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San Jose St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
San Jose St. has produced 40 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Viliami Fehoko (2023, round 4). 3 went in the first round (8% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 16 picks. The Atlanta Falcons have drafted from San Jose St. most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 40 since 1980
- First round
- 3
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Viliami Fehoko · 2023, round 4, pick 129
- Drafted most by
- ATL 4 · SDG 4 · KAN 4 · HOU 3 · NYJ 3
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 8 · 2000s 9 · 1990s 6 · 1980s 16
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 129 · 2023 draft | Viliami Fehoko | DL | DAL |
| 2019 | 3 | 69 · 2019 draft | Josh Oliver | TE | JAX |
| 2018 | 7 | 222 · 2018 draft | Jermaine Kelly | CB | HOU |
| 2016 | 4 | 119 · 2016 draft | Tyler Ervin | RB | HOU |
| 2016 | 6 | 195 · 2016 draft | Wes Schweitzer | G | ATL |
| 2015 | 7 | 249 · 2015 draft | Akeem King | DB | ATL |
| 2014 | 5 | 148 · 2014 draft | Bene Benwikere | DB | CAR |
| 2014 | 6 | 183 · 2014 draft | David Fales | QB | CHI |
| 2013 | 6 | 176 · 2013 draft | David Quessenberry | OL | HOU |
| 2009 | 3 | 68 · 2009 draft | Jarron Gilbert | DT | CHI |
| 2009 | 3 | 90 · 2009 draft | Chris Owens | DB | ATL |
| 2009 | 6 | 191 · 2009 draft | Coye Francies | DB | CLE |
| 2008 | 4 | 113 · 2008 draft | Dwight Lowery | DB | NYJ |
| 2007 | 3 | 78 · 2007 draft | James Jones | WR | GB |
| 2007 | 7 | 229 · 2007 draft | John Broussard | WR | JAX |
| 2004 | 7 | 245 · 2004 draft | Courtney Anderson | TE | OAK |
| 2003 | 6 | 209 · 2003 draft | Tim Provost | T | MIA |
| 2001 | 3 | 66 · 2001 draft | Sean Brewer | TE | CIN |
| 1999 | 3 | 90 · 1999 draft | David Loverne | G | NYJ |
| 1999 | 6 | 189 · 1999 draft | Lyle West | DB | NYG |
| 1996 | 3 | 81 · 1996 draft | Brian Roche | TE | SDG |
| 1991 | 7 | 193 · 1991 draft | Sheldon Canley | RB | SFO |
| 1990 | 7 | 169 · 1990 draft | Johnny Johnson | RB | PHO |
| 1990 | 12 | 318 · 1990 draft | Tony Jeffery | WR | KAN |
| 1989 | 6 | 150 · 1989 draft | Jay Taylor | DB | PHO |
| 1988 | 6 | 139 · 1988 draft | James Saxon | FB | KAN |
| 1988 | 7 | 175 · 1988 draft | Mike Perez | QB | NYG |
| 1985 | 5 | 134 · 1985 draft | Tony Smith | WR | NYJ |
| 1984 | 2 | 41 · 1984 draft | Eric Richardson | WR | BUF |
| 1984 | 11 | 285 · 1984 draft | Bobby Johnson | RB | KAN |
| 1983 | 1 | 22 · 1983 draft | Gill Byrd | DB | SDG |
| 1983 | 7 | 173 · 1983 draft | Ken Thomas | RB | KAN |
| 1983 | 9 | 228 · 1983 draft | Brian Hawkins | DB | DEN |
| 1983 | 10 | 277 · 1983 draft | Mervyn Fernandez | WR | RAI |
| 1983 | 11 | 303 · 1983 draft | Tim Kearse | WR | SDG |
| 1982 | 1 | 21 · 1982 draft | Gerald Willhite | RB | DEN |
| 1982 | 3 | 63 · 1982 draft | Stacey Bailey | WR | ATL |
| 1981 | 1 | 16 · 1981 draft | Mark Nichols | WR | DET |
| 1980 | 3 | 58 · 1980 draft | Jewerl Thomas | RB | RAM |
| 1980 | 4 | 101 · 1980 draft | Ed Luther | QB | SDG |
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.