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NFL draft

Michigan StateSpartans

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

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2002–2006

Selections per draft

15 across 5 drafts

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

51243

Selections by position

15 across 2002–2006

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 8 · Defense 5 · Special teams 2.

Draft selections by position group across 2002–2006: Quarterbacks 1, Running backs 2, Receivers 2, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 4, Defensive backs 1, Specialists 2

2002

2001 Bobby Williams

5 selections

  1. 1-18T.J. Duckett—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  2. 3-23Chris Baker—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  3. 5-09Herb Haygood—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  4. 5-37Josh Shaw—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  5. 6-22Craig Jarrett—No recruiting profile foundPunter

2003

2002 Bobby Williams, then Morris Watts

1 selection

  1. 1-02Charles Rogers—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver

2004

2003 John Smith

2 selections

  1. 4-18Matthias Askew—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 6-36Jeff Smoker—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback

2005

2004 John Smith

4 selections

  1. 6-27DeAndra Cobb—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  2. 6-28Dave Rayner—No recruiting profile foundPlace Kicker
  3. 7-02Kevin Vickerson—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  4. 7-32Will Whitticker—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard

2006

2005 John Smith

3 selections

  1. 3-33Eric Smith—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  2. 4-26Domata Peko—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  3. 7-06Chris Morris—No recruiting profile foundCenter

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 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.