It's college football Saturday, so it's the perfect time for this Official NFL Release:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADS ALL COLLEGES WITH 44 NFL PLAYERS
TROJANS LEAD THE WAY: Southern California has the most players on NFL Kickoff 2012 rosters with 44, the NFL announced today. Last year, USC ranked second with 41 players on Kickoff Weekend rosters.
A total of 230 colleges were represented on Kickoff 2012 Weekend rosters.
Make the jump for the actual breakdown and to see how your favorite school (LSU!! LSU!! LSU!!) or athletic conference (SEC!! SEC!! SEC!!) showed up...
The colleges with the most players in the NFL:
|
COLLEGE |
PLAYERS |
|
COLLEGE |
PLAYERS |
|
Southern California |
44 |
Florida |
30 |
|
|
Miami |
37 |
Alabama |
26 |
|
|
Louisiana State |
36 |
California |
25 |
|
|
Georgia |
35 |
Iowa |
25 |
|
|
Ohio State |
35 |
Michigan |
25 |
|
|
Texas |
35 |
|
A breakdown by position of colleges with the most players in the NFL:
|
POS. |
SCHOOL |
PLAYERS |
|
POS. |
SCHOOL |
PLAYERS |
|
C |
Michigan, Ohio State,Texas A&M |
3 |
DT |
Louisiana State, Southern California |
5 |
|
|
G |
Illinois, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin |
4 |
DE |
Georgia |
6 |
|
|
T |
Southern California |
5 |
LB |
Penn State, Southern California |
8 |
|
|
TE |
Iowa, Southern California, Stanford |
5 |
DB |
Texas |
10 |
|
|
QB |
Southern California |
4 |
P |
Tennessee |
2 |
|
|
RB |
Pittsburgh |
5 |
K |
Texas, Washington State |
2 |
|
|
WR |
Miami, Ohio State |
7 |
|
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Now, feel free to brag, talk smack, or make astute observations/extrapolations in the comment section...