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Eastern Illinois in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Eastern Illinois has produced 10 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Kamu Grugier-Hill (2016, round 6). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 picks.
- Draft picks
- 10 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Kamu Grugier-Hill · 2016, round 6, pick 208
- Drafted most by
- NE 2 · CIN 2 · IND 2 · RAM 2 · DEN 1
- By decade
- 2010s 3 · 1990s 3 · 1980s 4
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 208 · 2016 draft | Kamu Grugier-Hill | OLB | NE |
| 2014 | 2 | 62 · 2014 draft | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | NE |
| 2010 | 5 | 152 · 2010 draft | Otis Hudson | T | CIN |
| 1999 | 3 | 67 · 1999 draft | Chris Watson | DB | DEN |
| 1995 | 4 | 114 · 1995 draft | Ray McElroy | DB | IND |
| 1993 | 7 | 179 · 1993 draft | Brad Fichtel | C | RAM |
| 1989 | 7 | 175 · 1989 draft | Dave Popp | T | NYG |
| 1987 | 5 | 114 · 1987 draft | Roy Banks | WR | IND |
| 1983 | 5 | 137 · 1983 draft | Jeff Christensen | QB | CIN |
| 1980 | 8 | 220 · 1980 draft | Tom Pettigrew | T | RAM |
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.