Arkansas St. in the NFL draft.

Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.

Arkansas St. has produced 20 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Ryan Carrethers (2014, round 5). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 8 picks.

Draft picks: 20 since 1980
First round: 0
Top-10 picks: 0
No. 1 overall: None
Most recent: Ryan Carrethers · 2014, round 5, pick 165
Drafted most by: BUF 2 · PIT 2 · SDG 1 · MIA 1 · NYJ 1
By decade: 2010s 5 · 2000s 4 · 1990s 3 · 1980s 8

Every selection

Year	Round	Pick	Player	Position	Drafted by
2014	5	165 · 2014 draft	Ryan Carrethers	DT	SDG
2013	7	250 · 2013 draft	Don Jones	DB	MIA
2012	3	77 · 2012 draft	Demario Davis	LB	NYJ
2011	7	214 · 2011 draft	Derek Newton	T	HOU
2010	3	72 · 2010 draft	Alex Carrington	DE	BUF
2009	7	241 · 2009 draft	David Johnson	TE	PIT
2008	2	43 · 2008 draft	Tyrell Johnson	DB	MIN
2007	6	175 · 2007 draft	Oren O'Neal	FB	OAK
2004	6	179 · 2004 draft	Corey Williams	DT	GB
1996	7	242 · 1996 draft	Carlos Emmons	LB	PIT
1991	9	228 · 1991 draft	Jeff Fields	DT	RAM
1990	3	77 · 1990 draft	Fred Barnett	WR	PHI
1989	5	129 · 1989 draft	Tim Smiley	DB	WAS
1987	3	67 · 1987 draft	Michael Adams	DB	NOR
1987	11	292 · 1987 draft	Elbert Shelley	DB	ATL
1986	8	201 · 1986 draft	Ray Brown	G	STL
1986	8	210 · 1986 draft	Michael Cline	DT	GNB
1985	8	221 · 1985 draft	Judious Lewis	WR	SEA
1983	12	319 · 1983 draft	Waddell Kelly	RB	NWE
1980	2	37 · 1980 draft	Gene Bradley	QB	BUF

All colleges

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

Drafting teams are shown as current clubs from 2002; earlier selections keep their recorded team code.