List of Eastern Illinois Panthers in the NFL draft
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This is a list of Eastern Illinois Panthers football players in the NFL draft.
Key
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 17 | 9 | 159 | Bill Glenn | Chicago Bears | B |
| 1964 | 16 | 14 | 224 | Roderick Butler | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1966 | 19 | 12 | 287 | Roger Haberer | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1974 | 16 | 21 | 411 | Nate Anderson | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1977 | 4 | 9 | 93 | Ted Petersen | Pittsburgh Steelers | C |
| 1980 | 8 | 27 | 220 | Tom Pettigrew | Los Angeles Rams | T |
| 1983 | 5 | 25 | 117 | Jeff Christensen | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 | 114 | Roy Banks | Indianapolis Colts | WR |
| 1989 | 7 | 8 | 175 | Dave Popp | New York Giants | T |
| 1993 | 7 | 11 | 179 | Brad Fichtel | Los Angeles Rams | C |
| 1995 | 4 | 16 | 114 | Ray McElroy | Indianapolis Colts | DB |
| 1999 | 3 | 6 | 67 | Chris Watson | Denver Broncos | DB |
| 2010 | 5 | 21 | 152 | Otis Hudson | Cincinnati Bengals | T |
| 2014 | 2 | 30 | 62 | Jimmy Garoppolo | New England Patriots | QB |
| 2016 | 6 | 33 | 208 | Kamu Grugier-Hill | New England Patriots | LB |
Notable undrafted players
[edit]Note: No drafts held before 1936
| Debut year | Player name | Position | Debut NFL/AFL team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ray Fisher | DT | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1980 | Jeff Gossett | P | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1991) |
| Jack Lafferty | C | Seattle Seahawks | — | |
| Steve Turk | QB | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 1981 | Steve Parker | DE | New Orleans Saints | — |
| 1982 | Clinton Davenport | T | Chicago Bears | — |
| Kevin Gray | DB | New Orleans Saints | — | |
| 1984 | Robert Williams | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 1986 | Evan Arapostathis | P | St. Louis Cardinals | — |
| Mel Black | LB | New England Patriots | — | |
| 1987 | Chris Geile | T | Detroit Lions | — |
| Sean Payton | QB | Chicago Bears | — | |
| 1990 | John Jurkovic | DT | Miami Dolphins | — |
| 1997 | John Moyer | DL | Indianapolis Colts | — |
| Bob Rosenstiel | TE | Oakland Raiders | — | |
| 2003 | Tony Romo | QB | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (2006), (2007), (2009), (2014) |
| J. R. Taylor | RB | Green Bay Packers | — | |
| 2007 | Tristan Burge | S | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2008 | Micah Rucker | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
| 2009 | Pierre Walters | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | — |
| 2010 | Chris Campbell | OT | Green Bay Packers | — |
| 2019 | Alexander Hollins | WR | Minnesota Vikings | — |