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| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tyler Shough | Saints | 2 | 8 | 40 | QB | Louisville |
| 2024 | Cooper DeJean | Eagles | 2 | 8 | 40 | DB | Iowa |
| 2023 | Isaiah Foskey | Saints | 2 | 9 | 40 | DE | Notre Dame |
| 2022 | Boye Mafe | Seahawks | 2 | 8 | 40 | LB | Minnesota |
| 2021 | Richie Grant | Falcons | 2 | 8 | 40 | DB | Central Florida |
| 2020 | Ross Blacklock | Texans | 2 | 8 | 40 | DT | Texas Christian |
| 2019 | Trayvon Mullen | Raiders | 2 | 8 | 40 | DB | Clemson |
| 2018 | Courtland Sutton | Broncos | 2 | 8 | 40 | WR | Southern Methodist |
| 2017 | Curtis Samuel | Panthers | 2 | 8 | 40 | WR | Ohio State |
| 2016 | Sterling Shepard | Giants | 2 | 9 | 40 | WR | Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Dorial Green-Beckham | Titans | 2 | 8 | 40 | WR | Missouri |
| 2014 | Kyle Van Noy | Lions | 2 | 8 | 40 | LB | Brigham Young |
| 2013 | Cornellius Carradine | 49ers | 2 | 8 | 40 | DE | Florida State |
| 2012 | Amini Silatolu | Panthers | 2 | 8 | 40 | T | Midwestern State (TX) |
| 2011 | Bruce Carter | Cowboys | 2 | 8 | 40 | LB | North Carolina |
| 2010 | Koa Misi | Dolphins | 2 | 8 | 40 | LB | Utah |
| 2009 | Ron Brace | Patriots | 2 | 8 | 40 | DT | Boston College |
| 2008 | Tracy Porter | Saints | 2 | 9 | 40 | DB | Indiana |
| 2007 | John Beck | Dolphins | 2 | 8 | 40 | QB | Brigham Young |
| 2006 | Daniel Bullocks | Lions | 2 | 8 | 40 | DB | Nebraska |
| 2005 | Josh Bullocks | Saints | 2 | 8 | 40 | DB | Nebraska |
| 2004 | Ben Troupe | Titans | 2 | 8 | 40 | TE | Florida |
| 2003 | E.J. Henderson | Vikings | 2 | 8 | 40 | LB | Maryland |
| 2002 | Mike Pearson | Jaguars | 2 | 8 | 40 | T | Florida |
| 2001 | Ken Lucas | Seahawks | 2 | 9 | 40 | DB | Mississippi |
| 2000 | Ian Gold | Broncos | 2 | 9 | 40 | DB | Michigan |
| 1999 | Tony Bryant | Raiders | 2 | 9 | 40 | DE | Florida State |
| 1998 | Cameron Cleeland | Saints | 2 | 10 | 40 | TE | Washington |
| 1997 | Dexter McCleon | Rams | 2 | 10 | 40 | DB | Clemson |
| 1996 | Jerod Cherry | Saints | 2 | 10 | 40 | DB | California |
| 1995 | Brian DeMarco | Jaguars | 2 | 8 | 40 | T | Michigan State |
| 1994 | David Palmer | Vikings | 2 | 11 | 40 | WR | Alabama |
| 1993 | Michael Strahan | Giants | 2 | 11 | 40 | DE | Texas Southern |
| 1992 | Matt Blundin | Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 40 | QB | Virginia |
| 1991 | Shane Curry | Colts | 2 | 13 | 40 | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 1990 | Tim Grunhard | Chiefs | 2 | 15 | 40 | C | Notre Dame |
| 1989 | Walter Reeves | Cardinals | 2 | 12 | 40 | TE | Auburn |
| 1988 | Thurman Thomas | Bills | 2 | 13 | 40 | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 1987 | Lonzell Hill | Saints | 2 | 12 | 40 | WR | Washington |
| 1986 | Kevin Murphy | Buccaneers | 2 | 13 | 40 | LB | Oklahoma |
| 1985 | Lester Lyles | Jets | 2 | 12 | 40 | DB | Virginia |
| 1984u | Robert Smith | Vikings | 2 | 12 | 40 | DE | Grambling State |
| 1984 | Victor Scott | Cowboys | 2 | 12 | 40 | DB | Colorado |
| 1983 | Rich Strenger | Lions | 2 | 12 | 40 | T | Michigan |
| 1982 | Robert Weathers | Patriots | 2 | 13 | 40 | RB | Arizona State |
| 1981 | Eric Wright | 49ers | 2 | 12 | 40 | DB | Missouri |
| 1980 | Darrol Ray | Jets | 2 | 12 | 40 | DB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Lawrence Johnson | Browns | 2 | 12 | 40 | DB | Wisconsin |
| 1978 | Al Baker | Lions | 2 | 12 | 40 | DE | Colorado State |
| 1977 | Bob Baumhower | Dolphins | 2 | 12 | 40 | DT | Alabama |
| 1976 | Jim Jensen | Cowboys | 2 | 12 | 40 | RB | Iowa |
| 1975 | Emmett Edwards | Oilers | 2 | 14 | 40 | WR | Kansas |
| 1974 | Billy Corbett | Browns | 2 | 14 | 40 | T | Johnson C. Smith |
| 1973 | Brad Van Pelt | Giants | 2 | 14 | 40 | LB | Michigan State |
| 1972 | Pat Sullivan | Falcons | 2 | 14 | 40 | QB | Auburn |
| 1971 | Bo Cornell | Browns | 2 | 14 | 40 | RB | Washington |
| 1970 | William Dusenbury | Oilers | 2 | 14 | 40 | RB | Johnson C. Smith |
| 1969 | Jerry Levias | Oilers | 2 | 14 | 40 | WR | Southern Methodist |
| 1968 | Freddie Hyatt | Cardinals | 2 | 13 | 40 | WR | Auburn |
| 1967 | Ron McCall | Chargers | 2 | 14 | 40 | LB | Weber State |
| 1966 | Tom Fisher | Giants | 3 | 8 | 40 | LB | Tennessee |
| 1965 | Ray Ogden | Cardinals | 3 | 12 | 40 | E | Alabama |
| 1964 | Joe O'Donnell | Packers | 3 | 12 | 40 | G | Michigan |
| 1963 | Louis Guy | Eagles | 3 | 12 | 40 | B | Mississippi |
| 1962 | Pat Holmes | Eagles | 3 | 12 | 40 | T | Texas Tech |
| 1961 | Phil Nugent | Packers | 3 | 12 | 40 | B | Tulane |
| 1960 | Ted Dean | Eagles | 4 | 4 | 40 | RB | Wichita State |
| 1959 | Jim Wood | Redskins | 4 | 4 | 40 | E | Oklahoma State |
| 1958 | Dan Nolan | Redskins | 4 | 3 | 40 | QB | Lehigh |
| 1957 | Jim Podoley | Redskins | 4 | 3 | 40 | B | Central Michigan |
| 1956 | Frank Pajaczkowski | 49ers | 4 | 3 | 40 | B | Richmond |
| 1955 | Tom Feamster | Rams | 4 | 3 | 40 | E | Florida State |
| 1954 | Tommy Allman | Packers | 4 | 3 | 40 | B | West Virginia |
| 1953 | Don Boll | Redskins | 4 | 3 | 40 | G | Nebraska |
| 1952 | Ken Casner | Rams | 4 | 3 | 40 | T | Baylor |
| 1951 | Paul Giroski | Redskins | 4 | 2 | 40 | T | Rice |
| 1950 | Bob Sanders | Eagles | 3 | 13 | 40 | B | Oregon |
| 1949 | John Goldsberry | Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 40 | T | Indiana |
| 1948 | George Grimes | Rams | 6 | 5 | 40 | B | Virginia |
| 1947 | Gene Wilson | Packers | 6 | 5 | 40 | E | Southern Methodist |
| 1946 | Don Paul | Rams | 5 | 10 | 40 | C | UCLA |
| 1945 | Forest Masterson | Bears | 5 | 8 | 40 | C | Iowa |
| 1944 | Abe Croft | Bears | 5 | 8 | 40 | E | Southern Methodist |
| 1943 | Bob Dove | Redskins | 5 | 10 | 40 | E | Notre Dame |
| 1942 | Martin Ruby | Bears | 5 | 10 | 40 | DT | Texas A&M |
| 1941 | Jim Stuart | Redskins | 5 | 10 | 40 | T | Oregon |
| 1940 | Carl Tomaselli | Giants | 5 | 10 | 40 | E | Scranton |
| 1939 | Don Willis | Giants | 5 | 10 | 40 | B | Clemson |
| 1938 | Gust Zarnas | Bears | 5 | 10 | 40 | G | Ohio State |
| 1937 | John Wiatrak | Rams | 4 | 10 | 40 | C | Washington |
| 1936 | Bob Wilson | Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 40 | B | Southern Methodist |
