List of Sam Houston State Bearkats in the NFL Draft
# List of Sam Houston State Bearkats in the NFL Draft

This is a list of Sam Houston State Bearkats football players in the NFL Draft.

## Key

| 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 |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | 11 | 2 | 92 | Ben Hightower | Cleveland Rams | E |
| 1942 | 15 | 1 | 131 | Hubbard Law | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1950 | 11 | 7 | 138 | Charley Williams | Pittsburgh Steelers | E |
| 1954 | 17 | 5 | 198 | Lou Woodard | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1954 | 18 | 5 | 210 | McNeil Moore | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1955 | 17 | 10 | 203 | Mel Harrison | Chicago Bears | C |
| 1955 | 27 | 12 | 325 | Bobby Baldwin | Cleveland Browns | B |
| 1956 | 25 | 9 | 298 | Jerry Hentschel | Chicago Bears | T |
| 1958 | 23 | 4 | 269 | Ken Daw | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1958 | 29 | 2 | 339 | Bob Haynes | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1958 | 29 | 10 | 347 | Herman Hodges | San Francisco 49ers | B |
| 1969 | 9 | 2 | 210 | George Wright | Baltimore Colts | DT |
| 1971 | 17 | 26 | 442 | Charles Hill | Oakland Raiders | WR |
| 1973 | 12 | 8 | 294 | Ron Carroll | Buffalo Bills | DT |
| 1978s | 10 | 0 | 0 | Johnnie Dirden | Houston Oilers | WR |
| 1979 | 5 | 15 | 125 | Stan Blinka | New York Jets | LB |
| 1983 | 12 | 23 | 330 | Roger Wiley | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1985 | 11 | 24 | 304 | Garry Kimble | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1988 | 5 | 18 | 127 | Carl Mims | Washington Redskins | DB |
| 1989 | 7 | 10 | 177 | Rickey Royal | Phoenix Cardinals | DB |
| 1992 | 4 | 16 | 100 | Michael Bankston | Phoenix Cardinals | DT |
| 1995 | 6 | 18 | 189 | John Solomon | Minnesota Vikings | LB |
| 1996 | 7 | 15 | 224 | Darius Smith | Oakland Raiders | C |
| 2002 | 3 | 16 | 81 | Josh McCown | Arizona Cardinals | QB |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 | 174 | Keith Heinrich | Carolina Panthers | TE |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 | 151 | Rhett Bomar | New York Giants | QB |
| 2016 | 7 | 14 | 235 | Lac Edwards | New York Jets | P |
| 2018 | 2 | 25 | 57 | P. J. Hall | Oakland Raiders | DT |
| 2022 | 5 | 14 | 157 | Zyon McCollum | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | CB |
