List of Nicholls Colonels in the NFL Draft
The Nicholls Colonels football team, representing Nicholls State University, has had 16 American football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL). The highest that a Colonel has ever been drafted is the 3rd round/57th overall, which happened in 1987 with the selection of wide receiver Mark Carrier by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The most Colonels selected in a single NFL Draft are two. In the 1987 NFL Draft, Carrier was selected by the Buccaneers and quarterback Doug Hudson by the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]
The Washington Redskins have drafted the most Colonels with a total of three. The Chiefs, Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers are next, drafting two players each.[2]
Selections
Key
* | Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame |
National Football League
Year | Round | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team | Notes |
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1976 | 3 | 74 | Gary Barbaro | Defensive Back | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
1977 | 7 | 182 | Gerard Butler | Wide Receiver | Chicago Bears | — |
1982 | 4 | 87 | Dwight Walker | Wide Receiver | Cleveland Browns | — |
1984 | 3 | 58 | Johnny Meads | Linebacker | Houston Oilers | — |
1985 | 4 | 97 | Anthony Tuggle | Defensive Back | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
7 | 187 | Lionel Vital | Running Back | Washington Redskins | — | |
1986 | 5 | 119 | Oscar Smith | Running Back | Detroit Lions | — |
1987 | 3 | 57 | Mark Carrier | Wide Receiver | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
6 | 186 | Doug Hudson | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs | — | |
1989 | 5 | 117 | Jamie Lawson | Fullback | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
1990 | 10 | 264 | Dee Thomas | Defensive Back | Houston Oilers | — |
1995 | 3 | 68 | Darryl Pounds | Defensive Back | Washington Redskins | — |
2004 | 5 | 110 | Chris Thompson | Defensive Back | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
2007 | 6 | 177 | Jacob Bender | Offensive Line | New York Jets | — |
2008 | 6 | 180 | Kareem Moore | Defensive Back | Washington Redskins | — |
2009 | 3 | 88 | Lardarius Webb | Defensive Back | Baltimore Ravens | — |
See also
References
- ↑ "Colonels Drafted into Pro Football" (PDF). geauxcolonels.com/. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
- ↑ "Draft History". nfl.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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