This is another program that has experienced its most success in recent years, and only rival Alabama has more active NFL players. You could say it all started with the godfather of football, Pop Warner. All 11 of the school's conference championships have come under Spurrier and Meyer, who made Gainesville a pipeline to the NFL unlike previous coaches. Finally, we broke out every player by position and school to find which schools have produced the most players at specific positions for every NFL team. Yet Texas leads the U.S. in Super Bowl wins above expectation. The Cornhuskers have won more games against Power 5 opponents than any other school in history, and their dominance stretches from the early 20th century all the way to the 1990s. Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Todays sports columnist since 2016. BYU's Zach Wilson will be just the sixth Utah QB to play in the NFL, yet somehow he was runner-up in the state's Mr. Football award. by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 1, 2021, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
. Bottom line:No list about football would be complete without the state of Texas, and the Longhorn State lands its first of two proficient programs. The schools other Hall of Famers are quarterback Bobby Layne, running back Earl Campbell and defensive back Bobby Dillon. Clemson's Trevor Lawrence went 52-2 as a starter at Cartersville High, winning two state titles. But that number dropped to 28 in 2022, due to some lean years for the Seminoles. had produced 63 NFL players, the most among the nation . Hall of Famers Warren Moon and Hugh McElhenny came from Los Angeles, six-time Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz came from Hawaii, and Marcus Peters was from Oakland. The United States of quarterbacks will add more members to the club April 29-May 1 with the NFL draft (on ESPN/ESPN App) and maybe someday make some QB-starved states proud (we're looking at you, Utah and Minnesota). 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. Don Majkowski. Notre Dame and USC were actually tied for the most draft selections ever entering the 2021 draft with 511. Florida State (275) 23. Ohio State's Justin Fields was a five-star recruit at Harrison High. And while not everyone can get their name called to start a professional football career, everyone can set themselves up for a successful career in another field with the help of a quality education like the one you will receive at Grand Canyon University. Please reload the page and try again. We will be watching alongside our fellow fans to see how it all unfolds and watch the young men getting drafted move on to the next phase of their lives. Arkansas has sent almost 300 players to the NFL. We believe that an informed Mississippi is a better Mississippi. 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). These colleges have produced the most NFL players, and they have a track record of success on the gridiron. 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 NFLs all-time leading receiver and touchdown scorer is Jerry Rice, from Crawford and Mississippi Valley State. Florida is another NFL-producing machine. In fact, those three states rank 1-2-3 all-time for states where NFL players were born. 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. The state of Mississippi has placed the most players in the NFL capita, according to a by Sidelines. Or should. Alabama is ranked first in the country in terms of NFL players per capita, with one NFL player per 74,683 residents. If youre not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: This story was originally published by Mississippi Today and include our website, You cannot republish our editorial cartoons, photographs, illustrations or graphics without specific permission (contact our managing editor. California alone, at 225 active players, accounts for more than ten percent of NFL players. He has covered the SEC since 2016. The rest of the country and other places around the world are home to 838 players. The data was analyzed through the lenses of number of quarterbacks, Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Super Bowl wins and NFL approximate value (AV). Bottom line:Did you know that the Washington Huskies 40 game win streak from 1908 to 1914 is the second-longest in NCAA history? There were at least eight Power 5 starting quarterbacks in college football last season from Arizona, but just two Arizonans started in the NFL last season (Kyle Allen and Ryan Fitzpatrick). Alabama rounds out the top 5 with 109 active NFL players. While that number seems impressive, its a low number for this list and ranks just 81st in terms of all college football programs. 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. The dominance of Florida, Florida State and Miami has dwindled slightly over the years, but they are still producing NFL players at a high rate. By clicking submit, you agree to share your email address with Mississippi Today. 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. Louisiana is the state with the best ratio (one NFL player per 76,837 people), followed by Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina. That's reflective of Arizona's NFL history, which includes longtime backup Mike Pagel. Iowas defense-heavy mindset seemed to carry on to all of its NFL players as they come up on the short end of touchdowns scored in the NFL. 4 on the leagues all-time passing yardage list. In Ohio, Cuyahoga County alone is the birthplace of 17 players. 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. However, Nebraska hasnt finished in the top 10 in the final AP poll since the 2001 season, and its once-abundant NFL pipeline has all but dried up. Heres a breakdown of every states active NFL players. AV refers to approximate value and is PFRs attempt to quantify a players career value. 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. Interestingly, the 1988 move to Phoenix marked an end to regionality having an outsize influence on roster decisions, with Michigan Wolverines playing for the Cardinals at a greater clip than any other school in both the 2000s and 2010s. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For the Cardinals, this evaluation showed us that there was a particularly strong connection to Notre Dame from the 1920s to the 1950s when the team was located in nearby Chicago. 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. Subscribe to get the latest insight from Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay and all of our experts heading into the NFL draft, plus thousands of your favorite sporting events. 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. That group includes former No. Evans . Bledsoe, the No. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. In Georgia, one NFL player is played for every 81,409 people, while in Florida, one is played for every 91,847 people. These high schools have produced the most NFL players. The school has produced Pro Bowlers at every other position on the field, but theyve yet to send a receiver to the Pro Bowl or have a receiver post a 1,000-yard season. First-rounders: 6. Only Purdue (676), Oregon (687) and Arkansas (706) have fewer NFL touchdowns. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. In the college game, Tennessee has fallen off over the last 20 years, recording just two top-10 finish over that span. a proud member of the 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. Bottom line:Perhaps the most impressive thing about the Buckeyes' NFL credentials is that they rank second in active players with 65. Florida was also the home of superstars like Dalvin Cook, Amari Cooper, Lavonte David, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley and Matthew Stafford. The GLIAC has the most active NFL players with 10, followed by the Mid-America conference with 9. Three of those Razorbackers became Hall of Famers: wide receiver Lance Alworth, defensive lineman Dan Hampton and free safety Steve Atwater. NFL draft picks since 2000: 57. . Nevertheless, with names like Bo Jackson, Ronnie Brown, and Stephen Davis, the Tigers have been a football factory at producing NFL running backs. The Alabama Crimson Tide has produced the most NFL players out of all college football teams. And giving them three is a bit generous since Troy Aikman started his career at OU, but finished it at UCLA. Notre Dame - 495 2. . Pennsylvania - 443.4 We also looked at career length to find which colleges players have the longest average careers on different NFL teams. Yes, Bulldogs Dak Prescott and perhaps Fletcher Cox are future Hall of Famers but thats a few years away. Additionally, Miami wins the all-important Battle for Florida since it has more Pro Bowl selections (181) than Florida State (103) and Florida (89). Most touchdowns in NFL: Lance Alworth (87), Most games played in NFL: Jason Peters (238). Will Texas cede its dominance, or will it hold strong as the top NFL-producing state? 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. Its highest touchdown scorer, Elroy Hirsch, found the end zone just 66 times. How 'bout them Hogs? The remaining seven states to crack the top 10 are Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, North Carolina and New Jersey. Action Network analyzed each NFL teams current roster to identify the state and university each of their players came from. Its one of the most exciting times of the year for football fans around the country. From 1960 to 1987, the franchise was located in St. Louis, and that westward move brought with it more players from the Southwest and Great Plains regions, as players from schools like Utah, Missouri and Nebraska starting appearing on the field more for the NFL franchise. And that Mississippi number doesnt count such NFL legends as Ray Guy, Robert Brazile and Gene Hickerson, who played their college ball in Mississippi after growing up in nearby states. Once we started looking through historic roster data for various NFL teams, we really didnt want to stop. No matter who you root for, the NFL Draft represents an exciting time in the lives of football fans, one that brings the promise and potential of new talent and new hopes for on-field success. North Carolina State has never been to a BCS bowl and hasn't won an ACC title since 1979. Miami - 341 8. While Washington D.C., which isnt a state, has the best ratio of any place, it is followed by six states that feature SEC schools. Nebraska (21.3 per 100,000), Oklahoma (also 21.3), and Louisiana (21.2) were the three states closest to Mississippi in NFL players per capita. For the Cardinals, this means that Georgia Tech and Duke footballers last the longest with the franchise at nearly four seasons on average. That is reflected by the Gators having the fifth-most active players in the NFL despite being outside the top 10 in total players. 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. Coming in at second for most NFL players on Week 1 rosters is Texas. 1 in health, wealth and education? Only five players in the program's history have been selected first . You cant edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. 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. Oklahoma - 328 9. But which high schools are "football factories" like major college programs such as Alabama, Ohio State and USC? Dick Butkus and Ray Nitschke dominated in the 1960s and '70s, and the Fighting Illinis success also is in yesteryear. Among states that have produced at least 15 NFL quarterbacks, Washington has the highest average draft position at 71.3 for its 16 QBs selected in the NFL draft (not counting the supplemental draft). CLEVELAND, Ohio - Half the players on NFL rosters are from just seven states, with Ohio being among the top producers of pro football talent. Trevor Lawrence, of Cartersville High, and Justin Fields, of Harrison High, became the top two recruits in the nation in 2018. Bottom line:1980 was a landmark year for the Georgia Bulldogs football program as they claimed their first national championship while riding the legs of Herschel Walker. With all due respect to Fran Tarkenton and others drafted before 1980, the best players in Georgia history have come in the last 40 years. A study conducted by Grand Canyon University found that Notre Dame has produced the most players in NFL history, with 495 of the league's 25,453 all-time players coming out of the school. Action Network's list of the top 10 states with the most active NFL players is listed below: Texas- 211 California- 149 Florida- 149 North Carolina- 121 Alabama- 109 Pennsylvania- 106 Ohio- 104 Michigan- 103 Louisiana- 102 Georgia- 89 Advertise With Us For You How Mississippis outdated application process keeps parents from getting child care assistance, Another Democratic defection adds to Republican supermajority in Legislature, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Which Schools Have the Most NFL Players? He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. And where does the 2021 NFL draft class of quarterbacks come from? Rich Exner, data analysis editor for cleveland.com, writes about numbers on a variety of topics. That is 48 more than the team with the next most Pro Bowl selections. 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? About 20 miles on I-75 separate the Georgia high school homes of two of the draft's top QB prospects. But one school often overlooked in this conversation is Arizona State. Help keep the momentum going by rejoining our member community today. Ousmane Diallo, a data analyst for Rise at Seven, led a team of five that did the research and tallied the results. Then he starred for the Steelers, Ravens, 49ers and Raiders in the NFL. 2 following the 1962 season. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. 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. But even the most diehard of Notre Dame fans would admit that their best days are well behind them. You'll find there's a QB1 state -- the one with the highest percentage of starts per game played -- and one that has produced the most backups. Most games played:Sebastian Janikowski (284). If you feel like you're losing control over your gambling experience, call 1-800-GAMBLER (NJ, PA, WV), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-BETS-OFF (IA), 1-888- 532-3500(Virginia) 1-800-522-4700 (NV, TN), 1-800-522-4700 (CO, TN), 1-855-2CALLGA (IL), 1-800-270-7117 (MI). Here is an in-depth look at the top five states. Many of the schools on this list are poised to send another great class of rookies to the NFL next season. Ohio State is just one of three colleges to produce more than 400 NFL players. Most touchdowns in NFL: Tony Gonzalez (111), Most games played in NFL: Tony Gonzalez (270). We also identified the college football programs that sent the most players to the NFL within those states. With both expected to be top picks in the draft, Georgia will soon have 19 NFL quarterbacks. But the Texas total computes to only 8.5 players per 100,000, about one-third of what Mississippi has produced. Louisiana, which doesn't have. The Volunteers can thank three players for boosting up their number of Pro Bowl selections: Peyton Manning (14), Reggie White (13) and Jason Witten (11) account for nearly 30 percent of those nods. The Lone Star State produced a plethora of talented quarterbacks, such as Drew Brees, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Ryan Tannehill. This college has also produced the second-most players in the 2021 season. Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. That's the highest start percentage of any state with at least 400 games played. The answer may surprise you. Texas ranks last in ESPN's QB formula because of the expectations given the state's resources. Is it any surprise that the Lone Star State tops the ranking? The numbers were run through a principle component analysis -- boiling the information down to the most important data points -- to create the overall rankings. Most touchdowns in NFL: LeGarrette Blount (58), Most games played in NFL: George Martin (201). They grew up just 10 minutes from each other in Chicago and are universally known by their surnames: Butkus and Nitschke. DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Thanks to a slew of legendary coaches and a tradition . Kiper's two-round mock draft: Top-five trade, record QB haul, Kiper's favorite draft prospects at every position, Biggest question marks for draft's top quarterbacks. Many may not think of the Tar Heel State as a football-dominant state, but they sure know how to produce top-talent. The Longhorns are no longer on top, and they are chasing Oklahoma for Big 12 supremacy in terms of NFL players produced. 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. Penn State - 359 5. Florida ranked third with 149. Nor does that number reflect on native Mississippians who should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame such as Charlie Conerly, Kent Hull and Jimmie Giles. U.S. News rank: 18 (tie), National Universities. If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using. Before making life miserable for NFL defenses, they were doing the same to opponents in college. There are 151 NFL players that came from colleges across California. Oct 6, 2011, 8:10 AM Historically, Texas, California, and Pennsylvania have been hotbeds for football talent. Nick Saban has given NFL franchises 29 first-round picks during his time as Alabama's head coach Which ZIP code has produced the most NFL quarterbacks? And that team just happens to be the only one that outpaced USC in NFL players produced. 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. Alabama - 319 What College Has The Most NFL Players - 2019 Alabama - 53 LSU - 51 Ohio State - 46 USC - 44 Miami - 43 Florida - 43 CLEVELAND, Ohio - Half the players on NFL rosters are from just seven states, with Ohio being among the top producers of pro football talent. 3 is Georgia (one in 78,761). West Virginia University's Morgantown recruits many of these athletes. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images). Oliver Luck hailed from St. Ignatius, but the 44113 doesn't get credit for his son Andrew, who went to high school in Texas. Read on to see the results. But Michigan also has struggled when it comes to skill position players in the NFL. following organizations: Whoops! To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS). 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). Led by Manning and league MVPs Brett Favre and Steve McNair, they made 732 starts in 802 games played (91.3%). St. Ignatius (Ohio) is in the only ZIP code with four NFL quarterbacks, though the most well-known name from that group is Luck -- and it's not the Luck you think it is. Jones was a Razorback starter at offensive guard and co-captain when the team won the national title. Nebraska,. But see who makes up the rest of the top 5 in the state: North Carolina has produced a surprising number of NFL players. Mississippi produces more NFL players per capita than any other state, and its not really that close. Kelly never got the program to the promised land, and Oregon still is searching for its first national championship. California ranked second among all U.S. states with 151 players drafted. Several prestigious Texas programs have contributed to the current NFL talent pool. is known world wide for having some of the best athletes in the world. Heres the breakdown: There are three colleges that have dominated Florida football for decades. 2 is Louisiana (one in 76,837) .. No. Here is a breakdown of the states where the most active NFL players were born Sign up for notifications from Insider! Walter Payton, from Columbia and Jackson State, is the NFLs second all-time leading rusher. 13 Texas A&M at Kyle Field. North Carolina Perhaps a surprise to some, North Carolina takes the fourth spot. Nearly 900 players came from the USC and UCLA campuses (separated by just 11 miles), but the majority of those are singing "Fight On.". Any amount helps us keep producing quality journalism for Mississippi. Notably, however, LSU was the school most represented on the 2018 Cardinals roster. Former Buckeyes in the NFL draft this year include Kendall Sheffield (CB, Atlanta Falcons), Rod Smith (RB, Carolina Panthers) and Justin Fields (QB, Chicago Bears). Not only have they sent the most players to the league, but they also have sent the most players to the Pro Football Hall of Fame (14), which is perhaps an even better measure of the talent produced by a program. With the 2020 season officially underway, CBS unveiled an incredible graphic that shows which states produce the most NFL players. Here's a breakdown of the 10 states with the most NFL players: It's always fun to see which states generate the most NFL talent. 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. California - 460.6 Aaron Rodgers, Pleasant Valley (Chico) - 104.1 Tom Brady, Serra (San Mateo) - 96.4 Carson Palmer, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) - 88.1 Jeff Garcia, Gilroy - 87.5 Alex Smith, Helix (La Mesa) - 84.5 2. For a better experience, please consider using a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Colleges with the most NFL players all time . You can only publish select stories individually not as a collection. 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. Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. The school has just one first-round NFL pick since the 2011 season with Prince Amukamara going 19th overall in that years draft. Texas is a football crazy state where towns live and die by their local teams at every level. Here's a breakdown of the 10 states with the most NFL. Newman had Peyton and Eli Manning, and Westlake's Drew Brees and Nick Foles also led world champions. The captain of Oregon's all-time NFL team is Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts, a third-round pick (No. Most touchdowns in NFL: James Lofton (76), Most games played in NFL: John Elway (234). And Jacksonville, Florida, native Mac Jones is expected to be the third straight Alabama QB selected in the first round, with none of the three hailing from Alabama.
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