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 DB 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
50picks
Alabama team hub
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2
LSU
SEC
47picks
LSU team hub
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3
Texas
SEC
46picks
Texas team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Florida
SEC · last pick 2026
|
42 | 9 | 410% | 0 | 13 |
| 5 |
Georgia
SEC · last pick 2026
|
42 | 6 | 410% | 1 | 15 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
SEC · last pick 2026
|
38 | 3 | 25% | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |
Tennessee
SEC · last pick 2026
|
31 | 6 | 310% | 0 | 7 |
| 8 |
Texas A&M
SEC · last pick 2026
|
30 | 4 | 13% | 0 | 6 |
| 9 |
South Carolina
SEC · last pick 2026
|
29 | 4 | 310% | 0 | 9 |
| 10 |
Auburn
SEC · last pick 2024
|
26 | 2 | 14% | 0 | 11 |
| 11 |
Arkansas
SEC · last pick 2026
|
20 | 2 | 210% | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |
Mississippi State
SEC · last pick 2024
|
19 | 3 | 211% | 0 | 6 |
| 13 |
Missouri
SEC · last pick 2026
|
19 | 0 | 316% | 0 | 7 |
| 14 |
Kentucky
SEC · last pick 2025
|
18 | 1 | 00% | 0 | 7 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss
SEC · last pick 2025
|
18 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 6 |
| 16 |
Vanderbilt
SEC · last pick 2019
|
10 | 1 | 220% | 0 | 1 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 101–150 of 485 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Kamren Curl
San Diego, CA
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
S | WAS Washington Commanders | 93 games · 6 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2020 |
Brian Cole II
Saginaw, MI
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
S | MIN Minnesota Vikings | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
Johnathan Abram
Columbia, MS
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
S | LV Oakland Raiders | 55 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2019 |
Deandre Baker
Miami, FL
|
Georgia
SEC
|
CB | NYG New York Giants | 26 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2019 |
Joejuan Williams
Nashville, TN
|
Vanderbilt
SEC
|
CB | NE New England Patriots | 42 games 3 career AV |
| 2019 |
Greedy Williams
Shreveport, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
CB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 39 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV |
| 2019 |
Lonnie Johnson Jr.
Gary, IN
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
CB | HOU Houston Texans | 92 games 11 career AV |
| 2019 |
Jamel Dean
Cocoa, FL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
CB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 96 games · 5 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2019 |
Mike Edwards
Cincinnati, OH
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
S | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 89 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2019 |
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Cocoa, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
S | NO New Orleans Saints | 87 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2019 |
Deionte Thompson
Orange, TX
|
Alabama
SEC
|
S | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 44 games 4 career AV |
| 2019 |
Rashad Fenton
Miami, FL
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
CB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 49 games 7 career AV |
| 2019 |
Donovan Wilson
Shreveport, LA
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
S | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 98 games · 5 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2019 |
Kris Boyd
Gilmer, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
CB | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 81 games 6 career AV |
| 2019 |
Ken Webster
Decatur, GA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
CB | NE New England Patriots | 17 games 3 career AV |
| 2018 |
Minkah Fitzpatrick
3× All-Pro
5× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
S | MIA Miami Dolphins | 120 games · 7 yrs as starter 61 career AV |
| 2018 |
Donte Jackson
Metairie, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
CB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 112 games · 8 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2018 |
Duke Dawson
Cross City, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
CB | NE New England Patriots | 26 games 3 career AV |
| 2018 |
Carlton Davis
Miami, FL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
CB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 106 games · 7 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2018 |
Rashaan Gaulden
Spring Hill, TN
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
CB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 27 games 1 career AV |
| 2018 |
Ronnie Harrison
Tallahassee, FL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
S | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 94 games · 3 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2018 |
Anthony Averett
Woodbury, NJ
|
Alabama
SEC
|
CB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 51 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2018 |
Armani Watts
Forney, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
S | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 53 games 3 career AV |
| 2018 |
Marcell Harris
Orlando, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
S | SF San Francisco 49ers | 63 games 14 career AV |
| 2018 |
DeShon Elliott
Rockwall, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
S | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 77 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jamal Adams
1× All-Pro
3× Pro Bowl
|
LSU
SEC
|
S | NYJ New York Jets | 102 games · 6 yrs as starter 47 career AV |
| 2017 |
Marlon Humphrey
2× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
CB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 131 games · 8 yrs as starter 62 career AV |
| 2017 |
Tre'Davious White
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
LSU
SEC
|
CB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 109 games · 6 yrs as starter 53 career AV |
| 2017 |
Marcus Maye
Melbourne, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
S | NYJ New York Jets | 93 games · 5 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2017 |
Quincy Wilson
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
CB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 33 games 4 career AV |
| 2017 |
Justin Evans
Wiggins, MS
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
S | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 43 games · 2 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2017 |
Teez Tabor
Washington, DC
|
Florida
SEC
|
CB | DET Detroit Lions | 39 games 5 career AV |
| 2017 |
Cameron Sutton
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 110 games · 3 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2017 |
Eddie Jackson
1× All-Pro
2× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
S | CHI Chicago Bears | 111 games · 7 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2017 |
Derrick Jones
Eupora, MS
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
CB | NYJ New York Jets | 4 games |
| 2017 |
Rudy Ford
|
Auburn
SEC
|
S | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 86 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2017 |
Joshua Holsey
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DB | WAS Washington Commanders | 13 games 1 career AV |
| 2016 |
Vernon Hargreaves III
|
Florida
SEC
|
CB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 69 games · 4 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2016 |
Keanu Neal
1× Pro Bowl
|
Florida
SEC
|
S | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 89 games · 3 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2016 |
Cyrus Jones
Baltimore, MD
|
Alabama
SEC
|
CB | NE New England Patriots | 31 games 4 career AV |
| 2016 |
Will Redmond
Memphis, TN
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
CB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 37 games 3 career AV |
| 2016 |
Brandon Williams
Brookshire, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
CB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 51 games 4 career AV |
| 2016 |
Rashard Robinson
|
LSU
SEC
|
CB | SF San Francisco 49ers | 49 games 9 career AV |
| 2016 |
Zack Sanchez
Fort Worth, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
CB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 5 games 1 career AV |
| 2016 |
Blake Countess
Owings Mills, MD
|
Auburn
SEC
|
CB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 45 games 3 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jalen Mills
DeSoto, TX
|
LSU
SEC
|
S | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 122 games · 6 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2015 |
Landon Collins
1× All-Pro
3× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
S | NYG New York Giants | 100 games · 6 yrs as starter 42 career AV |
| 2015 |
Jalen Collins
Olive Branch, MS
|
LSU
SEC
|
CB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 24 games 4 career AV |
| 2015 |
Senquez Golson
Pascagoula, MS
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
CB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2015 |
Mykkele Thompson
San Antonio, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
S | NYG New York Giants | 1 games |
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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 — 50
- 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 50 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.