Every 28th pick in NFL draft history

52 players have gone 28th in the NFL draft since 1975, from Monte Jackson to Caleb Lomu in 2026. The most decorated: Derrick Brooks (1995; NFL Defensive Player of the Year). 51 of the 52 won nothing on the NFL honours list.

NFL draft, every No. 28 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Caleb Lomu	New England Patriots	—
2025	Tyleik Williams	Detroit Lions	—
2024	Xavier Worthy	Kansas City Chiefs	—
2023	Myles Murphy	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2022	Devonte Wyatt	Green Bay Packers	—
2021	Payton Turner	New Orleans Saints	—
2020	Patrick Queen	Baltimore Ravens	—
2019	Jerry Tillery	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2018	Terrell Edmunds	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
2017	Taco Charlton	Dallas Cowboys	—
2016	Joshua Garnett	San Francisco 49ers	—
2015	Laken Tomlinson	Detroit Lions	—
2014	Kelvin Benjamin	Carolina Panthers	—
2013	Sylvester Williams	Denver Broncos	—
2012	Nick Perry	Green Bay Packers	—
2011	Mark Ingram	New Orleans Saints	—
2010	Jared Odrick	Miami Dolphins	—
2009	Eric Wood	Buffalo Bills	—
2008	Lawrence Jackson	Seattle Seahawks	—
2007	Joe Staley	San Francisco 49ers	—
2006	Marcedes Lewis	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
2005	Luis Castillo	Los Angeles Chargers	—
2004	Chris Gamble	Carolina Panthers	—
2003	Andre Woolfolk	Tennessee Titans	—
2002	Jerramy Stevens	Seattle Seahawks	—
2001	Derrick Gibson	Las Vegas Raiders	—
2000	Rob Morris	Indianapolis Colts	—
1999	Andy Katzenmoyer	New England Patriots	—
1998	R.W. McQuarters	San Francisco 49ers	—
1997	Trevor Pryce	Denver Broncos	—
1996	Jerome Woods	Kansas City Chiefs	—
1995	Derrick Brooks	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1994	William Floyd	San Francisco 49ers	—
1993	Thomas Smith	Buffalo Bills	—
1992	Darryl Williams	Cincinnati Bengals	—
1991	Mike Dumas	Tennessee Titans	—
1990	Reggie Rembert	New York Jets	—
1989	Keith DeLong	San Francisco 49ers	—
1988	Marcus Cotton	Atlanta Falcons	—
1987	Mark Ingram	New York Giants	—
1986	Jackie Walker	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
1985	Trevor Matich	New England Patriots	—
1984	Brian Blados	Cincinnati Bengals	—
1983	Darrell Green	Washington Commanders	—
1982	Leo Wisniewski	Indianapolis Colts	—
1981	Booker Moore	Buffalo Bills	—
1980	Mark Malone	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1979	Greg Hawthorne	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1978	Larry Bethea	Dallas Cowboys	—
1977	Ezra Johnson	Green Bay Packers	—
1976	Bennie Cunningham	Pittsburgh Steelers	—
1975	Monte Jackson	Los Angeles Rams	—

Honours from the NFL award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from ESPN's draft pages, 1975 on.