List of Marshall Thundering Herd in the NFL draft
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The Marshall Thundering Herd football team, representing Marshall University, has had 46 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes three players taken in the first round. The New England Patriots have drafted the most Marshall players with five. Four former Thundering Herd have been selected to a Pro Bowl, six former Thundering Herd have won a league championship with their respective teams, and one former Thundering have been selected to both a Pro Bowl and won a league championship.
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).[4]
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". When the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][5]
Key
[edit]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 |
* | Selected to a Pro Bowl | ||||
† | Won an NFL/Super Bowl championship | ||||
‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL/Super Bowl championship |
Selections
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Notes
[edit]Notable undrafted players
[edit]Note: No drafts held before 1920
References
[edit]- General
- "Draft History by School–Marshall". National Football League. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- "NFL Players who attended Marshall University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- "Marshall Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- Specific
- ^ DraftHistory.com
- ^ a b Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ a b "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010.
- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ a b "Norm Willey Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Carl Lee Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "1989 San Francisco 49ers Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Troy Brown Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2001 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2003 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2004 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Randy Moss Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Chad Pennington Stats". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2008 Pittsburgh Steelers Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2007 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2011 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Philadelphia Eagles Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2014 New England Patriots Starters, Roster, & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "2022 Kansas City Chiefs Roster & Players". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.