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NFL Draft - Players from Tennessee State
NFL Draft - Players from Tennessee State
The following is a list of players that attended Tennessee State who were drafted in the NFL Draft from 1960-present.
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Abilene Christian
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Alabama-Birmingham
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Alma
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Army
Ashland
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Augustana (SD)
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Austin Peay
Azusa Pacific
Bakersfield JC (CA)
Baldwin-Wallace
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Bates
Baylor
Bemidji State
Benedict
Benedictine (KS)
Bentley
Bethel (TN)
Bethune-Cookman
Bishop
Black Hills State
Bloomsburg
Bluefield State
Boise State
Boston College
Boston University
Bowdoin
Bowling Green
Bradley
Brigham Young
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Bucknell
Buffalo
Butte College JC (CA)
C.W. Post
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Cal Poly-S.L.O.
Cal State-Chico
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Cal State-Los Angeles
Cal State-Northridge
California
California (PA)
California Lutheran
California-Davis
California-Riverside
California-Santa Barbara
Cameron
Capital (OH)
Carroll (WI)
Carson-Newman
Carthage
Case Western Reserve
Catawba
Centenary (LA)
Central Arkansas
Central College (IA)
Central Connecticut State
Central Florida
Central Michigan
Central Missouri State
Central Oklahoma
Central State
Central Washington
Chadron State
Charleston
Cheyney
Cincinnati
Citadel
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Clarion
Clark Atlanta
Clemson
Coastal Carolina
Coffeyville CC (KS)
Colgate
Colorado
Colorado College
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State
Colorado State-Pueblo
Columbia
Concord
Concordia (IL)
Concordia (Quebec)
Concordia-Moorhead
Concordia-St. Paul
Connecticut
Cornell
Cornell (IA)
Corpus Christi
Cortland State
Dakota State
Dartmouth
Davidson
Dayton
Defiance
Delaware
Delaware State
Delaware Valley
Delta State
Denison
Denver
DePauw
Detroit Mercy
Doane
Drake
Dubuque
Duke
East Carolina
East Central (OK)
East Stroudsburg
East Tennessee State
East Texas Baptist
East Texas State
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Eastern Montana
Eastern New Mexico
Eastern Washington
Edinboro
Edward Waters
Elizabeth City State
Elon
Emory & Henry
Emporia State
Evansville
Fairmont State
Fayetteville State
Ferris State
Ferrum
Findlay
Fisk
Florida
Florida A&M
Florida Atlantic
Florida International
Florida State
Fordham
Fort Hays State
Fort Lewis
Fort Valley State
Franklin (IN)
Fresno State
Frostburg State
Fullerton JC (CA)
Furman
Gardner-Webb
Geneva (PA)
George Fox
George Washington
Georgetown (KY)
Georgia
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
Gettysburg
Grambling
Grand Valley State
Guilford College
Gustavus Adolphus
Hamline
Hampton
Hanover
Hardin-Simmons
Harding
Harvard
Hastings
Hawaii
Heidelberg
Henderson State
Hillsdale
Hinds JC (MS)
Hobart
Hofstra
Holy Cross
Houston
Howard
Howard Payne
Humboldt State
Huron (SD)
Idaho
Idaho State
Illinois
Illinois State
Illinois Wesleyan
Indiana
Indiana (PA)
Indiana State
Iowa
Iowa State
Itawamba JC (MS)
Ithaca
Ivy Tech State-SW JC (IN)
Jackson State
Jacksonville State
James Madison
Jamestown
John Carroll
Johns Hopkins
Johnson C. Smith
Kalamazoo
Kansas
Kansas State
Kearney State
Kent State
Kentucky
Kentucky State
Kenyon
Knox
Knoxville
Kutztown
La Verne
Lafayette
Lake Forest
Lakeland
Lamar
Lambuth
Lane
Langston
Lawrence
Lebanon Valley
Lehigh
Lenoir-Rhyne
Lewis & Clark
Liberty
Lincoln (MO)
Lindenwood
Linfield
Livingstone
Long Beach State
Los Angeles State
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Louisiana State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Louisville
Loyola Marymount
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Macalester
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Marietta
Marist
Marquette
Mars Hill
Marshall
Maryland
Maryland Eastern Shore
Massachusetts
Massachusetts-Boston
Mayville State
McGill
McMurry
McNeese State
Memphis
Merchant Marine
Mesa CC (AZ)
Mesa State
Miami
Miami (OH)
Michigan
Michigan State
Michigan Tech
Middle Tennessee State
Midland Lutheran
Midwestern State
Millersville
Millikin
Minnesota
Minnesota-Duluth
Minot State
Mississippi
Mississippi College
Mississippi Delta
Mississippi State
Mississippi Valley State
Missouri
Missouri Southern State
Missouri State
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Missouri Western State
Missouri-Rolla
Monmouth
Monmouth (IL)
Montana
Montana State
Montana State-Northern
Montana Tech
Montana-Western
Montclair State
Moorhead State (MN)
Morehead State
Morehouse
Morgan State
Morningside College
Morris Brown
Mount San Antonio JC (CA)
Mount Union
Murray State
Muskingum
Navy
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan
Nebraska-Kearney
Nebraska-Omaha
Nevada
Nevada-Las Vegas
New Hampshire
New Haven
New Mexico
New Mexico Highlands
New Mexico State
Newberry
Nicholls State
Norfolk State
North Alabama
North Carolina
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
North Carolina State
North Carolina-Charlotte
North Dakota
North Dakota State
North Park
North Texas
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Northeastern
Northeastern Illinois
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Northern Arizona
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Northern Illinois
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Northern Michigan
Northern State
Northland
Northwest Missouri State
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Northwestern (IA)
Northwestern Oklahoma State
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Notre Dame
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Ohio
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
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Oklahoma State
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Oregon
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Pearl River CC (MS)
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Peru State
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Rhodes
Rice
Richmond
Ripon
Robert Morris
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Rutgers
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Sacred Heart
Saddleback JC (CA)
Saginaw Valley State
Salem International
Sam Houston State
Samford
San Bernardino Valley JC (CA)
San Diego
San Diego State
San Francisco
San Francisco State
San Jose State
Santa Ana JC (CA)
Santa Clara
Savannah State
Sewanee
Shaw
Shepherd
Shippensburg
Simpson
Sioux Falls
Slippery Rock
Sonoma State
South Alabama
South Carolina
South Carolina State
South Dakota
South Dakota State
South Dakota Tech
South Dakota-Springfield
South Florida
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Southern
Southern Arkansas
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Southern Colorado
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Springfield
St. Ambrose
St. Augustine's
St. Bonaventure
St. Cloud State
St. Francis (IL)
St. John's (MN)
St. Joseph's (IN)
St. Mary's (CA)
St. Norbert
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St. Thomas (MN)
Stanford
Stephen F. Austin
Sterling
Stillman
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Tampa
Tarleton State
Temple
Tennessee
Tennessee State
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Texas
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Washington
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Washington (MD)
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Wayne State (NE)
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Wesley
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Williams
Wilmington (OH)
Wingate
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Wisconsin
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Wisconsin-Whitewater
Wittenberg
Wyoming
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Youngstown State
Year
Round
Rnd
Pick
Team
Player
Position
Pos
1961 NFL
Draft
8
103
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
George Balthazar
OT
1961 AFL
Draft
16
--
Boston Patriots
BOS
George Balthazar
OT
1964 NFL
Draft
18
240
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Izzy Lang
RB
1965 NFL
Draft
8
112
Baltimore Colts
BAL
Rosey Davis
DE
1965 AFL
Draft
12
--
Houston Oilers
HOU
Bob Reed
OG
1965 NFL
Draft
16
217
Washington Redskins
WAS
Bob Reed
OG
1966 NFL
Draft
4
59
Detroit Lions
DET
Willie Walker
WR
1966 NFL
Draft
6
92
Chicago Bears
CHI
Frank McRae
DT
1966 AFL
Draft
7
--
Oakland Raiders
OAK
Frank McRae
DT
1966 NFL
Draft
7
103
Detroit Lions
DET
Johnnie Robinson
DB
1966 AFL
Draft
8
--
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Fletcher Smith
DB
1966 AFL
Draft
9
--
Buffalo Bills
BUF
James Carter
DE
1966 NFL
Draft
12
185
Baltimore Colts
BAL
Jim Carer
OG
1967 NFL
Draft
3
65
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Bill Tucker
RB
1967 NFL
Draft
4
87
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
Al Coleman
DB
1967 NFL
Draft
6
156
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Noland Smith
WR
1967 NFL
Draft
10
252
Los Angeles Rams
LA
Leon Moore
DB
1967 NFL
Draft
10
260
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
Eugene Bowen
RB
1967 NFL
Draft
12
315
New Orleans Saints
NO
John Robinson
WR
1967 NFL
Draft
13
318
Buffalo Bills
BUF
Howard Finley
DB
1968 NFL
Draft
1
3
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
Claude Humphrey
DE
1968 NFL
Draft
1
25
Oakland Raiders
OAK
Eldridge Dickey
WR
1968 NFL
Draft
4
108
Green Bay Packers
GB
John Robinson
WR
1968 NFL
Draft
6
141
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Lee Johnson
WR
1968 NFL
Draft
8
216
Baltimore Colts
BAL
Tommy Davis
DT
1969 NFL
Draft
1
23
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Jim Marsalis
DB
1969 NFL
Draft
3
65
Houston Oilers
HOU
Elbert Drungo
OT
1969 NFL
Draft
5
129
Baltimore Colts
BAL
King Dunlap
DT
1969 NFL
Draft
8
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
Joe Cooper
WR
1969 NFL
Draft
11
284
Oakland Raiders
OAK
Harold Rice
DE
1969 NFL
Draft
12
295
Washington Redskins
WAS
Bob Shannon
DB
1969 NFL
Draft
12
313
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
Harry Carpenter
OG
1970 NFL
Draft
2
36
Cleveland Browns
CLE
Joe Jones
DE
1970 NFL
Draft
5
117
New York Giants
NYG
Claude Brumfield
OG
1970 NFL
Draft
16
393
Miami Dolphins
MIA
Charlie Williams
OG
1971 NFL
Draft
1
15
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
Vern Holland
OT
1971 NFL
Draft
4
100
Detroit Lions
DET
Larry Woods
DT
1971 NFL
Draft
6
143
San Diego Chargers
SD
Jacob Mayes
RB
1971 NFL
Draft
7
168
Green Bay Packers
GB
Dave Davis
WR
1971 NFL
Draft
8
197
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
Fred Herring
DB
1971 NFL
Draft
10
238
Oakland Raiders
OAK
Bill West
DB
1971 NFL
Draft
11
264
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Sonny Davis
RB
1971 NFL
Draft
11
273
San Diego Chargers
SD
Don Pinson
DB
1971 NFL
Draft
17
435
Los Angeles Rams
LA
Joe Sweet
WR
1972 NFL
Draft
2
45
Cleveland Browns
CLE
Cliff Brooks
DB
1972 NFL
Draft
11
268
New York Jets
NYJ
Robert Stevenson
LB
1972 NFL
Draft
11
273
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
Joe Gilliam
QB
1973 NFL
Draft
2
38
New York Jets
NYJ
Robert Woods
OT
1973 NFL
Draft
4
84
San Diego Chargers
SD
Jim Thaxton
TE
1973 NFL
Draft
4
85
Baltimore Colts
BAL
Ollie Smith
WR
1973 NFL
Draft
5
113
Denver Broncos
DEN
Charles McTorry
DB
1973 NFL
Draft
7
159
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Will Wynn
DE
1973 NFL
Draft
12
305
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Larry Pettus
OT
1973 NFL
Draft
13
318
San Diego Chargers
SD
Alfred Reese
RB
1973 NFL
Draft
17
442
Miami Dolphins
MIA
Charlie Wade
WR
1974 NFL
Draft
1
1
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
Too Tall Jones
DE
1974 NFL
Draft
1
4
Chicago Bears
CHI
Waymond Bryant
LB
1974 NFL
Draft
2
29
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
John Holland
WR
1974 NFL
Draft
2
33
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
Greg Kindle
OT
1974 NFL
Draft
2
42
Denver Broncos
DEN
Carl Wafer
DE
1974 NFL
Draft
13
331
Buffalo Bills
BUF
Ed Gatewood
LB
1975 NFL
Draft
4
85
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Cleveland Elam
DT
1975 NFL
Draft
7
173
Dallas Cowboys
DAL
Mike Hegman
LB
1975 NFL
Draft
9
218
San Francisco 49ers
SF
James Johnson
DB
1975 NFL
Draft
14
339
Miami Dolphins
MIA
James Lewis
DB
1976 NFL
Draft
2
49
Miami Dolphins
MIA
Loaird McCreary
TE
1976 NFL
Draft
3
64
San Diego Chargers
SD
Larry Dorsey
WR
1976 NFL
Draft
4
98
Miami Dolphins
MIA
Mel Mitchell
OG
1976 NFL
Draft
7
200
Miami Dolphins
MIA
John Owens
DE
1976 NFL
Draft
14
385
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Melvin Shy
DB
1977 NFL
Draft
4
102
Cleveland Browns
CLE
Oliver Davis
DB
1977 NFL
Draft
5
122
Green Bay Packers
GB
Nate Simpson
RB
1977 NFL
Draft
6
145
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Kevin Russell
DB
1977 NFL
Draft
6
151
San Diego Chargers
SD
Larry Barnes
RB
1977 NFL
Draft
11
282
Buffalo Bills
BUF
Nate Jackson
RB
1978 NFL
Draft
2
29
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Sylvester Hicks
DE
1978 NFL
Draft
2
46
Los Angeles Rams
LA
Stan Johnson
DT
1978 NFL
Draft
4
85
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Danny Johnson
LB
1978 NFL
Draft
4
102
New England Patriots
NE
Dwight Wheeler
C
1978 NFL
Draft
4
107
Detroit Lions
DET
Homer Elias
OG
1978 NFL
Draft
5
112
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Jerrold McRae
WR
1978 NFL
Draft
6
152
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
Rod Parker
WR
1979 NFL
Draft
10
261
Cleveland Browns
CLE
John Smith
WR
1979 NFL
Draft
11
276
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Billy McBride
DB
1979 NFL
Draft
11
301
Los Angeles Rams
LA
Jesse Deramus
DT
1981 NFL
Draft
12
322
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Joe Adams
QB
1982 NFL
Draft
5
121
Houston Oilers
HOU
Malcolm Taylor
DE
1982 NFL
Draft
9
233
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
Bryan Howard
DB
1982 NFL
Draft
12
309
Washington Redskins
WAS
Don Laster
OT
1983 NFL
Draft
3
80
New England Patriots
NE
Steve Moore
OT
1983 NFL
Draft
6
159
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
Mike Jones
WR
1983 NFL
Draft
6
165
Cincinnati Bengals
CIN
Larry Kinnebrew
RB
1983 NFL
Draft
8
203
Chicago Bears
CHI
Richard Dent
DE
1983 NFL
Draft
10
266
Minnesota Vikings
MIN
Walter Tate
C
1984 NFL
Draft
5
120
Indianapolis Colts
IND
Golden Tate
WR
1985 NFL
Draft
11
289
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Herman Hunter
RB
1987 NFL
Draft
3
75
New York Jets
NYJ
Onzy Elam
LB
1987 NFL
Draft
8
205
Pittsburgh Steelers
PIT
Charles Buchanan
DE
1988 NFL
Draft
11
279
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TB
Frank Pillow
WR
1990 NFL
Draft
3
56
New York Jets
NYJ
Tony Stargell
DB
1990 NFL
Draft
3
73
Cleveland Browns
CLE
Anthony Pleasant
DE
1990 NFL
Draft
11
289
San Francisco 49ers
SF
Anthony Shelton
DB
1990 NFL
Draft
11
300
Philadelphia Eagles
PHI
Tyrone Watson
WR
1992 NFL
Draft
6
145
Detroit Lions
DET
Larry Tharpe
OT
1992 NFL
Draft
10
276
New Orleans Saints
NO
Marcus Dowdell
WR
1993 NFL
Draft
7
187
Houston Oilers
HOU
Patrick Robinson
WR
1994 NFL
Draft
4
123
Denver Broncos
DEN
Randy Fuller
DB
1995 NFL
Draft
5
150
Arizona Cardinals
ARI
Cedric Davis
DB
1996 NFL
Draft
7
227
Jacksonville Jaguars
JAX
Clarence Jones
WR
1996 NFL
Draft
7
245
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Darrell Williams
DB
2000 NFL
Draft
4
100
Atlanta Falcons
ATL
Michael Thompson
OT
2000 NFL
Draft
4
121
Buffalo Bills
BUF
Avion Black
WR
2008 NFL
Draft
1
16
Arizona Cardinals
ARI
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
DB
2009 NFL
Draft
7
212
Kansas City Chiefs
KC
Javarris Williams
RB
2014 NFL
Draft
5
143
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TB
Kadeem Edwards
OG
2014 NFL
Draft
7
250
St. Louis Rams
STL
Demetrius Rhaney
C
2015 NFL
Draft
5
176
Baltimore Ravens
BAL
Robert Myers
OG
2015 NFL
Draft
7
218
Oakland Raiders
OAK
Anthony Morris
OT
2020 NFL
Draft
7
227
Chicago Bears
CHI
Lachavious Simmons
OG