The LSU Tigers football team has had 358 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes 48 players taken in the first round and three overall number one picks: Billy Cannon (1960), Jamarcus Russell (2007) and Joe Burrow (2020). Six former LSU players have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Steve Van Buren, Y. A. Tittle, Jim Taylor, Johnny Robinson, Alan Faneca, and Kevin Mawae. As of the beginning of the 2015 NFL season, there were 40 former LSU players on active rosters in the NFL, the most of any college program.

Each NFL franchise adds new players through the annual NFL draft. 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). 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.

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 * Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

NFL and AFL selections

National Football League Year Round Pick Player Position NFL team NotesRef1936 6 53 B Detroit Lions —1937 2 12 E Chicago Cardinals NFL All-Star (1938)2× First-team All-Pro (1937, 1938)NFL 1930s All-Decade Team 2 18 C Chicago Bears —1938No selections1939 5 33 T Cleveland Rams — 15 133 T Cleveland Rams — 20 184 C Philadelphia Eagles —1940 3 22 E Chicago Bears 3× First-team All-Pro (1946–1948)3× NFL champion (1940, 1941, 1946)NFL 1940s All-Decade Team 20 187 B Chicago Bears NFL champion (1941)NFL All-Star (1940)1941 14 122 G Pittsburgh Steelers — 20 184 T Cleveland Rams —1942No selections1943 17 152 B Philadelphia Eagles — 22 201 G Detroit Lions — 29 273 G Chicago Cardinals — 30 285 G Cleveland Rams —1944 1 5 * B Philadelphia Eagles 2× NFL champion (1948, 1949)5× First-team All-Pro (1944, 1945, 1947–1949)NFL 1940s All-Decade TeamNFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team 14 139 T Chicago Bears — 14 140 C Philadelphia Eagles — 18 186 T Boston Yanks — 23 241 E Boston Yanks — 31 323 E Cleveland Rams —1945 3 25 B Philadelphia Eagles Played in MLB 10 98 B Green Bay Packers — 11 101 T Chicago Cardinals — 15 151 B Philadelphia Eagles — 26 265 G Brooklyn Tigers — 26 266 B Chicago Cardinals —1946 19 175 E New York Giants — 23 216 C Green Bay Packers — 25 239 E Washington Redskins —1947 3 17 B Washington Redskins — 17 152 T Philadelphia Eagles — 18 163 T Los Angeles Rams — 20 179 E Washington Redskins — 20 182 G Philadelphia Eagles — 21 192 C Chicago Cardinals — 30 282 E Chicago Cardinals —1948 1 6 * QB Detroit Lions AP NFL MVP (1963)4× First-team All-Pro (1957, 1961–1963)7× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961–1963) 5 28 B Washington Redskins — 7 55 B Chicago Cardinals 2× Pro Bowl (1951, 1954)First-team All-Pro (1949) 7 57 B New York Giants — 11 87 T Detroit Lions — 12 99 E Boston Yanks Pro Bowl (1952) 14 120 B Los Angeles Rams — 20 183 C Philadelphia Eagles —1949 6 53 B New York Bulldogs —1950 3 37 T San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl (1951) 4 42 B New York Bulldogs Pro Bowl (1950) 8 98 B New York Giants — 10 120 E New York Bulldogs — 14 180 G Chicago Bears —1951 1 3 * QB San Francisco 49ers — 1 7 B Philadelphia Eagles — 1 14 B Cleveland Browns 2× First-team All-Pro (1956, 1957)Pro Bowl (1955)2× NFL champion (1954, 1955) 2 16 B Green Bay Packers — 10 117 G Detroit Lions — 13 156 C Los Angeles Rams — 22 265 B Los Angeles Rams —1952 2 18 C Pittsburgh Steelers — 12 141 B Detroit Lions — 13 151 T Washington Redskins — 13 153 T San Francisco 49ers — 20 238 E San Francisco 49ers — 23 266 B New York Yanks —1953 6 64 T Los Angeles Rams 2× Pro Bowl (1955, 1956) 18 206 B Baltimore Colts — 27 320 E San Francisco 49ers —1954 23 266 B Chicago Cardinals — 24 281 T New York Giants — 25 290 B Chicago Cardinals —1955 2 20 T Los Angeles Rams — 21 248 C New York Giants — 22 260 B New York Giants — 23 269 T Green Bay Packers —1956 12 134 T Detroit Lions — 13 146 B Detroit Lions — 20 238 B Washington Redskins —1957 1 13 T Chicago Bears — 11 128 B, K San Francisco 49ers 2× Pro Bowl (1962, 1963) 16 193 B New York Giants — 21 252 E Chicago Bears Played in CFL1958 2 15 * FB Green Bay Packers Super Bowl champion (I)4× NFL champion (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966)5× Pro Bowl (1960–1964)NFL MVP (1962)3× First-team All-Pro (1960–1962)NFL 1960s All-Decade Team1959 13 148 E Washington Redskins — 15 175 B Pittsburgh Steelers —1960 1 1 HB Los Angeles Rams — 1 3 * HB Detroit Lions Super Bowl champion (IV)First-team All-Pro (1970) 2 15 QB Detroit Lions — 8 94 C San Francisco 49ers — 10 118 E San Francisco 49ers —1961 2 28 C Philadelphia Eagles — 15 210 T Philadelphia Eagles —1962 1 9 B Baltimore Colts — 1 14 B Green Bay Packers NFL champion (1962) 4 45 G Minnesota Vikings NFL champion (1969) 7 93 T Baltimore Colts Super Bowl champion (V)3× Pro Bowl (1967–1969)NFL champion (1968) 13 181 T New York Giants Played in CFL 16 224 B Green Bay Packers — 18 245 B Chicago Bears —1963 1 2 B St. Louis Cardinals 3× Pro Bowl (1966, 1967, 1969) 4 45 G St. Louis Cardinals — 8 106 B Philadelphia Eagles — 8 111 LB Detroit Lions NFL champion (1968) 18 239 LB Boston Patriots —1964 2 26 TE Cleveland Browns Super Bowl champion (VI) 3 37 T St. Louis Cardinals Super Bowl champion (IV) 17 226 E Philadelphia Eagles — 18 244 T Detroit Lions —1965 5 58 T San Francisco 49ers — 10 139 B Cleveland Browns —1966 1 12 T Chicago Bears — Exp. DE Atlanta Falcons —1967 3 77 TE Kansas City Chiefs — 6 152 DE Cleveland Browns — 8 206 DT Boston Patriots — Exp. DT New Orleans Saints —1968 2 47 LB Cleveland Browns — 7 184 DB Kansas City Chiefs — 13 349 RB Houston Oilers — Exp. DB Cincinnati Bengals —1969 6 136 RB Oakland Raiders — 6 154 T Baltimore Colts — 8 206 DB Kansas City Chiefs — 11 267 WR New Orleans Saints —1970 4 83 RB Boston Patriots — 11 286 C Minnesota Vikings — 17 421 DB Buffalo Bills —1971 7 167 QB Chicago Bears — 9 216 LB Pittsburgh Steelers — 17 420 LB Philadelphia Eagles —1972 2 29 DB Cincinnati Bengals First-team All-Pro (1976)3× Pro Bowl (1973, 1975, 1976) 4 97 WR Kansas City Chiefs — 8 186 DT Denver Broncos — 15 367 TE New York Giants —1973 1 2 QB Baltimore Colts NFL MVP (1976)Pro Bowl (1976)First-team All-Pro (1976) 3 70 DT Denver Broncos —1974 11 264 DB Chicago Bears — 17 429 Athlete Detroit Lions Played in NBA1975 1 22 DB San Diego Chargers — 3 77 LB Cincinnati Bengals — 7 163 RB New Orleans Saints — 9 211 RB Atlanta Falcons — 10 250 TE Detroit Lions — 12 308 WR St. Louis Cardinals —1976 5 150 LB Los Angeles Rams — 7 189 DT Cleveland Browns — 8 210 WR Seattle Seahawks — 17 479 WR Houston Oilers —1977 1 13 LB Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl (1984)NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1977) 8 200 G New York Jets — 8 223 RB Oakland Raiders —1978 9 248 LB San Diego Chargers — 12 325 LB Chicago Bears —1979 1 12 RB Cincinnati Bengals — 6 151 DB Cleveland Browns — 10 269 DB San Diego Chargers —1980 2 30 DB Minnesota Vikings — 5 114 WR Kansas City Chiefs 2× Pro Bowl (1982, 1986) 5 126 LB Oakland Raiders — 8 214 QB Miami Dolphins —1981 2 49 DB Buffalo Bills — 2 54 LB Atlanta Falcons — 3 82 TE Philadelphia Eagles — 4 99 WR Detroit Lions — 10 249 RB New Orleans Saints —1982 2 50 DB Buffalo Bills — 11 289 WR Los Angeles Raiders —1983 2 37 DT New York Giants 2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV)2× Pro Bowl (1985, 1986) 2 43 DB Atlanta Falcons — 3 58 LB Houston Oilers — 3 71 G St. Louis Cardinals — 5 124 TE New York Giants — 7 192 G San Diego Chargers —1984 4 94 LB Atlanta Falcons — 8 205 DB Indianapolis Colts — 11 298 RB Denver Broncos —1985 2 55 DB San Diego Chargers — 3 72 G St. Louis Cardinals — 3 74 DB Pittsburgh Steelers — 7 179 WR New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl (1988) 10 272 LB New York Giants —1986 2 29 RB Detroit Lions — 2 31 RB New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl (1989) 10 274 QB Miami Dolphins —1987 3 59 DE San Diego Chargers — 3 72 NT Minnesota Vikings 2× Pro Bowl (1991, 1992) 3 86 LB Denver Broncos Pro Bowl (1992) 6 159 LB Houston Oilers — 7 184 DT Seattle Seahawks — 12 335 DB Green Bay Packers Mr. Irrelevant1988 1 27 WR Chicago Bears — 3 79 CB Denver Broncos — 4 97 WR New England Patriots — 5 111 G Detroit Lions — 9 245 WR Chicago Bears — 12 318 S Phoenix Cardinals — 12 320 TE Miami Dolphins Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII)1989 1 10 LB Phoenix Cardinals — 2 38 OT Atlanta Falcons — 3 78 DB New York Giants Super Bowl champion (XXV) 4 106 DB New Orleans Saints — 7 171 LB Kansas City Chiefs — 9 251 LB San Francisco 49ers —1990 2 43 DE Pittsburgh Steelers — 3 59 QB New England Patriots — 4 88 WR Chicago Bears — 4 100 RB Buffalo Bills — 6 164 TE Denver Broncos — 8 209 DT Pittsburgh Steelers — 9 246 DT New York Giants — 9 Sup. TE Phoenix Cardinals —1991 1 21 RB Kansas City Chiefs — 7 168 C New England Patriots — 11 285 WR Detroit Lions —1992 3 57 DT Los Angeles Rams — 3 60 WR Los Angeles Rams —1993No selections1994 2 36 * C Seattle Seahawks 8× Pro Bowl (1999–2004, 2008, 2009)7× First-team All-Pro (1999–2002, 2004, 2007, 2008)NFL 2000s All-Decade Team 3 69 TE Tampa Bay Buccaneers —1995 3 85 S New York Giants — 6 172 OT Jacksonville Jaguars —1996 1 18 WR St. Louis Rams — 2 44 CB Denver Broncos Super Bowl champion (XXXIII) Pro Bowl (2004) 2 53 DE Buffalo Bills —1997 1 22 TE Dallas Cowboys — 3 75 CB Houston Oilers — 6 165 TE New Orleans Saints —1998126 * GPittsburgh SteelersSuper Bowl champion (XL) 9× Pro Bowl (2001–2009)6× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2004–2007)NFL 2000s All-Decade Team 2 49 DE Miami Dolphins — 3 62 DE Carolina Panthers —1999 1 15 NT Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVII, XLI) 2 46 RB New England Patriots 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX) 7 237 C Atlanta Falcons —2000 2 34 DB Cincinnati Bengals — 7 252 RB Green Bay Packers —2001 6 164 OT Miami Dolphins — 6 172 QB Seattle Seahawks Played in MLB 7 211 OT Carolina Panthers —2002 2 36 WR Buffalo Bills — 4 117 QB New England Patriots 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX) 4 126 DE New England Patriots 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII, XXXIX) 5 160 TE Washington Redskins — 6 190 DT Houston Texans Super Bowl champion (XLV)2003 4 101 RB Houston Texans — 4 103 LB Dallas Cowboys — 4 132 RB Jacksonville Jaguars — 7 244 DB Philadelphia Eagles —2004 1 15 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champion (XLVI) 2 50 WR New Orleans Saints Super Bowl champion (XLIV) 2 63 DE New England Patriots Super Bowl champion (XXXIX) 3 83 G Dallas Cowboys — 5 142 DT Atlanta Falcons — 7 224 P Seattle Seahawks — 7 225 QB Denver Broncos —2005 1 20 DE Dallas Cowboys — 2 43 CB New York Giants 2× Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI) 4 104 CB Miami Dolphins —2006 1 30 RB Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl champion (XLI)Pro Bowl (2007) 2 55 OT Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl champion (LVI)