Virginia Tech has produced 129 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 13 first-rounders — 31st all-time among college programs.
ACC · NFL draft picks 1980–2025 · 31st nationally
Virginia Tech College Draft History
Virginia Tech has produced 129 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 13 first-rounders — 31st all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 129
- First-rounders
- 13
- No. 1 overall
- 2
- Pro Bowlers
- 119% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 37
- Hall of Famers
- 1
Notable Virginia Tech draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
Bruce Smith
Buffalo Bills
Hall of Fame 8× All-Pro 11× Pro Bowl
279 games · 18 yrs as starter
Duane Brown
Houston Texans
1× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl
220 games · 15 yrs as starter
Michael Vick
Atlanta Falcons
4× Pro Bowl
143 games · 7 yrs as starter
Kam Chancellor
Seattle Seahawks
4× Pro Bowl
109 games · 7 yrs as starter
DeAngelo Hall
Atlanta Falcons
3× Pro Bowl
171 games · 10 yrs as starter
Wyatt Teller
Buffalo Bills
3× Pro Bowl
109 games · 7 yrs as starter
Tremaine Edmunds
Buffalo Bills
2× Pro Bowl
119 games · 8 yrs as starter
Kyle Fuller
Chicago Bears
1× All-Pro 2× Pro Bowl
113 games · 5 yrs as starter
Virginia 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
- DB 30
- RB 15
- WR 13
- DE 12
- LB 11
- TE 8
- G 7
- T 7
- DT 6
- QB 5
- C 4
- CB 3
NFL clubs that draft here
- BUF Buffalo Bills 9
- ATL Atlanta Falcons 8
- TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6
- CLE Cleveland Browns 6
- DAL Dallas Cowboys 6
- SF San Francisco 49ers 6
- MIN Minnesota Vikings 6
- WAS Washington Commanders 6
Every Virginia Tech draft pick
129 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
Bhayshul Tuten
Paulsboro, NJ
|
RB | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 games 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jaylin Lane
Clover, SC
|
WR | WAS Washington Commanders | 15 games 4 career AV |
| 2025 |
Dorian Strong
Upper Marlboro, MD
|
CB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 4 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Portsmouth, VA
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Aeneas Peebles
Raleigh, NC
|
DT | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 6 games |
| 2023 |
Chamarri Conner
Jacksonville, FL
|
DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 49 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2022 |
James Mitchell
Big Stone Gap, VA
|
TE | DET Detroit Lions | 35 games 1 career AV |
| 2022 |
Amare Barno
Blythewood, SC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 29 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Luke Tenuta
Crozet, VA
|
OL | BUF Buffalo Bills | 7 games |
| 2022 |
Lecitus Smith
Fitzgerald, GA
|
OL | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 19 games 2 career AV |
| 2021 |
Caleb Farley
Maiden, NC
|
DB | TEN Tennessee Titans | 21 games 2 career AV |
| 2021 |
Christian Darrisaw
Upper Marlboro, MD
|
OL | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 58 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2021 |
Divine Deablo
Winston-salem, NC
|
DB | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 67 games · 3 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2021 |
Khalil Herbert
Coral Springs, FL
|
RB | CHI Chicago Bears | 63 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2020 |
Dalton Keene
Littleton, CO
|
TE | NE New England Patriots | 7 games |
| 2018 |
Tremaine Edmunds
2× Pro Bowl
|
ILB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 119 games · 8 yrs as starter 62 career AV |
| 2018 |
Terrell Edmunds
Danville, VA
|
S | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 102 games · 5 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2018 |
Tim Settle
Manassas, VA
|
DT | WAS Washington Commanders | 124 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2018 |
Wyatt Teller
3× Pro Bowl
|
G | BUF Buffalo Bills | 109 games · 7 yrs as starter 39 career AV |
| 2018 |
Greg Stroman
Bristow, VA
|
CB | WAS Washington Commanders | 33 games 4 career AV |
| 2017 |
Chuck Clark
Suffolk, VA
|
DB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 123 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2017 |
Bucky Hodges
Virginia Beach, VA
|
TE | MIN Minnesota Vikings | No regular-season snaps |
| 2017 |
Sam Rogers
Mechanicsville, VA
|
FB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | No regular-season snaps |
| 2017 |
Isaiah Ford
Jacksonville, FL
|
WR | MIA Miami Dolphins | 32 games 5 career AV |
| 2016 |
Kendall Fuller
Baltimore, MD
|
CB | WAS Washington Commanders | 128 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2016 |
Dadi Nicolas
Delray Beach, FL
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 11 games 1 career AV |
| 2015 |
Kyshoen Jarrett
Tannersville, PA
|
S | WAS Washington Commanders | 16 games 3 career AV |
| 2015 |
Laurence Gibson
Sierra Vista, AZ
|
T | DAL Dallas Cowboys | No regular-season snaps |
| 2014 |
Kyle Fuller
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
DB | CHI Chicago Bears | 113 games · 5 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2014 |
Logan Thomas
Lynchburg, VA
|
QB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 94 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2014 |
Antone Exum
Glen Allen, VA
|
DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 51 games 6 career AV |
| 2013 |
Corey Fuller
Baltimore, MD
|
WR | DET Detroit Lions | 28 games 3 career AV |
| 2013 |
Vinston Painter
Norfolk, VA
|
G | DEN Denver Broncos | 14 games |
| 2012 |
David Wilson
Danville, VA
|
RB | NYG New York Giants | 21 games 5 career AV |
| 2012 |
Jayron Hosley
Delray Beach, FL
|
DB | NYG New York Giants | 43 games 8 career AV |
| 2012 |
Danny Coale
Lexington, VA
|
WR | DAL Dallas Cowboys | No regular-season snaps |
| 2011 |
Ryan Williams
Manassas, VA
|
RB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 5 games 1 career AV |
| 2011 |
Roc Carmichael
Clinton, MD
|
DB | HOU Houston Texans | 19 games 2 career AV |
| 2011 |
Tyrod Taylor
1× Pro Bowl
|
QB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 100 games · 3 yrs as starter 50 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jason Worilds
Carteret, NJ
|
DE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 73 games · 2 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2010 |
Kam Chancellor
4× Pro Bowl
|
DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 109 games · 7 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2010 |
Ed Wang
|
T | BUF Buffalo Bills | 6 games |
| 2010 |
Brent Bowden
Centreville, VA
|
P | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2010 |
Cody Grimm
|
DB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2009 |
Victor Harris
|
DB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 18 games 3 career AV |
| 2008 |
Duane Brown
1× All-Pro
5× Pro Bowl
|
T | HOU Houston Texans | 220 games · 15 yrs as starter 91 career AV |
| 2008 |
Brandon Flowers
1× Pro Bowl
|
DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 119 games · 9 yrs as starter 42 career AV |
| 2008 |
Eddie Royal
|
WR | DEN Denver Broncos | 116 games · 6 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 2008 |
Chris Ellis
|
DE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 15 games 2 career AV |
| 2008 |
Xavier Adibi
|
LB | HOU Houston Texans | 44 games 4 career AV |
| 2008 |
Carlton Powell
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | 3 games |
| 2008 |
Josh Morgan
|
WR | SF San Francisco 49ers | 93 games · 5 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2008 |
Justin Harper
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 2 games |
| 2007 |
Aaron Rouse
|
DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 41 games · 2 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2007 |
David Clowney
|
WR | GB Green Bay Packers | 28 games 3 career AV |
| 2007 |
Brandon Frye
|
T | HOU Houston Texans | 11 games 2 career AV |
| 2006 |
Jimmy Williams
|
DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 27 games 5 career AV |
| 2006 |
Darryl Tapp
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 165 games · 2 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2006 |
James Anderson
|
LB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 123 games · 4 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2006 |
Jeff King
|
TE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 108 games · 6 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2006 |
Jonathan Lewis
|
DT | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 4 games |
| 2006 |
Justin Hamilton
|
RB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2006 |
Jimmy Martin
|
C | LAC San Diego Chargers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2006 |
Will Montgomery
|
G | CAR Carolina Panthers | 110 games · 4 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2006 |
Cedric Humes
|
RB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2005 |
Eric Green
|
DB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 51 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2005 |
Vincent Fuller
|
DB | TEN Tennessee Titans | 76 games 8 career AV |
| 2005 | Jon Dunn | T | CLE Cleveland Browns | No regular-season snaps |
| 2004 |
DeAngelo Hall
3× Pro Bowl
|
DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 171 games · 10 yrs as starter 61 career AV |
| 2004 |
Kevin Jones
|
RB | DET Detroit Lions | 64 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2004 |
Jake Grove
|
C | LV Oakland Raiders | 66 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2004 |
Ernest Wilford
|
WR | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 87 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2004 |
Nathaniel Adibi
|
DE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2003 | Lee Suggs | RB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 29 games 8 career AV |
| 2003 | Willie Pile | DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 32 games 3 career AV |
| 2002 | Andre' Davis | WR | CLE Cleveland Browns | 104 games · 1 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2002 | Ben Taylor | LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 49 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2002 | David Pugh | DT | IND Indianapolis Colts | 4 games 1 career AV |
| 2002 | Bob Slowikowski | TE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | No regular-season snaps |
| 2002 | Chad Beasley | T | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 8 games 2 career AV |
| 2002 | Derrius Monroe | DE | NO New Orleans Saints | No regular-season snaps |
| 2002 | Jarrett Ferguson | RB | BUF Buffalo Bills | No regular-season snaps |
| 2001 | Michael Vick 4× Pro Bowl | QB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 143 games · 7 yrs as starter 92 career AV |
| 2001 | Cory Bird | DB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 45 games 6 career AV |
| 2001 | Matt Lehr | C | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 98 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2000 | John Engelberger | DE | SF San Francisco 49ers | 139 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2000 | Ike Charlton | DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 53 games 5 career AV |
| 2000 | Corey Moore | LB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 10 games 3 career AV |
| 2000 | Anthony Midget | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 2000 | Shyrone Stith | RB | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 15 games |
| 1999 | Pierson Prioleau | DB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 160 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 1999 | Derek Smith | T | WAS Washington Commanders | No regular-season snaps |
| 1998 | Todd Washington | G | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 97 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 1998 | Gennaro DiNapoli | C | LV Oakland Raiders | 39 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 1998 | Ken Oxendine | RB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 21 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 1998 | Marcus Parker | RB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | No regular-season snaps |
| 1997 | Jim Druckenmiller | QB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 6 games 1 career AV |
| 1997 | Torrian Gray | DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 25 games 2 career AV |
| 1997 | Antonio Banks | DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 24 games 2 career AV |
| 1997 | Cornell Brown | LB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 109 games · 1 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 1996 | Bryan Still | WR | LAC San Diego Chargers | 52 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 1996 | J.C. Price | DT | CAR Carolina Panthers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1995 | Antonio Freeman 1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl | WR | GB Green Bay Packers | 132 games · 6 yrs as starter 65 career AV |
| 1995 | Ken Brown | LB | DEN Denver Broncos | 2 games |
| 1994 | Tyronne Drakeford | DB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 97 games · 2 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 1994 | John Burke | TE | NE New England Patriots | 60 games 2 career AV |
| 1994 | Jim Pyne | G | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 81 games · 5 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 1992 | Eugene Chung | G | NE New England Patriots | 55 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 1992 | Will Furrer | QB | CHI Chicago Bears | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 1992 | Damien Russell | DB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 16 games 1 career AV |
| 1992 | William Boatwright | G | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | No regular-season snaps |
| 1992 | John Granby | WR | DEN Denver Broncos | 4 games |
| 1991 | Al Chamblee | LB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22 games 3 career AV |
| 1990 | Jock Jones | LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 46 games 5 career AV |
| 1990 | Roger Brown | DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 37 games 3 career AV |
| 1988 | Steve Johnson | TE | NE New England Patriots | 14 games |
| 1988 | Carter Wiley | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Victor Jones | LB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 93 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 1987 | Eddie Hunter | RB | NYJ New York Jets | 6 games 2 career AV |
| 1987 | Curtis Taliaferro | LB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 1985 | Bruce Smith HOF 8× All-Pro 11× Pro Bowl | DE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 279 games · 18 yrs as starter 152 career AV |
| 1985 | Jesse Penn | LB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 42 games 6 career AV |
| 1985 | Ashley Lee | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 1985 | Joe Jones | TE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 3 games |
| 1985 | Allen Young | DB | NYG New York Giants | No regular-season snaps |
| 1984 | Tony Paige | RB | NYJ New York Jets | 130 games · 5 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 1982 | Robert Brown | DE | GB Green Bay Packers | 164 games · 7 yrs as starter 50 career AV |
| 1980 | Doug McDougald | DE | NE New England Patriots | 8 games 1 career AV |
| 1980 | Kenny Lewis | RB | LV Oakland Raiders | 19 games 1 career AV |
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Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Virginia Tech in the NFL draft
Virginia Tech has produced 129 NFL draft picks between 1980 and 2025, including 13 first-round selections and 2 No. 1 overall picks. 11 of those picks (9%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Virginia Tech ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Virginia Tech draft pick from 1980 through 2025 — 129 selections, 13 first-rounders, 11 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 Virginia Tech produced?
Virginia Tech has 129 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1980–2025), including 13 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/virginia-tech-hokies.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Virginia Tech?
Notable Virginia Tech draftees include Bruce Smith, Duane Brown, Michael Vick, Kam Chancellor. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/virginia-tech-hokies.
When was Virginia Tech’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Virginia Tech’s most recent pick in the archive is from the 2025 NFL Draft. See year-by-year totals at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/virginia-tech-hokies.