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Eastern Kentucky in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Eastern Kentucky has produced 23 NFL draft picks since 1982, most recently Josiah Ezirim (2024, round 7). 1 went in the first round (4% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 11 picks.
- Draft picks
- 23 since 1982
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Josiah Ezirim · 2024, round 7, pick 239
- Drafted most by
- STL 2 · SEA 2 · PHI 2 · NYG 2 · PIT 2
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 1 · 2000s 4 · 1990s 6 · 1980s 11
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 239 · 2024 draft | Josiah Ezirim | OT | NO |
| 2016 | 2 | 39 · 2016 draft | Noah Spence | DE | TB |
| 2008 | 3 | 79 · 2008 draft | Antwaun Molden | DB | HOU |
| 2004 | 7 | 238 · 2004 draft | Larry Turner | C | STL |
| 2003 | 6 | 213 · 2003 draft | Yeremiah Bell | DB | MIA |
| 2001 | 5 | 140 · 2001 draft | Alex Bannister | WR | SEA |
| 1999 | 5 | 161 · 1999 draft | Tyrone Hopson | G | SFO |
| 1999 | 7 | 247 · 1999 draft | Rondel Menendez | WR | ATL |
| 1997 | 6 | 188 · 1997 draft | Tony McCombs | LB | ARI |
| 1996 | 2 | 54 · 1996 draft | Jason Dunn | TE | PHI |
| 1994 | 5 | 155 · 1994 draft | Chad Bratzke | DE | NYG |
| 1992 | 10 | 255 · 1992 draft | Tim Lester | RB | RAM |
| 1989 | 2 | 49 · 1989 draft | Jessie Small | LB | PHI |
| 1989 | 3 | 71 · 1989 draft | Elroy Harris | RB | SEA |
| 1989 | 8 | 218 · 1989 draft | Myron Guyton | DB | NYG |
| 1989 | 12 | 327 · 1989 draft | Mike Cadore | WR | NOR |
| 1988 | 1 | 18 · 1988 draft | Aaron Jones | DE | PIT |
| 1988 | 9 | 244 · 1988 draft | Danny Copeland | DB | CLE |
| 1988 | 10 | 252 · 1988 draft | John Jackson | T | PIT |
| 1986 | 8 | 219 · 1986 draft | Joe Mauntel | LB | RAI |
| 1984 | 5 | 122 · 1984 draft | Tron Armstrong | WR | NYJ |
| 1983 | 5 | 130 · 1983 draft | Steve Bird | WR | STL |
| 1982 | 4 | 107 · 1982 draft | George Floyd | DB | NYJ |
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.