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Northwestern in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Northwestern has produced 63 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Caleb Tiernan (2026, round 3). 6 went in the first round (10% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 14 picks. The Cleveland Browns have drafted from Northwestern most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 63 since 1980
- First round
- 6
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Caleb Tiernan · 2026, round 3, pick 97
- Drafted most by
- CLE 4 · PHI 4 · CHI 4 · HOU 4 · MIA 4
- By decade
- 2020s 9 · 2010s 13 · 2000s 13 · 1990s 14 · 1980s 14
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 97 · 2026 draft | Caleb Tiernan | OT | MIN |
| 2026 | 7 | 253 · 2026 draft | Evan Beerntsen | OL | BAL |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 · 2023 draft | Peter Skoronski | OL | TEN |
| 2023 | 4 | 110 · 2023 draft | Adetomiwa Adebawore | DL | IND |
| 2023 | 5 | 142 · 2023 draft | Cameron Mitchell | DB | CLE |
| 2023 | 5 | 176 · 2023 draft | Evan Hull | RB | IND |
| 2021 | 1 | 13 · 2021 draft | Rashawn Slater | OL | LAC |
| 2021 | 1 | 26 · 2021 draft | Greg Newsome II | DB | CLE |
| 2021 | 5 | 174 · 2021 draft | Earnest Brown IV | DE | LAR |
| 2019 | 5 | 167 · 2019 draft | Clayton Thorson | QB | PHI |
| 2018 | 7 | 251 · 2018 draft | Justin Jackson | RB | LAC |
| 2017 | 5 | 161 · 2017 draft | Anthony Walker | LB | IND |
| 2017 | 7 | 220 · 2017 draft | Ifeadi Odenigbo | DL | MIN |
| 2016 | 4 | 137 · 2016 draft | Dean Lowry | DE | GB |
| 2016 | 6 | 197 · 2016 draft | Danny Vitale | FB | TB |
| 2015 | 4 | 115 · 2015 draft | Ibraheim Campbell | S | CLE |
| 2015 | 7 | 250 · 2015 draft | Trevor Siemian | QB | DEN |
| 2012 | 7 | 233 · 2012 draft | Drake Dunsmore | TE | TB |
| 2012 | 7 | 235 · 2012 draft | Jeremy Ebert | WR | NE |
| 2010 | 4 | 109 · 2010 draft | Corey Wootton | DE | CHI |
| 2010 | 4 | 122 · 2010 draft | Mike Kafka | QB | PHI |
| 2010 | 5 | 144 · 2010 draft | Sherrick McManis | DB | HOU |
| 2006 | 4 | 124 · 2006 draft | Barry Cofield | DT | NYG |
| 2006 | 7 | 210 · 2006 draft | Zach Strief | G | NO |
| 2006 | 7 | 221 · 2006 draft | Tim McGarigle | LB | STL |
| 2005 | 1 | 28 · 2005 draft | Luis Castillo | DE | SDG |
| 2005 | 3 | 93 · 2005 draft | Trai Essex | T | PIT |
| 2005 | 7 | 244 · 2005 draft | Noah Herron | RB | PIT |
| 2003 | 4 | 133 · 2003 draft | Austin King | C | TB |
| 2002 | 1 | 23 · 2002 draft | Napoleon Harris | LB | OAK |
| 2002 | 4 | 101 · 2002 draft | Kevin Bentley | LB | CLE |
| 2002 | 5 | 170 · 2002 draft | Sam Simmons | WR | MIA |
| 2001 | 7 | 210 · 2001 draft | Harold Blackmon | DB | SEA |
| 2001 | 7 | 231 · 2001 draft | Dwayne Missouri | DE | BAL |
| 2000 | 5 | 164 · 2000 draft | Jay Tant | TE | ARI |
| 1999 | 2 | 35 · 1999 draft | Barry Gardner | LB | PHI |
| 1999 | 3 | 71 · 1999 draft | D'Wayne Bates | WR | CHI |
| 1999 | 4 | 112 · 1999 draft | Sean Bennett | RB | NYG |
| 1998 | 5 | 134 · 1998 draft | Casey Dailey | LB | NYJ |
| 1998 | 6 | 171 · 1998 draft | Nathan Strikwerda | C | MIA |
| 1997 | 4 | 105 · 1997 draft | Darnell Autry | RB | CHI |
| 1997 | 6 | 164 · 1997 draft | Tim Scharf | LB | NYJ |
| 1997 | 7 | 203 · 1997 draft | Hudhaifa Ismaeli | DB | MIA |
| 1995 | 2 | 33 · 1995 draft | Matt O'Dwyer | G | NYJ |
| 1995 | 5 | 135 · 1995 draft | Michael Senters | DB | CAR |
| 1994 | 3 | 86 · 1994 draft | Steve Shine | LB | CIN |
| 1994 | 6 | 187 · 1994 draft | Lee Gissendaner | WR | HOU |
| 1992 | 7 | 171 · 1992 draft | Darryl Ashmore | T | RAM |
| 1991 | 12 | 310 · 1991 draft | Bob Christian | RB | ATL |
| 1989 | 7 | 168 · 1989 draft | Kevin Peterson | LB | DAL |
| 1989 | 9 | 248 · 1989 draft | Byron Sanders | RB | CHI |
| 1989 | 11 | 295 · 1989 draft | Mike Baum | DE | SEA |
| 1987 | 10 | 258 · 1987 draft | Curtis Duncan | WR | HOU |
| 1986 | 11 | 294 · 1986 draft | Tom Flaherty | LB | CIN |
| 1985 | 3 | 83 · 1985 draft | Alex Moyer | LB | MIA |
| 1985 | 9 | 226 · 1985 draft | Steve Tasker | WR | HOU |
| 1985 | 9 | 238 · 1985 draft | Keith Cruise | DE | CIN |
| 1985 | 11 | 301 · 1985 draft | Kevin Brown | DB | RAM |
| 1984 | 2 | 33 · 1984 draft | Mike Guendling | LB | SDG |
| 1984 | 5 | 128 · 1984 draft | John Kidd | P | BUF |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 · 1983 draft | Chris Hinton | T | DEN |
| 1982 | 12 | 328 · 1982 draft | Rob Taylor | T | PHI |
| 1980 | 12 | 330 · 1980 draft | Norm Wells | DT | DAL |
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.