History of the #142 Overall Pick

Summary

Every player taken with the 142nd overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. The most productive by games played is Ryan Grant (133), drafted in 2014. WR is the most common position selected at this slot (9 times).

Every #142 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	6	142	CHI	Virgil Carter	QB	BYU
1968	6	142	MIA	Kim Hammond	QB	Florida State
1969	6	142	GB	Ken Vinyard	PK	Texas Tech
1970	6	142	NYG	Duane Miller	WR	Drake
1971	6	142	CLE	Doug Dieken	OT	Illinois
1972	6	142	GB	Dave Pureifory	DE	Eastern Michigan
1973	6	142	ATL	Nick Bebout	OT	Wyoming
1974	6	142	GB	Ken Payne	WR	Langston University
1975	6	142	CIN	Tom Shuman	QB	Penn State
1976	5	142	BUF	Fred Coleman	TE	Louisiana-Monroe
1977	6	142	SEA	Tony Benjamin	RB	Duke
1978	6	142	NYJ	Gregg Robinson	DE	Dartmouth
1978	6	142	NO	Mike Rieker	QB	Lehigh
1979	6	142	LV	Ira Matthews	RB	Wisconsin
1980	6	142	LA	Bill Acker	NT	Texas
1981	6	142	NYJ	John Woodring	LB	Brown
1982	6	142	NO	Marvin Lewis	RB	Tulane; Tyler JC
1983	6	142	HOU	Steve Haworth	DB	Oklahoma
1984	6	142	TB	Chris Washington	LB	Iowa State
1985	6	142	MIN	Steve Bono	QB	UCLA
1986	6	142	NO	Bob Thompson	WR	Youngstown State
1987	6	142	IND	Freddie Robinson	S	Alabama
1988	6	142	DET	Carl Painter	RB	Hampton
1989	6	142	GB	Chris Jacke	K	Texas-El Paso
1990	6	142	ARI	Tyrone Shavers	WR	Lamar; Tyler JC
1991	6	142	DEN	Nick Subis	OT	San Diego State
1992	6	142	CIN	Chris Burns	DT	Middle Tennessee
1993	6	142	NE	Lawrence Hatch	DB	Florida
1994	5	142	NO	Herman Carroll	DE	Mississippi State
1995	5	142	NYJ	Carl Greenwood	DB	UCLA
1997	5	142	SEA	Eric Stokes	DB	Nebraska
1998	5	142	PHI	Ike Reese	LB	Michigan State
1999	5	142	MIA	Bryan Jones	LB	Oregon State
2000	5	142	LV	Shane Lechler	P	Texas A&M
2001	5	142	JAX	David Leaverton	P	Tennessee
2002	5	142	SD	Terry Charles	WR	Portland State
2003	5	142	CLE	Ryan Pontbriand	LS	Rice
2004	5	142	ATL	Chad Lavalais	DT	LSU
2005	5	142	TEN	Damien Nash	RB	Missouri; Coffeyville CC
2006	5	142	ARI	Brandon Johnson	LB	Louisville
2007	5	142	ARI	Steve Breaston	WR	Michigan
2008	5	142	CHI	Zack Bowman	DB	Nebraska; New Mexico Military Institute
2008	5	142	CHI	Zackary Bowman	CB	Nebraska
2009	5	142	CIN	Kevin Huber	P	Cincinnati
2010	5	142	KC	Cameron Sheffield	LB	Troy
2011	5	142	TEN	Karl Klug	DE	Iowa
2013	5	142	TEN	Lavar Edwards	LB	LSU
2014	5	142	WAS	Ryan Grant	WR	Tulane
2015	5	142	CHI	Adrian Amos	S	Penn State
2016	5	142	SF	Ronald Blair	DE	Appalachian State
2017	4	142	HOU	Carlos Watkins	DE	Clemson
2018	5	142	SF	D.J. Reed	CB	Kansas State; Cerritos College; Fresno State
2019	5	142	SEA	Ben Burr-Kirven	LB	Washington
2020	4	142	WAS	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	Liberty
2021	4	142	GB	Royce Newman	G	Mississippi
2022	4	142	LA	Cobie Durant	CB	South Carolina State
2023	5	142	CLE	Cameron Mitchell	CB	Northwestern
2024	5	142	IND	Anthony Gould	WR	Oregon State
2025	5	142	SEA	Rylie Mills	DE	Notre Dame