BYU NFL Draft Picks

114 drafted · 1967–2024

Summary

114Players Drafted

12First Rounders

BYU has produced 114 NFL draft selections between 1967–2024. The highest was Steve Young, taken 1st overall in 1984. 12 of its picks went in the first round. Jamaal Williams has the longest NFL career among them by games played (118). OT is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (18). 19 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All BYU NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	3	64	WSH	Curg Belcher	DB	BYU
1967	6	142	CHI	Virgil Carter	QB	BYU
1968	5	120	DET	Phil Odle	WR	BYU
1971	3	58	NYJ	Chris Farasopoulos	DB	BYU
1972	2	38	PIT	Gordon Gravelle	OT	BYU
1972	4	82	ARI	Jeff Lyman	LB	BYU
1973	3	54	DEN	Paul Howard	OG	BYU
1973	3	66	NO	Pete Van Valkenburg	RB	BYU
1975	3	64	CIN	Gary Sheide	QB	BYU
1975	3	74	SF	Wayne Baker	DT	BYU
1975	4	93	IND	Paul Linford	DT	BYU
1976	3	83	LA	Brad Oates	OT	BYU; Duke
1976	6	169	ATL	Stan Varner	DT	BYU
1976	8	222	KC	Orrin Olsen	C	BYU
1977	5	136	NO	Dave Hubbard	OT	BYU
1978	2	56	DAL	Todd Christensen	TE	BYU
1978	3	73	HOU	Gifford Nielsen	QB	BYU
1978	6	158	CHI	Mekeli Ieremia	DE	BYU
1979	10	272	MIA	Mike Kozlowski	DB	Colorado; BYU; San Diego State; Mira Costa College
1980	1	15	LV	Marc Wilson	QB	BYU
1980	2	55	WAS	Mat Mendenhall	DE	BYU
1981	2	42	DEN	Clay Brown	RB	BYU
1981	3	81	DAL	Glen Titensor	G	BYU; UCLA
1981	4	87	SEA	Scott Phillips	WR	BYU
1981	4	106	HOU	Nick Eyre	OT	BYU
1981	6	166	NO	Glen Redd	LB	BYU
1981	8	196	SEA	Eric Lane	RB	BYU; Chabot College
1982	1	5	CHI	Jim McMahon	QB	BYU
1982	4	106	DEN	Dan Plater	WR	BYU
1983	4	90	SF	Tom Holmoe	DB	BYU
1983	12	329	LAC	Chuck Ehin	NT	BYU
1984	1	1	TB	Steve Young	QB	BYU
1984	1	22	SEA	Gordon Hudson	TE	BYU
1984	1	24	SF	Todd Shell	LB	BYU
1984	8	212	CHI	Brad Anderson	WR	Arizona; BYU
1985	1	28	NE	Trevor Matich	C	BYU
1985	4	106	MIN	Kyle Morrell	DB	BYU
1985	5	131	ARI	Louis Wong	OG	BYU
1985	5	138	HOU	Lee Johnson	P	BYU
1985	7	184	DAL	Jim Herrmann	DE	BYU
1986	3	72	GB	Robbie Bosco	QB	BYU
1986	5	123	CIN	Leon White	LB	BYU
1986	8	213	WAS	Kurt Gouveia	LB	BYU
1986	9	230	CIN	Cary Whittingham	LB	BYU
1986	10	254	LA	Vai Sikahema	RB	BYU
1986	11	305	CHI	Glen Kozlowski	WR	BYU
1987	1	11	NO	Shawn Knight	DE	BYU
1987	1	17	CIN	Jason Buck	DT	BYU; Ricks College
1987	7	170	IND	Mark Bellini	WR	BYU
1987	9	249	CHI	Lakei Heimuli	RB	BYU
1988	5	126	MIA	Rodney Thomas	DB	BYU
1988	12	319	PHI	Steve Kaufusi	DE	BYU
1989	3	80	MIN	John Hunter	G	BYU
1989	8	210	NE	Rodney Rice	CB	BYU; Merced College
1989	8	215	LA	Warren Wheat	G	BYU
1990	3	76	WAS	Mohammed Elewonibi	OT	BYU; Snow
1991	6	143	LOS	Neal Fort	OT	BYU
1992	9	230	GB	Ty Detmer	QB	BYU
1993	4	92	IND	Derwin Gray	DB	BYU
1994	3	67	IND	Jason Mathews	OT	Texas A&M; BYU
1995	3	87	CHI	Evan Pilgrim	G	BYU
1995	4	127	SF	Tim Hanshaw	G	BYU
1995	6	181	ATL	Travis Hall	DT	BYU
1995	6	190	OAK	Eli Herring	OT	BYU
1995	7	213	CIN	John Walsh	QB	BYU
1996	3	95	DAL	Mike Ulufale	DE	BYU; San Bernardino Valley
1997	6	174	SEA	Itula Mili	TE	BYU
1998	5	149	NYJ	Eric Bateman	OT	BYU
1998	6	183	NYJ	Dustin Johnson	RB	BYU
1998	7	211	NE	Jason Andersen	C	BYU
1999	1	14	KC	John Tait	OT	BYU
1999	6	188	OAK	Daren Yancey	DT	BYU
1999	7	244	MIA	Joe Wong	OT	BYU; Hawaii
2000	1	28	IND	Rob Morris	LB	BYU
2000	3	93	TEN	Byron Frisch	DE	BYU
2001	7	216	NE	Owen Pochman	K	BYU
2001	7	246	ARI	Tevita Ofahengaue	TE	BYU
2002	2	55	LV	Doug Jolley	TE	BYU
2002	2	61	BUF	Ryan Denney	DE	BYU
2002	5	163	SF	Brandon Doman	QB	BYU
2002	7	214	DET	Luke Staley	RB	BYU
2002	7	242	PIT	Brett Keisel	DE	BYU
2003	6	204	OAK	Dustin Rykert	OT	BYU
2003	7	234	NE	Spencer Nead	TE	BYU; Ricks College
2004	7	240	NO	Colby Bockwoldt	LB	BYU
2005	4	125	GB	Brady Poppinga	ILB	BYU
2005	5	172	PHI	Scott Young	G	BYU; Dixie College (UT)
2005	7	228	PIT	Shaun Nua	DE	BYU
2006	7	218	ARI	Todd Watkins	WR	BYU; Norfolk State; Grossmont
2007	2	40	MIA	John Beck	QB	BYU
2007	7	239	BUF	C.J. Ah You	DT	Oklahoma; BYU; Snow
2008	4	123	NYG	Bryan Kehl	LB	BYU
2009	4	127	IND	Austin Collie	WR	BYU
2009	7	215	CIN	Fui Vakapuna	RB	BYU
2010	7	1	CHI	Harvey Unga	RB	BYU
2010	4	114	BAL	Dennis Pitta	TE	BYU
2011	4	102	CLE	Jordan Cameron	TE	USC; Ventura; BYU
2012				Matt Reynolds	OT	BYU
2012				Loni Fangupo	DT	BYU
2013	1	5	DET	Ezekiel Ansah	DE	BYU
2013				Braden Brown	OT	BYU
2014	2	40	DET	Kyle Van Noy	MLB	BYU
2014				Daniel Sorensen	S	BYU
2014				Cody Hoffman	WR	BYU
2015	6	183	CHI	Tayo Fabuluje	OT	TCU; BYU
2015				Alani Fua	OLB	BYU
2015				Devin Mahina	TE	BYU
2016	3	70	BAL	Bronson Kaufusi	TE	BYU
2016				Mitch Mathews	WR	BYU
2017	4	134	GB	Jamaal Williams	RB	BYU
2017				Harvey Langi	ILB	BYU
2018	3	70	SF	Fred Warner	MLB	BYU
2019	3	80	CLE	Sione Takitaki	LB	BYU
2019				Corbin Kaufusi	DE	BYU
2021	1	2	NYJ	Zach Wilson	QB	BYU
2021	3	70	CAR	Brady Christensen	OT	BYU
2021	7	250	CHI	Khyiris Tonga	DT	BYU
2021	7	251	TB	Chris Wilcox	CB	BYU
2021	7	258	WAS	Dax Milne	WR	BYU
2021				Matt Bushman	TE	BYU
2022	5	151	ATL	Tyler Allgeier	RB	BYU
2023	4	106	IND	Blake Freeland	OT	BYU
2023	5	164	MIN	Jaren Hall	QB	BYU
2023	5	177	LA	Puka Nacua	WR	BYU; Washington
2024	2	63	KC	Kingsley Suamataia	OT	BYU; Oregon