Rice NFL Draft Picks

29 drafted · 1971–2024

Summary

29Players Drafted
2First Rounders

Rice has produced 29 NFL draft selections between 1971–2024. The highest was Earl Cooper, taken 13th overall in 1980. 2 of its picks went in the first round. TE is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (5). 2 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Rice NFL Draft Picks

YearRdPickTeamPlayerPosCollege
19717177 DETBrownie WhelessOTRice
1973227 KCGary ButlerTERice
19737176 DALRodrigo BarnesLBRice
19747164 MIACarl SwiercWRRice
197416407 CLE Preston AndersonDBRice
1975359 KCCornelius WalkerDTRice
197510246 HOU Alan PringleKRice
19765152 PITRodney NortonLBRice
19767206 MIN Larry BruneDBRice
1977127 MIN Tommy KramerQBRice
1980113 SF Earl CooperRBRice
19818209 PIT Frank WilsonTERice
19819231 WAS Darryl GrantDTRice
1989237 LAC Courtney HallCRice
1991499 CIN Donald HollasQBRice
199210280 WAS Tony BarkerLBRice
1994245 ATL Bert EmanuelWRRice; UCLA
19975152 PHINdukwe KaluDERice
20035142 CLE Ryan PontbriandLSRice
20036176 JAX Brandon GreenDERice
2005Terry HolleySRice
20095144 JAX Jarett DillardWRRice
20095152 HOU James CaseyTERice
20117254 HOU Cheta OzougwuDERice
20127211 TEN Scott SolomonLBRice
2013255 SF Vance McDonaldTERice
20135158 SEA Luke WillsonTERice
2014387 KC Phillip GainesCBRice
20156216 HOU Christian CovingtonDERice
2015Zach PattDERice
2015Jordan TaylorWRRice
2015Bryce CallahanCBRice
20243100 WAS Luke McCaffreyWRRice; Nebraska