Lee Roy Selmon, DT, Oklahoma - 1st Round (1st overall) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Found inside – Page 163He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967. ... 2011, in Stamford, Connecticut Position: DE The Los Angeles Rams drafted Andy Robustelli, an end from tiny Arnold College, in the 19th round of the 1951 NFL Draft. Thursday night, the 2020 NFL draft will finally arrive, and every fan knows where his or her team will be picking. Along the way, he won a . 1996 Players taken at the top can end up being a major bust, like the San Diego Chargers found out back in 1998 when they drafted Ryan Leaf with the No. Greatest Undrafted NFL Hall of Famers of All Time. Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls, Dallas Cowboys (Drafted as future selection). Jan Stenerud, K, Montana State - 3rd Round of Red Shirt Draft by Kansas City Chiefs, AFL, 1967 Of the eight Hall of Fame players taken in '67, four were selected in the first round. As the Pro Football Hall of Fame recounts, he was eventually coaxed back by a Giants assistant coach by the name of Vince Lombardi. Carl Eller, DE, Minnesota – 1st Round (6th overall) by Minnesota Vikings (Also drafted in 1st round – 5th overall – of the 1964 AFL Draft by Buffalo Bills) Will Shields, G, Nebraska - 3rd round (74th player overall) by Kansas City Chiefs After being selected to 11 Pro Bowls and blocking for some of NFL's top rushers for years, Willie Roaf was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012 after a 13-year career with the New . Ray Guy, P, Southern Mississippi - 1st round (23rd overall) by Oakland Raiders Gene Hickerson, G, Mississippi - 7th Round (78th overall) by Cleveland Browns (Drafted as a future selection) Draft year: 2000 Draft position: Round 6, pick 168 Team: New Orleans Saints Marc Bulger's career in the NFL is a prime example of a practice-squad player making it to the big stage. North Carolina linebacker Chris Hanburger was selected in the 18th round and spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Washington Redskins. Here's a look at all of the members and their greatest accomplishments. Alan Page, DT, Notre Dame - 1st Round (15th overall) by Minnesota Vikings NFL insider makes Hall-of-Fame pitch for ex-Giants running back Updated: Nov. 22, 2021, 6:00 a.m. | Published: Nov. 22, 2021, 6:00 a.m. Former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber is gaining . It was the first of the Hall of Famer's NFL-record 12 interceptions returned for touchdowns over his 17-year career. The NFL ruled the pick to be ineligible and thus voided the selection. (Originally drafted in 1948 by the Philadelphia Eagles in 26th round (243rd overall) and the AAFC's Los Angeles Dons in 28th round - 197th overall.. It was the first of the Hall of Famer's NFL-record 12 interceptions returned for touchdowns over his 17-year career. ), 1955 Also drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall in 1960 NFL Dtaft Charles Haley, DE/LB, James Madison - 4th round (96th player overall) by San Francisco 49ers Warren Sapp, DT, Miami (FL) - 1st round (12th player overall) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Robustelli won the Bert Bell Award in 1962 for the best player in the NFL; only a few defensive players have won this award. Pro Football Hall of Famers by Draft Year . Bobby Bell, LB, Minnesota - 7th Round (56th overall) by Dallas Texans, AFL (Also drafted in 2nd round - 16th overall - of 1963 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.) Some of the best players slipped and slipped into double-digit rounds. Dan Dierdorf, T, Michigan - 2nd Round (43rd overall) by St. Louis Cardinals, 1972 Ron Mix, T, Southern California - 1st Round by Boston Patriots, AFL(Traded to Los Angeles Chargers. Found inside... to be the greatest draft in NFL history. In the first five rounds, the Steelers incredibly selected four men who became integral pieces of four Super Bowl–winning teams and all of whom wound up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Gifford won the MVP in 1956 and gave a lot of credit to Brown for his success. Eric Dickerson, RB, Southern Methodist - 1st Round (2nd overall) by Los Angeles Rams And some of these made it all the way to Canton and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jack Ham, LB, Penn State - 2nd Round (34th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers . ), 1965 Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend Ronde Barber has been named a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame yet again. Dick LeBeau, CB, Ohio State - 5th Round (58th overall) by Cleveland Browns. Brett Favre, QB, Southern Mississippi - 2nd round (33rd overall) by Atlanta Falcons Dick Stanfel, G, San Francisco - 2nd Round (19th player overall)by Detroit Lions Troy Aikman, QB, UCLA - 1st round (1st overall) by Dallas Cowboys Football Hall of Fame in Las Vegas . Leroy Kelly, RB, Morgan State - 8th Round (110th overall) by Cleveland Browns Lynn Swann, WR, USC - 1st Round (21st overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers Junior Seau, LB, Southern California - 1st round (5th player overall) by San Diego Chargers Lou Creekmur, T, William & Mary - Selected by Detroit Lions in the second round of a special draft. Ken Houston, S, Prairie A&M - 9th Round (214th overall) by Houston Oilers, 1968 Anthony Muñoz, T, USC - 1st Round (3rd overall) by Cincinnati Bengals ©2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame All Rights Reserved. Curley Culp, DT, Arizona State - 2nd round (31st player overall) by Denver Broncos Found inside – Page 108During the five drafts he oversaw with Jack Vainisi, the Packers selected five future NFL Hall-of-Famers. His 1958 draft class, including center/linebacker Dan Currie in the first round, fullback Jim Taylor in the second, and offensive ... 1987 NFL Draft, first round, Pittsburgh Steelers -- Woodson . Found insideFour future Hall-of-Famers, along with the previous stockpiled talent on the roster, helped the Steelers set off a ... 1974 NFL Draft for the Steelers, while Kent State linebacker Jack Lambert (1974-84) was taken in the second round. In fact, the current busts inside the walls of Canton are proof that draft position doesn't matter, but rather it's the hard work and production at the next level that will help cement names into the history books. Fran Tarkenton, QB, Georgia - 3rd Round (29th overall) by Minnesota Vikings (Also drafted in 5th round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Boston Patriots.) Claude Humphrey, DE, Tennessee State - 1st round (3rd overall) by Atlanta Falcons Richard Dent, DE, Tennessee State - 8th round (203rd overall) by Chicago Bears, 1984 He gained the nickname Hangman for his clothesline tackles, dropping opponents flat on their back as he appeared to attempt to take their heads off. NFL draft Revue: A Hall of Famer and other fun faces from where the Browns pick in Round 2. Walter Jones, T, Florida State - 1st round (6th overall) by Seattle Seahawks, Sign up and get Insider's information & Special Offers. Appropriately drafted by the Houston Oilers with the 214th pick, safety Ken Houston from Prairie View AM played 14 seasons, six with the Oilers and eight with the Washington Redskins. Found inside – Page 351Out of the eighty-one players drafted, only twenty-four signed and played in the NFL in 1936 (four more would play in 1937), with several having Hall of Fame careers. The Bears (behind the drafting of George Halas) took two future Hall ... Curtis Martin, RB, Pittsburgh - 3rd round (74th player overall) by New England Patriots (National Football League) . Of those, a grand total of six have been No. Boselli was the Jags' first-ever draft selection during their inaugural season as the team took him with the No. Steve Hutchinson was selected in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft. As is proven again and again, year after year, the NFL Draft is not an exact science.First implemented back in 1936, the draft now runs seven rounds deep. Seahawks tackle Walter Jones was named All-Pro for six of his 12 NFL seasons. Steve Van Buren, HB, Louisiana State - 1st Round (5th overall) by Philadelphia Eagles He then played for the team until 2001 and was able to become a five-time Pro Bowler (1996-2000) and a three-time All-Pro (1997-99). 168 . Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp, who helped the Kansas City Chiefs win their first Super Bowl during a 14-year NFL career, has died of complications from pancreatic cancer. 1997 While the first round yields the highest percentage of future stars, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is also filled with players selected far lower. James Lofton, WR, Stanford - 1st Round (6th overall) by Green Bay Packers Mel Renfro, DB, Oregon - 2nd Round (17th overall) by Dallas Cowboys (Also drafted in 10th round - 79th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.) Guard Gene Upshaw could have been the best of the entire bunch. Roosevelt “Rosey” Brown Jr. was selected by the New York Giants in the 27th round and is the latest NFL draft pick ever to turn out to become a Hall of Famer. Art Donovan, DT, Boston College - Selected by Baltimore Colts in 3rd Round of special selection draft. Found inside – Page 43179 overall - of the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts at wide receiver/flanker. It was the first combined draft of the NFL/AFL since the merger agreement. Incredibly, that draft featured eight future Hall of Famers - Bob Griese, ... Retired at age 33, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988 but returned to the NHL and played one season with the Rangers (45 points in 67 games). 1985 O.J. Derrick Brooks, LB, Florida State - 1st round (28th overall) by Tampa Bay Buccaneers Found inside – Page 165He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. ... he was named a consensus All-American and was a certain first round draft pick until he ran into personal problems stemming from illicit drug use during the NFL combine. We know teams like Philly and Green Bay desperately need help at the wide receiver position, and it won't take long for the premier pass rushers and top-tier . Despite the low expectations associated with their bottom-of-the-barrel draft positions, these five men became the best ever to do it. Bill Dudley, HB, Virginia - 1st Round (1st overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers, 1944 Jack Christiansen, DB, Colorado State - 6th Round (69th overall) by Detroit Lions This is difficult to say, but it's reasonable to call him the best in the Hall of Fame. AP Photo/NFL Photos. He led the Patriots to their first Super Bowl, but they lost to the Chicago Bears 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. While the first round featured four future hall of famers, there was one team that made out with three all to themselves during the draft. Ron Yary, T, Cerritos Jr. College, USC - 1st Round (1st overall) by Minnesota Vikings Chris Doleman, DE/LB, Pittsburgh - 1st round (4th overall) by Minnesota Vikings NFL draft: He was a third-round pick . He went on to win four Super Bowls (and three Super Bowl MVPs), be named MVP twice and . Found inside – Page 278... later make a name for him— self in the NFL (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, New York). NFL Draft. ... of Arizona to the 1980 College World Series title, Francona was drafted in the first round by the Expos. He was 85. Dan Fouts, QB, Oregon - 3rd Round (84th overall) by San Diego Chargers, 1974 Negotiating rights were traded to San Francisco 49ers before the 1954 season.) Joe Montana, QB, Notre Dame - 3rd Round (82nd overall) by San Francisco 49ers, 1980 Fred Dean, DE, Louisiana Tech - 2nd Round (33rd overall) by San Diego Chargers White, 26, was a fifth-round pick of the Cowboys in 2018. Gale Sayers, HB, Kansas - 1st Round (4th overall) by Chicago Bears (Also drafted in 1st round of 1965 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.) And in the history . Charlie Joiner, WR, Grambling - 4th Round (93rd overall) by Houston Oilers, 1970 Prior to being a 1st round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2001 NFL Draft, linebacker Dan Morgan was an absolute stud at the University of Miami. The Chargers and the Dolphins are hoping to land their next franchise quarterback in the 2020 NFL Draft. Found inside – Page 188Of the 184 occasions upon which a team has been able to use two or more picks in the first round of an NFL draft , which started in 1936 , only once has a team tapped two future Hall of Famers as no.1 choices in the same selection ... Marvin Harrison, WR, Syracuse - 1st Round (19th player overall) by Indianapolis Colts Dermontti Dawson, C, Kentucky - 2nd round (44th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers, 1989 Can you name the Hall of Fame running backs taken in the 1st round of the NFL draft? Rickey Jackson, LB, Pittsburgh - 2nd Round (51st overall) by New Orleans Saints Moss went on to post three straight 1,000-yard seasons and set a new NFL record with . 1988 Also selected in 22nd round - 204th overall - of 1947 NFL draft by the New York Giants and in the 17th round - 131st overall - in the 1949 AAFC draft by the Buffalo Bills.) Bob St. Clair, T, San Francisco, Tulsa - 3rd Round (32nd overall) by San Francisco 49ers The Dallas Cowboys selected cornerback Mel Renfro 17 th , wide receiver Bob Hayes 88 th and Navy quarterback Roger Staubach with the 129 th pick. Found inside – Page 117Green Bay won the Mega Millions lottery in the 1958 draft when they selected Taylor in the second round, then acquired Ray Nitschke one round later. That entire draft produced just three future Hall of Famers, so the Packers certainly ... Found inside... the Detroit Lions selected Bill Parcells as an offensive tackle in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL draft. ... A record eleven future Hall of Famers were selected, including Florida A&M wideout Bob Hayes, who went to the Cowboys ... Arnie Weinmeister, E, Washington - 17th Round (166th overall) by Brooklyn Tigers, 1946 Brackets means the round selected in, not pick. Upshaw made it to seven Pro Bowls from 1968 through 1977, and he was a five-time first-team All-Pro. Aeneas Williams, CB, Southern University - 3rd round (59th overall) by Phoenix Cardinals Griese was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a 1990 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Mel Blount, CB, Southern University - 3rd Round (53rd overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers, 1971 Supplemental Draft Table; Misc Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving; Rnd Pick Tm Player Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ Found inside... second-round choice in the 1974 NFL draft, Steeler fans throughout the Western Pennsylvania area weren't excited. ... round of arguably the greatest draft in North American sports history, where Pittsburgh took four Hall of Famers ... Also drafted as special selection in 1947 AAFC draft by New York Yankees.) Minnesota Vikings Hall of Famers, Pro Football, Legends, Honors, Player Bios and more . Willie Davis, DE, Grambling - 15th Round (181st overall) by Cleveland Browns Tony Dorsett, RB, Pittsburgh - 1st Round (2nd overall) by Dallas Cowboys, 1978 2 overall pick. Roger Staubach, QB, New Mexico Military, Navy - 10th Round (129th overall) by Dallas Cowboys (Drafted as a future selection. ©2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame All Rights Reserved. Joe Montana. Found inside – Page 89They wouldn't have a pick until the 21st selection, and they didn't have a third-round pick. ... with intangibles, the Steelers ended up selecting four future Hall of Famers, making it the greatest draft day by any team in NFL history. Joe Greene, DT, North Texas State - 1st Round (4th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers Found inside – Page 559Pick# NFL Team Player Position College 242 Detroit Lions Les Cowan End McMurry 243 Green Bay Packers Frank ... Hall of Famer Hall of famers • Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the ... Leo Nomellini, DT, Minnesota - 1st Round (11th overall) by San Francisco 49ers The system was abolished after 1958, by which time all clubs had received a Bonus pick.) Wayne Millner, E, Notre Dame - 8th Round (65th overall) by Boston Redskins Larry Wilson, DB, Utah - 7th Round (74th overall) by St. Louis Cardinals (Also drafted in 1960 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills.) Drafted: 1984 supplemental draft, 1st round, No. He was First-team All-Pro five times. Every year, minor miracles happen when undrafted players make active rosters for NFL teams. Los Angeles traded him to the New York Giants in 1956, and this is where Robustelli saw his most success. 'Joe Cool' spent 15 seasons in the NFL and won Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers before a spell with the Chiefs. Found insideBo is the first number one overall NFL draft pick to come to mind, but he was actually the third drafted by the Royals. ... made Bartkowski the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ahead of Pro Football Hall of Famers Randy White, ... Found insideNow that's a draft pick. 5. Dave Cadigan, 1988. No school has had more offensive linemen selected in the first round of the NFL draft than USC. Some of those chosen went on to great careers like Hall of Famers Ron Yary and Anthony Munoz ... Along the way, he won a . John Elway, QB, Stanford – 1st Round (1st overall) by Baltimore Colts Each of the 26 NFL teams were granted 17 selections for a total of 442 picks. Chris Hanburger, LB, North Carolina - 18th round (245th overall) by Washington Redskins, 1966 Joe Stydahar, T, West Virginia - 1st Round (6th overall) by Chicago Bears They still are all-time great players, and because of the era they played in, their greatness is frequently unseen by the average football fan. He was elected to the Steelers Hall of Honor in . During his NFL career, Ward caught 1,000 career receptions for 12,083 yards and 85 touchdowns, won two Super Bowls and was named Super Bowl XL MVP. While the vast majority of NFL players who go on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame come from the first few rounds, some diamonds in the rough play with chips on . Joe Montana was the 82nd pick of the 1979 NFL Draft. Sam Huff, LB, West Virginia - 3rd Round (30th overall) by New York Giants He . Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech - 1st round (1st overall) by Buffalo Bills Robustelli was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971. John Henry Johnson, FB, St. Mary's, Arizona - 2nd Round (18th overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers (Played in the Canadian Football League in 1953. The Hall of Fame flag will be flown at half-staff in Claude's memory." Humphrey is credited with 130 career sacks in his 13 seasons from 1968 to 1981 . 1953 was a rough season for the Giants, Brown played in all 12 games, and New York went 3-9. He helped lead the Giants to six NFL championship games, playing in 102 games while recording 18 . The connection between Berry and Unitas is one of the first great passing duos in the NFL. Doug Atkins, DE, Tennessee - 1st Round (11th overall) by Cleveland Browns He played 13 years in the NFL, all with the Baltimore Colts, and became a favorite target of Johnny Unitas. * No player who started his career after 1997 has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. 1 choice - 3rd overall - of 49ers in 1951.) Found inside – Page 257Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the Rise of the Modern NFL Jack Gilden. and the other the most fluid, graceful, and, yes, beautiful runner. The first round of the draft was as notable for the fine players who did not make the Hall of Fame ... If they were drafted the by AFL and NFL, the pick counts toward the league they played in; red means AFL draft. (Raiders moved to Los Angeles following the draft.) Found inside – Page 4Lawrence Taylor and Ronnie Lott were also first-round selections that year. Mike Singletary and Howie Long were drafted in the second round. All four are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Just before the 2005 NFL draft, I did read one ... Paul Warfield, WR, Ohio State - 1st Round (11th overall) by Cleveland Browns (Also drafted in 4th round - 28th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.) By Pete Rogers @petemrogers Jan 25, 2019, 1:32pm EST Share this story Krause spent his draft day with a rep from another NFL team (he . Found inside – Page 162Numbers worn by Hall of Famers: Doug Atkins 8¡; Earl Campbell 35; and Jim Taylor 3¡. ... Number worn by first ever draft pick: The Saints traded the first pick in the ¡967 draft (Bubba Smith) for Gary Cuozzo and the last pick in the ... Berry was named to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro six times. Lawrence Taylor, LB, North Carolina - 1st Round (2nd overall) by New York Giants John Stallworth, WR, Alabama A&M - 4th Round (82nd overall) by Pittsburgh Steelers In total, Robustelli made seven Pro Bowls and a ten-time All-Pro. Found inside – Page 94In 1965, the Chicago Bears had a pair of first-round picks and used them to take two players that went on to become Hall of Famers—Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus. In 1974, the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted four players that reached the Hall: ... Nick Buoniconti, LB, Notre Dame - 13th Round (102nd overall) by Boston Patritots, AFL, 1963 Tittle actually played three seasons for the AFL's Baltimore Colts before the Niners grabbed him with the third . Cris Carter, WR, Ohio State - 4th round of Supplemental Draft by Philadelphia Eagles Shannon Sharpe, TE, Savannah State, 7th round (192nd overall) by Denver Broncos Tittle, QB, Louisiana State - 1st Round (6th overall) by Detroit Lions (Drafted by Lions, but started career with the Baltimore Colts in AAFC. Y.A. Jack Youngblood, DE, Florida - 1st Round (20th overall) by Los Angeles Rams . The winner of the Bonus pick was eliminated from future draws. Alex Wojciechowicz, C, Fordham - 1st Round (6th overall) by Detroit Lions Frank Gifford, HB/FL, USC - 1st Round (11th overall) by New York Giants Dave Wilcox, LB, Boise Junior College, Oregon - 3rd Round (29th overall) by San Francisco 49ers (Also drafted in 6th round - 46th overall - of 1964 AFL Draft by Houston Oilers.) Art Monk, WR, Syracuse - 1st Round (18th overall) by Washington Redskins Test your knowledge on this sports quiz and compare your score to others. Dan Fortmann, G, Colgate - 9th Round (78th overall) by Chicago Bears, 1937 AP Photo. Some of the best players slipped and slipped into double-digit rounds. During his 13-year career, Thomas made seven total All-Pro teams and joined the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-2000s Team. Tom Fears, E, Santa Clara, UCLA - 11th Round (103rd overall) by Cleveland Rams (Drafted as a future selection.) Centers weren't at the top of teams' lists for draft picks that year, which is how Tingelhoff slipped through the cracks into free agency. Bob Lilly, DT, Texas Christian - 1st Round (13th overall) by Dallas Cowboys (Also drafted in 2nd round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Dallas Texans.) 3 Overall, 1951 NFL Draft. Krause spent his draft day with a rep from another NFL team (he . Joe Schmidt, LB, Pittsburgh - 7th Round (85th overall) by Detroit Lions The Morgan State offensive tackle spent his entire 13-year career in New York and won the 1956 NFL Championship with his teammate Robustelli. Jimmy Johnson, CB, UCLA - 1st Round (6th overall) by San Francisco 49ers (Also drafted in 4th round of 1961 AFL Draft by the Los Angeles Chargers.) Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Florida State - 2nd Round by Oakland Raiders, AFL (Also drafted in 3rd round - 39th overall - of 1965 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.) 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