SEC 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
SEC 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
Showing picks out of the SEC · reset
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
Alabama
SEC
263picks
Alabama team hub
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2
Florida
SEC
246picks
Florida team hub
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3
LSU
SEC
244picks
LSU team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Georgia
SEC · last pick 2026
|
242 | 45 | 3314% | 3 | 84 |
| 5 |
Oklahoma
SEC · last pick 2026
|
224 | 31 | 2411% | 0 | 49 |
| 6 |
Tennessee
SEC · last pick 2026
|
214 | 38 | 2713% | 1 | 35 |
| 7 |
Texas
SEC · last pick 2026
|
206 | 34 | 2211% | 1 | 50 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M
SEC · last pick 2026
|
193 | 28 | 1910% | 0 | 45 |
| 9 |
Auburn
SEC · last pick 2026
|
183 | 22 | 2212% | 1 | 43 |
| 10 |
Arkansas
SEC · last pick 2026
|
127 | 14 | 86% | 1 | 24 |
| 11 |
South Carolina
SEC · last pick 2026
|
127 | 15 | 1411% | 1 | 32 |
| 12 |
Ole Miss
SEC · last pick 2026
|
116 | 17 | 1513% | 1 | 39 |
| 13 |
Mississippi State
SEC · last pick 2026
|
113 | 12 | 1211% | 0 | 26 |
| 14 |
Missouri
SEC · last pick 2026
|
108 | 13 | 1110% | 0 | 28 |
| 15 |
Kentucky
SEC · last pick 2026
|
99 | 7 | 66% | 1 | 30 |
| 16 |
Vanderbilt
SEC · last pick 2026
|
55 | 4 | 59% | 0 | 8 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 101–150 of 2,760 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
Maxwell Hairston
West Bloomfield, MI
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
CB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 11 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jihaad Campbell
Erial, NJ
|
Alabama
SEC
|
LB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2025 |
Nick Emmanwori
Irmo, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
SAF | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 14 games · 1 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2025 |
Luther Burden
Saint Louis, MO
|
Missouri
SEC
|
WR | CHI Chicago Bears | 15 games 6 career AV |
| 2025 |
T.J. Sanders
Marion, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DT | BUF Buffalo Bills | 12 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Mason Taylor
Plantation, FL
|
LSU
SEC
|
TE | NYJ New York Jets | 13 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Alfred Collins
Bastrop, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Demetrius Knight
Locust Grove, GA
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
LB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2025 |
Nic Scourton
Bryan, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 17 games 4 career AV |
| 2025 |
Tre Harris
Lafayette, LA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
WR | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Tate Ratledge
Rome, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
OL | DET Detroit Lions | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2025 |
Trey Amos
New Iberia, LA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
CB | WAS Washington Commanders | 10 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Shemar Turner
Desoto, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CHI Chicago Bears | 5 games |
| 2025 |
Omarr Norman-Lott
North Highlands, CA
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 5 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Andrew Mukuba
Austin, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
SAF | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 11 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Isaac TeSlaa
Hudsonville, MI
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
WR | DET Detroit Lions | 17 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Vernon Broughton
Houston, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | 1 games |
| 2025 |
Landon Jackson
Texarkana, TX
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DE | BUF Buffalo Bills | 3 games |
| 2025 |
Princely Umanmielen
Manor, TX
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Dylan Fairchild
Cumming, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
OL | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 15 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2025 |
Emery Jones
Baton Rouge, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
OL | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 5 games |
| 2025 |
Jalen Milroe
Katy, TX
|
Alabama
SEC
|
QB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 3 games |
| 2025 |
Jared Wilson
Winston-salem, NC
|
Georgia
SEC
|
OL | NE New England Patriots | 13 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2025 |
Sai'vion Jones
Vacherie, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Chimere Dike
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Florida
SEC
|
WR | TEN Tennessee Titans | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2025 |
Dont'e Thornton
Baltimore, MD
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
WR | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 15 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Deone Walker
Detroit, MI
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
DT | BUF Buffalo Bills | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2025 |
Arian Smith
Bradley, FL
|
Georgia
SEC
|
WR | NYJ New York Jets | 16 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Danny Stutsman
Windermere, FL
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
LB | NO New Orleans Saints | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Trevor Etienne
Jennings, LA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
RB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jarquez Hunter
Philadelphia, MS
|
Auburn
SEC
|
RB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 5 games |
| 2025 |
Billy Bowman
Denton, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
SAF | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 6 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Gunnar Helm
Englewood, CO
|
Texas
SEC
|
TE | TEN Tennessee Titans | 16 games · 1 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Barryn Sorrell
New Orleans, LA
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | GB Green Bay Packers | 14 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Kyle Kennard
Atlanta, GA
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DE | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 5 games |
| 2025 |
Dylan Sampson
Baton Rouge, LA
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
RB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 15 games 3 career AV |
| 2025 |
Malachi Moore
Trussville, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
SAF | NYJ New York Jets | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2025 |
Quandarrius Robinson
Birmingham, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
LB | DEN Denver Broncos | 6 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Tonka Hemingway
Conway, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DT | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jordan Watkins
Louisville, KY
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
WR | SF San Francisco 49ers | 4 games |
| 2025 |
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Gaffney, SC
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DE | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 14 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Cam Jackson
Haynesville, LA
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | CAR Carolina Panthers | 9 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Bradyn Swinson
Douglasville, GA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 3 games |
| 2025 |
Jaydon Blue
Houston, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
RB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 5 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Jason Marshall
Miami, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
CB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Shemar James
Mobile, AL
|
Florida
SEC
|
LB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 14 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Norfolk, VA
|
Auburn
SEC
|
WR | LAC Los Angeles Chargers | 10 games |
| 2025 |
Smael Mondon
Dallas, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
LB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2025 |
Miles Frazier
Camden, NJ
|
LSU
SEC
|
G | DET Detroit Lions | 5 games |
| 2025 |
Chris Paul
Cordele, GA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
LB | LAR Los Angeles Rams | Awaiting debut |
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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: Alabama — 263
- 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?
Alabama leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 263 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.