Michael Crabtree was drafted 10th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL draft. The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team , representing Texas Tech University , has had 157 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[ 1] [ A 1] overall number one pick , Dave Parks in the 1964 NFL draft .[ 4] Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have drafted the most Red Raiders, eleven and nine, respectively. The Carolina Panthers are the only current franchise to not have drafted a player from Texas Tech.[ 5] Pro Bowl , seven former Red Raiders have won a league championship with their respective teams, and three former Red Raiders have been selected to both a Pro Bowl and won a league championship. Only one former Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes, has gone on to win the league Most Valuable Player award.
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 ).[ 6]
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 ". When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common draft simply became the NFL draft.[ 2] [ 3] [ 7]
This list does not include undrafted Texas Tech players that have played for the NFL, for example, Wes Welker .
Key † Selected to an all-star game ‡ Won a league championship ♦ Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship
Selections
Year Round Pick Overall Player Team[ A 3] Position Notes 1938 6 2 42 Herschel Ramsey Philadelphia Eagles E 1939 3 3 18 Elmer Tarbox Cleveland Rams B 1940 7 10 60 Rex Williams New York Giants C 11 1 91 Bill Davis Chicago Cardinals C 1941 18 9 169 Lonnie McCurry Brooklyn Dodgers G 1942 19 3 173 Charley Dvoracek Philadelphia Eagles B 1943 9 6 76 Doyle Caraway New York Giants G 1944 7 1 55 Rodger Smith Chicago Cardinals B 23 2 232 Bucky Gillenwater Brooklyn Dodgers T 1945 1 11 11 Walt Schlinkman Green Bay Packers FB 27 10 284 Jack Dillon New York Giants E 1946 12 7 107 Pat Farris Detroit Lions T 18 9 169 Ed Robnett Washington Redskins FB 28 1 261 Newman Ledbetter Chicago Cardinals T 1947 18 2 157 Tuffy Nabors Boston Yanks C 26 8 243 Gene Standefer Los Angeles Rams B 28 5 260 Joe Smith Chicago Cardinals E 30 6 281 Bernie Winkler Philadelphia Eagles T 1948 24 3 218 Floyd Lawhorn Washington Redskins G 32 3 296 Ralph Earhart Green Bay Packers E 1949 5 2 43 Glenn Lewis Green Bay Packers B 6 6 57 Charles Reynolds Los Angeles Rams B 14 3 154 Bobby Williams Green Bay Packers C 23 2 223 Bill Kelley Green Bay Packers E 1950 27 4 343 Elbert Johnson Detroit Lions E 1951 20 8 239 Jerrell Price [ A 7] New York Yanks T 27 8 323 Ed Price New York Yanks B 29 9 349 Earl Jackson Los Angeles Rams B 1952 6 12 73 Jerrell Price [ A 7] Los Angeles Rams T 13 11 157 Aubrey Phillips Los Angeles Rams C 1953 18 3 208 Jim Turner Washington Redskins B 1954 3 1 26 Bobby Cavazos Chicago Cardinals B 8 2 87 Jimmie Williams Green Bay Packers T 17 10 203 Carl Kautz San Francisco 49ers T 1955 9 2 99 Walter Bryan Baltimore Colts B 10 6 115 Claude Harland Los Angeles Rams E 21 12 253 Rick Spinks Cleveland Browns FB 22 6 259 Ken Elmore Los Angeles Rams T 1956 3 1 26 Bill Herchman San Francisco 49ers T 6 6 67 Don Schmidt Baltimore Colts B 12 5 138 Jerry Walker Chicago Cardinals T 13 5 150 James Sides Philadelphia Eagles FB 19 7 224 Ken Vakey Green Bay Packers E 21 4 245 Ronnie Herr Chicago Cardinals B 1957 8 11 96 Bob Kilcullen ‡ Chicago Bears T 1963 )[ 13] 13 11 156 Don Williams Chicago Bears QB 1958 7 4 77 Gene Bentley Chicago Bears B 24 9 286 Max Brod New York Giants B 27 6 319 Floyd Dellinger Pittsburgh Steelers QB 27 10 323 Bob Witucki San Francisco 49ers QB 1961 2 3 16 E. J. Holub ♦ [ A 4] Dallas Cowboys LB [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] IV )[ 11] 1962 3 12 40 Pat Holmes † Philadelphia Eagles T [ 14] 12 9 163 Bake Turner ♦ Baltimore Colts RB [ 15] [ 16] III )[ 16] 1963 12 4 158 Roger Gill [ A 5] Philadelphia Eagles RB 16 14 224 Coolidge Hunt Green Bay Packers FB 1964 1 1 1 Dave Parks † [ A 6] San Francisco 49ers E 1964 , 1965 , 1966 )[ 12] 1965 1 7 7 Donny Anderson ♦ Green Bay Packers B 1968 )[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] I , II )[ 18] [ 19] 9 5 117 Jim Zanios Dallas Cowboys RB 15 3 199 John Carrell Pittsburgh Steelers T 18 8 246 Leo Lowery Los Angeles Rams RB 18 10 248 Jeff White Green Bay Packers E 1966 14 5 205 Jerry Lovelace Washington Redskins RB 1967 12 1 289 Ronnie Pack New Orleans Saints B 1968 4 10 93 Ed Mooney Detroit Lions LB 15 25 406 Mike Leinert Oakland Raiders RB 1969 4 9 87 Jacky Stewart Baltimore Colts RB 6 12 142 Ken Vinyard Green Bay Packers K 13 1 312 Leon Lovelace Buffalo Bills T 13 16 329 Jim Moylan Minnesota Vikings T 15 16 380 Gary Golden Minnesota Vikings DB 1970 3 23 75 Denton Fox Dallas Cowboys DB 9 26 234 Charley Evans Kansas City Chiefs T 12 21 307 Jerry Sanders Cleveland Browns K 1972 10 2 236 John Odom New York Giants DB 1973 9 12 220 Russell Ingram Atlanta Falcons C 15 6 370 Don Rives Chicago Bears LB 1974 2 12 38 Andre Tillman Miami Dolphins TE 13 4 316 Joe Barnes Chicago Bears QB 1975 7 16 172 Lawrence Williams New England Patriots WR 16 14 404 Calvin Jones Philadelphia Eagles WR 1976 6 2 158 Curtis Jordan ‡ Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB XVII )[ 20] 17 9 468 Tony Green Atlanta Falcons DB 1977 3 11 67 Thomas Howard Sr. Kansas City Chiefs LB 6 21 196 Tommy Duniven Cincinnati Bengals QB 1978 4 6 90 Billy Taylor New York Giants RB 5 5 115 Eric Felton New Orleans Saints DB 5 22 132 Jim Krahl New York Giants DT 8 9 203 Mike Mock New York Jets P 12 8 314 Dan Irons San Francisco 49ers T 1979 11 16 291 Brian Nelson Minnesota Vikings WR 1980 3 10 66 James Hadnot Kansas City Chiefs RB 4 19 102 Larry Flowers Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB 8 2 195 Ken Walter Baltimore Colts T 8 16 209 Jeff Copeland Cleveland Browns LB 10 20 269 Willie Stephens Chicago Bears DB 1981 1 21 21 Ted Watts ‡ Oakland Raiders DB XVIII )[ 21] 1982 8 20 215 Maury Buford ‡ San Diego Chargers P XX )[ 22] 8 25 220 Tate Randle Miami Dolphins DB 10 10 261 Ron Reeves Houston Oilers QB 1983 1 21 21 Gabriel Rivera Pittsburgh Steelers DT 9 14 238 Hasson Arbubakrr Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT 10 5 256 Anthony Hutchison Chicago Bears RB 1984 7 14 182 Stan David Buffalo Bills DB 1985 5 9 121 Dwayne Jiles Philadelphia Eagles LB 7 13 181 Joe Walter Cincinnati Bengals T 11 12 292 Brad White New York Jets DE 1986 3 24 79 Tim Crawford New York Jets LB 4 7 89 Carl Carter St. Louis Cardinals DB 12 14 319 King Simmons Cleveland Browns DB 1987 2 5 33 Roland Mitchell Buffalo Bills DB 5 5 117 Timmy Smith ‡ Washington Redskins RB XXII )[ 23] 9 16 239 Leonard Jones Minnesota Vikings DB 1988 5 13 133 Eric Everett Philadelphia Eagles DB 6 23 161 Lemuel Stinson Chicago Bears DB 10 17 266 Artis Jackson Miami Dolphins DT 1989 2 23 51 Billy Joe Tolliver San Diego Chargers QB 1990 5 11 121 James Gray New England Patriots RB 1991 4 5 88 Sammy Walker Pittsburgh Steelers DB 1992 8 4 200 Anthony McDowell Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB 12 9 317 Don Harris Dallas Cowboys DB 1994 3 26 91 Bam Morris Pittsburgh Steelers RB 6 9 170 Lloyd Hill Chicago Bears WR 6 15 176 Derrell Mitchell New Orleans Saints WR 1996 5 1 133 Marcus Coleman New York Jets DB 5 22 154 Zach Thomas † Miami Dolphins LB 1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2006 )[ 24] 1997 2 11 41 Byron Hanspard Atlanta Falcons RB 1998 7 36 225 Tony Darden Minnesota Vikings DB 1999 2 27 58 Montae Reagor ‡ Denver Broncos DT XLI )[ 25] 5 34 167 Darwin Brown Denver Broncos DB 2000 5 1 130 Anthony Malbrough Cleveland Browns DB 5 27 156 Sammy Morris Buffalo Bills FB 2001 7 37 237 Kris Kocurek Seattle Seahawks DT 2002 4 29 127 Kevin Curtis San Francisco 49ers DB 2003 6 21 194 Aaron Hunt Denver Broncos DT 6 28 201 Kliff Kingsbury ‡ New England Patriots QB XXXVIII )[ 26] 2004 4 3 99 Carlos Francis Oakland Raiders WR 7 47 248 B. J. Symons Houston Texans QB 2005 4 28 129 Dylan Gandy ‡ Indianapolis Colts G XLI )[ 25] 5 14 150 Daniel Loper Tennessee Titans T 7 20 234 Mike Smith Baltimore Ravens LB 2006 7 16 224 E. J. Whitley Dallas Cowboys C 2007 4 18 117 Manny Ramirez Detroit Lions G 6 14 188 Joel Filani Tennessee Titans WR 7 32 242 Keyunta Dawson Indianapolis Colts LB 2009 1 10 10 Michael Crabtree San Francisco 49ers WR 2 16 48 Darcel McBath Denver Broncos DB 3 14 78 Louis Vasquez San Diego Chargers G 4 20 120 Brandon Williams Dallas Cowboys DE 2010 6 27 196 Jamar Wall Dallas Cowboys DB 2011 7 29 232 Baron Batch Pittsburgh Steelers RB 2014 2 17 49 Jace Amaro New York Jets TE 7 14 238 Will Smith Dallas Cowboys LB 2016 3 19 82 Le'Raven Clark Indianapolis Colts T 5 4 143 DeAndré Washington Oakland Raiders RB 6 11 186 Jakeem Grant Miami Dolphins WR 2017 1 10 10 Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs QB 2018 , 2022 )LIV , LVII ) 2018 4 3 103 Keke Coutee Houston Texans WR 6 18 191 Dylan Cantrell Los Angeles Chargers WR 2019 7 39 253 Dakota Allen Los Angeles Rams LB 2020 1 27 27 Jordyn Brooks Seattle Seahawks LB 5 24 170 Broderick Washington Jr. Baltimore Ravens DT 2021 4 18 123 Zech McPhearson Philadelphia Eagles DB 7 8 236 Jack Anderson Buffalo Bills G 2022 4 20 125 Erik Ezukanma Miami Dolphins WR 7 25 246 Dawson Deaton Cleveland Browns C 2023 1 7 7 Tyree Wilson Las Vegas Raiders DE 2024 4 4 104 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Arizona Cardinals DB 7 16 236 Myles Cole Jacksonville Jaguars DB 2025 3 34 98 Caleb Rogers Las Vegas Raiders OT 6 17 193 Tahj Brooks Cincinnati Bengals RB
Notes ^ 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] [ 3] ^ In American and Canadian football, a back is a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage. ^ a b This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team. ^ a b E. J. Holub was drafted in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys (16th overall) and in the 1961 AFL draft by the Dallas Texans (6th overall). ^ a b Roger Gill was drafted in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (158th overall) and in the 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (170th overall). ^ a b Dave Parks was drafted in the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers (1st overall) and in the 1964 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (32nd overall). ^ a b Jerrell Price was drafted in 1951 by the New York Yanks (239th overall) and in 1952 by the Los Angeles Rams (73rd overall).
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