Center (C) Draft History

361 Cs drafted in the NFL Draft

Since 1980, NFL teams have drafted 320 centers in the NFL Draft, 21 of them in the first round. 3 of those picks are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Dwight Stephenson (1980), Dermontti Dawson (1988) and Kevin Mawae (1994). By career Approximate Value, the most productive pick was Kevin Mawae (C, LSU), taken in round 2 of the 1994 draft. The biggest value pick was Jason Kelce, a round-6 selection in 2011 who made 7 Pro Bowls. Of the picks made through 2025, 45 (14%) made at least one Pro Bowl and 82% appeared in at least one NFL game. The most common school was Ohio St., with 12 picks.

Figures cover the 1980–2026 drafts. Source: nflverse.

All C Draft Picks

YearRdPick TeamPlayerPosCollege
2025 5 168 PHI Drew Kendall C Boston College
2025 7 221 JAX Jonah Monheim C USC
2024 1 26 TB Graham Barton C Duke
2024 2 51 PIT Zach Frazier C West Virginia
2024 3 73 DAL Cooper Beebe C Kansas State
2024 4 117 IND Tanor Bortolini C Wisconsin
2024 5 141 BUF Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C Georgia
2024 5 159 KC Hunter Nourzad C Penn State, Cornell
2024 5 163 GB Jacob Monk C Duke
2024 6 190 PHI Dylan McMahon C N.C. State
2024 7 228 BAL Nick Samac C Michigan State
2024 7 237 CIN Matt Lee C Miami, UCF
2023 2 57 NYG John Michael Schmitz C Minnesota
2023 2 62 HOU Juice Scruggs C Penn State
2023 4 107 NE Jake Andrews C Troy
2023 5 154 SEA Olu Oluwatimi C Michigan, Virginia
2023 6 190 CLE Luke Wypler C Ohio State
2023 6 201 HOU Jarrett Patterson C Notre Dame
2023 7 257 DEN Alex Forsyth C Oregon
2022 1 25 BAL Tyler Linderbaum C Iowa
2022 2 51 PHI Cam Jurgens C Nebraska
2022 3 65 JAX Luke Fortner C Kentucky
2022 5 171 DEN Luke Wattenberg C Washington
2022 6 199 CAR Cade Mays C Tennessee
2022 6 207 CHI Doug Kramer C Illinois
2022 7 246 CLE Dawson Deaton C Texas Tech
2021 2 62 GB Josh Myers C Ohio State
2021 2 63 KC Creed Humphrey C Oklahoma
2021 3 95 TB Robert Hainsey C Notre Dame
2021 4 114 ATL Drew Dalman C Stanford
2021 6 190 CIN Trey Hill C Georgia
2021 7 230 LV Jimmy Morrissey C Pittsburgh
2021 7 247 ARI Michal Menet C Penn State
2020 3 78 ATL Matt Hennessy C Temple
2020 3 83 DEN Lloyd Cushenberry III C LSU
2020 4 146 DAL Tyler Biadasz C Wisconsin
2020 5 149 IND Danny Pinter C Ball State
2020 5 156 WAS Keith Ismael C San Diego State
2020 6 203 MIN Blake Brandel C Oregon State
2020 6 208 GB Jake Hanson C Oregon
2020 7 230 NE Dustin Woodard C Memphis
2020 — — Undrafted Zach Shackelford C Texas
2020 — — Undrafted Trystan Colon-Castillo C Missouri
2019 1 18 MIN Garrett Bradbury C N.C. State
2019 2 44 GB Elgton Jenkins C Mississippi State
2019 2 48 NO Erik McCoy C Texas A&M
2019 3 78 MIA Michael Deiter C Wisconsin
2019 4 118 NE Hjalte Froholdt C Arkansas
2019 5 153 WAS Ross Pierschbacher C Alabama
2019 6 179 ARI Lamont Gaillard C Georgia
2019 7 246 IND Javon Patterson C Mississippi
2019 — — Undrafted Jesse Burkett C Stanford
2019 — — Undrafted Sam Mustipher C Notre Dame
2018 1 21 CIN Billy Price C Ohio State
2018 2 33 CLE Austin Corbett C Nevada
2018 2 50 DAL Connor Williams C Texas
2018 3 97 ARI Mason Cole C Michigan
2018 5 155 LAC Scott Quessenberry C UCLA
2018 6 215 BAL Bradley Bozeman C Alabama
2018 7 245 NO Will Clapp C LSU
2018 — — Undrafted Skyler Phillips C Idaho State
2018 — — Undrafted Coleman Shelton C Washington
2018 — — Undrafted Brad Lundblade C Oklahoma State
2018 — — Undrafted Jake Bennett C Colorado State
2017 2 58 SEA Ethan Pocic C LSU
2017 3 70 MIN Pat Elflein C Ohio State
2017 4 136 ATL Sean Harlow C Oregon State
2017 6 199 WAS Chase Roullier C Wyoming
2017 — — Undrafted Tyler Orlosky C West Virginia
2017 — — Undrafted Jon Toth C Kentucky
2017 — — Undrafted Cameron Tom C Southern Mississippi
2017 — — Undrafted Daniel Brunskill C San Diego State
2016 1 18 IND Ryan Kelly C Alabama
2016 2 50 HOU Nick Martin C Notre Dame
2016 3 66 LAC Max Tuerk C USC
2016 3 95 DET Graham Glasgow C Michigan
2016 5 151 DET Joe Dahl C Washington State, Montana
2016 6 215 SEA Joey Hunt C TCU
2016 6 221 NE Ted Karras C Illinois
2016 7 248 IND Austin Blythe C Iowa
2016 — — Undrafted Jack Allen C Michigan State
2016 — — Undrafted Matt Skura C Duke
2016 — — Undrafted Jake Brendel C UCLA
2016 — — Undrafted Kyle Friend C Temple
2016 — — Undrafted Mike Matthews C Texas A&M
2015 2 49 KC Mitch Morse C Missouri
2015 3 71 CHI Hroniss Grasu C Oregon
2015 6 208 TEN Andy Gallik C Boston College
2015 7 222 WAS Austin Reiter C University of South Florida
2015 — — Undrafted B.J. Finney C Kansas State
2015 — — Undrafted Reese Dismukes C Auburn
2015 — — Undrafted Greg Mancz C Toledo
2014 2 43 NYG Weston Richburg C Colorado State
2014 2 64 SEA Justin Britt C Missouri
2014 3 70 SF Marcus Martin C USC
2014 3 76 DET Travis Swanson C Arkansas
2014 3 78 WAS Spencer Long C Nebraska
2014 3 89 LAC Chris Watt C Notre Dame
2014 3 93 JAX Brandon Linder C Miami
2014 4 105 NE Bryan Stork C Florida State
2014 4 111 CIN Russell Bodine C North Carolina
2014 5 161 GB Corey Linsley C Ohio State
2014 5 173 PIT Wesley Johnson C Vanderbilt
2014 6 179 NE Jon Halapio C Florida
2014 6 207 DEN Matt Paradis C Boise State
2014 7 250 LA Demetrius Rhaney C Tennessee State, Ellsworth CC
2013 1 31 DAL Travis Frederick C Wisconsin
2013 4 107 TEN Brian Schwenke C California
2013 4 121 IND Khaled Holmes C USC
2013 4 122 GB JC Tretter C Cornell
2013 6 203 BAL Ryan Jensen C Colorado State (Pueblo)
2013 7 227 CLE Garrett Gilkey C Chadron State
2012 2 55 ATL Peter Konz C Wisconsin
2012 4 98 BAL Gino Gradkowski C Delaware
2012 4 99 HOU Ben Jones C Georgia
2012 4 108 DEN Philip Blake C Baylor
2012 4 117 SF Joe Looney C Wake Forest
2012 7 226 LAC David Molk C Michigan
2011 1 15 MIA Mike Pouncey C Florida
2011 2 55 KC Rodney Hudson C Florida State
2011 5 163 SF Daniel Kilgore C Appalachian State
2011 6 191 PHI Jason Kelce C Cincinnati
2011 6 201 LAC Stephen Schilling C Michigan
2010 1 18 PIT Maurkice Pouncey C Florida
2010 3 80 DEN J.D. Walton C Baylor, Arizona State
2010 4 117 ATL Joe Hawley C UNLV
2010 5 158 NO Matt Tennant C Boston College
2010 7 228 CIN Reggie Stephens C Iowa State
2010 7 229 WAS Erik Cook C New Mexico
2009 1 21 CLE Alex Mack C California
2009 1 28 BUF Eric Wood C Louisville
2009 2 49 SEA Max Unger C Oregon
2009 3 79 PIT Kraig Urbik C Wisconsin
2009 4 106 CIN Johnathan Luigs C Arkansas
2009 4 123 NE Rich Ohrnberger C Penn State
2009 7 225 DEN Blake Schlueter C TCU
2009 7 226 PIT A.Q. Shipley C Penn State
2008 3 65 LA John Greco C Toledo
2008 3 83 TB Jeremy Zuttah C Rutgers
2008 4 107 SF Cody Wallace C Texas A&M
2008 4 108 DEN Kory Lichtensteiger C Bowling Green
2008 6 187 MIN John Sullivan C Notre Dame
2008 6 201 IND Steve Justice C Wake Forest
2008 7 236 IND Jamey Richard C Buffalo
2007 2 59 CAR Ryan Kalil C USC
2007 2 60 MIA Samson Satele C Hawaii
2007 4 115 TEN Leroy Harris C N.C. State
2007 5 139 LA Dustin Fry C Clemson
2007 7 232 SEA Steve Vallos C Wake Forest
2006 1 29 NYJ Nick Mangold C Ohio State
2006 2 51 MIN Ryan Cook C New Mexico
2006 3 75 GB Jason Spitz C Louisville
2006 7 214 LV Chris Morris C Michigan State
2006 7 234 CAR Will Montgomery C Virginia Tech
2005 1 26 SEA Chris Spencer C Mississippi
2005 2 33 SF David Baas C Michigan
2005 4 119 CIN Eric Ghiaciuc C Central Michigan
2005 4 122 BUF Duke Preston C Illinois
2005 4 124 BAL Jason Brown C North Carolina
2005 4 129 IND Dylan Gandy C Texas Tech
2005 5 143 GB Junius Coston C North Carolina A&T
2005 5 151 HOU Drew Hodgdon C Arizona State
2005 6 200 DEN Chris Myers C Miami
2004 2 45 LV Jake Grove C Virginia Tech
2004 3 66 LAC Nick Hardwick C Purdue
2004 4 100 ARI Alex Stepanovich C Ohio State
2004 4 131 PHI Trey Darilek C Texas-El Paso
2004 6 167 ARI Nick Leckey C Kansas State
2004 7 239 TEN Eugene Amano C Southeast Missouri State
2004 7 251 GB Scott Wells C Tennessee
2003 1 21 CLE Jeff Faine C Notre Dame
2003 2 50 CAR Bruce Nelson C Iowa
2003 4 133 TB Austin King C Northwestern
2003 5 157 DEN Ben Claxton C Mississippi
2003 5 164 NE Dan Koppen C Boston College
2003 5 168 TB Sean Mahan C Notre Dame
2002 2 37 DAL Andre Gurode C Colorado
2002 2 44 NO LeCharles Bentley C Ohio State
2002 3 76 CLE Melvin Fowler C Maryland
2002 4 124 PHI Scott Peters C Arizona State
2002 5 154 NYJ Jonathan Goodwin C Michigan, Ohio
2002 6 187 TEN Justin Hartwig C Kansas
2002 7 230 WAS Jeff Grau C UCLA
2002 7 239 SF Eric Heitmann C Stanford
2001 2 50 DET Dominic Raiola C Nebraska
2001 3 92 BAL Casey Rabach C Wisconsin
2001 4 99 ATL Roberto Garza C Texas A&M University-Kingsville
2001 5 137 DAL Matt Lehr C Virginia Tech
2001 5 146 PIT Chukky Okobi C Purdue
2001 5 151 TB Russ Hochstein C Nebraska
2001 6 194 BAL Joe Maese C New Mexico
2001 7 211 CAR Louis Williams C LSU
2000 2 60 JAX Brad Meester C Northern Iowa
1999 5 163 GB Craig Heimburger C Missouri
1999 7 237 ATL Todd McClure C LSU
1998 2 53 ATL Bob Hallen C Kent State
1998 2 58 SF Jeremy Newberry C California
1998 3 64 CHI Olin Kreutz C Washington
1998 4 104 TB Todd Washington C Virginia Tech
1998 4 109 LV Gennaro DiNapoli C Virginia Tech
1998 5 140 WAS Mark Fischer C Purdue
1998 5 148 JAX John Wade C Marshall
1998 6 173 MIN Matt Birk C Harvard
1998 7 197 SEA Jason McEndoo C Washington State
1998 7 200 DEN Trey Teague C Tennessee
1998 7 211 NE Jason Andersen C BYU
1998 7 213 NYG Ben Fricke C Houston
1998 7 229 TEN Kevin Long C Florida State
1997 3 72 LV Adam Treu C Nebraska
1997 3 76 CIN Rod Payne C Michigan
1997 5 134 BAL Jeff Mitchell C Florida
1996 1 23 DET Jeff Hartings C Penn State
1996 2 60 JAX Michael Cheever C Georgia Tech
1996 3 67 DAL Clay Shiver C Florida State
1996 3 90 GB Mike Flanagan C UCLA
1996 4 112 ARI Aaron Graham C Nebraska
1996 5 145 NO Tom Ackerman C Eastern Washington
1996 6 192 LAC Bryan Stoltenberg C Colorado
1996 7 211 KC Ben Lynch C California
1996 7 247 NE J.R. Conrad C Oklahoma
1995 2 37 WAS Cory Raymer C Wisconsin
1995 2 49 LV Barret Robbins C TCU
1995 2 62 LA Jesse James C Mississippi State
1995 4 112 NE Dave Wohlabaugh C Syracuse
1995 4 132 CAR Frank Garcia C Washington
1995 5 165 ARI Lance Scott C Utah
1995 6 174 HOU Hicham El-Mashtoub C Arizona
1995 7 228 DET Hessley Hempstead C Kansas
1994 2 36 SEA Kevin Mawae C LSU
1994 2 65 MIA Tim Ruddy C Notre Dame
1994 3 76 ARI Rich Braham C West Virginia
1994 7 200 TB Jim Pyne C Virginia Tech
1994 7 218 DEN Tom Nalen C Boston College
1993 1 14 CLE Steve Everitt C Michigan
1993 5 136 BUF Mike Devlin C Iowa
1993 7 179 LA Brad Fichtel C Eastern Illinois
1992 4 91 ARI Jeff Christy C Pittsburgh
1992 4 95 NO Gene McGuire C Notre Dame
1992 5 117 LAC Curtis Whitley C Clemson, Chowan College
1992 5 127 NYJ Cal Dixon C Florida
1992 10 277 NE Steve Gordon C California
1992 10 278 DEN Bob Meeks C Auburn
1992 11 303 NO Mike Gisler C Houston
1991 5 119 MIN Chris Thome C Minnesota
1991 6 153 DAL Mike Sullivan C Miami
1991 7 168 NE Blake Miller C LSU
1990 1 23 LA Bern Brostek C Washington
1990 2 40 KC Tim Grunhard C Notre Dame
1990 4 92 SF Dean Caliguire C Pittsburgh
1990 4 108 TB Tony Mayberry C Wake Forest
1990 6 143 LAC Frank Cornish C UCLA
1990 8 216 LA Elbert Crawford C Arkansas
1990 8 219 DEN Brad Leggett C USC
1989 1 18 NYG Brian Williams C Minnesota
1989 2 37 LAC Courtney Hall C Rice
1989 2 44 SEA Joe Tofflemire C Arizona
1989 3 57 DAL Mark Stepnoski C Pittsburgh
1989 3 65 CHI Jerry Fontenot C Texas A&M
1989 5 121 MIA Jeff Uhlenhake C Ohio State
1989 11 288 MIA Bert Weidner C Kent State
1988 2 44 PIT Dermontti Dawson C Kentucky
1988 3 70 PIT Chuck Lanza C Notre Dame
1988 8 214 HOU David Viaene C Duluth/University of Minnesota, Wisconsin-Platteville
1987 1 22 SF Harris Barton C North Carolina
1987 5 113 NE Danny Villa C Arizona State
1987 5 121 PHI David Alexander C Tulsa
1987 6 154 CHI John Adickes C Baylor
1987 10 265 LV John Gesek C Sacramento State, Diablo Valley College
1987 10 276 CLE Frank Winters C Western Illinois, College of Eastern Utah
1987 11 284 LAC Joe Goebel C UCLA
1987 11 289 PIT Paul Oswald C Kansas
1987 12 331 WAS Ray Hitchcock C Minnesota
1986 3 59 LA Gene Chilton C Texas
1986 3 77 BUF Leonard Burton C South Carolina, Northwest Mississippi CC
1986 4 87 KC Tom Baugh C Southern Illinois
1986 6 149 PHI Bob Landsee C Wisconsin
1986 7 191 LV Bill Lewis C Nebraska
1986 8 204 CIN David Douglas C Tennessee
1985 1 28 NE Trevor Matich C BYU
1985 2 34 DET Kevin Glover C Maryland
1985 3 59 MIN Kirk Lowdermilk C Ohio State
1985 3 66 MIN Tim Long C Memphis
1985 4 101 PIT Dan Turk C Wisconsin, Drake
1985 8 199 HOU Chuck Thomas C Oklahoma
1985 8 212 LA Rob Monaco C Vanderbilt
1984 1 17 LA Mike Ruether C Texas
1984 2 37 NYJ Jim Sweeney C Pittsburgh
1984 4 97 NO Joel Hilgenberg C Iowa
1984 5 124 NE Paul Fairchild C Kansas, Ellsworth CC
1984 8 220 PIT Randy Rasmussen C Minnesota
1984 11 294 GB Mark Cannon C University of Texas-Arlington
1983 1 9 HOU Bruce Matthews C USC
1983 1 25 CIN Dave Rimington C Nebraska
1983 1 26 LV Don Mosebar C USC
1983 2 45 TB Randy Grimes C Baylor
1983 5 121 DET Steve Mott C Alabama
1983 6 153 NYG Kevin Belcher C Texas-El Paso
1983 6 161 BAL Grant Feasel C Abilene Christian
1983 7 184 LA Carlos Scott C Texas-El Paso
1983 9 231 KC Adam Lingner C Illinois
1983 11 283 DEN Don Bailey C Miami
1983 11 289 SF Jesse Sapolu C Hawaii
1982 2 37 LV Jim Romano C Penn State
1982 5 115 CLE Mike Baab C Texas, Austin Community College, Tarrant County JC
1982 5 129 NYG Rich Umphrey C Colorado, Utah
1982 7 182 PIT Emil Boures C Pittsburgh
1982 8 200 CHI Jerry Doerger C Wisconsin
1982 10 276 MIA Wayne Jones C Utah
1982 11 294 GB John Macaulay C Stanford
1981 3 73 PIT Rick Donnalley C North Carolina
1981 4 104 LA George Lilja C Michigan
1981 10 262 KC Les Studdard C Texas
1980 2 32 BAL Ray Donaldson C Georgia
1980 2 48 MIA Dwight Stephenson C Alabama
1980 3 57 DET Tom Turnure C Washington
1980 5 130 CHI Paul Tabor C Oklahoma
1980 6 143 GB Karl Swanke C Boston College
1980 6 144 BAL Chris Foote C USC
1980 9 226 GB Kelly Saalfeld C Nebraska
1980 10 260 NYJ Guy Bingham C Montana
1979 1 27 DAL Robert Shaw C Tennessee
1979 2 43 MIN Dave Huffman C Notre Dame
1979 3 81 LA Mike Wellman C Kansas
1979 8 196 PHI Chuck Correal C Penn State
1979 10 263 NYJ Ed McGlasson C Youngstown State, Maryland
1978 1 16 CIN Blair Bush C Washington
1978 2 47 SF Walt Downing C Michigan
1978 3 79 SF Ernie Hughes C Notre Dame
1978 4 102 NE Dwight Wheeler C Tennessee State
1978 4 109 DET Larry Tearry C Wake Forest
1978 5 121 DET Amos Fowler C Southern Mississippi
1978 6 153 DET Tony Ardizzone C Northwestern
1978 7 175 SF Fred Quillan C Oregon
1978 10 255 BUF Will Grant C Kentucky, Idaho State
1978 10 274 MIA Mark Dennard C Texas A&M
1978 12 310 KC Willie Brock C Colorado, Mount Hood Community College
1978 12 315 PHI Mark Slater C Minnesota
1977 1 24 LAC Bob Rush C Memphis
1977 2 55 MIN Dennis Swilley C North Texas, Texas A&M
1977 4 87 SEA John Yarno C Idaho
1977 11 294 CHI Connie Zelencik C Purdue
1977 12 325 CLE Leo Tierney C Georgia Tech
1976 1 12 NE Pete Brock C Colorado
1976 2 31 LAC Don Macek C Boston College
1976 2 42 SF Randy Cross C UCLA
1976 4 119 DAL Tom Rafferty C Penn State
1976 8 222 KC Orrin Olsen C BYU
1975 2 32 NO Lee Gross C Auburn
1975 3 61 LA Geoff Reece C Washington State
1975 5 113 DAL Kyle Davis C Oklahoma
1975 5 126 LA Rick Nuzum C Kentucky
1975 8 206 LAC Ralph Perretta C Purdue
1975 14 349 NYJ Joe Fields C Widener University, Rutgers-Camden
1975 15 384 WAS Art Kuehn C UCLA, San Jose State
1975 16 400 GB Bob McCaffrey C USC
1974 3 77 MIN Scott Anderson C Missouri
1974 5 125 PIT Mike Webster C Wisconsin
1974 6 132 NYG Jim Pietrzak C Eastern Michigan
1974 7 171 CLE Gerry Sullivan C Illinois
1974 10 252 ATL Paul Ryczek C Virginia
1974 13 325 DET Fred Rothwell C Kansas State