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Kansas St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Kansas St. has produced 85 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Sam Hecht (2026, round 5). 4 went in the first round (5% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 31 picks. The Chicago Bears have drafted from Kansas St. most often (5 times).
- Draft picks
- 85 since 1980
- First round
- 4
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Sam Hecht · 2026, round 5, pick 144
- Drafted most by
- CHI 5 · SDG 5 · NYJ 4 · TB 4 · SEA 4
- By decade
- 2020s 15 · 2010s 15 · 2000s 31 · 1990s 18 · 1980s 6
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 144 · 2026 draft | Sam Hecht | C | CAR |
| 2026 | 7 | 228 · 2026 draft | VJ Payne | S | NYJ |
| 2025 | 3 | 84 · 2025 draft | Jacob Parrish | CB | TB |
| 2025 | 5 | 151 · 2025 draft | DJ Giddens | RB | IND |
| 2025 | 5 | 160 · 2025 draft | Marques Sigle | SAF | SF |
| 2024 | 2 | 53 · 2024 draft | Ben Sinnott | TE | WAS |
| 2024 | 3 | 73 · 2024 draft | Cooper Beebe | OL | DAL |
| 2024 | 7 | 254 · 2024 draft | KT Leveston | OL | LAR |
| 2023 | 1 | 31 · 2023 draft | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | DE | KC |
| 2023 | 2 | 44 · 2023 draft | Julius Brents | DB | IND |
| 2023 | 6 | 181 · 2023 draft | Josh Hayes | CB | TB |
| 2023 | 6 | 212 · 2023 draft | Deuce Vaughn | RB | DAL |
| 2022 | 7 | 247 · 2022 draft | Skylar Thompson | QB | MIA |
| 2022 | 7 | 253 · 2022 draft | Russ Yeast | DB | LAR |
| 2021 | 7 | 235 · 2021 draft | Wyatt Hubert | DE | CIN |
| 2019 | 2 | 41 · 2019 draft | Dalton Risner | T | DEN |
| 2019 | 6 | 205 · 2019 draft | Duke Shelley | CB | CHI |
| 2018 | 5 | 142 · 2018 draft | D.J. Reed | CB | SF |
| 2017 | 3 | 73 · 2017 draft | Jordan Willis | OLB | CIN |
| 2017 | 7 | 232 · 2017 draft | Elijah Lee | LB | MIN |
| 2016 | 2 | 56 · 2016 draft | Cody Whitehair | G | CHI |
| 2015 | 3 | 69 · 2015 draft | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
| 2015 | 6 | 196 · 2015 draft | Randall Evans | CB | PHI |
| 2014 | 6 | 202 · 2014 draft | Tavon Rooks | OL | NO |
| 2013 | 2 | 56 · 2013 draft | Arthur Brown | LB | BAL |
| 2013 | 4 | 123 · 2013 draft | Chris Harper | WR | SEA |
| 2013 | 6 | 204 · 2013 draft | Braden Wilson | FB | KC |
| 2012 | 7 | 229 · 2012 draft | Bryce Brown | RB | PHI |
| 2011 | 2 | 62 · 2011 draft | Daniel Thomas | RB | MIA |
| 2010 | 5 | 141 · 2010 draft | Joshua Moore | DB | CHI |
| 2009 | 1 | 17 · 2009 draft | Josh Freeman | QB | TB |
| 2008 | 2 | 36 · 2008 draft | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB |
| 2008 | 7 | 242 · 2008 draft | Rob Jackson | DE | WAS |
| 2007 | 3 | 74 · 2007 draft | Yamon Figurs | WR | BAL |
| 2007 | 6 | 186 · 2007 draft | Thomas Clayton | RB | SF |
| 2007 | 7 | 218 · 2007 draft | Zach Diles | LB | HOU |
| 2006 | 6 | 187 · 2006 draft | Jeromey Clary | T | SDG |
| 2005 | 4 | 130 · 2005 draft | Darren Sproles | RB | SDG |
| 2004 | 6 | 167 · 2004 draft | Nick Leckey | C | ARI |
| 2004 | 7 | 236 · 2004 draft | Rashad Washington | DB | NYJ |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 · 2003 draft | Terence Newman | DB | DAL |
| 2003 | 2 | 51 · 2003 draft | Terry Pierce | LB | DEN |
| 2003 | 5 | 155 · 2003 draft | Melvin Williams | DE | NO |
| 2003 | 7 | 224 · 2003 draft | Taco Wallace | WR | SEA |
| 2002 | 2 | 57 · 2002 draft | Jon McGraw | DB | NYJ |
| 2002 | 3 | 71 · 2002 draft | Ben Leber | LB | SDG |
| 2002 | 6 | 173 · 2002 draft | Demarcus Faggins | DB | HOU |
| 2002 | 6 | 185 · 2002 draft | Josh Scobey | RB | ARI |
| 2002 | 7 | 254 · 2002 draft | Aaron Lockett | WR | TB |
| 2002 | 7 | 257 · 2002 draft | Rock Cartwright | FB | WAS |
| 2001 | 2 | 33 · 2001 draft | Quincy Morgan | WR | CLE |
| 2001 | 3 | 90 · 2001 draft | Shad Meier | TE | TEN |
| 2001 | 4 | 107 · 2001 draft | Monty Beisel | LB | KAN |
| 2001 | 5 | 133 · 2001 draft | Mario Fatafehi | DT | ARI |
| 2001 | 5 | 143 · 2001 draft | Jarrod Cooper | DB | CAR |
| 2001 | 5 | 145 · 2001 draft | Jerametrius Butler | DB | STL |
| 2000 | 2 | 33 · 2000 draft | Darren Howard | DE | NOR |
| 2000 | 3 | 67 · 2000 draft | Mark Simoneau | LB | ATL |
| 2000 | 3 | 83 · 2000 draft | Damion McIntosh | T | SDG |
| 2000 | 5 | 146 · 2000 draft | Lamar Chapman | DB | CLE |
| 2000 | 6 | 170 · 2000 draft | Frank Murphy | WR | CHI |
| 1999 | 3 | 80 · 1999 draft | Martin Gramatica | K | TAM |
| 1999 | 6 | 198 · 1999 draft | Jeff Kelly | LB | ATL |
| 1999 | 7 | 223 · 1999 draft | Ryan Young | T | NYJ |
| 1999 | 7 | 227 · 1999 draft | Michael Bishop | QB | NWE |
| 1999 | 7 | 238 · 1999 draft | Justin Swift | TE | DEN |
| 1999 | 7 | 240 · 1999 draft | Darnell McDonald | WR | TAM |
| 1998 | 2 | 47 · 1998 draft | Todd Weiner | T | SEA |
| 1997 | 1 | 29 · 1997 draft | Chris Canty | DB | NWE |
| 1997 | 2 | 47 · 1997 draft | Kevin Lockett | WR | KAN |
| 1996 | 4 | 105 · 1996 draft | Percell Gaskins | LB | STL |
| 1995 | 2 | 58 · 1995 draft | Barrett Brooks | T | PHI |
| 1995 | 4 | 111 · 1995 draft | Chad May | QB | MIN |
| 1994 | 2 | 47 · 1994 draft | Thomas Randolph | DB | NYG |
| 1994 | 3 | 70 · 1994 draft | Andre Coleman | WR | SDG |
| 1992 | 5 | 118 · 1992 draft | Rogerick Green | DB | TAM |
| 1992 | 7 | 179 · 1992 draft | Russ Campbell | TE | PIT |
| 1992 | 10 | 254 · 1992 draft | Elijah Alexander | LB | TAM |
| 1990 | 6 | 147 · 1990 draft | Maurice Henry | LB | DET |
| 1988 | 5 | 132 · 1988 draft | Tony Jordan | RB | PHO |
| 1986 | 10 | 277 · 1986 draft | Barton Hundley | DB | CHI |
| 1986 | 11 | 289 · 1986 draft | Tim Stone | T | CIN |
| 1982 | 3 | 66 · 1982 draft | Eugene Goodlow | WR | NOR |
| 1981 | 5 | 130 · 1981 draft | Steve Clark | DE | NWE |
| 1980 | 11 | 280 · 1980 draft | Eddy Whitley | TE | BAL |
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.