List of Duke Blue Devils in the NFL draft

This is a list of Duke Blue Devils 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 6 9 54 Gus Durner New York Giants T
1937 2 3 13 Ace Parker Brooklyn Dodgers QB
1938 6 5 45 Joe Brunansky Chicago Cardinals T
12 8 108 Elmore Hackney New York Giants B
1939 8 5 65 Dan Hill Brooklyn Dodgers C
12 8 108 Bob O'Mara Washington Redskins B
15 8 138 Eric Tipton Washington Redskins B
1940 1 2 2 George McAfee Philadelphia Eagles RB
4 4 29 Edgar Bailey Brooklyn Dodgers E
12 8 108 Allen Johnson Washington Redskins G
16 8 148 Willard Perdue Washington Redskins E
18 6 166 Frank Ribar Detroit Lions G
1941 9 5 75 Jasper Davis Detroit Lions B
16 2 142 Wes McAfee Pittsburgh Steelers B
19 9 179 Alex Winterson Chicago Bears T
1942 1 4 4 Steve Lach Chicago Cardinals B
7 8 58 Tommy Prothro New York Giants B
9 6 76 Frank Swiger Washington Redskins B
13 8 118 Bob Barnett New York Giants C
1943 9 3 73 Moffatt Storer Chicago Cardinals B
1944 3 9 25 Bob Gantt Pittsburgh Steelers E
10 5 92 Ernie Beamer New York Giants E
15 8 150 Bill Milner Chicago Bears G
17 7 171 Tom Davis Washington Redskins B
23 6 236 John Wesley Perry Green Bay Packers B
24 1 242 Bob Nanni Chicago Cardinals T
1945 13 1 121 Elmore Luper Chicago Cardinals B
15 2 144 Gordon Carver Chicago Cardinals B
17 3 167 Ben Cittadino Chicago Cardinals E
27 3 277 Glen Stough Pittsburgh Steelers T
28 1 286 Garland Williams Chicago Cardinals T
29 6 302 Frank Irwin Washington Redskins T
1946 2 3 13 George Clark Pittsburgh Steelers B
4 4 29 Ernie Knotts Chicago Bears G
12 5 105 Al Bush New York Giants T
16 7 147 Kelly Mote Detroit Lions E
18 1 161 Frank Irwin Chicago Cardinals T
21 10 200 Cliff Lewis Los Angeles Rams B
23 3 213 Bill Leitheiser Pittsburgh Steelers G
24 2 222 Mike Karmazin Boston Yanks E
29 5 275 Steve Lucas New York Giants E
30 1 281 Jim LaRue Chicago Cardinals B
1947 14 2 117 Leo Long Boston Yanks B
15 6 131 Buddy Mulligan Chicago Cardinals B
25 3 228 Hal Mullins Washington Redskins T
1948 20 9 184 Fred Folger Pittsburgh Steelers B
28 8 263 Fred Hardison Chicago Bears E
1949 2 3 14 Al DeRogatis New York Giants T
10 1 92 Bill Davis Detroit Lions G
20 6 197 Lloyd Eisenberg Los Angeles Rams T
21 7 208 Tommy Hughes Washington Redskins B
21 8 209 Jim Duncan Chicago Bears E
1950 5 7 60 Lou Allen Pittsburgh Steelers T
1951 8 1 87 Bill Cox Washington Redskins B
24 3 282 Tom Powers Washington Redskins B
1952 19 9 226 Blaine Earon Detroit Lions E
23 10 275 Bob Bickel New York Giants B
1953 12 4 137 Jim Lawrence Chicago Bears T
12 7 140 Carson Leach San Francisco 49ers G
17 12 205 Ray Green Detroit Lions T
18 5 210 Carl Holben Pittsburgh Steelers T
22 10 263 Byrd Looper Cleveland Browns B
24 12 289 Truett Grant Detroit Lions T
30 5 354 Lou Tepe Pittsburgh Steelers C
1954 3 5 30 Ed Meadows Chicago Bears T
12 1 134 Howard Pitt Chicago Cardinals E
21 12 253 Jack Kistler Detroit Lions B
22 11 264 Lloyd Caudle Cleveland Browns B
24 12 289 Bobby Burrows Detroit Lions G
1955 14 8 165 Nick McKeithan San Francisco 49ers B
18 1 206 Fred Campbell Chicago Cardinals T
23 10 275 Jerry Barger Chicago Bears B
1956 3 8 33 Bob Pascal Baltimore Colts B
14 1 158 Ronnie Falls Detroit Lions LB
23 7 272 Jesse Birchfield Green Bay Packers G
29 8 345 Jim Nelson New York Giants G
1957 4 6 43 Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia Eagles QB
8 1 86 Hal McElhaney Philadelphia Eagles B
8 3 88 Roy Hord Jr. Los Angeles Rams T
20 7 236 Sid DeLoatch San Francisco 49ers G
23 9 274 Milt Konicek Chicago Cardinals T
26 2 303 Buddy Bass Green Bay Packers E
26 7 308 Tom Topping San Francisco 49ers T
1958 3 9 34 Buzz Guy Cleveland Browns T
6 3 64 John Kersey Philadelphia Eagles T
8 11 96 Bert Lattimore Cleveland Browns E
12 11 144 Bob Brodhead Cleveland Browns QB
17 8 201 Jack Harrison New York Giants C
18 4 209 Phil Dupler Chicago Bears B
22 7 260 Bill Thompson Pittsburgh Steelers E
29 9 346 Doug Padgett Baltimore Colts E
1959 3 2 26 Wray Carlton Philadelphia Eagles B
16 9 189 Ted Royal Los Angeles Rams C
23 10 274 Jim Gardner Cleveland Browns T
29 5 341 Dave Sime Detroit Lions E
1960 2 2 14 Mike McGee St. Louis Cardinals G
9 4 100 Dwight Bumgamer Washington Redskins E
13 7 151 Bob Spada Chicago Bears E
1961 9 3 115 Joel Arrington Washington Redskins B
13 13 181 Jack Wilson Cleveland Browns B
18 8 246 Art Browning St. Louis Cardinals G
1962 9 9 121 Walt Rappold Baltimore Colts QB
1963 12 3 157 Chuck Walker St. Louis Cardinals G
1964 9 14 126 Jay Wilkinson Chicago Bears RB
1965 1 14 14 Mike Curtis Baltimore Colts LB
10 12 138 Chuck Drulis St. Louis Cardinals E
13 6 174 Biff Bracy Washington Redskins RB
17 11 235 Sonny Odom Detroit Lions RB
1966 6 14 94 Earl Yates Washington Redskins T
16 15 245 Rod Stewart Baltimore Colts E
1967 1 18 18 Bob Matheson Cleveland Browns LB
2 15 41 Dave Dunaway Green Bay Packers WR
1968 7 26 191 Andy Beath Green Bay Packers DB
1969 2 26 52 Al Woodall New York Jets QB
17 26 442 Fred Zirkie New York Jets DT
1970 11 14 274 Robert Morris Houston Oilers C
1971 3 7 59 Leo Hart Atlanta Falcons QB
5 15 119 Phil Asack San Diego Chargers DE
7 7 163 Wes Chesson Atlanta Falcons WR
1972 7 8 164 Ernie Jackson New Orleans Saints DB
1973 5 11 115 Steve Jones Los Angeles Rams RB
6 26 156 Ed Newman Miami Dolphins G
13 13 325 Robert Parrish New York Jets DT
15 7 371 Melvin Parker St. Louis Cardinals LB
1974 12 5 291 John Riccz New York Jets DE
1975 8 19 201 John Hill Buffalo Bills DT
1977 4 17 101 Billy Bryan Denver Broncos C
6 3 142 Tony Benjamin Seattle Seahawks RB
7 4 171 Bob Grupp New York Jets DB
1978 3 8 64 Lyman Smith Miami Dolphins DT
1979 9 14 234 Carl McGee Cleveland Browns LB
1982 3 1 56 Cedric Jones New England Patriots WR
4 25 108 Charles Bowser Miami Dolphins LB
5 23 134 Dennis Tabron Chicago Bears DB
1983 5 11 123 Chris Castor Seattle Seahawks WR
1984 6 8 148 Ben Bennett Atlanta Falcons QB
1987 1 5 5 Mike Junkin Cleveland Browns LB
1988 12 23 328 Steve Slayden Cleveland Browns QB
1989 3 18 74 Anthony Dilweg Green Bay Packers QB
1990 9 18 238 Clarkston Hines Buffalo Bills WR
12 16 320 Chris Port New Orleans Saints G
1992 1 0 0 Dave Brown New York Giants QB
1996 4 26 121 Ray Farmer Philadelphia Eagles DB
6 36 203 Spence Fischer Pittsburgh Steelers QB
7 14 223 Jon Merrill Minnesota Vikings T
1998 6 36 189 Patrick Mannelly Chicago Bears G
1999 2 30 61 Lennie Friedman Denver Broncos C
2000 6 7 173 Chris Combs Pittsburgh Steelers DE
2004 7 2 203 Drew Strojny New York Giants T
2013 7 43 249 Sean Renfree Atlanta Falcons QB
2014 4 9 109 Ross Cockrell Buffalo Bills DB
2015 1 28 28 Laken Tomlinson Detroit Lions G
4 6 105 Jamison Crowder Washington Redskins WR
2019 1 6 6 Daniel Jones New York Giants QB
2021 4 13 118 Chris Rumph II Los Angeles Chargers LB
5 10 154 Michael Carter II New York Jets DB
5 18 162 Noah Gray Kansas City Chiefs TE
6 26 210 Victor Dimukeje Arizona Cardinals DE
2024 1 26 26 Graham Barton Tampa Bay Buccaneers C
3 31 95 DeWayne Carter Buffalo Bills DT
5 28 163 Jacob Monk Green Bay Packers C

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Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Year Player Position Debut Team Notes
1975 Robert Jackson G Cleveland Browns —
1980 Joel Patten T Cleveland Browns —
1982 Brian Baldinger G Dallas Cowboys —
1993 Randy Cuthbert RB Pittsburgh Steelers —
1995 John Farquhar TE Denver Broncos —
1996 Bernard Holsey DT New York Giants —
1997 Billy Granville LB Cincinnati Bengals —
1998 Tawambi Settles CB Detroit Lions —
Corey Thomas WR Detroit Lions —
2000 Kevin Lewis LB New York Giants —
Scottie Montgomery WR Denver Broncos —
2004 Ryan Fowler LB Dallas Cowboys —
2008 Patrick Bailey LB Pittsburgh Steelers —
2009 Eron Riley WR Baltimore Ravens —
Michael Tauiliili LB Indianapolis Colts —
2010 Thaddeus Lewis QB St. Louis Rams —
Vincent Rey LB Cincinnati Bengals —
2012 Matt Daniels CB St. Louis Rams —
Cooper Helfet TE Seattle Seahawks —
2016 Max McCaffrey WR Oakland Raiders —
Lucas Patrick G Green Bay Packers —
Matt Skura C Baltimore Ravens —
2017 Breon Borders CB Buffalo Bills —
Thomas Hennessy LS Indianapolis Colts —
2018 Austin Davis C Green Bay Packers —
Shaun Wilson RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
2019 Joe Giles-Harris LB Jacksonville Jaguars —
Daniel Helm TE San Francisco 49ers —
2021 Mark Gilbert CB Pittsburgh Steelers —
Deon Jackson RB Indianapolis Colts —
2022 Josh Blackwell CB Philadelphia Eagles —

References

  1. ^ DraftHistory.com