List of North Carolina A&T Aggies in the NFL draft

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This list of North Carolina A&T Aggies football players in the NFL Draft includes alumni of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University that have been drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] Of the 33 Aggie players listed below, Bob "Stonewall" Jackson was the first player from an HBCU to be drafted by an NFL team.[3] 3 Former A&T players have been selected to a Pro Bowl or league All-Star Game, 3 have won a championship with their respective teams and 1 has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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).[4] Prior to 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 bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple-round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common craft became the NFL draft.[2]

Key[edit]

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 (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl)
† Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl)
‡ Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Selections[edit]

Draft Year Round Pick in round Overall pick Team drafted to Player Position Notes Reference
1950 16 6 202 New York Giants Bob "Stonewall" Jackson FB First player from an HBCU to be drafted in the NFL Draft [5]
1955 15 10 179 Chicago Bears J.D. Smith FB [6]
1959 22 6 258 San Francisco 49ers Burnio McQueen End
1960 20 1 229 St. Louis Cardinals Tom Day*† DE AFL All-Star Game (1965)
AFL championship (1964, 1965);		 [7]
1961 (AFL) 26 4 204 Buffalo Bills Lorenzo Stanford T
1962 20 1 229 New York Giants Joe Taylor CB
1963 18 5 243 Baltimore Colts Luther Woodruff T
1964 (AFL) 23 3 179 New York Jets Cornell Gordon† DB AFL championship (1968)
Super Bowl Champion (III)
1964 (NFL) 16 1 211 San Francisco 49ers Cornell Gordon DB Cornell Gordon elected to sign with the New York Jets of the AFL who had their draft 2 Days Earlier on Saturday November 30.[8]
1965 (AFL) 6 6 46 San Diego Chargers Will Beasley FB
1966 (AFL) 19 - 172 Buffalo Bills Mel Phillips DB Elected to sign with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL who held their draft on the same night
1966 (NFL) 5 5 69 San Francisco 49ers Mel Phillips DB
1968 5 5 69 Houston Oilers Elvin Bethea*‡ DE Pro Bowl (1969, 1971,)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (2003)
1968 16 9 411 La Rams Henry Hipps LB
1969 5 11 115 Miami Dolphins Willie Pearson DB
1971 5 8 112 Pittsburgh Steelers Melvin Holmes OT
1972 8 26 208 Dallas Cowboys Ralph Coleman LB
1972 11 26 286 Dallas Cowboys Lonnie Leonard LB
1972 16 20 410 Oakland Raiders Willie Wright TE
1973 11 15 275 New York Giants William Wideman DT
1975 13 26 338 Washington Redskins Morris McKie DB
1976 12 2 321 Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Ragsdale DB
1979 5 27 137 Pittsburgh Steelers Dwaine Board† DE Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIX)
1982 11 11 290 St. Louis Cardinals James Williams DE
1982 9 - - St. Louis Cardinals Kevin Robinson DE Kevin Robinson was a supplemental draft pick.
1984 12 14 322 Minnesota Vikings Mike Jones RB
1985 11 3 283 Minnesota Vikings Tim Williams DB
1992 5 3 115 Cincinnati Bengals Craig Thompson TE
1992 5 19 131 San Diego Chargers Kevin Little LB
1992 6 7 147 San Diego Chargers Reggie White DT
1994 6 28 198 Los Angeles Rams Ronald Edwards OT
1996 1 29 29 Pittsburgh Steelers Jamain Stephens OT
1997 3 14 78 San Diego Chargers Mike Hamilton LB
1997 7 14 215 St. Louis Rams Cedric White DE
1997 7 17 218 San Diego Chargers Toran James LB
2005 5 7 143 Green Bay Packers Junius Coston G
2017 4 12 119 Chicago Bears Tarik Cohen RB Pro Bowl (2018)
2018 3 1 65 Oakland Raiders Brandon Parker OL [9]
2019 7 11 225 Buffalo Bills Darryl Johnson Jr. DE

Footnotes[edit]

  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).[2]

References[edit]

General
  • "Draft History: Colleges Beginning with "N"". www.drafthistory.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  • "Draft History By School-NC A&T". NFL.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  • "North Carolina A&T Drafted Players/Alumni | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
Specific
  1. ^ "The NFL Draft". operations.nfl.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Central University - Alex M. Rivera Athletics Hall of Fame". nccueaglepride.com. NC Central University. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "1950 National Football League Draft | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "NFL.com Draft 2017 - NFL Draft History: Full Draft Year". NFL.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. ^ Buffalo Bills 1994 season in review video: "Classics." NFL Films.
  8. ^ "Boston picks QB to begin draft". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 30, 1963. p. 8.
  9. ^ Mills, Jeff. "Raiders pick A&T left tackle Brandon Parker in third round of NFL Draft". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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