College Teams with most NFL draft picks since 1962

[grinagrin]

1-Notre Dame
2-USC
3-OSU
4-Michigan
5-Penn State

A nice surprise that we were in Top 5

 

[denniskembala]

1-Notre Dame
2-USC
3-OSU
4-Michigan
5-Penn State

A nice surprise that we were in Top 5

What happened to Pitt, the NC of the Universe?

 

[PS4814]

Is nice yes - but I always find the date ranges in any of these kinds of things weird. Why 1962? I feel the same way when people share things like most wins since "X" date - or - most championships since Y date. The first NFL draft was in 1936, the NFL/AFL merger didn't occur for several more years, it's not a round number like 40 or 50 years. Just a random thought I guess.

 

[Madsol]

Is nice yes - but I always find the date ranges in any of these kinds of things weird. Why 1962? I feel the same way when people share things like most wins since "X" date - or - most championships since Y date. The first NFL draft was in 1936, the NFL/AFL merger didn't occur for several more years, it's not a round number like 40 or 50 years. Just a random thought I guess.

Yeah, 1962 seems very random. I like to see ranges like the last 50 years (a nice, round number) or since 1950 (when Joe arrived at PSU) or since we joined the Big 10, something like that. Seems more intentional. Although it's nice to see us in the top 5 despite the apparent randomness of the time period.

 

[Obliviax]

Yeah, 1962 seems very random. I like to see ranges like the last 50 years (a nice, round number) or since 1950 (when Joe arrived at PSU) or since we joined the Big 10, something like that. Seems more intentional. Although it's nice to see us in the top 5 despite the apparent randomness of the time period.

Agree...plus, the game was SO different in 1962 than it is today.

 

[pandaczar12]

What happened to Pitt, the NC of the Universe?

The NFL clearly doesn't want players with character.

 

[PS4814]

For my own sake here is the top 10 list of most draft picks all time:

USC - 510
Notre Dame - 505
Ohio State - 453
Oklahoma - 393
Michigan - 369
Alabama - 365
Nebraska - 359
Penn State - 356
Florida - 349
Miami (FL) - 346

Pitt checks in at #19 with 282 since someone asked.

http://drafthistory.com/n_college/college_n.html

 

[LionFan87b]

Pitt checks in at #19 with 282 since someone asked.

How many Pitt players were selected before someone asked?

 

[Thorndike2012]

How many Pitt players were selected before someone asked?

ALL of them.

 

[BobPSU92]

Yeah, but how many of those draft picks is eric barren directly responsible for?

 

[Lefty Hill]

I counted nine Big Ten schools having more than vaunted Clemson.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

I counted nine Big Ten schools having more than vaunted Clemson.

I’m sure Clemson really cares about some mid-tier Big 10 schools who were relevant when all college men had crew cuts and wore khakis in class

 

[Lefty Hill]

I’m sure Clemson really cares about some mid-tier Big 10 schools who were relevant when all college men had crew cuts and wore khakis in class

Wasn’t really thinking about Clemson when I wrote that.

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

Wasn’t really thinking about Clemson when I wrote that.

And they weren’t exactly racking up NCs before recently either... guess times change.

 

[PSU87]

What happened to Pitt, the NC of the Universe?

NFL GMs are probably a little leery about how Pitt players are going to react playing in front of people.