List of Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in the NFL draft
The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football program has had 76 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[A 1] This includes five players taken in the first round and one overall number one pick, Terry Bradshaw in 1970. Louisiana Tech had one player selected in the most recent NFL Draft.
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).[1]
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". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][4]
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 championship | ||||
| ‡ | Selected to a Pro Bowl and won an NFL championship | ||||
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Notes edit
- ^ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the Common Draft (1967–1969).
- ^ From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the NFL Draft.
- ^ This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
References edit
- General
- "Draft History by School–Louisiana Tech". National Football League. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "Louisiana Tech in NFL Draft" (PDF). Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Summer 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "NFL Players who attended Louisiana Tech University". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "Bulldogs in the NFL". Louisiana Tech Athletics Department. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- "Louisiana Tech Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- Specific
- ^ Clayton, John (2009-03-26). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18.
- ^ Cross, B. Duane (2001-01-22). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "NFL History by Decade: 1961–1970". NFL. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-09-17.