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North Carolina St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
North Carolina St. has produced 117 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Justin Joly (2026, round 5). 14 went in the first round (12% of its picks), including a No. 1 overall pick, Mario Williams (2006). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 29 picks. The Philadelphia Eagles have drafted from North Carolina St. most often (8 times).
- Draft picks
- 117 since 1980
- First round
- 14
- Top-10 picks
- 7
- No. 1 overall
- Mario Williams (2006)
- Most recent
- Justin Joly · 2026, round 5, pick 152
- Drafted most by
- PHI 8 · DET 7 · PIT 6 · NYG 6 · MIN 5
- By decade
- 2020s 11 · 2010s 29 · 2000s 27 · 1990s 26 · 1980s 24
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 152 · 2026 draft | Justin Joly | TE | DEN |
| 2026 | 7 | 229 · 2026 draft | Brandon Cleveland | DT | LV |
| 2025 | 2 | 54 · 2025 draft | Anthony Belton | OT | GB |
| 2024 | 3 | 98 · 2024 draft | Payton Wilson | LB | PIT |
| 2024 | 6 | 190 · 2024 draft | Dylan McMahon | OL | PHI |
| 2023 | 4 | 114 · 2023 draft | Chandler Zavala | G | CAR |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 · 2022 draft | Ikem Ekwonu | T | CAR |
| 2022 | 7 | 255 · 2022 draft | Trenton Gill | P | CHI |
| 2021 | 3 | 72 · 2021 draft | Alim McNeill | DT | DET |
| 2020 | 5 | 174 · 2020 draft | Larrell Murchison | DT | TEN |
| 2020 | 7 | 229 · 2020 draft | James Smith-Williams | DE | WAS |
| 2019 | 1 | 18 · 2019 draft | Garrett Bradbury | C | MIN |
| 2019 | 3 | 72 · 2019 draft | Germaine Pratt | LB | CIN |
| 2019 | 4 | 104 · 2019 draft | Ryan Finley | QB | CIN |
| 2019 | 6 | 206 · 2019 draft | Kelvin Harmon | WR | WAS |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 · 2018 draft | Bradley Chubb | DE | DEN |
| 2018 | 3 | 69 · 2018 draft | B.J. Hill | DT | NYG |
| 2018 | 3 | 84 · 2018 draft | Justin Jones | DT | LAC |
| 2018 | 4 | 104 · 2018 draft | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND |
| 2018 | 4 | 128 · 2018 draft | Kentavius Street | DT | SF |
| 2018 | 4 | 129 · 2018 draft | Will Richardson | T | JAX |
| 2018 | 5 | 165 · 2018 draft | Jaylen Samuels | TE | PIT |
| 2017 | 2 | 61 · 2017 draft | Josh Jones | S | GB |
| 2017 | 7 | 245 · 2017 draft | Jack Tocho | CB | MIN |
| 2017 | 7 | 252 · 2017 draft | Matthew Dayes | RB | CLE |
| 2016 | 3 | 78 · 2016 draft | Joe Thuney | G | NE |
| 2016 | 3 | 91 · 2016 draft | Jacoby Brissett | QB | NE |
| 2016 | 4 | 118 · 2016 draft | Juston Burris | CB | NYJ |
| 2014 | 4 | 129 · 2014 draft | Dontae Johnson | DB | SF |
| 2013 | 2 | 51 · 2013 draft | David Amerson | DB | WAS |
| 2013 | 3 | 73 · 2013 draft | Mike Glennon | QB | TB |
| 2013 | 5 | 136 · 2013 draft | Earl Wolff | DB | PHI |
| 2012 | 3 | 69 · 2012 draft | T.J. Graham | WR | BUF |
| 2012 | 5 | 163 · 2012 draft | Terrell Manning | LB | GB |
| 2012 | 7 | 210 · 2012 draft | Audie Cole | LB | MIN |
| 2012 | 7 | 225 · 2012 draft | J.R. Sweezy | DT | SEA |
| 2012 | 7 | 239 · 2012 draft | Markus Kuhn | DT | NYG |
| 2011 | 3 | 67 · 2011 draft | Nate Irving | LB | DEN |
| 2010 | 6 | 205 · 2010 draft | Ted Larsen | C | NE |
| 2010 | 7 | 213 · 2010 draft | Willie Young | DE | DET |
| 2009 | 4 | 122 · 2009 draft | Anthony Hill | TE | HOU |
| 2009 | 4 | 129 · 2009 draft | Andre Brown | RB | NYG |
| 2008 | 3 | 82 · 2008 draft | DaJuan Morgan | DB | KC |
| 2008 | 5 | 144 · 2008 draft | DeMario Pressley | DT | NO |
| 2007 | 3 | 82 · 2007 draft | Tank Tyler | DT | KC |
| 2007 | 4 | 105 · 2007 draft | A.J. Davis | DB | DET |
| 2007 | 4 | 115 · 2007 draft | Leroy Harris | C | TEN |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 · 2006 draft | Mario Williams | DE | HOU |
| 2006 | 1 | 22 · 2006 draft | Manny Lawson | DE | SF |
| 2006 | 1 | 26 · 2006 draft | John McCargo | DT | BUF |
| 2006 | 4 | 116 · 2006 draft | Stephen Tulloch | LB | TEN |
| 2006 | 6 | 192 · 2006 draft | Marcus Hudson | DB | SF |
| 2006 | 6 | 202 · 2006 draft | T.J. Williams | TE | TB |
| 2005 | 3 | 91 · 2005 draft | Chris Colmer | T | TB |
| 2005 | 5 | 161 · 2005 draft | Andre Maddox | DB | NYJ |
| 2005 | 6 | 194 · 2005 draft | Pat Thomas | LB | JAX |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 · 2004 draft | Philip Rivers | QB | NYG |
| 2004 | 3 | 84 · 2004 draft | Sean Locklear | T | SEA |
| 2004 | 4 | 108 · 2004 draft | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | NYJ |
| 2003 | 5 | 137 · 2003 draft | Terrence Holt | DB | DET |
| 2003 | 7 | 215 · 2003 draft | Scott Kooistra | T | CIN |
| 2002 | 2 | 49 · 2002 draft | Levar Fisher | LB | ARI |
| 2002 | 4 | 105 · 2002 draft | Brian Williams | DB | MIN |
| 2001 | 1 | 9 · 2001 draft | Koren Robinson | WR | SEA |
| 2001 | 3 | 64 · 2001 draft | Adrian Wilson | DB | ARI |
| 2000 | 3 | 64 · 2000 draft | Lloyd Harrison | DB | WAS |
| 2000 | 6 | 179 · 2000 draft | Tony Scott | DB | NYJ |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 · 1999 draft | Torry Holt | WR | STL |
| 1999 | 4 | 104 · 1999 draft | Jason Perry | DB | SDG |
| 1998 | 4 | 123 · 1998 draft | Carlos King | RB | PIT |
| 1998 | 7 | 192 · 1998 draft | Alvis Whitted | WR | JAX |
| 1997 | 6 | 175 · 1997 draft | Rod Brown | RB | ARI |
| 1995 | 3 | 96 · 1995 draft | Damien Covington | LB | BUF |
| 1995 | 5 | 148 · 1995 draft | William Strong | DB | NOR |
| 1995 | 6 | 198 · 1995 draft | Carl Reeves | DE | CHI |
| 1995 | 6 | 203 · 1995 draft | Eddie Goines | WR | SEA |
| 1994 | 1 | 18 · 1994 draft | Dewayne Washington | DB | MIN |
| 1994 | 3 | 95 · 1994 draft | Gary Downs | RB | NYG |
| 1994 | 3 | 102 · 1994 draft | George Hegamin | T | DAL |
| 1993 | 3 | 77 · 1993 draft | Mike Reid | DB | PHI |
| 1993 | 5 | 139 · 1993 draft | Sebastian Savage | DB | BUF |
| 1993 | 7 | 191 · 1993 draft | David Merritt | LB | MIA |
| 1992 | 4 | 89 · 1992 draft | Mark Thomas | DE | SFO |
| 1992 | 4 | 94 · 1992 draft | Charles Davenport | WR | PIT |
| 1992 | 5 | 134 · 1992 draft | Todd Harrison | TE | CHI |
| 1992 | 12 | 330 · 1992 draft | Scott Adell | T | NOR |
| 1991 | 2 | 32 · 1991 draft | Mike Jones | DE | PHO |
| 1991 | 2 | 48 · 1991 draft | Jesse Campbell | DB | PHI |
| 1991 | 4 | 105 · 1991 draft | Joe Johnson | DB | CHI |
| 1991 | 7 | 184 · 1991 draft | Fernandus Vinson | DB | CIN |
| 1991 | 12 | 308 · 1991 draft | Elijah Austin | DT | CLE |
| 1990 | 1 | 10 · 1990 draft | Ray Agnew | DT | NWE |
| 1990 | 3 | 75 · 1990 draft | Bobby Houston | LB | GNB |
| 1989 | 2 | 33 · 1989 draft | Danny Peebles | WR | TAM |
| 1989 | 3 | 60 · 1989 draft | Naz Worthen | WR | KAN |
| 1988 | 11 | 288 · 1988 draft | Izel Jenkins | DB | PHI |
| 1987 | 1 | 20 · 1987 draft | Haywood Jeffires | WR | HOU |
| 1987 | 5 | 115 · 1987 draft | Nelson Jones | DB | SDG |
| 1986 | 3 | 69 · 1986 draft | Joe Milinichik | G | DET |
| 1986 | 7 | 188 · 1986 draft | Ray Phillips | LB | DEN |
| 1986 | 12 | 315 · 1986 draft | Reggie Singletary | G | PHI |
| 1986 | 12 | 329 · 1986 draft | Rickey Isom | RB | MIA |
| 1985 | 5 | 118 · 1985 draft | Joe McIntosh | RB | DET |
| 1985 | 5 | 133 · 1985 draft | Frank Bush | LB | HOU |
| 1983 | 6 | 164 · 1983 draft | Eric Williams | DB | PIT |
| 1983 | 7 | 178 · 1983 draft | Perry Williams | DB | NYG |
| 1982 | 1 | 20 · 1982 draft | Mike Quick | WR | PHI |
| 1982 | 3 | 77 · 1982 draft | Robert Abraham | LB | HOU |
| 1982 | 8 | 221 · 1982 draft | Dwight Sullivan | RB | DAL |
| 1982 | 10 | 277 · 1982 draft | Todd Eckerson | T | DAL |
| 1981 | 6 | 149 · 1981 draft | Bubba Green | DT | BAL |
| 1981 | 8 | 212 · 1981 draft | Lin Dawson | TE | NWE |
| 1980 | 1 | 16 · 1980 draft | Jim Ritcher | G | BUF |
| 1980 | 6 | 140 · 1980 draft | Chris Dieterich | T | DET |
| 1980 | 10 | 250 · 1980 draft | Woodrow Wilson | DB | PIT |
| 1980 | 11 | 298 · 1980 draft | Lee Jukes | WR | PHI |
| 1980 | 12 | 325 · 1980 draft | Chuck Stone | G | MIA |
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.