List of Oklahoma State Cowboys in the NFL Draft

The Oklahoma State Cowboys football team has had 105 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1]

Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[3]

Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[1][2][4]

Contents

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker BB Blocking back
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
FB Fullback
* Selected to a Pro Bowl
Won a NFL championship
Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a NFL championship

Players selected

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Year[A 2] Rnd Pick Player name Position NFL team[A 3] Notes
1940 17 &10000000000000000000000 Foster, RalphRalph Foster T Chicago Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1943 12 &10000000000000000000000 Arms, LoydLoyd Arms G Chicago Bears &10000000000000000000000
1945 17 &10000000000000000000000 Spencer, JoeJoe Spencer DT Philadelphia Eagles &10000000000000000000000
1946 9 &10000000000000000000000 Colhouer, JakeJake Colhouer G Chicago Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1947 1 1 Fenimore, BobBob Fenimore HB Chicago Bears &10000000000000000000000
1947 1 &10000000000000000000000 Armstrong, NeillNeill Armstrong OE Philadelphia Eagles &10000000000000000000000
1948 1 &10000000000000000000000 Spavital, JimJim Spavital FB Chicago Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1948 23 &10000000000000000000000 Parmer, JimJim Parmer HB Philadelphia Eagles &10000000000000000000000
1949 2 &10000000000000000000000 Grimes, BillyBilly Grimes HB Chicago Bears &10000000000000000000000
1949 5 &10000000000000000000000 Long, BillBill Long OE Pittsburgh Steelers &10000000000000000000000
1950 15 &10000000000000000000000 Loyd, AlexAlex Loyd OE Washington Redskins &10000000000000000000000
1950 16 &10000000000000000000000 Shaw, CharlieCharlie Shaw OG San Francisco 49ers &10000000000000000000000
1951 17 &10000000000000000000000 Meisenheimer, DarrelDarrel Meisenheimer DB Detroit Lions &10000000000000000000000
1954 4 &10000000000000000000000 Bredde, BillBill Bredde HB Chicago Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1955 8 &10000000000000000000000 Mienert, DaleDale Mienert LB Baltimore Colts &10000000000000000000000
1958 26 &10000000000000000000000 Evans, JonJon Evans OE Pittsburgh Steelers &10000000000000000000000
1959 12 &10000000000000000000000 Keys, HowardHoward Keys C Philadelphia Eagles &10000000000000000000000
1961 6 &10000000000000000000000 Parker, FrankFrank Parker DT Cleveland Browns &10000000000000000000000
1962 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 Cutsinger, GaryGary Cutsinger DE Houston Oilers &10000000000000000000000
1965 13 &10000000000000000000000 Jacobson, JackJack Jacobson DB Detroit Lions &10000000000000000000000
1966 5 &10000000000000000000000 Garrison, WaltWalt Garrison RB Dallas Cowboys &10000000000000000000000
1966 8 &10000000000000000000000 Harper, CharlieCharlie Harper OT New York Giants &10000000000000000000000
1967 3 66 Randall, DennisDennis Randall DE New York Jets &10000000000000000000000
1967 3 67 Akin, HaroldHarold Akin T San Diego Chargers &10000000000000000000000
1967 3 71 Ward, LeonLeon Ward Baltimore Colts &10000000000000000000000
1967 12 307 Christian, J. B.J. B. Christian Baltimore Colts &10000000000000000000000
1967 17 435 Bacigalupo, TerryTerry Bacigalupo St. Louis Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1969 3 56 Kolb, JonJon Kolb OT Pittsburgh Steelers &10000000000000000000000
1969 3 73 Brown, TerryTerry Brown DB St. Louis Cardinals &10000000000000000000000
1970 1 25 Ward, JohnJohn Ward G Minnesota Vikings &10000000000000000000000
1970 2 47 Sherk, JerryJerry Sherk DT Cleveland Browns &10000000000000000000000
1970 6 131 Cutburth, BobBob Cutburth Chicago Bears &10000000000000000000000
1970 14 358 Little, JohnJohn Little DT New York Jets &10000000000000000000000
1971 17 428 Eben, HermanHerman Eben New Orleans Saints &10000000000000000000000
1972 17 424 Graham, DickDick Graham New Orleans Saints &10000000000000000000000
1974 1 18 Gant, ReubenReuben Gant TE Buffalo Bills &10000000000000000000000
1974 3 57 Robinson, GlennGlenn Robinson DE Baltimore Colts &10000000000000000000000
1974 5 130 Vann, ClevelandCleveland Vann Miami Dolphins &10000000000000000000000
1974 8 206 Boatwright, BonBon Boatwright DT San Diego Chargers &10000000000000000000000
1975 8 194 Thompson, LeonardLeonard Thompson WR Detroit Lions &10000000000000000000000
1976 1 25 White, JamesJames White DT Minnesota Vikings &10000000000000000000000
1976 7 197 Harris, LarryLarry Harris DT Houston Oilers &10000000000000000000000
1977 1 12 Dokes, PhilPhil Dokes DT Buffalo Bills &10000000000000000000000
1977 6 147 Parsley, CliffCliff Parsley P New Orleans Saints &10000000000000000000000
1977 7 172 Gofourth, DerrelDerrel Gofourth G Green Bay Packers &10000000000000000000000
1977 9 237 Tuner, RobertRobert Tuner RB Miami Dolphins &10000000000000000000000
1977 10 277 Baker, RonRon Baker G Baltimore Colts &10000000000000000000000
1978 1 5 Miller, TerryTerry Miller RB Buffalo Bills &10000000000000000000000
1978 2 41 Hardaway, BuddyBuddy Hardaway T San Diego Chargers &10000000000000000000000
1978 12 320 Butler, DariaDaria Butler Atlanta Falcons &10000000000000000000000

Notes

  1. ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the Common Draft (1967–1969).[1][2]
  2. ^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
  3. ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. http://www.webcitation.org/5kfaEwiKW. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  2. ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1961-1970. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
  3. ^ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. http://www.webcitation.org/5n4XIGQef. 
  4. ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d807e6d6a&template=with-video&confirm=true. Retrieved 2009-09-17.