Arkansas State NFL Draft Picks

29 drafted · 1969–2021

Summary

29Players Drafted

0First Rounders

Arkansas State has produced 29 NFL draft selections between 1969–2021. David Johnson has the longest NFL career among them by games played (132). DB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (5). 6 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Arkansas State NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1969	2	31	CIN	Bill Bergey	LB	Arkansas State
1970	3	62	NO	Clovis Swinney	DE	Arkansas State
1972	3	58	DEN	Bill Phillips	LB	Arkansas State
1972	6	137	NO	Wayne Dorton	OG	Arkansas State
1972	6	143	PIT	Dennis Meyer	DB	Arkansas State
1972	7	180	MIA	Calvin Harrell	RB	Arkansas State
1975	2	49	MIA	Stan Winfrey	RB	Arkansas State
1975	4	91	NE	Steve Burks	WR	Arkansas State
1976	2	45	BUF	Ken Jones	OT	Arkansas State
1976	7	184	SEA	Dick Dixon	DT	Arkansas State
1976	7	190	CHI	Jerry Muckensturm	LB	Arkansas State
1977	10	268	DEN	Oren Middlebrook	WR	Arkansas State; Itawamba JC
1980	2	37	BUF	Gene Bradley	QB	Arkansas State
1986	8	201	LA	Ray Brown	G	Arkansas State; Arizona State; Memphis
1987	3	67	NO	Michael Adams	DB	Arkansas State; Mississippi Delta CC
1987	11	292	ATL	Elbert Shelley	DB	Arkansas State
1989	5	129	WSH	Tim Smiley	DB	Arkansas State
1990	3	77	PHI	Fred Barnett	WR	Arkansas State
1991	9	228	LA	Jeff Fields	NT	Arkansas State; Hinds CC
1996	7	242	PIT	Carlos Emmons	OLB	Arkansas State
2004	6	179	GB	Corey Williams	DT	Arkansas State
2004				JONATHAN BRADLEY	DT	Arkansas State
2007	6	175	LV	Oren O'Neal	FB	Arkansas State
2008	2	43	MIN	Tyrell Johnson	DB	Arkansas State
2009	7	241	PIT	David Johnson	TE	Arkansas State
2010	3	72	BUF	Alex Carrington	DE	Arkansas State
2011	7	214	HOU	Derek Newton	OT	Arkansas State; Hinds CC
2012	3	77	NYJ	Demario Davis	OLB	Arkansas State
2012				Kelcie Mccray	S	Arkansas State
2014	5	165	LAC	Ryan Carrethers	NT	Arkansas State
2016	2	62	CAR	James Bradberry	CB	Samford; Arkansas State
2018				Ja'Von Rolland-Jones	OLB	Arkansas State
2021				Forrest Merrill	DT	Arkansas State
2021				Jonathan Adams	WR	Arkansas State