List of Virginia Cavaliers in the NFL draft

This is a list of Virginia Cavaliers football players in the NFL Draft.

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

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Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position
1940 18 9 169 Jim Gillette Green Bay Packers B
1942 1 1 1 Bill Dudley Pittsburgh Steelers B
1945 14 9 140 John Duda Philadelphia Eagles B
1946 13 2 112 Joe Kirkland Boston Yanks T
28 5 265 Charlie Ellis New York Giants B
1947 23 3 208 Tom Dudley Washington Redskins E
1948 5 5 30 Bruce Bailey Los Angeles Rams B
6 5 40 George Grimes Los Angeles Rams B
18 9 164 Ray Brown Chicago Bears B
22 9 204 Lockwood Frizzell Philadelphia Eagles C
28 4 259 Joe McCary Boston Yanks B
32 1 294 George Neff Boston Yanks B
1949 19 6 187 Joe Leonard Los Angeles Rams T
1950 13 3 160 Carlton Elliott Green Bay Packers E
1951 1 12 12 Gene Schroeder Chicago Bears E
7 2 76 John Papit Washington Redskins B
20 2 233 Dick Johnson Green Bay Packers T
1952 5 9 58 Bob Miller Detroit Lions T
20 7 236 Jimmy Lesane Chicago Bears B
28 9 334 Joe Palumbo San Francisco 49ers G
1953 5 11 60 Tom Scott Los Angeles Rams E
21 12 253 Bob Tata Detroit Lions B
1954 13 8 153 Joe Mehalick Philadelphia Eagles T
1956 15 6 175 John Polzer Baltimore Colts QB
27 6 319 Herb Hartwell Baltimore Colts B
1957 5 3 52 Henry Jordan Cleveland Browns DT
19 10 227 Bob Gunderman Detroit Lions E
1958 7 9 82 John Diehl Baltimore Colts T
7 12 85 Hal Outten Detroit Lions T
16 5 186 Fred Polzer Washington Redskins E
19 1 218 Sonny Randle Chicago Cardinals B
1960 13 9 153 Dave Graham Philadelphia Eagles E
1962 4 14 56 Ron Gassert Green Bay Packers T
1963 4 11 53 Harlow Fullwood Baltimore Colts G
7 14 98 Turnley Todd Green Bay Packers LB
1964 14 12 194 Terry Sieg Cleveland Browns B
1965 7 11 95 Bob Kowalkowski Detroit Lions G
1966 4 8 56 Don Parker San Francisco 49ers G
8 7 117 John Pincavage Detroit Lions RB
1967 2 4 30 Bob Davis Houston Oilers QB
7 5 164 Ed Carrington Houston Oilers WR
10 18 255 Jim Copeland Cleveland Browns G
11 14 277 Carroll Jarvis San Diego Chargers RB
14 26 367 George Stetter New Orleans Saints DB
1968 5 25 136 John Naponic Oakland Raiders T
1969 5 9 113 Frank Quayle Denver Broncos RB
7 10 166 Jeff Anderson Washington Redskins RB
10 20 254 Greg Shelly Cleveland Browns G
14 9 347 Rick Brand Washington Redskins DT
15 10 374 Paul Rogers Washington Redskins T
1971 13 10 322 Dan Ryczek Washington Redskins C
1972 13 9 321 Andy Selfridge San Diego Chargers LB
1973 15 20 384 Dave Sullivan Cleveland Browns WR
1974 4 3 81 Harrison Davis San Diego Chargers WR
10 18 252 Paul Ryczek Atlanta Falcons C
11 10 270 Kent Merritt New Orleans Saints WR
1975 12 4 290 Dick Ambrose Cleveland Browns LB
15 17 381 Ken Shelton Denver Broncos TE
16 12 402 Ken Lambert Houston Oilers DB
1976 1 15 15 Tom Glassic Denver Broncos G
8 6 215 Scott Gardner Buffalo Bills QB
1977 2 25 53 Mike Ozdowski Baltimore Colts DE
1978 5 25 135 John Choma San Diego Chargers G
1979 9 4 224 Russ Henderson Baltimore Colts P
1980 5 8 118 Tony Blount New York Giants DB
8 18 211 Grant Hudson St. Louis Cardinals DT
1981 5 27 138 Tommy Vigorito Miami Dolphins RB
1982 4 21 104 Stuart Anderson Kansas City Chiefs LB
12 2 308 Greg Taylor New England Patriots WR
1984 7 17 185 Quentin Walker St. Louis Cardinals RB
8 7 203 Billy Griggs New York Jets TE
1985 2 12 40 Lester Lyles New York Jets DB
4 15 99 Bob Olderman Kansas City Chiefs G
7 25 193 Ron Mattes Seattle Seahawks T
1986 1 6 6 Jim Dombrowski New Orleans Saints T
3 7 62 Barry Word New Orleans Saints RB
6 18 156 Jim Huddleston Washington Redskins G
1987 10 4 255 Don Majkowski Green Bay Packers QB
1988 6 14 151 Scott Secules Dallas Cowboys QB
1989 1 14 14 Jeff Lageman New York Jets LB
2 2 30 John Ford Detroit Lions WR
7 19 186 David Griggs New Orleans Saints LB
1990 6 12 149 Marcus Wilson Los Angeles Raiders RB
8 5 198 Ray Savage Los Angeles Rams LB
11 12 288 Tim O'Connor Cincinnati Bengals T
1991 1 10 10 Herman Moore Detroit Lions WR
4 10 93 Tony Covington Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
9 15 238 Bruce McGonnigal Pittsburgh Steelers TE
11 6 284 Shawn Moore Denver Broncos QB
1992 1 10 10 Ray Roberts Seattle Seahawks T
2 12 40 Matt Blundin Kansas City Chiefs QB
10 21 273 Nikki Fisher Chicago Bears RB
1993 2 2 31 Chris Slade New England Patriots DE
3 22 78 Terry Kirby Miami Dolphins RB
4 4 88 David Ware New York Jets T
6 7 147 Greg Jeffries Detroit Lions DB
1994 3 6 71 Keith Lyle St. Louis Rams DB
5 30 161 Jon Reid Houston Oilers T
1995 3 30 94 Mike Frederick Cleveland Browns DE
4 9 107 Tyrone Davis New York Jets WR
6 35 206 Charles Way New York Giants RB
1996 5 27 159 Patrick Jeffers Denver Broncos WR
1997 1 8 8 James Farrior New York Jets LB
1 25 25 Jon Harris Philadelphia Eagles DE
2 4 34 Jamie Sharper Baltimore Ravens LB
2 6 36 Tiki Barber New York Giants RB
3 6 66 Ronde Barber Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
5 31 161 Duane Ashman Detroit Lions DE
1998 2 20 50 Germane Crowell Detroit Lions WR
5 18 141 Doug Karczewski New York Jets T
1999 1 30 30 Patrick Kerney Atlanta Falcons DE
4 29 124 Wali Rainer Cleveland Browns LB
4 36 131 Aaron Brooks Green Bay Packers QB
7 8 214 Antonio Dingle Pittsburgh Steelers DT
7 10 216 Anthony Poindexter Baltimore Ravens DB
7 20 226 Robert Hunt Tampa Bay Buccaneers G
2000 1 7 7 Thomas Jones Arizona Cardinals RB
3 32 94 John St. Clair St. Louis Rams C
6 18 184 Shannon Taylor San Diego Chargers LB
6 21 187 Antwan Harris New England Patriots DB
2001 5 10 141 Bill Baber Kansas City Chiefs TE
2002 4 20 118 Chris Luzar Jacksonville Jaguars TE
7 20 231 Monsanto Pope Denver Broncos DT
7 26 237 Antwoine Womack New England Patriots RB
2003 3 30 94 Angelo Crowell Buffalo Bills LB
3 31 95 Billy McMullen Philadelphia Eagles WR
2004 3 27 90 Matt Schaub Atlanta Falcons QB
2005 1 30 30 Heath Miller Pittsburgh Steelers TE
3 31 95 Darryl Blackstock Arizona Cardinals LB
4 10 111 Elton Brown Arizona Cardinals G
4 26 127 Alvin Pearman Jacksonville Jaguars RB
4 31 132 Chris Canty Dallas Cowboys DE
6 29 203 Andrew Hoffman Cleveland Browns DT
7 34 248 Patrick Estes San Francisco 49ers TE
2006 1 4 4 D'Brickashaw Ferguson New York Jets T
5 10 143 Brad Butler Buffalo Bills T
5 11 144 Marques Hagans St. Louis Rams WR
6 1 170 Wali Lundy Houston Texans RB
6 19 188 Kurt Smith San Diego Chargers K
2007 7 34 244 Jason Snelling Atlanta Falcons RB
7 35 245 Marcus Hamilton Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
2008 1 2 2 Chris Long St. Louis Rams DE
1 15 15 Branden Albert Kansas City Chiefs G
6 30 196 Tom Santi Indianapolis Colts TE
2009 1 8 8 Eugene Monroe Jacksonville Jaguars T
2 13 45 Clint Sintim New York Giants LB
6 12 185 Cedric Peerman Baltimore Ravens RB
6 35 208 John Phillips Dallas Cowboys TE
2010 2 2 34 Chris Cook Minnesota Vikings DB
2011 2 1 33 Ras-I Dowling New England Patriots DB
2012 7 30 237 Cam Johnson San Francisco 49ers DE
2013 5 8 141 Oday Aboushi New York Jets T
2014 3 2 66 Morgan Moses Washington Redskins T
4 34 134 Brent Urban Baltimore Ravens DT
6 29 205 Luke Bowanko Jacksonville Jaguars C
2015 3 15 79 Eli Harold San Francisco 49ers LB
6 3 179 Max Valles Oakland Raiders LB
2016 6 34 209 Maurice Canady Baltimore Ravens DB
2018 5 10 147 Micah Kiser Los Angeles Rams LB
5 21 158 Andrew Brown Cincinnati Bengals DE
2019 2 31 63 Juan Thornhill Kansas City Chiefs DB
6 25 198 Tim Harris San Francisco 49ers DB
2020 5 5 151 Joe Reed Los Angeles Chargers WR
5 12 158 Bryce Hall New York Jets DB
2022 3 9 73 Jelani Woods Indianapolis Colts TE
2023 5 24 159 Dontayvion Wicks Green Bay Packers WR
2024 6 8 184 Malik Washington Miami Dolphins WR

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Notable undrafted players

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Note: No drafts held before 1920

Year Player Position Debut Team Notes
1963 Gary Cuozzo QB Baltimore Colts
1981 Steve Potter LB Miami Dolphins
1983 Ed Reynolds LB New England Patriots
1993 Michael Husted K Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1995 Ryan Kuehl DT San Francisco 49ers
2000 Casey Crawford TE Carolina Panthers
Noel LaMontagne T Cleveland Browns
2001 Byron Thweatt LB Tennessee Titans
Patrick Washington FB Jacksonville Jaguars
2009 Kevin Ogletree WR Dallas Cowboys
2011 Danny Aiken LS Buffalo Bills
2019 Olamide Zaccheaus WR Atlanta Falcons

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