YALE AND THE NFL Updated as of Spring 2019 Draft Picks (45)
Player Year Team Round No. Bob “Choo-Choo” Train 1936 Detroit Lions 9 80 Larry Kelley 1937 Detroit Lions 9 87 Clint Frank 1938 Detroit Lions 12 106 Paul Walker 1945 Detroit Lions 10 95 Fritz Barzilauskas 1947 Boston Yanks 1 3 John Prchlik 1947 Boston Yanks 30 277 Bill Schuler 1947 New York Giants 31 292 Bob “Tex” Furse 1948 Boston Yanks 8 59 Jack Roderick 1948 Boston Yanks 24 219 Ferd Nadherny 1950 Chicago Bears 29 374 Fritz Barzilauskas 1950 New York Giants 19 241 Bob Spears 1952 Chicago Bears 16 188 Dick Jauron ‘73 Ed Woodsum 1953 Chicago Cardinals 11 124 Phil Tarasovic 1956 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 135 Al Ward 1957 Chicago Bears 8 91 Dennis McGill 1957 Philadelphia Eagles 24 278 Paul Lopata 1957 Wash. Redskins 8 93 Mike Pyle 1961 Chicago Bears 7 89 1961 New York Titans 17 Ben Balme 1961 Philadelphia Eagles 6 84 1961 L.A. Chargers 24 Dick Niglio 1964 Chicago Bears 20 280 1964 Boston Patriots 26 204 Chuck Mercein 1965 New York Giants 3 29 Eugene Profi t ‘86 1965 Buff alo Bills 10 Bob Greenlee 1967 Miami Dolphins 4 84 Calvin Hill 1969 Dallas Cowboys 1 24 Bruce Weinstein 1969 Miami Dolphins 8 193 Brian Dowling 1969 Minnesota Vikings 11 277 Tom Neville 1971 Baltimore Colts 13 338 Jim Gallagher 1971 Minnesota Vikings 14 362 Don Martin 1971 Oakland Raiders 7 157 Bob Leyen 1973 Dallas Cowboys 6 151 Dick Jauron 1973 Detroit Lions 4 91 Greg Dubinetz 1975 Cincinnati Bengals 9 220 Elvin Charity 1975 Cincinnati Bengals 17 432 Rudy Green 1975 Detroit Lions 15 375 Shane Bannon ‘11 Tom Doyle 1975 Oakland Raiders 14 362 Gary Fencik 1976 Miami Dolphins 10 281 John Spagnola 1979 N.E. Patriots 9 245 Kenny Hill 1980 Oakland Raiders 8 194 Jeff Rohrer 1982 Dallas Cowboys 2 53 Rich Diana 1982 Miami Dolphins 5 136 Curt Grieve 1982 Philadelphia Eagles 6 159 Eric Johnson 2001 S.F. 49ers 7 224 Th an Merrill 2001 T.B. Buccaneers 7 223 Nate Lawrie 2004 T.B. Buccaneers 6 181 Shane Bannon 2011 Kansas City Chiefs 7 223 Foyesade Oluokun 2018 Atlanta Falcons 6 200 Foye Oluokun ‘17 BULLDOGS WHO PLAYED IN NFL (Pre or Regular Season)
Fritz Barzilauskas, G Boston Yanks, 1947–48, New York Bulldogs, 1949, New York Giants, 1951
Bruce Caldwell, B New York Giants, 1928
Rich Diana, RB Miami Dolphins, 1982–83 (Super Bowl XVII)
Brian Dowling, QB New England Patriots, 1972–73, Green Bay Packers, 1977
Greg Dubinetz, G Washington Redskins, 1979
Joe Dufek, QB Buff alo Bills, 1983–1984, San Diego Chargers, 1985
Gary Fencik, DB Chicago Bears, 1976–87 (Super Bowl XX, Pro Bowl 1981, 82)
Chris Hetherington, RB Cincinnati Bengals 1996, Indianapolis Colts, 1996–1999 (’97 special teams MVP), Carolina Panthers, 1999–2001, St. Louis Rams 2002, Oakland 2003–2004, Chris Hetherington ‘96 San Francisco 49ers 2005–2006
Calvin Hill, RB Dallas Cowboys, 1969–74 (Super Bowl V,VI, Pro Bowl 1970,73,74, 75), Washington Redskins,1976–77, Cleveland Browns 1978–81
Ken Hill, DB Oakland/L.A. Raiders, 1980–83 (Super Bowl XVIII), New York Giants, 1984–88 (Super Bowl XXI), Kansas City Chiefs, 1989
Dick Jauron, DB Detroit Lions, 1973–77 (Pro Bowl 1975), Cleveland Browns, 1978, Cincinnati Bengals, 1979–81
Eric Johnson, TE San Francisco 49ers, 2001–2006, New Orleans Saints, 2007–2008
Nate Lawrie, TE Tampa Bay Bucs, 2004–2005, New Orleans Saints, 2006, Cincinnati Bengals, 2007–2008
Don Martin, DB New England Patriots, 1973, Kansas City Chiefs, 1975, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1976,
Chuck Mercein, RB New York Giants, 1965–67, Green Bay Packers, 1967–68 (Super Bowl II), Washington Redskins, 1969, New York Jets, 1970 Nate Lawrie ‘04 Th an Merrill, DB Chicago Bears, 2001
Century Milstead, T New York Giants, 1925, 1927–28 John Nitti, RB New York Jets, 1981-82, New York Giants, 1983
Foyesade Oluokun, LB Atlanta Falcons, 2018-P
Matthew Oplinger, LB Arizona Cardinals. 2018
John Prchlik, T Detroit Lions, 1949–53
Eugene Profi t, DB New England Patriots, 1986–88, Washington Redskins, 1989
Mike Pyle, C Chicago Bears, 1961–69 (Pro Bowl 1964)
Jeff Rohrer, LB Dallas Cowboys, 1982–88 Calvin Hill ‘69 Bill Schuler, T New York Giants, 1947–48
John Spagnola, TE Philadelphia Eagles, 1979–87 (Super Bowl XV), Seattle Seahawks, 1988, Green Bay Packers, 1989
Tyler Varga, RB Indianapolis Colts, 2015-16
Paul Walker, E New York Giants, 1948
Eric Johnson ‘01 YALE GRADS WHO COACHED IN NFL Pat Graham: New England (2009-15); New York Giants (2016-17); Green Bay (2018); Miami (2019)
Chandler Henley: Tennessee (2018-Pres.)
Dick Jauron: Green Bay (1986-94); Jacksonville (1995-98); Chicago (1999–2003, Head); Detroit (2004–05, Asst & Interim Head); Buff alo (2006–09, Head); Philadelphia (2010); Cleveland (2011-12, Asst.)
Don Martin: Oakland Raiders (1998–2005)
Michael McDaniel: Denver (2005); Houston (2006-08); Washington (2011-14); Atlanta (2015-16); San Francisco (2017-Pres. Don Martin ‘71