List of Nicholls State Colonels in the NFL Draft

The Nicholls State Colonels football team, representing Nicholls State University, has had 16 American football players drafted into the National Football League (NFL). The highest that a Colonel has ever been drafted is the 3rd round/57th overall, which happened in 1987 with the selection of wide receiver Mark Carrier by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The most Colonels selected in a single NFL Draft are two. In the 1987 NFL Draft, Carrier was selected by the Buccaneers and quarterback Doug Hudson by the Kansas City Chiefs.[1]

The Washington Redskins have drafted the most Colonels with a total of three. The Chiefs, Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers are next, drafting two players each.[2]

Selections

Key

* Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

National Football League

Year Round Overall Player name Position NFL team Notes
1976 3 74 Barbaro, GaryGary Barbaro Defensive Back Kansas City Chiefs
1977 7 182 Butler, GerardGerard Butler Wide Receiver Chicago Bears
1982 4 87 Walker, DwightDwight Walker Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns
1984 3 58 Meads, JohnnyJohnny Meads Linebacker Houston Oilers
1985 4 97 Tuggle, AnthonyAnthony Tuggle Defensive Back Cincinnati Bengals
7 187 Vital, LionelLionel Vital Running Back Washington Redskins
1986 5 119 Smith, OscarOscar Smith Running Back Detroit Lions
1987 3 57 Carrier, MarkMark Carrier Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6 186 Hudson, DougDoug Hudson Quarterback Kansas City Chiefs
1989 5 117 Lawson, JamieJamie Lawson Fullback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1990 10 264 Thomas, DeeDee Thomas Defensive Back Houston Oilers
1995 3 68 Pounds, DarrylDarryl Pounds Defensive Back Washington Redskins
2004 5 110 Thompson, ChrisChris Thompson Defensive Back Jacksonville Jaguars
2007 6 177 Bender, JacobJacob Bender Offensive Line New York Jets
2008 6 180 Moore, KareemKareem Moore Defensive Back Washington Redskins
2009 3 88 Webb, LardariusLardarius Webb Defensive Back Baltimore Ravens

See also

References

  1. "Colonels Drafted into Pro Football" (PDF). http://geauxcolonels.com/. Retrieved 2013-01-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Draft History". nfl.com. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
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