Vanderbilt NFL Draft Picks

59 drafted · 1968–2025

Summary

59Players Drafted

3First Rounders

Vanderbilt has produced 59 NFL draft selections between 1968–2025. The highest was Leonard Coleman, taken 8th overall in 1984. 3 of its picks went in the first round. Jay Cutler has the longest NFL career among them by games played (155). DE is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (7). 4 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Vanderbilt NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	6	144	MIN	Bob Goodridge	WR	Vanderbilt
1969	3	71	ARI	Chip Healy	LB	Vanderbilt
1970	2	27	DAL	Bob Asher	OT	Vanderbilt
1970	6	153	DAL	Pat Toomay	DE	Vanderbilt
1973	7	172	NYG	Rod Freeman	TE	Vanderbilt
1974	5	118	CLE	Mark Ilgenfritz	DE	Vanderbilt
1974	5	129	BAL	Doug Nettles	DB	Vanderbilt
1976	7	194	SF	Jay Chesley	DB	Vanderbilt
1976	7	209	PIT	Barry Burton	TE	Vanderbilt
1978	4	92	PHI	Dennis Harrison	DE	Vanderbilt
1979	12	322	PIT	Ed Smith	MLB	Vanderbilt
1982	6	143	DAL	Ken Hammond	OG	Vanderbilt
1983	5	119	KC	Jim Arnold	P	Vanderbilt
1983	12	322	ATL	Allama Matthews	TE	Vanderbilt
1984	1	8	IND	Leonard Coleman	DB	Vanderbilt
1985	2	50	LA	Chuck Scott	WR	Vanderbilt
1985	8	212	LA	Rob Monaco	C	Vanderbilt
1986	1	20	BUF	Will Wolford	OT	Vanderbilt
1988	5	120	ARI	Chris Gaines	LB	Vanderbilt
1988	12	307	CIN	Carl Parker	WR	Vanderbilt
1990	4	98	NO	DeMond Winston	LB	Vanderbilt
1992	3	77	HOU	Corey Harris	S	Vanderbilt
1996	2	45	MIN	James Manley	DT	Vanderbilt
1998	2	33	ARI	Corey Chavous	S	Vanderbilt
1998	3	84	TB	Jamie Duncan	MLB	Vanderbilt
1998	5	135	IND	Antony Jordan	LB	Vanderbilt
1999	2	47	GB	Fred Vinson	CB	Vanderbilt
2001	2	47	SF	Jamie Winborn	OLB	Vanderbilt
2001	4	102	ATL	Matt Stewart	LB	Vanderbilt
2001	5	160	NYG	John Markham	PK	Vanderbilt
2003	5	166	GB	Hunter Hillenmeyer	MLB	Vanderbilt
2005	6	189	CAR	Jovan Haye	DE	Vanderbilt
2005	6	197	BUF	Justin Geisinger	OT	Vanderbilt
2006	1	11	DEN	Jay Cutler	QB	Vanderbilt
2008	3	70	CHI	Earl Bennett	WR	Vanderbilt
2008	5	165	NYG	Jonathan Goff	LB	Vanderbilt
2009	4	119	CHI	D.J. Moore	CB	Vanderbilt
2010	3	67	TB	Myron Lewis	DB	Vanderbilt
2010	7	208	NE	Thomas Welch	OT	Vanderbilt
2012	2	62	GB	Casey Hayward	CB	Vanderbilt
2012	7	214	IND	Tim Fugger	DE	Vanderbilt
2012				Sean Richardson	S	Vanderbilt
2013	5	160	LA	Zac Stacy	RB	Vanderbilt
2013	5	160	STL	Zachary Stacy	RB	Vanderbilt
2013	7	220	SEA	Ryan Seymour	G	Vanderbilt
2014	2	42	PHI	Jordan Matthews	TE	Vanderbilt
2014	5	173	PIT	Wesley Johnson	C	Vanderbilt
2014	7	216	HOU	Andre Hal	DB	Vanderbilt
2014	7	216	HOU	Dre Hal	CB	Vanderbilt
2014				Kenny Ladler	S	Vanderbilt
2016	7	227	MIN	Stephen Weatherly	DE	Vanderbilt
2017	2	57	HOU	Zach Cunningham	ILB	Vanderbilt
2017	5	157	ARI	Will Holden	G	Vanderbilt
2018	3	88	GB	Oren Burks	ILB	Vanderbilt
2018				Ralph Webb	RB	Vanderbilt
2019	2	45	NE	Joejuan Williams	CB	Vanderbilt
2019	6	183	SF	Justin Skule	OT	Vanderbilt
2020	3	76	TB	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	Vanderbilt; Illinois
2020				Kalija Lipscomb	WR	Vanderbilt
2020				Jared Pinkney	TE	Vanderbilt
2021	2	54	IND	Dayo Odeyingbo	DE	Vanderbilt
2021				Scott Meyer	LS	Vanderbilt
2023	3	65	PHI	Tyler Steen	OT	Alabama; Vanderbilt
2024	4	128	BUF	Ray Davis	RB	Kentucky; Vanderbilt; Temple
2025	7	251	NE	Julian Ashby	LS	Vanderbilt; Furman