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NFL draft

Penn StateNittany Lions

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

18 across 5 drafts

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

26406

Selections by position

18 across 2002–2006

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 8 · Defense 9 · Special teams 1.

Draft selections by position group across 2002–2006: Running backs 4, Receivers 1, Tight ends 2, Offensive line 1, Defensive line 4, Defensive backs 5, Specialists 1

2002

2001 Joe Paterno

2 selections

  1. 4-09Omar Easy—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  2. 6-24John Gilmore—No recruiting profile foundTight End

2003

2002 Joe Paterno

6 selections

  1. 1-12Jimmy Kennedy—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 1-14Michael Haynes—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  3. 1-17Bryant Johnson—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  4. 1-27Larry Johnson—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  5. 2-23Bryan Scott—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  6. 2-25Anthony Adams—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle

2004

2003 Joe Paterno

4 selections

  1. 3-29Rich Gardner—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  2. 6-29Matt Kranchick—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  3. 7-28David Kimball—No recruiting profile foundPlace Kicker
  4. 7-40Sean McHugh—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

2005

2004 Joe Paterno

0 selections

No selections.

2006

2005 Joe Paterno

6 selections

  1. 1-20Tamba Hali—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 4-03Michael Robinson—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  3. 4-05Calvin Lowry—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  4. 4-25Alan Zemaitis—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back
  5. 6-31Tyler Reed—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  6. 7-01Ethan Kilmer—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Back

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 18 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.