17th Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shemar Stewart | Bengals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Texas A&M |
| 2024 | Dallas Turner | Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Alabama |
| 2023 | Christian Gonzalez | Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Oregon |
| 2022 | Zion Johnson | Chargers | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Boston College |
| 2021 | Alex Leatherwood | Raiders | 1 | 17 | 17 | T | Alabama |
| 2020 | CeeDee Lamb | Cowboys | 1 | 17 | 17 | WR | Oklahoma |
| 2019 | Dexter Lawrence | Giants | 1 | 17 | 17 | DT | Clemson |
| 2018 | Derwin James | Chargers | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Florida State |
| 2017 | Jonathan Allen | Redskins | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Alabama |
| 2016 | Keanu Neal | Falcons | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Florida |
| 2015 | Arik Armstead | 49ers | 1 | 17 | 17 | DT | Oregon |
| 2014 | C.J. Mosley | Ravens | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Alabama |
| 2013 | Jarvis Jones | Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Georgia |
| 2012 | Dre Kirkpatrick | Bengals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Alabama |
| 2011 | Nate Solder | Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17 | T | Colorado |
| 2010 | Mike Iupati | 49ers | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Idaho |
| 2009 | Josh Freeman | Buccaneers | 1 | 17 | 17 | QB | Kansas State |
| 2008 | Gosder Cherilus | Lions | 1 | 17 | 17 | T | Boston College |
| 2007 | Jarvis Moss | Broncos | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Florida |
| 2006 | Chad Greenway | Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Iowa |
| 2005 | David Pollack | Bengals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Georgia |
| 2004 | D.J. Williams | Broncos | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 2003 | Bryant Johnson | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | WR | Penn State |
| 2002 | Phillip Buchanon | Raiders | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 2001 | Steve Hutchinson | Seahawks | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Michigan |
| 2000 | Sebastian Janikowski | Raiders | 1 | 17 | 17 | K | Florida State |
| 1999 | Damien Woody | Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17 | C | Boston College |
| 1998 | Brian Simmons | Bengals | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | North Carolina |
| 1997 | Kenard Lang | Redskins | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 1996 | Reggie Brown | Lions | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1995 | Tyrone Wheatley | Giants | 1 | 17 | 17 | RB | Michigan |
| 1994 | Charles Johnson | Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17 | WR | Colorado |
| 1993 | Tom Carter | Redskins | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Notre Dame |
| 1992 | Kevin Smith | Cowboys | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Texas A&M |
| 1991 | Bobby Wilson | Redskins | 1 | 17 | 17 | DT | Michigan State |
| 1990 | Emmitt Smith | Cowboys | 1 | 17 | 17 | RB | Florida |
| 1989 | Joe Wolf | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Boston College |
| 1988 | John Stephens | Patriots | 1 | 17 | 17 | RB | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 1987 | Jason Buck | Bengals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Brigham Young |
| 1986 | Tim Green | Falcons | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Syracuse |
| 1985 | Kevin Brooks | Cowboys | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Michigan |
| 1984u | Mike Ruether | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | C | Texas |
| 1984 | Clyde Duncan | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | WR | Tennessee |
| 1983 | Leonard Smith | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | McNeese State |
| 1982 | Sean Farrell | Buccaneers | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Penn State |
| 1981 | Keith Gary | Steelers | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1980 | Johnnie Johnson | Rams | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Texas |
| 1979 | Don Smith | Falcons | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 1978 | Doug Williams | Buccaneers | 1 | 17 | 17 | QB | Grambling State |
| 1977 | Robert Jackson | Browns | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Texas A&M |
| 1976 | Larry Gordon | Dolphins | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | Arizona State |
| 1975 | Louie Wright | Broncos | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | San Jose State |
| 1974 | Fred McNeill | Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17 | LB | UCLA |
| 1973 | Earnest Price | Lions | 1 | 17 | 17 | DE | Texas A&I |
| 1972 | Eldridge Small | Giants | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Texas A&I |
| 1971 | Norm Thompson | Cardinals | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Utah |
| 1970 | Bruce Taylor | 49ers | 1 | 17 | 17 | DB | Boston University |
| 1969 | John Shinners | Saints | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Xavier |
| 1968 | Lee White | Jets | 1 | 17 | 17 | RB | Weber State |
| 1967 | Gene Upshaw | Raiders | 1 | 17 | 17 | G | Texas A&I |
| 1966 | Nick Rassas | Falcons | 2 | 1 | 17 | DB | Notre Dame |
| 1965 | Jim Garcia | Browns | 2 | 3 | 17 | T | Purdue |
| 1964 | Mel Renro | Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 17 | DB | Oregon |
| 1963 | Bob Reyolds | Cardinals | 2 | 3 | 17 | T | Bowling Green |
| 1962 | Chuck Hinton | Browns | 2 | 3 | 17 | T | North Carolina Central |
| 1961 | Bob Gaiters | Giants | 2 | 3 | 17 | B | New Mexico State |
| 1960 | Bob Jeter | Packers | 2 | 5 | 17 | HB | Iowa |
| 1959 | Bob Harrison | 49ers | 2 | 5 | 17 | C | Oklahoma |
| 1958 | Proverb Jacobs | Eagles | 2 | 4 | 17 | T | California |
| 1957 | Milt Plum | Browns | 2 | 4 | 17 | QB | Penn State |
| 1956 | Joe Krupa | Steelers | 2 | 4 | 17 | T | Purdue |
| 1955 | Jim Temp | Packers | 2 | 4 | 17 | E | Wisconsin |
| 1954 | Ken Buck | Giants | 2 | 4 | 17 | E | Pacific |
| 1953 | Zeke Bratkowski | Bears | 2 | 4 | 17 | QB | Georgia |
| 1952 | Jim Weatherall | Eagles | 2 | 4 | 17 | T | Oklahoma |
| 1951 | Pete Schabarum | 49ers | 2 | 3 | 17 | B | California |
| 1950 | Tobin Rote | Packers | 2 | 3 | 17 | QB | Rice |
| 1949 | George Sims | Rams | 2 | 6 | 17 | B | Baylor |
| 1948 | Earl Cook | Yanks | 3 | 4 | 17 | G | Southern Methodist |
| 1947 | Gene (Red) Knight | Redskins | 3 | 4 | 17 | B | Louisiana State |
| 1946 | Robert (Buster) McClure | Yanks | 3 | 2 | 17 | T | Nevada |
| 1945 | Cecil Gray | Dodgers | 3 | 1 | 17 | C | Oregon |
| 1944 | Saxon Judd | Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 17 | E | Tulsa |
| 1943 | Roy (Monk) Gafford | Eagles | 3 | 2 | 17 | B | Auburn |
| 1942 | Roger Eason | Rams | 3 | 2 | 17 | T | Oklahoma |
| 1941 | Bob Foxx | Cardinals | 3 | 2 | 17 | B | Tennessee |
| 1940 | Dick Favor | Eagles | 3 | 2 | 17 | B | Oklahoma |
| 1939 | Bill Patterson | Steelers | 3 | 2 | 17 | B | Baylor |
| 1938 | Joe Bukant | Eagles | 3 | 2 | 17 | B | Washington (MO) |
| 1937 | Charley Hamrick | Lions | 2 | 7 | 17 | T | Ohio State |
| 1936 | Chuck Cheshire | Lions | 2 | 8 | 17 | B | UCLA |