RSS Feed26th Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Pearce | Falcons | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Tennessee |
| 2024 | Graham Barton | Buccaneers | 1 | 26 | 26 | G | Duke |
| 2023 | Mazi Smith | Cowboys | 1 | 26 | 26 | DT | Michigan |
| 2022 | Jermaine Johnson | Jets | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Florida State |
| 2021 | Greg Newsome | Browns | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Northwestern |
| 2020 | Jordan Love | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | QB | Utah State |
| 2019 | Montez Sweat | Redskins | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Mississippi State |
| 2018 | Calvin Ridley | Falcons | 1 | 26 | 26 | WR | Alabama |
| 2017 | Takkarist McKinley | Falcons | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | UCLA |
| 2016 | Paxton Lynch | Broncos | 1 | 26 | 26 | QB | Memphis |
| 2015 | Breshad Perriman | Ravens | 1 | 26 | 26 | WR | Central Florida |
| 2014 | Marcus Smith | Eagles | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Louisville |
| 2013 | Datone Jones | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | UCLA |
| 2012 | Whitney Mercilus | Texans | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Illinois |
| 2011 | Jonathan Baldwin | Chiefs | 1 | 26 | 26 | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 2010 | Dan Williams | Cardinals | 1 | 26 | 26 | DT | Tennessee |
| 2009 | Clay Matthews | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | LB | USC |
| 2008 | Duane Brown | Texans | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | Virginia Tech |
| 2007 | Anthony Spencer | Cowboys | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Purdue |
| 2006 | John McCargo | Bills | 1 | 26 | 26 | DT | North Carolina State |
| 2005 | Chris Spencer | Seahawks | 1 | 26 | 26 | C | Mississippi |
| 2004 | Chris Perry | Bengals | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Michigan |
| 2003 | Kwame Harris | 49ers | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | Stanford |
| 2002 | Lito Sheppard | Eagles | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Florida |
| 2001 | Jamar Fletcher | Dolphins | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Wisconsin |
| 2000 | Erik Flowers | Bills | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Arizona State |
| 1999 | Fernando Bryant | Jaguars | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Alabama |
| 1998 | Alan Faneca | Steelers | 1 | 26 | 26 | G | Louisiana State |
| 1997 | Jim Druckenmiller | 49ers | 1 | 26 | 26 | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 1996 | Ray Lewis | Ravens | 1 | 26 | 26 | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 1995 | Devin Bush | Falcons | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Florida State |
| 1994 | Henry Ford | Oilers | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Arkansas |
| 1993 | Dana Stubblefield | 49ers | 1 | 26 | 26 | DT | Kansas |
| 1992 | Robert Porcher | Lions | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | South Carolina State |
| 1991 | Henry Jones | Bills | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Illinois |
| 1990 | Alexander Wright | Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 26 | WR | Auburn |
| 1989 | Cleveland Gary | Rams | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Miami (FL) |
| 1988 | Ted Gregory | Broncos | 1 | 26 | 26 | DT | Syracuse |
| 1987 | Jim Harbaugh | Bears | 1 | 26 | 26 | QB | Michigan |
| 1986 | Reggie Dupard | Patriots | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 1985 | Steve Sewell | Broncos | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1984u | Danny Knight | Dolphins | 1 | 26 | 26 | WR | Mississippi State |
| 1984 | Greg Bell | Bills | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Notre Dame |
| 1983 | Don Mosebar | Raiders | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | USC |
| 1982 | Glen Collins | Bengals | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Mississippi State |
| 1981 | Howard Richards | Cowboys | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | Missouri |
| 1980 | George Cumby | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | LB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Kent Hill | Rams | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | Georgia Tech |
| 1978 | John Anderson | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | LB | Michigan |
| 1977 | Randy Burke | Colts | 1 | 26 | 26 | WR | Kentucky |
| 1976 | Kevin McLain | Rams | 1 | 26 | 26 | LB | Colorado State |
| 1975 | Dave Brown | Steelers | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | Michigan |
| 1974 | Donald Reese | Dolphins | 1 | 26 | 26 | DE | Jackson State |
| 1973 | Joe Delamielleure | Bills | 1 | 26 | 26 | G | Michigan State |
| 1972 | Bill Thomas | Cowboys | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Boston College |
| 1971 | Leonard Dunlap | Colts | 1 | 26 | 26 | DB | North Texas State |
| 1970 | Sid Smith | Chiefs | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | USC |
| 1969 | Dave Foley | Jets | 1 | 26 | 26 | T | Ohio State |
| 1968 | Bill Lueck | Packers | 1 | 26 | 26 | G | Arizona |
| 1967 | Leslie Kelly | Saints | 1 | 26 | 26 | RB | Alabama |
| 1966 | Bob Windsor | 49ers | 2 | 10 | 26 | TE | Kentucky |
| 1965 | Dave Simmons | Cardinals | 2 | 12 | 26 | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 1964 | Billy Truax | Browns | 2 | 12 | 26 | TE | Louisiana State |
| 1963 | Frank Lasky | Giants | 2 | 12 | 26 | T | Florida |
| 1962 | Bob Bill | Giants | 2 | 12 | 26 | T | Notre Dame |
| 1961 | Ron Kostelnik | Packers | 2 | 12 | 26 | T | Cincinnati |
| 1960 | Hugh McInnis | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 26 | E | Southern Mississippi |
| 1959 | Wray Carlton | Eagles | 3 | 2 | 26 | B | Duke |
| 1958 | Larry Cowart | Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 26 | C | Baylor |
| 1957 | Billy Ray Smith | Rams | 3 | 1 | 26 | T | Arkansas |
| 1956 | Bill Herchman | 49ers | 3 | 1 | 26 | T | Texas Tech |
| 1955 | Mal Hammack | Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 26 | B | Florida |
| 1954 | Bobby Cavazos | Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 26 | B | Texas Tech |
| 1953 | Buck McPhail | Colts | 3 | 1 | 26 | B | Oklahoma |
| 1952 | Don Klosterman | Browns | 3 | 1 | 26 | QB | Loyola (CA) |
| 1951 | Bucky Curtis | Browns | 2 | 12 | 26 | E | Vanderbilt |
| 1950 | Jim Martin | Browns | 2 | 12 | 26 | E | Notre Dame |
| 1949 | Bill Walsh | Steelers | 3 | 5 | 26 | C | Notre Dame |
| 1948 | Johny Wolosky | Giants | 5 | 1 | 26 | C | Penn State |
| 1947 | Bob Chappius | Lions | 5 | 1 | 26 | B | Michigan |
| 1946 | Ham Nichols | Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 26 | G | Rice |
| 1945 | Gordon Appleby | Giants | 3 | 10 | 26 | C | Ohio State |
| 1944 | Gil Buley | Rams | 3 | 10 | 26 | T | Boston College |
| 1943 | Ralph Hamer | Lions | 4 | 1 | 26 | B | Furman |
| 1942 | Mal Kutner | Steelers | 4 | 1 | 26 | E | Texas |
| 1941 | Al Ghesquiere | Eagles | 4 | 1 | 26 | B | Detroit |
| 1940 | Cecil (Jack) Shirk | Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 26 | E | Oklahoma |
| 1939 | Hugh McCullough | Steelers | 4 | 1 | 26 | B | Oklahoma |
| 1938 | Vic Markov | Rams | 4 | 1 | 26 | T | Washington |
| 1937 | Maurice Eldar | Redskins | 3 | 6 | 26 | B | Kansas State |
| 1936 | Andy Pilney | Lions | 3 | 8 | 26 | B | Notre Dame |
