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Northern Colorado in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Northern Colorado has produced 5 NFL draft picks since 1991, most recently Reed Doughty (2006, round 6). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 3 picks.
- Draft picks
- 5 since 1991
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Reed Doughty · 2006, round 6, pick 173
- Drafted most by
- WAS 1 · SDG 1 · PIT 1 · DET 1 · NOR 1
- By decade
- 2000s 2 · 1990s 3
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6 | 173 · 2006 draft | Reed Doughty | DB | WAS |
| 2005 | 2 | 61 · 2005 draft | Vincent Jackson | WR | SDG |
| 1999 | 4 | 109 · 1999 draft | Aaron Smith | DE | PIT |
| 1997 | 6 | 168 · 1997 draft | Tony Ramirez | T | DET |
| 1991 | 8 | 210 · 1991 draft | Frank Wainright | TE | NOR |
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.