A list of Iowa State football players to declare for NFL Draft

AMES From 2015-2018, Iowa State's football team went through a professional dry spell.

No Cyclones heard their name called in the NFL Draft.

Coach Matt Campbell arrived in 2016 and that started to change.

From 2019-2023, 10 Cyclones have been selected the NFL Draft.

Last year, the New York Jets drafted defensive end Will McDonald in the first round (No.

15 overall).

The Jets also selected former Cyclone running back Breece Hall in the second round (No.

36 overall) in 2022.

Six ISU players have declared for the NFL Draft after the Cyclones ended the season with a 42-41 win against Miami in the Pop-Tarts Bowl .

Iowa State transfer portal tracker: Tyler Onyedim lands with Texas A&M Iowa State wide receiver Jaylin Noel takes a selfie with Blair Walker of Charles City before an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Oct.

19, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS Noel led Iowa State with 1,194 receiving yards this season.

He caught eight touchdowns and added 199 punt return yards.

What Jaylin Noel said about his last game at Iowa State Arizona State defensive back Keith Abney II (1) intercepts a pass as Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins (9) gives chase in the second half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, in Arlington, Texas, Saturday Dec.

7, 2024.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez Higgins caught a team-high 87 passes for 1,183 yards.

After two years at ISU, Higgins projects as a third or fourth round pick .

Where Iowa State receiver Jayden Higgins projects in NFL Draft Houston running back Abu Sama III, top, is lifted by offensive lineman Jarrod Hufford (54) as they celebrate after Sama's touchdown run against Houston during the second half of an NCAA college football game Sept.

28, 2024, in Houston.

MICHAEL WYKE, ASSOCIATED PRESS Hufford started all 14 games at center this season for the Cyclones.

He played 55 games in five seasons at ISU.

Purchase made 35 tackles this season, including six in the Pop-Tarts Bowl , and intercepted one pass.

Travis played in 12 games this season for the Cyclones.

He transferred in after four seasons in the Ivy League with Princeton and showed he could start at left tackle in the Big 12.

Iowa State defensive lineman J.R.

Singleton reacts after stopping Central Florida before a first down during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct.

19, 2024, in Ames, Iowa.

MATTHEW PUTNEY, ASSOCIATED PRESS Singleton led the Cyclones this season with four sacks.

His five tackles-for-loss ranked tied for second on the team ..

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