List of Kentucky Wildcats in the NFL Draft
The University of Kentucky Wildcats football team has had 196 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1] Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL draft (1960–1966) and the common draft (1967–1969). This includes 16 players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Tim Couch in the 1999 NFL draft.
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 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). Prior to the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple-round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common craft became the NFL draft.
Key
| * | Selected to an all-star game (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl) | ||||
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Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl) | ||||
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Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame | ||||
National Football League
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 5 | 2 | 42 | Bert Johnson | Running back | Brooklyn Dodgers | — |
| 8 | 4 | 74 | Gene Myers | Running back | New York Giants | — | |
| 10 | 5 | 95 | Stan Nevers | Tackle | Pittsburgh Pirates | — | |
| 1939 | 8 | 2 | 62 | Sherm Hinkebein | Center | New York Giants | – |
| 1940 | 12 | 7 | 107 | Bill McCubbin | Defensive end | Chicago Bears | — |
| 20 | 5 | 185 | Luke Lindon | Tackle | Cleveland Rams | — | |
| 1941 | 11 | 9 | 99 | Jim Hardin | Defensive end | Chicago Bears | — |
| 15 | 3 | 133 | John Eibner | Tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 18 | 5 | 165 | Charlie Ishmael | Running back | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 21 | 2 | 192 | Joe Bailey | Center | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1942 | 10 | 10 | 90 | Noah Mullins | Running back | Chicago Bears | – |
| 1943 | 5 | 5 | 35 | Clyde Johnson | Tackle | Cleveland Rams | — |
| 13 | 9 | 119 | Clark Wood | Tackle | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1944 | 13 | 7 | 127 | Charley Walker | Center | Washington Redskins | — |
| 26 | 10 | 273 | Charley Kuhn | Running back | Cleveland Rams | — | |
| 26 | 11 | 274 | Bill Portwood | Defensive end | Boston Yanks | — | |
| 1945 | 9 | 2 | 78 | Gene Meeks | Running back | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 16 | 10 | 163 | Jim Little | Tackle | New York Giants | — | |
| 20 | 5 | 202 | Bill Griffin | Tackle | Cleveland Rams | — | |
| 1946 | 26 | 4 | 244 | Jess Tunstill | Back | Chicago Bears | – |
| 1947 | 3 | 5 | 18 | Ermal Allen | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 27 | 6 | 251 | Phil Cutchin | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1948 | 7 | 6 | 51 | Jay Rhodemyre | Center | Green Bay Packers | – |
| 1949 | 7 | 8 | 69 | Wallace Jones | End | Chicago Beats | — |
| 11 | 5 | 106 | Dick Hensley | End | New York Giants | — | |
| 12 | 8 | 119 | George Blanda* |
Quarterback | Chicago Bears | NFL MVP (1970) AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963, 1967) AFL Champion (1960, 1961, 1967) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1981) | |
| 1950 | 4 | 5 | 45 | Harry Ulinski* | Center | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1955) |
| 5 | 12 | 65 | Don Phelps |
Back | Cleveland Browns | NFL Champion (1950) | |
| 6 | 13 | 79 | Lloyd McDermott | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 18 | 9 | 231 | Ralph Genito | Back | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 20 | 2 | 251 | Jim Howe | Back | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 25 | 8 | 321 | Lee Truman | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 29 | 3 | 368 | Ben Zaranka | End | Green Bay Packers | ||
| 1951 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Bob Gain* | Tackle | Green Bay Packers | Pro Bowl (1957) |
| 3 | 3 | 29 | Walt Yowarsky |
Tackle | Washington Redskins | NFL Champion (1956) | |
| 3 | 6 | 32 | Al Bruno | Defensive end | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 11 | 7 | 130 | Bob Pope | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 14 | 4 | 163 | Bill Leskovar | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 15 | 5 | 176 | Clay Webb | Back | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 15 | 8 | 179 | Bill Wanamaker | Guard | New York Yanks | — | |
| 18 | 3 | 210 | Dom Fucci | Back | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 28 | 4 | 331 | Dick Martin | Back | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 1952 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Babe Parilli* |
Quarterback | Green Bay Packers | Super Bowl Champion (III) AFL Champion (1968) AFL All-Star (1963, 1964, 1966) |
| 6 | 10 | 71 | Jim MacKenzie | Tackle | New York Giants | — | |
| 13 | 4 | 149 | Ed Hamilton | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 17 | 12 | 205 | John Griggs | Center | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 26 | 12 | 313 | Frank Fuller* | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams | Pro Bowl (1959) | |
| 28 | 1 | 326 | Doug Moseley | Center | New York Yanks | — | |
| 1953 | 3 | 11 | 36 | Bob Fry | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 3 | 12 | 37 | Gene Donaldson | Guard | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 11 | 4 | 124 | Ralph Charney | Back | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 23 | 4 | 269 | Ray Correll | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 29 | 7 | 344 | Ralph Paolone | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1954 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Steve Meilinger | Defensive end | Washington Redskins | — |
| 17 | 4 | 197 | Tommy Adkins | Center | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1955 | 11 | 8 | 129 | Bob Hardy | Back | Philadelphia Eagles | – |
| 1956 | 11 | 8 | 129 | Dick Moloney | Back | New York Giants | — |
| 15 | 11 | 180 | Dick Shatto | Back | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 17 | 11 | 204 | Jack Butler | Tackle | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 21 | 10 | 251 | Howard Schnellenberger | Defensive end | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 25 | 4 | 293 | Bill Wheeler | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals | — | |
| 25 | 6 | 295 | Brad Mills | Back | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1957 | 6 | 8 | 69 | J. T. Frankenberger | Back | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 17 | 7 | 200 | Dave Kuhn | Center | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 1958 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Lou Michaels | Defensive tackle | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 29 | 12 | 349 | Henry Herzog | Back | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 1959 | 22 | 2 | 254 | Jim Bowie | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | – |
| 1960 | 11 | 9 | 129 | Glenn Shaw | Running back | Chicago Bears | – |
| 1961 | 12 | 9 | 163 | Tom Rodgers | Back | Detroit Lions | – |
| 17 | 13 | 237 | Calvin Bird | Back | Cleveland Browns | – | |
| 1962 | 1 | 12 | 12 | Irv Goode |
Center | St. Louis Cardinals | Super Bowl Champion (VIII) |
| 9 | 12 | 124 | Bob Butler | Tackle | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 18 | 3 | 241 | Junior Hawthorne | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 1963 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Tom Hutchinson | Defensive end | Cleveland Browns | – |
| 1964 | 2 | 10 | 24 | Herschel Turner | Defensive end | Cleveland Browns | – |
| 1966 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Sam Ball |
Offensive tackle | Baltimore Colts | Super Bowl Champion (V) |
| 2 | 10 | 26 | Bob Windsor | Tight end | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 2 | 13 | 29 | Rick Norton | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns | — | |
| 3 | 15 | 47 | Rick Kestner | Wide receiver | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 5 | 8 | 72 | Doug Davis | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 1967 | 7 | 4 | 163 | Larry Seiple | Running back | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 11 | 22 | 185 | Pat Riley | Wide receiver | Dallas Cowboys | - | |
| 1968 | 11 | 10 | 283 | Dwight Little | Guard | Detroit Lions | – |
| 1969 | 4 | 25 | 103 | Dickie Lyons | Defensive back | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 11 | 2 | 262 | Jeff Van Note* | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982) | |
| 1970 | 10 | 18 | 252 | Dick Palmer | Linebacker | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 17 | 20 | 436 | Dick Beard | Running back | New York Jets | — | |
| 1971 | 6 | 1 | 131 | David Hardt | Tight end | Boston Patriots | — |
| 13 | 8 | 330 | Dave Roller | Defensive tackle | New York Giants | — | |
| 15 | 8 | 372 | Ray Maykin | Guard | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 16 | 24 | 414 | Dave Burcell | Defensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers | — | |
| 1972 | 13 | 21 | 98 | Joe Federspiel | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 7 | 7 | 163 | Bill Bushong | Defensive tackle | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 213 | Ken King | Linebacker | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 11 | 10 | 270 | Dan Neal | Center | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1974 | 4 | 11 | 89 | Frank LeMaster | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 14 | 8 | 346 | Cecil Bowens | Running back | New England Patriots | — | |
| 16 | 6 | 396 | Dave Margavage | Tackle | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 16 | 30 | 410 | Darryl Bishop | Defensive back | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 1975 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Elmore Stephens | Tight end | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 5 | 22 | 126 | Rick Nuzum | Center | Los Angeles Rams | — | |
| 13 | 11 | 323 | Tom Ehlers | Linebacker | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1976 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Sonny Collins | Running back | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 5 | 27 | 151 | Wally Pesuit | Tackle | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 16 | 8 | 439 | Steve Campassi | Running back | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 1977 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Warren Bryant | Tackle | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1 | 26 | 26 | Randy Burke | Wide receiver | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 1978 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Art Still* | Defensive end | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) |
| 5 | 26 | 136 | Derrick Ramsey | Tight end | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 9 | 22 | 244 | Mike Martin | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 10 | 5 | 255 | Will Grant | Center | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 10 | 25 | 275 | Dallas Owens | Defensive back | Baltimore Colts | — | |
| 11 | 4 | 282 | Jerry Blanton | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 1979 | 3 | 14 | 70 | James Ramsey | Defensive end | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 4 | 11 | 93 | Jim Kovach | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 5 | 13 | 123 | Kelly Kirchbaum | Linebacker | New York Jets | — | |
| 7 | 16 | 181 | Bob Winkel | Defensive tackle | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 8 | 17 | 209 | Robert Hawkins | Running back | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 10 | 8 | 256 | Dan Fowler | Guard | New York Giants | — | |
| 12 | 14 | 317 | David Stephens | Linebacker | Minnesota Vikings | — | |
| 1 | N/A | N/A | Rod Stewart | Running back | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 1980 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Larry Carter | Defensive back | Denver Broncos | — |
| 6 | 12 | 150 | Lester Boyd | Linebacker | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 7 | 16 | 180 | Tom Kearns | Guard | New England Patriots | — | |
| 1981 | 9 | 12 | 233 | Tim Gooch | Defensive tackle | Baltimore Colts | – |
| 1982 | 11 | 8 | 287 | Jim Campbell | Tight end | Houston Oilers | – |
| 1984 | 6 | 1 | 141 | John Grimsley | Linebacker | Houston Oilers | – |
| 1985 | 1 | 19 | 19 | George Adams | Running back | New York Giants | — |
| 5 | 24 | 136 | Cam Jacobs | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 10 | 16 | 268 | Oliver White | Tight end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 11 | 11 | 291 | Jeff Smith | Defensive tackle | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 1986 | 8 | 19 | 19 | George Adams | Running back | New York Giants | — |
| 10 | 4 | 253 | Jon Dumbauld | Defensive end | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 1987 | 5 | 18 | 130 | Marc Logan | Running back | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 5 | 25 | 137 | Tony Mayes | Defensive back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 12 | 20 | 327 | Bill Ransdell | Quarterback | New York Jets | — | |
| 1988 | 2 | 17 | 44 | Dermontti Dawson* |
Center | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pro Bowl (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2012) |
| 5 | 19 | 128 | Jerry Reese | Defensive end | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 8 | 12 | 205 | Mark Higgs | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | — | |
| 12 | 6 | 205 | Greg Kunkel | Guard | Los Angeles Raiders | — | |
| 1989 | 7 | 7 | 174 | D. J. Johnson | Defensive back | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 7 | 15 | 182 | Ivy Joe Hunter | Running back | Indianapolis Colts | — | |
| 8 | 27 | 222 | Chris Chenault | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 9 | 10 | 233 | Chris Darrington | Tight end | Washington Redskins | — | |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 | 55 | Oliver Barnett | Defensive end | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 7 | 6 | 171 | Donnie Gardner | Defensive end | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 8 | 19 | 184 | Andy Murray | Running back | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 1991 | 5 | 11 | 261 | Al Baker | Running back | New York Jets | — |
| 12 | 17 | 323 | Jeff Brady | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | 85 | Dean Wells | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 4 | 13 | 97 | Todd Perry | Guard | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 6 | 18 | 158 | Chuck Bradley | Tackle | Houston Oilers | — | |
| 8 | 6 | 158 | Doug Pelfrey | Kicker | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 1994 | 6 | 11 | 172 | Terry Samuels | Tight end | Arizona Cardinals | — |
| 7 | 13 | 207 | Zane Beehn | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers | — | |
| 7 | 28 | 222 | Marty Moore | Linebacker | New England Patriots | — | |
| 1995 | 2 | 11 | 43 | Melvin Johnson | Defensive back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | – |
| 1996 | 3 | 14 | 75 | Moe Williams | Running back | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 7 | 11 | 221 | Reggie Rusk | Defensive back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |
| 1997 | 5 | 11 | 141 | Van Hiles | Defensive back | Chicago Bears | — |
| 7 | 5 | 205 | Chris Ward | Defensive end | Baltimore Ravens | — | |
| 1998 | 7 | 46 | 234 | Kio Sanford | Wide receiver | San Diego Chargers | – |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Tim Couch | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 4 | 3 | 98 | Craig Yeast | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |
| 2000 | 5 | 28 | 157 | James Whalen | Tight end | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | – |
| 2001 | 3 | 7 | 69 | Eric Kelly | Defensive back | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 7 | 33 | 233 | Marlon McCree | Defensive back | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
| 7 | 36 | 236 | Quentin McCord | Wide receiver | Atlanta Falcons | — | |
| 2002 | 3 | 33 | 98 | Dennis Johnson | Defensive end | Arizona Cardinals | – |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Dewayne Robertson | Defensive tackle | New York Jets | — |
| 4 | 2 | 99 | Artose Pinner | Running back | Detroit Lions | — | |
| 2004 | 7 | 43 | 244 | Derek Abney | Wide receiver | Baltimore Ravens | – |
| 2005 | 3 | 28 | 92 | Vincent Burns | Defensive end | Indianapolis Colts | – |
| 2008 | 4 | 28 | 127 | Jacob Tamme | Tight end | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 4 | 29 | 128 | Keenan Burton | Wide receiver | St. Louis Rams | — | |
| 6 | 32 | 198 | Andre' Woodson | Quarterback | New York Giants | — | |
| 7 | 17 | 224 | Stevie Johnson | Wide receiver | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 2009 | 6 | 34 | 207 | Myron Pryor | Defensive tackle | New England Patriots | — |
| 2010 | 3 | 19 | 83 | Corey Peters | Defensive tackle | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 4 | 7 | 105 | Trevard Lindley | Defensive back | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |
| 5 | 8 | 139 | John Conner | Fullback | New York Jets | — | |
| 2011 | 2 | 32 | 64 | Randall Cobb* | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | Pro Bowl (2014, 2015) |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 | 181 | Winston Guy | Defensive back | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 6 | 18 | 188 | Danny Trevathan† | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | Super Bowl Champion (50) | |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 65 | Larry Warford | Guard | Detroit Lions | – |
| 2014 | 5 | 11 | 151 | Avery Williamson | Linebacker | Tennessee Titans | – |
| 2015 | 1 | 22 | 22 | Bud Dupree | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 4 | 23 | 122 | Za'Darius Smith | Defensive end | Baltimore Ravens | — | |
| 2016 | 6 | 15 | 190 | Josh Forrest | Linebacker | Los Angeles Rams | – |
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