John Engelberger

San Francisco 49ers 35th pick

DE · Virginia Tech · 2000–2008

Draft Details

Year

2000

Round

Round 2

Pick

35th overall

Team

San Francisco 49ers

Position

College

Virginia Tech

John Engelberger Career Stats

Primary starter for 5 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD	FF
2000	SF	13	24	9	5	3	2	4	1
2001	SF	13	24	1	4	4	1	5	4
2002	SF	7	8	1	1	0	0	0	0
2003	SF	16	23	3	0	4.5	0	1	1
2004	SF	16	21	19	0	5.5	0	5	4
2005	DEN	10	10	3	0	0	0	0	0
2006	DEN	15	17	7	0	1	1	4	2
2007	DEN	16	25	11	0	1	2	1	1
2008	DEN	12	19	7	0	1	1	0	1
Career		118	171	61	10	20	7	20	14

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

John Engelberger is a former defensive end out of Virginia Tech, selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 35th overall pick (round 2) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played 139 regular-season games from 2000 to 2008, with the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.

More from the 2000 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Courtney Brown	DE	Penn State
1	2	WAS	LaVar Arrington	OLB	Penn State
1	3	WAS	Chris Samuels	OT	Alabama
1	4	CIN	Peter Warrick	WR	Florida State
1	5	BAL	Jamal Lewis	RB	Tennessee
1	6	PHI	Corey Simon	DT	Florida State
1	7	ARI	Thomas Jones	RB	Virginia
1	8	PIT	Plaxico Burress	WR	Michigan State
1	9	CHI	Brian Urlacher	MLB	New Mexico
1	10	BAL	Travis Taylor	WR	Florida

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