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View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Pick Overall Name Team Position 1938: 3: 4: 19: ... List of Texas Longhorns in the NFL draft.
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
Horns have a history of low-round picks making it. A quick glance at Texas’ draft history reveals the path to success doesn’t always have to come through the first round. More: Jordan Pope ...
Sims was the first overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft, only the third Longhorn to be selected with the first pick. [citation needed] In his rookie year, he came in fifth in the voting for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. With the New England Patriots in the NFL, Sims played 74 career games and had 17 sacks over eight NFL seasons. His best ...
Texas football had 11 players taken in the 2024 NFL draft, a program record. That doesn't mean all of them will become bona fide NFL players, however. NFL teams take more than the allotted 53 ...
Keeping track of Texas' 2023 NFL draft picks and free agents as training camp begins. ... is one of a handful of Longhorns who are trying to win spots on their respective teams as late-round draft ...
The New Orleans Saints selected Vaccaro in the first round (15th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft. [12] Vaccaro was the first safety drafted in 2013 and was the highest safety drafted from the University of Texas since Earl Thomas (14th overall) in 2010. [13]
The NFL reduced its draft to seven rounds in 1994. Since then, the 2007 NFL draft marks the high point for the Texas players with seven Longhorns drafted. Let's take a look at the Longhorns who ...