NFL draft
NorthwesternWildcats
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
6 across 5 draftsCounted from zero, so the height of a point is its share of this team's best draft here.
Selections by position
6 across 2006–2010Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 2 · Defense 4.
2006
2005 Randy Walker
3 selections
- 4-27Barry Cofield—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
- 7-02Zach Strief—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
- 7-13Tim McGarigle—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
2007
2006 Pat Fitzgerald
0 selections
No selections.
2008
2007 Pat Fitzgerald
0 selections
No selections.
2009
2008 Pat Fitzgerald
0 selections
No selections.
2010
2009 Pat Fitzgerald
3 selections
- 4-11Corey Wootton—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
- 4-24Michael Kafka—No recruiting profile foundQuarterback
- 5-13Sherrick McManis22-star recruitCornerback
Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 1 of 6 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.