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NFL Draft History by college program

College programs that have produced the most NFL LB draft picks since 1980, with round and career filters.

Draft picks
12,927
Colleges
446
First-rounders
1,427
Hall of Famers
102
Pro Bowlers
1,326
Drafts covered
47
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Round
All rounds Round 1 Day 2 (Rd 2–3) Day 3 (Rd 4+)
Conference
All SEC 2,760 Big Ten 2,705 ACC 2,192 Big 12 1,365 Mountain West 558 American 366 FBS Ind. 278 MAC 225 Sun Belt 211 Conference USA 199 SWAC 176 Pac-12 168
Position
All positions Quarterback Running back Wide receiver Tight end Offensive line Defensive line Linebacker Defensive back Special teams

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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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Total picks First-rounders Pro Bowls Hall of Famers Last 10 drafts
  1. 1 Georgia SEC 15picks 0 Rd 1 · 3 Pro Bowlers Georgia team hub
  2. 2 Ohio State Big Ten 14picks 0 Rd 1 · 3 Pro Bowlers Ohio State team hub
  3. 3 Penn State Big Ten 12picks 0 Rd 1 · 5 Pro Bowlers Penn State team hub
# School Picks Rd 1 Pro Bowlers HOF Last 10
4 Alabama SEC · last pick 2024 11 0 19% 0 6
5 Florida SEC · last pick 2019 11 0 00% 0 2
6 Miami ACC · last pick 2015 11 0 218% 0 0
7 Oklahoma SEC · last pick 2022 11 0 19% 0 2
8 Texas SEC · last pick 2026 11 0 19% 0 4
9 USC Big Ten · last pick 2022 11 0 218% 0 2
10 LSU SEC · last pick 2020 10 0 220% 0 3
11 Clemson ACC · last pick 2023 9 0 111% 0 2
12 Tennessee SEC · last pick 2023 9 0 222% 0 1
13 UCLA Big Ten · last pick 2025 9 0 222% 0 1
14 Colorado College 8 0 112% 0 1
15 Michigan Big Ten · last pick 2024 8 0 112% 0 3
16 North Carolina ACC · last pick 2021 8 0 112% 0 1
17 Notre Dame FBS Ind. · last pick 2024 8 0 225% 0 2
18 Florida State ACC · last pick 2007 7 0 114% 0 0
19 NC State ACC · last pick 2024 7 0 00% 0 2
20 Texas A&M SEC · last pick 2024 7 0 00% 0 1
21 Georgia Tech ACC · last pick 2014 6 0 117% 0 0
22 Nebraska Big Ten · last pick 2015 6 0 117% 0 0
23 Purdue Big Ten · last pick 2008 6 0 233% 0 0
24 Stanford ACC · last pick 2019 6 0 00% 0 1
25 Virginia ACC · last pick 2015 6 0 117% 0 0

Draft pick explorer

Showing 51–100 of 417 picks · filtered.

Pick Player College Pos NFL team Career
2020 #102 · Rd 3 Alex Highsmith Wilmington, NC Charlotte American LB PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 90 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV
2020 #103 · Rd 3 Davion Taylor Magnolia, MS Colorado College LB PHI Philadelphia Eagles 21 games 3 career AV
2019 #43 · Rd 2 Jahlani Tavai Redondo Beach, CA Hawai'i Mountain West LB DET Detroit Lions 107 games · 4 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2019 #49 · Rd 2 Ben Banogu McKinney, TX TCU Big 12 LB IND Indianapolis Colts 50 games 4 career AV
2019 #68 · Rd 3 Jachai Polite Daytona Beach, FL Florida SEC LB NYJ New York Jets 11 games 1 career AV
2019 #72 · Rd 3 Germaine Pratt High Point, NC NC State ACC LB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 112 games · 7 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2019 #80 · Rd 3 Sione Takitaki Fontana, CA BYU Big 12 LB CLE Cleveland Browns 86 games · 1 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2019 #88 · Rd 3 Cody Barton Salt Lake City, UT Utah Big 12 LB SEA Seattle Seahawks 112 games · 4 yrs as starter 28 career AV
2019 #89 · Rd 3 Bobby Okereke Santa Ana, CA Stanford ACC LB IND Indianapolis Colts 110 games · 7 yrs as starter 39 career AV
2018 #36 · Rd 2 Shaquille Leonard 3× All-Pro 3× Pro Bowl South Carolina State MEAC LB IND Indianapolis Colts 75 games · 5 yrs as starter 60 career AV
2018 #41 · Rd 2 Harold Landry 1× Pro Bowl Boston College ACC OLB TEN Tennessee Titans 113 games · 6 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2018 #48 · Rd 2 Uchenna Nwosu Carson, CA USC Big Ten OLB LAC Los Angeles Chargers 107 games · 3 yrs as starter 29 career AV
2018 #52 · Rd 2 Kemoko Turay Newark, NJ Rutgers Big Ten OLB IND Indianapolis Colts 41 games 5 career AV
2018 #70 · Rd 3 Fred Warner 4× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl BYU Big 12 OLB SF San Francisco 49ers 121 games · 7 yrs as starter 82 career AV
2018 #73 · Rd 3 Jerome Baker Cleveland, OH Ohio State Big Ten OLB MIA Miami Dolphins 121 games · 6 yrs as starter 39 career AV
2018 #78 · Rd 3 Malik Jefferson Mesquite, TX Texas SEC OLB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 38 games 3 career AV
2018 #88 · Rd 3 Oren Burks Fairfax Station, VA Vanderbilt SEC ILB GB Green Bay Packers 125 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2018 #100 · Rd 3 Dorian O'Daniel Olney, MD Clemson ACC OLB KC Kansas City Chiefs 58 games 5 career AV
2017 #47 · Rd 2 Tyus Bowser Tyler, TX Houston Big 12 OLB BAL Baltimore Ravens 98 games · 1 yrs as starter 21 career AV
2017 #49 · Rd 2 Ryan Anderson Daphne, AL Alabama SEC OLB WAS Washington Commanders 57 games 6 career AV
2017 #54 · Rd 2 Raekwon McMillan Hinesville, GA Ohio State Big Ten LB MIA Miami Dolphins 72 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV
2017 #57 · Rd 2 Zach Cunningham Pinson, AL Vanderbilt SEC LB HOU Houston Texans 106 games · 5 yrs as starter 36 career AV
2017 #73 · Rd 3 Jordan Willis Kansas City, MO Kansas State Big 12 OLB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 69 games 8 career AV
2017 #75 · Rd 3 Duke Riley Buras, LA LSU SEC LB ATL Atlanta Falcons 124 games · 2 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2017 #76 · Rd 3 Alex Anzalone Wyomissing, PA Florida SEC LB NO New Orleans Saints 111 games · 5 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2017 #78 · Rd 3 Tim Williams Baton Rouge, LA Alabama SEC OLB BAL Baltimore Ravens 20 games 2 career AV
2017 #103 · Rd 3 Trey Hendrickson 1× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl Florida Atlantic American OLB NO New Orleans Saints 117 games · 5 yrs as starter 58 career AV
2017 #107 · Rd 3 Kendell Beckwith Clinton, LA LSU SEC ILB TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 games 5 career AV
2016 #34 · Rd 2 Jaylon Smith 1× Pro Bowl Notre Dame FBS Ind. OLB DAL Dallas Cowboys 88 games · 4 yrs as starter 37 career AV
2016 #36 · Rd 2 Myles Jack Bellevue, WA UCLA Big Ten OLB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 106 games · 7 yrs as starter 42 career AV
2016 #41 · Rd 2 Reggie Ragland Madison, AL Alabama SEC ILB BUF Buffalo Bills 79 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV
2016 #52 · Rd 2 Deion Jones 1× Pro Bowl LSU SEC OLB ATL Atlanta Falcons 128 games · 5 yrs as starter 43 career AV
2016 #53 · Rd 2 Su'a Cravens Los Angeles, CA USC Big Ten OLB WAS Washington Commanders 16 games 5 career AV
2016 #83 · Rd 3 Jordan Jenkins Hamilton, GA Georgia SEC OLB NYJ New York Jets 83 games · 5 yrs as starter 29 career AV
2016 #87 · Rd 3 Nick Vigil Plain City, UT Utah State Mountain West ILB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 113 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV
2016 #88 · Rd 3 Kyler Fackrell Mesa, AZ Utah State Mountain West OLB GB Green Bay Packers 86 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2015 #43 · Rd 2 Benardrick McKinney 1× Pro Bowl Mississippi State SEC ILB HOU Houston Texans 91 games · 5 yrs as starter 44 career AV
2015 #44 · Rd 2 Hau'oli Kikaha Washington Big Ten OLB NO New Orleans Saints 27 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV
2015 #45 · Rd 2 Eric Kendricks 1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl UCLA Big Ten ILB MIN Minnesota Vikings 150 games · 10 yrs as starter 64 career AV
2015 #48 · Rd 2 Denzel Perryman 1× Pro Bowl Miami ACC ILB LAC San Diego Chargers 129 games · 8 yrs as starter 45 career AV
2015 #60 · Rd 2 Randy Gregory Fishers, IN Nebraska Big Ten OLB DAL Dallas Cowboys 72 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV
2015 #79 · Rd 3 Eli Harold Virginia Beach, VA Virginia ACC OLB SF San Francisco 49ers 61 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV
2015 #82 · Rd 3 Lorenzo Mauldin Atlanta, GA Louisville ACC OLB NYJ New York Jets 26 games 4 career AV
2015 #84 · Rd 3 Jordan Hicks Cincinnati, OH Texas SEC OLB PHI Philadelphia Eagles 134 games · 9 yrs as starter 53 career AV
2015 #99 · Rd 3 Paul Dawson Dallas, TX TCU Big 12 ILB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 16 games 1 career AV
2014 #40 · Rd 2 Kyle Van Noy 1× Pro Bowl BYU Big 12 LB DET Detroit Lions 173 games · 8 yrs as starter 62 career AV
2014 #47 · Rd 2 Trent Murphy Mesa, AZ Stanford ACC LB WAS Washington Commanders 86 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2014 #50 · Rd 2 Jeremiah Attaochu Washington, DC Georgia Tech ACC LB LAC San Diego Chargers 82 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV
2014 #71 · Rd 3 Christian Kirksey Iowa Big Ten LB CLE Cleveland Browns 114 games · 5 yrs as starter 40 career AV
2014 #73 · Rd 3 Preston Brown Cincinnati, OH Louisville ACC LB BUF Buffalo Bills 81 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV

Browse by draft class

Every year from 1980 to 2026 — school counts, conference splits, and the full first round.

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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: Georgia — 15
  • 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

  1. Start with the school leaderboard — sort by total picks, first-rounders, Pro Bowls, or the last ten drafts.
  2. Use the round, conference, and position chips to isolate a pipeline, like SEC defensive backs in Round 1.
  3. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has produced the most NFL draft picks?

Georgia leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 15 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.