Indiana has produced 71 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 6 first-rounders — 63rd all-time among college programs.
Big Ten · NFL draft picks 1980–2026 · 63rd nationally
Indiana College Draft History
Indiana has produced 71 NFL draft picks since 1980, including 6 first-rounders — 63rd all-time among college programs.
- Total picks
- 71
- First-rounders
- 6
- No. 1 overall
- 1
- Pro Bowlers
- 34% of picks
- Pro Bowl nods
- 5
- Hall of Famers
- 0
Notable Indiana draft picks
Ranked by Hall of Fame status, Pro Bowls, and career value.
Trent Green
San Diego Chargers
2× Pro Bowl
120 games · 7 yrs as starter
Rodger Saffold
St. Louis Rams
2× Pro Bowl
176 games · 11 yrs as starter
Jordan Howard
Chicago Bears
1× Pro Bowl
73 games · 3 yrs as starter
Chris Liwienski
Detroit Lions
126 games · 6 yrs as starter
Antwaan Randle El
Pittsburgh Steelers
143 games · 4 yrs as starter
Ian Beckles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
126 games · 9 yrs as starter
Eric Moore
New York Giants
84 games · 5 yrs as starter
Dan Feeney
Los Angeles Chargers
132 games · 5 yrs as starter
Indiana 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 12
- WR 11
- RB 9
- T 8
- QB 8
- G 7
- DE 4
- LB 4
- TE 3
- DT 2
- K 1
- CB 1
NFL clubs that draft here
- NYG New York Giants 5
- WAS Washington Commanders 5
- LAR St. Louis Rams 4
- GB Green Bay Packers 3
- CHI Chicago Bears 3
- BAL Baltimore Ravens 3
- ARI St. Louis Cardinals 3
- BUF Buffalo Bills 3
Every Indiana draft pick
71 selections, newest class first.
| Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Fernando Mendoza
Miami, FL
|
QB | LV Las Vegas Raiders | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Omar Cooper Jr.
Indianapolis, IN
|
WR | NYJ New York Jets | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
D'Angelo Ponds
West Park, FL
|
CB | NYJ New York Jets | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Kaelon Black
Virginia Beach, VA
|
RB | SF San Francisco 49ers | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Elijah Sarratt
Stafford, VA
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Riley Nowakowski
Milwaukee, WI
|
TE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Pat Coogan
Palos Heights, IL
|
C | TEN Tennessee Titans | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Aiden Fisher
Fredericksburg, VA
|
LB | HOU Houston Texans | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
CJ West
La Grange Park, IL
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 14 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Kurtis Rourke
Oakville, ON
|
QB | SF San Francisco 49ers | Awaiting debut |
| 2022 |
Micah McFadden
Tampa, FL
|
LB | NYG New York Giants | 48 games · 2 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2021 |
Jamar Johnson
Sarasota, FL
|
DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 3 games |
| 2020 |
Simon Stepaniak
Hamilton, OH
|
T | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
Wes Martin
West Milton, OH
|
G | WAS Washington Commanders | 38 games 5 career AV |
| 2018 |
Ian Thomas
Baltimore, MD
|
TE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 114 games · 3 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2018 |
Chris Covington
Chicago, IL
|
LB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 8 games |
| 2017 |
Dan Feeney
Orland Park, IL
|
G | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 132 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jason Spriggs
Elkhart, IN
|
T | GB Green Bay Packers | 59 games 9 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jordan Howard
1× Pro Bowl
|
RB | CHI Chicago Bears | 73 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2016 |
Nate Sudfeld
Modesto, CA
|
QB | WAS Washington Commanders | 6 games 1 career AV |
| 2015 |
Tevin Coleman
Tinley Park, IL
|
RB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 94 games · 2 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2014 |
Cody Latimer
Dayton, OH
|
WR | DEN Denver Broncos | 66 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2014 |
Ted Bolser
Cincinnati, OH
|
TE | WAS Washington Commanders | No regular-season snaps |
| 2011 |
James Brewer
Indianapolis, IN
|
T | NYG New York Giants | 26 games 4 career AV |
| 2011 |
Tandon Doss
Indianapolis, IN
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 35 games 4 career AV |
| 2010 |
Rodger Saffold
2× Pro Bowl
|
T | LAR St. Louis Rams | 176 games · 11 yrs as starter 71 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jammie Kirlew
Orlando, FL
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 1 games |
| 2010 |
Ray Fisher
Cleveland, OH
|
DB | IND Indianapolis Colts | No regular-season snaps |
| 2008 |
Tracy Porter
|
DB | NO New Orleans Saints | 98 games · 6 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2008 |
James Hardy
|
WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 16 games 1 career AV |
| 2006 |
Isaac Sowells
|
T | CLE Cleveland Browns | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2006 |
Victor Adeyanju
|
DE | LAR St. Louis Rams | 53 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2005 |
Courtney Roby
|
WR | TEN Tennessee Titans | 92 games 4 career AV |
| 2003 | Gibran Hamdan | QB | WAS Washington Commanders | 1 games |
| 2002 | Antwaan Randle El | WR | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 143 games · 4 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 1998 | Victor Allotey | G | BUF Buffalo Bills | No regular-season snaps |
| 1998 | Chris Liwienski | G | DET Detroit Lions | 126 games · 6 yrs as starter 47 career AV |
| 1997 | Nathan Davis | DE | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 6 games |
| 1997 | Steve Lee | RB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | No regular-season snaps |
| 1996 | Eric Smedley | DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 42 games 2 career AV |
| 1995 | Andrew Greene | G | MIA Miami Dolphins | 10 games 1 career AV |
| 1995 | Lance Brown | DB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 58 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 1994 | Thomas Lewis | WR | NYG New York Giants | 34 games · 1 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 1993 | Mike Middleton | DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | No regular-season snaps |
| 1993 | Trent Green 2× Pro Bowl | QB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 120 games · 7 yrs as starter 94 career AV |
| 1992 | Vaughn Dunbar | RB | NO New Orleans Saints | 39 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 1992 | Shawn Harper | T | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 8 games 1 career AV |
| 1991 | Mike Dumas | DB | TEN Houston Oilers | 102 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 1991 | Nolan Harrison | DE | LV Los Angeles Raiders | 128 games · 4 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 1991 | Ernie Thompson | RB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 20 games 1 career AV |
| 1990 | Anthony Thompson | RB | ARI Phoenix Cardinals | 37 games 6 career AV |
| 1990 | Ian Beckles | G | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 126 games · 9 yrs as starter 37 career AV |
| 1989 | Pete Stoyanovich 1× All-Pro | K | MIA Miami Dolphins | 182 games 33 career AV |
| 1989 | Gary Gooden | DB | LV Los Angeles Raiders | No regular-season snaps |
| 1988 | Eric Moore | G | NYG New York Giants | 84 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 1988 | Van Waiters | LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 80 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 1988 | Ernie Jones | WR | ARI Phoenix Cardinals | 83 games · 3 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 1988 | Eric Hickerson | DB | NYG New York Giants | No regular-season snaps |
| 1987 | Len Bell | DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 1 games |
| 1987 | Bob Riley | T | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 3 games 2 career AV |
| 1986 | Steve Bradley | QB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 1 games |
| 1986 | Bobby Howard | RB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 20 games 3 career AV |
| 1985 | Kevin Allen | T | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 1985 | Mike Pendleton | DB | MIA Miami Dolphins | No regular-season snaps |
| 1984 | Mark Smythe | DT | ARI St. Louis Cardinals | No regular-season snaps |
| 1983 | Babe Laufenberg | QB | WAS Washington Commanders | 16 games 4 career AV |
| 1983 | Jimmy Thomas | DB | GB Green Bay Packers | No regular-season snaps |
| 1981 | Tim Clifford | QB | CHI Chicago Bears | No regular-season snaps |
| 1981 | Lonnie Johnson | RB | CHI Chicago Bears | No regular-season snaps |
| 1981 | Nate Lundy | WR | DAL Dallas Cowboys | No regular-season snaps |
| 1980 | Mike Friede | WR | DET Detroit Lions | 27 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
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About this program's draft record
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Indiana in the NFL draft
Indiana has produced 71 NFL draft picks between 1980 and 2026, including 6 first-round selections and 1 No. 1 overall pick. 3 of those picks (4%) went on to make a Pro Bowl.
Indiana ranks among college football’s most productive NFL pipelines. FantasyHQ lists every Indiana draft pick from 1980 through 2026 — 71 selections, 6 first-rounders, 3 Pro Bowl alumni. Current conference: Big Ten.
How to use this page
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- Open a draft year to see the full class, or a conference peer to compare pipelines.
Frequently asked questions
How many NFL draft picks has Indiana produced?
Indiana has 71 NFL draft picks in FantasyHQ’s archive (1980–2026), including 6 first-rounders. See the full list at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/indiana-hoosiers.
Who are the most accomplished NFL players from Indiana?
Notable Indiana draftees include Trent Green, Rodger Saffold, Jordan Howard, Chris Liwienski. Browse career outcomes at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history/schools/indiana-hoosiers.
When was Indiana’s most recent NFL draft pick?
Indiana’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/indiana-hoosiers.