This is a list of The Citadel Bulldogs football players who have been picked in the National Football League Draft and American Football League Draft.[1][2]
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).[3]
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.[4][5][6]
Key
edit| 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 |
Selections
edit| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 13 | 1 | 111 | Andy Sabados | Chicago Cardinals | G |
| 1959 | 14 | 9 | 165 | Pete Davidson | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Wayne Stewart | Los Angeles Chargers | G |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Joe Davis | Los Angeles Chargers | T | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Paul Maguire | Los Angeles Chargers | E | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Pete Davidson | Los Angeles Chargers | T | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | Harry Rakowski | Buffalo Bills | C | |
| 15 | 1 | 169 | Harry Rakowski | Los Angeles Rams | C | |
| 17 | 2 | 194 | Joe Davis | Chicago Cardinals | T | |
| 1964 | 8 | 7 | 63 | Vince Petno | Oakland Raiders | DB |
| 1969 | 16 | 25 | 415 | Jim McMillan | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1970 | 1 | 12 | 12 | John Small | Atlanta Falcons | LB |
| 1977 | 11 | 25 | 304 | Brian Ruff | Baltimore Colts | LB |
| 1981 | 9 | 5 | 226 | Stump Mitchell | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1987 | 9 | 23 | 246 | Greg Davis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K |
| 1995 | 5 | 36 | 170 | Travis Jervey | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 | 222 | Nehemiah Broughton | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 2010 | 3 | 24 | 88 | Andre Roberts | Arizona Cardinals | WR |
| 2011 | 4 | 31 | 128 | Cortez Allen | Pittsburgh Steelers | DB |
References
edit- ^ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by School". NFL.com. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ 2011 Citadel Football Media Guide. The Citadel. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
- ^ Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Chronology of Professional Football" (PDF). NFL.com. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ DraftHistory.com