179th Player Selected in NFL Draft | |||||||
| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ollie Gordon | Dolphins | 6 | 3 | 179 | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 2024 | Sataoa Laumea | Seahawks | 6 | 3 | 179 | G | Utah |
| 2023 | Karl Brooks | Packers | 6 | 2 | 179 | DE | Bowling Green |
| 2022 | Kingsley Enagbare | Packers | 5 | 36 | 179 | DE | South Carolina |
| 2021 | Simi Fehoko | Cowboys | 5 | 35 | 179 | WR | Stanford |
| 2020 | Bradlee Anae | Cowboys | 5 | 33 | 179 | DE | Utah |
| 2019 | Lamont Gaillard | Cardinals | 6 | 6 | 179 | C | Georgia |
| 2018 | Parry Nickerson | Jets | 6 | 5 | 179 | DB | Tulane |
| 2017 | T.J. Logan | Cardinals | 5 | 36 | 179 | RB | North Carolina |
| 2016 | Drew Kaser | Chargers | 6 | 4 | 179 | P | Texas A&M |
| 2015 | Max Valles | Raiders | 6 | 3 | 179 | LB | Virginia |
| 2014 | Jon Halapio | Patriots | 6 | 3 | 179 | G | Florida |
| 2013 | Tourek Williams | Chargers | 6 | 11 | 179 | DE | Florida International |
| 2012 | Andrew Tiller | Saints | 6 | 9 | 179 | G | Syracuse |
| 2011 | Caleb Schlauderaff | Packers | 6 | 14 | 179 | G | Utah |
| 2010 | Sam Young | Cowboys | 6 | 10 | 179 | T | Notre Dame |
| 2009 | Morgan Trent | Bengals | 6 | 6 | 179 | DB | Michigan |
| 2008 | Xavier Omon | Bills | 6 | 13 | 179 | RB | Northwest Missouri State |
| 2007 | H.B. Blades | Redskins | 6 | 5 | 179 | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 2006 | Alton (Dee) McCann | Lions | 6 | 10 | 179 | DB | West Virginia |
| 2005 | Bo Scaife | Titans | 6 | 5 | 179 | TE | Texas |
| 2004 | Corey Williams | Packers | 6 | 14 | 179 | DT | Arkansas State |
| 2003 | David Young | Jaguars | 6 | 6 | 179 | DB | Georgia Southern |
| 2002 | Tyson Walter | Cowboys | 6 | 7 | 179 | T | Ohio State |
| 2001 | Rashad Holman | 49ers | 6 | 16 | 179 | DB | Louisville |
| 2000 | Tony Scott | Jets | 6 | 13 | 179 | DB | North Carolina State |
| 1999 | Desmond Clark | Broncos | 6 | 10 | 179 | TE | Wake Forest |
| 1998 | Lamanzer Williams | Jaguars | 6 | 26 | 179 | DE | Minnesota |
| 1997 | Muadianvita Kazadi | Rams | 6 | 16 | 179 | LB | Tulsa |
| 1996 | Keno Hills | Saints | 6 | 12 | 179 | T | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 1995 | Wardell Rouse | Buccaneers | 6 | 8 | 179 | LB | Clemson |
| 1994 | Andrew Jordan | Vikings | 6 | 18 | 179 | TE | Western Carolina |
| 1993 | Brad Fichtel | Rams | 7 | 11 | 179 | C | Eastern Illinois |
| 1992 | Russ Campbell | Steelers | 7 | 11 | 179 | TE | Kansas State |
| 1991 | Scotty Reagan | Vikings | 7 | 12 | 179 | DT | Humboldt State |
| 1990 | James Singletary | Colts | 7 | 14 | 179 | LB | East Carolina |
| 1989 | Kevin Hendrix | Redskins | 7 | 12 | 179 | LB | South Carolina |
| 1988 | Ernie jones | Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 179 | WR | Indiana |
| 1987 | Gene Atkins | Saints | 7 | 11 | 179 | DB | Florida A&M |
| 1986 | Carl Hilton | Vikings | 7 | 13 | 179 | TE | Houston |
| 1985 | Eric Martin | Saints | 7 | 11 | 179 | WR | Louisiana State |
| 1984 | Nakita Robertson | Bears | 7 | 11 | 179 | RB | Central Arkansas |
| 1983 | Daryl Posey | Chiefs | 7 | 11 | 179 | RB | Mississippi College |
| 1982 | Steve Jordan | Vikings | 7 | 12 | 179 | TE | Brown |
| 1981 | Mike Daum | Dolphins | 7 | 13 | 179 | T | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| 1980 | Darry Hebert | Giants | 7 | 14 | 179 | DB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Emmett King | Jets | 7 | 14 | 179 | RB | Houston |
| 1978 | James Wright | Falcons | 7 | 13 | 179 | TE | Texas Christian |
| 1977 | Tim Black | Lions | 7 | 12 | 179 | LB | Baylor |
| 1976 | Tom Marvaso | Redskins | 6 | 23 | 179 | DB | Cincinnati |
| 1975 | Phillip Kent | Dolphins | 7 | 23 | 179 | RB | Baylor |
| 1974 | Scott Garske | Steelers | 7 | 23 | 179 | TE | Eastern Washington |
| 1973 | Gary Weaver | Raiders | 7 | 23 | 179 | LB | Fresno State |
| 1972 | Dean Carlson | Chiefs | 7 | 23 | 179 | QB | Iowa State |
| 1971 | John Watson | 49ers | 7 | 23 | 179 | T | Oklahoma |
| 1970 | Don Abbey | Cowboys | 7 | 23 | 179 | LB | Penn State |
| 1969 | Tom Nettles | Chiefs | 7 | 23 | 179 | WR | San Diego State |
| 1968 | Jerry Richardson | 49ers | 7 | 14 | 179 | LB | Mississippi |
| 1967 | Bob Rein | Colts | 7 | 20 | 179 | WR | Ohio State |
| 1966 | Ken Avery | Giants | 12 | 9 | 179 | LB | Southern Mississippi |
| 1965 | Jack Jacobson | Lions | 13 | 11 | 179 | B | Oklahoma State |
| 1964 | Bob Meehan | Browns | 13 | 11 | 179 | G | Syracuse |
| 1963 | Harold Gray | Steelers | 13 | 11 | 179 | LB | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 1962 | Frank Gardner | Browns | 13 | 11 | 179 | T | North Carolina Central |
| 1961 | Jerry Fields | Giants | 13 | 11 | 179 | B | Ohio State |
| 1960 | Mike Dowdie | 49ers | 15 | 11 | 179 | B | Texas |
| 1959 | Bob Bercich | Giants | 15 | 11 | 179 | B | Michigan State |
| 1958 | John Scheldrup | Lions | 15 | 10 | 179 | E | Iowa State |
| 1957 | Gene Alderton | Lions | 15 | 10 | 179 | C | Maryland |
| 1956 | Tom Spiers | Cardinals | 15 | 10 | 179 | QB | Arkansas State |
| 1955 | J.D. Smith | Bears | 15 | 10 | 179 | B | North Carolina A&T |
| 1954 | Sam Palumbo | 49ers | 15 | 10 | 179 | G | Notre Dame |
| 1953 | Johnny Carson | Browns | 15 | 10 | 179 | E | Georgia |
| 1952 | Paul Bischoff | Giants | 15 | 10 | 179 | E | West Virginia |
| 1951 | Bill Wanamaker | Yanks | 15 | 8 | 179 | G | Kentucky |
| 1950 | Tom Payne | 49ers | 14 | 9 | 179 | E | Santa Clara |
| 1949 | Jim Moran | Bears | 18 | 8 | 179 | B | John Carroll |
| 1948 | Frank Nelson | Yanks | 20 | 4 | 179 | B | Utah |
| 1947 | Charlie Webb | Redskins | 20 | 4 | 179 | E | Louisiana State |
| 1946 | LaMar Dykstra | Redskins | 19 | 9 | 179 | B | Colorado |
| 1945 | Dolph Czekala | Yanks | 18 | 4 | 179 | T | Syracuse |
| 1944 | Bill Sullivan | Steelers | 18 | 4 | 179 | E | Villanova |
| 1943 | Pat Lyons | Bears | 19 | 9 | 179 | E | Wisconsin |
| 1942 | George Benson | Packers | 19 | 9 | 179 | B | Northwestern |
| 1941 | Alex Winterson | Bears | 19 | 9 | 179 | T | Duke |
| 1940 | Al Matuza | Packers | 19 | 9 | 179 | C | Georgetown |
| 1939 | Jack Brennan | Packers | 19 | 9 | 179 | G | Michigan |