SMU NFL Draft Picks

76 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

76Players Drafted

5First Rounders

SMU has produced 76 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Eric Dickerson, taken 2nd overall in 1983. 5 of its picks went in the first round. Emmanuel Sanders has the longest NFL career among them by games played (184). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (15). 18 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All SMU NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	6	154	NE	Ron Medlen	DE	SMU
1967	7	181	BUF	George Gaiser	OT	SMU
1968	2	48	KC	Mike Livingston	QB	SMU
1968	6	140	ATL	Jim Hagle	RB	SMU
1969	2	40	TEN	Jerry LeVias	WR	SMU
1972	3	66	NYJ	Gary Hammond	WR	SMU
1974	8	201	NO	Alvin Maxson	RB	SMU
1975	2	30	LAC	Louie Kelcher	NT	SMU
1975	3	57	CLE	Oscar Roan	WR	SMU; UCLA
1976	5	130	CLE	Henry Sheppard	G	SMU
1976	5	141	LA	Wayne Morris	RB	SMU
1976	9	250	SF	Kenny Harrison	WR	SMU
1976	10	288	LA	Freeman Johns	WR	SMU
1978	7	176	LV	Art Whittington	RB	SMU
1978	7	176	OAK	Arthur Whittington	RB	SMU
1980	7	183	CHI	Emanuel Tolbert	WR	SMU
1980	12	323	CHI	Bob Fisher	TE	SMU
1981	3	64	CIN	John Simmons	DB	SMU
1981	7	182	DET	Lee Spivey	OT	SMU
1981	9	224	NYG	Byron Hunt	LB	SMU
1982	5	116	CHI	Perry Hartnett	G	SMU
1982	7	190	PHI	Harvey Armstrong	NT	SMU
1982	10	264	GB	Eddie Garcia	K	SMU
1983	1	2	LA	Eric Dickerson	RB	SMU
1983	2	35	PHI	Wes Hopkins	S	SMU
1983	7	175	SF	Gary Moten	LB	SMU
1983	7	187	NE	Craig James	RB	SMU
1983	11	280	BAL	Jim Bob Taylor	QB	Georgia Tech; SMU
1984	1	10	NYJ	Russell Carter	DB	SMU
1984	3	74	DET	Doug Hollie	DE	SMU; City College (SF)
1984	4	96	CLE	Rickey Bolden	OT	SMU
1984	5	121	SF	Michael Carter	NT	SMU
1984	7	183	LV	Mitch Willis	DE	SMU
1985	2	49	CHI	Reggie Phillips	DB	SMU
1985	4	112	BUF	Dale Hellestrae	OT	SMU
1986	1	25	TB	Rod Jones	DB	SMU
1986	1	25	TB	Roderick Jones	DB	SMU
1986	1	26	NE	Reggie Dupard	RB	SMU
1986	4	93	MIN	Joe Phillips	NT	SMU; Oregon State; Chemeketa Community College
1987	2	54	CHI	Ron Morris	WR	SMU
1987	3	63	DET	Jerry Ball	DT	SMU
1988	4	98	LAC	David Richards	OT	UCLA; SMU
1989	12	311	KC	Bill Jones	RB	Texas State-San Marcos; SMU
1990	5	122	CIN	Lynn James	WR	Arizona State; SMU
1990	9	234	CIN	Mitchell Price	DB	Tulane; SMU
1993	4	90	CIN	Marcello Simmons	CB	SMU
1998	6	161	NO	Chris Bordano	LB	SMU
1999	4	117	TEN	Donald Mitchell	DB	SMU
1999	6	190	ARI	Coby Rhinehart	CB	SMU
1999	6	190	ARI	Jacoby Rhinehart	DB	SMU
2001	4	103	CHI	Karon Riley	LB	Minnesota; SMU
2002	3	81	ARI	Josh McCown	QB	Sam Houston State; SMU
2003	5	172	LA	Kevin Garrett	DB	SMU
2004				JONAS RUTLEDGE	CB	SMU
2007	6	180	NE	Justin Rogers	LB	SMU
2009	5	164	NO	Thomas Morstead	P	SMU
2010	3	82	PIT	Emmanuel Sanders	WR	SMU
2011	6	178	WAS	Aldrick Robinson	WR	SMU
2012	3	71	WAS	Josh LeRibeus	G	SMU
2012	5	145	TEN	Taylor Thompson	TE	SMU
2012	7	213	WAS	Richard Crawford	DB	SMU; Saddleback Community College
2012	7	248	PIT	Kelvin Beachum	OT	SMU
2013	2	53	CIN	Margus Hunt	DE	SMU
2014	6	180	SF	Kenneth Acker	CB	SMU
2014	6	214	LA	Garrett Gilbert	QB	SMU; Texas
2018	2	40	DEN	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU
2018	7	244	LA	Justin Lawler	LB	SMU
2018	7	256	WAS	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU; LSU
2019				Jordan Wyatt	CB	SMU
2019				Nick Natour	OG	SMU
2020	6	201	BAL	James Proche	WR	SMU
2021	3	104	BAL	Brandon Stephens	CB	SMU; UCLA
2021	4	127	IND	Kylen Granson	TE	SMU
2021				Shane Buechele	QB	SMU
2022	3	105	SF	Danny Gray	WR	SMU
2022	6	198	PHI	Grant Calcaterra	TE	SMU; Oklahoma
2023	2	55	KC	Rashee Rice	WR	SMU
2025	5	157	TB	Elijah Roberts	DE	SMU; Miami
2025	7	220	NE	Marcus Bryant	OT	Missouri; SMU
2025	7	228	KC	Brashard Smith	RB	SMU; Miami