Wake Forest NFL Draft Picks

76 drafted · 1968–2024

Summary

76Players Drafted

2First Rounders

Wake Forest has produced 76 NFL draft selections between 1968–2024. The highest was Aaron Curry, taken 4th overall in 2009. 2 of its picks went in the first round. Desmond Clark has the longest NFL career among them by games played (129). LB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (12). 5 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Wake Forest NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1968	2	50	IND	Bob Grant	LB	Wake Forest
1968	7	177	ARI	Ken Henry	WR	Wake Forest
1969	4	98	CLE	Fred Summers	DB	Wake Forest
1970	4	80	PIT	Ed George	OT	Wake Forest
1972	4	88	PIT	Ed Bradley	LB	Wake Forest
1974	6	141	NE	Chuck Ramsey	P	Wake Forest
1974	13	338	MIA	Clayton Heath	RB	Wake Forest; Nassau CC
1977	10	271	PIT	Dave LaCrosse	LB	Wake Forest
1978	4	109	DET	Larry Tearry	C	Wake Forest
1980	3	61	GB	Syd Kitson	G	Wake Forest
1981	8	221	NYG	Billy Ard	G	Wake Forest
1981	11	300	LAC	Carlos Bradley	LB	Wake Forest
1982	3	68	NO	Kenny Duckett	WR	Wake Forest
1982	10	270	NYG	Rich Baldinger	G	Wake Forest
1985	8	214	PIT	Harry Newsome	P	Wake Forest
1985	10	266	GB	Ronnie Burgess	DB	Wake Forest
1986	8	212	DAL	Topper Clemons	RB	Wake Forest
1986	9	229	KC	Gary Baldinger	DE	Wake Forest
1986	11	278	BUF	Tony Garbarczyk	DE	Wake Forest; Nassau CC
1987	6	153	ATL	Paul Kiser	G	Wake Forest
1988	5	112	NO	Greg Scales	TE	Wake Forest
1989	2	32	KC	Mike Elkins	QB	Wake Forest
1989	2	52	MIN	David Braxton	LB	Wake Forest
1989	9	245	NYG	A.J. Greene	DB	Wake Forest
1990	3	58	ARI	Ricky Proehl	WR	Wake Forest
1990	4	108	TB	Tony Mayberry	C	Wake Forest
1993	2	32	ARI	Ben Coleman	G	Wake Forest
1993	5	131	HOU	John Henry Mills	RB	Wake Forest
1993	7	170	SEA	Michael McCrary	DE	Wake Forest
1993	7	170	SEA	Mike McCrary	DE	Wake Forest
1996	5	134	MIA	Jerris McPhail	RB	East Carolina; Mount Olive College; Wake Forest
1999	6	179	DEN	Desmond Clark	TE	Wake Forest
2000	2	55	MIN	Fred Robbins	DT	Wake Forest
2000	3	87	CHI	Dustin Lyman	TE	Wake Forest
2000	4	125	CHI	Reggie Austin	CB	Wake Forest
2003	1	18	ARI	Calvin Pace	OLB	Wake Forest
2003	4	134	BAL	Ovie Mughelli	FB	Wake Forest
2003	7	230	KC	Montique Sharpe	DT	Wake Forest
2005	5	156	BUF	Eric King	DB	Wake Forest
2006	7	239	SEA	Ryan Plackemeier	P	Wake Forest
2007	5	150	JAX	Josh Gattis	SAF	Wake Forest
2007	7	232	SEA	Steve Vallos	C	Wake Forest
2007				Jon Abbate	ILB	Wake Forest
2008	4	102	GB	Jeremy Thompson	LB	Wake Forest
2008	5	136	DET	Kenny Moore	WR	Wake Forest
2008	5	136	DET	Kenneth Moore	WR	Wake Forest
2008	6	201	IND	Steve Justice	C	Wake Forest
2009	1	4	SEA	Aaron Curry	LB	Wake Forest
2009	2	37	DEN	Alphonso Smith	DB	Wake Forest
2009	4	116	NO	Chip Vaughn	DB	Wake Forest
2009	4	118	NO	Stanley Arnoux	LB	Wake Forest
2010	3	96	CIN	Brandon Ghee	S	Wake Forest
2010	5	161	MIN	Chris DeGeare	G	Wake Forest
2012	4	96	STL	Chris Givens	WR	Wake Forest
2012	4	113	DAL	Kyle Wilber	LB	Wake Forest
2012	4	117	SF	Joe Looney	C	Wake Forest
2012	6	187	NYJ	Josh Bush	FS	Wake Forest
2013	7	215	NYJ	Tommy Bohanon	FB	Wake Forest
2014	7	218	BAL	Michael Campanaro	WR	Wake Forest
2017	5	168	LV	Marquel Lee	MLB	Wake Forest
2018	2	54	CIN	Jessie Bates	FS	Wake Forest
2018	2	54	CIN	Jessie Bates III	S	Wake Forest
2018	6	177	HOU	Duke Ejiofor	LB	Wake Forest
2018	7	232	GB	James Looney	DE	California; Wake Forest
2019	4	124	SEA	Phil Haynes	G	Wake Forest
2019				Greg Dortch	WR	Wake Forest
2019				Cameron Glenn	S	Wake Forest
2020	5	178	DEN	Justin Strnad	LB	Wake Forest
2020	6	195	NE	Justin Herron	G	Wake Forest
2020				Essang Bassey	CB	Wake Forest
2021	2	61	BUF	Carlos Basham	LB	Wake Forest
2021	2	61	BUF	Carlos Basham Jr.	DE	Wake Forest
2021				Sage Surratt	WR	Wake Forest
2022	2	41	SEA	Kenneth Walker III	RB	Michigan State; Wake Forest
2022	4	140	GB	Zach Tom	G	Wake Forest
2022	6	214	LAC	Ja'Sir Taylor	CB	Wake Forest
2023	3	89	LA	Kobie Turner	DE	Wake Forest
2023	6	195	NO	A.T. Perry	WR	Wake Forest
2024	4	124	SF	Malik Mustapha	SAF	Wake Forest
2024	5	174	DAL	Caelen Carson	CB	Wake Forest
2024	7	230	MIN	Michael Jurgens	G	Wake Forest