Charting the Gators: UF's all-time 1st-round picks
Friday, April 26, 2013 | Football, Men's Tennis, Chris Harry
When defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd was picked by the Minnesota Vikings with the No. 24 overall selection Thursday night in the 2013 NFL Draft, he became the 44th player in University of Florida history to be taken in Round 1. Safety Matt Elam, eight picks later, brought the all-time Gators first-rounders to 45.
Here's a list of UF's first-round alumni over the years.
Pick Player Year Pos. Team
2 Paul Duhart 1945 B Pittsburgh
3 Chuck Hunsinger 1950 RB Chicago
Steve Spurrier 1967 QB San Francisco
Wes Chandler 1978 WR New Orleans
Gerard Warren 2001 DT Cleveland
6 Lomas Brown 1985 OT Detroit
Kevin Carter 1995 DE St. Louis Rams
7 Ike Hilliard 1997 WR New York Giants
Joe Haden 2010 CB Cleveland
8 Larry Smith 1969 RB Los Angeles Rams
Derrick Harvey 2008 DE Jacksonville
9 Fred Taylor 1998 RB Jacksonville
10 Travis Taylor 2000 WR Baltimore
11 Wilber Marshall 1984 LB Chicago
12 Trace Armstrong 1989 DE Chicago
13 James Jones 1983 RB Detroit
14 John Reaves 1972 QB Philadelphia
Glen Cameron 1975 LB Cincinnati
Kenyatta Walker 2001 OT Tampa Bay
15 John L. Williams 1986 RB Seattle
Huey Richardson 1991 LB Pittsburgh
Ellis Johnson 1995 DT Indianapolis
Mike Pouncey 2010 OG Miami
16 Reidel Anthony 1997 WR Tampa Bay
Jevon Kearse 1999 DE Tennessee
17 Jarvis Moss 2007 DE Denver
Emmitt Smith 1990 RB Dallas
18 Maurkice Pouncey 2010 C Pittsburgh
20 Steve Tannen 1970 S New York Jets
Jack Youngblood 1971 DE Los Angeles Rams21 Clifford Charlton 1988 LB Cleveland
Reggie Nelson 2007 S Jacksonville
22 Rex Grossman 2003 QB Chicago
Percy Harvin 2009 WR Minnesota
23 David Williams 1989 OT Houston Oilers
Mo Collins 1998 OG Oakland
Sharrif Floyd 2013 DT Minnesota
24 Reggie McGrew 1999 DT San Francisco
25 Louis Oliver 1989 S Miami
Tim Tebow 2010 QB Denver
26 Lito Sheppard 2002 CB Philadelphia
27 Lorenzo Hampton 1985 RB Miami
Neal Anderson 1986 RB Chicago
Ricky Nattiel 1987 WR Denver
32 Matt Elam 2013 S Baltimore
