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Kansas in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Kansas has produced 59 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Enrique Cruz Jr. (2026, round 5). 3 went in the first round (5% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 18 picks. The Cincinnati Bengals have drafted from Kansas most often (7 times).
- Draft picks
- 59 since 1980
- First round
- 3
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Enrique Cruz Jr. · 2026, round 5, pick 179
- Drafted most by
- CIN 7 · NYJ 3 · CLE 3 · NOR 3 · MIA 3
- By decade
- 2020s 8 · 2010s 8 · 2000s 9 · 1990s 16 · 1980s 18
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 179 · 2026 draft | Enrique Cruz Jr. | OL | SF |
| 2026 | 6 | 199 · 2026 draft | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | WR | SEA |
| 2025 | 6 | 184 · 2025 draft | Devin Neal | RB | NO |
| 2025 | 6 | 192 · 2025 draft | Bryce Cabeldue | OT | SEA |
| 2024 | 3 | 86 · 2024 draft | Dominick Puni | OL | SF |
| 2024 | 5 | 144 · 2024 draft | Austin Booker | DL | CHI |
| 2022 | 6 | 181 · 2022 draft | Kyron Johnson | DE | PHI |
| 2020 | 6 | 180 · 2020 draft | Hakeem Adeniji | T | CIN |
| 2018 | 4 | 116 · 2018 draft | Dorance Armstrong Jr. | DE | DAL |
| 2015 | 5 | 140 · 2015 draft | Ben Heeney | ILB | OAK |
| 2015 | 6 | 191 · 2015 draft | JaCorey Shepherd | CB | PHI |
| 2015 | 7 | 242 · 2015 draft | Dexter McDonald | CB | OAK |
| 2013 | 5 | 156 · 2013 draft | Tanner Hawkinson | T | CIN |
| 2010 | 4 | 110 · 2010 draft | Darrell Stuckey | DB | SDG |
| 2010 | 5 | 165 · 2010 draft | Kerry Meier | WR | ATL |
| 2010 | 6 | 191 · 2010 draft | Dezmon Briscoe | WR | CIN |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 · 2008 draft | Aqib Talib | DB | TB |
| 2008 | 4 | 112 · 2008 draft | Anthony Collins | T | CIN |
| 2008 | 4 | 132 · 2008 draft | Derek Fine | TE | BUF |
| 2008 | 6 | 171 · 2008 draft | Marcus Henry | WR | NYJ |
| 2005 | 5 | 139 · 2005 draft | David McMillan | DE | CLE |
| 2004 | 4 | 132 · 2004 draft | Adrian Jones | T | NYJ |
| 2002 | 4 | 113 · 2002 draft | Nate Dwyer | DT | ARI |
| 2002 | 6 | 187 · 2002 draft | Justin Hartwig | C | TEN |
| 2001 | 4 | 115 · 2001 draft | Moran Norris | FB | NOR |
| 1998 | 7 | 239 · 1998 draft | Ron Warner | DE | NOR |
| 1997 | 3 | 93 · 1997 draft | Ronnie Ward | LB | MIA |
| 1997 | 5 | 163 · 1997 draft | June Henley | RB | KAN |
| 1997 | 6 | 195 · 1997 draft | Isaac Byrd | WR | KAN |
| 1996 | 3 | 79 · 1996 draft | Dorian Brew | DB | MIA |
| 1996 | 7 | 219 · 1996 draft | Rod Jones | T | CIN |
| 1996 | 7 | 226 · 1996 draft | Chris Banks | G | DEN |
| 1996 | 7 | 235 · 1996 draft | L.T. Levine | RB | DEN |
| 1995 | 7 | 214 · 1995 draft | Gerald McBurrows | DB | STL |
| 1995 | 7 | 228 · 1995 draft | Hessley Hempstead | G | DET |
| 1994 | 4 | 128 · 1994 draft | Chris Maumalanga | DT | NYG |
| 1993 | 1 | 26 · 1993 draft | Dana Stubblefield | DT | SFO |
| 1993 | 3 | 79 · 1993 draft | Gilbert Brown | DT | MIN |
| 1992 | 5 | 124 · 1992 draft | Christopher Perez | T | MIA |
| 1992 | 9 | 233 · 1992 draft | Tim Hill | DB | CLE |
| 1991 | 10 | 267 · 1991 draft | Curtis Moore | LB | HOU |
| 1987 | 11 | 289 · 1987 draft | Paul Oswald | C | PIT |
| 1986 | 3 | 75 · 1986 draft | Alvin Walton | DB | WAS |
| 1986 | 6 | 160 · 1986 draft | Lynn Williams | RB | RAM |
| 1986 | 7 | 174 · 1986 draft | Mike Norseth | QB | CLE |
| 1986 | 7 | 185 · 1986 draft | Johnny Holloway | DB | DAL |
| 1984 | 5 | 124 · 1984 draft | Paul Fairchild | G | NWE |
| 1984 | 7 | 184 · 1984 draft | Bruce Kallmeyer | K | NWE |
| 1984 | 7 | 187 · 1984 draft | Renwick Atkins | T | DET |
| 1983 | 2 | 52 · 1983 draft | Wayne Capers | WR | PIT |
| 1983 | 11 | 299 · 1983 draft | Bucky Scribner | P | GNB |
| 1982 | 7 | 184 · 1982 draft | Greg Smith | DE | KAN |
| 1982 | 9 | 231 · 1982 draft | Danny Wagoner | DB | DET |
| 1981 | 1 | 10 · 1981 draft | David Verser | WR | CIN |
| 1981 | 11 | 277 · 1981 draft | Lester Mickens | WR | NOR |
| 1980 | 2 | 31 · 1980 draft | Kirby Criswell | LB | CIN |
| 1980 | 3 | 70 · 1980 draft | LeRoy Irvin | DB | RAM |
| 1980 | 5 | 123 · 1980 draft | Jim Zidd | LB | NYJ |
| 1980 | 11 | 293 · 1980 draft | Mike Hubach | P | NWE |
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.