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Colorado Buffaloes NFL Draft Picks

All-Time Pick Numbers
Name Season Pos Team Round Overall All-Time Season Team First Round Top 32 Position
Arlington Hambright 2020 OG Chicago Bears 7 226 275 3 8 14
Davion Taylor 2020 LB Philadelphia Eagles 3 103 274 2 17 14
Laviska Shenault Jr. 2020 WR Jacksonville Jaguars 2 41 273 1 2 20
Juwann Winfree 2019 WR Denver Broncos 6 187 272 1 8 19
Isaiah Oliver 2018 CB Atlanta Falcons 2 58 271 1 9 22
Jordan Carrell 2017 DT Dallas Cowboys 7 246 270 4 10 15
Tedric Thompson 2017 SS Seattle Seahawks 4 111 269 3 7 5
Ahkello Witherspoon 2017 CB San Francisco 49ers 3 66 268 2 11 21
Chidobe Awuzie 2017 CB Dallas Cowboys 2 60 267 1 9 20
Paul Richardson 2014 WR Seattle Seahawks 2 45 266 1 6 18
Nick Kasa 2013 TE Oakland Raiders 6 172 265 2 10 11
David Bakhtiari 2013 OT Green Bay Packers 4 109 264 1 18 18
Toney Clemons 2012 WR Pittsburgh Steelers 7 231 263 2 12 17
Ryan Miller 2012 OG Cleveland Browns 5 160 262 1 17 13
Scotty McKnight 2011 WR New York Jets 7 227 261 4 5 16
Jalil Brown 2011 CB Kansas City Chiefs 4 117 260 3 7 19
Jimmy Smith 2011 CB Baltimore Ravens 1 27 259 2 3 24 32 18
Nate Solder 2011 OT New England Patriots 1 17 258 1 12 23 31 17
Brad Jones 2009 LB Green Bay Packers 7 218 257 1 17 13
Terrence Wheatley 2008 CB New England Patriots 2 62 256 2 11 17
Jordon Dizon 2008 LB Detroit Lions 2 45 255 1 13 12
Abraham Wright 2007 LB Miami Dolphins 7 238 254 2 8 11
Mason Crosby 2007 PK Green Bay Packers 6 193 253 1 16 4
Lawrence Vickers 2006 RB Cleveland Browns 6 180 252 4 16 15
Quinn Sypniewski 2006 TE Baltimore Ravens 5 166 251 3 2 10
Jeremy Bloom 2006 WR Philadelphia Eagles 5 147 250 2 16 15
Joe Klopfenstein 2006 TE St. Louis Rams 2 46 249 1 11 9
Sean Tufts 2004 ILB Carolina Panthers 6 196 248 2 5 6
D.J. Hackett 2004 WR Seattle Seahawks 5 157 247 1 5 14
Wayne Lucier 2003 C N.Y. Giants 7 249 246 6 15 10
Brandon Drumm 2003 FB Detroit Lions 7 236 245 5 12 6
Justin Bates 2003 OT Dallas Cowboys 7 219 244 4 8 16
Chris Brown 2003 RB Tennessee Titans 3 93 243 3 2 14
Donald Strickland 2003 CB Indianapolis Colts 3 90 242 2 9 16
Tyler Brayton 2003 DT Oakland Raiders 1 32 241 1 9 22 30 14
Victor Rogers 2002 OT Detroit Lions 7 259 240 5 11 15
Justin Bannan 2002 DT Buffalo Bills 5 139 239 4 7 13
Michael Lewis 2002 SS Philadelphia Eagles 2 58 238 3 15 4
Andre Gurode 2002 OG Dallas Cowboys 2 37 237 2 7 12
Daniel Graham 2002 TE New England Patriots 1 21 236 1 10 21 29 8
Rashidi Barnes 2000 FS Cleveland Browns 7 225 235 4 15 4
Brad Bedell 2000 OG Cleveland Browns 6 206 234 3 14 11
Damen Wheeler 2000 CB San Diego Chargers 6 203 233 2 6 15
Ben Kelly 2000 CB Miami Dolphins 3 84 232 1 7 13
Marcus Washington 1999 CB New England Patriots 6 180 231 3 9 14
Darrin Chiaverini 1999 WR Cleveland Browns 5 148 230 2 13 13
Hannibal Navies 1999 OLB Carolina Panthers 4 100 229 1 4 8
Melvin Thomas 1998 OG Philadelphia Eagles 7 240 228 6 14 10
Viliami Maumau 1998 DT Carolina Panthers 7 196 227 5 3 12
Phil Savoy 1998 WR Arizona Cardinals 7 193 226 4 14 12
Ryan Olson 1998 NT Pittsburgh Steelers 6 186 225 3 11 4
Ron Merkerson 1998 OLB New England Patriots 5 145 224 2 8 7
Ryan Sutter 1998 FS Baltimore Ravens 5 133 223 1 1 2
Koy Detmer 1997 QB Philadelphia Eagles 7 207 222 6 13 7
Steve Rosga 1997 FS New York Jets 7 202 221 5 4 1
Matt Russell 1997 ILB Detroit Lions 4 130 220 4 10 5
Greg Jones 1997 DE Washington Redskins 2 51 219 3 13 4
Rae Carruth 1997 WR Carolina Panthers 1 27 218 2 2 20 28 11
Chris Naeole 1997 OG New Orleans Saints 1 10 217 1 5 19 27 9
Kerry Hicks 1996 DT Carolina Panthers 7 234 216 5 1 11
T.J. Cunningham 1996 CB Seattle Seahawks 6 209 215 4 4 12
Bryan Stoltenberg 1996 C San Diego Chargers 6 192 214 3 5 9
Daryl Price 1996 DE San Francisco 49ers 4 128 213 2 10 3
Heath Irwin 1996 OG New England Patriots 4 101 212 1 7 8
Tony Berti 1995 OT San Diego Chargers 6 200 211 10 4 14
Shannon Clavelle 1995 DT Buffalo Bills 6 185 210 9 6 10
Derek West 1995 OT Indianapolis Colts 5 149 209 8 8 13
Chris Hudson 1995 CB Jacksonville Jaguars 3 71 208 7 1 11
Darius Holland 1995 DT Green Bay Packers 3 65 207 6 15 9
Kordell Stewart 1995 QB Pittsburgh Steelers 2 60 206 5 10 6
Ted Johnson 1995 ILB New England Patriots 2 57 205 4 6 4
Christian Fauria 1995 TE Seattle Seahawks 2 39 204 3 3 7
Rashaan Salaam 1995 RB Chicago Bears 1 21 203 2 7 18 26 13
Michael Westbrook 1995 WR Washington Redskins 1 4 202 1 12 17 25 10
Dennis Collier 1994 CB Chicago Bears 7 205 201 6 6 10
Mitch Berger 1994 P Philadelphia Eagles 6 193 200 5 12 3
Lamont Warren 1994 RB Indianapolis Colts 6 164 199 4 7 12
Ron Woolfork 1994 OLB Miami Dolphins 4 112 198 3 6 6
Sam Rogers 1994 OLB Buffalo Bills 2 64 197 2 5 5
Charles Johnson 1994 WR Pittsburgh Steelers 1 17 196 1 9 16 24 9
Greg Biekert 1993 ILB L.A. Raiders 7 181 195 5 8 3
Ronnie Bradford 1993 CB Miami Dolphins 4 105 194 4 5 9
Chad Brown 1993 OLB Pittsburgh Steelers 2 44 193 3 8 4
Leonard Renfro 1993 DT Philadelphia Eagles 1 24 192 2 11 15 23 8
Deon Figures 1993 CB Pittsburgh Steelers 1 23 191 1 7 14 22 8
Jay Leeuwenburg 1992 C Kansas City Chiefs 9 244 190 4 6 8
Darian Hagan 1992 QB San Francisco 49ers 9 242 189 3 9 5
Rico Smith 1992 WR Cleveland Browns 6 143 188 2 12 8
Joel Steed 1992 NT Pittsburgh Steelers 3 67 187 1 6 3
Ariel Solomon 1991 OT Pittsburgh Steelers 10 269 186 9 5 12
Tim James 1991 SS New York Jets 8 202 185 8 3 3
Joe Garten 1991 OG Green Bay Packers 6 164 184 7 14 7
Mark Vander Poel 1991 OT Indianapolis Colts 4 96 183 6 6 11
Dave McCloughan 1991 CB Indianapolis Colts 3 69 182 5 5 7
Kanavis McGhee 1991 OLB N.Y. Giants 2 55 181 4 14 3
Eric Bieniemy 1991 RB San Diego Chargers 2 39 180 3 3 11
Alfred Williams 1991 OLB Cincinnati Bengals 1 18 179 2 4 13 21 2
Mike Pritchard 1991 WR Atlanta Falcons 1 13 178 1 8 12 20 7
J.J. Flannigan 1990 RB San Diego Chargers 8 201 177 2 2 10
Jeff Campbell 1990 WR Detroit Lions 5 118 176 1 9 6
Curt Koch 1988 DT Washington Redskins 11 305 175 3 11 7
David Tate 1988 CB Chicago Bears 8 208 174 2 5 6
Barry Helton 1988 P San Francisco 49ers 4 102 173 1 8 2
Solomon Wilcots 1987 CB Cincinnati Bengals 8 215 172 2 3 5
Jon Embree 1987 TE L.A. Rams 6 166 171 1 10 6
Don Fairbanks 1986 DT Seattle Seahawks 10 264 170 4 2 6
Lyle Pickens 1986 CB Detroit Lions 9 231 169 3 8 4
Ron Brown 1986 WR N.Y. Giants 6 139 168 2 13 5
Dan McMillen 1986 OLB Philadelphia Eagles 5 128 167 1 10 1
Lee Rouson 1985 RB N.Y. Giants 8 213 166 1 12 9
Randy Essington 1984 QB L.A. Raiders 12 336 165 4 7 4
Dave Hestera 1984 TE Kansas City Chiefs 9 2740 164 3 5 5
Jeff Donaldson 1984 SS Houston Oilers 9 226 163 2 1 2
Victor Scott 1984 CB Dallas Cowboys 2 40 162 1 6 3
Vic James 1982 WR Buffalo Bills 10 272 161 3 4 4
Bob Sebro 1982 OG St. Louis Cardinals 7 178 160 2 13 6
Rich Umphrey 1982 C N.Y. Giants 5 129 159 1 11 7
Lance Olander 1981 RB Seattle Seahawks 11 279 158 3 1 8
Bob Niziolek 1981 TE Detroit Lions 8 211 157 2 7 4
Steve Doolittle 1981 ILB Buffalo Bills 7 188 156 1 3 2
George Visger 1980 DE New York Jets 6 149 155 7 2 10
Mike E. Davis 1980 SS Atlanta Falcons 6 146 154 6 7 1
Laval Short 1980 NT Denver Broncos 5 136 153 5 7 2
Jesse Johnson 1980 CB New York Jets 4 95 152 4 1 2
Bill Roe 1980 LB Dallas Cowboys 2 78 151 3 5 10
Stan Brock 1980 OT New Orleans Saints 1 12 150 2 4 11 19 10
Mark Haynes 1980 CB N.Y. Giants 1 8 149 1 10 10 18 1
Stuart Walker 1979 LB Atlanta Falcons 12 323 148 6 6 9
Mike Kozlowski 1979 RB Miami Dolphins 10 272 147 5 4 7
Howard Ballage 1979 FL San Francisco 49ers 10 252 146 4 7 2
Ruben Vaughan 1979 DT San Francisco 49ers 6 138 145 3 6 5
Matt Miller 1979 OT Cleveland Browns 4 95 144 2 11 9
James Mayberry 1979 RB Atlanta Falcons 3 75 143 1 5 6
Willie Brock 1978 C Kansas City Chiefs 12 307 142 4 4 6
Brian Cabral 1978 ILB Atlanta Falcons 4 95 141 3 4 1
Leon White 1978 C L.A. Rams 3 80 140 2 9 5
Odis McKinney 1978 DB N.Y. Giants 2 37 139 1 9 18
Jim Kelleher 1977 FB Minnesota Vikings 12 335 138 9 2 5
Horace Perkins 1977 DB Miami Dolphins 8 207 137 8 3 17
Charlie Johnson 1977 NT Philadelphia Eagles 7 175 136 7 9 1
Emery Moorhead 1977 WB N.Y. Giants 6 153 135 6 8 2
Don Hasselbeck 1977 TE New England Patriots 2 52 134 5 5 3
Billy Waddy 1977 WB L.A. Rams 2 50 133 4 8 1
Mike Spivey 1977 DB Chicago Bears 2 43 132 3 4 16
Tony Reed 1977 DB Kansas City Chiefs 2 37 131 2 3 15
Mike L. Davis 1977 DB Oakland Raiders 2 35 130 1 6 14
Gary Campbell 1976 LB Pittsburgh Steelers 10 291 129 11 4 8
Whitney Paul 1976 DE Kansas City Chiefs 10 277 128 10 2 9
Terry Kunz 1976 FB Oakland Raiders 8 231 127 9 5 4
Bob Simpson 1976 DT Miami Dolphins 8 230 126 8 2 4
David Williams 1976 QB Dallas Cowboys 7 208 125 7 4 3
Mike McCoy 1976 DB Green Bay Packers 3 72 124 6 13 13
Dave Logan 1976 WR Cleveland Browns 3 65 123 5 10 3
Steve Young 1976 OT Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 61 122 4 1 8
Mark Koncar 1976 OT Green Bay Packers 1 23 121 3 12 9 17 7
Troy Archer 1976 DT N.Y. Giants 1 13 120 2 7 8 16 3
Pete Brock 1976 C New England Patriots 1 12 119 1 4 7 15 4
Jeff Turcotte 1975 DE Buffalo Bills 17 435 118 7 2 8
Greg Westbrooks 1975 LB New Orleans Saints 17 422 117 6 3 7
Bubba Bridges 1975 DT Denver Broncos 16 409 116 5 6 2
Wayne Mattingly 1975 OT Pittsburgh Steelers 7 182 115 4 3 6
Doug Payton 1975 OG Atlanta Falcons 6 133 114 3 3 5
Harvey Goodman 1975 OG St. Louis Cardinals 5 124 113 2 12 4
Rod Perry 1975 DB L.A. Rams 4 98 112 1 7 12
Mark Cooney 1974 LB Green Bay Packers 16 402 111 10 11 6
Randy Geist 1974 DB Chicago Bears 16 394 110 9 3 11
Fred Lima 1974 PK Dallas Cowboys 13 334 109 8 3 2
Mark Sens 1974 DE Washington Redskins 9 218 108 7 10 7
Jon Keyworth 1974 RB Washington Redskins 6 144 107 6 9 5
Ozell Collier 1974 DB Denver Broncos 4 92 106 5 5 10
Greg Horton 1974 OT Chicago Bears 3 56 105 4 2 5
Charlie Davis 1974 RB Cincinnati Bengals 2 48 104 3 2 4
J.V. Cain 1974 TE St. Louis Cardinals 1 7 103 2 11 6 14 2
Bo Matthews 1974 FB San Diego Chargers 1 2 102 1 1 5 13 3
John Stearns 1973 DB Buffalo Bills 17 423 101 3 1 9
Mike Wedman 1973 PK Washington Redskins 16 415 100 2 8 1
Cullen Bryant 1973 DB L.A. Rams 2 31 99 1 6 12 8
Carl Taibi 1972 DE Washington Redskins 15 385 98 7 7 6
Larry Brunson 1972 WR Denver Broncos 11 263 97 6 4 2
Brian Foster 1972 DB Cincinnati Bengals 10 237 96 5 1 7
Scott Mahoney 1972 OG Kansas City Chiefs 8 205 95 4 1 3
John Tarver 1972 RB New England Patriots 7 166 94 3 3 3
Cliff Branch 1972 WR Oakland Raiders 4 98 93 2 4 1
Herb Orvis 1972 DE Detroit Lions 1 16 92 1 6 4 11 5
Rick Ogle 1971 LB St. Louis Cardinals 11 277 91 4 10 5
Don Popplewell 1971 C L.A. Rams 10 254 90 3 5 3
Dennis Havig 1971 OG Atlanta Falcons 8 189 89 2 2 2
Jim Cooch 1971 DB St. Louis Cardinals 7 173 88 1 9 6
Steve Engel 1970 DB Cleveland Browns 5 125 87 4 9 5
Eric Harris 1970 DB St. Louis Cardinals 3 69 86 3 8 4
Bill Brundige 1970 DE Washington Redskins 2 43 85 2 6 2
Bobby Anderson 1970 RB Denver Broncos 1 11 84 1 3 3 10 2
Dave Bartelt 1969 LB Baltimore Colts 14 363 83 3 4 4
Mike Schnitker 1969 LB Denver Broncos 4 84 82 2 2 3
Mike Montler 1969 OT Boston Patriots 2 32 81 1 2 9 4
Frank Bosch 1968 DT Washington Redskins 17 446 80 7 5 1
Wilmer Cooks 1968 FB New Orleans Saints 15 384 79 6 2 2
John Farler 1968 E Green Bay Packers 14 380 78 5 10 13
Charles Greer 1968 DB Denver Broncos 13 330 77 4 1 3
Bill Harris 1968 RB Atlanta Falcons 13 329 76 3 1 1
Larry Plantz 1968 FL Oakland Raiders 12 326 75 2 3 1
Dick Anderson 1968 DB Miami Dolphins 3 73 74 1 1 2
Lynn Baker 1967 DB Philadelphia Eagles 16 412 73 5 8 1
Bill Sabatino 1967 DE Cleveland Browns 11 282 72 4 8 1
Estes Banks 1967 HB Oakland Raiders 8 188 71 3 2 12
Sam Harris 1967 TE New Orleans Saints 8 186 70 2 1 1
Bill Fairband 1967 LB Oakland Raiders 3 75 69 1 1 2
Bill Symons 1965 HB Green Bay Packers 6 80 68 1 9 11
Jerry McClurg 1964 OT Minnesota Vikings 17 230 67 2 1 3
Bill Harris 1964 HB N.Y. Giants 14 193 66 1 6 10
Bill Frank 1963 OT Dallas Cowboys 18 244 65 4 2 2
Leon Mavity 1963 HB Baltimore Colts 15 201 64 3 3 9
Ralph Heck 1963 LB Philadelphia Eagles 11 144 63 2 7 1
Dan Grimm 1963 OG Green Bay Packers 5 70 62 1 8 1
Claude Crabb 1962 HB Washington Redskins 19 253 61 7 4 8
Mike Woulfe 1962 G Philadelphia Eagles 15 208 60 6 6 6
Gary Henson 1962 E L.A. Rams 14 184 59 5 4 12
Gale Weidner 1962 QB Green Bay Packers 10 140 58 4 7 2
Jim Perkins 1962 OT Philadelphia Eagles 7 86 57 3 5 1
Ted Woods 1962 HB San Francisco 49ers 5 62 56 2 5 7
Jerry Hillebrand 1962 E N.Y. Giants 1 13 55 1 5 2 8 11
Jerry Steffen 1961 HB Dallas Cowboys 16 212 54 2 1 6
John Denvir 1961 T Green Bay Packers 12 166 53 1 6 13
Mel Semenko 1959 E San Francisco 49ers 27 318 52 5 4 10
Bob Salerno 1959 G Philadelphia Eagles 21 243 51 4 4 5
John Wooten 1959 G Cleveland Browns 5 53 50 3 7 4
Eddie Dove 1959 HB San Francisco 49ers 3 29 49 2 3 7 5
Boyd Dowler 1959 QB Green Bay Packers 3 25 48 1 5 6 1
Bob Stransky 1958 HB Baltimore Colts 2 24 47 1 2 5 4
Walt Schneiter 1957 T Baltimore Colts 28 331 46 4 1 12
John Bayuk 1957 FB Cleveland Browns 16 186 45 3 6 1
Jerry Leahy 1957 E Detroit Lions 7 83 44 2 5 9
Wally Merz 1957 T Washington Redskins 7 81 43 1 3 11
Bill Kucera 1956 T Chicago Cardinals 30 353 42 4 7 10
Harry Javernick 1956 T Cleveland Browns 12 145 41 3 5 9
Frank Clarke 1956 E Cleveland Browns 5 61 40 2 4 8
Sam Salerno 1956 T Chicago Cardinals 4 42 39 1 6 8
Frank Bernardi 1955 HB Chicago Cardinals 4 38 38 2 5 3
Carroll Hardy 1955 HB San Francisco 49ers 3 34 37 1 2 2
Jim Stander 1954 T Chicago Cardinals 20 242 36 2 4 7
Gary Knafelc 1954 E Chicago Cardinals 2 14 35 1 3 4 7
Zack Jordan 1953 B Green Bay Packers 28 331 34 4 4 17
Tom Cain 1953 G Cleveland Browns 19 227 33 3 3 3
Tom Brookshier 1953 B Philadelphia Eagles 10 117 32 2 3 16
Don Branby 1953 E N.Y. Giants 7 80 31 1 4 6
Chuck Mosher 1952 E San Francisco 49ers 29 345 30 3 1 5
Jack Jorgenson 1952 T N.Y. Giants 5 50 29 2 3 6
Merwin Hodel 1952 B N.Y. Giants 4 38 28 1 2 15
Vic Thomas 1951 T Washington Redskins 15 174 27 2 2 5
Dick Punches 1951 T Chicago Cardinals 7 78 26 1 2 4
Aubrey Allen 1948 T Green Bay Packers 26 241 25 3 3 3
Jack McEwen 1948 B Detroit Lions 22 197 24 2 4 14
John Zisch 1948 E L.A. Rams 11 90 23 1 3 4
Maurice Reilly 1947 B Green Bay Packers 22 202 22 2 2 13
Bob West 1947 B Green Bay Packers 21 190 21 1 1 12
Joe Dickey 1946 B L.A. Rams 27 260 20 8 2 11
John Fabling 1946 B Philadelphia Eagles 21 197 19 7 2 10
Lemar Dykstra 1946 B Washington Redskins 19 179 18 6 1 9
Bob Wise 1946 G L.A. Rams 18 170 17 5 1 2
Bob West 1946 B Boston Patriots 11 92 16 4 1 8
Walt Clay 1946 B N.Y. Giants 10 85 15 3 1 7
Ernie Lewis 1946 B Philadelphia Eagles 9 77 14 2 1 6
John Zeigler 1946 B Chicago Bears 8 64 13 1 1 5
Lemar Dykstra 1945 B Brooklyn Tigers 28 308 12 2 4 4
John Fabling 1945 B Brooklyn Tigers 20 222 11 1 3 3
Jim Smith 1944 T Cleveland Browns 25 284 10 3 2 2
Stan Hendrickson 1944 E Detroit Lions 24 266 9 2 3 3
Paul Briggs 1944 T Detroit Lions 5 57 8 1 2 1
Dick Woodward 1943 E Detroit Lions 15 131 7 1 1 2
Ray Jenkins 1942 B Pittsburgh Steelers 19 171 6 1 2 2
Harold Punches 1941 G Cleveland Browns 12 104 5 2 1 1
Leo Stasica 1941 B Brooklyn Dodgers 3 24 4 1 2 3 1
Leon Lavington 1938 E Chicago Cardinals 6 65 3 3 1 1
Gene Moore 1938 C Brooklyn Dodgers 2 28 2 2 1 2 1
Byron White 1938 HB Pittsburgh Steelers 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1