NC State Ranks 8th in Players Selected in the NFL Draft in the ACC in the Last 10 Years

The 2025 NFL Draft begins this evening at 8pm on ESPN. NC State’s Anthony Belton is expected to hear his name called tomorrow in the 3rd Round.

How has NC State done at producing NFL Draft Picks over the past 10 years?

The Wolfpack ranks 8th in the ACC in players drafted over that time span.

1. Clemson – 56* (15)
2. Miami – 45 (6)
3. FSU – 42 (7)
4. Stanford – 36 (4)
5. Pitt – 29 (2)
6. UNC – 28 (2)
7. Louisville – 27 (5)
8. NC State – 25 (3)
9. Virginia Tech – 24* (4)
10. Boston College – 21 (3)
11. Cal – 17 (1)
12. Wake Forest – 15 (1)
13. Virginia – 12 (0)
14. Georgia Tech – 11 (0)
15. Duke – 10 (3)
16. Syracuse – 9 (0)
17. SMU – 9 (0)
*1 each in supplemental draft

NC State Players Drafted Over the Past 10 Years

2024

Payton Wilson, LB – Pittsburgh – 3rd – 98th
Dylan McMahon, C – Philadelphia – 6th – 190th

2023

Chandler Zavala, OG – Carolina – 4th – 114

2022

Ikem Ekwonu, OT – Carolina – 1st – 6th
Trenton Gill, P – Chicago – 7th – 255th

2021

Alim McNeill, DT – Detroit – 3rd – 72nd

2020

Larrell Murchison, DT – Tennessee – 5th – 174th
James Smith-Williams, DE – Washington – 7th – 229th

2019

Garrett Bradbury, C – Minnesota – 1st – 18th
Germaine Pratt, LB – Cincinnati – 3rd – 72nd
Ryan Finley, QB – Cincinnati – 4th – 104th
Kelvin Harmon, WR – Washington – 6th – 206th

2018

Bradley Chubb, DE – Denver – 1st – 5th
BJ Hill, DT – New York Giants – 3rd – 69th
Justin Jones, DT – LA Chargers – 3rd – 84th
Nyheim Hines, RB – Indianapolis – 4th – 104th
Kentavius Street, DE – San Francisco – 128th
Will Richardson, OT – Jacksonville – 4th – 129th
Jaylen Samuels, TE – Pittsburgh – 5th – 165th

2017 

Josh Jones, S – Green Bay – 2nd – 61st
Jack Tocho, CB – Minnesota – 7th – 245th
Matt Dayes, RB – Cleveland – 7th – 252nd

2016 

Joe Thuney, OL – New England – 3rd – 78th
Jacoby Brissett, QB – New England – 3rd – 91st
Juston Burris, CB – New York Jets – 4th – 118th

2014

Dontae Johnson, CB – San Francisco – 4th – 129th