List Of Texas Tech Red Raiders In The NFL Draft
The Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, representing Texas Tech University, has had 155 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes nine players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Dave Parks in the 1964 NFL draft. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have drafted the most Red Raiders, eleven and nine, respectively. The Carolina Panthers are the only current franchise to not have 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.
Notably, this list does not include undrafted Texas Tech players that have played for the NFL, for example, Wes Welker.
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 |
| 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
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | 6 | 6 | E. J. Holub | Dallas Texans | LB | AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966) AFL champion (1962, 1966) Super Bowl champion (IV) |
| 1963 | 12 | 2 | 170 | Roger Gill | San Diego Chargers | RB | — |
| 1964 | 4 | 8 | 32 | Dave Parks | San Diego Chargers | E | Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966) |
National Football League
Notes
- ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the Common Draft (1967–1969).
- ^ In 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.
- ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ Jerrell Price was drafted in 1951 by the New York Yanks (239th overall) and in 1952 by the Los Angeles Rams (73rd overall).
References
- General
- "Draft History by School–Texas Tech". National Football League. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- "NFL Players who attended Texas Tech University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- "Texas Tech Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- "2010 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
- Specific
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- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "E.J. Holub NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "1962 Dallas Texans Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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- ^ "1970 Kansas City Chiefs Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "Dave Parks NFL & AFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
- ^ "1963 Chicago Bears Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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- ^ "1982 Washington Redskins Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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- ^ "1987 Washington Redskins Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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- ^ "2006 Indianapolis Colts Starters, Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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