NFL Draft Results & College Pipelines

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Big Ten51

SEC37

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ACC23

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UCLA6

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1	1	Tom Cousineau	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	Bills	—	—	-	—
2	1	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State	Pac-12	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
3	1	Jack Thompson	QB	Washington State	Pac-12	Bengals	—	—	-	Downey, CA
4	1	Dan Hampton	DT	Arkansas	SEC	Bears	—	—	-	—
5	1	Jerry Butler	WR	Clemson	ACC	Bills	—	—	-	—
6	1	Barry Krauss	LB	Alabama	SEC	Colts	—	—	-	—
7	1	Phil Simms	QB	Morehead State	—	Giants	—	—	-	—
8	1	Ottis Anderson	RB	Miami	ACC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
9	1	Al Harris	DE	Arizona State	Big 12	Bears	—	—	-	—
10	1	Keith Dorney	OT	Penn State	Big Ten	Lions	—	—	-	—
11	1	Russell Erxleben	PUNTER	Texas	SEC	Saints	—	—	-	—
12	1	Charles Alexander	RB	LSU	SEC	Bengals	—	—	-	—
13	1	Kellen Winslow	TE	Missouri	SEC	Chargers	—	—	-	—
14	1	Marty Lyons	DE	Alabama	SEC	Jets	—	—	-	—
15	1	Eddie Lee Ivery	RB	Georgia Tech	ACC	Packers	—	—	-	—
16	1	Ted Brown	RB	NC State	ACC	Vikings	—	—	-	—
17	1	Don Smith	DT	Miami	ACC	Falcons	—	—	-	—
18	1	Manu Tuiasosopo	DT	UCLA	Big Ten	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
19	1	George Andrews	LB	Nebraska	Big Ten	Rams	—	—	-	—
20	1	Willis Adams	WR	Houston	Big 12	Browns	—	—	-	—
21	1	Jerry Robinson	LB	UCLA	Big Ten	Eagles	—	—	-	—
22	1	Kelvin Clark	OT	Nebraska	Big Ten	Broncos	—	—	-	—
23	1	Steve Fuller	QB	Clemson	ACC	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
24	1	Jon Giesler	OT	Michigan	Big Ten	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
25	1	Rick Sanford	DB	South Carolina	SEC	Patriots	—	—	-	—
26	1	Kent Hill	OT	Georgia Tech	ACC	Rams	—	—	-	—
27	1	Robert Shaw	C	Tennessee	SEC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
28	1	Greg Hawthorne	RB	Baylor	Big 12	Steelers	—	—	-	—
29	2	James Owens	RB	UCLA	Big Ten	49ers	—	—	-	—
30	2	Dan Ross	TE	Northeastern	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
31	2	Mike Stensrud	DE	Iowa State	Big 12	Titans	—	—	-	—
32	2	Fred Smerlas	DT	Boston College	ACC	Bills	—	—	-	—
33	2	Greg Roberts	OG	Oklahoma	SEC	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
34	2	Gordon Jones	WR	Pittsburgh	ACC	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
35	2	Theotis Brown	RB	UCLA	Big Ten	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
36	2	Earnest Gray	WR	Memphis	American Athletic	Giants	—	—	-	—
37	2	Ken Fantetti	LB	Wyoming	Mountain West	Lions	—	—	-	—
38	2	Reggie Mathis	LB	Oklahoma	SEC	Saints	—	—	-	—
39	2	Rickey Watts	WR	Tulsa	American Athletic	Bears	—	—	-	—
40	2	Lawrence Johnson	DB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	Browns	—	—	-	—
41	2	Mark Gastineau	DE	East Central (OK)	—	Jets	—	—	-	—
42	2	Willie Jones	DE	Florida State	ACC	Raiders	—	—	-	—
43	2	Dave Huffman	C	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Vikings	—	—	-	—
44	2	Steve Atkins	RB	Maryland	Big Ten	Packers	—	—	-	—
45	2	Joe Norman	LB	Indiana	Big Ten	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
46	2	Calvin Favron	LB	SE Louisiana	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
47	2	Sam Claphan	OT	Oklahoma	SEC	Browns	—	—	-	—
48	2	Petey Perot	OG	Northwestern State	—	Eagles	—	—	-	—
49	2	Pat Howell	OG	USC	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
50	2	Jesse Baker	DE	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	Titans	—	—	-	—
51	2	Jim Haslett	LB	Indiana-Pennsylvania	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
52	2	Bob Golic	DT	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	Patriots	—	—	-	—
53	2	Jeff Toews	OT	Washington	Big Ten	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
54	2	Eddie Hill	RB	Memphis	American Athletic	Rams	—	—	-	—
55	2	Aaron Mitchell	DB	UNLV	Mountain West	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
56	2	Zack Valentine	LB	East Carolina	American Athletic	Steelers	—	—	-	—
57	3	Michael Jackson	LB	Washington	Big Ten	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
58	3	Jeff Moore	WR	Tennessee	SEC	Rams	—	—	-	—
59	3	Barney Cotton	OG	Nebraska	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
60	3	Jerry Eckwood	RB	Arkansas	SEC	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
61	3	Tony Nathan	RB	Alabama	SEC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
62	3	Jon Borchardt	OT	Montana State	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
63	3	Mel Land	LB	Michigan State	Big Ten	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
64	3	Joe Bostic	OT	Clemson	ACC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
65	3	Ronnie Lee	TE	Baylor	Big 12	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
66	3	Willie McClendon	RB	Georgia	SEC	Bears	—	—	-	—
67	3	Bo Robinson	RB	West Texas A&M	—	Lions	—	—	-	—
68	3	Donald Dykes	DB	SE Louisiana	—	Jets	—	—	-	—
69	3	Kim Anderson	DB	Arizona State	Big 12	Colts	—	—	-	—
70	3	James Ramey	DE	Kentucky	SEC	Browns	—	—	-	—
71	3	Charles Johnson	DT	Maryland	Big Ten	Packers	—	—	-	—
72	3	Kenny King	RB	Oklahoma	SEC	Titans	—	—	-	—
73	3	Clifford Thrift	LB	East Central (OK)	—	Chargers	—	—	-	—
74	3	Tony Franklin	PLACE KICKER	Texas A&M	SEC	Eagles	—	—	-	—
75	3	James Mayberry	RB	Colorado	Big 12	Falcons	—	—	-	—
76	3	Doug Cosbie	TE	Santa Clara	—	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
77	3	Bruce Radford	DE	Grambling	—	Broncos	—	—	-	—
78	3	Reginald Lewis	DE	North Texas	American Athletic	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
79	3	William Andrews	RB	Auburn	SEC	Falcons	—	—	-	—
80	3	Rick Berns	RB	Nebraska	Big Ten	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
81	3	Mike Wellman	C	Kansas	Big 12	Rams	—	—	-	—
82	3	Joe Montana	QB	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	49ers	—	—	-	—
83	4	Ken Johnson	DE	Unknown	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
84	4	James White	DT	Albany State GA	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
85	4	Frank Manumaleuga	LB	San José State	Mountain West	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
86	4	Russell Davis	RB	Michigan	Big Ten	Steelers	—	—	-	—
87	4	Jeff Nixon	DB	Richmond	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
88	4	Ulysses Norris	TE	Georgia	SEC	Lions	—	—	-	—
89	4	Roy Green	DB	Henderson State	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
90	4	Phil Tabor	DE	Oklahoma	SEC	Giants	—	—	-	—
91	4	Vaughn Lusby	DB	Arkansas	SEC	Bengals	—	—	-	—
92	4	Jonathan Brooks	LB	Clemson	ACC	Lions	—	—	-	—
93	4	Jim Kovach	LB	Kentucky	SEC	Saints	—	—	-	—
94	4	Ben Cowins	RB	Arkansas	SEC	Eagles	—	—	-	—
95	4	Matt Miller	OT	Colorado	Big 12	Browns	—	—	-	—
96	4	Eric Cunningham	OG	Penn State	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
97	4	Steve Dils	QB	Stanford	ACC	Vikings	—	—	-	—
98	4	Johnny Lynn	DB	UCLA	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
99	4	Derwin Tucker	DB	Illinois	Big Ten	Rams	—	—	-	—
100	4	Lynn Cain	RB	USC	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
101	4	Charles Johnson	DB	Grambling	—	Falcons	—	—	-	—
102	4	Mark E. Bell	TE	Colorado State	Pac-12	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
103	4	Don Warren	TE	San Diego State	Pac-12	Washington	—	—	-	—
104	4	John Floyd	WR	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	Chargers	—	—	-	—
105	4	Charles Jefferson	DB	McNeese	—	Broncos	—	—	-	—
106	4	Eddie Hare	PUNTER	Tulsa	American Athletic	Patriots	—	—	-	—
107	4	Steve Howell	RB	Baylor	Big 12	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
108	4	Jerry Wilkinson	DT	Oregon State	Pac-12	Rams	—	—	-	—
109	4	Ralph DeLoach	DE	California	ACC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
110	4	Calvin Sweeney	WR	USC	Big Ten	Steelers	—	—	-	—
111	5	Tom Seabron	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	49ers	—	—	-	—
112	5	Earl Gant	RB	Missouri	SEC	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
113	5	Casey Merrill	DE	UC Davis	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
114	5	Rod Kush	DB	Nebraska-Omaha	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
115	5	Larry Braziel	DB	USC	Big Ten	Colts	—	—	-	—
116	5	Dan Manucci	QB	Kansas State	Big 12	Bills	—	—	-	—
117	5	Cleveland Jackson	TE	UNLV	Mountain West	Giants	—	—	-	—
118	5	Steve Henry	DB	Emporia State University	—	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
119	5	Jerry Aldridge	RB	Angelo State	—	49ers	—	—	-	—
120	5	Harlan Huckleby	RB	Michigan	Big Ten	Saints	—	—	-	—
121	5	Bob Hukill	OG	North Carolina	ACC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
122	5	Victor Hicks	TE	Oklahoma	SEC	Rams	—	—	-	—
123	5	Kelly Kirchbaum	LB	Kentucky	SEC	Jets	—	—	-	—
124	5	Rich Dimler	DT	USC	Big Ten	Browns	—	—	-	—
125	5	Stan Blinka	LB	Sam Houston	Conference USA	Jets	—	—	-	—
126	5	Scott Fitzkee	WR	Penn State	Big Ten	Eagles	—	—	-	—
127	5	Mike Zele	DT	Kent State	Mid-American	Falcons	—	—	-	—
128	5	Curtis Anderson	DE	Central State (OH)	—	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
129	5	Jerry Meter	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	Vikings	—	—	-	—
130	5	Mark R. Bell	WR	Colorado State	Pac-12	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
131	5	Walt Brown	C	Pittsburgh	ACC	Lions	—	—	-	—
132	5	Rick Leach	QB	Michigan	Big Ten	Broncos	—	—	-	—
133	5	Chuck Fusina	QB	Penn State	Big Ten	Buccaneers	—	—	-	—
134	5	Don Bessillieu	DB	Georgia Tech	ACC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
135	5	John Zamberlin	LB	Pacific Lutheran	—	Patriots	—	—	-	—
136	5	Ron Springs	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
137	5	Dwaine Board	DE	North Carolina A&T	—	Steelers	—	—	-	—
138	6	Ruben Vaughan	DT	Colorado	Big 12	49ers	—	—	-	—
139	6	Steve Kreider	WR	Lehigh	—	Bengals	—	—	-	—
140	6	Robert Gaines	WR	Washington	Big Ten	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
141	6	Mike Burrow	OG	Auburn	SEC	Bills	—	—	-	—
142	6	Ira Matthews	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	Raiders	—	—	-	—
143	6	Daryl Hunt	LB	Oklahoma	SEC	Titans	—	—	-	—
144	6	Thomas Lott	RB	Oklahoma	SEC	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
145	6	Bob Torrey	RB	Penn State	Big Ten	Giants	—	—	-	—
146	6	Ricky Ray	DB	Norfolk State	—	Saints	—	—	-	—
147	6	John Sullivan	LB	Illinois	Big Ten	Bears	—	—	-	—
148	6	Jeff McIntyre	LB	Arizona State	Big 12	Broncos	—	—	-	—
149	6	Bill Dufek	OG	Michigan	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
150	6	Jim Moore	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	Colts	—	—	-	—
151	6	Clinton Burrell	DB	LSU	SEC	Browns	—	—	-	—
152	6	Joe Senser	TE	West Chester	—	Vikings	—	—	-	—
153	6	Dave Simmons	LB	North Carolina	ACC	Packers	—	—	-	—
154	6	Mike Moroski	QB	UC Davis	—	Falcons	—	—	-	—
155	6	Tim Lavender	DB	USC	Big Ten	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
156	6	Henry Williams	DB	San Diego State	Pac-12	Raiders	—	—	-	—
157	6	Bill Murrell	TE	Winston-Salem	—	Steelers	—	—	-	—
158	6	Eddie Hicks	RB	East Carolina	American Athletic	Giants	—	—	-	—
159	6	Mike Murphy	LB	Missouri State	Conference USA	Titans	—	—	-	—
160	6	Mike Salzano	OG	North Carolina	ACC	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
161	6	Dwayne Woodruff	DB	Louisville	ACC	Steelers	—	—	-	—
162	6	Steve Lindquist	OG	Nebraska	Big Ten	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
163	6	Jim Ronan	DT	Minnesota	Big Ten	Browns	—	—	-	—
164	6	Chris DeFrance	WR	Arizona State	Big 12	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
165	6	Matt Bahr	PLACE KICKER	Penn State	Big Ten	Steelers	—	—	-	—
166	7	Phil Francis	RB	Stanford	ACC	49ers	—	—	-	—
167	7	Ken Kremer	DE	Ball State	Mid-American	Chiefs	—	—	-	—
168	7	Max Montoya	OT	UCLA	Big Ten	Bengals	—	—	-	—
169	7	Larry Polowski	LB	Boise State	Pac-12	Seahawks	—	—	-	—
170	7	Tom Mullady	TE	Rhodes College	—	Bills	—	—	-	—
171	7	Tim Ries	DB	Missouri State	Conference USA	Titans	—	—	-	—
172	7	Steve Alvers	TE	Miami	ACC	Giants	—	—	-	—
173	7	Kirk Gibson	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	Cardinals	—	—	-	—
174	7	Lee Kunz	LB	Nebraska	Big Ten	Bears	—	—	-	—
175	7	Jack Matia	OT	Drake	—	Raiders	—	—	-	—
176	7	Stan Sytsma	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten	Saints	—	—	-	—
177	7	Judson Flint	DB	Memphis	American Athletic	Patriots	—	—	-	—
178	7	Don Swafford	OT	Florida	SEC	Eagles	—	—	-	—
179	7	Emmett King	RB	Houston	Big 12	Jets	—	—	-	—
180	7	Henry Monroe	DB	Mississippi State	SEC	Packers	—	—	-	—
181	7	Bob Winkel	DT	Kentucky	SEC	Vikings	—	—	-	—
182	7	Rich Milot	LB	Penn State	Big Ten	Washington	—	—	-	—
183	7	Cody Risien	OT	Texas A&M	SEC	Browns	—	—	-	—
184	7	Rich Wingo	LB	Alabama	SEC	Packers	—	—	-	—
185	7	Curtis Bunche	DE	Albany State GA	—	Eagles	—	—	-	—
186	7	Roger Westlund	OT	Washington	Big Ten	Falcons	—	—	-	—
187	7	Keith Brown	DB	Minnesota	Big Ten	Jets	—	—	-	—
188	7	Luke Prestridge	PUNTER	Baylor	Big 12	Broncos	—	—	-	—
189	7	Uwe von Schamann	PLACE KICKER	Oklahoma	SEC	Dolphins	—	—	-	—
190	7	Jeff Delaney	DB	Pittsburgh	ACC	Rams	—	—	-	—
191	7	Greg Fitzpatrick	LB	Youngstown State	—	Cowboys	—	—	-	—
192	7	Bruce Kimball	OG	Massachusetts	Mid-American	Steelers	—	—	-	—