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Santa Clara in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Santa Clara has produced 5 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Brent Jones (1986, round 5). None has gone in the first round.
- Draft picks
- 5 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Brent Jones · 1986, round 5, pick 135
- Drafted most by
- PIT 1 · NYG 1 · GNB 1 · NYJ 1 · TAM 1
- By decade
- 1980s 5
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 5 | 135 · 1986 draft | Brent Jones | TE | PIT |
| 1986 | 8 | 214 · 1986 draft | Steve Cisowski | T | NYG |
| 1984 | 10 | 267 · 1984 draft | Gary Hoffman | T | GNB |
| 1982 | 11 | 302 · 1982 draft | Perry Parmelee | WR | NYJ |
| 1980 | 7 | 186 · 1980 draft | Jim Leonard | G | TAM |
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.