When the clock starts ticking at the NFL Draft on Apr. 28, five Canadians will be hoping to get picked by one of the league’s 32 teams. And if they do, they will join a distinguished group of 57 players from north of the border who’ve been selected since the start of the Super Bowl era in 1966.
At least one Canadian has been picked in each of the last five drafts, marking the longest streak since the draft shrunk to seven rounds in 1994, and the second-longest all-time—Canucks went in six straight years from 1979–84, back when the draft went 12 rounds.
Here’s the complete list of draftees from the Great White North:
| PLAYER | POSITION | COLLEGE | DRAFT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Covington | DL | Rice | 6th round Houston Texans 2015 |
| Brent Urban | DL | Virginia | 4th round Baltimore Ravens 2014 |
| John Urschel | OL | Penn State | 5th round Baltimore Ravens 2014 |
| T.J. Jones | WR | Notre Dame | 6th round Detroit Lions 2014 |
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | OL | McGill | 6th round Kansas City Chiefs 2014 |
| Luke Willson | TE | Rice | 5th round Seattle Seahawks 2013 |
| Tyrone Crawford | DL | Boise State | 3rd round Dallas Cowboys 2012 |
| Philip Blake | OL | Baylore | 4th round Denver Broncos 2012 |
| Christo Bilukidi | DL | Georgia State | 6th round Oakland Raiders 2012 |
| Danny Watkins | OL | Baylor | 1st round Philadelphia Eagles 2011 |
| Orlando Franklin | OL | Miami | 2nd round Denver Broncos 2011 |
| Vaughn Martin | DL | Western | 4th round San Diego Chargers 2009 |
| Austin Collie | WR | BYU | 4th round Indianapolis Colts 2009 |
| Nick Kaczur | OL | Toledo | 3rd round New England Patriots 2005 |
| O.J. Atogwe | DB | Stanford | 3rd round St. Louis Rams 2005 |
| Jason David | DB | Washington State | 4th round Indianapolis Colts 2004 |
| Teyo Johnson | TE | Stanford | 2nd round Oakland Raiders 2003 |
| Nate Burleson | WR | Nevada | 3rd round Minnesota Vikings 2003 |
| Jesse Palmer | QB | Florida | 4th round New York Giants 2001 |
| Randy Chevrier | DL | McGill | 7th round Jacksonville Jaguars 2001 |
| Rob Meier | DL | Washington State | 7th round Jacksonville Jaguars 2000 |
| Jerome Pathon | WR | Acadia/Washington | 2nd round Indianapolis Colts 1998 |
| O. J. Santiago | TE | Kent State | 3rd round Atlanta Falcons 1997 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | RB | Michigan | 1st round Carolina Panthers 1996 |
| Andrew Greene | OL | Indiana | 2nd round Miami Dolphins 1995 |
| Phil Yeboah-Kodie | LB | Penn State | 5th round Denver Broncos 1995 |
| Mark Montreuil | DB | Concordia | 7th round San Diego Chargers 1995 |
| Mitch Berger | P | Colorado | 6th round Philadelphia Eagles 1994 |
| Tom Nutten | OL | Western Michigan | 7th round St. Louis Rams 1992 |
| Tyrone Williams | WR | Western | 9th round Arizona Cardinals 1992 |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | P | Louisville | 12th round San Francisco 49ers 1992 |
| Mohammed Elewonibi | OL | BYU | 3rd round Washington Redskins 1990 |
| Ian Beckles | OL | Indiana | 5th round Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990 |
| Bill Hitchcock | OL | Purdue | 8th round Seattle Seahawks 1990 |
| Tony Mandarich | OL | Michigan State | 1st round Green Bay Packers 1989 |
| Tommy Kane | WR | Syracuse | 3rd round Seattle Seahawks 1988 |
| Brian Forde | LB | Washington State | 7th round New Orleans Saints 1988 |
| Larry Clarkson | OL | Montana | 8th round San Francisco 49ers 1988 |
| Mike Schad | OL | Queen’s | 1st round St. Louis Rams 1986 |
| Markus Koch | DL | Boise State | 2nd round Washington Redskins 1986 |
| Rueben Mayes | RB | Washington State | 3rd round New Orleans Saints 1986 |
| Mark Rypien | QB | Washington State | 6th round Washington Redskins 1986 |
| Michel Bourgeau | DL | Boise State | 11th round New Orleans Saints 1984 |
| Jim Mills | OL | Hawaii | 9th round Baltimore Colts 1983 |
| Chris Schultz | OL | Arizona | 7th round Dallas Cowboys 1983 |
| Luc Tousignant | QB | Fairmont State | 8th round Buffalo Bills 1982 |
| Dan Feraday | QB | Toronto | 12th round Cincinnati Bengals 1982 |
| Justin Cross | OL | West State (CO) | 10th round Buffalo Bills 1981 |
| Allan Kennedy | OL | Washington State | 10th round Washington Redskins 1981 |
| Eddie Murray | P/K | Tulane | 7th round Detroit Lions 1980 |
| John Priestner | LB | Western | 11th round Baltimore Colts 1979 |
| Brian Fryer | WR | Alberta | 8th round Washington Redskins 1976 |
| Art Kuehn | OL | San Jose State | 15th round Washington Redskins 1975 |
| Eric Guthrie | QB/K | Boise State | 14th round San Francisco 49ers 1972 |
| Roy Gerela | K | New Mexico State | 4th round Houston Oilers 1969 |
| Wayne Stewart | TE | California | 15th round New York Jets 1969 |
| Gary Pettigrew | DL | Stanford | 2nd round Philadelphia Eagles 1966 |