The Iowa State Cyclones college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents Iowa State University in the Big 12 Conference (Big 12).
Six former Cyclones who were drafted have been selected to a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game.
[2] In 1944, the All-America Football Conference was established and it began play in 1946 in direct competition with the NFL.
Like the AAFC earlier, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft.
As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "common draft".