OU NFL Draft Notes

Sooners in the NFL | All-Time Draft Picks | Since 2000 | First-Rounders | Draft Notes

OU Football History & Tradition | Updated April 29, 2024

Since the first NFL draft in 1936, 416 Sooners overall have been selected.
Oklahoma's 416 all-time picks rank first in the SEC and fourth nationally.
Forty-nine Sooners have been selected in the first round (including a program-record four in 2010).
OU has five No. 1 overall picks: Kyler Murray (2019), Baker Mayfield (2018), Sam Bradford (2010), Billy Sims (1980) and Lee Roy Selmon (1976), tied for the most nationally.
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.

Information on this page compiled from NFL.com and DraftHistory.com

Most Picks by School
Picks	School	No. 1 Picks	First-Rounders
532	Notre Dame	5	71
530	USC	6	86
489	Ohio State	3	91
416	Oklahoma	5	49
414	Michigan	2	52
411	Alabama	3	82
389	Penn State	2	42
381	LSU	3	52
373	Florida	3	59
379	Georgia	5	49
368	Texas	3	48
368	Nebraska	2	34
363	Tennessee	2	47
362	Miami (FL)	2	67
339	UCLA	1	37
325	Washington	1	30
323	Michigan State	1	36

Since the NFL introduced the draft in 1936, Oklahoma has been among the most consistent in supplying talent to the pros. A Sooner has been selected in 87 of the 89 NFL Drafts (only misses were in 1962 and 1995), tied for second most in the nation behind only Ohio State.

Most Drafts With Picks (1936-2024, 89 drafts)
Drafts	School	Drafts with no selections
88	Ohio State	1998
87	Oklahoma	1962, '95
87	Notre Dame	1937, '77
87	USC	1936, '38
87	Michigan	1936, '38
86	LSU	1938, '42, '93
86	Michigan State	1938, '40, 2021
86	Purdue	1994, '97, 2019
85	Texas	1936, '37, 2014, '22
85	Alabama	1960, '61, '70, 2008
85	Georgia	1936, '37, '41, '92
85	Wisconsin	1936, '38, '67, '78
84	Iowa	1937, '44, '53, '68, '77
83	Tennessee	1938, '60, '63, 2015, '16, '19
83	Texas A&M	1936, '37, '62, '65, '74, 2007
83	UCLA	1938, '40, '42, '97, 2009, '12
82	Washington	1936, '49, '60, 2003, '08, '09, 2023
81	Nebraska	1946, '56, '58, '59, '60, '62, 2019, '24

Only school ever to produce first-round quarterback selections in consecutive NFL Drafts -- Baker Mayfield (2018, No. 1 overall); Kyler Murray (2020, No. 1 overall)
One of two schools to produce back-to-back No. 1 overall picks -- USC the other in 1968 (Ron Yary, OL) and '69 (O.J. Simpson, RB)
Only school to have a QB selected in the first two rounds three straight years -- Mayfield (2018); Murray (2019); Jalen Hurts (2020, 2nd Round, 53rd overall)
Kyler Murray is the only person ever selected in the first round of both the NFL and MLB drafts. He was taken No. 9 overall by the Oakland A's in 2018.
Only school ever to supply three of the first four picks in a single NFL Draft -- 2010 (Sam Bradford, No. 1; Gerald McCoy, No. 3; Trent Williams, No. 4). Three schools have had three of the first five: Notre Dame in 1946, Michigan State in 1967, USC in 1977).
2010 also marked only the second time that one school produced the top pick in consecutive NBA and NFL Drafts (OU's Blake Griffin went first in the hoops draft). 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 40.
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 Tennessee Titans, who took Brandon Jones in the 2005 third round.

Sooner Picks by Team
Picks	Team	First Rounders
40	Cardinals	Kyler Murray (2019), Carl McAdams (1966), Jerry Tubbs (1957), Max Boydston (1955)
28	Rams	Sam Bradford (2010), Elvis Peacock (1978), Stan West (1950)
26	Bears	Tommie Harris (2004)
22	Packers	George Cumby (1980)
20	Lions	Stockar McDougle (2000), Billy Sims (1980), Steve Owens (1970)
18	Browns	Baker Mayfield (2018), Kurt Burris (1955)
16	Steelers	Keith Gary (1981)
15	Eagles	Lane Johnson (2013), Keith Jackson (1988), Steve Zabel (1970)
15	Giants	Cedric Jones (1996), Jim Files (1970), Joe Don Looney (1964)
15	Colts	Eddie Hinton (1969), Billy Vessels (1953)
15	Cowboys	Tyler Guyton (2024), CeeDee Lamb (2020), Roy Williams (2002)
14	Patriots	-
13	Washington	Trent Williams (2010), Leon Heath (1951), George Thomas (1950)
12	Vikings	Adrian Peterson (2007)
11	Broncos	Steve Sewell (1985)
11	Falcons	Tony Casillas (1986), Rick Bryan (1984)
11	Dolphins	Jackie Shipp (1984), David Overstreet (1981)
11	Ravens	Marquise Brown (2019), Mark Clayton (2005)
10	Bengals	Jermaine Gresham (2010), Rickey Dixon (1988), Billy Brooks (1976)
10	Saints	Jammal Brown (2005)
10	Buccaneers	Gerald McCoy (2010), Davin Joseph (2006), Lee Roy Selmon (1976)
10	49ers	Dave Baker (1959)
9	Titans	Andre Woolfolk (2003)
8	Raiders	-
8	Chiefs	-
7	Chargers	Kenneth Murray (2020), Joe Washington (1976)
6	Jets	-
6	Bills	Dwight Drane (1984)
4	Panthers	-
3	Jaguars	Anton Harrison (2023)
2	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	57	6	Tyler Guyton (2024)	Tyler Guyton, Walter Rouse (2024)
DB	52	4	Andre Woolfolk (2003)	Delarrin Turner-Yell (2022)
LB	47	6	Kenneth Murray (2020)	Nik Bonitto/Brian Asamoah (2022)
RB	47	9	Adrian Peterson (2007)	Eric Gray (2023)
OG	32	2	Davin Joseph (2006)	Dru Samia/Ben Powers (2019)
WR	30	4	CeeDee Lamb (2020)	Marvin Mims (2023)
DT	21	4	Gerald McCoy (2010)	Perrion Winfrey (2022)
DE	23	3	Cedric Jones (1996)	Jonah Laulu (2024)
C	18	2	Jerry Tubbs (1957)	Creed Humphrey (2021)
TE	15	3	Jermaine Gresham (2010)	Brayden Willis (2023)
QB	10	3	Kyler Murray (2019)	Jalen Hurts (2020)
K	4	0	None	Austin Seibert (2019)
FB	1	0	None	Aaron Ripkowski (2015)

Most OU Players Selected

13 - 1988 (12 rounds)
11 - 1973
10 - 1975, 1979, 2005
9 - 1940, 1980
8 - 1981, 2019
7 - 1947, 1957, 1974, 2010, 2012, 2022
6 - 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1965, 1970, 1984, 1996, 2006, 2013, 2015

The most Sooners ever taken in one draft was 13 in 1988. That draft included 12 rounds. In the seven-round era (1994), the high was 10 in the 2005 draft.

Most Selected in First Round

4 - 2010
3 - 1970, 1976
2 - 1950, 1955, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1988, 2005, 2019, 2020
1 - 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2023, 2024