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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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2004–2008

Selections per draft

17 across 5 drafts

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

40652

Selections by position

17 across 2004–2008

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 6 · Defense 10 · Special teams 1.

Draft selections by position group across 2004–2008: Running backs 3, Tight ends 1, Offensive line 2, Defensive line 2, Linebackers 3, Defensive backs 5, Specialists 1

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

2007

2006 Joe Paterno

5 selections

  1. 1-05Levi Brown—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Tackle
  2. 2-02Paul Posluszny—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker
  3. 3-17Jay Alford—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  4. 3-26Tony Hunt—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back
  5. 5-27Tim Shaw—No recruiting profile foundLinebacker

2008

2007 Joe Paterno

2 selections

  1. 3-11Dan Connor—No recruiting profile foundInside Linebacker
  2. 4-02Justin King—No recruiting profile foundCornerback

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 0 of 17 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.