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North Carolina Central in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
North Carolina Central has produced 8 NFL draft picks since 1983, most recently Ryan Smith (2016, round 4). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 6 picks.
- Draft picks
- 8 since 1983
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Ryan Smith · 2016, round 4, pick 108
- Drafted most by
- TB 2 · NOR 2 · DET 2 · SEA 1 · DEN 1
- By decade
- 2010s 1 · 2000s 1 · 1980s 6
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | 108 · 2016 draft | Ryan Smith | CB | TB |
| 2007 | 5 | 141 · 2007 draft | Greg Peterson | DE | TB |
| 1989 | 2 | 46 · 1989 draft | Robert Massey | DB | NOR |
| 1987 | 10 | 263 · 1987 draft | Robert Clark | WR | NOR |
| 1985 | 5 | 128 · 1985 draft | Arnold Brown | DB | SEA |
| 1984 | 10 | 259 · 1984 draft | William Frizzell | DB | DET |
| 1983 | 7 | 172 · 1983 draft | Myron Dupree | DB | DEN |
| 1983 | 11 | 287 · 1983 draft | Ben Tate | RB | DET |
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.