The 2021 NFL Draft begins Thursday night in Cleveland, Ohio and continues through the weekend. A number of Knights from the 2020 team are eligible for this year's draft and hope to hear their name called over the course of the three-day event.
Draft Eligible Knights
- Otis Anderson, Running Back
- Tay Gowan, Cornerback
- Richie Grant, Safety
- Jacob Harris, Wide Receiver
- Greg McCrae, Running Back
- Tre Nixon, Wide Receiver
- Aaron Robinson, Cornerback
- Marlon Williams, Wide Receiver
A total of 42 Knights have been drafted in the history of the program with 28 of them getting selected since the 2003 draft. UCF has had at least one player drafted in 14 of the last 15 NFL Drafts.
| YEAR | RND | NUM. | PLAYER | POS | TEAM |
| 2020 | 4 | 128 | Gabriel Davis | WR | Buffalo |
| 2019 | 2 | 58 | Trysten Hill | DT | Dallas |
| 2018 | 1 | 30 | Mike Hughes | CB | Minnesota |
| 2018 | 3 | 91 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR | New Orleans |
| 2018 | 3 | 98 | Jordan Akins | TE | Houston |
| 2018 | 5 | 141 | Shaquem Griffin | LB | Seattle |
| 2017 | 3 | 90 | Shaquill Griffin | CB | Seattle |
| 2015 | 1 | 26 | Breshad Perriman | WR | Baltimore |
| 2015 | 4 | 109 | Clayton Geathers | DB | Indianapolis |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | Blake Bortles | QB | Jacksonville |
| 2014 | 7 | 222 | Storm Johnson | RB | Jacksonville |
| 2013 | 6 | 181 | Latavius Murray | RB | Oakland |
| 2013 | 7 | 243 | Kemal Ishmael | DB | Atlanta |
| 2012 | 3 | 66 | Josh Robinson | CB | Minnesota |
| 2011 | 3 | 85 | Jah Reid | OT | Baltimore |
| 2011 | 7 | 211 | Bruce Miller | DE/FB | San Francisco |
| 2010 | 2 | 41 | Torell Troup | DT | Buffalo |
| 2009 | 5 | 168 | Joe Burnett | CB | Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | 3 | 64 | Kevin Smith | RB | Detroit |
| 2008 | 4 | 135 | Josh Sitton | OG | Green Bay |
| 2008 | 7 | 239 | Mike Merritt | TE | Kansas City |
| 2007 | 3 | 79 | Mike Sims-Walker | WR | Jacksonville |
| 2006 | 4 | 119 | Brandon Marshall | WR | Denver |
| 2004 | 7 | 232 | Michael Gaines | TE | Carolina |
| 2003 | 4 | 120 | Asante Samuel | CB | New England |
| 2003 | 5 | 167 | Doug Gabriel | WR | Oakland |
| 2003 | 7 | 250 | Mike Mabry | C | Baltimore |
| 2003 | 7 | 259 | Elton Patterson | DE | Cincinnati |
| 2002 | 2 | 64 | Travis Fisher | CB | St. Louis |
| 2000 | 7 | 242 | Charles Lee | WR | Green Bay |
| 1999 | 1 | 11 | Daunte Culpepper | QB | Minnesota |
| 1999 | 4 | 96 | Paul Miranda | DB | Indianapolis |
| 1996 | 5 | 142 | Marquette Smith | RB | Carolina |
| 1995 | 3 | 72 | Greg Jefferson | DE | Philadelphia |
| 1993 | 3 | 71 | Rick Hamilton | LB | Washington |
| 1992 | 3 | 66 | Bob Spitulski | LB | Seattle |
| 1991 | 9 | 225 | Ray Irvin | CB | Cleveland |
| 1991 | 9 | 240 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | Houston Oilers |
| 1988 | 3 | 65 | Bernard Ford | WR | Buffalo |
| 1988 | 5 | 136 | Corris Ervin | DB | Denver |
| 1987 | 10 | 274 | Ted Wilson | WR | Washington |
| 1987 | 12 | 330 | Elgin Davis | RB | New England |