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Middle Tenn. St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Middle Tenn. St. has produced 19 NFL draft picks since 1983, most recently Parker Hughes (2026, round 7). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 7 picks. The Jacksonville Jaguars have drafted from Middle Tenn. St. most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 19 since 1983
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Parker Hughes · 2026, round 7, pick 240
- Drafted most by
- JAX 4 · TEN 2 · SEA 2 · CIN 2 · SF 1
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 5 · 2000s 3 · 1990s 7 · 1980s 3
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 240 · 2026 draft | Parker Hughes | LB | JAX |
| 2018 | 7 | 240 · 2018 draft | Richie James | WR | SF |
| 2016 | 3 | 64 · 2016 draft | Kevin Byard | S | TEN |
| 2014 | 5 | 172 · 2014 draft | Jimmy Staten | DT | SEA |
| 2011 | 5 | 147 · 2011 draft | Rod Issac | DB | JAX |
| 2010 | 7 | 212 · 2010 draft | Chris McCoy | DE | MIA |
| 2008 | 6 | 167 · 2008 draft | Erik Walden | DE | DAL |
| 2003 | 2 | 60 · 2003 draft | Tyrone Calico | WR | TEN |
| 2002 | 7 | 222 · 2002 draft | Kendall Newson | WR | JAX |
| 1999 | 7 | 221 · 1999 draft | Sulecio Sanford | WR | CHI |
| 1998 | 3 | 86 · 1998 draft | Jonathan Quinn | QB | JAX |
| 1993 | 3 | 83 · 1993 draft | Mike Caldwell | LB | CLE |
| 1993 | 5 | 134 · 1993 draft | Walter Dunson | WR | SDG |
| 1992 | 6 | 142 · 1992 draft | Chris Burns | DT | CIN |
| 1992 | 6 | 144 · 1992 draft | Joe Campbell | RB | RAM |
| 1991 | 8 | 207 · 1991 draft | Marty Carter | DB | TAM |
| 1987 | 12 | 324 · 1987 draft | Tony Burse | RB | SEA |
| 1986 | 6 | 162 · 1986 draft | Don Griffin | DB | SFO |
| 1983 | 7 | 193 · 1983 draft | James Griffin | DB | CIN |
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.