This is a list of former Maryland Terrapins college football players who have been selected in the NFL draft.

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end

  Inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
  Inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame
  Selected to All-Pro team
  Selected to Pro Bowl

Selections

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position Notes
1937 6 1 51 Bill Guckeyson Philadelphia Eagles B
1944 12 5 114 Tommy Mont New York Giants B
1945 18[nb 1] 10 185 Bill Byrd New York Giants C
26[nb 2] 8 271 Lu Gambino Chicago Bears B
1946 28 2 262 Don Gleasner Boston Yanks E
1947 13[nb 3] 10 115 Emile Fritz Chicago Bears G
30 9 284 John Wright New York Giants B
1948 30 4 279 Harry Bonk Boston Yanks B
1950 20 4 252 Fred Davis Detroit Lions E
25 12 325 Jim Brasher Cleveland Browns C
26 5 331 Earl Roth Washington Redskins B
1951 2 11 25 Ray Krouse New York Giants T Pro Bowl (1954)
4 8 46 Elmer Wingate New York Yanks E
9 3 101 Jake Rowden Washington Redskins C
10 13 123 Chester Gierula Cleveland Browns G
1952 1 6 6 Ed Modzelewski Pittsburgh Steelers B
6 1 62 Dave Cianelli Dallas Texans C
6 6 67 Ed Kensler Washington Redskins G
13 11 156 Tom Cosgrove Cleveland Browns C
14 12 169 Joe Moss Los Angeles Rams T
16 5 186 Pete Ladygo Pittsburgh Steelers G
23 7 272 Paul Nestor Chicago Bears T
24 1 278 Bob Ward Dallas Texans G College Football Hall of Fame
26 3 304 Charley Fry Chicago Cardinals T
27 11 324 Bill Maletzky Cleveland Browns G
28 7 332 Karney Scioscia Chicago Bears B
30 7 356 Bob Shemonski Chicago Bears B
1953 1 3 3 Jack Scarbath Washington Redskins C College Football Hall of Fame
2 3 16 Dick Modzelewski Washington Redskins T Pro Bowl (1964)
4 5 42 Lloyd Colteryahn Pittsburgh Steelers E
4 9 46 Ed Fullerton San Francisco 49ers B
5 5 54 Stan Jones Chicago Bears T 7× Pro Bowl (1955–1961)
4× All-Pro (1955, 1956, 1959, 1960)
College Football Hall of Fame
HOF '91
7 4 77 John Alderton Pittsburgh Steelers E
8 3 88 Lew Weidensaul Washington Redskins E
8 11 96 Bob Morgan Los Angeles Rams T
22 5 258 Ed O'Connor Pittsburgh Steelers T
25 2 291 Art Hurd Washington Redskins G
1954 1 11 11 Bernie Faloney San Francisco 49ers B
2 11 24 Chet Hanulak Cleveland Browns B
4 4 41 Dick Nolan New York Giants B
4 10 47 Charlie Boxold San Francisco 49ers B
4 2 39 Ralph Felton Washington Redskins B
12 11 144 Tom Breunich Cleveland Browns T
13 6 151 Charles Lattimer Pittsburgh Steelers C
26 2 303 Ralph Baierl Green Bay Packers T
1955 1 9 9 Dick Bielski Philadelphia Eagles B Pro Bowl (1961)
2 2 15 Ron Waller Los Angeles Rams B
6 1 62 Jack Bowersox Chicago Cardinals G
8 1 86 John Irvine Chicago Cardinals C
8 11 96 Bill Walker Detroit Lions E
13 1 146 Tom McLuckie Chicago Cardinals G
15 8 177 Don Brougher Philadelphia Eagles C
17 4 197 Lynn Beightol Green Bay Packers B
22 11 264 George Albrecht Detroit Lions B
26 9 310 George Palahunik Philadelphia Eagles G
1956 1 4 4 Bob Pellegrini Philadelphia Eagles C College Football Hall of Fame
1 12 12 Ed Vereb Washington Redskins B
8 7 92 Russ Dennis Green Bay Packers E
10 7 116 Bob Laughery Green Bay Packers B
11 3 124 Tom Selep Detroit Lions B
1957 4 9 46 Mike Sandusky San Francisco 49ers T Pro Bowl (1960)
14 3 160 Joe Lazzarino Los Angeles Rams T
15 10 179 Gene Alderton Detroit Lions C
16 11 192 Ed Heuring Chicago Bears E
17 4 197 Frank Tamburello Cleveland Browns B
18 11 216 Al Wharton Chicago Bears G
23 12 277 Jack Healy New York Giants B
29 3 340 Howie Dare Green Bay Packers B
1958 3 4 29 Ed Cooke Chicago Bears E
3 12 37 Don Healy Chicago Bears T
28 4 329 Wilbur Main Chicago Bears B
1959 6 8 68 Fred Cole Chicago Bears G
14 5 161 Kurt Schwarz Washington Redskins G
1960 3 11 35 Rod Breedlove San Francisco 49ers G Pro Bowl (1962)
1961 16 13 223 Roger Shoals Cleveland Browns T
17 2 226 Everett Cloud Dallas Cowboys B
1962 1 4 4 Gary Collins Cleveland Browns E 3× Pro Bowl (1965, 1966, 1969)
3× All-Pro (1965, 1966, 1969)
NFL All-Decade
7 6 90 Bill Kirchiro St. Louis Cardinals G
14 10 192 Jim Davidson Detroit Lions B
15 6 202 Dick Barlund St. Louis Cardinals E
1963 2 7 21 Tom Brown Green Bay Packers B Super Bowl I, II Champion
2 14 28 Walter Rock San Francisco 49ers G Pro Bowl (1965)
3 4 32 Dave Crossan Philadelphia Eagles G
15 7 203 Harry Butsko Washington Redskins LB
1964 7 3 87 Dick Shiner Washington Redskins QB
14 2 184 Ernie Arizzi Philadelphia Eagles B
1965 9 4 116 Ken Ambrusko Chicago Bears B
14 14 196 Jerry Fishman Baltimore Colts LB
1966 2 14 30 Tom Cichowski Green Bay Packers T
1967 5 18 125 Dick Absher Philadelphia Eagles TE
14 16 357 Bo Hickey[nb 4] St. Louis Cardinals FB
1968 13 17 344 Tom Myslinski New York Jets G
1969 10 13 247 Ron Pearson Chicago Bears TE
11 10 270 Alan Pastrana Denver Broncos QB
12 15 301 Harry Blackney New York Giants RB
1970 7 17 173 Roland Merritt Washington Redskins WR
9 17 225 Ralph Sonntag Washington Redskins T
1972 8 5 187 Guy Roberts Houston Oilers LB
15 23 387 Larry Marshall Kansas City Chiefs DB
1974 7 12 168 Bart Purvis Green Bay Packers T
14 4 342 Paul Vellano Chicago Bears DT
1975 1 2 2 Randy White Dallas Cowboys DT 9× Pro Bowl (1977–1985)
9× All-Pro (1977–1985)
NFL All-Decade
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Super Bowl XII Champion,
Super Bowl MVP
College Football Hall of Fame
HOF '94
3 24 76 Louis Carter Oakland Raiders RB
3 20 72 Steve Mike-Mayer San Francisco 49ers K
3 26 78 Walther White Pittsburgh Steelers TE
5 3 107 Stan Rogers Denver Broncos T
6 5 135 Bob Avellini Chicago Bears QB
10 2 236 Phil Wagenheim Baltimore Colts P
10 14 248 Ken Schroy Philadelphia Eagles DB
12 17 303 Harry Walters Denver Broncos LB
16 26 416 Robert Smith Baltimore Colts DB
17 24 440 Frank Russell Baltimore Colts WR
1976 11 22 313 Rick Jennings Oakland Raiders RB Super Bowl XI Champion
1977 1 7 7 Joe Campbell New Orleans Saints DE Super Bowl XV Champion
3 10 66 Tim Wilson Houston Oilers RB
3 12 68 Ed Fulton Los Angeles Rams G
6 23 162 Tom Schick New Orleans Saints G
12 6 313 Dave Conrad New York Jets T
1978 4 21 105 Mark Manges Los Angeles Rams QB
10 27 277 Vince Kinney Denver Broncos WR
12 21 327 Brad Carr Pittsburgh Steelers LB
1979 2 16 444 Steve Atkins Green Bay Packers RB
3 15 71 Charles Johnson Green Bay Packers DT
1980 10 5 254 Larry Stewart Baltimore Colts T
1981 3 22 78 Lloyd Burruss Kansas City Chiefs DB Pro Bowl (1986)
2× All-Pro (1986, 1988)
4 24 107 Eric Sievers San Diego Chargers TE
6 17 155 Sam Johnson Detroit Lions DB
11 2 278 Ed Gall New York Jets DT
1982 9 9 232 Darnell Dialey St. Louis Cardinals LB
1983 3 9 65 John Tice New Orleans Saints TE
4 12 96 Mark Duda St. Louis Cardinals DT
7 12 180 Gurnest Brown Buffalo Bills DT
1984 1 16 16 Pete Koch Cincinnati Bengals DE
1 19 19 Ron Solt Indianapolis Colts G Pro Bowl (1987)
2 10 38 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati Bengals QB 1988 NFL MVP
4× Pro Bowl (1986, 1988, 1989, 1993)
All-Pro (1988)
Man of the Year Award
4 22 106 Dave D'Addio Detroit Lions RB
7 2 170 Willie Joyner Houston Oilers RB
12 15 323 Russell Davis Buffalo Bills WR
1985 2 6 34 Kevin Glover Detroit Lions C 3× Pro Bowl (1995–1997)
4× All-Pro (1994–1997)
3 1 57 Frank Reich Buffalo Bills QB
7 3 171 Eric Wilson Green Bay Packers LB
1986 5 2 112 J. D. Maarleveld Tampa Bay Buccaneers T
5 19 129 Donald Brown San Diego Chargers DB
6 12 150 Stan Gelbaugh Dallas Cowboys QB
7 20 186 Rick Badanjek Washington Redskins RB
9 27 248 George Colton New England Patriots G
11 18 295 Len Lynch New York Giants G
1987 8 14 209 Bruce Mesner Buffalo Bills DE
9 12 235 Alvin Blount Dallas Cowboys RB
10 28 279 Chuck Faucette New York Giants LB
11 27 306 Tommy Neal Denver Broncos RB
1988 3 2 57 Kevin Walker Cincinnati Bengals LB
3 18 73 Ferrell Edmunds Miami Dolphins TE 2× Pro Bowl (1989, 1990)
All-Pro (1989)
9 3 224 Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof Kansas City Chiefs WR
10 21 270 O'Brien Alston Indianapolis Colts LB
11 1 278 James Milling Atlanta Falcons WR
1989 2 19 47 Warren Powers Denver Broncos DE
5 4 116 Vernon Joines Cleveland Browns WR
11 22 301 Dan Plocki Cleveland Browns K
12 8 315 J. B. Brown Miami Dolphins DB
1990 3 17 70 Neil O'Donnell Pittsburgh Steelers QB Pro Bowl (1992)
12 18 322 Blaine Rose New England Patriots G
1991 4 1 84 Scott Zolak New England Patriots QB
4 28 111 Clarence Jones New York Giants T
9 1 224 O'Neil Glenn New England Patriots G
1992 3 14 70 Larry Webster Miami Dolphins DT Super Bowl XXXV Champion
7 1 169 Derek Steele Indianapolis Colts DE
1993 6 20 160 Frank Wycheck Tennessee Titans TE 3× Pro Bowl (1998–2000)
All-Pro (2000)
1995 7 7 215 Steve Ingram Tampa Bay Buccaneers G
1996 5 21 153 Jermaine Lewis Baltimore Ravens WR 2× Pro Bowl (1998, 2001)
2× All-Pro (1998, 2001)
Super Bowl XXXV Champion
1997 1 24 24 Chad Scott Pittsburgh Steelers DB
1998 6 10 163 Eric Ogbogu New York Jets DE
1999 5 13 146 Eric Barton Oakland Raiders LB
6 18 187 Kendall Ogle Cleveland Browns LB
2000 4 1 95 Lewis Sanders Cleveland Browns DB
7 10 216 Delbert Cowsette Washington Redskins DT
2001 2 13 44 Kris Jenkins Carolina Panthers DT 4× Pro Bowl (2002, 2003, 2006, 2008)
3× All-Pro (2002, 2003, 2008)
2 18 49 Lamont Jordan New York Jets RB
2002 3 11 76 Melvin Fowler Cleveland Browns C
3 17 83 Charles Hill Houston Texans DT
7 41 252 Matt Murphy Detroit Lions TE
2003 2 8 40 E. J. Henderson Minnesota Vikings LB Pro Bowl (2010)
College Football Hall of Fame
2004 2 24 56 Madieu Williams Cincinnati Bengals DB Man of the Year Award
3 8 71 Randy Starks Tennessee Titans DT 2× Pro Bowl (2010, 2012)
4 16 112 Leon Joe Chicago Bears LB
7 19 220 Jeff Dugan Minnesota Vikings TE
7 41 242 Bruce Perry Philadelphia Eagles RB
2005 1 12 12 Shawne Merriman San Diego Chargers LB 3× Pro Bowl (2005–2007)
3× All-Pro (2005–2007)
NFL DROY
3 33 97 Domonique Foxworth Denver Broncos DB
2006 1 6 6 Vernon Davis San Francisco 49ers TE 2× Pro Bowl (2009, 2013)
All-Pro (2013)
Super Bowl 50 Champion
2 2 34 D'Qwell Jackson Cleveland Browns LB Pro Bowl (2014)
7 26 232 Gerrick McPhearson New York Giants DB
2007 2 23 55 Josh Wilson Seattle Seahawks DB
4 2 101 Adam Podlesh Jacksonville Jaguars P
2007s 5 0 0 Jared Gaither Baltimore Ravens T
2008 4 16 115 Dre Moore Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT
2009 1 7 7 Darrius Heyward-Bey Oakland Raiders WR
3 16 80 Kevin Barnes Washington Redskins DB
7 21 230 Moise Fokou Philadelphia Eagles LB
7 27 236 Jaimie Thomas Indianapolis Colts T
7 46 255 Dan Gronkowski Detroit Lions TE
2010 4 8 106 Bruce Campbell Oakland Raiders T
5 14 145 Nolan Carroll Miami Dolphins DB
2011 2 26 58 Torrey Smith Baltimore Ravens WR Super Bowl XLVII, LII Champion
7 18 221 Da'Rel Scott New York Giants RB Super Bowl XLVI Champion
2013 7 18 224 Kevin Dorsey Green Bay Packers WR
2014 3 16 80 Dexter McDougle New York Jets DB
2015 5 10 146 Stefon Diggs Minnesota Vikings WR 4× Pro Bowl (2020–2023)
2× All-Pro (2020, 2022)
All-Rookie Team (2015)
6 27 203 Darius Kilgo Denver Broncos DT Super Bowl 50, LI Champion
2016 2 27 58 Sean Davis Pittsburgh Steelers DB
3 6 69 Yannick Ngakoue Jacksonville Jaguars DE Pro Bowl (2017)
All-Rookie Team (2016)
5 8 147 Quinton Jefferson Seattle Seahawks DT
2018 1 24 24 D. J. Moore Carolina Panthers WR All-Rookie Team (2018)
5 24 161 Jermaine Carter Carolina Panthers LB
2019 1 22 22 Darnell Savage Green Bay Packers DB All-Rookie Team (2019)
5 21 159 Byron Cowart New England Patriots DT
6 13 186 Ty Johnson Detroit Lions RB
7 5 219 Derwin Gray Pittsburgh Steelers G
2020 4 18 124 Anthony McFarland Jr. Pittsburgh Steelers RB
6 19 198 Antoine Brooks Pittsburgh Steelers DB Super Bowl LVI Champion
2021 7 5 233 Jake Funk Los Angeles Rams RB Super Bowl LVI Champion
2022 3 32 96 Nick Cross Indianapolis Colts S
4 38 143 Chigoziem Okonkwo Tennessee Titans TE All-Rookie Team (2022)
2023 1 24 24 Deonte Banks New York Giants DB
4 2 104 Jakorian Bennett Las Vegas Raiders DB
4 10 112 Chad Ryland New England Patriots K
6 9 186 Jaelyn Duncan Tennessee Titans T
7 34 251 Spencer Anderson Pittsburgh Steelers G

Footnotes

  1. ^ There is a conflict between references for this data. The DatabaseFootball.com source records that Bill Byrd was the 10th pick in the 18th round, 185th overall, while the media guide source records instead that Byrd was drafted in the 16th, without providing further data. It is assumed that the DatabaseFootball.com source is more authoritative, because it lists all draft picks in numerical order.
  2. ^ There is a conflict between references for this data. The DatabaseFootball.com source records that Lu Gambino was the 8th pick in the 24th round, 271st overall, while the media guide source records instead that Gambino was drafted in the 24th, without providing further data. It is assumed that the DatabaseFootball.com source is more authoritative, because it lists all draft picks in numerical order.
  3. ^ There is a conflict between references for this data. The DatabaseFootball.com source records that Emile Fritz was the 10th pick in the 13th round, 115th overall, while the media guide source records instead that Fritz was drafted in the 11th, without providing further data. It is assumed that the DatabaseFootball.com source is more authoritative, because it lists all draft picks in numerical order.
  4. ^ Hickey left Maryland in 1966 before his junior season after being ruled academically ineligible and was playing minor league football for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the Continental Football League when he was drafted.

References

  1. ^ "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com.
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