Boise State NFL Draft Picks

Summary

Boise State has produced 60 NFL draft selections between 1970–2025. The highest was Ashton Jeanty, taken 6th overall in 2025. 6 of its picks went in the first round. Cedrick Wilson Jr. has the longest NFL career among them by games played (141). RB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (10). 7 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Boise State NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1970	7	180	OAK	Steve Svitak	LB	Boise State
1975	6	148	DAL	Rolly Woolsey	DB	Boise State
1979	7	169	SEA	Larry Polowski	LB	Boise State
1981	2	31	SEA	David Hughes	RB	Boise State
1982	4	97	PIT	Rick Woods	DB	Boise State
1983	7	183	ATL	Jeff Turk	DB	Boise State
1983	8	215	ATL	John Rade	LB	Boise State; Modesto Junior College
1986	2	30	WAS	Markus Koch	DE	Boise State
1986	7	184	NYG	Jon Francis	RB	Boise State; Colorado State; Taft College
1987	6	155	MIA	Lance Sellers	LB	Boise State
1987	10	273	LV	Jim Ellis	LB	Boise State
1992	5	137	DEN	Frank Robinson	DB	Boise State
1994	6	162	CIN	Kimo von Oelhoffen	DT	Boise State; Hawaii; Walla Walla Community College
2000	5	141	NE	Dave Stachelski	TE	Boise State
2001	7	212	KC	Shaunard Harts	FS	Boise State
2002	5	171	SEA	Matt Hill	OT	Boise State
2002	6	191	DEN	Jeb Putzier	TE	Boise State
2003	6	206	CHI	Brock Forsey	RB	Boise State
2004				RYAN DINWIDDIE	QB	Boise State
2005				Tyler Jones	PK	Boise State
2006	2	47	GB	Daryn Colledge	G	Boise State
2007	2	61	DET	Gerald Alexander	DB	Boise State
2007	5	172	LAC	Legedu Naanee	WR	Boise State
2007	6	191	GB	Korey Hall	RB	Boise State
2007	7	222	BUF	Derek Schouman	TE	Boise State
2007				Jared Zabransky	QB	Boise State
2008	1	12	DEN	Ryan Clady	OT	Boise State
2008	5	143	DAL	Orlando Scandrick	DB	Boise State
2010	1	29	NYJ	Kyle Wilson	DB	Boise State
2011	2	44	DET	Titus Young	WR	Boise State
2011	3	78	LA	Austin Pettis	WR	Boise State
2011	7	213	WAS	Brandyn Thompson	DB	Boise State
2011				Jeron Johnson	S	Boise State
2011				Ryan Winterswyk	DE	Boise State
2012	1	19	CHI	Shea McClellin	OLB	Boise State
2012	1	31	TB	Doug Martin	RB	Boise State
2012	3	81	DAL	Tyrone Crawford	DT	Boise State; Bakersfield College
2012	5	167	CIN	George Iloka	S	Boise State
2012	6	205	CLE	Billy Winn	DE	Boise State
2012	7	221	ARI	Nate Potter	OT	Boise State
2013	2	54	MIA	Jamar Taylor	CB	Boise State
2014	2	34	DAL	DeMarcus Lawrence	LB	Boise State; Butler County JC
2014	6	207	DEN	Matt Paradis	C	Boise State
2014	7	246	CHI	Charles Leno Jr.	OT	Boise State
2014	7	246	CHI	Charles Leno	OT	Boise State
2015	5	149	MIA	Jay Ajayi	RB	Boise State
2016	2	42	BAL	Kamalei Correa	OLB	Boise State
2016	3	71	NYG	Darian Thompson	DB	Boise State
2016	3	97	SEA	Rees Odhiambo	OT	Boise State
2017	5	162	TB	Jeremy McNichols	RB	Boise State
2017	6	195	BUF	Tanner Vallejo	ILB	Boise State
2018	1	19	DAL	Leighton Vander Esch	OLB	Boise State
2018	6	208	DAL	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR	Boise State; Coffeyville CC
2019	3	102	MIN	Alexander Mattison	RB	Boise State
2019	4	104	CIN	Ryan Finley	QB	N.C. State; Boise State
2019				Brett Rypien	QB	Boise State
2020	2	58	MIN	Ezra Cleveland	G	Boise State
2020	5	164	MIA	Curtis Weaver	DE	Boise State
2020	5	168	PHI	John Hightower	WR	Boise State
2021	4	124	WAS	John Bates	TE	Boise State
2021	5	183	ATL	Avery Williams	RB	Boise State
2022	5	148	BUF	Khalil Shakir	WR	Boise State
2023	6	183	DEN	JL Skinner	SAF	Boise State
2023	6	200	LAC	Scott Matlock	DT	Boise State
2025	1	6	LV	Ashton Jeanty	RB	Boise State
2025	6	196	DET	Ahmed Hassanein	DE	Boise State