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Southern in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Southern has produced 23 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Ja'Tyre Carter (2022, round 7). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10 picks.
- Draft picks
- 23 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Ja'Tyre Carter · 2022, round 7, pick 226
- Drafted most by
- CAR 2 · MIN 2 · RAM 2 · IND 2 · SFO 2
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2000s 2 · 1990s 10 · 1980s 10
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 226 · 2022 draft | Ja'Tyre Carter | OL | CHI |
| 2004 | 7 | 252 · 2004 draft | Lenny Williams | DB | TB |
| 2000 | 5 | 147 · 2000 draft | Gillis Wilson | DE | CAR |
| 1999 | 7 | 246 · 1999 draft | Chris White | DE | JAX |
| 1998 | 7 | 195 · 1998 draft | Lawrence Hart | TE | NYJ |
| 1996 | 7 | 217 · 1996 draft | Donnell Baker | WR | CAR |
| 1995 | 4 | 105 · 1995 draft | Jerry Wilson | DB | TAM |
| 1992 | 2 | 39 · 1992 draft | Robert Harris | DT | MIN |
| 1992 | 3 | 81 · 1992 draft | Thomas McLemore | TE | DET |
| 1992 | 11 | 282 · 1992 draft | Brian Thomas | WR | RAM |
| 1991 | 3 | 59 · 1991 draft | Aeneas Williams | DB | PHO |
| 1990 | 8 | 213 · 1990 draft | Harvey Wilson | DB | IND |
| 1990 | 12 | 326 · 1990 draft | Elliott Searcy | WR | SDG |
| 1989 | 4 | 96 · 1989 draft | Maurice Hurst | DB | NWE |
| 1988 | 2 | 45 · 1988 draft | Gerald Perry | T | DEN |
| 1988 | 4 | 104 · 1988 draft | Michael Ball | DB | IND |
| 1988 | 10 | 276 · 1988 draft | Vincent Fizer | LB | NOR |
| 1987 | 10 | 271 · 1987 draft | James Evans | RB | KAN |
| 1981 | 5 | 118 · 1981 draft | James Davis | DB | OAK |
| 1981 | 12 | 320 · 1981 draft | Brian Williams | TE | MIN |
| 1980 | 5 | 112 · 1980 draft | Ken Times | NT | SFO |
| 1980 | 6 | 139 · 1980 draft | Herb Williams | DB | SFO |
| 1980 | 9 | 248 · 1980 draft | George Farmer | WR | RAM |
Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:27 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.