New Mexico NFL Draft Picks

35 drafted · 1968–2025

Summary

35Players Drafted

2First Rounders

New Mexico has produced 35 NFL draft selections between 1968–2025. The highest was Brian Urlacher, taken 9th overall in 2000. 2 of its picks went in the first round. RB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (7). 9 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All New Mexico NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	7	174	PIT	Douglas Dalton	RB	New Mexico
1971	3	69	DAL	Sam Scarber	RB	New Mexico
1974	6	134	GB	Don Woods	RB	New Mexico; New Mexico Highlands Univ.
1976	3	76	DET	John Woodcock	DE	Hawaii; New Mexico
1976	4	93	SEA	Steve Myer	QB	New Mexico; Mt. San Antonio
1977	1	21	PIT	Robin Cole	OLB	New Mexico
1977	5	137	DAL	Andy Frederick	OT	New Mexico
1977	7	180	MIA	Bruce Herron	LB	New Mexico
1980	3	81	LA	Charles Baker	LB	New Mexico
1981	4	96	MIA	Brad Wright	QB	New Mexico
1981	5	127	PIT	Ricky Martin	WR	New Mexico
1984	7	178	DET	Jimmie Carter	LB	New Mexico
1984	7	192	NE	Derwin Williams	WR	New Mexico
1990	6	140	NYJ	Terance Mathis	WR	New Mexico
1995	3	70	DET	David Sloan	TE	New Mexico; Fresno City College
1995	3	80	ARI	Stoney Case	QB	New Mexico
1996	3	73	CAR	Winslow Oliver	RB	New Mexico
1998	3	80	MIN	Ramos McDonald	DB	New Mexico; Navarro
1998	6	156	GB	Scott McGarrahan	DB	New Mexico
2000	1	9	CHI	Brian Urlacher	MLB	New Mexico
2000	7	226	NE	Casey Tisdale	DE	New Mexico
2001	6	194	BAL	Joe Maese	C	New Mexico
2002	5	136	HOU	Jarrod Baxter	RB	New Mexico
2005	4	134	LA	Claude Terrell	G	New Mexico
2005	6	176	CLE	Nick Speegle	LB	New Mexico
2006	2	51	MIN	Ryan Cook	C	New Mexico
2006	7	216	BUF	Terrance Pennington	OT	New Mexico
2007	3	68	TB	Quincy Black	OLB	New Mexico; William Rainey Harper College
2008	4	106	BAL	Marcus Smith	WR	New Mexico
2009	4	112	HOU	Glover Quin	FS	New Mexico; Southwest Mississippi JC
2009	6	200	NYG	DeAndre Wright	CB	New Mexico
2010	7	229	WAS	Erik Cook	C	New Mexico
2016				Jhurell Pressley	RB	New Mexico
2018	7	229	MIA	Jason Sanders	K	New Mexico
2023	6	198	SEA	Jerrick Reed II	SAF	New Mexico; Northwest Mississippi CC
2025	7	245	WAS	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	RB	Arizona; New Mexico; Alabama State