This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in the NFL Draft.
Nebraska had at least one player drafted every year from 1962 to 2018, a streak that was snapped in 2019. Two Huskers have been selected first overall ( Sam Francis in 1937 and Irving Fryar in 1984), and one was selected last (Stan Hegener in 1975).
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 |
No Nebraska player has been selected as a standalone supplemental draft pick since the rule's inception in 1977.
Three former Cornhuskers were drafted in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players:
Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | NFL Team | Player | Position | USFL/CFL team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | Oilers | Mike Rozier | RB | Pittsburgh Maulers ( USFL) |
3 | 8 | 64 | Jets | Turner Gill | QB | Montreal Concordes ( CFL) |
3 | 24 | 80 | 49ers | Mark Schellen | RB | New Orleans Breakers (USFL) |
The Canadian Football League (CFL), though a separate league, is the only other major gridiron football league that currently drafts competitively against the NFL. Only players of Canadian citizenship or otherwise 'non-import' status are eligible to be drafted in the CFL's Canadian College Draft. Additionally, since 2019, players who are neither American nor Canadian are eligible for the CFL's smaller, stand-alone global drafts.
Year | Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | CFL team | Player | Position | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 7 | 3 | 51 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Pete Buchanan | LB | Pierrefonds, Quebec |
1992 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Terris Chorney | C | Ituna, Saskatchewan |
2002 | 3 | 6 | 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dahrran Diedrick | RB |
Toronto, Ontario (Born: Montego Bay, Jamaica) |
2003 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Ottawa Renegades | Patrick Kabongo | DT |
Montreal,
Quebec (Born: Kinshasa, Zaire) |
2018 | 3 | 3 | 21 | BC Lions | David Knevel | OL | Brantford, Ontario |
2024 Global | 1 | 1 | 1 | Edmonton Elks | Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | American Samoa |
2 | 18 | 9 | Montreal Alouettes | Nouredin Nouili | OL | Frankfurt, Germany |
Note: No drafts held before 1920
This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in the NFL Draft.
Nebraska had at least one player drafted every year from 1962 to 2018, a streak that was snapped in 2019. Two Huskers have been selected first overall ( Sam Francis in 1937 and Irving Fryar in 1984), and one was selected last (Stan Hegener in 1975).
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 |
No Nebraska player has been selected as a standalone supplemental draft pick since the rule's inception in 1977.
Three former Cornhuskers were drafted in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players:
Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | NFL Team | Player | Position | USFL/CFL team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | Oilers | Mike Rozier | RB | Pittsburgh Maulers ( USFL) |
3 | 8 | 64 | Jets | Turner Gill | QB | Montreal Concordes ( CFL) |
3 | 24 | 80 | 49ers | Mark Schellen | RB | New Orleans Breakers (USFL) |
The Canadian Football League (CFL), though a separate league, is the only other major gridiron football league that currently drafts competitively against the NFL. Only players of Canadian citizenship or otherwise 'non-import' status are eligible to be drafted in the CFL's Canadian College Draft. Additionally, since 2019, players who are neither American nor Canadian are eligible for the CFL's smaller, stand-alone global drafts.
Year | Round | Pick in round | Overall Pick | CFL team | Player | Position | Hometown |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | 7 | 3 | 51 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Pete Buchanan | LB | Pierrefonds, Quebec |
1992 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Edmonton Eskimos | Terris Chorney | C | Ituna, Saskatchewan |
2002 | 3 | 6 | 24 | Edmonton Eskimos | Dahrran Diedrick | RB |
Toronto, Ontario (Born: Montego Bay, Jamaica) |
2003 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Ottawa Renegades | Patrick Kabongo | DT |
Montreal,
Quebec (Born: Kinshasa, Zaire) |
2018 | 3 | 3 | 21 | BC Lions | David Knevel | OL | Brantford, Ontario |
2024 Global | 1 | 1 | 1 | Edmonton Elks | Eteva Mauga-Clements | LB | American Samoa |
2 | 18 | 9 | Montreal Alouettes | Nouredin Nouili | OL | Frankfurt, Germany |
Note: No drafts held before 1920