| Draft History | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall Pick | Team | Name | Position | College |
| 2003 | 4 | 27 | 124 | 49ers | Brandon Lloyd | WR | Illinois |
| 1982 | 7 | 28 | 195 | 49ers | Ron Ferrari | LB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Bears | David Williams | WR | Illinois |
| 1984 | 11 | 18 | 298 | Bears | Mark Butkus | DT | Illinois |
| 1983 | 12 | 6 | 313 | Bears | Oliver Williams | WR | Illinois |
| 1979 | 6 | 10 | 147 | Bears | John Sullivan | LB | Illinois |
| 1975 | 5 | 6 | 110 | Bears | Revie Sorey | G | Illinois |
| 1975 | 6 | 21 | 151 | Bears | Tom Hicks | LB | Illinois |
| 2000 | 6 | 3 | 169 | Bengals | Neil Rackers | K | Illinois |
| 1996 | 3 | 8 | 69 | Bengals | Ken Blackman | G | Illinois |
| 1983 | 8 | 25 | 221 | Bengals | Mike Martin | WR | Illinois |
| 2005 | 4 | 21 | 122 | Bills | Duke Preston | C | Illinois |
| 2001 | 5 | 13 | 144 | Bills | Marques Sullivan | OT | Illinois |
| 1995 | 5 | 10 | 144 | Bills | John Holecek | LB | Illinois |
| 1994 | 7 | 27 | 221 | Bills | Filmel Johnson | DB | Illinois |
| 1991 | 1 | 26 | 26 | Bills | Henry Jones | DB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 10 | 2 | 251 | Bills | Guy Teafatiller | DT | Illinois |
| 1985 | 10 | 1 | 253 | Bills | Chris Babyar | G | Illinois |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 | 95 | Bills | Mitchell Brookins | WR | Illinois |
| 1986 | 4 | 22 | 104 | Broncos | Jim Juriga | OT | Illinois |
| 1976 | 5 | 15 | 139 | Broncos | Lonnie Perrin | RB | Illinois |
| 1992 | 12 | 21 | 329 | Browns | Tim Simpson | C | Illinois |
| 1976 | 10 | 6 | 271 | Browns | Doug Kleber | OT | Illinois |
| 1976 | 14 | 6 | 381 | Browns | Joe Smalzer | TE | Illinois |
| 1974 | 7 | 15 | 171 | Browns | Gerry Sullivan | OT | Illinois |
| 1971 | 6 | 12 | 142 | Browns | Doug Dieken | OT | Illinois |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 | 39 | Buccaneers | Arrelious Benn | WR | Illinois |
| 2009 | 5 | 19 | 155 | Buccaneers | Xavier Fulton | DE | Illinois |
| 2001 | 6 | 11 | 174 | Buccaneers | Jameel Cook | RB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 | 83 | Buccaneers | Craig Swoope | DB | Illinois |
| 1985 | 4 | 8 | 92 | Buccaneers | Mike Heaven | DB | Illinois |
| 1982 | 8 | 17 | 212 | Buccaneers | Kelvin Atkins | LB | Illinois |
| 2009 | 6 | 31 | 204 | Cardinals | Will Davis | DE | Illinois |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Cardinals | Simeon Rice | DE | Illinois |
| 1981 | 5 | 5 | 116 | Cardinals | John Gillen | LB | Illinois |
| 1981 | 11 | 5 | 281 | Cardinals | Mike Sherrod | TE | Illinois |
| 1973 | 9 | 6 | 214 | Chargers | Tab Bennett | LB | Illinois |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 68 | Chiefs | Jon Asamoah | OG | Illinois |
| 1983 | 9 | 7 | 231 | Chiefs | Adam Lingner | C | Illinois |
| 1975 | 16 | 6 | 396 | Chiefs | Mark Peterson | DE | Illinois |
| 1973 | 10 | 17 | 251 | Chiefs | Willie Caley | DB | Illinois |
| 2005 | 2 | 28 | 60 | Colts | Kelvin Hayden | CB | Illinois |
| 1995 | 2 | 16 | 48 | Colts | Ken Dilger | TE | Illinois |
| 1991 | 6 | 13 | 152 | Colts | Mel Agee | DT | Illinois |
| 1991 | 9 | 13 | 236 | Colts | Howard Griffith | RB | Illinois |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Colts | Jeff George | QB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 2 | 20 | 47 | Colts | Jack Trudeau | QB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 7 | 6 | 172 | Colts | Chris White | K | Illinois |
| 1984 | 6 | 7 | 147 | Colts | Dwight Beverly | RB | Illinois |
| 1984 | 11 | 10 | 290 | Colts | Bob Stowe | OT | Illinois |
| 1976 | 9 | 21 | 258 | Colts | Stu Levenick | OT | Illinois |
| 1967 | 12 | 8 | 298 | Colts | Preston Pearson | DB | Illinois |
| 2007 | 7 | 27 | 237 | Cowboys | Alan Ball | CB | Illinois |
| 1995 | 5 | 34 | 168 | Cowboys | Dana Howard | LB | Illinois |
| 1991 | 5 | 21 | 132 | Cowboys | Darrick Brownlow | LB | Illinois |
| 1979 | 8 | 27 | 219 | Cowboys | Bruce Thornton | DT | Illinois |
| 1968 | 9 | 22 | 241 | Cowboys | Ken Kmiec | DB | Illinois |
| 2009 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Dolphins | Vontae Davis | CB | Illinois |
| 1992 | 12 | 20 | 328 | Dolphins | Kameno Bell | RB | Illinois |
| 1991 | 7 | 24 | 191 | Dolphins | Chris Green | DB | Illinois |
| 1987 | 8 | 17 | 212 | Dolphins | Mark Dennis | OT | Illinois |
| 1984 | 12 | 25 | 333 | Dolphins | Mike Weingrad | LB | Illinois |
| 1990 | 2 | 25 | 50 | Eagles | Mike Bellamy | WR | Illinois |
| 1968 | 2 | 12 | 39 | Eagles | Cyril Pinder | RB | Illinois |
| 2002 | 5 | 23 | 158 | Falcons | Kurt Kittner | QB | Illinois |
| 1991 | 4 | 4 | 87 | Falcons | Moe Gardner | DT | Illinois |
| 1989 | 3 | 6 | 62 | Falcons | Keith Jones | RB | Illinois |
| 1987 | 10 | 13 | 264 | Falcons | Jerry Reese | TE | Illinois |
| 1985 | 11 | 4 | 284 | Falcons | John Ayres | DB | Illinois |
| 1969 | 5 | 23 | 127 | Falcons | Tony Pleviak | DE | Illinois |
| 1968 | 2 | 26 | 53 | Falcons | John Wright | WR | Illinois |
| 2003 | 5 | 25 | 160 | Giants | David Diehl | OG | Illinois |
| 2004 | 5 | 27 | 159 | Jaguars | Sean Bubin | OT | Illinois |
| 2000 | 7 | 39 | 245 | Jaguars | Danny Clark | LB | Illinois |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jaguars | Kevin Hardy | LB | Illinois |
| 1999 | 6 | 28 | 197 | Jets | J.P. Machado | G | Illinois |
| 1968 | 8 | 10 | 202 | Lions | Terry Miller | LB | Illinois |
| 1997 | 6 | 18 | 181 | Oilers | Dennis Stallings | LB | Illinois |
| 1993 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Oilers | Brad Hopkins | OT | Illinois |
| 1992 | 7 | 21 | 189 | Oilers | Elbert Tuener | WR | Illinois |
| 1986 | 9 | 4 | 225 | Oilers | Bob Sebring | LB | Illinois |
| 1984 | 9 | 3 | 227 | Oilers | Mike Johnson | DE | Illinois |
| 1969 | 3 | 26 | 78 | Oilers | Rich Johnson | RB | Illinois |
| 1969 | 10 | 22 | 256 | Oilers | Bob Naponic | QB | Illinois |
| 1968 | 9 | 5 | 224 | Oilers | Bob Robertson | C | Illinois |
| 1973 | 10 | 21 | 255 | Packers | Larry Allen | LB | Illinois |
| 1973 | 12 | 22 | 308 | Packers | Larry McCarren | C | Illinois |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 | 226 | Panthers | Walter Young | WR | Illinois |
| 2004 | 7 | 32 | 233 | Patriots | Christian Morton | CB | Illinois |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 | 36 | Patriots | Eugene Wilson | CB | Illinois |
| 1988 | 7 | 16 | 181 | Patriots | Darryl Usher | WR | Illinois |
| 1983 | 1 | 15 | 15 | Patriots | Tony Eason | QB | Illinois |
| 1983 | 6 | 15 | 155 | Patriots | Mike Bass | K | Illinois |
| 1988 | 1 | 25 | 25 | Raiders | Scott Davis | DE | Illinois |
| 1982 | 2 | 8 | 35 | Raiders | Jack Squirek | LB | Illinois |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 132 | Rams | Michael Hoomanawanui | TE | Illinois |
| 1998 | 2 | 7 | 37 | Rams | Robert Holcombe | RB | Illinois |
| 1988 | 3 | 27 | 82 | Rams | Mike Piel | DT | Illinois |
| 1984 | 8 | 19 | 215 | Rams | Ed Brady | LB | Illinois |
| 1984 | 12 | 20 | 328 | Rams | Moe Bias | LB | Illinois |
| 1979 | 4 | 17 | 99 | Rams | Derwin Tucker | DB | Illinois |
| 2003 | 5 | 38 | 173 | Ravens | Tony Pashos | OT | Illinois |
| 1995 | 7 | 18 | 226 | Redskins | Scott Turner | DB | Illinois |
| 1980 | 9 | 20 | 241 | Redskins | Lawrence McCullough | WR | Illinois |
| 1967 | 10 | 13 | 250 | Redskins | Bruce Sullivan | DB | Illinois |
| 1988 | 5 | 25 | 134 | Saints | Keith Taylor | DB | Illinois |
| 1984 | 6 | 16 | 156 | Saints | Don Thorp | DT | Illinois |
| 1978 | 9 | 9 | 231 | Seahawks | Rich Grimmett | OT | Illinois |
| 2008 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Steelers | *Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Illinois |
| 1988 | 11 | 18 | 295 | Steelers | Bobby Dawson | DB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 8 | 13 | 207 | Steelers | Cap Boso | TE | Illinois |
| 1974 | 16 | 22 | 412 | Steelers | Octavus Morgan | LB | Illinois |
| 1986 | 6 | 9 | 147 | Vikings | Thomas Rooks | RB | Illinois |
| 1977 | 9 | 27 | 250 | Vikings | Scott Studwell | LB | Illinois |
| 1977 | 10 | 27 | 278 | Vikings | Dan Beaver | K | Illinois |
| 1973 | 4 | 2 | 80 | Vikings | Mike Wells | QB | Illinois |
