Official NFL Release
2010 NFL DRAFT NOTES
-- 75TH NFL DRAFT --
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY
APRIL 22-24, 2010
"MOSTS"
Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber-Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993(QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis- Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).
Most offensive linemen taken in first round: 10
1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan.
Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:
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Notre Dame (5) |
1973: Walt Patulski, DE (Buffalo); 1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay);1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit); 1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks); 1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks) |
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Southern California (5) |
2003: Carson Palmer, QB (Cincinnati); 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR (N.Y. Jets); 1977: Ricky Bell, RB (Tampa Bay); 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB (Buffalo); 1968: Ron Yary, T (Minnesota) |
Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 6
2004 - Miami (Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork).
Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5 (Note: No wide receivers were selected in the first round in 2008.)
Ohio State - Joey Galloway (1995) and Terry Glenn (1996); Santonio Holmes (2006) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007) and Anthony Gonzalez (2007)
Colorado - Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995)
Southern California - Curtis Conway (1993) and Johnnie Morton (1994)
Tennessee - Anthony Hancock (1982), Willie Gault (1983) and Clyde Duncan (1984)
College with most players taken in single draft: Texas, 17 in 1984.
Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position:
1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia).
1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay).
1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17- Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee).
Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 13
1942 - "Bullet" Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 - Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 - Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957 - Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963 - Buck Buchanan/Kansas City (AFL);1968 - Ron Yary/Minnesota; 1969 - O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970 - Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976 - Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978 - Earl Campbell/Houston; 1983 - John Elway/Baltimore Colts; 1985- Bruce Smith/Buffalo Bills; 1989 - Troy Aikman/Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft:
1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.
Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 6
2000: Round 6 - WR Emanuel Smith (Jacksonville/#196) and DE Robaire Smith (Tennessee/#197)
2004: Round 7 - CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206)
2006: Round 1 - G Davin Joseph (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB Johnathan Joseph (Cincinatti/#24)
2006: Round 4 - LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)
2008: Round 1 - T Jake Long (Miami/#1) and DE Chris Long (St. Louis/#2)
DRAFT TIMES
NOTE: The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.
Longest first round since 1967: 2007 (6 hours, 8 minutes)
Shortest first round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)
Longest seven-round draft: 2007 (18 hours, 5 minutes)
Shortest seven-round draft: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes)
Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)
CONFERENCES
Number of players drafted by conference since 1990:
1. SEC 733
2. BIG TEN 638
3. PAC-10 637
4. ACC 523
5. BIG EAST 393
6. BIG XII 381 (1997 draft was first in Big XII history)
7. WAC 206
8. BIG-8 185 (Merged with SWC in 1996 to form Big XII)
9. SWC 160 (Merged with Big 8 in 1996 to form Big XII)
10. C-USA 139 (1997 draft was first in history)
Others:
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INDEPENDENT - 386 |
BIG SKY - 47 |
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MAC - 119 |
OHIO VALLEY - 41 |
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MOUNTAIN WEST - 103 (2000 draft was first in history) |
GATEWAY - 39 |
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SWAC - 86 |
SOUTHERN - 31 |
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SOUTHLAND - 67 |
YANKEE - 15 |
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MEAC - 53 |
COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND
Number of times in past 10 years college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 16
2000: Florida State - Peter Warrick/Cincinnati; Corey Simon/Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.
2001: Miami (4) - Dan Morgan/Carolina; Damione Lewis/St. Louis; Santana Moss/ N.Y. Jets; Reggie Wayne/Indianapolis.
Michigan - David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; Jeff Backus/Detroit.
2002: Miami (5) - Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Phillip Buchanon/Oakland; Ed Reed/Baltimore; Mike Rumph/San Francisco.
Tennessee - John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte' Stallworth/New Orleans; Albert Haynesworth/Tennessee.
2003: Miami (4) - Andre Johnson/Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.
Penn State (4) - Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; Bryant Johnson/Arizona; Larry Johnson/Kansas City.
2004: Miami (6) - Sean Taylor/Washington; Kellen Winslow/Cleveland; Jonathan Vilma/N.Y.
Jets; D.J. Williams/Denver; Vernon Carey/Miami; Vince Wilfork/New England.
Ohio State - Will Smith/Saints, Chris Gamble/Panthers, Mike Jenkins/Falcons.
2005: Auburn (4) - Ronnie Brown/Miami; Jason Campbell/Washington; Carlos Rogers/Washington; Carnell Williams/Tampa Bay.
2006: Ohio State (5) - A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; Donte Whitner/Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; Santonio Holmes/Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold/N.Y. Jets.
Florida State (4) - Ernie Sims/Detroit; Kamerion Wimbley/Cleveland; Brodrick Bunkley/Philadelphia; Antonio Cromartie/San Diego.
North Carolina State - Mario Williams/Houston; Manny Lawson/San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.
2007: Louisiana State (4) - JaMarcus Russell/Oakland; LaRon Landry/Washington; Dwayne Bowe/Kansas City; Craig Davis/San Diego.
Miami - Brandon Meriweather/New England; Jon Beason/Carolina; Greg Olsen/Chicago.
2008: Southern California (4) - Sedrick Ellis/New Orleans; Keith Rivers/Cincinnati; Sam Baker/Atlanta; Lawrence Jackson/Seattle.
2009: Southern California (3) - Mark Sanchez/N.Y. Jets; Brian Cushing/Houston; Clay Matthews/Green Bay
CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA
Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10: 9
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1942 |
Pete Kmetovic |
Stanford |
Philadelphia (#3) |
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Bob Robertson |
USC |
Brooklyn (#7) |
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Frankie Albert |
Stanford |
Chicago Bears (#10) |
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1947 |
Cal Rossi |
UCLA |
Washington (#4) |
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Ernie Case |
UCLA |
Green Bay (#6) |
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Herman Wedemeyer |
St. Mary's (CA) |
Los Angeles (#9) |
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1953 |
Johnny Olszewski |
California |
Chicago Cardinals (#4) |
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Billy Anderson |
Compton J.C. |
Chicago Bears (#6) |
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Al Carmichael |
USC |
Green Bay (#7) |
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Donn Moomaw |
UCLA |
Los Angeles (#9) |
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1968 |
Ron Yary |
USC |
Minnesota (#1) |
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Haven Moses |
San Diego State |
Buffalo (#9) |
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Mike Taylor |
USC |
Pittsburgh (#10) |
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1972 |
Sherman White |
California |
Cincinnati (#2) |
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Gregory Sampson |
Stanford |
Houston (#6) |
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Willie Buchanon |
San Diego State |
Green Bay (#7) |
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Jeff Siemon |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#10) |
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1977 |
Ricky Bell |
USC |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
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Marvin Powell |
USC |
N.Y. Jets (#4) |
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Gary Jeter |
USC |
N.Y. Giants (#5) |
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1981 |
Freeman McNeil |
UCLA |
N.Y. Jets (#3) |
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Kenny Easley |
UCLA |
Seattle (#4) |
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Rich Campbell |
California |
Green Bay (#6) |
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Ronnie Lott |
USC |
San Francisco (#8) |
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1982 |
Chip Banks |
USC |
Cleveland (#3) |
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Darrin Nelson |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#7) |
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Marcus Allen |
USC |
Oakland (#10) |
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1994 |
Marshall Faulk |
San Diego State |
Indianapolis (#2) |
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Willie McGinest |
USC |
New England (#4) |
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Trent Dilfer |
Fresno State |
Tampa Bay (#6) |
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Jamir Miller |
UCLA |
Arizona (#10) |
Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected
in top 10: 4
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1987 |
Vinny Testaverde |
Miami |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
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Alonzo Highsmith |
Miami |
Houston (#3) |
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Jerome Brown |
Miami |
Philadelphia (#9) |
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1997 |
Peter Boulware |
Florida State |
Baltimore (#4) |
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Walter Jones |
Florida State |
Seattle (#6) |
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Ike Hilliard |
Florida |
N.Y. Giants (#7) |
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1998 |
Andre Wadsworth |
Florida State |
Arizona (#3) |
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Fred Taylor |
Florida |
Jacksonville (#9) |
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Duane Starks |
Miami |
Baltimore (#10) |
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2000 |
Peter Warrick |
Florida State |
Cincinnati (#4) |
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Corey Simon |
Florida State |
Philadelphia (#6) |
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Travis Taylor |
Florida |
Baltimore (#10) |
FIRST ROUND BY POSITION
Most first-round selections by position (one year):
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Quarterback (6-1983): |
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John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O'Brien/NY Jets, Dan Marino/Miami |
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Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941): |
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(Last time) 1941 - Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, John Kimbrough/Chicago Cardinals, Norm Standlee/Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, George Franck/New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington |
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Wide Receiver (7-2004): |
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Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco. |
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Tight End (3-1970, 2002): |
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(Last time) 2002 - Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle |
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Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009): |
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(Last time) 2009 - Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo |
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Guard (4-1982): |
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Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami |
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Tackle (8-2008): |
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Jake Long/Miami, Ryan Clady/Denver, Chris Williams/Chicago, Branden Albert/Kansas City, Gosder Cherilus/Detroit, Jeff Otah/Carolina, Sam Baker/Atlanta, Duane Brown/Houston |
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Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006): |
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(Last time) 2006 - Michael Huff/Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, Tye Hill/St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, Kelly Jennings/Seattle |
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Linebacker (7-1990): |
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Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/GB |
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Defensive End (6-1992): |
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Steve Emtman/Indianapolis, Sean Gilbert/LA Rams, Chester McGlockton/LA Raiders, Alonzo Spellman/Chicago, Chris Mims/San Diego, Robert Porcher/Detroit |
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Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003): |
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(Last time) 2003 - Dewayne Robertson/N.Y. Jets, Johnathan Sullivan/New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, Ty Warren/New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants. |
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Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988): |
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(Last time) 1988 -Ted Gregory/Denver |
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Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000): |
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(Last time) 2000 - K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland |
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MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970
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Year |
College |
Players |
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1970 |
Grambling, Southern California |
9 |
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1971 |
Ohio State |
13 |
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1972 |
Michigan |
10 |
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1973 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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1974 |
UCLA |
12 |
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1975 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1976 |
Nebraska, Ohio State |
11 |
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1977 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1978 |
Florida |
10 |
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1979 |
Notre Dame, Oklahoma |
10 |
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1980 |
Nebraska, Southern California |
10 |
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1981 |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
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1982 |
Texas |
12 |
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1983 |
Southern California |
11 |
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1984 |
Texas |
17 |
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1985 |
Wisconsin |
11 |
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1986 |
Illinois, Southern California |
9 |
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1987 |
Penn State |
13 |
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1988 |
Oklahoma |
13 |
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1989 |
Auburn |
10 |
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1990 |
Southern California |
10 |
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1991 |
Miami |
11 |
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1992 |
Washington |
11 |
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1993 |
Notre Dame, Miami |
9 |
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1994 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
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1995 |
Colorado, Florida State |
10 |
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1996 |
Penn State |
10 |
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1997 |
Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska |
8 |
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1998 |
Washington |
10 |
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1999 |
Florida, Ohio State |
8 |
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2000 |
Tennessee |
9 |
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2001 |
Florida State |
9 |
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2002 |
Miami |
11 |
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2003 |
Florida, Miami, Tennessee |
8 |
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2004 |
Ohio State |
14 |
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2005 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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2006 |
Southern California |
11 |
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2007 |
Florida |
9 |
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2008 |
Southern California |
10 |
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2009 |
Southern California |
11 |
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UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT
NOTE: In the past 20 years (since 1990), 11 of the No. 1 overall picks have been juniors (Jeff George - 1990, Steve Emtman - 1992, Drew Bledsoe - 1993, Dan Wilkinson - 1994, Ki-Jana Carter - 1995, Orlando Pace - 1997, Tim Couch - 1999, Michael Vick - 2001, Mario Williams - 2006, JaMarcus Russell - 2007, Matthew Stafford - 2009).
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Year |
Entered |
Drafted |
Top-10 Picks |
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2009 |
46 |
41 |
5 |
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2008 |
53 |
39 |
4 |
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2007 |
40 |
29 |
5 |
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2006 |
52 |
33 |
6 |
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2005 |
51 |
37 |
4 |
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2004 |
43 |
35 |
5 |
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2003 |
47 |
32 |
5 |
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2002 |
38 |
26 |
2 |
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2001 |
35 |
27 |
5 |
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2000 |
26 |
20 |
4 |
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1999 |
31 |
22 |
5 |
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1998 |
32 |
19 |
3 |
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1997 |
34 |
25 |
6 |
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1996 |
24 |
16 |
4 |
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1995 |
33 |
22 |
2 |
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1994 |
31 |
25 |
6 |
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1993 |
34 |
24 |
5 |
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1992 |
30 |
21 |
5 |
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1991 |
23 |
19 |
1 |
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1990 |
28 |
18 |
5 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS
(Since first common draft in 1967)
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College |
Total |
College |
Total |
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USC |
63 |
Oklahoma |
28 |
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Miami (Fla.) |
56 |
Nebraska |
27 |
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Ohio State |
53 |
Alabama |
27 |
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Florida |
37 |
Arizona State |
22 |
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Tennessee |
36 |
Georgia |
22 |
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Notre Dame |
35 |
Michigan State |
22 |
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Florida St. |
34 |
UCLA |
22 |
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Michigan |
32 |
Texas A&M |
21 |
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Penn State |
31 |
Pittsburgh |
21 |
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Texas |
31 |
Colorado |
20 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
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1967-Michigan State/4 |
1989-Florida/3 |
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1968-Southern California/5 |
1990-Multiple with 2 |
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1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2 |
1991-Tennessee/3 |
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1970-Oklahoma/3 |
1992-Multiple with 2 |
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1971-Ohio State/4 |
1993-Notre Dame/4 |
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1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3 |
1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3 |
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1973-Purdue, Southern California/3 |
1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3 |
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1974-Ohio State/3 |
1996-Ohio State/3 |
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1975-Ohio State/3 |
1997-Florida State/4 |
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1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3 |
1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3 |
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1977-Southern California/3 |
1999-Ohio State/3 |
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1978-Notre Dame/3 |
2000-Florida State/3 |
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1979-Multiple with 2 |
2001-Miami/4 |
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1980-Southern California, Texas/3 |
2002-Miami/5 |
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1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3 |
2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4 |
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1982-Southern California/3 |
2004-Miami/6 |
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1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3 |
2005-Auburn/4 |
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1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2 |
2006-Ohio State/5 |
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1985-Wisconsin/3 |
2007-Lousiana State/4 |
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1986-Iowa/3 |
2008- Southern California/4 |
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1987-Miami/3 |
2009- Southern California/3 |
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1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2 |