Some talented football players have come out of Group of Five programs, and Kent State is no exception.
Here’s a look at NFL Draft picks out of Kent State during the Super Bowl era, which began in 1966.
NFL Draft Picks From Kent State
| Yr | Rd | Team | Player | Position |
| 2014 | 3 | PIT | Dri Archer | WR |
| 2013 | 3 | NYJ | Brian Winters | G |
| 2010 | 7 | SEA | Jameson Konz | TE |
| 2009 | 7 | NWE | Julian Edelman | WR |
| 2008 | 4 | DEN | Jack Williams | DB |
| 2007 | 3 | NOR | Usama Young | DB |
| 2000 | 6 | PIT | Jason Gavadza | TE |
| 1999 | 5 | ATL | Eugene Baker | WR |
| 1998 | 2 | ATL | Bob Hallen | G |
| 1997 | 3 | ATL | O.J. Santiago | TE |
| 1991 | 6 | PHI | Andy Harmon | DT |
| 1989 | 11 | MIA | Bert Weidner | G |
| 1979 | 5 | ATL | Mike Zele | NT |
| 1978 | 12 | CIN | Kim Featsent | WR |
| 1977 | 6 | RAM | Art Best | RB |
| 1976 | 7 | NYJ | Abdul Salaam | DT |
| 1976 | 11 | NOR | Greg Kokal | QB |
| 1976 | 11 | CLE | Doug Celek | DE |
| 1976 | 12 | OAK | Cedric Brown | DB |
| 1975 | 9 | CLE | Larry Poole | RB |
| 1974 | 2 | ATL | Gerald Tinker | WR |
| 1974 | 2 | PIT | Jack Lambert | LB |
| 1971 | 17 | BAL | Don Nottingham | RB |
| 1970 | 2 | STL | Jim Corrigall | LB |
| 1969 | 17 | PIT | Bill Eppright | K |
| 1968 | 4 | STL | Don Fitzgerald | RB |
| 1968 | 5 | SDG | Bill Perry | TE |
| 1968 | 13 | BAL | Howard Tennebar | T |
| 1968 | 14 | PIT | Lou Harris | DB |
| 1967 | 2 | PHI | John Brooks | G |
| 1967 | 9 | BUF | Gerald Seither | E |
| 1967 | 12 | BUF | Ernie Ames | DT |
| 1967 | 14 | MIA | Charles Stikes | DB |
| 1966 | 4 | ATL | Willie Asbury | RB |
