Mississippi NFL Draft Picks

Summary

Mississippi has produced 112 NFL draft selections between 1974–2025. The highest was Eli Manning, taken 1st overall in 2004. 17 of its picks went in the first round. Eli Manning has the longest NFL career among them by games played (247). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (19). 29 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Mississippi NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1974	4	99	LA	Norris Weese	QB	Mississippi
1976	3	78	BUF	Ben Williams	DE	Mississippi
1976	11	305	SF	Paul Hofer	RB	Mississippi
1979	9	241	CLE	Curtis Weathers	LB	Mississippi
1979	11	302	DET	Eddie Cole	LB	Mississippi
1980	3	65	SF	Jim Miller	P	Mississippi
1981	9	247	PHI	Chuck Commiskey	G	Mississippi
1983	11	301	NYJ	Mike Harmon	WR	Mississippi
1984	2	46	DEN	Andre Townsend	NT	Mississippi
1984	11	286	LAC	Buford McGee	RB	Mississippi
1985	1	18	LA	Freddie Joe Nunn	DE	Mississippi
1985	3	79	LV	Tim Moffett	WR	Mississippi
1985	5	129	CIN	Lee Davis	DB	Mississippi
1985	7	173	IND	James Harbour	WR	Mississippi
1985	8	219	WAS	Barry Wilburn	DB	Mississippi
1986	10	250	TB	Ben Reed	DE	Mississippi
1986	12	312	LA	Kent Austin	QB	Mississippi
1987	9	245	SF	Jonathan Shelley	DB	Mississippi
1987	11	294	LV	Mario Perry	TE	Mississippi
1988	9	243	IND	Jeff Herrod	MLB	Mississippi
1989	2	56	SF	Wesley Walls	TE	Mississippi
1989	7	181	NYJ	Stevon Moore	DB	Mississippi
1989	12	317	WAS	Joe Mickles	RB	Mississippi
1990	1	18	GB	Tony Bennett	DE	Mississippi
1990	8	194	DET	Willie Green	WR	Mississippi; Tennessee Military Academy
1990	9	237	HOU	Pat Coleman	WR	Mississippi
1991	1	20	DAL	Kelvin Pritchett	DT	Mississippi
1991	4	92	MIN	Randy Baldwin	RB	Mississippi; Holmes County JC
1992	3	79	TB	Tyji Armstrong	TE	Mississippi; Iowa, Central University of
1992	3	84	CIN	Leonard Wheeler	DB	Troy; Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC; Lees-McRae College
1993	5	133	MIN	Everett Lindsay	G	Mississippi
1994	1	20	MIA	Tim Bowens	DT	Mississippi; Itawamba JC
1994	4	131	DAL	DeWayne Dotson	LB	Mississippi; Tennessee
1995	4	129	DAL	Alundis Brice	DB	Mississippi
1995	5	145	ATL	Roell Preston	WR	Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC
1995	5	158	MIA	Norman Hand	DT	Mississippi; Itawamba JC
1996	2	47	SEA	Fred Thomas	CB	Tennessee-Martin; Mississippi; Mississippi Valley State University; Northwest Mississippi CC
1997	7	228	CAR	Kris Mangum	TE	Mississippi; Alabama
1998	1	29	MIA	John Avery	RB	Mississippi; Northwest Mississippi CC
1998	7	219	DEN	Nate Wayne	LB	Mississippi
2000	2	53	MIA	Todd Wade	OT	Mississippi
2000	3	72	PIT	Kendrick Clancy	NT	Mississippi; East Central JC
2000	5	131	NO	Tutan Reyes	G	Mississippi
2001	1	23	NO	Deuce McAllister	RB	Mississippi
2001	2	40	SEA	Ken Lucas	CB	Mississippi
2001	3	63	PHI	Derrick Burgess	DE	Mississippi
2002	3	93	CHI	Terrence Metcalf	G	Mississippi
2003	5	157	DEN	Ben Claxton	C	Mississippi
2004	1	1	LAC	Eli Manning	QB	Mississippi
2004	4	123	CIN	Stacy Andrews	OT	Mississippi
2004	6	173	IND	Von Hutchins	DB	Mississippi
2004	6	200	HOU	Charlie Anderson	LB	Mississippi
2005	1	26	SEA	Chris Spencer	C	Mississippi
2005	2	49	MIN	Marcus Johnson	G	Mississippi
2006	6	186	KC	Tre' Stallings	G	Mississippi
2007	1	11	SF	Patrick Willis	ILB	Mississippi
2007	7	221	CHI	Trumaine McBride	CB	Mississippi
2008	6	180	WAS	Kareem Moore	DB	Nicholls State; Itawamba JC; Mississippi
2009	1	23	BAL	Michael Oher	OT	Mississippi
2009	1	24	ATL	Peria Jerry	DT	Mississippi
2009	3	84	PIT	Mike Wallace	WR	Mississippi
2009	7	231	MIN	Jamarca Sanford	S	Mississippi
2010	2	36	KC	Dexter McCluster	WR	Mississippi
2010	3	73	MIA	John Jerry	OT	Mississippi
2010	5	136	KC	Kendrick Lewis	S	Mississippi
2010	6	175	CAR	Greg Hardy	DE	Mississippi
2011	6	199	KC	Jerrell Powe	NT	Mississippi
2012	4	112	ARI	Bobby Massie	OT	Mississippi
2013	3	82	NO	John Jenkins	DT	Georgia; Gulf Coast CC; Mississippi
2014	3	90	IND	Donte Moncrief	WR	Mississippi
2015	2	56	PIT	Senquez Golson	CB	Mississippi
2016	1	13	MIA	Laremy Tunsil	OT	Mississippi
2016	1	23	MIN	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Mississippi
2016	1	29	ARI	Robert Nkemdiche	DT	Mississippi
2016	5	174	SF	Fahn Cooper	OT	Mississippi; College of DuPage
2016	6	199	CIN	Cody Core	WR	Mississippi
2017	1	23	NYG	Evan Engram	TE	Mississippi
2017	6	198	SF	D.J. Jones	DT	Mississippi; East Mississippi JC
2017	6	204	NYJ	Derrick Jones	CB	Mississippi
2017	7	253	DEN	Chad Kelly	QB	Mississippi; East Mississippi JC; Clemson
2018	2	46	KC	Breeland Speaks	DE	Mississippi
2018	4	136	CAR	Marquis Haynes	LB	Mississippi
2018	5	169	IND	Jordan Wilkins	RB	Mississippi
2018	7	252	CIN	Rod Taylor	G	Mississippi
2019	2	51	TEN	A.J. Brown	WR	Mississippi
2019	2	64	SEA	DK Metcalf	WR	Mississippi
2019	3	96	BUF	Dawson Knox	TE	Mississippi
2019	7	246	IND	Javon Patterson	C	Mississippi
2019	7	252	NE	Ken Webster	DB	Mississippi
2020	2	57	LA	Van Jefferson	WR	Florida; Mississippi
2021	2	34	NYJ	Elijah Moore	WR	Mississippi
2021	4	142	GB	Royce Newman	G	Mississippi
2021	7	242	NE	Tre Nixon	WR	UCF; Mississippi
2022	3	94	CAR	Matt Corral	QB	Mississippi
2022	5	154	JAX	Snoop Conner	RB	Mississippi
2022	6	219	TEN	Chance Campbell	LB	Mississippi
2022	7	236	LAC	Deane Leonard	CB	Mississippi
2023	2	39	CAR	Jonathan Mingo	WR	Mississippi
2023	4	124	BAL	Tavius Robinson	LB	Mississippi
2023	6	215	LA	Zach Evans	RB	Mississippi; TCU
2023	7	230	BUF	Nick Broeker	G	Mississippi
2024	5	153	JAX	Deantre Prince	CB	Mississippi
2024	6	214	CIN	Cedric Johnson	DE	Mississippi
2024	7	224	CIN	Daijahn Anthony	SAF	Mississippi; Liberty
2025	1	16	ARI	Walter Nolen	DT	Mississippi; Texas A&M
2025	1	25	NYG	Jaxson Dart	QB	Mississippi; USC
2025	2	36	CLE	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio State; Mississippi
2025	2	55	LAC	Tre Harris	WR	Mississippi; Louisiana Tech
2025	2	61	WAS	Trey Amos	CB	Mississippi; Alabama; Louisiana
2025	3	77	CAR	Princely Umanmielen	LB	Mississippi; Florida
2025	4	138	SF	Jordan Watkins	WR	Mississippi; Louisville
2025	6	180	LV	JJ Pegues	DT	Mississippi; Auburn