The Oklahoma State Cowboys football team has had 112 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1]
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[3]
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft.[1][2][4]
Key
edit| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |
| * | Selected to a Pro Bowl | ||||
| † | Won an NFL championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship | ||||
Selections
editNotable undrafted players
editNote: No drafts held before 1920
| Year | Player | Position | Debut Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Charlie Durkee | K | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1976 | Reggie Pierson | DB | Detroit Lions | — |
| 1979 | Calvin Miller | DT | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1981 | Gregg Johnson | S | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2000 | Jack Golden | LB | New York Giants | — |
| Kenyatta Wright | LB | Buffalo Bills | — | |
| 2001 | Juqua Parker | DE | Tennessee Titans | — |
| Marcellus Rivers | TE | New York Giants | — | |
| 2019 | Tyron Billy-Johnson | WR | Houston Texans | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL draft (1960–1966) and the common draft (1967–1969).[1][2]
- ^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the AFL draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL draft.
- ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
References
edit- General
- "Draft History by School–Oklahoma State". National Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- "NFL Players who attended Oklahoma State University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- "2009 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- "Oklahoma State Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- "Draft History "O" Colleges". DraftHistory.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- Specific
- ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ "Okung Helps Lead Seattle To Super Bowl Title". February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ogbah becomes 15th Oklahoma State player to win Super Bowl". February 2, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com.