Kelechi Osemele was drafted 60th overall Connell by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL draft The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). ISU has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL), since the first draft in 1936, through the 2023 NFL draft .[ 1] George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers , and Will McDonald IV with the 15th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft by the New York Jets . Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints ; he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens ; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle . Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
Through the annual NFL Draft, each NFL franchise gets the chance to add new players to their teams. The current draft rules were established in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year gets to pick first, then the next-worst team picks second, and so on. Teams that were not in the playoffs receive their draft order by their regular-season record. If 2 or more non-playoff teams have the same record, the tie breaker used is their strength of schedule. Playoff teams receive their draft order after all the non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[ 2]
In 1944, the All-America Football Conference was established and it began play in 1946 in direct competition with the NFL. From 1946 to 1949, the two leagues fiercely competed for the top college football prospects with each league holding their own drafts, before the AAFC finally merged with the NFL at the end of the 1949 season.
Like the AAFC earlier, 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.
Key
Selections
Ahtyba Rubin was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns Seneca Wallace was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks Tim Dobbins was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers A. J. Klein was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers Sage Rosenfels was drafted in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins Jeremiah George was drafted in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New York Jets Reggie Stephens was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals
Year[ A 1] [ A 2]
Round
Pick
Overall
Player
Team[ A 3]
Position
Notes
1939
7
6
56
Charles Heileman Chicago Bears
E
13
6
116
Ed Bock |
Chicago Bears
G
16
3
143
Gordon Reupke Cleveland Rams
B
17
8
158
Clyde Shugart ‡
Washington Redskins
G
1941 , 1942 )
18
5
165
Paul Morin Brooklyn Dodgers
T
22
1
196
Everett Kircher Chicago Bears
B
1941
8
10
70
Henry Wilder Washington Redskins
B
1943
16
2
142
Paul Darling Philadelphia Eagles
B
21
1
191
Royal (Ace) Lohry Detroit Lions
B
1944
25
9
261
Howard Tippe Card-Pitt
B
1945
24
7
248
Charley Wright Chicago Bears
G
1947
12
1
96
LaVerne Camarata Detroit Lions
B
1948
13
4
109
Bob Jensen Boston Yanks
DE
1949
19
9
190
Dean Laun Chicago Cardinals
E
1950
12
5
149
Bill Chauncey Washington Redskins
B
20
7
255
Webb Halbert Chicago Cardinals
B
21
9
270
Bob Angle Chicago Bears
B
1951
5
5
55
Jim Doran ‡
Detroit Lions
E
1960 )
10
3
113
Bob Jensen Washington Redskins
E
18
6
213
Bill Weeks Philadelphia Eagles
B
1952
15
4
173
Malcolm Schmidt Philadelphia Eagles
E
18
8
213
Stan Campbell †
Detroit Lions
G
23
4
269
Maury Schnell Philadelphia Eagles
B
1953
19
5
222
Bill Byrus Chicago Bears
T
20
7
236
Rollie Arns Philadelphia Eagles
C
1955
28
11
337
Herb McDermott Detroit Lions
T
1956
28
12
337
Ollie Sparks Cleveland Browns
G
1957
26
10
311
Chuck Muelhaupt Detroit Lions
G
1958
15
10
179
John Scheldrup Detroit Lions
E
21
11
252
Bill Martin Cleveland Browns
E
1959
22
10
262
Gale Gibson New York Giants
E
1960
15
9
177
Tom Watkins Cleveland Browns
B
1961
8
4
57
Tom Watkins Oakland Raiders AFL
B
20
2
268
Jerry Morgan Dallas Cowboys
B
21
1
161
Jim Morgan Denver Broncos AFL
B
24
2
186
Don Webb *
Boston Patriots AFL
DB
1969 )1967 )
1963
4
13
55
Chuck Walton Detroit Lions
G
7
3
87
Dave Hoppmann New York Giants
B
13
2
98
Chuck Walton San Diego Chargers AFL
G
1964
17
3
227
Ozzie Clay Washington Redskins
WR
18
10
248
Dave Hoover St. Louis Cardinals
B
1965
5
1
57
Tom Vaughn Detroit Lions
DB
11
1
81
Tom Vaughn Denver Broncos AFL
DB
12
4
92
John Berrington New York Jets AFL
LB
12
5
93
Mike Cox Kansas City Chiefs AFL
LB
19
6
258
Roosevelt Ellerbe Washington Redskins
B
1966
6
8
88
Tim Van Galder St. Louis Cardinals
QB
16
8
238
Dick Kasperek St. Louis Cardinals
C
1967
3
3
56
Larry Carwell Houston Oilers
DB
3
19
72
Eppie Barney Cleveland Browns
WR
7
7
166
Ted Tuinstra Detroit Lions
T
10
3
240
Dick Schafroth Atlanta Falcons
T
1968
10
8
254
Doug Robinson New Orleans Saints
DB
10
13
259
Tom Busch St. Louis Cardinals
WR
14
1
355
Les Webster Cincinnati Bengals
RB
1969
11
15
275
Sam Campbell Chicago Bears
DT
1971
2
21
47
Otto Stowe †
Miami Dolphins
WR
VII )
9
23
231
Therman Couch San Francisco 49ers
LB
13
17
329
Jeff Allen St. Louis Cardinals
DB
14
22
360
Tom Lorenz Detroit Lions
TE
16
16
406
Darrell Jansonius Kansas City Chiefs
G
1972
7
23
179
Dean Carlson Kansas City Chiefs
QB
1973
1
14
14
George Amundson Houston Oilers
RB
5
26
130
Dave McCurry Miami Dolphins
DB
7
14
170
Tommy Campbell Atlanta Falcons
DB
11
14
274
Geary Murdock Minnesota Vikings
G
14
6
344
Merv Krakau Buffalo Bills
LB
1974
2
25
51
Matt Blair *
Minnesota Vikings
LB
1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 )1980 )
4
13
91
Ike Harris St. Louis Cardinals
WR
5
11
115
Keith Krepfle *
Philadelphia Eagles
TE
1979 )
13
23
335
Ted Jornov Cincinnati Bengals
LB
15
17
381
Willie Jones Atlanta Falcons
WR
15
23
387
Larry Hunt Pittsburgh Steelers
DT
1975
5
23
127
Barry Hill Miami Dolphins
DB
9
8
216
Mike Strachan New Orleans Saints
RB
12
2
288
Brad Storm Baltimore Colts
LB
12
14
300
Andre Roundtree Detroit Lions
LB
16
24
141
Tom Goedjen Minnesota Vikings
K
1976
9
2
239
Bob Bos Seattle Seahawks
T
11
15
306
Greg Pittman Denver Broncos
LB
11
18
309
Forry Smith Buffalo Bills
WR
12
20
338
Randy Young Miami Dolphins
T
1977
4
12
96
Luther Blue Detroit Lions
WR
7
11
178
Al Dixon New York Giants
TE
8
16
211
Otis Rodgers New York Giants
LB
12
13
320
Dave Greenwood Detroit Lions
G
1978
7
28
194
Tom Randall Dallas Cowboys
G
1979
2
3
31
Mike Stensrud Houston Oilers
DT
1981
7
3
169
Kenny Neil New York Jets
DE
1982
3
24
79
Dwayne Crutchfield New York Jets
RB
7
3
170
Dan Johnson Miami Dolphins
TE
1983
3
14
70
Karl Nelson †
New York Giants
T
XXI )
1984
6
2
142
Chris Washington Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB
8
8
204
Bruce Reimers Cincinnati Bengals
G
11
8
288
Dan Martin New York Jets
T
1985
5
20
132
Tracy Henderson New York Giants
WR
1986
9
20
241
Jim Luebbers New York Giants
DE
1987
8
8
203
Dennis Gibson Detroit Lions
LB
9
13
236
Terrence Anthony Atlanta Falcons
DB
12
14
321
Bill Berthusen New York Giants
DT
1989
10
22
273
Joe Henderson New Orleans Saints
RB
1990
2
14
39
Keith Sims *
Miami Dolphins
G
1993 , 1994 , 1995 )1994 ) and (1995 )
10
6
254
Mike Busch Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TE
1991
4
19
102
Marcus Robertson *
Houston Oilers
DB
1993 )
5
10
121
Gene Williams Miami Dolphins
G
6
9
148
Blaise Bryant New York Jets
RB
1997
3
2
62
Troy Davis |
New Orleans Saints
RB
3
25
85
Tim Kohn Oakland Raiders
T
1998
5
15
138
Oliver Ross Dallas Cowboys
T
2001
3
25
87
Reggie Hayward Denver Broncos
DE
4
14
109
Sage Rosenfels Washington Redskins
QB
7
6
206
James Reed New York Jets
DT
2002
7
12
223
Mike Banks Arizona Cardinals
TE
—
2003
4
13
110
Seneca Wallace Seattle Seahawks
QB
2005
3
20
84
Ellis Hobbs New England Patriots
DB
2006
5
19
151
Tim Dobbins San Diego Chargers
LB
2007
7
31
241
Aaron Brant Chicago Bears
G
2008
5
12
147
Alvin Bowen Buffalo Bills
LB
6
24
190
Ahtyba Rubin Cleveland Browns
DT
2010
7
21
228
Reggie Stephens Cincinnati Bengals
C
2012
2
28
60
Kelechi Osemele †
Baltimore Ravens
T
2016 , 2017 )XLVII )
2013
5
15
148
A. J. Klein Carolina Panthers
LB
7
40
246
Carter Bykowski San Francisco 49ers
T
2014
5
14
154
Jeremiah George New York Jets
LB
2019
3
9
73
David Montgomery Chicago Bears
RB
4
1
103
Hakeem Butler Arizona Cardinals
WR
2021
4
14
119
Kene Nwangwu Minnesota Vikings
RB
2022
2
4
36
Breece Hall New York Jets
RB
4
11
116
Eyioma Uwazurike Denver Broncos
DT
4
23
128
Charlie Kolar Baltimore Ravens
TE
7
41
262
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers
QB
2023 )
2023
1
15
15
Will McDonald IV New York Jets
DE
6
28
205
Xavier Hutchinson Houston Texans
WR
7
25
242
Anthony Johnson Jr. Green Bay Packers
DB
2024
4
30
130
T. J. Tampa Baltimore Ravens
DB
[ 3]
Notable undrafted players
Note: No drafts held before 1920
See also
Notes
^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes a player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the
NFL Draft .
^ From 1946 through 1949, teams with a superscript AAFC denotes a player drafted in the All-America Football Conference 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.
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