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North Texas in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
North Texas has produced 10 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Jaelon Darden (2021, round 4). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 5 picks.
- Draft picks
- 10 since 1981
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Jaelon Darden · 2021, round 4, pick 129
- Drafted most by
- NOR 2 · TB 1 · OAK 1 · ARI 1 · ATL 1
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2000s 1 · 1990s 3 · 1980s 5
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 129 · 2021 draft | Jaelon Darden | WR | TB |
| 2004 | 6 | 182 · 2004 draft | Cody Spencer | LB | OAK |
| 1995 | 6 | 205 · 1995 draft | Anthony Bridges | DB | ARI |
| 1991 | 6 | 145 · 1991 draft | Erric Pegram | RB | ATL |
| 1991 | 6 | 165 · 1991 draft | Scott Bowles | T | SFO |
| 1989 | 3 | 79 · 1989 draft | Kim Phillips | DB | NOR |
| 1983 | 11 | 297 · 1983 draft | Mark Witte | TE | TAM |
| 1982 | 4 | 100 · 1982 draft | Louis Haynes | LB | KAN |
| 1982 | 5 | 114 · 1982 draft | Tony Elliott | NT | NOR |
| 1981 | 7 | 175 · 1981 draft | Ron Battle | TE | RAM |
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.