Which FBS college has the most players in the NFL?

Tuesday, 9. February 2010

This is a question that people ask a lot. Which college football team has the most players in the NFL at this time. It seems like USC and Miami would be the first two that spring to mind. Miami’s run in the early part of the century put out a lot of high caliber NFL talent. USC has been a factory in Pete Carroll’s time there in turning out NFL draft picks.

So how did your favorite college rank?
Take a peek below.

Be sure and check out my 2010 Heisman Candidates list HERE


Texas – 42
LSU – 41
Miami – 40
Georgia – 39
USC – 39
Ohio State – 37
Tennessee – 36
Michigan – 34
Nebraska – 34
Florida – 32
Florida State – 32
California – 30
Notre Dame – 30
Auburn – 29
Oklahoma – 29
Iowa – 28
Penn State – 27
Purdue – 26
Louisville – 26
Maryland – 25
North Carolina – 25
Virginia – 25
Virginia Tech – 25
Alabama – 24
Boston College – 24
Michigan State – 24
Oregon – 24
Georgia Tech – 22
Oregon State – 22
Texas A&M – 22
Illinois – 21
Pittsburgh – 21
Wisconsin – 21
Mississippi State – 20
NC State – 20
Ole Miss – 20
Rutgers – 20
South Carolina – 20
Arizona – 18
Arizona State – 18
Colorado – 18
Kansas State – 18
UCLA – 18
Arkansas – 17
Fresno State – 17
San Diego State – 17
Clemson – 16
Utah – 16
Washington State – 16
BYU – 15
Central Florida – 15
Wake Forest – 15
Hawaii – 14
Syracuse – 14
TCU – 14
Cincinnati – 13
Oklahoma State – 13
Stanford – 13
Washington – 13
Minnesota – 12
Missouri – 12
Northwestern – 12
Texas Tech – 12
Vanderbilt – 12
Marshall – 11
West Virginia – 11
Boise State – 9
Colorado State – 9
Connecticut – 9
Indiana – 9
Kent State – 9
Southern Miss – 9
Northern Illinois – 8
Troy – 8
Ball State – 7
Baylor – 7
Houston – 7
Iowa State – 7
Kentucky – 7
Louisiana Tech – 7
Louisiana Lafayette – 7
Memphis – 7
New Mexico – 7
San Jose State – 7
Toledo – 7
Akron – 6
East Carolina – 6
Kansas – 6
South Florida – 6
Utah State – 6
UTEP – 6
Central Michigan – 5
Tulane – 5
Tulsa – 5
Western Michigan – 5
Arkansas State – 4
Bowling Green – 4
Eastern Michigan – 4
Idaho – 4
Miami(OH) – 4
Nevada – 4
Ohio U – 4
Rice – 4
Wyoming – 4
Duke – 3
Louisiana Monroe – 3
Middle Tennessee – 3
North Texas – 3
Temple – 3
UNLV – 3
Buffalo – 2
New Mexico St – 2
SMU – 2
UAB – 2
Western Kentucky – 2
Florida International – 1
Navy – 1

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Now broken down by BCS conference affiliation.

ACC
Miami – 40
Florida State – 32
Maryland – 25
North Carolina – 25
Virginia – 25
Virginia Tech – 25
Boston College – 24
Georgia Tech – 22
NC State – 20
Clemson – 16
Wake Forest – 15
Duke – 3

Average – 22.66
Average of top 5 – 29.8


Big 12
Texas – 42
Nebraska – 34
Oklahoma – 29
Texas A&M – 22
Colorado – 18
Kansas State – 18
Oklahoma State – 13
Missouri – 12
Texas Tech – 12
Baylor – 7
Iowa State – 7
Kansas – 6

Average – 16.8
Average of top 5 – 29


Big East
Louisville – 26
Pittsburgh – 21
Rutgers – 20
Syracuse – 14
Cincinnati – 13
West Virginia – 11
Connecticut – 9
South Florida – 6

Average – 15
Average of top 5 – 18.8


Big 10
Ohio State – 37
Michigan – 34
Iowa – 28
Penn State – 27
Purdue – 26
Michigan State – 24
Illinois – 21
Wisconsin – 21
Minnesota – 12
Northwestern – 12
Indiana – 9

Average – 22.8
Average of top 5 – 30.4


Pac 10
USC – 39
California – 30
Oregon – 24
Oregon State – 22
Arizona – 18
Arizona State – 18
UCLA – 18
Washington State – 16
Stanford – 13
Washington – 13

Average – 21.3
Average of top 5 – 26.6


SEC
LSU – 41
Georgia – 39
Tennessee – 36
Florida – 32
Auburn – 29
Alabama – 24
Mississippi State – 20
Ole Miss – 20
South Carolina – 20
Arkansas – 17
Vanderbilt – 12
Kentucky – 7

Average – 24.75
Average of top 5 – 35.4

2006 NFL Draft Revisited

Monday, 8. February 2010

The 2006 NFL Draft was one of the most talked about in years.
The Houston Texans, 2-14 in 2005, held the first pick of the draft.
The New Orleans Saints held the second pick and the Tennessee Titans the third.

Vince Young, off of a National Championship season at Texas, was expected to be a top three pick. Adding to the
drama, Vince went to high school at Houston Madison high school.
Reggie Bush, coming off of a Heisman trophy winning season with USC, was also expect to go within the top three
picks. Bush had been called the greatest college running back ever. He was compared to Gale Sayers.
Mario Williams, defensive end from North Carolina State, was the third choice of possibly top three picks.
Williams was not really as well known as Young or Bush. He was the darkhorse candidate.

The Houston Texans had David Carr at the time, but his time was running short as the franchise quarterback.
New Orleans had signed Drew Brees to a long-term contract just weeks before the draft.
Tennessee needed help in a few different spots at the time.

Let’s break down the players for you, four years into their careers, and see if the correct decision was made.



Pick #1 – Mario Williams, Houston Texans
Mario Williams

Mario has been a two time Pro-Bowler(2008 & 2009). Mario also made first team All-NFL two seasons(2007 & 2008). Williams has averaged nearly twelve sacks per season over his last three seasons in the league. He just turned 25 at the end of January. 2010. The sky is the limit for Williams.


Pick #2 – Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints
Reggie Bush
Reggie has not made any Pro Bowls up to this point in his career. He finished in the top ten in the league in his rookie season with 88 receptions. In 2008, Bush finished third in the league with 13.5 yards per return on punts. For his career, Reggie has averaged about 500 yards rushing and 500 yards receiving per season.


Pick #3 – Vince Young, Tennessee Titans
Vince Young

Vince is a two time Pro Bowler. He sneaked in the back door in both of those Pro Bowls. Young is 24-13 as a starter in the NFL. He has led the Titans to one playoff game, losing in the wildcard round. For his career, Young has thrown for 6800 yards, 32 td’s and 39 int’s. He also has ran for 1255 yards and 12 td’s.


It appears that the Texans did in fact make the correct decision in drafting Mario Williams. Some could say that Vince Young would have really brought the fanbase together, and for that reason alone he will always be considered the correct choice. The Texans do have Matt Schaub now, who is a Pro Bowl caliber quarterback. The Texans offense is one of the best in the league, so the pick of Mario Williams is probably going to go down as the right choice. The pick of Reggie Bush at number two is probably the one that will go down as a bust. The Saints could have gotten out of that slot and gotten D’Brickashaw Ferguson from Virginia to set themselves up at left tackle for the next 12 years. They did not need another quarterback certainly, so Vince going there was no going to happen. Reggie Bush has turned into the type of layer that teams try to pick up late in the 2nd or 3rd round, not a number 2 overall pick.