Southern Miss in the NFL draft.

Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.

Southern Miss has produced 58 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Eric Scott (2023, round 6). 3 went in the first round (5% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 19 picks. The Atlanta Falcons have drafted from Southern Miss most often (7 times).

Draft picks: 58 since 1981
First round: 3
Top-10 picks: 0
No. 1 overall: None
Most recent: Eric Scott · 2023, round 6, pick 178
Drafted most by: ATL 7 · DAL 4 · CLE 4 · PHI 3 · MIA 3
By decade: 2020s 2 · 2010s 9 · 2000s 19 · 1990s 13 · 1980s 15

Every selection

Year	Round	Pick	Player	Position	Drafted by
2023	6	178 · 2023 draft	Eric Scott	DB	DAL
2020	6	200 · 2020 draft	Quez Watkins	WR	PHI
2018	3	95 · 2018 draft	Tarvarius Moore	S	SF
2018	4	126 · 2018 draft	Ito Smith	RB	ATL
2018	6	209 · 2018 draft	Cornell Armstrong	CB	MIA
2016	6	206 · 2016 draft	Mike Thomas	WR	LAR
2016	7	253 · 2016 draft	Kalan Reed	CB	TEN
2015	6	217 · 2015 draft	Rakeem Nunez-Roches	DT	KC
2014	3	85 · 2014 draft	Khyri Thornton	DT	GB
2013	2	52 · 2013 draft	Jamie Collins	LB	NE
2012	3	91 · 2012 draft	Lamar Holmes	T	ATL
2009	4	121 · 2009 draft	Shawn Nelson	TE	BUF
2009	4	130 · 2009 draft	Gerald McRath	LB	TEN
2008	6	199 · 2008 draft	Robert Henderson	DE	NYG
2005	5	160 · 2005 draft	Michael Boley	LB	ATL
2005	7	238 · 2005 draft	Jeremy Parquet	T	KC
2004	5	155 · 2004 draft	Rod Davis	LB	MIN
2004	6	183 · 2004 draft	Greg Brooks	DB	CIN
2004	6	186 · 2004 draft	Etric Pruitt	DB	ATL
2003	6	185 · 2003 draft	Jeremy Bridges	G	PHI
2002	6	209 · 2002 draft	Chad Williams	DB	BAL
2002	7	232 · 2002 draft	Jeff Kelly	QB	SEA
2001	4	114 · 2001 draft	Cedric Scott	DE	NYG
2001	5	152 · 2001 draft	Raymond Walls	DB	IND
2001	6	171 · 2001 draft	Daleroy Stewart	DT	DAL
2001	7	240 · 2001 draft	John Nix	DT	DAL
2000	2	36 · 2000 draft	Todd Pinkston	WR	PHI
2000	3	92 · 2000 draft	T.J. Slaughter	LB	JAX
2000	6	186 · 2000 draft	Adalius Thomas	LB	BAL
2000	6	200 · 2000 draft	Sherrod Gideon	WR	NOR
1998	2	44 · 1998 draft	Patrick Surtain	DB	MIA
1998	5	125 · 1998 draft	Terry Hardy	TE	ARI
1998	6	176 · 1998 draft	Harold Shaw	RB	NWE
1998	6	185 · 1998 draft	Jamaal Alexander	DB	DET
1994	4	107 · 1994 draft	Perry Carter	DB	ARI
1992	1	19 · 1992 draft	Tony Smith	RB	ATL
1992	5	128 · 1992 draft	Derrick Hoskins	DB	RAI
1992	5	136 · 1992 draft	Tim Roberts	DE	HOU
1991	2	33 · 1991 draft	Brett Favre	QB	ATL
1991	6	141 · 1991 draft	Michael Jackson	WR	CLE
1991	7	195 · 1991 draft	Simmie Carter	DB	NYG
1990	9	240 · 1990 draft	Eugene Rowell	WR	CLE
1990	11	285 · 1990 draft	Reginald Warnsley	RB	DET
1989	4	103 · 1989 draft	James Henry	DB	SEA
1988	5	129 · 1988 draft	John Baylor	DB	IND
1986	8	215 · 1986 draft	Robert Ducksworth	DB	NYJ
1986	12	327 · 1986 draft	Marcus Dupree	RB	RAM
1985	2	36 · 1985 draft	Richard Byrd	DE	HOU
1984	1	23 · 1984 draft	Louis Lipps	WR	PIT
1984	8	210 · 1984 draft	Clemon Terrell	RB	NOR
1984	9	233 · 1984 draft	Glen Howe	T	ATL
1984	11	305 · 1984 draft	Bud Brown	DB	MIA
1983	6	162 · 1983 draft	Reggie Collier	QB	DAL
1982	5	131 · 1982 draft	Sammy Winder	RB	DEN
1982	10	255 · 1982 draft	Ricky Floyd	RB	CLE
1981	1	22 · 1981 draft	Hanford Dixon	DB	CLE
1981	3	70 · 1981 draft	Marvin Harvey	TE	KAN
1981	12	311 · 1981 draft	Cliff Lewis	LB	GNB

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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.