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List of Penn State Nittany Lions in the NFL draft

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This is a list of Penn State Nittany Lions football players in the NFL Draft.

Key

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= Pro Bowler
= AFL All-Star
= Hall of Famer
B Back K Kicker T Tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back CB Cornerback S Safety
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End OT Offensive tackle TE Tight end

Players

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Year Round Pick Overall Team Name Position
1940 16 2 142 Steelers Leon Gajecki C
1941 9 2 72 Cardinals Tom Vargo E
12 1 101 Eagles John Patrick B
19 6 176 Giants Chuck Peters B
20 3 183 Cardinals Frank Platt T
1942 12 8 108 Giants Len Krouse B
16 3 143 Eagles Bill Smaltz B
1943 7 6 56 Giants Lou Palazzi C
18 3 163 Dodgers Ken Schoonover T
29 10 280 Redskins Johnny Jaffurs G
1944 10 2 89 Dodgers Aldo Cenci B
1946 4 3 28 Steelers Joe Tepsic B
14 2 122 Yanks Ralph Ventresco B
20 3 183 Steelers Mike Garbinski B
27 3 253 Steelers Marchi Marino T
1947 14 3 118 Steelers Bill Moore T
16 5 140 Eagles Jeff Durkota B
26 5 240 Cardinals Larry Joe B
30 4 279 Redskins Joe Colone B
1948 3 1 14 Yanks John Nolan T
5 1 26 Giants Johnny Wolosky C
21 7 192 Eagles Negley Norton T
1949 6 10 61 Yanks Sam Tamburo E
9 1 82 Lions Chuck Drazenovich LB
19 1 182 Lions Wallace Triplett RB
20 3 194 Packers Larry Cooney B
1950 3 11 38 Rams Don Murray T
8 8 100 Steelers Fran Rogel FB
13 7 168 Steelers Negley Norton T
22 3 277 Packers Chuck Beatty C
1952 17 11 204 Browns Stew Sheets T
1953 11 7 128 Eagles Bob Pollard B
17 7 200 Eagles Tony Rados B
18 2 207 Cardinals Joe Yukica E
26 12 313 Lions Jim Dooley C
28 8 333 Eagles Joe Gratson B
1954 26 3 271 Steelers Joe Pascarella T
1955 3 6 31 Giants Rosey Grier DT
10 3 112 Rams Jesse Arnelle E
18 2 207 Redskins Don Bailey B
29 9 346 49ers Otto Kniedinger T
1956 1 9 9 Colts Lenny Moore RB
14 4 161 Eagles Frank Reich C
1957 2 4 17 Browns Milt Plum QB
17 1 194 Eagles Dan Radakovich C
1958 4 11 48 Colts Les Walters E
10 6 115 Rams Al Jacks QB
14 5 162 Redskins Jack Farls E
1959 5 2 50 Cardinals Maury Schleicher E
1960 1 4 4 Redskins Richie Lucas QB
3 4 28 Redskins Andy Stynchula T
5 1 49 Rams Charley Janerette T
8 3 87 Redskins Earl Kohlhaas G
1961 3 2 30 Cowboys Stew Barber G
7 3 87 Redskins Jim Kerr S
7 6 90 Steelers Dick Hoak RB
13 14 182 Eagles Don Jonas QB
19 14 266 Eagles Dick Wilson C
1962 2 9 23 Colts Bill Saul LB
3 1 29 Redskins Robert Mitinger LB
4 4 46 49ers Chuck Sieminski T
4 5 46 Cardinals Roger Kochman RB
5 4 60 Rams Jim Smith T
12 12 166 Giants Al Gursky RB
14 13 195 Eagles Jim Schawb E
1963 1 14 14 Packers Dave Robinson LB
4 4 46 49ers Hatch Rosdahl DT
6 9 79 Rams Terry Monaghan T
8 5 103 Colts Dave Hayes B
10 4 130 Eagles Pete Liske QB
17 9 233 Browns Dick Anderson E
1964 3 10 38 Steelers Ralph Baker LB
13 12 180 Giants John Delbert T
14 4 186 Redskins Tom Urbank B
1965 3 8 36 Colts Glenn Ressler G
1966 8 6 116 Cowboys Don Kunit RB
8 15 125 Colts Jack White QB
20 1 291 Falcons Bob Riggle DB
1967 2 27 53 Saints Dave Rowe DT
10 20 257 Patriots John Runnels LB
16 22 415 Bills Mike Irwin RB
1968 2 14 41 Giants Rich Buzin OT
2 16 43 Chargers Bill Lenkaitis C
5 8 119 Bills Mike McBath DE
1969 1 7 7 49ers Ted Kwalick TE
2 12 38 Packers Rich Moore DT
4 4 82 Steelers Bob Campbell RB
7 18 174 Dolphins John Kulka G
15 3 367 Eagles Leon Angevine WR
1970 1 7 7 Bengals Mike Reid DT
3 6 58 Cardinals Charlie Pittman RB
3 20 72 Jets Dennis Onkotz LB
4 17 95 Colts Steve Smear DT
4 20 98 Jets John Ebersole LB
7 23 179 Cowboys Don Abbey LB
8 17 199 Redskins Paul Johnson DB
12 17 303 Redskins James Kates LB
1971 2 8 34 Steelers Jack Ham LB
3 21 73 Raiders Warren Koegel C
11 22 282 Dolphins Vic Surma T
16 23 413 Vikings Greg Edmonds WR
1972 1 13 13 Steelers Franco Harris FB
2 22 48 Colts Lydell Mitchell RB
4 15 93 Cowboys Chuck Zapiec LB
5 13 117 Bears Bob Parsons TE
1973 3 19 71 Lions Jim Laslavic LB
5 12 116 Jets Bruce Bannon LB
6 6 136 Bills John Skorupan LB
14 10 348 Broncos John Hufnagel QB
15 17 381 Giants Carl Schaukowitch G
1974 1 8 8 Lions Ed O'Neil LB
1 11 11 Rams John Cappelletti RB
2 1 27 Bills Doug Allen LB
2 15 41 Chiefs Charlie Getty OT
2 17 43 Chargers Mark Markovich C
5 2 106 Bills Gary Hayman WR
6 6 136 Dolphins Randy Crowder DE
9 9 217 Saints Phil LaPorta T
10 22 256 Bengals Chuck Herd TE
12 8 294 49ers Tom Hull LB
1975 2 5 31 Bears Mike Hartenstine DE
4 3 81 Falcons John Nessel G
4 24 102 Bills Tom Donchez RB
6 12 142 Bengals Tom Shuman QB
7 14 170 Bengals Chris Devlin LB
8 16 198 Eagles Jeff Bleamer T
9 15 223 49ers Dan Natale TE
10 22 256 Dolphins Joe Jackson TE
12 26 312 Steelers Greg Murphy DE
17 5 421 Browns Dave Graf LB
1976 2 23 51 Bengals Chris Bahr K
3 7 67 Jets Greg Buttle LB
3 10 70 Steelers Ron Coder DT
4 27 119 Cowboys Tom Rafferty G
1977 2 10 38 Oilers George Reihner G
3 22 78 Cardinals Kurt Allerman LB
5 2 114 Lions Ron Crosby LB
8 24 219 Patriots Brad Benson G
1978 3 5 61 Jets Mickey Shuler TE
3 25 81 Dolphins Jimmy Cefalo WR
5 3 113 Jets Randy Sidler DT
6 17 155 Bengals Steve Geise RB
9 5 227 Jets Neil Hutton DB
10 17 267 Bengals Tom DePaso LB
11 25 303 Rams Ron Hostetler LB
1979 1 10 10 Lions Keith Dorney OT
4 14 96 Jets Eric Cunningham G
5 16 126 Eagles Scott Fitzkee WR
6 8 145 Giants Bob Torrey RB
6 28 165 Steelers Matt Bahr K
7 17 182 Redskins Rich Milot LB
8 4 196 Eagles Chuck Correal C
10 17 265 Chargers Tony Petruccio DT
1980 1 4 4 Packers Bruce Clark DE
2 15 43 Raiders Matt Millen LB
2 18 46 Bears Matt Suhey FB
2 22 50 Rams Irv Pankey OT
3 13 69 Jets Lance Mehl LB
6 16 154 Rams Mike Guman RB
9 9 230 Chiefs Tom Donovan WR
1981 1 28 28 Bills Booker Moore RB
3 2 58 Seahawks Bill Dugan G
6 9 147 49ers Pete Kugler DT
6 10 148 Redskins Larry Kubin LB
7 20 186 Seahawks Brad Scovill TE
8 21 214 Saints Gene Gladys LB
11 13 289 Chiefs Frank Case DE
1982 1 8 8 Oilers Mike Munchak G
1 17 17 Buccaneers Sean Farrell G
2 1 28 Colts Leo Wisniewski DT
2 10 37 Raiders Jim Romano C
3 23 78 Eagles Vyto Kab TE
3 25 80 Dolphins Paul Lankford CB
5 15 126 Packers Mike Meade RB
6 13 152 Packers Chet Parlavecchio LB
9 11 234 Oilers Matt Bradley LB
10 12 263 Raiders Rich D'Amico LB
1983 1 3 3 Seahawks Curt Warner RB
1 7 7 Chiefs Todd Blackledge QB
3 17 73 Vikings Walker Lee Ashley LB
4 4 88 Oilers Mike McCloskey TE
5 10 122 Browns Bill Contz OT
5 28 140 Steelers Gregg Garrity WR
10 10 261 Lions Dave Laube G
10 12 263 Seahawks Pete Speros G
10 17 268 Falcons Ralph Giacomarro P
1984 1 4 4 Jets Kenny Jackson WR
2 6 34 Chiefs Scott Radecic LB
3 14 70 Patriots Jonathan Williams RB
4 6 90 Chiefs Mark Robinson S
4 28 112 Buccaneers Ron Heller OT
7 8 176 Jets Harry Hamilton S
8 1 197 Oilers Kevin Baugh WR
9 18 242 Rams George Reynolds P
1985 6 6 146 Lions Stan Short G
7 24 192 Raiders Nick Haden C
9 22 246 Raiders Chris Sydnor DB
12 20 328 Patriots Tony Mumford RB
1986 4 23 105 Jets Rogers Alexander LB
7 2 168 Bills Bob Williams TE
9 14 235 Chargers Mike Zordich S
1987 1 8 8 Bills Shane Conlan LB
1 14 14 Vikings D. J. Dozier RB
3 24 80 Browns Tim Manoa FB
3 25 81 Raiders Steve Smith FB
4 1 85 Buccaneers Don Graham LB
5 14 126 Cardinals John Bruno P
5 20 132 Dolphins Chris Conlin OT
6 1 141 Steelers Tim Johnson DT
6 22 162 49ers Bob White LB
8 27 222 Broncos Dan Morgan G
9 24 247 Colts Bob Ontko LB
10 17 268 Jets Sid Lewis DB
11 7 286 Lions Brian Siverling TE
1988 3 3 58 Lions Ray Roundtree WR
8 6 199 Raiders Mike Alexander WR
10 1 250 Falcons Stan Clayton G
11 12 289 Bills Pete Curkendall DT
1989 2 1 29 Cowboys Steve Wisniewski G
4 16 100 Patriots Michael Timpson WR
6 16 155 Colts Quintus McDonald LB
9 21 244 Oilers Bob Mrosko TE
11 3 282 Lions Keith Karpinski LB
1990 1 2 2 Jets Blair Thomas RB
2 21 46 Redskins Andre Collins LB
7 15 180 Chiefs Dave Szott G
8 3 196 Jets Roger Duffy C
1991 3 19 74 Seahawks David Daniels WR
6 19 158 Steelers Leroy Thompson RB
8 19 214 Oilers Gary Brown RB
10 13 263 Colts Frank Giannetti DE
10 14 264 Cowboys Sean Love G
12 13 319 Colts Rob Luedeke C
1992 2 6 34 Packers Mark D'Onofrio LB
2 18 46 Cardinals Tony Sacca QB
3 18 74 Redskins Paul Siever OT
3 27 83 Bills Keith Goganious LB
8 7 203 Steelers Darren Perry S
8 9 205 Patriots Sam Gash FB
8 13 209 Dolphins Andre Powell LB
8 27 223 Bills Leonard Humphries CB
11 28 308 Redskins Terry Smith WR
1993 1 25 25 Dolphins O. J. McDuffie WR
2 10 39 Rams Troy Drayton TE
2 22 51 Patriots Todd Rucci OT
3 1 57 Vikings John Gerak G
5 16 128 Redskins Greg Huntington C
6 4 144 Jets Richie Anderson FB
6 13 153 Browns Rich McKenzie LB
8 17 213 Cowboys Reggie Givens CB
1994 3 29 94 Jets Lou Benfatti DT
5 3 134 Vikings Shelly Hammonds DB
6 19 180 Steelers Eric Ravotti LB
7 23 217 Raiders Rob Holmberg LB
1995 1 1 1 Bengals Ki-Jana Carter RB
1 5 5 Panthers Kerry Collins QB
1 9 9 Jets Kyle Brady TE
5 12 146 Broncos Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB
6 16 187 Colts Brian Gelheizer LB
1996 1 23 23 Lions Jeff Hartings G
1 30 30 Redskins Andre Johnson OT
2 22 52 Bears Bobby Engram WR
3 13 74 Oilers Terry Killens LB
3 31 92 Steelers Jon Witman FB
4 20 115 Colts Brian Milne FB
6 24 191 Colts Keith Conlin OT
6 31 198 49ers Stephen Pitts RB
6 41 208 Packers Marco Rivera G
7 9 218 Oilers Mike Archie RB
1997 2 28 58 Ravens Kim Herring S
3 30 90 Packers Brett Conway K
7 33 234 Ravens Wally Richardson QB
1998 1 5 5 Bears Curtis Enis RB
2 25 55 Giants Joe Jurevicius WR
5 28 151 49ers Phil Ostrowski G
1999 5 5 138 Colts Brad Scioli DE
5 7 140 Seahawks Floyd Wedderburn G
2000 1 1 1 Browns Courtney Brown DE
1 2 2 Redskins LaVar Arrington LB
3 29 91 Colts David Macklin CB
4 11 105 Giants Brandon Short LB
2001 3 9 71 Packers Bhawoh Jue S
3 17 79 Jets Kareem McKenzie OT
3 32 94 Jaguars James Boyd S
5 16 147 Eagles Tony Stewart TE
2002 4 9 107 Chiefs Omar Easy FB
6 24 196 Saints John Gilmore TE
2003 1 12 12 Rams Jimmy Kennedy DT
1 14 14 Bears Michael Haynes DE
1 17 17 Cardinals Bryant Johnson WR
1 27 27 Chiefs Larry Johnson RB
2 23 55 Falcons Bryan Scott S
2 25 57 49ers Anthony Adams DT
2004 3 29 92 Titans Rich Gardner CB
6 29 194 Steelers Matt Kranchick TE
7 28 229 Colts David Kimball K
7 40 241 Titans Sean McHugh TE
2006 1 20 20 Chiefs Tamba Hali LB
4 3 100 49ers Michael Robinson FB
4 5 102 Titans Calvin Lowry S
4 25 122 Buccaneers Alan Zemaitis CB
6 31 200 Bears Tyler Reed G
7 1 209 Bengals Ethan Kilmer S
2007 1 5 5 Cardinals Levi Brown OT
2 2 34 Bills Paul Posluszny LB
3 18 81 Giants Jay Alford DT
3 27 90 Eagles Tony Hunt RB
5 27 164 Panthers Tim Shaw LB
2008 3 11 74 Panthers Dan Connor LB
4 2 101 Rams Justin King CB
2009 1 11 11 Bills Aaron Maybin DE
3 18 82 Lions Derrick Williams WR
3 27 91 Seahawks Deon Butler WR
4 23 123 Patriots Rich Ohrnberger G
7 17 223 Steelers A. Q. Shipley C
2010 1 28 28 Dolphins Jared Odrick DE
2 23 55 Cowboys Sean Lee LB
3 27 91 49ers NaVorro Bowman LB
5 23 154 Packers Andrew Quarless TE
7 7 214 Vikings Mickey Shuler Jr. TE
7 27 254 Rams Josh Hull LB
2011 2 16 48 Raiders Stefen Wisniewski C
6 12 177 Redskins Evan Royster RB
2012 2 21 53 Bengals Devon Still DT
5 14 149 Chargers Johnnie Troutman G
5 23 158 Raiders Jack Crawford DT
7 23 230 Raiders Nate Stupar LB
2013 3 25 87 Seahawks Jordan Hill DT
4 23 120 Vikings Gerald Hodges LB
7 7 213 Vikings Michael Mauti LB
2014 2 29 61 Jaguars Allen Robinson WR
4 12 112 Titans DaQuan Jones DT
5 35 175 Ravens John Urschel G
2015 2 2 34 Buccaneers Donovan Smith OT
5 6 142 Bears Adrian Amos S
5 24 160 Steelers Jesse James TE
2016 2 12 43 Titans Austin Johnson DT
2 20 51 Jets Christian Hackenberg QB
3 2 65 Browns Carl Nassib DE
6 27 202 Lions Anthony Zettel DT
6 29 204 Dolphins Jordan Lucas S
2017 3 20 84 Buccaneers Chris Godwin WR
2018 1 2 2 Giants Saquon Barkley RB
2 10 42 Dolphins Mike Gesicki TE
4 8 109 Redskins Troy Apke S
4 12 113 Broncos DaeSean Hamilton WR
5 11 148 Steelers Marcus Allen S
6 8 182 Cardinals Christian Campbell CB
2019 2 21 53 Eagles Miles Sanders RB
3 27 90 Cowboys Connor McGovern C
4 36 138 Eagles Shareef Miller DE
5 8 146 Lions Amani Oruwariye CB
6 25 197 Ravens Trace McSorley QB
7 29 243 Rams Nick Scott S
2020 2 6 38 Panthers Yetur Gross-Matos DE
2 14 46 Broncos K. J. Hamler WR
4 35 141 Texans John Reid CB
6 4 183 Giants Cam Brown LB
6 14 193 Colts Robert Windsor DT
2021 1 12 12 Cowboys Micah Parsons LB
1 31 31 Ravens Odafe Oweh DE
2 23 55 Steelers Pat Freiermuth TE
7 18 246 Washington Shaka Toney DL
7 19 247 Cardinals Michal Menet C
7 20 248 Colts Will Fries G
2022 1 16 16 Commanders Jahan Dotson WR
2 6 38 Falcons Arnold Ebiketie DE
2 16 48 Bears Jaquan Brisker S
4 15 120 Panthers Brandon Smith LB
4 25 130 Ravens Jordan Stout K
6 42 220 49ers Tariq Castro-Fields CB
7 28 249 Packers Rasheed Walker OT
7 35 256 Cardinals Jesse Luketa LB
2023 2 1 32 Steelers Joey Porter Jr. CB
2 30 61 Jaguars Brenton Strange TE
2 31 62 Texans Juice Scruggs C
3 24 87 49ers Ji'Ayir Brown S
5 14 149 Packers Sean Clifford QB
6 8 185 Jaguars Parker Washington WR
2024 1 11 11 Jets Olu Fashanu OT
1 21 21 Dolphins Chop Robinson DE
3 5 69 Patriots Caedan Wallace T
3 29 93 Ravens Adisa Isaac DE
4 7 107 Giants Theo Johnson TE
5 23 186 Chiefs Hunter Nourzad C
6 43 219 Bills Daequan Hardy DB
7 35 255 Packers Kalen King DB

Notable undrafted players

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Debut Year Player Debut Team Position Notes
1962 Galen Hall Washington Redskins QB
1968 Tom Sherman Boston Patriots QB
1972 Chuck Crist New York Giants DB
1976 Jim Rosecrans New York Jets LB
1977 Rich Mauti New Orleans Saints WR
1978 Joe Volinsky Seattle Seahawks DE
1979 Willie Banks Washington Redskins LB
1980 Ron LaPointe Baltimore Colts TE
1981 Steve Griffiths Seattle Seahawks LB
John Wojtowicz New York Jets G
1982 Brian Franco Philadelphia Eagles K
1983 Dave Opfar Pittsburgh Steelers DT
1985 John Walter Kansas City Chiefs TE
1986 Dean Dimido Green Bay Packers TE
1987 David Clark Buffalo Bills RB
Duffy Cobbs New England Patriots DB
Mitch Frerotte Buffalo Bills G
Ray Isom Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
Massimo Manca Cincinnati Bengals K
Keith Radecic Washington Redskins C
John Shaffer Dallas Cowboys QB
1988 Pete Giftopoulos Pittsburgh Steelers LB
Paul Pomfret Green Bay Packers TE
1991 Tom Bill Buffalo Bills QB
Willie Thomas Seattle Seahawks CB
1992 Jim Deter Chicago Bears DT
Mark Flythe Denver Broncos DE
Doug Helkowski Buffalo Bills P
1993 Todd Burger Chicago Bears G
1994 Tyoka Jackson Miami Dolphins DT
Brian O'Neal Philadelphia Eagles RB
Greg Truitt Cincinnati Bengals LS
1995 Marlon Forbes Chicago Bears S
Bucky Greeley Chicago Bears C
Chris Mazyck New York Giants DT
Wille Smith Detroit Lions LB
1996 Freddie Scott Atlanta Falcons WR
1997 Brandon Noble San Francisco 49ers DT
1998 Jim Nelson San Francisco 49ers LB
1999 Chris Eberly Indianapolis Colts RB
2000 Askari Adams Buffalo Bills DB
Dave Fleischhauer Cincinnati Bengals DT
Derek Fox St. Louis Rams S
Corey Jones Buffalo Bills WR
Kevin Thompson Cleveland Browns QB
2001 Justin Kurpeikis Pittsburgh Steelers LB
Pat Pidgeon Buffalo Bills P
Kenny Watson Washington Redskins RB
2002 Bruce Branch Washington Redskins DB
Eddie Drummond* Detroit Lions WR Pro Bowl (2004)
Bob Jones New York Giants DE
Eric McCoo Chicago Bears RB
2003 Shawn Mayer New England Patriots DB
2005 John Bronson Arizona Cardinals TE
Robbie Gould* Chicago Bears K Pro Bowl (2006)
Cameron Wake* New York Giants DE Pro Bowl (2012), (2013), (2014)
2006 Scott Paxson Pittsburgh Steelers DT
Anwar Phillips New Orleans Saints DB
Isaac Smolko Pittsburgh Steelers TE
2007 Edward Johnson Indianapolis Colts DT
Jeremy Kapinos New York Jets P
2009 Mark Rubin St. Louis Rams WR
Jordan Norwood Philadelphia Eagles WR Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl 50)
2010 Dennis Landolt New York Giants T
2011 Brett Brackett Miami Dolphins TE
Ollie Ogbu Indianapolis Colts DT
2012 Stephfon Green Detroit Lions RB
D'Anton Lynn New York Jets CB
Derek Moye Pittsburgh Steelers WR
Chaz Powell Green Bay Packers S
Andrew Szczerba Atlanta Falcons TE
2013 Matt McGloin Oakland Raiders QB
Matt Stankiewitch New England Patriots C
2014 Glenn Carson Arizona Cardinals LB
Garry Gilliam Seattle Seahawks T
2015 Brad Bars New York Giants DE
Mike Hull Miami Dolphins LB
Ross Travis Kansas City Chiefs TE
2016 Kyle Carter Minnesota Vikings TE
Trevor Williams San Diego Chargers CB
2017 Brandon Bell Cincinnati Bengals LB
Malik Golden San Francisco 49ers S
2018 Tyler Davis Buffalo Bills K
Saeed Blacknall Oakland Raiders WR
Jason Cabinda Oakland Raiders LB
Grant Haley New York Giants CB
Brendan Mahon Carolina Panthers G
2019 Ryan Bates Philadelphia Eagles T
2020 Dan Chisena Minnesota Vikings WR
Blake Gillikin New Orleans Saints P
Steven Gonzalez Arizona Cardinals OT
2022 Ellis Brooks Green Bay Packers LB
John Lovett Carolina Panthers RB
2023 P. J. Mustipher Denver Broncos DT
Chris Stoll Seattle Seahawks LS
Jonathan Sutherland Seattle Seahawks S
Mitchell Tinsley Washington Commanders WR
2024 Curtis Jacobs Kansas City Chiefs LB

References

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