Memphis NFL Draft Picks

78 drafted · 1968–2025

Summary

78Players Drafted

8First Rounders

Memphis has produced 78 NFL draft selections between 1968–2025. The highest was Keith Simpson, taken 9th overall in 1978. 8 of its picks went in the first round. Isaac Bruce has the longest NFL career among them by games played (166). DB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (15). 15 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Memphis NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	5	137	GB	Francis Winkler	DE	Memphis
1968	7	186	CLE	Dale Brady	RB	Memphis
1970	5	121	WSH	Danny Pierce	RB	Memphis
1970	5	123	DET	Bob Parker	OG	Memphis
1972	5	129	MIA	Charles Babb	DB	Memphis
1972	7	173	OAK	Ray Jamieson	RB	Memphis
1974	2	44	ATL	Gerald Tinker	WR	Kent State; Memphis
1974	3	62	CHI	Cliff Taylor	RB	Memphis
1975	9	224	NYJ	Ed Taylor	CB	Memphis
1977	1	24	LAC	Bob Rush	C	Memphis
1977	3	80	LA	Terdell Middleton	RB	Memphis
1977	4	104	KC	Eric Harris	DB	Memphis
1977	4	107	LAR	Eary Jones	DE	Memphis
1977	6	143	NYG	Bob Jordan	OT	Memphis
1978	1	9	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis
1978	2	36	SEA	Keith Butler	LB	Memphis
1978	5	122	CLE	Keith Wright	WR	Memphis
1979	2	36	NYG	Earnest Gray	WR	Memphis
1979	2	54	LA	Eddie Hill	RB	Memphis
1979	7	177	NE	Judson Flint	DB	California (PA); Memphis
1984	1	24	SF	Derrick Crawford	WR	Memphis
1985	1	14	BUF	Derrick Burroughs	CB	Memphis
1985	3	66	MIN	Tim Long	C	Memphis
1985	3	67	NYJ	Donnie Elder	DB	Memphis
1985	6	159	NYG	Jack Oliver	OT	Memphis; Texas-El Paso
1986	3	70	LAC	Jeff Walker	OT	Memphis
1986	6	152	CIN	Gary Hunt	DB	Memphis
1986	8	198	IND	Trell Hooper	DB	Memphis
1986	8	201	LA	Ray Brown	G	Arkansas State; Arizona State; Memphis
1987	3	60	BUF	David Brandon	OLB	Memphis
1988	9	233	ARI	Scott Dill	G	Memphis
1989	7	184	SEA	Mike Nettles	DB	Memphis
1989	12	309	DET	James Cribbs	DE	Memphis
1990	5	132	GB	Charles Wilson	WR	Memphis
1990	8	195	ATL	Tory Epps	DT	Memphis
1991	5	126	NO	Reggie Jones	DB	Memphis
1991	5	126	NO	Reginald Jones	DB	Memphis
1991	5	135	GB	Jeff Fite	P	Memphis
1991	6	144	PHO	Eduardo Vega	OT	Memphis
1993	4	111	BUF	Russell Copeland	WR	Memphis
1994	2	33	LA	Isaac Bruce	WR	Memphis; Santa Monica; West Los Angeles College
1994	5	154	DET	Tony Semple	G	Memphis
1994	7	199	KC	Steve Matthews	QB	Memphis; Tennessee; William Rainey Harper College
1995	4	109	BUF	Ken Irvin	DB	Memphis
1996	1	28	KC	Jerome Woods	FS	Memphis; Booneville JC (MS)
1997	5	151	MIN	Tony Williams	DT	Memphis
1997	6	200	CHI	Richard Hogans	LB	Memphis
1997	7	233	CHI	Marvin Thomas	DE	Memphis
1999	3	87	GB	Mike McKenzie	CB	Memphis
2001	2	37	IND	Idrees Bashir	DB	Memphis
2001	2	54	ARI	Michael Stone	DB	Memphis; Central State University, Oh
2003	3	78	MIA	Wade Smith	OT	Memphis
2003	7	260	DET	Travis Anglin	WR	Memphis
2004	7	212	PIT	Eric Taylor	DT	Memphis
2006	1	27	CAR	DeAngelo Williams	RB	Memphis
2006	4	118	NE	Stephen Gostkowski	K	Memphis
2007	5	140	CLE	Brandon McDonald	DB	Memphis; Jones County JC
2007	6	204	TEN	Jacob Ford	DE	Central Arkansas; Memphis; Holmes County JC
2009	7	249	CIN	Clinton McDonald	DT	Memphis
2012	1	11	KC	Dontari Poe	DT	Memphis
2012				Ronald Leary	OG	Memphis
2014	7	256	HOU	Lonnie Ballentine	SAF	Memphis
2014				Tom Hornsey	P	Memphis
2015	5	145	MIA	Bobby McCain	CB	Memphis
2015	7	227	LA	Martin Ifedi	DE	Memphis
2015	7	251	DEN	Taurean Nixon	CB	Tulane; Memphis
2016	1	26	DEN	Paxton Lynch	QB	Memphis
2017	5	153	CIN	Jake Elliott	K	Memphis
2018	2	51	CHI	Anthony Miller	WR	Memphis
2018	5	150	CLE	Genard Avery	DE	Memphis
2018				Riley Ferguson	QB	Memphis
2019	3	70	LA	Darrell Henderson	RB	Memphis
2019	4	128	DAL	Tony Pollard	RB	Memphis
2020	3	66	WAS	Antonio Gibson	RB	Memphis; East Central JC
2020	7	223	JAX	Chris Claybrooks	CB	Memphis
2020	7	230	NE	Dustin Woodard	C	Memphis
2020				Patrick Taylor Jr.	RB	Memphis
2021	5	150	PHI	Kenneth Gainwell	RB	Memphis
2021				Riley Patterson	PK	Memphis
2022	4	138	PIT	Calvin Austin III	WR	Memphis
2024	7	241	MIA	Tahj Washington	WR	USC; Memphis
2025	5	140	CAR	Cam Jackson	DT	Florida; Memphis
2025	7	257	NE	Kobee Minor	DB	Memphis; Indiana; Texas Tech