NFL Draft - Players from Illinois

The following is a list of players that attended Illinois who were drafted in the NFL Draft from 1960-present.

Year Rnd Pick Team Player Pos
1960 AFL 1 -- BUF Bill Burrell LB
1960 AFL 1 -- HOU John Gremer OG
1960 AFL 1 -- HOU DeJustice Coleman RB
1960 NFL 5 50 STL Bill Burrell LB
1961 AFL 1 -- OAK Joe Rutgens DT
1961 NFL 1 3 WAS Joe Rutgens DT
1961 NFL 2 20 CHI Bill Brown RB
1961 AFL 6 -- SD Cliff Roberts OT
1961 AFL 6 -- NYT Bill Brown RB
1961 NFL 6 72 WAS Joe Krakoski DB
1961 NFL 8 106 STL Marshall Starks DB
1961 NFL 11 149 SF Tony Parrilli LB
1961 AFL 13 -- NYT Joe Wendryhoski C
1961 NFL 13 176 STL Ernie McMillan OT
1961 NFL 17 238 PHI Larry Lavery OT
1961 AFL 18 -- OAK Joe Krakoski DB
1961 AFL 23 -- BOS Darrel DeDecker C
1961 AFL 29 -- BOS Ernie McMillan OT
1962 NFL 7 91 CHI Ed O'Bradovich DE
1962 NFL 9 123 CLE Charles Dickerson OT
1962 NFL 18 246 SF Gary Brown OT
1962 AFL 24 189 NYT Johnny Counts RB
1962 AFL 28 222 BOS Charles Dickerson OT
1962 AFL 33 260 BUF Tony Parrilli LB
1963 NFL 10 138 NYG Mike Taliaferro QB
1963 NFL 17 238 GB Thurman Walker E
1963 AFL 28 219 NYJ Mike Taliaferro QB
1965 NFL 1 3 CHI Dick Butkus LB
1965 NFL 1 13 SF George Donnelly DB
1965 AFL 2 -- DEN Dick Butkus LB
1965 NFL 2 15 MIN Archie Sutton OT
1965 AFL 4 -- DEN George Donnelly DB
1965 AFL 11 -- OAK Bill Minor LB
1965 NFL 13 170 SF Gregg Schumacher DE
1965 AFL 15 -- KC Dave Powless OT
1965 NFL 17 225 NYG Dave Powless OT
1966 AFL 1 -- MIA Jim Grabowski RB
1966 NFL 1 9 GB Jim Grabowski RB
1966 NFL 3 42 MIN Don Hansen LB
1966 NFL 4 57 MIN Ron Acks LB
1966 AFL 7 -- MIA Don Hansen LB
1966 AFL 11 -- MIA Sammy Price RB
1966 AFL 16 -- BUF Ed Russell OT
1966 AFL 16 -- NYJ Ron Acks LB
1966 NFL 16 240 NYG Sammy Price RB
1966 AFL 17 -- DEN Gary Eickman OT
1966 NFL 17 254 NYG Gary Eickman OT
1966 NFL 18 268 NYG Kai Anderson C
1966 NFL 18 270 MIN Dale Greco OT
1967 NFL 10 250 WAS Bruce Sullivan DB
1967 NFL 12 298 BAL Preston Pearson RB
1968 NFL 2 39 PHI Cyril Pinder RB
1968 NFL 2 53 ATL John Wright WR
1968 NFL 8 202 DET Terry Miller LB
1968 NFL 9 224 HOU Bob Robertson OT
1968 NFL 9 241 DAL Ken Kmiec DB
1969 NFL 3 78 HOU Rich Johnson RB
1969 NFL 5 127 ATL Tony Pleviak DT
1969 NFL 10 256 HOU Bob Naponic QB
1971 NFL 5 113 BUF Tim Beamer DB
1971 NFL 6 142 CLE Doug Dieken OT
1973 NFL 4 80 MIN Mike Wells QB
1973 NFL 9 214 SD Tab Bennett LB
1973 NFL 10 251 KC Willie Osley DB
1973 NFL 10 255 GB Larry Allen DB
1973 NFL 12 308 GB Larry McCarren C
1974 NFL 7 171 CLE Gerry Sullivan C
1974 NFL 16 412 PIT Octavus Morgan LB
1975 NFL 5 110 CHI Revie Sorey OG
1975 NFL 6 151 CHI Tom Hicks LB
1975 NFL 16 396 KC Mark Peterson DE
1976 NFL 5 139 DEN Lonnie Perrin RB
1976 NFL 9 258 BAL Stu Levenick OT
1976 NFL 10 271 CLE Doug Kleber OT
1976 NFL 14 381 CLE Joe Smalzer TE
1977 NFL 9 250 MIN Scott Studwell LB
1977 NFL 10 278 MIN Dan Beaver K
1978 NFL 9 231 SEA Rich Grimmett OT
1979 NFL 4 99 LA Derwin Tucker DB
1979 NFL 6 147 CHI John Sullivan LB
1979 NFL 8 219 DAL Bruce Thornton DE
1980 NFL 9 241 WAS Lawrence McCullough WR
1981 NFL 1 -- NO Dave Wilson QB
1981 NFL 5 116 STL John Gillen LB
1981 NFL 11 281 STL Mike Sherrod TE
1982 NFL 2 35 LAR Jack Squirek LB
1982 NFL 7 195 SF Ron Ferrari LB
1982 NFL 8 212 TB Kelvin Atkins LB
1983 NFL 1 15 NE Tony Eason QB
1983 NFL 6 155 NE Mike Bass K
1983 NFL 8 221 CIN Mike Martin WR
1983 NFL 9 231 KC Adam Lingner C
1983 NFL 12 313 CHI Oliver Williams WR
1984 NFL 4 95 BUF Mitchell Brookins WR
1984 NFL 6 147 IND Dwight Beverly RB
1984 NFL 6 156 NO Don Thorp DT
1984 NFL 8 215 LA Ed Brady LB
1984 NFL 9 228 HOU Mike Johnson DE
1984 NFL 11 290 IND Bob Stowe OT
1984 NFL 11 298 CHI Mark Butkus DT
1984 NFL 12 328 LA Moe Bias LB
1984 NFL 12 333 MIA Mike Weingrad LB
1985 NFL 4 92 TB Mike Heaven DB
1985 NFL 10 253 BUF Chris Babyar OG
1985 NFL 11 284 ATL John Ayres DB
1986 NFL 2 47 IND Jack Trudeau QB
1986 NFL 3 82 CHI David Williams WR
1986 NFL 4 83 TB Craig Swoope DB
1986 NFL 4 104 DEN Jim Juriga OT
1986 NFL 6 147 MIN Thomas Rooks RB
1986 NFL 7 172 IND Chris White K
1986 NFL 8 207 PIT Cap Boso TE
1986 NFL 9 225 HOU Bob Sebring LB
1986 NFL 10 251 BUF Guy Teafatiller DT
1987 NFL 8 212 MIA Mark Dennis OT
1987 NFL 10 264 ATL Jerry Reese TE
1988 NFL 1 25 LAR Scott Davis DE
1988 NFL 3 82 LA Mike Piel DT
1988 NFL 5 134 NO Keith Taylor DB
1988 NFL 7 181 NE Darryl Usher WR
1988 NFL 11 295 PIT Bobby Dawson DB
1989 NFL 3 62 ATL Keith Jones RB
1990 NFL 1 1 IND Jeff George QB
1990 NFL 2 50 PHI Mike Bellamy WR
1991 NFL 1 26 BUF Henry Jones DB
1991 NFL 4 87 ATL Moe Gardner DT
1991 NFL 5 132 DAL Darrick Brownlow LB
1991 NFL 6 152 IND Mel Agee DT
1991 NFL 7 191 MIA Chris Green DB
1991 NFL 9 236 IND Howard Griffith RB
1992 NFL 7 189 HOU Elbert Turner WR
1992 NFL 12 328 MIA Kameno Bell RB
1992 NFL 12 329 CLE Tim Simpson OG
1993 NFL 1 13 HOU Brad Hopkins OT
1994 NFL 7 221 BUF Filmel Johnson DB
1995 NFL 2 48 IND Ken Dilger TE
1995 NFL 5 144 BUF John Holecek LB
1995 NFL 5 168 DAL Dana Howard LB
1995 NFL 7 226 WAS Scott Turner DB
1996 NFL 1 2 JAX Kevin Hardy LB
1996 NFL 1 3 ARI Simeon Rice DE
1996 NFL 3 69 CIN Ken Blackman OG
1997 NFL 6 181 TEN Dennis Stallings LB
1998 NFL 2 37 STL Robert Holcombe RB
1999 NFL 6 197 NYJ J.P. Machado OG
2000 NFL 6 169 CIN Neil Rackers K
2000 NFL 7 245 JAX Danny Clark LB
2001 NFL 5 144 BUF Marques Sullivan OT
2001 NFL 6 174 TB Jameel Cook RB
2002 NFL 5 158 ATL Kurt Kittner QB
2003 NFL 2 36 NE Eugene Wilson DB
2003 NFL 4 124 SF Brandon Lloyd WR
2003 NFL 5 160 NYG David Diehl OG
2003 NFL 5 173 BAL Tony Pashos OT
2003 NFL 7 226 CAR Walter Young WR
2004 NFL 5 159 JAX Sean Bubin OT
2004 NFL 7 233 NE Christian Morton DB
2005 NFL 2 60 IND Kelvin Hayden DB
2005 NFL 4 122 BUF Raymond Preston C
2007 NFL 7 237 DAL Alan Ball DB
2008 NFL 1 23 PIT Rashard Mendenhall RB
2009 NFL 1 25 MIA Vontae Davis DB
2009 NFL 5 155 TB Xavier Fulton OT
2009 NFL 6 204 ARI William Davis DE
2010 NFL 2 39 TB Arrelious Benn WR
2010 NFL 3 68 KC Jon Asamoah OG
2010 NFL 5 132 STL Michael Hoomanawanui TE
2010 NFL 7 222 DAL Josh Price-Brent DE
2011 NFL 1 18 SD Corey Liuget DT
2011 NFL 2 57 DET Mikel Leshoure RB
2011 NFL 3 72 NO Martez Wilson LB
2011 NFL 7 243 NO Nate Bussey LB
2012 NFL 1 26 HOU Whitney Mercilus DE
2012 NFL 1 30 SF A.J. Jenkins WR
2012 NFL 2 44 KC Jeff Allen OG
2012 NFL 2 48 NE Tavon Wilson DB
2013 NFL 3 86 IND Hugh Thornton OG
2013 NFL 4 100 TB Akeem Spence DT
2013 NFL 5 150 PIT Terry Hawthorne DB
2013 NFL 7 226 NE Michael Buchanan DE
2016 NFL 2 44 OAK Jihad Ward DE
2016 NFL 6 221 NE Ted Karras OG
2016 NFL 7 245 CIN Clayton Fejedelem DB
2017 NFL 3 68 JAX Dawuane Smoot DE