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There are 32 teams in the NFL, each with a 53-man active roster for a total of 1,696 total players. FBS players make up 92.7% of the league total, or 1,573 athletes. 

Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 4 p.m. ET was the deadline for teams to cut their rosters from 90 players to 53 going into the regular season. 

SEC and Big Ten powerhouses lead the list, with Alabama contributing the most to the pros with 62 players. Right behind Alabama are a pair of marquee pipelines tied with 57 players each: Georgia and Ohio State. Michigan is fourth with 44. LSU (SEC) and Notre Dame (Independent) are tied for the fifth spot with 39 players each. Oklahoma boasts 32 players, most from when the program was in the Big 12.

In total, 214 universities from around the country have one or more representatives in the NFL. Three of those universities are DIII with Greenville, Saint John’s (MN) and Wisconsin-Whitewater each having one player. Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Quinn Meinerz is entering his fifth season, earning All-Pro honors at guard for the Denver Broncos last year.

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Below, you can find just exactly where your school ranks when it comes to active NFL players found on 53-man rosters as of the final day of roster cuts.

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(Note: This list only highlights players on active 53-man rosters as of Tuesday, Aug. 26. It does not include players on the injury reserved, practice squads or the commissioner’s exempt list).

College
Number of Players

Alabama
62

Georgia
57

Ohio State
57

Michigan
44

LSU
39

Notre Dame
39

Penn State
38

Texas
37

Oregon
35

Oklahoma
32

Florida
31

Iowa
28

Texas A&M
27

Clemson
26

Stanford
26

Tennessee
26

USC
26

South Carolina
25

Washington
25

UCLA
24

Wisconsin
24

Miami
22

Auburn
21

Illinois
21

Florida State
20

Maryland
20

Minnesota
20

Ole Miss
20

TCU
20

California
17

Louisville
17

North Carolina
17

Iowa State
17

Utah
17

Boston College
16

NC State
16

Virginia Tech
16

Arkansas
15

Michigan State
15

Mississippi State
14

Pittsburgh
14

Baylor
13

Kentucky
13

Missouri
13

Nebraska
13

Kansas State
13

Syracuse
13

Colorado
12

Duke
12

Oregon State
12

Washington State
12

Boise State
11

BYU
11

Cincinnati
11

Oklahoma State
11

SMU
11

Houston
10

Texas Tech
10

Western Michigan
10

Arizona
9

Purdue
9

Rutgers
9

Tulane
9

UCF
9

Virginia
9

Wake Forest
9

North Dakota State
8

San Diego State
8

Temple
8

West Virginia
8

Buffalo
7

Central Michigan
7

Georgia Tech
7

Indiana
7

Louisiana
7

Memphis
7

Toledo
7

Vanderbilt
7

South Dakota State
6

Arizona State
6

Colorado State
6

Northwestern
6

UConn
6

Western Kentucky
6

Wyoming
6

Arkansas State
5

Florida International
5

Kansas
5

Southern Miss
5

Troy
5

UTEP
5

South Alabama
4

Northern Iowa
4

Yale
4

Florida Atlantic
4

Georgia Southern
4

Louisiana Tech
4

Nevada
4

Rice
4

UTSA
4

Air Force
3

Ball State
3

Bowling Green
3

Eastern Michigan
3

Eastern Washington
3

East Carolina
3

Ferris State (DII)
3

Fresno State
3

Idaho
3

Marshall
3

Middle Tennessee
3

Montana State
3

Sacramento State
3

Tulsa
3

Utah State
3

William & Mary
3

Youngstown State
3

Alabama A&M
2

Alabama State
2

Charlotte
2

Fayetteville State (DII)
2

Florida A&M
2

Georgia State
2

Harvard
2

Holy Cross
2

Illinois State
2

Lenoir-Rhyne
2

Liberty
2

Maine
2

Miami (OH)
2

Minnesota State (DII)
2

Missouri Western (DII)
2

Navy
2

Pennsylvania
2

San Diego
2

San José State
2

Shepherd (DII)
2

Sioux Falls (DII)
2

South Carolina State
2

South Dakota
2

Southeast Missouri State
2

Southern Arkansas (DII)
2

Southern Illinois
2

Southern Utah
2

Stephen F. Austin
2

Tarleton State
2

UAB
2

UMass (FBS)
2

Western Illinois
2

Alabama A&M
1

Albany State GA (DII)
1

Alcorn State
1

App State
1

Army
1

Arkansas-Pine Bluff
1

Cal Poly
1

Campbell
1

Canisius
1

Central Arkansas
1

Chattanooga
1

Coastal Carolina
1

Dayton
1

Drake
1

Duquesne
1

East Central (OK) DII
1

East Texas A&M
1

Eastern Illinois
1

Elon
1

Findlay
1

Fort Hays State (DII)
1

Fort Valley State (DII)
1

Furman
1

Grambling
1

Grand Valley State University (DII)
1

Greeneville (DIII)
1

Hawai’i
1

Houston Christian
1

Humboldt State (DII)
1

Idaho State
1

Indiana-Pennsylvania (DII)
1

Jackson State
1

Kutztown University (DII)
1

Malone (DII)
1

Marist
1

Missouri S&T (DII)
1

Missouri State
1

Morgan State
1

Murray State
1

New Hampshire
1

New Mexico
1

North Carolina Central
1

Northern Arizona
1

Northern Colorado
1

Ohio
1

Old Dominion
1

Pittsburg State (DII)
1

Prairie View A&M
1

Princeton
1

Sacred Heart
1

Saginaw Valley State (DII)
1

Saint John’s (MN) (DIII)
1

South Florida
1

Stephen F. Austin
1

Texas State
1

UC Davis
1

Valdosta State (DII)
1

Villanova
1

Wagner
1

Washburn
1

Weber State
1

West Alabama (DII)
1

Western Colorado (DII)
1

Wingate (DII)
1

Wisconsin-Whitewater (DIII)
1

 

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