Nevada NFL Draft Picks

40 drafted · 1978–2025

Summary

40Players Drafted

2First Rounders

Nevada has produced 40 NFL draft selections between 1978–2025. The highest was Al Williams, taken 20th overall in 1984. 2 of its picks went in the first round. Nate Burleson has the longest NFL career among them by games played (133). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (8). 11 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Nevada NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1978	6	163	MIA	Doug Betters	DE	Nevada; Montana
1981	5	136	ATL	Eric Sanders	OT	Nevada
1981	10	276	LV	Frank Hawkins	RB	Nevada
1983	3	84	WAS	Charles Mann	DE	Nevada
1984	1	20	DET	Al Williams	WR	Nevada
1984	1	27	WAS	Tony Zendejas	K	Nevada
1984	2	45	LA	Derek Kennard	G	Nevada
1986	3	68	SEA	Patrick Hunter	CB	Nevada
1987	3	62	LA	Rob Awalt	TE	San Diego State; Nevada; Sacramento City
1987	5	135	TB	Henry Rolling	LB	Nevada
1989	9	230	TB	Patrick Egu	RB	Nevada
1991	7	189	KC	Bernard Ellison	DB	Nevada
1993	5	117	CIN	Forey Duckett	CB	Nevada
1993	7	196	DAL	Brock Marion	FS	Nevada
1996	2	31	NYJ	Alex Van Dyke	WR	Nevada; Sacramento City
1998	4	108	SEA	DeShone Myles	LB	Nevada
1998	6	175	TB	James Cannida	DT	Nevada
2003	3	71	MIN	Nate Burleson	WR	Nevada
2004	3	86	JAX	Jorge Cordova	LB	Nevada
2004	5	149	CIN	Maurice Mann	WR	Nevada; Monterey Peninsula
2005				Harvey Dahl	OT	Nevada
2006	5	165	GB	Tony Moll	G	Nevada
2007	5	151	CIN	Jeff Rowe	QB	Nevada
2007				Anthony Pudewell	TE	Nevada
2009	7	243	WAS	Marko Mitchell	WR	Nevada; Mesa CC
2009				Josh Mauga	ILB	Nevada
2011	2	36	SF	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada
2011	3	66	CIN	Dontay Moch	LB	Nevada
2011	7	204	DEN	Virgil Green	TE	Nevada
2011				Vailala Taua	RB	Nevada
2012	4	120	CLE	James-Michael Johnson	LB	Nevada
2012	6	184	CHI	Isaiah Frey	DB	Nevada
2012	7	227	MIA	Rishard Matthews	WR	Nevada; Bakersfield College
2012				Brett Roy	DE	Nevada
2013	4	105	BUF	Duke Williams	S	Nevada
2013	6	202	TEN	Khalid Wooten	CB	Nevada
2014	2	35	CLE	Joel Bitonio	G	Nevada
2014	6	183	CHI	David Fales	QB	San Jose State; Monterey Peninsula; Nevada
2016	6	193	TEN	Sebastian Tretola	G	Arkansas; Iowa Western CC; Nevada
2018	2	33	CLE	Austin Corbett	C	Nevada
2022	4	132	GB	Romeo Doubs	WR	Nevada
2022	5	149	WAS	Cole Turner	TE	Nevada
2023	3	85	LAC	Daiyan Henley	LB	Washington State; Nevada
2025	5	166	SEA	Tory Horton	WR	Colorado State; Nevada
2025	7	225	ARI	Kitan Crawford	SAF	Nevada; Texas