List of West Virginia Mountaineers in the NFL draft explained
The West Virginia Mountaineers football team, representing West Virginia University (WVU), has had 198 players selected in the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1] This includes nine players selected in the first round. The Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions have drafted the most Mountaineers overall, 16 and 15, respectively. The Baltimore Ravens are the only current franchise to not have drafted a player from WVU.[2] Fifteen Mountaineer draft choices have been selected to a Pro Bowl and eleven have won a league championship.
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 from 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]
Key
| † | Selected to an all-star game |
| ‡ | Won a league championship |
| Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship |
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National Football League Draft
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team[5] | Position | Notes |
|---|
| 1936 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Chicago Bears | T | NFL All-Star (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941)[6]
NFL All-Pro (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940)
NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1946, 1951)[7] [8] [9] [10]
NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| 1937 | 7 | 1 | 61 | | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
| 1938 | 7 | 8 | 58 | | New York Giants | RB | — |
| 1939 | 18 | 3 | 163 | | Cleveland Rams | G | — |
| 1940 | 13 | 4 | 114 | | Brooklyn Dodgers | G | — |
| 13 | 7 | 117 | | Chicago Bears | RB | NFL All-Star (1940, 1941)[11]
1943 NFL All-Pro
NFL Champion (1940, 1941, 1943)[12] |
| 1941 | 19 | 1 | 171 | | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 1943 | 17 | 1 | 151 | | Detroit Lions | G | — |
| 19 | 4 | 174 | | Brooklyn Dodgers | RB | — |
| 1944 | 22 | 4 | 212 | | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — |
| 28 | 3 | 288 | | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
| 1945 | 29 | 9 | 305 | | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
| 1946 | 17 | 3 | 153 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | — |
| 1948 | 3 | 5 | 18 | | Los Angeles Rams | DB | 1953 NFL Pro Bowl selection[13]
1953 NFL All-Pro selection
1951 NFL Champion |
| 11 | 10 | 95 | | Chicago Cardinals | G | — |
| 13 | 9 | 114 | | Philadelphia Eagles | QB | — |
| 1949 | 10 | 10 | 101 | | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 16 | 3 | 154 | | Green Bay Packers | T | — |
| 16 | 10 | 161 | | Philadelphia Eagles | E | — |
| 1950 | 9 | 10 | 115 | | San Francisco 49ers | B | — |
| 11 | 11 | 142 | | Los Angeles Rams | G | — |
| 13 | 2 | 159 | | New York Bulldogs | B | — |
| 15 | 11 | 194 | | Los Angeles Rams | C | — |
| 28 | 5 | 357 | | Washington Redskins | B | — |
| 1951 | 19 | 5 | 224 | | Philadelphia Eagles | T | — |
| 26 | 5 | 308 | | Detroit Lions | C | — |
| 1952 | 15 | 10 | 179 | | New York Giants | E | — |
| 1953 | 13 | 6 | 151 | | Green Bay Packers | C | — |
| 1954 | 4 | 3 | 40 | | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
| 8 | 4 | 89 | | New York Giants | T | — |
| 8 | 7 | 92 | | Washington Redskins | E | — |
| 12 | 7 | 140 | | Washington Redskins | E | — |
| 21 | 9 | 250 | | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 24 | 5 | 282 | | Chicago Bears | B | — |
| 24 | 9 | 286 | | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 29 | 8 | 345 | | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — |
| 1955 | 5 | 8 | 57 | | Philadelphia Eagles | G | — |
| 11 | 7 | 128 | | New York Giants | E | — |
| 18 | 6 | 211 | | Los Angeles Rams | T | — |
| 23 | 3 | 268 | | Washington Redskins | C | — |
| 1956 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Los Angeles Rams | FB | 1963 NFL Pro Bowl selection[14]
1963 NFL Champion[15] |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | † | San Francisco 49ers | T | NFL Pro Bowl (1960, 1965, 1966, 1967)[16]
NFL All-Pro (1959, 1961) |
| 3 | 5 | 30 | | New York Giants | LB | NFL Pro Bowl (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964)[17]
NFL All-Pro (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
1956 NFL Champion[18]
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
70 Greatest Washington Redskins honoree
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee |
| 3 | 11 | 36 | | Washington Redskins | QB | — |
| 4 | 12 | 49 | | Cleveland Browns | B | — |
| 11 | 12 | 133 | | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 1957 | 15 | 11 | 180 | | Chicago Bears | E | — |
| 21 | 9 | 250 | | Chicago Cardinals | E | — |
| 24 | 9 | 286 | | Chicago Cardinals | C | — |
| 29 | 4 | 341 | | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 1958 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Chicago Bears | G | NFL Pro Bowl (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971)[19]
NFL All-Pro (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970)
Super Bowl V MVP
Super Bowl VI Champion[20]
Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor honoree |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | B | — |
| 3 | 10 | 35 | | Baltimore Colts | G | — |
| 13 | 3 | 148 | | Philadelphia Eagles | QB | — |
| 19 | 4 | 221 | | Chicago Bears | E | — |
| 1959 | 6 | 8 | 67 | | Detroit Lions | T | — |
| 13 | 6 | 150 | | San Francisco 49ers | G | — |
| 21 | 4 | 244 | | Washington Redskins | B | — |
| 22 | 3 | 255 | | Chicago Cardinals | B | — |
| 1960 | 14 | 7 | 163 | | Cleveland Browns | T | — |
| 14 | 8 | 164 | | Philadelphia Eagles | B | — |
| 1962 | 6 | 8 | 78 | | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 15 | 14 | 210 | | Green Bay Packers | B | — |
| 1963 | 8 | 4 | 102 | † | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | 1968 NFL Pro Bowl selection[21] |
| 13 | 13 | 181 | | New York Giants | B | — |
| 19 | 5 | 257 | | Baltimore Colts | B | — |
| 1964 | 7 | 2 | 86 | | Philadelphia Eagles | C | — |
| 10 | 8 | 134 | | Detroit Lions | RB | — |
| 1965 | 15 | 2 | 198 | | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 1966 | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
| 6 | 6 | 86 | | Dallas Cowboys | WR | — |
| 15 | 10 | 225 | | Detroit Lions | DE | — |
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | 58 | | Denver Broncos | RB | — |
| 10 | 12 | 258 | | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
| 14 | 12 | 366 | | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | — |
| 14 | 19 | 373 | | Dallas Cowboys | DB | — |
| 1970 | 9 | 1 | 209 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | LB | — |
| 1971 | 3 | 5 | 57 | | Buffalo Bills | FB | — |
| 3 | 22 | 74 | | Miami Dolphins | LB | — |
| 8 | 19 | 201 | | New Orleans Saints | RB | — |
| 1972 | 16 | 15 | 405 | | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 1973 | 14 | 9 | 347 | | Baltimore Colts | RB | — |
| 1975 | 3 | 10 | 62 | | New York Giants | WR | — |
| 6 | 20 | 150 | | Cleveland Browns | DB | — |
| 8 | 6 | 188 | | Cleveland Browns | DT | — |
| 10 | 3 | 237 | | Atlanta Falcons | WR | — |
| 11 | 3 | 263 | | Atlanta Falcons | DT | — |
| 16 | 13 | 403 | | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 1976 | 3 | 30 | 90 | | Baltimore Colts | RB | — |
| 4 | 23 | 115 | | San Diego Chargers | WR | — |
| 8 | 16 | 225 | | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 14 | 5 | 380 | | New York Jets | C | — |
| 17 | 3 | 462 | | New Orleans Saints | TE | — |
| 17 | 25 | 484 | | Minnesota Vikings | DT | — |
| 1978 | 9 | 14 | 236 | | Atlanta Falcons | DB | — |
| 11 | 7 | 285 | | New Orleans Saints | RB | — |
| 1981 | 5 | 22 | 133 | | Houston Oilers | LB | — |
| 6 | 16 | 154 | | Miami Dolphins | DB | — |
| 10 | 21 | 269 | | Los Angeles Rams | RB | — |
| 1982 | 2 | 17 | 44 | | Houston Oilers | QB | — |
| 1983 | 2 | 11 | 39 | † | Buffalo Bills | LB | NFL Pro Bowl (1990, 1991)[22]
NFL All-Pro (1990, 1993) |
| 11 | 23 | 302 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE | — |
| 1984 | 3 | 3 | 59 | | New York Giants | QB | 1994 NFL Pro Bowl selection[23]
NFL Super Bowl Champion (XXI, XXV)[24] [25] |
| 9 | 22 | 246 | | Detroit Lions | WR | — |
| 12 | 9 | 317 | | Indianapolis Colts | DE | — |
| 1985 | 4 | 20 | 104 | † | St. Louis Cardinals | FB | NFL Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)[26]
1987 NFL All-Pro selection |
| 11 | 1 | 281 | | Houston Oilers | WR | — |
| 12 | 25 | 333 | | Buffalo Bills | K | — |
| 1986 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Kansas City Chiefs | T | — |
| 7 | 16 | 182 | | San Diego Chargers | LB | — |
| 1987 | 12 | 21 | 328 | | Cincinnati Bengals | RB | — |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 84 | | Cincinnati Bengals | DE | — |
| 1989 | 6 | 18 | 157 | | Houston Oilers | DB | — |
| 6 | 27 | 166 | | Cincinnati Bengals | RB | — |
| 7 | 5 | 172 | | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — |
| 8 | 2 | 197 | | Detroit Lions | DT | — |
| 8 | 14 | 209 | | New York Jets | RB | — |
| 8 | 22 | 217 | ‡ | Houston Oilers | DB | Super Bowl XXVI Champion[27] |
| 9 | 14 | 237 | | New York Jets | DT | — |
| 11 | 19 | 298 | | Houston Oilers | T | — |
| 1990 | 1 | 14 | 14 | † | New Orleans Saints | DE | 1993 NFL Pro Bowl selection[28]
1993 NFL All-Pro selection |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | | New York Jets | WR | — |
| 2 | 3 | 51 | ‡ | New York Giants | DE | Super Bowl XXV Champion |
| 7 | 3 | 168 | | New York Jets | LB | — |
| 9 | 9 | 229 | | Detroit Lions | T | — |
| 9 | 16 | 236 | | New Orleans Saints | T | — |
| 12 | 13 | 317 | | Los Angeles Raiders | QB | — |
| 1992 | 7 | 26 | 194 | | New England Patriots | DT | — |
| 10 | 1 | 253 | | Indianapolis Colts | LB | — |
| 1993 | 3 | 12 | 68 | ‡ | Detroit Lions | C | NFL Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII)[29] [30] |
| 5 | 8 | 120 | | New York Jets | RB | — |
| 1994 | 3 | 11 | 76 | | Arizona Cardinals | G | — |
| 6 | 8 | 169 | | Green Bay Packers | WR | — |
| 6 | 30 | 191 | | Dallas Cowboys | WR | — |
| 1995 | 2 | 24 | 56 | † | Chicago Bears | P | NFL Pro Bowl (2001, 2002, 2003)[31]
NFL All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2003) |
| 1996 | 3 | 2 | 63 | | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | — |
| 3 | 7 | 68 | | Kansas City Chiefs | DE | — |
| 4 | 29 | 124 | | New England Patriots | RB | — |
| 7 | 7 | 216 | | New England Patriots | TE | — |
| 2 | 20 | 50 | ‡ | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB | Super Bowl XL Champion[32] |
| 6 | 13 | 176 | | Cincinnati Bengals | LB | — |
| 1998 | 7 | 14 | 203 | | Atlanta Falcons | DT | — |
| 1999 | 2 | 2 | 33 | | Cincinnati Bengals | DB | — |
| 2 | 21 | 52 | | Tennessee Titans | DT | — |
| 2 | 24 | 55 | | Dallas Cowboys | G | — |
| 3 | 14 | 75 | † | Kansas City Chiefs | DE | 2003 NFL Pro Bowl selection[33] |
| 3 | 34 | 95 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB | — |
| 4 | 26 | 121 | | Jacksonville Jaguars | T | — |
| 2000 | 1 | 27 | 27 | | New York Jets | TE | — |
| 2 | 16 | 47 | | Oakland Raiders | WR | — |
| 2 | 19 | 50 | | Detroit Lions | LB | — |
| 6 | 2 | 168 | † | New Orleans Saints | QB | NFL Pro Bowl (2003, 2006)[34]
St. Louis Rams MVP (2002, 2004) |
| 2003 | 4 | 33 | 130 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T | — |
| 5 | 9 | 144 | | Detroit Lions | LB | — |
| 2004 | 7 | 18 | 219 | | Atlanta Falcons | RB | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Tennessee Titans | DB | — |
| 3 | 19 | 83 | | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — |
| 5 | 6 | 174 | | San Francisco 49ers | WR | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 | 179 | | Detroit Lions | DB | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 26 | 89 | | Houston Texans | RB | — |
| 5 | 28 | 163 | | Seattle Seahawks | FB | — |
| 6 | 28 | 194 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 | 44 | | Miami Dolphins | QB | — |
| 7 | 11 | 220 | | Buffalo Bills | DB | — |
| 7 | 13 | 222 | † | Indianapolis Colts | P | NFL Pro Bowl Pro Bowl (2014)
2× First-team All-Pro (2014, 2015) |
| 2010 | 7 | 24 | 231 | | Washington Redskins | T | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 98 | | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 5 | 3 | 134 | | Cincinnati Bengals | DB | — |
| 6 | 30 | 195 | | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
| 7 | 50 | 253 | | Washington Redskins | DT | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Seattle Seahawks | DE | — |
| 5 | 5 | 140 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | LB | — |
| 6 | 4 | 174 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | 8 | | St. Louis Rams | WR | — |
| 2 | 7 | 39 | | New York Jets | QB | — |
| 3 | 30 | 92 | | St. Louis Rams | WR | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 | 69 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB | — |
| 3 | 24 | 88 | | Cincinnati Bengals | DE | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Chicago Bears | WR | — |
| 4 | 35 | 134 | | Seattle Seahawks | G | — |
| 5 | 22 | 158 | | Arizona Cardinals | DE | — |
| 7 | 21 | 238 | | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Oakland Raiders | DB | — |
| 3 | 14 | 77 | | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 4 | 15 | 113 | | Chicago Bears | LB | — |
| 5 | 14 | 153 | | Philadelphia Eagles | RB | — |
| 5 | 22 | 159 | | Houston Texans | DB | — |
| 2017 | 3 | 35 | 99 | | Philadelphia Eagles | DB | — |
| 5 | 22 | 166 | | Philadelphia Eagles | WR | — |
| 2018 | 4 | 19 | 119 | | Los Angeles Chargers | DB | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 36 | 100 | | Carolina Panthers | QB | — |
| 3 | 37 | 101 | | New England Patriots | T | — |
| 4 | 18 | 120 | | Seattle Seahawks | WR | — |
| 4 | 19 | 121 | | New York Jets | TE | — |
| 6 | 15 | 188 | | Tennessee Titans | LB | — |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 | 152 | | Carolina Panthers | DB | — |
| 5 | 7 | 153 | | San Francisco 49ers | T | — |
| 2021 | 5 | 9 | 153 | | Cleveland Browns | LB | — |
| 2023 | 6 | 36 | 213 | | Arizona Cardinals | DT | – |
| 2024 | 2 | 19 | 51 | | Pittsburgh Steelers | C | – |
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Notable undrafted players
Note: No drafts held before 1936
Notes and References
- Web site: West Virginia Drafted Players/Alumni. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: . Draft History by School–West Virginia. April 27, 2012 .
- News: Draft order to change for playoff teams . ESPN . John . Clayton . March 26, 2009 . February 18, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218100315/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4015265 . live .
- 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.
- This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
- Web site: Joe Stydahar NFL Football Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1940 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1941 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1946 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1951 Los Angeles Rams Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Harry Clarke NFL Football Statistics. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: 1943 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: Tom Keane NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 6, 2012.
- Web site: 1963 NFL Pro Bowlers. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 6, 2012.
- Web site: 1963 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: Bruce Bosley NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Sam Huff NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1956 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Chuck Howley NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1971 Dallas Cowboys Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1968 NFL Pro Bowlers. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 6, 2012.
- Web site: Darryl Talley NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. February 6, 2012.
- Web site: Jeff Hostetler NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1986 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1990 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Ron Wolfley NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 1991 Washington Redskins Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: Renaldo Turnbull NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 2001 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: 2003 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: Todd Sauerbrun NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 28, 2012.
- Web site: Gary Stills NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
- Web site: Marc Bulger NFL Football Statistics. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 27, 2012.
