71st Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vernon Broughton | Saints | 3 | 7 | 71 | DT | Texas |
| 2024 | Isaiah Adams | Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 71 | G | Illinois |
| 2023 | Kendre Miller | Saints | 3 | 8 | 71 | RB | Texas Christian |
| 2022 | Velus Jones | Bears | 3 | 7 | 71 | WR | Tennessee |
| 2021 | Aaron Robinson | Giants | 3 | 7 | 71 | DB | Central Florida |
| 2020 | Justin Madubuike | Ravens | 3 | 7 | 71 | DT | Texas A&M |
| 2019 | Dre'Mont Jones | Broncos | 3 | 7 | 71 | DT | Ohio State |
| 2018 | Royce Freeman | Broncos | 3 | 7 | 71 | RB | Oregon |
| 2017 | Dan Feeney | Chargers | 3 | 7 | 71 | G | Indiana |
| 2016 | Darian Thompson | Giants | 3 | 8 | 71 | DB | Boise State |
| 2015 | Hroniss Grasu | Bears | 3 | 7 | 71 | C | Oregon |
| 2014 | Christian Kirksey | Browns | 3 | 7 | 71 | LB | Iowa |
| 2013 | T.J. McDonald | Rams | 3 | 9 | 71 | DB | USC |
| 2012 | Josh Leribeus | Redskins | 3 | 8 | 71 | G | Southern Methodist |
| 2011 | Demarco Murray | Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 71 | RB | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | Morgan Burnett | Packers | 3 | 7 | 71 | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 2009 | Matt Shaughnessy | Raiders | 3 | 7 | 71 | DE | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | Tavares Gooden | Ravens | 3 | 8 | 71 | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 2007 | Lorenzo Booker | Dolphins | 3 | 7 | 71 | RB | Florida State |
| 2006 | Chris Gocong | Eagles | 3 | 7 | 71 | DE | Cal Poly |
| 2005 | Alex Smith | Buccaneers | 3 | 7 | 71 | TE | Stanford |
| 2004 | Randy Starks | Titans | 3 | 8 | 71 | DT | Maryland |
| 2003 | Nate Burleson | Vikings | 3 | 7 | 71 | WR | Nevada |
| 2002 | Ben Leber | Chargers | 3 | 6 | 71 | LB | Kansas State |
| 2001 | Bhawoh Jue | Packers | 3 | 9 | 71 | DB | Penn State |
| 2000 | Darwin Walker | Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 71 | DT | Tennessee |
| 1999 | D'Wayne Bates | Bears | 3 | 10 | 71 | WR | Northwestern |
| 1998 | E.G. Green | Colts | 3 | 10 | 71 | WR | Florida State |
| 1997 | Duce Staley | Eagles | 3 | 11 | 71 | RB | South Carolina |
| 1996 | Donnie Abraham | Buccaneers | 3 | 10 | 71 | DB | East Tennessee State |
| 1995 | Chris Hudson | Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 71 | DB | Colorado |
| 1994 | Keith Lyle | Rams | 3 | 6 | 71 | DB | Virginia |
| 1993 | Rick Hamilton | Redskins | 3 | 15 | 71 | LB | Central Florida |
| 1992 | Kevin Turner | Patriots | 3 | 15 | 71 | RB | Alabama |
| 1991 | Steve Jackson | Oilers | 3 | 16 | 71 | DB | Purdue |
| 1990 | Joel Smeenge | Saints | 3 | 18 | 71 | DE | Western Michigan |
| 1989 | Elroy Harris | Seahawks | 3 | 15 | 71 | RB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1988 | Al Noga | Vikings | 3 | 16 | 71 | DT | Hawaii |
| 1987 | Frankie Neal | Packers | 3 | 15 | 71 | WR | Fort Hays State |
| 1986 | Hugh Millen | Rams | 3 | 16 | 71 | QB | Washington |
| 1985 | Rich Moran | Packers | 3 | 15 | 71 | G | San Diego State |
| 1984u | Doug West | Browns | 3 | 15 | 71 | LB | UCLA |
| 1984 | Stefan Humphries | Bears | 3 | 15 | 71 | G | Michigan |
| 1983 | Ramsey Dardar | Cardinals | 3 | 15 | 71 | DT | Louisiana State |
| 1982 | Del Rodgers | Packers | 3 | 16 | 71 | RB | Utah |
| 1981 | Hoby Brenner | Saints | 3 | 15 | 71 | TE | USC |
| 1980 | John Schmeding | Bills | 3 | 15 | 71 | G | Boston College |
| 1979 | Charles Jordan | Packers | 3 | 15 | 71 | DT | Maryland |
| 1978 | Rickey Anderson | Chargers | 3 | 15 | 71 | RB | South Carolina State |
| 1977 | Mike Watson | Dolphins | 3 | 15 | 71 | T | Miami (OH) |
| 1976 | Dave Scott | Falcons | 3 | 11 | 71 | T | Kansas |
| 1975 | Jeff Hart | 49ers | 3 | 19 | 71 | T | Oregon State |
| 1974 | Maurice Spencer | Falcons | 3 | 19 | 71 | DB | North Carolina Central |
| 1973 | Jim Laslavic | Lions | 3 | 19 | 71 | LB | Penn State |
| 1972 | Allen Dunbar | 49ers | 3 | 19 | 71 | WR | Southern |
| 1971 | Bob Newton | Bears | 3 | 19 | 71 | T | Nebraska |
| 1970 | Jim Mitchell | Lions | 3 | 19 | 71 | DE | Virginia State |
| 1969 | Chip Healy | Cardinals | 3 | 19 | 71 | LB | Vanderbilt |
| 1968 | Ed Harmon | Cowboys | 3 | 16 | 71 | LB | Louisville |
| 1967 | Leon Ward | Colts | 3 | 18 | 71 | LB | Oklahoma State |
| 1966 | Steve Smith | 49ers | 5 | 7 | 71 | WR | Michigan |
| 1965 | Bobby Felts | Colts | 6 | 1 | 71 | RB | Florida A&M |
| 1964 | Gary Lewis | 49ers | 6 | 1 | 71 | B | Arizona State |
| 1963 | George Saimes | Rams | 6 | 1 | 71 | DB | Michigan State |
| 1962 | Keith Luhnow | 49ers | 6 | 1 | 71 | B | Santa Ana |
| 1961 | Jerry Burch | Vikings | 6 | 1 | 71 | E | Georgia Tech |
| 1960 | Al Bansavage | Colts | 6 | 11 | 71 | G | USC |
| 1959 | Bob Denton | Browns | 6 | 11 | 71 | E | Pacific |
| 1958 | Henry Schmidt | 49ers | 6 | 10 | 71 | T | USC |
| 1957 | Ken Russell | Lions | 6 | 10 | 71 | T | Bowling Green |
| 1956 | Sherman Plunkett | Browns | 6 | 10 | 71 | E | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 1955 | Henry Mosely | Bears | 6 | 10 | 71 | B | Morris Brown |
| 1954 | Floyd Sagely | 49ers | 6 | 10 | 71 | E | Arkansas |
| 1953 | Don Steinbrunner | Browns | 6 | 10 | 71 | E | Washington State |
| 1952 | Jim MacKenzie | Giants | 6 | 10 | 71 | T | Kentucky |
| 1951 | Herb Falkenberg | Bears | 6 | 9 | 71 | B | Trinity (TX) |
| 1950 | Gene Pepper | Redskins | 6 | 5 | 71 | G | Missouri |
| 1949 | Frank Gillespie | Eagles | 7 | 10 | 71 | G | Clemson |
| 1948 | Ken Wiltgen | Giants | 9 | 6 | 71 | E | Northwestern |
| 1947 | Bob Leonetti | Eagles | 9 | 6 | 71 | G | Wake Forest |
| 1946 | J.C. Colhouer | Cardinals | 9 | 1 | 71 | G | Oklahoma State |
| 1945 | Art Porter | Redskins | 8 | 6 | 71 | E | Tulane |
| 1944 | Alex Agase | Packers | 8 | 6 | 71 | G | Illinois |
| 1943 | Jack Irish | Lions | 9 | 1 | 71 | T | Arizona |
| 1942 | Rayburn Chase | Steelers | 9 | 1 | 71 | B | Missouri |
| 1941 | P.K. Rogers | Eagles | 9 | 1 | 71 | B | East Texas State |
| 1940 | Luke Pappas | Cardinals | 9 | 1 | 71 | T | Utah |
| 1939 | Earl Brown | Cardinals | 9 | 1 | 71 | E | Notre Dame |
| 1938 | Chuck Ream | Rams | 9 | 1 | 71 | E | Ohio State |
| 1937 | Nestor Hennon | Eagles | 8 | 1 | 71 | E | Carnegie-Mellon |
| 1936 | Dale Rennebohn | Lions | 8 | 8 | 71 | C | Minnesota |