2012 NFL Draft broken down by the college programs that produced each pick — first-rounders, conference totals, and the full board.
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NFL Draft History by college program
2012 NFL Draft broken down by the college programs that produced each pick — first-rounders, conference totals, and the full board.
- Draft picks
- 12,927
- Colleges
- 446
- First-rounders
- 1,427
- Hall of Famers
- 102
- Pro Bowlers
- 1,326
- Drafts covered
- 47
Showing picks from the 2012 draft 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
8picks
Alabama team hub
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2
Georgia
SEC
7picks
Georgia team hub
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3
Oklahoma
SEC
7picks
Oklahoma team hub
| # | School | Picks | Rd 1 | Pro Bowlers | HOF | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
South Carolina
SEC · last pick 2012
|
6 | 2 | 350% | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |
LSU
SEC · last pick 2012
|
5 | 2 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 6 |
Arkansas
SEC · last pick 2012
|
4 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |
Texas A&M
SEC · last pick 2012
|
4 | 1 | 125% | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |
Mississippi State
SEC · last pick 2012
|
3 | 1 | 133% | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |
Texas
SEC · last pick 2012
|
3 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |
Florida
SEC · last pick 2012
|
2 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |
Kentucky
SEC · last pick 2012
|
2 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt
SEC · last pick 2012
|
2 | 0 | 150% | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |
Auburn
SEC · last pick 2012
|
1 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |
Missouri
SEC · last pick 2012
|
1 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 15 |
Ole Miss
SEC · last pick 2012
|
1 | 0 | 00% | 0 | 0 |
| 16 |
Tennessee
SEC · last pick 2012
|
1 | 0 | 1100% | 0 | 0 |
Draft pick explorer
Showing 1–50 of 57 picks · filtered.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
Trent Richardson
Pensacola, FL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
RB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 46 games · 3 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2012 |
Morris Claiborne
Shreveport, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 85 games · 5 yrs as starter 25 career AV |
| 2012 |
Mark Barron
Mobile, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DB | TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 119 games · 7 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2012 |
Ryan Tannehill
1× Pro Bowl
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
QB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 155 games · 10 yrs as starter 91 career AV |
| 2012 |
Stephon Gilmore
2× All-Pro
5× Pro Bowl
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 180 games · 12 yrs as starter 75 career AV |
| 2012 |
Fletcher Cox
1× All-Pro
6× Pro Bowl
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DT | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 188 games · 12 yrs as starter 95 career AV |
| 2012 |
Michael Brockers
Houston, TX
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | LAR St. Louis Rams | 160 games · 10 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2012 |
Dre Kirkpatrick
Gadsden, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 119 games · 5 yrs as starter 31 career AV |
| 2012 |
Melvin Ingram
3× Pro Bowl
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
DE | LAC San Diego Chargers | 148 games · 6 yrs as starter 57 career AV |
| 2012 |
Dont'a Hightower
2× Pro Bowl
|
Alabama
SEC
|
LB | NE New England Patriots | 117 games · 8 yrs as starter 65 career AV |
| 2012 |
Courtney Upshaw
Eufaula, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
LB | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 90 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2012 |
Cordy Glenn
Riverdale, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
G | BUF Buffalo Bills | 97 games · 6 yrs as starter 38 career AV |
| 2012 |
Alshon Jeffery
1× Pro Bowl
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
WR | CHI Chicago Bears | 109 games · 8 yrs as starter 48 career AV |
| 2012 |
Ryan Broyles
Norman, OK
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
WR | DET Detroit Lions | 21 games 3 career AV |
| 2012 |
Casey Hayward
2× Pro Bowl
|
Vanderbilt
SEC
|
DB | GB Green Bay Packers | 152 games · 7 yrs as starter 50 career AV |
| 2012 |
Rueben Randle
Bastrop, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
WR | NYG New York Giants | 64 games · 2 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2012 |
Brandon Taylor
Franklinton, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 4 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Donald Stephenson
Blue Springs, MO
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
T | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 80 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV |
| 2012 |
Michael Egnew
Plainview, TX
|
Missouri
SEC
|
TE | MIA Miami Dolphins | 18 games |
| 2012 |
Jamell Fleming
Arlington, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 46 games 5 career AV |
| 2012 |
Jake Bequette
Little Rock, AR
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
DE | NE New England Patriots | 8 games |
| 2012 |
Ben Jones
1× Pro Bowl
|
Georgia
SEC
|
C | HOU Houston Texans | 172 games · 10 yrs as starter 58 career AV |
| 2012 |
Frank Alexander
Baton Rouge, LA
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DE | CAR Carolina Panthers | 29 games 6 career AV |
| 2012 |
Joe Adams
Little Rock, AR
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
WR | CAR Carolina Panthers | 9 games |
| 2012 |
Bobby Massie
Lynchburg, VA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
T | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 131 games · 9 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2012 |
Jaye Howard
Apopka, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
DT | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 45 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2012 |
Orson Charles
Tampa, FL
|
Georgia
SEC
|
TE | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 49 games 2 career AV |
| 2012 |
Jarius Wright
Warren, AR
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
WR | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 111 games · 1 yrs as starter 24 career AV |
| 2012 |
Keenan Robinson
Plano, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
LB | WAS Washington Commanders | 58 games · 2 yrs as starter 17 career AV |
| 2012 |
Brandon Boykin
Fayetteville, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 64 games 9 career AV |
| 2012 |
Ron Brooks
Irving, TX
|
LSU
SEC
|
DB | BUF Buffalo Bills | 53 games 6 career AV |
| 2012 |
Ronnell Lewis
Dewar, OK
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
LB | DET Detroit Lions | 8 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Brandon Mosley
Jefferson, GA
|
Auburn
SEC
|
T | NYG New York Giants | 22 games 2 career AV |
| 2012 |
Greg Childs
Warren, AR
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
WR | MIN Minnesota Vikings | No regular-season snaps |
| 2012 |
Josh Chapman
Hoover, AL
|
Alabama
SEC
|
NT | IND Indianapolis Colts | 29 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2012 |
Malik Jackson
1× Pro Bowl
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
DT | DEN Denver Broncos | 142 games · 5 yrs as starter 45 career AV |
| 2012 |
DeQuan Menzie
|
Alabama
SEC
|
DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | No regular-season snaps |
| 2012 |
Rokevious Watkins
Fairburn, GA
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
G | LAR St. Louis Rams | 4 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Chris Rainey
Lakeland, FL
|
Florida
SEC
|
RB | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Randy Bullock
Klein, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
K | HOU Houston Texans | 144 games · 1 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2012 |
Vick Ballard
Pascagoula, MS
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
RB | IND Indianapolis Colts | 17 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2012 |
Blair Walsh
1× All-Pro
1× Pro Bowl
|
Georgia
SEC
|
K | MIN Minnesota Vikings | 89 games 14 career AV |
| 2012 |
Winston Guy
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 34 games 3 career AV |
| 2012 |
Cyrus Gray
DeSoto, TX
|
Texas A&M
SEC
|
RB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 35 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
James Hanna
Flower Mound, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
TE | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 78 games · 4 yrs as starter 3 career AV |
| 2012 |
Danny Trevathan
Leesburg, FL
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
LB | DEN Denver Broncos | 117 games · 7 yrs as starter 47 career AV |
| 2012 |
Charles Mitchell
Clarksdale, MS
|
Mississippi State
SEC
|
DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 10 games 1 career AV |
| 2012 |
Emmanuel Acho
Dallas, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
LB | CLE Cleveland Browns | 20 games 2 career AV |
| 2012 |
Justin Anderson
Ocilla, GA
|
Georgia
SEC
|
OL | IND Indianapolis Colts | No regular-season snaps |
| 2012 |
Tim Fugger
Oak Brook, IL
|
Vanderbilt
SEC
|
DE | IND Indianapolis Colts | No regular-season snaps |
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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 — 8
- 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 8 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.