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
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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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Florida State
ACC
23picks
Florida State team hub
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2
Clemson
ACC
22picks
Clemson team hub
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3
Miami
ACC
22picks
Miami team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Pittsburgh
ACC · last pick 2021
|
16 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
North Carolina
ACC · last pick 2023
|
15 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |
Syracuse
ACC · last pick 2025
|
13 | 0 | 18% | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |
NC State
ACC · last pick 2026
|
12 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |
Stanford
ACC · last pick 2022
|
12 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
Virginia Tech
ACC · last pick 2025
|
12 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |
California
ACC · last pick 2018
|
11 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |
Louisville
ACC · last pick 2018
|
9 | 0 | 111% | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |
Virginia
ACC · last pick 2018
|
9 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |
Boston College
ACC · last pick 2026
|
7 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech
ACC · last pick 2026
|
7 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |
SMU
ACC · last pick 2025
|
7 | 0 | 114% | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |
Wake Forest
ACC · last pick 2018
|
6 | 0 | 117% | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |
Duke
ACC · last pick 2026
|
4 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 3 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 1–50 of 207 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Darrell Jackson Jr.
Quincy, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DT | NYJ New York Jets | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Wesley Williams
Gainesville, VA
|
Duke
ACC
|
DE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
DeMonte Capehart
Hartsville, SC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DT | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Jordan van den Berg
Johannesburg
|
Georgia Tech
ACC
|
DL | CHI Chicago Bears | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Brandon Cleveland
Tampa, FL
|
NC State
ACC
|
DT | LV Las Vegas Raiders | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Quintayvious Hutchins
Bessemer, AL
|
Boston College
ACC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Joshua Farmer
Port Saint Joe, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DT | NE New England Patriots | 13 games 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Elijah Roberts
Miami, FL
|
SMU
ACC
|
DT | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2025 |
Tyler Baron
Knoxville, TN
|
Miami
ACC
|
DE | NYJ New York Jets | 6 games |
| 2025 |
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Portsmouth, VA
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Aeneas Peebles
Raleigh, NC
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DT | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 6 games |
| 2025 |
Zeek Biggers
Salisbury, NC
|
Georgia Tech
ACC
|
DL | MIA Miami Dolphins | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Fadil Diggs
Camden, NJ
|
Syracuse
ACC
|
DE | NO New Orleans Saints | 5 games |
| 2024 |
Xavier Thomas
Florence, SC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 18 games 1 career AV |
| 2024 |
Tyler Davis
Apopka, FL
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DT | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 33 games 3 career AV |
| 2023 |
K.J. Henry
Winston-salem, NC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DE | WAS Washington Commanders | 15 games 2 career AV |
| 2023 |
Raymond Vohasek
Mchenry, IL
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | No regular-season snaps |
| 2022 |
Thomas Booker
Ellicott City, MD
|
Stanford
ACC
|
DE | HOU Houston Texans | 44 games · 1 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 2022 |
Amare Barno
Blythewood, SC
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 29 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Jonathan Ford
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | 13 games 1 career AV |
| 2021 |
Chris Rumph
Gainesville, FL
|
Duke
ACC
|
DE | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 54 games 4 career AV |
| 2021 |
Janarius Robinson
Panama City, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DE | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 2021 |
Rashad Weaver
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
DL | TEN Tennessee Titans | 36 games 5 career AV |
| 2021 |
Joshua Kaindoh
Baltimore, MD
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 3 games |
| 2021 |
Jaylen Twyman
Washington, DC
|
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
DL | MIN Minnesota Vikings | No regular-season snaps |
| 2021 |
Victor Dimukeje
Baltimore, MD
|
Duke
ACC
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 60 games 6 career AV |
| 2021 |
Quincy Roche
Randallstown, MD
|
Miami
ACC
|
DL | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 games 2 career AV |
| 2020 |
Alton Robinson
Converse, TX
|
Syracuse
ACC
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 30 games 4 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jason Strowbridge
Deerfield Beach, FL
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DE | MIA Miami Dolphins | 8 games 1 career AV |
| 2020 |
Larrell Murchison
Elizabethtown, NC
|
NC State
ACC
|
DT | TEN Tennessee Titans | 60 games 7 career AV |
| 2020 |
James Smith-Williams
Raleigh, NC
|
NC State
ACC
|
DE | WAS Washington Commanders | 65 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2020 |
Casey Toohill
San Diego, CA
|
Stanford
ACC
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 71 games 11 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jonathan Garvin
Lake Worth, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
DE | GB Green Bay Packers | 38 games 3 career AV |
| 2019 |
Austin Bryant
Pavo, GA
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DE | DET Detroit Lions | 35 games 5 career AV |
| 2019 |
Joe Jackson
Homestead, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
DE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 20 games 1 career AV |
| 2019 |
Demarcus Christmas
Bradenton, FL
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DT | SEA Seattle Seahawks | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
Chris Slayton
University Park, IL
|
Syracuse
ACC
|
DT | NYG New York Giants | No regular-season snaps |
| 2018 |
Kentavius Street
Greenville, NC
|
NC State
ACC
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 85 games 11 career AV |
| 2018 |
Josh Sweat
1× Pro Bowl
|
Florida State
ACC
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 121 games · 5 yrs as starter 37 career AV |
| 2018 |
R.J. McIntosh
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
DT | NYG New York Giants | 18 games 1 career AV |
| 2018 |
Andrew Brown
Chesapeake, VA
|
Virginia
ACC
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 28 games 2 career AV |
| 2018 |
Tim Settle
Manassas, VA
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DT | WAS Washington Commanders | 124 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2018 |
Duke Ejiofor
Houston, TX
|
Wake Forest
ACC
|
DE | HOU Houston Texans | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2018 |
Trevon Young
Des Moines, IA
|
Louisville
ACC
|
DE | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 2 games |
| 2018 |
James Looney
Lake Worth, FL
|
California
ACC
|
DE | GB Green Bay Packers | 3 games |
| 2018 |
Kendrick Norton
Jacksonville, FL
|
Miami
ACC
|
DT | CAR Carolina Panthers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2018 |
Justin Lawler
Pottsboro, TX
|
SMU
ACC
|
DE | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 19 games 1 career AV |
| 2017 |
Carlos Watkins
Mooresboro, NC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DT | HOU Houston Texans | 90 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2017 |
Al-Quadin Muhammad
|
Miami
ACC
|
DE | NO New Orleans Saints | 110 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2017 |
Ejuan Price
Rankin, PA
|
Pittsburgh
ACC
|
DE | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 1 games |
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Every year from 1980 to 2026 — school counts, conference splits, and the full first round.
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 — 23
- 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?
Florida State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 23 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.