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List of UCF Knights in the NFL draft

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The University of Central Florida first fielded a varsity football team in 1979, and ascended to Division I–A, now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), in 1996. The Knights entered an Automatic Qualifying conference in 2013, and won the program's first major bowl game. In 1987, Ted Wilson became the first Knight to be selected in an NFL Draft when he was selected in the tenth round by the Washington Redskins. Since Wilson's selection, thirty-four Knights have been drafted into the National Football League, including four first round selections. The highest a UCF player has been drafted is third overall in 2014, when quarterback Blake Bortles was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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
* Selected to an all-star game (Pro Bowl)
Won a league championship (Super Bowl)
Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Selections

Blake Bortles was drafted 3rd overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2014 NFL Draft
Brandon Marshall was drafted 120th overall by the Denver Broncos in the 2006 NFL Draft
Draft year Round Overall Player name NFL team Position Notes
1987 10 274 Ted Wilson[1] Washington Redskins WR
12 330 Elgin Davis New England Patriots RB
1988 3 65 Bernard Ford Buffalo Bills WR
5 136 Corris Ervin[2] Denver Broncos DB
1991 9 225 Raymond Irvin Cleveland Browns DB
9 240 Shawn Jefferson Houston Oilers WR
1992 3 66 Bob Spitulski Seattle Seahawks LB
1993 3 71 Rick Hamilton Washington Redskins LB
1995 3 72 Greg Jefferson Philadelphia Eagles DE
1996 5 142 Marquette Smith Carolina Panthers RB
1999 1 11 Daunte Culpepper* Minnesota Vikings QB Pro Bowl (2000, 2003, 2004)
4 96 Paul Miranda Indianapolis Colts DB
2000 7 242 Charles Lee Green Bay Packers WR
2002 2 64 Travis Fisher St. Louis Rams DB
2003 4 120 Asante Samuel*† New England Patriots DB Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Super Bowl Champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX)
5 167 Doug Gabriel Oakland Raiders WR
7 250 Mike Mabry Baltimore Ravens C
7 259 Elton Patterson Cincinnati Bengals DE
2004 7 232 Michael Gaines Carolina Panthers TE
2006 4 119 Brandon Marshall* Denver Broncos WR Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015)
2007 3 79 Mike Sims-Walker Jacksonville Jaguars WR
2008 3 64 Kevin Smith Detroit Lions RB
4 135 Josh Sitton*† Green Bay Packers G Pro Bowl (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Super Bowl Champion (XLV)
7 239 Mike Merritt Kansas City Chiefs TE
2009 5 168 Joe Burnett Pittsburgh Steelers DB
2010 2 41 Torell Troup Buffalo Bills DT
2011 3 85 Jah Reid Baltimore Ravens OT Super Bowl Champion (XLVII)
7 211 Bruce Miller San Francisco 49ers LB
2012 3 66 Josh Robinson Minnesota Vikings DB
2013 6 181 Latavius Murray* Oakland Raiders RB Pro Bowl (2015)
7 243 Kemal Ishmael Atlanta Falcons DB
2014 1 3 Blake Bortles Jacksonville Jaguars QB
7 222 Storm Johnson Jacksonville Jaguars RB
2015 1 26 Breshad Perriman Baltimore Ravens WR
4 109 Clayton Geathers Indianapolis Colts DB
2017 3 90 Shaquill Griffin* Seattle Seahawks DB Pro Bowl (2019)
2018 1 30 Mike Hughes Minnesota Vikings DB
3 91 Tre'Quan Smith New Orleans Saints WR
3 98 Jordan Akins Houston Texans TE
5 141 Shaquem Griffin Seattle Seahawks LB
2019 2 58 Trysten Hill Dallas Cowboys DT
2020 4 128 Gabe Davis Buffalo Bills WR
2021 2 40 Richie Grant Atlanta Falcons DB
3 71 Aaron Robinson New York Giants DB
4 141 Jacob Harris Los Angeles Rams WR
6 223 Tay Gowan Arizona Cardinals DB
7 242 Tre Nixon New England Patriots WR
2022 6 220 Kalia Davis San Francisco 49ers DT
2024 4 110 Javon Baker New England Patriots WR
6 204 Tylan Grable Buffalo Bills T

Notable free agents
1999 / T Cornell Green

References

  1. ^ "UCF Knights Football." UCFKnights.com Retrieved on May 28, 2015.
  2. ^ Football Database 1988 NFL draft