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List of Duke Blue Devils in the NFL draft

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This is a list of Duke Blue Devils football players in the NFL draft.

Key

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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

Selections

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Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position
1936 6 9 54 Gus Durner New York Giants T
1937 2 3 13 Ace Parker Brooklyn Dodgers QB
1938 6 5 45 Joe Brunansky Chicago Cardinals T
12 8 108 Elmore Hackney New York Giants B
1939 8 5 65 Dan Hill Brooklyn Dodgers C
12 8 108 Bob O'Mara Washington Redskins B
15 8 138 Eric Tipton Washington Redskins B
1940 1 2 2 George McAfee Philadelphia Eagles RB
4 4 29 Edgar Bailey Brooklyn Dodgers E
12 8 108 Allen Johnson Washington Redskins G
16 8 148 Willard Perdue Washington Redskins E
18 6 166 Frank Ribar Detroit Lions G
1941 9 5 75 Jasper Davis Detroit Lions B
16 2 142 Wes McAfee Pittsburgh Steelers B
19 9 179 Alex Winterson Chicago Bears T
1942 1 4 4 Steve Lach Chicago Cardinals B
7 8 58 Tommy Prothro New York Giants B
9 6 76 Frank Swiger Washington Redskins B
13 8 118 Bob Barnett New York Giants C
1943 9 3 73 Moffatt Storer Chicago Cardinals B
1944 3 9 25 Bob Gantt Pittsburgh Steelers E
10 5 92 Ernie Beamer New York Giants E
15 8 150 Bill Milner Chicago Bears G
17 7 171 Tom Davis Washington Redskins B
23 6 236 John Wesley Perry Green Bay Packers B
24 1 242 Bob Nanni Chicago Cardinals T
1945 13 1 121 Elmore Luper Chicago Cardinals B
15 2 144 Gordon Carver Chicago Cardinals B
17 3 167 Ben Cittadino Chicago Cardinals E
27 3 277 Glen Stough Pittsburgh Steelers T
28 1 286 Garland Williams Chicago Cardinals T
29 6 302 Frank Irwin Washington Redskins T
1946 2 3 13 George Clark Pittsburgh Steelers B
4 4 29 Ernie Knotts Chicago Bears G
12 5 105 Al Bush New York Giants T
16 7 147 Kelly Mote Detroit Lions E
18 1 161 Frank Irwin Chicago Cardinals T
21 10 200 Cliff Lewis Los Angeles Rams B
23 3 213 Bill Leitheiser Pittsburgh Steelers G
24 2 222 Mike Karmazin Boston Yanks E
29 5 275 Steve Lucas New York Giants E
30 1 281 Jim LaRue Chicago Cardinals B
1947 14 2 117 Leo Long Boston Yanks B
15 6 131 Buddy Mulligan Chicago Cardinals B
25 3 228 Hal Mullins Washington Redskins T
1948 20 9 184 Fred Folger Pittsburgh Steelers B
28 8 263 Fred Hardison Chicago Bears E
1949 2 3 14 Al DeRogatis New York Giants T
10 1 92 Bill Davis Detroit Lions G
20 6 197 Lloyd Eisenberg Los Angeles Rams T
21 7 208 Tommy Hughes Washington Redskins B
21 8 209 Jim Duncan Chicago Bears E
1950 5 7 60 Lou Allen Pittsburgh Steelers T
1951 8 1 87 Bill Cox Washington Redskins B
24 3 282 Tom Powers Washington Redskins B
1952 19 9 226 Blaine Earon Detroit Lions E
23 10 275 Bob Bickel New York Giants B
1953 12 4 137 Jim Lawrence Chicago Bears T
12 7 140 Carson Leach San Francisco 49ers G
17 12 205 Ray Green Detroit Lions T
18 5 210 Carl Holben Pittsburgh Steelers T
22 10 263 Byrd Looper Cleveland Browns B
24 12 289 Truett Grant Detroit Lions T
30 5 354 Lou Tepe Pittsburgh Steelers C
1954 3 5 30 Ed Meadows Chicago Bears T
12 1 134 Howard Pitt Chicago Cardinals E
21 12 253 Jack Kistler Detroit Lions B
22 11 264 Lloyd Caudle Cleveland Browns B
24 12 289 Bobby Burrows Detroit Lions G
1955 14 8 165 Nick McKeithan San Francisco 49ers B
18 1 206 Fred Campbell Chicago Cardinals T
23 10 275 Jerry Barger Chicago Bears B
1956 3 8 33 Bob Pascal Baltimore Colts B
14 1 158 Ronnie Falls Detroit Lions LB
23 7 272 Jesse Birchfield Green Bay Packers G
29 8 345 Jim Nelson New York Giants G
1957 4 6 43 Sonny Jurgensen Philadelphia Eagles QB
8 1 86 Hal McElhaney Philadelphia Eagles B
8 3 88 Roy Hord Jr. Los Angeles Rams T
20 7 236 Sid DeLoatch San Francisco 49ers G
23 9 274 Milt Konicek Chicago Cardinals T
26 2 303 Buddy Bass Green Bay Packers E
26 7 308 Tom Topping San Francisco 49ers T
1958 3 9 34 Buzz Guy Cleveland Browns T
6 3 64 John Kersey Philadelphia Eagles T
8 11 96 Bert Lattimore Cleveland Browns E
12 11 144 Bob Brodhead Cleveland Browns QB
17 8 201 Jack Harrison New York Giants C
18 4 209 Phil Dupler Chicago Bears B
22 7 260 Bill Thompson Pittsburgh Steelers E
29 9 346 Doug Padgett Baltimore Colts E
1959 3 2 26 Wray Carlton Philadelphia Eagles B
16 9 189 Ted Royal Los Angeles Rams C
23 10 274 Jim Gardner Cleveland Browns T
29 5 341 Dave Sime Detroit Lions E
1960 2 2 14 Mike McGee St. Louis Cardinals G
9 4 100 Dwight Bumgamer Washington Redskins E
13 7 151 Bob Spada Chicago Bears E
1961 9 3 115 Joel Arrington Washington Redskins B
13 13 181 Jack Wilson Cleveland Browns B
18 8 246 Art Browning St. Louis Cardinals G
1962 9 9 121 Walt Rappold Baltimore Colts QB
1963 12 3 157 Chuck Walker St. Louis Cardinals G
1964 9 14 126 Jay Wilkinson Chicago Bears RB
1965 1 14 14 Mike Curtis Baltimore Colts LB
10 12 138 Chuck Drulis St. Louis Cardinals E
13 6 174 Biff Bracy Washington Redskins RB
17 11 235 Sonny Odom Detroit Lions RB
1966 6 14 94 Earl Yates Washington Redskins T
16 15 245 Rod Stewart Baltimore Colts E
1967 1 18 18 Bob Matheson Cleveland Browns LB
2 15 41 Dave Dunaway Green Bay Packers WR
1968 7 26 191 Andy Beath Green Bay Packers DB
1969 2 26 52 Al Woodall New York Jets QB
17 26 442 Fred Zirkie New York Jets DT
1970 11 14 274 Robert Morris Houston Oilers C
1971 3 7 59 Leo Hart Atlanta Falcons QB
5 15 119 Phil Asack San Diego Chargers DE
7 7 163 Wes Chesson Atlanta Falcons WR
1972 7 8 164 Ernie Jackson New Orleans Saints DB
1973 5 11 115 Steve Jones Los Angeles Rams RB
6 26 156 Ed Newman Miami Dolphins G
13 13 325 Robert Parrish New York Jets DT
15 7 371 Melvin Parker St. Louis Cardinals LB
1974 12 5 291 John Riccz New York Jets DE
1975 8 19 201 John Hill Buffalo Bills DT
1977 4 17 101 Billy Bryan Denver Broncos C
6 3 142 Tony Benjamin Seattle Seahawks RB
7 4 171 Bob Grupp New York Jets DB
1978 3 8 64 Lyman Smith Miami Dolphins DT
1979 9 14 234 Carl McGee Cleveland Browns LB
1982 3 1 56 Cedric Jones New England Patriots WR
4 25 108 Charles Bowser Miami Dolphins LB
5 23 134 Dennis Tabron Chicago Bears DB
1983 5 11 123 Chris Castor Seattle Seahawks WR
1984 6 8 148 Ben Bennett Atlanta Falcons QB
1987 1 5 5 Mike Junkin Cleveland Browns LB
1988 12 23 328 Steve Slayden Cleveland Browns QB
1989 3 18 74 Anthony Dilweg Green Bay Packers QB
1990 9 18 238 Clarkston Hines Buffalo Bills WR
12 16 320 Chris Port New Orleans Saints G
1992 1 0 0 Dave Brown New York Giants QB
1996 4 26 121 Ray Farmer Philadelphia Eagles DB
6 36 203 Spence Fischer Pittsburgh Steelers QB
7 14 223 Jon Merrill Minnesota Vikings T
1998 6 36 189 Patrick Mannelly Chicago Bears G
1999 2 30 61 Lennie Friedman Denver Broncos C
2000 6 7 173 Chris Combs Pittsburgh Steelers DE
2004 7 2 203 Drew Strojny New York Giants T
2013 7 43 249 Sean Renfree Atlanta Falcons QB
2014 4 9 109 Ross Cockrell Buffalo Bills DB
2015 1 28 28 Laken Tomlinson Detroit Lions G
4 6 105 Jamison Crowder Washington Redskins WR
2019 1 6 6 Daniel Jones New York Giants QB
2021 4 13 118 Chris Rumph II Los Angeles Chargers LB
5 10 154 Michael Carter II New York Jets DB
5 18 162 Noah Gray Kansas City Chiefs TE
6 26 210 Victor Dimukeje Arizona Cardinals DE
2024 1 26 26 Graham Barton Tampa Bay Buccaneers C
3 31 95 DeWayne Carter Buffalo Bills DT
5 28 163 Jacob Monk Green Bay Packers C

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Notable undrafted players

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Note: No drafts held before 1920

Year Player Position Debut Team Notes
1975 Robert Jackson G Cleveland Browns
1980 Joel Patten T Cleveland Browns
1982 Brian Baldinger G Dallas Cowboys
1993 Randy Cuthbert RB Pittsburgh Steelers
1995 John Farquhar TE Denver Broncos
1996 Bernard Holsey DT New York Giants
1997 Billy Granville LB Cincinnati Bengals
1998 Tawambi Settles CB Detroit Lions
Corey Thomas WR Detroit Lions
2000 Kevin Lewis LB New York Giants
Scottie Montgomery WR Denver Broncos
2004 Ryan Fowler LB Dallas Cowboys
2008 Patrick Bailey LB Pittsburgh Steelers
2009 Eron Riley WR Baltimore Ravens
Michael Tauiliili LB Indianapolis Colts
2010 Thaddeus Lewis QB St. Louis Rams
Vincent Rey LB Cincinnati Bengals
2012 Matt Daniels CB St. Louis Rams
Cooper Helfet TE Seattle Seahawks
2016 Max McCaffrey WR Oakland Raiders
Lucas Patrick G Green Bay Packers
Matt Skura C Baltimore Ravens
2017 Breon Borders CB Buffalo Bills
Thomas Hennessy LS Indianapolis Colts
2018 Austin Davis C Green Bay Packers
Shaun Wilson RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2019 Joe Giles-Harris LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Daniel Helm TE San Francisco 49ers
2021 Mark Gilbert CB Pittsburgh Steelers
Deon Jackson RB Indianapolis Colts
2022 Josh Blackwell CB Philadelphia Eagles