Rutgers NFL Draft Picks

56 drafted · 1970–2025

Summary

56Players Drafted

2First Rounders

Rutgers has produced 56 NFL draft selections between 1970–2025. The highest was Devin McCourty, taken 27th overall in 2010. 2 of its picks went in the first round. Mohamed Sanu has the longest NFL career among them by games played (139). S is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (7). 4 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Rutgers NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1970	5	112	ATL	Bruce VanNess	RB	Rutgers
1975	9	226	DAL	Ed Jones	S	Rutgers
1977	11	291	MIA	John Alexander	DE	Rutgers
1977	11	300	WAS	Don Harris	S	Rutgers; Northland College WI
1978	5	123	DET	Dan Gray	DE	Rutgers
1983	2	54	LV	Bill Pickel	DT	Rutgers
1983	7	195	MIA	Keith Woetzel	LB	Rutgers
1984	7	190	CLE	Jim Dumont	LB	Rutgers
1985	7	187	PIT	Alan Andrews	TE	Rutgers
1987	7	190	TB	Harry Swayne	OT	Rutgers
1992	9	235	PIT	Elnardo Webster	LB	Rutgers
1994	4	108	LA	Chris Brantley	WR	Rutgers
1995	7	216	SEA	Keif Bryant	DE	Rutgers
1996	2	39	CIN	Marco Battaglia	TE	Rutgers
2001	5	149	DET	Mike McMahon	QB	Rutgers
2003	2	61	PHI	L.J. Smith	TE	Rutgers
2004	7	205	DAL	Nate Jones	FS	Rutgers
2004	7	205	DAL	Nathan Jones	DB	Rutgers
2004	7	210	HOU	Raheem Orr	DE	Rutgers
2007	2	52	LA	Brian Leonard	RB	Rutgers
2007	5	156	PIT	Cameron Stephenson	OG	Rutgers
2007	7	243	GB	Clark Harris	LS	Rutgers
2008	2	55	BAL	Ray Rice	RB	Rutgers
2008	3	83	TB	Jeremy Zuttah	C	Rutgers
2009	1	30	TEN	Kenny Britt	WR	Rutgers
2009	6	178	SEA	Mike Teel	QB	Rutgers
2009	6	203	TEN	Jason McCourty	S	Rutgers
2009	7	245	SEA	Courtney Greene	S	Rutgers
2009	7	253	JAX	Tiquan Underwood	WR	Rutgers
2010	1	27	NE	Devin McCourty	FS	Rutgers
2010	7	237	MIN	Ryan D'Imperio	LB	Rutgers
2011				Joseph Lefeged	S	Rutgers
2012	3	83	CIN	Mohamed Sanu	WR	Rutgers
2012				Desmond Wynn	OG	Rutgers
2013	3	83	NE	Logan Ryan	CB	Rutgers
2013	3	91	NE	Duron Harmon	S	Rutgers
2013	4	117	CHI	Khaseem Greene	LB	Rutgers
2013	7	219	ARI	D.C. Jefferson	TE	Rutgers
2013	7	228	WAS	Jawan Jamison	RB	Rutgers
2013	7	235	NE	Steve Beauharnais	LB	Rutgers
2013	7	252	SF	Marcus Cooper	DB	Rutgers
2013				Mark Harrison	WR	Rutgers
2014	4	135	HOU	Tom Savage	QB	Pittsburgh; Arizona; Rutgers
2015	3	85	CIN	Tyler Kroft	TE	Rutgers
2015	5	168	DET	Michael Burton	FB	Rutgers
2016	3	86	MIA	Leonte Carroo	WR	Rutgers
2016				Steve Longa	ILB	Rutgers
2018	2	52	IND	Kemoko Turay	DE	Rutgers
2018	6	195	LA	Sebastian Joseph-Day	DE	Rutgers
2018	6	195	LAR	Sebastian Joseph	DT	Rutgers
2019	6	177	NO	Saquan Hampton	SAF	Rutgers
2019	6	196	NYJ	Blessuan Austin	DB	Rutgers
2019				Kiy Hester	S	Rutgers
2020	3	75	DET	Jonah Jackson	G	Ohio State; Rutgers
2022	7	229	SEA	Bo Melton	CB	Rutgers
2022	7	251	KC	Isiah Pacheco	RB	Rutgers
2023	6	202	JAX	Christian Braswell	CB	Rutgers; Temple
2024	2	43	ARI	Max Melton	CB	Rutgers
2025	6	212	BAL	Robert Longerbeam	CB	Rutgers
2025	7	224	HOU	Kyonte Hamilton	DT	Rutgers
2025	7	233	CHI	Kyle Monangai	RB	Rutgers