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

Find out which colleges usually dominate the first round of the draft.

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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Ben Pickman
BEN PICKMAN