Throughout its history, the University of Colorado football program has had 24 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft.

That number will grow Thursday night when receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter and, likely, quarterback Shedeur Sanders get their names called by commissioner Roger Goodell.

Miami quarterback Cam Ward is widely expected to go No. 1, but Hunter is the odds-on favorite to be the No. 2 pick. If he goes No. 2, Hunter would match Bo Matthews as the highest picks from CU in draft history.

Here’s a list of all Buffs to go in the top 10:

• No. 2 — Bo Matthews, fullback, San Diego

• No. 4 — Byron White, halfback, Pittsburgh

• No. 4 — Michael Westbrook, receiver, Washington

• No. 7 — JV Cain, tight end, St. Louis

• No. 8 — Mark Haynes, cornerback, New York Giants

• No. 10 — Chris Naeole, guard, New Orleans

Recent first rounders

It has been 14 years since CU has had a player go in the first round. The most recent Buffs taken in the first round:

• 2011 — No. 27, Jimmy Smith, cornerback, Baltimore

• 2011 — No. 17, Nate Solder, tackle, New England

• 2003 — No. 32, Tyler Brayton, defensive tackle, Oakland

• 2002 — No. 21, Daniel Graham, tight end, New England

• 1997 — No. 27, Rae Carruth, receiver, Carolina

• 1997 — No. 10, Chris Naeole, guard, New Orleans

• 1995 — No. 21, Rashaan Salaam, running back, Chicago

• 1995 — No. 4, Michael Westbrook, receiver, Washington

• 1994 — No. 17, Charles Johnson, receiver, Pittsburgh

• 1993 — No. 24, Leonard Renfro, defensive tackle, Philadelphia

• 1993 — No. 23, Deon Figures, cornerback, Pittsburgh

Most recent picks

CU has had 276 players selected in the history of the NFL draft. The last 10 Buffs to be drafted:

• 2021 — No. 157, Will Sherman, tackle, New England (6th round)

• 2020 — No. 226, Arlington Hambright, tackle, Chicago (7th)

• 2020 — No. 103, Davion Taylor, linebacker, Philadelphia (3rd)

• 2020 — No. 42, Laviska Shenault, receiver, Jacksonville (2nd)

• 2019 — No. 187, Juwann Winfree, receiver, Denver (6th)

• 2018 — No. 58, Isaiah Oliver, cornerback, Atlanta (2nd)

• 2017 — No. 246, Jordan Carrell, defensive tackle, Dallas (7th)

• 2017 — No. 111, Tedric Thompson, safety, Seattle (4th)

• 2017 — No. 66, Ahkello Witherspoon, cornerback, San Francisco (3rd)

• 2017 — No. 60, Chidobe Awuzie, cornerback, Dallas (2nd)

QBs

Regardless of where he’s drafted, Sanders will be the first CU quarterback selected in 28 years. Overall, only seven quarterbacks in CU history have been picked, with two of those selected as receivers:

• 1997 — No. 207, Koy Detmer, Philadelphia (7th round)

• 1995 — No. 60 Kordell Stewart, Pittsburgh (2nd)

• 1992 — No. 242, Darian Hagan, San Francisco (9th)*

• 1984 — No. 336, Randy Essington, L.A. Raiders (12th)

• 1976 — No. 208, David Williams, Dallas (7th)

• 1962 — No. 140, Gale Weidner, Green Bay (10th)

• 1959 — No. 25, Boyd Dowler, Green Bay (3rd)*

* Hagan and Dowler were option quarterbacks drafted as receivers.