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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1
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 201–250 of 522 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |
Aldon Smith
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DE | SF San Francisco 49ers | 75 games · 4 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2011 |
Nick Fairley
Mobile, AL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | DET Detroit Lions | 77 games · 4 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2011 |
Drake Nevis
Marrero, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | IND Indianapolis Colts | 26 games 4 career AV |
| 2011 |
Sam Acho
Dallas, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 110 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2011 |
Pernell McPhee
Pahokee, FL
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 141 games · 3 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2011 |
Jerrell Powe
Waynesboro, MS
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 28 games 5 career AV |
| 2011 |
Pep Levingston
Ruston, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DL | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 7 games |
| 2011 |
Zach Clayton
Opelika, AL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | TEN Tennessee Titans | 3 games |
| 2011 |
Cliff Matthews
Cheraw, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DE | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 35 games 3 career AV |
| 2011 |
Jeremy Beal
Carrollton, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DL | DEN Denver Broncos | No regular-season snaps |
| 2010 |
Gerald McCoy
1× All-Pro
6× Pro Bowl
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DT | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 140 games · 10 yrs as starter 69 career AV |
| 2010 |
Dan Williams
Memphis, TN
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 102 games · 6 yrs as starter 29 career AV |
| 2010 |
Lamarr Houston
Colorado Springs, CO
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | LV Oakland Raiders | 100 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2010 |
Carlos Dunlap
2× Pro Bowl
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 197 games · 7 yrs as starter 67 career AV |
| 2010 |
Terrence Cody
Ft. Myers, FL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 57 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2010 |
Corey Peters
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
DT | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 164 games · 9 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2010 |
Geno Atkins
2× All-Pro
8× Pro Bowl
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 161 games · 9 yrs as starter 89 career AV |
| 2010 |
Al Woods
Elton, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | 161 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2010 |
Greg Hardy
1× Pro Bowl
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 75 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2010 |
Clifton Geathers
Georgetown, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DE | CLE Cleveland Browns | 37 games 3 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jeff Owens
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 1 games |
| 2010 |
Brandon Deaderick
Elizabethtown, KY
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 60 games 9 career AV |
| 2010 |
Kade Weston
Red Bank, NJ
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | NE New England Patriots | No regular-season snaps |
| 2009 |
Tyson Jackson
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 122 games · 7 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2009 |
Robert Ayers
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 120 games · 5 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2009 |
Peria Jerry
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DT | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 64 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2009 |
Evander Hood
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 142 games · 5 yrs as starter 38 career AV |
| 2009 |
Sen'Derrick Marks
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | TEN Tennessee Titans | 103 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2009 |
Roy Miller
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 119 games · 5 yrs as starter 33 career AV |
| 2009 |
Corvey Irvin
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | CAR Carolina Panthers | 24 games 1 career AV |
| 2009 |
Henry Melton
1× Pro Bowl
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | CHI Chicago Bears | 80 games · 2 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2009 |
Jarius Wynn
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DE | GB Green Bay Packers | 69 games 8 career AV |
| 2009 |
Stryker Sulak
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DE | LV Oakland Raiders | No regular-season snaps |
| 2009 |
Myron Pryor
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
DT | NE New England Patriots | 24 games 3 career AV |
| 2009 |
Ricky Jean-Francois
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 137 games · 4 yrs as starter 23 career AV |
| 2008 |
Glenn Dorsey
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 104 games · 7 yrs as starter 37 career AV |
| 2008 |
Derrick Harvey
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 52 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2008 |
Quentin Groves
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 100 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2008 |
Pat Sims
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DT | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 130 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2008 |
Marcus Harrison
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DT | CHI Chicago Bears | 37 games · 1 yrs as starter 6 career AV |
| 2008 |
Red Bryant
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 86 games · 4 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2008 |
Frank Okam
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | HOU Houston Texans | 25 games 3 career AV |
| 2008 |
Chris Harrington
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 6 games |
| 2007 |
Jamaal Anderson
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DE | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 77 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2007 |
Justin Harrell
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | 14 games 2 career AV |
| 2007 |
Jarvis Moss
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 53 games 3 career AV |
| 2007 |
Turk McBride
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 66 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2007 |
Tim Crowder
|
Texas
SEC
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 60 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2007 |
Quentin Moses
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DE | LV Oakland Raiders | 44 games 5 career AV |
| 2007 |
Charles Johnson
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 143 games · 8 yrs as starter 47 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.