Northern Illinois NFL Draft Picks

32 drafted · 1969–2019

Summary

32Players Drafted

2First Rounders

Northern Illinois has produced 32 NFL draft selections between 1969–2019. The highest was Larry English, taken 16th overall in 2009. 2 of its picks went in the first round. Michael Turner has the longest NFL career among them by games played (124). WR is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (7). 3 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Northern Illinois NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1969	3	64	GB	John Spilis	WR	Northern Illinois
1973	5	128	PIT	Larry Clark	LB	Northern Illinois
1973	7	178	MIA	Willie Hatter	WR	Northern Illinois
1974	6	155	MIN	Mark Kellar	RB	Northern Illinois
1975	11	280	LA	Jerry Latin	RB	Northern Illinois
1976	6	167	KC	Bob Gregolunas	LB	Northern Illinois
1976	12	333	NYG	Jerry Golsteyn	QB	Northern Illinois
1976	15	411	CHI	Jerry Meyers	DT	Northern Illinois
1977	5	138	MIN	Ken Moore	TE	Northern Illinois
1980	8	215	CHI	Randy Clark	OT	Northern Illinois
1981	9	229	CIN	Jim Hannula	OT	Northern Illinois
1986	5	117	IND	Scott Kellar	NT	Northern Illinois
1986	6	155	LAC	Curt Pardridge	WR	Northern Illinois
1986	7	171	IND	Steve O'Malley	DT	Northern Illinois
1987	4	91	LA	Doug Bartlett	LB	Northern Illinois
1987	8	219	WAS	Clarence Vaughn	DB	Northern Illinois
1987	11	285	LA	Todd Peat	G	Northern Illinois
1994	3	84	GB	LeShon Johnson	RB	Northern Illinois; Northeast Oklahoma
2001	4	118	IND	Ryan Diem	G	Northern Illinois
2001	4	124	TEN	Justin McCareins	WR	Northern Illinois
2002	7	225	TEN	Darrell Hill	WR	Northern Illinois
2004	5	154	LAC	Michael Turner	RB	Northern Illinois
2005				Brad Cieslak	TE	Northern Illinois
2005				Dan Sheldon	KR	Northern Illinois
2007	3	93	CHI	Garrett Wolfe	RB	Northern Illinois
2007	4	122	DAL	Doug Free	OT	Northern Illinois
2009	1	16	LAC	Larry English	DE	Northern Illinois
2012	7	253	IND	Chandler Harnish	QB	Northern Illinois
2014	1	30	SF	Jimmie Ward	SAF	Northern Illinois
2014	7	251	DAL	Ken Bishop	DT	Northern Illinois; Ellsworth CC
2015	7	233	KC	Da'Ron Brown	WR	Northern Illinois
2017	3	96	DET	Kenny Golladay	WR	Northern Illinois; North Dakota
2017				Levon Myers	OT	Northern Illinois
2019	2	55	HOU	Max Scharping	G	Northern Illinois
2019	6	175	PIT	Sutton Smith	RB	Northern Illinois