# List of Illinois State Redbirds in the NFL draft

This is a list of Illinois State Redbirds 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 |
| 1944 | 6 | 2 | 45 | Bruce McDonald | Brooklyn Dodgers | E |
| 1944 | 22 | 1 | 220 | Jack Esorcia | Chicago Cardinals | B |
| 1970 | 15 | 21 | 385 | Guy Homoly | Cleveland Browns | DB |
| 1973 | 6 | 10 | 140 | Ron Bell | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1976 | 6 | 16 | 172 | Calvin Harper | Kansas City Chiefs | T |
| 1978 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Estus Hood | Green Bay Packers | DB |
| 1984 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Clarence Collins | San Diego Chargers | WR |
| 1985 | 7 | 8 | 176 | Mike Prior | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DB |
| 1986 | 7 | 1 | 167 | Jim Meyer | Cleveland Browns | T |
| 1990 | 10 | 10 | 258 | Bill Miller | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 138 | Boomer Grigsby | Kansas City Chiefs | LB |
| 2006 | 5 | 28 | 160 | Brent Hawkins | Jacksonville Jaguars | DE |
| 2007 | 3 | 11 | 75 | Laurent Robinson | Atlanta Falcons | WR |
| 2013 | 6 | 25 | 193 | Nate Palmer | Green Bay Packers | LB |
| 2014 | 7 | 20 | 235 | Shelby Harris | Oakland Raiders | DE |
| 2015 | 5 | 37 | 173 | James O'Shaughnessy | Kansas City Chiefs | TE |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 | 151 | Davontae Harris | Cincinnati Bengals | DB |

## Notable undrafted players

Note: No drafts held before 1920
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
| 1943 | Joe Vodicka | HB | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1973 | Joe Washington | RB | Atlanta Falcons | — |
| 1980 | Jeff George | DB | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1981 | Bill Fenn | FB | Seattle Seahawks | — |
| 1984 | Mark Rodenhauser | C | Chicago Bears | — |
| 1986 | Creig Federico | DB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 1987 | Brian Gant | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 1988 | Jason Johnson | WR | Denver Broncos | — |
| 1989 | Peter Shorts | DT/OT | New England Patriots | — |
| 1997 | Duane Butler | LB/DB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 1998 | Larry Fitzpatrick | DL | Baltimore Ravens | — |
| 2000 | Damian Gregory | DE | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2001 | Aveion Cason | RB | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2002 | Andy King | OG | St. Louis Rams | — |
| 2007 | Cameron Siskowic | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2008 | Luke Drone | QB | Buffalo Bills | — |
| 2008 | Brandon Joyce | OT | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2009 | Walter Mendenhall | RB | Philadelphia Eagles | — |
| 2009 | Tom Nelson | S | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
| 2012 | Cody White | G | Houston Texans | — |
| 2014 | Colton Underwood | DE | San Diego Chargers | — |
| 2015 | Michael Liedtke | OG | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 2015 | Cameron Meredith | WR | Chicago Bears | — |
| 2016 | Tre Roberson | DB | Minnesota Vikings | — |
| 2017 | B. J. Bello | LB | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2017 | Cameron Lee | OG | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 2019 | Spencer Schnell | WR | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
| 2020 | Luther Kirk | S | Dallas Cowboys | — |
| 2020 | James Robinson | RB | Jacksonville Jaguars | — |
| 2021 | Romeo McKnight | DE | Cleveland Browns | — |
| 2021 | Christian Uphoff | DB | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2023 | Jason Lewan | DE | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2023 | Tanner Taula | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | – |
| 2023 | Zeke Vandenburgh | LB | Miami Dolphins | – |
| 2024 | Zack Annexstad | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |