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.
Selections per draft
15 across 5 draftsCounted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.
Selections by position
15 across 2008–2012Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 8 · Defense 7.
2008
2007 Ron Zook
1 selection
- 1-23Rashard Mendenhall—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
2009
2008 Ron Zook
3 selections
- 1-25Vontae Davis—No recruiting profile foundCornerback
- 5-19Xavier Fulton—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
- 6-31Will Davis—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
2010
2009 Ron Zook
3 selections
- 2-07Arrelious Benn55-star recruitWide Receiver
- 3-04Jon Asamoah—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
- 5-01Mike Hoomanawanui—No recruiting profile foundTight End
2011
2010 Ron Zook
4 selections
- 1-18Corey Liuget—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
- 2-25Mikel Leshoure—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
- 3-08Martez Wilson—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
- 7-40Nathan Bussey—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
2012
2011 Ron Zook
4 selections
- 1-26Whitney Mercilus—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
- 1-30A.J. Jenkins44-star recruitWide Receiver
- 2-12Jeff Allen—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
- 2-16Tavon Wilson—No recruiting profile foundSafety
Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 2 of 15 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.