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North Dakota St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
North Dakota St. has produced 27 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Bryce Lance (2026, round 4). 3 went in the first round (11% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 10 picks. The Philadelphia Eagles have drafted from North Dakota St. most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 27 since 1981
- First round
- 3
- Top-10 picks
- 2
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Bryce Lance · 2026, round 4, pick 136
- Drafted most by
- PHI 3 · TEN 2 · DEN 2 · IND 2 · STL 2
- By decade
- 2020s 10 · 2010s 5 · 2000s 5 · 1990s 1 · 1980s 6
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 136 · 2026 draft | Bryce Lance | WR | NO |
| 2026 | 5 | 178 · 2026 draft | Cole Payton | QB | PHI |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 · 2025 draft | Grey Zabel | OT | SEA |
| 2025 | 6 | 215 · 2025 draft | Cam Miller | QB | LV |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 · 2023 draft | Cody Mauch | T | TB |
| 2022 | 2 | 34 · 2022 draft | Christian Watson | WR | GB |
| 2022 | 4 | 136 · 2022 draft | Cordell Volson | T | CIN |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 · 2021 draft | Trey Lance | QB | SF |
| 2021 | 2 | 53 · 2021 draft | Dillon Radunz | T | TEN |
| 2020 | 7 | 254 · 2020 draft | Derrek Tuszka | LB | DEN |
| 2019 | 5 | 166 · 2019 draft | Easton Stick | QB | LAC |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 · 2016 draft | Carson Wentz | QB | PHI |
| 2016 | 5 | 155 · 2016 draft | Joe Haeg | T | IND |
| 2015 | 5 | 153 · 2015 draft | Kyle Emanuel | OLB | SDG |
| 2014 | 3 | 67 · 2014 draft | Billy Turner | T | MIA |
| 2009 | 7 | 242 · 2009 draft | Nick Schommer | DB | TEN |
| 2008 | 6 | 200 · 2008 draft | Joe Mays | LB | PHI |
| 2005 | 5 | 165 · 2005 draft | Robert Hunt | C | IND |
| 2002 | 3 | 84 · 2002 draft | Lamar Gordon | RB | STL |
| 2002 | 7 | 213 · 2002 draft | Pete Campion | G | CAR |
| 1991 | 2 | 54 · 1991 draft | Phil Hansen | DE | BUF |
| 1989 | 6 | 156 · 1989 draft | Doug Lloyd | RB | RAI |
| 1987 | 12 | 329 · 1987 draft | Chad Stark | RB | NYG |
| 1987 | 12 | 334 · 1987 draft | Tyrone Braxton | DB | DEN |
| 1985 | 2 | 46 · 1985 draft | Stacy Robinson | WR | NYG |
| 1984 | 5 | 131 · 1984 draft | Dave Piepkorn | T | CLE |
| 1981 | 7 | 171 · 1981 draft | Kevin Donnalley | DB | STL |
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.