NFL Players From Memphis

Some talented football players have come out of Group of Five schools, and Memphis is no exception.

Here’s a look at NFL Draft picks out of Memphis during the Super Bowl era, which began in 1966.

NFL Draft Picks From Memphis

Yr	Rd	Team	Player	Position
2025	7	NE	Kobee Minor	DB
2022	3	LVR	Dylan Parham	OL
2022	4	PIT	Calvin Austin	WR
2021	5	PHI	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
2020	3	WAS	Antonio Gibson	RB
2020	7	JAX	Chris Claybrooks	CB
2020	7	NWE	Dustin Woodard	C
2019	3	LAR	Darrell Henderson	RB
2019	4	DAL	Tony Pollard	RB
2018	2	CHI	Anthony Miller	WR
2018	5	CLE	Genard Avery	LB
2017	5	CIN	Jake Elliott	K
2016	1	DEN	Paxton Lynch	QB
2015	5	MIA	Bobby McCain	CB
2015	7	STL	Martin Ifedi	DE
2014	7	HOU	Lonnie Ballentine	DB
2012	1	KAN	Dontari Poe	DT
2009	7	CIN	Clinton McDonald	DT
2007	5	CLE	Brandon McDonald	DB
2006	1	CAR	DeAngelo Williams	RB
2006	4	NWE	Stephen Gostkowski	K
2004	7	PIT	Eric Taylor	DT
2003	3	MIA	Wade Smith	T
2003	7	DET	Travis Anglin	WR
2001	2	IND	Idrees Bashir	DB
2001	2	ARI	Michael Stone	DB
2001	4	ARI	Marcus Bell	DT
1999	3	GNB	Mike McKenzie	DB
1997	5	MIN	Tony Williams	DT
1997	6	CHI	Richard Hogans	LB
1997	7	CHI	Marvin Thomas	DE
1996	1	KAN	Jerome Woods	DB
1995	4	BUF	Ken Irvin	DB
1994	2	RAM	Isaac Bruce	WR
1994	5	DET	Tony Semple	G
1994	7	KAN	Steve Matthews	QB
1993	4	BUF	Russell Copeland	WR
1993	8	RAM	Jeff Buffaloe	P
1991	5	NOR	Reggie Jones	DB
1991	5	GNB	Jeff Fite	P
1991	6	PHO	Eduardo Vega	T
1990	5	GNB	Charles Wilson	WR
1990	8	ATL	Tory Epps	NT
1989	7	SEA	Mike Nettles	DB
1989	10	MIA	Greg Ross	DT
1989	12	DET	James Cribbs	DE
1989	12	CLE	Marlon Brown	LB
1988	7	BUF	Tim Borcky	T
1988	9	PHO	Scott Dill	T
1987	3	BUF	David Brandon	LB
1986	3	SDG	Jeff Walker	T
1986	4	GNB	Tim Harris	LB
1986	6	CIN	Gary Hunt	DB
1986	8	IND	Trell Hooper	DB
1985	1	BUF	Derrick Burroughs	DB
1985	3	MIN	Tim Long	C
1985	3	NYJ	Donnie Elder	DB
1985	6	NYG	Jack Oliver	T
1985	10	SEA	James Bowers	DB
1985	11	TAM	James Williams	RB
1984	1*	SFO	Derrick Crawford	WR
1983	2	WAS	Richard Williams	RB
1981	12	BUF	Keith Clark	LB
1980	12	GNB	James Stewart	DB
1979	2	NYG	Earnest Gray	WR
1979	2	RAM	Eddie Hill	RB
1979	7	NWE	Judson Flint	DB
1978	1	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB
1978	2	SEA	Keith Butler	LB
1978	5	CLE	Keith Wright	WR
1977	1	SDG	Bob Rush	C
1977	3	STL	Terdell Middleton	RB
1977	4	KAN	Eric Harris	DB
1977	4	RAM	Eary Jones	DE
1977	6	NYG	Bob Jordan	T
1976	15	GNB	Jerry Dandridge	LB
1976	16	BAL	Mike Fuhrman	TE
1975	9	NYJ	Ed Taylor	DB
1975	17	WAS	Carl Taylor	DE
1974	3	CHI	Cliff Taylor	RB
1973	11	SDG	Jay Douglas	C
1973	13	PHI	Stan Davis	WR
1972	5	MIA	Charlie Babb	DB
1972	7	OAK	Ray Jamieson	RB
1972	13	DET	John Kirschner	TE
1971	12	CIN	James Hayden	DE
1971	14	MIA	David Vaughn	TE
1971	17	DAL	John Bomer	C
1970	5	WAS	Danny Pierce	RB
1970	5	DET	Bob Parker	G
1970	9	SFO	Preston Riley	WR
1970	10	PHI	Steve Jaggard	DB
1970	16	DET	Jerry Todd	DB
1969	17	SFO	Joe Rushing	LB
1968	5	GNB	Francis Winkler	DE
1968	7	CLE	Dale Brady	RB
1968	11	CHI	Rich Coady	C
1968	14	NOR	Herb Covington	RB
1968	14	BUF	Chuck DeVleigher	DT
1968	15	CLE	Bob Baxter	FL
1966	5	BUF	Bob Sherlag	WR
1966	6	PHI	Bob Sherlag	WR
1966	12	HOU	Harry Day	DE
1966	15	PHI	Harry Day	T
1966	17	GNB	Dave Hathcock	DB

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