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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 Miami ACC 265picks 58 Rd 1 · 45 Pro Bowlers · 9 HOF Miami team hub
  2. 2 Florida State ACC 227picks 44 Rd 1 · 34 Pro Bowlers · 4 HOF Florida State team hub
  3. 3 Clemson ACC 199picks 35 Rd 1 · 22 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Clemson team hub
# School Picks Rd 1 Pro Bowlers HOF Last 10
4 North Carolina ACC · last pick 2025 154 23 149% 2 29
5 Pittsburgh ACC · last pick 2026 151 23 2416% 8 31
6 Stanford ACC · last pick 2026 149 14 1510% 2 28
7 California ACC · last pick 2026 138 20 1914% 1 18
8 Virginia Tech ACC · last pick 2025 129 13 119% 1 24
9 Boston College ACC · last pick 2026 117 17 1916% 1 23
10 NC State ACC · last pick 2026 117 14 109% 0 25
11 Syracuse ACC · last pick 2025 106 12 1312% 3 12
12 Virginia ACC · last pick 2025 104 13 1312% 1 10
13 Louisville ACC · last pick 2026 95 14 1415% 0 20
14 Georgia Tech ACC · last pick 2026 89 6 78% 1 10
15 Wake Forest ACC · last pick 2026 65 3 58% 0 16
16 SMU ACC · last pick 2026 55 4 815% 1 12
17 Duke ACC · last pick 2026 32 4 13% 0 11

Draft pick explorer

Showing 301–350 of 2,192 picks · filtered.

Pick Player College Pos NFL team Career
2019 #206 · Rd 6 Kelvin Harmon Palmyra, NJ NC State ACC WR WAS Washington Commanders 16 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV
2019 #209 · Rd 6 Demarcus Christmas Bradenton, FL Florida State ACC DT SEA Seattle Seahawks No regular-season snaps
2019 #228 · Rd 7 Tommy Sweeney Ramsey, NJ Boston College ACC TE BUF Buffalo Bills 24 games 1 career AV
2019 #245 · Rd 7 Chris Slayton University Park, IL Syracuse ACC DT NYG New York Giants No regular-season snaps
2018 #5 · Rd 1 Bradley Chubb 2× Pro Bowl NC State ACC DE DEN Denver Broncos 90 games · 4 yrs as starter 41 career AV
2018 #16 · Rd 1 Tremaine Edmunds 2× Pro Bowl Virginia Tech ACC ILB BUF Buffalo Bills 119 games · 8 yrs as starter 62 career AV
2018 #17 · Rd 1 Derwin James 1× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl Florida State ACC S LAC Los Angeles Chargers 98 games · 6 yrs as starter 46 career AV
2018 #18 · Rd 1 Jaire Alexander 2× Pro Bowl Louisville ACC CB GB Green Bay Packers 80 games · 5 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2018 #28 · Rd 1 Terrell Edmunds Danville, VA Virginia Tech ACC S PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 102 games · 5 yrs as starter 27 career AV
2018 #32 · Rd 1 Lamar Jackson 3× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl Louisville ACC QB BAL Baltimore Ravens 116 games · 7 yrs as starter 110 career AV
2018 #40 · Rd 2 Courtland Sutton 2× Pro Bowl SMU ACC WR DEN Denver Broncos 115 games · 6 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2018 #41 · Rd 2 Harold Landry 1× Pro Bowl Boston College ACC OLB TEN Tennessee Titans 113 games · 6 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2018 #53 · Rd 2 M.J. Stewart Arlington, VA North Carolina ACC CB TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 99 games 9 career AV
2018 #54 · Rd 2 Jessie Bates III 1× Pro Bowl Wake Forest ACC S CIN Cincinnati Bengals 130 games · 8 yrs as starter 55 career AV
2018 #62 · Rd 2 Brian O'Neill 2× Pro Bowl Pittsburgh ACC T MIN Minnesota Vikings 124 games · 8 yrs as starter 56 career AV
2018 #67 · Rd 3 Chad Thomas Miami, FL Miami ACC DE CLE Cleveland Browns 20 games 5 career AV
2018 #68 · Rd 3 Justin Reid Prairieville, LA Stanford ACC S HOU Houston Texans 121 games · 8 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2018 #69 · Rd 3 B.J. Hill Oakboro, NC NC State ACC DT NYG New York Giants 129 games · 6 yrs as starter 37 career AV
2018 #74 · Rd 3 Geron Christian Ocala, FL Louisville ACC T WAS Washington Commanders 63 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV
2018 #75 · Rd 3 Derrick Nnadi Virginia Beach, VA Florida State ACC DT KC Kansas City Chiefs 130 games · 6 yrs as starter 38 career AV
2018 #84 · Rd 3 Justin Jones Austell, GA NC State ACC DT LAC Los Angeles Chargers 88 games · 5 yrs as starter 30 career AV
2018 #96 · Rd 3 Harrison Phillips Omaha, NE Stanford ACC DT BUF Buffalo Bills 113 games · 4 yrs as starter 35 career AV
2018 #99 · Rd 3 Isaac Yiadom Worcester, MA Boston College ACC CB DEN Denver Broncos 118 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2018 #100 · Rd 3 Dorian O'Daniel Olney, MD Clemson ACC OLB KC Kansas City Chiefs 58 games 5 career AV
2018 #104 · Rd 4 Nyheim Hines Garner, NC NC State ACC RB IND Indianapolis Colts 85 games 25 career AV
2018 #107 · Rd 4 Chris Herndon Norcross, GA Miami ACC TE NYJ New York Jets 49 games · 2 yrs as starter 6 career AV
2018 #112 · Rd 4 Mark Walton Miami, FL Miami ACC RB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 21 games 3 career AV
2018 #117 · Rd 4 Jordan Whitehead Aliquippa, PA Pittsburgh ACC S TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 105 games · 7 yrs as starter 32 career AV
2018 #125 · Rd 4 Avonte Maddox Detroit, MI Pittsburgh ACC CB PHI Philadelphia Eagles 95 games · 1 yrs as starter 17 career AV
2018 #127 · Rd 4 Rick Leonard Middletown, MD Florida State ACC T NO New Orleans Saints 2 games
2018 #128 · Rd 4 Kentavius Street Greenville, NC NC State ACC DT SF San Francisco 49ers 85 games 11 career AV
2018 #129 · Rd 4 Will Richardson Burlington, NC NC State ACC T JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 44 games 4 career AV
2018 #130 · Rd 4 Josh Sweat 1× Pro Bowl Florida State ACC DE PHI Philadelphia Eagles 121 games · 5 yrs as starter 37 career AV
2018 #137 · Rd 4 Dalton Schultz South Jordan, UT Stanford ACC TE DAL Dallas Cowboys 124 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV
2018 #139 · Rd 5 R.J. McIntosh Ft. Lauderdale, FL Miami ACC DT NYG New York Giants 18 games 1 career AV
2018 #147 · Rd 5 Micah Kiser Baltimore, MD Virginia ACC ILB LAR Los Angeles Rams 36 games 8 career AV
2018 #158 · Rd 5 Andrew Brown Chesapeake, VA Virginia ACC DE CIN Cincinnati Bengals 28 games 2 career AV
2018 #163 · Rd 5 Tim Settle Manassas, VA Virginia Tech ACC DT WAS Washington Commanders 124 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV
2018 #165 · Rd 5 Jaylen Samuels Charlotte, NC NC State ACC TE PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 45 games 7 career AV
2018 #166 · Rd 5 Wyatt Teller 3× Pro Bowl Virginia Tech ACC G BUF Buffalo Bills 109 games · 7 yrs as starter 39 career AV
2018 #177 · Rd 6 Duke Ejiofor Houston, TX Wake Forest ACC DE HOU Houston Texans 12 games 1 career AV
2018 #185 · Rd 6 Deon Cain Tampa, FL Clemson ACC WR IND Indianapolis Colts 15 games 1 career AV
2018 #187 · Rd 6 Ray-Ray McCloud Tampa, FL Clemson ACC WR BUF Buffalo Bills 100 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV
2018 #189 · Rd 6 Kamrin Moore District Heights, MD Boston College ACC CB NO New Orleans Saints 2 games
2018 #205 · Rd 6 Trevon Young Des Moines, IA Louisville ACC DE LAR Los Angeles Rams 2 games
2018 #210 · Rd 6 Braxton Berrios 1× All-Pro Miami ACC WR NE New England Patriots 91 games 11 career AV
2018 #214 · Rd 6 Peter Kalambayi Matthews, NC Stanford ACC LB HOU Houston Texans 41 games 3 career AV
2018 #225 · Rd 7 Devante Downs Mountlake Terrace, WA California ACC LB MIN Minnesota Vikings 36 games 6 career AV
2018 #232 · Rd 7 James Looney Lake Worth, FL California ACC DE GB Green Bay Packers 3 games
2018 #234 · Rd 7 Andre Smith Jacksonville, FL North Carolina ACC ILB CAR Carolina Panthers 62 games 6 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 — 265
  • 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 265 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.