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UNLV in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
UNLV has produced 34 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Ricky White (2025, round 7). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 15 picks. The Atlanta Falcons have drafted from UNLV most often (4 times).
- Draft picks
- 34 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Ricky White · 2025, round 7, pick 238
- Drafted most by
- ATL 4 · PIT 3 · CLE 3 · PHI 3 · WAS 3
- By decade
- 2020s 1 · 2010s 1 · 2000s 11 · 1990s 6 · 1980s 15
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 238 · 2025 draft | Ricky White | WR | SEA |
| 2010 | 4 | 117 · 2010 draft | Joe Hawley | C | ATL |
| 2009 | 5 | 169 · 2009 draft | Frank Summers | RB | PIT |
| 2008 | 4 | 104 · 2008 draft | Beau Bell | LB | CLE |
| 2007 | 2 | 53 · 2007 draft | Eric Wright | DB | CLE |
| 2005 | 5 | 149 · 2005 draft | Adam Seward | LB | CAR |
| 2005 | 5 | 170 · 2005 draft | Ryan Claridge | LB | NE |
| 2004 | 7 | 243 · 2004 draft | Dominic Furio | C | PHI |
| 2002 | 2 | 60 · 2002 draft | Anton Palepoi | DE | SEA |
| 2002 | 4 | 131 · 2002 draft | Sam Brandon | DB | DEN |
| 2002 | 6 | 176 · 2002 draft | Kevin Thomas | DB | BUF |
| 2002 | 7 | 261 · 2002 draft | Ahmad Miller | DT | HOU |
| 2000 | 5 | 155 · 2000 draft | Quincy Sanders | DB | WAS |
| 1999 | 6 | 185 · 1999 draft | Talance Sawyer | DE | MIN |
| 1995 | 7 | 235 · 1995 draft | Henry Bailey | WR | PIT |
| 1994 | 6 | 184 · 1994 draft | Jerry Reynolds | T | CIN |
| 1993 | 5 | 135 · 1993 draft | Lonnie Palelei | G | PIT |
| 1991 | 12 | 326 · 1991 draft | Keenan McCardell | WR | WAS |
| 1990 | 6 | 150 · 1990 draft | Don Odegard | DB | CIN |
| 1988 | 2 | 31 · 1988 draft | Ickey Woods | RB | CIN |
| 1988 | 5 | 110 · 1988 draft | Charles Dimry | DB | ATL |
| 1988 | 6 | 138 · 1988 draft | George Thomas | WR | ATL |
| 1985 | 2 | 37 · 1985 draft | Randall Cunningham | QB | PHI |
| 1985 | 8 | 205 · 1985 draft | Tom Polley | LB | PHI |
| 1984 | 7 | 175 · 1984 draft | Kirk Dodge | LB | ATL |
| 1982 | 4 | 99 · 1982 draft | Todd Liebenstein | DE | WAS |
| 1982 | 9 | 240 · 1982 draft | John Higgins | DB | NYG |
| 1982 | 12 | 325 · 1982 draft | Michael Morton | RB | TAM |
| 1981 | 4 | 84 · 1981 draft | Sam Greene | WR | MIA |
| 1981 | 8 | 216 · 1981 draft | Art Plunkett | T | RAM |
| 1981 | 9 | 225 · 1981 draft | Admiral Dewey Larry | DB | NYJ |
| 1980 | 4 | 99 · 1980 draft | Ron Crews | NT | CLE |
| 1980 | 7 | 178 · 1980 draft | Bobby Batton | RB | NYJ |
| 1980 | 10 | 275 · 1980 draft | Brett Davis | RB | TAM |
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.