We've ranked all the NFL franchises based on the number of Michigan State players they've drafted throughout the history of the league.
Teams are grouped by franchise. For example, the Arizona, Chicago, Phoenix, and St. Louis Cardinals all count as the Cardinals. Only one now-defunct franchise is on the list.
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Last: Baltimore Ravens, 0 Spartans Drafted
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The Baltimore Ravens have never drafted a Michigan State player in their 27 years of existence.
28th-Tied: Texans, 2 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Keshawn Martin
WR
2012
4
26
121
Keith Mumphery
WR
2015
5
39
175
28th-Tied: Saints, 2 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Tanya Webb
DE
1980
10
13
262
Morten Anderson
K
1982
4
3
86
28th-Tied: Panthers, 2 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Muhsin Muhammad
WR
1996
2
13
43
Scott Greene
RB
1996
6
26
193
28th-Tied: Jaguars, 2 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Brian DeMarco
DT
1995
2
8
40
Josiah Scott
DB
2020
4
31
137
28th-Tied: Chiefs, 2 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Scott Auer
T
1984
9
5
229
Percy Snow
LB
1990
1
13
13
26th-Tied: Boston Yanks, 3 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Jack Breslin
B
1946
4
2
27
Jim Zito
T
1948
23
4
209
Jesse Thomas
B
1951
10
9
119
26th-Tied: Atlanta Falcons, 3 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Mitch Lyons
TE
1993
6
11
151
TJ Duckett
RB
2002
1
18
18
DeAndra' Cobb
RB
2005
6
27
201
25th: Bills, 4 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Joe DeLamielleure
G
1973
7
6
162
Brian Mcconnell
LB
1973
7
6
162
Mark Brammer
TE
1980
3
11
67
Butch Rolle
TE
1986
7
14
180
22nd-Tied: Patriots, 5 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Boston Patriots (1960 to 1970).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Charlie Thornhill
DB
1967
9
21
232
Smiley Creswell
DE
1983
5
6
118
Ventson Donelson
DB
1990
12
5
309
Greg Randall
T
2000
4
33
127
TJ Turner
LB
2001
7
39
239
22nd-Tied: Jets, 5 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Jeff Richardson
DE
1967
6
13
146
James Earley
RB
1978
7
4
170
Tupe Peko
T
2001
7
17
217
Chris Baker
TE
2002
3
23
88
Eric Smith
DB
2006
3
33
97
22nd-Tied: Buccaneers, 5 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Tom Morris
DB
1982
7
18
185
Hyland Hickson
RB
1991
10
15
265
Courtney Hawkins
WR
1992
2
16
44
Nigea Carter
WR
1997
6
34
197
William Gholston
DE
2013
4
29
126
20th-Tied: Raiders, 6 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Oakland Raiders (1960-1981, 1995-2019) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1994).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Don Highsmith
RB
1970
13
24
336
Rob Fredrickson
LB
1994
1
22
22
Chris Morris
C
2006
7
6
214
Jeremy Ware
DB
2010
7
8
215
Shilique Calhoun
DE
2016
3
12
75
Connor Cook
QB
2016
4
2
100
20th-Tied: Bengals, 6 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Jess Phillips
DB
1968
4
1
84
Mike Cobb
TE
1977
1
22
22
Steve Maidlow
LB
1983
4
25
109
Matthias Askew
DT
2004
4
18
114
Domata Peko
DT
2006
4
26
123
Darqueze Dennard
DB
2014
1
24
24
19th: Broncos, 7 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
James Summers
DB
1967
9
6
217
Drake Garrett
DB
1968
4
19
102
Harold Phillips
DB
1971
6
9
139
Tom Beard
C
1971
8
5
187
James Szymanski
DE
1990
10
11
259
Jim Johnson
T
1992
7
13
181
Herb Haygood
WR
2002
5
9
144
17th-Tied: Seahawks, 8 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Jim Hinesly
G
1979
11
18
293
Daryl Turner
WR
1984
2
21
49
Mark Napolitan
C
1985
5
11
123
Bob Kula
T
1990
7
10
175
John MacNeill
DE
1992
12
12
320
Craig Jarrett
P
2002
6
22
194
Malik McDowell
DT
2017
2
3
35
Kenneth Walker III
RB
2022
2
9
41
17th-Tied: Chargers, 8 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Gary Nowak
TE
1971
10
13
247
Marvin Roberts
C
1973
6
5
135
Ralf Mojsiejenko
K
1985
4
12
96
Terry Lewis
DB
1985
6
10
150
Eric Moten
G
1991
2
20
47
Duane Young
TE
1991
5
12
123
Edwin Baker
RB
2012
7
43
250
Donavon Clark
G
2016
7
3
224
15th-Tied: Vikings, 9 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Clint Jones
RB
1967
1
2
2
Gene Washington
WR
1967
1
8
8
Mike Hurd
WR
1975
13
24
336
Tom Hannon
DB
1977
3
27
83
Carlos Jenkins
LB
1991
3
10
65
Dimitrius Underwood
DE
1999
1
29
29
Trae Waynes
DB
2015
1
11
11
Kenny Willekes
DE
2020
7
11
225
Jalen Nailor
WR
2022
6
11
191
15th-Tied: Dolphins, 9 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Mel Land
LB
1979
3
7
63
Jerome Stanton
DB
1979
10
10
258
Eugene Byrd
WR
1980
6
20
158
Soctt Shaw
G
1998
5
20
143
Kevin Vickerson
DT
2005
7
2
216
Brandon Fields
P
2007
7
15
225
BJ Cunningham
WR
2012
6
13
183
Dion Simms
TE
2013
4
9
106
Tony Lippett
WR
2015
5
20
156
14th: 49ers, 10 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Bill Carey
E
1952
18
9
214
Earl Morrall
QB
1956
1
2
2
Hal Dukes
E
1958
13
10
155
Dwight Lee
RB
1968
5
14
125
Bryan Clark
QB
1982
9
28
251
Cliff Confer
DE
1991
12
26
332
Julian Peterson
LB
2000
1
16
16
Josh Shaw
DT
2002
5
37
172
Trenton Robinson
DB
2012
6
10
180
Aaron Burbridge
WR
2016
6
38
213
12th-Tied: Titans, 11 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers (1960-1996) and the Tennessee Oilers (1997-1998).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
George Webster
LB
1967
1
5
5
Ron Saul
G
1970
5
6
110
Calvin Fox
LB
1971
17
5
421
Angelo Fields
T
1980
2
19
38
Lorenzo White
RB
1988
1
22
22
Greg Montgomery
P
1988
3
17
72
Derrick Mason
WR
1997
4
2
98
Aric Morris
DB
2000
5
6
135
Robaire Smith
DE
2000
6
31
197
Javon Ringer
RB
2009
5
37
173
Jack Conklin
T
2016
1
8
8
12th-Tied: Cowboys, 11 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Larry Hudas
E
1962
11
4
144
Billy Joe DuPree
TE
1973
1
20
20
Dan Werner
QB
1973
8
22
204
Raymond Nester
LB
1974
7
20
176
Mike Holt
DB
1974
8
23
205
Greg Schaum
DT
1976
7
4
186
Larry Bethea
DE
1978
1
28
28
Larry Savage
LB
1980
8
23
216
Dixon Edwards
LB
1991
2
10
37
Shane Hannah
G
1995
2
31
63
Flozell Adams
T
1998
2
8
38
11th: Cardinals, 13 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Chicago Cardinals (1920-1943, 1945-1959), St. Louis Cardinals (1960-1987), and Phoenix Cardinals (1988-1993).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Ed Bagdon
G
1950
7
8
87
Don Coleman
G
1952
8
3
88
Don Dohoney
E
1954
5
1
50
Norm Masters
T
1956
2
5
18
Fred Arbanas
E
1961
2
8
22
Harold Lucas
T
1966
2
7
23
Greg Brewton
DT
1976
13
22
369
Kirk Gibson
WR
1979
7
8
173
Lonnie Young
DB
1985
12
17
325
Anthony Bell
LB
1986
1
5
5
Tim Moore
LB
1988
8
13
206
Travis Davis
DT
1990
4
4
85
Renaldo Hill
DB
2001
7
2
202
9th-Tied: Packers, 15 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Gordon Dahlgren
G
1937
9
9
89
Ken Balge
E
1948
18
6
161
Frank Waters
B
1950
25
3
316
Jack Morgan
T
1952
14
2
159
Frank Kaptral
G
1952
23
3
268
Evan Slonac
B
1954
28
2
327
Hank Bullough
G
1955
5
4
53
Dan Currie
C
1958
1
3
3
Herb Adderley
DB
1961
1
12
12
Bob Apisa
RB
1968
9
26
245
Frank Foreman
WR
1970
12
15
301
Ray Stachowicz
Position
1981
3
6
62
Tony Mandarich
T
1989
1
2
2
Will Whiticker
G
2005
7
32
246
Jerel Worthy
DT
2012
2
19
51
9th-Tied: Eagles, 15 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Warren Huey
E
1949
6
7
58
Vic Postula
B
1955
24
9
286
Clarence Peaks
B
1957
1
7
7
Tom Saidock
T
1957
7
1
74
Walkt KLowalczyk
B
1958
1
6
6
Wayne Fontes
RB
1961
9
14
126
Ed Budde
T
1963
1
4
4
Dick Kenney
K
1967
14
17
358
Joe Przbycki
G
1968
7
13
178
Gary Van Elst
DT
1973
11
3
263
Steve Bogdalek
G
1986
11
11
288
Bobby Morse
RB
1987
12
9
316
Chuck Bullough
LB
1992
8
18
214
Ike Reese
LB
1998
5
19
142
Gari Scott
WR
2000
4
5
99
7th-Tied: Washington, 17 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Stan McRae
E
1941
17
10
160
Frank Brogger
E
1945
19
7
94
Al Dorow
QB
1952
3
6
31
Orlando Mazza
E
1952
11
6
127
Paul Dekker
E
1953
3
2
27
Ed Timmerman
B
1953
14
3
160
Billy Wells
B
1954
5
7
56
Gary Lowe
B
1956
5
10
59
Jerry Planutis
B
1956
12
8
141
Buck Nystrom
G
1956
30
8
357
Ron Hatcher
RB
1962
8
1
99
Carl Charon
B
1962
18
1
239
Lonnie Sanders
DB
1963
2
8
22
Bobby Wilson
DT
1991
1
17
17
Devin Thomas
WR
2008
2
3
34
Kirk Cousins
QB
2012
4
7
102
Montae Nicholson
DB
2017
4
16
123
7th-Tied: Bears, 17 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Bob Allman
E
1936
4
5
32
Russ Reader
B
1947
21
10
195
Vic Zucco
B
1957
5
11
60
Bob Jewett
E
1958
5
4
53
Les Rutledge
T
1958
20
4
233
Ed Ryan
B
1961
8
5
104
Jason Harness
E
1961
10
5
132
Dave Behrman
C
1963
1
11
11
Dick Gordon
RB
1965
7
4
88
Lou Bobich
K
1965
19
4
256
Cliff Hardy
DB
1971
11
10
270
Jim Morrissey
LB
1985
11
22
302
Brent White
DE
1990
11
8
284
Paul Edinger
K
2000
6
8
174
Kellen Davis
TE
2008
5
23
158
ERvin Baldwin
DE
2008
7
1
208
Jeremy Langford
RB
2015
4
7
106
5th-Tied: Lions, 19 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Sid Wagner
G
1936
1
8
8
John Pingel
B
1939
1
7
7
Tony Arena
C
1942
13
5
115
Jack Fenton
B
1943
10
1
81
Walt Vezmar
G
1947
13
1
106
Bob McCurry
C
1948
30
2
277
Gene Glick
B
1950
25
4
317
Dorne Dibble
E
1951
3
7
33
Jim Neaql
C
1954
2
12
25
Bert Zagers
B
1955
7
11
84
Dean Look
QB
1960
20
3
231
Ernie Clark
LB
1963
13
12
180
Matt Snorton
E
1964
2
6
20
Jerry Rush
T
1965
2
11
25
Tom Kutchinski
DB
1971
16
21
411
Ty Hallock
LB
1993
7
6
174
Sedrick Irvin
RB
1999
4
8
103
Charles Rogers
WR
2003
1
2
2
Drew Stanton
QB
2007
2
11
43
5th-Tied: Colts, 19 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Baltimore Colts (1953-1983).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
John Lewis
E
1956
9
6
103
Archie Matsos
G
1958
16
8
189
Palmer Pyle
T
1959
6
12
72
Ike Grimsley
RB
1961
7
7
91
Ed Lothamer
T
1964
5
8
64
Roger Lopes
RB
1964
16
8
218
Bubba Smith
DT
1967
1
1
1
Gordon Bowdell
WR
1971
7
26
182
Bill Triplett
WR
1971
12
26
312
Mike Hogan
LB
1971
15
26
390
Eric Allen
WR
1972
4
26
104
Herb Washington
WR
1972
13
22
334
Jim Burroughs
DB
1982
3
2
57
Andre Rison
WR
1989
1
22
22
Kurt Larson
LB
1989
8
17
212
James Bradley
WR
1991
7
14
181
Dave Rayner
K
2005
6
28
202
Chris Rucker
DB
2011
6
23
188
Khari Willis
DB
2019
4
7
109
3rd-Tied: Giants, 20 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Howard Beyer
C
1944
24
5
246
Vincent Mroz
E
1945
24
10
251
Don McAuliffe
B
1950
28
6
358
Sonny Grandelius
B
1951
3
11
37
Dick Kuh
G
1951
24
11
290
Jim Creamer
C
1952
21
10
251
Rex Corless
B
1954
21
3
244
Dennis Mendyk
B
1957
3
10
35
Pat Burke
G
1957
11
12
133
Ellison Kelly
G
1959
5
11
59
Bob Bercich
B
1959
15
11
179
Dave Herman
G
1963
8
12
110
Al Brenner
DB
1969
7
14
170
Brad Van Pelt
LB
1973
2
14
40
Terry McClowry
LB
1975
10
1
235
Jeff Wiska
G
1982
7
19
186
Carl Banks
LB
1984
1
3
3
Mark Ingram Sr.
WR
1987
1
28
28
David Houle
G
1988
6
8
145
Greg Jones
LB
2011
6
20
185
3rd-Tied: Browns, 20 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Bill Hughes
C
1952
2
11
24
Dick Tamburo
C
1953
4
10
47
Jim Ellis
B
1955
25
10
299
Leroy Bolden
B
1955
6
12
73
John Matsock
B
1956
24
12
289
Bill Quinlan
E
1957
3
12
37
Dave Kaiser
E
1958
15
6
175
Jim Ninowski
QB
1958
4
12
49
Jim Wulff
B
1968
6
11
72
Bill Boykin
T
1958
28
11
336
Fran O'Brien
T
1969
3
11
35
Jim Kanicki
T
1963
2
9
23
Jim Bobbit
G
1963
10
9
135
Sherman Lewis
RB
1964
18
12
250
Craig Wycinsky
G
1970
7
21
177
Robert McClowry
C
1973
17
21
437
Al Pitts
C
1978
6
11
149
Howard McAdoo
LB
1983
11
26
305
Harlon Barnett
DB
1990
4
20
101
Bill Johnson
DT
1992
3
9
65
1st-Tied: Steelers, 22 Spartans Drafted
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Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Ole Nelson
E
1939
8
1
61
Hugh Davis
B
1944
17
9
173
Paul Carter
T
1944
23
9
239
Lynn Chandnois
B
1950
1
8
8
Hank Minarik
E
1951
8
6
92
Marv McFadden
T
1952
12
5
138
Tom Yewcic
QB
1954
27
6
319
Ellis Duckett
B
1955
15
5
174
Jim Hinesley
E
1957
25
4
293
Gary Ballman
B
1962
8
6
104
Ron Curl
T
1972
12
12
298
Gail Clark
LB
1973
4
24
102
Tom Graves
LB
1979
8
28
220
Mark Nichols
DT
1988
8
16
209
Alan Haller
DB
1992
5
11
123
Myron Bell
DB
1994
5
9
140
Jim Miller
QB
1994
6
17
178
Brice Abrams
RB
1994
7
15
209
Paxico Burress
WR
2000
1
8
8
Le'Veon Bell
RB
2013
2
16
48
Justin Layne
DB
2019
3
19
83
Connor Heyward
FB
2019
6
29
208
1st-Tied: Rams, 22 Spartans Drafted
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This includes players drafted when the franchise was known as the Cleveland Rams (1936-1942, 1944-1945), Los Angeles Rams (1946-1994, 2016-present), and St. Louis Rams (1995-2015).
Player Name
Position
Year
Round
Pick
Overall
Dean Thomas
T
1951
23
9
276
Bob Carey
E
1952
1
13
13
Sam Williams
DE
1956
24
11
288
Tony Kolodziej
E
1958
13
7
152
Larry Harding
E
1958
24
6
283
Blanche Martin
B
1959
4
7
43
Larry Cundiff
T
1959
9
8
104
George Saimes
DB
1963
6
1
71
Bill Zorn
T
1963
7
1
85
Herman Johnson
B
1964
6
7
77
Jimmy Raye II
QB
1968
16
23
431
Rich Saul
LB
1970
8
22
204
Jim Nicholson
T
1973
9
11
219
Bill Simpson
DB
1974
2
24
50
Otis Grant
WR
1983
5
22
134
Kevin Robbins
T
1989
3
19
75
Tony Banks
QB
1996
2
12
42
Jeff Smoker
QB
2004
6
36
201
Clifton Ryan
DT
2006
5
17
154
Brian Allen
C
2018
4
11
111
AJ Arcuri
OT
2022
7
40
261
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