2012 NFL DRAFT NOTES
-- 77TH NFL DRAFT --
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY
APRIL 26-28, 2012
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DATE
START
ROUNDS
SELECTION TIME
Thursday, April 26
8:00 PM ET
Round 1
10 Minutes
Friday, April 27
7:00 PM ET
Round 2
7 Minutes
Round 3
5 Minutes
Saturday, April 28
12:00 PM ET
Rounds 4-7
5 Minutes
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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND:Twenty-six prospects will be in attendance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for Round 1 of the 2012 NFL Draft – the most in history. This year's total eclipses last year's record of 25 players.
A record five players from BCS National Champion Alabama will be on hand: S MARK BARRON, LB DONT'A HIGHTOWER, CB DRE KIRKPATRICK, RB TRENT RICHARDSONand LB COURTNEY UPSHAW. Louisiana State will have three players in attendance, while Baylor, South Carolina, Southern California and Stanford will each have two players in New York.
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ROLL TIDE: If all five Alabama players are taken in Round 1, the Crimson Tide would tie for the second-most first round selections from one school in a single year since the advent of the common draft in 1967. The University of Miami had six first-round selections in 2004.
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS IN A SINGLE YEAR
(Since first common draft in 1967)
YEAR
SCHOOL
FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS
2004
Miami
6
1968
Southern California
5
2002
Miami
5
2006
Ohio State
5
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IT'S A QB LEAGUE: Stanford QB ANDREW LUCK and Baylor QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III each hopes to hear his name called first overall Thursday night. Should this occur, 2012 would mark the fourth consecutive year a quarterback is selected first overall – the second-longest streak in NFL Draft history. A quarterback was taken off the board first in each year from 2001-2005.
Thursday would mark the 31st time in NFL Draft history a quarterback is selected first overall – the most of any position – and the 10th time in the last 12 years.
FIRST OVERALL SELECTIONS
(2001-2011)
YEAR
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAM
2001
Michael Vick
QB
Atlanta
2002
David Carr
QB
Houston
2003
Carson Palmer
QB
Cincinnati
2004
Eli Manning
QB
San Diego
2005
Alex Smith
QB
San Francisco
2006
Mario Williams
DE
Houston
2007
JaMarcus Russell
QB
Oakland
2008
Jake Long
T
Miami
2009
Matthew Stafford
QB
Detroit
2010
Sam Bradford
QB
St. Louis
2011
Cam Newton
QB
Carolina
2012
???
???
Indianapolis **
If Luck and Griffin are selected with the first two picks, they would become the fifth pair of quarterbacks to be selected No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the same year since the common draft was instituted in 1967.
QUARTERBACKS SELECTED NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO OVERALL
IN THE SAME YEAR
(Since 1967)
YEAR
NUMBER ONE SELECTION
NUMBER TWO SELECTION
1971
Jim Plunkett – New England
Archie Manning – New Orleans
1993
Drew Bledsoe – New England
Rick Mirer – Seattle
1998
Peyton Manning – Indianapolis
Ryan Leaf – San Diego
1999
Tim Couch – Cleveland
Donovan McNabb – Philadelphia
If four quarterbacks are chosen among the first 32 picks, 2012 will tie for the third-most quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1970 (1987, 2003, 2004, 2011).
MOST QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (SINCE 1970)
YEAR
NUMBER OF QBs
PLAYER
SELECTION (TEAM)
COLLEGE
1983
6
John Elway
1 (Indianapolis)
Stanford
Todd Blackledge
7 (Kansas City)
Penn State
Jim Kelly
14 (Buffalo)
Miami
Tony Eason
15 (New England)
Illinois
Ken O'Brien
24 (New York Jets)
Cal-Davis
Dan Marino
27 (Miami)
Pittsburgh
1999
5
Tim Couch
1 (Cleveland)
Kentucky
Donovan McNabb
2 (Philadelphia)
Syracuse
Akili Smith
3 (Cincinnati)
Oregon
Daunte Culpepper
11 (Minnesota)
Central Florida
Cade McNown
12 (Chicago)
UCLA
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LUCK OF THE DRAW: Stanford QB ANDREW LUCK, the Walter Camp Football Foundation's Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award winner as the nation's top player, hopes to add his name to another prestigious list on Draft night. If the Indianapolis Colts select Luck, he would become the fourth Stanford quarterback to be taken first overall in NFL Draft history.
STANFORD QUARTERBACKS SELECTED FIRST OVERALL
(All-Time)
YEAR
PLAYER
TEAM
1954
Bobby Garrett
Cleveland
1971
Jim Plunkett
New England
1983
John Elway
Baltimore
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BAYLOR DUO:Heisman Trophy winner and consensus first-team All American QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III should have his name called early on Thursday night. Griffin would become the first Baylor quarterback selected in the first round since 1967.
Griffin's college teammate WR KENDALL WRIGHT also hopes to have his name called in Round 1. If both players are selected in the first round, it would mark the second consecutive year Baylor would have two players selected on opening night. In 2011, PHIL TAYLOR (No. 21 overall, Cleveland) and DANNY WATKINS(No. 23, Philadelphia) became the first pair of Baylor players to be selected in Round 1 of an NFL Draft.
Baylor has had eight first-round picks since the inception of the common draft in 1967.
BAYLOR PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(Since 1967)
YEAR
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAM
OVERALL SELECTION
1977
Gary Green
DB
Kansas City
10
1979
Greg Hawthorne
RB
Pittsburgh
28
1982
Walter Abercrombie
RB
Pittsburgh
12
1990
James Francis
LB
Cincinnati
12
1996
Daryl Gardener
DT
Miami
20
2009
Jason Smith
T
St. Louis
2
2011
Phil Taylor
DT
Cleveland
21
2011
Danny Watkins
G
Philadelphia
23
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TANNEHILL TWO-STEP: Three-time first-team Academic All-Big XII QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 327 passes in 2011, a Texas A&M single-season record, while his 29 touchdown passes in 2011 place second in team annals. Tannehill can become the first Texas A&M quarterback to be selected in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967.
It would be the second consecutive season the Aggie's had a first-round selection. In 2011, the Denver Broncos selected LB VON MILLER with the second overall pick.
Below are the Texas A&M quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft since 1967:
TEXAS A&M QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE NFL DRAFT
(Since 1967)
YEAR
PLAYER
TEAM
ROUND
1969
Edd Hargett
New Orleans Saints
16
1983
Gary Kubiak
Denver Broncos
8
1992
Bucky Richardson
Houston Oilers
8
2009
Stephen McGee
Dallas Cowboys
4
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EYE OF THE TIGER:In three of the past four NFL Drafts, Louisiana State has had one player drafted in the top five. This includes last year's fifth pick, Arizona Cardinals CB PATRICK PETERSON, the highest-drafted defensive back in school history.
After a standout collegiate career, CB MORRIS CLAIBORNE, the 2011 recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, hopes to add his name to the list Thursday night. Fellow Tigers DT MICHAEL BROCKERS and WR RUEBEN RANDLE could also be selected in Round 1.
LOUISIANA STATE PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE TOP FIVE SINCE 2008
YEAR
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAM
OVERALL SELECTION
2008
Glenn Dorsey
DT
Kansas City Chiefs
5
2009
Tyson Jackson
DE
Kansas City Chiefs
3
2011
Patrick Peterson
CB
Arizona Cardinals
5
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WAKE UP THE ECHOES: WR MICHAEL FLOYDleft his mark at Notre Dame, establishing school records in receptions (271), receiving yards (3,686) and touchdown catches (37). Floyd looks to become just the third Notre Dame wide receiver to be selected in the first round since 1967. The most recent Fighting Irish receiver selected in Round 1 was Heisman Trophy winner TIM BROWN, who was chosen sixth overall by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988.
NOTRE DAME WIDE RECEIVERS SELECTED IN ROUND 1
(Since 1967)
YEAR
PLAYER
TEAM
OVERALL SELECTION
1969
Jim Seymour
Los Angeles Rams
10
1988
Tim Brown
Los Angeles Raiders
6
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PARTY OF TWO:South Carolina has had only nine first-round draft picks all-time, but may have two in 2012. DE MELVIN INGRAM and CB STEPHON GILMORE could hear their names called in the first round. The only year in which the school had multiple players selected was 1981.
Below are the South Carolina players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:
SOUTH CAROLINA PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(All-Time)
YEAR
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAM
OVERALL SELECTION
1979
Rick Sanford
DB
New England
25
1981
George Rogers
RB
New Orleans
1
1981
Willie Scott
TE
Kansas City
14
1988
Sterling Sharpe
WR
Green Bay
7
1993
Ernest Dye
T
Phoenix
18
2000
John Abraham
DE
N.Y. Jets
13
2004
Dunta Robinson
DB
Houston
10
2005
Troy Williamson
WR
Minnesota
7
2006
Johnathan Joseph
CB
Cincinnati
24
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GOING GLOBAL:Three players who first played football beyond the borders of the United States could be selected in the 2012 NFL Draft this week.
German defensive end MARKUS KUHN would become only the third European-trained player picked by a NFL team, following in the footsteps of fellow German Sebastian Vollmer (New England, 2009, R2, 58th overall) and Romeo Bandison (Washington, 1994, R3, 75th overall) from the Netherlands. Vollmer first played football with the Dusseldorf Panthers (Germany) and Bandison with the Amsterdam Crusaders (Netherlands).
Kuhn took his first steps onto the gridiron in his native Germany with the Weinheim Longhorns. He finished the 2011 NCAA college football season as a starter at North Carolina State with 45 tackles, including 9.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks.
The past 30 NFL Drafts have featured 18 Canadians selected by NFL teams and two more stars from north of the border could join that list.
Baylor University offensive lineman PHILIP BLAKE, who was raised in Toronto, did not play the sport until his senior year at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School. He played at Champlain Regional College and Tyler Junior College and for the Bears became a three-year starter on the offensive line.
Boise State defensive end TYRONE CRAWFORD hails from Windsor, ON, and appeared in 13 games in 2011. Crawford registered 32 tackles on the season (13 solo), including 13.5 tackles-for-loss – tied for most on the team – and 7 sacks, the second-most on the Broncos.
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FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970
Draft
First-Round Trades
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Draft
First-Round Trades
1970
3
1991
8
1971
4
1992
9
1972
6
1993
11
1973
9
1994
11
1974
9
1995
15
1975
8
1996
11
1976
7
1997
13
1977
10
1998
8
1978
8
1999
11
1979
7
2000
12
1980
10
2001
14
1981
6
2002
11
1982
9
2003
9
1983
8
2004
9
1984
9
2005
5
1985
10
2006
4
1986
10
2007
7
1987
8
2008
9
1988
7
2009
7
1989
11
2010
7
1990
8
2011
4
(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)
CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE
1937
Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8)
1943
Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8)
1946
Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5)
1948
Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5)
1949
Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10)
Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4)
1959
Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8)
1967
Michigan State – DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2)
1977
Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5)
1978
Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8)
1981
UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4)
1984
Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2)
1990
Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6)
1991
Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4)
Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8)
1992
Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9)
1993
Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6)
1996
Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3)
2000
Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2)
2002
Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5)
2004
Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6)
2010
Oklahoma – DT Gerald McCoy (3) and T Trent Williams (4)
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED
IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990
YEAR
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK
FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK
1990
11
14
Jeff George-QB (1)
Cortez Kennedy-DT (3)
1991
13
14
Charles McRae-T (7)
Russell Maryland-DT (1)
1992
13
15
Desmond Howard-WR (4)
Steve Emtman-DE (1)
1993
15
14
Drew Bledsoe-QB (1)
Marvin Jones-LB (4)
1994
13
16
Marshall Faulk-RB (2)
Dan Wilkinson-DT (1)
1995
18
14
Ki-Jana Carter-RB (1)
Kevin Carter-DE (6)
1996
17
13
Keyshawn Johnson-WR (1)
Kevin Hardy-LB (2)
1997
14
16
Orlando Pace-T (1)
Darrell Russell-DE (2)
1998
14
16
Peyton Manning-QB (1)
Andre Wadsworth-DE (3)
1999
16
15
Tim Couch-QB (1)
Champ Bailey-CB (7)
2000
17
14
Chris Samuel-T (3)
Courtney Brown-DE (1)
2001
15
16
Michael Vick-QB (1)
Gerard Warren-DT (3)
2002
16
16
David Carr-QB (1)
Julius Peppers-DE (2)
2003
14
18
Carson Palmer-QB (1)
Dewayne Robertson-DT (4)
2004
19
13
Eli Manning-QB (1)
Sean Taylor-S (5)
2005
16
16
Alex Smith-QB (1)
Adam Jones-CB (6)
2006
19
13
Reggie Bush-RB (2)
Mario Williams-DE (1)
2007
15
17
JaMarcus Russell-QB (1)
Gaines Adams-DE (4)
2008
16
15
Jake Long-T (1)
Chris Long-DE (2)
2009
19
13
Matthew Stafford-QB (1)
Tyson Jackson-DE (3)
2010
14
18
Sam Bradford-QB (1)
Ndamukong Suh-DT (2)
2011
16
16
Cam Newton-QB (1)
Von Miller-LB (2)
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"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:
Auburn (5)
2011: Cam Newton, QB (Carolina); 1988: Aundray Bruce, LB (Atlanta); 1986: Bo Jackson, RB (Tampa Bay); 1965: Tucker Frederickson, RB (N.Y. Giants); 1961: Ken Rice, G (Buffalo)
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)
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
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).
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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.
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Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 4
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 2000:
SEC
486
Mid-American
67
Big Ten
414
Sun Belt
33
PAC-12
363
Big Sky
29
Big XII
346
Atlantic 10
26
Big East
302
Southland Conference
24
ACC
301
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
23
Mountain West
144
Southern Conference
22
Conference USA
110
Gateway Football Conference
21
Western Athletic Conference
107
Southwestern Athletic Conference
20
Independent
95
Ohio Valley Conference
14
COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND
Number of times since 2000 college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round:20
2000: Florida State (3) – 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 (3) – 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 (3) – 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 (3) – Will Smith/New Orleans, Chris Gamble/Carolina, Mike Jenkins/Atlanta.
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 (3) – 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 (3) – 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;
2010: Oklahoma (4) – Sam Bradford/St. Louis; Gerald McCoy/Tampa Bay; Trent Williams/Washington; Jermaine Gresham/Cincinnati
Florida (3) – Joe Haden/Cleveland; Maurkice Pouncey/Pittsburgh; Tim Tebow/Denver
2011: Alabama (4) – Marcell Dareus/Buffalo; Julio Jones/Atlanta; James Carpenter/Seattle; Mark Ingram/New Orleans
CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA
Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10: 9
1942
Pete Kmetovic
Stanford
Philadelphia (#3)
Bob Robertson
USC
Brooklyn (#7)
Frankie Albert
Stanford
Chicago Bears (#10)
1947
Cal Rossi
UCLA
Washington (#4)
Ernie Case
UCLA
Green Bay (#6)
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's (CA)
Los Angeles (#9)
1953
Johnny Olszewski
California
Chicago Cardinals (#4)
Billy Anderson
Compton J.C.
Chicago Bears (#6)
Al Carmichael
USC
Green Bay (#7)
Donn Moomaw
UCLA
Los Angeles (#9)
1968
Ron Yary
USC
Minnesota (#1)
Haven Moses
San Diego State
Buffalo (#9)
Mike Taylor
USC
Pittsburgh (#10)
1972
Sherman White
California
Cincinnati (#2)
Gregory Sampson
Stanford
Houston (#6)
Willie Buchanon
San Diego State
Green Bay (#7)
Jeff Siemon
Stanford
Minnesota (#10)
1977
Ricky Bell
USC
Tampa Bay (#1)
Marvin Powell
USC
N.Y. Jets (#4)
Gary Jeter
USC
N.Y. Giants (#5)
1981
Freeman McNeil
UCLA
N.Y. Jets (#3)
Kenny Easley
UCLA
Seattle (#4)
Rich Campbell
California
Green Bay (#6)
Ronnie Lott
USC
San Francisco (#8)
1982
Chip Banks
USC
Cleveland (#3)
Darrin Nelson
Stanford
Minnesota (#7)
Marcus Allen
USC
Oakland (#10)
1994
Marshall Faulk
San Diego State
Indianapolis (#2)
Willie McGinest
USC
New England (#4)
Trent Dilfer
Fresno State
Tampa Bay (#6)
Jamir Miller
UCLA
Arizona (#10)
Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected
in top 10: 4
1987
Vinny Testaverde
Miami
Tampa Bay (#1)
Alonzo Highsmith
Miami
Houston (#3)
Jerome Brown
Miami
Philadelphia (#9)
1997
Peter Boulware
Florida State
Baltimore (#4)
Walter Jones
Florida State
Seattle (#6)
Ike Hilliard
Florida
N.Y. Giants (#7)
1998
Andre Wadsworth
Florida State
Arizona (#3)
Fred Taylor
Florida
Jacksonville (#9)
Duane Starks
Miami
Baltimore (#10)
2000
Peter Warrick
Florida State
Cincinnati (#4)
Corey Simon
Florida State
Philadelphia (#6)
Travis Taylor
Florida
Baltimore (#10)
FIRST ROUND BY POSITION
Most first-round selections by position (one year):
Quarterback (6-1983):
John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O'Brien/N.Y. Jets, Dan Marino/Miami
Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941):
(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
Wide Receiver (7-2004):
Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco.
Tight End (3-1970, 2002):
(Last time) 2002 – Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle
Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009):
(Last time) 2009 – Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo
Guard (4-1982):
Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami
Tackle (8-2008):
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
Defensive Back (7-1998, 2006):
(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
Linebacker (7-1990):
Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/Green Bay
Defensive End (6-1992, 2011):
(Last time) 2011 – J.J. Watt/Houston, Robert Quinn/St. Louis, Corey Liuget/San Diego, Adrian Clayborn/Tampa Bay, Cameron Jordan/New Orleans, Cameron Heyward/Pittsburgh.
Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003):
(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.
Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988):
(Last time) 1988 –Ted Gregory/Denver
Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000):
(Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland
MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970
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Year
College
Players
1970
Grambling, Southern California
9
1971
Ohio State
13
1972
Michigan
10
1973
Oklahoma
11
1974
UCLA
12
1975
Southern California
14
1976
Nebraska, Ohio State
11
1977
Southern California
14
1978
Florida
10
1979
Notre Dame, Oklahoma
10
1980
Nebraska, Southern California
10
1981
Pittsburgh
12
1982
Texas
12
1983
Southern California
11
1984
Texas
17
1985
Wisconsin
11
1986
Illinois, Southern California
9
1987
Penn State
13
1988
Oklahoma
13
1989
Auburn
10
1990
Southern California
10
1991
Miami
11
1992
Washington
11
1993
Notre Dame, Miami
9
1994
Notre Dame
10
1995
Colorado, Florida State
10
1996
Penn State
10
1997
Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska
8
1998
Washington
10
1999
Florida, Ohio State
8
2000
Tennessee
9
2001
Florida State
9
2002
Miami
11
2003
Florida, Miami, Tennessee
8
2004
Ohio State
14
2005
Oklahoma
11
2006
Southern California
11
2007
Florida
9
2008
Southern California
10
2009
Southern California
11
2010
Florida
9
2011
North Carolina, Southern California
9
UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT
NOTE: Since 1990, 13 of the No. 1 overall picks have been underclassmen (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, Sam Bradford – 2010, Cam Newton – 2011).
Year
Entered
Drafted
Top-10 Picks
2011
56
43
8
2010
53
46
5
2009
46
41
5
2008
53
39
4
2007
40
29
5
2006
52
33
6
2005
51
37
4
2004
43
35
5
2003
47
32
5
2002
38
26
2
2001
35
27
5
2000
26
20
4
1999
31
22
5
1998
32
19
3
1997
34
25
6
1996
24
16
4
1995
33
22
2
1994
31
25
6
1993
34
24
5
1992
30
21
5
1991
23
19
1
1990
28
18
5
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS
(Since first common draft in 1967)
College
Total
College
Total
USC
64
Oklahoma
31
Miami
56
Texas
31
Ohio State
54
Nebraska
28
Florida
41
California
23
Tennessee
37
Arizona State
22
Florida St.
36
Colorado
22
Notre Dame
35
Michigan State
22
Michigan
33
Pittsburgh
22
Penn State
33
Texas A&M
22
Alabama
32
UCLA
22
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
1967-Michigan State/4
1990-Multiple with 2
1968-Southern California/5
1991-Tennessee/3
1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2
1992-Multiple with 2
1970-Oklahoma/3
1993-Notre Dame/4
1971-Ohio State/4
1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3
1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3
1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3
1973-Purdue, Southern California/3
1996-Ohio State/3
1974-Ohio State/3
1997-Florida State/4
1975-Ohio State/3
1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3
1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3
1999-Ohio State/3
1977-Southern California/3
2000-Florida State/3
1978-Notre Dame/3
2001-Miami/4
1979-Multiple with 2
2002-Miami/5
1980-Southern California, Texas/3
2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4
1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3
2004-Miami/6
1982-Southern California/3
2005-Auburn/4
1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3
2006-Ohio State/5
1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2
2007-Lousiana State/4
1985-Wisconsin/3
2008- Southern California/4
1986-Iowa/3
2009- Southern California/3
1987-Miami/3
2010-Oklahoma/4
1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2
2011-Alabama/4
1989-Florida/3