List of Illinois Fighting Illini in the NFL Draft

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This is a list of Illinois Fighting Illini football players in the NFL Draft.

Key[]

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end

Selections[]

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position
1937 8 7 77 Detroit Lions C
1939 20 7 187 Jim McDonald Detroit Lions C
1940 15 9 139 Mel Brewer Green Bay Packers G
20 9 189 Jim Reeder Green Bay Packers T
1941 21 5 195 Washington Redskins T
1943 26 4 244 Chicago Cardinals B
1944 1 11 11 Tony Butkovich Cleveland Rams B
8 6 71 Alex Agase Green Bay Packers G
14 2 133 Brooklyn Dodgers T
14 6 137 Don Griffin Green Bay Packers B
26 2 265 Brooklyn Dodgers E
1945 9 6 82 Detroit Lions T
12 6 115 Mike Kasap Detroit Lions T
26 5 268 Cleveland Rams B
1946 2 1 11 Mac Wenskunas Chicago Cardinals C
2 4 14 Julie Rykovich Chicago Bears B
11 9 99 Chick Maggioli Washington Redskins B
12 4 104 Chicago Bears E
14 9 129 Washington Redskins E
19 4 174 Chicago Bears B
27 5 255 New York Giants G
1947 9 5 70 Art Dufelmeier Chicago Cardinals B
9 10 75 Dwight Eddleman Chicago Bears B
11 8 93 Los Angeles Rams B
23 8 213 Los Angeles Rams C
30 10 285 Chicago Bears B
32 6 299 Los Angeles Rams G
1948 3 2 15 Les Bingaman Detroit Lions T
8 6 61 Green Bay Packers T
13 2 107 Detroit Lions B
13 6 111 Perry Moss Green Bay Packers B
15 6 131 Lou Agase Green Bay Packers T
1949 13 2 123 Green Bay Packers C
13 10 131 Philadelphia Eagles T
14 9 140 Tony Klimek Chicago Cardinals E
18 7 178 Herb Siegert Washington Redskins G
23 6 227 Los Angeles Rams E
1950 14 5 175 Washington Redskins T
23 7 294 Pittsburgh Steelers E
28 4 356 Johnny Karras Detroit Lions B
29 4 369 Detroit Lions B
1951 5 1 51 Lynn Lynch Chicago Cardinals G
8 5 91 Detroit Lions B
13 6 153 Detroit Lions T
13 11 158 New York Giants B
18 9 216 Chicago Bears G
20 3 234 San Francisco 49ers T
27 9 324 Al Brosky Los Angeles Rams B
1952 2 3 16 Johnny Karras Chicago Cardinals B
4 4 41 Chuck Ulrich Philadelphia Eagles T
16 6 187 Marv Berschet Washington Redskins T
16 8 189 Cleveland Browns B
18 7 212 Tommy O'Connell Chicago Bears B
20 2 231 Chuck Boerio Green Bay Packers C
21 6 247 Washington Redskins T
26 11 312 Cleveland Browns E
30 4 353 Philadelphia Eagles B
1953 5 12 61 Rex Smith Philadelphia Eagles E
16 10 191 Cleveland Browns B
19 8 225 Philadelphia Eagles B
1954 1 6 6 Stan Wallace Chicago Bears RB
1 12 12 John Bauer Cleveland Browns G
2 8 21 Rocky Ryan Philadelphia Eagles E
14 5 162 Ken Miller Chicago Bears B
21 11 252 Cleveland Browns G
29 4 341 Baltimore Colts B
1955 25 11 300 Dick Miller Detroit Lions T
30 7 356 San Francisco 49ers B
1956 7 9 82 J. C. Caroline Chicago Bears B
12 11 144 Los Angeles Rams QB
14 5 162 Chicago Cardinals B
29 11 348 Los Angeles Rams B
1957 2 2 15 Abe Woodson San Francisco 49ers B
5 9 58 Wayne Bock Chicago Cardinals T
20 2 231 Green Bay Packers G
24 5 282 Pittsburgh Steelers E
1958 3 11 36 Ray Nitschke Green Bay Packers LB
7 11 84 Bobby Mitchell Cleveland Browns RB
10 1 110 Carl Johnson Green Bay Packers T
24 5 282 Washington Redskins E
1959 1 11 11 Rich Kreitling Cleveland Browns WR
9 11 107 Jack Delveaux New York Giants B
18 3 207 Chicago Cardinals T
23 6 270 San Francisco 49ers T
29 10 346 Cleveland Browns T
1960 5 2 50 Bill Burrell St. Louis Cardinals LB
1961 1 3 3 Joe Rutgens Washington Redskins T
2 6 20 Bill Brown Chicago Bears B
6 2 72 Joe Krakoski Washington Redskins B
8 8 106 Marshall Starks St. Louis Cardinals RB
11 9 149 San Francisco 49ers G
13 8 176 Ernie McMillan St. Louis Cardinals E
17 14 238 Philadelphia Eagles T
1962 7 7 91 Ed O'Bradovich Chicago Bears E
9 11 123 Chuck Dickerson Cleveland Browns T
18 8 246 San Francisco 49ers T
1963 10 12 138 Mike Taliaferro New York Giants QB
17 14 238 Green Bay Packers E
1965 1 3 3 Dick Butkus Chicago Bears LB
1 13 13 George Donnelly San Francisco 49ers B
2 1 15 Archie Sutton Minnesota Vikings T
13 2 170 Gregg Schumacher San Francisco 49ers E
17 1 225 New York Giants G
1966 1 1 1 Jim Grabowski Miami Dolphins RB
1 9 9 Jim Grabowski Green Bay Packers RB
3 10 42 Don Hansen Minnesota Vikings LB
4 9 57 Ron Acks Minnesota Vikings DE
16 10 240 Sam Price New York Giants RB
17 9 254 New York Giants T
18 8 268 Kai Anderson New York Giants C
18 10 270 Minnesota Vikings DT
1967 10 13 250 Washington Redskins DB
12 8 298 Preston Pearson Baltimore Colts DB
1968 2 12 39 Cyril Pinder Philadelphia Eagles RB
2 26 53 John Wright Atlanta Falcons WR
8 10 202 Terry Miller Detroit Lions LB
9 5 224 Houston Oilers C
9 22 241 Dallas Cowboys DB
1969 3 26 78 Rich Johnson Houston Oilers RB
5 23 127 Atlanta Falcons DE
10 22 256 Bob Naponic Houston Oilers QB
1971 6 12 142 Doug Dieken Cleveland Browns T
1973 4 2 80 Mike Wells Minnesota Vikings QB
9 6 214 San Diego Chargers LB
10 17 251 Kansas City Chiefs DB
10 21 255 Green Bay Packers LB
12 22 308 Larry McCarren Green Bay Packers C
1974 7 15 171 Gerry Sullivan Cleveland Browns T
16 22 412 Pittsburgh Steelers LB
1975 5 6 110 Revie Sorey Chicago Bears G
6 21 151 Tom Hicks Chicago Bears LB
16 6 396 Kansas City Chiefs DE
1976 5 15 139 Lonnie Perrin Denver Broncos RB
9 21 258 Baltimore Colts T
10 6 271 Cleveland Browns T
14 6 381 Cleveland Browns TE
1977 9 27 250 Scott Studwell Minnesota Vikings LB
10 27 278 Minnesota Vikings K
1978 9 9 231 Seattle Seahawks T
1979 4 17 99 Los Angeles Rams DB
6 10 147 Chicago Bears LB
8 27 219 Bruce Thornton Dallas Cowboys DT
1980 9 20 241 Washington Redskins WR
1981 5 5 116 St. Louis Cardinals LB
11 5 281 St. Louis Cardinals TE
1981s 1 0 0 Dave Wilson New Orleans Saints QB
1982 2 8 35 Jack Squirek Los Angeles Raiders LB
7 28 195 Ron Ferrari San Francisco 49ers LB
8 17 212 Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB
1983 1 15 15 Tony Eason New England Patriots QB
6 15 155 New England Patriots K
8 25 221 Mike Martin Cincinnati Bengals WR
9 7 231 Adam Lingner Kansas City Chiefs C
12 6 313 Chicago Bears WR
1984 4 11 95 Mitchell Brookins Buffalo Bills WR
6 7 147 Dwight Beverly Indianapolis Colts RB
6 16 156 Don Thorp New Orleans Saints DT
8 19 215 Ed Brady Los Angeles Rams LB
9 3 227 Houston Oilers DE
11 10 290 Indianapolis Colts T
11 18 298 Chicago Bears DT
12 20 328 Los Angeles Rams LB
12 25 333 Miami Dolphins LB
1985 4 8 92 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
10 1 253 Buffalo Bills G
11 4 284 Atlanta Falcons DB
1986 2 20 47 Jack Trudeau Indianapolis Colts QB
3 27 82 Chicago Bears WR
4 1 83 Craig Swoope Tampa Bay Buccaneers DB
4 22 104 Jim Juriga Denver Broncos T
6 9 147 Minnesota Vikings RB
7 6 172 Indianapolis Colts K
8 13 207 Cap Boso Pittsburgh Steelers TE
9 4 225 Houston Oilers LB
10 2 251 Guy Teafatiller Buffalo Bills DT
1987 8 17 212 Mark Dennis Miami Dolphins T
10 13 264 Atlanta Falcons TE
1988 1 25 25 Scott Davis Los Angeles Raiders DE
3 27 82 Mike Piel Los Angeles Rams DT
5 25 134 Keith Taylor New Orleans Saints DB
7 16 181 Darryl Usher New England Patriots WR
11 18 295 Bobby Dawson Pittsburgh Steelers DB
1989 3 6 62 Keith Jones Atlanta Falcons RB
1990 1 1 1 Jeff George Indianapolis Colts QB
2 25 50 Mike Bellamy Philadelphia Eagles WR
1991 1 26 26 Henry Jones Buffalo Bills DB
4 4 87 Moe Gardner Atlanta Falcons DT
5 21 132 Darrick Brownlow Dallas Cowboys LB
6 13 152 Mel Agee Indianapolis Colts DT
7 24 191 Chris Green Miami Dolphins DB
9 13 236 Howard Griffith Indianapolis Colts RB
1992 7 21 189 Houston Oilers WR
12 20 328 Miami Dolphins RB
12 21 329 Tim Simpson Cleveland Browns C
1993 1 13 13 Brad Hopkins Houston Oilers T
1994 7 27 221 Filmel Johnson Buffalo Bills DB
1995 2 16 48 Ken Dilger Indianapolis Colts TE
5 10 144 John Holecek Buffalo Bills LB
5 34 168 Dana Howard Dallas Cowboys LB
7 18 226 Scott Turner Washington Redskins DB
1996 1 2 2 Kevin Hardy Jacksonville Jaguars LB
1 3 3 Simeon Rice Arizona Cardinals DE
3 8 69 Ken Blackman Cincinnati Bengals G
1997 6 18 181 Dennis Stallings Houston Oilers LB
1998 2 7 37 Robert Holcombe St. Louis Rams RB
1999 6 28 197 J. P. Machado New York Jets G
2000 6 3 169 Neil Rackers Cincinnati Bengals K
7 39 245 Danny Clark Jacksonville Jaguars LB
2001 5 13 144 Marques Sullivan Buffalo Bills T
6 11 174 Jameel Cook Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB
2002 5 23 158 Kurt Kittner Atlanta Falcons QB
2003 2 4 36 Eugene Wilson New England Patriots DB
4 27 124 Brandon Lloyd San Francisco 49ers WR
5 25 160 David Diehl New York Giants G
5 38 173 Tony Pashos Baltimore Ravens T
7 12 226 Walter Young Carolina Panthers WR
2004 5 27 159 Sean Bubin Jacksonville Jaguars T
7 32 233 Christian Morton New England Patriots DB
2005 2 28 60 Kelvin Hayden Indianapolis Colts DB
4 21 122 Duke Preston Buffalo Bills C
2007 7 27 237 Alan Ball Dallas Cowboys DB
2008 1 23 23 Rashard Mendenhall Pittsburgh Steelers RB
2009 1 25 25 Vontae Davis Miami Dolphins DB
5 19 155 Xavier Fulton Tampa Bay Buccaneers T
6 31 204 Will Davis Arizona Cardinals DE
2010 2 7 39 Arrelious Benn Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR
3 4 68 Jon Asamoah Kansas City Chiefs G
5 1 132 Michael Hoomanawanui St. Louis Rams TE
2010s 7 0 0 Josh Brent Dallas Cowboys DT
2011 1 18 18 Corey Liuget San Diego Chargers DT
2 25 57 Mikel Leshoure Detroit Lions RB
3 8 72 Martez Wilson New Orleans Saints LB
7 40 243 Nate Bussey New Orleans Saints LB
2012 1 26 26 Whitney Mercilus Houston Texans DE
1 30 30 A. J. Jenkins San Francisco 49ers WR
2 12 44 Jeff Allen Kansas City Chiefs T
2 16 48 Tavon Wilson New England Patriots DB
2013 3 24 86 Hugh Thornton Indianapolis Colts G
4 3 100 Akeem Spence Tampa Bay Buccaneers DT
5 17 150 Terry Hawthorne Pittsburgh Steelers DB
7 20 226 Michael Buchanan New England Patriots DE
2016 2 13 44 Jihad Ward Oakland Raiders DE
6 46 221 Ted Karras New England Patriots G
7 24 245 Clayton Fejedelem Cincinnati Bengals DB
2017 3 4 68 Dawuane Smoot Jacksonville Jaguars DE
2019 7 2 216 Nick Allegretti Kansas City Chiefs G
2021 3 23 87 Kendrick Green Pittsburgh Steelers G
5 23 167 Nate Hobbs Las Vegas Raiders DB

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Notes[]

Dave Wilson was drafted in the 1981 Supplemental Draft.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ DraftHistory.com
  2. ^ Dave Wilson NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com
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