List of VMI Keydets in the NFL Draft

This is a list of VMI Keydets football players who have been picked in the National Football League Draft.^[1]

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).^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

The first VMI graduate picked in the draft was Joe Muha in 1943, the second overall pick. Seven Keydets have been selected all-time, the most recent of which was Mark Stock in 1989. No players were selected in the short-lived AFL.

National Football League Draft

Year	Name	Round	Overall	Team	Notes
1943	Joe Muha	1	2	Philadelphia Eagles	—
1949	Bobby Thomason	1	7	Los Angeles Rams	Pro Bowl (1953, 1955, 1956)
1959	Pete Johnson	3	32	Chicago Bears	—
1960	Sam Horner	2	21	Washington Redskins	—
1976	Ronnie Moore	9	244	New York Jets	—
1980	Walt Bellamy	10	257	Atlanta Falcons	—
1989	Mark Stock	6	144	Pittsburgh Steelers	—

References

↑ "National Football League: NFL Draft History – by School". NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ Clayton, John (March 26, 2009). "Draft order to change for playoff teams". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
↑ Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "Chronology of Professional Football" (PDF). NFL.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
↑ "Time Changes for 2008 NFL Draft". NFL. April 22, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

VMI Keydets football

Venues	Alumni Field (1921–1961) Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Military Classic of the South (The Citadel) Richmond William & Mary Virginia Tech (former)

Culture & lore	Traditions "The Spirit" Moe the Kangaroo Porter Cup

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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