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Connecticut in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Connecticut has produced 36 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Skyler Bell (2026, round 4). 2 went in the first round (6% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 17 picks. The Buffalo Bills have drafted from Connecticut most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 36 since 1980
- First round
- 2
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Skyler Bell · 2026, round 4, pick 125
- Drafted most by
- BUF 3 · NYG 3 · OAK 3 · SEA 2 · DAL 2
- By decade
- 2020s 5 · 2010s 17 · 2000s 9 · 1990s 2 · 1980s 3
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 125 · 2026 draft | Skyler Bell | WR | BUF |
| 2025 | 6 | 206 · 2025 draft | Chase Lundt | OL | BUF |
| 2024 | 3 | 81 · 2024 draft | Christian Haynes | OL | SEA |
| 2022 | 3 | 76 · 2022 draft | Travis Jones | DT | BAL |
| 2020 | 3 | 99 · 2020 draft | Matt Peart | T | NYG |
| 2018 | 6 | 180 · 2018 draft | Folorunso Fatukasi | DT | NYJ |
| 2017 | 2 | 56 · 2017 draft | Obi Melifonwu | S | OAK |
| 2015 | 1 | 27 · 2015 draft | Byron Jones | CB | DAL |
| 2015 | 6 | 186 · 2015 draft | Geremy Davis | WR | NYG |
| 2014 | 7 | 220 · 2014 draft | Shamar Stephen | DT | MIN |
| 2014 | 7 | 253 · 2014 draft | Yawin Smallwood | LB | ATL |
| 2013 | 3 | 64 · 2013 draft | Dwayne Gratz | DB | JAX |
| 2013 | 3 | 66 · 2013 draft | Sio Moore | LB | OAK |
| 2013 | 3 | 70 · 2013 draft | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | DB | TEN |
| 2013 | 4 | 124 · 2013 draft | Trevardo Williams | DE | HOU |
| 2013 | 6 | 201 · 2013 draft | Ryan Griffin | TE | HOU |
| 2012 | 2 | 49 · 2012 draft | Kendall Reyes | DT | SDG |
| 2011 | 5 | 136 · 2011 draft | Anthony Sherman | RB | ARI |
| 2011 | 6 | 183 · 2011 draft | Jordan Todman | RB | SDG |
| 2011 | 7 | 237 · 2011 draft | Greg Lloyd | LB | PHI |
| 2010 | 4 | 107 · 2010 draft | Marcus Easley | WR | BUF |
| 2010 | 7 | 249 · 2010 draft | Robert McClain | DB | CAR |
| 2009 | 1 | 27 · 2009 draft | Donald Brown | RB | IND |
| 2009 | 2 | 41 · 2009 draft | Darius Butler | DB | NE |
| 2009 | 2 | 60 · 2009 draft | Will Beatty | T | NYG |
| 2009 | 2 | 63 · 2009 draft | Cody Brown | LB | ARI |
| 2008 | 4 | 100 · 2008 draft | Tyvon Branch | DB | OAK |
| 2008 | 6 | 195 · 2008 draft | Donald Thomas | G | MIA |
| 2007 | 6 | 195 · 2007 draft | Deon Anderson | FB | DAL |
| 2005 | 3 | 82 · 2005 draft | Alfred Fincher | LB | NO |
| 2005 | 5 | 145 · 2005 draft | Dan Orlovsky | QB | DET |
| 1994 | 6 | 190 · 1994 draft | Paul Duckworth | LB | GNB |
| 1992 | 12 | 318 · 1992 draft | Cornelius Benton | QB | PIT |
| 1989 | 9 | 238 · 1989 draft | David Franks | G | SEA |
| 1984 | 4 | 99 · 1984 draft | John Dorsey | LB | GNB |
| 1980 | 8 | 221 · 1980 draft | Ted Walton | DB | PIT |
Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 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.