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Tennessee St. in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Tennessee St. has produced 34 NFL draft picks since 1981, most recently Lachavious Simmons (2020, round 7). 1 went in the first round (3% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 14 picks. The Minnesota Vikings have drafted from Tennessee St. most often (3 times).
- Draft picks
- 34 since 1981
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Lachavious Simmons · 2020, round 7, pick 227
- Drafted most by
- MIN 3 · CHI 2 · ARI 2 · HOU 2 · NYJ 2
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 4 · 2000s 4 · 1990s 11 · 1980s 14
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 227 · 2020 draft | Lachavious Simmons | G | CHI |
| 2015 | 5 | 176 · 2015 draft | Robert Myers | G | BAL |
| 2015 | 7 | 218 · 2015 draft | Anthony Morris | OL | OAK |
| 2014 | 5 | 143 · 2014 draft | Kadeem Edwards | OL | TB |
| 2014 | 7 | 250 · 2014 draft | Demetrius Rhaney | OL | STL |
| 2009 | 7 | 212 · 2009 draft | Javarris Williams | RB | KC |
| 2008 | 1 | 16 · 2008 draft | Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | DB | ARI |
| 2000 | 4 | 100 · 2000 draft | Michael Thompson | T | ATL |
| 2000 | 4 | 121 · 2000 draft | Avion Black | WR | BUF |
| 1996 | 7 | 227 · 1996 draft | Clarence Jones | WR | JAX |
| 1996 | 7 | 245 · 1996 draft | Darrell Williams | DB | KAN |
| 1995 | 5 | 150 · 1995 draft | Cedric Davis | DB | ARI |
| 1994 | 4 | 123 · 1994 draft | Randy Fuller | DB | DEN |
| 1993 | 7 | 187 · 1993 draft | Patrick Robinson | WR | HOU |
| 1992 | 6 | 145 · 1992 draft | Larry Tharpe | T | DET |
| 1992 | 10 | 276 · 1992 draft | Marcus Dowdell | WR | NOR |
| 1990 | 3 | 56 · 1990 draft | Tony Stargell | DB | NYJ |
| 1990 | 3 | 73 · 1990 draft | Anthony Pleasant | DE | CLE |
| 1990 | 11 | 289 · 1990 draft | Anthony Shelton | DB | SFO |
| 1990 | 11 | 300 · 1990 draft | Tyrone Watson | WR | PHI |
| 1988 | 11 | 279 · 1988 draft | Frank Pillow | WR | TAM |
| 1987 | 3 | 75 · 1987 draft | Onzy Elam | LB | NYJ |
| 1987 | 8 | 205 · 1987 draft | Charles Buchanan | DE | PIT |
| 1985 | 11 | 289 · 1985 draft | Herman Hunter | RB | PHI |
| 1984 | 5 | 120 · 1984 draft | Golden Tate | WR | IND |
| 1983 | 3 | 80 · 1983 draft | Steve Moore | T | NWE |
| 1983 | 6 | 159 · 1983 draft | Mike Jones | WR | MIN |
| 1983 | 6 | 165 · 1983 draft | Larry Kinnebrew | RB | CIN |
| 1983 | 8 | 203 · 1983 draft | Richard Dent | DE | CHI |
| 1983 | 10 | 266 · 1983 draft | Walter Tate | C | MIN |
| 1982 | 5 | 121 · 1982 draft | Malcolm Taylor | DE | HOU |
| 1982 | 9 | 233 · 1982 draft | Bryan Howard | DB | MIN |
| 1982 | 12 | 309 · 1982 draft | Don Laster | T | WAS |
| 1981 | 12 | 322 · 1981 draft | Joe Adams | QB | SFO |
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.