List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the NFL Draft
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program has had 75 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.
Terry Bradshaw was the 1st overall pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970 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 a NFL championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship | ||||
Selections
Larry Brewer was the 194th overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1970 NFL Draft.
Matt Stover was the 329th overall pick by the New York Giants in the 1990 NFL Draft.
Willie Roaf was the 8th overall pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 1993 NFL Draft.
Luke McCown was the 106th overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2004 NFL Draft.
Ryan Moats was the 77th overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2005 NFL Draft.
| 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 | — |
| 4 | 33 | 139 | Amik Robertson | Las Vegas Raiders | DB | — |
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).
- 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.
- 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 2010-05-28.
- "Louisiana Tech in NFL Draft" (PDF). Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "NFL Players who attended Louisiana Tech University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "Bulldogs in the NFL". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "Louisiana Tech Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- Specific
- Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
- Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
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