IT Today: Which Longhorns have been first-round NFL draft picks?
Welcome to Inside Texas Today! Every weekday, Inside Texas Today will provide the latest on Texas Longhorns sports from around the Forty Acres. This morning, a look at Longhorns taken in the first round of the NFL draft.
Here’s the Thursday, April 28, 2022 edition.
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45 Longhorns have been selected in round one
The NFL draft has been around since 1936. It’s had a varying number of rounds throughout it’s history, but there’s always a round one.
While no Longhorn is likely to be anywhere near the first 32 picks this year, 45 Texas football players have heard their name called within the first round. From Spec Sanders to Malcom Brown, here’s the list.
1942 – Spec Sanders – RB – Washington Redskins – No. 6
1947 – Hub Bechtol – E – Pittsburgh Steelers – No. 5
1948 – Bobby Layne – QB – Chicago Bears – No. 3
1948 – Max Bumgardner – DB – Chicago Bears – No. 10
1949 – Dick Harris – C – Chicago Bears – No. 11
1951 – Bud McFadin – G – Los Angeles Rams – No. 11
1953 – Tom Stolhandske – LB – San Francisco 49ers – No. 10
1953 – Harley Sewell – G – Detroit Lions – No. 13
1956 – Menan Schriewer – E – Chicago Bears – No. 10
1964 – Scott Appleton – DT – Dallas Cowboys – No. 4
1966 – Tommy Nobis – LB – Atlanta Falcons – No. 1
1970 – Bob McCay – T – Cleveland Browns – No. 21
1973 – Jerry Sisemore – T – Philadelphia Eagles – No. 3
1977 – Raymond Clayborn – DB – New England Patriots – No. 16
1978 – Earl Campbell – RB – Houston Oilers – No. 1
1979 – Russell Erxleben – K – New Orleans Saints – No. 11
1980 – Lam Jones – WR – New York Jets – No. 2
1980 – Johnnie Johnson – DB – Los Angeles Rams – No. 17
1980 – Derrick Hatchett – DB – Baltimore Colts – No. 24
1982 – Kenneth Sims – DE – New England Patriots – No. 1
1984 – Mossy Cade – DB – San Diego Chargers – No. 6
1984 – Mike Ruether – C – St. Louis Cardinals – No. 17
1985 – Jerry Gray – DB – Los Angeles Rams – No. 21
1989 – Eric Metcalf – RB – Cleveland Browns – No. 13
1991 – Stanley Richard – DB – San Diego Chargers – No. 9
1991 – Stan Thomas – T – Chicago Bears – No. 22
1995 – Blake Brockermeyer – T – Carolina Panthers – No. 29
1997 – Bryant Westbrook – DB – Detroit Lions – No. 5
1999 – Ricky Williams – RB – New Orleans Saints – No. 5
2001 – Leonard Davis – T – Arizona Cardinals – No. 2
2001 – Casey Hampton – DT – Pittsburgh Steelers – No. 19
2002 – Mike Williams – T – Buffalo Bills – No. 4
2002 – Quentin Jammer – DB – San Diego Chargers – No. 5
2004 – Roy Williams – WR – Detroit Lions – No. 7
2004 – Marcus Tubbs – DT – Seattle Seahawks – No. 23
2005 – Cedric Benson – RB – Chicago Bears – No. 4
2005 – Derrick Johnson – LB – Kansas City Chiefs – No. 15
2006 – Vince Young – QB – Tennessee Titans – No. 3
2006 – Michael Huff – DB – Oakland Raiders – No. 7
2007 – Michael Griffin – DB – Tennessee Titans – No. 19
2007 – Aaron Ross – DB – New York Giants – No. 20
2009 – Brian Orakpo – LB – Washington Redskins – No. 13
2010 – Earl Thomas – DB – Seattle Seahawks – No. 14
2013 – Kenny Vaccaro – DB – New Orleans Saints – No. 15
2015 – Malcom Brown – DT – New England Patriots – No. 32
Texas viewing for 4/28
Track & field – Penn Relays – Philadelphia, Penn. – Outdoor Track & Field – Live Video
