<page_title> List of East Carolina Pirates in the NFL Draft </page_title> <section_title> Player selection </section_title> <table> <cell> 1951 <col_header> Draft </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Roger Thrift <col_header> Player name </col_header> <row_header> 1951 </row_header> </cell> <cell> QB <col_header> Position </col_header> <row_header> 1951 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Browns <col_header> NFL team </col_header> <row_header> 1951 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The East Carolina Pirates's first-ever selection was Roger Thrift, a quarterback, who was picked by the Browns in the 1951 NFL Draft.