Kelechi Osemele was drafted 60th overall Connell by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL draft The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12). ISU has had 138 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL), since the first draft in 1936, through the 2023 NFL draft .[1] ISU has only seen two players taken in the first round: George Amundson with the 14th overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers , and Will McDonald IV with the 15th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft by the New York Jets . Troy Davis was drafted in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints ; he has since been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . Kelechi Osemele was drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens ; he went on to win Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens as their starting right tackle . Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
Through the annual NFL Draft, each NFL franchise gets the chance to add new players to their teams. The current draft rules were established in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year gets to pick first, then the next-worst team picks second, and so on. Teams that were not in the playoffs receive their draft order by their regular-season record. If 2 or more non-playoff teams have the same record, the tie breaker used is their strength of schedule. Playoff teams receive their draft order after all the non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[2]
In 1944, the All-America Football Conference was established and it began play in 1946 in direct competition with the NFL. From 1946 to 1949, the two leagues fiercely competed for the top college football prospects with each league holding their own drafts, before the AAFC finally merged with the NFL at the end of the 1949 season.
Like the AAFC earlier, 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.
Selections [ edit ] Ahtyba Rubin was drafted in the 6th round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns Seneca Wallace was drafted in the 4th round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks Tim Dobbins was drafted in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers A. J. Klein was drafted in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers Sage Rosenfels was drafted in the 4th round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins Jeremiah George was drafted in the 5th round of the 2014 NFL draft by the New York Jets Reggie Stephens was drafted in the 7th round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals Year[A 1] [A 2] Round Pick Overall Player Team[A 3] Position Notes 1939 7 6 56 Charles Heileman Chicago Bears E — 13 6 116 Ed Bock | Chicago Bears G College Football Hall of Fame 16 3 143 Gordon Reupke Cleveland Rams B — 17 8 158 Clyde Shugart ‡ Washington Redskins G Pro Bowl (1941 , 1942 ) All-Pro (1943) NFL Champion (1942) 18 5 165 Paul Morin Brooklyn Dodgers T — 22 1 196 Everett Kircher Chicago Bears B — 1941 8 10 70 Henry Wilder Washington Redskins B — 1943 16 2 142 Paul Darling Philadelphia Eagles B — 21 1 191 Royal (Ace) Lohry Detroit Lions B — 1944 25 9 261 Howard Tippe Card-Pitt B — 1945 24 7 248 Charley Wright Chicago Bears G — 1947 12 1 96 LaVerne Camarata Detroit Lions B — 1948 13 4 109 Bob Jensen Boston Yanks DE — 1949 19 9 190 Dean Laun Chicago Cardinals E — 1950 12 5 149 Bill Chauncey Washington Redskins B — 20 7 255 Webb Halbert Chicago Cardinals B — 21 9 270 Bob Angle Chicago Bears B — 1951 5 5 55 Jim Doran ‡ Detroit Lions E Pro Bowl (1960 ) NFL Champion (1952), (1953), and (1957) 10 3 113 Bob Jensen Washington Redskins E – 18 6 213 Bill Weeks Philadelphia Eagles B — 1952 15 4 173 Malcolm Schmidt Philadelphia Eagles E — 18 8 213 Stan Campbell † Detroit Lions G NFL Champion (1952), (1957), and (1960) 23 4 269 Maury Schnell Philadelphia Eagles B — 1953 19 5 222 Bill Byrus Chicago Bears T — 20 7 236 Rollie Arns Philadelphia Eagles C — 1955 28 11 337 Herb McDermott Detroit Lions T — 1956 28 12 337 Ollie Sparks Cleveland Browns G — 1957 26 10 311 Chuck Muelhaupt Detroit Lions G — 1958 15 10 179 John Scheldrup Detroit Lions E — 21 11 252 Bill Martin Cleveland Browns E — 1959 22 10 262 Gale Gibson New York Giants E — 1960 15 9 177 Tom Watkins Cleveland Browns B — 1961 8 4 57 Tom Watkins Oakland Raiders AFL B — 20 2 268 Jerry Morgan Dallas Cowboys B — 21 1 161 Jim Morgan Denver Broncos AFL B — 24 2 186 Don Webb * Boston Patriots AFL DB AFL All-Star Game (1969 ) All-Pro (1967 ) 1963 4 13 55 Chuck Walton Detroit Lions G — 7 3 87 Dave Hoppmann New York Giants B — 13 2 98 Chuck Walton San Diego Chargers AFL G — 1964 17 3 227 Ozzie Clay Washington Redskins WR — 18 10 248 Dave Hoover St. Louis Cardinals B — 1965 5 1 57 Tom Vaughn Detroit Lions DB — 11 1 81 Tom Vaughn Denver Broncos AFL DB — 12 4 92 John Berrington New York Jets AFL LB — 12 5 93 Mike Cox Kansas City Chiefs AFL LB — 19 6 258 Roosevelt Ellerbe Washington Redskins B — 1966 6 8 88 Tim Van Galder St. Louis Cardinals QB — 16 8 238 Dick Kasperek St. Louis Cardinals C — 1967 3 3 56 Larry Carwell Houston Oilers DB — 3 19 72 Eppie Barney Cleveland Browns WR — 7 7 166 Ted Tuinstra Detroit Lions T — 10 3 240 Dick Schafroth Atlanta Falcons T — 1968 10 8 254 Doug Robinson New Orleans Saints DB — 10 13 259 Tom Busch St. Louis Cardinals WR — 14 1 355 Les Webster Cincinnati Bengals RB — 1969 11 15 275 Sam Campbell Chicago Bears DT — 1971 2 21 47 Otto Stowe † Miami Dolphins WR Super Bowl champion (VII ) 9 23 231 Therman Couch San Francisco 49ers LB — 13 17 329 Jeff Allen St. Louis Cardinals DB — 14 22 360 Tom Lorenz Detroit Lions TE — 16 16 406 Darrell Jansonius Kansas City Chiefs G — 1972 7 23 179 Dean Carlson Kansas City Chiefs QB — 1973 1 14 14 George Amundson Houston Oilers RB — 5 26 130 Dave McCurry Miami Dolphins DB — 7 14 170 Tommy Campbell Atlanta Falcons DB — 11 14 274 Geary Murdock Minnesota Vikings G — 14 6 344 Merv Krakau Buffalo Bills LB — 1974 2 25 51 Matt Blair * Minnesota Vikings LB Pro Bowl (1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 ) All-Pro (1980 ) 4 13 91 Ike Harris St. Louis Cardinals WR — 5 11 115 Keith Krepfle * Philadelphia Eagles TE All-Pro (1979 ) 13 23 335 Ted Jornov Cincinnati Bengals LB — 15 17 381 Willie Jones Atlanta Falcons WR — 15 23 387 Larry Hunt Pittsburgh Steelers DT — 1975 5 23 127 Barry Hill Miami Dolphins DB — 9 8 216 Mike Strachan New Orleans Saints RB — 12 2 288 Brad Storm Baltimore Colts LB — 12 14 300 Andre Roundtree Detroit Lions LB — 16 24 141 Tom Goedjen Minnesota Vikings K — 1976 9 2 239 Bob Bos Seattle Seahawks T — 11 15 306 Greg Pittman Denver Broncos LB — 11 18 309 Forry Smith Buffalo Bills WR — 12 20 338 Randy Young Miami Dolphins T — 1977 4 12 96 Luther Blue Detroit Lions WR — 7 11 178 Al Dixon New York Giants TE — 8 16 211 Otis Rodgers New York Giants LB — 12 13 320 Dave Greenwood Detroit Lions G — 1978 7 28 194 Tom Randall Dallas Cowboys G — 1979 2 3 31 Mike Stensrud Houston Oilers DT — 1981 7 3 169 Kenny Neil New York Jets DE — 1982 3 24 79 Dwayne Crutchfield New York Jets RB — 7 3 170 Dan Johnson Miami Dolphins TE — 1983 3 14 70 Karl Nelson † New York Giants T Super Bowl champion (XXI ) 1984 6 2 142 Chris Washington Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB — 8 8 204 Bruce Reimers Cincinnati Bengals G — 11 8 288 Dan Martin New York Jets T — 1985 5 20 132 Tracy Henderson New York Giants WR — 1986 9 20 241 Jim Luebbers New York Giants DE — 1987 8 8 203 Dennis Gibson Detroit Lions LB — 9 13 236 Terrence Anthony Atlanta Falcons DB — 12 14 321 Bill Berthusen New York Giants DT — 1989 10 22 273 Joe Henderson New Orleans Saints RB — 1990 2 14 39 Keith Sims * Miami Dolphins G Pro Bowl (1993 , 1994 , 1995 ) All-Pro (1994 ) and (1995 ) 10 6 254 Mike Busch Tampa Bay Buccaneers TE — 1991 4 19 102 Marcus Robertson * Houston Oilers DB All-Pro (1993 ) 5 10 121 Gene Williams Miami Dolphins G — 6 9 148 Blaise Bryant New York Jets RB — 1997 3 2 62 Troy Davis | New Orleans Saints RB College Football Hall of Fame 3 25 85 Tim Kohn Oakland Raiders T — 1998 5 15 138 Oliver Ross Dallas Cowboys T — 2001 3 25 87 Reggie Hayward Denver Broncos DE — 4 14 109 Sage Rosenfels Washington Redskins QB — 7 6 206 James Reed New York Jets DT — 2002 7 12 223 Mike Banks Arizona Cardinals TE — 2003 4 13 110 Seneca Wallace Seattle Seahawks QB — 2005 3 20 84 Ellis Hobbs New England Patriots DB — 2006 5 19 151 Tim Dobbins San Diego Chargers LB — 2007 7 31 241 Aaron Brant Chicago Bears G — 2008 5 12 147 Alvin Bowen Buffalo Bills LB — 6 24 190 Ahtyba Rubin Cleveland Browns DT — 2010 7 21 228 Reggie Stephens Cincinnati Bengals C — 2012 2 28 60 Kelechi Osemele † Baltimore Ravens T Pro Bowl (2016 , 2017 ) Super Bowl champion (XLVII ) 2013 5 15 148 A. J. Klein Carolina Panthers LB — 7 40 246 Carter Bykowski San Francisco 49ers T — 2014 5 14 154 Jeremiah George New York Jets LB — 2019 3 9 73 David Montgomery Chicago Bears RB — 4 1 103 Hakeem Butler Arizona Cardinals WR — 2021 4 14 119 Kene Nwangwu Minnesota Vikings RB — 2022 2 4 36 Breece Hall New York Jets RB — 4 11 116 Eyioma Uwazurike Denver Broncos DT 4 23 128 Charlie Kolar Baltimore Ravens TE 7 41 262 Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers QB 2023 1 15 15 Will McDonald IV New York Jets DE 6 28 205 Xavier Hutchinson Houston Texans WR 7 25 242 Anthony Johnson Jr. Green Bay Packers DB 2024 4 30 130 T. J. Tampa Baltimore Ravens DB
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Notable undrafted players [ edit ] Note: No drafts held before 1920
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^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes a player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft . ^ From 1946 through 1949, teams with a superscript AAFC denotes a player drafted in the All-America Football Conference 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 [ edit ]
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