# List of North Dakota State Bison in the NFL draft

This is a list of North Dakota State Bison football players in the NFL draft.

## Key

| B | Back | K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle |
| C | Center | LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback |
| DB | Defensive back | P | Punter | HB | Halfback |
| DE | Defensive end | QB | Quarterback | WR | Wide receiver |
| DT | Defensive tackle | RB | Running back | G | Guard |
| E | End | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |

## Selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
| 1939 | 5 | 2 | 32 | Ernie Wheeler | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1947 | 19 | 4 | 169 | Jerry Mulready | Pittsburgh Steelers | B |
| 1948 | 30 | 6 | 281 | Clarence McGeary | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1953 | 24 | 11 | 288 | Marlow Gudmundson | Los Angeles Rams | B |
| 1965 | 13 | 14 | 182 | Bruce Airheart | Baltimore Colts | RB |
| 1966 | 14 | 14 | 214 | Ron Hanson | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 1968 | 17 | 26 | 461 | Ken Rota | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1969 | 10 | 12 | 246 | Bruce Nelson | Green Bay Packers | T |
| 1969 | 11 | 11 | 271 | Mike Berdis | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 1970 | 8 | 15 | 197 | Tim Mjos | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1970 | 14 | 13 | 351 | Chuck Wald | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 1972 | 8 | 10 | 192 | Ralph Wirtz | Chicago Bears | WR |
| 1973 | 15 | 2 | 366 | Mike Evenson | New Orleans Saints | C |
| 1973 | 17 | 18 | 434 | Bob Erickson | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1974 | 2 | 8 | 34 | Steve Nelson | New England Patriots | LB |
| 1974 | 10 | 4 | 238 | Mike Puestow | Cleveland Browns | WR |
| 1974 | 16 | 16 | 406 | Sanford Quale | Buffalo Bills | T |
| 1975 | 9 | 26 | 234 | Bruce Reimer | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1975 | 12 | 6 | 292 | Jerry Dahl | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 1977 | 11 | 1 | 280 | Chuck Rodgers | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
| 1979 | 9 | 12 | 232 | Gordy Sprattler | New York Jets | RB |
| 1981 | 7 | 5 | 171 | Kevin Donnalley | St. Louis Cardinals | DB |
| 1984 | 5 | 19 | 131 | Dave Piepkorn | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1985 | 2 | 18 | 46 | Stacy Robinson | New York Giants | WR |
| 1987 | 12 | 22 | 329 | Chad Stark | New York Giants | RB |
| 1987 | 12 | 27 | 334 | Tyrone Braxton | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 1989 | 6 | 17 | 156 | Doug Lloyd | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
| 1989 | 9 | 13 | 236 | Monte Smith | Denver Broncos | G |
| 1991 | 2 | 27 | 54 | Phil Hansen | Buffalo Bills | DE |
| 2002 | 3 | 19 | 84 | Lamar Gordon | St. Louis Rams | RB |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 | 213 | Pete Campion | Carolina Panthers | G |
| 2005 | 5 | 29 | 165 | Rob Hunt | Indianapolis Colts | C |
| 2008 | 6 | 34 | 200 | Joe Mays | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 2009 | 7 | 33 | 242 | Nick Schommer | Tennessee Titans | DB |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 67 | Billy Turner | Miami Dolphins | T |
| 2015 | 5 | 17 | 153 | Kyle Emanuel | San Diego Chargers | LB |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Carson Wentz | Philadelphia Eagles | QB |
| 2016 | 5 | 16 | 155 | Joe Haeg | Indianapolis Colts | T |
| 2019 | 5 | 28 | 166 | Easton Stick | Los Angeles Chargers | QB |
| 2020 | 7 | 40 | 254 | Derrek Tuszka | Denver Broncos | DE |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Trey Lance | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 2021 | 2 | 21 | 53 | Dillon Radunz | Tennessee Titans | T |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 34 | Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers | WR |
| 2022 | 4 | 31 | 136 | Cordell Volson | Cincinnati Bengals | T |
| 2023 | 2 | 17 | 48 | Cody Mauch | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | T |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1971 | Dick Hanson | OL | New York Giants | — |
| 1987 | Jim Dick | LB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1987 | Scott Schutt | LB | New England Patriots | — |
| 2007 | Craig Dahl | S | New York Giants | — |
| 2009 | Kole Heckendorf | WR | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2009 | Ramon Humber | LB | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| 2012 | Paul Cornick | T | New York Jets | — |
| 2012 | Matt Veldman | TE | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2014 | Brock Jensen | QB | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2014 | Bryan Shepherd | CB | Washington Redskins | — |
| 2014 | Marcus Williams | CB | Houston Texans | — |
| 2015 | John Crockett | RB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2016 | Andrew Bonnet | FB | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2016 | Ben LeCompte | P | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2016 | C. J. Smith | CB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2018 | Nick DeLuca | LB | Tennessee Titans | — |
| 2019 | Darrius Shepherd | WR | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2020 | Ben Ellefson | TE | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2020 | Zack Johnson | OL | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2022 | Josh Babicz | TE | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2022 | Brayden Thomas | OLB | Los Angeles Rams | — |
| 2023 | Noah Gindorff | TE | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 2023 | Nash Jensen | G | Carolina Panthers | — |
| 2023 | Hunter Luepke | FB | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2023 | Spencer Waege | DL | San Francisco 49ers | — |
| 2024 | Jake Kubas | OL | New York Giants | — |
| 2024 | Jayden Price | CB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 2024 | Jalen Sundell | OL | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2024 | TaMerik Williams | RB | Seattle Seahawks | — |