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List of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL draft

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This is a list of Minnesota Golden Gophers football players in the NFL draft.

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

Selections

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position
1936 2 4 13 Babe LeVoir Brooklyn Dodgers B
3 6 24 George Roscoe Chicago Bears B
4 8 35 Sheldon Beise Detroit Lions B
5 6 42 Vern Oech Chicago Bears T
7 6 60 Dick Smith Chicago Bears T
8 8 71 Dale Rennebohm Detroit Lions C
1937 1 4 4 Ed Widseth New York Giants T
2 10 20 Jules Alfonse Cleveland Rams B
3 9 29 Bud Wilkinson Green Bay Packers T
4 9 39 Bud Svendsen Green Bay Packers C
10 1 91 Ray Antil Philadelphia Eagles E
1938 5 4 34 Lou Midler Pittsburgh Steelers T
6 7 47 Andy Uram Green Bay Packers B
7 4 54 Ray King Pittsburgh Steelers E
12 1 101 Vic Spadaccini Pittsburgh Steelers E
1939 1 9 9 Larry Buhler Green Bay Packers B
6 2 42 George Faust Chicago Cardinals B
7 9 59 Frank Twedell Green Bay Packers T
9 8 78 Wilbur Moore Washington Redskins B
13 9 119 Dan Elmer Green Bay Packers C
20 9 189 Charles Schultz Green Bay Packers T
1940 1 9 9 Hal Van Every Green Bay Packers B
5 1 31 Marty Christiansen Chicago Cardinals B
8 10 70 Win Pedersen New York Giants T
1941 1 6 6 George Franck New York Giants B
3 6 21 Bob Paffrath Green Bay Packers B
8 6 66 Bill Kuusisto Green Bay Packers G
18 6 166 Helge Pukema Green Bay Packers G
20 2 182 Bob Bjorklund Pittsburgh Steelers E
1942 1 9 9 Urban Odson Green Bay Packers T
3 8 23 Bob Sweiger New York Giants B
4 2 27 Len Levy Cleveland Rams G
4 3 28 Gordon Paschka Philadelphia Eagles G
7 6 56 Bob Fitch Washington Redskins E
10 4 84 Jud Ringer Chicago Cardinals E
10 9 89 Gene Flick Green Bay Packers C
13 9 119 Bruce Smith Green Bay Packers B
1943 1 7 7 Bill Daley Pittsburgh Steelers B
1 8 8 Dick Wildung Green Bay Packers T
11 2 92 John Billman Philadelphia Eagles G
13 3 113 Bill Baumgartner Chicago Cardinals E
16 8 148 Mike Welch Green Bay Packers B
19 6 176 Jim Lushine New York Giants T
21 10 200 Don Nolander Washington Redskins C
25 8 238 Gene Bierhaus Green Bay Packers E
1944 2 1 12 Paul Mitchell Chicago Cardinals T
4 2 29 Rudy Sikich Brooklyn Dodgers T
6 1 44 Bill Garnaas Chicago Cardinals B
7 2 56 Bob Graiziger Brooklyn Dodgers G
7 4 58 Vic Kulbitski Philadelphia Eagles B
7 5 59 Herm Frickey New York Giants B
10 3 90 Herb Hein Detroit Lions E
10 9 96 John Perko Philadelphia Eagles E
11 2 100 John Bicaninch Brooklyn Dodgers G
11 7 105 Bill Aldworth Washington Redskins T
22 6 205 Cliff Anderson Green Bay Packers E
1945 2 2 13 Wayne Williams Brooklyn Dodgers B
6 9 52 Chuck Dellago Philadelphia Eagles G
11 8 106 Chuck Avery Chicago Bears B
17 11 175 Bob Kula Green Bay Packers B
28 6 291 Bob Hary Chicago Bears B
32 1 325 Don Nolander Washington Redskins T
1946 7 3 53 Tom Reinhardt Pittsburgh Steelers T
19 8 178 Merlin Kispert Detroit Lions B
20 5 185 Dick Kelly New York Giants B
28 7 267 Dick Van Duesen Detroit Lions C
1947 16 10 145 Verne Gagne Chicago Bears E
25 3 210 Tom Carroll Chicago Cardinals T
1948 6 6 41 Larry Olsonoski Green Bay Packers G
1949 9 2 83 Everett Faunce Green Bay Packers B
17 3 164 Warren Beson Boston Yanks C
1950 1 4 4 Clayton Tonnemaker Green Bay Packers C
1 11 11 Leo Nomellini San Francisco 49ers DT
1 14 14 Bud Grant Philadelphia Eagles E
3 3 30 Gordy Soltau Green Bay Packers E
6 4 70 Floyd Jaszewski Detroit Lions T
8 4 96 Ralph McAlister Detroit Lions B
10 3 121 Bob Mealey Green Bay Packers T
14 6 176 Gene Fritz New York Giants T
16 3 199 Frank Kuzma Green Bay Packers B
19 9 244 Billy Bye Chicago Bears B
25 6 319 Ken Beiersdorf New York Giants B
29 5 370 Johnny Lundin Washington Redskins G
30 10 388 Allen Markert Chicago Bears T
1951 21 1 244 Art Edling Green Bay Packers E
1952 8 4 89 Wayne Robinson Philadelphia Eagles C
22 7 260 Dick Gregory Chicago Bears B
24 7 284 Dick Mundinger Chicago Bears T
28 6 311 Ron Engel Washington Redskins B
1953 9 9 106 Roger French Philadelphia Eagles E
9 10 107 Bob McNamara Cleveland Browns B
24 8 285 Charley Kubes New York Giants G
26 1 302 Scott Prescott Baltimore Colts C
30 7 356 Stavros Canakes New York Giants G
1954 9 5 102 Paul Giel Chicago Bears B
11 5 162 Ron Wallin Chicago Bears T
28 7 332 Ron Hansen Washington Redskins E
1955 23 2 267 Dick McNamara Baltimore Colts B
23 5 270 Gordy Holz Pittsburgh Steelers T
26 5 306 Gordy Soltau Pittsburgh Steelers E
1956 13 9 154 Dick Grogg Chicago Bears G
20 8 237 Mike Falls New York Giants G
25 7 296 Franz Koeneke Green Bay Packers E
1957 4 1 38 Bobby Cox Los Angeles Rams QB
6 12 73 Bob Hobert New York Giants T
16 2 183 Ed Buckingham Green Bay Packers T
19 9 226 Paul Barrington Chicago Cardinals G
26 3 304 Dick Blakely Los Angeles Rams B
28 2 327 Dave Herbold Green Bay Packers G
29 2 339 Dean Maas Los Angeles Rams C
29 5 342 Bob Rasmussen Baltimore Colts G
1958 2 10 23 Frank Youso New York Giants T
7 1 74 Jon Jelacic Chicago Cardinals E
14 2 159 Bob Schmidt Chicago Cardinals T
15 8 177 Norm Sixta New York Giants T
17 9 202 Jim Reese Baltimore Colts B
26 9 310 David Burkholder New York Giants G
27 5 318 Perry Gehring Washington Redskins E
30 10 359 Ben Svendsen Cleveland Browns C
1959 9 12 108 Tom Brown Baltimore Colts G
16 10 190 Bob Soltis New York Giants B
20 10 238 Jerry Shetler New York Giants G
30 7 355 Willus Fjerstad Pittsburgh Steelers B
1960 4 7 43 Billy Martin Chicago Bears B
6 5 65 Mike Wright Green Bay Packers T
9 5 101 Frank Brixius Green Bay Packers T
1961 6 11 81 Greg Larson New York Giants C
10 2 128 Roger Hagberg Green Bay Packers B
1962 2 11 25 Sandy Stephens Cleveland Browns B
7 10 94 Tom Hall Detroit Lions E
20 5 271 Judge Dickson St. Louis Cardinals B
1963 2 2 16 Bobby Bell Minnesota Vikings T
4 9 51 Bill Munsey Cleveland Browns B
7 1 56 Bobby Bell Kansas City Chiefs LB
11 3 143 John Campbell Minnesota Vikings LB
1964 1 6 6 Carl Eller Minnesota Vikings DT
20 5 271 Milt Sunde Minnesota Vikings T
1965 5 4 60 Frank Marchlewski Los Angeles Rams C
8 2 100 John Hankinson Minnesota Vikings QB
12 4 158 Craig Lofquist Pittsburgh Steelers B
1966 1 13 13 Gale Gillingham Green Bay Packers T
9 8 133 Kent Kramer San Francisco 49ers WR
13 8 193 Jim Fulgham New York Giants T
20 6 296 Lou Hudson Dallas Cowboys WR
1967 5 8 115 Ken Last Minnesota Vikings WR
14 9 350 Chet Anderson Pittsburgh Steelers TE
1968 1 23 23 John Williams Baltimore Colts T
3 18 74 Charlie Sanders Detroit Lions TE
10 4 250 Tom Sakal Minnesota Vikings DB
15 15 396 McKinley Boston New York Giants G
17 11 447 Bob Lee St. Louis Cardinals WR
1969 4 7 85 Dennis Hale New Orleans Saints DB
4 26 104 Ezell Jones New York Jets T
5 22 126 Bob Stein Kansas City Chiefs LB
7 2 158 Dick Enderle Atlanta Falcons G
9 17 225 Tom Fink Minnesota Vikings G
9 20 228 Ron Kamzelski Cleveland Browns DT
12 17 303 Noel Jenke Minnesota Vikings LB
14 21 359 Ray Stephens Los Angeles Rams RB
1970 2 19 45 Ray Parson Detroit Lions DT
3 16 68 Jim Carter Green Bay Packers LB
1971 9 10 218 Barry Mayer Green Bay Packers RB
9 16 224 Alvin Hawes Kansas City Chiefs T
12 4 290 John Thompson Houston Oilers G
15 24 388 Jeff Wright Minnesota Vikings DB
16 9 399 Steve Thompson Denver Broncos DT
1972 3 7 59 Bart Buetow Minnesota Vikings T
6 10 140 Mike Perfetti Atlanta Falcons DB
6 14 144 Vern Winfield Philadelphia Eagles G
8 25 207 Craig Curry Miami Dolphins QB
11 11 271 Bill Light Buffalo Bills LB
14 16 354 Tom Chandler Atlanta Falcons LB
1973 3 22 74 Tom MacLeod Green Bay Packers LB
6 9 139 Doug Kingsriter Minnesota Vikings TE
9 21 229 Mike White Dallas Cowboys DB
13 21 333 Tim Alderson Green Bay Packers DB
17 13 429 Dave Winfield Minnesota Vikings TE
1974 2 9 35 Keith Fahnhorst San Francisco 49ers TE
4 16 94 Matt Herkenhoff Kansas City Chiefs T
5 7 111 Steve Neils St. Louis Cardinals LB
12 6 292 Dave Simonson Baltimore Colts T
1975 4 17 95 Rick Upchurch Denver Broncos WR
11 8 268 Dale Hegland Kansas City Chiefs G
15 24 388 Ollie Bakken Minnesota Vikings LB
1976 3 3 63 Keith Simons Kansas City Chiefs DT
8 18 227 Art Meadowcroft Buffalo Bills G
9 6 243 Doug Beaudoin New England Patriots DB
11 21 312 Dexter Pride Miami Dolphins RB
1977 9 2 225 George Adzick Seattle Seahawks DB
10 4 255 Mike Jones New York Giants WR
1978 2 3 31 Mark Merrill New York Jets LB
2 6 34 Michael Hunt Green Bay Packers LB
2 15 43 Steve Stewart Atlanta Falcons LB
12 9 315 Mark Slater Philadelphia Eagles C
12 20 326 Jeff Morrow Minnesota Vikings T
1979 6 26 163 Jim Ronan Cleveland Browns DT
7 11 176 Stan Sytsma New Orleans Saints LB
7 22 187 Keith Brown New York Jets DB
1980 4 17 100 Elmer Bailey Miami Dolphins WR
6 23 161 Greg Murtha Philadelphia Eagles T
1981 2 2 30 Marion Barber Jr. New York Jets RB
7 10 176 Jeff Schuh Cincinnati Bengals LB
8 10 203 Garry White San Francisco 49ers RB
1982 4 9 92 Jim Fahnhorst Minnesota Vikings LB
5 6 117 Wally Kersten Los Angeles Rams T
5 13 124 Ken Dallafior Pittsburgh Steelers T
8 6 201 Chester Cooper Seattle Seahawks WR
1983 8 28 224 Todd Hallstrom Washington Redskins T
12 3 310 Karl Mecklenburg Denver Broncos LB
1984 7 1 169 Jay Carroll Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE
8 24 220 Randy Rasmussen Pittsburgh Steelers C
10 2 254 Jim Gallery Tampa Bay Buccaneers K
1985 9 18 242 Andre Harris Pittsburgh Steelers DB
10 10 262 Kerry Glenn New York Jets DB
12 3 311 Mark Haar Houston Oilers DT
1986 9 3 224 Kevin Starks Atlanta Falcons TE
1987 4 21 105 Mark Dusbabek Houston Oilers LB
12 18 325 Bruce Holmes Kansas City Chiefs LB
12 24 331 Ray Hitchcock Washington Redskins C
1988 2 28 55 Chip Lohmiller Washington Redskins K
5 6 115 Troy Wolkow New England Patriots G
8 3 196 Gary Hadd Detroit Lions DE
9 26 247 Brian Bonner San Francisco 49ers LB
11 25 302 Gary Couch New Orleans Saints WR
1989 1 18 18 Brian Williams New York Giants C
1990 1 19 19 Darrell Thompson Green Bay Packers RB
5 4 113 Jon Melander New England Patriots T
11 21 297 Jon Leverenz Washington Redskins LB
12 20 324 Ron Goetz Minnesota Vikings LB
1991 5 8 119 Chris Thome Minnesota Vikings C
11 9 287 Mike Sunvold Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT
12 15 321 Mark Drabczak New Orleans Saints G
1992 4 22 106 Sean Lumpkin New Orleans Saints DB
1996 4 28 123 Chris Darkins Green Bay Packers RB
6 21 188 Craig Sauer Atlanta Falcons LB
1998 6 26 179 Lamanzer Williams Jacksonville Jaguars DE
7 26 215 Ryan Thelwell San Francisco 49ers WR
2000 4 24 118 Tyrone Carter Minnesota Vikings DB
6 5 171 Thomas Hamner Philadelphia Eagles RB
2001 1 24 24 Willie Middlebrooks Denver Broncos DB
4 8 103 Karon Riley Chicago Bears DE
4 18 113 Ben Hamilton Denver Broncos C
6 36 199 Adam Haayer Tennessee Titans G
2002 4 25 123 Ron Johnson Baltimore Ravens WR
6 6 178 Matt Anderle San Diego Chargers T
7 18 229 Stylez G. White Houston Texans DE
2003 5 17 152 Michael Lehan Cleveland Browns DB
2004 5 30 162 Thomas Tapeh Philadelphia Eagles FB
2005 4 8 109 Marion Barber III Dallas Cowboys RB
2006 1 21 21 Laurence Maroney New England Patriots RB
5 20 153 Anthony Montgomery Washington Redskins DT
6 29 198 Greg Eslinger Denver Broncos C
7 34 242 Mark Setterstrom St. Louis Rams G
2007 3 13 77 Matt Spaeth Pittsburgh Steelers TE
2008 6 7 173 Dominique Barber Houston Texans DB
2010 3 23 87 Eric Decker Denver Broncos WR
5 36 167 Nate Triplett Minnesota Vikings LB
2014 2 5 37 Ra'Shede Hageman Atlanta Falcons DT
4 31 131 Brock Vereen Chicago Bears DB
2015 2 23 55 Maxx Williams Baltimore Ravens TE
4 28 127 Damien Wilson Dallas Cowboys LB
5 2 138 David Cobb Tennessee Titans RB
5 14 150 Cedric Thompson Miami Dolphins DB
2016 4 8 106 Eric Murray Kansas City Chiefs DB
4 17 115 De'Vondre Campbell Atlanta Falcons LB
2017 7 4 222 Jalen Myrick Jacksonville Jaguars DB
2019 5 19 157 Blake Cashman New York Jets LB
2020 2 13 45 Antoine Winfield Jr. Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
5 15 161 Tyler Johnson Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR
5 29 175 Kamal Martin Green Bay Packers LB
7 4 218 Carter Coughlin New York Giants LB
7 33 274 Chris Williamson New York Giants DB
2021 1 27 27 Rashod Bateman Baltimore Ravens WR
3 10 74 Benjamin St-Juste Washington Football Team DB
2022 2 8 40 Boye Mafe Seattle Seahawks DE
4 5 110 Daniel Faalele Baltimore Ravens T
5 22 165 Esezi Otomewo Minnesota Vikings DE
6 39 218 Ko Kieft Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE
2023 2 26 57 John Michael Schmitz New York Giants C
5 11 146 Jordan Howden New Orleans Saints DB
5 30 165 Terell Smith Chicago Bears DB
2024 2 15 47 Tyler Nubin New York Giants DB

Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Debut Year Player Position Debut Team Notes
1968 Hubie Bryant WR Cleveland Browns —
1977 Tony Dungy DB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1980 Steve Tobin C New York Giants —
1981 Dana Noel CB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1983 Kevin Kellin DT Washington Redskins —
1985 Tony Hunter RB Washington Redskins —
1986 Jerry Keeble LB San Francisco 49ers —
1987 Mel Anderson WR Pittsburgh Steelers —
Jim Hobbins G Green Bay Packers —
Donovan Small DB Houston Oilers —
Steve Thompson DT Washington Redskins —
1994 Tony Carter FB Minnesota Vikings —
Omar Douglas WR New York Giants —
1995 Ed Hawthorne NT Miami Dolphins —
1998 Cory Sauter QB Arizona Cardinals —
2000 Derek Rackley LS Atlanta Falcons —
Jimmy Wyrick CB Detroit Lions —
2002 Jack Brewer DB Minnesota Vikings —
Travis Cole QB Pittsburgh Steelers —
2004 Ben Utecht TE Indianapolis Colts —
2005 Paris Hamilton WR Detroit Lions —
Rhys Lloyd K Baltimore Ravens —
Darrell Reid LB Indianapolis Colts —
2007 Logan Payne WR Seattle Seahawks —
2008 Ernie Wheelwright WR Baltimore Ravens —
2010 Marcus Sherels DB Minnesota Vikings —
2011 Jon Hoese FB Green Bay Packers —
Adam Weber QB Denver Broncos —
2013 MarQueis Gray TE San Francisco 49ers —
2015 Isaac Fruechte WR Minnesota Vikings —
2016 Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB Jacksonville Jaguars —
K. J. Maye WR New York Giants —
2017 Jack Lynn LB Atlanta Falcons —
2018 Nate Wozniak TE New Orleans Saints —
2022 Jack Gibbens LB Tennessee Titans —
2023 Chuck Filiaga G Green Bay Packers —
Mohamed Ibrahim RB Detroit Lions —
Tanner Morgan QB Pittsburgh Steelers —
2024 Kyler Baugh DT New Orleans Saints —
Corey Crooms WR Dallas Cowboys —
Brevyn Spann-Ford TE Dallas Cowboys —

References

  1. DraftHistory.com
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