Here are Northern Illinois' top five draftees of all-time before the 2014 draft:
1. LARRY ENGLISH, DE: San Diego Chargers, first round, 16th overall in 2009. Awarded the Vern Smith Award as Mid-American Conference MVP as a junior and senior. Senior year in 2008, finished with 14.5 tackles and 8 tackles for loss. However, has had trouble with injuries and started just 9 games in career. This year is the final one on his contract.
2. JOHN SPILIS, WR: Green Bay Packers, third round, 64th overall in 1969. Played three seasons and started 14 games. Best year in 1971 when he caught 14 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown.
3. LESHON JOHNSON, RB: Green Bay Packers, third round, 84th overall in 1994. Led the nation with 1,976 rushing yards as senior in 1993 and finished sixth in Heisman Award voting (a record for NIU until Jordan Lynch finished third this year). Played five seasons in NFL with Packers, Cardinals and Giants. Best season with Arizona in 1996, when he ran for 634 yards and six touchdowns.
More to Come. --RoadDog
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