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Which School Has the Most First-Round Picks in NFL Draft History?

Find out which colleges usually dominate the first round of the draft.
Which School Has the Most First-Round Picks in NFL Draft History?
Which School Has the Most First-Round Picks in NFL Draft History?

More than 250 players will be selected over the 2020 NFL draft's three days, with players coming from a wide range of colleges.

In the first round, however, a more limited number of colleges usually dominate the list of those selected. 

Here's a look at which school has had the most first-round picks in the NFL draft since 2000: 

  • Ohio State: 31
  • Alabama: 31
  • Miami (FL): 30
  • Florida State: 24
  • USC: 22
  • Florida: 19
  • Georgia: 19
  • Oklahoma: 16
  • Texas: 16
  • Tennessee: 15
  • Wisconsin: 15

This century, only one team has had multiple top picks—Oklahoma. Former OU QB Sam Bradford was taken No. 1 with the first pick in the 2010 NFL draft, before QB Bake Mayfield went No. 1 in 2018 and QB Kyler Murray was selected first in 2019. 

That list is expected to change Thursday, however, with former LSU QB Joe Burrow expected to go No. 1 in the upcoming draft. Tigers QB JaMarcus Russell went No. 1 overall in the 2007 draft to the Raiders. 


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