List of Illinois Fighting Illini football players in the NFL

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! Player !! Position !! Year !! Round !! Pick !! Debut Team !! Current Team !! Years Active
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|Zion Adakwa || ILB || 2017 || 3 || 70 || New York Jets || Seattle Seahawks || 2017-present
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|James Seward || C || 2018 || colspan="2"|UDFA || San Diego Chargers || Free Agent || 2018-present
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|Malik Dawson || DT || 2018 || 2 || 35 || Kansas City Chiefs || Kansas City Chiefs || 2018-present
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|Jake Raymond || SS || 2018 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Cincinnati Bengals || Free Agent || 2018-present
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|Lucas Pappas || P || 2018 || 6 || 190 || Baltimore Ravens || Baltimore Ravens || 2018-present
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|Patrick Stehl || TE || 2019 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Minnesota Vikings || Minnesota Vikings || 2019-present
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|Reggie Nelson || P || 2019 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Free Agent || Free Agent || 2019-present
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|William Carlson || RB || 2020 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Los Angeles Chargers || Los Angeles Chargers || 2020-present
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|William Sloan || OG || 2020 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Free Agent || Free Agent || 2020-present
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|Quinn Ledbetter || C || 2020 || 4 || 129 || Chicago Bears || Chicago Bears || 2020-present
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|Aaron George || K || 2020 || 7 || 218 || Los Angeles Rams || Los Angeles Rams || 2020-present
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|Damien Norman || OLB || 2021 || 2 || 38 || Jacksonville Jaguars || Jacksonville Jaguars || 2021-present
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|Jamal Harley || ILB || 2021 || 2 || 64 || Green Bay Packers || Green Bay Packers || 2021-present
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|Zachary Trotter || SS || 2021 || 5 || 134 || Los Angeles Chargers || Los Angeles Chargers || 2021-present
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|Javier Davenport || DE || 2021 || 5 || 136 || New York Jets || New York Jets || 2021-present
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|Rory Horton || FB || 2021 || 6 || 173 || Dallas Cowboys || Dallas Cowboys || 2021-present
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|Ali Hester || FB || 2021 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Denver Broncos || Denver Broncos || 2021-present
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|David Hendrickson || DT || 2021 || colspan="2"|UDFA || Indianapolis Colts || Indianapolis Colts || 2021-present
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|Jonathan Salter || CB || 2021 || colspan="2"|UDFA || New Orleans Saints || New Orleans Saints || 2021-present
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