In regards of college football recruiting, July is a crucial month. Heavy laden with t-shirt camps, scholarship offers will be collected like stamps. In addition, during these evaluations highly coveted recruiting stars are given or taken away. College destination decisions are certain to oscillate like weathervanes.
From 2008 to 2016, seventeen Wildcats were selected in the NFL Draft. Let’s take a look at where these players were ranked coming out of high school or junior college:
| Stars | Name | Year | Round | Team |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Josh Forrest | 2016 | 6th Round | LA Rams |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Bud Dupree | 2015 | 1st Round | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| u2605u2605u2605u2605 | Za’Darius Smith | 2015 | 4th Round | Baltimore Ravens |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Avery Williamson | 2014 | 5th Round | Tennessee Titans |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Larry Warford | 2013 | 3rd Round | Detroit Lions |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Winston Guy | 2012 | 6th Round | Seattle Seahawks |
| u2605u2605 | Danny Trevathan | 2012 | 6th Round | Denver Broncos |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Randall Cobb | 2011 | 2nd Round | Green Bay Packers |
| u2605u2605u2605u2605 | Corey Peters | 2010 | 3rd Round | Atlanta Falcons |
| u2605u2605 | Trevard Lindley | 2010 | 4th Round | Philadelphia Eagles |
| NR | John Conner | 2010 | 5th Round | New York Jets |
| u2605u2605 | Myron Pryor | 2009 | 6th Round | New England Patriots |
| u2605u2605 | Jeremy Jarmon | 2009 | Supplemental | Washington Redskins |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Jacob Tamme | 2008 | 4th Round | Indianapolis Colts |
| u2605u2605u2605 | Keenan Burton | 2008 | 4th Round | St. |