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 DL 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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Alabama
SEC
51picks
Alabama team hub
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2
Florida
SEC
49picks
Florida team hub
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3
LSU
SEC
48picks
LSU team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Auburn
SEC · last pick 2026
|
43 | 4 | 37% | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |
Texas
SEC · last pick 2025
|
41 | 5 | 512% | 1 | 10 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma
SEC · last pick 2026
|
39 | 6 | 25% | 0 | 8 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M
SEC · last pick 2026
|
37 | 6 | 514% | 0 | 15 |
| 8 |
Georgia
SEC · last pick 2026
|
35 | 10 | 411% | 1 | 11 |
| 9 |
Tennessee
SEC · last pick 2026
|
35 | 9 | 514% | 0 | 8 |
| 10 |
Mississippi State
SEC · last pick 2024
|
27 | 4 | 415% | 0 | 6 |
| 11 |
South Carolina
SEC · last pick 2026
|
25 | 4 | 312% | 0 | 8 |
| 12 |
Missouri
SEC · last pick 2026
|
24 | 6 | 417% | 0 | 5 |
| 13 |
Arkansas
SEC · last pick 2025
|
23 | 4 | 14% | 0 | 7 |
| 14 |
Ole Miss
SEC · last pick 2025
|
23 | 7 | 313% | 0 | 8 |
| 15 |
Kentucky
SEC · last pick 2025
|
17 | 1 | 16% | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |
Vanderbilt
SEC · last pick 2021
|
5 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 101–150 of 522 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Marlon Davidson
Greenville, AL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DE | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 25 games 5 career AV |
| 2020 |
Darrell Taylor
Hopewell, VA
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 69 games 10 career AV |
| 2020 |
Raekwon Davis
Meridian, MS
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | MIA Miami Dolphins | 80 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2020 |
Nnamdi Madubuike
2× Pro Bowl
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 78 games · 4 yrs as starter 38 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jabari Zuniga
Marietta, GA
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | NYJ New York Jets | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2020 |
Neville Gallimore
St. Catharines, ON
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DT | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 83 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jordan Elliott
Houston, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | CLE Cleveland Browns | 97 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2020 |
Jonathan Greenard
1× Pro Bowl
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | HOU Houston Texans | 77 games · 4 yrs as starter 32 career AV |
| 2020 |
McTelvin Agim
Texarkana, TX
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | 18 games 2 career AV |
| 2020 |
D.J. Wonnum
Stone Mountain, GA
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DE | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 86 games · 3 yrs as starter 26 career AV |
| 2020 |
Rashard Lawrence
Monroe, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 25 games 6 career AV |
| 2019 |
Quinnen Williams
1× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | NYJ New York Jets | 105 games · 6 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2019 |
Jeffery Simmons
1× All-Pro
4× Pro Bowl
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DT | TEN Tennessee Titans | 99 games · 7 yrs as starter 62 career AV |
| 2019 |
Montez Sweat
1× Pro Bowl
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DE | WAS Washington Commanders | 109 games · 6 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2019 |
Kingsley Keke
Richmond, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | 41 games · 1 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 2019 |
Daylon Mack
Gladewater, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 1 games |
| 2019 |
Charles Omenihu
Rowlett, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | HOU Houston Texans | 95 games 12 career AV |
| 2019 |
Armon Watts
St. Louis, MO
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DT | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 77 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2019 |
Isaiah Buggs
Ruston, LA
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 56 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2019 |
Gerri Green
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DE | IND Indianapolis Colts | 1 games |
| 2019 |
Terry Beckner
East Saint Louis, IL
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DT | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2019 |
Dontavius Russell
Carrollton, GA
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 games |
| 2018 |
Daron Payne
1× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | WAS Washington Commanders | 130 games · 8 yrs as starter 53 career AV |
| 2018 |
Taven Bryan
Casper, WY
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 118 games · 4 yrs as starter 22 career AV |
| 2018 |
Breeland Speaks
Jackson, MS
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 16 games 3 career AV |
| 2018 |
Lorenzo Carter
Norcross, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DE | NYG New York Giants | 96 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2018 |
Arden Key
Atlanta, GA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | LV Oakland Raiders | 116 games · 4 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2018 |
Da'Shawn Hand
Woodbridge, VA
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DE | DET Detroit Lions | 77 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2018 |
Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DE | LAR Los Angeles Rams | 81 games 12 career AV |
| 2018 |
Kahlil McKenzie
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 12 games 1 career AV |
| 2018 |
Joshua Frazier
Springdale, AR
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | No regular-season snaps |
| 2017 |
Myles Garrett
5× All-Pro
7× Pro Bowl
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CLE Cleveland Browns | 134 games · 9 yrs as starter 104 career AV |
| 2017 |
Derek Barnett
Nashville, TN
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 112 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jonathan Allen
2× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DE | WAS Washington Commanders | 126 games · 8 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2017 |
Dalvin Tomlinson
McDonaugh, GA
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | NYG New York Giants | 142 games · 9 yrs as starter 50 career AV |
| 2017 |
Daeshon Hall
Seattle, WA
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 13 games 1 career AV |
| 2017 |
Montravius Adams
Vienna, GA
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | 96 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2017 |
Deatrich Wise Jr.
Carrollton, TX
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 128 games · 3 yrs as starter 39 career AV |
| 2017 |
Davon Godchaux
Plaquemine, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | MIA Miami Dolphins | 137 games · 7 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2017 |
Caleb Brantley
Crescent City, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | CLE Cleveland Browns | 20 games 2 career AV |
| 2017 |
D.J. Jones
Greenville, SC
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 125 games · 7 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2017 |
Jeremiah Ledbetter
Orlando, FL
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DE | DET Detroit Lions | 53 games 5 career AV |
| 2017 |
Joey Ivie
Dade City, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 8 games |
| 2016 |
Robert Nkemdiche
Loganville, GA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DT | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 38 games 6 career AV |
| 2016 |
Chris Jones
3× All-Pro
7× Pro Bowl
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 155 games · 10 yrs as starter 96 career AV |
| 2016 |
A'Shawn Robinson
Fort Worth, TX
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | DET Detroit Lions | 143 games · 7 yrs as starter 40 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jarran Reed
Goldsboro, NC
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 152 games · 8 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2016 |
Jonathan Bullard
Shelby, NC
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | CHI Chicago Bears | 131 games · 3 yrs as starter 28 career AV |
| 2016 |
Charles Tapper
Baltimore, MD
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 2 games |
| 2016 |
Hassan Ridgeway
Mansfield, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | IND Indianapolis Colts | 80 games 13 career AV |
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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 — 51
- 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 51 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.