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Rice in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Rice has produced 23 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Luke McCaffrey (2024, round 3). 1 went in the first round (4% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 8 picks. The Washington Commanders have drafted from Rice most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 23 since 1980
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Luke McCaffrey · 2024, round 3, pick 100
- Drafted most by
- WAS 3 · HOU 3 · JAX 2 · ATL 2 · SFO 2
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 6 · 2000s 4 · 1990s 4 · 1980s 8
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 100 · 2024 draft | Luke McCaffrey | WR | WAS |
| 2015 | 6 | 216 · 2015 draft | Christian Covington | DT | HOU |
| 2014 | 3 | 87 · 2014 draft | Phillip Gaines | DB | KC |
| 2013 | 2 | 55 · 2013 draft | Vance McDonald | TE | SF |
| 2013 | 5 | 158 · 2013 draft | Luke Willson | TE | SEA |
| 2012 | 7 | 211 · 2012 draft | Scott Solomon | DE | TEN |
| 2011 | 7 | 254 · 2011 draft | Cheta Ozougwu | DE | HOU |
| 2009 | 5 | 144 · 2009 draft | Jarett Dillard | WR | JAX |
| 2009 | 5 | 152 · 2009 draft | James Casey | TE | HOU |
| 2003 | 5 | 142 · 2003 draft | Ryan Pontbriand | C | CLE |
| 2003 | 6 | 176 · 2003 draft | Brandon Green | DE | JAX |
| 1997 | 5 | 152 · 1997 draft | N.D. Kalu | DE | PHI |
| 1994 | 2 | 45 · 1994 draft | Bert Emanuel | WR | ATL |
| 1992 | 10 | 280 · 1992 draft | Tony Barker | LB | WAS |
| 1991 | 4 | 99 · 1991 draft | Donald Hollas | QB | CIN |
| 1989 | 2 | 37 · 1989 draft | Courtney Hall | C | SDG |
| 1986 | 10 | 267 · 1986 draft | Elliston Stinson | WR | SFO |
| 1983 | 11 | 291 · 1983 draft | Clenzie Pierson | DT | NYG |
| 1982 | 8 | 213 · 1982 draft | Robert Hubble | TE | NYG |
| 1981 | 8 | 209 · 1981 draft | Frank Wilson | TE | PIT |
| 1981 | 9 | 231 · 1981 draft | Darryl Grant | DT | WAS |
| 1981 | 9 | 245 · 1981 draft | Calvin Fance | RB | ATL |
| 1980 | 1 | 13 · 1980 draft | Earl Cooper | RB | SFO |
Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.
Drafting teams are shown as current clubs from 2002; earlier selections keep their recorded team code.