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This is a list of Illinois Fighting Illini football players in the NFL draft. Key. B Back K Kicker: NT ... Player Team Position 1937 8 77
From 1967 until the ABA–NBA merger in 1976, the American Basketball Association (ABA) held its own draft. Through the 2024 NBA draft, a Fighting Illini has been chosen first round of the draft 17 times in the history of the event with Terrence Shannon Jr. being the latest in 2024. [2]
Player name Position Debut NFL/AFL team Notes 1943 Joe Vodicka: HB Chicago Bears — 1973 Joe Washington: RB Atlanta Falcons — 1980 Jeff George: DB New Orleans Saints — 1981 Bill Fenn: FB Seattle Seahawks — 1984 Mark Rodenhauser: C Chicago Bears — 1986 Creig Federico: DB Kansas City Chiefs — 1987 Brian Gant: LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...
Player name Position Debut NFL/AFL team Notes 1958 Ray Fisher: DT Pittsburgh Steelers — 1980 Jeff Gossett: P Dallas Cowboys: Pro Bowl 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 ...
Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position 1955 28 1 326 Bob Ems: Chicago Cardinals: B 1956 30 7 356 Wayne Williams: New York Giants: E 1959 19 8 224
Pages in category "Illinois Fighting Illini football players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 443 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Utah's selection of Williams at No. 3 overall in the 2005 lottery made him the highest-drafted player in Illinois history. It took just one season for Weber to etch his name in the Big Ten and Illinois record books after leading the Fighting Illini to its first outright Big Ten title in 52 years during the 2003–04 season.
Year Round Pick Overall Player Team Position 1948 17 5 150 Larry Brink: Los Angeles Rams: E 1952 19 10 227 Frank Cahill: New York Giants: E 1967 10 21