THIRD AND DATA

NFL draft

IllinoisFighting Illini

The last 5 drafts, newest on the right. A draft year runs one behind its football season — the 2026 draft is the 2025 team.

Draft
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2007–2011

Selections per draft

12 across 5 drafts

Counted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.

11334

Selections by position

12 across 2007–2011

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 6 · Defense 6.

Draft selections by position group across 2007–2011: Running backs 2, Receivers 1, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 2, Linebackers 2, Defensive backs 2

2007

2006 Ron Zook

1 selection

  1. 7-27Alan Ball—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back

2008

2007 Ron Zook

1 selection

  1. 1-23Rashard Mendenhall—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

2009

2008 Ron Zook

3 selections

  1. 1-25Vontae Davis—No recruiting profile foundCornerback
  2. 5-19Xavier Fulton—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  3. 6-31Will Davis—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End

2010

2009 Ron Zook

3 selections

  1. 2-07Arrelious Benn55-star recruitWide Receiver
  2. 3-04Jon Asamoah—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  3. 5-01Mike Hoomanawanui—No recruiting profile foundTight End

2011

2010 Ron Zook

4 selections

  1. 1-18Corey Liuget—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 2-25Mikel Leshoure—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  3. 3-08Martez Wilson—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
  4. 7-40Nathan Bussey—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 1 of 12 picks in this range could be matched: CFBD's links between draft picks and recruiting profiles thin out before the 2013 draft and are absent before 2009, so an em dash here usually means the link is missing rather than that the player was unrated.