This is a list of VMI Keydets football players who have been picked in the National Football League Draft.[1]
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[2]
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[3][4][5]
The first VMI graduate picked in the draft was Joe Muha in 1943, the second overall pick. Nineteen Keydets have been selected all-time, the most recent of which was Mark Stock in 1989. No players were selected in the short-lived AFL.
Key
| 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 |
Selections
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 6 | 4 | 54 | Jim Farley | New York Giants | G |
| 1940 | 10 | 2 | 82 | Paul Shu | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1943 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Joe Muha | Philadelphia Eagles | B |
| 1948 | 9 | 9 | 74 | Malachi Mills | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1949 | 1 | 7 | 7 | Bobby Thomason | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1953 | 30 | 4 | 353 | Bill Brehany | Chicago Bears | QB |
| 1954 | 27 | 11 | 324 | Johnny Mapp | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 29 | 11 | 248 | Troy Carter | Cleveland Browns | B | |
| 1958 | 11 | 9 | 130 | Bobby Jordan | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1959 | 3 | 8 | 32 | Pete Johnson | Chicago Bears | B |
| 4 | 6 | 42 | Art Brandiff | Detroit Lions | B | |
| 6 | 5 | 65 | Jim McFalls | Washington Redskins | T | |
| 1960 | 2 | 9 | 21 | Sam Horner | Washington Redskins | B |
| 1961 | 6 | 7 | 77 | Don Kern | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 12 | 6 | 160 | Howard Dyer | Chicago Bears | QB | |
| 1962 | 14 | 9 | 191 | Stinson Jones | Baltimore Colts | B |
| 1976 | 9 | 7 | 244 | Ronnie Moore | New York Jets | WR |
| 1980 | 10 | 8 | 257 | Walt Bellamy | Atlanta Falcons | DB |
| 1989 | 6 | 5 | 144 | Mark Stock | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
References
- ↑ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by School". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?abbr=V&collegeName=Virginia+Military+Inst.&abbrFlag=0&type=school. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ↑ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. https://www.webcitation.org/5n4XIGQef?url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4015265.
- ↑ Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5kfaEwiKW?url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/01/22/afl_history_2/. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Chronology of Professional Football". NFL.com. http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Chronology_2011.pdf. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026144408/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d807e6d6a&template=with-video&confirm=true. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ↑ DraftHistory.com
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