History Draft & portal Draft & portal The NFL Draft, by college Every NFL draft since the first, in 1936, tied back to the school that sent each player, with the drafts of the rival AAFC (1947–49) and AFL (1961–64) before the leagues drafted together in 1967. Pick a year for the full draft, or see which programs and conferences have sent the most players to the NFL.
1 Fernando Mendoza QB, Indiana Las Vegas Raiders 2 David Bailey DE, Texas Tech New York Jets 3 Jeremiyah Love RB, Notre Dame Arizona Cardinals 4 Carnell Tate WR, Ohio State Tennessee Titans 5 Arvell Reese LB, Ohio State New York Giants 6 Mansoor Delane CB, LSU Kansas City Chiefs 7 Sonny Styles LB, Ohio State Washington Commanders 8 Jordyn Tyson WR, Arizona State New Orleans Saints 9 Spencer Fano OT, Utah Cleveland Browns 10 Francis Mauigoa OT, Miami New York Giants 11 Caleb Downs S, Ohio State Dallas Cowboys 12 Kadyn Proctor OT, Alabama Miami Dolphins 13 Ty Simpson QB, Alabama Los Angeles Rams 14 Olaivavega Ioane OG, Penn State Baltimore Ravens 15 Rueben Bain Jr. DE, Miami Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 Kenyon Sadiq TE, Oregon New York Jets 17 Blake Miller OT, Clemson Detroit Lions 18 Caleb Banks DT, Florida Minnesota Vikings 19 Monroe Freeling OT, Georgia Carolina Panthers 20 Makai Lemon WR, USC Philadelphia Eagles 21 Max Iheanachor OT, Arizona State Pittsburgh Steelers 22 Akheem Mesidor DE, Miami Los Angeles Chargers 23 Malachi Lawrence DE, UCF Dallas Cowboys 24 K.C. Concepcion WR, Texas A&M Cleveland Browns 25 Dillon Thieneman S, Oregon Chicago Bears 26 Keylan Rutledge OG, Georgia Tech Houston Texans 27 Chris Johnson CB, San Diego State Miami Dolphins 28 Caleb Lomu OT, Utah New England Patriots 29 Peter Woods DT, Clemson Kansas City Chiefs 30 Omar Cooper Jr. WR, Indiana New York Jets 31 Keldric Faulk DE, Auburn Tennessee Titans 32 Jadarian Price RB, Notre Dame Seattle Seahawks
Picks by conference, decade by decade 2,121 picks since 1967
16 60s 16 70s 22 80s 30 90s 40 00s 52 10s 69 20s
1,772 picks since 1967
17 60s 20 70s 20 80s 25 90s 35 00s 35 10s 54 20s
Pac-12 (Pac-8, Pac-10) 1,498 picks since 1967
5 60s 18 70s 24 80s 29 90s 30 00s 32 10s 22 20s
Big 12 (Big Eight to 1995) 1,342 picks since 1967
12 60s 22 70s 15 80s 21 90s 29 00s 23 10s 28 20s
1,316 picks since 1967
7 60s 7 70s 12 80s 21 90s 29 00s 36 10s 36 20s
Independents 1,237 picks since 1967
41 60s 37 70s 37 80s 22 90s 6 00s 5 10s 7 20s
NFL picks a draft (rounds 1 to 7) by the conference each player’s school was in for his last college season, a decade at a time since the common draft of 1967; the 2020s so far. Conferences that changed names are one line.
Where the picks came from Drafts All time 1936–66 1967–93 1994–2009 2010–26 Texas: 1,387 picks, 8.9% (Texas 247, Texas A&M 225, Baylor 143, 27 more) TX California: 1,199 picks, 7.7% (USC 349, UCLA 205, Stanford 194, 10 more) CA Florida: 927 picks, 6.0% (Florida 282, Miami 278, Florida State 225, 6 more) FL Indiana: 645 picks, 4.2% (Notre Dame 357, Purdue 168, Indiana 93, 4 more) IN Alabama: 637 picks, 4.1% (Alabama 309, Auburn 206, Troy 27, 10 more) AL Ohio: 635 picks, 4.1% (Ohio State 359, Cincinnati 90, Miami (OH) 35, 15 more) OH Michigan: 618 picks, 4.0% (Michigan 308, Michigan State 210, Western Michigan 33, 10 more) MI Pennsylvania: 617 picks, 4.0% (Penn State 297, Pittsburgh 180, Temple 47, 20 more) PA Louisiana: 611 picks, 3.9% (LSU 284, Tulane 77, Grambling 60, 8 more) LA North Carolina: 593 picks, 3.8% (North Carolina 167, NC State 125, Wake Forest 75, 21 more) NC Tennessee: 527 picks, 3.4% (Tennessee 243, Memphis 76, Vanderbilt 73, 12 more) TN Oklahoma: 480 picks, 3.1% (Oklahoma 294, Oklahoma State 106, Tulsa 64, 4 more) OK Mississippi: 439 picks, 2.8% (Ole Miss 161, Mississippi State 128, Southern Miss 65, 5 more) MS Georgia: 422 picks, 2.7% (Georgia 274, Georgia Tech 113, Georgia Southern 10, 9 more) GA South Carolina: 417 picks, 2.7% (Clemson 210, South Carolina 137, South Carolina State 35, 5 more) SC Virginia: 374 picks, 2.4% (Virginia Tech 131, Virginia 118, Richmond 23, 13 more) VA Washington: 338 picks, 2.2% (Washington 210, Washington State 107, Eastern Washington 15, 3 more) WA Illinois: 311 picks, 2.0% (Illinois 134, Northwestern 96, Northern Illinois 25, 9 more) IL Arizona: 308 picks, 2.0% (Arizona State 172, Arizona 119, Northern Arizona 17) AZ Oregon: 303 picks, 2.0% (Oregon 179, Oregon State 107, Portland State 10, 3 more) OR Utah: 295 picks, 1.9% (Utah 116, BYU 99, Utah State 56, 2 more) UT Iowa: 292 picks, 1.9% (Iowa 195, Iowa State 66, Northern Iowa 18, 2 more) IA Kentucky: 284 picks, 1.8% (Kentucky 126, Louisville 103, Western Kentucky 21, 4 more) Colorado: 266 picks, 1.7% (Colorado 181, Colorado State 65, Air Force 6, 6 more) Nebraska: 260 picks, 1.7% (Nebraska 255, Chadron State 2, Wayne State (NE) 2, 1 more) Arkansas: 231 picks, 1.5% (Arkansas 173, Arkansas State 26, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 14, 5 more) Kansas: 222 picks, 1.4% (Kansas State 106, Kansas 98, Pittsburg State 6, 3 more) New York: 197 picks, 1.3% (Syracuse 135, Buffalo 14, Fordham 12, 8 more) Wisconsin: 192 picks, 1.2% (Wisconsin 184, Wisconsin La Crosse 5, Lakeland 1, 2 more) Missouri: 184 picks, 1.2% (Missouri 141, Missouri State 11, Southeast Missouri State 7, 8 more) Massachusetts: 180 picks, 1.2% (Boston College 140, Massachusetts 13, Holy Cross 12, 5 more) Maryland: 171 picks, 1.1% (Maryland 140, Morgan State 14, Navy 11, 2 more) Minnesota: 159 picks, 1.0% (Minnesota 149, Minnesota Duluth 3, Concordia St. Paul 2, 4 more) West Virginia: 148 picks, 1.0% (West Virginia 115, Marshall 30, Charleston (WV) 2, 1 more) Idaho: 97 picks, 0.6% (Boise State 58, Idaho 34, Idaho State 5) New Mexico: 77 picks, 0.5% (New Mexico 38, New Mexico State 34, Eastern New Mexico 2, 2 more) Nevada: 70 picks, 0.5% (Nevada 35, UNLV 35) New Jersey: 65 picks, 0.4% (Rutgers 52, Princeton 10, Monmouth 2, 1 more) Connecticut: 61 picks, 0.4% (UConn 36, Yale 19, Central Connecticut 2, 4 more) Wyoming: 50 picks, 0.3% (Wyoming 50) Hawaii: 48 picks, 0.3% (Hawai’i 48) North Dakota: 35 picks, 0.2% (North Dakota State 27, North Dakota 8) Montana: 33 picks, 0.2% (Montana 18, Montana State 15) South Dakota: 24 picks, 0.2% (South Dakota State 16, South Dakota 5, Augustana (SD) 2, 1 more) Delaware: 23 picks, 0.1% (Delaware 14, Delaware State 9) New Hampshire: 17 picks, 0.1% (New Hampshire 9, Dartmouth 8) Rhode Island: 17 picks, 0.1% (Brown 13, Rhode Island 4) Maine: 10 picks, 0.1% (Maine 10) Washington, D.C.: 9 picks, 0.1% (Howard 7, Georgetown 2) NFL draft picks by state, all time State Picks Share Most from Texas 1,387 8.9% Texas 247 Texas A&M 225 Baylor 143 California 1,199 7.7% USC 349 UCLA 205 Stanford 194 Florida 927 6.0% Florida 282 Miami 278 Florida State 225 Indiana 645 4.2% Notre Dame 357 Purdue 168 Indiana 93 Alabama 637 4.1% Alabama 309 Auburn 206 Troy 27 Ohio 635 4.1% Ohio State 359 Cincinnati 90 Miami (OH) 35 Michigan 618 4.0% Michigan 308 Michigan State 210 Western Michigan 33 Pennsylvania 617 4.0% Penn State 297 Pittsburgh 180 Temple 47 Louisiana 611 3.9% LSU 284 Tulane 77 Grambling 60 North Carolina 593 3.8% North Carolina 167 NC State 125 Wake Forest 75
15,772 NFL picks since the first draft, each counted in the state of his college’s home stadium; the dot sits at the middle of the state’s colleges, weighted by picks. 267 came from colleges with no home on file and aren’t on the map.
Texas: 261 picks, 12% (Texas 43, SMU 37, Baylor 33, 18 more) TX Indiana: 158 picks, 7.3% (Notre Dame 87, Purdue 46, Indiana 24, 1 more) IN California: 141 picks, 6.5% (USC 48, Stanford 27, California 23, 5 more) CA Pennsylvania: 104 picks, 4.8% (Pittsburgh 29, Penn State 28, Villanova 15, 9 more) PA Ohio: 95 picks, 4.4% (Ohio State 52, Cincinnati 11, Bowling Green 6, 9 more) OH Michigan: 94 picks, 4.3% (Michigan State 50, Michigan 40, Western Michigan 2, 2 more) MI Oklahoma: 86 picks, 4.0% (Oklahoma 48, Tulsa 19, Oklahoma State 18, 1 more) OK Louisiana: 77 picks, 3.5% (LSU 36, Tulane 31, Grambling 5, 2 more) LA Alabama: 67 picks, 3.1% (Alabama 36, Auburn 31) AL Mississippi: 64 picks, 2.9% (Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 16, Southern Miss 8, 1 more) MS North Carolina: 63 picks, 2.9% (Duke 21, North Carolina 15, Wake Forest 14, 5 more) NC New York: 60 picks, 2.8% (Syracuse 30, Fordham 9, Columbia 6, 6 more) NY Illinois: 59 picks, 2.7% (Northwestern 28, Illinois 26, Western Illinois 2, 3 more) IL Tennessee: 58 picks, 2.7% (Tennessee 28, Vanderbilt 17, Memphis 5, 5 more) TN Georgia: 57 picks, 2.6% (Georgia Tech 30, Georgia 27) GA Florida: 56 picks, 2.6% (Florida 25, Miami 19, Florida A&M 10, 1 more) FL Minnesota: 56 picks, 2.6% (Minnesota 55, Hamline 1) MN Washington: 54 picks, 2.5% (Washington 31, Washington State 21, Puget Sound 1, 1 more) WA Oregon: 50 picks, 2.3% (Oregon 24, Oregon State 24, Willamette 2) Virginia: 50 picks, 2.3% (Virginia 14, William & Mary 10, VMI 8, 7 more) Iowa: 46 picks, 2.1% (Iowa 34, Iowa State 6, Drake 4, 2 more) South Carolina: 43 picks, 2.0% (Clemson 18, South Carolina 16, Furman 8, 1 more) Arkansas: 34 picks, 1.6% (Arkansas 33, Arkansas Tech 1) Wisconsin: 33 picks, 1.5% (Wisconsin 31, Wisconsin La Crosse 2) Massachusetts: 32 picks, 1.5% (Boston College 21, Holy Cross 9, Massachusetts 2) Colorado: 30 picks, 1.4% (Colorado 23, Colorado State 5, Colorado School of Mines 1, 1 more) Kentucky: 30 picks, 1.4% (Kentucky 24, Louisville 4, Morehead State 1, 1 more) Maryland: 29 picks, 1.3% (Maryland 28, Navy 1) Nebraska: 29 picks, 1.3% (Nebraska 29) Utah: 28 picks, 1.3% (Utah 16, Utah State 10, BYU 2) Missouri: 25 picks, 1.1% (Missouri 22, Washington St. Louis 2, Lincoln (MO) 1) Kansas: 21 picks, 1.0% (Kansas 9, Kansas State 9, Emporia State 2, 1 more) West Virginia: 21 picks, 1.0% (West Virginia 19, Marshall 1, West Virginia Wesleyan 1) Arizona: 16 picks, 0.7% (Arizona State 9, Arizona 7) Idaho: 8 picks, 0.4% (Idaho 8) New Mexico: 8 picks, 0.4% (New Mexico State 5, New Mexico 2, New Mexico Highlands 1) Connecticut: 6 picks, 0.3% (Yale 4, Trinity (CT) 1, UConn 1) Rhode Island: 5 picks, 0.2% (Brown 5) New Hampshire: 4 picks, 0.2% (Dartmouth 4) New Jersey: 4 picks, 0.2% (Princeton 3, Rutgers 1) Montana: 3 picks, 0.1% (Montana 2, Montana State 1) Nevada: 3 picks, 0.1% (Nevada 3) Wyoming: 3 picks, 0.1% (Wyoming 3) Washington, D.C.: 2 picks, 0.1% (Georgetown 2) North Dakota: 2 picks, 0.1% (North Dakota 1, North Dakota State 1) South Dakota: 1 pick, 0.0% (South Dakota State 1) NFL draft picks by state, 1936–66 State Picks Share Most from Texas 261 12% Texas 43 SMU 37 Baylor 33 Indiana 158 7.3% Notre Dame 87 Purdue 46 Indiana 24 California 141 6.5% USC 48 Stanford 27 California 23 Pennsylvania 104 4.8% Pittsburgh 29 Penn State 28 Villanova 15 Ohio 95 4.4% Ohio State 52 Cincinnati 11 Bowling Green 6 Michigan 94 4.3% Michigan State 50 Michigan 40 Western Michigan 2 Oklahoma 86 4.0% Oklahoma 48 Tulsa 19 Oklahoma State 18 Louisiana 77 3.5% LSU 36 Tulane 31 Grambling 5 Alabama 67 3.1% Alabama 36 Auburn 31 Mississippi 64 2.9% Ole Miss 38 Mississippi State 16 Southern Miss 8
2,306 NFL picks in the 1936–66 drafts, each counted in the state of his college’s home stadium; the dot sits at the middle of the state’s colleges, weighted by picks. 130 came from colleges with no home on file and aren’t on the map.
Texas: 514 picks, 10% (Texas 78, Texas A&M 77, Houston 60, 20 more) TX California: 449 picks, 9.0% (USC 138, UCLA 83, San Diego State 64, 8 more) CA Florida: 242 picks, 4.8% (Miami 88, Florida 77, Florida State 55, 3 more) FL Pennsylvania: 229 picks, 4.6% (Penn State 118, Pittsburgh 75, Temple 13, 11 more) PA Louisiana: 219 picks, 4.4% (LSU 64, Grambling 48, Southern 27, 8 more) LA Tennessee: 214 picks, 4.3% (Tennessee 74, Tennessee State 54, Memphis 34, 8 more) TN Indiana: 210 picks, 4.2% (Notre Dame 114, Purdue 57, Indiana 26, 3 more) IN Michigan: 207 picks, 4.1% (Michigan 104, Michigan State 72, Eastern Michigan 9, 6 more) MI North Carolina: 198 picks, 3.9% (North Carolina 45, NC State 38, East Carolina 23, 15 more) NC Oklahoma: 175 picks, 3.5% (Oklahoma 101, Oklahoma State 35, Tulsa 30, 3 more) OK Alabama: 167 picks, 3.3% (Alabama 68, Auburn 60, Birmingham-Southern 9, 8 more) AL Ohio: 161 picks, 3.2% (Ohio State 83, Cincinnati 14, Bowling Green 12, 9 more) OH Mississippi: 157 picks, 3.1% (Ole Miss 40, Jackson State 31, Mississippi State 31, 4 more) MS Arizona: 128 picks, 2.6% (Arizona State 73, Arizona 44, Northern Arizona 11) AZ Washington: 120 picks, 2.4% (Washington 75, Washington State 37, Eastern Washington 5, 2 more) WA South Carolina: 112 picks, 2.2% (Clemson 58, South Carolina 28, South Carolina State 22, 2 more) SC Nebraska: 108 picks, 2.2% (Nebraska 106, Chadron State 1, Nebraska Kearney 1) NE Colorado: 107 picks, 2.1% (Colorado 73, Colorado State 27, Adams State 2, 3 more) CO Illinois: 97 picks, 1.9% (Illinois 41, Northwestern 21, Northern Illinois 10, 7 more) Utah: 96 picks, 1.9% (BYU 44, Utah State 27, Utah 15, 1 more) Virginia: 87 picks, 1.7% (Virginia 32, Virginia Tech 17, Norfolk State 8, 10 more) Kansas: 84 picks, 1.7% (Kansas 53, Kansas State 22, Pittsburg State 4, 3 more) Iowa: 83 picks, 1.7% (Iowa 47, Iowa State 26, Drake 7, 1 more) Arkansas: 82 picks, 1.6% (Arkansas 51, Arkansas State 16, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8, 4 more) Georgia: 81 picks, 1.6% (Georgia 47, Georgia Tech 25, Clark Atlanta 3, 3 more) Kentucky: 76 picks, 1.5% (Kentucky 36, Louisville 23, Eastern Kentucky 9, 4 more) Oregon: 62 picks, 1.2% (Oregon 34, Oregon State 22, Portland State 4, 2 more) Massachusetts: 61 picks, 1.2% (Boston College 48, Harvard 4, Massachusetts 3, 4 more) Missouri: 61 picks, 1.2% (Missouri 47, Missouri State 6, Truman State 3, 4 more) Maryland: 60 picks, 1.2% (Maryland 44, Morgan State 12, Navy 2, 2 more) New York: 48 picks, 1.0% (Syracuse 44, Columbia 2, Colgate 1, 1 more) Minnesota: 46 picks, 0.9% (Minnesota 41, Minnesota Duluth 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1, 1 more) Wisconsin: 37 picks, 0.7% (Wisconsin 34, Wisconsin La Crosse 2, Lakeland 1) New Mexico: 34 picks, 0.7% (New Mexico State 18, New Mexico 14, Eastern New Mexico 1, 1 more) West Virginia: 29 picks, 0.6% (West Virginia 26, Marshall 3) Nevada: 26 picks, 0.5% (UNLV 18, Nevada 8) Idaho: 25 picks, 0.5% (Boise State 11, Idaho 11, Idaho State 3) Wyoming: 25 picks, 0.5% (Wyoming 25) Hawaii: 19 picks, 0.4% (Hawai’i 19) Connecticut: 13 picks, 0.3% (Yale 8, UConn 2, Central Connecticut 1, 2 more) Delaware: 12 picks, 0.2% (Delaware State 7, Delaware 5) North Dakota: 10 picks, 0.2% (North Dakota State 6, North Dakota 4) New Jersey: 9 picks, 0.2% (Rutgers 7, Princeton 2) Montana: 8 picks, 0.2% (Montana State 6, Montana 2) Rhode Island: 8 picks, 0.2% (Brown 5, Rhode Island 3) South Dakota: 8 picks, 0.2% (South Dakota State 5, South Dakota 2, Augustana (SD) 1) New Hampshire: 6 picks, 0.1% (New Hampshire 4, Dartmouth 2) Maine: 4 picks, 0.1% (Maine 4) Washington, D.C.: 2 picks, 0.0% (Howard 2) NFL draft picks by state, 1967–93 State Picks Share Most from Texas 514 10% Texas 78 Texas A&M 77 Houston 60 California 449 9.0% USC 138 UCLA 83 San Diego State 64 Florida 242 4.8% Miami 88 Florida 77 Florida State 55 Pennsylvania 229 4.6% Penn State 118 Pittsburgh 75 Temple 13 Louisiana 219 4.4% LSU 64 Grambling 48 Southern 27 Tennessee 214 4.3% Tennessee 74 Tennessee State 54 Memphis 34 Indiana 210 4.2% Notre Dame 114 Purdue 57 Indiana 26 Michigan 207 4.1% Michigan 104 Michigan State 72 Eastern Michigan 9 North Carolina 198 3.9% North Carolina 45 NC State 38 East Carolina 23 Oklahoma 175 3.5% Oklahoma 101 Oklahoma State 35 Tulsa 30
5,127 NFL picks in the 1967–93 drafts, each counted in the state of his college’s home stadium; the dot sits at the middle of the state’s colleges, weighted by picks. 111 came from colleges with no home on file and aren’t on the map.
California: 322 picks, 8.1% (USC 87, California 59, Stanford 45, 8 more) CA Florida: 306 picks, 7.7% (Florida State 95, Miami 87, Florida 81, 5 more) FL Texas: 269 picks, 6.8% (Texas A&M 57, Texas 55, Texas Tech 28, 18 more) TX Ohio: 175 picks, 4.4% (Ohio State 101, Cincinnati 28, Miami (OH) 12, 8 more) OH North Carolina: 159 picks, 4.0% (North Carolina 55, NC State 39, Wake Forest 18, 14 more) NC Alabama: 153 picks, 3.9% (Alabama 59, Auburn 52, Troy 13, 7 more) AL Tennessee: 149 picks, 3.7% (Tennessee 90, Memphis 19, Vanderbilt 17, 9 more) TN Virginia: 147 picks, 3.7% (Virginia Tech 64, Virginia 52, Hampton 11, 7 more) VA Michigan: 143 picks, 3.6% (Michigan 69, Michigan State 48, Western Michigan 7, 6 more) MI Indiana: 137 picks, 3.4% (Notre Dame 74, Purdue 39, Indiana 15, 2 more) IN Louisiana: 137 picks, 3.4% (LSU 65, Tulane 12, Northwestern State 11, 7 more) LA Pennsylvania: 123 picks, 3.1% (Penn State 65, Pittsburgh 33, Temple 10, 10 more) PA Georgia: 120 picks, 3.0% (Georgia 78, Georgia Tech 34, Georgia Southern 3, 4 more) GA Mississippi: 106 picks, 2.7% (Mississippi State 34, Ole Miss 31, Southern Miss 24, 3 more) MS Arizona: 101 picks, 2.5% (Arizona State 55, Arizona 40, Northern Arizona 6) AZ South Carolina: 94 picks, 2.4% (Clemson 43, South Carolina 35, Furman 6, 3 more) SC Oklahoma: 91 picks, 2.3% (Oklahoma 59, Oklahoma State 20, Tulsa 9, 2 more) OK Colorado: 90 picks, 2.3% (Colorado 62, Colorado State 21, Northern Colorado 4, 1 more) CO Oregon: 89 picks, 2.2% (Oregon 50, Oregon State 33, Portland State 4, 1 more) OR Nebraska: 82 picks, 2.1% (Nebraska 80, Wayne State (NE) 2) NE Utah: 80 picks, 2.0% (BYU 34, Utah 33, Weber State 8, 1 more) UT Washington: 79 picks, 2.0% (Washington 43, Washington State 30, Eastern Washington 5, 1 more) WA Kentucky: 78 picks, 2.0% (Louisville 37, Kentucky 25, Eastern Kentucky 9, 3 more) KY Illinois: 77 picks, 1.9% (Illinois 30, Northwestern 25, Northern Illinois 8, 5 more) IL Kansas: 67 picks, 1.7% (Kansas State 45, Kansas 20, Washburn 2) KS Iowa: 66 picks, 1.7% (Iowa 46, Iowa State 13, Northern Iowa 7) Wisconsin: 66 picks, 1.7% (Wisconsin 63, Wisconsin La Crosse 1, Wisconsin Stevens Point 1, 1 more) Arkansas: 50 picks, 1.3% (Arkansas 39, Arkansas State 5, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5, 1 more) New York: 49 picks, 1.2% (Syracuse 37, Buffalo 4, Cornell 3, 3 more) West Virginia: 48 picks, 1.2% (West Virginia 34, Marshall 14) Massachusetts: 42 picks, 1.1% (Boston College 36, Harvard 3, Bentley 1, 2 more) Maryland: 37 picks, 0.9% (Maryland 32, Navy 2, Towson 2, 1 more) Missouri: 37 picks, 0.9% (Missouri 23, Northwest Missouri State 4, Central Missouri 3, 3 more) New Mexico: 26 picks, 0.7% (New Mexico 18, New Mexico State 6, Eastern New Mexico 1, 1 more) Nevada: 25 picks, 0.6% (UNLV 15, Nevada 10) Idaho: 24 picks, 0.6% (Boise State 13, Idaho 9, Idaho State 2) Minnesota: 23 picks, 0.6% (Minnesota 22, Gustavus Adolphus 1) Hawaii: 21 picks, 0.5% (Hawai’i 21) New Jersey: 21 picks, 0.5% (Rutgers 18, Monmouth 1, Princeton 1, 1 more) Connecticut: 15 picks, 0.4% (UConn 10, Yale 3, Central Connecticut 1, 1 more) Wyoming: 11 picks, 0.3% (Wyoming 11) Montana: 9 picks, 0.2% (Montana 6, Montana State 3) North Dakota: 7 picks, 0.2% (North Dakota State 5, North Dakota 2) Delaware: 6 picks, 0.2% (Delaware 5, Delaware State 1) Washington, D.C.: 5 picks, 0.1% (Howard 5) New Hampshire: 5 picks, 0.1% (New Hampshire 3, Dartmouth 2) South Dakota: 3 picks, 0.1% (South Dakota State 2, Augustana (SD) 1) Maine: 2 picks, 0.1% (Maine 2) Rhode Island: 2 picks, 0.1% (Brown 2) NFL draft picks by state, 1994–2009 State Picks Share Most from California 322 8.1% USC 87 California 59 Stanford 45 Florida 306 7.7% Florida State 95 Miami 87 Florida 81 Texas 269 6.8% Texas A&M 57 Texas 55 Texas Tech 28 Ohio 175 4.4% Ohio State 101 Cincinnati 28 Miami (OH) 12 North Carolina 159 4.0% North Carolina 55 NC State 39 Wake Forest 18 Alabama 153 3.9% Alabama 59 Auburn 52 Troy 13 Tennessee 149 3.7% Tennessee 90 Memphis 19 Vanderbilt 17 Virginia 147 3.7% Virginia Tech 64 Virginia 52 Hampton 11 Michigan 143 3.6% Michigan 69 Michigan State 48 Western Michigan 7 Indiana 137 3.4% Notre Dame 74 Purdue 39 Indiana 15
3,996 NFL picks in the 1994–2009 drafts, each counted in the state of his college’s home stadium; the dot sits at the middle of the state’s colleges, weighted by picks. 22 came from colleges with no home on file and aren’t on the map.
Texas: 343 picks, 7.9% (Texas 71, Texas A&M 64, TCU 50, 20 more) TX Florida: 323 picks, 7.4% (Florida 99, Miami 84, Florida State 73, 5 more) FL California: 287 picks, 6.6% (USC 76, Stanford 59, UCLA 59, 6 more) CA Alabama: 250 picks, 5.8% (Alabama 146, Auburn 63, Troy 9, 9 more) AL Ohio: 204 picks, 4.7% (Ohio State 123, Cincinnati 37, Toledo 13, 10 more) OH Louisiana: 178 picks, 4.1% (LSU 119, Louisiana Tech 17, Tulane 17, 6 more) LA Michigan: 174 picks, 4.0% (Michigan 95, Michigan State 40, Western Michigan 15, 8 more) MI North Carolina: 173 picks, 4.0% (North Carolina 52, NC State 40, Wake Forest 25, 12 more) NC South Carolina: 168 picks, 3.9% (Clemson 91, South Carolina 58, Coastal Carolina 7, 5 more) SC Georgia: 164 picks, 3.8% (Georgia 122, Georgia Tech 24, Georgia Southern 7, 6 more) GA Pennsylvania: 161 picks, 3.7% (Penn State 86, Pittsburgh 43, Temple 21, 8 more) PA Indiana: 140 picks, 3.2% (Notre Dame 82, Indiana 28, Purdue 26, 1 more) IN Oklahoma: 128 picks, 2.9% (Oklahoma 86, Oklahoma State 33, Tulsa 6, 2 more) OK Mississippi: 112 picks, 2.6% (Ole Miss 52, Mississippi State 47, Southern Miss 11, 1 more) MS Tennessee: 106 picks, 2.4% (Tennessee 51, Vanderbilt 19, Memphis 18, 4 more) TN Oregon: 102 picks, 2.4% (Oregon 71, Oregon State 28, Portland State 2, 1 more) OR Kentucky: 100 picks, 2.3% (Kentucky 41, Louisville 39, Western Kentucky 15, 2 more) KY Iowa: 97 picks, 2.2% (Iowa 68, Iowa State 21, Northern Iowa 7, 1 more) IA Utah: 91 picks, 2.1% (Utah 52, BYU 19, Utah State 14, 2 more) UT Virginia: 90 picks, 2.1% (Virginia Tech 44, Virginia 20, William & Mary 7, 6 more) VA Washington: 85 picks, 2.0% (Washington 61, Washington State 19, Eastern Washington 5) WA Illinois: 78 picks, 1.8% (Illinois 37, Northwestern 22, Northern Illinois 7, 4 more) IL Arkansas: 65 picks, 1.5% (Arkansas 50, Central Arkansas 7, Arkansas State 5, 3 more) Arizona: 63 picks, 1.5% (Arizona State 35, Arizona 28) Missouri: 61 picks, 1.4% (Missouri 49, Missouri State 3, Southeast Missouri State 3, 4 more) Wisconsin: 56 picks, 1.3% (Wisconsin 56) Kansas: 50 picks, 1.2% (Kansas State 30, Kansas 16, Washburn 2, 2 more) West Virginia: 50 picks, 1.2% (West Virginia 36, Marshall 12, Charleston (WV) 2) Massachusetts: 45 picks, 1.0% (Boston College 35, Massachusetts 7, Harvard 2, 1 more) Maryland: 45 picks, 1.0% (Maryland 36, Navy 6, Towson 2, 1 more) Nebraska: 41 picks, 0.9% (Nebraska 40, Chadron State 1) Idaho: 40 picks, 0.9% (Boise State 34, Idaho 6) New York: 40 picks, 0.9% (Syracuse 24, Buffalo 8, Fordham 3, 4 more) Colorado: 39 picks, 0.9% (Colorado 23, Colorado State 12, Air Force 3, 1 more) Minnesota: 34 picks, 0.8% (Minnesota 31, Concordia St. Paul 2, Saint John’s (MN) 1) New Jersey: 31 picks, 0.7% (Rutgers 26, Princeton 4, Monmouth 1) Connecticut: 27 picks, 0.6% (UConn 23, Yale 4) North Dakota: 16 picks, 0.4% (North Dakota State 15, North Dakota 1) Nevada: 16 picks, 0.4% (Nevada 14, UNLV 2) Montana: 13 picks, 0.3% (Montana 8, Montana State 5) South Dakota: 12 picks, 0.3% (South Dakota State 8, South Dakota 3, Sioux Falls 1) Wyoming: 11 picks, 0.3% (Wyoming 11) New Mexico: 9 picks, 0.2% (New Mexico State 5, New Mexico 4) Hawaii: 8 picks, 0.2% (Hawai’i 8) Delaware: 5 picks, 0.1% (Delaware 4, Delaware State 1) Maine: 4 picks, 0.1% (Maine 4) New Hampshire: 2 picks, 0.0% (New Hampshire 2) Rhode Island: 2 picks, 0.0% (Brown 1, Rhode Island 1) NFL draft picks by state, 2010–26 State Picks Share Most from Texas 343 7.9% Texas 71 Texas A&M 64 TCU 50 Florida 323 7.4% Florida 99 Miami 84 Florida State 73 California 287 6.6% USC 76 Stanford 59 UCLA 59 Alabama 250 5.8% Alabama 146 Auburn 63 Troy 9 Ohio 204 4.7% Ohio State 123 Cincinnati 37 Toledo 13 Louisiana 178 4.1% LSU 119 Louisiana Tech 17 Tulane 17 Michigan 174 4.0% Michigan 95 Michigan State 40 Western Michigan 15 North Carolina 173 4.0% North Carolina 52 NC State 40 Wake Forest 25 South Carolina 168 3.9% Clemson 91 South Carolina 58 Coastal Carolina 7 Georgia 164 3.8% Georgia 122 Georgia Tech 24 Georgia Southern 7
4,343 NFL picks in the 2010–26 drafts, each counted in the state of his college’s home stadium; the dot sits at the middle of the state’s colleges, weighted by picks. 4 came from colleges with no home on file and aren’t on the map.
Most picks Counts are NFL picks in rounds 1 to 7, the rounds in our source (drafts before 1994 ran 8 to 34 rounds); the AAFC and the AFL drafted many of the same players, so their picks are on each year’s page but not in the counts. Drafts before 1967, and the 1988 and 1996 drafts our main source lacks, come from Wikipedia’s draft articles. No NFL draft is on file for 1953: its article’s picks don’t add up.
Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com (1967 on) and Wikipedia’s draft articles (CC BY-SA).
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