2018 NFL Draft: Best Undrafted Players

256 players were drafted in the 2018 NFL Draft over a three-day period. Some of those players will never play one down in a regular season NFL game. On the other side of the coin, many college players that went undrafted could end up having long careers in the NFL.

Kurt Warner went undrafted in the 1994 NFL Draft. He was a training camp invitee with the Green Bay Packers. He was released before the season and then found himself in the Arena Football League. He was successful there and then signed by the St. Louis Rams. Starting QB Trent Green suffered an ACL injury in the preseason and Warner was named the starter. He went on the win the Super Bowl that season. Warner is now a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Other recent undrafted players that had success in the NFL: RB Thomas Rawls, LB Zach Orr, WR Willie Snead, CB Malcolm Butler, RB Corey Clement, WR Robbie Anderson and many others.

The next step for this year’s class of undrafted free agents will be to get a camp invite from one of the 32 NFL teams.

Quarterbacks
Kyle Allen – Houston Cougars
Chase Litton – Marshall Thundering Herd
Kurt Benkert – Virginia Cavaliers
Riley Ferguson – Memphis Tigers
Austin Allen – Arkansas Razorbacks
J.T. Barrett – Ohio State Buckeyes
Quinton Flowers – South Florida Bulls
Kenny Hill – TCU Horned Frogs
Richard Lagow – Indiana Hoosiers

Running Backs
Akrum Wadley – Iowa Hawkeyes
Josh Adams – Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Demario Richard – Arizona State Sun Devils
Ryan Nall – Oregon State Beavers
Darrel Williams – LSU Tigers
Ralph Webb – Vanderbilt Commodores
Kyle Hicks – TCU Horned Frogs
Martez Carter – Grambling State Tigers
Roc Thomas – Jacksonville State Gamecocks
D’Ernest Johnson – South Florida Bulls
Kamryn Pettway – Auburn Tigers

Wide Receivers
Allen Lazard – Iowa State Cyclones
Simmie Cobbs – Indiana Hoosiers
Deontay Burnett – USC Trojans
Jester Weah – Pittsburgh Panthers
Davon Grayson – East Carolina Pirates
Jake Wieneke – South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Bryon Pringle – Kansas State Wildcats
Jeff Badet – Oklahoma Sooners
Darren Carrington – Utah Utes
Quadree Henderson – Pittsburgh Panthers
Cam Phillips – Virginia Tech Hokies
Korey Robertson – Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Steve Ishmael – Syracuse Orange
Robert Foster – Alabama Crimson Tide

Tight Ends
David Wells – San Diego State Aztecs
Brandon Lingen – Minneota Golden Gophers
Marcus Baugh – Ohio State Buckeyes
Deandre Goolsby – Florida Gators
Nick Keizer – Grand Valley State Lakers
Ethan Wolf – Tennessee Volunteers

Offensive Tackles
Desmond Harrison – West Georgia Wolves
Toby Weathersby – LSU Tigers
Timon Parris – Stony Brook Seawolves
Nick Gates – Nebraska Cornhuskers
David Bright – Stanford Cardinal
Dejon Allen – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Christian DiLauro – Illinois Fighting Illini
Brett Toth – Army Black Knights
Casey Tucker – Stanford Cardinal
Bentley Spain – North Carolina Tar Heels
Jerron Searles – Indiana-PA Crimson Hawks

Offensive Guards
Sean Welsh – Iowa Hawkeyes
Jeromy Irwin – Colorado Buffaloes
Maea Teuhema – LSU Tigers
Brandon Mahon – Penn State Nittany Lions
Jaryd Jones-Smith – Pittsburgh Panthers
KC McDermott – Miami Hurricanes
Taylor Hearn – Clemson Tigers
Cody O’Connell – Washington State Cougars
K.J. Malone – LSU Tigers
Tony Adams – NC State Wolf Pack

Centers
Skyler Phillips – Idaho State Bengals
Coleman Shelton – Washington Huskies
Brad Lundblade – Oklahoma State Cowboys
Jake Bennett – Colorado State Rams

Defensive Ends
Olasunkanmi Adenyi – Toledo Rockets
Matt Dickerson – UCLA Bruins
Darius Jackson – Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Marcell Frazier – Missouri Tigers
Olubunmi Rotimi – Old Dominion Monarchs
Jalen Wilkerson – Florida State Seminoles
Joe Ostman – Central Michigan Chippewas

Defensive Tackles
Hercules Mata’afa – Washington State Cougars
Trenton Thompson – Georgia Bulldogs
John Atkins – Georgia Bulldogs
Taylor Stallworth – South Carolina Gamecocks
Poona Ford – Texas Longhorns
Lowell Lotulelei – Utah Utes
JoJo Wicker – Arizona State Aztecs
Zay Henderson – Texas A&M Aggies
Eddy Wilson – Purdue Boilermakers
Curtis Cothran – Penn State Nittany Lions
Greg Gilmore – LSU Tigers
Du’Vonta Lampkin – Oklahoma Sooners
Josh Fatu – USC Trojans
Christian LaCourture – LSU Tigers
Abdullah Anderson – Bucknell Bison

Inside Linebackers
Nick Deluca – North Dakota State Bison
Mike McCray – Michigan Wolverines
Chris Worley – Ohio State Buckees
Tre’ Williams – Auburn Tigers
Myles Pierce – The Citadel Bulldogs
Jason Cabinda – Penn State Nittany Lions

Outside Linebackers
Jeff Holland – Auburn Tigers
Davin Bellamy – Georgia Tigers
Tegray Scales – Indiana Hoosiers
James Hearns – Louisville Cardinals
Skai Moore – South Carolina Gamecocks
Dewey Jarvis – Brown Bears
Garret Dooley – Wisconsin Badgers
Matthew Thomas – Florida State Seminoles
Ja’Von Rolland-Jones – Arkansas State Redwolves

Cornerbacks
Holton Hill – Texas Longhorns
Kevin Toliver – LSU Tigers
J.C. Jackson – Maryland Terrapins
Tarvarus McFadden – Florida State Seminoles
Danny Johnson – Southern Jaguars
Chandon Sullivan – Georgia State Panthers
D’Montre Wade – Murray State Racers
Grant Haley – Penn State Nittany Lions
Quenton Meeks – Stanford Cardinal
Rashard Fant – Indiana Hoosiers
Tony Brown – Alabama Crimson Tide
Levi Wallace – Alabama Crimson Tide
JaMarcus King – South Carolina Gamecocks

Safeties
Kameron Kelly – San Diego State Aztecs
Godwin Igwebuike – Northwestern Wildcats
Stephen Roberts – Auburn Tigers
Quin Blanding – Virginia Cavaliers
Trayvon Henderson – Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Jeremy Reaves – South Alabama Jaguars
Damon Webb – Ohio State Buckeyes
Tray Matthews – Auburn Tigers

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Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot ClicksGuyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on Twitter at @Sweetbob.