Boise State has produced 59 NFL draft picks since 1981, including 6 first-rounders — 67th all-time among college programs.
Mountain West · NFL draft picks 1981–2026 · 67th nationally
Boise State College Draft History
Boise State has produced 59 NFL draft picks since 1981, including 6 first-rounders — 67th all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 59
- First-rounders
- 6
- No. 1 overall
- 0
- Pro Bowlers
- 610% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 14
- Hall of Famers
- 0
Notable Boise State draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
DeMarcus Lawrence
Dallas Cowboys
5× Pro Bowl
157 games · 8 yrs as starter
Ryan Clady
Denver Broncos
2× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl
107 games · 7 yrs as starter
Doug Martin
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1× All-Pro 2× Pro Bowl
84 games · 7 yrs as starter
Charles Leno Jr.
Chicago Bears
1× Pro Bowl
149 games · 9 yrs as starter
Leighton Vander Esch
Dallas Cowboys
1× Pro Bowl
71 games · 5 yrs as starter
Jay Ajayi
Miami Dolphins
1× Pro Bowl
45 games · 2 yrs as starter
Daryn Colledge
Green Bay Packers
141 games · 9 yrs as starter
Kimo von Oelhoffen
Cincinnati Bengals
197 games · 9 yrs as starter
Boise State draft trends
Picks by class year, position group, and the NFL clubs that shop here most.
Picks by draft class
Earlier classes
Positions produced
- DB 10
- DE 9
- RB 8
- WR 6
- T 6
- TE 5
- LB 5
- DT 3
- S 2
- OLB 1
- G 1
- OL 1
NFL clubs that draft here
- DEN Denver Broncos 6
- DAL Dallas Cowboys 5
- MIA Miami Dolphins 4
- WAS Washington Commanders 4
- SEA Seattle Seahawks 4
- DET Detroit Lions 3
- CHI Chicago Bears 3
- BUF Buffalo Bills 3
Every Boise State draft pick
59 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Kage Casey
Happy Valley, OR
|
OT | DEN Denver Broncos | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Ashton Jeanty
Jacksonville, FL
|
RB | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2025 |
Ahmed Hassanein
Anaheim, CA
|
DE | DET Detroit Lions | Awaiting debut |
| 2023 |
JL Skinner
San Diego, CA
|
S | DEN Denver Broncos | 33 games 2 career AV |
| 2023 |
Scott Matlock
Homedale, ID
|
DT | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 45 games 12 career AV |
| 2022 |
Khalil Shakir
Murrieta, CA
|
WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 62 games · 3 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2021 |
John Bates
Lebanon, OR
|
TE | WAS Washington Commanders | 82 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2021 |
Avery Williams
Pasadena, CA
|
CB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 50 games 2 career AV |
| 2020 |
Ezra Cleveland
Spanaway, WA
|
T | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 93 games · 5 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2020 |
Curtis Weaver
Long Beach, CA
|
DE | MIA Miami Dolphins | 1 games |
| 2020 |
John Hightower
Landover, MD
|
WR | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 14 games 1 career AV |
| 2019 |
Alexander Mattison
San Bernardino, CA
|
RB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 89 games · 1 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2018 |
Leighton Vander Esch
1× Pro Bowl
|
OLB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 71 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 2018 |
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
Memphis, TN
|
WR | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 93 games 11 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jeremy McNichols
Long Beach, CA
|
RB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 71 games 9 career AV |
| 2017 |
Tanner Vallejo
Penn Valley, CA
|
LB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 82 games 7 career AV |
| 2016 |
Kamalei Correa
Honolulu, HI
|
DE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 63 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2016 |
Darian Thompson
Lancaster, CA
|
S | NYG New York Giants | 63 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2016 |
Rees Odhiambo
Mansfield, TX
|
G | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 16 games 4 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jay Ajayi
1× Pro Bowl
|
RB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 45 games · 2 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 2014 |
DeMarcus Lawrence
5× Pro Bowl
|
DE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 157 games · 8 yrs as starter 78 career AV |
| 2014 |
Matt Paradis
Council, ID
|
OL | DEN Denver Broncos | 98 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2014 | Charles Leno Jr. 1× Pro Bowl | T | CHI Chicago Bears | 149 games · 9 yrs as starter 53 career AV |
| 2013 |
Jamar Taylor
San Diego, CA
|
DB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 98 games · 2 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2012 |
Shea McClellin
Caldwell, ID
|
DE | CHI Chicago Bears | 66 games · 3 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2012 |
Doug Martin
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
RB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 84 games · 7 yrs as starter 39 career AV |
| 2012 |
Tyrone Crawford
Windsor, ON
|
DE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 112 games · 5 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2012 |
George Iloka
Houston, TX
|
DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 103 games · 4 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2012 |
Billy Winn
Las Vegas, NV
|
DT | CLE Cleveland Browns | 74 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2012 |
Nate Potter
Boise, ID
|
T | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 21 games 3 career AV |
| 2011 |
Titus Young
Los Angeles, CA
|
WR | DET Detroit Lions | 26 games · 2 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2011 |
Austin Pettis
Anaheim, CA
|
WR | LAR St. Louis Rams | 47 games 8 career AV |
| 2011 |
Brandyn Thompson
Elk Grove, CA
|
DB | WAS Washington Commanders | 6 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Kyle Wilson
Piscataway, NJ
|
DB | NYJ New York Jets | 95 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2008 |
Ryan Clady
2× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
T | DEN Denver Broncos | 107 games · 7 yrs as starter 65 career AV |
| 2008 |
Orlando Scandrick
|
DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 143 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2007 |
Gerald Alexander
|
DB | DET Detroit Lions | 44 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2007 |
Legedu Naanee
|
WR | LAC San Diego Chargers | 73 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2007 |
Korey Hall
|
LB | GB Green Bay Packers | 61 games · 2 yrs as starter |
| 2007 |
Derek Schouman
|
TE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 25 games · 1 yrs as starter 2 career AV |
| 2006 |
Daryn Colledge
|
T | GB Green Bay Packers | 141 games · 9 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2003 | Brock Forsey | RB | CHI Chicago Bears | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 2002 | Matt Hill | T | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 26 games 3 career AV |
| 2002 | Jeb Putzier | TE | DEN Denver Broncos | 69 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2001 | Shaunard Harts | DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 51 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2000 | Dave Stachelski | TE | NE New England Patriots | 9 games |
| 1994 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 197 games · 9 yrs as starter 56 career AV |
| 1992 | Frank Robinson | DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 31 games 3 career AV |
| 1992 | Larry Stayner | TE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | No regular-season snaps |
| 1987 | Lance Sellers | LB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 1987 | Jim Ellis | LB | LV Los Angeles Raiders | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 1986 | Markus Koch | DE | WAS Washington Commanders | 68 games · 1 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 1986 | Jon Francis | RB | NYG New York Giants | 9 games 2 career AV |
| 1984 | Michel Bourgeau | DE | NO New Orleans Saints | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | Jeff Turk | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | John Rade | LB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 122 games · 8 yrs as starter 40 career AV |
| 1982 | Rick Woods | DB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 71 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 1982 | Randy Trautman | DT | WAS Washington Commanders | No regular-season snaps |
| 1981 | David Hughes | RB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 74 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
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How Boise State compares with the rest of the league.
About this program's draft record
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Boise State in the NFL draft
Boise State has produced 59 NFL draft picks between 1981 and 2026, including 6 first-round selections. 6 of those picks (10%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Boise State ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Boise State draft pick from 1981 through 2026 — 59 selections, 6 first-rounders, 6 Pro Bowl alumni. Current conference: Mountain West.
How to use this page
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Frequently asked questions
How many NFL draft picks has Boise State produced?
Boise State has 59 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1981–2026), including 6 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/boise-state-broncos.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Boise State?
Notable Boise State draftees include DeMarcus Lawrence, Ryan Clady, Doug Martin, Charles Leno Jr.. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/boise-state-broncos.
When was Boise State’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Boise State’s most recent pick in the archive is from the 2026 NFL Draft. See year-by-year totals at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/boise-state-broncos.