Follow Illinois players after college with active NFL teams, draft context, career value, and best pro seasons.
Players in view
89
Active NFL
57
Drafted
89
First round
10
WAS
6
5 active
ATL
8
4 active
BUF
6
4 active
NO
5
4 active
HOU
5
3 active
ARI
4
3 active
DEN
4
3 active
TEN
4
3 active
CHI
4
2 active
NE
4
2 active
SF
4
2 active
CIN
2
2 active
DET
2
2 active
GB
2
2 active
LV
2
2 active
MIA
2
2 active
NYJ
2
2 active
PHI
2
2 active
Matched NFL identities and outcomes connected back to college roster or draft data.
| NFL team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Hopkins | OT | Active | 1993 · No. 13 | TEN | 194 | 71 | 99th |
| David Diehl | G | Active | 2003 · No. 160 | NYG | 164 | 67 | 99th |
| Jeff George | QB | Active | 1990 · No. 1 | WAS | 131 | 66 | 71th |
| Henry Jones | DB | Active | 1991 · No. 26 | ATL | 158 | 55 | 89th |
| Whitney Mercilus | DE | Active | 2012 · No. 26 | GB | 138 | 49 | 96th |
| Ted Karras | G | Active | 2016 · No. 221 | CIN | 160 | 48 | 54th |
| Vontae Davis | CB | NWT | 2009 · No. 25 | BUF | 121 | 45 | 87th |
| Corey Liuget | DT | CUT | 2011 · No. 18 | HOU | 124 | 42 | 97th |
| Brandon Lloyd | WR | Active | 2003 · No. 124 | SF | 142 | 41 | 99th |
| Danny Clark | OLB | Active | 2000 · No. 245 | NO | 168 | 39 | 90th |
| Tony Eason | QB | Active | 1983 · No. 15 | NYJ | 90 | 36 | — |
| Ken Dilger | TE | Active | 1995 · No. 48 | TB | 156 | 35 | 88th |
| Tony Pashos | OT | Active | 2003 · No. 173 | LV | 104 | 34 | 97th |
| Eugene Wilson | FS | Active | 2003 · No. 36 | HOU | 96 | 29 | 77th |
| Neil Rackers | K | Active | 2000 · No. 169 | HOU | 180 | 29 | 91th |
| Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Active | 2008 · No. 23 | ARI | 72 | 29 | 93th |
| John Holecek | ILB | RES | 1995 · No. 144 | ATL | 81 | 28 | 67th |
| Akeem Spence | DT | DEV | 2013 · No. 100 | SF | 117 | 27 | 80th |
| Jeff Allen | G | CUT | 2012 · No. 44 | KC | 84 | 27 | 82th |
| Moe Gardner | DT | Active | 1991 · No. 87 | ATL | 90 | 27 | — |
| Devon Witherspoon | CB | Active | 2023 · No. 5 | SEA | 43 | 26 | 94th |
| Kerby Joseph | SAF | Active | 2022 · No. 97 | DET | 55 | 26 | 100th |
| Jihad Ward | LB | Active | 2016 · No. 44 | TEN | 136 | 25 | 77th |
| Kelvin Hayden | DB | CUT | 2005 · No. 60 | CHI | 101 | 24 | 96th |
| Jack Trudeau | QB | Active | 1986 · No. 47 | CAR | 67 | 23 | — |
| Chase Brown | RB | Active | 2023 · No. 163 | CIN | 45 | 22 | 94th |
| Jim Juriga | OT | RES | 1986 · No. 104 | DEN | 44 | 21 | — |
| Jon Asamoah | G | CUT | 2010 · No. 68 | ATL | 75 | 21 | 95th |
| Nick Allegretti | G | Active | 2019 · No. 216 | WAS | 107 | 20 | 95th |
| Alan Ball | CB | Active | 2007 · No. 237 | CHI | 108 | 19 | 70th |
| Tavon Wilson | FS | RSR | 2012 · No. 48 | SF | 133 | 19 | 81th |
| Dawuane Smoot | DE | Active | 2017 · No. 68 | JAX | 127 | 17 | 78th |
| Hugh Thornton | G | RES | 2013 · No. 86 | IND | 37 | 16 | 89th |
| Nate Hobbs | CB | Active | 2021 · No. 167 | GB | 62 | 14 | 91th |
| Robert Holcombe | FB | Active | 1998 · No. 37 | TEN | 97 | 14 | 96th |
| Vederian Lowe | OT | Active | 2022 · No. 184 | NE | 46 | 12 | 95th |
| Duke Preston | C | Active | 2005 · No. 122 | BUF | 59 | 11 | 93th |
| J.P. Machado | G | Active | 1999 · No. 197 | NYJ | 69 | 11 | 95th |
| Marques Sullivan | OT | CUT | 2001 · No. 144 | BUF | 32 | 11 | 95th |
| Quan Martin | SAF | Active | 2023 · No. 47 | WAS | 49 | 11 | 100th |
| Keith Jones | RB | Inactive | 1989 · No. 62 | ATL | 50 | 10 | — |
| Scott Turner | DB | Active | 1995 · No. 226 | DEN | 101 | 9 | 56th |
| Arrelious Benn | WR | RES | 2010 · No. 39 | JAX | 61 | 8 | 65th |
| Clayton Fejedelem | DB | Active | 2016 · No. 245 | MIA | 107 | 8 | 82th |
| Isaiah Adams | G | Active | 2024 · No. 71 | ARI | 32 | 8 | 82th |
| Jack Squirek | LB | Active | 1982 · No. 35 | MIA | 55 | 8 | — |
| Mel Agee | DT | Active | 1991 · No. 152 | ATL | 54 | 8 | — |
| Jer'Zhan Newton | DT | Active | 2024 · No. 36 | WAS | 33 | 7 | 88th |
| Kendrick Green | G | Active | 2021 · No. 87 | HOU | 37 | 7 | 89th |
| Craig Swoope | S | Active | 1986 · No. 83 | IND | 30 | 6 | — |
| Darrick Brownlow | LB | Active | 1991 · No. 132 | WAS | 95 | 6 | — |
| Chris Green | S | Active | 1991 · No. 191 | BUF | 66 | 5 | — |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | TE | RES | 2010 · No. 132 | NO | 87 | 5 | 58th |
| Mikel Leshoure | RB | Active | 2011 · No. 57 | DET | 17 | 5 | 84th |
| Ron Ferrari | LB | Active | 1982 · No. 195 | SF | 68 | 5 | — |
| Sydney Brown | SAF | Active | 2023 · No. 66 | PHI | 42 | 5 | 80th |
| Jameel Cook | RB | Active | 2001 · No. 174 | TB | 109 | 4 | 38th |
| John Gillen | LB | Active | 1981 · No. 116 | NE | 28 | 3 | — |
| Pat Bryant | WR | Active | 2025 · No. 74 | DEN | 15 | 3 | 61th |
| Will Davis | OLB | RES | 2009 · No. 204 | ARI | 21 | 3 | 25th |
| A.J. Jenkins | WR | RES | 2012 · No. 30 | KC | 28 | 2 | 39th |
| Christian Morton | DB | RES | 2004 · No. 233 | CAR | 14 | 2 | 52th |
| David Williams | WR | Active | 1986 · No. 82 | LV | 18 | 2 | — |
| Dennis Stallings | LB | RES | 1997 · No. 181 | TEN | 28 | 2 | — |
| Don Thorp | DT | Active | 1984 · No. 156 | KC | 14 | 2 | — |
| Dwight Beverly | RB | Active | 1984 · No. 147 | NO | 3 | 2 | — |
| Martez Wilson | LB | Active | 2011 · No. 72 | NO | 38 | 2 | 66th |
| Michael Buchanan | DE | RES | 2013 · No. 226 | NE | 18 | 2 | 33th |
| Mitchell Brookins | WR | Active | 1984 · No. 95 | BUF | 21 | 2 | — |
| Casey Washington | WR | Active | 2024 · No. 187 | ATL | 15 | 1 | 34th |
| Dana Howard | LB | Active | 1995 · No. 168 | CHI | 19 | 1 | — |
| Doug Kramer | C | CUT | 2022 · No. 207 | CHI | 18 | 1 | 37th |
| Kurt Kittner | QB | CUT | 2002 · No. 158 | ATL | 7 | 1 | 36th |
| Filmel Johnson | DB | Active | 1994 · No. 221 | BUF | 2 | 0 | — |
| Mike Bellamy | WR | Active | 1990 · No. 50 | PHI | 6 | 0 | — |
| Nate Bussey | LB | Active | 2011 · No. 243 | NO | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tip Reiman | TE | Active | 2024 · No. 82 | ARI | 21 | 0 | 31th |
| Walter Young | WR | DEV | 2003 · No. 226 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 17th |
| Chris White | K | Inactive | 1986 · No. 172 | IND | 0 | — | — |
| Elbert Turner | WR | Inactive | 1992 · No. 189 | HOU | 0 | — | — |
| Gabe Jacas | LB | UDF | 2026 · No. 55 | NE | 0 | — | — |
| J.C. Davis | OT | Inactive | 2026 · No. 192 | NYG | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Bass | K | Inactive | 1983 · No. 155 | NWE | 0 | — | — |
| Mike Heaven | DB | Inactive | 1985 · No. 92 | TAM | 0 | — | — |
| Miles Scott | SAF | Active | 2026 · No. 246 | DEN | 0 | — | — |
| Sean Bubin | T | Inactive | 2004 · No. 159 | JAX | 0 | — | — |
| Terry Hawthorne | DB | Inactive | 2013 · No. 150 | PIT | 0 | — | — |
| Thomas Rooks | RB | Inactive | 1986 · No. 147 | MIN | 0 | — | — |
| Xavier Fulton | OT | DEV | 2009 · No. 155 | WAS | 0 | — | — |
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