Maryland NFL Draft Picks

123 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

123Players Drafted

12First Rounders

Maryland has produced 123 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Randy White, taken 2nd overall in 1975. 12 of its picks went in the first round. Vernon Davis has the longest NFL career among them by games played (195). RB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (16). 10 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Maryland NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	5	125	PHI	Richard Absher	TE	Maryland
1970	7	173	WSH	Roland Merritt	WR	Maryland
1974	7	168	GB	Bart Purvis	OT	Maryland
1975	1	2	DAL	Randy White	DT	Maryland
1975	3	72	SF	Steve Mike-Mayer	K	Maryland
1975	3	76	LV	Louis Carter	RB	Maryland
1975	3	78	PIT	Walter White	TE	Maryland; Mesa CC
1975	5	107	DEN	Stan Rogers	OT	Maryland
1975	6	135	CHI	Bob Avellini	QB	Maryland
1975	10	248	PHI	Ken Schroy	S	Maryland
1976	11	313	LV	Rick Jennings	RB	Maryland
1977	1	7	NO	Joe Campbell	DE	Maryland
1977	3	66	HOU	Tim Wilson	RB	Maryland
1977	3	68	LA	Ed Fulton	G	Maryland
1977	6	162	NO	Tom Schick	OG	Maryland
1978	4	105	LA	Mark Manges	QB	Maryland
1978	10	277	DEN	Vince Kinney	WR	Maryland
1979	2	44	GB	Steve Atkins	RB	Maryland
1979	10	263	NYJ	Ed McGlasson	C	Youngstown State; Maryland
1981	3	78	KC	Lloyd Burruss	DB	Maryland
1981	4	107	LAC	Eric Sievers	TE	Maryland
1981	6	155	DET	Sam Johnson	DB	Maryland
1983	3	65	NO	John Tice	TE	Maryland
1983	4	96	LA	Mark Duda	DT	Maryland
1983	7	180	BUF	Gurnest Brown	DT	Maryland
1984	1	16	CIN	Pete Koch	NT	Maryland
1984	1	19	IND	Ron Solt	G	Maryland
1984	2	38	CIN	Boomer Esiason	QB	Maryland
1984	4	106	DET	Dave D'Addio	RB	Maryland
1984	7	170	HOU	Willie Joyner	RB	Maryland
1985	2	34	DET	Kevin Glover	C	Maryland
1985	3	57	BUF	Frank Reich	QB	Maryland
1985	7	171	GB	Eric Wilson	LB	Maryland
1986	5	112	TB	J.D. Maarleveld	OT	Maryland; Notre Dame
1986	6	150	DAL	Stan Gelbaugh	QB	Maryland
1986	7	186	WAS	Rick Badanjek	RB	Maryland
1986	9	248	NE	George Colton	OT	Maryland
1987	3	2	TB	Dan Sileo	NT	Miami; Cincinnati; Maryland
1987	8	209	BUF	Bruce Mesner	NT	Maryland
1987	9	235	DAL	Alvin Blount	RB	Maryland
1987	10	279	NYG	Chuck Faucette	ILB	Maryland
1988	3	57	CIN	Kevin Walker	ILB	Maryland
1988	3	73	MIA	Ferrell Edmunds	TE	Maryland
1988	10	270	IND	O'Brien Alston	OLB	Maryland
1988	11	278	ATL	James Milling	WR	Maryland
1989	2	47	DEN	Warren Powers	DE	Maryland
1989	5	116	CLE	Vernon Joines	WR	Maryland
1989	12	315	MIA	J.B. Brown	DB	Maryland
1990	3	70	PIT	Neil O'Donnell	QB	Maryland
1991	4	84	NE	Scott Zolak	QB	Maryland
1991	4	111	NYG	Clarence Jones	OT	Maryland
1992	3	70	MIA	Larry Webster	DT	Maryland
1992	7	169	IND	Derek Steele	DE	Maryland
1993	6	160	WAS	Frank Wycheck	TE	Maryland
1995	7	215	TB	Steve Ingram	G	Maryland
1996	5	153	BAL	Jermaine Lewis	WR	Maryland
1997	1	24	PIT	Chad Scott	CB	Maryland; Towson State
1998	6	163	NYJ	Eric Ogbogu	LB	Maryland
1999	5	146	LV	Eric Barton	ILB	Maryland
1999	6	187	CLE	Kendall Ogle	LB	Maryland
2000	4	95	CLE	Lewis Sanders	DB	Maryland
2000	7	216	WAS	Delbert Cowsette	DE	Maryland
2001	2	44	CAR	Kris Jenkins	NT	Maryland
2001	2	49	NYJ	LaMont Jordan	RB	Maryland
2002	3	76	CLE	Melvin Fowler	C	Maryland
2002	3	76	CLE	Melvin Fowler Jr.		Maryland
2002	3	83	HOU	Charles Hill	NT	Maryland
2002	7	252	DET	Matt Murphy	TE	Maryland
2003	2	40	MIN	E.J. Henderson	MLB	Maryland
2004	2	56	CIN	Madieu Williams	FS	Maryland
2004	3	71	TEN	Randy Starks	DE	Maryland
2004	4	112	CHI	Leon Joe	LB	Maryland
2004	7	220	MIN	Jeff Dugan	TE	Maryland
2004	7	242	PHI	Bruce Perry	RB	Maryland
2005	1	12	LAC	Shawne Merriman	DE	Maryland
2005	3	97	DEN	Domonique Foxworth	DB	Maryland
2006	1	6	SF	Vernon Davis	TE	Maryland
2006	2	34	CLE	D'Qwell Jackson	ILB	Maryland
2006	7	232	NYG	Gerrick McPhearson	DB	Maryland
2007	5	1	BAL	Jared Gaither	OT	Maryland
2007	2	55	SEA	Josh Wilson	DB	Maryland
2007	4	101	JAX	Adam Podlesh	P	Maryland
2007				Stephon Heyer	OT	Maryland
2008	4	115	TB	Dre Moore	DT	Maryland
2008				Erin Henderson	OLB	Maryland
2009	1	7	LV	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Maryland
2009	3	80	WAS	Kevin Barnes	DB	Maryland
2009	7	230	PHI	Moise Fokou	LB	Maryland; Frostburg State
2009	7	236	IND	Jaimie Thomas	G	Maryland
2009	7	255	DET	Dan Gronkowski	TE	Maryland
2010	4	106	LV	Bruce Campbell	OT	Maryland
2010	5	145	MIA	Nolan Carroll	CB	Maryland
2011	2	58	BAL	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland
2011	7	221	NYG	Da'Rel Scott	RB	Maryland
2011				Alex Wujciak	ILB	Maryland
2011				Adrian Moten	OLB	Maryland
2011				Will Yeatman	TE	Maryland
2012				Davin Meggett	RB	Maryland
2013	7	224	GB	Kevin Dorsey	WR	Maryland
2013				Matt Furstenburg	TE	Maryland
2014	3	80	NYJ	Dexter McDougle	CB	Maryland
2014	3	80	NYJ	Dex McDougle	CB	Maryland
2015	4	133	DEN	Max Garcia	G	Florida; Maryland
2015	5	146	MIN	Stefon Diggs	WR	Maryland
2015	6	203	DEN	Darius Kilgo	NT	Maryland
2015				Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil	OLB	Maryland
2015				Deon Long	WR	Maryland
2016	2	58	PIT	Sean Davis	FS	Maryland
2016	3	69	JAX	Yannick Ngakoue	DE	Maryland
2016	5	147	SEA	Quinton Jefferson	DE	Maryland
2016				Brad Craddock	PK	Maryland
2017				Will Likely	CB	Maryland
2018	5	161	CAR	Jermaine Carter	LB	Maryland
2018				J.C. Jackson	CB	Maryland
2019	1	21	GB	Darnell Savage	SAF	Maryland
2019	1	21	GB	Darnell Savage Jr.	S	Maryland
2019	5	159	NE	Byron Cowart	DT	Maryland; Auburn
2019	6	186	DET	Ty Johnson	RB	Maryland
2020	4	124	PIT	Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	Maryland
2020	6	198	PIT	Antoine Brooks Jr.	SAF	Maryland
2020				Javon Leake	RB	Maryland
2021	7	233	LA	Jake Funk	RB	Maryland
2022	3	96	IND	Nick Cross	SAF	Maryland
2022	4	143	TEN	Chig Okonkwo	TE	Maryland
2023	1	24	NYG	Deonte Banks	CB	Maryland
2023	4	104	LV	Jakorian Bennett	CB	Maryland
2023	4	112	NE	Chad Ryland	K	Maryland; Eastern Michigan
2023	6	186	TEN	Jaelyn Duncan	OT	Maryland
2023	7	251	PIT	Spencer Anderson	G	Maryland
2024	1	21	MIA	Chop Robinson	LB	Penn State; Maryland
2024	3	77	LV	DJ Glaze	OT	Maryland
2024	5	137	LAC	Tarheeb Still	CB	Maryland
2025	3	102	MIN	Tai Felton	WR	Maryland
2025	4	132	CHI	Ruben Hyppolite II	LB	Maryland
2025	5	155	MIA	Dante Trader Jr.	SAF	Maryland
2025	7	247	DAL	Tommy Akingbesote	DT	Maryland