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Rutgers in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Rutgers has produced 52 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Athan Kaliakmanis (2026, round 7). 3 went in the first round (6% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 18 picks. The Seattle Seahawks have drafted from Rutgers most often (6 times).
- Draft picks
- 52 since 1981
- First round
- 3
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Athan Kaliakmanis · 2026, round 7, pick 223
- Drafted most by
- SEA 6 · NE 4 · CIN 3 · PIT 3 · WAS 2
- By decade
- 2020s 8 · 2010s 18 · 2000s 14 · 1990s 5 · 1980s 7
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 223 · 2026 draft | Athan Kaliakmanis | QB | WAS |
| 2025 | 6 | 212 · 2025 draft | Robert Longerbeam | DB | BAL |
| 2025 | 7 | 224 · 2025 draft | Kyonte Hamilton | DL | HOU |
| 2025 | 7 | 233 · 2025 draft | Kyle Monangai | RB | CHI |
| 2024 | 2 | 43 · 2024 draft | Max Melton | DB | ARI |
| 2023 | 6 | 202 · 2023 draft | Christian Braswell | DB | JAX |
| 2022 | 7 | 229 · 2022 draft | Bo Melton | WR | SEA |
| 2022 | 7 | 251 · 2022 draft | Isiah Pacheco | RB | KC |
| 2019 | 6 | 177 · 2019 draft | Saquan Hampton | S | NO |
| 2019 | 6 | 196 · 2019 draft | Blessuan Austin | CB | NYJ |
| 2018 | 2 | 52 · 2018 draft | Kemoko Turay | OLB | IND |
| 2018 | 6 | 195 · 2018 draft | Sebastian Joseph-Day | DT | LAR |
| 2016 | 3 | 86 · 2016 draft | Leonte Carroo | WR | MIA |
| 2015 | 3 | 85 · 2015 draft | Tyler Kroft | TE | CIN |
| 2015 | 5 | 168 · 2015 draft | Michael Burton | FB | DET |
| 2013 | 3 | 83 · 2013 draft | Logan Ryan | DB | NE |
| 2013 | 3 | 91 · 2013 draft | Duron Harmon | DB | NE |
| 2013 | 4 | 117 · 2013 draft | Khaseem Greene | LB | CHI |
| 2013 | 7 | 219 · 2013 draft | D.C. Jefferson | TE | ARI |
| 2013 | 7 | 228 · 2013 draft | Jawan Jamison | RB | WAS |
| 2013 | 7 | 235 · 2013 draft | Steve Beauharnais | LB | NE |
| 2013 | 7 | 252 · 2013 draft | Marcus Cooper | DB | SF |
| 2012 | 3 | 83 · 2012 draft | Mohamed Sanu | WR | CIN |
| 2010 | 1 | 11 · 2010 draft | Anthony Davis | T | SF |
| 2010 | 1 | 27 · 2010 draft | Devin McCourty | DB | NE |
| 2010 | 7 | 237 · 2010 draft | Ryan D'Imperio | RB | MIN |
| 2009 | 1 | 30 · 2009 draft | Kenny Britt | WR | TEN |
| 2009 | 6 | 178 · 2009 draft | Mike Teel | QB | SEA |
| 2009 | 6 | 203 · 2009 draft | Jason McCourty | DB | TEN |
| 2009 | 7 | 245 · 2009 draft | Courtney Greene | DB | SEA |
| 2009 | 7 | 253 · 2009 draft | Tiquan Underwood | WR | JAX |
| 2008 | 2 | 55 · 2008 draft | Ray Rice | RB | BAL |
| 2008 | 3 | 83 · 2008 draft | Jeremy Zuttah | G | TB |
| 2007 | 2 | 52 · 2007 draft | Brian Leonard | RB | STL |
| 2007 | 5 | 156 · 2007 draft | Cameron Stephenson | G | PIT |
| 2007 | 7 | 243 · 2007 draft | Clark Harris | TE | GB |
| 2004 | 7 | 205 · 2004 draft | Nate Jones | DB | DAL |
| 2004 | 7 | 210 · 2004 draft | Raheem Orr | LB | HOU |
| 2003 | 2 | 61 · 2003 draft | L.J. Smith | TE | PHI |
| 2001 | 5 | 149 · 2001 draft | Mike McMahon | QB | DET |
| 1996 | 2 | 39 · 1996 draft | Marco Battaglia | TE | CIN |
| 1996 | 3 | 77 · 1996 draft | Robert Barr | T | SEA |
| 1995 | 7 | 216 · 1995 draft | Keif Bryant | DE | SEA |
| 1994 | 4 | 108 · 1994 draft | Chris Brantley | WR | RAM |
| 1992 | 9 | 235 · 1992 draft | Elnardo Webster | LB | PIT |
| 1987 | 7 | 190 · 1987 draft | Harry Swayne | T | TAM |
| 1985 | 7 | 187 · 1985 draft | Alan Andrews | TE | PIT |
| 1984 | 7 | 190 · 1984 draft | Jim Dumont | LB | CLE |
| 1983 | 2 | 54 · 1983 draft | Bill Pickel | NT | RAI |
| 1983 | 7 | 195 · 1983 draft | Keith Woetzel | LB | MIA |
| 1982 | 12 | 311 · 1982 draft | Frank Naylor | C | SEA |
| 1981 | 8 | 206 · 1981 draft | David Dorn | WR | KAN |
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.