NFL draft picks by college from 1980 to 2026: 12,927 picks, 446 schools, 1,427 first-rounders — led by Ohio State (284).
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NFL Draft History by college program
NFL draft picks by college from 1980 to 2026: 12,927 picks, 446 schools, 1,427 first-rounders — led by Ohio State (284).
- Draft picks
- 12,927
- Colleges
- 446
- First-rounders
- 1,427
- Hall of Famers
- 102
- Pro Bowlers
- 1,326
- Drafts covered
- 47
Schools that produce the most NFL draft picks
Ranked by total picks. Open a program for its full draft board.
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1
Ohio State
Big Ten
284picks
Ohio State team hub
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2
Miami
ACC
265picks
Miami team hub
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3
Alabama
SEC
263picks
Alabama team hub
Draft pick explorer
Showing 4,201–4,250 of 12,918 picks.
| Pick | Player | College | Pos | NFL team | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
Marcus Easley
Stratford, CT
|
UConn
FBS Ind.
|
WR | BUF Buffalo Bills | 42 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jacoby Ford
Royal Palm Beach, FL
|
Clemson
ACC
|
WR | LV Oakland Raiders | 38 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2010 |
Corey Wootton
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
DE | CHI Chicago Bears | 60 games · 1 yrs as starter 14 career AV |
| 2010 |
Darrell Stuckey
1× Pro Bowl
|
Kansas
Big 12
|
DB | LAC San Diego Chargers | 89 games 8 career AV |
| 2010 |
Walter Thurmond
|
Oregon
Big Ten
|
DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 52 games · 1 yrs as starter 12 career AV |
| 2010 |
Joe McKnight
River Ridge, LA
|
USC
Big Ten
|
RB | NYJ New York Jets | 41 games 7 career AV |
| 2010 |
Aaron Hernandez
Bristol, CT
|
Florida
SEC
|
TE | NE New England Patriots | 38 games · 2 yrs as starter 21 career AV |
| 2010 |
Dennis Pitta
Moorpark, CA
|
BYU
Big 12
|
TE | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 66 games · 1 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2010 |
Phillip Dillard
Tulsa, OK
|
Nebraska
Big Ten
|
LB | NYG New York Giants | 7 games |
| 2010 |
Thaddeus Gibson
Euclid, OH
|
Ohio State
Big Ten
|
DE | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 games |
| 2010 |
Joe Hawley
|
UNLV
Mountain West
|
C | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 91 games · 3 yrs as starter 27 career AV |
| 2010 |
Garrett Graham
Brick, NJ
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
TE | HOU Houston Texans | 60 games · 2 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2010 |
A.J. Edds
Greenwood, IN
|
Iowa
Big Ten
|
LB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Geno Atkins
2× All-Pro
8× Pro Bowl
|
Georgia
SEC
|
DT | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 161 games · 9 yrs as starter 89 career AV |
| 2010 |
Keenan Clayton
Sulphur Springs, TX
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
LB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 36 games 3 career AV |
| 2010 |
Mike Kafka
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
QB | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 4 games |
| 2010 |
Al Woods
Elton, LA
|
LSU
SEC
|
DT | NO New Orleans Saints | 161 games · 6 yrs as starter 34 career AV |
| 2010 |
Eric Norwood
Acworth, GA
|
South Carolina
SEC
|
LB | CAR Carolina Panthers | 28 games 2 career AV |
| 2010 |
Clay Harbor
|
Missouri State
Conference USA
|
TE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 98 games · 2 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2010 | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah |
IU Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Athletic
|
DB | DAL Dallas Cowboys | 15 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
E.J. Wilson
Lawrenceville, VA
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DE | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 2 games |
| 2010 |
Jason Fox
|
Miami
ACC
|
T | DET Detroit Lions | 37 games · 1 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 2010 |
Jacques McClendon
Cleveland, TN
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
G | IND Indianapolis Colts | 25 games 3 career AV |
| 2010 |
O'Brien Schofield
Great Lakes, IL
|
Wisconsin
Big Ten
|
DE | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 84 games · 2 yrs as starter 15 career AV |
| 2010 |
Roddrick Muckelroy
Hallsville, TX
|
Texas
SEC
|
LB | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | 19 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Michael Hoomanawanui
|
Illinois College
Midwest
|
TE | LAR St. Louis Rams | 87 games · 3 yrs as starter 5 career AV |
| 2010 |
Kam Chancellor
4× Pro Bowl
|
Virginia Tech
ACC
|
DB | SEA Seattle Seahawks | 109 games · 7 yrs as starter 49 career AV |
| 2010 |
Ricky Sapp
Bamberg, SC
|
Clemson
ACC
|
DE | PHI Philadelphia Eagles | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Dominique Franks
Tulsa, OK
|
Oklahoma
SEC
|
DB | ATL Atlanta Falcons | 52 games 6 career AV |
| 2010 |
Kendrick Lewis
New Orleans, LA
|
Ole Miss
SEC
|
DB | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 103 games · 6 yrs as starter 30 career AV |
| 2010 |
Perrish Cox
Waco, TX
|
Oklahoma State
Big 12
|
DB | DEN Denver Broncos | 81 games · 4 yrs as starter 19 career AV |
| 2010 |
Walter McFadden
Pompano Beach, FL
|
Auburn
SEC
|
DB | LV Oakland Raiders | 4 games |
| 2010 |
John Conner
West Chester, OH
|
Kentucky
SEC
|
RB | NYJ New York Jets | 62 games · 1 yrs as starter |
| 2010 |
Ed Wang
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Virginia Tech
ACC
|
T | BUF Buffalo Bills | 6 games |
| 2010 |
Joshua Moore
Pompano Beach, FL
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Kansas State
Big 12
|
DB | CHI Chicago Bears | 3 games |
| 2010 |
Cameron Sheffield
|
Troy
Sun Belt
|
DE | KC Kansas City Chiefs | 17 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Larry Hart
|
Central Arkansas
United Athletic Conference
|
DE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 14 games 1 career AV |
| 2010 |
Sherrick McManis
Peoria, IL
|
Northwestern
Big Ten
|
DB | HOU Houston Texans | 142 games 9 career AV |
| 2010 |
Nolan Carroll
Green Cove Spring, FL
|
Maryland
Big Ten
|
DB | MIA Miami Dolphins | 103 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV |
| 2010 |
Cam Thomas
Eagle Springs, NC
|
North Carolina
ACC
|
DT | LAC San Diego Chargers | 103 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV |
| 2010 |
Mitch Petrus
|
Arkansas
SEC
|
G | NYG New York Giants | 27 games 4 career AV |
| 2010 |
Robert Johnson
Los Angeles, CA
|
Utah
Big 12
|
DB | TEN Tennessee Titans | 15 games 2 career AV |
| 2010 |
Hall Davis
Port Allen, LA
|
Louisiana
Sun Belt
|
DE | LAR St. Louis Rams | 3 games |
| 2010 |
Zoltan Mesko
|
Michigan
Big Ten
|
P | NE New England Patriots | 55 games 6 career AV |
| 2010 |
Chris Scott
Riverdale, GA
|
Tennessee
SEC
|
G | PIT Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 games 9 career AV |
| 2010 | Otis Hudson |
Eastern Illinois
OVC-Big South
|
T | CIN Cincinnati Bengals | No regular-season snaps |
| 2010 |
Austen Lane
|
Murray State
MVFC
|
DE | JAX Jacksonville Jaguars | 30 games · 2 yrs as starter 7 career AV |
| 2010 |
Andrew Quarless
Uniondale, NY
|
Penn State
Big Ten
|
TE | GB Green Bay Packers | 60 games · 2 yrs as starter 9 career AV |
| 2010 |
John Skelton
|
Fordham
Patriot League
|
QB | ARI Arizona Cardinals | 20 games · 1 yrs as starter 4 career AV |
| 2010 |
David Reed
New Britain, CT
|
Utah
Big 12
|
WR | BAL Baltimore Ravens | 36 games 2 career AV |
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NFL draft history guide
Last updated Aug 31, 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 — 284
- 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?
Ohio State leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 284 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 31, 2026.