RSS Feed56th Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ozzy Trapilo | Bears | 2 | 24 | 56 | T | Boston College |
| 2024 | Marshawn Kneeland | Cowboys | 2 | 24 | 56 | DE | Western Michigan |
| 2023 | Tyrique Stevenson | Bears | 2 | 25 | 56 | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 2022 | Sam Williams | Cowboys | 2 | 24 | 56 | DE | Mississippi |
| 2021 | D'Wayne Eskridge | Seahawks | 2 | 24 | 56 | WR | Western Michigan |
| 2020 | Raekwon Davis | Dolphins | 2 | 24 | 56 | DT | Alabama |
| 2019 | Mecole Hardman | Chiefs | 2 | 24 | 56 | WR | Georgia |
| 2018 | Duke Dawson | Patriots | 2 | 24 | 56 | DB | Florida |
| 2017 | Obi Melifonwu | Raiders | 2 | 24 | 56 | DB | Connecticut |
| 2016 | Cody Whitehair | Bears | 2 | 25 | 56 | G | Kansas State |
| 2015 | Senquez Golson | Steelers | 2 | 24 | 56 | DB | Mississippi |
| 2014 | Cody Latimer | Broncos | 2 | 24 | 56 | WR | Indiana |
| 2013 | Arthur Brown | Ravens | 2 | 24 | 56 | LB | Kansas State |
| 2012 | Mike Adams | Steelers | 2 | 24 | 56 | T | Ohio State |
| 2011 | Shane Vereen | Patriots | 2 | 24 | 56 | RB | California |
| 2010 | Michael Neal | Packers | 2 | 24 | 56 | DT | Purdue |
| 2009 | Fili Moala | Colts | 2 | 24 | 56 | DT | USC |
| 2008 | Brian Brohm | Packers | 2 | 25 | 56 | QB | Louisville |
| 2007 | Tim Crowder | Broncos | 2 | 24 | 56 | DE | Texas |
| 2006 | Chris Chester | Ravens | 2 | 24 | 56 | C | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | Darrent Williams | Broncos | 2 | 24 | 56 | DB | Oklahoma State |
| 2004 | Madieu Williams | Bengals | 2 | 24 | 56 | DB | Maryland |
| 2003 | Osi Umenyiora | Giants | 2 | 24 | 56 | DE | Troy |
| 2002 | Ladell Betts | Redskins | 2 | 24 | 56 | RB | Iowa |
| 2001 | Tony Dixon | Cowboys | 2 | 25 | 56 | DB | Alabama |
| 2000 | Michael Boireau | Vikings | 2 | 25 | 56 | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 1999 | Larry Smith | Jaguars | 2 | 25 | 56 | DT | Florida State |
| 1998 | Dorian Boose | Jets | 2 | 26 | 56 | DE | Washington State |
| 1997 | Mike Minter | Panthers | 2 | 26 | 56 | DB | Nebraska |
| 1996 | Derrick Mayes | Packers | 2 | 26 | 56 | WR | Notre Dame |
| 1995 | Todd Sauerbrun | Bears | 2 | 24 | 56 | P | West Virginia |
| 1994 | Brad Ottis | Rams | 2 | 27 | 56 | DT | Wayne State (NE) |
| 1993 | Vincent Brisby | Patriots | 2 | 27 | 56 | WR | N.E. Louisiana |
| 1992 | Jason Hanson | Lions | 2 | 28 | 56 | K | Washington State |
| 1991 | Calvin Stephens | Patriots | 3 | 1 | 56 | G | South Carolina |
| 1990 | Tony Stargell | Jets | 3 | 3 | 56 | DB | Tennessee State |
| 1989 | Wesley Walls | 49ers | 2 | 28 | 56 | TE | Mississippi |
| 1988 | Alex Higdon | Falcons | 3 | 1 | 56 | TE | Ohio State |
| 1987 | Scott Schwedes | Dolphins | 2 | 28 | 56 | WR | Syracuse |
| 1986 | Tom Rathman | 49ers | 3 | 1 | 56 | RB | Nebraska |
| 1985 | Ben Thomas | Patriots | 2 | 28 | 56 | DE | Auburn |
| 1984u | Stewart Hill | Raiders | 2 | 28 | 56 | LB | Washington |
| 1984 | John Frank | 49ers | 2 | 28 | 56 | TE | Ohio State |
| 1983 | Richard Williams | Redskins | 2 | 28 | 56 | RB | Memphis State |
| 1982 | Cedric Jones | Patriots | 3 | 1 | 56 | WR | Duke |
| 1981 | Andra Franklin | Dolphins | 2 | 28 | 56 | RB | Nebraska |
| 1980 | John Goodman | Steelers | 2 | 28 | 56 | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Zack Valentine | Steelers | 2 | 28 | 56 | LB | East Carolina |
| 1978 | Todd Christensen | Cowboys | 2 | 28 | 56 | TE | Brigham Young |
| 1977 | Ted McKnight | Raiders | 2 | 28 | 56 | RB | Minnesota-Duluth |
| 1976 | James Files | Steelers | 2 | 28 | 56 | C | McNeese State |
| 1975 | David Pear | Colts | 3 | 4 | 56 | DT | Washington |
| 1974 | Greg Horton | Bears | 3 | 4 | 56 | G | Colorado |
| 1973 | Brad Dusek | Patriots | 3 | 4 | 56 | DB | Texas A&M |
| 1972 | Lewis Jolley | Oilers | 3 | 4 | 56 | RB | North Carolina |
| 1971 | Lynn Dickey | Oilers | 3 | 4 | 56 | QB | Kansas State |
| 1970 | Mike Ballou | Patriots | 3 | 4 | 56 | LB | UCLA |
| 1969 | Jon Kolb | Steelers | 3 | 4 | 56 | C | Oklahoma State |
| 1968 | Gary Davis | Bengals | 3 | 1 | 56 | QB | Vanderbilt |
| 1967 | Larry Carwell | Oilers | 3 | 3 | 56 | DB | Iowa State |
| 1966 | Don Parker | 49ers | 4 | 8 | 56 | G | Virginia |
| 1965 | Dave Johnson | Colts | 4 | 14 | 56 | WR | San Jose State |
| 1964 | Frank Budka | Bears | 4 | 14 | 56 | RB | Notre Dame |
| 1963 | Carlton Simons | Packers | 4 | 14 | 56 | C | Stanford |
| 1963 | Bobby Bell | Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 56 | LB | Minnesota |
| 1962 | Ron Gassert | Packers | 4 | 14 | 56 | T | Virginia |
| 1961 | Joe LeSage | Packers | 4 | 14 | 56 | G | Tulane |
| 1960 | Don Norton | Eagles | 5 | 8 | 56 | E | Iowa |
| 1959 | John Lands | Rams | 5 | 8 | 56 | E | Montana State |
| 1958 | John Baker | Rams | 5 | 7 | 56 | T | North Carolina Central |
| 1957 | Karl Rubke | 49ers | 5 | 7 | 56 | C | USC |
| 1956 | Bob Skoronski | Packers | 5 | 7 | 56 | T | Indiana |
| 1955 | Mel Triplett | Giants | 5 | 7 | 56 | B | Toledo |
| 1954 | Billy Wells | Redskins | 5 | 7 | 56 | B | Michigan State |
| 1953 | Eddie Bell | Eagles | 5 | 7 | 56 | E | Pennsylvania |
| 1952 | Fred Williams | Bears | 5 | 7 | 56 | T | Arkansas |
| 1951 | Floyd Sampson | Steelers | 5 | 6 | 56 | B | McMurry |
| 1950 | Tom Rowe | Steelers | 5 | 3 | 56 | E | Dartmouth |
| 1949 | Doug Brightwell | Steelers | 6 | 5 | 56 | C | Texas Christian |
| 1948 | Ralph Hutchinson | Giants | 8 | 1 | 56 | T | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1947 | Harvey James | Lions | 8 | 1 | 56 | C | Miami (FL) |
| 1946 | Art Renner | Packers | 7 | 6 | 56 | E | Michigan |
| 1945 | Mike Wolak | Steelers | 7 | 2 | 56 | B | Duquesne |
| 1944 | Bob Graiziger | Dodgers | 7 | 2 | 56 | G | Minnesota |
| 1943 | Lou Palazzi | Giants | 7 | 6 | 56 | C | Penn State |
| 1942 | Bob Fitch | Redskins | 7 | 6 | 56 | E | Minnesota |
| 1941 | Don Vosberg | Giants | 7 | 6 | 56 | E | Marquette |
| 1940 | Bob Winslow | Lions | 7 | 6 | 56 | E | USC |
| 1939 | Charlie Heileman | Bears | 7 | 6 | 56 | E | Iowa State |
| 1938 | Paul Szakash | Lions | 7 | 6 | 56 | B | Montana |
| 1937 | Jimmie Cain | Redskins | 6 | 6 | 56 | B | Washington |
| 1936 | Don Irwin | Redskins | 7 | 2 | 56 | B | Colgate |
