Utah NFL Draft Picks

103 drafted · 1967–2025

Summary

103Players Drafted

9First Rounders

Utah has produced 103 NFL draft selections between 1967–2025. The highest was Alex Smith, taken 1st overall in 2005. 9 of its picks went in the first round. Alex Smith has the longest NFL career among them by games played (267). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (12). 30 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Utah NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	5	130	GB	Richard Tate	DB	Utah
1968	4	110	OAK	Charles Smith	RB	Utah
1969	3	57	CIN	Louis Thomas	WR	Utah
1969	4	89	MIA	Norman McBride	LB	Utah
1971	1	17	ARI	Norm Thompson	DB	Utah
1972	3	78	DAL	Marv Bateman	P	Utah
1974	5	116	GB	Steve Odom	WR	Utah
1974	8	197	NYJ	Ron Rydalch	DT	Utah
1976	16	446	DEN	John Huddleston	LB	Utah
1979	8	208	GB	Rick Partridge	P	Utah; Golden West
1981	2	55	PHI	Dean Miraldi	G	Utah; California State - Long Beach
1981	3	61	LA	Jeff Griffin	DB	Utah
1981	10	261	MIA	Steve Folsom	TE	Utah; California State - Long Beach
1982	2	55	NE	Darryl Haley	OT	Utah
1982	3	71	GB	Del Rodgers	RB	Utah
1982	5	129	NYG	Rich Umphrey	C	Colorado; Utah
1982	9	239	MIA	Steve Clark	G	Utah
1982	10	276	MIA	Wayne Jones	C	Utah
1984	5	127	LV	Andy Parker	TE	Utah
1986	5	122	PIT	Erroll Tucker	DB	Utah; Long Beach City College
1990	4	93	MIA	Scott Mitchell	QB	Utah
1992	11	301	HOU	Anthony Davis	LB	Utah; Spokane Community College
1994	4	105	WAS	Kurt Haws	TE	Utah; Mesa CC
1994	7	201	ATL	Jamal Anderson	RB	Utah; Moorpark College
1995	1	20	DET	Luther Elliss	DT	Utah
1995	5	165	ARI	Lance Scott	C	Utah
1995	7	219	JAX	Curtis Marsh	WR	Utah; Moorpark College
1995	7	239	LA	Bronzell Miller	DE	Utah; Eastern Arizona
1996	7	246	NO	Henry Lusk	TE	Utah
1998	1	16	TEN	Kevin Dyson	WR	Utah
1998	6	178	PIT	Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	RB	Utah
1999	7	222	TEN	Phil Glover	LB	Utah
2000	6	189	DEN	Mike Anderson	RB	Utah; Mount San Jacinto College
2000	7	218	NYJ	Richard Seals	DT	Utah
2001	2	60	TEN	Andre Dyson	CB	Utah
2002	3	87	WAS	Cliff Russell	WR	Utah
2002	4	132	MIN	Ed Ta'amu		Utah
2003	1	8	CAR	Jordan Gross	OT	Utah
2003	6	187	BUF	Lauvale Sape	DT	Utah
2003	7	258	BAL	Antwoine Sanders	DB	Utah
2005	1	1	SF	Alex Smith	QB	Utah
2005	3	88	NYJ	Sione Po'uha	NT	Utah
2005	6	204	PIT	Chris Kemoeatu	G	Utah
2005	7	225	TB	Paris Warren	WR	Utah; Oregon
2005	7	233	CIN	Jonathan Fanene	DE	Utah; College of the Canyons
2006	7	245	TEN	Spencer Toone	LB	Utah; Ricks College
2006	7	246	TEN	Quinton Ganther	RB	Utah; Citrus College
2007	2	37	LAC	Eric Weddle	FS	Utah
2007	4	108	MIA	Paul Soliai	DE	Utah; Coffeyville CC
2009	2	57	BAL	Paul Kruger	DE	Utah
2009	2	61	MIA	Sean Smith	CB	Utah
2009	6	188	HOU	Brice McCain	CB	Utah
2009	7	252	CIN	Freddie Brown	WR	Utah
2010	2	40	MIA	Koa Misi	OLB	Utah; Santa Rosa
2010	2	45	DEN	Zane Beadles	G	Utah
2010	5	148	TEN	Robert Johnson	S	Utah
2010	5	156	BAL	David Reed	WR	Utah; Pasadena College
2010	5	166	PIT	Stevenson Sylvester	LB	Utah
2010	7	223	CAR	R.J. Stanford	DB	Utah
2011	5	139	MIN	Brandon Burton	DB	Utah
2011	6	179	GB	Caleb Schlauderaff	G	Utah
2012	2	1	CLE	Josh Gordon	WR	Utah; Baylor
2012	3	95	LV	Tony Bergstrom	G	Utah
2013	1	14	CAR	Star Lotulelei	DT	Utah; Snow
2013	7	212	PHI	Joe Kruger	DE	Utah
2014	4	116	LV	Keith McGill	S	Utah; Cerritos College
2014	7	233	NYJ	Trevor Reilly	MLB	Utah
2014				Jake Murphy	TE	Utah
2014				Tenny Palepoi	DT	Utah
2015	2	47	PHI	Eric Rowe	CB	Utah
2015	2	51	CLE	Nate Orchard	DE	Utah
2015	3	66	TEN	Jeremiah Poutasi	G	Utah
2015	6	184	TB	Kaelin Clay	WR	Utah; Mt. San Antonio; California
2015				Dres Anderson	WR	Utah
2016	4	136	DEN	Devontae Booker	RB	Utah; American River
2016				Jason Fanaika	DE	Utah
2016				Jared Norris	ILB	Utah
2016				Tevin Carter	S	Utah
2016				Gionni Paul	ILB	Utah
2017	1	20	DEN	Garett Bolles	OT	Utah; Snow
2017	2	42	NO	Marcus Williams	FS	Utah
2017	4	121	SF	Joe Williams	RB	Utah
2017	5	164	MIA	Isaac Asiata	G	Utah
2017	5	176	CIN	J.J Dielman	G	Utah
2017	6	190	LAC	Sam Tevi	OT	Utah
2017	6	202	SF	Pita Taumoepenu	LB	Utah
2017	7	223	TB	Stevie Tu'ikolovatu	DT	USC; Utah
2017				Hunter Dimick	DE	Utah
2018	6	181	CHI	Kylie Fitts	LB	Utah
2018				Lowell Lotulelei	DT	Utah
2019	2	47	SEA	Marquise Blair	DB	Utah; Dodge City CC
2019	3	88	SEA	Cody Barton	LB	Utah
2019	4	110	SF	Mitch Wishnowsky	P	Utah; Santa Barbara
2019	5	145	TB	Matt Gay	K	Utah; Utah Valley
2019	7	240	IND	Jackson Barton	OT	Utah
2019				Chase Hansen	OLB	Utah
2020	2	50	CHI	Jaylon Johnson	CB	Utah
2020	3	85	IND	Julian Blackmon	SAF	Utah
2020	3	86	BUF	Zack Moss	RB	Utah
2020	3	104	LA	Terrell Burgess	SAF	Utah
2020	4	114	ARI	Leki Fotu	DT	Utah
2020	5	179	DAL	Bradlee Anae	DE	Utah
2020	6	197	DET	John Penisini	DT	Utah
2020				Tyler Huntley	QB	Utah
2020				Javelin Guidry	CB	Utah
2020				Francis Bernard	ILB	Utah
2022	1	27	JAX	Devin Lloyd	LB	Utah
2023	1	25	BUF	Dalton Kincaid	TE	Utah; Univ of California-San Diego
2023	4	113	ATL	Clark Phillips III	CB	Utah
2023	4	118	WAS	Braeden Daniels	G	Utah
2024	2	60	BUF	Cole Bishop	SAF	Utah
2024	3	76	DEN	Jonah Elliss	LB	Utah
2024	4	132	DET	Sione Vaki	RB	Utah
2024	6	179	SEA	Sataoa Laumea	OT	Utah
2024	7	235	DEN	Devaughn Vele	WR	Utah
2025	7	241	DEN	Caleb Lohner	TE	Utah; Baylor