All-Time First-Round NFL Draft Picks by Schools in the West


  By SuperWest Sports Staff

   April 20, 2025

Since the first NFL Draft in 1936, a total of 371 players from schools in the West have been taken in the First Round.

USC leads all 25 schools with 88, followed by UCLA with 37, Washington with 31, Arizona State and Cal with 27, Stanford with 25, Colorado with 24, and Oregon with 22.

All others have less than 20.

Here are tables of all the players from the region for each school that has had players drafted in the First Round.

You’ll find a breakdown of the picks by program in a table at the bottom.

Arizona (7)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	25	Jordan Morgan	GNB	OL
1999	10	Chris McAlister	BAL	DB
1990	8	Chris Singleton	NWE	LB
1990	11	Anthony Smith	RAI	DE
1984	7	Ricky Hunley	CIN	LB
1976	22	Mike Dawson	STL	DT
1939	10	Walt Nielsen	NYG	FB

Arizona State (27)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2020	25	Brandon Aiyuk	SFO	WR
2015	30	Damarious Randall	GNB	S
2003	10	Terrell Suggs	BAL	LB
2002	10	Levi Jones	CIN	T
2001	20	Adam Archuleta	STL	DB
2001	31	Todd Heap	BAL	TE
2000	26	Erik Flowers	BUF	DE
1995	32	Craig Newsome	GNB	DB
1994	23	Shante Carver	DAL	DE
1991	14	Leonard Russell	NWE	RB
1988	19	Randall McDaniel	MIN	G
1988	20	Aaron Cox	RAM	WR
1983	23	Jim Jeffcoat	DAL	DE
1982	9	Gerald Riggs	ATL	RB
1980	28	Mark Malone	PIT	QB
1979	9	Al Harris	CHI	DE
1978	14	John Jefferson	SDG	WR
1976	5	Mike Haynes	NWE	DB
1976	17	Larry Gordon	MIA	LB
1974	16	Woody Green	KAN	RB
1973	16	Steve Holden	CLE	WR
1971	4	J.D. Hill	BUF	WR
1969	15	Ron Pritchard	HOU	LB
1967	22	John Pitts	BUF	DB
1965	3	Larry Todd	OAK	RB
1964	3	Charley Taylor	WAS	WR
1964	7	Tony Lorick	OAK	RB

Boise State (5)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2018	19	Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	Esch
2012	19	Shea McClellin	CHI	DE
2012	31	Doug Martin	TAM	RB
2010	29	Kyle Wilson	NYJ	DB
2008	12	Ryan Clady	DEN	T

BYU (10)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2021	2	Zach Wilson	NYJ	QB
2013	5	Ezekiel Ansah	DET	DE
2000	28	Rob Morris	IND	LB
1999	14	John Tait	KAN	T
1987	11	Shawn Knight	NOR	DE
1987	17	Jason Buck	CIN	DE
1985	28	Trevor Matich	NWE	C
1984	24	Todd Shell	SFO	LB
1982	5	Jim McMahon	CHI	QB
1980	15	Marc Wilson	OAK	QB

Cal (27)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2016	1	Jared Goff	LAR	QB
2011	24	Cameron Jordan	NOR	DE
2010	10	Tyson Alualu	JAX	DT
2010	30	Jahvid Best	DET	RB
2009	21	Alex Mack	CLE	C
2007	12	Marshawn Lynch	BUF	RB
2005	24	Aaron Rodgers	GNB	QB
2003	19	Kyle Boller	BAL	QB
2003	31	Nnamdi Asomugha	OAK	DB
2001	7	Andre Carter	SFO	DE
2000	15	Deltha O'Neal	DEN	DB
1997	13	Tony Gonzalez	KAN	TE
1997	19	Tarik Glenn	IND	T
1996	12	Regan Upshaw	TAM	DE
1996	16	Duane Clemons	MIN	DE
1994	19	Todd Steussie	MIN	T
1993	16	Sean Dawkins	IND	WR
1988	12	Ken Harvey	PHO	LB
1984	20	David Lewis	DET	TE
1981	6	Rich Campbell	GNB	QB
1977	15	Ted Albrecht	CHI	T
1976	3	Chuck Muncie	NOR	RB
1975	1	Steve Bartkowski	ATL	QB
1972	2	Sherman White	CIN	DE
1965	5	Craig Morton	DAL	QB
1953	4	Johnny Olszewski	CRD	FB
1952	2	Les Richter	DTX	LB

Colorado (24)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2011	17	Nate Solder	NWE	T
2011	27	Jimmy Smith	BAL	DB
2003	32	Tyler Brayton	OAK	DE
2002	21	Daniel Graham	NWE	TE
1997	10	Chris Naeole	NOR	G
1997	27	Rae Carruth	CAR	WR
1995	4	Michael Westbrook	WAS	WR
1995	21	Rashaan Salaam	CHI	RB
1994	17	Charles Johnson	PIT	WR
1993	23	Deon Figures	PIT	DB
1993	24	Leonard Renfro	PHI	DT
1991	13	Mike Pritchard	ATL	WR
1991	18	Alfred Williams	CIN	DE
1980	8	Mark Haynes	NYG	DB
1980	12	Stan Brock	NOR	T
1976	12	Pete Brock	NWE	C
1976	13	Troy Archer	NYG	DT
1976	23	Mark Koncar	GNB	T
1974	2	Bo Matthews	SDG	RB
1974	7	J.V. Cain	STL	TE
1972	16	Herb Orvis	DET	DT
1970	11	Bobby Anderson	DEN	RB
1962	13	Jerry Hillebrand	NYG	LB
1938	4	Whizzer White	PIT	TB

Colorado State (5)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
1987	6	Kelly Stouffer	STL	QB
1979	2	Mike Bell	KAN	DE
1976	26	Kevin McLain	RAM	LB
1975	25	Mark Mullaney	MIN	DE
1956	1	Gary Glick	PIT	DB

Fresno State (5)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2010	12	Ryan Mathews	SDG	RB
2005	32	Logan Mankins	NWE	G
2002	1	David Carr	HOU	QB
1994	6	Trent Dilfer	TAM	QB
1990	16	James Williams	BUF	DB

Hawai’i (1)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2002	19	Ashley Lelie	DEN	WR

Idaho (2)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2010	17	Mike Iupati	SFO	G
1967	13	Ray McDonald	WAS	RB

Montana State (1)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
1974	23	Bill Kollar	CIN	DE

Nevada (1)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
1949	5	Stan Heath	GNB	QB

New Mexico (2)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2000	9	Brian Urlacher	CHI	LB
1977	21	Robin Cole	PIT	LB

Oregon (22)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	12	Bo Nix	DEN	QB
2023	17	Christian Gonzalez	NWE	DB
2022	5	Kayvon Thibodeaux	NYG	DE
2021	7	Penei Sewell	DET	OL
2020	6	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB
2016	7	DeForest Buckner	SFO	DE
2015	2	Marcus Mariota	TEN	QB
2015	17	Arik Armstead	SFO	DT
2013	3	Dion Jordan	MIA	DE
2013	20	Kyle Long	CHI	G
2008	13	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB
2006	12	Haloti Ngata	BAL	DT
2002	3	Joey Harrington	DET	QB
1999	3	Akili Smith	CIN	QB
1996	11	Alex Molden	NOR	DB
1987	13	Chris Miller	ATL	QB
1976	18	Mario Clark	BUF	DB
1975	16	Russ Francis	NWE	TE
1972	4	Ahmad Rashad	STL	WR
1972	22	Tom Drougas	BAL	T
1968	12	Jim Smith	WAS	DB
1955	1	George Shaw	BAL	QB

Oregon State (7)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	14	Taliese Fuaga	NOR	OL
2014	20	Brandin Cooks	NOR	WR
2004	24	Steven Jackson	STL	RB
2003	29	Nick Barnett	GNB	LB
1963	1	Terry Baker	RAM	QB
1950	13	Ken Carpenter	CLE	HB
1938	10	Joe Gray	CHI	B

San Diego State (10)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2018	27	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB
1998	7	Kyle Turley	NOR	T
1994	2	Marshall Faulk	IND	RB
1991	16	Dan McGwire	SEA	QB
1973	15	Isaac Curtis	CIN	WR
1972	7	Willie Buchanon	GNB	DB
1969	13	Fred Dryer	NYG	DE
1968	9	Haven Moses	BUF	WR
1967	25	Don Horn	GNB	QB
1965	6	Gary Garrison	SDG	WR

San Jose State (6)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
1983	22	Gill Byrd	SDG	DB
1982	21	Gerald Willhite	DEN	RB
1981	16	Mark Nichols	DET	WR
1977	20	Wilson Faumuina	ATL	DT
1976	19	Kim Bokamper	MIA	DE
1975	17	Louis Wright	DEN	DB

Stanford (25)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2017	3	Solomon Thomas	SFO	DE
2017	8	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB
2016	28	Joshua Garnett	SFO	G
2015	13	Andrus Peat	NOR	T
2012	1	Andrew Luck	IND	QB
2012	24	David DeCastro	PIT	G
2003	26	Kwame Harris	SFO	T
1993	22	Darrien Gordon	SDG	DB
1992	8	Bob Whitfield	ATL	T
1992	9	Tommy Vardell	CLE	RB
1988	23	Brad Muster	CHI	RB
1983	1	John Elway	BAL	QB
1982	7	Darrin Nelson	MIN	RB
1981	19	Brian Holloway	NWE	T
1978	6	James Lofton	GNB	WR
1978	10	Gordon King	NYG	T
1972	6	Greg Sampson	HOU	T
1972	10	Jeff Siemon	MIN	LB
1971	1	Jim Plunkett	NWE	QB
1969	16	Gene Washington	SFO	WR
1957	3	John Brodie	SFO	QB
1954	1	Bobby Garrett	CLE	QB
1942	3	Pete Kmetovic	PHI	HB
1942	10	Frankie Albert	CHI	QB
1941	3	Norm Standlee	CHI	FB

UCLA (37)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	15	Laiatu Latu	IND	DL
2018	10	Josh Rosen	ARI	QB
2018	15	Kolton Miller	OAK	T
2017	26	Takkarist McKinley	ATL	DE
2016	27	Kenny Clark	GNB	DT
2014	9	Anthony Barr	MIN	LB
2013	26	Datone Jones	GNB	DE
2006	28	Marcedes Lewis	JAX	TE
2002	31	Robert Thomas	STL	LB
2001	25	Freddie Mitchell	PHI	WR
1999	12	Cade McNown	CHI	QB
1998	24	Shaun Williams	NYG	DB
1996	4	Jonathan Ogden	BAL	T
1995	10	J.J. Stokes	SFO	WR
1994	10	Jamir Miller	ARI	LB
1992	25	Tommy Maddox	DEN	QB
1991	2	Eric Turner	CLE	DB
1989	1	Troy Aikman	DAL	QB
1988	14	Gaston Green	RAM	RB
1986	18	Mike Sherrard	DAL	WR
1984	18	Don Rogers	CLE	DB
1982	16	Luis Sharpe	STL	T
1981	3	Freeman McNeil	NYJ	RB
1981	4	Kenny Easley	SEA	DB
1979	18	Manu Tuiasosopo	SEA	DT
1979	21	Jerry Robinson	PHI	LB
1974	10	Bill Sandifer	SFO	DT
1974	17	Fred McNeill	MIN	LB
1967	7	Mel Farr	DET	RB
1963	5	Kermit Alexander	DEN	DB
1963	8	Kermit Alexander	SFO	DB
1961	6	Jimmy Johnson	SFO	DB
1961	11	Billy Kilmer	SFO	QB
1953	9	Donn Moomaw	RAM	C
1947	4	Cal Rossi	WAS	B
1947	6	Ernie Case	GNB	QB
1946	9	Cal Rossi	WAS	B

USC (88)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	1	Caleb Williams	CHI	QB
2023	23	Jordan Addison	MIN	WR
2022	8	Drake London	ATL	WR
2021	14	Alijah Vera-Tucker	NYJ	OL
2020	18	Austin Jackson	MIA	T
2018	3	Sam Darnold	NYJ	QB
2017	18	Adoree' Jackson	TEN	CB
2015	6	Leonard Williams	NYJ	DE
2015	20	Nelson Agholor	PHI	WR
2012	4	Matt Kalil	MIN	T
2012	28	Nick Perry	GNB	DE
2011	9	Tyron Smith	DAL	T
2009	5	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	QB
2009	15	Brian Cushing	HOU	LB
2009	26	Clay Matthews	GNB	LB
2008	7	Sedrick Ellis	NOR	DT
2008	9	Keith Rivers	CIN	LB
2008	21	Sam Baker	ATL	T
2008	28	Lawrence Jackson	SEA	DE
2006	2	Reggie Bush	NOR	RB
2006	10	Matt Leinart	ARI	QB
2005	10	Mike Williams	DET	WR
2005	31	Mike Patterson	PHI	DT
2004	20	Kenechi Udeze	MIN	DE
2003	1	Carson Palmer	CIN	QB
2003	16	Troy Polamalu	PIT	DB
2000	29	R. Jay Soward	JAX	WR
1999	9	Chris Claiborne	DET	LB
1997	2	Darrell Russell	OAK	DT
1996	1	Keyshawn Johnson	NYJ	WR
1996	27	John Michels	GNB	T
1995	2	Tony Boselli	JAX	T
1994	4	Willie McGinest	NWE	DE
1994	21	Johnnie Morton	DET	WR
1993	7	Curtis Conway	CHI	WR
1991	11	Pat Harlow	NWE	T
1991	24	Todd Marinovich	RAI	QB
1990	5	Junior Seau	SDG	LB
1990	6	Mark Carrier	CHI	DB
1988	8	Dave Cadigan	NYJ	G
1986	13	James FitzPatrick	SDG	T
1985	5	Duane Bickett	IND	LB
1985	7	Ken Ruettgers	GNB	T
1983	9	Bruce Matthews	HOU	G
1983	19	Joey Browner	MIN	DB
1983	26	Don Mosebar	RAI	C
1982	3	Chip Banks	CLE	LB
1982	10	Marcus Allen	RAI	RB
1982	24	Roy Foster	MIA	G
1981	8	Ronnie Lott	SFO	DB
1981	11	Keith Van Horne	CHI	T
1981	15	Dennis Smith	DEN	DB
1980	3	Anthony Munoz	CIN	T
1980	11	Brad Budde	KAN	G
1980	27	Charles White	CLE	RB
1978	12	Clay Matthews	CLE	LB
1977	1	Ricky Bell	TAM	RB
1977	4	Marvin Powell	NYJ	T
1977	5	Gary Jeter	NYG	DE
1974	21	Lynn Swann	PIT	WR
1974	25	Steve Riley	MIN	T
1973	6	Charle Young	PHI	TE
1973	11	Sam Cunningham	NWE	RB
1973	22	Pete Adams	CLE	G
1971	12	Marv Montgomery	DEN	T
1971	25	Tody Smith	DAL	DE
1970	5	Al Cowlings	BUF	DE
1970	26	Sid Smith	KAN	C
1969	1	O.J. Simpson	BUF	RB
1969	21	Bob Klein	RAM	TE
1968	1	Ron Yary	MIN	T
1968	10	Mike Taylor	PIT	T
1968	14	Tim Rossovich	PHI	LB
1968	16	Mike Hull	CHI	RB
1968	24	Earl McCullouch	DET	WR
1966	7	Rod Sherman	OAK	WR
1964	2	Pete Beathard	KAN	QB
1964	5	Pete Beathard	DET	QB
1961	4	Marlin McKeever	RAM	LB
1960	10	Ron Mix	BAL	T
1957	2	Jon Arnett	RAM	HB
1953	7	Al Carmichael	GNB	HB
1952	11	Frank Gifford	NYG	HB
1946	7	Leo Riggs	PHI	B
1945	8	Jim Hardy	WAS	QB
1942	7	Bobby Robertson	BKN	C
1940	6	Doyle Nave	DET	B
1940	10	Grenny Lansdell	NYG	HB

Utah (10)

Year	Pick	Team	Player	POS
2023	25	BUF	Dalton Kincaid	TE
2022	27	JAX	Devin Lloyd	LB
2017	20	DEN	Garett Bolles	T
2013	14	CAR	Star Lotulelei	DT
2005	1	SFO	Alex Smith	QB
2003	8	CAR	Jordan Gross	T
1998	16	TEN	Kevin Dyson	WR
1995	20	DET	Luther Elliss	DT
1971	17	STL	Norm Thompson	DB
1959	10	NYG	Lee Grosscup	QB

Utah State (1)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2020	26	Jordan Love	GNB	QB

Washington (31)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2024	8	Michael Penix	ATL	QB
2024	9	Rome Odunze	CHI	WR
2024	20	Troy Fautanu	PIT	OL
2022	21	Trent McDuffie	KAN	CB
2021	32	Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	TAM	OLB
2019	31	Kaleb McGary	ATL	T
2018	12	Vita Vea	TAM	DT
2017	9	John Ross	CIN	WR
2015	12	Danny Shelton	CLE	NT
2015	18	Marcus Peters	KAN	CB
2015	25	Shaq Thompson	CAR	OLB
2013	22	Desmond Trufant	ATL	DB
2011	8	Jake Locker	TEN	QB
2004	9	Reggie Williams	JAX	WR
2002	28	Jerramy Stevens	SEA	TE
1995	18	Napoleon Kaufman	OAK	RB
1995	27	Mark Bruener	PIT	TE
1993	9	Lincoln Kennedy	ATL	T
1992	1	Steve Emtman	IND	DE
1992	18	Dana Hall	SFO	DB
1990	23	Bern Brostek	RAM	C
1987	7	Reggie Rogers	DET	DE
1986	11	Joe Kelly	CIN	LB
1985	8	Ron Holmes	TAM	DE
1981	23	Curt Marsh	OAK	G
1980	9	Doug Martin	MIN	DE
1978	16	Blair Bush	CIN	C
1967	16	Dave Williams	STL	WR
1952	9	Hugh McElhenny	SFO	HB
1941	4	Rudy Mucha	RAM	G
1941	8	Dean McAdams	BKN	TB

Washington State (13)

Year	Pick	Player	Team	POS
2019	22	Andre Dillard	PHI	T
2014	27	Deone Bucannon	ARI	DB
2003	11	Marcus Trufant	SEA	DB
1998	2	Ryan Leaf	SDG	QB
1995	13	Mark Fields	NOR	LB
1993	1	Drew Bledsoe	NWE	QB
1990	20	Steve Broussard	ATL	RB
1984	13	Keith Millard	MIN	DT
1979	3	Jack Thompson	CIN	QB
1978	19	Ken Greene	STL	DB
1965	9	Clancy Williams	RAM	DB
1953	12	Ed Barker	RAM	E
1937	2	Ed Goddard	BKN	B

Wyoming (4)

Year	Pick	Team	Player	POS
2018	7	BUF	Josh Allen	QB
1976	16	DET	Lawrence Gaines	RB
1976	27	DAL	Aaron Kyle	DB
1967	14	SDG	Ron Billingsley	DT

First-Round NFL Draft Picks by Program

Program	Number	Most Recent
USC	88	2024
UCLA	37	2024
Washington	31	2024
Arizona State	27	2020
Cal	27	2016
Stanford	25	2017
Colorado	24	2011
Oregon	22	2024
Washington State	13	2019
BYU	10	2021
San Diego State	10	2018
Utah	10	2023
Arizona	7	2024
Oregon State	7	2024
San Jose State	6	1983
Boise State	5	2018
Colorado State	5	1987
Fresno State	5	2020
Wyoming	4	2018
Idaho	2	2010
New Mexico	2	2000
Hawai'i	1	2002
Montana Stte	1	1974
Nevada	1	1949
Utah State	1	2020

Source: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/