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Louisville in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Louisville has produced 95 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Chris Bell (2026, round 3). 14 went in the first round (15% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 29 picks. The Miami Dolphins have drafted from Louisville most often (6 times).
- Draft picks
- 95 since 1980
- First round
- 14
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Chris Bell · 2026, round 3, pick 94
- Drafted most by
- MIA 6 · HOU 6 · NYJ 6 · BUF 6 · GB 5
- By decade
- 2020s 14 · 2010s 25 · 2000s 29 · 1990s 16 · 1980s 11
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 94 · 2026 draft | Chris Bell | WR | MIA |
| 2025 | 2 | 40 · 2025 draft | Tyler Shough | QB | NO |
| 2025 | 3 | 66 · 2025 draft | Ashton Gillotte | DE | KC |
| 2025 | 4 | 131 · 2025 draft | Quincy Riley | CB | NO |
| 2024 | 4 | 129 · 2024 draft | Isaac Guerendo | RB | SF |
| 2024 | 5 | 146 · 2024 draft | Jarvis Brownlee | DB | TEN |
| 2024 | 5 | 156 · 2024 draft | Jamari Thrash | WR | CLE |
| 2024 | 6 | 205 · 2024 draft | Jawhar Jordan | RB | HOU |
| 2023 | 3 | 82 · 2023 draft | YaYa Diaby | DL | TB |
| 2023 | 5 | 136 · 2023 draft | Yasir Abdullah | LB | JAX |
| 2023 | 6 | 180 · 2023 draft | Kei'Trel Clark | DB | ARI |
| 2021 | 2 | 57 · 2021 draft | Tutu Atwell | WR | LAR |
| 2021 | 4 | 109 · 2021 draft | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | TEN |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 · 2020 draft | Mekhi Becton | T | NYJ |
| 2018 | 1 | 18 · 2018 draft | Jaire Alexander | CB | GB |
| 2018 | 1 | 32 · 2018 draft | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL |
| 2018 | 3 | 74 · 2018 draft | Geron Christian | T | WAS |
| 2018 | 6 | 205 · 2018 draft | Trevon Young | DE | LAR |
| 2017 | 6 | 213 · 2017 draft | Colin Holba | LS | PIT |
| 2017 | 7 | 230 · 2017 draft | Josh Harvey-Clemons | S | WAS |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 · 2016 draft | Sheldon Rankins | DT | NO |
| 2015 | 1 | 14 · 2015 draft | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA |
| 2015 | 3 | 72 · 2015 draft | Jamon Brown | T | STL |
| 2015 | 3 | 81 · 2015 draft | John Miller | G | BUF |
| 2015 | 3 | 82 · 2015 draft | Lorenzo Mauldin | OLB | NYJ |
| 2015 | 4 | 104 · 2015 draft | James Sample | S | JAX |
| 2015 | 6 | 177 · 2015 draft | Deiontrez Mount | OLB | TEN |
| 2015 | 6 | 189 · 2015 draft | Charles Gaines | CB | CLE |
| 2015 | 6 | 193 · 2015 draft | B.J. Dubose | DE | MIN |
| 2015 | 7 | 239 · 2015 draft | Gerod Holliman | S | PIT |
| 2015 | 7 | 256 · 2015 draft | Gerald Christian | TE | ARI |
| 2014 | 1 | 18 · 2014 draft | Calvin Pryor | DB | NYJ |
| 2014 | 1 | 26 · 2014 draft | Marcus Smith | LB | PHI |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 · 2014 draft | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | MIN |
| 2014 | 3 | 73 · 2014 draft | Preston Brown | LB | BUF |
| 2012 | 7 | 232 · 2012 draft | Greg Scruggs | DE | SEA |
| 2011 | 3 | 88 · 2011 draft | Johnny Patrick | DB | NO |
| 2011 | 4 | 126 · 2011 draft | Bilal Powell | RB | NYJ |
| 2011 | 6 | 175 · 2011 draft | Byron Stingily | T | TEN |
| 2009 | 1 | 28 · 2009 draft | Eric Wood | C | BUF |
| 2009 | 5 | 170 · 2009 draft | George Bussey | T | NE |
| 2008 | 2 | 56 · 2008 draft | Brian Brohm | QB | GB |
| 2008 | 3 | 84 · 2008 draft | Harry Douglas | WR | ATL |
| 2008 | 5 | 141 · 2008 draft | Gary Barnidge | TE | CAR |
| 2008 | 5 | 150 · 2008 draft | Breno Giacomini | T | GB |
| 2008 | 7 | 246 · 2008 draft | Mario Urrutia | WR | CIN |
| 2007 | 1 | 10 · 2007 draft | Amobi Okoye | DT | HOU |
| 2007 | 4 | 100 · 2007 draft | Michael Bush | RB | OAK |
| 2007 | 5 | 148 · 2007 draft | Kolby Smith | RB | KC |
| 2007 | 5 | 170 · 2007 draft | William Gay | DB | PIT |
| 2006 | 3 | 75 · 2006 draft | Jason Spitz | G | GB |
| 2006 | 4 | 126 · 2006 draft | Elvis Dumervil | DE | DEN |
| 2006 | 5 | 142 · 2006 draft | Brandon Johnson | LB | ARI |
| 2006 | 6 | 182 · 2006 draft | Montavious Stanley | DT | DAL |
| 2005 | 2 | 54 · 2005 draft | Eric Shelton | RB | CAR |
| 2005 | 4 | 121 · 2005 draft | Stefan Lefors | QB | CAR |
| 2005 | 4 | 123 · 2005 draft | Kerry Rhodes | DB | NYJ |
| 2005 | 5 | 154 · 2005 draft | Robert McCune | LB | WAS |
| 2005 | 7 | 236 · 2005 draft | Lionel Gates | RB | BUF |
| 2005 | 7 | 253 · 2005 draft | J.R. Russell | WR | TB |
| 2003 | 2 | 64 · 2003 draft | Dewayne White | DE | TB |
| 2003 | 3 | 88 · 2003 draft | Dave Ragone | QB | HOU |
| 2003 | 7 | 217 · 2003 draft | Curry Burns | DB | HOU |
| 2003 | 7 | 245 · 2003 draft | Chris Johnson | DB | GB |
| 2002 | 2 | 65 · 2002 draft | Deion Branch | WR | NE |
| 2001 | 6 | 179 · 2001 draft | Rashad Holman | DB | SFO |
| 2000 | 3 | 75 · 2000 draft | Chris Redman | QB | BAL |
| 2000 | 4 | 115 · 2000 draft | Frank Moreau | RB | KAN |
| 1997 | 2 | 44 · 1997 draft | Sam Madison | DB | MIA |
| 1997 | 4 | 118 · 1997 draft | Tyrus McCloud | LB | BAL |
| 1997 | 5 | 156 · 1997 draft | Carl Powell | DE | IND |
| 1997 | 7 | 238 · 1997 draft | Leland Taylor | DT | BAL |
| 1996 | 3 | 66 · 1996 draft | Roman Oben | T | NYG |
| 1996 | 5 | 167 · 1996 draft | Alan Campos | LB | DAL |
| 1995 | 5 | 137 · 1995 draft | Jamie Asher | TE | WAS |
| 1994 | 1 | 13 · 1994 draft | Joe Johnson | DE | NOR |
| 1993 | 3 | 65 · 1993 draft | Ray Buchanan | DB | IND |
| 1993 | 6 | 149 · 1993 draft | Deral Boykin | DB | RAM |
| 1992 | 12 | 311 · 1992 draft | Klaus Wilmsmeyer | P | TAM |
| 1991 | 1 | 25 · 1991 draft | Ted Washington | NT | SFO |
| 1991 | 2 | 34 · 1991 draft | Browning Nagle | QB | NYJ |
| 1991 | 11 | 292 · 1991 draft | Jerry Crafts | T | IND |
| 1991 | 11 | 298 · 1991 draft | Mike Flores | DE | PHI |
| 1990 | 2 | 42 · 1990 draft | Carwell Gardner | FB | BUF |
| 1987 | 1 | 23 · 1987 draft | Bruce Armstrong | T | NWE |
| 1986 | 2 | 34 · 1986 draft | Ernest Givins | WR | HOU |
| 1985 | 6 | 167 · 1985 draft | Ron Davenport | RB | MIA |
| 1984 | 4 | 98 · 1984 draft | Tom Andrews | T | CHI |
| 1984 | 5 | 138 · 1984 draft | Dean May | QB | MIA |
| 1983 | 8 | 223 · 1983 draft | Mark Clayton | WR | MIA |
| 1983 | 10 | 260 · 1983 draft | Richard Tharpe | DE | BUF |
| 1982 | 12 | 314 · 1982 draft | Donnie Craft | RB | HOU |
| 1981 | 7 | 187 · 1981 draft | Eddie Johnson | LB | CLE |
| 1980 | 1 | 19 · 1980 draft | Otis Wilson | LB | CHI |
| 1980 | 11 | 283 · 1980 draft | Ricky Skiles | LB | GNB |
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.