The Kentucky Wildcats have been around for a long time, but they haven’t quite been as successful at putting next-level talent into the NFL as say their basketball team has the NBA Draft. However, recent success has brought forth meaningful change to the program and put next-level talent into the NFL in droves.
Kentucky Draft Picks By Year
Kentucky has placed 210 players in the NFL Draft, headlined by 16 first-round picks. Since 2019, the Wildcats have seen 20 players drafted including first-round selections LB Jamin Davis and EDGE Josh Allen.
Still, the 1951 NFL Draft marks the most Wildcats selected in one draft, with nine overall picks before the AFL-NFL merger. Here are the full results of the Kentucky Wildcats in the NFL Draft.
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| Year | Round | Pick | Team | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 33 | Tennessee Titans | Will Levis | QB |
| 2023 | 6 | 193 | Washington Commanders | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB |
| 2023 | 7 | 232 | Green Bay Packers | Carrington Valentine | CB |
| 2022 | 2 | 43 | New York Giants | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
| 2022 | 2 | 46 | Detroit Lions | Josh Paschal | DE |
| 2022 | 3 | 65 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Luke Fortner | OC |
| 2022 | 5 | 145 | Kansas City Chiefs | Darian Kinnard | OT |
| 2021 | 1 | 19 | Washington Football Team | Jamin Davis | LB |
| 2021 | 2 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys | Kelvin Joseph | CB |
| 2021 | 6 | 192 | Dallas Cowboys | Quinton Bohanna | DT |
| 2021 | 6 | 200 | New York Jets | Brandin Echols | CB |
| 2021 | 6 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Landon Young | OT |
| 2021 | 7 | 232 | Carolina Panthers | Phil Hoskins | DT |
| 2020 | 3 | 80 | Las Vegas Raiders | Lynn Bowden | RB |
| 2020 | 4 | 121 | Detroit Lions | Logan Stenberg | OG |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Josh Allen | OLB |
| 2019 | 2 | 54 | Houston Texans | Lonnie Johnson Jr. | CB |
| 2019 | 3 | 99 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Mike Edwards | SAF |
| 2019 | 4 | 122 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Benny Snell | RB |
| 2019 | 7 | 232 | New York Giants | George Asafo-Adjei | OT |
| 2016 | 6 | 190 | Los Angeles Rams | Josh Forrest | LB |
| 2015 | 1 | 22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bud Dupree | LB |
| 2015 | 4 | 122 | Baltimore Ravens | Za'Darius Smith | LB |
| 2014 | 5 | 151 | Tennessee Titans | Avery Williamson | LB |
| 2013 | 3 | 65 | Detroit Lions | Larry Warford | OG |
| 2012 | 6 | 181 | Seattle Seahawks | Winston Guy | SAF |
| 2012 | 6 | 188 | Denver Broncos | Danny Trevathan | LB |
| 2011 | 2 | 64 | Green Bay Packers | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 2010 | 3 | 83 | Atlanta Falcons | Corey Peters | DT |
| 2010 | 4 | 105 | Philadelphia Eagles | Trevard Lindley | CB |
| 2010 | 5 | 139 | New York Jets | John Conner | FB |
| 2009 | 6 | 207 | New England Patriots | Myron Pryor | DT |
| 2009 | supplemental | supplemental | Washington Redskins | Jeremy Jarmon | DE |
| 2008 | 4 | 127 | Indianapolis Colts | Jacob Tamme | TE |
| 2008 | 4 | 128 | St. Louis Rams | Keenan Burton | WR |
| 2008 | 6 | 198 | New York Giants | Andre' Woodson | QB |
| 2008 | 7 | 224 | Buffalo Bills | Stevie Johnson | WR |
| 2005 | 3 | 92 | Indianapolis Colts | Vincent Burns | DE |
| 2004 | 7 | 244 | Baltimore Ravens | Derek Abney | WR |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 | New York Jets | Dewayne Robertson | DT |
| 2003 | 4 | 99 | Detroit Lions | Artose Pinner | RB |
| 2002 | 3 | 98 | Arizona Cardinals | Dennis Johnson | DE |
| 2001 | 3 | 69 | Minnesota Vikings | Eric Kelly | CB |
| 2001 | 7 | 233 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Marlon McCree | SAF |
| 2001 | 7 | 236 | Atlanta Falcons | Quentin McCord | WR |
| 2000 | 5 | 157 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | James Whalen | TE |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns | Tim Couch | QB |
| 1999 | 4 | 98 | Cincinnati Bengals | Craig Yeast | WR |
| 1998 | 7 | 234 | San Diego Chargers | Kio Sanford | WR |
| 1997 | 5 | 141 | Chicago Bears | Van Hiles | CB |
| 1997 | 7 | 205 | Baltimore Ravens | Chris Ward | DE |
| 1996 | 3 | 75 | Minnesota Vikings | Moe Williams | RB |
| 1996 | 7 | 221 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Reggie Rusk | CB |
| 1995 | 2 | 43 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Melvin Johnson | SAF |
| 1994 | 6 | 172 | Arizona Cardinals | Terry Samuels | TE |
| 1994 | 7 | 207 | San Diego Chargers | Zane Beehn | LB |
| 1994 | 7 | 222 | New England Patriots | Marty Moore | LB |
| 1993 | 3 | 85 | Seattle Seahawks | Dean Wells | LB |
| 1993 | 4 | 97 | Chicago Bears | Todd Perry | OG |
| 1993 | 6 | 158 | Houston Oilers | Chuck Bradley | OT |
| 1993 | 8 | 202 | Cincinnati Bengals | Doug Pelfrey | K |
| 1991 | 10 | 261 | New York Jets | Al Baker | RB |
| 1991 | 12 | 323 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jeff Brady | LB |
| 1990 | 3 | 55 | Atlanta Falcons | Oliver Barnett | DE |
| 1990 | 7 | 171 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Donnie Gardner | DE |
| 1990 | 7 | 184 | Houston Oilers | Andy Murray | RB |
| 1989 | 7 | 174 | Pittsburgh Steelers | D. J. Johnson | DB |
| 1989 | 7 | 182 | Indianapolis Colts | Ivy Joe Hunter | RB |
| 1989 | 8 | 222 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Chenault | LB |
| 1989 | 9 | 233 | Washington Redskins | Charles Darrington | TE |
| 1988 | 2 | 44 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dermontti Dawson‡† | OC |
| 1988 | 5 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Reese | DE |
| 1988 | 8 | 205 | Dallas Cowboys | Mark Higgs | RB |
| 1988 | 12 | 311 | Los Angeles Raiders | Greg Kunkel | OG |
| 1987 | 5 | 130 | Cincinnati Bengals | Marc Logan | RB |
| 1987 | 5 | 137 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tony Mayes | DB |
| 1987 | 12 | 327 | New York Jets | Bill Ransdell | QB |
| 1986 | 8 | 221 | Chicago Bears | Maurice Douglass | DB |
| 1986 | 10 | 253 | New Orleans Saints | Jon Dumbauld | DE |
| 1985 | 1 | 19 | New York Giants | George Adams | RB |
| 1985 | 5 | 136 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cam Jacobs | LB |
| 1985 | 10 | 268 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Oliver White | TE |
| 1985 | 11 | 291 | San Diego Chargers | Jeff Smith | DT |
| 1984 | 6 | 141 | Houston Oilers | John Grimsley | LB |
| 1982 | 11 | 287 | Houston Oilers | Jim Campbell | TE |
| 1981 | 9 | 233 | Baltimore Colts | Tim Gooch | DT |
| 1980 | 3 | 74 | Denver Broncos | Larry Carter | DB |
| 1980 | 6 | 150 | New Orleans Saints | Lester Boyd | LB |
| 1980 | 7 | 180 | New England Patriots | Tom Kearns | OG |
| 1979 | 3 | 70 | Cleveland Browns | James Ramey | DE |
| 1979 | 4 | 93 | New Orleans Saints | Jim Kovach | LB |
| 1979 | 5 | 123 | New York Jets | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB |
| 1979 | 7 | 181 | Minnesota Vikings | Bob Winkel | DT |
| 1979 | 8 | 209 | Oakland Raiders | Robert Hawkins | RB |
| 1979 | 10 | 256 | New York Giants | Dan Fowler | OG |
| 1979 | 12 | 317 | Minnesota Vikings | David Stephens | LB |
| 1979 | supplemental | supplemental | Buffalo Bills | Rod Stewart | RB |
| 1978 | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Art Still | DE |
| 1978 | 5 | 136 | Oakland Raiders | Derrick Ramsey | TE |
| 1978 | 9 | 244 | Chicago Bears | Mike Martin | LB |
| 1978 | 10 | 255 | Buffalo Bills | Will Grant | OC |
| 1978 | 10 | 275 | Baltimore Colts | Dallas Owens | DB |
| 1978 | 11 | 282 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Blanton | LB |
| 1977 | 1 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons | Warren Bryant | OT |
| 1977 | 1 | 26 | Baltimore Colts | Randy Burke | WR |
| 1976 | 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons | Sonny Collins | RB |
| 1976 | 5 | 151 | Dallas Cowboys | Wally Pesuit | OT |
| 1976 | 16 | 439 | Philadelphia Eagles | Steve Campassi | RB |
| 1975 | 2 | 34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Elmore Stephens | TE |
| 1975 | 5 | 126 | Los Angeles Rams | Rick Nuzum | OC |
| 1975 | 13 | 323 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Ehlers | LB |
| 1974 | 4 | 89 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank LeMaster | LB |
| 1974 | 14 | 346 | New England Patriots | Cecil Bowens | RB |
| 1974 | 16 | 396 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Margavage | OT |
| 1974 | 16 | 410 | Cincinnati Bengals | Darryl Bishop | DB |
| 1973 | 9 | 213 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ken King | LB |
| 1973 | 11 | 270 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Neal | OC |
| 1972 | 4 | 99 | New Orleans Saints | Joe Federspiel | LB |
| 1972 | 7 | 163 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Bushong | DT |
| 1971 | 6 | 131 | Boston Patriots | David Hardt | TE |
| 1971 | 13 | 330 | New York Giants | Dave Roller | DT |
| 1971 | 15 | 372 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Makin | OG |
| 1971 | 16 | 414 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Purcell | DT |
| 1970 | 10 | 252 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Palmer | LB |
| 1970 | 17 | 436 | New York Jets | Dick Beard | RB |
| 1969 | 4 | 103 | Atlanta Falcons | Dickie Lyons | DB |
| 1969 | 11 | 262 | Atlanta Falcons | Jeff Van Note | LB |
| 1968 | 11 | 283 | Detroit Lions | Dwight Little | OG |
| 1967 | 7 | 163 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Seiple | RB |
| 1967 | 11 | 285 | Dallas Cowboys | Pat Riley | WR |
| 1966 | 1 | 15 | Baltimore Colts | Sam Ball | OT |
| 1966 | 2 | 26 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Windsor | TE |
| 1966 | 2 | 29 | Cleveland Browns | Rick Norton | QB |
| 1966 | 3 | 47 | Baltimore Colts | Rick Kestner | WR |
| 1966 | 5 | 72 | Minnesota Vikings | Doug Davis | OT |
| 1964 | 2 | 24 | St. Louis Cardinals | Herschel Turner | OG |
| 1963 | 1 | 9 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Hutchinson | WR |
| 1962 | 1 | 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | Irv Goode | OG |
| 1962 | 9 | 124 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Butler | OT |
| 1962 | 18 | 241 | Minnesota Vikings | Junior Hawthorne | OT |
| 1961 | 12 | 163 | Detroit Lions | Tom Rodgers | Back |
| 1961 | 17 | 237 | Cleveland Browns | Calvin Bird | Back |
| 1960 | 11 | 129 | Chicago Bears | Glenn Shaw | RB |
| 1959 | 22 | 254 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Bowie | OT |
| 1958 | 1 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Michaels | DT |
| 1958 | 29 | 349 | Detroit Lions | Henry Herzog | Back |
| 1957 | 6 | 69 | Washington Redskins | J. T. Frankenberger | OT |
| 1957 | 17 | 200 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Kuhn | OC |
| 1956 | 11 | 129 | New York Giants | Dick Moloney | Back |
| 1956 | 15 | 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Shatto | Back |
| 1956 | 17 | 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Bulter | OT |
| 1956 | 21 | 251 | Washington Redskins | Howard Schnellenberger | End |
| 1956 | 25 | 293 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Wheeler | OT |
| 1956 | 25 | 295 | Baltimore Colts | Brad Mills | Back |
| 1955 | 11 | 129 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Hardy | Back |
| 1954 | 1 | 8 | Washington Redskins | Steve Meilinger | End |
| 1954 | 17 | 197 | Baltimore Colts | Tommy Adkins | OC |
| 1953 | 3 | 36 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Fry | OT |
| 1953 | 3 | 37 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Donaldson | OG |
| 1953 | 11 | 125 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Charney | Back |
| 1953 | 23 | 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Correll | OG |
| 1953 | 29 | 344 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Paolone | Back |
| 1952 | 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers | Babe Parilli | QB |
| 1952 | 6 | 71 | New York Giants | Jim MacKenzie | OT |
| 1952 | 13 | 149 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ed Hamilton | Back |
| 1952 | 17 | 205 | Los Angeles Rams | John Griggs | OC |
| 1952 | 26 | 313 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank Fuller | OT |
| 1952 | 28 | 326 | New York Yanks | Doug Moseley | OC |
| 1951 | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Gain | OT |
| 1951 | 3 | 29 | Washington Redskins | Walt Yowarsky | OT |
| 1951 | 3 | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Bruno | End |
| 1951 | 11 | 130 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pope | OT |
| 1951 | 14 | 163 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Leskovar | Back |
| 1951 | 15 | 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clay Webb | Back |
| 1951 | 15 | 179 | New York Yanks | Bill Wanamaker | OG |
| 1951 | 18 | 210 | Washington Redskins | Dom Fucci | Back |
| 1951 | 28 | 331 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Martin | Back |
| 1950 | 4 | 45 | Washington Redskins | Harry Ulinski | OC |
| 1950 | 5 | 65 | Cleveland Browns | Don Phelps | Back |
| 1950 | 6 | 79 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lloyd McDermott | OT |
| 1950 | 18 | 231 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph Genito | Back |
| 1950 | 20 | 251 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Howe | Back |
| 1950 | 25 | 321 | Chicago Cardinals | Lee Truman | Back |
| 1950 | 29 | 368 | Green Bay Packers | Ben Zaranka | End |
| 1949 | 7 | 69 | Chicago Bears | Wallace Jones | End |
| 1949 | 11 | 106 | New York Giants | Dick Hensley | End |
| 1949 | 12 | 119 | Chicago Bears | George Blanda | QB |
| 1948 | 7 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Rhodemyre | OC |
| 1947 | 3 | 18 | Chicago Cardinals | Ermal Allen | QB |
| 1947 | 27 | 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Phil Cutchin | Back |
| 1946 | 26 | 244 | Chicago Bears | Jess Tunstill | Back |
| 1945 | 9 | 78 | Chicago Cardinals | Gene Meeks | Back |
| 1945 | 16 | 163 | New York Giants | Jim Little | OT |
| 1945 | 20 | 202 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Griffin | OT |
| 1944 | 13 | 127 | Washington Redskins | Charley Walker | OC |
| 1944 | 26 | 273 | Cleveland Rams | Charley Kuhn | Back |
| 1944 | 26 | 274 | Boston Yanks | Bill Portwood | End |
| 1943 | 5 | 35 | Cleveland Rams | Clyde Johnson | OT |
| 1943 | 13 | 119 | Chicago Bears | Clark Wood | OT |
| 1942 | 10 | 90 | Chicago Bears | Noah "Moon" Mullins | Back |
| 1941 | 11 | 99 | Chicago Bears | Jim Hardin | End |
| 1941 | 15 | 133 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Eibner | OT |
| 1941 | 18 | 165 | Detroit Lions | Charlie Ishmael | Back |
| 1941 | 21 | 192 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Bailey | OC |
| 1940 | 12 | 107 | Chicago Bears | Bill McCubbin | End |
| 1940 | 20 | 185 | Cleveland Rams | Luke Lindon | OT |
| 1939 | 8 | 62 | Chicago Cardinals | Sherm Hinkebein | OC |
| 1937 | 5 | 42 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Johnson | OT |
| 1937 | 8 | 74 | New York Giants | Gene Meyers | Back |
| 1937 | 10 | 95 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Stan Nevers | OT |
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