Total NFL Draft Picks From NESCAC Institutions: 30
Total NFL Draft Picks Since NESCAC Formed: 9
Breakdown by School: Amherst (4), Bowdoin (1), Colby (2), Middlebury (3), Trinity (10), Tufts (3), Wesleyan (4), Williams (3)
Sources: drafthistory.com,
theredzone.org,
pro-football-reference.com
| Year |
School |
Name |
Pos |
Team |
Rd |
Pick |
Overall Pick |
| 1937 |
Trinity |
Mickey Kobrosky |
DB |
New York Giants |
5 |
4 |
44 |
| 1946 |
Tufts |
George Feldman |
DB |
Philadelphia Eagles |
22 |
8 |
208 |
| 1947 |
Wesleyan |
Bert Vernder Clute |
G |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
9 |
4 |
69 |
| 1947 |
Wesleyan |
Jack Medd |
C |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
11 |
4 |
89 |
| 1948 |
Trinity |
Tony Kunkiewicz |
DB |
Los Angeles Rams |
31 |
3 |
288 |
| 1948 |
Wesleyan |
Jim Burton |
DE |
Boston Yanks |
9 |
4 |
69 |
| 1949 |
Middlebury |
John Corbisiero |
DB |
Chicago Bears |
17 |
8 |
169 |
| 1949 |
Trinity |
Joe Ponsalle |
DT |
New York Bulldogs |
24 |
2 |
233 |
| 1949 |
Wesleyan |
John Geary |
DT |
New York Bulldogs |
10 |
2 |
93 |
| 1951 |
Trinity |
Lambert Oberg |
C |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
16 |
7 |
190 |
| 1955 |
Colby |
John Jacobs |
DE |
New York Giants |
19 |
7 |
224 |
| 1955 |
Middlebury |
Al Dennis |
DE |
Chicago Cardinals |
16 |
10 |
191 |
| 1955 |
Trinity |
Mike Troka |
DB |
Detroit Lions |
27 |
11 |
324 |
| 1956 |
Trinity |
Charlie Sticka |
DB |
Los Angeles Rams |
10 |
11 |
120 |
| 1956 |
Trinity |
Bob Alexander |
DB |
Chicago Bears |
28 |
10 |
335 |
| 1958 |
Middlebury |
Dick Fusco |
DT |
New York Giants |
18 |
9 |
214 |
| 1958 |
Tufts |
George Kurker |
DT |
New York Giants |
13 |
4 |
149 |
| 1959 |
Colby |
Bob Sargent |
DT |
Washington Commanders |
25 |
4 |
292 |
| 1959 |
Trinity |
Roger LeClerc |
C |
Chicago Bears |
15 |
9 |
177 |
| 1963 |
Trinity |
John Szumczyk |
DB |
Chicago Bears |
13 |
10 |
178 |
| 1970 |
Williams |
John Maitland |
RB |
Baltimore Colts |
16 |
18 |
408 |
| Since the NESCAC Formed & First Year of competition 1972-73 academic year |
| 1972 |
Amherst |
Jean Fugett |
TE |
Dallas Cowboys |
13 |
26 |
338 |
| 1974 |
Amherst |
Fred Scott |
WR |
Baltimore Colts |
7 |
18 |
174 |
| 1976 |
Williams |
Scott Perry |
DB |
Cincinnati Bengals |
5 |
23 |
147 |
| 1977 |
Tufts |
Daryl Brown |
DB |
Cleveland Browns |
9 |
17 |
240 |
| 1978 |
Amherst |
Sean Clancy |
LB |
Miami Dolphins |
8 |
23 |
217 |
| 1978 |
Amherst |
Bill Swiacki |
TE |
New York Giants |
9 |
10 |
232 |
| 1978 |
Bowdoin |
Steve McCabe |
OG |
Washington Commanders |
12 |
18 |
324 |
| 1985 |
Trinity |
Joe Shield |
QB |
Green Bay Packers |
11 |
14 |
294 |
| 1996 |
Williams |
Ethan Brooks |
DE |
Atlanta Falcons |
7 |
20 |
229 |
Undrafted NFL Players from NESCAC Institutions
Total From NESCAC Institutions: 18
Total Since NESCAC Formed: 7
Breakdown by School: Amherst (2), Bowdoin (1), Colby (1), Hamilton (1), Middlebury (1), Tufts (8), Wesleyan (1), Williams (4)
Sources: drafthistory.com,
theredzone.org,
pro-football-reference.com
| Year |
School |
Name |
Pos |
Yrs in NFL |
Teams |
| 1914 |
Tufts (1914 & 1915) |
Harrie Dadmun |
DT |
1920-21 |
Canton Bulldogs, New York Giants |
| 1917 |
Tufts |
John "Doc" Haggerty |
|
1920-21 |
Cleveland Tigers, Canton Bulldogs, New York Giants |
| 1920 |
Tufts |
Carl Etelman |
DB |
1926 |
Providence Steam Roller |
| 1921 |
Williams |
Benny Boynton |
DB |
1921-1924 |
Rochester Jeffersons, Washington Senators, Buffalo Bisons |
| 1922 |
Tufts |
Dinger Doane |
FB |
1922-27 |
Milwaukee Badgers, Detroit Panthers, Pottsville Maroons, Providence Steam Roller, New York Giants |
| 1923 |
Tufts (1917 & 1919) |
Tom McNamara |
G |
1923-26 |
Toledo Maroons, Detroit Panthers |
| 1923 |
Tufts |
Joe Gillis |
DT |
1923 |
Toledo Maroons |
| 1923 |
Williams |
Gil Gregory |
FB |
1923-24 |
Buffalo Bisons |
| 1924 |
Williams |
Alex Clement |
OL |
1925 |
Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 1924 |
Williams |
Alex Clement |
OL |
1925 |
Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 1970 |
Amherst |
Doug Swift |
LB |
1970-75 |
Miami Dolphins |
| Since the NESCAC Formed & First Year of competition 1972-73 academic year |
| 1974 |
Hamilton |
Jeff Hewitt |
DT |
1974 |
Dallas Cowboys |
| 1976 |
Bowdoin |
Dick Leavitt |
OL |
1976-78 |
New York Giants, Oakland Raiders |
| 1979 |
Tufts |
Mark Buben |
DE |
1979-82 |
New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns |
| 1994 |
Wesleyan |
Jeff Wilner |
TE |
1994-95 |
Green Bay Packers |
| 1997 |
Colby/Amherst |
Alex Bernstein |
OL |
1997-00 |
Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons |
| 2003 |
Middlebury |
Stephen Hauschka |
K |
2008-20 |
Baltimore, Denver, Seattle, Buffalo, Jacksonville |
| 2022 |
Tufts |
Phil Lutz |
WR |
2025 |
New England Patriots |
Errors or omissions can be directed to Lisa Champagne in the NESCAC Conference Office at lisa.champagne@nescac.com
