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Draft Notes |
Since the first NFL draft in 1936, 363 Sooners overall have been selected. Oklahoma's 363 all-time picks rank OU first in the Big 12 and fourth overall nationally.Forty-three Sooners have been selected
in the first round (including a program-record four in 2010).OU has three overall No. 1
picks: Sam Bradford (2010), Billy Sims (1980) and Lee Roy Selmon (1976).OU's Brian
Bosworth was the No.
1 pick in the 1987 supplemental draft by the Seattle
Seahawks. OU supplied the first overall No. 1 pick (Sam Bradford, 2010) in Big 12 Conference history.The first Sooner ever drafted was All-American J.W. "Dub" Wheeler by
the Packers in 1936.| Most Picks by School | ||||
| Picks | School | No. 1 Picks | First-Rounders | First-Rounders (2010s) |
| 484 | USC | 5 | 75 | 3 |
| 477 | Notre Dame | 5 | 62 | 3 |
| 406 | Ohio State | 3 | 69 | 1 |
| 363 | Oklahoma | 3 | 43 | 5 |
| 347 | Nebraska | 3 | 33 | 2 |
| 342 | Michigan | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| 333 | Tennessee | 2 | 43 | 3 |
| 332 | Texas | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| 332 | Penn State | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| 315 | Miami | 2 | 59 | - |
| 312 | Florida | 0 | 45 | 6 |
Since the NFL introduced the draft in 1936, Oklahoma has been the most consistent program in the nation in supplying talent to the pros. A Sooner has been selected in 76 of the 78 NFL Drafts (only misses were in 1995 and 1962). Notre Dame (75 of 78) and USC (73 of 78) follow OU:
| Most Drafts With Picks (1936-2013, 78 drafts) | ||
| Drafts | School | Drafts with no selections |
| 76 | Oklahoma | 1962, '95 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 1937, '40, '93 |
| 73 | USC | 1936, '37, '38, '43, '46 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 1937, '38, '39, '48, '50, '54, '63 |
| 70 | Michigan | 1936, '37, '38, '40, '47, '50, '55, '61 |
| 68 | Alabama | 1946, '47, '50, '57, '58, '60, '61, '70, '78, '05 |
| 67 | Texas | 1936, '37, '39, '40, '45, '46, '54, '56, '57, '58, '59 |
| 65 | Florida | 1936, '37, '38, '39, '41, '42, '44, '46, '47, '48, '49, '51, '52 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 1942, '43, '44, '45, '46, '48, '50, '52, '54, '56, '58, '59, '62 |
| 63 | Miami | 1936, '37, '39, '43, '44, '46, '48, '49, '50, '54, '55, '58, '59, '61, '74 |
| 63 | Penn State | 1936, '37, '38, '39, '40, '42, '44, '45, '46, '48, '51, '52, '53, '54, '05 |
With Sam Bradford No. 1, Gerald McCoy No. 3 and Trent Williams No. 4, Oklahoma became the first school ever to supply three of the first four NFL Draft picks (three schools had three of the first five: Notre Dame in 1946, Michigan State in 1967, USC in 1977). The four first-round picks were a program record for OU.
2010 marked only the second time that one school has produced the top pick in consecutive NBA (OU's Blake Griffin went first in the most recent hoops draft) and NFL Drafts. The other time it occurred was when Notre Dame produced Austin Carr (No. 1 in the 1971 NBA Draft) and Walt Patulski (No. 1 in the 1972 NFL Draft). Those drafts were separated by 309 days. Bradford and Griffin were separated by 301 days.
The franchise that has selected the most Sooners is the Cardinals at 38. The Bears and Rams are next at 26. The only franchise that has never drafted an Oklahoma player is Houston, which began operations in 2002. Otherwise, the longest drought in drafting an OU player belongs to the Seattle Seahawks, who took Brian Bosworth in the 1987 Supplemental Draft.
| Sooner Picks by Team* | ||
| Picks | Team | First Rounders |
| 38 | Cardinals | Carl McAdams (1966), Jerry Tubbs (1957), Max Boydston (1955) |
| 26 | Bears | Tommie Harris (2004) |
| 26 | Rams | Sam Bradford (2010), Elvis Peacock (1978), Stan West (1950) |
| 21 | Packers | George Cumby (1980) |
| 20 | Lions | Stockar McDougle (2000), Billy Sims (1980), Steve Owens (1970) |
| 15 | Steelers | Keith Gary (1981) |
| 14 | Colts | Eddie Hinton (1969), Billy Vessels (1953) |
| 14 | Eagles | Lane Johnson (2013), Keith Jackson (1988), Steve Zabel (1970) |
| 13 | Browns | Kurt Burris (1955) |
| 13 | Giants | Cedric Jones (1996), Jim Files (1970), Joe Don Looney (1964) |
| 12 | Redskins | Trent Williams (2010), Leon Heath (1951), George Thomas (1950) |
| 11 | Falcons | Tony Casillas (1986), Rick Bryan (1984) |
| 11 | Cowboys | Roy Williams (2002) |
| 11 | Patriots | - |
| 10 | Dolphins | Jackie Shipp (1984), David Overstreet (1981) |
| 10 | Saints | Jammal Brown (2005) |
| 9 | Buccaneers | Gerald McCoy (2010), Davin Joseph (2006), Lee Roy Selmon (1976) |
| 8 | Vikings | Adrian Peterson (2007) |
| 8 | Raiders | - |
| 7 | Ravens | Mark Clayton (2005) |
| 7 | 49ers | Dave Baker (1959) |
| 7 | Bengals | Jermaine Gresham (2010), Rickey Dixon (1988), Billy Brooks (1976) |
| 7 | Broncos | Steve Sewell (1985) |
| 6 | Chargers | Joe Washington (1976) |
| 6 | Chiefs | - |
| 5 | Jets | - |
| 5 | Bills | Dwight Drane (1984)^ |
| 2 | Titans | Andre Woolfolk (2003) |
| 2 | Panthers | - |
| 1 | Jaguars | - |
| 1 | Seahawks | Brian Bosworth (1987)# |
| 0 | Texans | - |
* Does not include defunct teams
^ 1984 Supplemental USFL Draft
# 1987 Supplemental Draft
| Sooners Drafted by Position | ||||
Pos. |
Total |
1st Rd. |
Last First-Rounder (Year) | Last Overall (Year) |
OT |
47 |
4 |
Lane Johnson (2013) | Lane Johnson (2013) |
DB |
47 |
4 |
Andre Woolfolk (2003) | Jamell Fleming (2012) |
LB |
41 |
5 |
Brian Bosworth (1987) | Travis Lewis (2012) |
RB |
40 |
9 |
Adrian Peterson (2007) | DeMarco Murray (2011) |
OG |
30 |
2 |
Davin Joseph (2006) | Davin Joseph (2006) |
WR |
23 |
3 |
Mark Clayton (2005) | Justin Brown & Kenny Stills (2013) |
DT |
18 |
4 |
Gerald McCoy (2010) | Stacy McGee (2013) |
DE |
17 |
3 |
Cedric Jones (1996) | David King (2013) |
C |
17 |
2 |
Jerry Tubbs (1957) | Chris Chester (2006) |
TE |
12 |
3 |
Jermaine Gresham (2010) | James Hanna (2012) |
QB |
7 |
2 |
Sam Bradford (2010) | Landry Jones (2013) |
K |
3 |
0 |
None | Uwe von Schamann (1979) |
| Defunct Position Names | ||||
Back |
44 |
2 |
Leon Heath (1951) | Jim Grisham (1965) |
End |
17 |
1 |
Max Boydston (1955) | John Flynn (1965) |
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Most OU Players Selected |
13 - 1988 (12 rounds)11 - 197310 - 1975, 1979, 20059 - 1940, 19808 - 19817 - 1947, 1957, 1974, 2010, 20126 - 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1984, 1996, 2006, 2013The most Sooners ever taken in one draft was 13 in 1988. That draft included 12 rounds. In the Bob Stoops era, the high was 10 in the 2005 draft. The NFL Draft went through several reductions in rounds. It became seven rounds in 1994.
The 1988 Draft included first-rounders Rickey Dixon (No. 5), Keith Jackson (No. 13), Dante Jones in the second round, Mark Hutson (3rd round), Greg Johnson (4th), Lydell Carr (4th), Darrell Reed (5th), Troy Johnson (5th), Jon Phillips (6th), Derrick White (6th), Derrick Crudup (7th), Ceaser Rentie (7th) and Patrick Collins (8th).
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Most Selected in First Round |
4 - 2010 3 - 1970, 19762 - 1950, 1955, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 20051 - 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013The most first-round picks for Oklahoma came in 2010 when four Sooners (No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford, No. 3 Gerald McCoy, No. 4 Trent Williams and No. 21 Jermaine Gresham) were selected. The 1970 and 1976 drafts each included three Sooners in the first round. The 1970 draft featured Steve Zabel picked No. 6, Jim Files No. 13 and Steve Owens No. 19. The 1976 draft had Lee Roy Selmon selected No. 1 overall, Joe Washington No. 4 and Billy Brooks as the 11th overall pick. OU has produced a first-round pick in nine of Bob Stoops' 14 drafts to date.
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Most Selected in First Two Rounds |
5 - 2005, 19844 - 1973, 1976, 1980, 20103 - 1979, 19882 - 1959, 1965, 1981, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009Jammal Brown was the 13th pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2005 Draft while Mark Clayton was No. 22 overall by the Baltimore Ravens. Brodney Pool (Browns), Mark Bradley (Bears) and Dan Cody (Ravens) were selected in the second round. Rick Bryan was picked No. 9 overall in the 1984 Draft followed by Jackie Shipp at No. 14 with Bob Slater, Scott Case and Thomas Benson taken in the second round.
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Most Selected in First Three Rounds |
6 - 20055 - 1984, 20064 - 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1988, 20103 - 2012, 2004, 2008 |
Most Selected in First Seven Rounds |
12 - 198810 - 20059 - 19797 - 1973, 2010, 20126 - 1975, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2006, 2013 |
Consecutive Years with First-Rounders |
6 - 2002-073 - 1984-86With Minnesota's selection of running back Adrian Peterson in 2007, Oklahoma supplied first-round talent for six consecutive drafts. Tampa Bay picked Davin Joseph in the first round in 2006 while Jammal Brown and Mark Clayton were drafted in the first round in 2005. Tommie Harris went to Chicago in 2004, Andre Woolfolk was selected by Tennessee in 2003 and Roy Williams went to Dallas in 2002. OU had a three-year span with consecutive OU first-rounders including Rick Bryan and Jackie Shipp (1984), Steve Sewell (1985) and Tony Casillas (1986).
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Consecutive Years with Pick in First Three Rounds |
16 - 1998-2013*8 - 1975-1982 |
Consecutive Years with Sooner Drafted |
32 - 1963-199426 - 1936-196118 - 1996-2013** Indicates active streak
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