 23 271 Dean Prater Cleveland Browns DE
1982 11 22 301 Ron Ingram Philadelphia Eagles WR
12 7 313 Ricky Young Chicago Bears LB
1983 4 2 86 Greg Hill Houston Oilers DB
4 14 98 Gary Lewis New Orleans Saints DT
9 21 245 Mike Green San Diego Chargers LB
1984 2 20 48 Chris Rockins Cleveland Browns DB
3 18 74 Ernest Anderson Detroit Lions RB
10 16 268 James Spencer Minnesota Vikings LB
10 25 277 John Chesley Miami Dolphins TE
12 1 309 Rod Fisher Los Angeles Rams DB
1985 6 3 143 Rusty Hilger Los Angeles Raiders QB
7 9 177 Jamie Harris Washington Redskins WR
8 12 208 Matt Monger New York Jets LB
9 27 251 Adam Hinds Miami Dolphins DB
12 24 332 Raymond Polk Los Angeles Raiders DB
1986 1 8 8 Leslie O'Neal San Diego Chargers DE
3 18 73 John Washington New York Giants DE
4 28 110 Paul Blair Chicago Bears T
1986s 7 0 0 Charles Crawford Philadelphia Eagles RB
1987 4 20 104 Mark Moore Seattle Seahawks DB
1988 2 13 40 Thurman Thomas Buffalo Bills RB
4 10 92 Ricky Shaw New York Giants LB
1989 1 3 3 Barry Sanders Detroit Lions RB
1 16 16 Hart Lee Dykes New England Patriots WR
1991 9 9 232 Gerald Hudson Minnesota Vikings RB
10 3 253 Curtis Mayfield Denver Broncos WR
1992 12 17 325 Corey Williams Kansas City Chiefs DB
1994 3 23 88 Jason Gildon Pittsburgh Steelers LB
7 16 210 Keith Burns Denver Broncos LB
1995 4 32 130 Linc Harden Dallas Cowboys LB
1996 4 13 108 Jevon Langford Cincinnati Bengals DE
1998 1 28 28 R. W. McQuarters San Francisco 49ers DB
3 26 87 Kevin Williams New York Jets DB
4 2 94 Alonzo Mayes Chicago Bears TE
1998s 2 0 0 Jamal Williams San Diego Chargers DT
2000 2 31 62 Jacoby Shepherd St. Louis Rams DB
7 44 250 Ethan Howell Washington Redskins DB
2003 1 9 9 Kevin Williams Minnesota Vikings DE
2004 1 31 31 Rashaun Woods San Francisco 49ers WR
2 9 41 Tatum Bell Denver Broncos RB
5 3 135 Antonio Smith Arizona Cardinals DE
2005 2 24 56 Darrent Williams Denver Broncos DB
3 9 73 Vernand Morency Houston Texans RB
7 35 249 Billy Bajema San Francisco 49ers TE
2006 6 30 199 Charlie Johnson Indianapolis Colts T
2007 4 33 132 Ryan McBean Pittsburgh Steelers DE
6 35 209 Corey Hilliard New England Patriots T
2009 1 20 20 Brandon Pettigrew Detroit Lions TE
2010
1 6 6 Russell Okung Seattle Seahawks T Super Bowl Champion (XLVIII)[5]
Pro Bowl (2012, 2017)
1 24 24 Dez Bryant Dallas Cowboys WR
5 6 137 Perrish Cox Denver Broncos DB
7 43 250 Zac Robinson New England Patriots QB
2011 4 18 115 Kendall Hunter San Francisco 49ers RB
2012 1 5 5 Justin Blackmon Jacksonville Jaguars WR
1 22 22 Brandon Weeden Cleveland Browns QB
6 20 190 Markelle Martin Tennessee Titans DB
2013 5 18 151 Joseph Randle Dallas Cowboys RB
2014 1 8 8 Justin Gilbert Cleveland Browns DB
2015 7 35 252 Josh Furman Denver Broncos DB
2016
2 1 32 Emmanuel Ogbah Cleveland Browns DE Super Bowl Champion (LIV)[6]
2017 6 10 194 Vincent Taylor Miami Dolphins DT
7 31 249 Chris Carson Seattle Seahawks RB
2018 2 28 60 James Washington Pittsburgh Steelers WR
3 12 76 Mason Rudolph Pittsburgh Steelers QB
5 9 146 Tre Flowers Seattle Seahawks DB
7 10 228 Marcell Ateman Oakland Raiders WR
2019 4 11 113 Justice Hill Baltimore Ravens RB
7 39 253 Jordan Brailford Washington Redskins DE
2021 2 7 39 Teven Jenkins Chicago Bears T
4 21 126 Chuba Hubbard Carolina Panthers RB
4 26 131 Tylan Wallace Baltimore Ravens WR
6 17 201 Rodarius Williams New York Giants DB
2022 6 9 188 Malcolm Rodriguez Detroit Lions LB
6 14 193 Devin Harper Dallas Cowboys LB
7 19 240 Christian Holmes Washington Commanders DB
2023 4 28 130 Tyler Lacy Jacksonville Jaguars DE
7 17 234 Jason Taylor II Los Angeles Rams DB

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Notable undrafted players

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Note: No drafts held before 1920

Year Player Position Debut Team Notes
1967 Charlie Durkee K New Orleans Saints
1976 Reggie Pierson DB Detroit Lions
1979 Calvin Miller DT Atlanta Falcons
1981 Gregg Johnson S Seattle Seahawks
2000 Jack Golden LB New York Giants
Kenyatta Wright LB Buffalo Bills
2001 Juqua Parker DE Tennessee Titans
Marcellus Rivers TE New York Giants
2019 Tyron Billy-Johnson WR Houston Texans

Notes

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  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).[1][2]
  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

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General
  • "Draft History by School–Oklahoma State". National Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "NFL Players who attended Oklahoma State University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "2009 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "Oklahoma State Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "Draft History "O" Colleges". DraftHistory.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  3. ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Okung Helps Lead Seattle To Super Bowl Title". February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Emmanuel Ogbah becomes 15th Oklahoma State player to win Super Bowl". February 2, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com.