UNLV NFL Draft Picks

44 drafted · 1974–2025

Summary

44Players Drafted

0First Rounders

UNLV has produced 44 NFL draft selections between 1974–2025. Keenan McCardell has the longest NFL career among them by games played (126). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (7). 17 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All UNLV NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1974	15	366	LAC	Charles Anthony	CB	UNLV
1975	5	108	WAS	Mike Thomas	RB	UNLV; Oklahoma
1975	10	251	DEN	Steve Haggerty	WR	UNLV; Colorado
1976	7	185	MIA	Joe Ingersoll	OG	UNLV
1977	2	54	DAL	Glenn Carano	QB	UNLV
1977	7	189	WAS	Reggie Haynes	TE	UNLV; Los Angeles City College
1977	7	193	BAL	Blanchard Carter	OT	UNLV
1978	10	263	ATL	Ray Strong	RB	UNLV; Contra Costa
1979	2	55	DAL	Aaron Mitchell	CB	UNLV; Morris Brown College; College of the Canyons
1979	5	117	NYG	Cleveland Jackson	TE	UNLV; Michigan State; Los Angeles Southwest College
1980	4	99	CLE	Ron Crews	DE	UNLV; Notre Dame
1980	7	178	NYJ	Bobby Batton	RB	UNLV; Santa Rosa
1980	7	178	NYJ	Bob Batton	RB	UNLV
1981	4	84	MIA	Sam Greene	WR	UNLV
1981	8	216	LA	Art Plunkett	OT	UNLV
1982	4	99	WAS	Todd Liebenstein	DE	UNLV
1982	12	325	TB	Michael Morton	RB	UNLV
1984	3	81	DAL	Jeff Spek	TE	San Diego State; UNLV
1984	7	175	ATL	Kirk Dodge	LB	UNLV; Fullerton
1985	2	37	PHI	Randall Cunningham	QB	UNLV
1985	8	205	PHI	Tom Polley	LB	UNLV; Normandale Community College
1988	2	31	CIN	Ickey Woods	RB	UNLV
1988	5	110	ATL	Charles Dimry	CB	UNLV
1988	6	138	ATL	George Thomas	WR	UNLV
1990	6	150	CIN	Don Odegard	DB	UNLV; Oregon State
1991	12	326	WAS	Keenan McCardell	WR	UNLV
1993	5	135	PIT	Lonnie Palelei	OT	UNLV; Purdue
1994	6	184	CIN	Jerry Reynolds	G	UNLV
1995	7	235	PIT	Henry Bailey	WR	UNLV
1997	6	173	MIA	Mike Crawford	LB	UNLV
1999	6	185	MIN	Talance Sawyer	DE	UNLV
2000	5	155	WSH	Quincy Sanders	DB	UNLV
2002	2	60	SEA	Anton Palepoi	DE	UNLV; Dixie College (UT)
2002	4	131	DEN	Sam Brandon	DB	UNLV
2002	7	261	HOU	Ahmad Miller	DT	UNLV
2004	7	243	PHI	Dominic Furio		UNLV
2005	5	149	CAR	Adam Seward	LB	UNLV
2005	5	170	NE	Ryan Claridge	LB	UNLV
2007	2	53	CLE	Eric Wright	DB	UNLV; USC
2008	4	104	CLE	Beau Bell	LB	UNLV
2009	5	169	PIT	Frank Summers	FB	UNLV; Laney College; California
2010	4	117	ATL	Joe Hawley	C	UNLV
2010	4	117	ATL	Joseph Hawley	OG	UNLV
2015				Devante Davis	WR	UNLV
2015				Brett Boyko	OT	UNLV
2025	7	238	SEA	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV; Michigan State