The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program has had 76 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes five players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Terry Bradshaw in 1970. Louisiana Tech had one player selected in the most recent 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).
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.
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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 a Pro Bowl † Won an NFL championship ‡ Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship
Selections
YearFrom 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. Round Pick Overall Player Team Position Notes1944202199Brooklyn TigersT—1948173148Washington RedskinsE—19518490‡Chicago CardinalsLBNFL Champion (1958)Pro Bowl (1956, 1957)1954195222Chicago BearsT—1955141158Chicago CardinalsE—1956154173Chicago CardinalsE—1957153172Green Bay PackersG—1958122135Chicago CardinalsG—1960173195Detroit LionsNFLE—19611010136San Francisco 49ersNFLDB—196488106Baltimore ColtsNFLLB—19661314199Cleveland BrownsNFLT—19671022259Buffalo BillsDB—1968711176Washington RedskinsRB—1017263Houston OilersLB—1969154368Pittsburgh SteelersWR—1970111‡Pittsburgh SteelersQBSuper Bowl Champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979)812194Atlanta FalconsTE—1425363Minnesota VikingsWR—197412424*Baltimore ColtsWRPro Bowl (1976)19752733‡San Diego ChargersDESuper Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX)Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)134316Chicago BearsRB—174440Chicago BearsRB—197622048Houston OilersTE—422114*St. Louis CardinalsWRPro Bowl (1980)1977106257Atlanta FalconsWR—1978417101†Pittsburgh SteelersDBSuper Bowl Champion (XIII, XIV)81195Kansas City ChiefsRB—1981428111†Oakland RaidersDTSuper Bowl Champion (XVIII)1982512123Los Angeles RaidersLB—1022273San Diego ChargersDB—19834993Buffalo BillsTE—19841021273Detroit LionsDB—198658118San Diego ChargersLB—198721846Houston OilersLB—199064141Tampa Bay BuccaneersRB—1225329‡New York GiantsKSuper Bowl Champion (XXXV)Pro Bowl (2000)19911126304San Francisco 49ersWR—1992122310Cincinnati BengalsLB—1993188*New Orleans SaintsTPro Bowl (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)416100Chicago BearsLB—54116San Francisco 49ersDT—61141†Green Bay PackersDBSuper Bowl Champion (XXXI)199911313Pittsburgh SteelersWR—2000429123Jacksonville JaguarsT—76212San Francisco 49ersQB—200255140Chicago BearsDB—2004410106Cleveland BrownsQB—55137Jacksonville JaguarsK—200531377Philadelphia EaglesRB—2007744254Oakland RaidersWR—201031074†Jacksonville JaguarsDTSuper Bowl Champion (XLVIII)65174Washington RedskinsTE—2013431128San Francisco 49ersWR—530163Chicago BearsT—201447107Oakland RaidersDT—634210New York JetsLB—201613030Carolina PanthersDT—436134Baltimore RavensRB—632207San Francisco 49ersQB—201731882Denver BroncosWR—533177San Francisco 49ersWR—67191Dallas CowboysDB—2018627201New Orleans SaintsRB—201932185Baltimore RavensDE—2020432138†Kansas City ChiefsDBSuper Bowl Champion (Super Bowl LVII)433139Las Vegas RaidersDB—20213973Philadelphia EaglesDT—
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