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
11 across 5 draftsCounted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.
Selections by position
11 across 2012–2016Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 4 · Defense 7.
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
2013
2012 Tim Beckman
4 selections
- 3-24Hugh Thornton—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
- 4-03Akeem Spence—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
- 5-17Terry Hawthorne44-star recruitCornerback
- 7-20Michael Buchanan—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
2014
2013 Tim Beckman
0 selections
No selections.
2015
2014 Tim Beckman
0 selections
No selections.
2016
2015 Bill Cubit
3 selections
- 2-13Jihad Ward—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
- 6-46Ted Karras33-star recruitOffensive Guard
- 7-24Clayton Fejedelem—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 3 of 11 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.