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

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Year	Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position
1944	6	45	Bruce McDonald	Brooklyn Dodgers	E
	22	220	Jack Esorcia	Chicago Cardinals	B
1970	15	385	Guy Homoly	Cleveland Browns	DB
1973	6	140	Ron Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers	RB
1976	6	172	Calvin Harper	Kansas City Chiefs	T
1978	3	62	Estus Hood	Green Bay Packers	DB
1984	3	62	Clarence Collins	San Diego Chargers	WR
1985	7	176	Mike Prior	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DB
1986	7	167	Jim Meyer	Cleveland Browns	T
1990	10	258	Bill Miller	Detroit Lions	WR
2005	5	138	Boomer Grigsby	Kansas City Chiefs	LB
2006	5	160	Brent Hawkins	Jacksonville Jaguars	DE
2007	3	75	Laurent Robinson	Atlanta Falcons	WR
2013	6	193	Nate Palmer	Green Bay Packers	LB
2014	7	235	Shelby Harris	Oakland Raiders	DE
2015	5	173	James O'Shaughnessy	Kansas City Chiefs	TE
2018	5	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	—
	Brandon Joyce	OT	Minnesota Vikings	—
2009	Walter Mendenhall	RB	Philadelphia Eagles	—
	Tom Nelson	S	Cincinnati Bengals	—
2012	Cody White	G	Houston Texans	—
2014	Colton Underwood	DE	San Diego Chargers	—
2015	Michael Liedtke	OG	Miami Dolphins	—
	Cameron Meredith	WR	Chicago Bears	—
2016	Tre Roberson	DB	Minnesota Vikings	—
2017	B. J. Bello	LB	Cleveland Browns	—
	Cameron Lee	OG	New Orleans Saints	—
2019	Spencer Schnell	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—
2020	Luther Kirk	S	Dallas Cowboys	—
	James Robinson	RB	Jacksonville Jaguars	—
2021	Romeo McKnight	DE	Cleveland Browns	—
	Christian Uphoff	DB	Green Bay Packers	—
2023	Jason Lewan	DE	Green Bay Packers	—
	Tanner Taula	TE	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	–
	Zeke Vandenburgh	LB	Miami Dolphins	–
2024	Zack Annexstad	QB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	—

References

1. DraftHistory.com