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Texas-El Paso in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Texas-El Paso has produced 38 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Tyrice Knight (2024, round 4). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 16 picks. The Philadelphia Eagles have drafted from Texas-El Paso most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 38 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Tyrice Knight · 2024, round 4, pick 118
- Drafted most by
- PHI 4 · WAS 4 · SDG 3 · SEA 2 · NYG 2
- By decade
- 2020s 2 · 2010s 2 · 2000s 13 · 1990s 5 · 1980s 16
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 118 · 2024 draft | Tyrice Knight | LB | SEA |
| 2024 | 6 | 220 · 2024 draft | Elijah Klein | G | TB |
| 2018 | 2 | 34 · 2018 draft | Will Hernandez | G | NYG |
| 2017 | 5 | 182 · 2017 draft | Aaron Jones | RB | GB |
| 2008 | 3 | 99 · 2008 draft | Oniel Cousins | G | BAL |
| 2008 | 4 | 117 · 2008 draft | Quintin Demps | DB | PHI |
| 2008 | 5 | 166 · 2008 draft | Marcus Thomas | RB | SDG |
| 2007 | 3 | 99 · 2007 draft | Johnnie Lee Higgins | WR | OAK |
| 2007 | 6 | 205 · 2007 draft | Jordan Palmer | QB | WAS |
| 2006 | 2 | 38 · 2006 draft | Thomas Howard | LB | OAK |
| 2005 | 7 | 219 · 2005 draft | Adrian Ward | DB | MIN |
| 2004 | 4 | 131 · 2004 draft | Trey Darilek | G | PHI |
| 2002 | 6 | 202 · 2002 draft | Lee Mays | WR | PIT |
| 2001 | 6 | 191 · 2001 draft | Menson Holloway | DE | SFO |
| 2000 | 5 | 132 · 2000 draft | Paul Smith | RB | SFO |
| 2000 | 5 | 139 · 2000 draft | Brian Young | DT | STL |
| 2000 | 6 | 194 · 2000 draft | Leif Larsen | DT | BUF |
| 1998 | 7 | 191 · 1998 draft | David Terrell | DB | WAS |
| 1994 | 6 | 194 · 1994 draft | Barron Wortham | LB | HOU |
| 1993 | 3 | 80 · 1993 draft | Ed Bunn | P | WAS |
| 1992 | 8 | 224 · 1992 draft | Darryl Moore | G | WAS |
| 1991 | 3 | 58 · 1991 draft | Reggie Barrett | WR | DET |
| 1989 | 4 | 85 · 1989 draft | Tony Tolbert | DE | DAL |
| 1989 | 6 | 142 · 1989 draft | Chris Jacke | K | GNB |
| 1987 | 8 | 199 · 1987 draft | Joe MacEsker | T | SDG |
| 1987 | 8 | 216 · 1987 draft | Sammy Garza | QB | SEA |
| 1986 | 8 | 208 · 1986 draft | Seth Joyner | LB | PHI |
| 1986 | 9 | 238 · 1986 draft | Danny Taylor | DB | CLE |
| 1986 | 10 | 256 · 1986 draft | Don Sommer | T | HOU |
| 1985 | 4 | 91 · 1985 draft | Mike Smith | DB | MIA |
| 1985 | 8 | 198 · 1985 draft | Nikita Blair | LB | MIN |
| 1985 | 9 | 231 · 1985 draft | Dave Toub | C | PHI |
| 1983 | 6 | 153 · 1983 draft | Kevin Belcher | C | NYG |
| 1983 | 7 | 184 · 1983 draft | Carlos Scott | C | STL |
| 1982 | 5 | 130 · 1982 draft | Del Thompson | RB | KAN |
| 1982 | 7 | 183 · 1982 draft | Joey Whitley | DB | GNB |
| 1980 | 6 | 147 · 1980 draft | Bubba Garcia | WR | KAN |
| 1980 | 11 | 303 · 1980 draft | John Singleton | DE | SDG |
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.