{"id":604764,"date":"2026-04-13T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604764\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:02:11","slug":"what-schools-have-produced-the-most-first-round-nfl-draft-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/604764\/","title":{"rendered":"What schools have produced the most first-round NFL draft picks?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL draft<\/a> has seen countless players through the years. What colleges have seen their players taken most often in the first round?<\/p>\n

The list is full of college football powers. The dynamic has changed, especially with NIL giving those with deeper pockets being able to woo the top talents to either sign out of high school or hit the transfer portal and shift their way.<\/p>\n

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Big Ten schools are at the top of the list and they are joined by those in the SEC. That would include some schools that have recently made their way into conferences through realignment.<\/p>\n

A look at the schools that have produced the most first-round NFL picks.<\/p>\n

20. Auburn<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 32<\/p>\n

19. Nebraska<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 34<\/p>\n

18. Michigan State<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 36<\/p>\n

t-17. UCLA<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 37<\/p>\n

t-17. Texas A&M<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 37<\/p>\n

15. Clemson<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 40<\/p>\n

14. Penn State<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 44<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 47<\/p>\n

12. Tennessee<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 48<\/p>\n

11. Oklahoma<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 51<\/p>\n

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10. Georgia<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 52<\/p>\n

9. LSU<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 53<\/p>\n

8. Michigan<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 55<\/p>\n

7. Texas<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 58<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 59<\/p>\n

5. Miami (FL)<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 68<\/p>\n

4. Notre Dame<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 71<\/p>\n

3. Alabama<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 84<\/p>\n

2. USC<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 86<\/p>\n

1. Ohio State<\/p>\n

First-round picks: 95<\/p>\n

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