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Illinois NFL Draft history 2026 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 2 55 Gabe Jacas Defensive Edge New England 6 192 J.C. Davis Offensive Tackle New York 7 246 Miles Scott Safety Denver
2025 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 3 74 Pat Bryant Wide Receiver Denver
2022 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 3 97 Kerby Joseph Safety Detroit 6 184 Vederian Lowe Offensive Tackle Minnesota 6 207 Doug Kramer Center Chicago
2017 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 3 68 Dawaune Smoot Defensive End Jacksonville
2016 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 2 44 Jihad Ward Defensive End Las Vegas 6 221 Ted Karras Offensive Guard New England 7 245 Clayton Fejedelem Safety Cincinnati
2013 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 3 86 Hugh Thornton Offensive Guard Indianapolis 4 100 Akeem Spence Defensive Tackle Tampa Bay 5 150 Terry Hawthorne Cornerback Pittsburgh 7 226 Michael Buchanan Defensive End New England
2012 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 1 26 Whitney Mercilus Defensive End Houston 1 30 A.J. Jenkins Wide Receiver San Francisco 2 44 Jeff Allen Offensive Guard Kansas City 2 48 Tavon Wilson Safety New England
2011 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 1 18 Corey Liuget Defensive Tackle Los Angeles 2 57 Mikel Leshoure Running Back Detroit 3 72 Martez Wilson Outside Linebacker New Orleans 7 243 Nathan Bussey Outside Linebacker New Orleans
2010 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 2 39 Arrelious Benn Wide Receiver Tampa Bay 3 68 Jon Asamoah Offensive Guard Kansas City 5 132 Mike Hoomanawanui Tight End Los Angeles
2009 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 1 25 Vontae Davis Cornerback Miami 5 155 Xavier Fulton Offensive Tackle Tampa Bay 6 204 Will Davis Defensive End Arizona
2008 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 1 23 Rashard Mendenhall Running Back Pittsburgh
2007 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 7 237 Alan Ball Defensive Back Dallas
2005 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 2 60 Kelvin Hayden Defensive Back Indianapolis 4 122 Duke Preston Center Buffalo
2004 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 5 159 Sean Bubin Offensive Tackle Jacksonville 7 233 Christian Morton Defensive Back New England
2003 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 2 36 Eugene Wilson Defensive Back New England 4 124 Brandon Lloyd Wide Receiver San Francisco 5 160 David Diehl Offensive Tackle New York 5 173 Tony Pashos Offensive Tackle Baltimore 7 226 Walter Young Wide Receiver Carolina
2002 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 5 158 Kurt Kittner Quarterback Atlanta
2001 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 5 144 Marques Sullivan Offensive Tackle Buffalo 6 174 Jameel Cook Running Back Tampa Bay
2000 NFL Draft Rd Pick Player Pos NFL team 6 169 Neil Rackers Place Kicker Cincinnati 7 245 Danny Clark Linebacker Jacksonville
Every Illinois player taken in the NFL Draft, year by year, 2000 to 2026.
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Frequently asked questions Who was the highest Illinois pick in the 2026 NFL Draft? Gabe Jacas (Defensive Edge) went to New England in round 2, 55th overall.
How many Illinois players were taken in the NFL Draft from 2000 to 2026? 56 Illinois players were drafted, 6 in the first round.
