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Norfolk St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Norfolk St. has produced 8 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Don Carey (2009, round 6). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 picks.
- Draft picks
- 8 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Don Carey · 2009, round 6, pick 177
- Drafted most by
- BUF 2 · CLE 1 · DAL 1 · BAL 1 · RAI 1
- By decade
- 2000s 1 · 1990s 3 · 1980s 4
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | 177 · 2009 draft | Don Carey | DB | CLE |
| 1996 | 5 | 157 · 1996 draft | Kenneth McDaniel | T | DAL |
| 1996 | 6 | 186 · 1996 draft | James Roe | WR | BAL |
| 1990 | 8 | 197 · 1990 draft | A.J. Jimerson | LB | RAI |
| 1985 | 9 | 225 · 1985 draft | Glenn Jones | DB | BUF |
| 1983 | 9 | 234 · 1983 draft | George Parker | RB | BUF |
| 1980 | 3 | 63 · 1980 draft | Earl Jones | DB | ATL |
| 1980 | 6 | 151 · 1980 draft | LaRue Harrington | RB | SDG |
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.