Fresno State has produced 72 NFL draft picks since 1981, including 5 first-rounders — 61st all-time among college programs.
Mountain West · NFL draft picks 1981–2023 · 61st nationally
Fresno State College Draft History
Fresno State has produced 72 NFL draft picks since 1981, including 5 first-rounders — 61st all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 72
- First-rounders
- 5
- No. 1 overall
- 1
- Pro Bowlers
- 811% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 27
- Hall of Famers
- 0
Notable Fresno State draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
Logan Mankins
New England Patriots
1× All-Pro 7× Pro Bowl
161 games · 11 yrs as starter
Davante Adams
Green Bay Packers
3× All-Pro 6× Pro Bowl
178 games · 11 yrs as starter
Derek Carr
Oakland Raiders
4× Pro Bowl
169 games · 11 yrs as starter
Lorenzo Neal
New Orleans Saints
2× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl
239 games · 9 yrs as starter
Henry Ellard
Los Angeles Rams
2× All-Pro 3× Pro Bowl
228 games · 14 yrs as starter
Trent Dilfer
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1× Pro Bowl
130 games · 7 yrs as starter
Ryan Mathews
San Diego Chargers
1× Pro Bowl
86 games · 5 yrs as starter
DaRon Bland
Dallas Cowboys
1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl
53 games · 2 yrs as starter
Fresno 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 19
- WR 17
- QB 7
- LB 7
- RB 6
- G 4
- DE 3
- DT 3
- T 2
- FB 1
- S 1
- TE 1
NFL clubs that draft here
- ATL Atlanta Falcons 5
- TEN Tennessee Titans 5
- CIN Cincinnati Bengals 4
- PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 4
- KC Kansas City Chiefs 4
- SF San Francisco 49ers 4
- DAL Dallas Cowboys 3
- BUF Buffalo Bills 3
Every Fresno State draft pick
72 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
Jake Haener
Danville, CA
|
QB | NO New Orleans Saints | 8 games 1 career AV |
| 2022 |
DaRon Bland
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 53 games · 2 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2020 |
Mykal Walker
Sacramento, CA
|
LB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 88 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2020 |
Netane Muti
Wahiawa, HI
|
G | DEN Denver Broncos | 22 games 3 career AV |
| 2019 |
KeeSean Johnson
Palo Alto, CA
|
WR | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 18 games 4 career AV |
| 2015 |
Tyeler Davison
Scottsdale, AZ
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | 111 games · 6 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2015 |
Derron Smith
Banning, CA
|
S | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 38 games 3 career AV |
| 2015 |
Cody Wichmann
Mariposa, CA
|
G | LAR St. Louis Rams | 24 games · 2 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2014 |
Derek Carr
4× Pro Bowl
|
QB | LV Oakland Raiders | 169 games · 11 yrs as starter 93 career AV |
| 2014 |
Davante Adams
3× All-Pro
6× Pro Bowl
|
WR | GB Green Bay Packers | 178 games · 11 yrs as starter 92 career AV |
| 2013 |
Phillip Thomas
Bakersfield, CA
|
DB | WAS Washington Commanders | 8 games 2 career AV |
| 2012 |
Devon Wylie
Roseville, CA
|
WR | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 8 games |
| 2011 |
Chris Carter
|
LB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 75 games 6 career AV |
| 2011 |
Andrew Jackson
Grass Valley, CA
|
OL | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 2010 |
Ryan Mathews
1× Pro Bowl
|
RB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 86 games · 5 yrs as starter 44 career AV |
| 2009 |
Tom Brandstater
|
QB | DEN Denver Broncos | 1 games |
| 2009 |
Bear Pascoe
|
TE | SF San Francisco 49ers | 85 games · 2 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2008 |
Jason Shirley
|
DT | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 7 games |
| 2007 |
Marcus McCauley
|
DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 27 games 4 career AV |
| 2007 |
Paul Williams
|
WR | TEN Tennessee Titans | 5 games |
| 2007 |
Dwayne Wright
|
RB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 15 games 1 career AV |
| 2007 |
Chris Denman
|
T | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2006 |
Richard Marshall
|
DB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 124 games · 3 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2006 |
Adam Jennings
|
WR | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 46 games |
| 2006 |
Tyrone Culver
|
DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 80 games 7 career AV |
| 2005 |
Logan Mankins
1× All-Pro
7× Pro Bowl
|
G | NE New England Patriots | 161 games · 11 yrs as starter 102 career AV |
| 2005 |
James Sanders
|
DB | NE New England Patriots | 114 games · 2 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2004 |
Bernard Berrian
|
WR | CHI Chicago Bears | 109 games · 5 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2003 | Sam Williams | DE | LV Oakland Raiders | 84 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2002 | David Carr | QB | HOU Houston Texans | 94 games · 5 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2002 | Alan Harper | DT | NYJ New York Jets | 11 games 1 career AV |
| 2002 | Maurice Rodriguez | LB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | No regular-season snaps |
| 2002 | Rodney Wright | WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | No regular-season snaps |
| 2001 | Orlando Huff | LB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 87 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 1999 | Cory Hall | DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 87 games · 5 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 1998 | Chris Conrad | T | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 games 4 career AV |
| 1998 | Michael Pittman | RB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 151 games · 5 yrs as starter 50 career AV |
| 1997 | Chris Bayne | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 23 games 2 career AV |
| 1997 | Omar Stoutmire | DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 136 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 1996 | Reggie Brown | RB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 61 games · 1 yrs as starter 2 career AV |
| 1996 | Charlie Jones | WR | LAC San Diego Chargers | 54 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 1996 | Jahine Arnold | WR | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 games 1 career AV |
| 1995 | David Dunn | WR | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 88 games 13 career AV |
| 1994 | Trent Dilfer 1× Pro Bowl | QB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 130 games · 7 yrs as starter 51 career AV |
| 1994 | Tydus Winans | WR | WAS Washington Commanders | 25 games 4 career AV |
| 1994 | Malcolm Floyd | WR | TEN Houston Oilers | 49 games 2 career AV |
| 1994 | James Burton | DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 45 games 5 career AV |
| 1994 | Anthony Daigle | RB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 1 games |
| 1993 | Lorenzo Neal 2× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl | FB | NO New Orleans Saints | 239 games · 9 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 1992 | Marquez Pope | DB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 129 games · 6 yrs as starter 36 career AV |
| 1992 | Tony Brown | DB | TEN Houston Oilers | 57 games 6 career AV |
| 1992 | Mark Barsotti | QB | MIA Miami Dolphins | No regular-season snaps |
| 1991 | Aaron Craver | RB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 103 games · 4 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 1990 | James Williams | DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 70 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 1990 | Ron Cox | LB | CHI Chicago Bears | 113 games · 2 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 1990 | Dwight Pickens | WR | SF San Francisco 49ers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1990 | Terry Cook | DE | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1990 | Myron Jones | DB | LV Los Angeles Raiders | No regular-season snaps |
| 1989 | Tracy Rogers | LB | TEN Houston Oilers | 75 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 1988 | Mike Withycombe | G | NYJ New York Jets | 30 games 4 career AV |
| 1988 | Keith McCoy | DB | ARI Phoenix Cardinals | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Jethro Franklin | DE | TEN Houston Oilers | 7 games 1 career AV |
| 1987 | Stephen Baker | WR | NYG New York Giants | 90 games · 5 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 1987 | Gene Taylor | WR | NE New England Patriots | 13 games |
| 1987 | Kevin Sweeney | QB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 6 games 2 career AV |
| 1987 | Michael Stewart | DB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 144 games · 7 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 1987 | David Grayson | LB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 54 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 1984 | Derrick Franklin | DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | Henry Ellard 2× All-Pro 3× Pro Bowl | WR | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 228 games · 14 yrs as starter 97 career AV |
| 1982 | Tony Woodruff | WR | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 23 games 5 career AV |
| 1982 | Tim Washington | DB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 2 games |
| 1981 | Anthony Washington | DB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 57 games 8 career AV |
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About this program's draft record
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Fresno State in the NFL draft
Fresno State has produced 72 NFL draft picks between 1981 and 2023, including 5 first-round selections and 1 No. 1 overall pick. 8 of those picks (11%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Fresno State ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Fresno State draft pick from 1981 through 2023 — 72 selections, 5 first-rounders, 8 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 Fresno State produced?
Fresno State has 72 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1981–2023), including 5 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/fresno-state-bulldogs.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Fresno State?
Notable Fresno State draftees include Logan Mankins, Davante Adams, Derek Carr, Lorenzo Neal. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/fresno-state-bulldogs.
When was Fresno State’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Fresno State’s most recent pick in the archive is from the 2023 NFL Draft. See year-by-year totals at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/fresno-state-bulldogs.