List of Eastern Illinois Panthers in the NFL draft

This is a list of Eastern Illinois Panthers football players in the NFL Draft.

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 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

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Notable undrafted players

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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

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