RB NFL Draft Picks by College

College Football

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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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

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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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College programs ranked by NFL draft picks produced
#	School	Picks	Rd 1	Pro Bowlers	HOF	Last 10
4	Florida SEC · last pick 1998	6	6	467%	1	0
5	Auburn SEC · last pick 2005	5	5	480%	0	0
6	Michigan Big Ten · last pick 2004	5	5	00%	0	0
7	Notre Dame FBS Ind. · last pick 2026	5	5	240%	1	2
8	Ohio State Big Ten · last pick 2016	5	5	480%	0	0
9	Florida State ACC · last pick 1997	4	4	125%	0	0
10	LSU SEC · last pick 2020	4	4	125%	0	2
11	Miami ACC · last pick 2003	4	4	250%	1	0
12	Oklahoma SEC · last pick 2007	4	4	250%	0	0
13	Stanford ACC · last pick 2017	4	4	125%	0	1
14	Texas SEC · last pick 2023	4	4	375%	0	1
15	Texas A&M SEC · last pick 1994	4	4	00%	0	0
16	Arkansas SEC · last pick 2008	3	3	133%	0	0
17	Clemson ACC · last pick 2021	3	3	133%	0	1
18	USC Big Ten · last pick 2006	3	3	267%	1	0
19	Wisconsin Big Ten · last pick 2015	3	3	267%	0	0
20	Arizona State Big 12 · last pick 1991	2	2	150%	0	0
21	Boise State Mountain West · last pick 2025	2	2	150%	0	1
22	California ACC · last pick 2010	2	2	150%	0	0
23	Michigan State Big Ten · last pick 2002	2	2	150%	0	0
24	Minnesota Big Ten · last pick 2006	2	2	00%	0	0
25	Ole Miss SEC · last pick 2001	2	2	150%	0	0

2026 first round

The newest names off the board and the schools that sent them.

#1 Fernando Mendoza QB · Indiana LV
#2 David Bailey OLB · Texas Tech NYJ
#3 Jeremiyah Love RB · Notre Dame ARI
#4 Carnell Tate WR · Ohio State TEN
#5 Arvell Reese LB · Ohio State NYG
#6 Mansoor Delane CB · LSU KC
#7 Sonny Styles LB · Ohio State WAS
#8 Jordyn Tyson WR · Arizona State NO
#9 Spencer Fano OT · Utah CLE
#10 Francis Mauigoa OT · Miami NYG

Full 2026 draft class

Draft insights

Most picks all-time
Penn State — 8
8 first-rounders and 3 players who made a Pro Bowl.
Most picks since 2017
Alabama — 95
Leads all programs across the last 10 drafts.
Top conference
SEC — 2,760 picks
Measured on today's conference alignment across every draft since 1980.
Most-drafted first-round position
DB — 181 picks
Across all first rounds in the database.

Draft pick explorer

Showing 101–141 of 141 picks · filtered.

NFL draft picks with college, position, drafting team, and career outcome
Pick	Player	College	Pos	NFL team	Career
1988 #24 · Rd 1	Craig Heyward 1× Pro Bowl	Pittsburgh ACC	RB	NO New Orleans Saints	149 games · 6 yrs as starter 38 career AV
1987 #3 · Rd 1	Alonzo Highsmith	Miami ACC	RB	TEN Houston Oilers	65 games · 2 yrs as starter 12 career AV
1987 #4 · Rd 1	Brent Fullwood 1× Pro Bowl	Auburn SEC	RB	GB Green Bay Packers	46 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
1987 #14 · Rd 1	D.J. Dozier	Penn State Big Ten	RB	MIN Minnesota Vikings	43 games 8 career AV
1987 #19 · Rd 1	Paul Palmer	Temple American	RB	KC Kansas City Chiefs	41 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
1987 #21 · Rd 1	Roger Vick	Texas A&M SEC	RB	NYJ New York Jets	58 games · 3 yrs as starter 12 career AV
1987 #24 · Rd 1	Rod Bernstine	Texas A&M SEC	RB	LAC San Diego Chargers	84 games · 3 yrs as starter 31 career AV
1987 #25 · Rd 1	Terrence Flagler	Clemson ACC	RB	SF San Francisco 49ers	41 games 6 career AV
1986 #1 · Rd 1	Bo Jackson 1× Pro Bowl	Auburn SEC	RB	TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV
1986 #10 · Rd 1	Keith Byars 1× Pro Bowl	Ohio State Big Ten	RB	PHI Philadelphia Eagles	189 games · 12 yrs as starter 60 career AV
1986 #15 · Rd 1	John Williams 2× Pro Bowl	Florida SEC	FB	SEA Seattle Seahawks	149 games · 10 yrs as starter 65 career AV
1986 #16 · Rd 1	Ronnie Harmon 1× Pro Bowl	Iowa Big Ten	RB	BUF Buffalo Bills	181 games · 1 yrs as starter 64 career AV
1986 #26 · Rd 1	Reggie Dupard	SMU ACC	RB	NE New England Patriots	51 games 7 career AV
1986 #27 · Rd 1	Neal Anderson 4× Pro Bowl	Florida SEC	RB	CHI Chicago Bears	116 games · 7 yrs as starter 61 career AV
1985 #19 · Rd 1	George Adams	Kentucky SEC	RB	NYG New York Giants	76 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV
1985 #26 · Rd 1	Steve Sewell	Oklahoma SEC	RB	DEN Denver Broncos	94 games 25 career AV
1985 #27 · Rd 1	Lorenzo Hampton	Florida SEC	RB	MIA Miami Dolphins	70 games · 3 yrs as starter 25 career AV
1984 #26 · Rd 1	Greg Bell 1× Pro Bowl	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	RB	BUF Buffalo Bills	80 games · 4 yrs as starter 38 career AV
1983 #2 · Rd 1	Eric Dickerson HOF 5× All-Pro 6× Pro Bowl	SMU ACC	RB	LAR Los Angeles Rams	146 games · 10 yrs as starter 92 career AV
1983 #3 · Rd 1	Curt Warner 3× Pro Bowl	Penn State Big Ten	RB	SEA Seattle Seahawks	100 games · 6 yrs as starter 60 career AV
1983 #8 · Rd 1	Michael Haddix	Mississippi State SEC	RB	PHI Philadelphia Eagles	120 games · 3 yrs as starter 19 career AV
1983 #13 · Rd 1	James Jones	Florida SEC	FB	DET Detroit Lions	135 games · 6 yrs as starter 42 career AV
1983 #20 · Rd 1	Gary Anderson 1× Pro Bowl	Arkansas SEC	RB	LAC San Diego Chargers	111 games · 4 yrs as starter 42 career AV
1982 #7 · Rd 1	Darrin Nelson	Stanford ACC	RB	MIN Minnesota Vikings	152 games · 6 yrs as starter 48 career AV
1982 #9 · Rd 1	Gerald Riggs 3× Pro Bowl	Arizona State Big 12	RB	ATL Atlanta Falcons	129 games · 5 yrs as starter 55 career AV
1982 #10 · Rd 1	Marcus Allen HOF 2× All-Pro 6× Pro Bowl	USC Big Ten	RB	LV Los Angeles Raiders	222 games · 12 yrs as starter 104 career AV
1982 #12 · Rd 1	Walter Abercrombie	Baylor Big 12	RB	PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	84 games · 4 yrs as starter 32 career AV
1982 #14 · Rd 1	Barry Redden	Richmond Patriot League	RB	LAR Los Angeles Rams	108 games · 1 yrs as starter 15 career AV
1982 #18 · Rd 1	Butch Woolfolk	Michigan Big Ten	RB	NYG New York Giants	81 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV
1982 #21 · Rd 1	Gerald Willhite	San José State Mountain West	RB	DEN Denver Broncos	78 games · 1 yrs as starter 26 career AV
1981 #1 · Rd 1	George Rogers 1× All-Pro 2× Pro Bowl	South Carolina SEC	RB	NO New Orleans Saints	92 games · 6 yrs as starter 46 career AV
1981 #3 · Rd 1	Freeman McNeil 1× All-Pro 3× Pro Bowl	UCLA Big Ten	RB	NYJ New York Jets	144 games · 8 yrs as starter 75 career AV
1981 #12 · Rd 1	Randy McMillan	Pittsburgh ACC	RB	IND Baltimore Colts	88 games · 6 yrs as starter 32 career AV
1981 #13 · Rd 1	David Overstreet	Oklahoma SEC	RB	MIA Miami Dolphins	14 games 4 career AV
1981 #24 · Rd 1	James Brooks 4× Pro Bowl	Auburn SEC	RB	LAC San Diego Chargers	162 games · 8 yrs as starter 82 career AV
1981 #28 · Rd 1	Booker Moore	Penn State Big Ten	RB	BUF Buffalo Bills	51 games · 2 yrs as starter 6 career AV
1980 #1 · Rd 1	Billy Sims 3× Pro Bowl	Oklahoma SEC	RB	DET Detroit Lions	60 games · 5 yrs as starter 58 career AV
1980 #5 · Rd 1	Curtis Dickey	Texas A&M SEC	RB	IND Baltimore Colts	85 games · 5 yrs as starter 37 career AV
1980 #13 · Rd 1	Earl Cooper	Rice American	RB	SF San Francisco 49ers	93 games · 4 yrs as starter 25 career AV
1980 #25 · Rd 1	Vagas Ferguson	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	RB	NE New England Patriots	33 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV
1980 #27 · Rd 1	Charles White 1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl	USC Big Ten	RB	CLE Cleveland Browns	108 games · 3 yrs as starter 30 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: Penn State — 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.

Continue exploring college football

CFB Team Pages — rosters, results, and program history.
Heisman Trophy History — the award many of these picks won first.
Transfer Portal Tracker — how rosters are built today.
CFB Stat Leaders — production that drives draft stock.
College Football HQ — rankings, standings, schedule, and playoff tools.

Frequently asked questions

Which college has produced the most NFL draft picks?

Penn State 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.