# List of Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the NFL draft

This is a list of Eastern Kentucky Colonels 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 |
| 1951 | 17 | 2 | 197 | Ray Pelfrey | Green Bay Packers | B |
| 1955 | 17 | 11 | 204 | Don Daly | Detroit Lions | B |
| 1955 | 19 | 11 | 228 | Bob Muller | Detroit Lions | C |
| 1955 | 23 | 1 | 266 | Karl Bays | Chicago Cardinals | T |
| 1956 | 19 | 12 | 229 | John Sebest | Cleveland Browns | E |
| 1957 | 22 | 10 | 263 | Tom Schulte | Detroit Lions | E |
| 1968 | 3 | 5 | 60 | Aaron March | Boston Patriots | WR |
| 1973 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Wally Chambers | Chicago Bears | DE |
| 1976 | 10 | 4 | 269 | Junior Hardin | New Orleans Saints | LB |
| 1977 | 3 | 9 | 65 | Elmo Boyd | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
| 1977 | 9 | 21 | 244 | Roosevelt Kelly | Pittsburgh Steelers | TE |
| 1982 | 4 | 24 | 107 | George Floyd | New York Jets | DB |
| 1983 | 5 | 18 | 130 | Steve Bird | St. Louis Cardinals | WR |
| 1984 | 5 | 10 | 122 | Tron Armstrong | New York Jets | WR |
| 1986 | 8 | 25 | 219 | Joe Mauntel | Los Angeles Raiders | LB |
| 1988 | 1 | 18 | 18 | Aaron Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers | DE |
| 1988 | 9 | 23 | 244 | Danny Copeland | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1988 | 10 | 3 | 252 | John Jackson | Pittsburgh Steelers | T |
| 1989 | 2 | 21 | 49 | Jessie Small | Philadelphia Eagles | LB |
| 1989 | 3 | 15 | 71 | Elroy Harris | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 1989 | 8 | 23 | 218 | Myron Guyton | New York Giants | DB |
| 1989 | 12 | 20 | 327 | Mike Cadore | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 1992 | 10 | 3 | 255 | Tim Lester | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
| 1994 | 5 | 24 | 155 | Chad Bratzke | New York Giants | DE |
| 1996 | 2 | 24 | 54 | Jason Dunn | Philadelphia Eagles | TE |
| 1997 | 6 | 25 | 188 | Tony McCombs | Arizona Cardinals | LB |
| 1999 | 5 | 28 | 161 | Tyrone Hopson | San Francisco 49ers | G |
| 1999 | 7 | 41 | 247 | Rondel Menendez | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 2001 | 5 | 9 | 140 | Alex Bannister | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 2003 | 6 | 40 | 213 | Yeremiah Bell | Miami Dolphins | DB |
| 2004 | 7 | 37 | 238 | Larry Turner | St. Louis Rams | T |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 | 79 | Antwaun Molden | Houston Texans | DB |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 | 39 | Noah Spence | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DE |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 239 | Josiah Ezirim | New Orleans Saints | T |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team |
| 1949 | Joe Hollingsworth | FB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1987 | Dale Dawson | PK | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1987 | Byron Ingram | G | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1987 | John Klingel | DE | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1996 | Dialleo Burks | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1998 | David Hoelscher | DT | Green Bay Packers |
| 1999 | Justin Ernest | DT | New Orleans Saints |
| 2010 | Derek Hardman | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2013 | Tyrone Goard | WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2015 | Jordan Berry | P | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2015 | Matt Lengel | TE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2018 | Tim Boyle | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2020 | Aaron Patrick | LB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2023 | Matthew Jackson | S | Tennessee Titans |
| 2023 | T. K. McLendon Jr. | DE | Tennessee Titans |