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 Day 2 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
LSU
SEC
19picks
LSU team hub
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2
Auburn
SEC
16picks
Auburn team hub
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3
Alabama
SEC
15picks
Alabama team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
Texas A&M
SEC · last pick 2026
|
15 | 0 | 17% | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |
Texas
SEC · last pick 2025
|
14 | 0 | 321% | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |
Florida
SEC · last pick 2023
|
10 | 0 | 220% | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |
Oklahoma
SEC · last pick 2026
|
9 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |
Tennessee
SEC · last pick 2025
|
9 | 0 | 111% | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |
Georgia
SEC · last pick 2026
|
6 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |
Ole Miss
SEC · last pick 2025
|
6 | 0 | 117% | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |
Kentucky
SEC · last pick 2022
|
5 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |
Missouri
SEC · last pick 2026
|
5 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |
Arkansas
SEC · last pick 2025
|
4 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State
SEC · last pick 2016
|
4 | 0 | 125% | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
South Carolina
SEC · last pick 2025
|
4 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |
Vanderbilt
SEC · last pick 2021
|
2 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 1 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 1–50 of 143 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
R Mason Thomas
Fort Lauderdale, FL
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Cashius Howell
Kansas City, MO
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Christen Miller
Ellenwood, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Zion Young
Atlanta, GA
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Tyler Onyedim
Richmond, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Keyron Crawford
Memphis, TN
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DE | LV Las Vegas Raiders | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Chris McClellan
Owasso, OK
|
Missouri
SEC
|
DT | GB Green Bay Packers | Awaiting debut |
| 2026 |
Albert Regis
La Porte, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | Awaiting debut |
| 2025 |
T.J. Sanders
Marion, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DT | BUF Buffalo Bills | 12 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Alfred Collins
Bastrop, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DT | SF San Francisco 49ers | 16 games 2 career AV |
| 2025 |
Nic Scourton
Bryan, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 17 games 4 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 |
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 |
Sai'vion Jones
Vacherie, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | DEN Denver Broncos | 3 games 1 career AV |
| 2024 |
T'Vondre Sweat
Huntsville, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
DL | TEN Tennessee Titans | 29 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV |
| 2024 |
Maason Smith
Houma, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 24 games 4 career AV |
| 2024 |
McKinnley Jackson
Lucedale, MS
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DL | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 22 games 2 career AV |
| 2023 |
Derick Hall
Gulfport, MS
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 48 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV |
| 2023 |
BJ Ojulari
Marietta, GA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 25 games 1 career AV |
| 2023 |
Gervon Dexter
Lake Wales, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
DL | CHI Chicago Bears | 49 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2023 |
Zacch Pickens
Anderson, SC
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DL | CHI Chicago Bears | 29 games 3 career AV |
| 2023 |
Byron Young
Laurel, MS
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DL | LV Las Vegas Raiders | 23 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Josh Paschal
Prince Georges Metro C, MD
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
DE | DET Detroit Lions | 36 games 9 career AV |
| 2022 |
Phidarian Mathis
Wisner, LA
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DT | WAS Washington Commanders | 29 games 2 career AV |
| 2022 |
Sam Williams
Montgomery, AL
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 49 games 7 career AV |
| 2022 |
DeMarvin Leal
San Antonio, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
DT | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 32 games 4 career AV |
| 2022 |
Zachary Carter
Tampa, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
DE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 49 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV |
| 2021 |
Christian Barmore
Philadelphia, PA
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DL | NE New England Patriots | 65 games · 1 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2021 |
Dayo Odeyingbo
Irving, TX
|
Vanderbilt
SEC
|
DL | IND Indianapolis Colts | 69 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2021 |
Ronnie Perkins
Saint Louis, MO
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 7 games |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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: LSU — 19
- 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?
LSU leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 19 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.