Colorado State NFL Draft Picks

71 drafted · 1968–2025

Summary

71Players Drafted

4First Rounders

Colorado State has produced 71 NFL draft selections between 1968–2025. The highest was Mike Bell, taken 2nd overall in 1979. 4 of its picks went in the first round. DB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (13). 15 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Colorado State NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	3	61	PIT	Jon Henderson	DB	Colorado State
1968	7	167	MIN	Oscar Reed	RB	Colorado State
1969	5	114	WSH	Bill Kishman	DB	Colorado State
1969	6	147	SD	Terry Swarn	WR	Colorado State
1972	3	70	LAR	Lawrence McCutcheon	RB	Colorado State
1972	3	73	NE	Jim White	DE	Colorado State
1973	4	92	OAK	Perry Smith	DB	Colorado State
1974	9	233	WAS	Jimmie Kennedy	TE	Colorado State; Hiram College
1975	1	25	MIN	Mark Mullaney	DE	Colorado State
1975	2	27	NYG	Al Simpson	G	Colorado State; McCook Community College
1975	7	157	BAL	Kim Jones	RB	Colorado State
1975	12	302	HOU	Willie Miller	WR	Colorado State
1976	1	26	LA	Kevin McLain	LB	Colorado State; Fullerton
1976	8	220	LV	Jerome Dove	CB	Colorado State; Hutchinson CC
1977	3	77	LAC	Linden King	OLB	Colorado State
1977	3	77	SD	Keith King	DB	Colorado State
1978	2	40	DET	Al Baker	DE	Colorado State
1978	7	180	SD	Cliff Featherstone	DB	Colorado State
1978	8	207	LV	Mark Nichols	LB	Colorado State; Golden West
1979	1	2	KC	Mike Bell	DE	Colorado State
1979	4	102	SEA	Mark Bell	DE	Colorado State
1979	4	102	SEA	Mark E. Bell	TE	Colorado State
1979	5	130	ARI	Mark R. Bell	WR	Colorado State
1980	5	129	BUF	Keith Lee	DB	Colorado State; Santa Monica
1981	6	151	DEN	Alvin Lewis	RB	Colorado State
1984	5	130	IND	Kevin Call	OT	Colorado State
1984	6	158	CLE	Terry Nugent	QB	Colorado State
1985	4	110	DEN	Keli McGregor	TE	Colorado State
1985	12	321	KC	Harper LeBel	TE	Colorado State
1986	3	66	LAC	Terry Unrein	DE	Colorado State
1986	7	184	NYG	Jon Francis	RB	Boise State; Colorado State; Taft College
1987	1	6	LA	Kelly Stouffer	QB	Colorado State; Garden City CC
1987	6	143	TB	Steve Bartalo	RB	Colorado State
1987	7	189	SF	Steve DeLine	K	Colorado State
1992	7	177	CLE	Selwyn Jones	DB	Colorado State
1996	3	70	NO	Brady Smith	DE	Colorado State
1996	4	120	BUF	Sean Moran	DE	Colorado State
1996	5	144	CIN	Greg Myers	S	Colorado State
1996	5	156	BUF	Raymond Jackson	DB	Colorado State
1997	6	172	LV	Calvin Branch	DB	Colorado State; Iowa State
1998	7	232	CHI	Moses Moreno	QB	Colorado State
1999	3	73	PIT	Joey Porter	OLB	Colorado State
1999	3	88	JAX	Anthony Cesario	OG	Colorado State
1999	5	160	JAX	Jason Craft	DB	Colorado State; Denver
1999	6	186	TEN	Darran Hall	WR	Colorado State
2000	5	137	PIT	Clark Haggans	LB	Colorado State
2000	7	236	JAX	Erik Olson	DB	Colorado State
2001	4	117	TB	John Howell	DB	Colorado State
2001	6	188	MIA	Rick Crowell	LB	Colorado State
2004	6	192	PHI	Dexter Wynn	DB	Colorado State
2004	7	250	DEN	Bradlee Van Pelt	QB	Colorado State; Michigan State
2004	7	255	OAK	Andre Sommersell	LB	Colorado State
2005	6	198	NYJ	Joel Dreessen	TE	Colorado State
2006	3	91	CIN	Frostee Rucker	DE	USC; Colorado State
2006	7	251	HOU	David Anderson	WR	Colorado State
2007	5	171	NE	Clint Oldenburg	OT	Colorado State
2007	6	182	TB	Adam Hayward	OLB	Portland State; Colorado State
2009	4	134	LAC	Gartrell Johnson	RB	Colorado State
2010	6	187	HOU	Shelley Smith	G	Colorado State
2014	2	43	NYG	Weston Richburg	C	Colorado State
2014	3	99	BAL	Crockett Gillmore	TE	Colorado State
2014				Kapri Bibbs	RB	Colorado State
2015	2	59	DEN	Ty Sambrailo	OT	Colorado State
2015	3	75	NO	Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado State
2015				Dee Hart	RB	Colorado State
2016	5	172	CLE	Rashard Higgins	WR	Colorado State
2016	6	194	LV	Cory James	OLB	Colorado State
2016				Deandre Elliott	CB	Colorado State
2017				Kevin Davis	ILB	Colorado State
2018	3	81	DAL	Michael Gallup	WR	Colorado State; Butler County JC
2018				Jake Bennett	C	Colorado State
2019	7	247	MIN	Bisi Johnson	WR	Colorado State
2019	7	247	MIN	Olabisi Johnson	WR	Colorado State
2019				Preston Williams	WR	Colorado State
2021				Warren Jackson	WR	Colorado State
2021				Manny Jones	DE	Colorado State
2022	2	55	ARI	Trey McBride	TE	Colorado State
2024	5	158	MIA	Mohamed Kamara	LB	Colorado State
2025	5	166	SEA	Tory Horton	WR	Colorado State; Nevada