The goal of anyone to have ever strapped on a helmet and shoulder pads is to be a first round NFL Draft pick. However, only a infinitesimal percentage of football players earn that distinction.
Though Texas Tech has been playing football since 1925, only seven men to play their college football in Lubbock have heard their name called in round one of the NFL Draft. That list stretches from 1945 to 2017 and includes some of the top names in program history.
1945 – Walt Schlinkman – Fullback
Fans of modern college football would not be able to fathom any scenario in which a fullback would be drafted in the first round.