| Year | Name | Position | League | Draft Date | Team | Round | 10Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | John Greco Jalen Parmele |
OL RB |
NFL NFL |
Apr. 27, 2008 Apr. 27, 2008 |
St. Louis Miami |
3rd 6th |
65 176 |
| 2006 | Bruce Gradkowski | QB | NFL | Apr. 30, 2006 | Tampa Bay | 6th | 194 |
| 2005 | Nick Kaczur | OL | NFL | Apr. 30, 2006 | New England | 3rd | 100 |
| 2003 | Carl Ford | WR | NFL | Apr. 23, 2005 | Green Bay | 7th | 256 |
| 2002 | Chester Taylor | RB | NFL | Apr. 21, 2002 | Baltimore | 6th | 207 |
| 1998 | Clarence Love | CB | NFL | Apr. 19, 1998 | Philadelphia | 4th | 116 |
| 1993 | Dan Williams | DE | NFL | Apr. 25-26, 1993 | Denver | 1st | 11 |
| 1992 | Darren Anderson Vince Marrow |
DB TE |
NFL NFL |
Apr. 26-27, 1992 Apr. 26-27, 1992 |
New England Buffalo |
4th 11th |
93 307 |
| 1991 | Jerry Evans | TE | NFL | Apr. 21-22, 1991 | Phoenix | 8th | 204 |
| 1986 | Brent Williams | DE | NFL | Apr. 29-30, 1986 | New England | 7th | 192 |
| 1984 | Mike Russell | LB | NFL | May 1-2, 1984 | Houston | 9th | 252 |
| 1982 | Jeff Jackson | DE | NFL | Apr. 27-28, 1982 | Oakland | 7th | 177 |
| 1976 | Gene Swick | QB | NFL | Apr. 8-9, 1976 | Cleveland | 4th | 97 |
| 1972 | John Saunders Mel Long |
DB LB |
NFL NFL |
Feb. 1-2, 1972 Feb. 1-2, 1972 |
LA Rams Cleveland |
4th 11th |
87 278 |
| 1971 | Tony Harris Charley Cole |
RB RB |
NFL NFL |
Jan. 28-29, 1971 Jan. 28-29, 1971 |
San Francisco Buffalo |
4th 15th |
101 369 |
| 1970 | Curtis Johnson James Manuel |
DB OT |
NFL NFL |
Jan. 27-28, 1970 Jan. 27-28, 1970 |
Miami St. Louis |
4th 6th |
81 136 |
| 1969 | Roland Moss | RB | NFL | Jan. 28-29, 1969 | Baltimore | 7th | 181 |
| 1968 | John Schneider Ray Hayes Tom Beutler |
QB DT LB |
NFL NFL NFL |
Jan. 30-31, 1968 Jan. 30-31, 1968 Jan. 30-31, 1968 |
Boston NY Jets Cleveland |
7th 12th 12th |
170 318 319 |
| 1966 | Fred Zimmerman Lurley Archambeau |
LB Center |
AFL NFL |
Nov. 28, 1965 Nov. 28, 1965 |
Houston Atlanta |
13th 17th |
# # |
| 1965 | Jim Gray Back Dan Simrell |
Back QB |
AFL NFL NFL |
Nov. 28, 1964 Nov. 28, 1964 Nov. 28, 1964 |
NY Jets Philadelphia Cleveland |
11th 16th 14th |
# # |
| 1964 | Wynn Lembright | Tackle | NFL | Dec. 2, 1963 | NY Gaints | 16th | # |
| 1963 | Frank Baker Larry Campbell Ed Scrutchins Jim Bogdalek |
Back End End Tackle |
NFL AFL NFL NFL NFL |
Dec. 3, 1962 Dec. 1, 1962 Dec. 3, 1962 Dec. 3, 1962 Dec. 3, 1962 |
Cleveland Denver LA Rams St. Louis San Francisco |
15th 19th 15th 15th 16th |
# # # # # |
| 1960 | Jack Campbell | End | AFL | Nov. 22, 1959 (Rd. 1) Dec. 2, 1959 (Rd. 2) |
Denver | 2nd@ | # |
| 1958 | Gene Cook | End | NFL | Dec. 2, 1957 | Green Bay | 13th | # |
| 1955 | Mel Triplett George Machoukas |
Back Center |
NFL NFL |
Jan. 27-28, 1955 Jan. 27-28, 1955 |
NY Giants Green Bay |
5th 15th |
# # |
| 1954 | Asa Jenkins Rick Kaser |
Back Back |
NFL NFL |
Jan. 28, 1954 Jan. 28, 1954 |
Cleveland Detroit |
6th 17th |
# # |
| 1953 | Jocko Gordon | Tackle | NFL | Jan. 22, 1953 | LA Rams | 21st | # |
| 1950 | Emerson Cole | Back | NFL | Jan. 21-22, 1950 | Cleveland | 12th | # |
| 1948 | Ted Zuchowski Frank Pizza |
Tackle Tackle |
NFL NFL |
Dec. 9, 1947 Dec. 9, 1947 |
Pittsburgh Detroit |
29th 27th |
# # |
| 1941 | Bob Hayes | End Center |
NFL NFL |
Dec. 10, 1940 Dec. 10, 1940 |
Green Bay Cleveland |
17th 10th |
# # |
| 1940 | Frances Maher | Back | NFL | Dec. 9, 1939 | Philadelphia | 10th | # |
| 1939 | Tony Popp | End | NFL | Dec. 8, 1938 | Brooklyn | 20th | # |
#Draft records do not indicate overall selection rankings for 1936-1966. A player’s order of selection was first recorded in 1967, the year of the first combined AFL-NFL draft.
% The 1960 NFL draft was held in secret in an attempt to keep information from the upstart AFL, which was conducting its own draft.
@The first AFL draft was held in 1960 and consisted of two rounds, with each team allowed 33 selections per round. The second round was conducted only after the teams decided that they needed a wider base from which to attempt to sign players.
Former Rockets Who Are Active Pro Players (as of June 15, 2008)
BRUCE GRADKOWSKI: 2005, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), St. Louis Rams (NFL)
JOHN GRECO: 2007, St. Louis Rams (NFL)
LYLE GREEN: 2000, BC Lions (CFL)
BRANDON HEFFLIN: 2002, Columbus Destroyers (Arena), Cleveland Gladiators (Arena)
KENNY HIGGINS: 2004, San Diego Chargers* (NFL), Memphis Explorers (Arena2), Nashville Kats (Arena), Grand Rapids Rampage (Arena)
BRIAN JONES: 2002, Memphis Xplorers (Arena2), Las Vegas Gladiators (Arena), Columbus Destroyers (Arena), Manchester Wolves (Arena 2)
NICK KACZUR: 2004, New England Patriots (NFL)
BRETT KERN: 2007, Denver Broncos (NFL)
ANTONIO MALONE: 2005, Detroit Lions* (NFL), Green Bay Packers (NFL), Colorado Crush (Arena)
LANCE MOORE: 2004, Cleveland Browns* (NFL), New Orleans Saints (NFL)
JALEN PARMELE: 2007, Miami Dolphins (NFL)
CHESTER TAYLOR: 2001, Baltimore Ravens (NFL), Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
CHRIS WALLACE: 1998, Carolina Rhinos (Arena 2), Orlando Predators (Arena), Tennessee Valley Vipers (Arena2), Florida Firecats (Arena 2)
Former Rockets Who Are No Longer Active
DARREN ANDERSON: 1991, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)
LURLEY ARCHAMBEAU: 1965, Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
AL BAKER: 1993, Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL)
FRANK BAKER: 1962, Denver Broncos (AFL), Cleveland Browns (NFL)
BOB BEEMER: 1985, Detroit Lions (NFL)
TOM BEUTLER: 1967, Memphis Southmen (WFL), Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns (NFL)
PATRICK BODY: 2004, Cincinnati Bengals (NFL), Minnesota Vikings (NFL), Detroit Lions (NFL)
JIM BOGDALEK: 1962, San Francisco 49ers (NFL), Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
TAVARES BOLDEN: 2001, Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
TOMMIE BOYD: 1994, Detroit Lions (NFL), Cincinnati Bengals (NFL); Detroit Fury (Arena)
BOB BRANYAN: 1952, Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
MICHAEL BROUSSARD: 2004, Toronto Argonauts* (CFL)
TYRONE BROWN: 1994, Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Toronto Argonauts (CFL)
ED BURGIN: 1950, Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
FABIAN BURKE: 2000, Edmonton Eskimos (CFL), Ottawa Renegades (CFL)
JACK CAMPBELL: 1959, Denver Broncos (AFL), Cleveland Browns (NFL)
LARRY CAMPBELL: 1962, Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
CHARLES COLE: 1970, Buffalo Bills (NFL)
EMERSON COLE: 1949, Cleveland Browns (NFL)
GENE COOK: 1957, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions (NFL)
RAY CURRY: 1998, NY Giants* (NFL)
WARREN DENSMORE, 1940, Cleveland Rams (NFL)
CHUCK EALEY: 1971, Toronto Argos, Winnipeg Bombers, Hamilton Ti-Cats (CFL)
PAUL ELZEY: 1967, Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)
JERRY EVANS, 1990, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos (NFL)
KELVIN FARMER: 1986, Dallas Cowboys* (NFL)
CARL FORD: 2002, Green Bay Packers (NFL), Chicago Bears (NFL), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
TODD FRANCE: 2001, Rhein Fire (NFL-Europe), Minnesota Vikings* (NFL), New York Giants* (NFL), Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), Philadelphia Soul (Arena), New Orleans Voodoo (Arena)
MACE FREEMAN: 1998, Hamilton Ti-Cats (CFL)
PHIL GIBSON: 2001, Montreal Alouettes (CFL), Sasketchewan Roughriders (CFL), Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
MARCUS GOODWIN: 1992, Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL), Cleveland Thuderbolts (Arena)
JOCKO GORDON, 1952, Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
DEJUAN GOULDE: 2000, Cape Fear Wildcats (Arena)
JIM GRAY: 1964, New York Jets (AFL), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
DONTA' GREENE: 2002, Montreal Alouettes (CFL), Lousiville Fire (Arena)
