Northwestern St. (LA) in the NFL draft.

Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.

Northwestern St. (LA) has produced 22 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Deon Simon (2015, round 7). 1 went in the first round (5% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 8 picks. The Buffalo Bills have drafted from Northwestern St. (LA) most often (3 times).

Draft picks: 22 since 1981
First round: 1
Top-10 picks: 0
No. 1 overall: None
Most recent: Deon Simon · 2015, round 7, pick 223
Drafted most by: BUF 3 · NYJ 2 · CHI 2 · WAS 2 · NYG 2
By decade: 2010s 2 · 2000s 4 · 1990s 8 · 1980s 8

Every selection

Year	Round	Pick	Player	Position	Drafted by
2015	7	223 · 2015 draft	Deon Simon	NT	NYJ
2012	6	172 · 2012 draft	Jeremy Lane	DB	SEA
2008	7	219 · 2008 draft	Demetress Bell	T	BUF
2006	3	87 · 2006 draft	David Pittman	DB	BAL
2003	4	111 · 2003 draft	Terrence McGee	DB	BUF
2000	7	254 · 2000 draft	Michael Green	DB	CHI
1999	5	162 · 1999 draft	Jermaine Jones	DB	NYJ
1999	6	175 · 1999 draft	Robert Daniel	DE	CAR
1998	6	170 · 1998 draft	Patrick Palmer	WR	WAS
1997	5	140 · 1997 draft	Keith Thibodeaux	DB	WAS
1994	2	39 · 1994 draft	Marcus Spears	T	CHI
1993	2	48 · 1993 draft	Adrian Hardy	DB	SFO
1990	6	157 · 1990 draft	Randy Hilliard	DB	CLE
1990	11	292 · 1990 draft	Al Edwards	WR	BUF
1989	6	159 · 1989 draft	Floyd Turner	WR	NOR
1988	1	17 · 1988 draft	John Stephens	RB	NWE
1987	4	112 · 1987 draft	Odessa Turner	WR	NYG
1984	4	105 · 1984 draft	Gary Reasons	LB	NYG
1983	6	147 · 1983 draft	Victor Oatis	WR	PHI
1982	2	52 · 1982 draft	Mark Duper	WR	MIA
1982	9	250 · 1982 draft	James Bennett	WR	CIN
1981	2	41 · 1981 draft	Joe Delaney	RB	KAN

All colleges

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.