South Carolina State NFL Draft Picks

43 drafted · 1967–2022

Summary

43Players Drafted

1First Rounders

South Carolina State has produced 43 NFL draft selections between 1967–2022. The highest was Robert Porcher, taken 26th overall in 1992. 1 of its picks went in the first round. WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (6). 3 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All South Carolina State NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	2	52	NO	John Gilliam	WR	South Carolina State
1968	4	88	NE	R.C. Gamble	RB	South Carolina State
1968	6	147	ATL	Joe Wynns	DB	South Carolina State
1968	7	181	CHI	Willie Holmon	DE	South Carolina State
1969	6	143	TEN	Willie Grate	WR	South Carolina State
1970	5	108	NYJ	Clifford McClain	RB	South Carolina State
1970	6	155	PIT	Clarence Kegler	OT	South Carolina State
1973	2	36	DEN	Barney Chavous	DE	South Carolina State
1975	6	140	LAR	Darius McCarthy	WR	South Carolina State
1976	4	105	NYG	Harry Carson	ILB	South Carolina State
1977	4	110	CLE	Mickey Sims	DT	South Carolina State
1977	4	110	Cleveland Browns	Robert Sims	DT	South Carolina State
1978	3	71	LAC	Rickey Anderson	RB	South Carolina State
1980	3	82	LA	Phil Murphy	DT	South Carolina State
1980	3	82	LAR	Phillip Murphy	DT	South Carolina State
1980	4	93	BUF	Ervin Parker	OLB	South Carolina State
1980	5	135	PHI	Nate Rivers	WR	South Carolina State
1981	5	114	SEA	Edwin Bailey	G	South Carolina State
1981	8	201	WAS	Charlie Brown	WR	South Carolina State
1981	8	208	MIA	William Judson	CB	South Carolina State
1982	2	54	CIN	Emanuel Weaver	NT	South Carolina State; Arizona Western
1982	6	161	MIA	Tom Tutson	DB	South Carolina State
1982	11	292	DET	Edward Lee	WR	South Carolina State
1983	8	199	PIT	Henry Odom	RB	South Carolina State
1984	5	119	CIN	Barney Bussey	S	South Carolina State
1985	8	220	LV	Leonard Wingate	DT	South Carolina State
1988	8	215	SEA	Robert Tyler	TE	South Carolina State
1988	11	299	SEA	Dwayne Harper	DB	South Carolina State
1992	1	26	DET	Robert Porcher	DE	South Carolina State; Tennessee State
1995	2	35	HOU	Anthony Cook	DE	South Carolina State
1996	7	253	CHI	Michael Hicks	RB	South Carolina State
1997	4	109	LAC	Raleigh Roundtree	G	South Carolina State
1997	5	138	LAC	Kenny Bynum	RB	South Carolina State
2000	7	248	MIN	Lewis Kelly	G	South Carolina State
2001	6	180	NE	Arther Love	TE	South Carolina State
2010	7	224	SF	Phillip Adams	DB	South Carolina State
2011	7	209	DET	Johnny Culbreath	OT	South Carolina State
2012	4	130	BAL	Christian Thompson	FS	South Carolina State; Auburn
2013				Jakar Hamilton	S	South Carolina State
2016	3	89	PIT	Javon Hargrave	NT	South Carolina State
2016	6	177	LA	Temarrick Hemingway	TE	South Carolina State
2017				Javarius Leamon	OT	South Carolina State
2018	2	36	IND	Shaquille Leonard	OLB	South Carolina State
2018	2	36	IND	Darius Leonard	OLB	South Carolina State
2020				Alex Taylor	OT	South Carolina State
2022	4	142	LA	Cobie Durant	CB	South Carolina State