Southern NFL Draft Picks

22 drafted · 1974–2022

Summary

22Players Drafted

0First Rounders

Southern has produced 22 NFL draft selections between 1974–2022. DE is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (4). 5 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Southern NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1974	3	58	NYJ	Godwin Turk	ILB	Southern; California
1974	15	370	NYJ	Willie Brister	TE	Southern
1976	7	202	NE	Perry Brooks	DT	Southern
1976	9	262	MIN	Isaac Hagins	WR	Southern
1977	9	243	LA	Johnny Jackson	DE	Southern; Tennessee State
1978	6	154	HOU	Conrad Rucker	TE	Southern
1980	5	112	SF	Ken Times	DT	Southern
1980	6	139	SF	Herb Williams	S	Southern
1980	9	248	LA	George Farmer	WR	Southern; Santa Monica
1985	4	97	CIN	Anthony Tuggle	DB	Nicholls State; Southern
1987	10	271	KC	James Evans	RB	Southern
1988	2	45	DEN	Gerald Perry	OT	Southern; Northwest Mississippi CC
1988	4	104	IND	Michael Ball	DB	Southern
1989	4	96	NE	Maurice Hurst	CB	Southern
1991	3	59	ARI	Aeneas Williams	FS	Southern
1992	2	39	MIN	Robert Harris	DT	Southern
1992	3	81	DET	Thomas McLemore	DE	Southern
1998	7	195	NYJ	Lawrence Hart	TE	Southern
1999	7	246	JAX	Chris White	DE	Southern
2000	5	147	CAR	Gillis Wilson	DE	Southern
2004	7	252	TB	Lenny Williams	DB	Southern
2022	7	226	CHI	Ja'Tyre Carter	G	Southern