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Southern Illinois in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Southern Illinois has produced 12 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Jeremy Chinn (2020, round 2). 1 went in the first round (8% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 5 picks.
- Draft picks
- 12 since 1980
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Jeremy Chinn · 2020, round 2, pick 64
- Drafted most by
- JAX 2 · ATL 2 · CAR 1 · MIN 1 · CIN 1
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 3 · 2000s 1 · 1990s 2 · 1980s 5
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 64 · 2020 draft | Jeremy Chinn | S | CAR |
| 2015 | 5 | 143 · 2015 draft | MyCole Pruitt | TE | MIN |
| 2011 | 7 | 207 · 2011 draft | Korey Lindsey | DB | CIN |
| 2010 | 6 | 180 · 2010 draft | Deji Karim | RB | JAX |
| 2005 | 4 | 110 · 2005 draft | Brandon Jacobs | RB | NYG |
| 1997 | 5 | 147 · 1997 draft | Damon Jones | TE | JAX |
| 1992 | 12 | 324 · 1992 draft | Tom Roth | G | RAI |
| 1987 | 4 | 97 · 1987 draft | Ralph Van Dyke | T | ATL |
| 1986 | 4 | 87 · 1986 draft | Tom Baugh | C | KAN |
| 1984 | 1 | 22 · 1984 draft | Terry Taylor | DB | SEA |
| 1983 | 4 | 102 · 1983 draft | John Harper | LB | ATL |
| 1980 | 2 | 49 · 1980 draft | Kevin House | WR | 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.