# @northwestern.wildcats on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VRDmKls5P
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20001704-northwesternwildcats-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-04-23T17:47:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** northwestern.wildcats (@nucatstweet) — https://gondola.cc/nucatstweet

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With round one of the NFL draft kicking off tonight, let’s take a look the history of Wildcats in the draft:
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181: The total number of Northwestern players that have been drafted all-time
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26: Amount of ‘cats drafted since 2000
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There have also been a pair of ‘cats taken in round one since 2000, Luis Castillo in 2005 (Chargers, 28th overall) and Napoleon Harris in 2002 (Raiders, 23rd overall)
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What was the highest a Northwestern player was ever picked at? It’s a tie between QB Otto Graham (1944) and T Chris Hinton (1983) at the fourth overall pick
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How about the first Northwestern player ever drafted? It was Wally Cruice in 1936 to the Green Bay Packers
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This year, Northwestern’s NFL hopefuls include DE jgaziano97, DT alex.w.miller and OL j6r5d. Good luck in the next following days!
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