List of Penn State Nittany Lions in the NFL draft

This is a list of Penn State Nittany Lions football players in the NFL Draft.

Key

= Pro Bowler
= AFL All-Star
= Hall of Famer
B Back K Kicker T Tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back CB Cornerback S Safety
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End OT Offensive tackle TE Tight end

Players

Year Round Pick Overall Team Name Position
1940 16 2 142 Steelers Leon Gajecki C
1941 9 2 72 Cardinals Tom Vargo E
12 1 101 Eagles John Patrick B
19 6 176 Giants Chuck Peters B
20 3 183 Cardinals Frank Platt T
1942 12 8 108 Giants Len Krouse B
16 3 143 Eagles Bill Smaltz B
1943 7 6 56 Giants Lou Palazzi C
18 3 163 Dodgers Ken Schoonover T
29 10 280 Redskins Johnny Jaffurs G
1944 10 2 89 Dodgers Aldo Cenci B
1946 4 3 28 Steelers Joe Tepsic B
14 2 122 Yanks Ralph Ventresco B
20 3 183 Steelers Mike Garbinski B
27 3 253 Steelers Marchi Marino T
1947 14 3 118 Steelers Bill Moore T
16 5 140 Eagles Jeff Durkota B
26 5 240 Cardinals Larry Joe B
30 4 279 Redskins Joe Colone B
1948 3 1 14 Yanks John Nolan T
5 1 26 Giants Johnny Wolosky C
21 7 192 Eagles Negley Norton T
1949 6 10 61 Yanks Sam Tamburo E
9 1 82 Lions Chuck Drazenovich LB
19 1 182 Lions Wallace Triplett RB
20 3 194 Packers Larry Cooney B
1950 3 11 38 Rams Don Murray T
8 8 100 Steelers Fran Rogel FB
13 7 168 Steelers Negley Norton T
22 3 277 Packers Chuck Beatty C
1952 17 11 204 Browns Stew Sheets T
1953 11 7 128 Eagles Bob Pollard B
17 7 200 Eagles Tony Rados B
18 2 207 Cardinals Joe Yukica E
26 12 313 Lions Jim Dooley C
28 8 333 Eagles Joe Gratson B
1954 26 3 271 Steelers Joe Pascarella T
1955 3 6 31 Giants Rosey Grier DT
10 3 112 Rams Jesse Arnelle E
18 2 207 Redskins Don Bailey B
29 9 346 49ers Otto Kniedinger T
1956 1 9 9 Colts Lenny Moore RB
14 4 161 Eagles Frank Reich C
1957 2 4 17 Browns Milt Plum QB
17 1 194 Eagles Dan Radakovich C
1958 4 11 48 Colts Les Walters E
10 6 115 Rams Al Jacks QB
14 5 162 Redskins Jack Farls E
1959 5 2 50 Cardinals Maury Schleicher E
1960 1 4 4 Redskins Richie Lucas QB
3 4 28 Redskins Andy Stynchula T
5 1 49 Rams Charley Janerette T
8 3 87 Redskins Earl Kohlhaas G
1961 3 2 30 Cowboys Stew Barber G
7 3 87 Redskins Jim Kerr S
7 6 90 Steelers Dick Hoak RB
13 14 182 Eagles Don Jonas QB
19 14 266 Eagles Dick Wilson C
1962 2 9 23 Colts Bill Saul LB
3 1 29 Redskins Robert Mitinger LB
4 4 46 49ers Chuck Sieminski T
4 5 46 Cardinals Roger Kochman RB
5 4 60 Rams Jim Smith T
12 12 166 Giants Al Gursky RB
14 13 195 Eagles Jim Schawb E
1963 1 14 14 Packers Dave Robinson LB
4 4 46 49ers Hatch Rosdahl DT
6 9 79 Rams Terry Monaghan T
8 5 103 Colts Dave Hayes B
10 4 130 Eagles Pete Liske QB
17 9 233 Browns Dick Anderson E
1964 3 10 38 Steelers Ralph Baker LB
13 12 180 Giants John Delbert T
14 4 186 Redskins Tom Urbank B
1965 3 8 36 Colts Glenn Ressler G
1966 8 6 116 Cowboys Don Kunit RB
8 15 125 Colts Jack White QB
20 1 291 Falcons Bob Riggle DB
1967 2 27 53 Saints Dave Rowe DT
10 20 257 Patriots John Runnels LB
16 22 415 Bills Mike Irwin RB
1968 2 14 41 Giants Rich Buzin OT
2 16 43 Chargers Bill Lenkaitis C
5 8 119 Bills Mike McBath DE
1969 1 7 7 49ers Ted Kwalick TE
2 12 38 Packers Rich Moore DT
4 4 82 Steelers Bob Campbell RB
7 18 174 Dolphins John Kulka G
15 3 367 Eagles Leon Angevine WR
1970 1 7 7 Bengals Mike Reid DT
3 6 58 Cardinals Charlie Pittman RB
3 20 72 Jets Dennis Onkotz LB
4 17 95 Colts Steve Smear DT
4 20 98 Jets John Ebersole LB
7 23 179 Cowboys Don Abbey LB
8 17 199 Redskins Paul Johnson DB
12 17 303 Redskins James Kates LB
1971 2 8 34 Steelers Jack Ham LB
3 21 73 Raiders Warren Koegel C
11 22 282 Dolphins Vic Surma T
16 23 413 Vikings Greg Edmonds WR
1972 1 13 13 Steelers Franco Harris FB
2 22 48 Colts Lydell Mitchell RB
4 15 93 Cowboys Chuck Zapiec LB
5 13 117 Bears Bob Parsons TE
1973 3 19 71 Lions Jim Laslavic LB
5 12 116 Jets Bruce Bannon LB
6 6 136 Bills John Skorupan LB
14 10 348 Broncos John Hufnagel QB
15 17 381 Giants Carl Schaukowitch G
1974 1 8 8 Lions Ed O'Neil LB
1 11 11 Rams John Cappelletti RB
2 1 27 Bills Doug Allen LB
2 15 41 Chiefs Charlie Getty OT
2 17 43 Chargers Mark Markovich C
5 2 106 Bills Gary Hayman WR
6 6 136 Dolphins Randy Crowder DE
9 9 217 Saints Phil LaPorta T
10 22 256 Bengals Chuck Herd TE
12 8 294 49ers Tom Hull LB
1975 2 5 31 Bears Mike Hartenstine DE
4 3 81 Falcons John Nessel G
4 24 102 Bills Tom Donchez RB
6 12 142 Bengals Tom Shuman QB
7 14 170 Bengals Chris Devlin LB
8 16 198 Eagles Jeff Bleamer T
9 15 223 49ers Dan Natale TE
10 22 256 Dolphins Joe Jackson TE
12 26 312 Steelers Greg Murphy DE
17 5 421 Browns Dave Graf LB
1976 2 23 51 Bengals Chris Bahr K
3 7 67 Jets Greg Buttle LB
3 10 70 Steelers Ron Coder DT
4 27 119 Cowboys Tom Rafferty G
1977 2 10 38 Oilers George Reihner G
3 22 78 Cardinals Kurt Allerman LB
5 2 114 Lions Ron Crosby LB
8 24 219 Patriots Brad Benson G
1978 3 5 61 Jets Mickey Shuler TE
3 25 81 Dolphins Jimmy Cefalo WR
5 3 113 Jets Randy Sidler DT
6 17 155 Bengals Steve Geise RB
9 5 227 Jets Neil Hutton DB
10 17 267 Bengals Tom DePaso LB
11 25 303 Rams Ron Hostetler LB
1979 1 10 10 Lions Keith Dorney OT
4 14 96 Jets Eric Cunningham G
5 16 126 Eagles Scott Fitzkee WR
6 8 145 Giants Bob Torrey RB
6 28 165 Steelers Matt Bahr K
7 17 182 Redskins Rich Milot LB
8 4 196 Eagles Chuck Correal C
10 17 265 Chargers Tony Petruccio DT
1980 1 4 4 Packers Bruce Clark DE
2 15 43 Raiders Matt Millen LB
2 18 46 Bears Matt Suhey FB
2 22 50 Rams Irv Pankey OT
3 13 69 Jets Lance Mehl LB
6 16 154 Rams Mike Guman RB
9 9 230 Chiefs Tom Donovan WR
1981 1 28 28 Bills Booker Moore RB
3 2 58 Seahawks Bill Dugan G
6 9 147 49ers Pete Kugler DT
6 10 148 Redskins Larry Kubin LB
7 20 186 Seahawks Brad Scovill TE
8 21 214 Saints Gene Gladys LB
11 13 289 Chiefs Frank Case DE
1982 1 8 8 Oilers Mike Munchak G
1 17 17 Buccaneers Sean Farrell G
2 1 28 Colts Leo Wisniewski DT
2 10 37 Raiders Jim Romano C
3 23 78 Eagles Vyto Kab TE
3 25 80 Dolphins Paul Lankford CB
5 15 126 Packers Mike Meade RB
6 13 152 Packers Chet Parlavecchio LB
9 11 234 Oilers Matt Bradley LB
10 12 263 Raiders Rich D'Amico LB
1983 1 3 3 Seahawks Curt Warner RB
1 7 7 Chiefs Todd Blackledge QB
3 17 73 Vikings Walker Lee Ashley LB
4 4 88 Oilers Mike McCloskey TE
5 10 122 Browns Bill Contz OT
5 28 140 Steelers Gregg Garrity WR
10 10 261 Lions Dave Laube G
10 12 263 Seahawks Pete Speros G
10 17 268 Falcons Ralph Giacomarro P
1984 1 4 4 Jets Kenny Jackson WR
2 6 34 Chiefs Scott Radecic LB
3 14 70 Patriots Jonathan Williams RB
4 6 90 Chiefs Mark Robinson S
4 28 112 Buccaneers Ron Heller OT
7 8 176 Jets Harry Hamilton S
8 1 197 Oilers Kevin Baugh WR
9 18 242 Rams George Reynolds P
1985 6 6 146 Lions Stan Short G
7 24 192 Raiders Nick Haden C
9 22 246 Raiders Chris Sydnor DB
12 20 328 Patriots Tony Mumford RB
1986 4 23 105 Jets Rogers Alexander LB
7 2 168 Bills Bob Williams TE
9 14 235 Chargers Mike Zordich S
1987 1 8 8 Bills Shane Conlan LB
1 14 14 Vikings D. J. Dozier RB
3 24 80 Browns Tim Manoa FB
3 25 81 Raiders Steve Smith FB
4 1 85 Buccaneers Don Graham LB
5 14 126 Cardinals John Bruno P
5 20 132 Dolphins Chris Conlin OT
6 1 141 Steelers Tim Johnson DT
6 22 162 49ers Bob White LB
8 27 222 Broncos Dan Morgan G
9 24 247 Colts Bob Ontko LB
10 17 268 Jets Sid Lewis DB
11 7 286 Lions Brian Siverling TE
1988 3 3 58 Lions Ray Roundtree WR
8 6 199 Raiders Mike Alexander WR
10 1 250 Falcons Stan Clayton G
11 12 289 Bills Pete Curkendall DT
1989 2 1 29 Cowboys Steve Wisniewski G
4 16 100 Patriots Michael Timpson WR
6 16 155 Colts Quintus McDonald LB
9 21 244 Oilers Bob Mrosko TE
11 3 282 Lions Keith Karpinski LB
1990 1 2 2 Jets Blair Thomas RB
2 21 46 Redskins Andre Collins LB
7 15 180 Chiefs Dave Szott G
8 3 196 Jets Roger Duffy C
1991 3 19 74 Seahawks David Daniels WR
6 19 158 Steelers Leroy Thompson RB
8 19 214 Oilers Gary Brown RB
10 13 263 Colts Frank Giannetti DE
10 14 264 Cowboys Sean Love G
12 13 319 Colts Rob Luedeke C
1992 2 6 34 Packers Mark D'Onofrio LB
2 18 46 Cardinals Tony Sacca QB
3 18 74 Redskins Paul Siever OT
3 27 83 Bills Keith Goganious LB
8 7 203 Steelers Darren Perry S
8 9 205 Patriots Sam Gash FB
8 13 209 Dolphins Andre Powell LB
8 27 223 Bills Leonard Humphries CB
11 28 308 Redskins Terry Smith WR
1993 1 25 25 Dolphins O. J. McDuffie WR
2 10 39 Rams Troy Drayton TE
2 22 51 Patriots Todd Rucci OT
3 1 57 Vikings John Gerak G
5 16 128 Redskins Greg Huntington C
6 4 144 Jets Richie Anderson FB
6 13 153 Browns Rich McKenzie LB
8 17 213 Cowboys Reggie Givens CB
1994 3 29 94 Jets Lou Benfatti DT
5 3 134 Vikings Shelly Hammonds DB
6 19 180 Steelers Eric Ravotti LB
7 23 217 Raiders Rob Holmberg LB
1995 1 1 1 Bengals Ki-Jana Carter RB
1 5 5 Panthers Kerry Collins QB
1 9 9 Jets Kyle Brady TE
5 12 146 Broncos Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB
6 16 187 Colts Brian Gelheizer LB
1996 1 23 23 Lions Jeff Hartings G
1 30 30 Redskins Andre Johnson OT
2 22 52 Bears Bobby Engram WR
3 13 74 Oilers Terry Killens LB
3 31 92 Steelers Jon Witman FB
4 20 115 Colts Brian Milne FB
6 24 191 Colts Keith Conlin OT
6 31 198 49ers Stephen Pitts RB
6 41 208 Packers Marco Rivera G
7 9 218 Oilers Mike Archie RB
1997 2 28 58 Ravens Kim Herring S
3 30 90 Packers Brett Conway K
7 33 234 Ravens Wally Richardson QB
1998 1 5 5 Bears Curtis Enis RB
2 25 55 Giants Joe Jurevicius WR
5 28 151 49ers Phil Ostrowski G
1999 5 5 138 Colts Brad Scioli DE
5 7 140 Seahawks Floyd Wedderburn G
2000 1 1 1 Browns Courtney Brown DE
1 2 2 Redskins LaVar Arrington LB
3 29 91 Colts David Macklin CB
4 11 105 Giants Brandon Short LB
2001 3 9 71 Packers Bhawoh Jue S
3 17 79 Jets Kareem McKenzie OT
3 32 94 Jaguars James Boyd S
5 16 147 Eagles Tony Stewart TE
2002 4 9 107 Chiefs Omar Easy FB
6 24 196 Saints John Gilmore TE
2003 1 12 12 Rams Jimmy Kennedy DT
1 14 14 Bears Michael Haynes DE
1 17 17 Cardinals Bryant Johnson WR
1 27 27 Chiefs Larry Johnson RB
2 23 55 Falcons Bryan Scott S
2 25 57 49ers Anthony Adams DT
2004 3 29 92 Titans Rich Gardner CB
6 29 194 Steelers Matt Kranchick TE
7 28 229 Colts David Kimball K
7 40 241 Titans Sean McHugh TE
2006 1 20 20 Chiefs Tamba Hali LB
4 3 100 49ers Michael Robinson FB
4 5 102 Titans Calvin Lowry S
4 25 122 Buccaneers Alan Zemaitis CB
6 31 200 Bears Tyler Reed G
7 1 209 Bengals Ethan Kilmer S
2007 1 5 5 Cardinals Levi Brown OT
2 2 34 Bills Paul Posluszny LB
3 18 81 Giants Jay Alford DT
3 27 90 Eagles Tony Hunt RB
5 27 164 Panthers Tim Shaw LB
2008 3 11 74 Panthers Dan Connor LB
4 2 101 Rams Justin King CB
2009 1 11 11 Bills Aaron Maybin DE
3 18 82 Lions Derrick Williams WR
3 27 91 Seahawks Deon Butler WR
4 23 123 Patriots Rich Ohrnberger G
7 17 223 Steelers A. Q. Shipley C
2010 1 28 28 Dolphins Jared Odrick DE
2 23 55 Cowboys Sean Lee LB
3 27 91 49ers NaVorro Bowman LB
5 23 154 Packers Andrew Quarless TE
7 7 214 Vikings Mickey Shuler Jr. TE
7 27 254 Rams Josh Hull LB
2011 2 16 48 Raiders Stefen Wisniewski C
6 12 177 Redskins Evan Royster RB
2012 2 21 53 Bengals Devon Still DT
5 14 149 Chargers Johnnie Troutman G
5 23 158 Raiders Jack Crawford DT
7 23 230 Raiders Nate Stupar LB
2013 3 25 87 Seahawks Jordan Hill DT
4 23 120 Vikings Gerald Hodges LB
7 7 213 Vikings Michael Mauti LB
2014 2 29 61 Jaguars Allen Robinson WR
4 12 112 Titans DaQuan Jones DT
5 35 175 Ravens John Urschel G
2015 2 2 34 Buccaneers Donovan Smith OT
5 6 142 Bears Adrian Amos S
5 24 160 Steelers Jesse James TE
2016 2 12 43 Titans Austin Johnson DT
2 20 51 Jets Christian Hackenberg QB
3 2 65 Browns Carl Nassib DE
6 27 202 Lions Anthony Zettel DT
6 29 204 Dolphins Jordan Lucas S
2017 3 20 84 Buccaneers Chris Godwin WR
2018 1 2 2 Giants Saquon Barkley RB
2 10 42 Dolphins Mike Gesicki TE
4 8 109 Redskins Troy Apke S
4 12 113 Broncos DaeSean Hamilton WR
5 11 148 Steelers Marcus Allen S
6 8 182 Cardinals Christian Campbell CB
2019 2 21 53 Eagles Miles Sanders RB
3 27 90 Cowboys Connor McGovern C
4 36 138 Eagles Shareef Miller DE
5 8 146 Lions Amani Oruwariye CB
6 25 197 Ravens Trace McSorley QB
7 29 243 Rams Nick Scott S
2020 2 6 38 Panthers Yetur Gross-Matos DE
2 14 46 Broncos K. J. Hamler WR
4 35 141 Texans John Reid CB
6 4 183 Giants Cam Brown LB
6 14 193 Colts Robert Windsor DT
2021 1 12 12 Cowboys Micah Parsons LB
1 31 31 Ravens Odafe Oweh DE
2 23 55 Steelers Pat Freiermuth TE
7 18 246 Washington Shaka Toney DL
7 19 247 Cardinals Michal Menet C
7 20 248 Colts Will Fries G
2022 1 16 16 Commanders Jahan Dotson WR
2 6 38 Falcons Arnold Ebiketie DE
2 16 48 Bears Jaquan Brisker S
4 15 120 Panthers Brandon Smith LB
4 25 130 Ravens Jordan Stout K
6 42 220 49ers Tariq Castro-Fields CB
7 28 249 Packers Rasheed Walker OT
7 35 256 Cardinals Jesse Luketa LB
2023 2 1 32 Steelers Joey Porter Jr. CB
2 30 61 Jaguars Brenton Strange TE
2 31 62 Texans Juice Scruggs C
3 24 87 49ers Ji'Ayir Brown S
5 14 149 Packers Sean Clifford QB
6 8 185 Jaguars Parker Washington WR
2024 1 11 11 Jets Olu Fashanu OT
1 21 21 Dolphins Chop Robinson DE
3 5 69 Patriots Caedan Wallace T
3 29 93 Ravens Adisa Isaac DE
4 7 107 Giants Theo Johnson TE
5 23 186 Chiefs Hunter Nourzad C
6 43 219 Bills Daequan Hardy DB
7 35 255 Packers Kalen King DB

Notable undrafted players

Debut Year Player Debut Team Position Notes
1962 Galen Hall Washington Redskins QB —
1968 Tom Sherman Boston Patriots QB —
1972 Chuck Crist New York Giants DB —
1976 Jim Rosecrans New York Jets LB —
1977 Rich Mauti New Orleans Saints WR —
1978 Joe Volinsky Seattle Seahawks DE —
1979 Willie Banks Washington Redskins LB —
1980 Ron LaPointe Baltimore Colts TE —
1981 Steve Griffiths Seattle Seahawks LB —
John Wojtowicz New York Jets G —
1982 Brian Franco Philadelphia Eagles K —
1983 Dave Opfar Pittsburgh Steelers DT —
1985 John Walter Kansas City Chiefs TE —
1986 Dean Dimido Green Bay Packers TE —
1987 David Clark Buffalo Bills RB —
Duffy Cobbs New England Patriots DB —
Mitch Frerotte Buffalo Bills G —
Ray Isom Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB —
Massimo Manca Cincinnati Bengals K —
Keith Radecic Washington Redskins C —
John Shaffer Dallas Cowboys QB —
1988 Pete Giftopoulos Pittsburgh Steelers LB —
Paul Pomfret Green Bay Packers TE —
1991 Tom Bill Buffalo Bills QB —
Willie Thomas Seattle Seahawks CB —
1992 Jim Deter Chicago Bears DT —
Mark Flythe Denver Broncos DE —
Doug Helkowski Buffalo Bills P —
1993 Todd Burger Chicago Bears G —
1994 Tyoka Jackson Miami Dolphins DT —
Brian O'Neal Philadelphia Eagles RB —
Greg Truitt Cincinnati Bengals LS —
1995 Marlon Forbes Chicago Bears S —
Bucky Greeley Chicago Bears C —
Chris Mazyck New York Giants DT —
Wille Smith Detroit Lions LB —
1996 Freddie Scott Atlanta Falcons WR —
1997 Brandon Noble San Francisco 49ers DT —
1998 Jim Nelson San Francisco 49ers LB —
1999 Chris Eberly Indianapolis Colts RB —
2000 Askari Adams Buffalo Bills DB —
Dave Fleischhauer Cincinnati Bengals DT —
Derek Fox St. Louis Rams S —
Corey Jones Buffalo Bills WR —
Kevin Thompson Cleveland Browns QB —
2001 Justin Kurpeikis Pittsburgh Steelers LB —
Pat Pidgeon Buffalo Bills P —
Kenny Watson Washington Redskins RB —
2002 Bruce Branch Washington Redskins DB —
Eddie Drummond* Detroit Lions WR Pro Bowl (2004)
Bob Jones New York Giants DE —
Eric McCoo Chicago Bears RB —
2003 Shawn Mayer New England Patriots DB —
2005 John Bronson Arizona Cardinals TE —
Robbie Gould* Chicago Bears K Pro Bowl (2006)
Cameron Wake* New York Giants DE Pro Bowl (2012), (2013), (2014)
2006 Scott Paxson Pittsburgh Steelers DT —
Anwar Phillips New Orleans Saints DB —
Isaac Smolko Pittsburgh Steelers TE —
2007 Edward Johnson Indianapolis Colts DT —
Jeremy Kapinos New York Jets P —
2009 Mark Rubin St. Louis Rams WR —
Jordan Norwood† Philadelphia Eagles WR Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl 50)
2010 Dennis Landolt New York Giants T —
2011 Brett Brackett Miami Dolphins TE —
Ollie Ogbu Indianapolis Colts DT —
2012 Stephfon Green Detroit Lions RB —
D'Anton Lynn New York Jets CB —
Derek Moye Pittsburgh Steelers WR —
Chaz Powell Green Bay Packers S —
Andrew Szczerba Atlanta Falcons TE —
2013 Matt McGloin Oakland Raiders QB —
Matt Stankiewitch New England Patriots C —
2014 Glenn Carson Arizona Cardinals LB —
Garry Gilliam Seattle Seahawks T —
2015 Brad Bars New York Giants DE —
Mike Hull Miami Dolphins LB —
Ross Travis Kansas City Chiefs TE —
2016 Kyle Carter Minnesota Vikings TE —
Trevor Williams San Diego Chargers CB —
2017 Brandon Bell Cincinnati Bengals LB —
Malik Golden San Francisco 49ers S —
2018 Curtis Cothran Minnesota Vikings DT —
Tyler Davis Buffalo Bills K —
Saeed Blacknall Oakland Raiders WR —
Jason Cabinda Oakland Raiders LB —
Grant Haley New York Giants CB —
Brendan Mahon Carolina Panthers G —
2019 Ryan Bates Philadelphia Eagles T —
2020 Dan Chisena Minnesota Vikings WR —
Blake Gillikin New Orleans Saints P —
Steven Gonzalez Arizona Cardinals OT —
2022 Ellis Brooks Green Bay Packers LB —
John Lovett Carolina Panthers RB —
2023 P. J. Mustipher Denver Broncos DT —
Chris Stoll Seattle Seahawks LS —
Jonathan Sutherland Seattle Seahawks S —
Mitchell Tinsley Washington Commanders WR —
2024 Curtis Jacobs Kansas City Chiefs LB —

References