Colorado NFL draft history: When was the last time a Buffaloes' player was picked?
Colorado NFL draft history: When was the last time a Buffaloes' player was picked?
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Facts you didn't know about the NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is fast approaching, so here are some facts about the big event.
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The 2025 NFL Draft is allowing the Colorado Buffaloes to reintroduce themselves.
Just two years after Deion Sanders took over as the team's head coach, Colorado is putting itself back on the NFL draft map.
It is an event typically owned by SEC giants like Alabama and Georgia, or the Big Ten elites like Ohio State and Michigan. Conference realignment and NIL deals have managed to completely uproot the sport, which now resembles the wild west.
When Colorado goes to the Big 12 and is also coached by Sanders, NFL talent will certainly follow. That wasn't always the case in the friendly confines of Folsom Field, but it is now.
Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are the figureheads that represent Colorado's revival. Hunter figures to be a top-five pick and Sanders could easily land there too. At the very least, there will be some Buffaloes' influence on Sundays in the fall going forward.
Here's a look the Colorado Buffaloes NFL draft history.
Last Colorado player was drafted in the NFL
Will Sherman, an offensive lineman, is the last player to be drafted into the NFL out of Colorado. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.
Sherman has gone on to play just one game in his NFL career. He played six snaps on special teams in a Patriots' Week 5 win over the Houston Texans in 2021.
He is currently a member of the Denver Broncos after spending time on the team's practice squad in 2024.
Colorado NFL draft history
Here's a look at Colorado's NFL draft history over the last 10 years:
2021
Round 6, Pick 197: Will Sherman, OG, New England Patriots
2020
Round 2, Pick 42: Laviska Shenault, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
Round 3, Pick 103: Davion Taylor, LB, Philadelphia Eagles
Round 6, Pick 226: Arlington Hambright, OT, Chicago Bears
2019
Round 6, Pick 187: Juwann Winfree, WR, Denver Broncos
2018
Round 2, Pick 58: Isaiah Oliver, CB, Atlanta Falcons
2017
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