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NFL Draft History by college program

First-round NFL draft picks by college program since 1980 — which schools produce the most Round 1 talent.

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 Ohio State Big Ten 69picks 69 Rd 1 · 28 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Ohio State team hub
  2. 2 Alabama SEC 67picks 67 Rd 1 · 26 Pro Bowlers · 1 HOF Alabama team hub
  3. 3 Miami ACC 58picks 58 Rd 1 · 31 Pro Bowlers · 8 HOF Miami team hub
# School Picks Rd 1 Pro Bowlers HOF Last 10
4 USC Big Ten · last pick 2026 56 56 2545% 7 8
5 Florida SEC · last pick 2026 50 50 1836% 1 9
6 Georgia SEC · last pick 2026 45 45 1227% 2 21
7 Florida State ACC · last pick 2024 44 44 1841% 3 4
8 LSU SEC · last pick 2026 38 38 1847% 1 16
9 Tennessee SEC · last pick 2025 38 38 1232% 1 3
10 Michigan Big Ten · last pick 2025 37 37 1130% 3 13
11 Penn State Big Ten · last pick 2026 36 36 1233% 1 9
12 Clemson ACC · last pick 2026 35 35 1029% 0 14
13 Texas SEC · last pick 2025 34 34 1235% 0 6
14 Notre Dame FBS Ind. · last pick 2026 33 33 1236% 3 7
15 Oklahoma SEC · last pick 2024 31 31 1445% 0 7
16 Texas A&M SEC · last pick 2026 28 28 1036% 0 4
17 Washington Big Ten · last pick 2024 26 26 415% 0 8
18 UCLA Big Ten · last pick 2024 24 24 1146% 3 4
19 North Carolina ACC · last pick 2025 23 23 939% 2 3
20 Pittsburgh ACC · last pick 2023 23 23 1357% 5 2
21 Auburn SEC · last pick 2026 22 22 1150% 0 3
22 Wisconsin Big Ten · last pick 2017 22 22 941% 1 2
23 California ACC · last pick 2016 20 20 1260% 1 0
24 Iowa Big Ten · last pick 2023 20 20 945% 0 6
25 Nebraska Big Ten · last pick 2011 20 20 420% 0 0

Draft pick explorer

Showing 151–200 of 1,427 picks · filtered.

Pick Player College Pos NFL team Career
2022 #24 · Rd 1 Tyler Smith 3× Pro Bowl Tulsa American OL DAL Dallas Cowboys 63 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2022 #25 · Rd 1 Tyler Linderbaum 3× Pro Bowl Iowa Big Ten OL BAL Baltimore Ravens 66 games · 4 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2022 #26 · Rd 1 Jermaine Johnson II 1× Pro Bowl Florida State ACC LB NYJ New York Jets 47 games · 2 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2022 #27 · Rd 1 Devin Lloyd 1× Pro Bowl Utah Big 12 LB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 63 games · 4 yrs as starter 35 career AV
2022 #28 · Rd 1 Devonte Wyatt Decatur, GA Georgia SEC DT GB Green Bay Packers 57 games · 1 yrs as starter 10 career AV
2022 #29 · Rd 1 Cole Strange Knoxville, TN Chattanooga Southern Conference OL NE New England Patriots 44 games · 3 yrs as starter 15 career AV
2022 #30 · Rd 1 George Karlaftis III West Lafayette, IN Purdue Big Ten DE KC Kansas City Chiefs 65 games · 4 yrs as starter 27 career AV
2022 #31 · Rd 1 Daxton Hill Tulsa, OK Michigan Big Ten DB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 54 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 career AV
2022 #32 · Rd 1 Lewis Cine Cedar Hill, TX Georgia SEC DB MIN Minnesota Vikings 11 games
2021 #1 · Rd 1 Trevor Lawrence 1× Pro Bowl Clemson ACC QB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 77 games · 5 yrs as starter 52 career AV
2021 #2 · Rd 1 Zach Wilson Draper, UT BYU Big 12 QB NYJ New York Jets 38 games · 3 yrs as starter 13 career AV
2021 #3 · Rd 1 Trey Lance North Dakota State MVFC QB SF San Francisco 49ers 16 games 6 career AV
2021 #4 · Rd 1 Kyle Pitts 1× Pro Bowl Florida SEC TE ATL Atlanta Falcons 78 games · 5 yrs as starter 28 career AV
2021 #5 · Rd 1 Ja'Marr Chase 2× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl LSU SEC WR CIN Cincinnati Bengals 78 games · 5 yrs as starter 58 career AV
2021 #6 · Rd 1 Jaylen Waddle Houston, TX Alabama SEC WR MIA Miami Dolphins 78 games · 5 yrs as starter 41 career AV
2021 #7 · Rd 1 Penei Sewell 3× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl Oregon Big Ten OL DET Detroit Lions 83 games · 5 yrs as starter 64 career AV
2021 #8 · Rd 1 Jaycee Horn 2× Pro Bowl South Carolina SEC DB CAR Carolina Panthers 53 games · 3 yrs as starter 22 career AV
2021 #9 · Rd 1 Patrick Surtain II 2× All-Pro 4× Pro Bowl Alabama SEC DB DEN Denver Broncos 80 games · 5 yrs as starter 51 career AV
2021 #10 · Rd 1 DeVonta Smith Amite, LA Alabama SEC WR PHI Philadelphia Eagles 80 games · 5 yrs as starter 47 career AV
2021 #11 · Rd 1 Justin Fields Kennesaw, GA Ohio State Big Ten QB CHI Chicago Bears 59 games · 4 yrs as starter 44 career AV
2021 #12 · Rd 1 Micah Parsons 3× All-Pro 5× Pro Bowl Penn State Big Ten LB DAL Dallas Cowboys 77 games · 4 yrs as starter 67 career AV
2021 #13 · Rd 1 Rashawn Slater 2× Pro Bowl Northwestern Big Ten OL LAC Los Angeles Chargers 51 games · 3 yrs as starter 32 career AV
2021 #14 · Rd 1 Alijah Vera-Tucker Oakland, CA USC Big Ten OL NYJ New York Jets 43 games · 2 yrs as starter 14 career AV
2021 #15 · Rd 1 Mac Jones 1× Pro Bowl Alabama SEC QB NE New England Patriots 63 games · 3 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2021 #16 · Rd 1 Zaven Collins Hominy, OK Tulsa American LB ARI Arizona Cardinals 84 games · 4 yrs as starter 24 career AV
2021 #17 · Rd 1 Alex Leatherwood Pensacola, FL Alabama SEC OL LV Las Vegas Raiders 21 games · 1 yrs as starter 8 career AV
2021 #18 · Rd 1 Jaelan Phillips Redlands, CA Miami ACC DL MIA Miami Dolphins 63 games · 2 yrs as starter 23 career AV
2021 #19 · Rd 1 Jamin Davis Ludowici, GA Kentucky SEC LB WAS Washington Commanders 56 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2021 #20 · Rd 1 Kadarius Toney Mobile, AL Florida SEC WR NYG New York Giants 35 games 7 career AV
2021 #21 · Rd 1 Kwity Paye Providence, RI Michigan Big Ten DL IND Indianapolis Colts 75 games · 5 yrs as starter 32 career AV
2021 #22 · Rd 1 Caleb Farley Maiden, NC Virginia Tech ACC DB TEN Tennessee Titans 21 games 2 career AV
2021 #23 · Rd 1 Christian Darrisaw Upper Marlboro, MD Virginia Tech ACC OL MIN Minnesota Vikings 58 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV
2021 #24 · Rd 1 Najee Harris 1× Pro Bowl Alabama SEC RB PIT Pittsburgh Steelers 71 games · 4 yrs as starter 30 career AV
2021 #25 · Rd 1 Travis Etienne Jennings, LA Clemson ACC RB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 66 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2021 #26 · Rd 1 Greg Newsome II Chicago, IL Northwestern Big Ten DB CLE Cleveland Browns 71 games · 4 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2021 #27 · Rd 1 Rashod Bateman Tifton, GA Minnesota Big Ten WR BAL Baltimore Ravens 64 games · 3 yrs as starter 20 career AV
2021 #28 · Rd 1 Payton Turner Houston, TX Houston Big 12 DE NO New Orleans Saints 31 games 3 career AV
2021 #29 · Rd 1 Eric Stokes Covington, GA Georgia SEC DB GB Green Bay Packers 61 games · 4 yrs as starter 14 career AV
2021 #30 · Rd 1 Gregory Rousseau Coconut Creek, FL Miami ACC DL BUF Buffalo Bills 78 games · 5 yrs as starter 38 career AV
2021 #31 · Rd 1 Odafe Oweh Howell, NJ Penn State Big Ten DE BAL Baltimore Ravens 79 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2021 #32 · Rd 1 Joe Tryon-Shoyinka Renton, WA Washington Big Ten OLB TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 82 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV
2020 #1 · Rd 1 Joe Burrow 3× Pro Bowl LSU SEC QB CIN Cincinnati Bengals 77 games · 5 yrs as starter 63 career AV
2020 #2 · Rd 1 Chase Young 1× Pro Bowl Ohio State Big Ten DE WAS Washington Commanders 72 games · 2 yrs as starter 29 career AV
2020 #3 · Rd 1 Jeff Okudah Grand Prairie, TX Ohio State Big Ten CB DET Detroit Lions 50 games · 2 yrs as starter 11 career AV
2020 #4 · Rd 1 Andrew Thomas Lithonia, GA Georgia SEC T NYG New York Giants 74 games · 6 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2020 #5 · Rd 1 Tua Tagovailoa 1× Pro Bowl Alabama SEC QB MIA Miami Dolphins 78 games · 6 yrs as starter 52 career AV
2020 #6 · Rd 1 Justin Herbert 2× Pro Bowl Oregon Big Ten QB LAC Los Angeles Chargers 95 games · 6 yrs as starter 74 career AV
2020 #7 · Rd 1 Derrick Brown 1× Pro Bowl Auburn SEC DT CAR Carolina Panthers 84 games · 5 yrs as starter 35 career AV
2020 #8 · Rd 1 Isaiah Simmons Olathe, KS Clemson ACC LB ARI Arizona Cardinals 89 games · 2 yrs as starter 20 career AV
2020 #9 · Rd 1 C.J. Henderson Miami, FL Florida SEC CB JAX Jacksonville Jaguars 53 games · 2 yrs as starter 13 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: Ohio State — 69
  • 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?

Ohio State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 69 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.