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Northern Illinois in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Northern Illinois has produced 25 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Max Scharping (2019, round 2). 2 went in the first round (8% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 9 picks. The Indianapolis Colts have drafted from Northern Illinois most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 25 since 1980
- First round
- 2
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Max Scharping · 2019, round 2, pick 55
- Drafted most by
- IND 4 · SDG 3 · HOU 2 · DAL 2 · CHI 2
- By decade
- 2010s 7 · 2000s 7 · 1990s 2 · 1980s 9
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 55 · 2019 draft | Max Scharping | T | HOU |
| 2019 | 6 | 175 · 2019 draft | Sutton Smith | DE | PIT |
| 2017 | 3 | 96 · 2017 draft | Kenny Golladay | WR | DET |
| 2015 | 7 | 233 · 2015 draft | Da'Ron Brown | WR | KC |
| 2014 | 1 | 30 · 2014 draft | Jimmie Ward | DB | SF |
| 2014 | 7 | 251 · 2014 draft | Ken Bishop | DT | DAL |
| 2012 | 7 | 253 · 2012 draft | Chandler Harnish | QB | IND |
| 2009 | 1 | 16 · 2009 draft | Larry English | LB | SDG |
| 2007 | 3 | 93 · 2007 draft | Garrett Wolfe | RB | CHI |
| 2007 | 4 | 122 · 2007 draft | Doug Free | T | DAL |
| 2004 | 5 | 154 · 2004 draft | Michael Turner | RB | SDG |
| 2002 | 7 | 225 · 2002 draft | Darrell Hill | WR | TEN |
| 2001 | 4 | 118 · 2001 draft | Ryan Diem | T | IND |
| 2001 | 4 | 124 · 2001 draft | Justin McCareins | WR | TEN |
| 1994 | 3 | 84 · 1994 draft | LeShon Johnson | RB | GNB |
| 1990 | 8 | 211 · 1990 draft | Brett Tucker | DB | HOU |
| 1987 | 4 | 91 · 1987 draft | Doug Bartlett | DT | RAM |
| 1987 | 8 | 219 · 1987 draft | Clarence Vaughn | DB | WAS |
| 1987 | 11 | 285 · 1987 draft | Todd Peat | G | STL |
| 1986 | 5 | 117 · 1986 draft | Scott Kellar | NT | IND |
| 1986 | 6 | 155 · 1986 draft | Curt Pardridge | WR | SDG |
| 1986 | 7 | 171 · 1986 draft | Steve O'Malley | DT | IND |
| 1984 | 9 | 238 · 1984 draft | Scott Bolzan | T | NWE |
| 1981 | 9 | 229 · 1981 draft | Jim Hannula | T | CIN |
| 1980 | 8 | 215 · 1980 draft | Randy Clark | C | CHI |
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.