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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

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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 Florida State ACC 66picks 0 Rd 1 · 10 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Florida State team hub
  2. 2 Miami ACC 61picks 0 Rd 1 · 9 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Miami team hub
  3. 3 Clemson ACC 49picks 0 Rd 1 · 7 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Clemson team hub
# School Picks Rd 1 Pro Bowlers HOF Last 10
4 Stanford ACC · last pick 2026 42 0 512% 1 9
5 North Carolina ACC · last pick 2023 38 0 513% 0 7
6 California ACC · last pick 2025 31 0 516% 0 3
7 NC State ACC · last pick 2025 31 0 26% 0 7
8 Syracuse ACC · last pick 2023 26 0 312% 0 4
9 Virginia Tech ACC · last pick 2021 26 0 28% 0 2
10 Louisville ACC · last pick 2026 25 0 312% 0 6
11 Pittsburgh ACC · last pick 2024 25 0 832% 3 4
12 Virginia ACC · last pick 2025 25 0 416% 1 3
13 Boston College ACC · last pick 2025 22 0 523% 0 10
14 Georgia Tech ACC · last pick 2023 18 0 16% 0 1
15 Wake Forest ACC · last pick 2023 13 0 18% 0 3
16 SMU ACC · last pick 2023 12 0 433% 0 4
17 Duke ACC · last pick 2024 4 0 00% 0 1

Draft pick explorer

Showing 101–150 of 514 picks · filtered.

Pick Player College Pos NFL team Career
2016 #63 · Rd 2 Adam Gotsis Abbotsford Georgia Tech ACC DT DEN Denver Broncos 128 games · 3 yrs as starter 28 career AV
2016 #78 · Rd 3 Joe Thuney 3× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl NC State ACC G NE New England Patriots 163 games · 10 yrs as starter 84 career AV
2016 #81 · Rd 3 Austin Hooper 2× Pro Bowl Stanford ACC TE ATL Atlanta Falcons 155 games · 5 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2016 #84 · Rd 3 Kendall Fuller Baltimore, MD Virginia Tech ACC CB WAS Washington Commanders 128 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2016 #91 · Rd 3 Jacoby Brissett West Palm Beach, FL NC State ACC QB NE New England Patriots 101 games · 4 yrs as starter 42 career AV
2016 #98 · Rd 3 Justin Simmons 2× Pro Bowl Boston College ACC S DEN Denver Broncos 134 games · 8 yrs as starter 60 career AV
2015 #35 · Rd 2 Mario Edwards Florida State ACC DT LV Oakland Raiders 141 games · 2 yrs as starter 25 career AV
2015 #39 · Rd 2 Eddie Goldman Washington, DC Florida State ACC DT CHI Chicago Bears 111 games · 4 yrs as starter 36 career AV
2015 #48 · Rd 2 Denzel Perryman 1× Pro Bowl Miami ACC ILB LAC San Diego Chargers 129 games · 8 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2015 #50 · Rd 2 Ronald Darby Oxon Hill, MD Florida State ACC CB BUF Buffalo Bills 118 games · 8 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2015 #64 · Rd 2 Jordan Richards Folsom, CA Stanford ACC S NE New England Patriots 86 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV
2015 #68 · Rd 3 Clive Walford Belle Glade, FL Miami ACC TE LV Oakland Raiders 52 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV
2015 #72 · Rd 3 Jamon Brown Fern Creek, KY Louisville ACC T LAR St. Louis Rams 62 games · 3 yrs as starter 21 career AV
2015 #77 · Rd 3 Duke Johnson Miami, FL Miami ACC RB CLE Cleveland Browns 97 games 28 career AV
2015 #78 · Rd 3 P.J. Williams Ocala, FL Florida State ACC CB NO New Orleans Saints 89 games · 2 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2015 #79 · Rd 3 Eli Harold Virginia Beach, VA Virginia ACC OLB SF San Francisco 49ers 61 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV
2015 #80 · Rd 3 Alex Carter Ashburn, VA Stanford ACC CB DET Detroit Lions 2 games
2015 #81 · Rd 3 John Miller Miami, FL Louisville ACC G BUF Buffalo Bills 87 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV
2015 #82 · Rd 3 Lorenzo Mauldin Atlanta, GA Louisville ACC OLB NYJ New York Jets 26 games 4 career AV
2015 #93 · Rd 3 Henry Anderson Atlanta, GA Stanford ACC DE IND Indianapolis Colts 89 games · 4 yrs as starter 21 career AV
2015 #94 · Rd 3 Ty Montgomery Dallas, TX Stanford ACC WR GB Green Bay Packers 92 games · 1 yrs as starter 17 career AV
2014 #41 · Rd 2 Lamarcus Joyner Ft. Lauderdale, FL Florida State ACC DB LAR St. Louis Rams 110 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV
2014 #47 · Rd 2 Trent Murphy Mesa, AZ Stanford ACC LB WAS Washington Commanders 86 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2014 #48 · Rd 2 Timmy Jernigan Lake City, FL Florida State ACC DT BAL Baltimore Ravens 76 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV
2014 #50 · Rd 2 Jeremiah Attaochu Washington, DC Georgia Tech ACC LB LAC San Diego Chargers 82 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV
2014 #66 · Rd 3 Morgan Moses Richmond, VA Virginia ACC OL WAS Washington Commanders 183 games · 11 yrs as starter 65 career AV
2014 #73 · Rd 3 Preston Brown Cincinnati, OH Louisville ACC LB BUF Buffalo Bills 81 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2014 #74 · Rd 3 Jay Bromley Jamaica, NY Syracuse ACC DT NYG New York Giants 57 games 5 career AV
2014 #79 · Rd 3 Terrence Brooks Dunnellon, FL Florida State ACC DB BAL Baltimore Ravens 105 games 8 career AV
2014 #84 · Rd 3 Kareem Martin Roanoke Rapids, NC North Carolina ACC DE ARI Arizona Cardinals 78 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV
2014 #93 · Rd 3 Brandon Linder Southwest Ranches, FL Miami ACC OL JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 88 games · 6 yrs as starter 31 career AV
2014 #98 · Rd 3 Richard Rodgers Worcester, MA California ACC TE GB Green Bay Packers 98 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
2014 #100 · Rd 3 Brandon Thomas Spartanburg, SC Clemson ACC OL SF San Francisco 49ers No regular-season snaps
2013 #35 · Rd 2 Zach Ertz 3× Pro Bowl Stanford ACC TE PHI Philadelphia Eagles 181 games · 9 yrs as starter 57 career AV
2013 #37 · Rd 2 Giovani Bernard Davie, FL North Carolina ACC RB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 135 games · 2 yrs as starter 42 career AV
2013 #40 · Rd 2 Tank Carradine Florida State ACC DE SF San Francisco 49ers 46 games 7 career AV
2013 #42 · Rd 2 Menelik Watson Manchester Florida State ACC T LV Oakland Raiders 34 games · 2 yrs as starter 9 career AV
2013 #51 · Rd 2 David Amerson Greensboro, NC NC State ACC DB WAS Washington Commanders 74 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV
2013 #53 · Rd 2 Margus Hunt Karksi-Nuia SMU ACC DE CIN Cincinnati Bengals 114 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV
2013 #73 · Rd 3 Mike Glennon Centreville, VA NC State ACC QB TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40 games · 1 yrs as starter 9 career AV
2013 #76 · Rd 3 Keenan Allen 6× Pro Bowl California ACC WR LAC San Diego Chargers 171 games · 11 yrs as starter 80 career AV
2013 #89 · Rd 3 Brennan Williams West Roxbury, MA North Carolina ACC OL HOU Houston Texans No regular-season snaps
2012 #34 · Rd 2 Coby Fleener Lemont, IL Stanford ACC TE IND Indianapolis Colts 87 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV
2012 #37 · Rd 2 Mitchell Schwartz 1× All-Pro California ACC T CLE Cleveland Browns 134 games · 8 yrs as starter 75 career AV
2012 #38 · Rd 2 Andre Branch Richmond, VA Clemson ACC LB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 95 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV
2012 #42 · Rd 2 Jonathan Martin North Hollywood, CA Stanford ACC T MIA Miami Dolphins 38 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
2012 #43 · Rd 2 Stephen Hill Lithonia, GA Georgia Tech ACC WR NYJ New York Jets 23 games · 2 yrs as starter 4 career AV
2012 #46 · Rd 2 Mychal Kendricks Fresno, CA California ACC LB PHI Philadelphia Eagles 104 games · 7 yrs as starter 38 career AV
2012 #52 · Rd 2 Zach Brown 1× Pro Bowl North Carolina ACC LB TEN Tennessee Titans 100 games · 5 yrs as starter 41 career AV
2012 #64 · Rd 3 Dwayne Allen Fayetteville, NC Clemson ACC TE IND Indianapolis Colts 86 games · 4 yrs as starter 12 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: Florida State — 66
  • 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?

Florida State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 66 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.