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Ball St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Ball St. has produced 15 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Nic Jones (2023, round 7). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 5 picks. The team coded STL has drafted from Ball St. most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 15 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Nic Jones · 2023, round 7, pick 250
- Drafted most by
- STL 3 · IND 2 · DAL 2 · KC 1 · BAL 1
- By decade
- 2020s 2 · 2010s 2 · 2000s 5 · 1990s 4 · 1980s 2
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 250 · 2023 draft | Nic Jones | CB | KC |
| 2020 | 5 | 149 · 2020 draft | Danny Pinter | G | IND |
| 2014 | 5 | 166 · 2014 draft | Jonathan Newsome | LB | IND |
| 2014 | 6 | 194 · 2014 draft | Keith Wenning | QB | BAL |
| 2009 | 3 | 75 · 2009 draft | Robert Brewster | T | DAL |
| 2009 | 5 | 171 · 2009 draft | Nate Davis | QB | SF |
| 2005 | 6 | 192 · 2005 draft | Dante Ridgeway | WR | STL |
| 2005 | 6 | 208 · 2005 draft | Justin Beriault | DB | DAL |
| 2005 | 6 | 210 · 2005 draft | Reggie Hodges | P | STL |
| 1997 | 3 | 95 · 1997 draft | Brad Maynard | P | NYG |
| 1997 | 4 | 124 · 1997 draft | Cory Gilliard | DB | DEN |
| 1996 | 7 | 252 · 1996 draft | Keith McKenzie | DE | GNB |
| 1993 | 8 | 214 · 1993 draft | Blaine Bishop | DB | HOU |
| 1981 | 12 | 312 · 1981 draft | Mark O'Connell | QB | CIN |
| 1980 | 10 | 255 · 1980 draft | Rush Brown | DT | STL |
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.