The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 179 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes ten players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Dave Parks in the 1964 NFL draft. The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles have drafted the most Red Raiders, at eleven each. Every current franchise has drafted a player from Texas Tech. Three former Red Raiders have been selected to a Pro Bowl, seven former Red Raiders have won a league championship with their respective teams, and three former Red Raiders have been selected to both a Pro Bowl and won a league championship. Only one former Red Raider, Patrick Mahomes, has gone on to win the league Most Valuable Player award.

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". When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common draft simply became the NFL draft.

This list does not include undrafted Texas Tech players that have played for the NFL, for example, Wes Welker.

Key B BackIn American and Canadian football, a back is a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage. 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 ‡ Won a league championship ♦ Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship

Selections

American Football League

1961 1 6 6 ♦ Dallas Texans LB AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966)AFL champion (1962, 1966)Super Bowl champion (IV) 1963 12 2 170 San Diego Chargers RB — 1964 4 8 32 † San Diego Chargers EPro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966)

National Football League

1938 6 2 42 Philadelphia Eagles E — 1939 3 3 18 Cleveland Rams B — 1940 7 10 60 New York Giants C — 11 1 91 Chicago Cardinals C — 1941 18 9 169 Brooklyn Dodgers G — 1942 19 3 173 Philadelphia Eagles B — 1943 9 6 76 New York Giants G — 1944 7 1 55 Chicago Cardinals B — 23 2 232 Brooklyn Dodgers T — 1945 1 11 11 Green Bay Packers FB — 27 10 284 New York Giants E — 1946 12 7 107 Detroit Lions T — 18 9 169 Washington Redskins FB — 28 1 261 Chicago Cardinals T — 1947 18 2 157 Boston Yanks C — 26 8 243 Los Angeles Rams B — 28 5 260 Chicago Cardinals E — 30 6 281 Philadelphia Eagles T — 1948 24 3 218 Washington Redskins G — 32 3 296 Green Bay Packers E — 1949 5 2 43 Green Bay Packers B — 6 6 57 Los Angeles Rams B — 14 3 154 Green Bay Packers C — 23 2 223 Green Bay Packers E — 1950 27 4 343 Detroit Lions E — 1951 20 8 239 Jerrell Price was drafted in 1951 by the New York Yanks (239th overall) and in 1952 by the Los Angeles Rams (73rd overall). New York Yanks T — 27 8 323 New York Yanks B — 29 9 349 Los Angeles Rams B — 1952 6 12 73 Los Angeles Rams T — 13 11 157 Los Angeles Rams C — 1953 18 3 208 Washington Redskins B — 1954 3 1 26 Chicago Cardinals B — 8 2 87 Green Bay Packers T — 17 10 203 San Francisco 49ers T — 1955 9 2 99 Baltimore Colts B — 10 6 115 Los Angeles Rams E — 21 12 253 Cleveland Browns FB — 22 6 259 Los Angeles Rams T — 1956 3 1 26 San Francisco 49ers T — 6 6 67 Baltimore Colts B — 12 5 138 Chicago Cardinals T — 13 5 150 Philadelphia Eagles FB — 19 7 224 Green Bay Packers E — 21 4 245 Chicago Cardinals B — 1957 8 11 96 ‡ Chicago Bears T NFL champion (1963) 13 11 156 Chicago Bears QB — 1958 7 4 77 Chicago Bears B — 24 9 286 New York Giants B — 27 6 319 Pittsburgh Steelers QB — 27 10 323 San Francisco 49ers QB — 1961 2 3 16 ♦E. J. Holub was drafted in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys (16th overall) and in the 1961 AFL draft by the Dallas Texans (6th overall). Dallas Cowboys LB AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966)AFL champion (1962, 1966)Super Bowl champion (IV) 1962 3 12 40 † Philadelphia Eagles T AFL All-Star (1967, 1968) 12 9 163 ♦ Baltimore Colts RB AFL All-Star (1963)AFL champion (1968)Super Bowl champion (III) 1963 12 4 158 Roger Gill was drafted in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (158th overall) and in the 1963 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (170th overall). Philadelphia Eagles RB — 16 14 224 Green Bay Packers FB — 1964 1 1 1 †Dave Parks was drafted in the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers (1st overall) and in the 1964 AFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers (32nd overall). San Francisco 49ers E Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966) 1965 1 7 7 ♦ Green Bay Packers B Pro Bowl (1968)NFL champion (1966, 1967)Super Bowl champion (I, II) 9 5 117 Dallas Cowboys RB — 15 3 199 Pittsburgh Steelers T — 18 8 246 Los Angeles Rams RB — 18 10 248 Green Bay Packers E — 1966 14 5 205 Washington Redskins RB — 1967 12 1 289 New Orleans Saints B — 1968 4 10 93 Detroit Lions LB — 15 25 406 Oakland Raiders RB — 1969 4 9 87 Baltimore Colts RB — 6 12 142 Green Bay Packers K — 13 1 312 Buffalo Bills T — 13 16 329 Minnesota Vikings T — 15 16 380 Minnesota Vikings DB — 1970 3 23 75 Dallas Cowboys DB — 9 26 234 Kansas City Chiefs T — 12 21 307 Cleveland Browns K — 1972 10 2 236 New York Giants DB — 1973 9 12 220 Atlanta Falcons C — 15 6 370 Chicago Bears LB — 1974 2 12 38 Miami Dolphins TE — 13 4 316 Chicago Bears QB — 1975 7 16 172 New England Patriots WR — 16 14 404 Philadelphia Eagles WR — 1976 6 2 158 ‡ Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB Super Bowl champion (XVII) 17 9 468 Atlanta Falcons DB — 1977 3 11 67 Kansas City Chiefs LB — 6 21 196 Cincinnati Bengals QB — 1978 4 6 90 New York Giants RB — 5 5 115 New Orleans Saints DB — 5 22 132 New York Giants DT — 8 9 203 New York Jets P — 12 8 314 San Francisco 49ers T — 1979 11 16 291 Minnesota Vikings WR — 1980 3 10 66 Kansas City Chiefs RB — 4 19 102 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB — 8 2 195 Baltimore Colts T — 8 16 209 Cleveland Browns LB — 10 20 269 Chicago Bears DB — 1981 1 21 21 ‡ Oakland Raiders DB Super Bowl champion (XVIII) 1982 8 20 215 ‡ San Diego Chargers P Super Bowl champion (XX) 8 25 220 Miami Dolphins DB — 10 10 261 Houston Oilers QB — 1983 1 21 21 Pittsburgh Steelers DT — 9 14 238 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT — 10 5 256 Chicago Bears RB — 1984 7 14 182 Buffalo Bills DB — 1985 5 9 121 Philadelphia Eagles LB — 7 13 181 Cincinnati Bengals T — 11 12 292 New York Jets DE — 1986 3 24 79 New York Jets LB — 4 7 89 St. Louis Cardinals DB — 12 14 319 Cleveland Browns DB — 1987 2 5 33 Buffalo Bills DB — 5 5 117 ‡ Washington Redskins RB Super Bowl champion (XXII) 9 16 239 Minnesota Vikings DB — 1988 5 13 133 Philadelphia Eagles DB — 6 23 161 Chicago Bears DB — 10 17 266 Miami Dolphins DT — 1989 2 23 51 San Diego Chargers QB — 1990 5 11 121 New England Patriots RB — 1991 4 5 88 Pittsburgh Steelers DB — 1992 8 4 200 Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB — 12 9 317 Dallas Cowboys DB — 1994 3 26 91 Pittsburgh Steelers RB — 6 9 170 Chicago Bears WR — 6 15 176 New Orleans Saints WR — 1996 5 1 133 New York Jets DB — 5 22 154 † Miami Dolphins LB Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) 1997 2 11 41 Atlanta Falcons RB — 1998 7 36 225 Minnesota Vikings DB — 1999 2 27 58 ‡ Denver Broncos DT Super Bowl champion (XLI) 5 34 167 Denver Broncos DB — 2000 5 1 130 Cleveland Browns DB — 5 27 156 Buffalo Bills FB – 2001 7 37 237 Seattle Seahawks DT — 2002 4 29 127 San Francisco 49ers DB — 2003 6 21 194 Denver Broncos DT — 6 28 201 ‡ New England Patriots QB Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII) 2004 4 3 99 Oakland Raiders WR — 7 47 248 Houston Texans QB — 2005 4 28 129 ‡ Indianapolis Colts G Super Bowl champion (XLI) 5 14 150 Tennessee Titans T — 7 20 234 Baltimore Ravens LB — 2006 7 16 224 Dallas Cowboys C — 2007 4 18 117 Detroit Lions G — 6 14 188 Tennessee Titans WR — 7 32 242 Indianapolis Colts LB — 2009 1 10 10 San Francisco 49ers WR — 2 16 48 Denver Broncos DB — 3 14 78 San Diego Chargers G — 4 20 120 Dallas Cowboys DE — 2010 6 27 196 Dallas Cowboys DB — 2011 7 29 232 Pittsburgh Steelers RB — 2014 2 17 49 New York Jets TE — 7 14 238 Dallas Cowboys LB — 2016 3 19 82 Indianapolis Colts T — 5 4 143 Oakland Raiders RB — 6 11 186 Miami Dolphins WR — 2017 1 10 10 Kansas City Chiefs QB 2x NFL Most Valuable Player (, )2x Super Bowl champion (LIV, LVII)2x Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (LIV, LVII) 2018 4 3 103 Houston Texans WR — 6 18 191 Los Angeles Chargers WR — 2019 7 39 253 Los Angeles Rams LB — 2020 1 27 27 Seattle Seahawks LB — 5 24 170 Baltimore Ravens DT — 2021 4 18 123 Philadelphia Eagles DB — 7 8 236 Buffalo Bills G — 2022 4 20 125 Miami Dolphins WR — 7 25 246 Cleveland Browns C —2023177Las Vegas RaidersDE— 2024 4 4 104 Arizona Cardinals DB — 7 16 236 Jacksonville Jaguars DB — 2025 3 34 98 Las Vegas Raiders OT — 6 17 193 Cincinnati Bengals RB — 2026 1 2 2 New York Jets LB — 2 11 43 Miami Dolphins LB — 2 17 49 Carolina Panthers DT — 3 6 70 San Francisco 49ers OLB — 3 11 75 Miami Dolphins WR — 5 3 143 Arizona Cardinals WR — 6 24 205 Detroit Lions DT — 7 18 234 New England Patriots QB — 7 28 244 Philadelphia Eagles S —

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