Big Ten 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 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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USC
Big Ten
14picks
USC team hub
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Nebraska
Big Ten
13picks
Nebraska team hub
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Washington
Big Ten
13picks
Washington team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Penn State
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
11 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |
Michigan
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
10 | 0 | 110% | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |
Ohio State
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
10 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |
Oregon
Big Ten · last pick 2021
|
10 | 0 | 220% | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |
Maryland
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
9 | 0 | 111% | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
UCLA
Big Ten · last pick 2017
|
9 | 0 | 111% | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
Iowa
Big Ten · last pick 2024
|
8 | 0 | 225% | 0 | 4 |
| 11 |
Indiana
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
5 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |
Minnesota
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
4 | 0 | 125% | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |
Purdue
Big Ten · last pick 2006
|
4 | 0 | 125% | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
Michigan State
Big Ten · last pick 2019
|
3 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |
Rutgers
Big Ten · last pick 2024
|
3 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin
Big Ten · last pick 2014
|
3 | 0 | 133% | 0 | 0 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 1–50 of 129 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
D'Angelo Ponds
West Park, FL
|
Indiana
Big Ten
|
CB | NYJ New York Jets | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Davison Igbinosun
Union, NJ
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
CB | BUF Buffalo Bills | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Tacario Davis
Long Beach, CA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
CB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Jalen Huskey
Gaithersburg, MD
|
Maryland
Big Ten
|
S | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Will Johnson
Detroit, MI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
CB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 12 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Justin Walley
Diberville, MS
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
CB | IND Indianapolis Colts | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Kevin Winston
Columbia, MD
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
SAF | TEN Tennessee Titans | 10 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jaylin Smith
Palmdale, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
CB | HOU Houston Texans | 4 games |
| 2024 |
Cooper DeJean
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
DB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 32 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2024 |
Max Melton
Mays Landing, NJ
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
DB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 27 games 4 career AV |
| 2024 |
Tyler Nubin
Saint Charles, IL
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
DB | NYG New York Giants | 26 games · 2 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 2024 |
Mike Sainristil
Everett, MA
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
DB | WAS Washington Commanders | 34 games · 2 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2024 |
Calen Bullock
1× Pro Bowl
|
USC
Big Ten
|
SAF | HOU Houston Texans | 34 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2023 |
Joey Porter Jr.
Bakersfield, CA
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 47 games · 3 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2023 |
DJ Turner
Suwanee, GA
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 45 games · 3 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2023 |
Riley Moss
Ankeny, IA
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 45 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2023 |
Ji'Ayir Brown
Trenton, NJ
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
S | SF San Francisco 49ers | 49 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2023 |
Mekhi Blackmon
East Palo Alto, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
CB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 32 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2022 |
Kyler Gordon
Mukilteo, WA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
CB | CHI Chicago Bears | 45 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2022 |
Jaquan Brisker
Pittsburgh, PA
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
S | CHI Chicago Bears | 52 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2022 |
Cam Taylor-Britt
Montgomery, AL
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Nebraska
Big Ten
|
CB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 47 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2022 |
Nick Cross
Bowie, MD
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Maryland
Big Ten
|
DB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 67 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2021 |
Jevon Holland
Pleasanton, CA
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Oregon
Big Ten
|
S | MIA Miami Dolphins | 74 games · 5 yrs as starter 25 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 |
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 |
| 2020 |
Antoine Winfield Jr.
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
S | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 85 games · 6 yrs as starter 44 career AV |
| 2020 |
Michael Ojemudia
Farmington Hills, MI
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
CB | DEN Denver Broncos | 22 games 4 career AV |
| 2019 |
Byron Murphy
1× Pro Bowl
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
CB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 104 games · 6 yrs as starter 40 career AV |
| 2019 |
Taylor Rapp
Bellingham, WA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
S | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 93 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2019 |
David Long
Los Angeles, CA
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Michigan
Big Ten
|
CB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 80 games 7 career AV |
| 2019 |
Justin Layne
Cleveland, OH
|
Michigan State
Big Ten
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 52 games 3 career AV |
| 2018 |
Josh Jackson
Corinth, TX
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
CB | GB Green Bay Packers | 49 games 8 career AV |
| 2017 |
Kevin King
Oakland, CA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
CB | GB Green Bay Packers | 66 games · 3 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2017 |
Budda Baker
2× All-Pro
8× Pro Bowl
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
S | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 138 games · 8 yrs as starter 63 career AV |
| 2017 |
Sidney Jones
Diamond Bar, CA
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
CB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 60 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2017 |
Fabian Moreau
Sunrise, FL
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UCLA
Big Ten
|
CB | WAS Washington Commanders | 124 games · 4 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jourdan Lewis
Detroit, MI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
CB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 127 games · 3 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2017 |
Lano Hill
Detroit, MI
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
S | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 42 games 5 career AV |
| 2016 |
Sean Davis
Washington, DC
|
Maryland
Big Ten
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 70 games · 3 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2016 |
Vonn Bell
Rossville, GA
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
S | NO New Orleans Saints | 139 games · 7 yrs as starter 37 career AV |
| 2014 |
Stanley Jean-Baptiste
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Nebraska
Big Ten
|
DB | NO New Orleans Saints | 5 games |
| 2014 |
Dezmen Southward
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 20 games 1 career AV |
| 2014 |
Dexter McDougle
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Maryland
Big Ten
|
DB | NYJ New York Jets | 31 games 2 career AV |
| 2013 |
T.J. McDonald
Fresno, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
DB | LAR St. Louis Rams | 75 games · 6 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2013 |
Logan Ryan
Berlin, NJ
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
DB | NE New England Patriots | 154 games · 7 yrs as starter 41 career AV |
| 2013 |
Duron Harmon
Magnolia, DE
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
DB | NE New England Patriots | 168 games · 3 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2011 |
Rahim Moore
Los Angeles, CA
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 64 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2011 |
Shareece Wright
Colton, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
DB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 91 games · 2 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2010 |
T.J. Ward
3× Pro Bowl
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
DB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 107 games · 7 yrs as starter 41 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: USC — 14
- 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?
USC leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 14 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.