Which Illinois Fighting Illini football players were chosen in NFL Draft? Here's a running list

The 2024 NFL Draft is Thursday through Saturday and there will be several University of Illinois football players who now will begin their careers at the next level.

Here's a look at the Illini prospects. We will update if and when they are selected in this year's draft:

Jer'Zhan 'Johnny' Newton, DL

The 6-foot-2, 295 pounder is the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and a projected mid-first-round pick.

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Isaiah Adams, OL

The 6-foot-5, 320-pounder is projected as a fourth-round pick.

Tip Reiman, TE

The 6-foot-5, 270 pounder went from unranked to now being projected as a sixth-round pick.

Isaiah Williams, WR

The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder is a projected sixth-round pick.

Casey Washington, WR

The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder is projected to be selected in sixth or seventh round.

Julian Pearl, OL

The Danville, Illinois, native is a 6-foot-6, 315-pounder and a projected seventh-round pick.

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Keith Randolph Jr., DL

The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder is a projected seventh-round pick.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: NFL Draft 2024: Who picked Fighting Illini football players