The University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers have drafted 301 players into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. The Badgers' highest draft position was second overall in 1944, when Pat Harder was selected by Card-Pitt. Wisconsin's first drafted player in the NFL was Eddie Jankowski, who was the 9th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers in 1937. Two former Badgers were selected from the latest NFL draft: Jack Nelson and Hunter Wohler.

Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL draft. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record, with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).

Before the AFL–NFL merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common draft simply became the NFL draft. This list includes players that have transferred to or from Wisconsin.

Key B BackIn American and Canadian football, a back is a player who is lined up behind the linemen, the players who line up closest to the line of scrimmage. K Kicker NT Nose tackle C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end

* Selected to an all-star game (AFL All-Star game, NFL All-Star game or Pro Bowl)† Won a league championship (AFL championship, NFL championship, or Super Bowl)‡ Selected to an all-star game and won a league championship

Selections

American Football League

Year Round Pick Overall Player TeamThis is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team. Position Notes1961218168Ron Miller was drafted in the 1961 AFL Draft by the Houston Oilers (168th overall) and in the 1961 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams (41st overall).Houston OilersQB—272210Boston PatriotsT—196310678Pat Richter was drafted in the 1963 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos (78th overall) and in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins (7th overall).Denver BroncosTE—177135Boston PatriotsRB—193147Gary Kroner was drafted in the 1963 AFL Draft by the New York Jets (147th overall) and in the 1963 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers (93rd overall).New York JetsDB—213163New York JetsQB—254196Buffalo BillsE—19647553Roger Pillath was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills (53rd overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams (39th overall).Buffalo BillsT—10375†Ken Bowman was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the New York Jets (75th overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers (111th overall).New York JetsC NFL champion (1965), Super Bowl champion (I, II)251193Jimmy Jones was drafted in the 1964 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos (193rd overall) and in the 1964 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears (84th overall).Denver BroncosWR—19658157Denver BroncosG—11585Al Piraino was drafted in the 1965 AFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs (85th overall) and in the 1965 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles (104th overall).Kansas City ChiefsT—1966148126San Diego ChargersLB—

National Football League