Memphis has produced 64 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 5 first-rounders — 65th all-time among college programs.
American · NFL draft picks 1980–2026 · 65th nationally
Memphis College Draft History
Memphis has produced 64 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 5 first-rounders — 65th all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 64
- First-rounders
- 5
- No. 1 overall
- 0
- Pro Bowlers
- 914% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 16
- Hall of Famers
- 1
Notable Memphis draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
Isaac Bruce
Los Angeles Rams
Hall of Fame 4× Pro Bowl
223 games · 13 yrs as starter
Stephen Gostkowski
New England Patriots
2× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl
219 games
Dontari Poe
Kansas City Chiefs
2× Pro Bowl
128 games · 8 yrs as starter
DeAngelo Williams
Carolina Panthers
1× Pro Bowl
142 games · 6 yrs as starter
Tim Harris
Green Bay Packers
1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl
122 games · 6 yrs as starter
Tony Pollard
Dallas Cowboys
1× Pro Bowl
112 games · 3 yrs as starter
Jerome Woods
Kansas City Chiefs
1× Pro Bowl
128 games · 7 yrs as starter
Wade Smith
Miami Dolphins
1× Pro Bowl
143 games · 6 yrs as starter
Memphis draft trends
Picks by class year, position group, and the NFL clubs that shop here most.
Picks by draft class
Earlier classes
Positions produced
- DB 16
- RB 7
- T 6
- LB 6
- DT 6
- WR 6
- DE 3
- C 2
- CB 2
- K 2
- P 2
- QB 2
NFL clubs that draft here
- BUF Buffalo Bills 6
- GB Green Bay Packers 5
- ARI Phoenix Cardinals 4
- LAR St. Louis Rams 4
- CIN Cincinnati Bengals 3
- CLE Cleveland Browns 3
- CHI Chicago Bears 3
- DET Detroit Lions 3
Every Memphis draft pick
64 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Travis Burke
Hollywood, FL
|
OT | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Kobee Minor
Lake Dallas, TX
|
DB | NE New England Patriots | 4 games |
| 2022 |
Dylan Parham
Carrollton, GA
|
OL | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 64 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2022 |
Calvin Austin III
Memphis, TN
|
WR | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 48 games 12 career AV |
| 2021 |
Kenneth Gainwell
Yazoo City, MS
|
RB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 83 games 24 career AV |
| 2020 |
Antonio Gibson
Stockbridge, GA
|
RB | WAS Washington Commanders | 83 games · 2 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2020 |
Chris Claybrooks
Nashville, TN
|
CB | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 46 games 5 career AV |
| 2020 |
Dustin Woodard
Chandler, AZ
|
C | NE New England Patriots | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
Darrell Henderson
Batesville, MS
|
RB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 54 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2019 |
Tony Pollard
1× Pro Bowl
|
RB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 112 games · 3 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2018 |
Anthony Miller
Memphis, TN
|
WR | CHI Chicago Bears | 52 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2018 |
Genard Avery
Grenada, MS
|
LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 63 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jake Elliott
1× Pro Bowl
|
K | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 147 games · 3 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2016 |
Paxton Lynch
Deltona, FL
|
QB | DEN Denver Broncos | 5 games 2 career AV |
| 2015 |
Bobby McCain
Oxford, AL
|
CB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 134 games · 6 yrs as starter 28 career AV |
| 2015 |
Martin Ifedi
Houston, TX
|
DE | LAR St. Louis Rams | No regular-season snaps |
| 2014 |
Lonnie Ballentine
Memphis, TN
|
DB | HOU Houston Texans | 4 games |
| 2012 |
Dontari Poe
2× Pro Bowl
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 128 games · 8 yrs as starter 55 career AV |
| 2009 |
Clinton McDonald
|
DT | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 121 games · 2 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2007 |
Brandon McDonald
|
DB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 80 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2006 |
DeAngelo Williams
1× Pro Bowl
|
RB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 142 games · 6 yrs as starter 61 career AV |
| 2006 |
Stephen Gostkowski
2× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
K | NE New England Patriots | 219 games 37 career AV |
| 2004 |
Eric Taylor
|
DT | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 games |
| 2003 | Wade Smith 1× Pro Bowl | T | MIA Miami Dolphins | 143 games · 6 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 2003 | Travis Anglin | WR | DET Detroit Lions | No regular-season snaps |
| 2001 | Idrees Bashir | DB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 71 games · 4 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 2001 | Michael Stone | DB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 52 games 4 career AV |
| 2001 | Marcus Bell | DT | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 86 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 1999 | Mike McKenzie | DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 138 games · 9 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 1997 | Tony Williams | DT | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 101 games · 6 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 1997 | Richard Hogans | LB | CHI Chicago Bears | No regular-season snaps |
| 1997 | Marvin Thomas | DE | CHI Chicago Bears | 4 games |
| 1996 | Jerome Woods 1× Pro Bowl | DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 128 games · 7 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 1995 | Ken Irvin | DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 147 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 1994 | Isaac Bruce HOF 4× Pro Bowl | WR | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 223 games · 13 yrs as starter 101 career AV |
| 1994 | Tony Semple | G | DET Detroit Lions | 112 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 1994 | Steve Matthews | QB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 1993 | Russell Copeland | WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 72 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 1993 | Jeff Buffaloe | P | LAR Los Angeles Rams | No regular-season snaps |
| 1991 | Reggie Jones | DB | NO New Orleans Saints | 41 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 1991 | Jeff Fite | P | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1991 | Eduardo Vega | T | ARI Phoenix Cardinals | No regular-season snaps |
| 1990 | Charles Wilson | WR | GB Green Bay Packers | 76 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 1990 | Tory Epps | NT | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 70 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 1989 | Mike Nettles | DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | No regular-season snaps |
| 1989 | Greg Ross | DT | MIA Miami Dolphins | No regular-season snaps |
| 1989 | James Cribbs | DE | DET Detroit Lions | 7 games |
| 1989 | Marlon Brown | LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Tim Borcky | T | BUF Buffalo Bills | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Scott Dill | T | ARI Phoenix Cardinals | 110 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 1987 | David Brandon | LB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 123 games · 1 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 1986 | Jeff Walker | T | LAC San Diego Chargers | 30 games 2 career AV |
| 1986 | Tim Harris 1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl | LB | GB Green Bay Packers | 122 games · 6 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 1986 | Gary Hunt | DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 1986 | Trell Hooper | DB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 3 games 2 career AV |
| 1985 | Derrick Burroughs | DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 58 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 1985 | Tim Long | C | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 2 games |
| 1985 | Donnie Elder | DB | NYJ New York Jets | 82 games 1 career AV |
| 1985 | Jack Oliver | T | NYG New York Giants | 3 games 2 career AV |
| 1985 | James Bowers | DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | No regular-season snaps |
| 1985 | James Williams | RB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | Richard Williams | RB | WAS Washington Commanders | 22 games |
| 1981 | Keith Clark | LB | BUF Buffalo Bills | No regular-season snaps |
| 1980 | James Stewart | DB | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
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How Memphis compares with the rest of the league.
About this program's draft record
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Memphis in the NFL draft
Memphis has produced 64 NFL draft picks between 1980 and 2026, including 5 first-round selections. 9 of those picks (14%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Memphis ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Memphis draft pick from 1980 through 2026 — 64 selections, 5 first-rounders, 9 Pro Bowl alumni, and 1 Hall of Famers. Current conference: American.
How to use this page
- Scan the notable alumni for the program's highest-impact NFL careers.
- Read the class-by-class bars to spot the peak recruiting-to-draft cycles.
- Open a draft year to see the full class, or a conference peer to compare pipelines.
Frequently asked questions
How many NFL draft picks has Memphis produced?
Memphis has 64 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1980–2026), including 5 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/memphis-tigers.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Memphis?
Notable Memphis draftees include Isaac Bruce, Stephen Gostkowski, Dontari Poe, DeAngelo Williams. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/memphis-tigers.
When was Memphis’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Memphis’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/memphis-tigers.