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Portland St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Portland St. has produced 12 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Mitchell Van Dyk (2014, round 7). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 4 picks. The team coded SDG has drafted from Portland St. most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 12 since 1981
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Mitchell Van Dyk · 2014, round 7, pick 226
- Drafted most by
- SDG 3 · STL 2 · DEN 1 · TB 1 · BUF 1
- By decade
- 2010s 2 · 2000s 2 · 1990s 4 · 1980s 4
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7 | 226 · 2014 draft | Mitchell Van Dyk | OL | STL |
| 2011 | 4 | 129 · 2011 draft | Julius Thomas | TE | DEN |
| 2007 | 6 | 182 · 2007 draft | Adam Hayward | LB | TB |
| 2002 | 5 | 142 · 2002 draft | Terry Charles | WR | SDG |
| 1997 | 5 | 146 · 1997 draft | Paul Bradford | DB | SDG |
| 1995 | 7 | 244 · 1995 draft | Darick Holmes | RB | BUF |
| 1992 | 8 | 201 · 1992 draft | James Fuller | DB | SDG |
| 1991 | 11 | 306 · 1991 draft | Ted Popson | TE | NYG |
| 1988 | 7 | 187 · 1988 draft | Tracey Eaton | DB | HOU |
| 1981 | 2 | 33 · 1981 draft | Neil Lomax | QB | STL |
| 1981 | 9 | 242 · 1981 draft | Ron Seawell | LB | RAM |
| 1981 | 12 | 314 · 1981 draft | Clint Didier | TE | WAS |
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.