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Virginia in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Virginia has produced 104 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Jonas Sanker (2025, round 3). 13 went in the first round (13% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 34 picks. The New York Jets have drafted from Virginia most often (10 times).
- Draft picks
- 104 since 1980
- First round
- 13
- Top-10 picks
- 8
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Jonas Sanker · 2025, round 3, pick 93
- Drafted most by
- NYJ 10 · BAL 5 · STL 5 · DET 5 · SF 4
- By decade
- 2020s 6 · 2010s 14 · 2000s 32 · 1990s 34 · 1980s 18
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 93 · 2025 draft | Jonas Sanker | SAF | NO |
| 2024 | 6 | 184 · 2024 draft | Malik Washington | WR | MIA |
| 2023 | 5 | 159 · 2023 draft | Dontayvion Wicks | WR | GB |
| 2022 | 3 | 73 · 2022 draft | Jelani Woods | TE | IND |
| 2020 | 5 | 151 · 2020 draft | Joe Reed | WR | LAC |
| 2020 | 5 | 158 · 2020 draft | Bryce Hall | CB | NYJ |
| 2019 | 2 | 63 · 2019 draft | Juan Thornhill | S | KC |
| 2019 | 6 | 198 · 2019 draft | Tim Harris | CB | SF |
| 2018 | 5 | 147 · 2018 draft | Micah Kiser | ILB | LAR |
| 2018 | 5 | 158 · 2018 draft | Andrew Brown | DE | CIN |
| 2016 | 6 | 209 · 2016 draft | Maurice Canady | CB | BAL |
| 2015 | 3 | 79 · 2015 draft | Eli Harold | OLB | SF |
| 2015 | 6 | 179 · 2015 draft | Max Valles | OLB | OAK |
| 2014 | 3 | 66 · 2014 draft | Morgan Moses | OL | WAS |
| 2014 | 4 | 134 · 2014 draft | Brent Urban | DT | BAL |
| 2014 | 6 | 205 · 2014 draft | Luke Bowanko | C | JAX |
| 2013 | 5 | 141 · 2013 draft | Oday Aboushi | T | NYJ |
| 2012 | 7 | 237 · 2012 draft | Cam Johnson | DE | SF |
| 2011 | 2 | 33 · 2011 draft | Ras-I Dowling | DB | NE |
| 2010 | 2 | 34 · 2010 draft | Chris Cook | DB | MIN |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 · 2009 draft | Eugene Monroe | T | JAX |
| 2009 | 2 | 45 · 2009 draft | Clint Sintim | LB | NYG |
| 2009 | 6 | 185 · 2009 draft | Cedric Peerman | RB | BAL |
| 2009 | 6 | 208 · 2009 draft | John Phillips | TE | DAL |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 · 2008 draft | Chris Long | DE | STL |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 · 2008 draft | Branden Albert | G | KC |
| 2008 | 6 | 196 · 2008 draft | Tom Santi | TE | IND |
| 2007 | 7 | 244 · 2007 draft | Jason Snelling | RB | ATL |
| 2007 | 7 | 245 · 2007 draft | Marcus Hamilton | DB | TB |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 · 2006 draft | D'Brickashaw Ferguson | T | NYJ |
| 2006 | 5 | 143 · 2006 draft | Brad Butler | T | BUF |
| 2006 | 5 | 144 · 2006 draft | Marques Hagans | WR | STL |
| 2006 | 6 | 170 · 2006 draft | Wali Lundy | RB | HOU |
| 2006 | 6 | 188 · 2006 draft | Kurt Smith | K | SDG |
| 2005 | 1 | 30 · 2005 draft | Heath Miller | TE | PIT |
| 2005 | 3 | 95 · 2005 draft | Darryl Blackstock | LB | ARI |
| 2005 | 4 | 111 · 2005 draft | Elton Brown | G | ARI |
| 2005 | 4 | 127 · 2005 draft | Alvin Pearman | RB | JAX |
| 2005 | 4 | 132 · 2005 draft | Chris Canty | DE | DAL |
| 2005 | 6 | 203 · 2005 draft | Andrew Hoffman | DT | CLE |
| 2005 | 7 | 248 · 2005 draft | Patrick Estes | TE | SF |
| 2004 | 3 | 90 · 2004 draft | Matt Schaub | QB | ATL |
| 2003 | 3 | 94 · 2003 draft | Angelo Crowell | LB | BUF |
| 2003 | 3 | 95 · 2003 draft | Billy McMullen | WR | PHI |
| 2002 | 4 | 118 · 2002 draft | Chris Luzar | TE | JAX |
| 2002 | 7 | 231 · 2002 draft | Monsanto Pope | DT | DEN |
| 2002 | 7 | 237 · 2002 draft | Antwoine Womack | RB | NE |
| 2001 | 5 | 141 · 2001 draft | Bill Baber | TE | KAN |
| 2000 | 1 | 7 · 2000 draft | Thomas Jones | RB | ARI |
| 2000 | 3 | 94 · 2000 draft | John St. Clair | T | STL |
| 2000 | 6 | 184 · 2000 draft | Shannon Taylor | LB | SDG |
| 2000 | 6 | 187 · 2000 draft | Antwan Harris | DB | NWE |
| 1999 | 1 | 30 · 1999 draft | Patrick Kerney | DE | ATL |
| 1999 | 4 | 124 · 1999 draft | Wali Rainer | LB | CLE |
| 1999 | 4 | 131 · 1999 draft | Aaron Brooks | QB | GNB |
| 1999 | 7 | 214 · 1999 draft | Antonio Dingle | DT | PIT |
| 1999 | 7 | 216 · 1999 draft | Anthony Poindexter | DB | BAL |
| 1999 | 7 | 226 · 1999 draft | Robert Hunt | G | TAM |
| 1998 | 2 | 50 · 1998 draft | Germane Crowell | WR | DET |
| 1998 | 5 | 141 · 1998 draft | Doug Karczewski | G | NYJ |
| 1997 | 1 | 8 · 1997 draft | James Farrior | LB | NYJ |
| 1997 | 1 | 25 · 1997 draft | Jon Harris | DE | PHI |
| 1997 | 2 | 34 · 1997 draft | Jamie Sharper | LB | BAL |
| 1997 | 2 | 36 · 1997 draft | Tiki Barber | RB | NYG |
| 1997 | 3 | 66 · 1997 draft | Ronde Barber | DB | TAM |
| 1997 | 5 | 161 · 1997 draft | Duane Ashman | DE | DET |
| 1996 | 5 | 159 · 1996 draft | Patrick Jeffers | WR | DEN |
| 1995 | 3 | 94 · 1995 draft | Mike Frederick | DE | CLE |
| 1995 | 4 | 107 · 1995 draft | Tyrone Davis | TE | NYJ |
| 1995 | 6 | 206 · 1995 draft | Charles Way | RB | NYG |
| 1994 | 3 | 71 · 1994 draft | Keith Lyle | DB | RAM |
| 1994 | 5 | 161 · 1994 draft | Jim Reid | T | HOU |
| 1993 | 2 | 31 · 1993 draft | Chris Slade | LB | NWE |
| 1993 | 3 | 78 · 1993 draft | Terry Kirby | RB | MIA |
| 1993 | 4 | 88 · 1993 draft | David Ware | T | NYJ |
| 1993 | 6 | 147 · 1993 draft | Greg Jeffries | DB | DET |
| 1992 | 1 | 10 · 1992 draft | Ray Roberts | T | SEA |
| 1992 | 2 | 40 · 1992 draft | Matt Blundin | QB | KAN |
| 1992 | 10 | 273 · 1992 draft | Nikki Fisher | RB | CHI |
| 1991 | 1 | 10 · 1991 draft | Herman Moore | WR | DET |
| 1991 | 4 | 93 · 1991 draft | Tony Covington | DB | TAM |
| 1991 | 9 | 238 · 1991 draft | Bruce McGonnigal | TE | PIT |
| 1991 | 11 | 284 · 1991 draft | Shawn Moore | QB | DEN |
| 1990 | 6 | 149 · 1990 draft | Marcus Wilson | RB | RAI |
| 1990 | 8 | 198 · 1990 draft | Ray Savage | LB | RAM |
| 1990 | 11 | 288 · 1990 draft | Tim O'Connor | T | CIN |
| 1989 | 1 | 14 · 1989 draft | Jeff Lageman | DE | NYJ |
| 1989 | 2 | 30 · 1989 draft | John Ford | WR | DET |
| 1989 | 7 | 186 · 1989 draft | David Griggs | LB | NOR |
| 1988 | 6 | 151 · 1988 draft | Scott Secules | QB | DAL |
| 1987 | 10 | 255 · 1987 draft | Don Majkowski | QB | GNB |
| 1986 | 1 | 6 · 1986 draft | Jim Dombrowski | G | NOR |
| 1986 | 3 | 62 · 1986 draft | Barry Word | RB | NOR |
| 1986 | 6 | 156 · 1986 draft | Jim Huddleston | G | WAS |
| 1985 | 2 | 40 · 1985 draft | Lester Lyles | DB | NYJ |
| 1985 | 4 | 99 · 1985 draft | Bob Olderman | G | KAN |
| 1985 | 7 | 193 · 1985 draft | Ron Mattes | T | SEA |
| 1984 | 7 | 185 · 1984 draft | Quentin Walker | RB | STL |
| 1984 | 8 | 203 · 1984 draft | Billy Griggs | TE | NYJ |
| 1982 | 4 | 104 · 1982 draft | Stuart Anderson | LB | KAN |
| 1982 | 12 | 308 · 1982 draft | Greg Taylor | RB | NWE |
| 1981 | 5 | 138 · 1981 draft | Tommy Vigorito | RB | MIA |
| 1980 | 5 | 118 · 1980 draft | Tony Blount | DB | NYG |
| 1980 | 8 | 211 · 1980 draft | Grant Hudson | DT | STL |
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.