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List of Virginia Tech Hokies in the NFL draft

List of Virginia Tech Hokies in the NFL draft

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The Virginia Tech Hokies football team has had 146 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes eleven players taken in the first round and two overall number one picks, Bruce Smith in the 1985 NFL draft and Michael Vick in the 2001 NFL draft. Fifteen former Virginia Tech players have been selected to a Pro Bowl, thirteen have won a championship with their respective teams and one has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Bruce Smith was the first overall selection in the 1985 NFL draft.

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] Prior to 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 bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" became the NFL draft.[2]

Key

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 an all-star game (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl)
† Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl)
‡ Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Selections

Michael Vick was the first overall selection in the 2001 NFL draft.

American Football League

More information Year, Round ...

National Football League

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Notes

  1. [A 1]
    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).[2]
  2. [A 2]
    John Maskas was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in the 10th round with the 74th overall pick of the 1947 AAFC draft.[10] He played for the Bills in 1947 and 1949,[11] and was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 1950 AAFC dispersal draft.
  3. [A 3]
    Mike Johnson was selected as the 18th overall pick in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players.[12]
  4. [A 4]
    Allen Young played basketball at Virginia Tech and not football.
  5. [A 5]
    Eugene Chung is Korean American, and was the first Asian American player to be drafted in the first round.

Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

More information Debut year, Player name ...

References

General
  • "Draft History by School–Virginia Tech". National Football League. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  • "Virginia Tech Drafted Players/Alumni". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  • "Hokies In The NFL Draft". Virginia Tech. HokieSports.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
Specific
  1. [1]
    Sports Reference, LLC: Alabama Drafted Players/Alumni
  2. [2]
    Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. [3]
    Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. [4]
    "1961 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  5. [5]
    "1962 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "1963 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  7. [7]
    "1964 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  8. [8]
    "1965 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  9. [9]
    "1966 AFL Draft". Sports Reference, LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  10. [10]
    "1947 AAFC DRAFT" (PDF). ProFootballResearchers.org. Professional Football Researchers Association: AAFC Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  11. [11]
    "John Maskas Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  12. [12]
    "Browns Like Mack Attack". Daily Times. Cleveland, Ohio. Associated Press. June 6, 1984. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  13. [13]
    "Edmundses first brothers picked in first round". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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