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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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2008–2012

Selections per draft

19 across 5 drafts

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

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Selections by position

19 across 2008–2012

Color is the side of the ball; each segment is a position group. Offense 9 · Defense 10.

Draft selections by position group across 2008–2012: Running backs 1, Receivers 2, Tight ends 2, Offensive line 4, Defensive line 4, Linebackers 5, Defensive backs 1

2008

2007 Joe Paterno

2 selections

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

2009

2008 Joe Paterno

5 selections

  1. 1-11Aaron Maybin—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  2. 3-18Derrick Williams55-star recruitWide Receiver
  3. 3-27Deon Butler—No recruiting profile foundWide Receiver
  4. 4-23Rich Ohrnberger—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  5. 7-17A.Q. Shipley—No recruiting profile foundCenter

2010

2009 Joe Paterno

6 selections

  1. 1-28Jared Odrick—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 2-23Sean Lee—No recruiting profile foundInside Linebacker
  3. 3-27Navorro Bowman—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker
  4. 5-23Andrew Quarless44-star recruitTight End
  5. 7-07Mickey Shuler—No recruiting profile foundTight End
  6. 7-47Josh Hull—No recruiting profile foundInside Linebacker

2011

2010 Joe Paterno

2 selections

  1. 2-16Stefen Wisniewski—No recruiting profile foundCenter
  2. 6-12Evan Royster—No recruiting profile foundRunning Back

2012

2011 Joe Paterno

4 selections

  1. 2-21Devon Still—No recruiting profile foundDefensive Tackle
  2. 5-14Johnnie Troutman—No recruiting profile foundOffensive Guard
  3. 5-23Jack Crawford—No recruiting profile foundDefensive End
  4. 7-23Nathan Stupar—No recruiting profile foundOutside Linebacker

Stars are the player's recruiting rating, matched back to his high-school profile by athlete id — not a draft grade. Only 2 of 19 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.