Darryl Talley was selected in the 2nd round (39th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in the 1983 NFL draft 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. 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] 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]
† Selected to an all-star game ‡ Won a league championship # Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship
Year Round Pick Overall Player Team[ A 2] Position Notes 1936 1 6 6 Joe Stydahar # Chicago Bears T NFL All-Star (1938 , 1939 , 1940 , 1941 )[ 4] All-Pro (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940)[ 4] NFL Champion (1940 , 1941 , 1946 , 1951 )[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] NFL 1930s All-Decade Team Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee 1937 7 1 61 Herb Barna Philadelphia Eagles G 1938 7 8 58 Kelly Moan New York Giants RB 1939 18 3 163 Alex Atty Cleveland Rams G 1940 13 4 114 Mike Gussie Brooklyn Dodgers G 13 7 117 Harry Clarke # Chicago Bears RB NFL All-Star (1940 , 1941 )[ 9] [ 9] 1940 , 1941 , 1943 )[ 5] [ 6] [ 10] 1941 19 1 171 John Shonk Philadelphia Eagles E 1943 17 1 151 Vic Peelish Detroit Lions G 19 4 174 Quentin Barnette Brooklyn Dodgers RB 1944 22 4 212 Eddie Kulakowski Philadelphia Eagles T 28 3 288 Dick McElwee Detroit Lions RB 1945 29 9 305 Leo Benjamin Philadelphia Eagles C 1946 17 3 153 Russ Lopez Pittsburgh Steelers C 1948 3 5 18 Tom Keane # Los Angeles Rams DB 1953 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 11] [ 11] 1951 NFL Champion [ 8] 11 10 95 Gene Corum Chicago Cardinals G 13 9 114 Jim Walthall Philadelphia Eagles QB 1949 10 10 101 Roy Lester Philadelphia Eagles E 16 3 154 Gene Remenar Green Bay Packers T 16 10 161 Frank Reno Philadelphia Eagles E 1950 9 10 115 Pete Zinach San Francisco 49ers B 11 11 142 Fred Stuvek Los Angeles Rams G 13 2 159 Jack Morton New York Bulldogs B 15 11 194 Dave Stephenson Los Angeles Rams C 28 5 357 Ralph Shoaf Washington Redskins B 1951 19 5 224 Jack Bove Philadelphia Eagles T 26 5 308 Frank Kazmierski Detroit Lions C 1952 15 10 179 Paul Bischoff New York Giants E 1953 13 6 151 Bob Orders Green Bay Packers C 1954 4 3 40 Tommy Allman Green Bay Packers B 8 4 89 Ralph Starkey New York Giants T 8 7 92 Bill Marker Washington Redskins E 12 7 140 Ben Dunkerley Washington Redskins E 21 9 250 Jerry Cooper Los Angeles Rams T 24 5 282 Bill Jarrett Chicago Bears B 24 9 286 Ed Brookman Los Angeles Rams T 29 8 345 Jack Stone Philadelphia Eagles B 1955 5 8 57 Gene Lamone Philadelphia Eagles G 11 7 128 Bill Hillen New York Giants E 18 6 211 Clyde Sweeney Los Angeles Rams T 23 3 268 Chuck Donaldson Washington Redskins C 1956 1 6 6 Joe Marconi # Los Angeles Rams FB 1963 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 12] 1963 NFL Champion [ 13] 2 2 15 Bruce Bosley † San Francisco 49ers T NFL Pro Bowl (1960 , 1965 , 1966 , 1967 )[ 14] [ 14] 3 5 30 Sam Huff # New York Giants LB NFL Pro Bowl (1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1964 )[ 15] [ 15] 1956 NFL Champion [ 16] NFL 1950s All-Decade Team 70 Greatest Washington Redskins honoree 3 11 36 Fred Wyant Washington Redskins QB 4 12 49 Bobby Moss Cleveland Browns B 11 12 133 Bill Underdonk Cleveland Browns T 1957 15 11 180 Tony Hosek Chicago Bears E 21 9 250 Joe Kopinsky Chicago Cardinals E 24 9 286 Ron Klim Chicago Cardinals C 29 4 341 Bill Trozzo Cleveland Browns T 1958 1 7 7 Chuck Howley # Chicago Bears G NFL Pro Bowl (1965 , 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1971 )[ 17] 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 )[ 17] Super Bowl V MVP Super Bowl VI Champion[ 18] Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor honoree 2 7 20 Larry Krutko Pittsburgh Steelers B 3 10 35 Joe Nicely Baltimore Colts G 13 3 148 Mickey Trimarki Philadelphia Eagles QB 19 4 221 Bill Chancey Chicago Bears E 1959 6 8 67 Dick Guesman Detroit Lions T 13 6 150 Bill Lopasky San Francisco 49ers G 21 4 244 Mel Reight Washington Redskins B 22 3 255 Glenn Shamblin Chicago Cardinals B 1960 14 7 163 Bill Dumbauld Cleveland Browns T 14 8 164 Ray Petersen Philadelphia Eagles B 1962 6 8 78 Bill Winter San Francisco 49ers T 15 14 210 Roger Holdinsky Green Bay Packers B 1963 8 4 102 Tom Woodeshick † Philadelphia Eagles RB 1968 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 19] 13 13 181 Jim Moss New York Giants B 19 5 257 Steve Berzansky Baltimore Colts B 1964 7 2 86 Pete Goimarac Philadelphia Eagles C 10 8 134 Glenn Holton Detroit Lions RB 1965 15 2 198 Joe Pabian San Francisco 49ers T 1966 1 3 3 Dick Leftridge Pittsburgh Steelers RB 6 6 86 Bob Dunlevy Dallas Cowboys WR 15 10 225 Bill Sullivan Detroit Lions DE 1968 3 3 58 Garrett Ford Denver Broncos RB 10 12 258 John Mallory Philadelphia Eagles DB 14 12 366 Dan Williamson Philadelphia Eagles LB 14 19 373 Ron Williams Dallas Cowboys DB 1970 9 1 209 Carl Crennel Pittsburgh Steelers LB 1971 3 5 57 Jim Braxton Buffalo Bills FB 3 22 74 Dale Farley Miami Dolphins LB 8 19 201 Bob Gresham New Orleans Saints RB 1972 16 15 405 Leon Jenkins Detroit Lions DB 1973 14 9 347 Ed Williams Baltimore Colts RB 1975 3 10 62 Danny Buggs New York Giants WR 6 20 150 Charles Miller Cleveland Browns DB 8 6 188 John Adams Cleveland Browns DT 10 3 237 Marshall Mills Atlanta Falcons WR 11 3 263 Jeff Merrow Atlanta Falcons DT 16 13 403 Kerry Marbury New England Patriots RB 1976 3 30 90 Ron Lee Baltimore Colts RB 4 23 115 Artie Owens San Diego Chargers WR 8 16 225 Charles Braswell Detroit Lions DB 14 5 380 Al Gluchoski New York Jets C 17 3 462 Scott MacDonald New Orleans Saints TE 17 25 484 Dick Lukowski Minnesota Vikings DT 1978 9 14 236 Tom Pridemore Atlanta Falcons DB 11 7 285 Dave Riley New Orleans Saints RB 1981 5 22 133 Delbert Fowler Houston Oilers LB 6 16 154 Fulton Walker Miami Dolphins DB 10 21 269 Robert Alexander Los Angeles Rams RB 1982 2 17 44 Oliver Luck Houston Oilers QB 1983 2 11 39 Darryl Talley † Buffalo Bills LB NFL Pro Bowl (1990 , 1991 )[ 20] 1990 , 1993 )[ 20] 11 23 302 Mark Raugh Pittsburgh Steelers TE 1984 3 3 59 Jeff Hostetler # New York Giants QB 1994 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 21] Super Bowl Champion (XXI , XXV )[ 22] [ 23] 9 22 246 Rich Hollins Detroit Lions WR 12 9 317 Steve Hathaway Indianapolis Colts DE 1985 4 20 104 Ron Wolfley † St. Louis Cardinals FB NFL Pro Bowl (1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 )[ 24] 1987 NFL All-Pro selection[ 24] 11 1 281 Willie Drewrey Houston Oilers WR 12 25 333 Paul Woodside Buffalo Bills K 1986 1 7 7 Brian Jozwiak Kansas City Chiefs T 7 16 182 Fred Smalls San Diego Chargers LB 1987 12 21 328 John Holifield Cincinnati Bengals RB 1988 4 2 84 David Grant Cincinnati Bengals DE 1989 6 18 157 Bo Orlando Houston Oilers DB 6 27 166 Craig Taylor Cincinnati Bengals RB 7 5 172 Undra Johnson Atlanta Falcons RB 8 2 197 Chris Parker Detroit Lions DT 8 14 209 A. B. Brown New York Jets RB 8 22 217 Alvoid Mays ‡ Houston Oilers DB Super Bowl XXVI Champion[ 25] 9 14 237 Pat Marlatt New York Jets DT 11 19 298 Brian Smider Houston Oilers T 1990 1 14 14 Renaldo Turnbull † New Orleans Saints DE 1993 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 26] 1993 NFL All-Pro selection[ 26] 2 3 28 Reggie Rembert New York Jets WR 2 3 51 Mike Fox ‡ New York Giants DE Super Bowl XXV Champion[ 23] 7 3 168 Basil Proctor New York Jets LB 9 9 229 Jack Linn Detroit Lions T 9 16 236 Lonnie Brockman New Orleans Saints T 12 13 317 Major Harris Los Angeles Raiders QB 1992 7 26 194 Jim Gray New England Patriots DT 10 1 253 Steve Grant Indianapolis Colts LB 1993 3 12 68 Mike Compton ‡ Detroit Lions C NFL Super Bowl Champion (XXXVI , XXXVIII )[ 27] [ 28] 5 8 120 Adrian Murrell New York Jets RB 1994 3 11 76 Rich Braham Arizona Cardinals G 6 8 169 Jay Kearney Green Bay Packers WR 6 30 191 Darren Studstill Dallas Cowboys WR 1995 2 24 56 Todd Sauerbrun † Chicago Bears P NFL Pro Bowl (2001 , 2002 , 2003 )[ 29] 2001 , 2002 , 2003 )[ 29] 1996 3 2 63 Aaron Beasley Jacksonville Jaguars DB 3 7 68 John Browning Kansas City Chiefs DE 4 29 124 Kantroy Barber New England Patriots RB 7 7 216 Lovett Purnell New England Patriots TE 1997 2 20 50 Mike Logan ‡ Jacksonville Jaguars DB Super Bowl XL Champion[ 30] 6 13 176 Canute Curtis Cincinnati Bengals LB 1998 7 14 203 Henry Slay Atlanta Falcons DT 1999 2 2 33 Charles Fisher Cincinnati Bengals DB 2 21 52 John Thornton Tennessee Titans DT 2 24 55 Solomon Page Dallas Cowboys G 3 14 75 Gary Stills † Kansas City Chiefs DE 2003 NFL Pro Bowl selection[ 31] 3 34 95 Amos Zereoue Pittsburgh Steelers RB 4 26 121 Kevin Landolt Jacksonville Jaguars T 2000 1 27 27 Anthony Becht New York Jets TE 2 16 47 Jerry Porter Oakland Raiders WR 2 19 50 Barrett Green Detroit Lions LB 6 2 168 Marc Bulger † New Orleans Saints QB NFL Pro Bowl (2003 , 2006 )[ 32] St. Louis Rams MVP (2002, 2004) 2003 4 33 130 Lance Nimmo Tampa Bay Buccaneers T 5 9 144 James Davis Detroit Lions LB 2004 7 18 219 Quincy Wilson Atlanta Falcons RB 2005 1 6 6 Adam Jones Tennessee Titans DB 3 19 83 Chris Henry Cincinnati Bengals WR 5 6 174 Rasheed Marshall San Francisco 49ers WR 2006 6 10 179 Dee McCann Detroit Lions DB 2008 3 26 89 Steve Slaton Houston Texans RB 5 28 163 Owen Schmitt Seattle Seahawks FB 6 28 194 Ryan Mundy Pittsburgh Steelers DB 2009 2 12 44 Pat White Miami Dolphins QB 7 11 220 Ellis Lankster Buffalo Bills DB 7 13 222 Pat McAfee † Indianapolis Colts P NFL Pro Bowl Pro Bowl (2014 ) All-Pro (2014 , 2015 ) 2010 7 24 231 Selvish Capers Washington Redskins T 2011 4 1 98 Brandon Hogan Carolina Panthers DB 5 3 134 Robert Sands Cincinnati Bengals DB 6 30 195 J. T. Thomas Chicago Bears LB 7 50 253 Chris Neild Washington Redskins DT 2012 1 15 15 Bruce Irvin Seattle Seahawks DE 5 5 140 Najee Goode Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB 6 4 174 Keith Tandy Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB 2013 1 8 8 Tavon Austin St. Louis Rams WR 2 7 39 Geno Smith New York Jets QB 3 30 92 Stedman Bailey St. Louis Rams WR 2014 3 5 69 Charles Sims Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB 3 24 88 Will Clarke Cincinnati Bengals DE 2015 1 7 7 Kevin White Chicago Bears WR 4 35 134 Mark Glowinski Seattle Seahawks G 5 22 158 Shaquille Riddick Arizona Cardinals DE 7 21 238 Mario Alford Cincinnati Bengals WR 2016 1 14 14 Karl Joseph Oakland Raiders DB 3 14 77 Daryl Worley Carolina Panthers DB 4 15 113 Nick Kwiatkoski Chicago Bears LB 5 14 153 Wendell Smallwood Philadelphia Eagles RB 5 22 159 K. J. Dillon Houston Texans DB 2017 3 35 99 Rasul Douglas Philadelphia Eagles DB 5 22 166 Shelton Gibson Philadelphia Eagles WR 2018 4 19 119 Kyzir White Los Angeles Chargers DB 2019 3 36 100 Will Grier Carolina Panthers QB 3 37 101 Yodny Cajuste New England Patriots T 4 18 120 Gary Jennings Jr. Seattle Seahawks WR 4 19 121 Trevon Wesco New York Jets TE 6 15 188 David Long Jr. Tennessee Titans LB 2020 5 6 152 Kenny Robinson Carolina Panthers DB 5 7 153 Colton McKivitz San Francisco 49ers T 2021 5 9 153 Tony Fields II Cleveland Browns LB 2023 6 36 213 Dante Stills Arizona Cardinals DT 2024 2 19 51 Zach Frazier Pittsburgh Steelers C
^ 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. Notable undrafted players [ edit ] Note: No drafts held before 1936
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