Baylor NFL Draft Picks

119 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

119Players Drafted

12First Rounders

Baylor has produced 119 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Jason Smith, taken 2nd overall in 2009. 12 of its picks went in the first round. WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (17). 15 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Baylor NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	5	116	GB	Dwight Hood	DT	Baylor
1967	6	137	IND	Terry Southall	QB	Baylor
1969	6	153	OAK	Jackie Allen	DB	Baylor
1975	7	168	BAL	Derrel Luce	LB	Baylor
1975	7	177	ARI	Steve Beaird	RB	Baylor
1975	7	179	MIA	Phillip Kent	RB	Baylor
1975	17	423	LAC	Neal Jeffrey	QB	Baylor
1976	5	148	WSH	Mike Hughes	OG	Baylor
1976	6	164	BUF	Leslie Benson	DE	Baylor
1976	8	228	BAL	Ricky Thompson	WR	Baylor
1976	17	472	KC	Pat McNeil	RB	Baylor
1977	1	10	KC	Gary Green	CB	Baylor
1977	5	129	NYJ	Gary Gregory	OT	Baylor
1977	7	170	BUF	Mike Nelms	DB	Baylor; Sam Houston State; Tarrant County JC
1977	7	176	GB	Rell Tipton	OG	Baylor
1977	7	179	DET	Tim Black	LB	Baylor
1977	8	202	PHI	Cleveland Franklin	RB	Baylor
1979	1	28	PIT	Greg Hawthorne	RB	Baylor
1979	3	65	MIA	Ronnie Lee	OT	Baylor
1979	4	107	MIA	Steve Howell	FB	Baylor
1979	7	188	DEN	Luke Prestridge	P	Baylor
1980	4	86	CIN	William Glass	G	Baylor
1980	4	86	CIN	Bill Glass	OG	Baylor
1980	4	103	CHI	Arland Thompson	G	Baylor
1980	6	157	DEN	Keith Bishop	G	Baylor; Nebraska
1980	6	159	CIN	Andrew Melontree	LB	Baylor; Tyler JC
1980	7	168	CIN	Gary Don Johnson	DT	Baylor
1980	7	176	LA	Kirk Collins	CB	Baylor; Blinn College
1980	11	305	PIT	Frank Pollard	RB	Baylor
1981	2	38	CHI	Mike Singletary	MLB	Baylor
1981	6	161	BUF	Robert Holt	WR	Baylor
1981	7	192	PHI	Doak Field	LB	Baylor
1981	8	198	LA	Mike Fisher	WR	Baylor
1982	1	12	PIT	Walter Abercrombie	RB	Baylor
1982	3	64	LV	Vann McElroy	DB	Baylor
1982	4	89	CHI	Dennis Gentry	RB	Baylor
1983	2	44	LA	Cedric Mack	DB	Baylor
1983	2	45	TB	Randy Grimes	C	Baylor
1983	3	76	MIA	Charles Benson	DE	Baylor
1983	4	106	PIT	Bo Metcalf	DB	Baylor
1983	4	106	PIT	Bo Scott Metcalf	DB	Baylor
1983	7	191	PIT	Mark Kirchner	G	Baylor
1984	1	5	KC	Mark Adickes	G	Baylor
1984	2	44	CLE	Gerald McNeil	WR	Baylor
1984	3	67	MIN	Alfred Anderson	RB	Baylor
1984	5	140	MIN	Allen Rice	RB	Baylor; Ranger Junior College; Wharton County Junior College
1985	3	64	TB	Ervin Randle	ILB	Baylor
1985	4	90	DET	Kevin Hancock	LB	Baylor
1986	9	247	MIA	Reyna Thompson	CB	Baylor
1986	11	283	HOU	Mark Cochran	OT	Baylor
1987	2	39	DAL	Ron Francis	DB	Baylor
1987	2	44	MIN	Ray Berry	LB	Baylor
1987	3	64	HOU	Cody Carlson	QB	Baylor
1987	4	94	PIT	Thomas Everett	FS	Baylor
1987	6	154	CHI	John Adickes	C	Baylor
1987	7	192	WAS	Johnny Thomas	DB	Baylor
1989	4	86	DET	Ray Crockett	CB	Baylor
1990	1	12	CIN	James Francis	LB	Baylor
1990	2	34	SEA	Robert Blackmon	S	Baylor
1992	4	104	ATL	Frankie Smith	DB	Baylor
1992	5	132	TB	Santana Dotson	DT	Baylor
1993	4	112	CHI	Albert Fontenot	DE	Baylor; Navarro
1993	6	154	DEN	Melvin Bonner	WR	Baylor
1994	6	171	CLE	Robert Strait	RB	Baylor
1995	6	188	CAR	Steve Strahan	DT	Baylor
1996	1	20	MIA	Daryl Gardener	DT	Baylor
1996	4	125	MIA	LaCurtis Jones	LB	Baylor
1996	5	141	LA	Fred Miller	OT	Baylor
1997	5	143	TEN	George McCullough	DB	Baylor
1999	5	154	NE	Derrick Fletcher	OT	Baylor
1999	7	243	DAL	Kelvin Garmon	G	Baylor
2001	2	62	BAL	Gary Baxter	DB	Baylor
2003	7	243	NE	Ethan Kelley	NT	Baylor
2005	6	199	KC	Khari Long	DE	Baylor
2006	7	229	NE	Willie Andrews	CB	Baylor
2007	4	112	PIT	Daniel Sepulveda	P	Baylor
2007				Anthony Arline	CB	Baylor
2009	1	2	LA	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor
2009				Dan Gay	OT	Baylor
2010	3	80	DEN	J.D. Walton	C	Baylor; Arizona State
2010	6	198	CAR	David Gettis	WR	Baylor
2011	1	21	CLE	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor
2011	1	23	PHI	Danny Watkins	G	Baylor; Butte College
2011	7	216	LA	Mikail Baker	DB	Baylor
2011	7	246	CIN	Jay Finley	RB	Baylor
2012	2	1	CLE	Josh Gordon	WR	Utah; Baylor
2012	1	2	WSH	Robert Griffin III	QB	Baylor
2012	1	20	TEN	Kendall Wright	WR	Baylor
2012	4	108	DEN	Philip Blake	C	Baylor
2012	6	202	NYJ	Terrance Ganaway	RB	Baylor; Houston; Texarkana College
2012	6	203	NYJ	Robert Griffin	OG	Baylor
2013	3	74	DAL	Terrance Williams	WR	Baylor
2014	5	153	BUF	Cyril Richardson	G	Baylor
2014	6	186	WAS	Lache Seastrunk	RB	Baylor; Oregon
2014	6	197	GB	Demetri Goodson	DB	Baylor; Gonzaga University
2014	7	240	LAC	Tevin Reese	WR	Baylor
2014	7	248	DAL	Ahmad Dixon	DB	Baylor
2015	4	103	NYJ	Bryce Petty	QB	Baylor
2015	7	224	LA	Bryce Hager	OLB	Baylor
2015				Antwan Goodley	WR	Baylor
2016	1	15	CLE	Corey Coleman	WR	Baylor
2016	2	38	MIA	Xavien Howard	CB	Baylor
2016	4	122	CIN	Andrew Billings	DT	Baylor
2016	5	168	CLE	Spencer Drango	G	Baylor
2016	6	210	DET	Jimmy Landes	LS	Baylor
2016	6	217	DAL	Rico Gathers	TE	Baylor
2016				Jay Lee	WR	Baylor
2016				Shawn Oakman	DE	Baylor
2017				KD Cannon	WR	Baylor
2017				Orion Stewart	S	Baylor
2019	3	67	SF	Jalen Hurd	WR	Baylor
2019	4	133	NE	Jarrett Stidham	QB	Auburn; McLennan CC; Baylor
2019				Derrek Thomas	CB	Baylor
2020	2	59	NYJ	Denzel Mims	WR	Baylor
2020	4	130	MIN	James Lynch	DT	Baylor
2020	6	184	CAR	Bravvion Roy	DT	Baylor
2020	7	234	LA	Clay Johnston	LB	Baylor
2020				JaMycal Hasty	RB	Baylor
2020				Grayland Arnold	CB	Baylor
2021	7	240	WAS	Will Bradley-King	DE	Baylor
2021	7	240	WSH	William Bradley-King	OLB	Baylor
2022	2	37	HOU	Jalen Pitre	SAF	Baylor
2022	2	50	NE	Tyquan Thornton	WR	Baylor
2022	3	79	LAC	JT Woods	SAF	Baylor
2022	3	89	BUF	Terrel Bernard	LB	Baylor
2022	6	203	CHI	Trestan Ebner	RB	Baylor
2022	7	242	CAR	Kalon Barnes	CB	Baylor
2023	3	98	CLE	Siaki Ika	DT	Baylor; LSU
2025	7	241	DEN	Caleb Lohner	TE	Utah; Baylor