53rd Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Benjamin Morrison | Buccaneers | 2 | 21 | 53 | DB | Notre Dame |
| 2024 | Ben Sinnott | Commanders | 2 | 21 | 53 | TE | Kansas State |
| 2023 | Gervon Dexter | Bears | 2 | 22 | 53 | DT | Florida |
| 2022 | Alec Pierce | Colts | 2 | 21 | 53 | WR | Cincinnati |
| 2021 | Dillon Radunz | Titans | 2 | 21 | 53 | T | North Dakota State |
| 2020 | Jalen Hurts | Eagles | 2 | 21 | 53 | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2019 | Miles Sanders | Eagles | 2 | 21 | 53 | RB | Penn State |
| 2018 | M.J. Stewart | Buccaneers | 2 | 21 | 53 | DB | North Carolina |
| 2017 | Teez Tabor | Lions | 2 | 21 | 53 | DB | Florida |
| 2016 | Su'a Cravens | Redskins | 2 | 22 | 53 | LB | USC |
| 2015 | Jake Fisher | Bengals | 2 | 21 | 53 | T | Oregon |
| 2014 | Davante Adams | Packers | 2 | 21 | 53 | WR | Fresno State |
| 2013 | Margus Hunt | Bengals | 2 | 21 | 53 | DE | Southern Methodist |
| 2012 | Devon Still | Bengals | 2 | 21 | 53 | DT | Penn State |
| 2011 | Stephen Paea | Bears | 2 | 21 | 53 | DT | Oregon State |
| 2010 | Jermaine Cunningham | Patriots | 2 | 21 | 53 | LB | Florida |
| 2009 | LeSean McCoy | Eagles | 2 | 21 | 53 | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | Limas Sweed | Steelers | 2 | 22 | 53 | WR | Texas |
| 2007 | Eric Wright | Browns | 2 | 21 | 53 | DB | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 2006 | Anthony Fasano | Cowboys | 2 | 21 | 53 | TE | Notre Dame |
| 2005 | Dan Cody | Ravens | 2 | 21 | 53 | DE | Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Michael Boulware | Seahawks | 2 | 21 | 53 | LB | Florida State |
| 2003 | Victor Hobson | Jets | 2 | 21 | 53 | LB | Michigan |
| 2002 | Langston Walker | Raiders | 2 | 21 | 53 | T | California |
| 2001 | Quincy Carter | Cowboys | 2 | 22 | 53 | QB | Georgia |
| 2000 | Todd Wade | Dolphins | 2 | 22 | 53 | T | Mississippi |
| 1999 | Peerless Price | Bills | 2 | 22 | 53 | WR | Tennessee |
| 1998 | Bob Hallen | Falcons | 2 | 23 | 53 | G | Kent State |
| 1997 | Will Blackwell | Steelers | 2 | 23 | 53 | WR | San Diego State |
| 1996 | Gabe Northern | Bills | 2 | 23 | 53 | DE | Louisiana State |
| 1995 | Andrew Greene | Dolphins | 2 | 21 | 53 | G | Indiana |
| 1994 | Kevin Mitchell | 49ers | 2 | 24 | 53 | LB | Syracuse |
| 1993 | Reggie Freeman | Saints | 2 | 24 | 53 | LB | Florida State |
| 1992 | Tracy Scroggins | Lions | 2 | 25 | 53 | LB | Tulsa |
| 1991 | John Johnson | 49ers | 2 | 26 | 53 | LB | Clemson |
| 1990 | Eric Davis | 49ers | 2 | 28 | 53 | DB | Jacksonville State |
| 1989 | Darryl Henley | Rams | 2 | 25 | 53 | DB | UCLA |
| 1988 | Lars Tate | Buccaneers | 2 | 26 | 53 | RB | Georgia |
| 1987 | Louis Brock | Chargers | 2 | 25 | 53 | DB | USC |
| 1986 | Greg Lasker | Giants | 2 | 26 | 53 | DB | Arkansas |
| 1985 | Owen Gill | Seahawks | 2 | 25 | 53 | RB | Iowa |
| 1984u | Dewey Forte | Dolphins | 2 | 25 | 53 | DE | Bethune-Cookman |
| 1984 | Jay Brophy | Dolphins | 2 | 25 | 53 | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 1983 | Ray Horton | Bengals | 2 | 25 | 53 | DB | Washington |
| 1982 | Jeff Rohrer | Cowboys | 2 | 26 | 53 | LB | Yale |
| 1981 | Doug Donley | Cowboys | 2 | 25 | 53 | WR | Ohio State |
| 1980 | Perry Harrington | Eagles | 2 | 25 | 53 | RB | Jackson State |
| 1979 | Jeff Toews | Dolphins | 2 | 25 | 53 | T | Washington |
| 1978 | Ronnie Smith | Rams | 2 | 25 | 53 | WR | San Diego State |
| 1977 | Mike Ozdowski | Colts | 2 | 25 | 53 | DE | Virginia |
| 1976 | Ron McCartney | Rams | 2 | 25 | 53 | LB | Tennessee |
| 1975 | Mike Washington | Colts | 3 | 1 | 53 | DB | Alabama |
| 1974 | Danny White | Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 53 | QB | Arizona State |
| 1973 | Harvey Martin | Cowboys | 3 | 1 | 53 | DE | East Texas State |
| 1972 | Fred Swendson | Bills | 3 | 1 | 53 | DE | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | Bruce Jarvis | Bills | 3 | 1 | 53 | C | Washington |
| 1970 | Mel Blount | Steelers | 3 | 1 | 53 | DB | Southern |
| 1969 | Julian Nunamaker | Bills | 3 | 1 | 53 | DE | Tennessee-Martin |
| 1968 | John Wright | Falcons | 2 | 26 | 53 | WR | Illinois |
| 1967 | David Rowe | Saints | 2 | 27 | 53 | T | Penn State |
| 1966 | Bill Clay | Redskins | 4 | 5 | 53 | DB | Mississippi |
| 1965 | Bob Svihus | Cowboys | 4 | 11 | 53 | T | USC |
| 1964 | Tom Keating | Vikings | 4 | 11 | 53 | DT | Michigan |
| 1963 | Harlow Fullwood | Colts | 4 | 11 | 53 | G | Virginia |
| 1962 | Stan Sczurek | Browns | 4 | 11 | 53 | G | Purdue |
| 1961 | Dan Ficca | Eagles | 4 | 11 | 53 | G | USC |
| 1960 | Bob Jarus | Browns | 5 | 5 | 53 | RB | Purdue |
| 1959 | John Wooten | Browns | 5 | 5 | 53 | G | Colorado |
| 1958 | Bob Jewett | Bears | 5 | 4 | 53 | E | Michigan State |
| 1957 | Milt Campbell | Browns | 5 | 4 | 53 | B | Indiana |
| 1956 | Herb Nakken | Rams | 5 | 4 | 53 | B | Utah |
| 1955 | Hank Bullough | Packers | 5 | 4 | 53 | G | Michigan State |
| 1954 | Don Ellis | Colts | 5 | 4 | 53 | B | Texas A&M |
| 1953 | Bob Gaona | Steelers | 5 | 4 | 53 | T | Wake Forest |
| 1952 | Mel Sinquefield | Yanks | 5 | 4 | 53 | C | Mississippi |
| 1951 | Dick Steere | 49ers | 5 | 3 | 53 | T | Drake |
| 1950 | Bob McChesney | Eagles | 4 | 13 | 53 | E | Hardin-Simmons |
| 1949 | Albin (Rip) Collins | Yanks | 6 | 2 | 53 | B | Louisiana State |
| 1948 | Moroni Schwab | Lions | 7 | 8 | 53 | T | Utah State |
| 1947 | Bill Smyth | Rams | 7 | 8 | 53 | T | Cincinnati |
| 1946 | Tom Reinhardt | Steelers | 7 | 3 | 53 | T | Minnesota |
| 1945 | Barney Poole | Giants | 6 | 10 | 53 | E | Mississippi/Army |
| 1944 | Al Akins | Rams | 6 | 10 | 53 | B | Washington State |
| 1943 | Stan Mauldin | Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 53 | T | Texas |
| 1942 | Billy Sewell | Eagles | 7 | 3 | 53 | B | Washington State |
| 1941 | Jim Roberts | Steelers | 7 | 3 | 53 | C | Marshall |
| 1940 | Pete Cignetti | Steelers | 7 | 3 | 53 | B | Boston College |
| 1939 | Gerry Dowd | Rams | 7 | 3 | 53 | C | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 1938 | Leroy Monsy | Dodgers | 7 | 3 | 53 | G | Alabama |
| 1937 | John Golemgeske | Dodgers | 6 | 3 | 53 | T | Wisconsin |
| 1936 | Abe Mickal | Lions | 6 | 8 | 53 | B | Louisiana State |