List of Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the NFL draft

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This is a list of Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the NFL Draft.

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
1951 17 2 197 Ray Pelfrey Green Bay Packers B
1955 17 11 204 Don Daly Detroit Lions B
19 11 228 Bob Muller Detroit Lions C
23 1 266 Karl Bays Chicago Cardinals T
1956 19 12 229 John Sebest Cleveland Browns E
1957 22 10 263 Tom Schulte Detroit Lions E
1968 3 5 60 Aaron March Boston Patriots WR
1973 1 8 8 Wally Chambers Chicago Bears DE
1976 10 4 269 Junior Hardin New Orleans Saints LB
1977 3 9 65 Elmo Boyd San Francisco 49ers WR
9 21 244 Roosevelt Kelly Pittsburgh Steelers TE
1982 4 24 107 George Floyd New York Jets DB
1983 5 18 130 Steve Bird St. Louis Cardinals WR
1984 5 10 122 Tron Armstrong New York Jets WR
1986 8 25 219 Joe Mauntel Los Angeles Raiders LB
1988 1 18 18 Aaron Jones Pittsburgh Steelers DE
9 23 244 Danny Copeland Cleveland Browns DB
10 3 252 John Jackson Pittsburgh Steelers T
1989 2 21 49 Jessie Small Philadelphia Eagles LB
3 15 71 Elroy Harris Seattle Seahawks RB
8 23 218 Myron Guyton New York Giants DB
12 20 327 Mike Cadore New Orleans Saints WR
1992 10 3 255 Tim Lester Los Angeles Raiders RB
1994 5 24 155 Chad Bratzke New York Giants DE
1996 2 24 54 Jason Dunn Philadelphia Eagles TE
1997 6 25 188 Tony McCombs Arizona Cardinals LB
1999 5 28 161 Tyrone Hopson San Francisco 49ers G
7 41 247 Rondel Menendez Atlanta Falcons WR
2001 5 9 140 Alex Bannister Seattle Seahawks WR
2003 6 40 213 Yeremiah Bell Miami Dolphins DB
2004 7 37 238 Larry Turner St. Louis Rams T
2008 3 16 79 Antwaun Molden Houston Texans DB
2016 2 7 39 Noah Spence Tampa Bay Buccaneers DE
2024 7 19 239 Josiah Ezirim New Orleans Saints T

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Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920

Debut year Player name Position Debut NFL/AFL team Notes
1949 Joe Hollingsworth FB Pittsburgh Steelers
1987 Dale Dawson PK Minnesota Vikings
John Klingel DE Philadelphia Eagles
1996 Dialleo Burks WR Philadelphia Eagles
1998 David Hoelscher DT Green Bay Packers
1999 Justin Ernest DT New Orleans Saints
2010 Derek Hardman G Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2013 Tyrone Goard WR Cincinnati Bengals
2015 Jordan Berry P Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt Lengel TE Cincinnati Bengals
2018 Tim Boyle QB Green Bay Packers
2020 Aaron Patrick LB Jacksonville Jaguars
2023 Matthew Jackson S Tennessee Titans
T. K. McLendon Jr. DE Tennessee Titans

References