California NFL Draft Picks

160 drafted · 1969–2025

Summary

160Players Drafted

24First Rounders

California has produced 160 NFL draft selections between 1969–2025. The highest was Steve Bartkowski, taken 1st overall in 1975. 24 of its picks went in the first round. Aaron Rodgers has the longest NFL career among them by games played (269). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (18). 35 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All California NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1969	2	39	MIN	Ed White	OG	California
1969	4	95	MIN	Mike McCaffrey	LB	California
1971	7	159	TEN	Phil Croyle	LB	California
1972	1	2	CIN	Sherman White	DE	California
1973	3	77	BUF	Bob Kampa	DT	California
1974	3	58	NYJ	Godwin Turk	ILB	Southern; California
1974	12	290	CHI	Jeff Sevy	G	California; De Anza College
1975	1	1	ATL	Steve Bartkowski	QB	California
1975	9	228	WAS	Dallas Hickman	DE	California; Reedley
1976	1	3	NO	Chuck Muncie	RB	California; Arizona Western
1976	4	100	SF	Steve Rivera	WR	California
1977	1	15	CHI	Ted Albrecht	OT	California
1977	2	33	NYJ	Wesley Walker	WR	California
1977	4	91	LA	Vince Ferragamo	QB	Nebraska; California
1977	4	92	KC	Mark Bailey	FB	California State - Long Beach; California
1977	5	115	BUF	Fred Besana	QB	California
1977	5	139	LV	Jeff Barnes	LB	California; Chabot College
1978	6	165	DET	Jesse Thompson	WR	California
1978	8	206	DET	Jim Breech	K	California
1978	12	317	CLE	Leo Biedermann	OT	California; Diablo Valley College
1979	4	109	DAL	Ralph DeLoach	DE	California
1979	9	228	LA	Bob Rozier	DE	California; Grays Harbor College
1980	2	52	HOU	Daryle Skaugstad	NT	California
1980	5	122	MIN	Paul Jones	RB	California
1980	7	185	MIA	Joe Rose	TE	California
1980	9	243	DEN	Greg Bracelin	OLB	California
1981	1	6	GB	Rich Campbell	QB	California
1981	2	44	PIT	Anthony Washington	DB	Fresno State; California; Fresno City College
1981	11	288	BAL	Holden Smith	WR	California
1981	12	305	NO	Jim Wilks	NT	San Diego State; California; Pasadena College
1982	12	334	SF	Tim Washington	CB	Fresno State; California; Fresno City College
1983	2	30	HOU	Harvey Salem	OT	California
1983	3	68	CLE	Reggie Camp	DE	California
1983	4	105	NYJ	Wes Howell	TE	California
1983	10	269	LA	Tim Lucas	LB	California
1983	12	335	NYG	John Tuggle	RB	California
1984	1	20	DET	David Lewis	TE	California
1984	2	44	CHI	Ron Rivera	LB	California
1984	3	66	IND	Byron Smith	DE	California
1987	5	122	PIT	Hardy Nickerson	MLB	California
1987	6	168	NYG	Doug Riesenberg	OT	California
1988	1	12	ARI	Ken Harvey	OLB	California; Laney College
1989	2	54	CHI	Dave Zawatson	OT	California
1989	4	108	MIN	Darryl Ingram	TE	California
1989	5	138	CIN	Natu Tuatagaloa	DT	California
1989	6	167	SF	Steve Hendrickson	TE	California
1990	4	84	NYJ	Troy Taylor	QB	California
1991	6	147	TB	Rhett Hall	DT	California; Gavilan College
1992	2	49	CHI	Troy Auzenne	OT	California
1992	7	183	MIN	David Wilson	DB	California
1992	10	277	NE	Steve Gordon	C	California
1993	1	16	IND	Sean Dawkins	WR	California
1993	3	73	LA	Russell White	RB	California
1993	6	145	TB	Chidi Ahanotu	DT	California
1994	1	19	MIN	Todd Steussie	G	California
1994	2	32	IND	Eric Mahlum	G	California
1994	3	85	SF	Doug Brien	K	California
1994	3	103	PHI	Eric Zomalt	DB	California
1994	4	111	ATL	Perry Klein	QB	C.W. Post Center; California
1994	5	141	CLE	Issac Booth	DB	California; Sacramento City
1995	4	119	PHI	Dave Barr	QB	California
1995	5	164	KC	Jerrott Willard	LB	California
1995	6	176	WAS	Brian Thure	OT	California
1996	1	12	TB	Regan Upshaw	DE	California
1996	1	16	MIN	Duane Clemons	DE	California
1996	2	40	NO	Je'Rod Cherry	DB	California
1996	5	160	SF	Iheanyi Uwaezuoke	WR	California
1996	7	211	KC	Ben Lynch	C	California
1997	1	13	KC	Tony Gonzalez	TE	California
1997	1	19	IND	Tarik Glenn	OT	California
1997	4	110	KC	Pat Barnes	QB	California
1998	2	58	SF	Jeremy Newberry	C	California
1998	4	112	PHI	Brandon Whiting	DE	California
1998	6	169	SEA	Bobby Shaw	WR	California
1998	7	223	DAL	Tarik Smith	RB	California
1999	3	76	CLE	Marquis Smith	DB	California
1999	4	97	PHI	John Welbourn	G	California
1999	4	102	LV	Dameane Douglas	WR	California
1999	5	150	TB	John McLaughlin	DE	California; Notre Dame
2000	1	15	DEN	Deltha O'Neal	CB	California
2000	6	192	PHI	John Romero		California
2000	7	215	ARI	Sekou Sanyika	LB	California
2000	7	217	NYG	Jeremiah Parker	DE	California
2001	1	7	SF	Andre Carter	DE	California
2001	4	120	DEN	Nick Harris	P	California
2002	2	53	LV	Langston Walker	OT	California
2002	5	143	KC	Scott Fujita	OLB	California
2003	1	19	BAL	Kyle Boller	QB	California
2003	1	31	LV	Nnamdi Asomugha	CB	California
2003	3	73	SEA	Wayne Hunter	OT	Hawaii; California
2003	6	184	LA	Scott Tercero	G	California
2003	7	239	NE	Tully Banta-Cain	OLB	California
2004	5	151	WAS	Mark Wilson	OT	California
2004	7	208	CLE	Adimchinobe Echemandu	RB	California
2005	1	24	GB	Aaron Rodgers	QB	California; Butte College
2005	2	44	ARI	J.J. Arrington	RB	California; College of the Canyons
2005	4	118	NO	Chase Lyman	WR	California
2005	4	135	IND	Matt Giordano	FS	California; Fresno City College
2005	6	212	LV	Ryan Riddle	LB	California; El Camino
2006	5	136	NE	Ryan O'Callaghan	OT	California
2006	6	201	PIT	Marvin Philip		California
2006	7	248	BUF	Aaron Merz	G	California
2007	1	12	BUF	Marshawn Lynch	RB	California
2007	3	85	SEA	Brandon Mebane	DT	California
2007	3	95	IND	Dante Hughes	DB	California
2007	3	95	IND	Daymeion Hughes	DB	California
2007	6	192	GB	Desmond Bishop	LB	California; City College (SF)
2008	2	49	PHI	DeSean Jackson	WR	California
2008	3	85	TEN	Craig Stevens	TE	California
2008	3	98	ATL	Thomas DeCoud	FS	California
2008	4	126	TEN	Lavelle Hawkins	WR	California; City College (SF)
2008	6	184	PHI	Mike Gibson	OT	California; Solano Community College
2008	7	233	SEA	Justin Forsett	RB	California
2009	1	21	CLE	Alex Mack	C	California
2009	5	169	PIT	Frank Summers	FB	UNLV; Laney College; California
2009	7	235	DET	Zack Follett	OLB	California
2009	7	248	SEA	Cameron Morrah	TE	California
2010	1	10	JAX	Tyson Alualu	DE	California
2010	1	30	DET	Jahvid Best	RB	California
2010	7	225	DEN	Syd'Quan Thompson	DB	California
2011	1	24	NO	Cameron Jordan	DE	California
2011	2	56	NE	Shane Vereen	RB	California
2011	3	93	CHI	Chris Conte	FS	California
2011	3	93	CHI	Christopher Conte	S	California
2011	6	189	DEN	Mike Mohamed	OLB	California
2012	2	37	CLE	Mitchell Schwartz	OT	California
2012	2	46	PHI	Mychal Kendricks	LB	California
2012	3	70	JAX	Bryan Anger	P	California
2012	7	216	CAR	D.J. Campbell	S	California
2012	7	219	MIN	Trevor Guyton	DE	California
2013	3	76	LAC	Keenan Allen	WR	California
2013	4	107	TEN	Brian Schwenke	C	California
2013	5	145	SD	Steve Williams	CB	California
2013	7	247	BAL	Marc Anthony	CB	California
2014	3	98	GB	Richard Rodgers	TE	California
2014	4	126	NO	Khairi Fortt	OLB	California; Penn State
2014				Deandre Coleman	DT	California
2015	6	184	TB	Kaelin Clay	WR	Utah; Mt. San Antonio; California
2016	1	1	LA	Jared Goff	QB	California
2016	5	163	GB	Trevor Davis	WR	California; Hawaii
2016	7	237	NO	Daniel Lasco	RB	California
2016	7	243	SEA	Kenny Lawler	WR	California
2016				Stephen Anderson	WR	California
2016				Bryce Treggs	WR	California
2017	3	87	NYG	Davis Webb	QB	California; Texas Tech
2017	4	141	NYJ	Chad Hansen	WR	California; Idaho State
2017	7	241	TEN	Khalfani Muhammad	RB	California
2017	7	241	TEN	Khalfrani Muhammad	RB	California
2018	7	225	MIN	Devante Downs	ILB	California
2018	7	232	GB	James Looney	DE	California; Wake Forest
2020	3	68	NYJ	Ashtyn Davis	SAF	California
2020	4	134	ATL	Jaylinn Hawkins	SAF	California
2020	6	202	ARI	Evan Weaver	LB	California
2021	4	125	MIN	Camryn Bynum	SAF	California
2021				Jake Curhan	OT	California
2022	7	224	MIA	Cameron Goode	LB	California
2022	7	254	CHI	Elijah Hicks	SAF	California
2023	5	158	IND	Daniel Scott	SAF	California
2024	6	198	MIA	Patrick McMorris	SAF	California; San Diego State
2025	2	52	TEN	Oluwafemi Oladejo	LB	UCLA; California
2025	3	85	KC	Nohl Williams	CB	California
2025	4	106	NE	Craig Woodson	SAF	California
2025	4	129	BAL	Teddye Buchanan	LB	California
2025	6	183	TEN	Marcus Harris	CB	California; Idaho; Oregon State