List of Oklahoma State Cowboys in the NFL Draft
The Oklahoma State Cowboys football team has had 105 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1]
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).[3]
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". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[1][2][4]
Key
| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | BB | Blocking back |
| 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 |
| FB | Fullback | ||||
| * | Selected to a Pro Bowl | ||||
| † | Won a NFL championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a NFL championship | ||||
Players selected
| Year[A 2] | Rnd | Pick | Player name | Position | NFL team[A 3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 17 | — | Foster, RalphRalph Foster | T | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1943 | 12 | — | Arms, LoydLoyd Arms | G | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1945 | 17 | — | Spencer, JoeJoe Spencer | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1946 | 9 | — | Colhouer, JakeJake Colhouer | G | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1947 | 1 | 1 | Fenimore, BobBob Fenimore | HB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1947 | 1 | — | Armstrong, NeillNeill Armstrong | OE | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1948 | 1 | — | Spavital, JimJim Spavital | FB | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1948 | 23 | — | Parmer, JimJim Parmer | HB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1949 | 2 | — | Grimes, BillyBilly Grimes | HB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1949 | 5 | — | Long, BillBill Long | OE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1950 | 15 | — | Loyd, AlexAlex Loyd | OE | Washington Redskins | — |
| 1950 | 16 | — | Shaw, CharlieCharlie Shaw | OG | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 1951 | 17 | — | Meisenheimer, DarrelDarrel Meisenheimer | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1954 | 4 | — | Bredde, BillBill Bredde | HB | Chicago Cardinals | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | Mienert, DaleDale Mienert | LB | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1958 | 26 | — | Evans, JonJon Evans | OE | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1959 | 12 | — | Keys, HowardHoward Keys | C | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | Parker, FrankFrank Parker | DT | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1962 | — | — | Cutsinger, GaryGary Cutsinger | DE | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1965 | 13 | — | Jacobson, JackJack Jacobson | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | Garrison, WaltWalt Garrison | RB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 1966 | 8 | — | Harper, CharlieCharlie Harper | OT | New York Giants | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 66 | Randall, DennisDennis Randall | DE | New York Jets | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 67 | Akin, HaroldHarold Akin | T | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1967 | 3 | 71 | Ward, LeonLeon Ward | — | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1967 | 12 | 307 | Christian, J. B.J. B. Christian | — | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1967 | 17 | 435 | Bacigalupo, TerryTerry Bacigalupo | — | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1969 | 3 | 56 | Kolb, JonJon Kolb | OT | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1969 | 3 | 73 | Brown, TerryTerry Brown | DB | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 25 | Ward, JohnJohn Ward | G | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1970 | 2 | 47 | Sherk, JerryJerry Sherk | DT | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 131 | Cutburth, BobBob Cutburth | — | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1970 | 14 | 358 | Little, JohnJohn Little | DT | New York Jets | — |
| 1971 | 17 | 428 | Eben, HermanHerman Eben | — | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1972 | 17 | 424 | Graham, DickDick Graham | — | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1974 | 1 | 18 | Gant, ReubenReuben Gant | TE | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1974 | 3 | 57 | Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson | DE | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 130 | Vann, ClevelandCleveland Vann | — | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1974 | 8 | 206 | Boatwright, BonBon Boatwright | DT | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1975 | 8 | 194 | Thompson, LeonardLeonard Thompson | WR | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1976 | 1 | 25 | White, JamesJames White | DT | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1976 | 7 | 197 | Harris, LarryLarry Harris | DT | Houston Oilers | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 12 | Dokes, PhilPhil Dokes | DT | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1977 | 6 | 147 | Parsley, CliffCliff Parsley | P | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1977 | 7 | 172 | Gofourth, DerrelDerrel Gofourth | G | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 1977 | 9 | 237 | Tuner, RobertRobert Tuner | RB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1977 | 10 | 277 | Baker, RonRon Baker | G | Baltimore Colts | — |
| 1978 | 1 | 5 | Miller, TerryTerry Miller | RB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 1978 | 2 | 41 | Hardaway, BuddyBuddy Hardaway | T | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 1978 | 12 | 320 | Butler, DariaDaria Butler | — | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1979 | 9 | 223 | Burk, ScottScott Burk | DB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 1979 | 10 | 254 | Stephens, SteveSteve Stephens | TE | Baltimore Colts | —— |
Notes
- ↑ 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).[1][2]
- ↑ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
- ↑ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
References
- General
- "Draft History by School–Oklahoma State". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "NFL Players who attended Oklahoma State University". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "2009 Football Media Guide". Oklahoma State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- "Oklahoma State Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- Specific
- 1 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.
- 1 2 "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ↑ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26.
- ↑ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
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