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Western Kentucky in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Western Kentucky has produced 26 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Upton Stout (2025, round 3). None has gone in the first round. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 10 picks.
- Draft picks
- 26 since 1980
- First round
- 0
- Top-10 picks
- 0
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Upton Stout · 2025, round 3, pick 100
- Drafted most by
- SF 2 · NYJ 2 · MIA 2 · IND 2 · NOR 2
- By decade
- 2020s 5 · 2010s 10 · 2000s 3 · 1990s 3 · 1980s 5
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 100 · 2025 draft | Upton Stout | CB | SF |
| 2024 | 3 | 65 · 2024 draft | Malachi Corley | WR | NYJ |
| 2023 | 3 | 96 · 2023 draft | Brodric Martin | DT | DET |
| 2022 | 3 | 82 · 2022 draft | DeAngelo Malone | DE | ATL |
| 2022 | 4 | 137 · 2022 draft | Bailey Zappe | QB | NE |
| 2018 | 4 | 115 · 2018 draft | Joel Iyiegbuniwe | LB | CHI |
| 2018 | 5 | 171 · 2018 draft | Mike White | QB | DAL |
| 2017 | 2 | 38 · 2017 draft | Forrest Lamp | G | LAC |
| 2017 | 3 | 72 · 2017 draft | Taywan Taylor | WR | TEN |
| 2016 | 4 | 110 · 2016 draft | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
| 2016 | 7 | 223 · 2016 draft | Brandon Doughty | QB | MIA |
| 2016 | 7 | 249 · 2016 draft | Prince Charles Iworah | CB | SF |
| 2014 | 6 | 203 · 2014 draft | Andrew Jackson | LB | IND |
| 2014 | 7 | 247 · 2014 draft | Jonathan Dowling | DB | OAK |
| 2013 | 5 | 146 · 2013 draft | Quanterus Smith | DE | DEN |
| 2003 | 4 | 118 · 2003 draft | Jeremi Johnson | FB | CIN |
| 2002 | 3 | 74 · 2002 draft | Joe Jefferson | DB | IND |
| 2002 | 5 | 150 · 2002 draft | Mel Mitchell | DB | NO |
| 1992 | 12 | 321 · 1992 draft | Milton Biggins | TE | MIA |
| 1990 | 10 | 269 · 1990 draft | Jerome Martin | DB | GNB |
| 1990 | 11 | 287 · 1990 draft | Webbie Burnett | DT | NOR |
| 1988 | 8 | 207 · 1988 draft | David Smith | RB | PHI |
| 1984 | 10 | 264 · 1984 draft | Paul Gray | LB | NOR |
| 1983 | 8 | 217 · 1983 draft | Davlin Mullen | DB | NYJ |
| 1982 | 11 | 280 · 1982 draft | Lamont Meacham | DB | BAL |
| 1980 | 11 | 301 · 1980 draft | Eddie Preston | WR | HOU |
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.