NFL Draft Database

NFL Draft Database

The MVC sponsored football from 1907-1985 and dropped the sport in January of 1986.   A total of 311 MVC football student-athletes were drafted from 1939 through the 1986 draft, including 10 first-round selections.  Bob Fenimore of Oklahoma State was drafted No. 1 overall in the 1947 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. 

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Year Rd. Pick Pos. Name MVC School Franchise
1937 5 C Ham Harmon Tulsa Chicago Cardinals
1938 2 FB Joe Bukant Washington (Mo.) Philadelphia Eagles
1939 2 FB Pug Manders Drake Brooklyn Dodgers
1940 17 T Ralph Foster Oklahoma State Chicago Cardinals
1941 2 DB Johnny Knolla Creighton Pittsburgh Steelers
1941 20 HB Lee Gentry Tulsa Washington Redskins
1942 3 QB Bud Schwenk Washington (Mo.) Chicago Cardinals
1943 12 G Loyd Arms Oklahoma State Chicago Bears
1943 25 WB Cal Purdin Tulsa Chicago Cardinals
1944 11 107 G Carl Buda Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1944 12 113 DE Sam Gray Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1944 14 162 DE John Green Tulsa Philadelphia Eagles
1944 26 293 DB Charlie Mitchell Tulsa Chicago Bears
1945 2 OE Clyde Goodnight Tulsa Green Bay Packers
1945 5 T Glen Burgeis Tulsa Chicago Bears
1945 8 G Ellis Jones Tulsa Boston Yanks
1945 17 QB Clyde LeForce Tulsa Detroit Lions
1945 17 DT Joe Spencer Oklahoma State Philadelphia Eagles
1945 23 OE Nolan Luhn Tulsa Green Bay Packers
1946 9 G Jake Colhouer Oklahoma State Chicago Cardinals
1947 1 OE Neill Armstrong Oklahoma State Philadelphia Eagles
1947 1 1 HB Bob Fenimore Oklahoma State Chicago Bears
1947 10 LB Hardy Brown Tulsa New York Giants
1948 1 FB Jim Spavital Oklahoma State Chicago Cardinals
1948 20 HB J.R. Boone Tulsa Chicago Bears
1948 23 HB Jim Parmer Oklahoma State Philadelphia Eagles
1949 2 HB Billy Grimes Oklahoma State Chicago Bears
1949 5 OE Bill Long Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Steelers
1949 7 C Pete Wissman Saint Louis New York Bulldogs
1949 12 HB Billy Stone Bradley Chicago Cardinals
1949 12 QB Jim Finks Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1950 15 OE Alex Loyd Oklahoma State Washington Redskins
1950 16 OG Charlie Shaw Oklahoma State San Francisco 49ers
1951 5 OG Dick Steere Drake San Francisco 49ers
1951 11 DE Tom Bienemann Drake Chicago Cardinals
1951 17 DB Darrel Meisenheimer Oklahoma State Detroit Lions
1951 22 DB S.J. Whitman Tulsa Chicago Cardinals
1952 11 DT J.D. Kimmel Houston San Francisco 49ers
1952 14 LB Bob Stringer Tulsa Philadelphia Eagles
1953 3 OT Bob St. Clair Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1953 3 LB Marv Matuszak Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1953 7 DB Paul Carr Houston San Francisco 49ers
1954 3 K Tom Miner Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1954 4 HB Bill Bredde Oklahoma State Chicago Cardinals
1954 6 HB Dick Kercher Tulsa Detroit Lions
1954 9 OG Ted Connolly Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1954 10 DB Ed Hughes Tulsa Los Angeles Rams
1954 27 QB Bobby Clatterbuck Houston New York Giants
1955 8 LB Dale Meinert Oklahoma State Baltimore Colts
1956 10 C Tom Dimmick Houston Philadelphia Eagles
1957 7 RB Curley Johnson Houston Pittsburgh Steelers
1957 10 OE Don Carothers Bradley Chicago Cardinals
1957 11 HB Dick Hughes Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1957 23 DE Dalva Allen Houston Los Angeles Rams
1958 11 G Hogan Wharton Houston San Francisco 49ers
1958 19 LB Bill Roehnelt Bradley Chicago Bears
1958 20 DB Jerry Mertens Drake San Francisco 49ers
1958 29 DB Don McDonald Houston Philadelphia Eagles
1959 2 HB Don Brown Houston Los Angeles Rams
1959 3 HB Joe Morrison Cincinnati New York Giants
1959 7 HB Hal Lewis Houston Baltimore Colts
1959 9 DB Gene Johnson Cincinnati Philadelphia Eagles
1959 11 LB Harry Jacobs Bradley Detroit Lions
1959 25 QB Dick Jamieson Bradley Philadelphia Eagles
1960 3 LB Jim Leo Cincinnati New York Giants
1960 4 HB Ted Dean Wichita State Philadelphia Eagles
1960 6 HB Ed Kovac Cincinnati Chicago Bears
1960 8 DT Jim Colvin Houston Baltimore Colts
1960 9 LB Max Messner Cincinnati Detroit Lions
1960 HB Abner Haynes North Texas Oakland Raiders
1960 QB Jacky Lee Cincinnati Houston Oilers
1960 HB Claude King Houston Denver Broncos
1961 2 DT Roland Lakes Wichita State San Francisco 49ers
1961 2 DT Ron Kostelnik Cincinnati Green Bay Packers
1961 14 LB Nelson Toburen Wichita State Green Bay Packers
1961 DE Joe Novsek Tulsa Oakland Raiders
1962 4 FB Art Perkins North Texas Los Angeles Rams
1962 7 G Ken Byers Cincinnati New York Giants
1963 3 T Tony Liscio Tulsa Green Bay Packers
1963 11 DB Karl Kassulke Drake Detroit Lions
1964 4 WR Bob Long Wichita State Green Bay Packers
1964 6 QB Henry Schichtle Wichita State New York Giants
1964 8 HB Bob Daugherty Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1964 8 FB Bill McWatters North Texas Minnesota Vikings
1964 13 QB Jerry Rhome Tulsa Dallas Cowboys
1964 HB Bobby Smith North Texas Buffalo Bills
1965 3 DB Al Nelson Cincinnati Philadelphia Eagles
1965 7 DB Brig Owens Cincinnati Dallas Cowboys
1965 8 DB Jeff Jordan Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1965 13 DB Carl Lockhart North Texas New York Giants
1965 14 DE Garry Porterfield Tulsa Dallas Cowboys
1965 WR Pete Mills Wichita State Buffalo Bills
1965 DB Miller Farr Wichita State Denver Broncos
1965 DE Marvin Davis Wichita State Denver Broncos
1965 QB Billy Anderson Tulsa Houston Oilers
1965 T Bob Breitenstein Tulsa Denver Broncos
1966 2 DE Willie Townes Tulsa Dallas Cowboys
1966 4 LB Doug Buffone Louisville Chicago Bears
1966 6 DT Charlie Johnson Louisville San Francisco 49ers
1966 9 140 LB Bob Sanders North Texas Atlanta Falcons
1966 14 WR Howard Twilley Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1966 C Jim Waskiewicz Wichita State New York Jets
1966 G Dick Tyson Tulsa Oakland Raiders
1966 QB Benny Russell Louisville Buffalo Bills
1967 2 39 DE Tom Holzer Louisville San Francisco 49ers
1967 3 69 -- Vidal Carlin North Texas St. Louis Cardinals
1967 5 132 C Jay Bachman Cincinnati Green Bay Packers
1967 6 135 G Don Bandy Tulsa Washington Redskins
1967 6 139 WR Neal Sweeney Tulsa Denver Broncos
1967 7 170 -- Milt Jackson Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1967 7 172 WR John Love North Texas Washington Redskins
1967 11 284 -- Paul Tomich Drake Buffalo Bills
1967 13 323 -- Charles Hardt Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1967 13 334 -- Bill Downs Louisville Philadelphia Eagles
1967 15 379 -- Duplicate) Spencer Louisville San Francisco 49ers
1968 3 71 LB Ed Harmon Louisville Dallas Cowboys
1968 4 85 -- Willie Crittendon Tulsa New Orleans Saints
1968 5 137 DE Francis Winkler Memphis Green Bay Packers
1968 6 162 WR Rick Eber Tulsa Atlanta Falcons
1968 6 145 LB John Neidert Louisville Cincinnati Bengals
1968 7 186 -- Dale Brady Memphis Cleveland Browns
1968 8 214 DT Karl Henke Tulsa New York Jets
1968 8 213 -- Lindon Endsley North Texas Kansas City Chiefs
1968 8 219 -- Ed Brantley North Texas Cincinnati Bengals
1968 9 223 -- Joe Blake Tulsa New Orleans Saints
1968 9 227 RB Gary McDermott Tulsa Buffalo Bills
1968 9 229 QB Greg Barton Tulsa Detroit Lions
1968 9 221 -- Henry Holland North Texas Atlanta Falcons
1968 10 273 -- James Russell North Texas Cincinnati Bengals
1968 10 247 RB Wayne Patrick Louisville Cincinnati Bengals
1968 11 289 C Rich Coady Memphis Chicago Bears
1968 13 334 DE Bob Joswick Tulsa Miami Dolphins
1968 14 359 -- Herb Covington Memphis New Orleans Saints
1968 14 361 DT Chuck DeVliegher Memphis Buffalo Bills
1968 15 395 -- Clarence Spencer Louisville San Francisco 49ers
1968 15 400 -- Bob Baxter Memphis Cleveland Browns
1969 1 4 DT Joe Greene North Texas Pittsburgh Steelers
1969 1 5 QB Greg Cook Cincinnati Cincinnati Bengals
1969 3 55 OG Al Jenkins Tulsa Cleveland Browns
1969 4 83 RB Clem Turner Cincinnati Cincinnati Bengals
1969 5 105 DE Ben Mayes Drake Buffalo Bills
1969 5 120 DT Earl Edwards Wichita State San Francisco 49ers
1969 6 156 DE Jimmie Jones Wichita State New York Jets
1969 6 137 -- Wally Oyler Louisville Atlanta Falcons
1969 7 160 DB Chuck Beatty North Texas Pittsburgh Steelers
1969 8 202 C Chuck Reynolds Tulsa Cleveland Browns
1969 9 213 -- Mike Stripling Tulsa Cincinnati Bengals
1969 12 287 RB Lloyd Pate Cincinnati Buffalo Bills
1969 13 315 -- John Lynch Drake Pittsburgh Steelers
1969 13 322 -- Mike Shook North Texas Washington Redskins
1969 15 370 -- Brant Conley Tulsa Boston Patriots
1969 16 402 -- Dick Hewins Drake Green Bay Packers
1969 16 406 DT Bob Hoskins Wichita State San Francisco 49ers
1969 16 400 -- Billy Woods North Texas Denver Broncos
1969 17 432 -- Joe Rushing Memphis San Francisco 49ers
1970 1 9 DE Cedrick Hardman North Texas San Francisco 49ers
1970 2 28 WR Ron Shanklin North Texas Pittsburgh Steelers
1970 3 70 WR Jim O'Brien Cincinnati Baltimore Colts
1970 3 59 RB Lee Bouggess Louisville Philadelphia Eagles
1970 5 126 QB Steve Ramsey North Texas New Orleans Saints
1970 5 121 RB Danny Pierce Memphis Washington Redskins
1970 5 123 -- Bob Parker Memphis Detroit Lions
1970 6 142 -- Duane Miller Drake New York Giants
1970 7 172 LB Cleo Walker Louisville Green Bay Packers
1970 9 217 WR Preston Riley Memphis San Francisco 49ers
1970 10 235 G Glen Holloway North Texas Chicago Bears
1970 10 240 -- Steve Jaggard Memphis Philadelphia Eagles
1970 12 290 -- Dave Simpson Drake Buffalo Bills
1970 16 391 -- Robert Helterbran North Texas Chicago Bears
1970 16 409 -- Jerry Todd Memphis Detroit Lions
1970 17 426 DB Doug Wyatt Tulsa New Orleans Saints
1970 17 431 -- David Sanks Louisville San Diego Chargers
1971 1 26 DB Lenny Dunlap North Texas Baltimore Colts
1971 1 18 RB Rocky Thompson West Texas State New York Giants
1971 3 75 C Willie Parker North Texas San Francisco 49ers
1971 5 126 DB Ralph Anderson West Texas State Pittsburgh Steelers
1971 5 122 -- George Wells New Mexico State San Francisco 49ers
1971 6 148 DB Ray Brown West Texas State Atlanta Falcons
1971 9 209 RB Josh Ashton Tulsa New England Patriots
1971 9 222 -- Wilmur Levels North Texas Cleveland Browns
1971 12 305 DE Horace Jones Louisville Oakland Raiders
1971 12 301 -- Rod Hayden Memphis Cincinnati Bengals
1971 14 357 DT Tom Gipson North Texas Oakland Raiders
1971 14 359 -- David Vaughn Memphis Miami Dolphins
1971 16 400 -- Glenn Tucker North Texas Washington Redskins
1971 17 439 P Ken Duncan Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1971 17 440 -- John Bomer Memphis Dallas Cowboys
1972 2 28 DB Ralph McGill Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1972 2 44 T Jean Barrett Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1972 4 79 RB Randy Jackson Wichita State Buffalo Bills
1972 4 92 RB Po James New Mexico State Philadelphia Eagles
1972 4 91 LB Larry Ball Louisville Miami Dolphins
1972 5 129 DB Charlie Babb Memphis Miami Dolphins
1972 6 139 DE Joey Jackson New Mexico State New York Jets
1972 6 154 LB Amos Martin Louisville Minnesota Vikings
1972 7 173 -- Ray Jamieson Memphis Oakland Raiders
1972 9 224 -- Bill McClintock Drake Detroit Lions
1972 9 229 -- Steve Boekholder Drake Washington Redskins
1972 10 259 TE James Butler Tulsa Houston Oilers
1972 13 324 -- Steve Sullivan North Texas New York Jets
1972 13 328 -- John Kirschner Memphis Detroit Lions
1972 14 344 -- Pat McTeer New Mexico State St. Louis Cardinals
1972 15 373 -- Charles Harrington Wichita State Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 16 401 -- James Shaw Tulsa San Diego Chargers
1972 16 402 LB Bill McKinney West Texas State Chicago Bears
1973 4 98 -- Drane Scrivener Tulsa Dallas Cowboys
1973 4 93 DE Andy Dorris New Mexico State Cleveland Browns
1973 4 88 LB Tom Jackson Louisville Denver Broncos
1973 6 149 NT Art Moore Tulsa San Francisco 49ers
1973 8 207 WR Doug Winslow Drake New Orleans Saints
1973 11 268 C Jay Douglas Memphis San Diego Chargers
1973 12 298 -- Mike Samples Drake Atlanta Falcons
1973 13 321 -- Ed White Tulsa Denver Broncos
1973 13 315 WR Stan Davis Memphis Philadelphia Eagles
1973 14 355 DB Hurles Scales North Texas Cincinnati Bengals
1973 14 351 -- John Madeya Louisville Atlanta Falcons
1973 16 393 RB Howard Stevens Louisville New Orleans Saints
1974 3 55 DE Rick Dvorak Wichita State New York Giants
1974 4 104 -- Bill Stevenson Drake Miami Dolphins
1974 5 127 NT Richard Bishop Louisville Cincinnati Bengals
1974 6 146 RB Billy Pritchett West Texas State Cleveland Browns
1974 9 210 DB Danny Colbert Tulsa San Diego Chargers
1974 10 236 DB Ray Rhodes Tulsa New York Giants
1974 11 273 TE T.C. Blair Tulsa Detroit Lions
1974 12 300 -- Carl Brown West Texas State Kansas City Chiefs
1974 13 336 -- Pete Solverson Drake Los Angeles Rams
1974 13 322 QB Tom Owen Wichita State San Francisco 49ers
1975 2 50 -- Glenn Lott Drake Buffalo Bills
1975 2 46 -- Jim Germany New Mexico State St. Louis Cardinals
1975 7 169 -- Mike Murphy Drake Detroit Lions
1975 8 208 -- Al Humphrey Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
1975 13 334 -- Leonard Isabell Tulsa Miami Dolphins
1975 13 332 -- A.J. Jacobs Louisville Los Angeles Rams
1975 14 348 -- Stan Blackmon North Texas Green Bay Packers
1975 15 366 -- Jim O'Connor Drake New York Giants
1975 15 390 DE Marty Smith Louisville Pittsburgh Steelers
1975 17 431 -- Mark Lancaster Tulsa Detroit Lions
1976 2 50 QB Jeb Blount Tulsa Oakland Raiders
1976 3 85 G Wes Hamilton Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1976 3 89 P Rick Engles Tulsa Seattle Seahawks
1976 3 62 DE Jeff Lloyd West Texas State Seattle Seahawks
1976 3 80 WR Duriel Harris New Mexico State Miami Dolphins
1976 4 116 G Greg Fairchild Tulsa Cincinnati Bengals
1976 4 117 WR Steve Largent Tulsa Houston Oilers
1976 5 125 -- Michael Kelson West Texas State Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1976 8 223 G John Ayers West Texas State San Francisco 49ers
1976 9 264 DB Beasley Reece North Texas Dallas Cowboys
1976 10 274 WR Jessie Green Tulsa Green Bay Packers
1976 10 279 -- Bill Bowerman New Mexico State Detroit Lions
1976 13 366 -- Bernie Head Tulsa Miami Dolphins
1976 15 406 -- Steve Seminoff Wichita State New Orleans Saints
1976 15 431 -- Mel Davis North Texas Pittsburgh Steelers
1976 17 478 -- Buddy Tate Tulsa Oakland Raiders
1977 1 14 T Steve August Tulsa Seattle Seahawks
1977 2 42 DB Walt Williams New Mexico State Detroit Lions
1977 5 128 QB Cliff Olander New Mexico State San Diego Chargers
1977 6 167 -- Andre Herrera Southern Illinois Kansas City Chiefs
1977 8 201 DB Jimmy Stewart Tulsa New Orleans Saints
1977 10 254 QB Sam Adkins Wichita State Seattle Seahawks
1977 10 279 -- Giles Alexander Tulsa New England Patriots
1977 12 329 -- I.V. Wilson Tulsa Seattle Seahawks
1978 3 72 DT Ted Vincent Wichita State Cincinnati Bengals
1978 4 94 T Bill Fifer West Texas State Detroit Lions
1978 9 238 LB Ron Shumon Wichita State Cincinnati Bengals
1978 9 246 -- Andre Anderson New Mexico State Los Angeles Rams
1978 11 280 DB Ray Milo New Mexico State Kansas City Chiefs
1979 2 39 WR Rickey Watts Tulsa Chicago Bears
1979 3 67 RB Bo Robinson West Texas State Detroit Lions
1979 4 106 P Eddie Hare Tulsa New England Patriots
1979 7 175 -- Jack Matia Drake Oakland Raiders
1979 8 202 -- Doug Panfil Tulsa New Orleans Saints
1979 11 303 -- Charlie Moore Wichita State Pittsburgh Steelers
1979 11 295 QB Dave Rader Tulsa San Diego Chargers
1980 2 49 WR Kevin House Southern Illinois Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1980 6 165 T Tunch Ilkin Indiana State Pittsburgh Steelers
1980 8 213 -- Derrick Goddard Drake Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1980 9 228 -- Glen Keller West Texas State Atlanta Falcons
1980 12 313 -- Quinn Jones Tulsa Atlanta Falcons
1981 4 102 LB Don Blackmon Tulsa New England Patriots
1981 4 89 DB John Holt West Texas State Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1981 8 199 -- Denver Johnson Tulsa Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1981 12 308 -- Mike Moeller Drake New York Jets
1982 2 51 T Reggie McElroy West Texas State New York Jets
1982 6 150 LB Craig Shaffer Indiana State St. Louis Cardinals
1982 6 145 TE Kerry Locklin New Mexico State Los Angeles Rams
1982 7 174 DB Eugene Williams Tulsa Seattle Seahawks
1982 7 193 -- Bill Purifoy Tulsa Dallas Cowboys
1982 9 227 -- Milton Baker West Texas State Cleveland Browns
1982 10 275 DB Darryl Hemphill West Texas State New York Jets
1982 11 299 -- Anthony Watson New Mexico State San Diego Chargers
1983 4 107 TE Pat Dunsmore Drake Chicago Bears
1983 4 102 LB John Harper Southern Illinois Atlanta Falcons
1983 5 113 T Sid Abramowitz Tulsa Baltimore Colts
1983 9 243 -- Robin Ham West Texas State Green Bay Packers
1983 9 247 WR Bobby Humphery New Mexico State New York Jets
1983 12 328 -- Stu Crum Tulsa New York Jets
1984 1 22 DB Terry Taylor Southern Illinois Seattle Seahawks
1984 2 42 DE Jumpy Geathers Wichita State New Orleans Saints
1984 4 107 RB Mike Gunter Tulsa Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1984 7 193 -- Ed Martin Indiana State Dallas Cowboys
1984 9 234 DT Tom Baldwin Tulsa New York Jets
1984 11 307 TE Anthony Jones Wichita State Washington Redskins
1984 WR Clarence Collins Illinois State San Diego Chargers
1985 2 39 DB Wayne Davis Indiana State San Diego Chargers
1985 7 176 DB Mike Prior Illinois State Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1985 8 217 -- Steve Buxton Indiana State Chicago Bears
1985 10 276 -- Albert Myres Tulsa Los Angeles Raiders
1985 12 309 DT Dean Hamel Tulsa Washington Redskins
1985 12 310 -- Byron Jones Tulsa Minnesota Vikings
1986 2 54 DB Vencie Glenn Indiana State New England Patriots
1986 12 314 -- Mike Williams Tulsa Pittsburgh Steelers
 
By Round Institution No.
First Round 10 Tulsa 95
Second Round 23 North Texas 31
Third Round 22 Drake 24
Fourth Round 23 Louisville 23
Fifth Round 18 Wichita State 23
OTHER 215 Memphis 20
TOTAL 311 West Texas State 17
Cincinnati 15
New Mexico State 15
Oklahoma State 15
Houston 12
Indiana State 6
Bradley  5
Southern Illinois 4
Illinois State 2
Washington (Mo.) 2
Creighton 1
Saint Louis 1
TOTAL 311