List of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NFL Draft
This is a list of Minnesota Golden Gophers football players in the NFL Draft.
Key
Selections
Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
1936 | 2 | 4 | 13 | Babe LeVoir | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
1936 | 3 | 6 | 24 | George Roscoe | Chicago Bears | B |
1936 | 4 | 8 | 35 | Sheldon Biese | Detroit Lions | B |
1936 | 5 | 6 | 42 | Vern Oech | Chicago Bears | T |
1936 | 7 | 6 | 60 | Dick Smith | Chicago Bears | T |
1936 | 8 | 8 | 71 | Dale Rennebohm | Detroit Lions | C |
1937 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ed Widseth | New York Giants | T |
1937 | 2 | 10 | 20 | Jules Alfonse | Cleveland Rams | B |
1937 | 3 | 9 | 29 | Bud Wilkinson | Green Bay Packers | T |
1937 | 4 | 9 | 39 | Bud Svendsen | Green Bay Packers | C |
1937 | 10 | 1 | 91 | Ray Antil | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
1938 | 5 | 4 | 34 | Lou Midler | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
1938 | 6 | 7 | 47 | Andy Uram | Green Bay Packers | B |
1938 | 7 | 4 | 54 | Ray King | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
1938 | 12 | 1 | 101 | Vic Spadaccini | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
1939 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Larry Buhler | Green Bay Packers | B |
1939 | 6 | 2 | 42 | George Faust | Chicago Cardinals | B |
1939 | 7 | 9 | 59 | Frank Twedell | Green Bay Packers | T |
1939 | 9 | 8 | 78 | Wilbur Moore | Washington Redskins | B |
1939 | 13 | 9 | 119 | Dan Elmer | Green Bay Packers | C |
1939 | 20 | 9 | 189 | Charles Schultz | Green Bay Packers | T |
1940 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Hal Van Every | Green Bay Packers | B |
1940 | 5 | 1 | 31 | Marty Christiansen | Chicago Cardinals | B |
1940 | 8 | 10 | 70 | Win Pedersen | New York Giants | T |
1941 | 1 | 6 | 6 | George Franck | New York Giants | B |
1941 | 3 | 6 | 21 | Bob Paffrath | Green Bay Packers | B |
1941 | 8 | 6 | 66 | Bill Kuusisto | Green Bay Packers | G |
1941 | 18 | 6 | 166 | Helge Pukema | Green Bay Packers | G |
1941 | 20 | 2 | 182 | Bob Bjorklund | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
1942 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Urban Odson | Green Bay Packers | T |
1942 | 3 | 8 | 23 | Bob Sweiger | New York Giants | B |
1942 | 4 | 2 | 27 | Len Levy | Cleveland Rams | G |
1942 | 4 | 3 | 28 | Gordon Paschka | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
1942 | 7 | 6 | 56 | Bob Fitch | Washington Redskins | E |
1942 | 10 | 4 | 84 | Jud Ringer | Chicago Cardinals | E |
1942 | 10 | 9 | 89 | Gene Flick | Green Bay Packers | C |
1942 | 13 | 9 | 119 | Bruce Smith | Green Bay Packers | B |
1943 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Bill Daley | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
1943 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Dick Wildung | Green Bay Packers | T |
1943 | 11 | 2 | 92 | John Billman | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
1943 | 13 | 3 | 113 | Bill Baumgartner | Chicago Cardinals | E |
1943 | 16 | 8 | 148 | Mike Welch | Green Bay Packers | B |
1943 | 19 | 6 | 176 | Jim Lushine | New York Giants | T |
1943 | 21 | 10 | 200 | Don Nolander | Washington Redskins | C |
1943 | 25 | 8 | 238 | Gene Bierhaus | Green Bay Packers | E |
1944 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Paul Mitchell | Chicago Cardinals | T |
1944 | 4 | 2 | 29 | Rudy Sikich | Brooklyn Dodgers | T |
1944 | 6 | 1 | 44 | Bill Garnaas | Chicago Cardinals | B |
1944 | 7 | 2 | 56 | Bob Graiziger | Brooklyn Dodgers | G |
1944 | 7 | 4 | 58 | Vic Kulbitski | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
1944 | 7 | 5 | 59 | Herm Frickey | New York Giants | B |
1944 | 10 | 3 | 90 | Herb Hein | Detroit Lions | E |
1944 | 10 | 9 | 96 | John Perko | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
1944 | 11 | 2 | 100 | John Bicaninch | Brooklyn Dodgers | G |
1944 | 11 | 7 | 105 | Bill Aldworth | Washington Redskins | T |
1944 | 22 | 6 | 205 | Cliff Anderson | Green Bay Packers | E |
1945 | 2 | 2 | 13 | Wayne Williams | Brooklyn Dodgers | B |
1945 | 6 | 9 | 52 | Chuck Dellago | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
1945 | 11 | 8 | 106 | Chuck Avery | Chicago Bears | B |
1945 | 17 | 11 | 175 | Bob Kula | Green Bay Packers | B |
1945 | 28 | 6 | 291 | Bob Hary | Chicago Bears | B |
1945 | 32 | 1 | 325 | Don Nolander | Washington Redskins | T |
1946 | 7 | 3 | 53 | Tom Reinhardt | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
1946 | 19 | 8 | 178 | Merlin Kispert | Detroit Lions | B |
1946 | 20 | 5 | 185 | Dick Kelly | New York Giants | B |
1946 | 28 | 7 | 267 | Dick Van Duesen | Detroit Lions | C |
1947 | 16 | 10 | 145 | Verne Gagne | Chicago Bears | E |
1947 | 25 | 3 | 210 | Tom Carroll | Chicago Cardinals | T |
1948 | 6 | 6 | 41 | Larry Olsonoski | Green Bay Packers | G |
1949 | 9 | 2 | 83 | Everett Faunce | Green Bay Packers | B |
1949 | 17 | 3 | 164 | Warren Beson | Boston Yanks | C |
1950 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Clayton Tonnemaker | Green Bay Packers | C |
1950 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Leo Nomellini | San Francisco 49ers | DT |
1950 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Bud Grant | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
1950 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Gordy Soltau | Green Bay Packers | E |
1950 | 6 | 4 | 70 | Floyd Jaszewski | Detroit Lions | T |
1950 | 8 | 4 | 96 | Ralph McAllister | Detroit Lions | B |
1950 | 10 | 3 | 121 | Bob Mealey | Green Bay Packers | T |
1950 | 14 | 6 | 176 | Gene Fritz | New York Giants | T |
1950 | 16 | 3 | 199 | Frank Kuzma | Green Bay Packers | B |
1950 | 19 | 9 | 244 | Billy Bye | Chicago Bears | B |
1950 | 25 | 6 | 319 | Ken Beiersdorf | New York Giants | B |
1950 | 29 | 5 | 370 | Johnny Lundin | Washington Redskins | G |
1950 | 30 | 10 | 388 | Allen Markert | Chicago Bears | T |
1951 | 21 | 1 | 244 | Art Edling | Green Bay Packers | E |
1952 | 8 | 4 | 89 | Wayne Robinson | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
1952 | 22 | 7 | 260 | Dick Gregory | Chicago Bears | B |
1952 | 24 | 7 | 284 | Dick Mundinger | Chicago Bears | T |
1952 | 28 | 6 | 311 | Ron Engel | Washington Redskins | B |
1953 | 9 | 9 | 106 | Roger French | Philadelphia Eagles | E |
1953 | 9 | 10 | 107 | Bob McNamara | Cleveland Browns | B |
1953 | 24 | 8 | 285 | Charley Kubes | New York Giants | G |
1953 | 26 | 1 | 302 | Scott Prescott | Baltimore Colts | C |
1953 | 30 | 7 | 356 | Stavros Canakes | New York Giants | G |
1954 | 9 | 5 | 102 | Paul Giel | Chicago Bears | B |
1954 | 11 | 5 | 162 | Ron Wallin | Chicago Bears | T |
1954 | 28 | 7 | 332 | Ron Hansen | Washington Redskins | E |
1955 | 23 | 2 | 267 | Dick McNamara | Baltimore Colts | B |
1955 | 23 | 5 | 270 | Gordy Holz | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
1955 | 26 | 5 | 306 | Gordy Soltau | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
1956 | 13 | 9 | 154 | Dick Grogg | Chicago Bears | G |
1956 | 20 | 8 | 237 | Mike Falls | New York Giants | G |
1956 | 25 | 7 | 296 | Franz Koeneke | Green Bay Packers | E |
1957 | 4 | 1 | 38 | Bobby Cox | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
1957 | 6 | 12 | 73 | Bob Hobert | New York Giants | T |
1957 | 16 | 2 | 183 | Ed Buckingham | Green Bay Packers | T |
1957 | 19 | 9 | 226 | Paul Barrington | Chicago Cardinals | G |
1957 | 26 | 3 | 304 | Dick Blakely | Los Angeles Rams | B |
1957 | 28 | 2 | 327 | Dave Herbold | Green Bay Packers | G |
1957 | 29 | 2 | 339 | Dean Maas | Los Angeles Rams | C |
1957 | 29 | 5 | 342 | Bob Rasmussen | Baltimore Colts | G |
1958 | 2 | 10 | 23 | Frank Youso | New York Giants | T |
1958 | 7 | 1 | 74 | Jon Jelacic | Chicago Cardinals | E |
1958 | 14 | 2 | 159 | Bob Schmidt | Chicago Cardinals | T |
1958 | 15 | 8 | 177 | Norm Sixta | New York Giants | T |
1958 | 17 | 9 | 202 | Jim Reese | Baltimore Colts | B |
1958 | 26 | 9 | 310 | David Burkholder | New York Giants | G |
1958 | 27 | 5 | 318 | Perry Gehring | Washington Redskins | E |
1958 | 30 | 10 | 359 | Ben Svendsen | Cleveland Browns | C |
1959 | 9 | 12 | 108 | Tom Brown | Baltimore Colts | G |
1959 | 16 | 10 | 190 | Bob Soltis | New York Giants | B |
1959 | 20 | 10 | 238 | Jerry Shetler | New York Giants | G |
1959 | 30 | 7 | 355 | Willus Fjerstad | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
1960 | 4 | 7 | 43 | Billy Martin | Chicago Bears | B |
1960 | 6 | 5 | 65 | Mike Wright | Green Bay Packers | T |
1960 | 9 | 5 | 101 | Frank Brixius | Green Bay Packers | T |
1961 | 6 | 11 | 81 | Greg Larson | New York Giants | C |
1961 | 10 | 2 | 128 | Roger Hagberg | Green Bay Packers | B |
1962 | 2 | 11 | 25 | Sandy Stephens | Cleveland Browns | B |
1962 | 7 | 10 | 94 | Tom Hall | Detroit Lions | E |
1962 | 20 | 5 | 271 | Judge Dickson | St. Louis Cardinals | B |
1963 | 2 | 2 | 16 | Bobby Bell | Minnesota Vikings | T |
1963 | 4 | 9 | 51 | Bill Munsey | Cleveland Browns | B |
1963 | 7 | 1 | 56 | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
1963 | 11 | 3 | 143 | John Campbell | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
1964 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Carl Eller | Minnesota Vikings | DT |
1964 | 20 | 5 | 271 | Milt Sunde | Minnesota Vikings | T |
1965 | 5 | 4 | 60 | Frank Marchlewski | Los Angeles Rams | C |
1965 | 8 | 2 | 100 | Jhn Hankinson | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
1965 | 12 | 4 | 158 | Craig Lofquist | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
1966 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Gale Gillingham | Green Bay Packers | T |
1966 | 9 | 8 | 133 | Kent Kramer | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
1966 | 13 | 8 | 193 | Jim Fulgham | New York Giants | T |
1966 | 20 | 6 | 296 | Lou Hudson | Dallas Cowboys | WR |
1967 | 5 | 8 | 115 | Ken Last | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
1967 | 14 | 9 | 350 | Chet Anderson | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE |
1968 | 1 | 23 | 23 | John Williams | Baltimore Colts | T |
1968 | 3 | 18 | 74 | Charlie Sanders | Detroit Lions | TE |
1968 | 10 | 4 | 250 | Tom Sakal | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
1968 | 15 | 15 | 396 | McKinley Boston | New York Giants | G |
1968 | 17 | 11 | 447 | Bob Lee | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
1969 | 4 | 7 | 85 | Dennis Hale | New Orleans Saints | DB |
1969 | 4 | 26 | 104 | Ezell Jones | New York Jets | T |
1969 | 5 | 22 | 126 | Bob Stein | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
1969 | 7 | 2 | 158 | Dick Enderle | Atlanta Falcons | G |
1969 | 9 | 17 | 225 | Tom Fink | Minnesota Vikings | G |
1969 | 9 | 20 | 228 | Ron Kamzelski | Cleveland Browns | DT |
1969 | 12 | 17 | 303 | Noel Jenke | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
1969 | 14 | 21 | 359 | Ray Stephens | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
1970 | 2 | 19 | 45 | Ray Parson | Detroit Lions | DT |
1970 | 3 | 16 | 68 | Jim Carter | Green Bay Packers | LB |
1971 | 9 | 10 | 218 | Barry Mayer | Green Bay Packers | RB |
1971 | 9 | 16 | 224 | Alvin Hawes | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
1971 | 12 | 4 | 290 | John Thompson | Houston Oilers | G |
1971 | 15 | 24 | 388 | Jeff Wright | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
1971 | 16 | 9 | 399 | Steve Thompson | Denver Broncos | DT |
1972 | 3 | 7 | 59 | Bart Buetow | Minnesota Vikings | T |
1972 | 6 | 10 | 140 | Mike Perfetti | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
1972 | 6 | 14 | 144 | Vern Winfield | Philadelphia Eagles | G |
1972 | 8 | 25 | 207 | Craig Curry | Miami Dolphins | QB |
1972 | 11 | 11 | 271 | Bill Light | Buffalo Bills | LB |
1972 | 14 | 16 | 354 | Tom Chandler | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
1973 | 3 | 22 | 74 | Tom MacLeod | Green Bay Packers | LB |
1973 | 6 | 9 | 139 | Doug Kingsriter | Minnesota Vikings | TE |
1973 | 9 | 21 | 229 | Mike White | Dallas Cowboys | DB |
1973 | 13 | 21 | 333 | Tim Alderson | Green Bay Packers | DB |
1973 | 17 | 13 | 429 | Dave Winfield | Minnesota Vikings | TE |
1974 | 2 | 9 | 35 | Keith Fahnhorst | San Francisco 49ers | TE |
1974 | 4 | 16 | 94 | Matt Herkenhoff | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
1974 | 5 | 7 | 111 | Steve Neils | St. Louis Cardinals | LB |
1974 | 12 | 6 | 292 | Dave Simonson | Baltimore Colts | T |
1975 | 4 | 17 | 95 | Rick Upchurch | Denver Broncos | WR |
1975 | 11 | 8 | 268 | Dale Hegland | Kansas City Chiefs | G |
1975 | 15 | 24 | 388 | Ollie Bakken | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
1976 | 3 | 3 | 63 | Keith Simons | Kansas City Chiefs | DT |
1976 | 8 | 18 | 227 | Art Meadowcroft | Buffalo Bills | G |
1976 | 9 | 6 | 243 | Doug Beaudoin | New England Patriots | DB |
1976 | 11 | 21 | 312 | Dexter Pride | Miami Dolphins | RB |
1977 | 9 | 2 | 225 | George Adzick | Seattle Seahawks | DB |
1977 | 10 | 4 | 255 | Mike Jones | New York Giants | WR |
1978 | 2 | 3 | 31 | Mark Merrill | New York Jets | LB |
1978 | 2 | 6 | 34 | Michael Hunt | Green Bay Packers | LB |
1978 | 2 | 15 | 43 | Steve Stewart | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
1978 | 12 | 9 | 315 | Mark Slater | Philadelphia Eagles | C |
1978 | 12 | 20 | 326 | Jeff Morrow | Minnesota Vikings | T |
1979 | 6 | 26 | 163 | Jim Ronan | Cleveland Browns | DT |
1979 | 7 | 11 | 176 | Stan Sytsma | New Orleans Saints | LB |
1979 | 7 | 22 | 187 | Keith Brown | New York Jets | DB |
1980 | 4 | 17 | 100 | Elmer Bailey | Miami Dolphins | WR |
1980 | 6 | 23 | 161 | Greg Murtha | Philadelphia Eagles | T |
1981 | 2 | 2 | 30 | Marion Barber Jr. | New York Jets | RB |
1981 | 7 | 10 | 176 | Jeff Schuh | Cincinnati Bengals | LB |
1981 | 8 | 10 | 203 | Garry White | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
1982 | 4 | 9 | 92 | Jim Fahnhorst | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
1982 | 5 | 6 | 117 | Wally Kersten | Los Angeles Rams | T |
1982 | 5 | 13 | 124 | Ken Dallafior | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
1982 | 8 | 6 | 201 | Chester Cooper | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
1983 | 8 | 28 | 224 | Todd Hallstrom | Washington Redskins | T |
1983 | 12 | 3 | 310 | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver Broncos | LB |
1984 | 7 | 1 | 169 | Jay Carroll | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TE |
1984 | 8 | 24 | 220 | Randy Rasmussen | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
1984 | 10 | 2 | 254 | Jim Gallery | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K |
1985 | 9 | 18 | 242 | Andre Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
1985 | 10 | 10 | 262 | Kerry Glenn | New York Jets | DB |
1985 | 12 | 3 | 311 | Mark Haar | Houston Oilers | DT |
1986 | 9 | 3 | 224 | Kevin Starks | Atlanta Falcons | TE |
1987 | 4 | 21 | 105 | Mark Dusbabek | Houston Oilers | LB |
1987 | 12 | 18 | 325 | Bruce Holmes | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
1987 | 12 | 24 | 331 | Ray Hitchcock | Washington Redskins | C |
1988 | 2 | 28 | 55 | Chip Lohmiller | Washington Redskins | K |
1988 | 5 | 6 | 115 | Troy Wolkow | New England Patriots | G |
1988 | 8 | 3 | 196 | Gary Hadd | Detroit Lions | DE |
1988 | 9 | 26 | 247 | Brian Bonner | San Francisco 49ers | LB |
1988 | 11 | 25 | 302 | Gary Couch | New Orleans Saints | WR |
1989 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Brian Williams | New York Giants | C |
1990 | 1 | 19 | 19 | Darrell Thompson | Green Bay Packers | RB |
1990 | 5 | 4 | 113 | Jon Melander | New England Patriots | T |
1990 | 11 | 21 | 297 | Jon Leverenz | Washington Redskins | LB |
1990 | 12 | 20 | 324 | Ron Goetz | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
1991 | 5 | 8 | 119 | Chris Thome | Minnesota Vikings | C |
1991 | 11 | 9 | 287 | Mike Sunvold | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DT |
1991 | 12 | 15 | 321 | Mark Drabczak | New Orleans Saints | G |
1992 | 4 | 22 | 106 | Sean Lumpkin | New Orleans Saints | DB |
1996 | 4 | 28 | 123 | Chris Darkins | Green Bay Packers | RB |
1996 | 6 | 21 | 188 | Craig Sauer | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
1998 | 6 | 26 | 179 | Lamanzer Williams | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE |
1998 | 7 | 26 | 215 | Ryan Thelwell | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
2000 | 4 | 24 | 118 | Tyrone Carter | Minnesota Vikings | DB |
2000 | 6 | 5 | 171 | Thomas Hamner | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
2001 | 1 | 24 | 24 | Willie Middlebrooks | Denver Broncos | DB |
2001 | 4 | 8 | 103 | Karon Riley | Chicago Bears | DE |
2001 | 4 | 18 | 113 | Ben Hamilton | Denver Broncos | C |
2001 | 6 | 36 | 199 | Adam Haayer | Tennessee Titans | G |
2002 | 4 | 25 | 123 | Ron Johnson | Baltimore Ravens | WR |
2002 | 6 | 6 | 178 | Matt Anderle | San Diego Chargers | T |
2002 | 7 | 18 | 229 | Stylez G. White | Houston Texans | DE |
2003 | 5 | 17 | 152 | Michael Lehan | Cleveland Browns | DB |
2004 | 5 | 30 | 162 | Thomas Tapeh | Philadelphia Eagles | FB |
2005 | 4 | 8 | 109 | Marion Barber III | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
2006 | 1 | 21 | 21 | Laurence Maroney | New England Patriots | RB |
2006 | 5 | 20 | 153 | Anthony Montgomery | Washington Redskins | DT |
2006 | 6 | 29 | 198 | Greg Eslinger | Denver Broncos | C |
2006 | 7 | 34 | 242 | Mark Setterstrom | St. Louis Rams | G |
2007 | 3 | 13 | 77 | Matt Spaeth | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE |
2008 | 6 | 7 | 173 | Dominique Barber | Houston Texans | DB |
2010 | 3 | 23 | 87 | Eric Decker | Denver Broncos | WR |
2010 | 5 | 36 | 167 | Nate Triplett | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
2014 | 2 | 5 | 37 | Ra'Shede Hageman | Atlanta Falcons | DT |
2014 | 4 | 31 | 131 | Brock Vereen | Chicago Bears | DB |
2015 | 2 | 23 | 55 | Maxx Williams | Baltimore Ravens | TE |
2015 | 4 | 28 | 127 | Damien Wilson | Dallas Cowboys | LB |
2015 | 5 | 2 | 138 | David Cobb | Tennessee Titans | RB |
2015 | 5 | 14 | 150 | Cedric Thompson | Miami Dolphins | DB |
2016 | 4 | 8 | 106 | Eric Murray | Kansas City Chiefs | DB |
2016 | 4 | 17 | 115 | De'Vondre Campbell | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
2017 | 7 | 4 | 222 | Jalen Myrick | Jacksonville Jaguars | DB |
2019 | 5 | 19 | 157 | Blake Cashman | New York Jets | LB |
2020 | 2 | 13 | 45 | Antoine Winfield Jr. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
2020 | 5 | 15 | 161 | Tyler Johnson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | WR |
2020 | 5 | 29 | 175 | Kamal Martin | Green Bay Packers | LB |
2020 | 7 | 4 | 218 | Carter Coughlin | New York Giants | LB |
2020 | 7 | 33 | 274 | Chris Williamson | New York Giants | DB |