Colleges with most current players & starters on 2021 NFL rosters

Sh, hide this from the 3 star mafia

Someone on TV brought this up the other day and it was pretty eye opening - Texas has only had 3 offensive lineman drafted since 07. To put that into perspective, Michigan has had 13 (7 since Harbaugh’s arrival.)

I imagine Michigan would have a similarly  low level at some offensive skill positions, but that stat really blew my mind considering the type of recruiting ground Texas sits on.

The top 5 are almost exactly what the recruiting rankings say they should be. If anything the Big Ten teams Iowa PSu and UM seem to be outperforming their recruiting. Well Iowa at least.

I was somewhat expecting to see Wisconsin down near the end. I guess if we were just counting linemen they'd be higher. 

Iowa has and always will produce alot of big NFL body types.

We definitely have talented guys coming through the program, stars be damned. That said, though, we feel spiritually more like Iowa or Texas lately than the top 5 teams here, and it’s because we, like Iowa or Texas, haven’t  maximized those guys potential while in college for various reasons and haven’t put enough of them together at a time to build a playoff team. 

if there’s a hope left for the Harbaugh years,  it’s that we finally have the recruiters and coaches who can both bring those guys in at an even higher level and get absolute the most out of them on the field. Early returns are good on the current staff but there’s a lot of football left to play. 

Credit to Harbaugh for restoring Michigan as an NFL pipeline. We all want more success on the field but that absolutely had to be done. 

Would easily be 4th if not for the RichRod/Hoke eras. 

Yes, Iowa really stands out in that list. They're never anywhere near #6 in the recruiting rankings, so they're doing a good job identifying and developing talent.

Without any research on my part. I would have thought Wisconsin would have more than Iowa… and Iowa not be that high on this list. Cool stat though.

I'm sure the BPONE crowd will use this data as evidence that the team has underperformed relative to the talent of its players.

While this is true to some degree, the problem has been the lack of playmakers at key offensive positions.

I'd guess that the 34 players are heavily weighted to OL and defense.

Obligatory post about super bowl rings: (read Tom Brady)

How many NFL championships do Michigan wolverines have? Versus everybody else? 

34 is an impressive number, considering how few QB’s, RB’s and WR’s are on rosters. 

Interesting that not only does Alabama have the most, but that the overwhelming number of them are starters.  LSU has a high percentage of its guys starters also.

Without looking, I’m guessing Iowa’s NFL players are heavily weighted toward linemen (both O and D) and TEs.  Haven’t they had something like 5 TEs drafted in a row?  

How many from Iowa are o-lineman, TE, and FB?  Impressive for them nonetheless based on recruiting rankings...very good talent identification and development.

Michigan’s higher on the list than I expected but, thinking about it, being in a tie for 5th makes sense.

With all the anguish of being a Michigan fan, the football program doesn’t feel “successful” because of expectations and comparisons. And tough losses. Since graduating, I’ve sat through a Rose Bowl loss and the Horror, where it felt as if every other program was flying into a bright sky, and Michigan was stuck in mire.

However, Michigan has continued to do well at recruiting, at winning, and at developing players. Not enough to brag about, like teams we envy / bitch about. But well enough to find pride.

Hmm. Iowa is impressive. Does not really surprise me. Ferentz runs way under the radar as a top coach. He  teaches his players to play very smart, fundamentally sound football.

Iowa's recruiting rankings for the last ten years according to 247:

2012: 40

2013: 56

2014: 58

2015: 59

2016: 47

2017: 41

2018: 39

2019: 41

2020: 35

2021: 24

FIRE BAKICH!

Iowa is winning at over a 70% clip over the last six years and the players they tend to produce (offensive and defensive linemen) have the longest NFL lifespans on average. Not totally surprising.

All we do is send players to Sunday.

Ferentz is underrated by way to many people.

That list shows that talent matters. This could easily be a top recruiting rankings list. Not only that but off hand I believe 7 of these 13 teams have been to the championship game since the start of the 4 team playoff. Other than Michigan, PSU and Iowa I think every team on this list has been in a National Championship in the past 20 years, go back 25 and Michigan can be included. 

Thanks to Tom Brady for keeping our numbers up

Does the Michigan contingent include Jarrod Wilson who was added to the New York Jets active roster the day before that report was published?

Also, Ben Bredeson might get the start st left guard tonight for the Giants against Washington.

Here's a LINK to the list of Michigan players now on NFL rosters. (Note that former Michigan defensive back Brandon Watson has changed his name to Brandon Rusnak.)

The craziest stat to me is that Clemson and Michigan have the same number of players on NFL rosters. 

Makes sense re: Iowa. Iowa has historically produced a lot of great NFL offensive linemen, and then two of their former tight ends (Kittle and Hockensen) are among the best in the league at what they do. Not sure how well they do as far as the rest of the skill positions, but Ferentz knows how to put players into the league.