List of Kansas State Wildcats in the NFL draft

Kansas State has had a total of 150 players selected – including six players taken in the first round – from the first NFL Draft in 1936 through the 2023 NFL draft.

[1][2][3] Kansas State had a streak of having at least one player drafted into the NFL for 26 consecutive years (1994–2019), until it ended in 2020.

Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule.

Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).

A selection of notable KSU football players who entered the NFL outside the draft includes: Nine KSU players were selected by other leagues directly challenging the NFL: two were drafted in the 1948 All-America Football Conference draft (Rollin Prather and Mike Zeleznek),[2][4] two were selected in the 1983 USFL Draft (Amos Donaldson and Will Cokeley), three were selected in the 1984 USFL Draft (Reggie Singletary, L. E. Madison and Eric Mack), and two more in the 1985 USFL Draft (Eric Bailey and Kyle Clawson).

Josh Freeman was drafted 17th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Terence Newman was drafted 5th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2003 NFL Draft.
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Michael Bishop was drafted in the 7th round by the New England Patriots in the 1999 NFL Draft.
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Jordy Nelson was drafted 36th overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Mark Simoneau was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in 2000 NFL draft.