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Northern Iowa in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Northern Iowa has produced 18 NFL draft picks since 1982, most recently Khristian Boyd (2024, round 6). 1 went in the first round (6% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 5 picks.
- Draft picks
- 18 since 1982
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Khristian Boyd · 2024, round 6, pick 199
- Drafted most by
- NO 2 · ARI 2 · NYJ 2 · BUF 1 · NYG 1
- By decade
- 2020s 4 · 2010s 3 · 2000s 5 · 1990s 5 · 1980s 1
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 199 · 2024 draft | Khristian Boyd | DL | NO |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 · 2022 draft | Trevor Penning | T | NO |
| 2021 | 3 | 93 · 2021 draft | Spencer Brown | OL | BUF |
| 2021 | 4 | 116 · 2021 draft | Elerson Smith | DL | NYG |
| 2018 | 5 | 159 · 2018 draft | Daurice Fountain | WR | IND |
| 2016 | 4 | 127 · 2016 draft | Deiondre' Hall | CB | CHI |
| 2015 | 3 | 86 · 2015 draft | David Johnson | RB | ARI |
| 2008 | 3 | 96 · 2008 draft | Chad Rinehart | T | WAS |
| 2008 | 7 | 225 · 2008 draft | Brandon Keith | T | ARI |
| 2002 | 5 | 169 · 2002 draft | Ryan Hannam | TE | SEA |
| 2001 | 5 | 159 · 2001 draft | Eddie Berlin | WR | TEN |
| 2000 | 2 | 60 · 2000 draft | Brad Meester | C | JAX |
| 1999 | 5 | 137 · 1999 draft | Tyree Talton | DB | DET |
| 1997 | 3 | 88 · 1997 draft | Dedric Ward | WR | NYJ |
| 1993 | 5 | 129 · 1993 draft | Kenny Shedd | WR | NYJ |
| 1991 | 3 | 57 · 1991 draft | James Jones | DT | CLE |
| 1990 | 6 | 159 · 1990 draft | Bryce Paup | LB | GNB |
| 1982 | 11 | 296 · 1982 draft | Steve Sandon | QB | NWE |
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.