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Wake Forest in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Wake Forest has produced 65 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Karon Prunty (2026, round 5). 3 went in the first round (5% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 17 picks. The Minnesota Vikings have drafted from Wake Forest most often (5 times).
- Draft picks
- 65 since 1980
- First round
- 3
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Karon Prunty · 2026, round 5, pick 171
- Drafted most by
- MIN 5 · SEA 5 · DAL 3 · NO 3 · BUF 3
- By decade
- 2020s 12 · 2010s 13 · 2000s 17 · 1990s 6 · 1980s 17
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 171 · 2026 draft | Karon Prunty | DB | NE |
| 2026 | 6 | 198 · 2026 draft | Demond Claiborne | RB | MIN |
| 2024 | 4 | 124 · 2024 draft | Malik Mustapha | DB | SF |
| 2024 | 5 | 174 · 2024 draft | Caelen Carson | DB | DAL |
| 2024 | 7 | 230 · 2024 draft | Michael Jurgens | OL | MIN |
| 2023 | 3 | 89 · 2023 draft | Kobie Turner | DT | LAR |
| 2023 | 6 | 195 · 2023 draft | A.T. Perry | WR | NO |
| 2022 | 4 | 140 · 2022 draft | Zach Bako-Bewele | OL | GB |
| 2022 | 6 | 214 · 2022 draft | Ja'Sir Taylor | DB | LAC |
| 2021 | 2 | 61 · 2021 draft | Boogie Basham | DL | BUF |
| 2020 | 5 | 178 · 2020 draft | Justin Strnad | LB | DEN |
| 2020 | 6 | 195 · 2020 draft | Justin Herron | T | NE |
| 2019 | 4 | 124 · 2019 draft | Phil Haynes | G | SEA |
| 2018 | 2 | 54 · 2018 draft | Jessie Bates III | S | CIN |
| 2018 | 6 | 177 · 2018 draft | Duke Ejiofor | DE | HOU |
| 2017 | 5 | 168 · 2017 draft | Marquel Lee | LB | OAK |
| 2015 | 1 | 16 · 2015 draft | Kevin Johnson | CB | HOU |
| 2014 | 7 | 218 · 2014 draft | Michael Campanaro | WR | BAL |
| 2013 | 7 | 215 · 2013 draft | Tommy Bohanon | RB | NYJ |
| 2012 | 4 | 96 · 2012 draft | Chris Givens | WR | STL |
| 2012 | 4 | 113 · 2012 draft | Kyle Wilber | LB | DAL |
| 2012 | 4 | 117 · 2012 draft | Joe Looney | G | SF |
| 2012 | 6 | 187 · 2012 draft | Josh Bush | DB | NYJ |
| 2010 | 3 | 96 · 2010 draft | Brandon Ghee | DB | CIN |
| 2010 | 5 | 161 · 2010 draft | Chris DeGeare | G | MIN |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 · 2009 draft | Aaron Curry | LB | SEA |
| 2009 | 2 | 37 · 2009 draft | Alphonso Smith | DB | DEN |
| 2009 | 4 | 116 · 2009 draft | Chip Vaughn | DB | NO |
| 2009 | 4 | 118 · 2009 draft | Stanley Arnoux | LB | NO |
| 2008 | 4 | 102 · 2008 draft | Jeremy Thompson | DE | GB |
| 2008 | 5 | 136 · 2008 draft | Kenny Moore | WR | DET |
| 2008 | 6 | 201 · 2008 draft | Steve Justice | C | IND |
| 2007 | 5 | 150 · 2007 draft | Josh Gattis | DB | JAX |
| 2007 | 7 | 232 · 2007 draft | Steve Vallos | G | SEA |
| 2006 | 7 | 239 · 2006 draft | Ryan Plackemeier | P | SEA |
| 2005 | 5 | 156 · 2005 draft | Eric King | DB | BUF |
| 2003 | 1 | 18 · 2003 draft | Calvin Pace | DE | ARI |
| 2003 | 4 | 134 · 2003 draft | Ovie Mughelli | FB | BAL |
| 2003 | 7 | 230 · 2003 draft | Montique Sharpe | DT | KC |
| 2000 | 2 | 55 · 2000 draft | Fred Robbins | DT | MIN |
| 2000 | 3 | 87 · 2000 draft | Dustin Lyman | TE | CHI |
| 2000 | 4 | 125 · 2000 draft | Reggie Austin | DB | CHI |
| 1999 | 6 | 179 · 1999 draft | Desmond Clark | TE | DEN |
| 1993 | 2 | 32 · 1993 draft | Ben Coleman | G | PHO |
| 1993 | 5 | 131 · 1993 draft | John Henry Mills | LB | HOU |
| 1993 | 7 | 170 · 1993 draft | Michael McCrary | DE | SEA |
| 1990 | 3 | 58 · 1990 draft | Ricky Proehl | WR | PHO |
| 1990 | 4 | 108 · 1990 draft | Tony Mayberry | C | TAM |
| 1989 | 2 | 32 · 1989 draft | Mike Elkins | QB | KAN |
| 1989 | 2 | 52 · 1989 draft | David Braxton | LB | MIN |
| 1989 | 9 | 245 · 1989 draft | A.J. Greene | DB | NYG |
| 1988 | 5 | 112 · 1988 draft | Greg Scales | TE | NOR |
| 1988 | 8 | 221 · 1988 draft | Darryl McGill | RB | WAS |
| 1987 | 6 | 153 · 1987 draft | Paul Kiser | G | ATL |
| 1987 | 9 | 228 · 1987 draft | Gregg Harris | G | GNB |
| 1986 | 8 | 212 · 1986 draft | Topper Clemons | RB | DAL |
| 1986 | 9 | 229 · 1986 draft | Gary Baldinger | DE | KAN |
| 1986 | 11 | 278 · 1986 draft | Tony Garbarczyk | DE | BUF |
| 1985 | 8 | 214 · 1985 draft | Harry Newsome | P | PIT |
| 1985 | 10 | 266 · 1985 draft | Ronnie Burgess | DB | GNB |
| 1982 | 3 | 68 · 1982 draft | Kenny Duckett | WR | NOR |
| 1982 | 10 | 270 · 1982 draft | Rich Baldinger | G | NYG |
| 1981 | 8 | 221 · 1981 draft | Billy Ard | G | NYG |
| 1981 | 11 | 300 · 1981 draft | Carlos Bradley | LB | SDG |
| 1980 | 3 | 61 · 1980 draft | Syd Kitson | G | GNB |
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.