List of Marshall Thundering Herd in the NFL Draft

The Marshall Thundering Herd football team, representing Marshall University, has had 42 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes three players taken in the first round. The New England Patriots have drafted the most Marshall players with five. Four former Thundering Herd have been selected to a Pro Bowl, six former Thundering Herd have won a league championship with their respective teams, and one former Thundering have been selected to both a Pro Bowl and won a league championship.

Randy Moss was drafted 21st overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 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).[4]

Before 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 massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "common draft". When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][5]

Key
B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end
* Selected to a Pro Bowl
† Won an NFL/Super Bowl championship
‡ Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL/Super Bowl championship

Selections
Chad Pennington was drafted eighteenth overall by the New York Jets in the 2000 NFL Draft.
Byron Leftwich was drafted seventh overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Ahmad Bradshaw was drafted 250th overall by the New York Giants in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Vinny Curry was drafted 59th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Year Round Pick Overall Player name Position NFL team[A 2] Notes
1939 17 1 151 Everett Elkins B Chicago Cardinals —
18 2 162 Frank Huffman E Chicago Cardinals —
1940 14 6 126 Jack Morlock B Detroit Lions —
1941 7 3 53 Jim Roberts C Pittsburgh Steelers —
1942 13 10 120 Jackie Hunt B Chicago Bears —
1948 21 8 193 Charlie Snyder T Pittsburgh Steelers —
1950 13 13 170 Norm Willey* B Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl (1954, 1955)[6]
All-Pro (1954)[6]
1954 13 12 157 Jim Swierczek B Detroit Lions —
1955 18 5 210 Albie Maier G Pittsburgh Steelers —
1956 8 12 97 Len Hellyer B Cleveland Browns —
1958 15 1 170 Ray Dunlap B Chicago Cardinals —
24 11 288 Jim O'Connor T Cleveland Browns —
1959 29 3 338 Jim O'Connor T Chicago Cardinals —
1962 17 10 234 Rucker Wickline C Detroit Lions —
1964 18 13 251 Mike Hicks G Green Bay Packers —
1965 16 1 211 Tom Good B New York Giants —
1967 14 12 353 Andy Socha RB Washington Redskins —
1983 7 18 186 Carl Lee* DB Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl (1988, 1989, 1990)[7]
All-Pro (1988)[7]
1989 4 28 112 Michael Barber† WR San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl champion (XXIV)[8]
6 25 164 Sean Doctor TE Buffalo Bills —
1993 8 2 198 Troy Brown‡ WR New England Patriots Pro Bowl (2001)[9]
Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)[10][11][12]
1998 1 21 21 Randy Moss* WR Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007)[13]
All-Pro (1998, 2000, 2003, 2007)[13]
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1998)[13]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2018)
5 25 148 John Wade C Jacksonville Jaguars —
2000 1 18 18 Chad Pennington QB New York Jets NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2006, 2008)[14]
2 12 43 Rogers Beckett DB San Diego Chargers —
3 26 88 Doug Chapman RB Minnesota Vikings —
6 9 175 James Williams WR Seattle Seahawks —
2001 2 20 51 Paul Toviessi DE Denver Broncos —
2002 7 32 243 Chris Massey C St. Louis Rams —
2003 1 7 7 Byron Leftwich† QB Jacksonville Jaguars Super Bowl champion (XLIII)[15]
3 20 84 Chris Crocker DB Cleveland Browns —
4 25 122 Steve Sciullo T Indianapolis Colts —
2004 2 22 54 Darius Watts WR Denver Broncos —
2005 6 32 206 Johnathan Goddard DE Detroit Lions —
2007 7 40 250 Ahmad Bradshaw† RB New York Giants Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI)[16][17]
2011 5 28 159 Lee Smith TE New England Patriots —
2012 2 27 59 Vinny Curry† DE Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion (LII)[18]
2013 2 27 59 Aaron Dobson† WR New England Patriots Super Bowl champion (XLIX)[19]
2014 6 23 199 Garrett Scott T Seattle Seahawks —
2015 7 30 247 Darryl Roberts DB New England Patriots —
2020 5 14 159 Justin Rohrwasser K New England Patriots —
7 29 243 Chris Jackson DB Tennessee Titans —

Notes
  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).[2][3]
  2. This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

References
General
  • "Draft History by School–Marshall". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  • "NFL Players who attended Marshall University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  • "Marshall Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
Specific
  1. DraftHistory.com
  2. Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  3. "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  4. Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
  5. "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  6. "Norm Willey Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  7. "Carl Lee Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  8. "1989 San Francisco 49ers Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  9. "Troy Brown Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  10. "2001 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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  13. "Randy Moss Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  14. "Chad Pennington Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  15. "2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  16. "2007 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  17. "2011 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  18. "2017 Philadelphia Eagles Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  19. "2014 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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