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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
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Round
All rounds Round 1 Day 2 (Rd 2–3) Day 3 (Rd 4+)
Conference
All SEC 2,760 Big Ten 2,705 ACC 2,192 Big 12 1,365 Mountain West 558 American 366 FBS Ind. 278 MAC 225 Sun Belt 211 Conference USA 199 SWAC 176 Pac-12 168
Position
All positions Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end Offensive line Defensive line Linebacker Defensive back Special teams

Showing Day 3 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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Total picks First-rounders Pro Bowls Hall of Famers Last 10 drafts
  1. 1 Miami ACC 146picks 0 Rd 1 · 5 Pro Bowlers Miami team hub
  2. 2 Florida State ACC 117picks 0 Rd 1 · 6 Pro Bowlers Florida State team hub
  3. 3 Clemson ACC 115picks 0 Rd 1 · 5 Pro Bowlers Clemson team hub
# School Picks Rd 1 Pro Bowlers HOF Last 10
4 Pittsburgh ACC · last pick 2026 103 0 33% 0 25
5 North Carolina ACC · last pick 2024 93 0 00% 0 19
6 Stanford ACC · last pick 2026 93 0 33% 0 17
7 Virginia Tech ACC · last pick 2025 90 0 33% 0 18
8 California ACC · last pick 2026 87 0 22% 0 15
9 Boston College ACC · last pick 2026 78 0 810% 0 10
10 NC State ACC · last pick 2026 72 0 00% 0 15
11 Syracuse ACC · last pick 2025 68 0 46% 0 8
12 Virginia ACC · last pick 2024 66 0 23% 0 7
13 Georgia Tech ACC · last pick 2026 65 0 23% 0 8
14 Louisville ACC · last pick 2025 56 0 35% 0 11
15 Wake Forest ACC · last pick 2026 49 0 48% 0 13
16 SMU ACC · last pick 2026 39 0 38% 0 8
17 Duke ACC · last pick 2026 24 0 00% 0 8

Draft pick explorer

Showing 1,001–1,050 of 1,361 picks · filtered.

Pick Player College Pos NFL team Career
1990 #248 · Rd 9 Odell Haggins Florida State ACC NT SF San Francisco 49ers 5 games
1990 #256 · Rd 10 Kenny Berry Miami ACC DB LAC San Diego Chargers No regular-season snaps
1990 #260 · Rd 10 Gary Cooper Clemson ACC WR NO New Orleans Saints No regular-season snaps
1990 #274 · Rd 10 Otis Moore Clemson ACC DT NYG New York Giants No regular-season snaps
1990 #280 · Rd 11 Sean Smith Georgia Tech ACC DE NE New England Patriots 17 games 2 career AV
1990 #281 · Rd 11 Terry Anthony Florida State ACC WR TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 games
1990 #288 · Rd 11 Tim O'Connor Virginia ACC T CIN Cincinnati Bengals No regular-season snaps
1990 #290 · Rd 11 Carnel Smith Pittsburgh ACC DE IND Indianapolis Colts No regular-season snaps
1990 #298 · Rd 11 Roman Matusz Pittsburgh ACC T CHI Chicago Bears No regular-season snaps
1990 #315 · Rd 12 Bobby Harden Miami ACC DB MIA Miami Dolphins 29 games 4 career AV
1990 #320 · Rd 12 Chris Port Duke ACC G NO New Orleans Saints 69 games · 3 yrs as starter 25 career AV
1989 #92 · Rd 4 David Holmes Syracuse ACC DB MIA Miami Dolphins No regular-season snaps
1989 #95 · Rd 4 Markus Paul Syracuse ACC DB CHI Chicago Bears 71 games 11 career AV
1989 #97 · Rd 4 Jake McCullough Clemson ACC DE DEN Denver Broncos 16 games 1 career AV
1989 #99 · Rd 4 Pat Tomberlin Florida State ACC G IND Indianapolis Colts 18 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV
1989 #108 · Rd 4 Darryl Ingram California ACC TE MIN Minnesota Vikings 36 games
1989 #113 · Rd 5 Keith Jennings Clemson ACC TE DAL Dallas Cowboys 92 games · 5 yrs as starter 7 career AV
1989 #119 · Rd 5 Willis Crockett Georgia Tech ACC LB DAL Dallas Cowboys 13 games 1 career AV
1989 #138 · Rd 5 Natu Tuatagaloa California ACC DE CIN Cincinnati Bengals 76 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV
1989 #167 · Rd 6 Steve Hendrickson California ACC LB SF San Francisco 49ers 100 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV
1989 #178 · Rd 7 Eric Lindstrom Boston College ACC LB NE New England Patriots No regular-season snaps
1989 #180 · Rd 7 Mel Bratton Miami ACC RB DEN Denver Broncos 32 games 4 career AV
1989 #183 · Rd 7 Marion Butts 2× Pro Bowl Florida State ACC RB LAC San Diego Chargers 104 games · 4 yrs as starter 35 career AV
1989 #186 · Rd 7 David Griggs Virginia ACC LB NO New Orleans Saints 78 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV
1989 #187 · Rd 7 Mike Graybill Boston College ACC T CLE Cleveland Browns 6 games
1989 #231 · Rd 9 Pat Davis Syracuse ACC TE LAC San Diego Chargers No regular-season snaps
1989 #242 · Rd 9 Vernon Kirk Pittsburgh ACC TE LAR Los Angeles Rams No regular-season snaps
1989 #245 · Rd 9 A.J. Greene Wake Forest ACC DB NYG New York Giants 2 games
1989 #252 · Rd 10 Rod Carter Miami ACC LB DAL Dallas Cowboys No regular-season snaps
1989 #256 · Rd 10 Cornell Holloway Pittsburgh ACC DB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 32 games 2 career AV
1989 #257 · Rd 10 Ty Granger Clemson ACC T TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers No regular-season snaps
1989 #258 · Rd 10 Jerry Olsavsky Pittsburgh ACC LB PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 117 games · 1 yrs as starter 22 career AV
1989 #259 · Rd 10 Deval Glover Syracuse ACC WR MIA Miami Dolphins No regular-season snaps
1989 #268 · Rd 10 Derrick Fenner North Carolina ACC RB SEA Seattle Seahawks 120 games · 7 yrs as starter 30 career AV
1989 #271 · Rd 10 Tracy Johnson Clemson ACC RB TEN Houston Oilers 121 games · 1 yrs as starter 2 career AV
1989 #279 · Rd 10 Andy Sinclair Stanford ACC C SF San Francisco 49ers No regular-season snaps
1989 #280 · Rd 11 Randy Shannon Miami ACC LB DAL Dallas Cowboys 17 games 2 career AV
1989 #281 · Rd 11 Cedric Stallworth Georgia Tech ACC DB GB Green Bay Packers No regular-season snaps
1989 #287 · Rd 11 Victor Floyd Florida State ACC RB LAC San Diego Chargers 6 games
1989 #289 · Rd 11 Jim Bell Boston College ACC RB SF San Francisco 49ers No regular-season snaps
1989 #297 · Rd 11 Joe Nelms California ACC DT CHI Chicago Bears No regular-season snaps
1989 #310 · Rd 12 Stan Shiver Florida State ACC DB GB Green Bay Packers No regular-season snaps
1989 #319 · Rd 12 Antonio Goss North Carolina ACC LB SF San Francisco 49ers 92 games 6 career AV
1988 #87 · Rd 4 Tim Goad North Carolina ACC NT NE New England Patriots 141 games · 8 yrs as starter 48 career AV
1988 #94 · Rd 4 Dave Widell Boston College ACC C DAL Dallas Cowboys 156 games · 6 yrs as starter 42 career AV
1988 #112 · Rd 5 Greg Scales Wake Forest ACC TE NO New Orleans Saints 44 games 2 career AV
1988 #118 · Rd 5 Jon Carter Pittsburgh ACC DT NYG New York Giants 13 games 1 career AV
1988 #123 · Rd 5 Ezekial Gadson Pittsburgh ACC DB BUF Buffalo Bills No regular-season snaps
1988 #124 · Rd 5 Darrell Fullington Miami ACC DB MIN Minnesota Vikings 79 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
1988 #146 · Rd 6 Paul Frase Syracuse ACC DE NYJ New York Jets 139 games · 2 yrs as starter 24 career AV

Browse by draft class

Every year from 1980 to 2026 — school counts, conference splits, and the full first round.

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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 — 146
  • 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

  1. Start with the school leaderboard — sort by total picks, first-rounders, Pro Bowls, or the last ten drafts.
  2. Use the round, conference, and position chips to isolate a pipeline, like SEC defensive backs in Round 1.
  3. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has produced the most NFL draft picks?

Miami leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 146 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.