Big 12 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
Big 12 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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1
Arizona State
Big 12
37picks
Arizona State team hub
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2
West Virginia
Big 12
31picks
West Virginia team hub
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3
Kansas State
Big 12
27picks
Kansas State team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Utah
Big 12 · last pick 2024
|
26 | 0 | 415% | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |
TCU
Big 12 · last pick 2026
|
25 | 0 | 416% | 0 | 11 |
| 6 |
Arizona
Big 12 · last pick 2026
|
23 | 0 | 522% | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |
Baylor
Big 12 · last pick 2023
|
23 | 0 | 313% | 1 | 7 |
| 8 |
Houston
Big 12 · last pick 2024
|
19 | 0 | 15% | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |
BYU
Big 12 · last pick 2024
|
18 | 0 | 211% | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |
UCF
Big 12 · last pick 2025
|
17 | 0 | 16% | 0 | 7 |
| 11 |
Cincinnati
Big 12 · last pick 2026
|
16 | 0 | 212% | 0 | 7 |
| 12 |
Oklahoma State
Big 12 · last pick 2025
|
16 | 0 | 212% | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |
Texas Tech
Big 12 · last pick 2026
|
16 | 0 | 16% | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |
Iowa State
Big 12 · last pick 2026
|
14 | 0 | 214% | 0 | 6 |
| 15 |
Kansas
Big 12 · last pick 2024
|
8 | 0 | 112% | 0 | 1 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 51–100 of 316 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
Aaron Robinson
Deerfield Beach, FL
|
UCF
Big 12
|
DB | NYG New York Giants | 11 games 2 career AV |
| 2020 |
Ross Blacklock
Missouri City, TX
|
TCU
Big 12
|
DT | HOU Houston Texans | 44 games 4 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jaylon Johnson
2× Pro Bowl
|
Utah
Big 12
|
CB | CHI Chicago Bears | 77 games · 5 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2020 |
Denzel Mims
Daingerfield, TX
|
Baylor
Big 12
|
WR | NYJ New York Jets | 30 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2020 |
Josh Jones
Richmond, TX
|
Houston
Big 12
|
T | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 90 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2020 |
Julian Blackmon
Layton, UT
|
Utah
Big 12
|
S | IND Indianapolis Colts | 67 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2020 |
Zack Moss
Hialeah Gardens, FL
|
Utah
Big 12
|
RB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 61 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2020 |
Josiah Deguara
Folsom, CA
|
Cincinnati
Big 12
|
TE | GB Green Bay Packers | 77 games 4 career AV |
| 2020 |
Lucas Niang
New Canaan, CT
|
TCU
Big 12
|
T | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 33 games 8 career AV |
| 2020 |
Terrell Burgess
San Marcos, CA
|
Utah
Big 12
|
S | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 59 games 4 career AV |
| 2019 |
Dalton Risner
Wiggins, CO
|
Kansas State
Big 12
|
T | DEN Denver Broncos | 101 games · 6 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2019 |
Marquise Blair
Wooster, OH
|
Utah
Big 12
|
S | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 26 games 2 career AV |
| 2019 |
Ben Banogu
McKinney, TX
|
TCU
Big 12
|
LB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 50 games 4 career AV |
| 2019 |
Trysten Hill
Lee, FL
|
UCF
Big 12
|
DT | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 34 games 5 career AV |
| 2019 |
Jalen Hurd
Hendersonville, TN
|
Baylor
Big 12
|
WR | SF San Francisco 49ers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
David Montgomery
Cincinnati, OH
|
Iowa State
Big 12
|
RB | CHI Chicago Bears | 105 games · 5 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2019 |
Sione Takitaki
Fontana, CA
|
BYU
Big 12
|
LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 86 games · 1 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 2019 |
Cody Barton
Salt Lake City, UT
|
Utah
Big 12
|
LB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 112 games · 4 yrs as starter 28 career AV |
| 2019 |
Will Grier
Davidson, NC
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
QB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 2 games 1 career AV |
| 2019 |
Yodny Cajuste
Hollywood, FL
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
T | NE New England Patriots | 17 games 4 career AV |
| 2018 |
James Washington
Stamford, TX
|
Oklahoma State
Big 12
|
WR | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 62 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2018 |
Fred Warner
4× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
BYU
Big 12
|
OLB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 121 games · 7 yrs as starter 82 career AV |
| 2018 |
Mason Rudolph
Rock Hill, SC
|
Oklahoma State
Big 12
|
QB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2018 |
Joseph Noteboom
|
TCU
Big 12
|
T | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 81 games 18 career AV |
| 2018 |
Tre'Quan Smith
Delray Beach, FL
|
UCF
Big 12
|
WR | NO New Orleans Saints | 67 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2018 |
Jordan Akins
Atlanta, GA
|
UCF
Big 12
|
TE | HOU Houston Texans | 107 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2017 |
Marcus Williams
Corona, CA
|
Utah
Big 12
|
S | NO New Orleans Saints | 111 games · 8 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2017 |
Tyus Bowser
Tyler, TX
|
Houston
Big 12
|
OLB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 98 games · 1 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jordan Willis
Kansas City, MO
|
Kansas State
Big 12
|
OLB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 69 games 8 career AV |
| 2017 |
Shaquill Griffin
1× Pro Bowl
|
UCF
Big 12
|
DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 108 games · 5 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2017 |
Rasul Douglas
East Orange, NJ
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
CB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 135 games · 4 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2016 |
Emmanuel Ogbah
Houston, TX
|
Oklahoma State
Big 12
|
DE | CLE Cleveland Browns | 136 games · 6 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 2016 |
Xavien Howard
1× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Baylor
Big 12
|
CB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 104 games · 7 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2016 |
Cody Whitehair
1× Pro Bowl
|
Kansas State
Big 12
|
G | CHI Chicago Bears | 136 games · 8 yrs as starter 43 career AV |
| 2016 |
Bronson Kaufusi
Provo, UT
|
BYU
Big 12
|
DE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 9 games 2 career AV |
| 2016 |
Daryl Worley
Philadelphia, PA
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
CB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 99 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2016 |
Le'Raven Clark
Rockdale, TX
|
Texas Tech
Big 12
|
T | IND Indianapolis Colts | 64 games 12 career AV |
| 2015 |
Eric Rowe
Spring, TX
|
Utah
Big 12
|
CB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 103 games · 2 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2015 |
Nate Orchard
Salt Lake City, UT
|
Utah
Big 12
|
DE | CLE Cleveland Browns | 48 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jeremiah Poutasi
Las Vegas, NV
|
Utah
Big 12
|
G | TEN Tennessee Titans | 12 games 3 career AV |
| 2015 |
Tyler Lockett
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Kansas State
Big 12
|
WR | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 178 games · 10 yrs as starter 68 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jaelen Strong
Philadelphia, PA
|
Arizona State
Big 12
|
WR | HOU Houston Texans | 20 games 2 career AV |
| 2015 |
Paul Dawson
Dallas, TX
|
TCU
Big 12
|
ILB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 16 games 1 career AV |
| 2014 |
Kyle Van Noy
1× Pro Bowl
|
BYU
Big 12
|
LB | DET Detroit Lions | 173 games · 8 yrs as starter 62 career AV |
| 2014 |
Jace Amaro
San Antonio, TX
|
Texas Tech
Big 12
|
TE | NYJ New York Jets | 17 games 4 career AV |
| 2014 |
Charles Sims
Houston, TX
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
RB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 47 games 13 career AV |
| 2014 |
Will Sutton
Corona, CA
|
Arizona State
Big 12
|
DT | CHI Chicago Bears | 36 games · 2 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2014 |
Will Clarke
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 53 games 6 career AV |
| 2013 |
Geno Smith
2× Pro Bowl
|
West Virginia
Big 12
|
QB | NYJ New York Jets | 109 games · 6 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2013 |
Arthur Brown
Wichita, KS
|
Kansas State
Big 12
|
LB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 48 games 3 career AV |
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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: Arizona State — 37
- 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?
Arizona State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 37 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.