ACC programs ranked by NFL draft picks since 1980 — first-rounders, Pro Bowl alumni, and recent draft classes.
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NFL Draft History by college program
ACC programs ranked by NFL draft picks since 1980 — first-rounders, Pro Bowl alumni, and recent draft classes.
- Draft picks
- 12,927
- Colleges
- 446
- First-rounders
- 1,427
- Hall of Famers
- 102
- Pro Bowlers
- 1,326
- Drafts covered
- 47
Showing first-round picks out of the ACC · reset
Schools that produce the most NFL draft picks
Ranked by total picks within the current filters. Open a program for its full draft board.
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1
Miami
ACC
58picks
Miami team hub
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2
Florida State
ACC
44picks
Florida State team hub
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3
Clemson
ACC
35picks
Clemson team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
North Carolina
ACC · last pick 2025
|
23 | 23 | 939% | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Pittsburgh
ACC · last pick 2023
|
23 | 23 | 1357% | 5 | 2 |
| 6 |
California
ACC · last pick 2016
|
20 | 20 | 1260% | 1 | 0 |
| 7 |
Boston College
ACC · last pick 2023
|
17 | 17 | 635% | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |
Louisville
ACC · last pick 2020
|
14 | 14 | 857% | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |
NC State
ACC · last pick 2022
|
14 | 14 | 857% | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |
Stanford
ACC · last pick 2017
|
14 | 14 | 750% | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |
Virginia
ACC · last pick 2009
|
13 | 13 | 754% | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
Virginia Tech
ACC · last pick 2021
|
13 | 13 | 646% | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |
Syracuse
ACC · last pick 2013
|
12 | 12 | 650% | 3 | 0 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech
ACC · last pick 2026
|
6 | 6 | 467% | 1 | 1 |
| 15 |
Duke
ACC · last pick 2024
|
4 | 4 | 125% | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |
SMU
ACC · last pick 1986
|
4 | 4 | 125% | 1 | 0 |
| 17 |
Wake Forest
ACC · last pick 2015
|
3 | 3 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 51–100 of 317 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Sheldon Rankins
Covington, GA
|
Louisville
ACC
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | 133 games · 6 yrs as starter 41 career AV |
| 2016 |
Shaq Lawson
Central, SC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 110 games · 1 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2016 |
Artie Burns
Miami, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 90 games · 1 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2016 |
Joshua Garnett
Puyallup, WA
|
Stanford
ACC
|
G | SF San Francisco 49ers | 25 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jameis Winston
1× Pro Bowl
|
Florida State
ACC
|
QB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 108 games · 5 yrs as starter 63 career AV |
| 2015 |
Vic Beasley
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Clemson
ACC
|
OLB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 88 games · 5 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2015 |
Ereck Flowers
Miami, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
T | NYG New York Giants | 105 games · 7 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 2015 |
Andrus Peat
3× Pro Bowl
|
Stanford
ACC
|
T | NO New Orleans Saints | 132 games · 7 yrs as starter 53 career AV |
| 2015 |
DeVante Parker
Louisville, KY
|
Louisville
ACC
|
WR | MIA Miami Dolphins | 119 games · 6 yrs as starter 36 career AV |
| 2015 |
Kevin Johnson
Clarksville, MD
|
Wake Forest
ACC
|
CB | HOU Houston Texans | 64 games 11 career AV |
| 2015 |
Cameron Erving
Moultrie, GA
|
Florida State
ACC
|
C | CLE Cleveland Browns | 98 games · 3 yrs as starter 28 career AV |
| 2015 |
Laken Tomlinson
1× Pro Bowl
|
Duke
ACC
|
G | DET Detroit Lions | 173 games · 10 yrs as starter 55 career AV |
| 2015 |
Phillip Dorsett
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
WR | IND Indianapolis Colts | 94 games 16 career AV |
| 2015 |
Stephone Anthony
Polkton, NC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
ILB | NO New Orleans Saints | 62 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2014 |
Sammy Watkins
Fort Myers, FL
|
Clemson
ACC
|
WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 111 games · 6 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 2014 |
Eric Ebron
1× Pro Bowl
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
TE | DET Detroit Lions | 106 games · 4 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2014 |
Aaron Donald
8× All-Pro
10× Pro Bowl
|
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
DT | LAR St. Louis Rams | 154 games · 10 yrs as starter 123 career AV |
| 2014 |
Kyle Fuller
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DB | CHI Chicago Bears | 113 games · 5 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2014 |
Calvin Pryor
Port St. Joe, FL
|
Louisville
ACC
|
DB | NYJ New York Jets | 46 games · 3 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2014 |
Marcus Smith
Columbus, GA
|
Louisville
ACC
|
LB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 53 games 4 career AV |
| 2014 |
Kelvin Benjamin
Belle Glade, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
WR | CAR Carolina Panthers | 61 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2014 |
Teddy Bridgewater
1× Pro Bowl
|
Louisville
ACC
|
QB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 83 games · 4 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2013 |
Jonathan Cooper
Wilmington, NC
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
G | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 46 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2013 |
EJ Manuel
Virginia Beach, VA
|
Florida State
ACC
|
QB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 30 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2013 |
Justin Pugh
Holland, PA
|
Syracuse
ACC
|
T | NYG New York Giants | 132 games · 10 yrs as starter 46 career AV |
| 2013 |
Bjoern Werner
Berlin
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DE | IND Indianapolis Colts | 38 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2013 |
Xavier Rhodes
1× All-Pro
3× Pro Bowl
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 135 games · 8 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2013 |
DeAndre Hopkins
3× All-Pro
5× Pro Bowl
|
Clemson
ACC
|
WR | HOU Houston Texans | 195 games · 10 yrs as starter 84 career AV |
| 2013 |
Sylvester Williams
Jefferson City, MO
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | 102 games · 4 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2012 |
Andrew Luck
4× Pro Bowl
|
Stanford
ACC
|
QB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 86 games · 5 yrs as starter 72 career AV |
| 2012 |
Luke Kuechly
HOF
5× All-Pro
7× Pro Bowl
|
Boston College
ACC
|
LB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 118 games · 8 yrs as starter 91 career AV |
| 2012 |
Quinton Coples
Kinston, NC
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DE | NYJ New York Jets | 62 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2012 |
Chandler Jones
2× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Syracuse
ACC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 154 games · 10 yrs as starter 77 career AV |
| 2012 |
David DeCastro
2× All-Pro
6× Pro Bowl
|
Stanford
ACC
|
G | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 125 games · 8 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2012 |
David Wilson
Danville, VA
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
RB | NYG New York Giants | 21 games 5 career AV |
| 2011 |
Christian Ponder
Colleyville, TX
|
Florida State
ACC
|
QB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 38 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2011 |
Robert Quinn
1× All-Pro
3× Pro Bowl
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DE | LAR St. Louis Rams | 169 games · 9 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2011 |
Anthony Castonzo
Hawthorn Woods, IL
|
Boston College
ACC
|
T | IND Indianapolis Colts | 144 games · 10 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2011 |
Cameron Jordan
1× All-Pro
8× Pro Bowl
|
California
ACC
|
DE | NO New Orleans Saints | 243 games · 15 yrs as starter 109 career AV |
| 2011 |
Jonathan Baldwin
Aliquippa, PA
|
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
WR | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 33 games · 1 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2010 |
C.J. Spiller
1× Pro Bowl
|
Clemson
ACC
|
RB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 90 games · 3 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2010 |
Tyson Alualu
|
California
ACC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 193 games · 7 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2010 |
Derrick Morgan
|
Georgia Tech
ACC
|
DE | TEN Tennessee Titans | 118 games · 8 yrs as starter 40 career AV |
| 2010 |
Demaryius Thomas
5× Pro Bowl
|
Georgia Tech
ACC
|
WR | DEN Denver Broncos | 143 games · 8 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jahvid Best
Vallejo, CA
|
California
ACC
|
RB | DET Detroit Lions | 22 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2010 |
Patrick Robinson
Miami, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DB | NO New Orleans Saints | 123 games · 1 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2009 |
Aaron Curry
|
Wake Forest
ACC
|
LB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 48 games · 3 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2009 |
Eugene Monroe
|
Virginia
ACC
|
T | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 93 games · 6 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2009 |
B.J. Raji
1× Pro Bowl
|
Boston College
ACC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | 91 games · 5 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2009 |
Alex Mack
7× Pro Bowl
|
California
ACC
|
C | CLE Cleveland Browns | 196 games · 12 yrs as starter 86 career AV |
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NFL draft history guide
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
What this page tracks
NFL Draft History by College ranks every program by the NFL players it has produced since 1980. Browse 12,927 picks across 446 schools — first-rounders, Pro Bowl alumni, Hall of Famers, and recent draft classes — then open any school or year for the full board.
By the numbers
- 12,927 drafted players from 446 colleges, 1980–2026.
- 1,427 first-round selections across 47 drafts.
- 1,326 of those picks made at least one Pro Bowl; 102 reached the Hall of Fame.
- Most picks all-time: Miami — 58
- Most picks since 2017: Alabama — 95
- Top conference: SEC — 2,760 picks
- Most-drafted first-round position: DB — 181 picks
How to read the board
- Start with the school leaderboard — sort by total picks, first-rounders, Pro Bowls, or the last ten drafts.
- Use the round, conference, and position chips to isolate a pipeline, like SEC defensive backs in Round 1.
- Open a program for its full draft board, or a year for the complete class in pick order.
First round vs. career outcomes
Volume and quality are different signals. A program can lead in raw picks while another turns fewer selections into more Pro Bowlers. The Pro Bowler rate next to each school shows how often its picks became long-term NFL contributors, so read it alongside the Round 1 column rather than instead of it.
Frequently asked questions
Which college has produced the most NFL draft picks?
Miami leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 58 NFL draft picks since 1980. Compare every program at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history.
How far back does FantasyHQ’s NFL draft history go?
The archive covers every NFL draft from 1980 through 2026 — 12,927 picks across 446 college programs. Open a school page or a draft class year for the full pick list.
Can I see first-round NFL draft picks by college?
Yes. Filter the board to Round 1, or sort schools by first-rounders. FantasyHQ lists 1,427 first-round selections since 1980. Start at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history.
Does the page show NFL career outcomes for drafted players?
Where available, each pick includes Pro Bowls, All-Pro selections, Hall of Fame status, games played, and Approximate Value. The archive currently tracks 1,326 Pro Bowl alumni and 102 Hall of Famers.
How is this different from a fantasy football mock draft?
This page is the real NFL draft pipeline — college programs to NFL clubs — not a fantasy league draft board. For fantasy mock drafts and rankings, use FantasyHQ’s fantasy tools. Draft history lives at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/draft-history.
How often is the draft history page updated?
New draft classes land when the board is published each spring. Career outcomes refresh as seasons complete. This page was last labeled Aug 24, 2026.