Wisconsin NFL Draft Picks

169 drafted · 1971–2025

Summary

169Players Drafted

23First Rounders

Wisconsin has produced 169 NFL draft selections between 1971–2025. The highest was Joe Thomas, taken 3rd overall in 2007. 23 of its picks went in the first round. Russell Wilson has the longest NFL career among them by games played (216). RB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (19). 17 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Wisconsin NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1971	3	77	DAL	Bill Gregory	DT	Wisconsin
1972	7	171	ATL	Lance Moon	RB	Wisconsin
1974	5	125	PIT	Mike Webster	C	Wisconsin
1974	13	327	CLE	Mike Seifert	DE	Wisconsin
1975	12	301	CIN	Jack Novak	TE	Wisconsin
1976	1	8	CHI	Dennis Lick	OT	Wisconsin
1976	5	133	MIN	Steve Wagner	SAF	Wisconsin
1976	6	160	NO	Terry Stieve	G	Wisconsin
1979	2	40	CLE	Lawrence Johnson	S	Wisconsin
1979	6	142	LV	Ira Matthews	RB	Wisconsin
1980	1	22	TB	Ray Snell	G	Wisconsin
1980	3	83	PIT	Ray Sydnor	TE	Wisconsin
1980	6	152	NYJ	Tom Schremp	DE	Wisconsin
1981	6	143	LA	Dave Ahrens	OLB	Wisconsin
1982	5	114	NO	Tony Elliott	NT	North Texas; Wisconsin
1982	5	122	ATL	Von Mansfield	DB	Wisconsin
1982	8	200	CHI	Jerry Doerger	C	Wisconsin
1982	12	315	ATL	Dave Levenick	LB	Wisconsin
1983	5	126	BUF	Matt Vandenboom	DB	Wisconsin
1983	6	145	CLE	Tim Stracka	TE	Wisconsin
1983	6	166	WSH	Bob Winckler	OT	Wisconsin
1983	8	206	NO	David Greenwood	DB	Wisconsin
1983	10	257	KC	Mark Shumate	OT	Wisconsin
1983	10	276	CIN	Tim Krumrie	DT	Wisconsin
1984	6	153	GB	Randy Wright	QB	Wisconsin
1984	9	234	NYJ	Tom Baldwin	DT	Tulsa; Wisconsin; Thornton Community College
1985	1	10	NYJ	Al Toon	WR	Wisconsin
1985	1	11	HOU	Richard Johnson	DB	Wisconsin
1985	1	20	PIT	Darryl Sims	DE	Wisconsin
1985	2	51	LA	Scott Bergold	OT	Wisconsin
1985	4	101	PIT	Dan Turk	C	Wisconsin; Drake
1985	4	111	MIA	Jeff Dellenbach	G	Wisconsin
1985	7	182	GB	Gary Ellerson	RB	Wisconsin
1985	8	209	GB	Ken Stills	FS	Wisconsin; El Camino
1986	6	149	PHI	Bob Landsee	C	Wisconsin
1987	2	29	BUF	Nate Odomes	CB	Wisconsin
1987	2	43	MIA	Rick Graf	LB	Wisconsin
1987	4	107	NE	Tim Jordan	OLB	Wisconsin
1987	7	181	ATL	Michael Reid	LB	Wisconsin
1987	12	320	ATL	Larry Emery	RB	Wisconsin
1988	1	4	TB	Paul Gruber	OT	Wisconsin
1988	8	218	NO	Glenn Derby	OT	Wisconsin
1988	9	247	SF	Brian Bonner	LB	Minnesota; Wisconsin
1991	3	67	GB	Don Davey	DE	Wisconsin
1992	1	7	MIA	Troy Vincent	S	Wisconsin
1993	5	127	LA	Chuck Belin	G	Wisconsin
1994	3	77	PHI	Joe Panos	G	Wisconsin; Wisconsin-Whitewater
1994	7	206	PHI	Mark Montgomery	RB	Wisconsin
1995	2	37	WAS	Cory Raymer	C	Wisconsin
1995	2	51	LAC	Terrell Fletcher	RB	Wisconsin
1995	3	75	NO	Mike Verstegen	OT	Wisconsin
1995	4	101	HOU	Michael Roan	TE	Wisconsin
1995	4	123	JAX	Mike Thompson	DT	Wisconsin
1995	6	184	NO	Lee DeRamus	WR	Wisconsin
1995	6	193	CHI	Kenny Gales	DB	Wisconsin
1996	4	131	SEA	Eric Unverzagt	LB	Wisconsin
1996	5	140	TB	Jason Maniecki	DT	Wisconsin
1997	2	37	TB	Jerry Wunsch	OT	Wisconsin
1997	4	103	NYG	Pete Monty	LB	Wisconsin
1997	4	122	CAR	Tarek Saleh	LB	Wisconsin
1998	4	106	CAR	Donald Hayes	WR	Wisconsin
1999	1	27	DET	Aaron Gibson	OT	Wisconsin
1999	3	83	ARI	Tom Burke	DE	Wisconsin
1999	6	172	PHI	Cecil Martin	RB	Wisconsin
2000	1	11	NYG	Ron Dayne	RB	Wisconsin
2000	1	22	SEA	Chris McIntosh	OT	Wisconsin
2000	4	124	TEN	Bobby Myers	DB	Wisconsin
2000	7	224	GB	Mark Tauscher	OT	Wisconsin
2001	1	26	MIA	Jamar Fletcher	DB	Wisconsin
2001	1	27	MIN	Michael Bennett	RB	Wisconsin
2001	2	52	MIA	Chris Chambers	WR	Wisconsin
2001	3	92	BAL	Casey Rabach	C	Wisconsin
2001	4	105	GB	Bill Ferrario	G	Wisconsin
2001	6	182	PIT	Roger Knight	LB	Wisconsin
2001	6	193	IND	Jason Doering	DB	Wisconsin
2001	7	230	NYG	Ross Kolodziej	DT	Wisconsin
2002	1	12	ARI	Wendell Bryant	DT	Wisconsin
2002	4	110	TEN	Mike Echols	CB	Wisconsin
2002	5	152	NYG	Nick Greisen	LB	Wisconsin
2002	6	201	SF	Mark Anelli	TE	Wisconsin
2003	2	38	DAL	Al Johnson		Wisconsin
2003	6	178	DAL	B.J. Tucker	DB	Wisconsin
2003	6	200	NYJ	Brooks Bollinger	QB	Wisconsin
2003	7	216	DET	Ben Johnson	OT	Wisconsin
2004	1	13	BUF	Lee Evans	WR	Wisconsin
2004	5	140	DET	Alex Lewis	OLB	Wisconsin; State University of NY Coll-Morrisville
2004	6	193	IND	Jim Sorgi	QB	Wisconsin
2005	1	18	MIN	Erasmus James	DE	Wisconsin
2005	3	87	JAX	Scott Starks	DB	Wisconsin
2005	4	107	TB	Dan Buenning	G	Wisconsin
2005	5	148	IND	Jonathan Welsh	DE	Wisconsin
2005	6	175	LV	Anttaj Hawthorne	DT	Wisconsin
2005	6	193	NO	Jason Jefferson	DT	Wisconsin
2006	3	74	DET	Brian Calhoun	RB	Wisconsin; Colorado
2006	3	84	SF	Brandon Williams	WR	Wisconsin
2006	4	98	HOU	Owen Daniels	TE	Wisconsin
2006	5	150	NYJ	Jason Pociask	TE	Wisconsin
2006	6	172	TEN	Jonathan Orr	WR	Wisconsin
2007	1	3	CLE	Joe Thomas	OT	Wisconsin
2008	4	131	PHI	Jack Ikegwuonu	CB	Wisconsin
2008	6	178	NO	Taylor Mehlhaff	K	Wisconsin
2008	6	181	CAR	Nick Hayden	DT	Wisconsin
2008	6	191	CLE	Paul Hubbard	WR	Wisconsin
2009	3	71	LV	Matt Shaughnessy	OLB	Wisconsin
2009	3	76	DET	Deandre Levy	OLB	Wisconsin
2009	3	79	PIT	Kraig Urbik	C	Wisconsin
2009	3	100	NYG	Travis Beckum	TE	Wisconsin
2010	4	118	HOU	Garrett Graham	TE	Wisconsin
2010	4	130	ARI	O'Brien Schofield	DE	Wisconsin
2011	1	11	HOU	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin; Central Michigan
2011	1	29	CHI	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin
2011	2	47	LA	Lance Kendricks	TE	Wisconsin
2011	3	75	SEA	John Moffitt	G	Wisconsin
2011	7	252	DAL	Bill Nagy	G	Wisconsin
2012	1	27	CIN	Kevin Zeitler	G	Wisconsin
2012	2	55	ATL	Peter Konz	C	Wisconsin
2012	3	75	SEA	Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin; N.C. State
2012	4	122	NO	Nick Toon	WR	Wisconsin
2012	5	157	ATL	Bradie Ewing	FB	Wisconsin
2012	6	207	CAR	Brad Nortman	P	Wisconsin
2012				Aaron Henry	S	Wisconsin
2013	1	31	DAL	Travis Frederick	C	Wisconsin
2013	2	58	DEN	Montee Ball	RB	Wisconsin
2013	5	168	BAL	Ricky Wagner	OT	Wisconsin
2013				Michael Taylor	OLB	Wisconsin
2014	3	68	ATL	Dezmen Southward	DB	Wisconsin
2014	3	68	ATL	Dez Southward	S	Wisconsin
2014	3	77	SF	Chris Borland	ILB	Wisconsin
2014	4	130	NE	James White	RB	Wisconsin
2014	5	176	GB	Jared Abbrederis	WR	Wisconsin
2014	7	224	PHI	Beau Allen	DT	Wisconsin
2014	7	235	LV	Shelby Harris	DT	Illinois State; Wisconsin
2014				Ryan Groy	OG	Wisconsin
2014				Jake Pedersen	TE	Wisconsin
2015	1	15	LAC	Melvin Gordon	RB	Wisconsin
2015	2	57	LA	Rob Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin
2015	2	57	STL	Robert Havenstein	OT	Wisconsin
2016	4	99	CLE	Joe Schobert	MLB	Wisconsin
2016	6	198	LAC	Derek Watt	FB	Wisconsin
2017	1	30	PIT	T.J. Watt	OLB	Wisconsin
2017	1	32	NO	Ryan Ramczyk	OT	Wisconsin; Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Mid-State Technical College (J.C.); Madison Area Technical College
2017	4	108	GB	Vince Biegel	LB	Wisconsin
2017				Corey Clement	RB	Wisconsin
2017				Dare Ogunbowale	RB	Wisconsin
2017				Sojourn Shelton	CB	Wisconsin
2018	4	110	LV	Nick Nelson	CB	Wisconsin; Hawaii
2018	5	156	DEN	Troy Fumagalli	TE	Wisconsin
2018	5	164	NO	Natrell Jamerson	DB	Wisconsin
2018	6	202	TB	Jack Cichy	LB	Wisconsin
2018	7	230	JAX	Leon Jacobs	OLB	Wisconsin
2018				Garret Dooley	OLB	Wisconsin
2019	3	78	MIA	Michael Deiter	C	Wisconsin
2019	5	143	NYG	Ryan Connelly	ILB	Wisconsin
2019	5	151	MIA	Andrew Van Ginkel	OLB	Wisconsin; Iowa Western CC; South Dakota
2019	5	169	LA	David Edwards	G	Wisconsin
2019				Beau Benzschawel	OG	Wisconsin
2019				T.J. Edwards	ILB	Wisconsin
2019				D'Cota Dixon	S	Wisconsin
2019				Alec Ingold	FB	Wisconsin
2019				Taiwan Deal	RB	Wisconsin
2020	2	41	IND	Jonathan Taylor	RB	Wisconsin
2020	3	74	NO	Zack Baun	LB	Wisconsin
2020	4	146	DAL	Tyler Biadasz	C	Wisconsin
2020	5	166	DET	Quintez Cephus	WR	Wisconsin
2021	5	156	PIT	Isaiahh Loudermilk	DT	Wisconsin
2021	6	213	BUF	Rachad Wildgoose	CB	Wisconsin
2021	6	214	GB	Cole Van Lanen	G	Wisconsin
2022	3	103	KC	Leo Chenal	LB	Wisconsin
2022	3	104	LA	Logan Bruss	G	Wisconsin
2022	4	129	DAL	Jake Ferguson	TE	Wisconsin
2022	6	206	DEN	Matt Henningsen	DE	Wisconsin
2022	7	232	DEN	Faion Hicks	CB	Wisconsin
2023	2	43	NYJ	Joe Tippmann	G	Wisconsin
2023	2	49	PIT	Keeanu Benton	DT	Wisconsin
2023	4	132	PIT	Nick Herbig	LB	Wisconsin
2024	4	117	IND	Tanor Bortolini	C	Wisconsin
2024	4	129	SF	Isaac Guerendo	RB	Louisville; Wisconsin
2024	4	134	NYJ	Braelon Allen	RB	Wisconsin
2025	4	103	TEN	Chimere Dike	WR	Florida; Wisconsin
2025	6	197	HOU	Graham Mertz	QB	Florida; Wisconsin
2025	7	218	ATL	Jack Nelson	OT	Wisconsin
2025	7	232	IND	Hunter Wohler	SAF	Wisconsin