NFL Draft History 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

Clear filters

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

Showing Day 2 picks · 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.

Sort by

Total picks First-rounders Pro Bowls Hall of Famers Last 10 drafts

College programs ranked by NFL draft picks produced
#	School	Picks	Pro Bowlers	HOF	Last 10
4	Penn State Big Ten · last pick 2026	72	1014%	0	17
5	Alabama SEC · last pick 2026	71	1115%	1	29
6	Michigan Big Ten · last pick 2026	69	812%	0	26
7	USC Big Ten · last pick 2026	69	1014%	0	13
8	Florida State ACC · last pick 2025	66	1015%	1	11
9	Georgia SEC · last pick 2026	65	1422%	0	26
10	Miami ACC · last pick 2026	61	915%	1	7
11	Tennessee SEC · last pick 2026	61	1016%	0	14
12	Florida SEC · last pick 2026	60	47%	0	16
13	Texas A&M SEC · last pick 2026	60	58%	0	19
14	Texas SEC · last pick 2026	55	611%	1	16
15	Washington Big Ten · last pick 2026	55	713%	0	16
16	Oklahoma SEC · last pick 2026	53	1019%	0	14
17	Nebraska Big Ten · last pick 2022	51	918%	2	2
18	Auburn SEC · last pick 2026	49	36%	0	11
19	Clemson ACC · last pick 2026	49	714%	1	13
20	Iowa Big Ten · last pick 2026	46	715%	1	12
21	UCLA Big Ten · last pick 2025	45	613%	0	9
22	Stanford ACC · last pick 2026	42	512%	1	9
23	Oregon Big Ten · last pick 2026	40	410%	0	9
24	North Carolina ACC · last pick 2023	38	513%	0	7
25	Arizona State Big 12 · last pick 2022	37	719%	1	1

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
LSU — 87
0 first-rounders and 13 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 401–450 of 3,006 picks · filtered.

NFL draft picks with college, position, drafting team, and career outcome
Pick	Player	College	Pos	NFL team	Career
2021 #83 · Rd 3	Tommy Tremble Johns Creek, GA	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	TE	CAR Carolina Panthers	78 games · 2 yrs as starter 7 career AV
2021 #84 · Rd 3	Chauncey Golston Detroit, MI	Iowa Big Ten	DL	DAL Dallas Cowboys	74 games 12 career AV
2021 #85 · Rd 3	Amari Rodgers Knoxville, TN	Clemson ACC	WR	GB Green Bay Packers	35 games 2 career AV
2021 #86 · Rd 3	Wyatt Davis Bellflower, CA	Ohio State Big Ten	OL	MIN Minnesota Vikings	9 games
2021 #87 · Rd 3	Kendrick Green Peoria, IL	Illinois College Midwest	OL	PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	37 games · 1 yrs as starter 7 career AV
2021 #88 · Rd 3	Trey Sermon Marietta, GA	Ohio State Big Ten	RB	SF San Francisco 49ers	46 games 4 career AV
2021 #89 · Rd 3	Nico Collins 2× Pro Bowl	Michigan Big Ten	WR	HOU Houston Texans	66 games · 2 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2021 #90 · Rd 3	Patrick Jones II Chesapeake, VA	Pittsburgh ACC	DL	MIN Minnesota Vikings	61 games 8 career AV
2021 #91 · Rd 3	Anthony Schwartz Pembroke Pines, FL	Auburn SEC	WR	CLE Cleveland Browns	25 games 2 career AV
2021 #92 · Rd 3	Monty Rice Madison, AL	Georgia SEC	LB	TEN Tennessee Titans	39 games 7 career AV
2021 #93 · Rd 3	Spencer Brown Lenox, IA	Northern Iowa MVFC	OL	BUF Buffalo Bills	73 games · 4 yrs as starter 38 career AV
2021 #94 · Rd 3	Ben Cleveland Toccoa, GA	Georgia SEC	OL	BAL Baltimore Ravens	64 games 6 career AV
2021 #95 · Rd 3	Robert Hainsey Pittsburgh, PA	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	OL	TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	75 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV
2021 #96 · Rd 3	Ronnie Perkins Saint Louis, MO	Oklahoma SEC	DE	NE New England Patriots	7 games
2021 #97 · Rd 3	Tre' McKitty Wesley Chapel, FL	Georgia SEC	TE	LAC Los Angeles Chargers	34 games 1 career AV
2021 #98 · Rd 3	Quinn Meinerz 2× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl	Wisconsin Whitewater Wisconsin	C	DEN Denver Broncos	79 games · 4 yrs as starter 34 career AV
2021 #99 · Rd 3	Nahshon Wright 1× Pro Bowl	Oregon State Pac-12	DB	DAL Dallas Cowboys	50 games · 1 yrs as starter 11 career AV
2021 #100 · Rd 3	Elijah Molden West Linn, OR	Washington Big Ten	DB	TEN Tennessee Titans	60 games · 2 yrs as starter 16 career AV
2021 #101 · Rd 3	Ifeatu Melifonwu South Grafton, MA	Syracuse ACC	DB	DET Detroit Lions	53 games 8 career AV
2021 #102 · Rd 3	Ambry Thomas Detroit, MI	Michigan Big Ten	DB	SF San Francisco 49ers	42 games 6 career AV
2021 #103 · Rd 3	Ernest Jones Waycross, GA	South Carolina SEC	LB	LAR Los Angeles Rams	78 games · 3 yrs as starter 37 career AV
2021 #104 · Rd 3	Brandon Stephens Plano, TX	SMU ACC	CB	BAL Baltimore Ravens	81 games · 4 yrs as starter 20 career AV
2021 #105 · Rd 3	Baron Browning Fort Worth, TX	Ohio State Big Ten	LB	DEN Denver Broncos	66 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV
2020 #33 · Rd 2	Tee Higgins 1× Pro Bowl	Clemson ACC	WR	CIN Cincinnati Bengals	85 games · 5 yrs as starter 43 career AV
2020 #34 · Rd 2	Michael Pittman Jr. Woodland Hills, CA	USC Big Ten	WR	IND Indianapolis Colts	95 games · 6 yrs as starter 44 career AV
2020 #35 · Rd 2	D'Andre Swift 1× Pro Bowl	Georgia SEC	RB	DET Detroit Lions	89 games · 3 yrs as starter 44 career AV
2020 #36 · Rd 2	Xavier McKinney 1× All-Pro 1× Pro Bowl	Alabama SEC	S	NYG New York Giants	82 games · 5 yrs as starter 39 career AV
2020 #37 · Rd 2	Kyle Dugger	Lenoir Rhyne South Atlantic	S	NE New England Patriots	90 games · 5 yrs as starter 28 career AV
2020 #38 · Rd 2	Yetur Gross-Matos Spotsylvania, VA	Penn State Big Ten	DE	CAR Carolina Panthers	74 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV
2020 #39 · Rd 2	Robert Hunt 1× Pro Bowl	Louisiana Sun Belt	G	MIA Miami Dolphins	79 games · 5 yrs as starter 30 career AV
2020 #40 · Rd 2	Ross Blacklock Missouri City, TX	TCU Big 12	DT	HOU Houston Texans	44 games 4 career AV
2020 #41 · Rd 2	Jonathan Taylor 1× All-Pro 3× Pro Bowl	Wisconsin Big Ten	RB	IND Indianapolis Colts	84 games · 5 yrs as starter 58 career AV
2020 #42 · Rd 2	Laviska Shenault Jr. Desoto, TX	Colorado College	WR	JAX Jacksonville Jaguars	63 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV
2020 #43 · Rd 2	Cole Kmet Lake Barrington, IL	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	TE	CHI Chicago Bears	100 games · 6 yrs as starter 25 career AV
2020 #44 · Rd 2	Grant Delpit Houston, TX	LSU SEC	S	CLE Cleveland Browns	78 games · 4 yrs as starter 26 career AV
2020 #45 · Rd 2	Antoine Winfield Jr. 1× All-Pro 2× Pro Bowl	Minnesota Big Ten	S	TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	85 games · 6 yrs as starter 44 career AV
2020 #46 · Rd 2	KJ Hamler Pontiac, MI	Penn State Big Ten	WR	DEN Denver Broncos	23 games 5 career AV
2020 #47 · Rd 2	Marlon Davidson Greenville, AL	Auburn SEC	DE	ATL Atlanta Falcons	25 games 5 career AV
2020 #48 · Rd 2	Darrell Taylor Hopewell, VA	Tennessee SEC	DE	SEA Seattle Seahawks	69 games 10 career AV
2020 #49 · Rd 2	Chase Claypool Abbotsford, BC	Notre Dame FBS Ind.	WR	PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	58 games · 1 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2020 #50 · Rd 2	Jaylon Johnson 2× Pro Bowl	Utah Big 12	CB	CHI Chicago Bears	77 games · 5 yrs as starter 30 career AV
2020 #51 · Rd 2	Trevon Diggs 1× All-Pro 2× Pro Bowl	Alabama SEC	CB	DAL Dallas Cowboys	67 games · 4 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2020 #52 · Rd 2	Cam Akers Clinton, MS	Florida State ACC	RB	LAR Los Angeles Rams	59 games · 1 yrs as starter 13 career AV
2020 #53 · Rd 2	Jalen Hurts 3× Pro Bowl	Oklahoma SEC	QB	PHI Philadelphia Eagles	93 games · 5 yrs as starter 79 career AV
2020 #54 · Rd 2	A.J. Epenesa Glen Carbon, IL	Iowa Big Ten	DE	BUF Buffalo Bills	91 games · 1 yrs as starter 18 career AV
2020 #55 · Rd 2	J.K. Dobbins La Grange, TX	Ohio State Big Ten	RB	BAL Baltimore Ravens	47 games · 2 yrs as starter 22 career AV
2020 #56 · Rd 2	Raekwon Davis Meridian, MS	Alabama SEC	DT	MIA Miami Dolphins	80 games · 3 yrs as starter 23 career AV
2020 #57 · Rd 2	Van Jefferson Brentwood, TN	Florida SEC	WR	LAR Los Angeles Rams	94 games · 3 yrs as starter 19 career AV
2020 #58 · Rd 2	Ezra Cleveland Spanaway, WA	Boise State Mountain West	T	MIN Minnesota Vikings	93 games · 5 yrs as starter 33 career AV
2020 #59 · Rd 2	Denzel Mims Daingerfield, TX	Baylor Big 12	WR	NYJ New York Jets	30 games · 1 yrs as starter 5 career AV

Browse by draft class

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

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

All 47 draft years

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: LSU — 87
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?

LSU leads FantasyHQ’s archive with 87 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.

NFL Draft History by college program