Big Ten programs ranked by NFL draft picks since 1980 — first-rounders, Pro Bowl alumni, and recent draft classes.
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Big Ten 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
Ohio State
Big Ten
284picks
Ohio State team hub
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2
USC
Big Ten
252picks
USC team hub
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3
Penn State
Big Ten
248picks
Penn State team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Michigan
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
231 | 37 | 2611% | 3 | 76 |
| 5 |
Nebraska
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
203 | 20 | 178% | 2 | 14 |
| 6 |
Washington
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
191 | 26 | 147% | 0 | 46 |
| 7 |
UCLA
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
180 | 24 | 2212% | 3 | 33 |
| 8 |
Iowa
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
164 | 20 | 2415% | 1 | 42 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
164 | 22 | 2012% | 1 | 31 |
| 10 |
Oregon
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
153 | 20 | 138% | 0 | 47 |
| 11 |
Michigan State
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
147 | 17 | 1410% | 1 | 18 |
| 12 |
Maryland
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
113 | 9 | 1614% | 0 | 25 |
| 13 |
Purdue
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
100 | 6 | 1414% | 2 | 17 |
| 14 |
Minnesota
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
89 | 5 | 44% | 0 | 21 |
| 15 |
Indiana
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
71 | 6 | 34% | 0 | 17 |
| 16 |
Northwestern
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
63 | 6 | 46% | 0 | 13 |
| 17 |
Rutgers
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
52 | 3 | 48% | 0 | 12 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 301–350 of 2,705 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
Micah McFadden
Tampa, FL
|
Indiana
Big Ten
|
LB | NYG New York Giants | 48 games · 2 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2022 |
Tyreke Smith
Cleveland, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 3 games |
| 2022 |
Otito Ogbonnia
Houston, TX
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
DT | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 41 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2022 |
Kyle Philips
San Marcos, CA
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
WR | TEN Tennessee Titans | 13 games 3 career AV |
| 2022 |
Esezi Otomewo
Indianapolis, IN
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
DT | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 21 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Luke Wattenberg
Trabuco Canyon, CA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
OL | DEN Denver Broncos | 51 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2022 |
Jalen Nailor
Palmdale, CA
|
Michigan State
Big Ten
|
WR | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 55 games 9 career AV |
| 2022 |
Keaontay Ingram
Carthage, TX
|
USC
Big Ten
|
RB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 21 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Matt Henningsen
Menomonee Falls, WI
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 34 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Connor Heyward
Duluth, GA
|
Michigan State
Big Ten
|
TE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 68 games 3 career AV |
| 2022 |
Quentin Lake
Irvine, CA
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
DB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 50 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2022 |
Ko Kieft
Sioux Center, IA
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
TE | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 53 games · 1 yrs as starter 1 career AV |
| 2022 |
Tariq Castro-Fields
Upper Marlboro, MD
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
CB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2022 |
Bo Melton
Mays Landing, NJ
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
WR | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 38 games 5 career AV |
| 2022 |
Faion Hicks
Miami, FL
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
CB | DEN Denver Broncos | 4 games |
| 2022 |
Thayer Munford
Cincinnati, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
OL | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 51 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2022 |
Andrew Stueber
Darien, CT
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
OL | NE New England Patriots | 7 games 1 career AV |
| 2022 |
Rasheed Walker
Waldorf, MD
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
OL | GB Green Bay Packers | 52 games · 3 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2022 |
Brittain Brown
Canton, GA
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
RB | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 9 games |
| 2022 |
Isiah Pacheco
Vineland, NJ
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
RB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 51 games · 3 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2022 |
Jesse Luketa
Ottawa, ON
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
LB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 31 games 3 career AV |
| 2022 |
Samori Toure
Lubbock, TX
|
Nebraska
Big Ten
|
WR | GB Green Bay Packers | 23 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Zander Horvath
Mishawaka, IN
|
Purdue
Big Ten
|
RB | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 15 games |
| 2022 |
AJ Arcuri
Powell, OH
|
Michigan State
Big Ten
|
OT | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 10 games 1 career AV |
| 2021 |
Penei Sewell
3× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
OL | DET Detroit Lions | 83 games · 5 yrs as starter 64 career AV |
| 2021 |
Justin Fields
Kennesaw, GA
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
QB | CHI Chicago Bears | 59 games · 4 yrs as starter 44 career AV |
| 2021 |
Micah Parsons
3× All-Pro
5× Pro Bowl
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
LB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 77 games · 4 yrs as starter 67 career AV |
| 2021 |
Rashawn Slater
2× Pro Bowl
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
OL | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 51 games · 3 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2021 |
Alijah Vera-Tucker
Oakland, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
OL | NYJ New York Jets | 43 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2021 |
Kwity Paye
Providence, RI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
DL | IND Indianapolis Colts | 75 games · 5 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2021 |
Greg Newsome II
Chicago, IL
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
DB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 71 games · 4 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 2021 |
Rashod Bateman
Tifton, GA
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 64 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2021 |
Odafe Oweh
Howell, NJ
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
DE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 79 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2021 |
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
Renton, WA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
OLB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 82 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2021 |
Jevon Holland
Pleasanton, CA
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
S | MIA Miami Dolphins | 74 games · 5 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2021 |
Levi Onwuzurike
Allen, TX
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
DL | DET Detroit Lions | 42 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2021 |
Rondale Moore
New Albany, IN
|
Purdue
Big Ten
|
WR | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 39 games 12 career AV |
| 2021 |
Pat Freiermuth
Merrimac, MA
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
TE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 78 games · 2 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2021 |
Pete Werner
Indianapolis, IN
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
LB | NO New Orleans Saints | 73 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2021 |
Josh Myers
Miamisburg, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
C | GB Green Bay Packers | 73 games · 4 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2021 |
Jalen Mayfield
Grand Rapids, MI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
OL | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 19 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2021 |
Benjamin St-Juste
Rosemere, QC
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
DB | WAS Washington Commanders | 70 games · 3 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2021 |
Osa Odighizuwa
Portland, OR
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
DL | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 84 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2021 |
Chauncey Golston
Detroit, MI
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
DL | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 74 games 12 career AV |
| 2021 |
Wyatt Davis
Bellflower, CA
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
OL | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 9 games |
| 2021 |
Trey Sermon
Marietta, GA
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
RB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 46 games 4 career AV |
| 2021 |
Nico Collins
2× Pro Bowl
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
WR | HOU Houston Texans | 66 games · 2 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2021 |
Elijah Molden
West Linn, OR
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
DB | TEN Tennessee Titans | 60 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2021 |
Ambry Thomas
Detroit, MI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
DB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 42 games 6 career AV |
| 2021 |
Baron Browning
Fort Worth, TX
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
LB | DEN Denver Broncos | 66 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 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: Ohio State — 284
- 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?
Ohio State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 284 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.