Georgia Tech has produced 89 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 6 first-rounders — 54th all-time among college programs.
ACC · NFL draft picks 1980–2026 · 54th nationally
Georgia Tech College Draft History
Georgia Tech has produced 89 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 6 first-rounders — 54th all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 89
- First-rounders
- 6
- No. 1 overall
- 0
- Pro Bowlers
- 78% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 24
- Hall of Famers
- 1
Notable Georgia Tech draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
Calvin Johnson
Detroit Lions
Hall of Fame 3× All-Pro 6× Pro Bowl
135 games · 9 yrs as starter
Pat Swilling
New Orleans Saints
2× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl
185 games · 9 yrs as starter
Keith Brooking
Atlanta Falcons
5× Pro Bowl
225 games · 12 yrs as starter
Demaryius Thomas
Denver Broncos
5× Pro Bowl
143 games · 8 yrs as starter
Marco Coleman
Miami Dolphins
1× Pro Bowl
207 games · 12 yrs as starter
Dorsey Levens
Green Bay Packers
1× Pro Bowl
144 games · 3 yrs as starter
Darren Waller
Baltimore Ravens
1× Pro Bowl
95 games · 4 yrs as starter
Daryl Smith
Jacksonville Jaguars
190 games · 12 yrs as starter
Georgia Tech draft trends
Picks by class year, position group, and the NFL clubs that shop here most.
Picks by draft class
Earlier classes
Positions produced
- LB 16
- DB 14
- WR 10
- DE 8
- RB 8
- T 6
- G 5
- TE 4
- C 3
- DL 3
- DT 3
- P 3
NFL clubs that draft here
- NE New England Patriots 7
- ATL Atlanta Falcons 5
- BAL Baltimore Ravens 5
- MIN Minnesota Vikings 5
- GB Green Bay Packers 5
- DET Detroit Lions 4
- KC Kansas City Chiefs 4
- BUF Buffalo Bills 4
Every Georgia Tech draft pick
89 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Keylan Rutledge
Royston, GA
|
G | HOU Houston Texans | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Jordan van den Berg
Johannesburg
|
DL | CHI Chicago Bears | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Jackson Hawes
Salt Lake City, UT
|
TE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 17 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Zeek Biggers
Salisbury, NC
|
DL | MIA Miami Dolphins | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 2023 |
Keion White
Garner, NC
|
DL | NE New England Patriots | 47 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2022 |
Tariq Carpenter
Ludowici, GA
|
DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2021 |
Jalen Camp
Cumming, GA
|
WR | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 games |
| 2021 |
Pressley Harvin III
Alcolu, SC
|
P | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 47 games · 2 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2020 |
Tyler Davis
North Bellmore, NY
|
TE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 39 games |
| 2017 |
Harrison Butker
Decatur, GA
|
K | CAR Carolina Panthers | 137 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2016 |
Adam Gotsis
Abbotsford
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | 128 games · 3 yrs as starter 28 career AV |
| 2016 |
D.J. White
McDonough, GA
|
CB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 14 games 1 career AV |
| 2015 |
Shaq Mason
|
C | NE New England Patriots | 152 games · 10 yrs as starter 54 career AV |
| 2015 |
DeAndre Smelter
Macon, GA
|
WR | SF San Francisco 49ers | 2 games |
| 2015 |
Darren Waller
1× Pro Bowl
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 95 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2014 |
Jeremiah Attaochu
Washington, DC
|
LB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 82 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2014 |
Jemea Thomas
Queensland, GA
|
DB | NE New England Patriots | 2 games |
| 2014 |
Brandon Watts
Tennille, GA
|
LB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Stephen Hill
Lithonia, GA
|
WR | NYJ New York Jets | 23 games · 2 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2011 |
Anthony Allen
Tampa, FL
|
RB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 21 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Derrick Morgan
|
DE | TEN Tennessee Titans | 118 games · 8 yrs as starter 40 career AV |
| 2010 |
Demaryius Thomas
5× Pro Bowl
|
WR | DEN Denver Broncos | 143 games · 8 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2010 |
Morgan Burnett
College Park, GA
|
DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 121 games · 8 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jonathan Dwyer
Marietta, GA
|
RB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2009 |
Michael Johnson
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 155 games · 8 yrs as starter 54 career AV |
| 2009 |
Andrew Gardner
|
T | MIA Miami Dolphins | 28 games 7 career AV |
| 2009 |
Vance Walker
|
DT | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 104 games · 1 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2009 |
Darryl Richard
|
DT | NE New England Patriots | No regular-season snaps |
| 2008 |
Philip Wheeler
|
LB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 133 games · 3 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2008 |
Tashard Choice
|
RB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 88 games 13 career AV |
| 2008 |
Durant Brooks
|
P | WAS Washington Commanders | 6 games |
| 2007 |
Calvin Johnson
HOF
3× All-Pro
6× Pro Bowl
|
WR | DET Detroit Lions | 135 games · 9 yrs as starter 78 career AV |
| 2007 |
Mansfield Wrotto
|
G | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 27 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2006 |
Gerris Wilkinson
|
LB | NYG New York Giants | 58 games 6 career AV |
| 2006 |
P.J. Daniels
|
RB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | No regular-season snaps |
| 2006 |
Dawan Landry
|
DB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 130 games · 8 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 2004 |
Daryl Smith
|
LB | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 190 games · 12 yrs as starter 72 career AV |
| 2004 | Anthony Hargrove | DE | LAR St. Louis Rams | 102 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2004 |
Keyaron Fox
|
LB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 98 games 13 career AV |
| 2004 |
Nat Dorsey
|
T | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 40 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2004 |
Jonathan Smith
|
WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 18 games 2 career AV |
| 2002 | Nick Rogers | LB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 46 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2002 | Chris Young | DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 21 games 2 career AV |
| 2000 | Travares Tillman | DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 74 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2000 | Dez White | WR | CHI Chicago Bears | 82 games · 4 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2000 | Joe Hamilton | QB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 games |
| 1999 | Nate Stimson | LB | WAS Washington Commanders | No regular-season snaps |
| 1999 | Charlie Rogers | RB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 67 games 3 career AV |
| 1999 | Rodney Williams | P | LAR St. Louis Rams | 15 games 3 career AV |
| 1998 | Keith Brooking 5× Pro Bowl | LB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 225 games · 12 yrs as starter 81 career AV |
| 1998 | Ron Rogers | LB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | No regular-season snaps |
| 1996 | Michael Cheever | C | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 17 games 5 career AV |
| 1996 | Ryan Stewart | DB | DET Detroit Lions | 41 games 3 career AV |
| 1995 | Lee Flowers | DB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 112 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 1995 | Charlie Simmons | WR | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1995 | Jamal Cox | LB | CHI Chicago Bears | No regular-season snaps |
| 1994 | Gary Brown | T | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 25 games 5 career AV |
| 1994 | Dorsey Levens 1× Pro Bowl | RB | GB Green Bay Packers | 144 games · 3 yrs as starter 54 career AV |
| 1993 | Coleman Rudolph | DE | NYJ New York Jets | 48 games 6 career AV |
| 1993 | Scott Sisson | K | NE New England Patriots | 29 games |
| 1992 | Marco Coleman 1× Pro Bowl | DE | MIA Miami Dolphins | 207 games · 12 yrs as starter 72 career AV |
| 1992 | Mike Mooney | T | TEN Houston Oilers | 1 games |
| 1992 | Ken Swilling | DB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1992 | Willie Clay | DB | DET Detroit Lions | 118 games · 6 yrs as starter 38 career AV |
| 1992 | Tom Covington | TE | SF San Francisco 49ers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1991 | Calvin Tiggle | LB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24 games 3 career AV |
| 1991 | Jim Lavin | G | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | No regular-season snaps |
| 1990 | Sean Smith | DE | NE New England Patriots | 17 games 2 career AV |
| 1989 | Willis Crockett | LB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 13 games 1 career AV |
| 1989 | Cedric Stallworth | DB | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Sammy Lilly | DB | NYG New York Giants | 50 games 2 career AV |
| 1988 | Paul Jurgensen | DE | NO New Orleans Saints | No regular-season snaps |
| 1987 | Najee Mustafaa | DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 97 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 1987 | John Davis | G | TEN Houston Oilers | 104 games · 4 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 1987 | Gary Lee | WR | DET Detroit Lions | 26 games 5 career AV |
| 1987 | Tyrone Sorrells | G | NO New Orleans Saints | No regular-season snaps |
| 1986 | Pat Swilling 2× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl | LB | NO New Orleans Saints | 185 games · 9 yrs as starter 98 career AV |
| 1986 | Mark Pike | DE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 173 games 10 career AV |
| 1986 | Mike Travis | DB | LAC San Diego Chargers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1985 | Robert Lavette | RB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 33 games |
| 1985 | Ken Whisenhunt | TE | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 74 games · 3 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 1984 | Ronny Cone | RB | NYJ New York Jets | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | Dave Lutz | T | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 187 games · 11 yrs as starter 66 career AV |
| 1983 | Ellis Gardner | T | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 17 games 2 career AV |
| 1983 | Jim Bob Taylor | QB | IND Baltimore Colts | 8 games |
| 1982 | Mike Kelley | QB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 1980 | Henry Johnson | LB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 46 games 3 career AV |
| 1980 | Al Richardson | LB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 77 games · 5 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 1980 | Tom Daniel | C | NE New England Patriots | No regular-season snaps |
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About this program's draft record
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Georgia Tech in the NFL draft
Georgia Tech has produced 89 NFL draft picks between 1980 and 2026, including 6 first-round selections. 7 of those picks (8%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Georgia Tech ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Georgia Tech draft pick from 1980 through 2026 — 89 selections, 6 first-rounders, 7 Pro Bowl alumni, and 1 Hall of Famers. Current conference: ACC.
How to use this page
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Frequently asked questions
How many NFL draft picks has Georgia Tech produced?
Georgia Tech has 89 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1980–2026), including 6 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Georgia Tech?
Notable Georgia Tech draftees include Calvin Johnson, Pat Swilling, Keith Brooking, Demaryius Thomas. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets.
When was Georgia Tech’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Georgia Tech’s most recent pick in the archive is from the 2026 NFL Draft. See year-by-year totals at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets.