Northwestern NFL Draft Picks

80 drafted · 1967–2024

Summary

80Players Drafted

7First Rounders

Northwestern has produced 80 NFL draft selections between 1967–2024. The highest was Chris Hinton, taken 4th overall in 1983. 7 of its picks went in the first round. LB is the position it has sent to the NFL most often (11). 7 of these players attended more than one school; they are listed here and on each of their other programs.

All Northwestern NFL Draft Picks

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	1	11	SF	Casimir Banaszek	TE	Northwestern
1967	3	76	DAL	Phil Clark	DB	Northwestern
1967	6	144	DET	John McCambridge	DE	Northwestern
1967	7	185	NO	Bob McKelvey	RB	Northwestern
1969	4	101	KC	Jack Rudnay		Northwestern
1971	5	120	KC	Mike Adamle	RB	Northwestern
1972	7	162	TEN	Eric Hutchinson	DB	Northwestern
1973	3	65	MIN	Jim Lash	WR	Northwestern
1974	3	64	MIN	Steve Craig	TE	Northwestern
1974	5	123	OAK	Pete Wessel	DB	Northwestern
1974	7	180	WAS	Mike Varty	LB	Northwestern
1977	5	117	NYG	Randy Dean	QB	Northwestern
1977	6	152	LAC	Pete Shaw	DB	Northwestern
1977	7	174	NO	Greg Boykin	RB	Northwestern
1978	6	153	DET	Tony Ardizzone	C	Northwestern
1980	12	330	DAL	Norm Wells	DT	Northwestern
1982	12	328	PHI	Rob Taylor	OT	Northwestern
1983	1	4	DEN	Chris Hinton	G	Northwestern
1984	2	33	LAC	Mike Guendling	LB	Northwestern
1984	5	128	BUF	John Kidd	P	Northwestern
1985	3	83	MIA	Alex Moyer	LB	Northwestern
1985	9	226	HOU	Steve Tasker	WR	Northwestern; Dodge City CC
1986	7	185	DAL	Johnny Holloway	DB	Kansas; Northwestern; Butler County JC
1986	11	294	CIN	Tom Flaherty	LB	Northwestern
1987	3	77	CIN	Skip McClendon	DE	Arizona State; Northwestern; Butler County JC
1987	10	258	HOU	Curtis Duncan	WR	Northwestern
1989	7	168	DAL	Kevin Peterson	LB	Northwestern
1991	12	310	ATL	Bob Christian	FB	Northwestern
1992	7	171	LA	Darryl Ashmore	OT	Northwestern
1994	3	86	CIN	Steve Shine	LB	Northwestern
1994	6	187	HOU	Lee Gissendaner	WR	Northwestern
1995	2	33	NYJ	Matt O'Dwyer	G	Northwestern
1995	5	135	CAR	Michael Senters	DB	Northwestern
1997	4	105	CHI	Darnell Autry	RB	Northwestern
1997	6	164	NYJ	Tim Scharf	LB	Northwestern
1997	7	203	MIA	Hudhaifa Ismaeli	DB	Northwestern
1998	5	134	NYJ	Casey Dailey	LB	Northwestern
1998	6	171	MIA	Nathan Strikwerda		Northwestern
1999	2	35	PHI	Barry Gardner	LB	Northwestern
1999	3	71	CHI	D'Wayne Bates	WR	Northwestern
1999	4	112	NYG	Sean Bennett	RB	Northwestern; University of Evansville; Illinois
2000	5	164	ARI	Jay Tant	TE	Northwestern
2001	7	210	SEA	Harold Blackmon	DB	Northwestern
2001	7	231	BAL	Dwayne Missouri	DE	Northwestern
2002	1	23	LV	Napoleon Harris	MLB	Northwestern
2002	4	101	CLE	Kevin Bentley	LB	Northwestern
2002	5	170	MIA	Sam Simmons	WR	Northwestern
2003	4	133	TB	Austin King	C	Northwestern
2003	7	249	NYG	Wayne Lucier	G	Colorado; Northwestern
2005	1	28	LAC	Luis Castillo	DE	Northwestern
2005	3	93	PIT	Trai Essex	OT	Northwestern
2005	7	244	PIT	Noah Herron	RB	Northwestern
2006	4	124	NYG	Barry Cofield	NT	Northwestern
2006	7	210	NO	Zach Strief	OT	Northwestern
2006	7	221	LA	Tim McGarigle	LB	Northwestern
2010	4	109	CHI	Corey Wootton	DE	Northwestern
2010	4	122	PHI	Mike Kafka	QB	Northwestern
2010	4	122	PHI	Michael Kafka	QB	Northwestern
2010	5	144	HOU	Sherrick McManis	DB	Northwestern
2012	7	233	TB	Drake Dunsmore	TE	Northwestern
2012	7	235	NE	Jeremy Ebert	WR	Northwestern
2014				Kain Colter	WR	Northwestern
2015	4	115	CLE	Ibraheim Campbell	DB	Northwestern
2015	7	250	DEN	Trevor Siemian	QB	Northwestern
2016	4	137	GB	Dean Lowry	DT	Northwestern
2016	6	197	TB	Danny Vitale	RB	Northwestern
2016	6	197	TB	Dan Vitale	FB	Northwestern
2016				Nick Vanhoose	CB	Northwestern
2017	5	161	IND	Anthony Walker	MLB	Northwestern
2017	5	161	IND	Anthony Walker Jr.	ILB	Northwestern
2017	7	220	MIN	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DE	Northwestern
2018	7	251	LAC	Justin Jackson	RB	Northwestern
2018				Godwin Igwebuike	S	Northwestern
2018				Kyle Queiro	S	Northwestern
2019	5	167	PHI	Clayton Thorson	QB	Northwestern
2019				Montre Hartage	CB	Northwestern
2019				Nate Hall	ILB	Northwestern
2021	1	13	LAC	Rashawn Slater	OT	Northwestern
2021	1	26	CLE	Greg Newsome II	CB	Northwestern
2021	5	174	LA	Earnest Brown IV	DE	Northwestern
2021	7	249	LA	Ben Skowronek	WR	Notre Dame; Northwestern
2021				Paddy Fisher	ILB	Northwestern
2023	1	11	TEN	Peter Skoronski	OT	Northwestern
2023	4	110	IND	Adetomiwa Adebawore	DT	Northwestern
2023	5	142	CLE	Cameron Mitchell	CB	Northwestern
2023	5	176	IND	Evan Hull	RB	Northwestern
2024	6	184	MIA	Malik Washington	WR	Virginia; Northwestern