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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Michigan
Big Ten
15picks
Michigan team hub
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Wisconsin
Big Ten
14picks
Wisconsin team hub
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Penn State
Big Ten
13picks
Penn State team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
USC
Big Ten · last pick 2019
|
11 | 0 | 19% | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |
Iowa
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
10 | 0 | 110% | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |
Nebraska
Big Ten · last pick 2022
|
10 | 0 | 220% | 1 | 1 |
| 7 |
Ohio State
Big Ten · last pick 2022
|
9 | 0 | 222% | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |
Washington
Big Ten · last pick 2024
|
9 | 0 | 111% | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |
Oregon
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
8 | 0 | 225% | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |
Michigan State
Big Ten · last pick 1998
|
6 | 0 | 117% | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
UCLA
Big Ten · last pick 2022
|
6 | 0 | 117% | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |
Indiana
Big Ten · last pick 2017
|
4 | 0 | 125% | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |
Maryland
Big Ten · last pick 2024
|
3 | 0 | 133% | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |
Northwestern
Big Ten · last pick 2026
|
3 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |
Minnesota
Big Ten · last pick 2025
|
2 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |
Purdue
Big Ten · last pick 2004
|
2 | 0 | 2100% | 0 | 0 |
| 17 |
Rutgers
Big Ten · last pick 2008
|
2 | 0 | 150% | 0 | 0 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 1–50 of 127 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Logan Jones
Council Bluffs, IA
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
C | CHI Chicago Bears | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Emmanuel Pregnon
Denver, CO
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
G | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Gennings Dunker
Lena, IA
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
OT | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Caleb Tiernan
Franklin, MI
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
OT | MIN Minnesota Vikings | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
Aireontae Ersery
Kansas City, MO
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
OL | HOU Houston Texans | 16 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2024 |
Jackson Powers-Johnson
Draper, UT
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
OL | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 23 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2024 |
Roger Rosengarten
Highlands Ranch, CO
|
Washington
Big Ten
|
OL | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 34 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2024 |
Caedan Wallace
Robbinsville, NJ
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
OL | NE New England Patriots | 10 games 1 career AV |
| 2024 |
Delmar Glaze
Charlotte, NC
|
Maryland
Big Ten
|
OL | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 34 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2024 |
Zak Zinter
North Andover, MA
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
OL | CLE Cleveland Browns | 22 games 1 career AV |
| 2023 |
Joe Tippmann
Fort Wayne, IN
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
OL | NYJ New York Jets | 50 games · 3 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2023 |
John Michael Schmitz
Flossmoor, IL
|
Minnesota
Big Ten
|
OL | NYG New York Giants | 41 games · 3 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2023 |
Juice Scruggs
Ashtabula, OH
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
OL | HOU Houston Texans | 37 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2022 |
Cam Jurgens
2× Pro Bowl
|
Nebraska
Big Ten
|
OL | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 58 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2022 |
Nicholas Petit-Frere
Tampa, FL
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
T | TEN Tennessee Titans | 34 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2022 |
Sean Rhyan
Ladera Ranch, CA
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
OL | GB Green Bay Packers | 47 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2022 |
Logan Bruss
Appleton, WI
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
OL | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 11 games 2 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 |
Wyatt Davis
Bellflower, CA
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
OL | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 9 games |
| 2020 |
Jonah Jackson
1× Pro Bowl
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
G | DET Detroit Lions | 78 games · 5 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2019 |
Michael Deiter
Curtice, OH
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
G | MIA Miami Dolphins | 92 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2019 |
Connor McGovern
1× Pro Bowl
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
G | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 94 games · 4 yrs as starter 37 career AV |
| 2019 |
Chuma Edoga
Atlanta, GA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
T | NYJ New York Jets | 62 games 12 career AV |
| 2018 |
James Daniels
Warren, OH
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
C | CHI Chicago Bears | 91 games · 6 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2018 |
Mason Cole
Tarpon Springs, FL
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
C | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 94 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2017 |
Pat Elflein
Pickerington, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
C | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 65 games · 3 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2017 |
Dan Feeney
Orland Park, IL
|
Indiana
Big Ten
|
G | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 132 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jason Spriggs
Elkhart, IN
|
Indiana
Big Ten
|
T | GB Green Bay Packers | 59 games 9 career AV |
| 2016 |
Max Tuerk
Trabuco Canyon, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
C | LAC San Diego Chargers | 1 games |
| 2016 |
Graham Glasgow
Aurora, IL
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
C | DET Detroit Lions | 147 games · 8 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2015 |
Donovan Smith
Owings Mills, MD
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
T | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 136 games · 9 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jake Fisher
Traverse City, MI
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
T | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 48 games 9 career AV |
| 2015 |
Rob Havenstein
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
T | LAR St. Louis Rams | 148 games · 10 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2015 |
Hroniss Grasu
Los Angeles, CA
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
C | CHI Chicago Bears | 33 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2014 |
Xavier Su'a-Filo
Pleasant Grove, UT
|
UCLA
Big Ten
|
G | HOU Houston Texans | 83 games · 3 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2014 |
Jack Mewhort
Toledo, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
T | IND Indianapolis Colts | 45 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2014 |
Marcus Martin
Los Angeles, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
C | SF San Francisco 49ers | 29 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2014 |
Spencer Long
Elkhorn, NE
|
Nebraska
Big Ten
|
G | WAS Washington Commanders | 67 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2014 |
Michael Schofield
Orland Park, IL
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
OL | DEN Denver Broncos | 113 games · 5 yrs as starter 38 career AV |
| 2012 |
Peter Konz
Neenah, WI
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
C | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 39 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2012 |
Mike Adams
Dublin, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
T | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 53 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2011 |
Stefen Wisniewski
Bridgeville, PA
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
C | LV Oakland Raiders | 139 games · 6 yrs as starter 41 career AV |
| 2011 |
John Moffitt
Guilford, CT
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
G | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 19 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2010 |
Rodger Saffold
2× Pro Bowl
|
Indiana
Big Ten
|
T | LAR St. Louis Rams | 176 games · 11 yrs as starter 71 career AV |
| 2010 |
Charles Brown
Chino Hills, CA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
T | NO New Orleans Saints | 54 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2009 |
Max Unger
1× All-Pro
3× Pro Bowl
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
C | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 130 games · 9 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2009 |
Kraig Urbik
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
T | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 100 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2008 |
Chilo Rachal
|
USC
Big Ten
|
G | SF San Francisco 49ers | 64 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2008 |
Jeremy Zuttah
1× Pro Bowl
|
Rutgers
Big Ten
|
G | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 131 games · 8 yrs as starter 46 career AV |
Browse by draft class
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: Michigan — 15
- 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?
Michigan leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 15 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.