Minnesota NFL Draft Picks

108 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

108Players Drafted

5First Rounders

Minnesota has produced 108 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Brian Williams, taken 18th overall in 1989. 5 of its picks went in the first round. Eric Decker has the longest NFL career among them by games played (109). LB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (20). 12 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Minnesota NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	5	115	MIN	Ken Last	WR	Minnesota
1968	3	74	DET	Charles Sanders	TE	Minnesota
1969	4	85	NO	Dennis Hale	DB	Minnesota
1969	4	104	NYJ	Ezell Jones	OT	Minnesota
1969	5	126	KC	Bob Stein	LB	Minnesota
1969	7	158	ATL	Richard Enderle	OG	Minnesota
1970	2	45	DET	Ray Parson	DT	Minnesota
1970	3	68	GB	Jim Carter	LB	Minnesota
1972	3	59	MIN	Bart Buetow	OT	Minnesota
1972	6	140	ATL	Mike Perfetti	DB	Minnesota
1972	6	144	PHI	Vern Winfield	OG	Minnesota
1973	3	74	GB	Tom MacLeod	LB	Minnesota
1973	6	139	MIN	Doug Kingsriter	TE	Minnesota
1974	2	35	SF	Keith Fahnhorst	OT	Minnesota
1974	4	94	KC	Matt Herkenhoff	OT	Minnesota
1974	5	111	LA	Steve Neils	OLB	Minnesota
1974	12	292	BAL	Dave Simonson	OT	Minnesota
1975	4	95	DEN	Rick Upchurch	WR	Minnesota; Indian Hills CC at Centerville
1976	3	63	KC	Keith Simons	DT	Minnesota
1976	9	243	NE	Doug Beaudoin	SAF	Minnesota
1978	2	31	NYJ	Mark Merrill	LB	Minnesota
1978	2	34	GB	Mike Hunt	ILB	Minnesota
1978	2	43	ATL	Steve Stewart	LB	Minnesota
1978	12	315	PHI	Mark Slater	C	Minnesota
1979	6	163	CLE	Jim Ronan	DT	Minnesota
1979	7	176	NO	Stan Sytsma	LB	Minnesota
1979	7	187	NYJ	Keith Brown	DB	Minnesota
1980	4	100	MIA	Elmer Bailey	WR	Minnesota; Lincoln University (MO)
1980	6	161	PHI	Greg Murtha	OT	Minnesota
1981	7	176	CIN	Jeff Schuh	LB	Minnesota; North Hennepin Community Coll
1982	4	92	MIN	Jim Fahnhorst	LB	Minnesota
1982	5	117	LA	Wally Kersten	OT	Minnesota; Normandale Community College
1982	5	124	PIT	Ken Dallafior	G	Minnesota
1983	12	310	DEN	Karl Mecklenburg	MLB	Minnesota; Augustana (SD)
1984	7	169	TB	Jay Carroll	TE	Minnesota
1984	8	220	PIT	Randy Rasmussen	C	Minnesota
1984	10	254	TB	Jim Gallery	K	Minnesota
1985	10	262	NYJ	Kerry Glenn	DB	Minnesota
1987	4	105	HOU	Mark Dusbabek	LB	Minnesota
1987	12	325	KC	Bruce Holmes	LB	Minnesota
1987	12	331	WAS	Ray Hitchcock	C	Minnesota
1988	2	55	WAS	Chip Lohmiller	K	Minnesota
1988	8	196	DET	Gary Hadd	NT	Minnesota
1988	9	247	SF	Brian Bonner	LB	Minnesota; Wisconsin
1989	1	18	NYG	Brian Williams	C	Minnesota
1990	1	19	GB	Darrell Thompson	RB	Minnesota
1990	5	113	NE	Jon Melander	G	Minnesota
1990	10	266	PIT	Eddie Miles	LB	Minnesota
1991	5	119	MIN	Chris Thome	C	Minnesota
1992	4	106	NO	Sean Lumpkin	DB	Minnesota
1996	4	123	GB	Chris Darkins	RB	Minnesota
1996	6	188	ATL	Craig Sauer	LB	Minnesota
1998	6	179	JAX	Lamanzer Williams	DE	Minnesota
1998	7	215	SF	Ryan Thelwell	WR	Minnesota
2000	4	118	MIN	Tyrone Carter	DB	Minnesota
2000	6	171	PHI	Thomas Hamner	RB	Minnesota
2000	6	183	CLE	Spergon Wynn	QB	Texas State-San Marcos; Minnesota
2001	1	24	DEN	Willie Middlebrooks	DB	Minnesota
2001	4	103	CHI	Karon Riley	LB	Minnesota; SMU
2001	4	113	DEN	Ben Hamilton	G	Minnesota
2001	6	199	TEN	Adam Haayer	OT	Minnesota
2002	4	123	BAL	Ron Johnson	WR	Minnesota
2002	6	178	SD	Matt Anderle	OT	Minnesota
2002	7	229	HOU	Greg White	DE	Minnesota
2003	5	152	CLE	Michael Lehan	CB	Minnesota
2003	5	152	CLE	Mike Lehan	DB	Minnesota
2004	5	162	PHI	Thomas Tapeh	RB	Minnesota
2005	4	109	DAL	Marion Barber	RB	Minnesota
2006	1	21	NE	Laurence Maroney	RB	Minnesota
2006	5	153	WAS	Anthony Montgomery	DT	Minnesota
2006	6	198	DEN	Greg Eslinger		Minnesota
2006	7	242	LA	Mark Setterstrom	G	Minnesota
2007	3	77	PIT	Matt Spaeth	TE	Minnesota
2008	6	173	HOU	Dominique Barber	DB	Minnesota
2010	3	87	DEN	Eric Decker	WR	Minnesota
2010	5	167	MIN	Nate Triplett	LB	Minnesota
2010	5	167	MIN	Nathan Triplett	ILB	Minnesota
2014	2	37	ATL	Ra'Shede Hageman	DT	Minnesota
2014	4	131	CHI	Brock Vereen	FS	Minnesota
2015	2	55	BAL	Maxx Williams	TE	Minnesota
2015	4	127	DAL	Damien Wilson	OLB	Minnesota; Jones County JC
2015	5	138	TEN	David Cobb	RB	Minnesota
2015	5	150	MIA	Cedric Thompson	DB	Minnesota
2015	5	150	MIA	Ced Thompson	S	Minnesota
2016	4	106	KC	Eric Murray	S	Minnesota
2016	4	115	ATL	De'Vondre Campbell	OLB	Minnesota; Hutchinson CC
2016				Briean Boddy-Calhoun	CB	Minnesota
2016				K J Maye	WR	Minnesota
2017	7	222	JAX	Jalen Myrick	CB	Minnesota
2017				Damarius Travis	S	Minnesota
2017				Mitch Leidner	QB	Minnesota
2018				Brandon Lingen	TE	Minnesota
2019	5	157	NYJ	Blake Cashman	LB	Minnesota
2020	2	45	TB	Antoine Winfield Jr.	SAF	Minnesota
2020	5	161	TB	Tyler Johnson	WR	Minnesota
2020	5	175	GB	Kamal Martin	LB	Minnesota
2020	7	218	NYG	Carter Coughlin	LB	Minnesota
2020	7	247	NYG	Chris Williamson	CB	Minnesota
2021	1	27	BAL	Rashod Bateman	WR	Minnesota
2021	3	74	WAS	Benjamin St-Juste	CB	Minnesota
2022	2	40	SEA	Boye Mafe	LB	Minnesota
2022	4	110	BAL	Daniel Faalele	G	Minnesota
2022	5	165	MIN	Esezi Otomewo	DE	Minnesota
2022	6	218	TB	Ko Kieft	TE	Minnesota
2023	2	57	NYG	John Michael Schmitz	C	Minnesota
2023	5	146	NO	Jordan Howden	SAF	Minnesota
2023	5	165	CHI	Terell Smith	CB	Minnesota
2024	2	47	NYG	Tyler Nubin	SAF	Minnesota
2024	4	125	TB	Bucky Irving	RB	Oregon; Minnesota
2024	5	144	CHI	Austin Booker	DE	Kansas; Minnesota
2025	2	48	HOU	Aireontae Ersery	OT	Minnesota
2025	3	80	IND	Justin Walley	CB	Minnesota
2025	7	222	LV	Cody Lindenberg	LB	Minnesota