U.S. News rank: 57 (tie), National Universities. Note: All figures are NFL stats for players. Bottom line:Lots of schools have proclaimed themselves as "DB U" due to the prolific number of defensive backs they have sent to the NFL. Here is a breakdown of the states where the most active NFL players were born Sign up for notifications from Insider! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. That would be Grand Canyon University Athletics Hall of Fame member and Antelopes basketball legend Kevin Warren, who has been an executive for multiple NFL teams stretching back to the 1990s. Bottom line:Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Buckeyes' NFL credentials is that they rank second in active players with 65. 25. It also doesnt count, for instance, a player such as Peyton Manning whose roots are firmly in Mississippi soil and who spent much of his childhood in the Magnolia State. Which ZIP code has produced the most NFL quarterbacks? Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Current NFL players: 37. The second-most populous state, Texas also leads the country in a key formula component -- Division I football programs -- with 21, seven more than any other state. Texas is a football crazy state where towns live and die by their local teams at every level. The District of Columbia, with one NFL player for every 54,702 residents, has the most NFL players per capita. Using traditional offensive and defensive formations as our guide, we were able to create a unique starting lineup of college football teams, using their logos as stand-ins. SEC schools continually churn out the most NFL talent. Across NFL draft history, Notre Dame and USC have seen the most alums get drafted, according to drafthistory.com -- and they are also the most popular programs for the Eagles over time. Out of all colleges, Notre Dame has produced 521 players selected in the NFL draft. Second is Ohio State with 67, followed by LSU with 62. Always has. Three of those Razorbackers became Hall of Famers: wide receiver Lance Alworth, defensive lineman Dan Hampton and free safety Steve Atwater. We also looked at career length to find which colleges players have the longest average careers on different NFL teams. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. These colleges have produced the most NFL players, and they have a track record of success on the gridiron. Despite ranking fifth among all programs in NFL players produced, Penn State doesnt even lead the Big Ten in that regard, or even rank second. Heres the full chart that Feldman shared on Twitter below: The District of Columbia, with one NFL player for every 54,702 residents, has the most NFL players per capita. Bottom line:Florida is the only state to place three schools in the top 25, and despite FSU having the most recent success of the three programs, the Seminoles rank last in the Battle for Florida. Of those 1,800+ players, the school that has produced the most Cardinals is Notre Dame, with an even 50, well ahead of LSU in second place. Action Network's list of the top 10 states with the most active NFL players is listed below. The Penn State Nittany Lions, who began play in 1889, are among the most storied programs in . Most touchdowns in NFL: James Lofton (76), Most games played in NFL: John Elway (234). When you factor in population, the state produces 26.6 pro football players for every 100,000 people. You cant edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. But Texas surpassed the Golden State in the 2000s with 25 quarterbacks (to California's 22), and they are tied with eight in the 2010s. Alabama (17) was a distant fifth. Second is California with 187, followed by Texas (160), Georgia (97), Ohio (80), Pennsylvania (66) and Louisiana (63). Now, Warner's name is synonymous with football in the United States, and Stanford has had a legacy of great passers who went on to shine in the NFL. With 56 players, Alabama's roster in 2019 is the largest. And giving them three is a bit generous since Troy Aikman started his career at OU, but finished it at UCLA. Louisiana is the state with the best ratio (one NFL player per 76,837 people), followed by Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. The Buckeye never have had a Pro Bowl quarterback, never had a QB start all 16 games in an NFL season and never even had one throw for 3,000 yards in a season. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images). Or should. The school has produced at least one player from every season of NFL football since the league resumed play in 2012. Despite putting 54 defensive backs in the NFL, including 14 first-rounders, no Bama corner has ever made a Pro Bowl. And of those, 11 come from high schools located within 30 miles of Atlanta. California is more than just Tom Brady, and the great state of Texas hasn't been so great when it comes to producing NFL QBs, according to our formula, which counts a player's home state as the one in which he finished his high school career. Many of the schools on this list are poised to send another great class of rookies to the NFL next season. A new, thorough study confirms what I have long contended to be true. Bottom line: The California Golden Bears have been playing football since 1916. Yale Lary is the only Hall of Famer in school history, and that one HOF selection is the fewest of any school on this list. Bottom line:Whether or not Notre Dame is the greatest program in NCAA history is up for debate, but theres no denying the impact that the Fighting Irish football program has had on the NFL. Bottom line:Illinois never won a national championship, but the Illini had two of the most iconic players in NFL history. Washington is 10th overall in our rankings thanks in large part to Drew Bledsoe, Chris Chandler, Mark Rypien and Jon Kitna, whose careers have the highest approximate values among the state's 22 QBs. By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with Mississippi Today. North Carolina can claim 121 current NFL players in the league. Three legendary Cal stars are quarterback Aaron Rodgers, tight end Tony Gonzalez and running back Marshawn Lynch. It's no surprise the schools that dominate on Saturdays see their alumni playing on Sundays. It's no surprise the schools that dominate on Saturdays see their alumni playing on Sundays. Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He might be No. Only two of the 10 most populous cities in the United States have schools on this list with Phoenixs Arizona State and Los Angeles first entry with UCLA. And some make NFL players. We limited this data to schools who have had at least five players make the all-time roster to weed out one-off outlier players. The combination of our local NFL squad picking at the top of the draft, an accomplished alum serving in a major leadership role for a different team, and our general interest in seeing college students start their careers after school really got our team thinking about what it means for these student-athletes who are preparing to drop the student part of that moniker. They are from Pro Football Reference and through the 2022 NFL season. Bottom line:Flordia had recent success under Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer, but doesnt have decades of dominance under its belt and didnt become an elite program until the 1990s. But the program has produced some elite NFL stars. The Boilermakers started playing football in 1892 and have sent big names to the NFL. By state, NFL training-camp rosters had 336 former Texas high school players, 293 from Florida, 285 from California and 232 from Georgia. Only five players in the program's history have been selected first . While the Razorbacks are no longer the class of the tough SEC, they have won 14 conference championships in program history and brought home a national championship to Fayetteville in 1964. The Alabama Crimson Tide has produced the most NFL players out of all college football teams. Thats right, Mississippi, for its population, produces more pro football players than Texas, Florida, California and more than Louisiana and Alabama, as well. Rounding out the top five are USC (479), Ohio State (426), Penn State (359), and Nebraska (346). Any amount helps us keep producing quality journalism for Mississippi. Florida State (275) 23. The population of New York State is nearly 20 million, compared to Mississippis fewer than 3 million. North Dakota State's Trey Lance could be the first Minnesota QB selected in the first round. Founded in 2016 as the states first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Todays roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including education, public health, justice, environment, equity, and, yes, sports. Ohio has 71 players in the league followed by Alabama with 61, Virginia with 58 (and that so many played at prep school in that state helps) and North . The most NFL players have come from Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Miami, Florida, and the state of Florida. and Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who rated as the top prospect from the Lone Star State for the 2014 national recruiting cycle before signing with Texas A&M. The captain of Oregon's all-time NFL team is Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, a third-round pick (No. California, with 141 quarterbacks, is tops in the union with 14 Super Bowl wins in 25 starts, three Hall of Famers, seven No. Bottom line:While many of the aforementioned schools have had recent success but not decades of winning, the exact opposite can be said for Nebraska. So we set out to determine what state produces the most NFL players. All four of those states are among the top 10 in producing NFL players, so Penn State is in an ideal location to land top talent. Alabama is ranked first in the country in terms of NFL players per capita, with one NFL player per 74,683 residents. For the Cardinals, this means that Georgia Tech and Duke footballers last the longest with the franchise at nearly four seasons on average. However, players of that caliber have been few and far between in recent years as the majority of Michigan States NFL alums played in the early days of the NFL. The only thing missing from Washingtons NFL alumni is a successful wide receiver. Woodson has a Super Bowl ring, 71 career interceptions, 11 Pro Bowls and six All-Pro honors. In 2016, Favre became the ninth native Mississippian inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Lone Star State produced a plethora of talented quarterbacks, such as Drew Brees, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Ryan Tannehill. Jones was a Razorback starter at offensive guard and co-captain when the team won the national title. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Other Conferences: Big Ten | ACC | Pac-12. Brees also won a Super Bowl (XLIV), was Super Bowl MVP, a 13-time Pro Bowler and a one-time All-Pro. This is another program that has experienced its most success in recent years, and only rival Alabama has more active NFL players. Or should be. Most touchdowns in NFL: LeGarrette Blount (58), Most games played in NFL: George Martin (201). What college has the most NFL players all time? Active NFL players from Texas include Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes; Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans; Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray; San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams. Coach Urban Meyer preparing players for the NFL also was a huge attraction as many of those 65 players came under his tenure. One of the first things we found was how many players have ever donned the teams uniform throughout the entirety of the franchises history. One of the exciting things about going to college is that youll have the opportunity to direct the course of your own education. NFL Players By College - Overall Top 10 All-Time 1. is known world wide for having some of the best athletes in the world. The GLIAC has the most active NFL players with 10, followed by the Mid-America conference with 9. Only Purdue (676), Oregon (687) and Arkansas (706) have fewer NFL touchdowns. 2 Alabama, SEC Women's Basketball Tournament action suspended due to weather delay, 2 SEC players named to late-season watch list for Oscar Robertson Player of the Year Trophy, Overrated? Vinny Testaverde. Seven of the school's 11 national championships came in the first half of the 20th century, and none of those titles have come in the last 30 years. 64 overall) of the San Diego Chargers in the 1973 NFL draft. But the Texas total computes to only 8.5 players per 100,000, about one-third of what Mississippi has produced. Notre Dame - 495 2. The Sunshine State comes in at #3 with 149 total players in the NFL. Youd probably expect huge numbers from the likes of Texas, California and Pennsylvania, but when you take into account population, it completely changes the outlook, Diallo said. Penn State - 359 5. But Florida State is rising up the ranks, and of its four Hall of Famers, three have been enshrined in Canton this decade. City of Miami, State of Florida, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Produce Most NFL Players Which state has most NFL players per capita? (You can find them here.). North Carolina State has never been to a BCS bowl and hasn't won an ACC title since 1979. Of the 16 Tigers to make at least one All-Pro first team, 11 were offensive players including Hall of Famers Y.A. In Georgia, one NFL player is played for every 81,409 people, while in Florida, one is played for every 91,847 people. The sheer size of California and the number of universities within it has propelled the state to #2 on the list. With your help, we've gotten a lot done but we're not finished yet! Be sure to visit the Action Networks NCAAF Odds page each week to the lay of the land for betting lines. Oliver Luck hailed from St. Ignatius, but the 44113 doesn't get credit for his son Andrew, who went to high school in Texas. So, it is no surprise to see them on this list. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Half the players on NFL rosters are from just seven states, with Ohio being among the top producers of pro football talent. NFL draft picks since 2000: 57. But great players in Norman havent translated to great players in the NFL. But see who makes up the rest of the top 5 in the state: North Carolina has produced a surprising number of NFL players. Bottom line:Michigan has the second most all-time wins in college football history (behind Alabama), produced perhaps the greatest quarterback in NFL history (Tom Brady) and even had a future president play for them (Gerald Ford). Despite that, Washington has attracted many of the top players in the nation and its reach goes beyond its Seattle campus. Its highest touchdown scorer, Elroy Hirsch, found the end zone just 66 times. The city of Miami has more NFL players than any other city, and these players just arent your run-of-the-mill second and third-stringers. While some schools are known for producing CEOs or millionaires, these 10 colleges have the most NFL players on active rosters, according to NCAA data. While not every former SEC player is from the state where they went to college, many of them did choose to stay close to home, either in their own state or a state close by. But Michigan also has struggled when it comes to skill position players in the NFL. As one of the oldest teams in the league, the Cardinals have one of the largest rosters of players all-time, clocking in at over 1,800! You may have been obsessed with becoming You may have already come across the term senioritis while in high school, and perhaps youve dealt with a bout of it already as you prepared for your high school graduation. Alabama, Ohio State, and LSU have been at the forefront of the supply chain of great talent for the NFL. by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 1, 2021, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
. Mississippi State has produced four fewer first-round picks this century than its Egg Bowl rival, Ole Miss, but it's gaining ground on that front . Just because we dont have a college team of our own here at Grand Canyon University doesnt mean that we arent caught up in the excitement and talent infusion the draft brings. Any sources cited were But which high schools are "football factories" like major college programs such as Alabama, Ohio State and USC? A cleveland.com review of opening week rosters found Florida leads with the way with 193 players, based on the place of birth of each player. And some make NFL players. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 1 overall pick in 1993, was one of four first-round picks from Washington and one of 12 taken within the first 100 selections. Bottom line:Another one of the schools without a national title, the Hawkeyes are a perfect nickname for Iowa because their best two players seemingly had hawk eyes. That stat does deserve a caveat as Matthew Slater and Wally Henry were both Bruins receivers who made the Pro Bowl, but they did so at the positions of special teams and return specialist, respectively. They both were middle linebackers and played for rival franchises in the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, respectively. Eventually, we had gathered data on every player to ever appear on an active NFL roster, including their position, who they played for, how long they played in the league and of course which college they attended. 1 in health, wealth and education? West Virginia University's Morgantown recruits many of these athletes. Cardale Jones. Ousmane Diallo, a data analyst for Rise at Seven, led a team of five that did the research and tallied the results. 3 is Georgia (one in 78,761). We just dont have available stats on the authors and musicians. Despite all of that success in the defensive backfield, the Sun Devils never have won a national championship, making them just one of six teams on this list without a natty. That is, the Magnolia State, relatively small and poor in so many ways, kicks tail when it comes to producing football talent. Stay up to date with what you want to know. Alabama rounds out the top 5 with 109 active NFL players. You might mention that the next time the Crimson Tide kicks your favorite teams butt, as it has done to Southern Miss (63-14), Ole Miss (42-21) and Mississippi State (49-9) this season. Help keep the momentum going by rejoining our member community today. Bottom line:UT is home to four Hall of Famers, although one of them, Tom Landry, is enshrined in Canton due to his work as a coach rather than a player. Before he expanded to Louisiana and founded his own personal QB franchise, Archie Manning started another unique trend of QB1s from his home state of Mississippi. With Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, Georgia will get a boost after the 2021 draft, climbing into the top five for the 2010s with six NFL quarterbacks. The Bruins are considered a basketball school while nearby USC is considered the citys football school, but UCLA gets more than just the Trojans leftovers. Now youre an History of Colleges Most Represented on NFL Rosters, 3300 West Camelback Road - Phoenix, AZ 85017, Criminal Justice, Government & Public Administration. You make the call. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. Texas A&M led all Texas college football programs with 37 current NFL players, followed by the University of Texas (29), TCU (25), Baylor (23) and Houston (20). Kelly never got the program to the promised land, and Oregon still is searching for its first national championship. But the Texas total computes to only 8.5 players per 100,000, about one-third of what Mississippi has produced. No. The only thing missing from Alabamas NFL resume is a shutdown cornerback. Others create politicians. Most touchdowns in NFL: Tony Gonzalez (111), Most games played in NFL: Tony Gonzalez (270). Although the Magnolia State has boasted just 11 NFL quarterbacks during the Super Bowl era (tied for 12th among all states), almost all of them were QB1s.
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